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L.A Connection; Part 4: Sequel to A London Extra. Ray, Hannah,James, Lemmy Kilmister,Castor, Lilly, Francesca and Cali
Topic Started: July 1, 2012, 2:02 am (22,566 Views)
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Poor Hannah and james :(
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February 5, 2013, 3:54 am
Poor Hannah and james :(
Yeah, that wasn't fair. But James is gonna sue the resort and get an injuction against the paparazzi. :)
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Good I hope he does :)
More soon please :) :)
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James had slept soundly beside me back home in our own bed. In the morning, I woke to find him sleeping on his side, his arms crossed sternly in his sleep. My eyes watched his sleeping figure with worry—there was surely a storm ahead, a legal battle to attack. The entire week, we had been so sure we were alone, so comforted by the idea that our privacy was truly ours. I sighed outloud at the thought, we had been betrayed again. Chelsea stirred in her cot and I left bed to cradle her, returning her to my side. I whispered to keep her quiet until James woke. His eyes peeled open happy to greet his youngest daughter in bed between us.

‘Hello my love’ his large hand smoothed our baby’s middle. His face lit up at the sight of hers smiling back at him. Her tiny hands reached out for his finger and he grinned as she grabbed it.

‘I love children’ he smiled, not taking his loving eyes off our daughter.

‘Can we have one more?’ he whispered. We had discussed it briefly on honeymoon. I smiled, I knew now that I wanted to.

‘Let’s try next year, after Castor’s wedding in May?’ I suggested. James’ face lit up.

‘It would be amazing to actually try’ he smiled. ‘We’ve been lucky so far’ I agreed and both our eyes settled on Chelsea’s happy face.

‘Oh! Have you called Marcella? She had news about Harvard, remember?’ I reminded James brightly. His face nodded, reaching for his phone on the bedside drawers. He called his daughter and I waited beside him with a smile.

‘Marcella? It’s Dad, how are you sweetheart?’ he smiled. I heard his excited daughter’s voice talking fast down the line.

‘Dad! I got a full scholarship for Harvard!’ she squealed.

‘Honey!!!’ he gasped, astounded. ‘Congratulations!’

‘So we don’t have to pay fees!’ she explained. I heard her excited voice down the line and I offered James my proudest smile.

‘That’s so amazing, well done! You should come here to LA one weekend so we can celebrate!’ James suggested.

‘So Castor tells me you’re back home for school and your Mom is still in Dallas with baby Neil?’ James asked. He thought he had the answer to his question on his mind but he didn’t presume.

‘Yes, Ray is here with me at home until Mom gets back. He’s working for Mom again, he’s gonna help her with the wedding plans and after the wedding when she moves out’ Marcella explained awkwardly to her father. I took a nervous breath at the mention of my ex-husband’s name.

‘So how’s that working out?’ James asked, knowing how bizarre it was for Ray to be living and working in their old house again.

‘It’s cool Dad’ Marcella assured her father, but James closed his eyes in confusion: Ray in his former home, again after all this time? Something didn’t seem right.

‘Well, that’s wonderful for you about Harvard’ James returned to his daughter’s happy news. He paused, knowing he should ask. ‘And how is Marco?’ he asked carefully.

‘He’s great, Dad’ Marcella’s voice was warm in reply. I smoothed James’ shoulder kindly, pleased that he had asked and shown an interest. I knew their last conversation in person about Marcella’s first boyfriend Marco had not gone well.

‘Dad, he’s coming to the wedding, so I guess you’ll meet him then’ she said.

‘Alright’ James gulped hard. ‘Well, how about you come down next month for a long weekend?’ he suggested. ‘We’d love to have you stay, honey’ he said warmly. His daughter agreed.

‘Bye Dad—thanks for calling’. James’ eyes welled up. Next fall, in late August, Marcella would be leaving home and moving to Boston. He couldn’t image it, all three of his oldest children would have left home. He turned back to Chelsea with a smile.

'You’re my second chance’ he told her as his eyes spilled tears. I reached out to his cheek with my hand, leaning in to kiss his mouth.

‘You still did pretty good the first time round’ I kissed reassuringly.
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Time to sharpen the ole shark teeth? :biggrin
Yus! As usual! :biggrin
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Two days later, Metallica’s manager Peter Mensch arrived at our home with a defence lawyer. We were ready to file charges against the hotel resort who had sold out honeymoon itinerary to the press. We sat around our dining room table, copies of the articles on top of the file stacked full of paperwork. James could barely withhold his fury. I squeezed his leg tightly with my hand under the table. He spoke animatedly with his hands, his voice rising louder than it needed to.

