The Chain - GoldDustLinda77 - Wattpad

The Chain

GoldDustLinda77

Reads 2,377
Votes 121
Parts 10
Time 1h 9m

Reads 2,377
Votes 121
Parts 10
Time 1h 9m

GoldDustLinda77

Mature

buckinghamnicks fleetwoodmac lindseybuckingham romancefanfiction stevienicks

At the age of 74, Stevie Nicks is no stranger to loss. Robin, Jess, Barbara, Tom - not to mention every fur baby she's ever called herself Mommy to - have been losses she's never quite recovered from. Stevie, like all people, has heard the old expression, "Life is short." 

But she never thought she'd actually stand to lose Lindsey Buckingham. 

At the age of 73, Lindsey Buckingham is stunned to learn he is suffering from a heart condition, 4 years after a heart attack and triple bypass surgery forced him to look at his own mortality, take stock of the things working and not working in his life. 

But he knows in his heart the thing working the least is not being able to talk to Stevie Nicks. 

From Thanksgiving to New Years Eve 2022, a pair of stubborn soul mates with 56 years of history will take stock of what they had...and what they lost...and what they had...and what they lost...

...and finally figure out how to let The Chain keep them together.All Rights Reserved

buckinghamnicks fleetwoodmac lindseybuckingham romancefanfiction stevienicks

Table of contents

10 parts

Sign up to add The Chain to your library and receive updates

or

Content Guidelines

You may also like

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 1: Over My Head by GoldDustLinda77

On New Years Eve, 1974, broke and dejected and desperate to make it in the music business, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham join Fleetwood Mac at a Mexican restaurant... What followed is the story of five very different people becoming a family, dysfunctional though it may have been from the start, making beautiful music together and enjoying almost instant stardom and riches beyond their wildest dreams. At the center of it all, with their relationship on the rocks after years of being tested by crippling blows from the industry and living below the poverty line, remains the beautiful, romantic, once-in-a-lifetime love affair of Stevie and Lindsey, two kids out of Northern California whose perfect harmony exists not only in their music but in their hearts...and in their bed. This is the story of the inception of Fleetwood Mac, a love story that exists when two people in love with making music and each other find themselves "over their heads...and it sure feels nice."

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series: The Nightbird by GoldDustLinda77

The Buckingham family rings in the year 2019 with much to be grateful for and proud of - particularly Stevie's upcoming induction into the. Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as the first woman inducted twice! With the ceremony set for late March in Brooklyn, NY, Stevie begins throwing herself into rehearsal...until a phone call comes in from the hospital one February morning that changes her world forever... "Mrs. Buckingham, your husband has had a heart attack and will need a triple bypass to survive." Stephanie Nicks Buckingham is no stranger to tragedy and loss. After losing her best friend Robin at a young age, the deaths of her parents and several close friends and relatives, she has trained herself to "wear her boots all summer long." But the thought of losing Lindsey, the love of her life, would be asking too much...even of The Nightbird.

If You Were My Love (Double Love Series Part 1) by GoldDustLinda77

From 1995-2023, I chronicled the affair-turned-feud-turned-marriage of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, finally uniting them in "The Wild Heart" and continuing their journey in "Gold And Braid; A Love Story". In "Outside The Rain", it was a life-threatening illness in 2022 that was the catalyst for a Buckingham Nicks love reunion. And now, how about another alternate ending to the greatest love story in rock & roll history... The year is 2022. Separated by miles and by their long-standing feud since the 2018 MusiCares debacle, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are enjoying their separate solo careers in their 70s on two separate tours... That is, until a phone call to both from a band member about ANOTHER famous Fleetwood Mac couple's late-in-life reunion throws them both together for the first time in nearly 5 long years... The chain may keep them together, but will it help them all find their way back together for good after 5 years apart? Find out in my next present-day Buckingham Nicks reunion love story, "If You Were My Love".

Gold And Braid: A Love Story (Original Series Sequel) by GoldDustLinda77

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's epic journey, beginning in "Twisted" and spanning three decades to its conclusion in "The Wild Heart", is not over yet... In 2022, Stephanie Nicks Buckingham has it all - She has finally married the love of her life, they share a beautiful home on the beach in Hawaii near Mick Fleetwood, and after her first solo tour in three years after a global pandemic and lockdown, the Rumors lineup of Fleetwood Mac, reunited, is heading out for a farewell tour! But this is a Buckingham Nicks story after all, and there would not be Shangri-La without a little trouble... This is the story of Mr. & Mrs. Buckingham, after the glitter fades...❤️

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 4: The Dance by GoldDustLinda77

***In the ongoing Buckingham Nicks alternate universe*** The year is 1997. After creative differences led to Lindsey's departure from Fleetwood Mac in 1987, the Buckingham family - which has expanded with the birth of their daughter Sara in 1988 - has been laying low. Stevie's solo career has been thriving, and they have been raising two teenagers and a very rambunctious and creative and different little girl, Lindsey at home in his studio happily being a stay-at-home dad and making his own music. But when MTV approaches the band for a televised reunion concert and a subsequent tour unfolds, Stevie and Lindsey must navigate not just a resurgence of their careers in middle age but the perils of parenthood - as well as a late-in-life visit from the stork - and somehow keep alive the spark, the love, the undying passion that makes them Buckingham Nicks.

