Hello! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, it's just I've been busy with studying for exams:/ but tomorrow is my last exam, so that means I should be uploading quicker then! Haha, anyways thanks for all the reviews and I hope you enjoy the chapter!


April 3, 1966

8:00 P.M.

"Don't worry," Ethan tried soothing me as he locked my necklace in place. I looked up towards the head dressers mirror and found his eyes. "The night will be over before you know it."

"I'm not worried," I lied as I turned to look at him and sighed lowly. "I'm just exhausted."

Tonight was the night everyone was going to go out to dinner together. Tara had planned the entire evening, and she made sure to inform everyone that it was formal. Meaning, that the men were expected to wear tuxedos and the women were expected to wear elegant dresses. Ethan went with a standard but graceful tuxedo as his hair was combed gently back and I went with a long red dress that reached my also red heels. My dress was sleeveless with a long cut down my chest, which was wear my silver shiny necklace laid. My hair was curled softly and I decided to keep it down for the evening.

Ethan smiled sympathetically, "We can still get out of it, if you want."

"It's too late," I shook my head and whispered. "The limo's going to be here in five minutes."

He placed his hands on my waist and waited for a moment before he said gently, "How about, we leave the dinner early tonight? Is that okay?"

"It's up to you." I said softly.

I didn't feel like going to this party tonight at all. It's just another thing I have to worry about on my endless list of problems. Paul's going to be there too, which will just make matters a dozen times more difficult. At this point, I didn't know where he and I stood. Obviously, he wants nothing to do with me but this can't just be it can it? Are Paul and I officially over? I've been thinking about this subject ever since he told me he didn't care and it's hard for me to accept his hurtful words, but I did make a decision. I can't be with someone who doesn't want me. It just doesn't work that way. I guess, Ethan is my ultimate decision. No matter how hard it will be and is to let go of Paul, I have to do it. I have to do it for the sake of him, Ethan, and I. After the course of truly thinking about what I should do, I realized I was holding everybody back from moving on to better and greater things.

I dreaded the night to come, not only because Paul was going to be there, but because everything was so fancy. The attire, the restaurant, and everything besides that were so elegant. I would much rather prefer to just curl up on the couch with a bag of chips in my pajamas to be honest.

Ethan grinned gently, "I have a feeling it's going to be a good night."

That made me suspicious considering, if you push past the fanciness, we were just going out for dinner with a group of friends.

I smiled weakly trying to cover up my nervousness.

"You look beautiful by the way." Ethan stepped back and admired me from head to toe.

I tucked a piece of hair behind my ear shyly as I looked down, "Thanks, you look great too."

"Okay," He scoffed with a smile as grabbed both of my hands and brought me to his body. I laid my head on his chest feeling guilty as he placed his head against the side of mine. Whenever I did the slightest thing towards Ethan, I felt as if I was betraying Paul. I began to think about Paul before Ethan gently whispered in my ear, "You do look stunning though."

"Stop it." I laughed quietly into his chest.

We stayed like this for a few minutes before a light but firm knocking began to make itself known from the front door.

"That must be them." I sighed heavily into his chest before breaking our contact. I looked up into Ethan's blue eyes. "We better go."

Ethan motioned his head towards the bedroom door with a small smile as I turned around back to my dresser. I quickly snatched my red clutch and turned back to Ethan. I gripped my small purse in one hand as we began making our way downstairs and towards the front door. Ethan gently opened the door only to reveal Tara, Paul, John, Cynthia, George, Mandy, Ringo, and Maureen.

"You look amazing!" The four girls threw their arms around my body. I laughed loudly as they continued to hang on to my shoulders and neck.

After we pulled back laughing I commented with a smile towards all of them, "You all look so amazing too!" Tara was wearing a long golden colored dress with her hair curled stylishly, Cynthia wore the same style of dress except in yellow with a piece of her hair clipped up to the side, Maureen wore a dark blue dress that had a bit of a slit at the knee as her hair was straightened, and Mandy wore a crimson red dress as her hair was tied up in an elegant bun.

"We should get going if we want to make it on time." Tara suggested with an excited smile. I hadn't really gotten to know Tara that well, and despite the bit of awkwardness I feel around her, she's a genuinely nice person from what I gather.

After Ethan had shut and locked the door we all began walking, arms linked with our men, towards the black extravagant limo that was parked in front of my house. It was a cool and peaceful night as we all began walking down my sidewalk. When we were almost more than halfway there, the chauffeur exited the limo and made his way towards the side door. He opened it warmly and everyone began to pile in. Tara and Paul went first, second went John and Cynthia, third went Ringo and Maureen, fourth went George and Mandy, and Ethan and I went in last. Ethan had gotten one of the window seats as I sat next to him closely, while George sat on the opposite window as Mandy sat next to him and me.

