My Story.

Getting to know you (pt2)

I unlocked the door to the memorabilia room.

"Are you sure you want to know about the monster precious?"

"Only if you want me to know. You know how much of a basket case I am."

"Believe me darling you are nothing like a basket case."

We sat down on the settee.

"So where shall I start?"

"Maybe the beginning?"

She shot me a smirk that almost challenged Jaretth in the cheekiness department. It was that fucking adorable I had to snog her face off. Actually I was hoping to distract her enough to sidestep the whole Bowie elephant. Unfortunately she wasn't falling for the charm offensive. She had spotted a scrapbook.

'Newspaper clippings 1964-1970'

"Can we look at this?

"Sure why not."

The first thing she saw was a photo and a newspaper clipping of the Konrads. She giggled and commented on my quiff when I pointed myself out.

"It was fashionable at the time love."

"Oh I know. I've seen pictures of my dad with the exact same hairstyle."

"How old are your parents love?"

"My dad was born in February 1948 and my mum was born in June 1949.Why? "

"I'm older than both of them sweetheart. Are you sure you're okay with that?"

"Never really thought about it. I'm guessing you're not okay with it are you? "

"I'm only concerned that they might not approve of us. I wouldn't want to separate you from your family."

She immediately burst into tears. I'm great at putting my size 8 feet in it just lately. I asked why she was crying.

"I already said my parents sent me to Alans because my dad thinks that I should marry him. If they approve of him why wouldn't they like you?"

I had completely forgotten about our conversation at the rehearsals and even what she had told me about just 30 minutes ago downstairs. ...bloody cocaine brain. She calmed down briefly until she read the review....I had forgotten that the Konrads had covered songs by The Shadows. I found myself babbling.

"Sweetheart I don't like their music. I wanted to play other stuff but the other members outvoted me. I wanted to play stuff by a group. I had heard their stuff and thought it was cool but no one else would even contemplate it. They were from Liverpool. The Beatles. You might have been introduced to one of them in Oxford in January. George Harrison. I saw you at my birthday party at his house. "

Instant meltdown......

"Y..you were there? A..at the party?"

"Yes love. It was a birthday party for me. I saw you and came looking for you. Then I saw you again later when I was giving my thank you speech and you looked even more distressed. By the time I'd got to where you were you had disappeared again."

"Did y..you go up..upstairs to one of the bed...bedrooms? He made me go upstairs.....he had my...my mouth spreader. I......"