Maybe It's Been You All Along - Alex Turner

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After the second show in France the band set off back in tour busses around Europe for the remainder of the leg. It really wasn't long until everyone found out that Rosanna and Alex had confessed feelings for each other — they weren't the best at hiding it; especially with Alex tossing around the word 'girlfriend' here and there. The others also found it a little hard not to notice them acting extra flirty with each other, especially when the flirting got physical.

  The time Jamie found out they had something going on was embarrassing to say the least. The two were in Alex's dressing room when Jamie entered. He sort of yelled out in surprised as the two jumped back from each other, scaring them out of their skin.

  "Wait are you guys—?" Jamie asked.

  Alex scratched the back of his neck, "kinda."

  "And Katie?"

  "Was right," Alex said.

"Can I tell her?" Jamie asked.

Alex shrugged, "may as well."

Nick sort of pieced it all together on his own and once the band knew, everyone knew. Neither Alex nor Rosanna minded this, in fact, they were met with so much overwhelming support that it made them wish they'd never tried to hide it in the first place. And of course with their relationship now being public and Alex having asked Rosanna if she'd officially be his girlfriend, tabloids and paparazzi began to catch on; suspecting that Alex may be in a new romance.

Alex was exiting his tour bus to use the showers when Andrew their manager stopped him for a chat. "Alex? You got a moment?"

"Hm? Oh, yeah mate," Alex nodded and slung his towel over his shoulder, "what is it?"

"So you and Rosanna," he started, "am I correct in assuming you two are together?"

Alex tried to hide a smile at the fact that he could answer that question "yes."

"Alright well, there's a few magazines and what not messaging us for a confirmation that you're in a new relationship," Andrew continued.

"Of-fucking-course there is," Alex sighed.

"We have a range of reporters and interviewers that are aching to be the first to officially report it, you can take your pick on who you want to confirm it to," Andrew said.

Alex scoffed, "Andrew, mate, I'm not setting up any interview to discuss me relationship status."

"The media is aching to know and won't stop messaging us," Andrew said. "No one wants to say anything unless it comes from you or your permission."

"I don't wanna talk to anyone about anything other than our music," Alex stated, getting frustrated. "I don't care if they're messaging you, tell them to fuck off outa other people's business."

Andrew sighed, expecting this reaction from Alex and nothing less. "Alex, it won't do anything but boost your publicity," he said.

"I don't care about publicity, Andrew," Alex laughed humourlessly. "I don't owe anyone anything. I don't have the need to say anything, they can figure it out on their own like they always do."

"Alex, can we just talk about this?" Andrew sighed.

Alex pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'm not sharing me personal life with strangers. One question always leads to the next. What's between me and Rosanna is just for us and for no one else to comment on."

"So you don't want to confirm any relationship?" Andrew asked.

"I don't care if they know I just don't want anyone to follow or disturb us and I feel like talking publicly about it is an invitation for anyone to intrude into our lives," Alex said. "We've only just gotten together, I'd at least like a little more time on our own before I'm obliged to make a public service announcement about it." He then started for the showers and didn't turn back around. It pissed him off. Who were tabloids and reporters to think he owed them an explanation on who he was dating and when. The last thing he wanted was them twisting words or shredding Rosanna to pieces like they had to girlfriends of his in the past. He didn't want her to start getting followed because she was with him because he knew that sort of thing terrified her. Their relationship was still fresh and he wanted to keep it that way and not let the media taint them for any purpose. They've already taken photos of us holding hands and shite, why the fuck do they need a confirmation?