In only the first few minutes of the drive, everyone was already laughing and smiling. Ethan had his arm wrapped around me as I scooted closer to him with uncertainty. I hadn't really immerged myself in any type of conversation, because I mostly kept my head down. I was too afraid that if I would look up, I'd catch Paul's eyes- and I couldn't afford to do that.

As everyone was in the midst of their own laughing conversations Ethan whispered suddenly in my ear, "See, it's not so bad."

I smiled weakly as I whispered back looking up at him, "Yeah, I guess not."

Ethan kissed my forehead as I kept my eyes down, before unknowingly bringing them up in front of me. Of course I managed to catch Paul's beautiful eyes looking just as sulky as mine. I was definitely better at hiding them. We stared into each other's eyes from almost halfway across the limo before I pulled away with my heart beating tremendously.

"Don't worry about it Em." Mandy whispered next to me. "Just have fun tonight."

I gave her a small nod before laying my head into Ethan's chest looking for comfort.

Later in the ride John had popped a bottle of champagne, and also managed to make a mess all over the carpet flooring. I laughed at his silliness as everyone began drinking out of their glasses. I took a sip of mine before deciding that was enough, I never had been a fan of alcohol. I set my glass down in the cup holder next to me before going back to my quiet self.

I tried with all of my might to not look at Paul, but I found myself doing it often. I just wanted this night to be over as quick as possible.


Once we arrived to the back entrance to Emeralda's we piled out and began to make our way inside of the restaurant. It looked as if the whole staff and crew had been waiting for us as the waiter seated us at a large circular table with elegant plate sets and glasses. We all took our seats and made ourselves comfortable. I sat next to Ethan and Mandy, as Paul sat at the other side of the table. We all began to place our orders, and I couldn't even pronounce half of the items. After pushing all of the nervousness aside I began to take in this beautiful place. Our table was located in a very private yet open part of the restaurant as the small dance floor was located right next to it. But, it wasn't the type of dance floors that were in the clubs the boys used to play in. The dance floor had gold and red squares all over it and there was a full elegant band playing at the head of it. They were all dressed in white tuxedos as they played their beautiful yet upbeat music. Many couples were laughing and smiling as they danced together.

After we finished eating our delicious dinner it must've been around 10 o' clock. We all decided to stay here for a bit longer and just chat, dance, and be with each other. I didn't think anybody would notice, so I quietly stood up and told Ethan I was going to the bathroom. I hurriedly made my way there, and just as I was about to go in someone caught me gently by the arm and pulled me out of sight from everyone.

I turned around as I abruptly pulled my arm away. I looked up finding Paul's eyes looking into mind as I asked unsteadily, "What do you want?"

"You look stunning." Paul looked up and down at me with a smile.

"What are you doing?" I asked in complete confusion making my voice come out louder than I meant it to.

Paul breathed heavily, "I need to tell you something."

He paused for a moment, and I began to admire how handsome he looked tonight. Paul was wearing a black tuxedo and his hair was combed nicely. I could see the small bit of stubble on his face, but that just made him even more attractive.

"What?" I whispered nervously.

"I still love you." Paul strangled out.

Anger began to build inside of me. "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean, what do I mean?" Paul asked back and came a bit closer. "I still love you Emma."

"Why are you doing this?" I asked a bit teary eyed. "You said you didn't care anymore."

"You believed that? I was lying." He confessed.

"What do you mean you lied to me?" I asked a bit loudly.

"I was putting on an act. I wanted to make you believe I did, because I thought that was what was best for you. But I was wrong, I'm what's best for you and yer' what's best for me." Paul came forwards and grabbed my hands gently.

I pulled my hands away angrily as I looked up at him. "You don't get to make that decision. How could you lie to me about something this big? You basically pushed me towards him."

"I know and I'm sorry for that, I just wasn't thinking straight." Paul said sadly.

"Yeah you weren't." I nodded my head agreeing. I looked at him angrily before exhaling, "I can't deal with this, not now."

I began to walk away frustrated.

"Wait," Paul pulled me back gently. "What do you mean? Please talk to me."

"I don't know what to say." I shook my head with tears. "Things... things aren't supposed to be like this… I'm sorry."

I pulled my hands back gently and made my way back towards the table.

I could not believe Paul lied to me about not caring! Him lying to me made me choose Ethan, well sort of… I'm now back to the place I started with.

