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Chester Bennington My number 1 fan part 6
As I walked to the backstage area of the Arena where we were to meet the guys. I was filled with dread. What would the guys think of me? Now that they new the truth about me and Chester. Would they treat me differently? I hoped not. We had been friends for so long. Shannon had been so excited all the way here. That now I just felt exhausted. Oh well it was her dads turn to deal with her now. I thought as I followed the security guard to where the guys were waiting.
"Hi Ella, Hi Shannon"
Came the chorus as we walked in to the room.
"Hi guys"
I said as I was dragged into the room by Shannon.
"Shannon you know everyone in here right?"
I said to her knowing full well that she would. Either through my obsession with the band. Or that Chester would have told her this morning. While they watched the Dvd.
"Yes mom. That one over there is uncle Mike. Chester said he might draw pictures with me."
She said pointing at Mike.
"I like to draw don't I mom."
She said to me. I just nodded at her. Where was Chester I would have thought he would be here to meet us.
"Where's my dad?"
Asked Shannon. At least I didn't have to ask them.
"He'll be out in a second he just went to"
"Hey kiddo"
Chester said as he walked into the room. Cutting Mike off mid sentence.
"Hi Chester she's a bit excited I'm afraid. She couldn't wait to see you."
His face lit up when I said that. I knew it would.
"That's cool. What do you want to do first then honey."
He said to her. She was bouncing all over the place.
"I want to play x box with you and uncle Dave."
I couldn't help but laugh. Everyone else did as well. Chester must have told her to call him that.
"Is that ok with you Phi?"
Chester asked him. While trying not to laugh.
"I would love to but only if Shannon will call me uncle Phi or Phoenix"
Shannon just looked so confused.
"Ok but Chester said that your name is Dave."
"It is honey but I don't like it much. Come on then lets go and wipe the floor with your dad."
She was so excited as she ran into the other room holding Chester's hand. As I stood there alone I felt so out of place.
"Do you want a drink Ella?"
Mike asked me as he got up and walked towards the coffee maker.
"Err yes please that would be nice."
I said to him. I wished it could be the same as before. But maybe to much time had past.
"Do you still take it the same. Its black no sugar isn't it?"
I couldn't believe he remembered how I took my coffee.
"Yeah thanks Mike."
"Why don't you sit down and enjoy the break. Let Shannon's dad entertain her?"
Mike told me as I still stood near the door where we had just come in.
"Yeah I guess I should I'm making the place look untidy."
I felt myself relax as I sat in the chair.
"So how's work going these days? I meant to ask you yesterday but I never got the chance."
"Its ok I guess. I don't get the chance of working with any of the big bands. I think maybe its because I'm a single mom. But I have a few good new groups to work with. But none of them compare to my first"
I said with a smile. Mike looked happy about that.
"Well guys like us only come along once in a while"
He said to me. I couldn't take him seriously though because he was laughing as he said it.
"I know if I had hung on to you guys for a little longer. Guess the new guy did better for you though then I could have done."
"No way. You laid the foundations he just added the finishing touches."
I wished I had been there as they had made the big time. Not just because of what it could have done for my career. But because they had deserved it. They had worked there asses off. I would have liked to have seen them reap the rewards first hand. Rather than on the tv or in the magazines.
"You should move back to California. You might find the next big thing. There are some awesome bands around at the moment."
"Yeah I will have to think about it."
"Think about what?"
Chester said as he walked into the room..
"I was just talking to Ella about work. She said her boss wont give her a chance with any of the bigger acts"
"What why the hell not. You where an awesome manager to us."
"Yeah but I abandoned you all when you needed me. And then took time off to have Shannon. All my boss sees is an unreliable single mom."
"Well if you ask me he's blind"
"Thanks Chester you should tell him that."
"Well maybe I should."
"No Chaz you can't. He will think your doing it because. Oh you just cant Chaz"
"She should move back to California don't you think Chester?"
Mike asked him. I just wished he had kept his mouth shut.
"Yeah that would be great. I could help you with Shannon. I could be a proper father to her."
"Yeah it would be great."
I said and I hoped the conversation was over.
"So why don't you do it then. I'm sure Bob would give you your job back."
"Oh Chester just stop pushing me ok. I have managed all this time on my own. I can get a job on my own in my own time."
