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Fan Fiction

 Title: True love
Author: Trang
Genre: Romance/Drama/Humour
Started: 29. July 2001
Finished: 06. November 2001

CHAPTER 25 - Till tomorrow

A half and a month later.
"How are you Paddy? Ready to go home?" Jimmy came to pick Paddy up.
"I'm ready."

"Wow, nothing has changed here" Paddy was in his house that he had shared with Marie "Nothing like home!"
"I have to go now, a date. Will you be ok?" Jimmy put Paddy's bag on the floor.
"Of course, go!"
"See ya later!"

"Mickey, do you want to talk to your dad? He might be home already. Do you want to call him?" Marie slimed to a little boy in her leap. "I bet you want… Say 'papa'! Pa-Pa!"
Marie took up the phone and dialed her number.

Paddy picked up a picture of his family from the table. He smiled at it.
"I'll join you soon!" he whispered. "Wait for me!"
In the same moment his phone rang.
"Hallo?" Paddy asked.
"Paddy? You are home already?"
"As you see! I'm in our home. It hasn't change at all."
"How do you feel?"
"Very good! But it's pity that you are not here!"
"But you are coming soon, are you?"
"Tomorrow I'll take a plane to Paris and then to you."
"Tomorrow our family will meet again. I'm so happy to hear that. I missed you so much!"
"So did I. I missed both of you. I look forward to holding you in my arms and kiss you again."
"Me too and so our little man. Do you want to hear him? He talks already!"
"Really? What?"
"Hear it yourself!" Marie answered "Mickey say Pa-Pa!"
"Dada!" said Mickey.
"See? It was Papa! His first word is Papa."
"Are you sure it was 'papa'?"
"Of course it was papa!"
"Ok! Uhmm… I want to bring my staff there to finish recording. We are very late now. What do you think?"
"Paddy! Why do you ask me when you have already decided?"
"I just want to know your opinion, but it's not matter! I have to make some calls."
"Noo… listen! Maybe my opinion is not important for you, but hey! You have just got out from the death. You can stop a bit and be with your family! I thought you really missed us, nut no… all you've missed is the music, recordings and your studio. If you gonna do recording stay there, you don't need to come here at all. I know that you'll spend all days in studio, so…"
"Marie! Marie!" Paddy interrupted her "I'll be there tomorrow! And my staff we join me a few days later! It's nothing to discuss about! Singing is my job. It's the best thing that I can do. I do it for us all, especially for our children and for you. You might to support me."
"Do whatever you want to!" Marie said coldly and hang up the phone.
"I don't want to argue, I can't wait to be there. I love you."
"Yeah… see ya!"

Then Paddy made a phone call to his studio and to airport to order a ticket to France. And later he called his brother.

"Angelo, I'm leaving to France tomorrow. Would you take care of my house?"
"Of course! How are you going to get there?"
"By plane! First to Paris."
"Oh, I see. Isn't it faster by car? Anyway, don't worry about your house. It's save with me. Send my kisses to your beautiful wife and your son."
"Kisses to my wife? I'm jealous now!" Paddy joked.
"Geez… it's just a saying."
"It was a joke. Of course I'll kiss my wife from you, hahaha!"
"Very funny!"
"Can you do me one more favour? I'm going to finish my record in Cote d'Azur. Marie hates to hear that but I have a contract, so I can't do anything about it. I'm pretty late now. I need at least one more song to my album. Could you give me one of your songs? Of course in the cover will be your name and you'll get some money for it… I really need your help!"
"Ej, Paddy, you are better writer than me. I never thought that one day I hear you asking me for a song!"
"If you don't want to I understand! But I really need that."
"I can do it of course, but you should ask your wife for it. Let her improve!"
"You know that I don't want to take her in the business. I know very well that she is a good writer, but… she knows nothing about music… I need the whole song with melody, not only words!"
"Ok, I'll do my best to make you a song, and good luck there!"
"Thanks brother!"
"Bye!"

