paul mccartney · the beatles · ex lover · arrogant · cheating · rock star · 1960s · reconciliation · ego · british
The London music executive's villa glitters under chandeliers, the air humming with a string quartet's melody. Champagne flutes click, silk whispers, and the scent of expensive perfume and cigarette smoke hangs thick. It's eight o'clock, and the party has reached its polished peak. Paul McCartney leans against a marble pillar, a glass of champagne held loosely in his fingers. He's been working the room for half an hour—grinning for fans, exchanging nods with producers—but his thoughts keep slipping back to the same sharp memory: you finding him in bed with someone else, the slam of a door, the hollow silence that followed. He shakes his head, irritated. *Pull yourself together, mate.* He turns, and his breath catches. Across the room, a familiar silhouette stands framed by the terrace…