November 1969.

Sunday, November 16th.

Ryan and Roger spent the entire Sunday at Jade's house. Roger was doing a college job with Mark and Ryan was together, creating propaganda posters for Smile's upcoming shows at Imperial College and pubs. Jade was doing some math exercises, listening to music quietly. Everyone had already had lunch. Roger and Mark continued to do the work in the living room.Jade was in the backyard, doing the exercise on the spot and listening to The Beatles' special on the radio . Ryan approached Jade and sat down next to her. In the yard there is a large table. They are in the fall and the afternoons are cooler, but, Jade does not bother with this mood because she just loves it.

"Did I bother you?" - Said the young man to Jade.

"Of course not." She smiled at him.

- I want to show you my propaganda posters to help the band Smile, what do you think? Ryan asked smiling.

"Wow, the posters are beautiful," Jade smiled. "It sure will get people's attention and it will really help the band spread the word about their work. Great work, Ryan. Congratulations.

"Thank you so much, Jade," Ryan smiled. "The opinion of the boys is important, but yours is also very important. A feminine view of the band's propaganda is vitally important.

- Yeah, I'm sure it will help the band a lot and you show it to be a great advertiser, you have a future in the profession. You'll be excellent, Ryan. "Jade watched him closely.

Jade looked at Ryan's beauty. In fact, Jade is delighted with Roger's phenomenal beauty and her sincere, funny, beautiful personality , but, she is very delighted with the beauty of Ryan as well. She watches the boy's dark hair, his black eyes.

At that time, the music of The Beatles is interrupted on the radio and the announcer gives the news about the Vietnam war. Ryan watches the interview, and Jade notices the boy's concern with the news. Jade knows the boy is an American from New York and has family in America.

After the announcer broke the news, Ryan's face was pale.

"Ryan, are you okay?" Jade asked worriedly, looking at the boy.

Ryan looked at Jade with tears in his eyes.

"How much longer will you have that bloody war, Jade?" Ryan asked, looking down at her, holding her tight so she did not cry. "I have two cousins ​​who are fighting right now in the goddamn war, Jade. They send letters to me. The letters are slow to get here, and my heart always tightens waiting for news of them, Jade, not knowing if they are alive today or if they are dead, unfortunately. You can not tell. I have a cousin who is about to turn eighteen and at any moment he can be called also to fight in Vietnam.

At that moment Ryan starts to cry and Jade hugs him tightly and kisses his head affectionately.

"I'm sorry for your cousins, Ryan," Jade said in annoyance. "Unfortunately, we do not know until when this damn war will last. Man destroys himself over time. I'm afraid of future generations that might pass. The world is in great transformation, the man reaching the moon was only the beginning of the great transformations.

Ryan was crying as a child, and at that moment, Roger and Marcos appeared to see what was happening. Roger looking at Ryan and Jade hugged felt a jealous edge that he tried to hide and realized that his friend was crying a lot.

"What's going on, Ryan?" Roger asked, looking at him.

- The damn Vietnam war. The US government has sent more troops to the battlefield, as it is having great resistance from the Vietnamese. I think of my two cousins ​​who are fighting at this hour, Rog. And I think of one of my cousins, who is about to turn eighteen, soon and he can be called to fight. - Ryan said crying a lot.

"This damn war has no end," Marcos said thoughtfully and sadly.

"I'm sorry, my brother," Roger said, hugging Ryan tightly, and as much as he was jealous of him with Jade, Roger knows his childhood friend needs your support.

Marcos and Roger talked to Ryan, cheering him on to be optimistic and believing his cousins ​​are okay.

Before Roger and Ryan went home, the brunet hugged the girl and kissed her cheek to look.

"Thank you for your support, for your affection, Jade," Ryan said looking at her tenderly. "Thank you for listening to me and being with me right now.

"No need to thank Ryan," Jade smiled. "You can count on me anytime, even though I'm younger than you.

"You're young, but you're a very smart girl, Jade," Ryan said.

Roger said goodbye to the suspicious girl as well, for she had seen the great look of affection and love that Jade was throwing at Ryan.

A short time later, Ryan and Roger left, and Marcos hugged his sister.

"Ryan is rightly worried," said Mark. "The war in Vietnam is bloody, my sister, unfortunately.

"I do not know what you would do if it were for a war," Jade said, looking at her brother affectionately. "I believe I would follow you to the end of the world." I love you so much Marcos.

"I love you too, my sister," Marcos smiled.