"Hi Marie! I'm glad to see you! And him… he's grown up! He is so big!" Paddy had tears on his eyes as he saw his family.
"Finally together!" Marie kissed her husband.
"Say Papa!" he took his son in his arm.

"Hey" Marie opened her eyes to see Paddy's smile. He was watching her sleeping for a half hour now.
"You know what? I just found out that you snore!" he smiled.
"Lair! I do not snore."
"No, I'm not. You snore like that hrrr hrrr. I couldn't sleep all night."
"Hahaha… look, your nose is growing."
"My one more big discovery is that I want to watch you sleeping forever." 
"Even when I have wrinkles, silver hair and no teeth?"
"And longer." He hold her tight and kissed her. "Forever together, my lady! Poor you!"

"Mickey, say Papa!" Mickey sat on his daddy's leap.
"Tete" he said.
"Pa-Pa!" Paddy said.
"Are you ready to eat?" Marie came to the two with a bottle. She took the boy from Paddy and start to feed him.
"Do you think our boy is pretty or I only think that because he is my son??" Paddy asked holding his little finger.
"He is very handsome… like his daddy. A little blond angel. For us, parents, he is the prettiest child in the world, because he is a part of us."
"When I think we could've lost him…"
"We will never lose him. Never!!! Forget about it, please!"
"Ok! How do you think about a sister for Mikey?"
"A sister? Now?"
"Yes… I mean in 9 months."
"Uhm… I don't think it's a good idea. Maybe in three or four years, but not now!"
"Why not? He would have someone to play with."
"I know that you want to have a lot of children, but I'll be the one who have morning-sick, I'll be the one who born them, it will be me who wake up at midnights to feed them…"
"Ok, we can wait. I was just a proposition. I understand you very well! You don't have to be mad."
"I'm not mad, OK?"
"Ok, let's drop it! I asked Angelo to write me a song so that I can spend more time with you."
"You really have to work now and here?"
"I signed contracts and I have to keep it. Cote d'Azur is as good as other places."
"But I don't want people to know that my husband is famous. I don't want to see your fans here, following us!"
"They don't know that I'm here! They don't even know that you are alive. They still send me condolences."
"You didn't tell them?"
"No, first I wanted to discuss it with you about the right time to tell them."
"But Jess knows that I'm ok?"
"Of course she knows. She moved to Frankfurt about 2 weeks ago. She found a good job there."
"So, when will you tell the world that we are alive?"
"When we come back to Cologne, ok?"
"Sure! Look at him, he has finished his bottle."
"Good boy!!!"

Paddy opened his laptop when Marie tried to make Mickey fall asleep.
"Wow, he wrote me a song, how fast!" Paddy thought when he found an email from Angelo. "Let's see it!" he started to read "Our secret…"

I still remember the night of us
And caress the softness of your brow
How I run my fingers through your hair
And kissed your skin so soft and fair

This nigh I was all yours, dear
And gave my love to you without fear
I whispered passion words to your ears
And held you close in my arms…

"It's our secret, I love my husband" you said
You are so cruel, you've made me promised
Not to show my love, when I want to scream out
But my darling, be sure, that your secret is saved.

I touched you deep inside
Joined with you on love's ride
Tumbling through passion's grace
And watched the pleasure on your face

My tongue danced and tasted your honey
Your hands held me there so firm
Moans delight in sweet surrender
Love's sweet smell now fills the air

"It's our secret, I love my husband" you said
You are so cruel, you've made me promised
Not to show my love, when I want to scream
But my darling, be sure, that your secret is saved.

