Johnny Be Good by Toon Paige

Author:Toon, Paige [Toon, Paige]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9781847395023
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 2008-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

I knew Johnny was famous–of course I did–but it’s clear I’ve been living in a bubble for the last few months because this, my friends, is ridiculous.

We’re in Vienna to kick off the European leg of his tour, and the crowds that have gathered to see him arrive at the airport are nothing short of phenomenal. This is like nothing I’ve ever experienced before–and I would say ever will again, but no doubt it will be the same in the next city.

Johnny is big in America. He’s big everywhere in the world. But in Los Angeles, the general public are so much more accustomed to seeing major celebrities that they don’t tend to go completely and utterly bonkers on the street.

In Europe, though, it’s a different story. The flashbulbs going off are enough to blind me, and as for the screams, industrial earplugs wouldn’t help. I’m being thrust through the gangway by security guards who are three times my width. Johnny is up ahead, looking cool as a cucumber in Lapland with his dark shades and rock star swagger.

When I see him like this, I can scarcely believe I know him. It’s a reality check of the highest order. I see him at home, out by the pool with his guitar or in the kitchen in his boxer shorts, and then he’s just Johnny, a thirty-year-old bloke from Newcastle who happens to be my, albeit very attractive, boss.

He’s been distant with me since we got back from Big Sur a month and a half ago. My memory of the night that we were in the hot tub together has a strange surreal quality, and I remember the next night, the one when he kissed me goodnight, almost as though I’d imagined it.

The following day it had been business as usual. He was preoccupied with Christian and the book, and I cracked on with work. We left the day after. Davey came to collect me, and Johnny decided to head to San Francisco for a couple of days with Christian. It was a bizarre end to a bizarre stay, all in all. And when he came back it was like he was another person, professional and to the point. Very weird. I just put my head down and worked hard to help get things ready for the tour.

We’re staying in a five-star hotel in Vienna city centre. I’ve gone on ahead in another car to make sure the security team is in place and to ensure Johnny is able to go straight to his room. The location is supposed to be private, but that is an absolute joke. There must be at least two hundred fans waiting outside. They scream as we pull up. Johnny’s not even here so I can’t imagine the frenzy that will arise when he does appear. I call his security team to warn them and then go inside, but I know now we can’t stay here for long. I’ll need to find us another hotel and fast.

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