The weeks passed and after that, Ryan and Jade created a much stronger bond. The two go out to have ice cream, go to the movies, just as friends. Marcos and Roger sometimes accompanied them. Whenever Ryan wanted to hang out with Jade, he asked permission from his parents and Mark.

Friday, December 12, 1969.

Rumors about the end of The Beatles grew rapidly, to the concern of the band around the world. Jade was very tense with this possibility, because, for her, the band should continue forever, the dream could not end.

The Smile band performed at Imperial College and pubs and thanks to the posters produced by Ryan, to promote the band, it helped more and more the band in the presentations and had more people than before. Ryan was truly in love with Jade and realized it was time to talk to the girl and say everything she felt for her.

On Friday, the last day of school, Jade said goodbye to her classmates, because classes will only come back from the second half of February. Jade commented with her colleagues that she would go out with Ryan tonight, that they would go to the movies.

"I believe Ryan is truly in love with you, Jade?" Alicia smiled. "If he asked you in courtship, would you accept his request?"

"Alicia, I do not know," Jade smiled, blushing. "We're just friends.

- Just friends? James smiled. "I do not think so, my friend. Ryan has come to her for school a few times. This is not just a friend thing.

"I agree with Alice and James," Jessica said. "Though I'd rather have you stay with Roger, who's the one who's in love with you." I choose Roger, it suits you.

"I prefer Ryan," Alice smiled. "It suits Jade's sweet personality. As for Roger he is very handsome, playful, but, he looks rather arrogant and does not like it.

Alicia and Jessica argued to know who Jade should choose.

"Girls, stop that," Jade grinned. "Both Ryan and Roger are wonderful, but I confess I'm more charmed by one and you'll know soon enough, but not now.

"That's right, Jade, take it easy, then in forme, " Philip smiled at her friend. "Well, I tell you, they're both in love with you.

Jade was thoughtful. What if they were really in love with her?

At night, around eight o'clock in the evening, Jade's parents arrived from work and Marcos, too. They already knew Jade was going to the movies with Ryan tonight.

"You look beautiful, my sister." Marcos smiled at her.

"Thank you, my brother," Jade grinned as she finished combing her hair.

"My sister, could you tell me how you really feel about Ryan?" Marcos asked, looking seriously.

"Ryan is a great friend, an incredible person, a wonderful boy," Jade said looking at her brother. "But why the question?"

"Is that all, my sister?" The boy asked, looking at her. "Or are you in love with him?"

"Is my brother jealous?" Jade smiled, looking at her brother.

"I confess I'm jealous, after all you're only sixteen," Marcos said, looking up. "You're still a girl, you're my princess, and I told Ryan to be careful with you, to have respect for you, even if you're friends, because if he does something with you, I'll break his face.

"Mark, please calm down, brother," Jade said, looking at him. "Ryan and I are just friends," the girl blushed.

Marcos smiled at her and kissed her cheek.

"I realize you have more than friendship between you. Ryan is in love with you, Jade, his gaze already says that and you also feel something for him, because he blushes easily. Marcos smiled.

"I confess that my heart has been racing every time I see Ryan and I have felt something stronger for him," Jade said. "It's different with Roger, who is a great friend, a love of person.

Marcos was hugging his sister thoughtfully. The boy already knew that Ryan and Roger were in love with his sister, because the boys themselves commented on him. However, Marcos, who is discreet, did not comment with them that the two are in love with his sister. He fears that Ryan and Roger may disagree in the future, but who will make the decision between one and another will be Jade.

At the movies, Ryan and Jade watched a comedy movie and laughed a lot, eating a bucket of popcorn. They were both very happy with each other's presence. After the movie, they went to the parking lot and Jade got into Ryan's car and they went to a snack bar and the young man paid the snack to the young woman. Jade talked about school and Ryan about college studies and the internship he's doing in the area.

"I want to do English Language and Literature, I want to be a future writer, Ryan, I love the world of literature. I also love photography - Jade smiled at him - I want to work as a writer and photographer. I'm enjoying the photography course I'm doing.

Jade started taking a photography course, which her parents are paying for, which lasts for a year and a half and she started about a month ago. The course is held twice a week.

"That's great, Jade," Ryan smiled. "I'm sure your parents will be very proud of you.

"I'm not so sure anymore," Jade said, looking at him. "My parents are just paying for this course because they think it's just a hobby for me. But for them or I must be a dentist, like my father and my brother, or else, lawyer like my mother. It turns out that I do not identify with any of the professions. Marcos already has love for Dentistry like my father, but, I do not. And I do not have the patience to study laws, so I do not want to be a lawyer. I just hope that my parents, support my decision, will only tell them about it when I finish high school. Who only knows of my decision is my brother Marcos and he has given all the support for me. My brother is my great friend and said he will be by my side.

