Maybe I'm Amazed~Threequel to I Wanna Be Your Man~

Chapter 86

Alice's P.O.V

May 11, 1973

We left for the Bristol Hippodrome early in the afternoon so we could start getting ready for our show tonight. The bus was in the process of taking us and our equipment there. Linda and I were sitting on the couch, looking through a magazine together.

"Is there anything of interest in here?" Linda asked

"I don't know. Keep flipping through the pages" I said. Linda did as I said until she stopped on a page that had Roger Moore on it.

"Ugh, what's he doing in there?" I asked

"Let me find out" Linda said. Her eyes scanned the page.

"It says here that he and his wife have separated, and you'll never believe the reason why" Linda said.

"May I see it please?" I asked. Linda nodded and gave me the magazine. I skimmed through the page until I found the paragraph mentioned the separation.

Roger Moore, star of the upcoming film Live and Let Die, and his wife Luisa Mattioli have announced their plans to separate. Luisa had nothing to say on the matter, but we did get a chance to speak to Roger about it.

"I've met somebody new. She's a fellow cast mate of mine" Roger commented

He didn't reveal which of his co stars it was but they plan to reveal the relationship at the film's premiere.

"Are you fucking kidding me!?" I shouted

"Now, now. He didn't directly say it was you" Linda said

"But I know he's talking about me!" I said

"Alice, please calm down" Linda said

"Calm down! How the fuck am I supposed to calm down!? If that perverted pig says one thing about me and him, he'll ruin my marriage to Paul!" I said

"Paul knows nothing is going on between you two" Linda said

"It's not Paul I'm worried about. It's the fans. If they hear the lies about Roger and I, they'll fucking hate me! They'd probably push us to get a divorce, and then we wouldn't be able to take it anymore and we'd have no choice but to go through with it" I said, feeling tears slide down my cheek.

"Don't say that Alice! You and Paul love each other, don't you?" Linda said.

"Yes" I cried

"Then don't think like that. You and Paul will be together forever. Maybe you should show Paul the article" Linda said

"No!" I protested

"Why?" Linda asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Because then he won't be able to concentrate tonight" I said

"Fine, but you tell him after the show tonight or I will" Linda said

"Fine" I said

"Good. Maybe think about calling Guy as well and see if you two can work something out" Linda said

"I will" I said

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We were just moments away from performing and all that was on my mind was the article.

"Love, we should get on stage now" Paul said as he walked up to me. I gave a weak smile and nodded.

"Are you alright?" he asked

"I'll talk to you about it after the show" I said

"Alright. Let's start the show then" Paul said. I smiled my real smile and grabbed his hand. Us and the rest of our band mates made our way to the stage. First to step out was Henry McCullough followed by Denny Seiwell then Denny Laine, and then finally Paul and I walked onto stage hand in hand. The crowd was going crazy. Paul and I gave each other a kiss before we took our places. Whenever we performed, we were always right next to each other.

"Hello Bristol!" Paul spoke into the microphone. The crowd cheered and screamed.

"We hope you're all ready for a great night tonight!" I said. The crowd screamed even louder than last time. Paul and I gave each other a nod and then we all started to play.

~

When the show ended, we were all sweaty and exhausted. Paul and I were met by Linda who was holding the magazine from earlier.

"All of you did wonderful tonight" Linda said

"Thanks Linda" I said. She kindly smiled at me.

"Now, are you going to tell Paul or shall I do it" Linda said.

"Tell me what?" Paul asked. I sighed and grabbed the magazine from Linda. I flipped to the page that had the Roger Moore article.

"Just read this" I said. Paul took the magazine and his eyes scanned the page. When he finished reading, he did not look pleased.

"What the fuck does he think he's doing?" Paul asked

"I don't know Paul but if he says any lies about me and him, all the fans will hate me and the band will be ruined" I said, letting tears fall down my cheeks again.

"Love, don't cry" he said, pulling me into a hug. He rocked me back and forth as he petted my hair.

"We'll figure out something, alright?" Paul said.

"Maybe I shouldn't go to the premiere" I said

"You're going to that premiere, you're just not going alone. I'll go with you that way he can't say anything" Paul said. I looked up at him and smiled.

"I love you so much" I said

"I love you too" Paul said. He pressed a passionate kiss to my lips that lasted until Linda cleared her throat.

"Sorry to interrupt, but I suggested that Alice talk to Guy" Linda said

"What good is that going to do?" I asked

"He did stop Roger from flirting with you on set, didn't he?" Paul said

"I suppose you're right" I said

"See? Talking to him won't hurt. I know you two will figure out something. If you'll excuse me, I think we're all going to gather up the kids and head to the bus" Linda said

"Alright. Talk to you later" I said. She smiled at us before walking off. As soon as she was gone, Paul started kissing me again.

"How about later you and me celebrate our first show?" Paul said

"Paulie, we're going to be in the bus all night" I said

"Don't worry. We'll think of something" Paul said, smirking and winking at me. I smiled and shook my head before grabbing his hand and heading to our dressing room to change.