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

Chapter 100

Alice's P.O.V

July 10, 1973

We were in Newcastle for our last show. I was really excited for it as this was the night Linda was performing with us. She was helping Paul and I set up for rehearsal.

"Are excited for the show tonight Lin?" I asked

"Yeah. Just a bit nervous about performing in front of people" Linda said.

"You'll do great Linda" I said

"What if I mess up?" Linda said

"Linda, you and Alice are playing together. She'll guide you" Paul said

"That's right, Lin. Don't think for one moment I'll let you mess up" I said

"Thanks" she said.

"Are we too late for rehearsal?" I heard Joseph. I looked over and saw that him walking towards us with Heather. Both of them stood beside Linda.

"Nope. Rehearsal doesn't start for another ten minutes. Are you going to stay and watch?" I asked

"Yeah. I want to see my lovely Linda play before the show" Joseph said, reaching over to stroke Linda's cheek.

"Thanks, honey. Did Heather want to come watch as well?" Linda asked.

"Yes mommy" Heather said. Linda smiled and combed Heather's hair with her fingers.

"Heather, we still have time before rehearsal starts. Do you want me to show you the keyboard your mom and I are playing?" I asked

"Okay" she said. Heather followed me over to the keyboard.

"How long did it take you to learn how to play?" Heather asked.

"Not long. I already play piano so learning the keyboard was easy" I said

"You and Uncle Paul are really good musicians" Heather said.

"Thanks Heather. Do you know what you might want to do when your older?" I asked. She shrugged.

"I like art. I might want to do that when I get older" Heather said

"I think you'd be a fantastic artist" I said. I looked up and saw Joseph walking towards us.

"Heather, your mom wants to talk to you for a bit" he said. Heather nodded and made her way over to Linda. I started playing a tune. Joseph interrupted when he pressed on a random key.

"Thanks for ruining my masterpiece" I said. Joseph laughed and shook his head.

"Thanks for letting Linda play with you tonight. Ever since you brought it up with her, that's all she's been talking about" Joseph said

"The whole band is thrilled about having her play with us" I said. Joseph smiled and stared at me for a moment, his attention mainly on my hair.

"Why are you staring at my hair?" I asked

"I swear you and Linda are sisters sometimes. I mean, matching haircuts?" Joseph asked

"Hey, it was Linda's idea and I think this looks good on me" I said, patting my head. I saw that our band mates were arriving, indicating it was time to start rehearsal.

"Alright. Go sit in the audience. We're starting rehearsal" I said. Joseph nodded. He and Heather took a seat in the audience. We all took our places, including Linda who was standing right beside me.

"Is everyone ready?" Paul asked. I looked over at Linda and she gave me a nod.

"We are" I said. With that, our rehearsal started.

~

Our rehearsal went perfectly. I can tell it really calmed Linda's nerves. It was almost time for our show to start.

"Lin, I'm going to introduce you, okay? As soon I say your name, you're going to walk out on stage" I said

"Alright" Linda said

"And just remember how great you did at rehearsal" I said. Linda smiled and nodded. I smiled in return and saw Paul motioning for me.

"Paul wants to see me. See you stage" I said. I walked over to Paul.

"Is Linda ready to do this?" Paul asked

"She is" I said. Paul smiled and gave me a quick kiss.

"Let's go on then" Paul said. Paul went out on stage first, with the rest of the band following. I stepped out last, winking at Linda as I passed her. I took my place and looked out at the screaming crowd.

"How's everyone doing tonight?" I spoke into the microphone. Loud cheers came from the audience.

"Tonight, we have a special guest joining us. She's a very special friend of ours and we want all of you to welcome her. Come on out Linda" I said. Linda walked out on stage and waved at the crowd. She stood beside me.

"Say hello to everyone" I whispered in her ear. She nodded.

"Hi. I'm very excited to be here tonight" she spoke into the microphone. The crowd cheered for her.

"They love you already" I said. Linda looked to me and smiled.

"Let's get this show started" Paul said. There was more cheering as we started to play.

~

"Linda! You were great! Did you see how much they loved you?" I said as we went backstage.

"That was so much fun! I can see why you guys love performing so much" Linda said.

"Well, there's always a spot open for you if you want it" Paul said. Joseph ran over to us, with all the children and Helen behind him. He took Linda in his arms and spun her round.

"I'm so proud of you lovely Linda. You looked like you were having fun" Joseph said

"I was!" Linda said.

"We're trying to convince her to join the band. You try talking her into it Joseph" I said.

"That doesn't sound like a bad idea Linda. You had so much fun tonight. Why not join?" Joseph said

"I don't know" Linda said. I got on my knees and hugged her legs.

"Please, oh please join us Linda" I said. Paul laughed at me.

"Come on, Alice is on her knees" Paul said.

"Well, I did have fun and I'd love to do it again sometime. You know what, I will join" Linda said. I got up on my feet and started jumping up and down.

"Yay!" I said. Denny joined us, wrapping his arm around Helen.

"What's got Alice so excited?" he asked

"Linda agreed to join the band" Helen said. Denny smiled and looked to Linda.

"That's great Linda! It'll be nice to have you perform with us more often" Denny said

"I don't know about everyone else, but I'm exhausted" Linda said

"Let's pack everything up then and find a hotel for the night" Paul said.

Yay! One hundred chapters. This is usually where I'd end the book but honestly, I'm going to need more than one hundred chapters and I don't know how many more there are going to be. Probably a lot~Emma