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A London Extra; A Hannah/James Sequel to A French Connection
Topic Started: January 9, 2012, 12:42 am (25,108 Views)
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February 11, 2012, 9:40 pm
James and Ray:

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Wait wait I have something to say *dribble dribble dribble* but I need to wipe the screen first :blush:

Good stuff :biggrin :horns2
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February 11, 2012, 9:44 pm
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February 11, 2012, 9:40 pm
James and Ray:

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Wait wait I have something to say *dribble dribble dribble* but I need to wipe the screen first :blush:

Good stuff :biggrin :horns2
It always amuses me just how hard Ray tries to be like James, especially here and in the photo of them by the pool! :lol:
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February 11, 2012, 9:48 pm
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February 11, 2012, 9:44 pm
kirks_wife
February 11, 2012, 9:40 pm
James and Ray:

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Wait wait I have something to say *dribble dribble dribble* but I need to wipe the screen first :blush:

Good stuff :biggrin :horns2
It always amuses me just how hard Ray tries to be like James, especially here and in the photo of them by the pool! :lol:
It's so true! :lol: :lol:

James' coat is so much nicer. :heart: :heart: As for the chapter....

Well, we'll just have to wait and see how honest James is to Hannah about his family's visit. I really have no expectations of him though...
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February 11, 2012, 9:48 pm
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kirks_wife
February 11, 2012, 9:40 pm
James and Ray:

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Wait wait I have something to say *dribble dribble dribble* but I need to wipe the screen first :blush:

Good stuff :biggrin :horns2
It always amuses me just how hard Ray tries to be like James, especially here and in the photo of them by the pool! :lol:
He is like James' Mini Me :lol:
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It always amuses me just how hard Ray tries to be like James, especially here and in the photo of them by the pool! :lol:
He is like James' Mini Me :lol:
It's just funny that he pops the collar, like 'I'm hot too!' :lol:
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February 11, 2012, 9:50 pm
James' coat is so much nicer. :heart: :heart: As for the chapter....

Well, we'll just have to wait and see how honest James is to Hannah about his family's visit. I really have no expectations of him though...
Yes, low expectations of James' honesty is the way to go... :rolleyes:
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February 11, 2012, 9:51 pm
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He is like James' Mini Me :lol:
It's just funny that he pops the collar, like 'I'm hot too!' :lol:
But James' face says it all You can try boy :lol:
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I love the recent video of them wandering around Paris together too. Ray is such a good PA/bodyguard. :cool
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February 11, 2012, 10:04 pm
I love the recent video of them wandering around Paris together too. Ray is such a good PA/bodyguard. :cool
Even though the video is totally creepy and I feel kind of bad for James....

I love it too! :blush: :blush:

I guess that makes me creepy :lol:
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February 11, 2012, 10:11 pm
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February 11, 2012, 10:04 pm
I love the recent video of them wandering around Paris together too. Ray is such a good PA/bodyguard. :cool
Even though the video is totally creepy and I feel kind of bad for James....

I love it too! :blush: :blush:

I guess that makes me creepy :lol:
Well, James clearly knows that they're being watched by paparazzi, but at least they're keeping their distance. I've seen Ray in person when I saw the band leave a show I went to in Australia in 2010. He's actually quite muscular and handsome, he's just so meek compared to James that you don't notice it so much! :lol: :lol:
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February 11, 2012, 10:15 pm
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I love the recent video of them wandering around Paris together too. Ray is such a good PA/bodyguard. :cool
Even though the video is totally creepy and I feel kind of bad for James....

I love it too! :blush: :blush:

I guess that makes me creepy :lol:
Well, James clearly knows that they're being watched by paparazzi, but at least they're keeping their distance. I've seen Ray in person when I saw the band leave a show I went to in Australia in 2010. He's actually quite muscular and handsome, he's just so meek compared to James that you don't notice it so much! :lol: :lol:
No, you're totally right about James knowing he's being followed. Though, I still feel slightly bad for him. But I guess that's the price of fame.

And Ray, well from what I've seen of him, in the video, he is definitely good looking! I actually prefer my men dark and handsome like that. :lol:

James is one of the few blondes I'm attracted to lol.

...At least we know Hannah has good taste in men!! :biggrin You go girl! :lol: (I'm sure Anthony will be a looker when he grows up :biggrin )
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February 11, 2012, 10:20 pm
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Well, James clearly knows that they're being watched by paparazzi, but at least they're keeping their distance. I've seen Ray in person when I saw the band leave a show I went to in Australia in 2010. He's actually quite muscular and handsome, he's just so meek compared to James that you don't notice it so much! :lol: :lol:
No, you're totally right about James knowing he's being followed. Though, I still feel slightly bad for him. But I guess that's the price of fame.

And Ray, well from what I've seen of him, in the video, he is definitely good looking! I actually prefer my men dark and handsome like that. :lol:

James is one of the few blondes I'm attracted to lol.

...At least we know Hannah has good taste in men!! :biggrin You go girl! :lol: (I'm sure Anthony will be a looker when he grows up :biggrin )
I like dark and handsome too!

More coming very soon! :wavey
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The house was still chaotic, evidence that his children had been to stay for two weeks. The Christmas tree was still standing in the corner of the lounge, but the gifts James had piled there before his trip were now gone—no doubt, opened and enjoyed.

‘So you all had a good time?’ I asked turning and smiling after taking in the messy lounge. He grinned.

‘Yeah, I’ve gotta clean up’ he observed the mess Castor had made eating chips in front of the tv. There were children’s DVD’s all over the floor, a shirt of Castor’s left behind, pairs of James’ shoes by the couch where I knew he played playstation, and empty cans of soft drink. A large pile of empty candy wrappers were on Cali’s drawing table.

