Keep Yourself Alive - Roger Taylor

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We arrived at a market in the middle of the town centre, which had amazing smells and colours erupting from it.

He guided me towards some of the stalls, and we looked around. He ended up getting stopped by a few excited fans, but that just made the date more perfect. Seeing him happy and successful was a highlight of my life, and knowing that other people could enjoy his success too makes me the happiest girl in the world.

Whilst he was talking to the fans, I pulled out my camera and snapped a few pictures of them together. Some I passed onto the fans who were extremely thankful, and some I kept for myself for the accumulation that I had in my scrapbook.

He rushed back over to me when he was done, and noticed my admiration for a certain pair of earrings on the jewellery stall.

They were silver, and they were two small feathers that would cover the earlobe.

"They're all just so lovely aren't they?" I gushed, and the man on the stall nodded showing me some more of the designs.

"Here, let me buy you a pair" He said, pointing some out to the man.

I shook my head and pulled his arm back.

"You've done enough, I can't let you" I moaned, feeling rather embarrassed that I didn't have any money to offer.

"Seriously, I want to buy them" he said honestly, and the man nodded before wrapping them up in a small blue velvet box.

I hugged his arm lovingly, kissing him through the shirt he was wearing.

"Thank you, Rog. They're beautiful" I said gratefully, and I truly was. Not just for the earrings, but for everything he has ever done for me.

"It's fine, but we should go now, we can't be late for the final thing" He said, not giving too much away.

I smiled eagerly and followed him through the hustle and bustle of the lunch time market.

"This brings back memories" He said, nostalgia hitting him.

"Really? Why?" I asked him.

"Yeah, Freddie and I used to have a stall on Kensington Market, we sold all sorts of clothes and bric-a-brac, all shit now I think about it" He laughed.

"No way, I can't believe I didn't know that" I laughed, looking up at the blond.

"That's what I like, we find out new things about each other everyday. It's exciting" He said dramatically, making me giggle lightly.

Suddenly, there was an air of chaos and we turned to see a huge crowd gathering around a gazebo type structure.

"Wow, how did this get here?" He said sarcastically, and I looked at him with an astounded expression.

"Rog- what's this?" I asked nervously.

He pulled me through the crowd of screaming fans, to uncover the other three lads holding their instruments.

"Oh my goodness" I said, extremely dumbfounded.

"You" Roger started, pulling a chair towards me.

"Sit here" He ordered.

I did as he commanded and watched the scene unfold, butterflies in my stomach. The small group of fans behind us were going crazy before the song even started and as soon as I heard the intro to keep yourself alive my heart did flutters. He didn't just go for the obvious romantic choice, he went for my favourite song. How much thought has he put into this date?

I sang along to the tune, which Freddie let Roger take the lead on for once, and he sang most of the song directly to me. It was a truly magical moment, and I felt like the most special girl in the world.

When the song came to an end, the other lads began to play you're my best friend, another one of my personal favourites, quietly behind Roger.

He walked towards me, holding my hands and pulling me to stand up before him. What is going on?

"Rose Thomas. I'm not the most romantic, and I'm known for being quite the hit with the ladies" He started, and there was a few wolf whistles from the crowd, which I turned to laugh at.

He grabbed my hands in his to make sure my attention was all on him, and I looked directly into his eyes.

"From today, I have known you for 5 years, three months, seven days, and about three hours... yes I worked it out with the help of Bri" Be turned to look at Brian, who waved before going back to playing his acoustic guitar.

"And Rose Thomas, I have loved you for 5 years, three months, seven days and about 5 hours. So what I am trying to say Rose, is that I can't see myself with anyone else, and I'm not usually soft, but I am when I'm with you. I love you Rose" He smiled.

Suddenly, he bent down on one knee and I swear my heart stopped beating. My eyes widened in delight and I covered my mouth with my hand in elation.

"Rose Thomas... will you do me the absolute honour of marrying me?" He looked up at me, pulling a small box from his pocket and opening it, revealing a stunning silver ring with a three diamonds decorating the centre.

I looked down at him in utter bewilderment, nodding furiously as he stood up opening his arms.

"Yes.... yes yes yes of course I'll marry you" I jumped around in front of him before he lifted me up, spinning me around and kissing me passionately.

My eyes welled up with happy tears, as he placed me down and held my hand softly, pushing the gorgeous ring on my finger.

"H-how did you know my size?" I sobbed, my lip quivering as I spoke.

"I stole another one of your rings and they compared them. That's not the point though, you said yes! She said yes!" He shouted towards the crowd and they cheered.

I turned to look at them and they all clapped and whistled. Turning back, I noticed the four lads rushing into a group hug, picking up Roger happily and throwing him around.

I sauntered over to them, and Brian was the first to lift me up and spin me around in a hug.

"I'm so happy for you" He said into my ear.

"Thank you, Bri" I giggled as he placed me down, and I wiped more tears from my eyes.

I felt two arms hug me from behind, and instantly knew it was John.

"Oh Deacy, now I can be part of the hitched gang" I laughed through my tears and he hugged me tightly.

"Yes you can" he smiled.

"Ah, congratulations darling" Freddie said, wiping the tears away from my face.

"It's a damn good job that you didn't wear mascara" he chuckled, giving me a bone crushing hug.

"Yes, I suppose it is" I laughed along.

After the hugs I went back over to Roger, my new fiancée.

"Roger, you don't know how much I love you" I smiled up at the drummer.

"Trust me, love, I really do" he smiled, before lifting me off the ground lightly and kissing me with an immense amount of passion.

Oh wow, what a first date.