Micky was showing his substitute drummer how his drums were setup and then which set lists would go with which day of the week it was for the month that Micky was going to be on vacation. Elaine had helped him to organize each set list with each day, so that the substitute knew exactly what he would be playing on which day.
"Wow! You're really organized," the substitute said.
Micky replied, "Thanks, actually my girlfriend helped me with these. She's extremely organized."
"Where are you going on your vacation with her?" he asked.
"Um, we're flying to Massachusetts where she is from, and I'm finally going to meet her parents; and, then, from there, as an early anniversary present to her parents, we are going to surprise them by taking them on a vacation to the Bahamas where I will ask her father if I can take his daughter as my wife."
"Awwww, that's so sweet" his substitute replied. "How long have you two been dating?"
"Um, four years and we've been working non-stop to gain enough vacation time to be gone a month; so, needless to say, we are tired."
"I'm sure," the substitute replied. "Well congratulations to you and your future fiance'."
"Shhh," Micky said. "She has no idea that I am going to propose to her and neither do the guys; so, don't tell them, OK?"
"Sure, no problem," the substitute answered.
Micky's phone started to ring and he said, "Excuse me a minute, its Elaine my girlfriend." Micky answered the phone, "Hello dear. What's going on?"
"Everything is in a shambles. My parents got invited to Colorado mountains with some friends of dad's and they're going to book a flight tonight and I'm having a meltdown and already had two panic attacks at work since I found out, and they sent me home for the day. What are we going to do Micky? I'm so beside myself Sam is going to leave at noon to come home and sit with me."
Micky said, "Well first off, you're going to relax and focus on your breathing, and listen to me, ok?"
"Ok," Elaine replied.
"We are just going to have to tell them about the vacation; and, then see if they can't re-schedule their Colorado vacation." he said to her.
"It's supposed to be a surprise Micky!" Elaine gasped.
"This changes things Elaine. They will have to know how much we've worked on getting this set up." he told her.
"No, we can't tell them Micky," Elaine gasped. "Nothing ever works for me. I'm an idiot and a failure. What a nightmare this is, yada, yada, yada..."
"Calm down Elaine, you're panicking again. Everything will work out. Trust me. I will see if I can leave early today; but, I just started training Dave my substitute."
"Micky, oh my gosh! Help me, Micky! Help!" the phone went dead.
"Elaine? What's wrong? Elaine?" Micky screamed into the phone.
"I'm sorry Dave, but I have to go. We'll work more tomorrow. My girlfriend is in a panic." Micky said.
"Go to her Micky. I'll tell everyone you had to go." Dave replied.
"Thanks Dave," Micky replied. Micky ran out to his car, jumped in, and drove off.
When he arrived at the house, he ran inside and found Elaine on the floor.
"Oh baby, I'm here. You're going to be fine," he told her. He brushed her hair away from her face and kissed her forehead.
Sam walked in and said, "I'm here now Elaine. You Ok?"
"Over here Sam. She passed out again," Micky said.
"That's three times this morning," Sam replied as she sat down next to her friends.
"We're just going to have to tell her parents about the vacation," Micky told Sam.
Sam threw cold water on Elaine's face and she slowly started coming around.
Micky picked Elaine up and said, "I want you to stay in bed today and sleep. I will handle everything tonight, ok?" Elaine stared at him with her dark brown eyes.
"Go to sleep Elaine and let me handle it, ok?" Elaine took a huge breath in and then released it while she closed her eyes.
Micky walked out of the bedroom, looked at Sam, and asked, "What are the numbers for her parents?"
Sam got into Elaine's cell phone and wrote down all the numbers for Elaine's parents for Micky.
"Thanks Sam" Micky said as he took the piece of paper and kissed her cheek. "Don't let her out of the bed unless she needs the bathroom."
"Okay Micky." Sam replied.
"Give her one of these if she starts to panic again." he said walking back from the kitchen.
"What is it?" Sam asked.
"Valium." Micky replied. "I keep these hid from her as her doctor said they are only to be used as a last possible resort."
"Ok Micky, just one. I will give it to her if she panics again. You go back to work and don't worry about her, ok?" Sam said.
"Ok." Micky replied as he left the house to go back to work.
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