Once I was back to my table I got my emotions under control and sat down next to Ethan.

"Now that you're back," Ethan grinned. "Would you like to dance?"

I tried giving a smile but all I could manage to say was, "Okay."


Soon enough Ethan and I were spinning and twirling all around the dance floor, and to my surprise I was giggling along with it. Ethan continued to dip me and lift me around laughing happily as he whispered sweet things into my ear. Once the cheery music died down, a slow piano song began to play throughout the restaurant.

"Come here." Ethan smiled softly as he pulled me towards him while laying his hands on my waist. I lifted my arms and wrapped them around his neck.

"I'm dancing with the most beautiful woman in the whole world." He stared down at me.

I exhaled with a small smile, "I doubt that."

Ethan cocked his head to the side in confusion. "You really don't know how beautiful you are?"

I didn't answer, because I didn't know what to say. Obviously I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world.

Out of nowhere, Ethan gently placed his hand on my jaw and stared into my eyes. As he leaned in for a kiss, all I could think about was who was watching. Then, our lips met with a soft touch. I didn't want him to think something was wrong, so I kissed him back. I tried putting emotion in it like I do every time Ethan kissed me, but something was holding back… and I knew what that was.

It was my love for Paul.

As we pulled back, Ethan stared into my eyes for one long moment before abruptly dropping to one knee and digging his hand quickly into his coat's pocket. He pulled out a black velvet box and opened it up only to reveal a shiny silver ring.

"Ethan," I whispered in shock.

"Emma," He smiled up at me as he grabbed my hand. "I love you so much, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I can't explain how you make me feel, but all I know is that I want you to be mine forever. Will you please marry me?"

I could feel the sharp breaths leave my mouth as I struggled for air. I immediately snapped my head to our table and found Paul already angrily walking out the front of the restaurant. I turned back to Ethan in tears and sadness.

"I'm so sorry," I blubbered as the tears fell down my face. I pulled away from Ethan before I could see his reaction, held my dress up, and began hurrying as fast as I could towards the front of the restaurant. I pushed the door open with all of my strength and was finally outside. The cold wind hit my face as I hurried after Paul who was already storming down the sidewalk.

"Paul!" I cried running up to him. "Wait! Paul!"

"Of course! Of course this happens!" He spun around yelling. "Nothing can ever go right can it! I'm sick of it! Just when I think I might have a chance, he does that!"

"I'm so sorry," I cried looking up at him. "All of this happened so quickly, and I didn't even mean for it too."

"Just get this whole thing over with and marry the bloody guy." Paul snapped.

"What?" I cried even harder. "Don't do this, please don't do this."

Paul began backing up faster and made his way towards the curb of the sidewalk. Before I knew it, he was already in the street but I was too sad to care. He looked at me with tear filled eyes before he whispered, "Just go and be with yer' fiancé."

"No, please stop!" I cried going after him. All I wanted was to be in his arms and yet he was basically trying to get away from me.

Paul backed up into the road a bit more before I spotted a dark large figure almost right behind him. My blurry eyes tried to focused, and I realized it was a car!

"Paul look out! Stop!" I shrieked before hearing car breaks screeching to a halt, a loud thud, and shattering glass all in a matter of seconds. Paul was nowhere to be seen and I knew this was going to be horror. I ran as fast as I could into the street and found Paul lying limply on the road with eyes shut. I dove on the floor next to him and cradled his body as close to mine as I could. I cried heavier as I felt the warm wet liquid all over his head and neck.

A car door slammed before I heard a man talk fearfully, "I'm so sorry! I didn't see him there! Is he okay? Is he dead? Wait, that's Paul McCartney! I'm going to lose everything!"

I didn't know if Paul was dead or not, all I knew was that he needed help fast.

"Somebody help!" I looked around crying. "He needs help! Please!"

In the next instant I was already being lifted off the ground by a familiar person.

"Emma the ambulance is on their way." John's voice talked softly as he tried pulling me away from Paul.

"Stop! Stop!" I pushed against his chest. He finally let me go and I ran back to Paul who was already being crowded by George and Ringo as Cynthia, Maureen, and Mandy stood on the sidewalk crying.

I bent back down frantically next to George as I cried quietly to Paul, "It's going to be okay, I love you… Paul please answer me… I love you! No…"

I controlled my crying as I looked over my shoulder and found Ethan standing in shock with a face of horror. I ignored him and went back to Paul.

"It's going to okay." I whispered. "I love you."


Wow… so definitely one of the most dramatic chapters I've ever written…

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