SING:
Love ain´t no Crime!
Chapter 36: Tales of those seeking Fortune, Luck and Love.
Nancy Tanner´s Pov:
Life surely hasn´t meant it good with Michael Conway, Aka. Mike and me, his girlfriend Nancy Tanner.
Back then as we had to leave town, we barely escaped death, Mike was almost swallowed as a whole by Igor, the Russian Bear and Gang leader, while another one, Vladimir, tried to kill us on the run, while hanging at the car for about ten miles, which was a really crass thing if you imagine it.
I mean it´s not everyone, who could hang onto a sports car at top speed for ten miles and then gets thrown off of the same right into a field of corn, luckily..., or rather unfortunately, it didn´t kill nor even knocked him out, he quickly was up and tried to run after us before realizing that it was futile.
After finally managing to escape, we put as much of distance we could between us and Calatonia, but it was sure that sooner or later they would find us.
So we had to make a change in our current get up.
My ears rung even a few days after that time, from Mike´s whining, as we decided to sell the Car in exchange for a cheaper and more unsuspicious one.
And of course wasn´t Mike's sports car paid off though, which means that, next to the Bear gang, we now also had the guys of the Car-Store, as well as the loan sharks of the Bank, where he got the credit, in our neck.
Yes, this life wasn´t really the best one we could have chosen..., but it was most definitely the more exciting one.
Call me crazy, but I lived for this kind of thrill.
When you live in high society, same as I did, you easily get bored with all of it, constantly having to hear empty conversation, which are only nice on the surface but each oth them was performed with ulterior motives.
My father, Richard Tanner, was a quite famous advocate, and my mother wasn´t any less famous, of course I as their Daughter couldn´t be any less proud of them.
They were real family people and I loved them dearly and although we were rich, they never tried to marry me off to increase the wealth and reputation of the family, I was allowed to love and marry whomever I wanted, as long as he was still a functioning member of the society.
Of course I wasn´t spared from my fair share of failed relationships but I still overcame any of them by holding my head held high.
Of course I was prepared to give up on Mike, should he too be only behind my money.
But something at him just wasn´t right, he wasn´t the average money addicted love-hustler, sure he loved money much..., but he never tried to make me pay for anything, if everything it was him who paid things to me.
To me it was as if he tried to somehow bind me at him, by making me expensive presents, as if he fears I would not stay with him if he couldn´t do that.
It was the first time that I truly felt myself being wooed over.
Of course I too had my love for material things but even more I loved his trust in me..., I mean he did gave me the key to his car, even if it only meant to get the bears of his neck.
But hey, which other man would do that with such an expensive car, I could have been up an away with it and he would have never seen it again.
For me that was a sight that he did trusted me much.
If only he would not always talk from having to repay me for my help.
"Honey, are you ready, the show´s starting in about an hour and we got to get towards the club before?!" I heard his voice stating from behind the door of our hotelroom´s bathroom.
"I will be with you in a few minutes, just let me apply some makeup!" I replied to him.
"You look nice even without it honey, so why bothering?!" he asked.
"If just every man would be so honest like you are!" I replied swooning.
Despite being a quite aggressive man, if it came to gain money of some foreigner, was he otherwise an honest man.
He didn´t minced his words and he always spoke the truth, some may say he´s arrogant, but they just don´t know him the way I know him, or at least what he told me as we were on the run together.
"I know Nancy, Babe, but isn´t it good to be unique, if there are too many of your sort you cannot stand out from the crowd and what then..., who´s going to notice you then?!" He replied and I nodded.
"True story I guess, well just wait for a second I will be right done!" I replied.
"Alright, but don´t let me wait too long, this is going to be our last concert here, afterwards we will have to keep moving again, I saw Igor´s car driving around town, as I was out shopping for groceries, it´s only a matter of time until they might find us again!" Mike explained and I nodded.