I Will Run To You by GoldDustLinda77

It's 1983 and there is not a dull moment for Stevie Nicks. She is preparing for her Wild Heart tour, still grieving the loss of her best friend Robin, embroiled in a divorce from Robin's widower, Kim Anderson, and mourning the loss of her chance at motherhood with Kim having taken baby Matthew home. Her cocaine habit, which has become her only coping mechanism by now, has become a full-blown addiction. The last thing Stevie needs in her life is a stalker who threatens her safety and even her life. The last thing she needs is to go on with the tour and begin a relationship with Joe Walsh. But the first thing she needs is a good dose of reality, of safety, of love, of a reminder of the old days, and person to step in and remind her of who she is, what she needs, and to save her from the danger lurking around the corner. What she needs is Lindsey Buckingham, and that's exactly what she gets.

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 7: Say You Will by GoldDustLinda77

***The Buckingham Nicks alternate universe returns in the early 2000s with the era of Say You Will!!!*** It's 2002 and Stevie, just home from her Trouble In Shangri-La tour, joins Lindsey, Mick and John in the studio for the first time without Christine to make a new album. However their professional lives may be stressful, however, pales in comparison to the drama, the struggles and, yes, also the happiness, that comes with having two grown children, a young teen and a daughter just starting school...the family they have created over 25 years of marriage. A new album, a tour, a health scare, a wedding and the first grandchild of both the Buckinghams and the McVies color the first few years of the new millennium for our favorite rock and roll love match, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. "That kind of romance comes only once, that kind of love that kind of fever dance...that you love because you become someone else in an instant..." ~ Stevie Nicks, "Say You Will", 2002

Tango In The Night Part 2: When I See You Again by GoldDustLinda77

***The sequel to Tango In The Night Part 1: Big Love*** It's 1987 and Lindsey Buckingham has left Fleetwood Mac after a tumultuous and violent argument/showdown with Stevie and the band. Two new guitarists are hired and "the show must go on"...except that Stevie's pre-birthday night of passion with Lindsey has left her carrying his child! Stevie's avoidance of Lindsey drives him to seek help winning her back from unlikely sources...as well as prompting Mick to propose marriage to help her raise her child. Which of Stevie's "great loves" will be her husband of 35 years by Thanksgiving 2022, the start of the flashback story? Will Lindsey's wrongdoings be forgiven, or is Mick Fleetwood at the right place at the right time? And WHAT is her anniversary surprise? Find out in the conclusion of Tango In The Night...

My Heart by GoldDustLinda77

***Another In Your Dreams era tale*** Stevie Nicks has spent the better part of 2010 having the time of her life. After agreeing to create her first studio album in a decade in her luxurious Santa Monica home, Dave Stewart has added immeasurably to her life and her art, but there is still one thing they haven't gotten a handle on - "Soldier's Angel". Stevie knows that there is only one person on earth who has ever understood her and her art enough to be able to save the song that means so much to her... His name is Lindsey Buckingham. When Stevie calls Lindsey to come over and help her with the song, things get very emotional very quickly because - as revealed in flashbacks from Fleetwood Mac's 2009 tour - there is a lot of unfinished business between them, and it is the kind of unfinished business that will leave both of them questioning if the events that transpired one night on tour represent the worst mistake they've ever made, or the first step towards a reconciliation. "Just like nothing's changed after all these years...and you're not to blame..."

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 3: Storms by GoldDustLinda77

***After "Over My Head" came "Dreams"...now Part 3... Storms"!*** It's 1979 and Fleetwood Mac has a lot going on...not the least of which is recording Tusk and embarking on yet another tour... Stevie and Lindsey have just had 2 babies in 2 years! Happily married and trying to balance their young family and their careers leads to conflict, especially as Lindsey goes off the deep end with the Tusk sound, as Stevie starts talking about flying solo for awhile to make an album of her own, as as they have drastically different opinions on the dissolution of the marriage of Christine and John McVie, and as Mick muddles through an accidental relationship with Sara Recor all the while making it clear his love for Stevie has a heartbeat...and it never really dies...

You may also like

Slide 1 of 10

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 1: Over My Head cover

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series: The Nightbird cover

If You Were My Love (Double Love Series Part 1) cover

Gold And Braid: A Love Story (Original Series Sequel) cover

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 4: The Dance cover

I Will Run To You cover

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 7: Say You Will cover

Tango In The Night Part 2: When I See You Again cover

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 3: Storms cover

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 1: Over My Head

On New Years Eve, 1974, broke and dejected and desperate to make it in the music business, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham join Fleetwood Mac at a Mexican restaurant... What followed is the story of five very different people becoming a family, dysfunctional though it may have been from the start, making beautiful music together and enjoying almost instant stardom and riches beyond their wildest dreams. At the center of it all, with their relationship on the rocks after years of being tested by crippling blows from the industry and living below the poverty line, remains the beautiful, romantic, once-in-a-lifetime love affair of Stevie and Lindsey, two kids out of Northern California whose perfect harmony exists not only in their music but in their hearts...and in their bed. This is the story of the inception of Fleetwood Mac, a love story that exists when two people in love with making music and each other find themselves "over their heads...and it sure feels nice."