Not one moment with you I'll ever regret
I will always remember your gentle touch
And your arms around me,
That scared away all my fears

Now your arms are around him
You put your sweet kiss on his lips
I'll keep the promise, given you that morning.
The secret of you and me being the one…

Paddy quickly printed it and took his guitar to try the song. In the same while Marie went out from the baby's room.
"Honey, look, I've got a song from Angelo. Read it! It's amazing."
Marie took the piece of paper and start to read, in the mean while Paddy tried some accord.
"Well? What do you think about it?" he asked as he noticed that Marie finished reading.
"Ohmm… well… it's… I don't know… It's a nice song, but I don't think your fans would like it."
"But I like it! Do you think that it's Angelo's real experience?"
"Yes… I mean, I don't know… possibly yes!"
"What's wrong, you seem to be nervous!"
"No, just amazed!"
Paddy started to play.
"I still remember the night of us And caress the softness of your brow…"
"Paddy, please stop that!!!" Marie said quickly and run to her room.
"What's wrong, Marie!" Paddy run after her.
"Nothing, I… I just… Nothing, really!" she said quickly.
"You are acting like the song… oh my god… is it about you?"
"No, of course!"
"So why you are acting like that?"
"Because… because… I don't want you to work here. We are here to enjoy our present not to work. I want you to forget about it for a few days… just for a few days and… and… be truly with us."
"You know I can't just leave everything behind and hide. Doing music is the best thing I can do. If I break the contracts I'll be sued." He held her. "Just this CD and I'll take a break, I promise!"
"Don't you promise things that you can't keep!"
"What does that mean?"
"You know it very well! Recording CDs and concerts… it's your life… The business is your wife and the songs are you children. I don't know what do you need us for!" Marie started to cry.
"But… What's wrong with you. You have changed… Is there anything that I don't know?"
"There are many things that you have no idea about!"
"Like what?"
"Never mind!"
"No, I would like to know what is going on here!"
"Nothing is going on… Leave me alone, please!"
"I'm not going anywhere, unless you tell me what is going on!"
"Nothing! Everything is ok!"
"Please, tell me. Whatever it is, we can get by this! Together."
"Alright! I… I… I want… you to stop doing music, I want us to be a normal family. I'm tired of having a famous husband. We don't need so much money. I can work if it's necessary. We can stay here and never to come back to Germany."
"But… it's my job. I want you two to have everything. I want to give you all that you deserve to. I know that my fame irritate you, but you knew what kind of life I lead. You accepted it and I don't know why, you change your mind now! Besides I don't neglect you, do I? I always have time for you and for Mickey. I do my best to be a good husband and father…"
"Whatever, don't bring your job to this house."
"Ok, if it's what you want. I'll compose songs, practice in studios… Is that ok?"
"Sure!"

"Paddy, have you got the song?" Angelo talked to Paddy through the phone.
"Sure, thank bro!"
"How do you like it?"
"Well… Marie thinks that my fans would like it… it looks like I had a romance with a married woman or something…"
"So she didn't like it?"
"Honestly? She didn't want to hear it! That's really strange because she loved to be the first one who hear my song."
"Too bad she didn't like the song. Will you put it onto your CD?"
"Well, I have to ask some people about their opinion. Don't be mad if we decide not to sing it, okie?"
"Of course, it's ok. It's just a song. I wanted someone to hear that, but it's not important anymore."
"Do you have any problems Angelo? Do you have troubles with your marriage?"
"No, not at all. We are doing fine. Soon you'll be once again an uncle."
"Yeah… I can't wait!"
"His name is Gabriel, after me!"
"So it's a boy!"
"Yeah… a son! Is Marie there? I would like to say 'Hi' to her."
"Yeah, wait a minute!"
"Marie, sweetheart, Angelo wants to talk to you!" Paddy gave Marie the receiver.
"Angelo? Hi!"
"Hey Marie, we haven't talked for ages!"
"Yeah! How are you doing?"
"Fine, how about you? I hope I didn't troubled you by this song. I just… I shouldn't have written this song, I don't know what happened to me."
"Till next time Angelo!"
"You don't want to talk to me? I'm sorry!"
"No, I don't! Bye!"
"I'm sorry ok?"
Marie hung up the phone.
"Is there something wrong? I know that you are mad at me, but you could have been nice to him. Now he will tell everyone that we had a fight in the second day together." Paddy looked at her.
"Shut up!" she was short and hide herself under the blanket.
In the meanwhile Mickey screamed out. Paddy stared at Marie for a while. She didn't move so he went to the baby and cuddled it in his arm.
"Your mom has a bad day, let her sleep!" he said to his son "You know Michael, I'm so proud with you. I'm proud that you are my son."
"Papa" Mickey said hitting Paddy's nose.
"What did you say?" Paddy asked, but his son only smiled at him. "Say Papa!"
"Mama" Mickey said.
"Mama" said Paddy with a big smile. "Mama" he repeated.
"Mama" Mickey repeated after him.