It was sad but I guess he was right, staying too long in one place could be dangerous, as exciting as it sounds to be on the run, wasn´t I quite ready to be killed only due to the debts Mike had.
"You know I could always pay them the money, this way we would have them off our backs?!" I stated to him, but I heard that familiar sigh.
"No please, I don´t want you to do that, maybe you are right and it might help..., but I don´t like the idea that your parents would get to know me that way, as someone who made them paying his debts and who got their daughter in danger!" Mike explained and I expected him to say that, it was as sweet as it was sorrowful.
I guess he didn´t wanted to owe me so much, for he didn´t wanted to be betrayed again, not that I planned on doing that to him, but I guess it was his way of showing me that he mistrusted Igor and the Loan sharks.
I guess he was right to do that, after all it was not sure if Money would truly solve everything, who says that they would be content with just that.
Mike´s backstory was a lonely and quite heartbreaking one, full of constant struggling, mistrust and Betrayal.
He admitted to me that he wasn't always such a loudmouth, that he actually once had been a timid and careful young man..., but that he only got so, after numerous occasions crashed him down, starting with that incident on his concert for the graduation ceremony of the third year-students of the Lincoln School of music, the musical institute which he visited, during his college years, for two years.
According to his telling he was the best solo saxophonist of his year that time, but overslept on that special day, because he kept care of his grandmother, who raised him alone after his parents died early in an accident, the day before.
He was supposed to come to school the day after he was back in his home-village, but as he finally woke up and realized that he ran late, he rushed as fast as he could to the school, but only arrived as the concert was already over.
Of course neither his senior-colleagues nor his professors were any happy about that, since it was supposed to be an important concert for them all and he was supposed to play the School hymn.
In the end they had to use another Saxophonist who messed it up and so he was expelled, of course he tried to defend the other Saxophonist, so that at least that student would not be expelled, but the Principal was quite strict with their failure and so both of them were thrown out of the school.
The other student´s parents then demanded a compensation from Mike, which in the end his grandmother had to pay.
To get the money back he began to play as a street artist in the park, but as most of you can imagine, is such a life quite hard, you will have to be out there every day, even if it rains.
The average amount you get in, is about 150 dollars a day, when times are good and about 50 dollars when the day is cold and rainy.
Most of that goes down for food and daily supplies, like tissues, toiled paper and the like, the other rest was used to pay for the taxes.
Mike had no real belongings of himself since he sold everything to make sure he and his grandmother survived their sudden lifestyle, which his failure had thrown them in.
After a few years as Street artist, he was finally discovered by a talent scout, and although his Grandmother warned him not to mindlessly sign something, he went and signed a contract with them.
However the contract, which Mike hadn´t completely read, out of sheer euphoria of getting a second chance, was anything but morally acceptable, even if it was juristically legal.
They made him work way too much, until he collapsed and after they couldn´t get anything more out of him, they let him fall, going as far as to tell him to recompense them, as a punishment for not holding his part of the Contract.
The same was made with the condition that Mike had to produce a total of 10 new songs every 2nd month and a new Album every 6 months, the contract was dated to 5 years in the future.
But as you know is Mike a free-spirit, who need time to develop new songs and music, he was not someone who could just come up with 10 new ones in so less time.
The contract was ended 2 years after it was established between him and the Agency, which made him having to pay back a massive amount of money.
It happened exactly that, from which his Grandmother warned him.
Since he didn´t wanted his Granny to have to pay for his failure again, he promised to get the money in some other way.
He then went out and resorted to gambling and with time became quite the con-man, being able to earn enough money to pay the agency.
But of course the downside of that was his sudden addiction to gambling and money in general, having learned that money was almost everything in life, he established the idea that he must have a large sum of money to be able to be happy.
After his Grandmother died due to age, he moved in a small apartment towards Calatonia, where he began to work as a Street artist in the day and Con-man and Gambler at night.
Until the day of the Casting Show incident 2 months ago.
