While John went to pick Julian up, Yoko had called Paul. Once he got home, he saw a familiar car.
He walked inside with Julian behind him
"Ey Paul. What are you doing here?"
"Oh...........uh...............Yoko told me to come here and talk some sense into you."
"About what?"
"She just told me that you two still haven't been getting along."
"Yeh. So? Who are you? My therapist? Well, I got news for ye, I don't need a therapist."
"Jules, mind leaving yer dad here right now?"
"Yeh. Just let me know when yer done with him."
Julian went to Sean's bedroom as John went to sit down on a recliner.
"So, Yoko told you our problems?"
"Who are you kidding? You told me yer problems two weeks ago. Its nothing new."
"It is when its her doing it."
"Who cares who does it?"
"Me! I care!"
"John, calm down."
"I'm fine. Okay? I'm fine. You don't need to be here."
"I was in the area. I have a show here this week and was staying at a hotel. I don't know how Yoko got that information considering it was confidential."
"She has her ways."
"Anyways, what's up with the problems you two are having?"
"Constantly fighting about stupid stuff."
"What was the latest argument about?"
"Me seeing Julian." John said in a low voice so Julian didn't hear.
"Why would she have a problem with that?"
"Beats me. She wants me to stop seeing him. She actually told me to choose between Sean or Julian because I can't be a father to both of them when I can."
"Wow. She leaves out some details."
"Yeh. I told her I choose both. She didn't like that too much. Wait, what all did she tell you?"
"She told me that you were upset about her wanting to know where you go."
"That's part of the issue. I'm allowed to have privacy."
"But, it wouldn't hurt to mention where you go because she could think something else."
"Like what?"
"She could think that yer seeing another girl."
"But I'm not."
"She doesn't know that. Ye'd be surprised at what people think about their spouses."
"What about you and Linda? Do you have the perfect marriage?"
"No marriage is perfect. We have our issues. But we also work them out like adults. If one of us gets mad at the other, we apologize for whatever we do."
"Easier said than done. Try being married to her?"
"As I said, no marriage is perfect. Including yers. You have yer problems. Problems no one needs to know about."
"But you do."
"Only because you told me all yer problems."
"Eh. Oh well. Yer a good friend. Why shouldn't I tell you my problems?"
"Because I'm not yer therapist."
"I don't need one. As I said, I have you."
"Lets see. How can I help with yer latest issue with Yoko?"
"You can't. The latest issue is about Julian. Only she can get rid of the issue."
"Okay. I should really get going. I got rehearsals to be at for the show."
"Okay. When is yer show? Maybe I'll show up."
"Two days. At 7pm. Maybe I'll invite you on stage."
"Oh no. I don't think I want to be on stage again."
"Trust me, everyone would love it."
"Everyone except me."
"Come on. Actually, you know what, one of my guitarists got sick. Mind filling in for him?"
"I don't know."
"Come on John. You know you want to." Paul said, teasingly.
John smiled. "I'll think about it."
"Okay. But, make it a quick decision. I need a someone who plays lead guitar."
"Woah, woah. Lead? I don't do lead that often."
"I know. But you have done it a couple times when we were the Beatles."
"I know but I haven't really learned yer songs."
"Its fine. You can learn in 2 days."
"Oh boy. I don't like where this is going."
"Just say yes. Ye'll love it."
John thought about it for a moment. "Hmm. Alright. I'll give it a shot."
"Wonderful." Paul pulled out a list of songs and handed it to John. "These songs are what we are going to be playing."
John looked it over. "Live and let die, Maybe I'm amazed, Let 'em in, Yesterday, Band on the Run, One of these days...................hmm. Good choice of songs. I can learn them."
John picked up his guitar and started playing Live and let die. Paul was amazed. "I thought you didn't know how to play them."
"Some don't. But, some I do. Like this one. And of course Yesterday because I was there when you wrote it."
"Eh. True. So, you in?"
"Yeh. I already said I was. Don't make me regret this."
"It'll be fun. Just like all our shows we had in the 60s."
"Will there be screaming?"
"Probably. Because I'm the cute one."
"Says you! Who says I'm not the cute one? Yer just the pretty one."
"I am not! I was the CUTE Beatle. Not: the pretty Beatle. Deal with it."
"So, what was I then?"
"The witty one."
"Oh yeh."
"What happened to that wit?"
"I fell in love."
"I guess that does have a lot to do with it. You found the love of yer life."
"Yeh. But right now, we aren't talking to each other."
"You will once I leave to go back to the hotel."
"Can't you just stay here?"
"I could but Linda is expecting me back."
"So, after the show, what do you plan to do?"
"This is my last show for a while. I'm working on my new album I'm entitling: Tug of War."
"Nice title. What songs are you going to have on it?"
"I don't know. I'm still in the process of writing them."
"Hmm. Okay. Maybe I could help?"
"If you want. I see nothing wrong with it."
"Great. Wait, never mind."
"What?"
"This is the same situation that got me shot in the first place. I don't want to go back to it."
"I'm sure that's not why. It was probably another reason."
"Whoever shot me was jealous because I had fame and everyone knows me."
"There could be another explanation."
"Like what?"
"John, this is a subject we don't want to worry about."
"I can't just expect the fear to go away overnight."
"I know. Don't worry about it. Yer three thousand miles away."
"I don't care. Anything could happen. That's what I told Jules last night."
"Nothing's going to happen."
"What if something happens at the show? I can't take that chance!"
"John, yer not taking a chance."
"I am if I'm vulnerable on stage."
"You won't be vulnerable. Ye'll be fine. I don't think anything is going to happen with hundreds of people there."
"Okay. Okay. I'll go."
"And ye'll have fun."
"And I'll have fun. Fine. Yes. I'll have fun."
"Okay. Do you think we can rehearse today?"
"No. I got Jules over. Tomorrow?"
"Yeh. We can do it tomorrow. Be there on time and early."
"I was always on time and early. What time?"
"10am?"
"Works for me."
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