The Gorillaz had an appointment for the interview in the BBC studios at 3 pm sharp and all 4 had eaten and prepared in a hurry to arrive on time, especially Noodle as it took forever to wear make-up. Arriving at their destination after a mad rush by Murdoc, they were greeted at the reception by a young lady
"Ah here you are, welcome guys! My name is Miranda and today I will be your escort."
"2D pleasure!" the singer showed up first
"Russel!" the drummer gave her a strong handshake
"Noodle!" the guitarist was the most excited
"Murdoc!" the bassist winked at her earning a glare from 2D
"Well now if you want to follow me, the interview is on the sixteenth floor!" and went straight to the elevator. While they were upstairs, no one dared to say a word until 2D whispered in Murdoc's ear
"Do you want to stop?"
"To do what?" he replied with feigned innocence
"To look at the young lady's legs, you never take your eyes off her!" At these words, Murdoc gave a devilish smile
"You turn me on when you play jealous Stu!" he said making him shiver
"You mean you're doing it on purpose?" the realization hit 2D making him blush
"Well let's say mine is a little revenge for how you behaved the other night at the bar with that bird!" and giggled making him blush even more
"Wait for me to get my hands on you tonight!" he threatened 2D in a sensual voice
"Oh I can't wait!" and he licked his lips "What do you two have to whisper?" Russel's big voice blew them up and killed the atmosphere "Nothing!" they both replied
"Well, then shut up!" the drummer was always nervous before interviews and therefore did not like to chat or worse to hear Murdoc's nonsense. Arrived at the fourteenth floor, when everything seemed to be proceeding perfectly, the elevator stopped
"Why are we stopping?" Noodle asked worriedly
"I don't know kid, maybe there is a malfunction." Russel tried to reassure her when the intercom spoke
"Attention, there is a black out for the whole building. We recommend everyone present to remain calm, we will try to restore the power as soon as possible. Thanks!"
"Oh great, just what we needed!" Murdoc barked
"What is it? Are you afraid of missing the opportunity to strut in front of the cameras?" Russel thundered
"Shut up fat man!"
"Idiot!"
"Guys, maybe it's better to take it easy." 2D tried to mediate
"Just because you sleep with him doesn't mean you always have to stand up for him." continued Russel more and more angry
"Hey wait a minute, now you're exaggerating Russ! First, Murdoc doesn't need my help, he can stand up for himself. Second, the fact that we sleep together is none of your business. And third, I don't need your protection. " even 2D was raising his voice a lot
"Guys, you should just be ashamed of how you are behaving! Making a show in front of the young lady. But what are you 2 years in 3? Tsk, and you would be professionals!" Noodle retorted in disappointment
"Sorry luv and sorry miss!" all 3 said blushing with shame
"No problem, excuses accepted!" Miranda smiled. After an hour, when all 5 seemed to have calmed down and dozed off, Noodle noticed a problem "Guys, Murdoc is sick!" in fact the bass player was on the ground, he had a fast heartbeat and panic attacks "He's claustrophobic, he needs his drops!" 2D said worried
"How would that be claustrophobic?" Russel asked
"Please Russ, don't ask questions and take the drops that are in his left jacket pocket, now!" and he went to hold Murdoc in his arms
"Quiet love, now I'll give you the drops, shh calm down!" he reassured him with kisses. Once he calmed down, they waited another 10 minutes and then the elevator started again making the 5 sighs of relief and then gave the interview as if nothing had happened. But back at Kong Studios, the topic couldn't be avoided
"2D why didn't you ever tell us about Murdoc's claustrophobia?" Russel asked
"Yes Toochi, you should have told us!" Noodle retorted
"I'm sorry I hid all this from you but I made a promise: you see his claustrophobia is part of a trauma from his past that he doesn't like to talk about, he only opened up with me asking me not to tell anyone and I'm going to respect his decision. He'll talk to you about it when he's ready! "
"Okay! Oh and 2D?"
"Yes Russel?"
"I wanted to apologize to both of you for how I behaved today!"
"It's a thing of the past, Russ! It was nervous about the black out." and having said that, he went to Murdoc's room. Arrived, he entered without knocking and lay down on the bed next to him
"You told them right?" Murdoc asked tonelessly
"No, I never could!" 2D replied by drawing circles on his pecs. This surprised Murdoc making him open his eyes
"Really?" "Sure, I made a promise and I intend to keep it. You will tell them when you are ready!" even though it was a year that they had defined their relationship, Murdoc still wondered what he had done to deserve the love of a sweet and special person as his Stu is "Thank you love!" he said after 3 minutes of silence
"Hey, I'm always there for you, remember that!" and he winked at him
"I know it!" and they hugged each other for a long time, even exchanging a few kisses. . By the time he believed 2D had fallen asleep, Murdoc approached his ear and whispered
"I love you!" and he too fell into the arms of Morpheus not realizing that 2D was smiling at his declaration.