And now, believing to have failed again, Mike feels miserable for having dragged me into it but won´t accept me to solve things on my way.
While we are on the run, once again he tries to solve everything himself, by playing as artist to earn money, and since he don´t want to accept my money, I told him that I at least would help him in another way.
So I began to sing to his songs, I had to admit, that although I didn´t have ever done it professional, I was quite the passable singer, if I may say so myself.
It was the only thing I knew, which I could do to help him.
"Honey?!" I heard his voice as I was woken out of my trail of thoughts.
"Coming!" I stated as I took a last look in the mirror, I deemed myself as worthy to stand on a stage, took my purse and my belongings and made my way out of the Bathroom.
"You´re ready?!" Mike asked as we went into the car, after checking out of the hotel, and I nodded.
"I bet you will be great again tonight!" He stated as we drove through the town of Santa Barbara.
It was the last time we would drive through this town for a long time.
"I hope it all goes right tonight, the last time we almost got caught by the cops!" I stated to her and he nodded.
"It will, this time I have prepared everything in advance, I asked around and finally found a workplace in a Beach Bar in San Francisco which has its re-opening in barely a week, after having renovated largely.
It is a long way there but there we also can live for the time of our performances, which means we can save the money we would spend for an hotel!" Mike explained and I nodded, that was indeed a good thing.
"I wonder how it is in San Francisco, haven´t been there in a long time!" I explained.
"We will see, right now we have to make sure to survive tonight, then, when we are on the road again we can relax.
A good thing that that man managed to give us new ID-Cards, who would have known that you knew such guys?!" Mike wondered.
"Well I too was young and when you are not allowed to go into clubs unless you are 21 you have to find your way around that Law, rules are meant to be broken they say!" I stated with a sheepish grin.
"Seriously, rich girls who want a good time sure are amazing!" he replied and I nodded.
"We sure are!" I replied as Mike parked the car in the back-court of the club.
"Hey Richie, is the Club´s full today?" I asked, as the Cheetah from the Club-intern security service, who stood in front of the Back door, nodded over to us.
"It sure is Nancy, hope you guys make a good show, let me hear some more of your voice and your boyfriend´s saxophone-play.
Otherwise it gets boring out here!" The same replied.
"We sure will, hope you have a good time!" I stated as he let us through, it were only about 20 minutes until the start of the show.
"Hey Mike, Nancy, you guys are ready for tonight´s show?!" We heard the voice of Vincent, the Owner of the club, an Elephant in his late 40.
"Sure thing, cannot await it!" We said and he smiled.
"Well then get ready you guys are soon up!" He stated as he walked past us.
As told we went towards the stage to prepare ourselves for our performances, the first ones were my 2 Performances, the second was Mike singing two songs and the third one was him playing the Saxophone for Leopold, the Lion and Main Performer of the Club.
"Your throat´s been oiled Mike?!" the same asked as he walked up on us.
"Oiled and ready for action!" Mike relied and Leopold showed him the thumb up.
"You too, Nancy?!" He asked and I nodded.
"Well that´s good to hear..., seriously I going to miss you guys, it's really sad that you will have to leave us so soon, but I guess you must have your reasons, you guys kinda looked a little stressed yesterday evening!" He stated and we nodded.
"We would love to stay but sadly it´s not possible for us, we have to go on further!" I stated and he nodded.
"It feels like you guys are on the run from something, but I guess it would be better not to ask too much, the less I know, the less I could accidently tell the wrong person, right!?" He asked and we blushed.
"Oh c´mon you aren't the first and most likely not the last ones, who come here due to such reasons, as long as they work hard I have no reason to question their lifestyles, I just treasure the memories we make, our photo will also go on this wall!" Leopold stated, as he pointed on the wall with the photos of all the performers which this Club ever had.
As the only constant one of the club, Leopold was in any of them and Vincent and he asked us to take one with them as a reminder of our time here.
"10 minutes before the Show!" Vincent stated as he came with the said Camera.
