Chapter 20; 

"What're ye fillin' out love?" John said from behind me, making me job. John wasn't supposed to see this. It's been a could of weeks since the big news and summer was soon coming to a close. "lemme see!" John said quickly grabbing it out from my grasp. "What is this?"

"It's a college application... For art... Jim wants me to go." I said quietly. I actually wanted to go to college and maybe it was better for me to do so as long as he wasn't around.

"That's gear, really Eloise, I'm happy for you... As long as you can still come down and see the band play and write. As long as you love me." John said, and started to sing at the end before bending down and kissing me.

"When's your last gig?"

"Tonight, then we'll use the next two weeks to pack. But I'm more excited to hear about this college, they already accepted you?"

"I got in two weeks ago but Jim hid it from me, wanted it to be a surprise. Or something like that, I was overjoyed." I said smiling, maybe it was a lie but it wasn't too big, Jim did keep it from me, but gave it to me two weeks ago. I just didn't want him to think I was keep things from him, I just didn't want him to be overly worried about it. "Anyways, will he be 'ere tonight to see you? Yer manager?" 

"Not tonight love, but'll be takin' us in to Hamburg. 'e said it'll be alright for our birds to come, he'd pay for the two way ticket." John stated happily. 

"Really? That's great! I'd love to see where yer stayin'."  

"Gear! Why don't you go 'ed and get ready? And we can go over to the cavern, yeah?" 

"Sure." I said and started to walk towards the stairs, John just stood their awkwardly and I quickly began to laugh at him. "Yer comin' aren't you?" 

"Who me?" John said innocently. 

"Of course John. Come on." I said, pulling him up the stairs with me and into my room. "What should I wear?" I asked, going towards closet. 

"I prefer nothin' at all love." John said lowly, smirking at me. 

"Sod off Lennon." I said laughing, John got to his feet quickly and tackled me playfully onto the ground. "Don't you dare!" I screamed as his fingers went to my sides and began tickling. "Stop! Stop!" I yelled, out of breath from laughing so hard, John stopped but pinned my hands above my head. 

"Yer beautiful," John said and kissed me softly. "so lovely. I don't want to go." John whispered, brushing a piece of hair out of my eyes. 

"Stop bein' silly." I told him, and as I tried to kiss him, he pulled away. 

"I'm serious Eloise, I don't want to leave you behind here. Can't ye come?" 

"John. I wouldn't be welcome. I wouldn't have a job and now I have college. But I'll visit you whenever I can and I keep my free time to writing and phoning. It'll be like you never left." 

"We're leaving the sixteenth of August." John said quietly. 

"Shh, don't talk about that." I said and quickly flipped us over so I was on top of him. "I, love, you, so, much." I said in-between kisses, making him laugh. 

***** 

"Libra. And it seems well off." I said laughing. John and I stood, wrapped in each other at the cavern club, we had beers in our hands and I was interesting Paul and John in Astrology. Dot, Paul, Stu, Laila, John, and I stood together talking, it was right after their performance and everyone seemed to be in a great mood. 

"What's that supposed to mean?" Paul said, not even making complete sense. 

"Nothing, Paulie!" I said pushing his shoulder. 

"Ellie! Are you going to the port with them?" Laila asked me, through the loud club it was hard to hear.

"Yeah! But only two days!" I told her. I meant to tell John first, but it slipped out before I could hold it back. 

"Why?" Paul and John asked in unison. 

"Because, that's when the trip back is." I stated quietly, but John just looked at me oddly. "Do you want to go out? I'm getting pretty warm in here." I told John who just smiled a bit and grabbed my hand.

"Want a fag?" John asked once we were outside of the club, I nodded and he lit one for me. "What's the real reason yer leavin' early?"

"I'd be over stayin' my welcome. And things are just a tad awkward now yeah? With Paul and all." I said picking at my fingers.

"Yer lyin'. Ye know I can always tell, now what is it, really?"

"It'll just be harder John." I said quietly, smoking the cigarette and trying to keep myself calm. "it'd be so much easier... To just let you go and I'll just get even more attached. I-I just can't think of you leavin' me."

