Chapter forty seven

369 3 0
                                    

"I saved you a choccie!" Gary said as I changed in to my shortie pjs.
"Oooooo...Thank You!" I opened my mouth and he popped it in as I climbed into bed.
"Baby?!! I've got something to tell you?!" He said smiling
"Oh god you're not pregnant are you??" I joked nearly choking on my choccie.
"Hahaha...no!" He winced as he laughed "No! that message from John?...."
"Oh God! What now??" I was getting fed up with him badgering Gaz to do stuff...that's what made him poorly!
"Well he wanted to know if I'd done any writing recently?"
"Hmmm....." I said dubious.
"I told him I had and you'd even laid down some lyrics with me....and he wants me to do another solo album!" He beamed.

[WHAT!!!!!]

"Eh? Oh Gary!!! Please look...you are wearing yourself down, look at you?!!! You're exhausted." I stroked his hair down flat.
"Well obviously not now!! But later in the year maybe?" He said sipping his lemsip again.
As if on cue his phone started buzzing again.
"Ahhhhhh John!" He said looking at the display.
"Oh no you don't Barlow!!.....REST!!" I said snatching away his phone and pressing ignore, then switching it to silent.
"BABY?!!! That could have been important?!" He said slightly annoyed.
"Well what could be more important than you getting better??" I said very motherly. "Besides if it is...he will ring back! And when he does I will tell him where he can shove his solo album!!" I grinned mucking about.
"Hmmm.....you probably would too!!" He grinned back.

We put on the TV and cuddled together with me under his left arm. "Ah...I just love JK!" I said
"Yeah...makes us look more normal!!" He joked.
After an hour of Jeremy Kyle I glanced up at Gary! who'd fallen asleep again.

[FUCK!!! HE LOOKS SO CUTE WHEN HES ASLEEP!]

I wiggled out from underneath his arm and he mumbled something inaudible, and turned over on his side pulling up the duvet around his chin.
His phone began to vibrate again.

'JOHN - Man' the display read...I quickly pressed answer and ran to the ensuite so I could speak without waking Gary!
"Gary?? Gaz??!!" He was saying.
"No...it's Mel!! What can we do for you??!" I spat down the phone.
"Ah!!!! Mel....Where's Gaz? I need to go over some dates with hi......"
"He's sleeping!!!" I said cutting him off mid sentence.
"SLEEPING?!!! ITS NOT EVEN 7 YET?!!!!" He shouted.
"Listen here....JOHN!! Due to him overworking himself to the bloody bone over the last few months, with tours, charity gigs, TV appearances, court appearances, New Years gig, HIS BLOODY DAUGHTER GETTING POORLY, he has run himself into the ground.....leading to him getting Ill and is currently in bed poorly! NOW....if you want him to jeopardize his singing voice and career and funnily enough YOUR WAGES!! I will go wake him, if NOT then leave him alone for a few days to at least try and recover from his poisonous throat infection.....AM I MAKING MYSELF CLEAR??

*SILENCE*

"Um...well...I....err...send him my best regards and I hope he gets better soon and get him to ring me when he's feeling better"
"I will do that! BYE!!"

[FUCKING MANAGEMENT!!]

I peeked round the door...Gary was still asleep. I climbed back into bed and tried to sleep, but I just wasn't tired enough yet. So I grabbed Gary's phone and went downstairs, having a huge house was lovely when it was filled with laugher, cheer and children playing, but all by myself it was very lonely.
I wandered about aimlessly trying to find things that needed clearing up or tidying...when I made it to the kitchen I poured a large glass of Rośe that was in the fridge.
With nothing to tidy in there I grabbed the bottle, glass and Gary's phone and wandered into the studio.
I didn't want to disturb any of the boys notes they'd made of lyrics. But a little peek would be ok!!! Surely??!!
Gary had written lots of music sheets of nothing that was even recognisable to me so I placed them to one side. Underneath was a piece of lined paper with what looked like a poem written on it, but with two different coloured paragraphs. After scanning the lyrics, I then realised it was a duet.

[SHIT!!! GARY HAS ONLY WRITTEN ME A SONG TO SING WITH HIM??!!]

I scoured through some more papers...most were marks and Jays writing and some of Howard's music sheets with some lyrics on.
Moving along the desk I came across a dirty ashtray!!!

[ YUCK!!!! BLOODY MEN!!!]

.....and Gary's Laptop. As I lifted the lid...it started up!

[SHIT!!]

I felt like a stalker creeping around someone's house!!
The Laptop screen booted up and it went straight to the same lyrics I saw on that sheet of paper, it had a link next to it...which I clicked on.
I looked up and around the room...god knows why?!! I was alone and Gary was asleep...but just to be safe I closed the studio door.
Music filled the air...which I turned down slightly.
Gary's voice belted out a stunning song which just fell into my ears! He'd left gaps in the demo, for I assumed my parts to be put in.
Was there anything this man couldn't do???
I then had a thought...What if I recorded it???? And gave it to him for his birthday pressie!??
But then I laughed aloud....how the hell??? I didn't even know how to use this desk thingy?!!

[ BUT THE BOYS OBVIOUSLY DID..COS THEY.......WAIT!!]

I grabbed Gary's phone and clicked on Howard's name.
"GAZZA!!!" He answered.
"No, it's Mel!"
"Mel??.....you ok??...Gaz?! Where's Gaz? Is he ok?" He panicked.
"Howie can you pop round? Gaz is fine...he's asleep..but I need your help with something."
"Ahh...yeah! Ummmm..I'm on my way, I'll be 10 minutes....WAIT! Are you at home?"
"Yes I'm home. Don't worry...we are fine..honest."

I played the song over and over singing my parts continuously until Dougie turned up .. He walked past the studio window scaring me half to death!
"FUCK!! SHIT ME!! How you scared me shitless!" I patted my chest.
"Sorry babe??" He said " I knocked but there was no answer..so I let myself in with your spare key...in the secret hiding place!" He said holding out his arms.
"We have a secret key hiding place????" I frowned.
"Apparently so....." He shrugged. "Mel??? What you doing in here???. In your rather skimpy pjs?" He grinned and winked at me.
I looked down slightly embarrassed.
"What's happened anyway?? Whys Gaz sleeping at this hour?" He checked his watch.
"Oh he's fine...Man cold!! Working his butt off again..John kept ringing and I gave him a piece of my mind ...I mean..how dare he...."
"MELISSA!" He grabbed both my shoulders and looked me straight in the eye.
"Err...huh?" I said confused for a second.
"What did you want my help with? Why are you in here?" Howie repeated.
"Oh!!" I laughed forgetting for a sec.

Take That And Party Fanfic!!! 18 + only please!Where stories live. Discover now