beatle baby

12

As you walk back to the studio, the more you ponder over everything the more annoyed you become.

What Paul did was wrong, you won't deny that. But the other boys are suffering because of his mistake, which isn't fair.

And if Helen doesn't come through on her promise, and the boys remain toddlers, it would be devastating. It would be a national chaos! No, international! The American fangirls were more riled up than the girls here. Not to mention, how would the news be broken to Mimi Smith, or to Louise Harrison?

You imagine Brian forcing you to break the news to Mimi. She intimidates you, and has since you met her a year and a half ago, when Brian took you on as his assistant.

Collateral damage, Helen said, how terrible! You think of all the trouble you, Brian, and your roommate Rory went through.

Brian! How are you going to tell Brian?

He won't believe you when you tell him.

Your walk was over, and you were back at the studio.

There was the usual crowd of Beatle fan girls outside, waiting with baited breath for a mop top Liverpudlian to appear.

You flash your ID badge to the security officer, and you enter the building.

"Welcome back, (y/n)! Brian has been looking for you!" Lorna, one of the secretaries tells you.

You hurry down the maze of halls until you find Brian and the boys.

His tie is half undone and his hair is mussed. George was clinging to his left leg, and Ringo was clinging to his right. Paul was napping, and John had decided to untie his laces and pretend that they were worms.

"My God, (y/n) I thought you'd never come back!" He says. "So, did you find Elaina?"

You sit down, and John crawls onto your lap. You explain everything to Brian.

"A potion? You're having me on." He says, incredulously.

"I'm serious!" You exclaim.

"So are they actually going to bring the potion here?" He asks.

"Elaina and her sister really want Paul to apologize, so yes, I trust them." You reply.

"I'm still suspicious of them. It was cruel! Paul did the wrong thing, but is this was the proper way to handle it, to bring about justice? Of all the preposterous things - a potion?! I feel like I'm in a Walt Disney picture!" Brian says.

"Me too." I guess all we can do is wait for the girls to show up." You say.