‘When did they go home?’ I asked, wondering how long James had left the house in a mess.

‘Wednesday—two days ago’ he said. I rolled my eyes in disbelief, he’d not bothered to clean anything up during the time on his own. He made Anthony up a bottle of formula and fed him easily while he held him in his arms. James remembered the features of his small face. I watched them happily for a moment.

‘I’m going to go upstairs and shower’ I said. I was horribly jet-lagged and I was fighting consciousness. James nodded without speaking, Anthony was drifting off into a peaceful sleep himself.

I climbed the stairs to our room, seeing the open doors to Cali and Marcella’s bedrooms. Their beds were stripped –their sheets and blankets in the wash--and their rooms were impeccably tidy. I opened the door to our bedroom to find the same—our bed was no longer in the blue and white cover I had chosen, but a spare cover that we had never put on the bed—a crimson and black satin striped slip that I knew had been buried deep in the linen cupboard. It surprised me—I had never seen James change the sheets on the bed in the ten months we’d lived together. I was grateful someone had, I wanted nothing more than to head straight to bed after my shower, but I knew I should stay awake for as long as I could during the day to right my jetlag.

As I wrapped my towel around myself in the bathroom, I admired my reflection in the mirror. My hair was a wet and tangled mess, and I reached to open the drawer for my comb. Instead, I found a hairbrush that was definitely not mine. I paused, it looked new and there were short blonde hairs caught in the bristles, perhaps it was James’—it had to be if it was in our bathroom. I noticed the new candles around the bath, perhaps they had been a Christmas present too. The thought put my mind at ease as I blow-dried my hair. I joined James downstairs an hour later where he watched Anthony sleep. He was writing again in the same brown leather diary. He closed it politely when I returned.

‘I need coffee!’ I dramatized. It was only midday and I wanted to stay awake until evening to keep my normal hours. James grinned, standing from the couch to join me for a cuddle in the kitchen. He stood behind me wrapping his arms around my middle, he kissed my throat just below my ear. I smiled in thanks: he was deliberately being a delightful tease.

‘The kid’s rooms look good!’ I observed. James’ face stayed blank, wondering what I meant. ‘And thanks for changing our bed, I’d have been way too tired’ I yawned. James was quiet—my test had drawn an alarming result.

‘Oh, yes!’ he said finally. But it was too late, I had read his lie. I continued for now, as though it meant nothing.

‘So they enjoyed Christmas?’ I asked. James offered me a coffee and we sipped from our mugs together.

‘Yeah, I think they did!’ he said. ‘How was yours?’ he asked carefully. I recalled my mother’s revulsion at my presence with a sigh.

‘Mum was pretty mad—she didn’t invite me to Christmas dinner, she told me to come after everyone had already gone’ I revealed to James. His eyes bulged wide in disbelief.

‘My Dad says hello’ I smiled. James nodded in thanks.

‘And Sarah, she had the baby while you were there?’ he asked.

‘She did!’ I exclaimed, but I had stopped relaying my story there, unsure of whether to share my family’s latest secret. James read my reluctance.

‘Is the baby okay?’ he asked quizzically.

‘Yes, yes he’s healthy, a boy, she’s named him Laurence’ I told him with a smile. I held my breath for a short moment before revealing the awkward truth. ‘Her boyfriend left her after she had the baby’ I said sadly. I took another mouthful of coffee in the hope James might delay his next question.

‘What? Why?!’ he asked.

‘When the baby was born, it was clear that he was not the father’ I hinted. James’ face turned pale.

‘Oh! Did she know?’ he spoke in a hushed whisper at my gossip.

‘Yes’ I said simply. I wasn’t planning on sharing the rest of the story with him, at least, not for now.

‘Shit!’ he exclaimed. I nodded, it was a bad situation for Sarah—she had no anticipated being a single mother at 25.

‘Do you feel better now?’ he asked as we finished our coffee. I nodded a bit, but mostly because I had got a secret off my chest.

‘Then I want to show you something—we’re gonna go for a little drive, ok?’ he grinned. I turned to Anthony asleep in his high chair. His head was drooped forward, and his nose was within an inch of the white plastic table. I giggled a little at the sight. I would have to wake him if we went out.

‘I also thought we could get a babysitter tonight?’ James suggested eagerly in a quiet whisper. His hands smoothed my shoulders and his hips initiated a gentle sexual move against my lower back.

‘I can call Barbara?’ he suggested. I knew we were back to his agenda of trying to convince me to conceive a baby of our own.

‘That might be nice’ I breathed, thinking more of a good night’s sleep than anything else.

‘Alright, well, boots on, we’re going for a drive! He winked.
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She knows something is up! She's not a stupid girl. I just wonder when she'll call him out on it.

And where are they going!?

More soon!?? :heart: :heart:

Sounds like they're going somewhere remote. Maybe Hannah will kick his ass in the privacy of a secluded forest...with a cliff that she just threatens to drop James over as he begs for her forgiveness :lol: :lol:
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February 11, 2012, 11:18 pm
She knows something is up! She's not a stupid girl. I just wonder when she'll call him out on it.

And where are they going!?

More soon!?? :heart: :heart:

Sounds like they're going somewhere remote. Maybe Hannah will kick his ass in the privacy of a secluded forest...with a cliff that she just threatens to drop James over as he begs for her forgiveness :lol: :lol:
She'll call him out on it soon, she's just calculating the evidence that Francesca was in the house too.

James is taking her somewhere to give her her Christmas present! (There's no cliffs there, so she won't have the opportunity to push him off!) :lol:
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