I shouted at him. The minute I had done it I felt guilty. He just looked so sad. He had the same expression on his face that Shannon did when I punished her and sent her to bed early.
"Chester I'm sorry for shouting at you. I would appreciate any help you give me. Its just going back scares me. And I don't want people to think I had got a better job because I got knocked up by Chester Bennington."
"Why would they think that. Everyone at the office in LA knows what you did for us. They know your great at your job. I wouldn't have to say anything. And Ella nobody has seen or heard of Phil in years so there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Chester I don't know. It would be good for Shannon but!"
"I'm not going to rush you. I would love it if you did come back. But make your mind up in your own time. But we will have to work things out about me seeing our little girl."
Oh god what did he have in mind. What if he wanted her for the holidays. I couldn't bare being apart from her.
"And what do you think we should do about you seeing her?"
"I don't know. Maybe you guys could come to La and see me sometimes. And I could come out here and see you guys. I don't want to separate you. And it would be good for you to be able to hang out with the guys again sometimes. I don't know its up to you."
He has thought about it. I actually thought what he said made sense. But we will have to see if it works.
"Right guys ten minutes to show time."
Someone shouted through the door. All the guys started getting ready.
"Are you ready to watch your daddy sing?"
I asked Shannon I know she was she was running around Chester in circles.
"Yeah I can't wait. Chester what's all that noise?"
She said looking up at Chester with fear in her eyes.
"Its ok honey. Its just the crowed getting ready for us to go up on stage. They always shout like that. Do you know what there saying honey?"
"Yeah they saying I love you Mike."
"Yeah that's right. They always do. Everybody loves Mike but not your poor old dad!"
Shannon looked so sad at what he had said.
"Mommy does!"
Everyone turned and looked at me. I knew I was blushing I just didn't know what to do with myself.
"Yes I know she does. I'm mom's favourite singer aren't I honey?"
Chester asked her trying to take the focus off me.
"Right are you going to walk down to the stage with me honey and you Ella for old times sake."
I was so happy to move. Everyone was still staring at me. I guess Chester didn't convince them that I loved him as a singer.
"Thanks Chaz but I don't think they bought it."
I said as we walked towards the stage entrance
As I walked to the backstage area of the Arena where we were to meet the guys. I was filled with dread. What would the guys think of me? Now that they new the truth about me and Chester. Would they treat me differently? I hoped not. We had been friends for so long. Shannon had been so excited all the way here. That now I just felt exhausted. Oh well it was her dads turn to deal with her now. I thought as I followed the security guard to where the guys were waiting.
"Hi Ella, Hi Shannon"
Came the chorus as we walked in to the room.
"Hi guys"
I said as I was dragged into the room by Shannon.
"Shannon you know everyone in here right?"
I said to her knowing full well that she would. Either through my obsession with the band. Or that Chester would have told her this morning. While they watched the Dvd.
"Yes mom. That one over there is uncle Mike. Chester said he might draw pictures with me."
She said pointing at Mike.
"I like to draw don't I mom."
She said to me. I just nodded at her. Where was Chester I would have thought he would be here to meet us.
"Where's my dad?"
Asked Shannon. At least I didn't have to ask them.
"He'll be out in a second he just went to"
"Hey kiddo"
Chester said as he walked into the room. Cutting Mike off mid sentence.
"Hi Chester she's a bit excited I'm afraid. She couldn't wait to see you."
His face lit up when I said that. I knew it would.
"That's cool. What do you want to do first then honey."
He said to her. She was bouncing all over the place.
"I want to play x box with you and uncle Dave."
I couldn't help but laugh. Everyone else did as well. Chester must have told her to call him that.
"Is that ok with you Phi?"
Chester asked him. While trying not to laugh.
"I would love to but only if Shannon will call me uncle Phi or Phoenix"
Shannon just looked so confused.
"Ok but Chester said that your name is Dave."
"It is honey but I don't like it much. Come on then lets go and wipe the floor with your dad."
She was so excited as she ran into the other room holding Chester's hand. As I stood there alone I felt so out of place.
"Do you want a drink Ella?"
Mike asked me as he got up and walked towards the coffee maker.
"Err yes please that would be nice."
I said to him. I wished it could be the same as before. But maybe to much time had past.
"Do you still take it the same. Its black no sugar isn't it?"
