Cheesebuns!!

"Keep it". His voice came out in a whisper. "Keep it Mary, please"

Mary hesitated, her eyes locking on his

"I can't" a tear slipped out of her eye

Freddie took her hands on his

"Please, keep the ring with you, darlin', for me?"

A long silence followed. Mary nodded and he left go of her hands. She turned around and went to their bedroom to pack her things.

Freddie was the one that called the cab, she gave him a hug and went outside, covering her mouth to keep a sob from escaping her.

.♪

Two days later,

Freddie sat on the couch, humming to himself, a cigarette on his fingers.

He closed his eyes and took the cig to his lips, taking a deep breath and exhaling the smoke into the air. The house was silent without Mary.

The phone rang. He dragged himself up to answer it.

"Hello?"

"Freddie, it's me, you missed rehearsal, is everything alright?"

It was Brian, he sounded worried.

Freddie sighed, "I'm alright, just overslept"

"overslept? Freddie, I've been calling for hours and you wouldn't pick the phone, we were all worried here!"

"'m fine, really. Just, tired, too much in my head lately"

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Freddie stayed silent for a while minute

"i could use a bit of talking I guess"

"I'll tell Rog, and Deacy then, should we go to your place?"

"yeah, sounds good, see you then" Freddie hung up and grabbed another cigarette from his pocket.

.♪

An hour later, Brian, Roger and Johny arrived. They knocked on the door and Freddie opened it for them to go in.

"Hey Freddie, how's it goin'?" Roger sat on his couch "where's Mary though?"

Freddie cleared his throat "We were having a small discussion last night and, we came to the conclusion we...we are better as friends"

His band mates looked at him in silence , John was the one that spoke up first "I'm sorry to hear that"

"it's alright" Freddie sat down in a chair "I think it's better like this, saves us from a later fight once we're actually married"

Brian patted his back "Let's have some dinner here alright? I'll order Chinese or Italian and we can drink some beer"

Freddie smiled a bit "sounds like a plan then"

.♪

Dinner arrived and they are it while Roger told them another story about his car, Brian rolled his eyes.

"you only talk about that"

"it's not true! I talk about many things"

Freddie started laughing

"you both really have to stop fighting over Roger's car"

John shook his head and chuckled

"at least now you're laughing mate", said Roger and opened a bottle of beer.