Save Me From Myself

Chapter 48-Am I Better Off a Quitter?

Danny's POV

For the first time in the history of the band, ever since we finished the Australian part of the tour, I was the one desperate to get home. Usually it was either Mark, Rod or Glen, now it was me. I had a week to clear up the air between me and her. It's been two weeks since me and Nina hit the rough patch and two weeks since I have been trying to find out what was going on with her through Robin.

She usually either ignored my calls, or rejected them. My texts got no answers and I resorted to the last possibility, Robin.

"Is she okay?", I used to ask.
"Yes...very sad, but okay...Danny, what happened between you and mum? I always see her sad and with her eyes red because of crying and I don't like that...ever since we came back from Australia she closed up. And now she was even sadder at the trial for my custody. Whatever you did you'd better fix it. I don't want her to be qualified as an unfit parent, because I love her, but the court won't give her custody if they see her like that. Damaged and vulnerable. And I want to move in with her!"
"I know you do, if only she answered her phone..."
"She doesn't want to talk to you..."
"Look I will arrive in London tomorrow, I will let you know when I arrive..."
"I don't want to have nothing to do with what's going on between the two of you. It's enough that I'm talking to you. I don't want to upset her more. She is my mother."
"I understand that sweetheart, you know I do and I will do my best to make everything work okay?"
"Okay..."

On the flight back I asked for the newspapers and a cup of tea. And then I saw the title in big, bold, capital letters.

"THE ROMANCE FIZZLED OUT?"

"Seems that while Danny is on tour his girlfriend is moving on, but not in the direction we thought it would. After their announcement of their relationship, his new girlfriend moved on. But not only to packing bags or travelling to Australia to see her boyfriend singing.

Nina was spotted in Hyde Park with someone other than Danny and we have the latest scoop. Our reporters saw her being very intimate with a man other than Danny. The photos are more than suggestive. The two of them were spotted cuddling. Looks like Australia was the end of their short romance. A couple of days later the same man, whose identity is still unknown was spotted showing her out of the courtroom, being overly protective of her.

Seems that our favourite lead singer is single and ready to mingle again. After a marriage and a link to the heiress Olivia Van de Kamp, which was later clarified as being only a friendly relationship, it seemed that things were going to get better for Danny. Guess again. No comments were made from either sides, but stay tuned, the truth will be revealed."

I analysed the photos, desperately trying to make out who the man was, but the photos were very blurry. A flight attendant just passed by and I stopped her.

"Miss, can I get ten bottles of Jack and some red bull please?"
"Sure, coming up.", she said looking a bit curious at me.

Ten hours and fifteen plane sized bottles of whiskey, vodka and tequila later I was wobbling my way out of the airport kicking my bag all around the polished floors, while spinning and singing "Nothing".

"Are you okay sir?", asked me a taxi driver as I kicked my bag once again.
"Never been better! Now...I wanna go home..."
"And where is home sir?", he asked me patiently as he put my bag in the trunk.
"Cranberry road....no...that doesn't sound right...Crescent fields...no...that doesn't sound right either...uhm...hold on...I will call someone...", I mumbled holding my head up with one hand, while I looked at the phone blank...
"The meter is running sir..."
"Yeah, yeah, no problem, I have money...", I waved as I stared at the phone, trying to remember who knows where I live.