Golden Roses ★

Part Twenty One: I'm Hopelessly Devoted To You

September, 11, 1980. A few days later.

The morning had come, slowly it started to feel a bit autumn again. Today it was a tough weather with a lot of wind and rain.

There were some conflicts between David and me, we disagreed on many things. In hopes of blessing that our relationship does not end in a fight.

David was sitting on the couch reading a book, by now it had just become afternoon and he hadn't said a single word to me.

I came home from shopping, with a sigh I put the heavy shopping bag on the counter. David noticed I was home and looked up, snooping further in his book.

David closed his book and went to the kitchen where I was loading the groceries. "Can we talk for a minute?" David said quietly. I looked behind me, thought and put a packet of rice in the cupboard. "Maybe in a minute, I'm busy." I said a little cheeky.

"I'd like to make it up to you, I know I said words I didn't mean." Said David with a deep sigh. I closed the closet door. "Help me around the house once, I always have to do everything alone."

David walked out of the kitchen with a grumpy face, I heard him stomp upstairs and heard the door slamming shut. A deep sigh left my mouth as I stood in front of the kitchen cupboard with my arms folded. I thought, how could I fix this, or at least how could David fix this?

When I had finished loading the groceries, I threw the shopping bag in the big cupboard, when I did that, I heard something from above fall hard on the floor. What was that man doing again?

I walked upstairs to see what exactly David was doing, I opened the bedroom door and found a just crying David. A broken glass of water lay on the floor. David crouched in front of our bed with trembling lips.

"Are you okay?" I asked with a whisper. A tear trickled down David's cheek. "I do not want to lose you." He said mumbled.

I sat down next to David and put my right hand on his. "We can solve this together, and we certainly will. We have been through so much together." I said in a calming voice.

"Are you still mad at me? I'm not at you anymore, I saw that I broke you yesterday from what I said to you, that was cowardly of me, I shouldn't have done that." David said as he snuggled up to me.

I shook my head, "It's okay, darling, we'll get through this together, together we are a team." I said as I put an arm around David's neck.

"Yes we are! I've been thinking, I think you were indeed right that I was doing almost nothing, in the house and for you. It was stupid of me, I feel so lazy lately." Admitted David.

I sighed, "It's okay now, let's stop yelling at each other and prove we're a couple, you're David Bowie, the whole world is in front of you. And I'm behind you, supporting you."

David smiled, "You are so very right in that, that's the right solution." David said as he sat down on his legs a little float.

I looked at David for five seconds at his red watery eyes. David stared at the ground. I rubbed David's soft hair, "Love you, honey, very much." I said as I gave David a quick kiss and got up from the floor.

"I love you too, my ray of sunshine, I'll help you with dinner tonight." David said as he tenderly tickled under my chin. "I'm counting on you sweetheart, you're the man of my dreams." I giggled.

David wiped his watery eyes and cleaned up the smashed glass. "Are you okay?" I asked as I sat down on the edge of the bed. David nodded, "I've been feeling a little stressed the last few days, and I've been sleeping a little badly the last few days, but it's all right, don't worry about me sweetheart."