I Wanna Be Your Man

Chapter 25

Stu kissed John's neck, and John laughed. "Stop, that tickles!"

Stu stopped and got up off the bed. John did, too, and they both got their clothes back on.

"Well, that was..." John started.

"Interesting?" Stu laughed.

John blushed. "Uh, yeah, I mean, I've never done it with a man before."

"Well, I hope I made your first time great." Stu bowed, and made John laugh again. "You wanna go to that... strange...bar, or no?"

"Yeah, I'm winded. I could really use a drink right now."

They both walked out of their room and shut the door behind them.

They made their way to the bar, and when they got in, they sat down at the counter.

Stu looked at John and noticed he seemed like he'd been here before. Before he could ask if he had, John answered his question.

"I've been here a couple times before. Mostly after rejections. Sometimes to play music for the guys. I've always felt welcome here with all these types of people. Y'know? At home."

Stu nodded, and ordered two beers. He slid one towards John, and smiled. "On me, buddy."

John stared into Stu's eyes, and felt a strange feeling. "Oh boy, here we go."

They both started chugging their beers.
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"Are you sure?" Paul asked the lady behind the counter.

"Yes." The lady rolled her eyes. "I'm pretty sure we'd know if John Lennon was staying here."

"Well, can you check?" Paul was losing his patience.

"Fine." The lady walked through a door and came back out with a guy.
"Charlie, who have you checked into the motel during your shifts?"

"Um, a nice redhead, a young couple, an old couple, a biker, and two young men."

Paul was suddenly alert. "Two young men? Can you describe them?"

The guy narrowed his eyes. "Okayyyy. Well one had lighter brown hair, the other darker. They were both around your height, a little shorter, maybe. Anything else?"

"Yeah." Paul threw his hands up in exasperation. "Was one of them John Lennon?!"

The man's jaw dropped. "I thought he looked familiar!" This made the woman's jaw drop, and Paul stood there as they argued.

"Charlie! How didn't you recognize a celebrity?!"

"Well, he didn't seem like a celebrity. He seemed pretty normal. And he had another boy with him, so I assumed they were runaways."

"So, you let them in?! That's the worst excuse I have ev-"

"Heh-hem." Paul interrupted them.

They both looked at him and in unison said "What?"

Paul raised an eyebrow. "Could I have his room number?"

The lady pointed at him in shock. "Wait a minute. Are you Paul McCartney?!"

Paul nodded slowly.

The girl blushed. "Oh, hehe. Hi."

Paul gave an awkward smile, and the man coughed. Paul turned his head to him.

"Mister, uh, Lennon, went out with his...brother? I don't exactly know who was with him, actually. But I saw him go out and he probably won't be back for a while."

"But you can have the keys to his room!" The girl chimed in, and she handed Paul the key. As she did, she ran her hand up his wrist, and winked at him. Paul smiled at her on the outside, but cringed on the inside.

Paul turned around to go out and open John's door. As he left, he heard the guy yelling at the lady. "Oh, so if I let in kids running away from home, I'm an idiot. But when you give the keys to someone's room to someone else, you're still the model employee. Well, that's just a load of-"

Paul let the door slam behind him. He walked up to John's door and unlocked it. He pushed it open slowly, half expecting John to still be there, and was dissapointed to find that he wasn't. The T.V. was still on. It was the news talking about some Acceptance Protest thing. Paul sat on a chair and flipped to the Ed Sullivan show. He watched it for a long time, and when John didn't come home, he eventually fell asleep. He slid off the chair, and landed on the floor behind the bed with a thud.
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"Heh, hey Stu, I have a secret, but you can't tell anyone." John hiccuped.  "I'm queer!"

Stu started laughing and didn't stop until he let out a really loud burp. "Whoa, that was loud!"

John nodded, and went to drink more beer, but his mug was empty.

"Uh, ma'am, could I have some more beer?" John moaned at the bartender.

The man facepalmed and groaned. "Sir, for the last time, I am a man!" The guy shouted in a valley girl voice. He then looked at both of their faces, and raised an eyebrow. "And I think you two have had enough refills."

Stu looked confused. "What do you mean? These are only our first refills."

"I know." The man sneered. He snatched the empty mugs from both of them, and walked away.

The man came back out to take Stu's money, then ushered them to leave. They stumbled along the sidewalk, trying to get home.

"Uhh, where are we?" John moaned.

"I think, it's, uh, right over there." Stu mumbled. "Yeah, there it is, I see it."

They finally were back at their door, and John gasped dramatically. "It's open!"

Stu gasped too. "Do you think there's someone inside?"

John laughed. "No, don't be silly. I probably have mind powers or something. Or maybe we just left it unlocked."

John pushed open the door, and Stu jumped backwards. John looked into the room, and didn't see anything.

"All clear." They both walked in and John took 5 minutes to lock the door, because it was 'stuck'. Stu lied down on the bed, staring at the ceiling. John laughed and leaped on top of him, making Stu scream really loud.

"Shhh, you'll wake people up with that scream." John hushed and giggled.

John held Stu's head, and kissed him up his neck, making Stu laugh. He finally met Stu's lips, and they held a kiss for a few seconds. When John pulled away, he saw Stu smiling at him. All of a sudden, Stu looked paralyzed with fear. John heard a movement behind him, and quickly shot his head around.

"Paul?"

Paul was standing there, tears forming in his eyes. He quickly ran out, and slammed the door behind him.