Stevie has family: her brother Chris, sister-in-law Lori and niece Jessica, plus lots of other family in Phoenix and Colorado. Fleetwood Mac is special and will always have a place in all of their lives but please don't make Stevie sound like she's an abandoned orphan. She's always been surrounded by close friends and goes home to Phoenix whenever possible.
I think it's more likely that she wants to see how she feels at the end of the tour: if she wants to take a break to relax after all of the work the last few years or if she wants to get away from Lindsey (really good chance, especially after having to see him interact with all these girls at the stage; don't think for a moment that she's not noticing. She's just too professional to show it onstage). She also was scheduled to tour with 24K and most likely plans to pursue that before doing anything else with FM after this world-wide tour is over (which they all knew when she got talked into going back on the road with them). When she's ready, she will record with them. If everyone pushes her, she was raised by her mother to stand up for herself and she will fight back. She's 66 and the sudden loss of her mother is probably a wake-up call. Also, she may very well want to take some extended time to go home to Phoenix to spend time with her family because of Chris's illness--especially since both Stevie and Lori have been away from him all this time. So, how about giving her some space and trust that when she's ready, she will contribute to the album?
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