Here we are folks :) Lucy's sequel... I warn you... I can be slightly evil when it comes to romance!
August 1972 (Ten years after Lucy left the Beatles)
Lucy sat on her windowsill in her dining room/kitchen watching the rain. She loved and hated the rain. It was good for her garden but it also didn't allow her to go outside. She loved being outside, especially because it helped her forget her past. She pushed a few red hairs out of her face, wishing that her past didn't haunt her on a regular basis. She had to change the radio station because it hurt too much to hear what he was doing nowadays. She changed the station as the broadcaster said his name. Apparently he was hiding from the public, but she didn't really care at the moment. Instead Rainy Days and Mondays by the Carpenters came on the radio. 'How fitting' Lucy thought to herself. Lucy knew she did the right thing. Leaving him was better in the long run, but she missed him terribly.
All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door. 'Odd… nobody really goes out on rainy days in this town.' She thought to herself as she walked to her front door. The person's shadow on the door told her that this person was tall and rather thin. Again… odd. She opened the door slightly and looked out. She gasped and practically fainted as she saw who was knocking at her door. She opened it all the way and stood there. He looked her in the eyes to make sure it was really her. He smiled and said to her, "You dyed your hair. I don't know if I like you as a ginger." Lucy couldn't form any words except, "How did you find me?" He laughed and her heart melted at hearing his laugh again. He replied, "It wasn't easy let me tell you! But it would be rather kind of you to let me in. It's raining out here you know?" She shook herself out of her shock and gestured for him to come inside. He walked in and removed his shoes. He looked around and seemed to be observing where she was living now. Lucy closed the door. Then she looked at him and said, "Why are you here… John?" She mentally kicked herself for hesitating to say his name. He looked at her and smiled, "Well it took me fucking forever but I finally found you Lucy… or should I call you Miss Nora Finch?" Lucy blushed at John calling her by her alias. She looked at him and said, "Would you like a cup of tea?" He smiled and nodded. He was clearly thrilled to be with her again.
Lucy brought out a tray and set it on the coffee table in the middle of her living room. Then she sat down in the chair across from the couch that John had planted himself on. She grabbed a cup as John had and looked at him. She smiled and said, "I like what you've done with your hair. You look very grown up." He laughed and replied, "Not like you Miss Ginger! What caused you to do that?" She blushed and said, "I dyed it when I moved here to keep my family from finding me… hence the fake name." He nodded. He knew well why she had changed herself so much. He smiled and said, "I've missed you." She smiled and replied, "I've missed you too… but would you like to tell me now why you're here?" He nodded and said, "Because I promised myself I'd find you after you left! I've been looking for you for a long time and only figured out your alias yesterday. The minute I found out where you live, I got on the next plane… Gotta tell ya… London, Ohio should have been more obvious." Lucy laughed and replied, "It was so obvious that no one thought of it. I've been in hiding John… I couldn't let my parents find me after I left." He nodded and got himself another cup of tea. She looked down at her cup and said, "I hear you're married again…" John gave a big sigh and replied, "Yeah… there's really nothing I can say to ya here." She smiled and replied, "It's for the best. You and I were never meant to be… I'm happy here anyway." He sighed again and said, "I want us to be together Lucy… I really do… but you're better off not being in the spotlight… and I really would rather have you safe. But let me tell you that there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of you. I still love you Lucy." She smiled and replied, "I love you too John… I do wish there was some way we could be together… but honestly I can't handle my life being available for everyone. I love my life here… it's peaceful and serene… but I do wish you were here." He smiled, "I'm here now." She shook her head and replied, "I'm not going to be involved in another affair of yours John." He put his cup down and removed Lucy's from her hands. He set it down and took her hands in his and said, "No one knows where I am Lucy… it won't be an affair… just one more night… just the two of us. Please…? I just want to spend another night with you." All of a sudden, the Carpenter's cover of Baby It's You came on the radio. Lucy felt tears in her eyes as she laughed, the irony of the song not escaping either of them. She stood and pulled John up with her. She smiled and pulled him toward the entryway where her radio was. They began to slow dance. She looked up at his face that was so close and said, "One more night… I love you John Lennon." He smiled and pulled her into a kiss and said, "I love you… my Lucy." She smiled and they continued to dance slowly towards the bedroom.