Being Brad's Sister

27. Charts

James’ pov

Today is the day we have been waiting for. Last Night was released and today we find out how well we have done. I’ve planned to take Emma out for the day but we are coming back for four o’clock so we can jam to the tunes on the Big Top 40 with the other lads while we see where in the charts our single is. I am both excited and extremely nervous. Can We Dance and Wild Heart have done so well so there is pressure on this single to do well? Not only that but it shows us that people are still interested in our music so it is a bit of a confidence booster as well.

I’ve planned to pick Emma up at nine because even though we originally planned to go out at eleven so we could have a lie in we both woke up around eight so we decided to leave and spend more time together. Besides it won’t hurt because we are so busy lately it is good to get time to be able to relax and enjoy some time alone with Emma. As much as I love the lads and everything we do everybody needs their down time.

It is half eight now and I am just leaving my house. I’ve decided to walk to Emma’s so I can take my time and enjoy the fresh air and peace and quiet while it lasts. I have my phone – even though I told people not to disturb me unless it is an emergency – and my wallet, other than that I haven’t brought anything because I don’t need anything else. I hum along to Last Night in my head as I walk along the streets watching people wake up and make their way out of their houses and either walk along the streets with me or get into their cars. It is quite peaceful this time of the morning because not a lot of people are awake so it is really relaxing and refreshing. Just what a busy guy needs to rewind.

My phone buzzes and I sigh not wanting to be disturbed today. I was planning to have a ‘Jamma’ day. I get my phone out and notice it is a twitter notification so I open it. The lads and I have this special setting where our phones will notify us when certain people tweet us or comment about us or whatever because as we are getting bigger more and more people are tweeting us so if we didn’t have this setting on then our phone’s would never shut up.

@EmzySimp

Waiting for @TheVampsJames to get here now I am all ready to go #peacefuldayout

I favourite the tweet and reply to it telling her I am on my way to which she replies with a big smiley face – literally she tags a photo of her smiling like that cat who got the cream. I send a selfie back but she doesn’t reply so I decide to just scroll through my twitter as I walk along. I notice she has just tweeted off her ‘Trio Trouble’ account saying she thought of a new dance routine so I reply to it saying she will have to show me.

Emma and I tweet each other as I walk to her house to meet her. We talk about all sorts of things ranging from the dance routine she has made up in her head to songs The Vamps are doing to relaxing and peacefulness to what we are going to do today.

Eventually I arrive at Emma’s house and she runs outside already knowing I am here because we have been tweeting each other. I bring her into a hug and place a soft kiss on her lips.

“Hello.”

“Hey.” She smiles up at me.

“Do you have any idea what we are doing yet?” I chuckle as we start to walk down the street.

“We could go to the park for a bit other than that I have nothing.”

“That is a start. Let’s go.” We walk in silence hand in hand as we head towards the park.

When we reach the park we go straight to the swings and rock back and forth gently.

“Race you to see who can get higher.” She challenge.