A Rock & Roll Romance

Chapter Nine

Alex followed Meghan into the suite but it took him a moment as he had been chasing her since they left the art gallery. "I need to change for work" she said her voice oozing with sarcasm. "Right, off you go then." He said sitting on the couch pulling out his phone. She huffed, turned on her heel and headed into the bedroom. If he wasn't going to even attempt to apologise, she wasn't even going to bother trying to finish the argument and work things out either. She would let him cool off and get on with what she was being paid to do.

As she arrived back at the arena, she placed her lanyard round her neck and got to work, pulling out her various camera equipment from her bag, that she had ditched in the green room earlier and headed to the dressing rooms. She knocked on Tommy's door first hoping to do a short Q&A with as many of the band members as possible before editing it into a reel tomorrow on the long bus journey to the next location. He welcomed her in and she sat on the couch next to his wife Sandra. They both happily conversed with the woman and soon she had forgotten all about her boyfriend stewing back at the hotel.

She had got round nearly everyone, before the show was due to begin. She stood in the wings chatting with some of the roadies as the guys arrived. Johnny was naturally the last to appear. He was handed his guitar by one of the crew and smiled at Meghan. "No boyfriend?" He asked. She shrugged. "Nope, he had better things to be doing apparently." Johnny's eyes widened. "Well I sure hope you'll survive without being on his leash." Johnny said moving from one foot to the other and putting a cigarette in his mouth. Meghan's eyes widened. Did everyone think she was controlled by Alex? Why now after 6 years did she only just realise what a dick he could be? She shrugged and smiled before the band went on stage.

The band blew the roof off and gave an outstanding performance, once more Meghan was called on the stage by Johnny and Tommy to throw out guitar picks, something she had grown to love, making the fans happy. The band took their final bow as her and Sean continued to throw out the accessory. As she headed back into the wings empty handed she felt an arm slide over her shoulder, it was Johnny who pulled her close "Excellent job doll!" "Ha. I did nothing. Amazing show once again guys." She span and greeted them all.

"Time for whiskey and cigarettes?" Johnny smirked nudging her leg from where he sat beside her in the back of the SUV. "I really shouldn't, I should go and see how Alex is." "You could do that or you could come and enjoy yourself." Johnny said honestly and sincerely. She smiled sweetly before pulling out her phone to check the time. Part of her brain was considering staying out longer until she saw a text.

I'm sorry for yelling, I'm also sorry for ditching the gig. I'll chat to your uncle about it, but in the mean time I think we need to talk about this... xx

Http/www.TMZ.com/Johnnydepp-newrelationship/brunettebeauty

Meghan rolled her eyes as she clicked the link. Photos of her and Johnny from the evening prior and some from the gig that night were already being reported on. She instantly text back.

It's just tabloid gossip. I will be back asap. In car now x

Ok see you soon babe x

"I, umm, will have to get a rain check sorry Johnny." He had been watching her as she checked her phone and fiercely text back Alex. He didn't read the messages. He didn't need to, he could tell from her behaviour that she had been summoned.

Meghan made her way back through the hotel nervously. She knew this kind of thing annoyed Alex a lot, she didn't know what he would end up saying especially about the photo that had been shared with Johnny having his arm round her. She timidly made her way into the suite where she found her boyfriend calmly sat on the couch.

"How was your evening?" He said clipped. "It was ok. Same old." She said sitting next to him. "How are you?" "I'm ok. But I need to get some things off my chest and I'll hope you'll do the decent thing and let me have my say." She turned to look at him and nodded. When had she not let him have his say, ever? "I think I've been extremely lenient in allowing you to come on this tour. I've not said a word against you doing it, or anything about the fact you're spending a considerable amount of time with men we don't know." Meghan's eyes widened. She was sharing a tour bus with them not running off having an affairs? One of them was her uncle! He continued "and I think it's good you've found a career you like and enjoy, that is very important, but this need to work is ridiculous. I can and did provide for us for a long time, there's no need for you to be doing this." Meghan opened her mouth to speak but he went on. "Your belittling of me, in front of these influential people, your constant disregard for my feelings, and how I may be affected by your actions clearly isn't that important to you." "Alex, when I was offered this role and job you were the one that told me it would be good for me, for us, the doors it would open, and baring in mind it's been less than four weeks since it started you've taken a sudden reverse take on it all." "I know and I thought it would work, I thought you would flourish but if anything it's just made you more difficult."

"I hope she's ok." "Who?" Tommy asked. "Meghan. She rushed off to her sulking dickhead of a boyfriend." "Oh.. well you can't blame her, she probably wants to spend time with him after all he flies home tomorrow doesn't he?" "Not soon enough in my opinion." "John, its nothing to do with you. Just because you almost kissed her doesn't mean you have claim over her." "I don't want a claim over her I'm just looking out for her." "Looking out for who?" Alice said sitting down besides the two men. "Oh some girl Johnny cares for." Alice's eyebrows furrowed "Falling in love again JD?" "No don't be silly." Johnny said rubbing his chin. "I think he's falling. He just won't admit it." Tommy said stirring. "Will you quit it." Johnny responded whilst Alice smiled "I hope whoever she is, she's good enough for you." Johnny smiled and stood heading out for a smoke.

"Are you saying you don't like me now?" Meghan said, practically insulted, for the past 4 weeks she had never felt more like her old self so to hear that Alex didn't like it, was a shock, this was who she was. "Of course I like you, this isn't third grade, I just don't like who you've become." "So what are you saying then?" Meghan said sternly. "You're becoming somebody different, you're not you. You're being distant, difficult, it's unnerving." "Unnerving??!" Meghan said standing shocked. "Look at you, you're turning everything I say into a huge drama." "Alex, I'm sorry if you don't like this new person I've become but this is who I am. It's just taken me a long time to realise and remember who she is. I'm partaking in a job I love and actually it's dawned on me in recent days I wouldn't change it at all. If you can't support me, nurture me and let me grow then really what is the point?!" She had begun pacing and threw her arms in the air before letting them rest on her hips. Meghan was back, no more bending over and allowing him to take control in every situation. "Well then, it leaves me no other choice than to say, you need to make a decision." "A decision?" "Yes, either you come home with me now and leave the tour, or we have to call an end to this."