WARNING: Slight violence and swearing in this chapter. Read at your own risk. I hope you're all enjoying :) R&R

All was going well for the Beatles and in the month of March the boys went on a small tour for a few days. During this time, Lucy spent her time reading in Paul's house. Not really wanting to go anywhere. She debating introducing herself to John's girlfriend, Cynthia, but ultimately decided not to. It would be too awkward considering her feelings for John. On the day the boys were due to return, Lucy sat in the living room reading and listening to the radio. Paul had called earlier and said that they were going to come home and take Lucy out to dinner since John and Ringo's girlfriends were out of town. She was in the middle of a page in her book when she heard the doorbell. She looked at the door with a confused expression. 'Did Paul forget his key?' she thought to herself as she walked to the door. She opened the door without looking to see who it was. She gasped and nearly fell backwards. The man at the door just smiled smugly and said, "Finally found you." Lucy tried to close the door but the intruder pushed it back open. She was too scared to scream as the man grabbed her and dragged her to the living room. She fought and tried to get away but she knew it was no use. She couldn't get away.

Meanwhile John was the first one to start heading home. Cynthia was visiting her mother so he was alone for the weekend, and all he wanted to do was lie on the couch with a book. He passed Paul's house and saw the door open. He gave a confused look and walked toward the door. Then he heard crying and what sounded like someone punching something. Then John's brain clicked and he realized that Lucy was still home. He immediately ran in and saw a man standing over Lucy, punching her as she fought to keep him from grabbing at her skirt. All of John's composure left him as he grabbed the man and threw him to the ground. Lucy curled up into a defensive ball and continued crying. John punched the man and then grabbed him by the collar and shouted in his face, "What the hell makes you think you can do that to 'er?!" The guy just gave a smug smile and replied, "And what makes you think she's yours? I'm 'er boyfriend" Lucy looked up and shouted, "YOU BROKE UP WITH ME!" John looked at Lucy and said calmly but with a firm tone, "Go upstairs and lock yourself in the loo. I'll be there in a minute." Lucy complied and ran up the stairs and into the bathroom. Where she locked the door and sat on the edge of the tub as she balled. Realizing that she could see red in her eye. She knew she was bleeding somewhere. Meanwhile John dragged Lucy's ex outside and threw him onto the sidewalk. He gave the guy one more fist to the face and said with venom in his voice, "If you ever come near 'er again, I'll break your fuckin' neck!" Then he walked back inside and closed the front door. Lucy's ex-boyfriend stood and walked away from the house. One of Paul's neighbors witnessed the break in.

John ran upstairs and knocked lightly on the door as he said, "Lucy? You can open the door now, he's gone." She reached and unlocked the door. John came in and knelt down in front of her to check her injuries. She had a cut above her eye that was bleeding badly and her skirt was ripped. Her tears were mixing with the blood and she was shaking from fear. She tried to explain to John what happened but she couldn't get any words out. He just shushed her lightly and said, "Don't talk alright? I'm going to clean you up and then we'll get you some tea." He helped her up onto the counter next to the sink and grabbed a cloth. He put it under the faucet and lightly dabbed Lucy's eye. She winced and John said, "Sorry… I'll try to be gentle…" She just shook her head and smiled. He smiled back at her and cleaned the wound. He could tell that her eye was starting to bruise. John felt a fire in the pit of his stomach; a fire of anger because Lucy was put into this state again. He silently vowed to never allow Lucy to get bruised again. Her tears slowly fell from her eyes as John finished cleaning her wound. He put a bandage on it and wiped away her tears. For a moment, the both of them forgot about the world around them as John tended to Lucy's wounds. She caressed his cheek with her hand and both of them leaned into a soft and tender kiss. The world melting around them. John lightly brushed his hand along her leg and gently pulled Lucy closer to him. Lucy just moaned her approval as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Their kiss deepened and they both felt at ease, like this was how it was supposed to be.

Paul was walking home from the airport. He stuck around a little longer and discussed the Beatles short "vacation" with Brian. Paul made a deal with Brian that Lucy could have a few more days off so he could spend his vacation with her. He wanted to make the next step and ask her to be his girlfriend. His secret girlfriend of course… the Beatles still needed to keep that single image. As Paul got closer to home, one of his neighbors got his attention and told him about the man that broke into Paul's house. Paul immediately ran home to check on Lucy. He knew that John was walking home before so maybe John stopped anything from happening. Paul grabbed his key and opened the door. He walked in and shouted, "LUCY?! WHERE ARE YOU?" Lucy and John immediately broke apart their kiss as they came back to reality. John let out a frustrated sigh and yelled downstairs, "She's up here with me!" Paul ran upstairs and found them in the bathroom. John was cleaning off the cloth that he used to clean Lucy's wounds. Paul walked over to Lucy and caressed her cheek, "Are you alright?!" He said. She nodded and said with a shaky voice, "John saved me… from my ex-boyfriend…" Paul looked at John and said, "Thank you John… for getting that bastard out of here…" John just nodded and replied, "No big deal… I'm gonna head home now so…" Lucy moved off the counter and gave John a hug. He looked hesitant to hug her back, but did as she whispered, "Thank you John… You saved me." John smiled and walked out the door and left for home. Paul slightly rolled his eyes and looked at Lucy. He said, "Are you sure you're alright?" She nodded and said, "Just a little shaken… John got here before anything bad could happen… although I think this is going to end up being a black eye…" Paul gave her a worried look and kissed her eye gently. He held her and said, "I'm glad you're ok… how about you go change into something comfortable and I'll make you some tea?" She smiled and nodded. Then Paul went down to the kitchen as Lucy went to change her clothes in her bedroom.