"Alright guys gather together and say Cheese!" He stated and we smiled as best as we could, while standing on Leopold's paws.
"That´s nice, one more!" He stated as two flashes blinded us.
"Alright then, you will get yours after the show, not show this Club one last time what you are made of!" Vincent explained and we nodded pumped up with confidence.
"Alright take a deep breath, I know you will be great Honey!" Mike stated and I nodded doing as he said, I took a deep breath and looked into his eyes full of confidence and believe
"Mike.., before I go, can I ask you something?!" I asked as something came to my mind as I nuzzled him and he nodded.
"Sure go on, what you want to know?!" He replied.
"Do you trust me?" I asked him and he looked confused.
"Of course I do, why wouldn´t I?!" He asked unsure of where I was heading with that question.
"And why are you trusting me?!" I asked again.
"I guess..., it´s because you stayed with me.., despite everything what had happened, you didn´t hated me for the situation I had pulled you in.
Instead you stayed with me and supported me..., it somehow reminds me of my Grandmother, even though I messed up so often, she never even once told me that she hated or even despised me for it, she always was concerned about me and tried to support me.
I guess that's the kind of girlfriend I had always wanted to find, someone who could support me, with their love rather than their money, someone who does not hates me even if I mess up badly, and someone who can pull me back up when I have fallen and am unable to get up by myself.
What I try to say is..., I guess it´s because you are here with me now..., you could have been anywhere by now, you have the power to do that and yet you stayed with me!" Mike stated and once again his soft and tender soul came out of hiding, a soul which hid itself from being betrayed and hurted.
I kissed him passionately and chuckled as he burned up bright red.
"Then let me show you how much this mouse wants to be with you!" I stated as I walked near the microphone as the curtain began to open, the music of a piano start to play and Vincent introduced me.
Mike´s Pov:
I guess there is nothing more exciting than to see the girl you love singing a song on stage, which she sings, if you listen well, only for you.
Original: Everybody wants to rule the world- Lorde (Tears for Fears cover)
Nancy (whispered):
"Welcome to our life
There's no turning back (now)
Even while we sleep (Darling)
They will find us
Acting on our best behavior
Going to embrace all of the pleasure
Everybody wants to rule the world!
It's my own design
It's my own remorse (But please)
Help me to decide
Help me make the most of freedom
And of this pleasure (and yet we know)
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world!" Nancy sang as she looked at me with a sheepish grin to which I had to smile.
"There's a place where I know, they won't find us
We´re holding hands while the world is crumbling down
And when it does, I'll be right beside you
We´ll be glad that we have made it
Yet so sad all else had to fading
Everybody wants to rule
Everybody wants to rule
Everybody wants to rule
The world!"
Cheering was the result of this Magnificent song, melancholic and yet entertaining.
As the Cheering died down a new song was played on the piano, while a soft beating on drums accompanied it.
Although the songs she sang were sometimes not quite fitting for the situation or the establishment we sang in, she just had such an aura, which left anyone speechless regardless of which song she choose.
And this time I was not able to look away as the focus of the entire bar was lying solely on her.
(Original: Slow love Slow- Nightwish)
Nancy:
"Come and share this painting with me
Unveiling of me, the magician that never failed
This deep sigh coiled around my chest
intoxicated by a major chord
I wonder
Do I love you or the thought of you?
Slow, love, slow
Only the weak are not lonely!
Southern blue, morning dew
Let-down-your-guards, I-love-yous
Ice-cream castles, lips-to-ear-rhymes
A slumber deeper than time
Slow, love, slow
Only the weak are not lonely
(long Instrumental)
Slo-ow, lo-ove, slo-ow
Only the weak are not lonely (3X)!"
As she finished and while the bar was filled with applause and cheering she stood up and bowed to the guests to signal her leave and as the curtain closed she rushed to my side into my embrace.
"How was I!?" she asked and chuckled at her enthusiasm.