‘I want to know how they got these pictures from within the resort when we were paying strictly for private access. How our details were sold or obtained or however the hell they got them!’ James raised his voice as he spoke until he was yelling at the end of his sentence. I tried to calm him, stroking his leg. His hand reached under the table for mine apologetically.

‘We will’ the lawyer spoke. ‘You have every grounds to sue for privacy breach allowing paparazzi onto private property, defamation, and breach of privilege of client information with the resort. I strongly suggest you seek an injunction so the paparazzi cannot make residence outside your property’. James nodded, it was exactly what we needed.

‘To do this you will need to go to court. You don’t need to be present for the hearing regarding the privacy breach, I can represent you for that, but for the injunction I require your attendance for a brief hearing.’ James nodded again, swallowing his anger as best he could. He knew if he spoke it would just bubble and rise again.

‘That’s sounds great, doesn’t it?’ I said for us both. James offerd a curt nod in silence.

‘You should succeed in suing for any amount over $300,000US dollars’ the lawyer explained. James barely flinched.

‘I’m not worried about the money’ he explained, ‘I just wanted my family to be safe, and I wanted to enjoy my honeymoon with my wife’ he said sadly. The room agreed with a long silence. Peter offered James his sorry expression.

‘I think this will be a fairly quick settlement, I’ll file the proceedings at the court by the end of the week. Feel free to contact me if there’s anything else you think of’. James and I stood and shook the lawyer’s hand, it was a cold harsh feeling that we had been followed, photographed and eavesdropped on every day of our honeymoon. When they had gone, James sat morosely in the lounge overlooking the sea, resting his head to the side with his cheek in his palm. I joined him with coffee for us both, offering him his cup he took it thankfully.

‘What’s on your mind?’ I asked gently, kissing his forehead. He turned his face warmly to mind.

‘Just thinking about Anthony starting school next year’ he smiled. There was a long pause, punctuated by James nervously clearing his throat. James surprised me, turning to face me honestly with his crystal clear eyes in stark focus.

‘I’m sorry for drinking while we were there’ he apologised. ‘It won’t happen again, I promise Hannah’ he gulped. I smoothed his shoulder warmly running my hand down his back, thanking him silently for his confession. I was pleased he had admitted it, I had read the part of the leaked itinerary that itemised exactly what he had drunk, seemingly without my knowing. It had been far more than the few beers he had admitted to. I decided to let it go with his honest confession. We watched my Dad entertaining Anthony and Chelsea downstairs on the beach front patio.

‘I understand’ I smiled, taking his hand in mine and kissing his knuckles. I thought to make a suggestion.

‘Why don’t you set up a garage here in LA? I know you miss your friends and your shop in San Rafael’ I tried. James nodded, his eyes faced the floor again and dropped heavy tears.

‘You’re missing something?’ I asked, worried about my husband’s increasing sadness despite his good fortune.

‘I don’t know what’s wrong with me…’ he wiped his eyes with his sleeveless arm. I had thoughts of my own, but I didn’t like to suggest it directly.

‘What are Francesca and the kids doing for Christmas?’ I asked carefully. James shrugged his shoulders.

‘I want to go to Dallas and see Castor and Neil, but she’s still there’ he explained bitterly, emphasising his ex-wife. I nodded, I knew he wanted more time with his new grandson. ‘She’s keeping me away from him on purpose!’ he growled. It was the first time I’d heard him verbalise the angry thought.

‘Well lets go and visit them again in the new year then?’ I suggested. ‘You have a right to be there too’ I reminded him. James was quiet again for a long pause as we both drank our coffee and looked out to sea. He started on a second train of thought that bothered him.

‘And now Marcella’s leaving for college too, and Cali’s not far away at Stanford and I never see her either!’ James sniffed back his tears. I hugged him tightly to my chest, his head resting on my heart.

‘You’re an amazing father to Anthony and Chelsea’ I reminded him.

‘I don’t know where or what I’d be without you, Hannah’ he whispered.
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More coming very soon! Castor and Lilly's wedding is gonna be big. I have lots and lots planned!
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I'm back!!! And all caught up!!!
oh hi! :wavey Haven't seen you for a while! :D

More coming very soon! Castor and Lilly's wedding is gonna be big. I have lots and lots planned!
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I'm back!!! And all caught up!!!
oh hi! :wavey Haven't seen you for a while! :D

More coming very soon! Castor and Lilly's wedding is gonna be big. I have lots and lots planned!
Yeah, my computer doesn't work with this site so now I'm doing everything by kindle. I'm so glad to be back and reading this story! I seriously can't wait for more! You gotta update soon! I need my fix! Haha :D :heart:
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