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Untamed Heart
by Eunice
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Chapter 1
The crowd was high in excitement as Darren Hayes, lead singer of Savage Garden, danced and put out his soul to the audience. Savage Garden have been performing all over the world. They were half way through their American tour and were exhausted. As Darren went off stage to change into his "All Around Me" outfit, Daniel Jones, the multi-instrumentalist of Savage Garden, entertained the audience with a guitar solo. It was a usual routine. Whenever they sang their ab-fab song "All Around Me", Darren would dress up in this white coat with funky glasses, while the girls, Anna-Maria Laspina, lead backup vocalist, and Nicole Macintire, backup vocalist, would dress up in skimpy short glittery skirts and white wigs. This was a hilarious routine, Darren would usually grab his crotch saying,"I can't stop myself".
"All right people make this quick," the stage manager yelled out to the three entertainers getting ready for their "All Around Me" routine.
Geovanna handed the outfit to Darren. He slipped into his dressing room and quickly changed. Darren rushed out making sure Anna and Nicole were ready that he hadn't noticed that his fly was down. Geovanna who was observing the stylish young man and smiled at herself. She remembered the first day they met.
He was at a restaurant with the rest of the band over at Los Angeles when all of a sudden the manager dragged out a young girl who had apparently been swimming in the fountain. She was soaken wet, her clothers dripping on the perfumed carpet. Her long curly raven hair laying damp on her shoulders. She spotted Darren, who was observing the young girl from head to toe. She had to think fast. She broke away from the manager's grasp and ran towards Darren. She put her damp arms around him and smiled.
"Oh baby, you have no idea what I just went through," Darren stared in shock not knowing what was going on, "this man is accusing me of stealing the coins from the fountain."
She gave him a pleading look to go with the flow. Her light grey eyes gleamed with the light. Darren got the idea and played along.
"What!!?? how dare they accuse my little cutie buns. Manager! I demand an explanation!"
*Okay Darren was going a tad bit over board*
The manager began,"She was stealing the coins...."
"That's not true," she interrupted,"I fell in and was trying to help myself up when your bullies came and dragged me out," she nodded towards some oversized waiters.
Darren looked shocked, "That settles it," he stood up and lifted the girl up, "come on pumpkin lets not stay in a restaurant with such barbarians!"
"Whatever you say baby!" She put her arms around his neck.
He carried her out the door and signaled to the others to follow. The rest of the band looked at each other in bewilderment and did as they were told. They followed the wet stains that had been left behind by Darren's "pumpkin."
As Darren reached out of sight the girl let go of Darren, "Okay you can put me down now,"
"But baby, I love to carry you around, especially when your all damp and wet!"
The people entering the restaurant looked back at them.
"Okay, okay you made your point, now can you please put me down."
"Not until you tell me what that was all about," Darren said holding the girl quite firmly.
"Hey I needed the money," she grined.
"So it was true," Daniel said butting in as the rest of the band made their way towards the oddly couple.
"Yeah, but thanks to your buddy here, I'm off the hook," she said while Darren placed her back down on the pavement. His white t-shirt was damp and it formed a circle on his chest.
"Yeah well this buddy doesn't do anything for free," as soon as he said that he had dug his hands in her pockets and pulled out a couple of quarters she had stolen from the fountain.
"Hey!" she yelled, "you know what I had to go through to get those!" She wrestled her way through Darren's arms.
"Yeah, you went through me," he smirked and put them in his pockets.
"Alright you two settle down," Daniel smiled.
"What's going on?" Anna asked watching the funny spectacle of Darren digging his hands in his pockets and the girl desperatly trying to pull them out. Laughing at each other with every attempt.
"Seems to me Darren found his other half," Nicole commented.
Since then Geovanna was known as Darren's other half. They were always pranking jokes on each other. Darren didn't want to leave her behind so he hired her to work with costumes on the tour. Colby couldn't make it to this tour so Geovanna took her place. Geovanna never met Colby in person; for some reason Darren never liked mentioning her in front of Geovanna.
As Darren was about to go onstage Geovanna ran towards him and stopped him.
"What are you doing I'm going on!" he turned to her.
She hugged him and whispered, "Your fly is open you niny."
He looked down and did up his zipper. He leaned down and kissed her cheek.
"Thanks pumpkin."
