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IT WAS NOW the second day of them being at Ridge Farm, so today they were going to start recording the album, which was titled A Night at the Opera. Valentina loved the name, and she thought ut fitted the snippets of songs that she's heard so far. She'd heard a few bits and bobs but mostly, it was all new to her, and she still hadn't heard Rogers song actually being played and sang.
So after breakfast – when thankfully no one bought up the fact that Valentina hadn't actually slept on the sofa but in Rogers bed instead (she didn't think Paul even knew) – the boys headed into the recording studio to get started. Valentina quickly dashed up to Rogers room and changed into some blue bell bottom jeans and a mustard vest top which was slightly more revealing than she usually went for, and did her hair and makeup, then headed back down to the studio where she had been allowed to sit in and watch the guys record.
She lounged around on a small beat up sofa while the boys recorded take after take of certain songs, enjoying the music and occasionally dancing about as they did so. They seemed to enjoy her presence and support, as she complimented them on each song. Whenever they were doing the boring bits, like recording one section again and again, she'd pick up her sketchbook and starting sketching out designs for items of clothing she wanted to make in the near future. She flicked back through the book, looking at old designs she'd turned into real pieces, and others that never quite made the cut.
She found the first few sketches of her sisters bridesmaid dresses, and then the final ones they had settled on before she got to really making them. Her sisters wedding was at the end of this month, and Valentina was looking forward to it. She'd recently finished making the final bridesmaid dresses, and there were six in total. They had decided on a very pale yellow colour, as it would match the flowers Estelle had chosen to have. The dresses were made of a thin floaty material and they had a plunging neckline which fell into a tighter strip of material at the waist, and then the dress fell to the feet. It was an elegant style. The younger bridesmaids had similar dress but they only came to the ankles, and instead of having a plunging neckline they were strapless and had the same affect as the waist of the other dresses, but all the way up to just under their shoulders.
Valentina smiled at the design, thinking back to the six yellow dresses that hung in her wardrobe at home, waiting for her sisters big day. Estelle had told Valentina to bring Roger as her plus one to the wedding, and he had agreed to come. She was looking forward to him meeting some of her extended family, and he had also not met her parents yet, although they had heard a lot about him and were looking forward to it. She felt a bit nervous about it however.
Valentina was brought out of her thoughts about her sisters wedding by Freddie's mesmerising voice, he was singing with no other instruments, and no one else was speaking. Everything was silent except him.
"Love of my life, you've hurt me, you've broken my heart and now you leave me.." he sang, and as he continued she found herself with a tear in her eye. The song was clearly about Mary, and it was a beautiful but somehow also heartbreaking song. When he'd finished singing, they were about to record it properly, when Valentina rushed into the booth, stopping next to Fred and giving him a sad smile.
"Fred, that was beautiful. I love it. Your voice just has the power to move a thousand people.." she gushed, smiling up at him.
"Valentina darling... thank you. Come here!" he pulled her into his arms and as she looked over his shoulder whilst hugging him, she noticed Roger giving her a fond smile.
She quickly headed back to the sofa to watch them record. She loved watching all the boys do their thing, they were all so good. She hoped that this album would get the recognition that it deserved, because all the songs she'd heard so far were just beautiful and such masterpieces. Eventually, all the boys headed out for a break to go and get some coffee and eat lunch, and Roger headed over to Valentina pulling her up from the sofa and wrapping his arms around her, nuzzling his head into the crook of her neck and planting wanting kisses there.
She succumbed to it for a few moments, letting a few little sighs of pleasure escape her mouth, before she pulled herself back to reality. "Rog" she giggled and brushed him off, looking at his disappointed expression.
"Whaaat?" he groaned, "I want you" he pleaded, trying to win her over with a cheeky smile.
"Fucks' sake, not here! Later, have patience young man" she laughed, rolling her eyes.
He huffed, "fine" he paused for a moment, letting the silence fill the room. "Anyway, what do you think of the album so far?" he asked, his eyes lighting up.
"I love it! You boys are so talented. It's ridiculous.." she spoke, grinning. Roger thanked her and placed a kiss on her cheek.
"Fancy getting some lunch?" he asked. She shook her head in reply, "not hungry. Breakfast was massive and i'm still full. I think I'm gonna go change into my bikini and have a swim in that pool outside actually.." she replied, remembering seeing a pool out at the back of the building.
"Sure?" he asked, "you realise it'll probably freezing?" he raised one eyebrow at the hopeful girl.
She giggled, "yeah, but I'm brave. Plus, I'm actually a great swimmer" she grinned. "See ya in bit Rog!" and with that she placed a small kiss on his cheek, and bounced up from the small sofa, exiting the room in a dash, leaving Roger slightly baffled but amused.
a u t h o r s n o t e ! not sure if this was a strange place to leave the chapter, but it works? sorry this update was a lil boring. i'm hoping the next chapter will be better:)
ALSO, thank you so much for 3k reads on this book! i only recently noticed and i'm so grateful to everyone who is reading and supporting this. means a lot<3
