Chapter 1
"So what is the important news?" Claire asked impatiently.
The lads and their wives were all seated in John's living room. The lads had some important news but didn't want to tell until everyone was there.
"Now that Ringo and Mo are here, we can say" George said laughing.
The guys looked at each other for a moment.
"C'mon!" Sydney urged.
"Okay okay sorry. Well I guess I have to say it" John said.
"Yeah go on" Cyn said.
"Well we have to go on tour again" John said sighing,
"What?!?!" Claire asked.
"WE-HAVE-TO- GO-ON-" John said slowly.
"No no no, I understood! But why?" Claire asked rolling her eyes.
"Eppy got us more gigs in the US" Paul said.
"But what about the baby?" Sydney asked indicating to Claire's stomach.
"I don't know...." Paul said trailing off.
"But we have to go, we've already tried to get out of it" George said.
"Eppy said we could come back when it's time for you to have the baby" Ringo said.
"That's supposed to make up for it?" Claire asked.
"Honey, I'll be there when the baby is born. I promise you that. But I, we, have no choice. We've tried" Paul said.
"How long?" Cyn asked.
"Our last show is at Candlestick Park but I have no clue how long" John said.
"I'm afraid you'll miss the baby being born" Claire said almost in tears.
"I promise I won't. I'll do anything to get back home to be with you and the baby" Paul said quickly.
"Okay..." Claire said.
A couple of days went by and soon the girls were saying good-bye to their husbands. They couldn't go to the airport because they didn't want to have to deal with the crowds of girls. As soon as the guys had left, Sydney drove over to Claire's house with a large suitcase. Sydney parked in the garage and went to the front door and knocked. Claire answered.
"Sydney, what are you doing here?" Claire asked, surprised.
"I'm here to take care of you, of course, I mean look at you!" Sydney said laughing.
Claire let Sydney in. Sydney put her stuff into the room closest to Claire and Paul's room.
"Ohh I know what we can do!" Sydney exclaimed as she walked into Claire's room.
"What?" Claire said turning around.
"Let's decorate the baby's room!" Sydney said excitely.
"How about I watch and you decorate?" Claire said with a sigh.
"Sounds good to me. By the way, girl or boy?" Sydney asked.
"I don't know and I don't want to know until the baby is born" Claire said.
"Well what names have you picked out?" Sydney asked as they both walked into the empty room that was to become the baby's room.
"James Paul McCartney, if it's a boy and Mary Lynn McCartney, if it's a girl" Claire said.
"How original!" Sydney said laughing.
"Hey I like both of those names!" Claire said giggling.
"So if you don't know what the sex of the baby is, how do you want to decorate the room?" Sydney asked.
"A neutral colour" Claire said.
"Like?" Sydney asked.
"How about green?" Claire said.
"How odd...I thought you hated green!" Sydney said laughing.
"Yeah, even though it is my favorite colour" Claire said grinning.
"Oh yeah...forgot about that...." Sydney said.
"Okay well...how about I give you a wad of cash and you go and get stuff?" Claire said.
"Sounds great to me. I'll buy only the best!" Sydney said.
Claire gave her some money and Sydney ran and got into her car. Sydney went around to London's finest stores and bought the best stuff. All of the stuff was to be delivered the next day. By 10 that night, Sydney had bought everything that a baby could possibly need even down to the diapers. Sydney returned to Claire's house. Claire was already asleep in bed. Sydney changed into her pjamas and went down to the kitchen and made some tea. Just as Sydney was pouring the tea, the phone rang.
"'Ello?" she said.
"Sydney? What are you doing there?" Cyn asked.
"Ohh, hey Cyn, I just thought I would come and stay with Claire until Paul gets back" Sydney said.
"Oh that's a good idea. Claire is asleep isn't she?" Cyn asked.
"Yeah, I can wake her up if it is important" Sydney said.
"Oh no, it's not. I was just calling to talk. But since you answered can I ask you a question?" Cyn asked.
"Of course, is something wrong Cyn?" Sydney asked, worried.
"Well kinda. I'm worried that John is going to cheat on me" Cyn said with a heavy sigh.
"Why do you think that?" Sydney asked.
"You know why. We both know how John is and yeah it tears me up inside. But I love him soo much. I'm just so worried that he will forget about me" Cyn said almost in tears.
"Cyn I promise you he won't forget about you. I know he'll come back and still love you. And I dobut he will cheat on you, I mean I don't know for sure but I don't think John would do that to you" Sydney said cringing.
"Thanks Sydney. You're a true friend" Cyn said.
Just then Sydney heard Julian crying in the backround.
"Well I'll let you go take care of Julian. G'night!" Sydney said laughing.
"Thanks again." Cyn said.
They both hung up the phone. Sydney drank her tea and then went to bed. The next morning, Claire and Sydney woke up to the phone ringing. Sydney was faster getting up so she answered.