"Beautiful as always!" I replied to her as I got ready for my own song.
"Alright, what are you waiting for, get out there and nock them of their chairs!" She demanded and I nodded ready to obey.
As I walked up on stage I felt myself at home again, it was a place to bring out my true talent, other than getting myself into various troubles.
A stage was the place where I loved to be, second to my true home, where I could prove myself against others.
"Well then People, the following song is a song I have written not so long ago, while I traveled through all sorts of towns, in order find what I was looking for, most of that time I walked alone but recently I found someone who was willing to walk this road with me, whether it ends up somewhere good or somewhere bad, right now it is just so unclear.
All what is clear to me is that I am no longer alone and that I want to protect her from whatever mistake I could make..., maybe that's not possible, maybe she doesn´t want to always be protected, and yet, if I don´t even try then what kind of man would I be?!" I stated as I looked at Nancy, which swooned while looking at me with a blush.
"This song is dedicated to all those who are walking aimlessly trough life, wishing to find the thing or the person, which fills the hole in their heart!" I explained as I nodded to the club intern Band to play the music.
(Original: Ist da Jemand- Adel Tawil)
Mike:
"Without an aim you´re wandering the streets, Through the night, can´t seem to find some sleep, You want to imagine, that someone might think of you It feels like out here, you are all alone And in your Path, your find all of the biggest stones And you don´t even know where you run to.
When the sky has lost all of his colors,
You look up above, sometimes you even wonder
Is there someone, who understands my heart?
And who´s willing to walk to the end with me?
Is there someone, who still believes in me?
Is there someone? Is there someone?
Who will take the shadows from my soul?
And brings me safely back home?
Is there someone who truly is in need of me?
Is there someone? Is there someone?
Around you, laughing and smiling faces
You laugh along, the last one keeps the lights on
The world is loud but your heart is deaf
You kept hoping, that one and one equals two
And that someday, someone´s is there for you
Who speaks with you, but doesn't even need words
When the Sky has lost all of his colors
You look up above, sometimes you even wonder
Is there someone, who understands my heart?
And who´s willing to walk to the end with me?
Is there someone, who still believes in me?
Is there someone? Is there someone?
Who will take the shadows from my soul?
And brings me safely back home?
Is there someone who truly is in need of me?
Is there someone? Is there someone?
If you stop seeking for what you want
So many things come on their own
And beyond every new door
The sun can shine again
You wake up with every new day
Since you know, that the voice...
The voice within you says...
There is someone, who understands your heart!
And who´s willing to walk to the end with you!
And if you don´t believe in yourself!
Then there is someone, there is someone!
Who will take the shadows from your soul!
And brings you safely back home!
And whenever you need it the most
Then there is someone, there is someone!
There is someone, who understands your heart!
And who´s willing to walk to the end with you!
And if you don´t believe in yourself!
Then there is someone, there is someone!
Who will take the shadows from your soul!
And brings you safely back home!
And whenever you need it the most
Then there is someone, there is someone!
Then there is someone, there is someone!
Then there is someone, there is someone!"
As I ended the song I earned a lot of applause, something I had wanted for all my life, being praised and honored for the effort that I took.
I heard Nancy whistling, and signaling a heart with her hands, I smiled and cleared my throat for the next song.
The Next Song is about a point in my life as I thought that all I had ended right then and there, but as if faith wanted I got a second chance and now all I want to do is to make things better than I did before.
I want to redo so many mistakes I have made, as I was in pursuit of wealth, luxus and the like, after getting this second chance, I learned that it didn´t really mattered how many money you have in your pockets or which car you drive to work, what is really important, is that you have someone who can share all you have and all you can offer and is content with it.
I found such a person and I can only say, that I would do anything to make sure she never leaves me again.
This song is maybe not named after a person, but it is associated with the feeling of being swept off your feet and carried forward, when you thought to have hit a dead end.
