Chapter 8
"Claire, Darling..." Paul said. She looked up at him, then back at the ceiling.
"If it bothers you this much, I'll not smoke around you during the day,"he said.
"Really?" Claire asked.
"And truly,"Paul said and gave her a kiss.
"I love you too much to see you upset. When you're sad, I'm sad. 'You are my sunshine. My only sunshine. You make me happy, when skys are gray,'"
"I just love how you quote children's songs," Claire said smiling "But I love you too and I don't like to fight with you, It makes me fell like shit."
The next 45 minutes were taken up with sex, until there was a knock at the door.
"Let's ignore it," Paul said, Claire agreed, but whoever it was wouln't go away.
Meanwhile, next door Sydney and George had been enjoying themselves as well.
"Let's do it up against a wall!" Sydney said.
George laughed.
"Alright. Not that wall...Claire and Paul's room is right there,"George said, so they chose the back wall.
Twenty minutes later there was a knock at the door.
"GO AWAY!" George shouted.
"It'll be quick! I just gotta tell Sydney something," Claire said.
Sydney threw on a robe and answered the door. Claire was there also wearing a robe.
"Nice night for it,"Claire joked.
"Everynight is. what's up?" Sydney asked.
"Brian filmed us skiing with out telling us," Claire said.
"What?" Sydney exclaimed.
"Brian-filmed-us," Claire said slowly.
"I heard you.How could he?" Sydney said.
"He said they filmed us when we were skiiing with the guys. I looked awful today too," Claire said.
"I'm gonna yell at Brian..tomorrow. I'm busy with George right now," Sydney said winking,"If ya know what I mean."
"No I don't..what do you mean?" Claire asked joking.
They laughed and went back to their husbands.
"Did you bring a condom?" Claire asked Paul as she walked in.
"No," Paul said.
"I really don't fancy having a baby," Claire said.
"I'll pull out," Paul said.
"As much as I believe that..." Claire said, but they continued.
George and Sydney were involved in the same activity, but with no worries of babies. The next evening as they ate dinner, John took Claire aside.
"What's up, Johnny?" Claire asked.
"What should I do?" John asked
"Meaning?" Claire said.
"Let's go somewhere I can actually tell you," John said.
They went and told the others they were going back to the hotel.
"The two of you? Together?" Paul asked.
"To talk! I promise!" Claire said.
"Alright,"Paul said still looking skepitical.
"No actually..Sydney's coming too!" John said. The three of them left.
When they arrived at the hotel, John wasted no time.
"See, it's not gotten better. I'm still all sad," John said.
"Maybe you should go to a doctor..."Sydney suggested.
"Yeah, and let the whole world find out? I'll not?" John said.
"OK, well...we'll be your shrinks..talk.." Claire said.
"I'm just sad. I'm the ugliest beatle, I'm bad, and I haven't found true love," John said
"First, don't be sad! You're too wonderful to be sad," Sydney said.
"Second, Your not the ugliest Beatle..Ringo is! And personally, I think you're better looking than George," Claire said.
"HEY!" Sydney said.
Claire smiled at her.
"Third, what do you do bad?" Sydney said.
"And fourth, you have Cyn and friendship love. I know friends aren't the same, but we love you all the same," Claire said.
The two girls then broke into a very off key redision of "we love you" which was just she loves
you very slightly modified.
"Have we helped?"Sydney asked.
"At all?" Claire added.
"You have actually. I guess we cen get room service and watch the telly until they get back," John said.
"OK,"Claire said," Sydney,I need some lip stuff? Do you have any?"
"Of course. It's in my room. You can come with me to get it," Sydney said.
As they walked two doors down Claire voiced what Sydney was thinking.
"Ya know, we're really lucky to have guys who love us and we love back," Claire said.
"I know! I was listening to John and feeling so sorry for him. I mean, you'll go back with Paul tonight and be the happiest Claire alive. And I'll be the happiest Sydney alive."Sydney said.
"Ahhh third person," Claire interrupted.
"Sorry. But he'll go with Cyn and be wishing to be somewhere else. That's sad," Sydney said.
"Yeah it is. OK well I have lip stuff in my pocket so let's go on back,"Claire said.
They went back and on the way Claire told Sydney something she hadn't even told Paul.
"I think I'm pregnant," Claire said.
"Really?" Sydney said wondering why Claire seemed so sad.
Then she remembered, Claire didn't want kids. At least not in this stage of her life, she'd say.
"Yeah. Will you come with me to the docter's tomorrow?" Claire asked.
"Of course," Sydney said.
They walked back in and watched TV with John. Then when everyone came home, they went into their own rooms with their husbands.
The next day was the lads last day of filming in the Alps, but Claire and Sydney drove into town. That night Claire had news for Paul.
"Paul," she said," I'm pregnant."