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

Chapter 107

Alice's P.O.V

September 23, 1973

We flew back to London. When we arrived, there was a whole bunch of press and fans waiting for us. As we left the airport, they crowded us but not to closely, most likely because of how many children were with us.

"Paul, Alice, may we ask you a few questions?" a reporter asked. Paul and I looked at each other with a smile.

"I don't see why not" Paul said.

"How was your trip to Lagos?" the reporter asked.

"It was great" I said. Paul nodded to my answer. I wanted to keep the details of our being robbed and our medical scares secret from the press.

"Are you finished with the album?" another reporter asked.

"Not quite. We're going to finish it up in London" Paul said. We were asked a few more questions before we made our way to the cars that were waiting for us to take us home.

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Denny, Helen and Tommy were dropped off first. A few minutes later, the rest of us were dropped off at home.

"Does Laura know we're coming home today?" Paul asked

"No. I wanted her to be surprised when she saw us" I said

"I'll get the bags then. You go say hi to her" Paul said. I nodded and quickly kissed him. I saw that Linda had finished helping all the children out of the car so I walked over to her.

"Lin, do you want to come with me and surprise Laura?" I asked

"I'd love to. Joseph, stay with the kids and help with the bags, alright?" Linda asked

"Of coarse, my lovely Linda" Joseph said. Linda and I made our way to the front door.

"It's your birthday tomorrow" I said

"I know" Linda said

"I got you something special. I bought it shortly after you joined the band but I was waiting until your birthday to give it to you" I said

"Alice, I hope it's not too expensive. I sometimes don't like it when you buy me expensive gifts" Linda said

"You know I don't mind buying you gifts like that Lin. You're my best friend and I like giving you special gifts, even if they are a bit expensive. I do put a lot of thought into them" I said

"It is always the thought that counts" Linda commented as we walked up to the door. I knocked on it and heard Laura's voice.

"Whatever it is you're selling, we're not interested!" she shouted. The door opened, revealing a surprised Laura.

"Alice! Linda! You're home! Wait, where's Paul, Joseph and the kids? You didn't ditch them in Lagos, did you?" she asked

"No. Paul and Joseph are getting the bags and the kids are helping" I said.

"Oh, well come in you two. It is your house after all" Laura said

"Well, Alice's house" Linda said as we stepped inside.

"Yeah but you, Joseph and the kids stay with us a lot. It might as well be your home too" I said. Linda smiled at me.

"Alice, I need to know if you and Paul are feeling alright" Laura asked

"We're fine. Why are you asking?" I said

"I know that he had a bronchial spasm and you had a heart attack" Laura said

"How!? I didn't tell you about that" I said

"I called and told her" Linda said

"Why?" I asked

"Laura is your sister and she has a right to know" Linda said

"I almost had a heart attack myself when I heard the news. Arthur was very concerned for you" Laura said

"Speaking of which, where are Arthur and Walter?" I asked

"Upstairs with Martha. They just got back from a walk but she started crying as soon as they got home. She's still miserable. I'm just glad they got her outside. She'll be so happy to see that you're home" Laura said. I heard meows and saw Flower run into the room. She stared rubbing up against me.

"Flower missed you" Laura said

"I can tell" I said, looking down at Flower.

"Alice, what's on your cheek?" Laura asked. I suddenly remembered the slight scar on my cheek from when Paul and I were robbed.

"You didn't tell her about that Linda?" I asked

"No. I figured you could tell her that one yourself" Linda said

"Tell me what? What happened?" I asked

"There was a night where Paul and I went out for a walk and we got robbed. My cheek got cut with a knife" I said. The door opened again and in walked Paul, Joseph and all the kids.

"Paul, you and Alice got robbed!?" Laura said.

"I'm guessing you told Laura about that then, love" Paul said

"She did. I also know that you two were in the hospital" Laura said

"That one was all on Linda" I said.

"Well we're fine now Linda" Paul said. There was crying coming from upstairs.  I wanted to say it was Martha but it sounded a little higher pitched than hers.

"What's going on up there?" I asked

"I don't know. Arthur and Walter are still with her. Any of you kids want to go check?" Laura asked. Ethel and Heather raised their hands. Laura nodded and they ran up the stairs.

"Laura, you didn't tell mom and dad we were in the hospital, did you?" I asked

"No. It might be better for you to tell him yourselves" Laura said. Ethel and Heather cam running down the stairs with smiles on their faces.

"Mommy! Daddy! We need to tell you something!" Ethel said

"What is it?" I asked

"Martha had puppies!" Heather said. With that, Ethel and Heather ran back up the stairs.

"She was pregnant?" I asked. Laura had a look of relief on her face.

"Thank goodness. I thought she was sick" Laura said

"Laura, while you were with her, did she come in contact with any male dogs?" Paul asked

"Now that you mention it, when I had her for the couple days before you four left, she did meet this dog that she seemed to be getting really friendly with" Laura said

"So she was pregnant. I was so worried when you called and told me about her but she was just pregnant" I said

"See Alice, I told you that you had nothing to worry about" Linda said

"Yeah. Now you and Paul are grandparents" Joseph said. Paul and I looked to each other and smiled.

"What do you know love. Our first set of grandchildren" Paul said. I couldn't help but smile and laugh.