Forever And Ever.

37

The next morning I woke up to birds chirping and a soft breeze coming through the window. I actually stretched and yawned like in the movies when the character wakes up. I rolled over and looked at Eliza who was still sound asleep in her travel cot. I had insisted on having her in with me for a little while because I didnt want to be far away from her ever again.

My feet slipped into my slippers, the red and black tartan ones noel got me ages ago, I was wearing cat themed pjamas though so they didnt match anything. I tried to move down the stairs as quickly as possible as not to wake anyone. When I got downstairs, David was already sitting on the sofa with his feet on the coffee table, knees up with a notebook leant on them that he was writing in. He looked round at me and smiled.
"Good morning, my love, did you sleep well?" He asks.

"It was great" I reply "whats that?".

"Its my idea book" he replies "I write lyrics in it. Sometimes whole songs, sometimes a sentance, passage, two words, no words at all just chords or an image".

"Wow, I bet that will be worth millions in a few years" I joke.

"Yes most likely, i will sell it to the first person who makes the Bowie Museum" he cracks back.

"Anyway" I giggle "im going to take my medication and make breakfast. Would you like anything?".

"I already made some breakfast for everyone" he replies, getting up "come".

I follow him through into the kitchen where the table has been laid out with sliced watermelon and other fruits, freshly baked chocolate chip muffins, scones with jam and cream, bacon pancakes and three of those plastic cereal boxes. Oh and a baby breakfast cow and gate tub thing for eliza.
"Wow" I mutter "you didnt have to fo all of this".

"Eh, I woke up early and was bored" he shrugs it off "here you go".
He hands me a glass of water and three pills. Red anti-psychotic, blue anti-depressant and white multivitamin (chewable, berry flavoured).

"Thank you" I smile and take them.

"We have a long day today, miss.hamilton" it sounded so weird to say that even though it was my name. But my name was technically still Gallagher as I hadnt changed it by deed poll yet, maybe I never will just to spite Noel.

"What are we doing?" I ask.

"Well we have to take that paper up the town hall. Then we cant come back yet because the stuff is arriving and Liam and patsy want to redecorate all day. So were gonna go to your mother's café and say hello, then its a surprise".

"I hate surprises" I whine.

"Well I promise its a fun one, have some breakfast, get you and the little one ready and we can have a good day" he smiles a bit too enthusiastically.
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After we went to the town hall, sure enough we sat outside my mum's café in david's rental Chevrolet and I thought of a million excuses not to go in. Eventually David managed to get me out the car at least. He carried Eliza, who was perfectly capable of walking the short distance into the café but was refusing, and I walked nervously trying to slow down the process a bit more. I hadnt spoken to my mother since my dad's funeral.

We walked in and it wasnt my mother behind the counter. Infact I hadnt even recognised her at first. I mean it had been about fifteen years since I last saw her. Alan's niece Dorothy, She was in her mid fourties now but her face hadnt changed except the crows feet in the creases of her eyes and the few grey hairs she had in the sea of chocolate brown waves.
"Hello, Sunshine Café, how can I help you today?" She was looking down at the till.

"Two teas, two bacon sandwiches and some chopped up fruit for the toddler please" david replies, he looks at her nametag "Dorothy".

She looks up and recognises him "coming right up. Are you David Bowie?".