What The Heart Wants (Stereo Kicks/ James Graham)

Chapter 43

"Caden." I said, shock clear in my voice. "Hey sis." He smiled. "Wh-what are you doing here?" I stuttered. "I came to see you, duh." He answered. I sat there looking at him in disbelief. I can't believe my brother is here. "So are you just gonna stand there and stare at me, or can I get a hug?" He opened his arms and I ran into them. I was so happy, I couldn't help the tears that were forming in the corners of my eyes. I pulled back and wiped them away. "How did you get here? When did you get here?" I asked. "Your friend James here figured it all out, and I flew in about two hours ago." He said, looking from James, back to me. I turned my head to look at James. "You did this?" I asked in disbelief. James nodded his head and said, "I knew you missed him so after our Skype call, I got in your phone and found his number. We've been in contact ever since." He shrugged his shoulders. I looked at Caden who was smirking at me like he knew what I was thinking. I walked up to James and threw my arms around his neck, his arms instinctively wrapped themselves around my waist and pulled me against him. "Thank you." I whispered into his neck. "You're welcome. You deserve it." He whispered back. We finally let go of each other and I went back to stand in front of Caden. "So how long are you here? Where are you staying?" I asked him. "I'm here for a few weeks, and I'm staying in the motel that's right up the road. That way we're not too far away from each other." He smiled. "A few weeks? Is everything gonna be ok back home?" I asked, worried. "Yeah, everything will be fine. I told the people at the nursing home that I wouldn't be able to visit mom for a while and they said they would take care of her." He assured me. I took a deep breath and relaxed a little. "I can't believe you're actually here." I shook my head. James and Caden both smiled at me. "Do you uh...do you want to meet the rest of the boys?" I asked. "If you're ok with it, I'd love to meet them." He smiled. "Well alright then, let's go." I began walking towards the house. I wasn't sure how I felt about this. On one hand I wanted the guys to meet Caden, but I didn't want them to start asking questions about life back home. We reached the front door about two minutes later, and I led James and Caden upstairs. The boys were all in James' room playing FIFA on the little TV. "Hey guys. Can you pause that for a second?" I half said, half yelled. Barclay paused it, and they all looked at me. "What's up?" Barclay asked. "I want to introduce you guys to someone." I said, and then motioned for Caden to enter the room. When the boys seen him, they looked confused. "Guys, this is Caden. My brother." I introduced. Their faces brightened at my words. "Aria, you never told us you had a brother." Jake said, standing up. The rest of the boys stood up too and I introduced everyone. "Well now you know. Caden, this is Jake, Tom, Reece, Barclay, Chris, Casey, Charlie, and you already know James." I said as I pointed to all the boys. "Nice to meet you guys. Aria has told me all about you." Caden said. "Really?" Jake asked, and he looked surprised. "No. But it's still nice to meet you." Caden smiled. The boys laughed and I rolled my eyes. I already knew they would all get along. Everybody always loves Caden. "So Caden, have you ever played FIFA?" Tom asked, though it was more of a challenge. "Not yet, but there's a first time for everything." Caden clapped his hands and joined the boys around the TV. I watched them play for a few minutes before I felt my eyelids drooping. "Caden, I'm gonna go take a nap." I knew he would understand. "Ok. Don't worry about me. I have plenty of company." He said without looking up from the TV. I smiled and turned towards the direction of my bedroom.

I woke up 6 hours later feeling refreshed and ready for the night. I was grateful that I only had to work until 2am instead of 4am. Plus I dont have to be up until nine. That's like seven hours of sleep. "Knock knock." Someone said as they opened my door. "You're still here?" I yawned as Caden walked in and sat down next to me. "Well I wasn't gonna leave without saying bye, and I wanted to make sure you got as much sleep as possible." He nudged me with his shoulder. I nudged him back and we sat there for a few seconds in silence. "What time do you have to be to work?" He asked. "Eleven." I answered and looked at my phone. It was 10:10pm. "Are the boys still awake?" I asked. "Nah, they fell asleep about an hour ago." He said. "I'm sorry." I apologized. "Don't be. I understand." He replied. I smiled, stood up and grabbed my make-up bag from my closet. I brushed through my hair and pulled on a jacket. "You ready to go? If we leave now, I can walk you to your motel and still make it to work on time." I said as I grabbed my phone and shoved my make up in my purse. He nodded his head and stood up. We quietly walked downstairs and made our way to the motel. "So..." Caden said as we began walking. "So." I looked at him. "James is a great guy." He said. "Oh my god." I rolled my eyes but smiled at him. "Hey, I'm just saying! Not many guys would have done what he did." Caden held his hands up defensively. "Yes I know. And I agree, he's a great guy. The best." I said. "So what are you waiting for?" He asked. "Nothing. We made plans to go on a date before he brought me to see you." I informed him. "Oh. Well good for you." He said happily. "Thanks." I giggled. We walked the rest of the way to the motel just admiring the scenery. As I dropped him off, we made plans to hang out with the boys tomorrow outside of the house. We then said our goodbyes and I made my way to work. As I was approaching the doors of the club, I realized that for the first time in a long time, I was perfectly content with the way my life was.

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