My Love And I

9. A Touch Of Fame

When Satang was walking in the mall one after noon, he saw Moss, the famous pop star who was planning on recording their song with them! Satang waved and walked over.

"Well hello there, you are alone?" He asked.

"Yes." Satang answered pleasantly.  Moss asked when was the soonest they could get to recording their hit song. Here Satang blushed, feeling like it was very unlikely that it would become a hit.

"I'm honored you want to record with us. We can do it as early as next week if you like, though we are quiet busy with our club. We own a night club in the city for under age guests, and of age guests after midnight." Moss was jealous, and said he wished he could own a club, but was sure it was going to be lots of work. This made Satang laugh, as he replied it was a huge commitment, that they saved enough money since college to do this, and now that they were married, it had become part of every day life, and the guests that came, always returned so it felt very much like a family business. Their parents of course popped in for visits once or twice a month.  

"Well, how does Wednesday at 2:00 sound, and bring your husband of course."

Satang thanked him very much and asked if he could have his contact information. Satang agreed with some hesitation, hopefully Winny wouldn't mind. He was supposed to meet him for Coffee later. He was currently visiting the orthodontist. Nothing serious, just a routine cleaning. The Club was currently being looked after by Auo and Boom.  They were always available to fill in when they couldn't be there for some reason. 

 When Moss left, he ran into Winny just outside the building and waved. Winny waved back, and asked how he was, and thanked him for choosing them to record their song with him.

"No problem! Your husband and I set a date to record, he'll give you the info. I need to go now. Peace man!"
"Bye!" Said Winny and waved.

Moss was about to cross the street, when out of no where, a motorcycle came zooming around the corner, out of no where, and would have hit him if Winny hadn't rushed over to him, grabbed his arms, and pulled him close! He saved his life! Just after that, people were taking pictures of them with their phones! Remember, Moss was a famous pop star, so naturally something like this would go viral! Satang went out to see what all the commotion was about, and stared. What the hell? Why was his husband hanging on to him like that is for dear life? More importantly, why were people filming them?! 

"Thank you for saving me, but you could have gotten hurt too, you shouldn't have!" Cried Moss, who was able to stand on his own now, all though a little shaken for what almost happened to him.  

"Motorcycles these days just have no consideration! Okay people you can stop filming now, nothing to see here!" Winny yelled at them all. Some put their phones down, others didn't obviously. Sadly you can't control the world.

"Unfortunately this is something I have to live with."

"What?"

"Fame. It follows me where ever I go. People sometimes film me when I'm shopping alone, there's nothing I can do about it."

"It's not fair." Said Winny softly, now feeling bad for him.  Any famous person deserved privacy and a life of their own.  It was sad that there were people out there who made them feel unsafe, or jumped to conclusions. 

"Don't worry about me, this will all blow over in a few days.  Take care of yourself, I'll see you Wednesday." He was surprised he still wanted to do this, especially after what happened!

Over the next few days, it wasn't the same for Winny. He was famous now too, in a way. Everyone on line, there were pictures of him and Moss together on the street, like they were filming for some BL drama! Satang didn't like this one bit. When he was at the club working, he could see people, young girls in particular smiling at their phones and obsessing over something that wasn't even real. You see, not everyone knew Winny and Satang were a married couple, only their close friends and family did. The world was a big, and cruel place. Nearly every day for a week or two, Winny got cards and gifts, thanking him for saving Moss's life. One girl offered to give him a thousand dollars, but of course he declined this offer.

"Really? We could use the money for our future children." Snarled Satang. He was being sarcastic, not sincere. He hated all the fame his husband was getting, and was proud at first for saving someone's life, but he felt sad that the world didn't know they were married.

"The world doesn't have to know our business! It's not like we're rich and famous like Moss."

"Oh so you wish we were rich and famous?" Winny demanded. 

"No! Look, I just happened to be there at the right place at the right time that's all honey. It's not like people think we're in love or anything!" Satang glared at him.  He meant him and Moss, not him and Winny.

"What ever, I'm leaving early today. I don't feel like working."

"You can't leave in the middle of the day! The place is pact!"

"Yeah, all because of you! You're the only the reason the business is booming! Look around you!" He hollered. It was quite true. Lately the club had become busier since people found out Winny worked there, and often came up to him and kept thanking him for saving Moss's life.  

Finally one day, Winny turned off the music and put the microphone on, and told everyone to pay attention. 

"All right guys listen up! It's true, I did save Moss's life, and I'm glad I did. I don't regret that. What I do regret is how much it's hurting my husband! That's right, I happened to be married to the most amazing man in the world, and I would choose no other! This is my husband, lover and best friend all wrapped into one. His name is Satang. Say hi baby."

"Hi." Said Satang shyly, waving a little. Everyone smiled and waved back. 

"So, I hope this mess will end soon because i's hurting him, and our relationship. Please forgive me for not speaking up sooner, but I hope you'll still be Moss's fan, and things can go back to the way things were. Besides I miss my lover very much." Satang felt very moved, and proud of Winny for speaking up like this, because he often wasn't brave in front of crowds. 

"We are sorry for jumping to the wrong conclusions. You two are really cute together! Mind if we take your picture so we can make sure the world knows it's you two who are in love, not you and Moss?" Winny smiled allowed Satang to answer this one. The girl was young, maybe fourteen or so and he said sweetly,

"Thanks but no thanks, we're not famous and we don't choose to be. We'd appreciate it if you let us live our own lives, but thanks for offering." Everyone clapped after this, and when things were going back to normal, Moss came in. The crowd went nuts about him as usual and asked for his autograph which he gladly gave. This was when the crowd seemed to forget Winny and Satang were in the room.

"Do you regret not being famous anymore?"  Satang asked, nervously.

"No you know why? Because you're my biggest fan, and I want you all to myself."  They kissed a moment later, and Moss went over to them.

"Hey guys. looks like things are back to normal again, and I'm sorry for causing all this drama. It's my fault, I sometimes hate all the publicity and photo taking because it can lead to serious  mishaps like these. Are you both okay now?" They smiled, replied that they were cool, and wondered if they were still going to record the song. 

"Totally. But after that I think I might quit the music business and go back to school, I was never able to graduate college because my parents took me out early to become famous." That must have been so hard for him, they thought to themselves. They wished him the best, and said they couldn't wait to see him on Wednesday.

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