Somebody to Love (Roger Taylor)

Chapter 5

Roger kept his promise and didn't cheat on her, but he never promised not to flirt with other girls. He spent most time in parties and after concerts with his fans and groupies and this saddened his girl.

At a party;
He was talking to two young girls; one of them was sitting on his lap and playing his his long blonde hair.
Freddie saw the scene and saddened by it, decided to approach Roger's girlfriend:
"Hi, darling, having fun on your own?" He jokes a little, making her chuckle.
"No, not really... but I also don't want to join Roger right now." She shrugged and sighed.
"Why don't you have a drink?" Fred asked, already serving her one.
She immediately shook her head and refused:
"Thanks, but no... I'm not... in the mood." She shrugged.
Freddie rose his eyebrows at her answer and then shrugged, not giving it much importance and drinking it himself instead.

"When are you gonna tell him?" He asked, pointing at her.
"Tell him what...?" She chuckled nervously and shook her head, blushing.
"Come on, darling... everyone knows... Everyone but Roger, of course..."
"I don't get what you're talking about..." she sighed and looked down, ashamed.
"You have a heavier reason to stay by Roger's side, don't you?" Freddie insisted. "You're beautiful, intelligent, have a sense of humor and treat people with respect... I love Roger, he's my friend, but I had never imagined he'd ever get to be with such a great girl. What I had imagined is that he'd still be flirting with other girls instead of being by her side in a moment like this."
"He doesn't have to know. I will leave in a couple of days. I don't want his money, I don't want his fame. I just want to be safe right now..." She looked at Freddie again. He could see the fear in her eyes and that saddened him even more.

Fred embraced the girl, giving her a tight, warm hug.

"I appreciate you so much I could even call you my friend. Bri and Deaky feel the same, but Roger is like a brother to us. We understand you're hurt because of what he's doing to you, we are too, but... you can't do that to him. If you leave and don't tell him yourself, we will." He sighed and pulled away, pecking her cheek affectively. "We know you probably think he's arrogant and definitely not mature enough for what's coming, but we don't think you should be alone in all this and Roger might surprise you. He's a great person with a huge heart."

The girl burst into tears. She didn't really understand what was happening to her and didn't know what was the right thing to do.

Roger soon saw her crying and immediately left the girls to rush to her:
"Love! Baby... hey, what's wrong...?" He pulled her into his arms protectively and glared at Freddie, thinking he'd made her feel bad.
Fred just rolled his eyes:
"You better treat her well, Rog..." the singer said before disappearing between a group of people.