(Original: Ginga Tetsudou 999 - Godiego (English cover: Galaxy Express 999 by Platina Jazz))
Mike:
"I thought I reached the end
The end of a long, long journey
Only to find It's not over
There's so much more to discover
Somewhere in unknown space
In the bright sea of stars
Another star is calling
To dream on to keep on searching
As long as there are dreams
Burning in the hearts of the young
For as long as there's desire
You'll never tire
The Galaxy Express 999
Will take you on a journey
A never ending journey
A journey to the stars!"
I sang as I remembered how we exchanged my Sports car for an old Ford Thunderbird, with the License Plate GE999, and how we drove with it through many towns on our escape, each time we began to travel again, we reached another town which I might have never seen before, if we would have stayed in Calatonia.
Each of them was like another world, a new star, which wanted to be discovered and explored.
Thinking that way, this whole Road trip has something good, except from the whole reason we had to undertake it in the first place.
As nice and as awesome it is, as necessary it is for us, in order to survive and run away from either death or from Prison.
"I thought I reached the end
The end of a long, long journey
Only to find It's not over
And there's so much more to discover
Somewhere in unknown space
In the bright sea of stars
Another star is calling
To dream on to keep on searching
As long as there are dreams
Burning in the hearts of the young
For as long as there's desire
You'll never tire
The Galaxy Express 999
Will take you on a journey
A never ending journey
A journey to the stars!"
(Instrumental)
While the Music played I gestured Nancy to come on stage, where I danced with her a little before singing to her.
"Ohoo, fly with me, c´mon, spread those wings Baby,
Let´s Fly!
As long as there are dreams
Burning in the hearts of the young
For as long as there's desire
You'll never tire
You´ll never ti-ire
The Galaxy Express 999
Will take you on a journey
A never ending journey
A journey to the stars!
To the stars!
To the stars, c´mon Baby let me take you on a journey...
To the Sta-ars!"
I sang as I held Nancy close to me.
"Alright guys that was a nice introduction, but I guess it is finally time to say Hello to someone most of you know, here is Leopold Cohan, accompanied a last time by Michael Conway.
Enjoy it dear guests, for today is the last day you can enjoy some real nice saxophone tones from a true master, the last day this wonderful couple plays here at the Moonhaven Club!" Vincent introduced the next song, after the last song was over and the Stage was quickly prepared.
"Ready for your big moment Mike?!" Vincent asked as he arrived from stage.
"Of course I am, let´s make them sing along!" I stated.
"Good luck Honey!" Nancy stated as she kissed me on the cheek.
"I will give it my best, Sweetheart!" I replied love-struck as I walked in the direction of the stage, taking my previously tuned Saxophone and walking in position, before the curtain was opened, the Band began to play and I prepared to blow some minds away with my Saxophone play.
(Original: Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty)
(Instrumental, Saxophone Play by Mike)
Leopold:
"Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet
Well, another crazy day
You'll drink the night away
And forget about everything!
This city desert makes you feel so cold
It's got so many people, but it's got no soul
And it's taken you so long
To find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything!
Leopold and Mike:
"You used to think that it was so easy
You used to say that it was so easy
But you're trying, you're trying now
Another year and then you'd be happy
Just one more year and then you'd be happy
But you're crying, you're crying now!"
(Instrumental and Saxophone Play)
Leopold:
"Way down the street there's a light in his place
He opens the door, he's got that look on his face
And he asks you where you've been
You tell him who you've seen
And you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buying some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands
And then he'll settle down
In some quiet little town
And forget about everything!"
Leopold and Mike:
"But you know he'll always keep moving
You know he's never gonna stop moving
'Cause he's rolling, he's the rolling stone
And when you wake up, it's a new morning
The sun is shining, it's a new morning
And you're going, you're going home!"
(Instrumental and Saxophone Play)
Playing the Saxophone helped me to cope with the feeling of having my life messed up, while I play I can let my emotions run free.