She laughed as he ran on stage and did what he did best, make fans scream with excitement.
Chapter 2
After the concert the crew were getting the equipment off stage while the band undressed from their sweaty cloths.
"Yup, this is what I've always dreamed of," Geovanna said lifting up the lid of their washing machine," washng sweaty speedos."
"Whatever makes you happy sweety," Darren said putting his blue t-shirt over his head. He had always been embarressed to dress in front of anybody else except for Geovanna, thats why he made her his personal costume mistress.
"Are you sure its safe for you to change in front of a stage hand," Geovanna grinned looking at Darren zipping up his pants.
"Why? Do I make you horny baby?" he stuck out his butt and shook it around. They were so busy making each other mushy faces that they hadn't noticed Anna walking at the door.
"Um...am I interrupting something?" she asked suspicously.
"Yeah, do you mind," Darren said jokingly and wrapping his arms around Geovanna leaning her down and making it look like they were french kissing.
He lifted her back up and pretended he was out of breath," Woo, well um.... you were saying Anna."
Anna couldn't help but smile at the goofs standing in front of her. "They're waiting for you at the after party."
"Right, I'll see you later mate, don't forget the fabric softener ," he called out to Geovanna as he left with Anna to the party.
"Its gonna need it," Geovanna muttered.
"I heard that!" Darren yelled back.
She just smiled at herself. Another lonely night after a concert. Darren had invited her many times to the party's but she always refused. She felt too tired to party and she knew Darren would keep her up all night. She quickly finished. She laughed when she thought why Darren would call his bed the "monkey bunk."
Her thoughts were interrupted by a hard slam at the door. She got up and cautiously inched her way toward the entrance of the bus. She opened the door just so she could get a good view. She saw Daniel sitting on the floor. He seemed drunk. He tried to get up, but unsuccessfully landed on his butt. Geovanna went up to him and helped him up.
"Geez, calm down on those drinks will you."
"Hey Geo...vanna, its not like I'm driving," he said leaning on her.
She layed him on her bunk, she wasn't about to lift him up to his top bunk.
"I love you Geo...vanna," he said while she took off his shoes.
"Yeah, from the bottom of your Jack Daniels," she said sarcastically.
"Nah, I know who really...loves you," he said while she covered him with her blanket.
"Really, who?" she asked unconcerned.
"Darren Stanley Hayes," he smirked, "Darren and Geovanna sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G...."
Geovanna laughed, "Go to sleep Daniel," she kissed him on his forehead.
"At least somebody loves you," he said seriously,"nobody loves me," he started to cry.
"Daniel..." she leaned down and hugged him.
She felt so bad, she's never seen him cry like this before. His break up with Michelle really affected him. Lately he's been drinking a lot more than usual. Poor guy got dumped on his birthday. He cried and cried. It broke her heart, tears started coming out of her eyes. She knew how it felt to love someone and not be loved back.
"Daniel please don't cry," she held him in her arms and rocked him to sleep.
She layed him back on her bunk and tried to pull herself away. Daniel had his arms around her and she coudn't break away from his grasp without waking him. She didn't want to wake him up, he needed to rest. She might as well lay beside him while he slept. Anyway he had to let her go sometime.
She lay her head on his chest and made herself comfortable. She could smell the liquor from his breath. She didn't mind, her father was a drinker and she grew up surrounded by liquor. She didn't drink quite often, but that was because she knew how her wild mind works. If she got drunk, Lord knows what she'd do. She smiled to herself.
*I wonder how Darren would be if he got drunk. God forbid! If he's so wacky and crazy now, I can imagine being drunk.*
She couldn't sleep, she played with the buttons of Daniel's shirt. She started thinking of what Daniel was saying earlier; that supposedly Darren was in love with her. She closed her eyes trying to ignore what she felt. Deep down grew a love that she's tried so hard to hide. She knew that it would only break her heart. Her love was impossible.
*Why Daniel, why couldn't I have fallen in love with you? *
Tears started rolling down the side of her eyes and on to Daniel's shirt. She cried silently in Daniel's warm embrace. She cried until she dozed off to sleep.
Chapter 3
The next day they were heading to New York. Darren woke up and sneaked to Geovanna's bunk to do his daily routine. He'd always wake up early to rudely awaken Geovanna. He kneeled down beside her bunk and quickly opened the curtain. His smile disappeared when instead of seeing a beautiful woman he saw Daniel.
