John, Ella and Mimi where having a quiet dinner on the table, Ella helped with the food.

"Charlotte, you should invite Lucas tomorrow for dinner"

"Mimi I don't want 'im here"

"I wasn't talking to you, John"

"I don't think It's a good idea" she said politely, looked down, she knew Aunt Mimi was about to say an excuse to bring him there

"Of course it is, he is a good boy, tell him to come tomorrow" then Ella gave a "help me" look to John

"But I promise that I would take 'er to a restaurant near here, with Cynthia, you remember 'er right?"

"Of course I do John, another day then, and you'll bring Cynthia too" aunt Mimi said "So John how was that charity event, Charlotte told me you played for a little time"

"Good place, bad people, they ignored us but the girls"

"John if you don't dress well, people are going to ignore you"

"You can't say a good thing to me, can you? Does it hurt Mimi?"

"John sit down! Now" she said

"One day you'll be sorry" He didn't sit down, he went to his room

"Could you go to see him please?, I'm afraid he would commit suicide or something" Mimi said to Ella "I can't handle him" Ella cut a piece of pie, put it on a plate for John, she knocked

"Clear off Mimi!"

"It's Ella"

"You too" but nevertheless she entered with the pie.

"I'm sorry, I think it's my fault" he didn't look at her, he took the plate "John, I know you don't like what she says, maybe you are right maybe she is, I have no idea, but the thing is, everyone has their own opinions, it's up to you to decide what is wrong and what isn't, just try to be more patient with her"

"How do you know that? Seems like you don't listen to yourself lately, don't you dare to tell me that you like that naff, Lucas, who does?"

"Don't try to change the subject"

"I'm not, just because you dislike Paul, doesn't mean that you have to date Lucas"

"Just because you don't like what Mimi says means that you have to let her crying and praying for you every time you argue"

After a long silence he said "Leave me alone" like giving up

"Okay, just think about it" and she left the room

"Are you sure you want to go with John?" Aunt Mimi asked "I know that it won't be a good restaurant, it may be a pub"

"He promised, that's all"

"That's odd, but I hope you have fun" said a worried Mimi

"Let's go Ella, Cyn must be waiting at the restaurant" John blink to Ella knowing that he was lying

"But John; What about Lucas?" Mimi asked

"What about him?" they both asked at same time

"He called, I told him you where going out, said he forgot about it, that he was bringing the car" Ella and John looked at each other, they knew they were in trouble "I think he is outside, there's a car"

"Let's go out little Elly, 'e si wait'n" they went out as soon as Mimi closed the door John said to her "See you chum, you are alone in this" Ella managed to grab him by the jumper

"Don't you dare, Lennon" She said, Lucas was waiting in the car, saying hi to them "Let's take him with us, he can drive us"

"Are you crazy? No! We are going with the lads, and it's not exactly a restaurant, it's a BBQ, of a friend's friend"

"We'll go and you can stay, I'll make him bring me home early, now let's go " They entered to the car, he gave her a kiss on the cheek

"I'm glad you could come too, Lennon"

"Bag it Lucas, just drive" No one talked during the way there, only Lennon to say where the party was, when they got there John got out the car and slammed the door, there were plenty of people there

"He is really rude" Lucas was angry at John for slamming the door

"Why you said you were coming? I didn't ask you to come; you ARE the rude one, coming with out being invited"

"Jesus! Charlotte can't you see, just take a look at this place, he wouldn't be taking care of you here, God knows what it would have happen to you if ..."

"Nothing, I want to go home now, I'm not in a good mood"

"Finally you understand, get in the car"

"No, I'm walking" she said

"You can't go walking it's cold " he said taking her by the arm

"Please, I'm telling you leave alone"

"You want to go walking?" Lucas entered to the car, he was really mad "Whatever you want just don't come to me when you realize that YOU are wrong" he slammed the door, started the car and left.

She was about to go when she heard a familiar voice

"Nobody told you I was going to be here? So you came, right?" it was Paul

"So, they told you, that is the reason why I don't like talking to boys, don't worry I'm leaving"

"Alone? What about John?"

"I don't think he wants to go early"

"So wait for 'im"

"I don't think this is a party for a snob"

"I understand, I didn't mean that" he tried to apologize

"No?, so what did you? Snow, slow, snore, sock?" she joked, Paul laughed

"Maybe slow ..."Paul joked too "Now come inside, I don't want you to get sick" they sat on a bench, she though that the situation was really romantic, there were some flowers and they were away from the others "stop that romantic crap" she thought, then everything was awkward, 2 minutes of silence, she was nervous, Paul was making her lose a couple of beats.

"So, where from the land of Elvis, are you from?" she decided in that moment that she loved his voice' if he makes records someday I would definitely buy one or two' she thought

"The big old Texas"

"Really? And what brings you here?" then she remember the reason why, she bit her lip trying not to cry, Paul noticed she wasn't ready to talk about that. "Now tell me, what are you doing with Lucas? He is dull"

"How do you know? the other day he told me this joke....it was about a duck with three eyes and.." he didn't let her finish

"You don't love him, do you?"

"What could you possibly know about love, kissing a girl you don't even know; wow that's really romantic?"

"Going out with a lad you can't stand, that's romantic?"

"McCartney, when I think I finally can speak with you in a properly way... "

"I'm trying here! But you seem to act like someone else, the lads say you are nice and funny, but I tend to disagree with them"

"You love to offend me don't you? Just because you are bitter, it doesn't give you the right to do it"

"At least I stopped you for dying outside"

"Thank you for saving me from the evil crickets outside, you are my hero, now if you excuse me hero, I'm gonna go" she stood up and went outside, Paul followed her

"Do not use sarcasm with me, I'm serious you can't go alone, you'll get lost"

"Just let me go" she said but Paul followed her

"I won't let you go alone, not even if you pay me to" He followed her for about 10 minutes without saying something, she kept on walking, Paul was walking behind her, suddenly she stopped

"You're lost, aren't you?" he smiled to himself

"I'm not lost, I'm just... remembering where to go" Ella turned to see Paul, he was lighting a cigarette, before he could inhale the smoke she took it and put the cigarette out "Stop that, now tell me where to go!"

"You're barmy, has anyone told you that! " Paul notice he was raising his voice a lot that he could even heard it echoing "Gee I really don't understand you!"

"Barmy?" she asked

"I meant crazy, c'mon, we better hurry" Paul took her by the arm "YOU are going to follow ME, and I want no complaints"

As they walked, the argument they had before was being forgotten, Paul told her the different stories of the town, showed where he used to go after school, the house that was supposed to be haunted, a little bit of Liverpool. It was a perfect tour, the one she expected.

"And what can you tell me about Texas?"

"Good place, good people 'everything is bigger in Texas' right?" she looked up to see the sky "And faraway from here. I was studying French and Spanish, you see, I hate math so I decided that I was going to become a languages teacher or a translator, and work in a place near my house" she sighed "A small dream, not as big as yours but perfect for me" she poked him softly with her fist. He was paying attention to everything she was saying.

"I didn't know you were more than just an annoying girl"

"Surprised? What about you? Anything, shocking?" Ella looked at him, he had hands in pockets, looking at the pavement and walking slowly.

"I don't think there's something, I sing, I play the bass in a band, write songs and love to eat cheese"

"You write? Could you sing a little bit?" for a moment she regretted asking that.