The incoming applause made it all the more satisfying and the kiss of my girlfriend topped it all off.
"Dear guest the night is still young and my throats is still not dry but before we continue with our show tonight, I wanted to thank two special people who will leave us tonight for an unknown timespan, but we really hope they will return back here.
I do and I ´m certain that some of you too will always hold a spot in our hearts for them, so thank you Mike and Nancy, for another Evening full of Magic, it has been a nice time with you and whenever you decide to return to Santa Barbara, even just for holiday, make sure to come here and get yourself a drink, it will be on me then!" Leopold stated in the microphone, as he thanked us, shaking our hands and applauding to us along the guests.
"Thank you so much for your heartfelt words Leopold, I too hope that someday we make it back to Santa Barbara, and we will most definitely come for a visit!" I stated and Nancy nodded eagerly.
" you know, whenever we end up in another town we always have the same fears, are we able to live for another day, will we find work, can we make the people like us, but when I see what a good time you guys had, then I am glad that I have decided to sing and perform for you.
There was a time when I thought that money and power was anything in this world.., but it needed a hard wake-up-slap from a beloved person, to show me that love and passion, unity and faith, are far more important than all money of the world.
So forgive me when I steal the spotlight from you again, but there is just one more song I want to sing and it is to the person who showed me that, my Nancy!" I stated and Leopold was anything but sour about the sudden change.
"Of course Mike, I beg for an encore an di bet the others do too, don´t you dear guest?" Leopold askied, earning a wave of applause.
"Well then, without further ado, here I go!" I stated and I told the band which song to play, luckily they knew it well.
Actually I had planned to sing this song to Nancy for a while now, for it was pretty much the very first song in which all I sang about was truly how I felt myself.
(Original:- Can't take my eyes of you by Andy Williams)
Mike:
"You're just too good to be true
I can't take my eyes off of you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
and I thank God I'm alive!"
I sang and in the corner of my eye I saw how Nancy blushed, I took her by the hand while I sang to her.
"You're just too good to be true
can't take my eyes off of you
Pardon the way that I stare,
there's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
there are no words left to speak
But if you feel like I feel,
please let me know that it's real
You're just too good to be true,
can't take my eyes off of you
I love you baby and if it's quite all right,
I need you baby to warm the lonely nights
I love you baby trust in me when I say
Oh pretty baby don't bring me down I pray
Oh pretty baby now that I found you, stay
And let me love you baby, let me love you
You're just too good to be true
can't take my eyes off of you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
and I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
can't take my eyes off of you
I love you baby and if it's quite all right,
I need you baby to warm the lonely night
I love you baby trust in me when I say
Oh pretty baby don't bring me down I pray
Oh pretty baby now that I found you, stay
And let me love you baby, let me love you!"
I sang before I kissed Nancy passionately, earning applause from the Audience.
As I held her in my arms I only snickered to her blushing and puffing up her cheeks in embarrassment and fake anger, which looked quite cute.
"I love you, Darling!" I said to her and she nodded.
"Likewise dear!" She replied before I helped her up.
Together we bowed before the Audience, saying our thanks and goodbyes.
We went to get our things my Saxophone and Nancy´s purse.
Our things and Luggage was already in the car and I guess we couldn´t have ended it any second later, for as we were about to go I recognized someone in the group of Newcomers.
"Shit, that´s Igor!" I hissed a si Pulled Nancy along which looked fearful.
"Dammit why now, how did he found us!" I asked myself as we hid ourselves behind one of the many pillars.
He looked straight ahead where the Back-door was, while the rest of them looked around.
"Dammit how shall we...
"Pssst, Mike, over here!" I heard it from the other side, to see Vincent and Richie standing there with one of the Publicity tablets.
"I don´t really know what's going on, but I guess you guys got to go, am I right, well then let us help you as thanks for all you have done, your shows have raised the popularity of this Bar quite a bit, I really hope you guys will come back someday, until than live a safe life, or at least don´t let yourself be killed!" Vincent stated as he blocked the view to the door with the Publicity Tablet while Richie did as though he opened the door for him, while we slipped out and into the car.
