[Jay]
"What are you smiling at?"
My brother interrupted my texting as he sat at the table.
"Oh just something a friend sent me."
"The same friend you were talking to yesterday for an hour?"
"Yep."
"Who is this 'friend' James?"
Tom smirked at me and I tried to distract him. "Just someone I met."
"You're being very evasive."
"Only because I know you'll tease me."
"If I promise not to tease you will you tell me?"
"Maybe. I know you're a liar."
"Seriously James tell me or I'll take your phone."
"What are we, 5?"
I sighed and crossed my arms. "Remember when I lost my phone?"
"Who could forget?"
"Well I'm still chatting with the girl who sent it back."
"Is she cute?"
I showed him the photo and he nodded appreciatively. "Does she know who you are?"
"Yep. I only told her 3 months ago though."
"What's her name?"
"Laila. She lives in Scotland."
"Okay then. What do you guys talk about?"
"All sorts. You know you're asking a lot of questions."
"I know. Just looking out for you."
"Anyway, I've been thinking about visiting her."
"Seems like a good idea, since you've been chatting for about six months."
"Longer than that."
"When are you planning on going?"
"Well her town is having a fair and she's participating. I figured I'd pop up there as a surprise." "Good plan! You'd better start packing and booking a hotel."
"I thought I'd stay at hers."
"With no warning? Not sure that's a good idea."
"We'll see what happens. I'm prepared in any case."
"Well good luck bro" exclaimed Tom, patting me on the shoulder.
*
The trip to Sandyport was quite peaceful. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking, and from what I could see from the bus I understood why Laila liked living here.
I was so nervous. My palms were sweating as I walked up to where she lived, a one-bedroom cottage. Should I really do this?
Come on Jay, you've done bigger things than this. You can do this.
I took a deep breath and knocked on the door, crossing my fingers behind my back.
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Saving Laila.
FanfictionLaila Noble is a 21 year old girl who's not really living, just existing. Jay McGuiness is a 27 year old ex-pop star. What happens when a lost phone brings them together?