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| A London Extra; A Hannah/James Sequel to A French Connection | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: January 9, 2012, 12:42 am (25,127 Views) | |
| Deleted User | January 27, 2012, 7:35 pm Post #361 |
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James does love Hannah--he really does. He's also male and he loves sex! He just isn't able to replace the 22 year history that he had with Francesca. He's desperately trying, though. And sometimes, his boyish innocence shows through. He's worried that when they get married she might punish him by witholding sex the way Francesca did. James fully intends to marry her, he spent nearly $2 million on an engagement ring for her, and he's serious about trying for a baby of their own with her in the new year (2015). Hannah is unable to really connect with him in the same way because of the situation she is in with Ray. Hannah feels very guilty about Ray, she had no way of knowing. This will play out soon for Anthony's first birthday in December.
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| usmcjahusmc8762 | January 27, 2012, 8:32 pm Post #362 |
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Poor Twisted Me
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God I hope so! I'm shaking with anticipation! |
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| Deleted User | January 27, 2012, 8:48 pm Post #363 |
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James and Francesca’s divorce had been official for just over two months. Even so, he was still in reasonably frequent contact with her about the kids that so far, it hadn’t felt much like their union had really ended. James wanted more than anything to move on and start his new life with Hannah, so he hoped that things might feel final and more settled between him and Francesca. When he arrived at their house, he was surprised to find paparazzi waiting. Francesca had told him their divorce papers had leaked, and that they had been inundated, initially at least with paparazzi at the house, but she had not mentioned it since. Today, somehow—they seemed to know he was coming. James steeped from the taxi: his eyes were covered by his sunglasses, he tugged his raiders cap down lower. His black and grey flannel shirt covered his long arms even in the summer sun. Usually, it helped his disguise, but today it hardly mattered. He made through the security gates and inside to his family’s home. The paparazzi, now behind the closed gate yelled frantically for James’ attention. He let himself in the open front door without a glance back for attention. The house was seemingly quiet. ‘Francesca?’ He called out. He wandered through the empty lounge and kitchen. They were home, the house was unlocked. His children’s laughter and splashes coming from the backyard told him they were in the pool. He opened the glass doors to the patio and stepped out in the fierce midday sunshine. Francesca, Cali, and Marcella swam happily in the pool. Castor was preparing for another dive bomb when he saw his father had arrived. ‘DAD!’ he ran to James, hugging him excitedly—forgetting he was dripping wet. Francesca smiled warmly at her son’s happy greeting for her father. James acknowledged her with a gentle wave. ‘Hey Castor!!’ James squeezed his son tightly into a welcoming hug. He was growing alarmingly taller each time he saw him. Already, his now 14 year old son was James’ shoulder height. The girls leapt from the pool to greet their father too. ‘Dad!’ Cali took her turn in her father’s arms. Marcella fought her sister for her turn. ‘I missed you Daddy!’ Marcella buried her face into her father’s shoulder. James kissed her wet hair in return. ‘I missed you!’ he admitted. Castor returned to the pool with an enormous splash, showing off for his father. ‘Coming for a swim, James?’ Francesca asked. She had stayed sitting on an underwater ledge watching her children happily greet James. She shielded herself from Castor’s disruptive splash. ‘I’ll change’ he smiled. His suitcase was in the lounge, she had not told him whether he was allowed to stay in the house again for this visit. He suspected not after her previous rejection, for sure now that their divorce was final, he would not presume anything. He had booked the same hotel in town as usual. He still wished that he might be allowed to stay in the guest room. He changed into his board shorts in the downstairs bathroom, taking a towel from the cupboard. He joined his family outside beside the pool, kicking off his flip flops and sliding into the refreshingly cool water. While it was growing colder in California towards November, the summer sun was heating up in Argentina. It felt good to be suddenly enjoying a summer vacation. Francesca stayed put, observing at her spot at the edge of the pool. She sat in the deep water, with just her bare shoulders peaked through the water. She had lost even more weight to James’ eyes, and she was even looking toned these days. He suspected she was spending even more time on the beach now that they lived so close by. He cast his eyes away from her body, realising he had been staring at her for a long moment. ‘Hey Dad!’ Cali yelled, distracting her father. She threw him a large multi-coloured beach ball, and they bunted it back and forth like a volleyball. James waded through the deeper water to Francesca who had sat carefully still since he had arrived. She wanted him to come to her. ‘How are you?’ he began awkwardly. She smiled with a melancholy twist. ‘Things might be tough, but it’s a beautiful day’ she reflected looking skyward. James agreed. Her eyes dropped back to him to read the newly-inked letters that stretched across his shoulder to his neck. ‘So that’s his name, Anthony?’ she asked casually, she didn’t look at James as she spoke. She watched Marcella splash her brother instead. James found a short ‘Mmhmm’ from his nervous vocabulary. She had noticed the rose on his neck that was also new, but she didn’t ask what this one meant. ‘And how is Hannah?’ she asked not unkindly. Her question surprised James completely. ‘She’s doing okay’ James revealed. In all honesty, he was worried about her reaction to seeing Ray. He knew the realisation would take a little while to settle in. ‘I’m sorry for accusing you….for believing the papers’ she apologised. ‘So she’s not pregnant?’ she confirmed. ‘No’ James replied simply. Although, he wondered why she was asking. He still had to tell her about his and Hannah’s engagement—but now wasn’t the right time. He was attempting to get the courage to tell her this weekend. ‘I’ll talk to the kids about it’ James confirmed, he knew he should’ve a few months ago when the story had surfaced. ‘I’d like that’ she smiled. ‘Castor is a lot happier these days, I‘ve noticed’ she announced happily. ‘I think he’s really looking forward to coming back to California for thanksgiving’ she smiled. ‘I’m so glad you’re having them to stay for a week’ she turned to James with a warm smile. ‘Thank you’ she looked at him warmly, straight in the eyes. ‘You’re welcome’ he replied gently. He stroked her arm underwater nervously. To his delight she allowed him with a pensive smile. He could see a thought forming on her mind, so he let the silence draw out a moment longer. ‘James, do you want to stay here with us this weekend?’ she produced finally. The thought had been on her mind since before he had arrived. ‘I would love that’ he beamed happily. |
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| usmcjahusmc8762 | January 27, 2012, 8:57 pm Post #364 |
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....uh oooohhhhhhhh don't be stupid James......Keep your head on straight.... I swear men would forget their head if it wasn't attatched to their shoulders.. |
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| Nah Bruno | January 27, 2012, 9:00 pm Post #365 |
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Staying for the weekend? Fran is all slim and toned? HMMMMMMMM They look a very happy and cute family all together in the pool, can't help myself Very well written and awesome. I'm craving for more, as always!
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| Deleted User | January 27, 2012, 9:01 pm Post #366 |
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Yes, indeed they would. Francesca just wants the kids to feel like things are okay, even though they're far from it. |
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| Deleted User | January 27, 2012, 9:03 pm Post #367 |
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Yeah! Be good, James!
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| Voxx | January 27, 2012, 9:13 pm Post #368 |
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You're stopping at the best part!!! I love these family moments! i think Fran has been working out and getting in shape so that when James finally came to visit, he would see what he gave up and miss it! Such a typical woman thing to do, but I love Fran for doing it!
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| Deleted User | January 27, 2012, 9:14 pm Post #369 |
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I'm writing lots more right now! Never fear! And you're absolutely right, Fran is teasing him on purpose!
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| CarpeDiemBaby | January 27, 2012, 10:41 pm Post #370 |
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// Sunglasses indoors.
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Hey James look what you missed! :horns2 Now go Fran! and take your man back! Hope they two can sleep togheter
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| Deleted User | January 27, 2012, 10:47 pm Post #371 |
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The paparazzi followed them in their SUV to the beach. James wasn’t surprised, he was just sorry his family still had to endure their daily presence. He enjoyed driving his family there, he felt in charge again and Fran sat in the passenger seat in the same place she always did, as though she were still his wife. ‘Do you need any security down here?’ he asked quietly. ‘The kids, do they get followed to school?’ his concern was present in his voice. ‘I take them now in the car, yes they get followed if they walk to school’ she admitted. James nodded. ‘Their school is really good—there’s some famous kids there, and kids with famous parents’ she explained. ‘They are good at keeping the paparazzi out, and the grounds are nice and private too’. James was glad to hear it. They arrived at the beach and he checked in the rear view mirror for motorbikes, and SUV’s that might contain hidden cameras. ‘You kids see any paps?’ he asked jokingly in stealth mode. Castor peered through the tinted windows. ‘Nup!’ he said. ‘Alright!’ James cheered and his family left the car for the beach. The kids found a long pier to jump off, and James and Francesca walked along it, surveying their children in the water below. The two of them took in the sparkling blue ocean in silence. James leant over the edge watching Marcella collecting shells below, Cali was taller than her sister and waded out into the deeper water. Castor climbed the tall ladder at the end of the pier, taking a running leap, curling his knees to his chest for a tight dive bomb. James laughed at his son’s enthusiasm. He turned to Francesca: she was smiling broadly too. Her long hair blew loose in the sea air. James admired the white bikini strings he saw around her neck that her dress covered from sight. Until today, he had never seen her in a string bikini in all his life. With the kids playing in the water below, James turned to her, reaching for her waist with a warm hand. She allowed him, leaning her head on his shoulder peacefully. He looped both his arms casually around her body, his hands meeting around her back. He offered her a quick, kind peck to the forehead with his hopeful lips. When he did, she did not respond: her eyes kept focus on the waves out to sea. He rested his chin on her head pensively, she had not reacted at all, and now he felt ridiculous, even a little hurt that she had not returned his gesture. After a long awkward pause where he held his ex-wife hopefully, she finally stepped back from his arms, looking up at him. Her fingertips smoothed Hannah’s red rose on his neck, not knowing it’s meaning, but admiring the effect. ‘This is really pretty—I like this tattoo, much more than all the others’ she said kindly. James blushed, the truth that it was for his fiancé and not her, was far too difficult to explain. Instead, he let the compliment hang in the air. To his complete surprise, she leant into his neck, kissing his throat gently where the rose tattoo now bled into his skin. Her hand had slipped around the other side of his neck, and she kissed from his jaw to his mouth, and James warmly accepted her familiar mouth back to his. He broke awkwardly from the kiss with a blush. He couldn’t believe she had initiated it: after all the times that he had tried to revive things with her and been refused! But now, his guilty mind thought of Hannah. He let her body go, as he heard Castor climbing the ladder up to the pier once more. ‘I’m gonna jump again!’ he announced. ‘Watch me, Dad?’ he asked excitedly. James nodded, glad for the distraction. Castor leaped high into the air, doing a flip in mid-air before hitting the water with a splash. James clapped as his son resurfaced. ‘He loves showing off at the moment’ Francesca added in amazement. They walked along the beach together as the kids caught up with them. James wondered, he could think of a few reasons why. ‘How’s school going for him now?’ he asked in interest. Fran nodded. ‘He’s doing better especially History--his teachers tell me he comes to class a lot more!’ she smiled. James smiled happily at the sight of his son sprinting up the beach. ‘He’s growing up so fast!’ James admitted. ‘So is Cali’ Francesca revealed. She had big news for James. ‘She’s back with her boyfriend—she’s becoming a woman so fast…’ James’ eyes were wide and frightened at the thought. ‘Has she?..... Are you saying?’ he grappled for words with an open mouth. ‘Of course she has, James, she’s nearly 18!’ Fran scorned his naivety. ‘So do you let this guy stay over with her?’ he asked casually, but he still hadn’t removed the surprise from his voice. ‘Yes, because I don’t want them having unprotected sex somewhere else, where I don’t know where she is!’ Fran pointed out in a harsh whisper. They changed the subject quickly as the girls caught up with them. ‘So uh, do you kids still eat ice-cream?’ James joked innocently. Marcella jumped up and down with her hands in the air, and Cali looked at her with a laugh, she was too mature now to be an excited kid. James smiled at his oldest daughter, thinking of what he was missing in her life: the guidance he should be giving her. They walked to the ice cream parlor down the street that faced the beach. ‘James, please just pretend you don’t know for now, alright?’ Francesca asked him. ‘She’ll think I’ve told you if you keep looking like you’ve been hit by a truck!’ she teased. He had: he still couldn’t breathe. It wasn’t long before the paparazzi showed themselves once more. They had been hiding in the sand dunes, lying on their stomachs shooting pictures of them on the beach. Now, they followed them back to the car. James turned to block their way letting Fran and the kids go ahead. ‘Come on, leave my family alone, please. You’ve got what you want’ James said with an annoyed growl. They flashed their lens’ at him over and over until he turned with an idle wave to join his family. |
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| Deleted User | January 27, 2012, 10:47 pm Post #372 |
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| Nah Bruno | January 27, 2012, 11:12 pm Post #373 |
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James can't accept his children are growing, specially now that he isn't living with them anymore. A father figure is always that important. They are acting like a family again, James's all protective about the paps too. And Fran's kiss, oh boy, OH BOY James kind cheating Hannah with Fran, ironic huh?!
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| Voxx | January 27, 2012, 11:15 pm Post #374 |
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That was just perfect! I feel all gooey and mushy! I can just picture James with his children! I like how at the end he stopped to try and persuade the paps to leave them alone. Definitely seems like a James thing to do. And I'm glad Fran kissed him. Though, I'm not sure if anything will happen between them. Even though James was being friendly and warm and he initiated contact first, I still think he's going to have Hannah on his mind. Even if they did end up sleeping together, I think he would be comparing Fran to Hannah now because he is used to getting exactly what he wants out of her. Nevertheless! I still love them together! |
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| Deleted User | January 27, 2012, 11:16 pm Post #375 |
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I think it's hard for any father. I think he took it pretty well, he didn't run off to buy a shotgun and hunt the guy down! James broke from the kiss because he felt guilty and he thought of Hannah. Maybe he does have a conscience after all? |
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