I couldn't believe he remembered how I took my coffee.
"Yeah thanks Mike."
"Why don't you sit down and enjoy the break. Let Shannon's dad entertain her?"
Mike told me as I still stood near the door where we had just come in.
"Yeah I guess I should I'm making the place look untidy."
I felt myself relax as I sat in the chair.
"So how's work going these days? I meant to ask you yesterday but I never got the chance."
"Its ok I guess. I don't get the chance of working with any of the big bands. I think maybe its because I'm a single mom. But I have a few good new groups to work with. But none of them compare to my first"
I said with a smile. Mike looked happy about that.
"Well guys like us only come along once in a while"
He said to me. I couldn't take him seriously though because he was laughing as he said it.
"I know if I had hung on to you guys for a little longer. Guess the new guy did better for you though then I could have done."
"No way. You laid the foundations he just added the finishing touches."
I wished I had been there as they had made the big time. Not just because of what it could have done for my career. But because they had deserved it. They had worked there asses off. I would have liked to have seen them reap the rewards first hand. Rather than on the tv or in the magazines.
"You should move back to California. You might find the next big thing. There are some awesome bands around at the moment."
"Yeah I will have to think about it."
"Think about what?"
Chester said as he walked into the room..
"I was just talking to Ella about work. She said her boss wont give her a chance with any of the bigger acts"
"What why the hell not. You where an awesome manager to us."
"Yeah but I abandoned you all when you needed me. And then took time off to have Shannon. All my boss sees is an unreliable single mom."
"Well if you ask me he's blind"
"Thanks Chester you should tell him that."
"Well maybe I should."
"No Chaz you can't. He will think your doing it because. Oh you just cant Chaz"
"She should move back to California don't you think Chester?"
Mike asked him. I just wished he had kept his mouth shut.
"Yeah that would be great. I could help you with Shannon. I could be a proper father to her."
"Yeah it would be great."
I said and I hoped the conversation was over.
"So why don't you do it then. I'm sure Bob would give you your job back."
"Oh Chester just stop pushing me ok. I have managed all this time on my own. I can get a job on my own in my own time."
I shouted at him. The minute I had done it I felt guilty. He just looked so sad. He had the same expression on his face that Shannon did when I punished her and sent her to bed early.
"Chester I'm sorry for shouting at you. I would appreciate any help you give me. Its just going back scares me. And I don't want people to think I had got a better job because I got knocked up by Chester Bennington."
"Why would they think that. Everyone at the office in LA knows what you did for us. They know your great at your job. I wouldn't have to say anything. And Ella nobody has seen or heard of Phil in years so there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Chester I don't know. It would be good for Shannon but!"
"I'm not going to rush you. I would love it if you did come back. But make your mind up in your own time. But we will have to work things out about me seeing our little girl."
Oh god what did he have in mind. What if he wanted her for the holidays. I couldn't bare being apart from her.
"And what do you think we should do about you seeing her?"
"I don't know. Maybe you guys could come to La and see me sometimes. And I could come out here and see you guys. I don't want to separate you. And it would be good for you to be able to hang out with the guys again sometimes. I don't know its up to you."
He has thought about it. I actually thought what he said made sense. But we will have to see if it works.
"Right guys ten minutes to show time."
Someone shouted through the door. All the guys started getting ready.
"Are you ready to watch your daddy sing?"
I asked Shannon I know she was she was running around Chester in circles.
"Yeah I can't wait. Chester what's all that noise?"
She said looking up at Chester with fear in her eyes.
"Its ok honey. Its just the crowed getting ready for us to go up on stage. They always shout like that. Do you know what there saying honey?"
"Yeah they saying I love you Mike."
"Yeah that's right. They always do. Everybody loves Mike but not your poor old dad!"
Shannon looked so sad at what he had said.
"Mommy does!"
Everyone turned and looked at me. I knew I was blushing I just didn't know what to do with myself.
"Yes I know she does. I'm mom's favourite singer aren't I honey?"
Chester asked her trying to take the focus off me.
"Right are you going to walk down to the stage with me honey and you Ella for old times sake."
I was so happy to move. Everyone was still staring at me. I guess Chester didn't convince them that I loved him as a singer.
"Thanks Chaz but I don't think they bought it."
I said as we walked towards the stage entrance
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