Tenement Funster

Have You Ever...

"Well this is awkward..."  Freddie remarked as he sat in the back of his car and noted Brian sliding in the front to sit next to Roger.  The designated driver.  Leaving Freddie by himself.

"How is this awkward?"  Brian questioned as he turned to look at Freddie.  "You ride alone back there all the time..." he pointed out.  

"I usually have a paid employee driving me about....not a friend..."  Freddie clarified.  Brian pointed to Roger and raised his eyebrows.  "My friend is always back here with me..."

"Well Roger is a paid employee..."  Brian reminded him in a teasing manner.  Freddie made a scoffing sound as Roger chuckled at him in the rear view mirror.  Having forgotten that Roger is not just a friend but his hired help.

"Oh...if it means that much to him...ride in the back..."  Roger told his boyfriend.

"Alright..."  Brian replied begrudgingly as he leaned over and shared a quick kiss with the blond and opened the car door. Sliding out and climbing in back with Freddie.  Getting a satisfied grin from the older man.

"Thank you dear...."  Freddie told Brian sweetly as Roger put the car into gear and proceeded to pull into the light early morning traffic.  Yawning as he did so.

"I hope he's awake enough to drive..."  Brian remarked as Roger headed out.   He unfolded the road map he had taken from his desk drawer and switched on the small flashlight he brought along with him.  Noting the route to Leicester.  Offering Roger some instruction as he headed for the motorway.

"Isn't it just straight up the M1?"  Freddie questioned as he looked at the map in Brian's lap.

"Yes...I'm just helping him get to it..." Brian advised.  Freddie relaxed as he observed Brian and Roger figure out the way to get from his home to the motorway that merged onto the M1.  Admiring how well they coordinated the directions between them.  Seeing how good they were as a team.  As a couple.  Roger soon was veering onto the M1 just north of Cricklewood.

"Dead easy with this early morning traffic..."  Roger boasted as he grinned with satisfaction and merged into the light traffic going north.

"You're a natural behind the wheel..."  Freddie complimented as Roger smiled at him through the rear view mirror.

"You know he's not licensed..."  Brian remarked as Freddie nodded.

"Yes...he told me...but this is somewhat of an emergency..."  Freddie reminded him.  

"I don't think the police would see it that way..."  Brian argued as he watched Roger navigate the low lit motorway. 

"I don't plan on getting stopped..."  Roger pointed out.   "So you can just take that worry out of your head..."  he assured his boyfriend.

"Let's listen to the radio to take our mind off things..."  Freddie suggested.  Sensing some tension with the topic of driving licenses being brought up.  Roger reached over and switched on the radio.  Finding it tuned to the news station.  He began turning the knob to find a better option.  After finding Capital Radio he turned up the volume so the others could hear.  Kenny Everett was doing his morning program.

'Alright everyone...here's a lovely little number to get your day off to a bright start!'  Kenny exclaimed on the radio.  'Here is Ringo Starr with his hit single...Photograph...'

"I like this one..."  Roger commented as he turned up the volume a bit.  Singing along as Freddie and Brian listened.  

"You have a lovely voice dear..."  Freddie told the blond.  Noting Brian enjoying his singing as well.