Someone like you

Tony

I hold her hand as she goes out to the car.

I give her a quick kiss on the cheek and give my number to her mum.

"Please can you let me know how the surgery goes and when I can visit" I say.

"I will, I promise" she says.

They head off and I go back to the house. The guys are still asleep so I decide to watch a film. We are due at the recording studio later to start work on our new album. Emily gave us our blessing to use any material she helped with.

About 11 I decide to wake them up. They're a bit shocked as often enough, I'm the last one up!

I've made them all coffee and cleaned the kitchen a bit before they come down. We head to a local cafe for lunch before getting to work.

I can't help but check my phone every half hour.

Surely the surgery shouldn't take that long?

At long last, somewhere near 8pm, I get a call off her mum. The surgery went ok but it will be at least two weeks before she can have the dressings off and a week before she can come home.

Her mum asks if I want to visit for a few minutes and I start running to the car while still on the phone. I'd warned the guys I'd have to go if I got the call to do so.

I just want her to know I'm still here.