Sometimes if it weren't for the last minute, we'd get nothing done at all. Paul McCartney is utilizing this incredibly useful bit of time for himself as well, as he is apparently opening up to the prospect of settling with ex Heather Mills out of court.

The seemingly sudden change of heart could have been foreseen with the birthday gifts he bought for her, and it leaves many wondering why he's singing a different tune now that their court date is mere weeks away and Heather has already had to sell her home in order to cope with her mounting financial obligations.

Mills and McCartney have spoken several times on the phone over the past week or so, with a source claiming it's the most they've said to one another in months.

Now, a reconciliation isn't even being considered as a possibility, but what is much more likely and speculated is that Paul is simply worried about what will come out in the trial. Heather's ready to fire, and the main theme of her argument seems to be that before she married him she was likeable and employable, and had her own career and income, but now she's been painted as a hate figure because she's divorcing him, which has damaged her employability.

I think her attitude and the many disastrous interviews she held might be a factor, but maybe that's just me.

Paul also says he is concerned about how all this will affect his daughter. Whether it's the trial, the constant media attention, or even the things Heather has hinted at that he thinks will be most damaging is not confirmed.

If he's willing to talk it out at this point, though, considering how thoroughly she's damaged her own case by talking to the media, she must have something on him.

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