MR. BAD GUY (ENGLISH VERSION)

LONG AWAY

For some days his only concern was his precarious balance would tumble down. He tried to back to normal life. Those three whole days now on the distance seemed to him just a mirage, a bizarre break in his life. Even a feverish fantasy.

He came back to the starting point where everything left in pause since that damn lift. The minute he walked out the door, the first thing he did was calling his driver to pick him up. The next, meeting again his beloved Duncan who opened the door with worried face.

- Hello, my darling. Have you missed me? -he wrapped around his neck with his arms entangled in his wild mope of dark curls.

- Enzo, are you ok? -he touched him as though he had a broken bone-. Tell me anything.

- I've met a man -he tried to resume, sounding quite prosaic.

- Enzo, I had no doubt about it but, have you been fucking the whole three days long...?

- Yes, sorry. I've been an irresponsible. I had that flight to London and now I've lost my chance to those projects that I craved so much...

- You didn't miss anything. There's a chance to resume the negotiations to the perfume commercial. Clive Harrison wants to talk to you about his next movie. Enzo, you have to swing into action if you want to get back into the groove.

- I'm fit, really.

- You gotta call Pauline. Now. She's very worried.

- Oh, I'm so sorry. It's just...

He couldn't explain to him that was a kidnapping. He didn't want to make them suffer anymore.

- I just hope you haven't fallen in love.

- No, easy, love. Get me in touch with Pauline. I owe her a long conversation. Oh, buy two first class plane tickets to London. I need to leave here now.

Enzo needed to return London to get clean properly. Now he couldn't stand staying in Munich. Although he sure would come back there because he adored the city and his swinging and colourful night life.

At the airport as he was waiting to board, he got a call from Leoni who insisted to know more.

- Did you really fall in love like an idiot? With Lars?

- Of course not. They were only a few shags.

- Only? With your underpants torn to shreds...

Suddenly he flushed with that reference to his underwear post Lars. He saw Duncan had noticed also his blush and puffed upset.

-We let ourselves go. But it's over now.

- Are you ok?

Leoni after so many months living together knew him pretty well already. Something felt in his voice and Enzo cursed all those people around him who were so smart and competent and he couldn't cheat on them.

He imagined Pauline, who knew him from all his angles. As soon as she would set eyes on him,  she would know something happened. Let's see how he could avoid explaining her anything.

The first thing he did when he arrived his beautiful apartment in Iverna Gardens was crawling into bed. Duncan had already called the club Carpenters to announce his presence. Another sign of alarm.

- It's only 7 p.m., Enzo. Are you really getting in bed?

- Yes, darling. I'm exhausted -he said putting his mask over his eyes-. Wake me up at five so don't you arrive late if you go out tonight.

Enzo needed to sleep some hours in a row. A lot more than he used to sleep but his body craved for it. It's been three demanding days for him and his mind wasn't focused at all. A sleep therapy and he would be ready for all.