Adopted By Troye Sivan

Chapter Four

"I'm Tyler!" Tyler yells just as the camera starts filming, before Troye can say anything. Troye rolls his head to the side and glares at Tyler over my head.

"Am I allowed to say something?" He looks back at the camera and gestures his hand to it.

"Nope" Tyler laughs, shaking his head and Troye sighs.

"Anyways!" Troye starts, clasping his hands together. Tyler stands up, sitting on Troye's lap. "Tyler stop, this is a serious video!"

Troye looks hurt, and as always, I cannot control my emotions.

"Tyler, get off. You're scaring Jess" Tyler is quickly off and I crawl the small distance to Troye, sitting on his lap and burying my face into his shirt, shaking every so slightly. "Calm down. You're okay. Tyler was just messing around. I'm fine" He whispers in my ear.

"Hey, is she okay?" Tyler asks, leaning over on the couch a little bit. "Troye. Troye, do you want me to turn the camera off for a while?"

Troye tilts my chin up a little bit and repeats the question. I shrug. "Do you wanna just do it now and stay on my chest?" I nod. That's a better idea.

"Tyler, she's fine. Just a little shaken up" Troye looks back at the camera. "Hi guys! It's Troye Sivan and...this video is already different than what I usually do" I clench a piece of Troye's shirt in my hand and he rubs my back. "Hey, relax. You're okay" He comforts softly to me. "But, um...I'm here with Tyler Oakley" Troye nods his head towards Tyler as one of his hands remains rubbing my back and the other one is around my waist.

"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!" Tyler yells loudly and waves, causing me to flinch slightly and Troye to comfort me.

"But, um, I'm back in LA and decided it would be interesting if Tyler and I told you about this girl on my lap" Troye taps my jaw and looks down at me, smiling.

"Guys, just remember" Tyler speaks up, pointing to the camera. "Troye is gay. So there is absolutely no way this is his girlfriend. And if you didn't know that. You must be new. Welcome!"

"Stop insulting my people, Tyler" Troye retaliates, letting out a small laugh. The smile on his face grows larger and he pets my hair down. "This, everyone, is my daughter Jess. I've adopted her from Johannesburg yesterday. I'm not sure if she wants to show her face. Do you want to show your face, darling?" Troye changes his gaze from the camera to me once more.

"Do I look okay?" I whisper, looking up to him.

"You look fine, Jess" He reassures and I slowly lift my head, readjusting myself on Troye's lap so I'm pressed into his chest.

"Um, Troye?" Tyler laughs, waving his hands in front of his face.

"Shut up, you peasant" Troye says, teaching me how to unlock his phone and getting me to learn how to get onto Twitter so we can get questions. "Good girl" He whispers to me when I succeed.

"Why am I even here?" Tyler asks, a tone of play aggravation in his face.

"So people will click on the video" I point to a tweet and Troye nods. "That's right. #Troyler"

Tyler, without us acknowledging, picks up the bag from McDonald's and starts throwing fries, chicken nuggets, napkins, and straws at us.

"YOU'RE WASTING FOOD!" Troye yells, sliding out from underneath me to shield me from the precious food that's being wasted. He looks at the camera. "I'm sorry. I don't know what this video has become" He sighs. "TYLER! C'MON WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE!" Tyler huffs, putting the brown bag down.

Troye lifts me back onto his lap.

"Well, this is awkward" He drops his head and shakes it. "I'm sorry!" Troye fake cries. "But, so anyway, this is Jess. She's my daughter" He lowers his head to my ear. "Say hi, darling"

"Hi" I wave at the camera. "I'm Jess and I'm from Johannesburg"

"SHE'S FOURTEEN!" Tyler yells and Troye glares at him again.

"But, yes! I have officially become a father. And...I'M SO HAPPY!" Troye hugs me from behind and I feel his cheekbones raise as he smiles wide. "And yes, to answer your questions, she broke her arm yesterday. But, she's only in a cast for three weeks!"

Suddenly feeling extremely greatful, I turn around and, with my eyes clenched to avoid any tears coming out, hug Troye tight.

"Thank you. Thank you for adoption me. Thank you so much, Troye" I whisper to him before squeezing him.

"Hey, don't thank me. I should be thanking you" He taps my chin. "You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. And if I can say that after a limited amount of time with you, I'm going to say it" Troye hugs me back and I bury my face into his shoulder blade.

"Awwwwwweeeeeee!" Tyler gushes and Troye sighs.

"You never stop, do you?"

"Nope!" Tyler laughs.

"So, I am going to go and film some challenges with Jess and Tyler. I am sorry for the weirdness and awkwardness of this video" Troye says.

"Wait! You're not going to edit it, are you?" Tyler screams.

"It's like, twenty minutes long!"

"Yeah, but it's a good twenty minutes long!" Tyler protests.

"Fine, I'll leave it unedited" Troye gives in.

As he says his outro with Tyler, I raise my head and wave at the camera before it is turned off by Tyler's friend Kory.

"Alright, now Jess, have you ever seen the Tin Can Challenge?" Troye asks.

"Yeah..." I say cautiously.

"Do you want to do it?" Troye asks carefully, as if he's afraid of pushing me off the edge.

"Sure. I'm game"