New Beginnings XXIII

Hamburg

August 1992

The sounds of the city had quieted at last and all he could hear was the steadiness of her breathing. Her head lay on his chest from where she had tenderly placed a final kiss on his chest before dropping off to sleep. His struggle to sleep was so hard, but at least he had her in his arms. Sometime he wondered if it made it worse simply because his mind could become filled with thoughts of her. Making love to her, marrying her, having a family with her and finally just growing old together with her. He didn’t think that just because of whom he was, was reason to be denied any of life’s precious things. He thought he had found a way for them to have their happiness, and he couldn’t wait to tell her.

The warmth in her belly stirred her first then she felt it creep down her thighs and around to her back. It took her breath away, and her eyes flew open and she gasped when a wave of euphoria shot through her spine. Her eyes met his as he languidly opened them to gaze at her over the rise over her pubic bone. It took a moment for her to register the sensations she was feeling and what Michael was doing. It all came together in her sleepy brain as he lifted his head, his full lips slick with her juices…his chin wet with her unconscious desires. Michael whispered; “Good morning beautiful” and she pulled his face back to her sex, back to her need, back to her body that was screaming out for release. Lexi heard him groan as he once again buried himself between her legs. Somehow she knew that his pace had become more urgent now that she had awoken. She was close to peaking and she reached above her head and pushed against the headboard, grinding her hips against his shoulders and face. Michael’s long fingers entered her, turning…searching for her precious spot. When he found it, it was instantaneous. Lexi cried out, jerking upward toward his mouth. Using his free arm he held her down and continued to lick and suck her, watching her face react in delicious movement with her hips. Removing his fingers he placed his tongue deep inside her space, letting her warm honey cascade over him as she came in long scintillating waves.  He literally drank her in and rolled his tongue over her slowly as she panted against the pillows, one arm thrown over her eyes. Biting his lower lip he moved across her body and captured her mouth in a long, deep kiss. She could taste her juices when he pushed his lips over hers. “Oh god Michael, thank you.” She softly said. Her tongue darted out and licked his lips and chin as she held him tenderly between her hands. Burying his face in her neck he was barely able to speak, “Spread your legs.” Quickly obeying him, she opened up, feeling him push against her entrance. “Now, Baby do me now.” She cried as she begged him to enter her and he complied. Pushing in quickly, enjoying fully the tightness of her walls as they wrapped around his engorged shaft. He cried out and began to stroke her, “Ahhh yes!” His goal was to come, hard and quick and he moved inside of her with just that intention. She tried to rise up to meet him but he was strong; so she wrapped her legs around his hips and let him have his way.

She loved to look up into his face when he was so focused on his pleasure. His brow was furrowed, his lips pursed and the sweat beading on his face was an exquisite pleasure that she knew would never be duplicated with another human being. Throwing back his head, she felt him tighten and he cried out as his orgasm shook him and he came inside her. With each load he rolled deep into her, until finally drained completely he lay on top of her; he breathlessly pulled her close, and said. “I love you Alexis”. She held him tight before she heard his breathing even out and he fell into a deep sleep.

Michael seemed nervous before he departed for the day’s press junket. Karen had a tough time getting him to sit still in the makeup chair and Lexi noticed he was extra playful with the kids and visitors. Finally they had a moment alone back at the suite before he was to leave and he sat her on his lap while he attempted to work up the courage to tell her his big news. His hands fussed with her hair and the buttons on her shirt as he mumbled and muttered under his breath. Even though she didn’t mind when he traced his lips upon her neck she eventually spoke knowing he was having difficulty expressing himself, “Baby, what is it you want to tell me? I know there is something on your mind.” Michael looked up shyly, hoping she would understand. “Lex…please, please promise me you will understand?” He felt her stiffen even though her expression never changed. “Why wouldn’t I understand Michael, just tell me whatever it is that is on your mind. You know I love you.” Gently kissing her lips he breathed deeply, “I think I figured out a way for us to have our baby….now.” Standing, Lexi walked away wringing her hands, “What are you talking about Michael. Why would you even say that to me?” Michael sprang up from his seat and rushed to her, “Please, I told you…just listen to what I have to say.” Lexi’s eyes were anxious, but she nodded and waited for him to continue. “I…I’ve been talking to my friend. You know, my friend the nurse…her name is Debbie. The one from the dermatologist’s office, anyway she told me she would be a surrogate for me Lex. We could have our baby now, and you wouldn’t have to worry.” Lexi stared at Michael for what seemed like an eternity before she was even able to choke back her first sob. He watched as her eyes glassed over and her bottom lip began to quiver, “Pinche pendejo!” She said it so softly that he almost missed it, “What? Lex…Come here. Come back here.” But she was gone; all she had taken with her was her room key, credentials and her very hurt feelings. Yet again Michael was left wondering why? What he had thought was a perfect plan had gone so wrong. However, he didn’t have long to think about it because the phone rang and it was time to leave for the press junket. He hoped she had just gone for a walk and would be back in the suite when he returned.

