The question

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A few months-ish later...

"...Only my love does it good to me. Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa" Paul sang in front of Linda, who was the only audience member.

"Oh, Paul," she sighed, hugging him. "It's absolutely beautiful. I love it."

"Glad you like it. It's for you."

"What?"

"You have no idea how much I could ever love you, Linda. The closest I think I'll ever get and ever could get is this song."

Linda was speechless. She'd never known anyone so sweet and caring before until she met Paul. "I- I don't know what to say."

"How about-" Paul clutched Linda tight as his lips touched hers.

"Oh, that's the perfect way to put it!"

"Linda, I need to ask you something."

"Anything,"

Paul got down upon one knee and pulled a small box out of his pocket.

.......
Julian and Heather whispered secrets to one another.

Julian couldn't believe he was actually talking to a girl. He didn't care, though. He liked Heather, and Heather liked him.

Most girls didn't talk with boys, but Julian was her best friend. They played almost every childhood game in existence with each other.

Once, he even made a drawing for Heather. "What do you call it?" John asked him.

"It's 'Heather in the Sky with Diamonds'."

"Sounds like it could be a pretty good song..."

"Everything sounds like a song to you, Daddy! I am the walrus would even sound like a good song to you!"

Heather also once made a pot looking thing out of clay for Julian.

But whether or not they realized it, it was true love.

As Julian whispered something in her ear, he unknowingly and accidentally kissed her on the cheek.

Heather gasped and touched her cheek. "Did you just... kiss me?!?" She whispered.

"I'm sorry!"

"It's okay, I actually liked it. But please don't tell anyone!"

"Our secret,"

Heather stuck her pinkie out. "Pinkie swear?"

Julian extended his and locked pinkies with her. "Pinkie swear."

They grabbed each other in a friendly hug.

John walked in casually to see the two hugging. His jaw dropped. Could Jules be in love...? No, too early. Right? George, following after, saw the same and almost spit out his drink, but instead forcefully swallowing it. Ringo just widened his baby blue eyes in shock.

John stumbled back, accidentally turning on the radio, which began playing,

Let me tell you 'bout the birds and the bees, and the flowers and the trees...

"TURN. IT. OFF!!!!" George and Ringo mouthed in a panic as the knob broke off. John began mentally cursing himself.

Julian and Heather turned around, wondering what was going on. When the radio wouldn't turn off, John simply turned around. "Hehe, heeeeeeyy Jules."

"Daddy, why'd you break the radio?"

"Well, I didn't-"

"Admit it, John. You screwed the radio up."

"Okay, maybe it is screwed up, but I didn't mean to..."

........

Linda was crying tears of joy. Paul had asked her the question. THE question! With the best words Paul could ever hear. "I love you too much to say no."

It was official. They were engaged.

Paul held her tight as she came in for a hug. "I love you too, Linda. And I'll never let anything ever happen to you." He began stroking her hair gently.

I just don't want the same thing to happen to you that did to her. I don't want to ever hurt you, Linda.

"Nothing?"

"Nothing."

"Oh, God, I love you, Paul!" She said, choking out a small sob.

Paul began thinking up more lyrics. "Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time..." (That's all I know of the song, because I somehow never could like it...)

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