"Shhh, sh." John said pulling me towards him and I started crying harder. "I'm not leaving you, not for long. I'll be back and I'll be a rock star. I'll take you with me, we'll travel the world together just you and me darlin'." John promised.

"I love you." I tell him quietly, John puts a sad quirky smile on his face which makes me laugh.

"And I love you." John said kissing me passionately. "Let's go back home, yeah?"

"Yes." I said and John quickly threw me over his shoulder. "Stop!" I yelled laughing

"No way love." John said as he started running with me down the street.

******

"How should we get her up?" A blurry voice said somewhere.

"Use something that smells?" another said

"Quick George! hand me your shoe!"

"Sod off!" another person said. I started drifting back to sleep when I heard the voice again. "Maybe we can use water?"

"Great idea!" someone, Paul I think, said and quickly there was a cold liquid on my head!

"What the bloody hell!" I shouted, my hands forming fist and throwing them at Paul, Stu, Pete and George who stood over me.

"Shit! what was that for?" Stu said, rubbing his arm. "I told 'em not to do it!"

"The lot of you had it comin'!" I said, pulling the covers off of me and sitting up on the couch I don't remember falling asleep on.

"Good morning sunshine." George cooed as he sat down and out his arms around me.

"George, yer my favorite of this lot... yet that's not sayin' much. But still, sod off." I said laughing as I shoved him away.

"Ah, ye know ye love us." Paul said laughing and sitting down on the other side of me.

"Why am I on the couch?" I asked, ignoring Paul.

"Ye fell asleep there. John said he didn't want to wake ye last night so he went up to yer room." George informed me

"Why didn't you wake him up then?!" I complained. Okay, it's true I love my sleep but who can blame me?

"Cause he's been up for two hours love, he's in the shower now." Paul said laughing.

"Alri'." I said and started to get up.

"Ay' we're goin' into town today, so get ready." Stu said as I started up the stairs. I quickly went up to my room and changed into shorts, a white shirt and I long smoking jacket cover up. I tied my hair up and as I left my room I ran into John.

"Morning love, I see they got ye up." John said kissing the top of my head, he was still in just his towel and you could tell how long his hair had become without it styled.

"They poured water all over me." I said with my best pout.

"I'll get 'em. Don't worry!" John announced like a superhero making me laugh.

"Already beat you there. Anyways, it'd be quite a site seein' you fight in only a towel."

"Ah yes my dear," John said looking down. "I must get dressed, see you down there in a minute okay babe."

"Alright." I said after he had kissed me and skipped my way down the stairs. I know I give girls shit a lot of the time, for acting the way I just did. But it's different I swear, see I know John loves me and I'm happy to be with him. Most girls go out searching for love and that's the difference, if you search for something you'll only find fake, cheap copies of the real thing and that's how you get used. I know from experience. But when I first met John, I thought he was big headed and full of himself, but that's only John's first layer and once you start pulling each back its amazing what you can find.

"Eloise," Stu said snapping me out of my trance. "is John ready?"

"He's changing I think." I said grabbing an apple and biting into it. I went back into thought, amazed how all this could happen. I had phoned my dad when I found out I'd be going college, he seemed even more happy than myself and told me he had been saving up for it. My dad was proud of me and that was such a relief, he'd also be home soon to visit, but would soon have to go back out.

"Are you ready, love?" John asked grabbing my free hand, I looked up instantly at him and smiled.

"Of course, let's get goin'." I told him, he just picked me up off the counter and put me to the floor. Last night was spectacular in a simple way, John and I actually got to talk and he opened up to me about a lot more stuff, about his dreams, his friends, family, the band and most importantly himself... I've never felt more close to a person and liked it. It's like there's this bond that holds us together, but it's not something I'm afraid of, I'm more than content, I'm ecstatic. Yet John leaving scares me in more than one unknown way. 

****A/N*******

OKAY!!!! 

i know this chapter sucks! 

forgive me, I wrote it at like three am and have the next one started okay

this is one of the last chapters!!! '

Yay!!!! 

there will be a sequel!!! and there will also be a sequel to Till There Was You 

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This summer yay!!! 

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