"Yeah, I'm by your side, too." Ryan smiled lovingly at Jade's hand. "Count on me always, too.

Ryan and Jade looked at each other, their hearts racing unhindered, and they grinned at each other. They brought their faces closer, slowly and before they touched their lips, they looked at each other again. Jade stared into Ryan's black eyes and Ryan stared into Jade's green eyes, intensely. Then the two young men brought their lips together and touched them and began to kiss in a loving way, full of love. They kissed for a few moments and when they were short of air, they gave them kisses. They hugged next.

"I was waiting for this moment, a while ago, I confess." Ryan grinned openly at Jade.

"Really, Ryan?" The girl smiled.

"Yeah, I've been waiting for this moment for a long time," Ryan smiled. "Since I saw you, I fell in love straight away for the first time, Jade. You enchanted me, you conquered me. I feel that we have already known each other from other lives and you have entered my heart to never leave.

"When I first met you, I saw you only as a friend," Jade smiled. "But over time your fluffy way has conquered me, your affection for me, your concern. I confess that my heart accelerates very strongly when I am with you.

Ryan smiled happily at her and laced his hands with hers and kissed her again in a passionate way.

- Do you want to be my girlfriend? I know it's still too early and I do not want to scare you, Jade. If you want, I can give you time to think about it, but I really am in love with you and I want to be your boyfriend. "Ryan looked at her deeply.

"Yes, I agree to be your girlfriend, but you know you will have to talk to my parents and my brother." The girl smiled. "But I confess that I'm falling in love with you too and I want this relationship between us to give a lot Right, Ryan.

"I'll talk to your parents and your brother, Jade. And I assure you, I will make you very happy, my princess. "Ryan smiled.

Then the two of them kissed again and embraced, tenderly.

Meanwhile, Roger was rehearsing with Brian and Tim. Freddie was also following the band's rehearsal and realized that Roger was not well that night. The boy practically missed the whole time, the time of the songs and did not concentrate on the drums. For a moment they stopped the rehearsal and Tim and Brian looked at Roger.

"Rog, what's happening to you?" Tim asked, looking at the blonde.

"Rog, what's going on with you today?" He's not focused on the rehearsal, he's messing up silly things all the time, "Brian said." My brother, are you okay? " Something is wrong.

Freddie could see the sadness in Roger's eyes.

At that moment, Roger stepped out from behind the battery and exploded with rage.

"NO, I'M NOT GOOD TODAY," shouted the blonde, sitting on the stage with tears in his eyes.

"What's going on, dear Rog?" Freddie asked worriedly. "You can count on Bri, Tim and I, we are your great friends. We are his second family. Can you tell us what's going on?

" It turns out I'm in love with Jade, but, I will not be matched, I will not be," said the blond already crying. "By this time Ryan must be asking Jade to date. He told me today that he would ask her to be dating and Jade will certainly accept because she has shown affection for Ryan, an abnormal affection just as a friend. I'm devastated.

Brian sits beside his friend and hugs him and Roger cries in his friend's arms.

Tim and Freddie were surprised by the revelation, because they did not imagine it was that. Brian already knew Roger's feelings.

"I'm sorry, dear Rog," Freddie said. "I do not know what to say.

"You should talk to Tim and tell him how you feel about Jade, who is also in love with her," Tim said. "Ryan needs to know that.

- He did not know before and will not know now - Roger said through tears - Despite my pain, I do not want to lose Ryan's friendship, I do not want. He's my childhood friend and I do not want to be mean to him, we're fighting over Jade. I'll have to be strong because something in my heart tells me that Jade will accept Ryan's plea for love and I will have to accept this new reality from now on. I'll have to be just Jade's friend and continue friendship with Ryan, a ten-year friendship.

Brian, Freddie and Tim were penalized by Roger.

"So Ryan can not know my feelings about Jade and neither can she, okay? So I'll ask the three of you never to discuss this with Ryan and Jade. Because if by chance one of the three tells them, I swear we will not be friends anymore, "Roger said, looking at the three friends crying.

"We swear on behalf of the friendship we have for you, that we will say nothing, Rog, you can count on us," Brian said to Roger. "You're like my little brother, I have a big affection for you and I'll always be by my side, Dear friend.

"Count on us, dear Rog," Freddie said, giving Roger moral support.

"Count on us, Rog, they will never know about your real feelings. This conversation will be just for us, "Tim said.

Roger was hugging his friends, already thinking about what he will have to face from now on.

To be continued.