Back at the studio, Mike, Peter, and Davy rushed over when they saw Micky walk in. "How's Elaine?" they all asked in unison.
"She's resting comfortably now. She's having major panic attacks today. But Sam is there with her now so I decided to come back to work to train Dave some more." Micky replied.
"Well, I'm glad she's ok." Mike replied.
"Yeah us too," Peter and Davy chimed in.
"Me three," Micky replied. "The phone went dead when I was talking with her and my heart started to race like crazy and I began to fear the worst. When I arrived at the house and found her on the floor I about fell over myself. But I remained calm and knew that she had just passed out again."
"What caused all the distress?" Mike asked curiously.
"Oh trouble with the vacation plans with her parents. I have to call them tonight to fix the problems, that's all. Let's just say it's going to be no longer a surprise vacation anymore." Micky replied.
"Oh we're sorry," the guys replied giving their friend a hug.
"Thanks guys. It's just something that has to be done because Elaine and I have worked so hard on setting everything up and paying for everything, we cannot get a refund now because it's too late in the game." Micky told them.
"Yeah, when is your flight out to the Bahamas anyway?" Peter asked.
"Well we leave here on Sunday night, fly to Massachusetts for two days, and then we are supposed to be on the flight to the Bahamas by Wednesday and stay there for three weeks." Micky replied.
"What a lovely surprise anniversary present to her parents," Davy replied. "I'm sure they will be so happy."
"Yeah, I think so too" Micky replied. "Elaine's worked so hard on everything getting the tickets, plane fair, hotel, everything. All I've done is make sure my calendar stays clear for the entire time. She's done it all. And now with this schedule change in her parents plans, it's thrown Elaine off the deep end. I left some Valium with Sam in case Elaine wakes up and started to panic again."
"Poor Elaine." Davy replied. "She's just the sweetest thing ever."
Micky looked around and asked, "Where's Dave?"
"Over talking to your assistant, Donna." Mike replied. "He's been there since you left. We've just kind of been working around him."
"That's not acceptable" Micky replied. "I will definitely talk to him about it." Micky walked over to Dave and said, "I'm back now Dave. Chat time is over with." Dave looked at Micky and then followed behind Micky to his dressing room and Micky closed the door.
"We need to talk" Micky said sternly.
"What about?" Dave asked.
"Well for starters, when I'm not here, you go to Mike, Peter, or Davy and asked them what can you do. You don't just stand up there talking to my assistant the entire time I'm away. I was told you did that today and that is not proper." Micky raised his voice some.
"Well she looked bored" Dave replied. "I was just introducing myself to her and giving her some tips on how to stay un-bored on the job, that's all."
"You're a smooth talker Dave. But I don't buy it and the guys need you to be with them at all times unless you are on hold waiting for break to end. Do I make myself clear?" Micky asked.
"Yeah, but you didn't tell me I'd have to take your place in the show either Micky. All you said was that I was your substitute on the tour." Dave replied.
"That's right. You are only the substitute on the tour. Who told you you were also filming too?" Micky asked totally upset by this time.
"Donna came to me and said that the producers wanted me to fill in for you on the show as well." Dave insisted.
Micky swung the door open and yelled down the hall, "Don, where are you? You've got some explaining to do." Micky walked down the hall and found Don.
"What is Donna telling my band substitute that he needs to fill in for me on the show too? The deal was he was my substitute on tour and that we were holding off on filming until I got back. We discussed this ages ago. Why the sudden change?" Micky demanded. His face was as red as the shirt he had on that day.
"He is only the substitute on tour Micky. I have no idea why Donna would tell him such a thing. And yes, we are holding filming until you get back." Don replied.
"Then someone needs to tell Donna to get her facts straight or find another job" Micky yelled out as he walked back to the dressing room and slammed the door.
"What's going on?" Peter asked.
"I haven't a clue and don't want to know" Mike replied walking to his dressing room to sit down.
Micky walked into the dressing room and told Dave, "I will talk with you in a moment. Don't you dare leave this dressing room."
"I won't, Micky." Dave said.