Smiling, nodding, and answering the same old questions usually were standard procedure for Michael but this time he just wanted to rush through the process and get back to the hotel to check on his girl. He had thought about it on the ride over and wanted to understand why she was so upset with him but it was hard to grasp. To him he had found a trustworthy person who would perform the most important task ever because she was his friend. It was perfect, and they could start right away. She was willing to fly over to Europe and begin the process. Michael just thought Debbie was great, a perfect friend….

Due to the many time constraints placed on him, Michael found it easy to have some of his business meetings while traveling in the van to and from his appointments. He felt it necessary to raise the issue of some of the ongoing technical issues with the show most notably in the audio area. The stage manager had been brought along to meet with Michael and assured him that he would look into the issue and talk with the Head Audio Engineer, they would be meeting at their hotel prior to leaving for the show. He did admit that they had had already counseled the assistant engineer, Danny about several problems such as being late, missing cues, and long absences from the board in recent weeks. Michael made it clear that in no uncertain terms that the problem was to be solved by show time.

It felt good to run, and run and run. She ran until the tears stopped falling and the burning behind her eyes was replaced with the burning in her lungs. When she ran she didn’t have to think about anything except pushing her body to the next level. She thought maybe that’s what Michael must achieve when he was on stage, some kind of other worldly high that pushes you past your limits when your brain tells you to stop. As she wound down from her exertion she saw that she was close to the venue and decided to just finish there and grab some merchandise to change in to after a shower. The fans were already pressing against the barricades as she saw a crew van heading in, graciously they picked her up and they eased passed security into the backstage area. Lexi stopped by one of the concession stands and picked out a t-shirt and shorts combo receiving a quick wave from the staff and headed for the crew dressing rooms. She found them eerily quiet so early in the day but she jumped in the shower before anyone got there and interrupted her welcomed solitude.

Walking out to the back of the stage thinking about what Michael had said. She knew he didn’t mean to be uncaring, and that he probably only wanted to do what was best for their life together…but his idea had ripped her heart out. The thought of some other woman carrying his baby, their baby…and so soon after Brandon, God she just couldn’t think about it. Plus, even though she had yet to meet this Debbie…just the way Michael spoke of her had led Lexi to believe that Debbie cared for Michael in more ways than just a friend. She didn’t like any of this, and if Michael wanted to have a baby, it would be with Alexis Garcia and no one else.

He couldn’t keep his mind off of her. It was like a constant drumming in his head, or a whisper behind his eyes that called to him at all hours. He was so happy this morning after he had been with her. She was ideal, her body was perfection. Being with her made him so happy, he felt like he was walking on the moon. “Alexis”, just the way it rolled off his lips made him shiver with anticipation. He loved the way she looked at him, so softly…so sweetly. When she spoke to him her voice was full of love and desire too. He loved her so much, so much.

Michael opened the door to the suite and expected to find Lexi waiting for him. To say that he was a bit concerned was an understatement. He immediately called Bill and asked him to discreetly check on her and was relieved when she was located at the venue within minutes. Knowing he had a lot of explaining to do when he arrived he decided to leave the hotel and get it over with as soon as possible before the show. Normally Michael was the subject of everyone’s tardiness but on this particular occasion he was left waiting, and waiting and waiting. Finally after almost an hour Bill arrived to escort him to the venue. He was nervous, really nervous. He knew Lexi was upset and that was the last thing he had intended when he made his proposition. He was trying to help; he thought that if they started now they could have their baby by or around the time of the wedding. It was just so sensible. Bill quickly broke him out of his thoughts though, “Michael we need to make a detour over to the crew’s hotel, it will just take a minute. I need to check something out.” Michael nodded thoughtfully, “Sure whatever you need to do.”

Twirling the suite key around on her finger Lexi looked out over the med stations from backstage. They never seemed like enough and she really wondered how they ever serviced all the people who fainted or otherwise needed attention during the shows. Her mind was full of thoughts of friendly helpful nurse surrogates and med stations when her key went flying off of her finger and through a crack in the stage. “Oh Damn, No! He is gonna kill me.” Lexi ran over to where the key fell through the stage and kneeled down to see where it went. “Oh god, I can’t believe this just happened.” Lexi knew if it was found and anyone figured out it was Michael’s key a major security breach could occur. “Hi Lexi, you OK?” Looking up she saw her friend Danny standing nearby as he walked by with a length of cable in his hands. “Oh no, not really….I just lost my room key through here.” Danny smiled and shook his head, “Yeah you have to be careful with things right here in this area, it doesn’t fit together in places real well. Listen, let me put this cable together real quick and I will take you underneath the stage and we can look for it.” Standing up Lexi brushed her hair back off her face, “Oh that would be perfect. Thanks so much.” Hurrying off to finish he called behind him, “I will be just a minute.” Lexi waved and smiled, she was so happy to have met him. He had really helped her from being so bored.