"Thanks guys, that has been our rescue, I don´t know what these guys would have done if they found us, maybe the bar would have received considerable damage, luckily nothing happened!" I stated.
"So what now, are you really living the town?!" Richie asked.
"I guess we have to, better than having them going after us!" I explained and he nodded.
"You didn´t killed someone, didn´t you..., like in some Bonnie and Clyde style...?!" He asked unsure.
"Of course not, let´s just say that I might owe someone some money which they actually don´t even really need and I might have forgotten to pay off a certain car!" I stated and he nodded.
"I see so it´s just that..., well better that than the worst case, even if I like you guys, murdering someone is too cruel, I would not be able to keep shut if it was because of that!" Richie stated.
"Of course not, who would..., but believe me for now we will be fine, but we got to go, or else they might find us , see you again someday, hopefully!" I stated before we drove away winking.
"You think we ever going to see them again?!" Nancy asked me.
"Hard to say, for now we will have to make sure that we get away and survive long enough to see anything in the future!" I explained and she nodded.
"I guess you are right!" She only stated.
"I´m sorry Nancy, I cannot say it too often, but I´m sorry for dragging you into all this!" I stated as I drove through the night and the illuminated town, towards the highway.
"I know you are but you don't have to be..., I knew what I would dive into as I decided to rescue you that night 2 months ago, so in a way it also had been my own decision to plunge into all this!" Nancy replied as she kissed my cheek before nuzzling up to me.
"How someone like me did even deserved to be with you, that´s a question I might never be able to answer?" I mumbled as I, after a while, recognized that she had fallen asleep, I pulled her jacket over her like a blanket, while I drove over the barely illuminated Highway.
"I swear to you, one day, when we are finally in safety, I will ask you to be my bride, as long as you then still want to stay with me! "I whispered as I looked at her and I saw her smiling.
I wondered if she had heard me, but even if she did, I won´t take this claim back.
I might have never been more serious about something than in this moment as this thought came in my mind.
Whenever I always only saw myself alone and probably only in the company of women which were interested in money and my fame, was this all now 3 rated for me, my top priority was to keep us both alive and my second was to give Nancy a proper life, a life without needing to constantly be on the run.
Be that with me or with anyone else, as long as she´s happy I am too.
"I wonder..., what the other´s are doing?!" I mumbled as I though back at the events from 2 months ago, of course I have heard that the theater had a major reopening and was nowadays constantly in the newspaper for their successes.
If I had been there with them I might have been rich by now and could Give Nancy whatever she wanted.
There wasn´t one day where I did not regretted to ever having played cards with these Russian bears, the bank I might still could have paid back, but these bears..., I was sure that they wouldn´t stop going after me, even when they would get the money back.
I could not get Nancy in such Danger, I had to defend her with all I have got.
"Mark my Words, Michael James Conway, if you ever try to be unfaithful to this lady, which saved your life that day, you better go hung yourself up for it!" I stated to myself as a reminder, that I owed my Life only to the love Nancy felt for me..., as confusing as it still was to me.
In the end I wasn´t sure what the future might bring to us, but I would believe that a lot more hardships are going to await us, but I am sure that together we can face it all and make sure we take them head on.
To be continued...
A/N: A new chapter and a new Back-story, Old characters new interpreted is what I like and what I do, in a way I feel that in most Movies or TV series or whatever, the depth for the Characters Back-story is almost entirely missing.
Something which Sing only did with Buster, which is truly a shame, I hope you all are contend with the Backstories I have given to the different Characters.
If not, tell me your opinion, I would love to hear it.
Next Chapter it´s all about Lance and his life after his break-up with Ash.
Spoiler Warning: Plot-twist switch has been activated.
Yours truly, the Storyteller and his Books.