Micky grabbed his inhaler from his dressing room table and went into the bathroom and took a few puffs. Now he was the one having the asthma attack. He put his hands on the side of the sink and focused on trying to breathe. He was wheezing like crazy by this point and flustered. "Calm down Dolenz." he kept saying to himself over and over again.
Dave just stayed as still as possible. He did not like the look on Micky's face and this was just his first day there. He hated to think he would be fired on his first day.
After about ten minutes in the bathroom, Micky finally regained control over his breathing and composed himself. Micky put the inhaler in his pocket and walked out of the dressing room and sat down at his dressing table.
"You ok?" Dave asked.
"Yeah I'm fine" Micky replied. "I have severe asthma and if I get worked up too much I go into an attack. I'm fine now. Thanks for your concern." Micky took in a deep breath and held it for a moment before releasing. Then he said, "I talked with Don and you are only my substitute on the tour. Donna was misinformed when she told you you were going to be taking my place filming. They have placed filming on hold until I get back from vacation."
"Okay then. Thanks for getting that cleared up for me Micky." Dave replied.
"You're welcome. And I think I'm going to find another Assistant because she can't be telling people the wrong things when she has no clue what she's talking about." Micky replied. "Come on and let's go and I'll show you some more things, ok?"
"Sure Micky." Dave replied.
Micky took Dave out to see the guys and then Peter asked, "Are you okay Micky?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why Peter?" Micky asked.
"Your face is as red as your shirt still." Peter replied.
"I'm fine Pete. Thanks for asking though." Micky replied.
The guys all walked out to the tour bus so Dave could see what it was like inside. Micky said, "This is my section back here Dave. If you use anything from my refrigerator, I expect it to be replaced."
"Okay Micky" Dave replied. "No problem at all. Are we allowed alcohol on the bus?"
Micky replied, "No you're not allowed alcohol on the bus. This is also a non-smoking environment on the bus as well. Many of us have allergies; or, like myself, asthma and we can't be around it when we sleep."
"Okay, well I don't smoke Micky, so there's no problem there." Dave replied.
Micky's phone started to ring and everyone looked at him. Micky sat on the seat in the bus and picked it up answering, "Hello?"
"Micky, this is Sam. Don't freak out because Elaine is just fine. But I wanted you to know that she insisted on taking a shower and she fell in the tub."
Micky put his arm up against the seat in front of him and put his head on his arm and asked, "Is she injured Sam? You know how easily she bruises."
"No, she's fine Micky. She insisted that I call to tell you so you wouldn't worry about her." Sam said.
"Where is she now Sam?" Micky asked trying to remain calm.
"She's still in the tub. I helped her to sit in the tub and she's taking a bath. I will help her get dressed in a little bit and put her back in bed, ok?" Sam asked.
"I told you not to let her out of the bed Sam. I don't care how much she begged you for a shower. You should have said no. I'm coming home early." Micky said as he was absolutely spent.
"No, no, she doesn't want you to come home early. She insisted on showering Micky because she started her curse and it kind of leaked on the bed. I'm in the process of changing her sheets as we are speaking. She's fine Micky. No need to worry. She just asked for me to call you and that's what I'm doing, ok?" Sam replied.
Micky took a few breaths into the phone and said, "Fine. However, you make sure that she doesn't fall again, ok? Give her some food and then her Iron pills and maybe that will help her with the weakness, ok?"
"Yes, ok. She's almost done bathing now. Oh wait, she wants to speak with you a moment." Sam replied.
Sam handed Elaine the phone and Elaine said, "I'm fine baby. I had Sam call you to tell you what we were doing so you wouldn't be mad at her for letting me out of the bed. I just slipped to the side of the tub, but I didn't bang my head or legs or anything. Please don't be mad at us Micky and please don't be mad at Sam. She's doing a great job with me, ok?"
Micky replied, "Okay sweetie. You take some Iron pills and your vitamins, along with some Ibuprofen and I will see you tonight, ok?"
"Okay, I will. Love you. Hugs and kisses. Tell everyone we said hello. Goodbye baby." Elaine said.
"Bye Elaine. Let me talk to Sam once more, ok?" Micky asked.
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