just tell me ; joe sugg

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Now (7 years later) ;

"Mason?" I called out quietly, trying not to laugh. I was grinning like crazy, absolute happiness filling my heart as I heard him giggle behind the white couch. "Hmm, where could he be?" I asked, putting my finger to my chin, fully standing up.

I walked slowly to the couch, where he was giggling uncontrollably. "There you are!" I yelled, popping in front of him. He screamed and started laughing as I grabbed him by the waist, ticking his sides. I picked him up and laid him on the couch, grabbing the hem of his shirt up and pulling it upwards, blowing raspberries on his stomach. He squealed of laughter, which made me laugh. I put his shirt down the way it was and rested my head on his tiny chest, so he could catch his breath.

His soft, light brown, almost blonde sandy hair framed his pale ginger skin. "Mom, can we watch Star Wars again tonight during dinner?" His voice reminded me a lot of Joe's British accent. Mason didn't exactly had an accent, but he definitely had a hint of Joe's voice.

He was basically a mini Joe. The only thing that Mason inherited from me were my structural features, like my cheekbones and my jaw. He had Joe's beautiful blue eyes that held my whole world and the same lip shape. I used to be scared of my own son because he reminded me so much of Joe, so it used to phase me everyday. But I learned to accept the way he looks and love him like a mother would love her son.

Joe became famous from YouTube like Zoe did. He lives in London with other YouTubers like Oli White and Caspar Lee. I've seen there YouTube videos before, and I admit, they've made me laugh many times before, by they have also made me cry. As for me, I live in a small apartment in Orlando with my sister.

Although I live in Orlando, I am only staying for the summer. I'm only here because I am taking summer classes at the University of Central Florida because it is closer to home and I wanted to be with my family. Mason and I actually live in Gainesville, where I attend the University of Florida.

My sister, Mara, and I wanted to move out of our mom's house, mainly because I felt bad for staying there, and I realized that the both is us could learn how to actually live life in the real world. And by doing that, I work at Starbucks as a barista at the Millennia Mall. Trust me, I wasn't a "white girl," I just worked there. My sister works at Lush at the Millennia Mall, too. The stores are literally right next to each other, so we always see each other on breaks.

"Of course, sweetie." I said, stroking his hair. "What episode do you want to watch?"

"Episode 6!"

"Okay, no problem. I'll get both of your life sabers, too."

"Actually, I only want the red one this time." He said, moving my arms around his small petite body so that I was hugging him.

"Oh, so you're feeling like being on the dark side tonight?" I asked, looking down at him.

"Yeah, I heard they have cookies." He said happily. I laughed, kissing his forehead and sitting up on the couch. My little ray of sunshine.

"How about this: I'll cook you my famous macaroni and cheese and I'll bake cookies for the two of us for dessert. That way, we can both be on the dark side tonight." I told him, putting on a dark, mischievous face.

"Yeah!" He screamed, which he normally doesn't. That's how I knew he was really happy. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, mom!" He kissed both sides of my cheeks and jumped off of the couch to roll around on the floor.

I smiled, and started to walk to the kitchen, grabbing the macaroni from the pantry. The phone started to ring, and I walked over and answered the phone, not bothering to look at the caller ID.

"Hello?" I asked in a sing-song voice.

"Hey, Liana." I heard my mom say in the phone.

"Hi, Mom, what's up?" I asked as I started to fill the pan with water.

"Please, honey, don't freak out about what I'm about to tell you."

"Please Mom, nothing can phase me. I've practically been through it all." I said, looking for the box of macaroni in the food pantry.

"Mrs. Sugg and I have been talking recently," she started. I heard her say Mrs. Sugg, so I stopped what I was doing and actually started to pay attention to her. Mrs. Sugg. Joe and Zoe's mother. Oh dear Lord. "And, she would like to say that the Zoe and Joe and some other friends that are close to them are coming over to America."

My heart stopped and for a second I couldn't breathe properly. I felt my stomach drop as I tried to speak, "What? In Orlando?" I croaked. "When?"

"Tomorrow afternoon at 3:00."

"How come you haven't told me this?" I was starting to shake. I would see Joe Sugg, the father of Mason, tomorrow?

"I knew you would act like this." I heard her mumble. I could picture her putting her hand to her forehead and rubbing her temple. "Yes, they're going to check in the hotel and then come to the house tomorrow to have dinner."

"Why are the two of them coming back?" I asked quietly.

"For the good old times. Plus, they want to visit Disney World again."

I sighed, my head starting to pound. "Okay, well, I need to make dinner for Mason. I'll call you again later. I love you."

"Love you, too."

I hung up, and continued to make Mason's dinner. I started to tear up, wondering what the hell I'm supposed to say to the Sugg's tomorrow.

Oh yeah, I had a kid seven years ago. Joe's the father.

It was crazy. Does Joe even remember me? Do they even remember me? I wasn't famous; and I was working at a coffee shop to make some cash so my mom would get annoyed with me constantly having to ask her for money.

Right now, I'm trying to get my way into Pre-Med and work as an OBGYN. Ever since Mason, I was fascinated with the woman's body and how it functions with a human being growing inside.

I also just liked to learn a lot.

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Later that night after I put Mason to bed, I looked up Joe Sugg online. His YouTube was still called ThatcherJoe, and he had at least 5 million subscribers. I learned that he was still roommates with those two British boys that I mentioned earlier. I think they were some of the close YouTubers that were coming tomorrow with the Sugg's.

I took this chance to look at Zoe's channel. I haven't talked to Zoe since I told her I was pregnant. I didn't tell her that the baby was Joe's, but by the time I had Mason, we had completely stopped talking.

Apparently, Zoe has a boyfriend. His name is Alfie Deyes, and his YouTube channel was called PointlessBlog. I watched some of their recent videos, and they have all mentioned that they are coming to Orlando in their recent videos, which made me feel sick to my stomach.

Joe doesn't have a girlfriend, thank God. Not that I was jealous, but I did not want a girl to make my situation even more complicated. I knew now that Joe was heading here, he would eventually find out that Mason was his.

I mean, how could he not? Mason looks exactly like Joe. It would be hard not to think that he was his. Joe probably won't even remember the time that we had sex. I sure as hell remember it everyday of my life, but I hope he won't remember by tomorrow.

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