Bill had never walked so fast in his life. He whipped open the van door and pulled Michael out, “You have to come with me.” Michael felt the grip Bill had on his arm and furrowed his brow, “What is going on?” Adjusting his hat Bill just pulled him on to the elevator. The hotel room had a guard at the front door that opened it quickly when they walked up. Michael pulled up short when he stepped inside, totally shaken at what he saw. Bill softly spoke, “I just had to let you know how serious this was Michael.” His voice was trembling when he answered, “Get me out of here, please.”

She had never been under the stage, Michael had told her about the catapult and how he had to climb underneath and crouch down every night before the show but she was amazed that most of the area was roomy and they had no problem standing. Danny had brought a flashlight and they managed to find the area where the key fell. He kept teasing her about throwing away her deposit on the key and that he would have to work harder to make it up. Lexi, of course had not told him of her relationship with Michael, just that she had a fiancé and was there to inspect the med stations on the tour. Catching a glimpse of something shiny on the stage grating, Lexi bent down and Danny stood over her with his flashlight. Unaware that Danny was raising the flashlight above her head, he became startled when Bill’s voice rang out, “Lexi please come back here to me.” Waving him off she continued trying to get the key out of the grate, “Just a second Bill, I’ll be right there.” It was then that a loud, booming voice with a German accent called out, “Miss Garcia, move to the sound of my voice immediately…THAT IS AN ORDER!” Her training kicked in and she automatically kept her head low, brought her hands above her shoulders and stepped back to the sound of the voice. Immediately several local police officers moved in and hand cuffed Danny. Bill grabbed Lexi…where he passed her quickly to Michael, who swept her away along with security.

It was silent, brutally silent until the door to the dressing room closed and it was just Michael and Lexi alone. Sinking to his knees he began to shake, and then clutch his stomach. Finally he rushed to the bathroom and was sick. Lexi was confused and concerned for Michael. “Michael, Babe….what is going on? Why did those men take Danny?” He could only shake his head and sob, his chest heaving deeply until she kneeled down and wiped his face tenderly with a hot cloth. “Baby, talk to me…what happened?” Michael pulled her close, his eyes pressed tightly together as he held her against his chest. “Lex, I was so scared. I thought…I was…Oh god!” She could feel his heart beating wildly under her, “Michael, I just went for a run. I was upset after what we talked about I am fine.” Holding her at arm’s length he shook his head wildly, “No, no it’s not that. It was him. Lexi they went to counsel him on his job performance and they found an audio tape on the board.” Lexi interrupted, “Well of course there was a tape on the board Michael, that’s what he does.” Squeezing her hand he lowered his voice, “Nuh uh, this tape…it was of us, of us that day when you got back from being with your Mom. Remember when we were backstage?” At first Lexi looked at him blankly but then her eyes widened as it dawned on her what the implication was. “Michael, oh my god…que paso? Was it everything?” Casting his eyes down, he slowly nodded his head. “Yes…everything.” “You threw it right, you threw it away?” Her voice was shaking and she spoke fast. Rubbing his eyes, Michael shook his head. “I’m not done yet..let me finish.” Leaning his head back against the wall he drew a deep sigh and began. “Bill sent a security team to his hotel room and when they opened the door….” He paused trying to think of the right way to tell her, “Lexi when they went inside, his room was full of pictures of you. They were everywhere. And not just pictures but letters and poems and….” She stared at him as he spoke trying to comprehend what he was saying, but it was hard to understand. “Michael, he is my friend. We talked all the time these last few weeks.” Wiping away a lone tear Michael looked up at her, “Lexi he followed you all over. He even had pictures of you from the shower after you would run. Babe they found things that made me think he might hurt you, I dunno. He’s crazy.”

Their conversation was interrupted by Bill knocking on the door with further information. They had found a copy of the audio tape in an envelope addressed to a Los Angeles reporter named Diane and the enclosed note rambled on about Michael stealing his girlfriend from him. Lexi quietly sat as Bill explained to Michael that no real laws had been broken and all they could do was fire him from the tour. Michael insisted he be escorted from the country and flown to Los Angeles immediately. Turning to Lexi he asked, “Did you tell him where you live?” Shaking her head she took a deep breath and walked into the bathroom and shut the door, where she finally broke down in tears.

No one could tell he was emotionally spent when he went on stage. As always he was on point and hit every cue. But he was tired and couldn’t wait for the night to be over. Lexi stayed at the suite and took a long hot bath and was fast asleep when Michael arrived after the show. Watching his fans that were waving below and looked over the landscape of the fascinating city and he contemplated the day. He imagined The Beatles performing there and getting ready to change the face of music, not even realizing what they were about to do as they struggled to make ends meet day to day. He wondered what his legacy would be and realized that it didn’t matter if the woman lying in the bed wasn’t happy too. Picking up the phone he dialed the number and called Debbie, “Hi, I was thinking about what we talked about. I don’t think I am ready…yet”

To be continued

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