Baby, It's You. (Paul McCartney fanfiction)

Chapter 17: "The Night Before"

I didn't understand why Paul hung up on me that way,
I suppose he was upset with everything that has been going on lately.
I felt like a burden to him.
I had put extra problems on his shoulders.
Nothing between us has ever been easy.
Maybe it's simply for the fact that we shouldn't be together or that we never had a chance.
They say when you're supposed to be with someone, you'll just know.
But with him, I don't know.
I try not to think about it too much and get a good nights sleep
After I drift off for what must have been a couple of hours I unexpectedly feel a cold hand on my shoulder.
I jump up in surprise

"Don't turn on the light"

"Paul? What are you doing here"

"I wanted to know if you were alright. I wanted to talk to you."

"Now?"

"Yeah, now. Let me lay with you"

I move over and he lays down next to me.
He grabs my hand and holds it then says

"I just wanted you to know I'll always keep you safe."

"I know you will."

"Evie, did it hurt you?"

"Did what hurt me?"

"What I said about us in the interview."

"I don't know Paul, all I know is the world wants you with Jane, the fans want you with Jane and Jane wants you with Jane."

"But I don't want me with Jane.'

"Paul, you can't keep doing this.
Back and forth, her and me, then back to her. It's not fair and it isn't right to any of us."

"I want to be with you. I realized that tonight. After I seen Ne-"

"What? You seen Neal?"

I jump up and turn the light on and I see something I didn't expect to see.

"Oh my goodness!"

"Don't panic. I'm alright."

"Paul ... What happened?"

"He should have never put his hands on you."

"Paul ..."

"After we hung up, I was furious. He had no reason to do what he did to you. So I went over to talk to him but it didn't turn out so well."

"Tell me what happened. You're black and blue. Brian isn't going to like this."

"I don't care, I couldn't let him get away with what he did to you. He had it coming. He won't touch you again. I made sure of that. We're going to find you a new place."

"You didn't have to do this for me. I didn't want anyone to get hurt."

"Evie, you already got hurt."