Paddy played with his son for a few hours more.

"Marie? I ordered some food from a restaurant. Please eat something." Paddy tried to wake her up. "It's still hot… so… And you need to feed Mickey. I would have done it if I knew how."
"I'm coming!" she woke up.

She put a bottle of milk into a pot with hot water to make the milk warm. Then she took her son in her hand and fed it.
"What is wrong, honey." He asked her carefully.
"I just have a bad mood… Everyone has one's bad day, right? It's mine!"
"Ok, I understand… Do you know that today our boy said 'Mama'?"
"Really? Wow! I wish I could hear that!"
"He will repeat it for loads of time."
"But the first time is always special."
"I heard him say for the first time the most important word in his whole life, 'Mama'. It was miracle! I'm honoured."

At the night, when Marie and Paddy were lying on the bed.
"Marie, I have been thinking the whole day and I decided to finish my career here."
"I didn't want to do it that way… Like I pressured you to do that, and it will be a sacrifice by you."
"I have decided and I really want to do this. I was blind. I didn't see how much I hurt you. We were married for almost an year and yesterday I saw you feeding my son for the first time. Because I always were in a studio or having interviews and come home too late to see these little things, but how important. I was the witness as my son said his very first words and I know I can't lose more. I want to see his first step and his first school day. I want to the one he tells about his girlfriends to. I want for him things that I have never had, the childhood. Our son will go to a normal school and have a lot of friends, who don't care about his father's fame. Now I can see how many things I could steal from my son if I keep on doing music. I how much I have stole from you. It's time to wake up."
"You didn't steal anything from me, but gave me the life that I can only dream of."
"I stole from you your youth, I made you stop your study and become my wife. No wonder, you had to gave up your dreams of being a teacher. I made a carrier, and by the time I trampled your dreams. I want to make it up to you. You surely could have anyone, but you chose me and I didn't appreciate it. I know about you and Angelo!" he slowly took from his ticket some pictures of Marie and Angelo in the bath.
"How did you…" Marie was shocked.
"I rented a detective to watch over you and our baby. He supposed to be invisible, and he was."
"But…!"
"Don't worry I'm not mad at you nor Angelo. It was my fault. I pushed you to do this. And Angelo… he has always been in love with you. It's not his fault at all." Paddy wiped his tears "I'm giving up the music and take care for my family. We can go somewhere, where no one know us. I want to start it over, and this time I'm not gonna screw it up."
"Are you sure about it?"
"Yes!! I'm absolutely sure."
"And you will never rebuke these pictures?"
"Never! Marie, after all the troubles I believe we have found the true love. we must to do our best to let it grow. We are marriage and we will be forever, nothing and nobody gonna do us part, we are mean to each other and we will be together forever. And I promise you this time the word 'forever' means more than an year or two… This time 'forever' means at least fifty years together. Are you ready for a new life? With me? With Mickey?"
"Yes, I'm ready to start a new life with my two men wherever in this world, just to be with you."
"So it's done. I have tickets!! Tomorrow we have a plane."
"Till tomorrow, Paddy!"
"Till tomorrow, my true love…"

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