George got home in the middle of the evening. He knew the lads wouldn't be happy with him for missing work, but he didn't care. He had to talk to Pattie, this was more important than any album in the world.
He ran into the house and called out to his wife, but she didn't answer. He groaned when he found a note saying she was out and would be back before dinner. He looked at his watch, that could be any time now. He laid out all the paper work he'd brought with him from Strawberry fields. He sat at the table impatiently tapping his foot as he waited for Pattie to get home. He filled out what he had to in the paper work, to pass the time, and to save time if Pattie agreed with his plans.
Finally, after nearly an hour of waiting, Patti came home and George met her at the door with a tight hug.
"George," she said with a sigh of relief, "Where have you been?" George surprised her with a sudden kiss before dragging her into the kitchen.
"I know you're hungry, just give me a few minutes to take off my coat and all that," Pattie said rolling her eyes.
"NO!" George said suddenly, "Sit down." he said pointing to one of the kitchen chairs. Pattie frowned and gave him a skeptical look before sitting down hesitantly.
"What's going on?" She asked worriedly.
"You remember when we talked about having kids?" George asked as he pulled out a few things to make them both a sandwich. Pattie frowned and nodded slowly.
"Yes, but you know that-"
"Just let me finish?" he said almost pleadingly. Pattie nodded and bit her lip as she motioned for him to continue.
"OK, so you know how Ginger was sent to Strawberry Fields?" Pattie nodded, becoming suddenly very confused, "well I went to see her yesterday. That's were I was and I just got back an hour or so ago, and I was thinking that maybe we could..." George stopped and handed Pattie one of the sandwiches he made. He sat down in his original seat, and Pattie looked at the table, just now noticing all the paper work.
"George?" she asked as she took a bite of her sandwich, "What exactly are you trying to get me to agree to?"
"Well you still want kids right?" George asked, just to be sure. Pattie nodded again, and George grinned, "Well I was thinking that maybe we could have Ginger."
Pattie stopped and looked at him, confused again, "But how would we..."
"Just look at all this." George handed her some of the paperwork and Pattie's mouth dropped open.
"You want to adopt Ginger?" Pattie said skeptically. George smiled and nodded. Pattie shook her head.
"No, George we can't do that." she said as she continued to shake her head. George's expression dropped.
"But, but, But Pattie, she doesn't like being there! She's all alone there!" George protested, "She said she gets teased!"
"George, I know you love her, but what about your band?" Pattie asked, "How are the others gonna react to this?"
"I don't care how they react," George shrugged, "They miss Ginger too!" Pattie sighed and shook her head again.
"George the press would have field day if they found out!" Pattie said.
"So let them have one! Maybe they'll leave us alone for a while." George muttered, "Pattie the point is, this little girl needs a home to live in, not some orphanage that she hates. We both want kids, and this is an easy way to get them! It's not like we taking some random kid home that we don't know! It's Ginger!"
Pattie sighed and leaned back in her chair; "OK, maybe." George smiled and kissed her cheek as he got up.
"Great, but you have to sign all this too." he gestured to the paper work on the table.
Pattie rolled her eyes, "I said maybe George, not Yes." George handed her a pen and smiled sweetly at her. Pattie stood up and started to go into the other room. George grabbed her arm and pulled her to sit back down and he put the pen in her hands.
"Please?" he asked softly. Pattie bit her lip in thought before standing up and kissing his cheek.
"Just let me think about it for a while, ok?" she asked. George looked at the floor sadly and nodded before she walked off. George sighed and went into his bedroom. He needed sleep, and lots of it. He'd been up since the morning before and felt a tantrum coming on at any second.
He didn't bother to change clothes. He got into bed and curled up under the blankets before falling into a much needed sleep. He dreamed about Ginger and the possibility of adopting her.
When he woke up again the next morning, he was still in bed alone; which he was fine with at the moment. He got out of bed and stretched before going into the kitchen. He needed food now. He poured himself a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice before sitting down at the table. Pattie had stacked all the paper work in one neat pile on the table and he gave it a glance before he gave a slightly disappointed sigh.
He ate his cereal as Pattie came into the kitchen with her hair slightly wet from a shower, "Morning, love." George said as she walked across the kitchen.
"Morning," she said smiling at him. She sat down across from him at the table. She pulled the paper work toward herself and bit her lip before sliding in front of George. He looked at her and cocked an eyebrow.
"You forgot to sign somewhere yesterday." she said pursing her lips. George frowned and snatched up the pages. He looked through all the pages, but never found one place where he hadn't signed his name. He put the pages down and shook his head.
"No I didn't," he muttered. Pattie just looked at him with her eyebrows raised. she glanced at the papers on the table and George suddenly gasped. He picked them up and looked through them again.
Pattie had signed everything too. She smiled at him as he got to the last page. He threw them onto the table and hopped up from his seat. He pulled her out of hers and wrapped his arms around her. He picked her up and spun her around in a circle. She giggled and he kissed her happily.
"Thank you," he whispered. A whisper was all he could manage. Pattie kissed him before smiling at him.
"Well I figured if she was worth driving all the way to Liverpool for then I guess you care about her enough to have her forever." Pattie said softly. George smiled at Pattie before kissing her again. He looked at his watch and gasped. He let her go and ran to get dressed.
He still had to record today. He kissed Pattie goodbye before racing to the recording studio. When he got there he got a few funny looks for his blissful attitude. but he didn't care. He ignored them as he went into the recording booth smiling widely. Paul cocked an eyebrow at him and George shook his head saying he wasn't telling what's made him so happy.
Paul shrugged as John and Ringo gave him a funny look. They recorded a few things and then Paul wanted to finish "Hey Jude".
"You OK with that George?" Paul asked biting his lip. George nodded and they went into that for a while. As soon as they'd finished for the day George was out of there before anybody could stop him. He told Brian he wouldn't be coming in the next day. He tried to protest since George hadn't come in the day before either.
"But Brian this is really important to me, and I have to go to Liverpool tonight." George said in a tone close to a whine, "I won't be back for a few days."
George," Brian warned, "You can't just leave for Liverpool."
"No Brian you don't understand!" George said, slightly losing the blissful happiness, "Pattie and I are going to Liverpool to..." he didn't want to tell Brian what was going on, more for the reaction he knew he was going to get from him.
"What are you doing in Liverpool?" Brian asked sternly.
"Pattie and I have decided to adopt Ginger from Strawberry fields." George said in a low voice. Brian blinked at him a few times before just turning around and walking away. George took this as a good sign and left Abbey Road. He went home, picked up Pattie and they were on there way to Liverpool.
