Simultaneously during all of this, back in New York City, Linda was pacing around her apartment, albeit near the rotary phone, with building anxiety. "Come on, you can do this, he's just your ex-husband. How hard could this be!?" She spoke aloud to herself, as she slowly grabbed the receiver from the holder. "Just call him, get it over with, tell him that he can't see Heather anymore, nothing personal, nothing having to do with his inability to parent his own daughter.....you're doing nothing wrong, it's just circumstantial...." She continued on as she carefully dialed onto the phone. "Hello, thanks for calling the Grand Canyon National Park Visitor Service, Mel See speaking..." the phone said politely as Linda inhaled deeply. "Joe? Hey, it's um, me, Linda, Linda Eastman, it's um, been quite some time.... " Linda soon greeted the phone, as she tried to gather up some courage. "Oh, wow! Hey, yeah, it has been a while, how are things in the hustle and bustle of New York?" He asked with surprise as Linda giggled awkwardly. "It's going well...how's about you, still liking the Arizona heat?" Linda asked, trying to hide her anxious feelings.
"Yeah, I guess, I mean, lots of fascinating and interesting rocks and artifacts to explore around here, so, um how's Heather? Is she eager for kindergarten? I mean, it's not the most intellectually sophisticated level of the education system, but to each their own...." Mel asked with forceful interest as Linda listened, trying to hide her frustration with his lack of interest in Heather. "Look, there's something I need to tell you, and it's actually about Heather..." Linda continued as she ignored his judgmental tone "Heather's gonna be adopted, and we're moving...moving to the United Kingdom." Linda soon gave the details very briefly. "Wait, what did you say? Heather's being adopted? I...I don't...don't quite understand...." Mel asked with misunderstanding. "Yes, I met someone, and....we're actually expecting our own child....Heather's actually with him right now, and I'm gonna be heading back to the UK in a few days....and marrying him..." Linda explained as Mel remained silent on the other end of the phone.
"Um, wow ... .alright, um ...congratulations on your new baby, but, um ... .who's the lucky fella?" Mel asked as Linda giggled with embarrassment. "Actually.....it's James Paul McCartney..." Linda soon answered as she moved her eyes down towards her pregnant stomach. "Oh....the Beatles guy? You met at the Bag O'Nails Club? Isn't he already dating someone?" Mel asked with uncertainty as Linda listened and inhaled deeply. "He was ... .and now he's with me, it's part of the convention of expecting, you know that better than anyone..." Linda answered as Mel became silent. "I see ... .well, could you tell Heather that her papa loves her?" Mel asked as Linda nodded in agreement as she hung up the phone.
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Parenting Paul
FanfictionLonely, distraught and stressed from fame and unexpected breakup with his girlfriend Jane Asher and his band The Beatles: Paul McCartney contemplates spending the rest of his life being carefree and nihilistic, until he finds himself having to raise...
