January 1980 New York

"Ms. Gordon, thank ye so much for producing the album. It's been 5 years and I cannot wait to get back into the studio." A tall, lanky man grinned; slowly removing his glasses.

Sheepishly I blushed. "My pleasure, Mr. Lennon."

"John, please." 

"Okay, John."

John cleared his throat, before waiting for his cue to sing. " Woman, I can hardly express..."

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"Great job today, as usual!" I grinned, adding the finishing touches to the track that's been completed.

"Really?" John looked hopeful, lighting a cigarette.

I nodded, shutting everything down for the night.

"Would ye mind comin' ta eat wif me? I'm famished!" 

"Why not? I could use some food!"

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John took me to this little hole-in-the-wall diner. They had the best burgers and fries; just to die for!

"So Angel, can I ask in ye?" John leaned in closer, whispering.

I shrugged, chewing my burger. "Sure."

"I heard what happened between ye and Paul. Yer daughter, Faith--she's Paul's kid." He stared intently in my eyes. "Give the bloke a chance, yeah?"

I began to tear up. "John, it's not that easy! That whore he was attached to, called me up herself, and told me to never have anything to do with Paul again...or else!"

John patted my hand; comforting me the best he could. " Ye don' know the half of it!" He chuckled slightly. "Dynah was a conniving bitch, who only wanted Paul because he was famous! She could give 2 fucks about him. All she wanted was his money! Poor bastard had been controlled by her for 2 years!"

My heart went out to Paul. " I feel like such a fool. If only I'd known this information sooner, we possibly might have worked stuff out." I suddenly didn't feel like eating anymore.

"Let's go. My driver will drive ye back to mine fer the night." John offered, a comforting arm around my shoulder. "Ye can sleep in one of the guest bedrooms."

I fished around in my purse for some money to pay my end of the bill, but John refused. " It's on me, luv."

Through glassy eyes I managed a grateful smile. " Thank you. And thanks for clearing up things concerning Paul."