"Daniel! what are you doing here?"
Daniel moaned, "What does it look like I'm doing here," he wiped his eyes.
"Where's Geovanna?" Darren asked.
"Well the last time I saw her she was in my arms," Daniel yawned, "God my head is killing me."
Darren's heart started pounding. He got up and searched all over the bus for Geovanna. He found her coming out of the shower. He grabbed her arm and pulled her back into the bathroom.
"Hey! Somebody's feisty this morning," she says running her hands through her damp hair.
"Where were you last night?" he asked sternly.
"Washing your speedos remember," she smirks.
"I meant with Daniel."
"How should I know what Daniel was doing," she turned to the mirror to fix her hair.
Darren grabbed her by the shoulders and flung her around, "I meant did you fuck with Daniel!!!"
Geovanna's heart dropped. How could Darren assume such a thing.
"Did you?!!"
"No! let go of me will you!"
Darren looked deeply in her eyes. He let go suddenly realizing that he was hurting her. Geovanna massaged her arms where he had grabbed her. Darren looked at her suspiciously.
"Well what was he doing in your bunk?"
"Sleeping duh!"
"But...."
"I laid him on my bunk, he was too wasted to walk, much less to climb on a top bunk,"
"Well he said you were in his arms and....."
"He had his arms around me when he fell to sleep and I didn't want to wake him up," she explained.
"What was he doing with his arms around you in the first place," he asked suspiciously.
"If you must know...I was consoling him," she looked away.
"Consoling him?" Darren said doubtfully.
"He was crying like a baby last night Darren," she turned to face him,"he needed somebody to hold on to, and I was there for him... and I will always be there for him because I can sympathize with him Darren...because I know how it feels... I know how it feels to love someone so much and they don't love you back!" she turned away holding back the tears that were forming in her eyes, "You wouldn't understand."
Darren went to her and put his hands on her shoulders and whispered in her ear that gave her goosebumps.
"I know how it feels, I've felt it many times in my life and I know that I would of done the same if it was you who came crying to me. I'd go and beat up the guy who broke your heart."
If you only knew Darren, the guy is you.
He turned her around and gently lifted her face with his fingers.
"I'm sorry I misjudged you, I guess I get kinda overprotective when it comes to a woman I love."
"You love?" she whispered looking into his dark blue eyes.
"Yeah," he looked away not wanting to look into her eyes," as a sister I mean."
"So are you gonna let me change or are you just going to stand there and watch me," she smiled trying to change the mood.
"No go ahead, I don't mind," he sat on the toilet looking up at her.
She smiled. He looked so adorable with his angelic face. She knew that she had to put on a mask, not to show her true feelings. She'd rather have him as a friend than not have him at all.
"Well if you want me to spend the day with you, then you better get out, or else I'll go change in front of Daniel," she smirked.
"Hey!" he crossed his arms.
"I'm just kidding," she reached out and pushed him out of the bathroom.
"OH, I forgot I need to shave,"
"Darren!" she whined
"Ah c'mon, can't I watch?" he pleaded.
"No! Now get out," she shut the door.
"Well I feel wanted!" he yelled back in sarcastically.
He smiled when he heard her laughing. He went to his bunk to get his boots. He noticed his right hand. He had a bite mark from Geovanna when he was wrestling with her the other time. He thought about her and remembered how she got so defensive when she talked about love and being heart broken.
Who does she love thats causing her so much pain? Is it Daniel? Or is it.......
He looked at his fingers. Those fingers that touched her smooth face. He lifted them up to his lips, he could still feel the warmness the.....he shook his head.
Whats wrong with you Darren? Your fantasizing about another woman. Your married for crying out loud. I love Colby, I love... Geovanna? NO! then why do I get this weird sensation whenever I think about her, its probably just the food I ate last night.
He shook his head trying to erase the thought. He decided not to think about it that day. He planned to take Geovanna to see the Star Wars movie since she has never seen it. The only movie she's seen related to Star Wars was SpaceBalls the movie. Then he'd take her to Times Square.
"There's nothing wrong taking a girl out site-seeing," he said to himself as he walked out and headed to the kitchen to eat his breakfast.
..to be continued.
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