All Things Must Pass - Part 2 to What Is Life? ( A George Harrison FanFic)

Chapter 5

George's P.O.V.

I walked in after being dropped off by Paul to find that Lauren and Ollie were gone.

My head and my heart began to panic and I became distraught, looking in every room. It wasn't like Lauren at all to up and leave without any notice. I looked everywhere I could before sinking into the sofa in the foyer as a tear shed down my face.

She did think I had caused this. She didn't believe in me and that hurt deeply.

My mind flooded with memories of the last few years. I remembered the first night that I brought Lauren here to this home shortly after I had purchased it.

It was when I didn't want her to be drunk and alone in her hotel room after our first date, so I carefully carried her to my bedroom and came down to this very sofa. I stared at the ceiling for hours thinking about life, waiting for her to wake up.

I wanted to kiss her, love her, hold her and sing to her. She made me want things out of life that I had never wanted. Those things were now things maybe I have taken for granted.

I decided to call around to where she might be. First I started with Paul's house. I knew Linda would be there since her and Heather have moved in with him. Linda and Lauren were closer than ever as of late and if she needed time away from me that was a possibility.

"McCartney residence," her voice answered.

"Linda," I said "is Lauren there with you?"

There was silence on the other end for a moment and then she spoke again.

"Yes," she said, "she wanted to be with us for a little while but she will be back home soon."

I was at least happy that she was there. If she was there then I knew she was safe and protected. I didn't want her to not be with me but I would need to explain why I admitted to the possession of drugs in our home. If she won't give me the chance I will at least be able to sleep at night knowing she's with Paul and Linda.

"I need a chance to explain to her what happened," I said wanting her to understand.

"She knows," Linda said, "she was just scared. The police were willing to take you both away from Ollie and it was traumatizing for her. She has been here just sobbing about it."

"Well, please Linda.. tell her I love her and that whenever she feels up to it I will be here waiting for her."

We pretty much ended the conversation and I felt uneasy. I decided then that I needed to give Eric a call.

Of course there was no answer. He knows what he has done.

I picked up my pack of cigarettes and lit one and just took drag after drag to settle my nerves. I couldn't always turn to meditating as a way of calming myself. Sometimes I needed to just smoke my cigarettes and hope for the best.

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Then I went to the studio to do what I normally do when I feel the whole world closing in on me. I picked up my guitar and I started writing a song. This particular song was of me just completely missing my wife.

I just said whatever words I was feeling and strummed and then I had some pieces together and kept practicing. When I had enough of this I just sat on the couch in the studio just staring at the wall.

I didn't know how much time passed but I heard the front door open and I snapped out of it and stood up. I walked to the door to greet my family and I saw that Paul was with Lauren and Ollie escorting them inside.