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James|Roseanne

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JAMES

"Aunty, we have to go." I yell from downstairs in hope that she hears me.

"I'm coming, I'm coming. Do me a favor and start the car." I hear her yell back.

"Okay!" With that, I grab the keys to her SUV and exit the house.

I open the driver's seat and turn on the car before walking to the passenger's seat. Once inside I put on my seatbelt. That is when my aunt exits the door from the house.

She's practically speed walking and reaches the car in no time.

"Thank you. Sorry for the wait, I got distracted with my writing." She explains.

"You ready?" She asks once she locks her seatbelt.

"Yep." I reply.

"Alright, let's go pick up those rascals." She says and I laugh.

While she drives, I check my phone for any new messages.

I reply back and slip the phone inside my jacket.

"Has either one of the three texted you?" She asks turning on the blinker to make a left turn.

"No, not yet." I reply back.

I stare out the window and watch as the buildings pass.

It's a beautiful place, Toronto, that is. And at night it looks even better when the lights are on.

"What are you writing now?" I ask looking away from the window.

Evelyn smiles. "Another book, but I still have a long way to go until I'm done with the rough draft."

"I'm sure you'll finish it soon." I reply back.

"We're here." She says and I glance around.

Indeed we are.

After she parks the car, we walk towards the entrance. We immediately walk through the familiar place.

My phone buzzes inside my pocket and I pull it out.

New message from Alec.

05:12 p.m.

We're here, mate.

05:13 p.m.

We're coming.

"They're here, aunty." I tell her.

"Alright, come on. Let's go find those boys." She says and I follow after her.

We quickly walk through the airport and I see a group of three boys looking around.

"That's them." I signal my hand to them and I see her smile.

When we reach them, Alec turns to me and his eyes widened. "Adrianno!" He reaches for a hug and I gladly give it to him.

"Hello mate." I say once we separate.

I turn to Nico and Vince.

"Welcome." I open my arms.

I quickly hug the three of them and they turn to my aunt.

"Evelyn! It's been years since we've seen you." Vince says reaching for a handshake. But Aunt Evelyn reaches for a hug.

"Woah." Vince says.

"Boys! You've grown so much! Look at you!" She exclaims reaching for Alec.

"I know! The ladies love it." Nico says.

Aunt Evelyn laughs in response. "Come here, you" She says quickly pulling Nico in for a hug.

"Okay, let's get out of here." She says and we walk behind her.

My phone buzzes, but I wait to check it in the car.

All of us make our way into the parking lot where the car is parked and we make conversation.

As Evelyn opens the back of the car, I reach for the suitcases helping them place it inside. When we finish, we all get inside the car.

I feel my phone buzz again and again and I pull it out.

05:38 p.m.

Baby?

05:47 p.m.

Baaaaaaaby?

Hellooo.

05:48 p.m.

It is I, the girl of your dreams.

No no no, wait, I have a better one.

It is I, actually never mind. I can't come up with anything.

Baby? Are you there?

05:50 p.m.

Blimey!

Stop.

I hear the boys talk in the background, but I don't pay attention to the conversation. Instead, I focus on my phone.

05:51 p.m.

AAAAAAH! Baby!

I smile at the new term of endearment.

Baby.

Hmm.

05:52 p.m.

So today your term of endearment is, baby?

05:53 p.m.

Yes.

05:55 p.m.

Why were you spamming me?

05:56 p.m.

I don't know, for fun I guess.

I'm bored.

05:57 p.m.

So I'm your way out of boredom?

05:58 p.m.

Ouch, no. Of course not.

Want to know the real reason?

05:59 p.m.

Sure.

06:00 p.m.

I missed you ;)

As soon as I read her message, I bite my lip to stop my laughing some smiling any more.

06:01 p.m.

Oh god.

Isn't the guy supposed to say things like that?

06:02 p.m.

Hey! That is sexist.

So you're a guy?

Hmmm, interesting.

06:03 p.m.

Yep, I'm sure this is important information for that little mind of yours.

06:05 p.m.

Hmm, a guy.

Nice to know that you're a guy.

06:06 p.m.

Hey baby?

06:08 p.m.

It's strange having a random girl call you baby.

Anyways, yeah?

06:09 p.m.

Bring me some tea from England.

Pretty please, with a cherry on the top.

"Who are you texting so intently, that you are even ignoring us? Us, your best mates. Your best friends." I hear Vince say from behind my seat.

"No one." I reply and his eyes grow wide.

"Baby?! Is that a girlfriend???" He exclaims and I turn off the phone.

"Woah, woah, woah. Hold on, did you say grilfriend?" Nico speaks up.

"Yes, mate. I saw 'baby' on a message and it was directed to him." Vince cries holding the side of his head dramatically.

"So, girlfriend, huh?" Evelyn gives me a glance.

"No no no, aunty, not you too! Okay listen guys, she is not my girlfriend and never will be." I motion to my phone and I hear a snicker from the back.

I turn to glare at Alec. And he simply winks at me.

"So, who is she?" Vince asks.

"No one." I mumble.

"No one." He mimicks. "Sure, mate. We'll get it out from you sooner or later." He continues.

I simply nod my head and unlock my phone once more. The guys continue teasing me but I ignore them.

06:14 p.m.

No.

06:14 p.m.

Baby!

Why not?

06:15 p.m.

Because I don't know you.

06:16 p.m.

You can deliver it to me.

06:17 p.m.

I don't even know where you live.

06:19 p.m.

Judging by the first three digits, we live in the same city.

Toronto.

I look up to her phone number and she is in fact right. It has the area code for Toronto.

Once I arrived here, I got a new phone for the time that I would be living here. And I asked my dad to cancel my other phone number temporarily, at least until I go back to London with them.

So this girl and I live in the same city, interesting.

06:21 p.m.

It's still a no.

06:22 p.m.

You are not making me happy right now.

You suck, you suck big time.

Bye!

06:24 p.m.

Is the little baby upset?

I smile at her little tantrum.

06:25 p.m.

Do not text me. I am not happy with you.

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Fourth chapter in a day!!!

Guys, James is the same person as Adrianno. His friends sometimes call him Adrianno. But they are same person. James just happens to have a long name. Which I'll probably reveal later. But keep in mind that James and Adrianno are the same person. And some nicknames for the name Adrianno are 'Adrian', 'Adri' and some others that I might come up with. So his friends will refer to James by those names. But his first name is 'James'. Oh and the only ones that know his name are his friends and family. His new friends don't know his full name because they still haven't talked much.

Remember to comment and vote!

You guys, look at those pictures of Toronto. It's so pretty!

I give full credit to the original owners, I'm not sure who they are since I found the picture on the internet, but all credit goes to them.