I'd Like to be Somebody Else

Chapter 76

I saw an interview from the Loch Lomond gigs where Noel acted like he was pissed off at the engagement, I didn't get what he was playing at and even weirder Liam refused to talk about it and just walked off. However Noel felt, however I felt, Liam was getting married one day.

...

"Here." Guigsy put his sunglasses in my hand.

I was sat on an amp or one of the instrument boxes, minding my own business, enjoying the quiet and the sun until then. It was so early in the day on Friday, only the band, the stage crew, the media and Jamie were there.

"What's these for?" I asked as I looked at him.

"Thought it might make it a little less obvious that you're staring." he told me as he sat next to me.

They'd been together the whole time, attached at the hip and it may have caught my attention. It was like they were in their own little world and no one else was invited.

I looked to the floor to prove I wasn't. "Shades aren't really my thing and I'm not."

"Are! Know you are, said you are!" he said childishly.

I put the sunglasses on and gave him a childish grin. "D'they suit me?"

"Nope but I can't tell you're trying to glare at Patsy 'til she sets on fire."

It was probably more noticeable since I never wore sunglasses. I wasn't being malicious, I didn't want her to burn or anything. I wasn't jealous. I didn't want Liam.

"Am not, I like Patsy, she's alright..."

"But she's stealing Our Liam away." he finished my sentence

"I don't see you "glaring" at them." I air quoted. "And I doubt she's our Yoko."

He laughed. "That's cos I'm not in love with one of 'em, although I'm not sure which one with you."

I remembered Dawn from the other New Year and felt guilty, it was terrible that I'd cheated on Noel and stolen the girl Guigsy pulled. I risked everything with them time and again.

I rolled my eyes. "Ha ha. I'm in love with Noel, no one else... don't make me have to say a cliche to prove it."

That wasn't the official line, that was the truth. I loved Noel and I was happy to see Liam had moved on, no matter how much my mind was telling me he was only doing it out of spite.

"What's that? My heart beats only for Noel cos afterall he's my Wonderwall." He put his hand on his heart and said it like he was doing shakespeare or something.

That cracked us both up. As soon as I recovered from laughing I threatened to tell Noel that he'd just declared his undying love for him.

"Shut up!" he nudged me. "You won't say it cos he's not."

Noel came over looking a bit annoyed, probably because everyone but him were messing about, as usual. "What's so funny? Who's not what?"

I held back another bout of laughter. "I've got competition, you're Guigsy's Wonderwall."

"Sorry Guis', I'd pick her every time." he shook his head, I could tell he was dying to make some kind of "Get back to work!" speech.

"Have you got any assistant-ly duties for me to get on with?" I asked him as I stood up.

"Yeah, get the Scouse back to Scouse land or at least the fuck away from me."

"What's he done?" I asked expected to hear he'd said something about Man City's relegation.