TITLE: Life Is a Rollercoaster

RATING: PG-13/ R in places

AUTHOR/S: Hannah

FIC DISCLAIMER: This story is for entertainment purposes only. Any link to real characters is purely fictional. Any reference to Take That or their families, and any event, location that may fit their real locations or connection between them and the fictional characters is purely coincidental. The copyright for this story and their own characters belong to the author. Please do not steal/copy or use them without express permission of the writer.

SETTING: Anywhere and everywhere

AUTHOR'S NOTES: Jason Orange (of Take That fame) is my true love and stories about him are one of the best types of story. I just hope you like it. This is the sequel to my story, Once Upon A Dream. I know it's been a long time coming, but please enjoy it nontheless :)


Chapter 2 – Things Can Only Get Better... Maybe

"I am pleased to tell you that no harm came to the foetus through your accident, Miss Williams," stated the doctor as he looked at the ultrasound screen. "Looking at it, I would like to say that you are approximately 10 weeks along." I couldn't hide my joy as I saw the little thing on the screen. It was going to grow into a tiny person and I just hoped to god it would get its father's looks.

"Oh my god, Hannah!" whispered Jason, taking my hand as he watched the screen. I could feel a couple of tears roll down my cheeks as I looked at Jason's face. His smile said it all.

"That's our baby," I breathed. I felt more tears sting at my face. How could I have been so stupid to do what I did? Jason loved me so much and I returned that love with everything I had. He was right for me in so many ways and our (almost) perfect life was going to become even more perfect once the baby was born.

It was such an incredible feeling of elation as the doctor handed me several copies of the scan image. I looked at it once again and I could feel warm tears splashing onto my chest. Jason smiled warmly at me and he leaned in to kiss me on the cheek.

"I love you with all my heart, Hannah," he breathed as the doctor bid us goodbye and left. I returned his smile.

"And I love you too, baby," I answered, returning my focus to the scan image in my hands. I couldn't believe how much my life had changed in the space of just over a year.

"Congratulations, love!" came Dawn's voice over the phone. It was now the afternoon of my third day in the hospital. I knew that all of my close friends and relatives were worried about me after what had happened at the pier, but I felt ready to get rid of their worry and tell them the good news.

"Thanks, Dawnie!!" I answered happily. "I can't believe it though." Jason smiled softly at me. I knew he was thinking the same thing.

"We need to celebrate once you get out of hospital, Hannah, because this is really special!!" said Dawn and I could tell that she was smiling. "I mean this really is something special. After everything that's happened, there's finally a light at the end of the tunnel."

"I guess..." I replied softly. Was it really a light though? Maybe, but at the minute, all I could see it as was a complication.


"We've heard that you were already married before you got engaged to Hannah, Jason?!?"

"Look this way!!"

"How do you feel about Jason already having a wife, Hannah?!?"

"Is it true that you tried to kill yourself, Hannah?!?"

My head was set to explode with the amount of questions the paparazzi were throwing towards Jay and me. James and Paul were pushing their way through the crowd of people to get us to the car that was waiting for us. I wanted to cry because everything they were saying was true. I couldn't believe the amount of people who were there though because it was only Jay's apartment that we were coming out of. I'd left hospital a few days ago and a week in a hospital bed was certainly something I'd not enjoyed.

"Move aside there!!" yelled Paul, pushing past yet another pap. I could finally see the car and my freedom. Jay gave my hand a squeeze as we finally settled down in the back of the car. I let out a sigh of relief as the car started to pull away.

"Are you ok, babes?" Jay asked softly, putting his arm around me and holding me close to him. I could feel a couple of lone tears falling from my eyes as I sighed.

"I guess. I just hate the fact that they're always there wherever you go. Can they not just leave us alone?!?" I said angrily. I couldn't help it but it was really how I felt.

"Shhhh, babes. I know it's hard," Jay whispered softly in my ear. "You just have to learn to ignore them all." I sighed softly and snuggled into his chest. Although I did still love him so much, it felt weird because of what I knew. It didn't feel right that Jay was still with me with the current situation but I knew that it would get better. Someday, I didn't know exactly when, it would get better.


"Hey, Hannah! How are you?" Dawn asked, hugging me, as we walked into the lounge of my house. I smiled at her. I was glad of a bit of fun between friends and family and not having to worry about the paps being around. I was glad there would only be those closet to Jason and I attending the little get together tonight.

"I'm good, thanks, Dawn," I replied, taking a seat as I watched Jay shaking Gary's hand. I could see the elation in Jay's face at the thought of the tiny creature growing inside of me. Gary grinned at his friend and my mother welcomed the Barlows into our house.

"Doug and Kel will be here soon. Markie and Em are gonna be round a bit later," Gary announced, as Jay came to sit next to me. I saw my mum dash out and from the sound of it, she was in the kitchen. I smiled as Jason took my hand in his own. My mum came back into the lounge with a tray of biscuits and a bottle of wine.

"That's just mean!!" I complained, knowing that I couldn't have any alcohol. I actually didn't mind now because I'd made a fool of myself so many times before because of alcohol. Gary grinned at me.

"Oh well. I guess I'll just have to have your share then!" he said, laughing a little. I heard the doorbell ring and my mum, after putting the tray of biscuits on the coffee table, was out of the room like lightening to open the door. I was used to this by now. After living with her for almost 21 years, it was hard not to know that my mum hated making people wait for longer than was necessary at the front door.

"Hey Sandra!!" I heard a voice say as the front door opened and I instantly recognised the voice that belonged to my bestest best friend in the entire world.

"Hi, Kelly. Howard," came my mum's reply and I heard the front door shut. The lunge door swung open and then I saw my best friend stood there, a huge smile on her face, arm in arm with her beloved.

"Hey Kel!!" I said, jumping up to hug my best friend. I saw that she still looked rather worried about me and she had good reason. She was my best friend and she was only looking out for me.

"You look so much better than you did the other day," Kelly said as she released me. Howard smiled at me and pulled me into a hug.

"Anyway, congratulations, guys," he said, releasing me and going over to shake Jay's hand. I saw a smile light up Jay's face again. I knew he was completely over the moon but he wasn't showing how happy he was at the news because I knew he'd probably explode with excitement otherwise.

"Thanks, Howard, mate," Jay replied, as I went back to sit next to my fiancé. Was he still my fiancé or was he just my boyfriend again? I didn't know. Anyway, Jay took my hand again. I was glad to be spending some quality time with everyone. We'd not had much time as a huge group since the fiasco in Florida so it was nice to see my close friends all around me.

"What time are Mark and Emma getting here?" Kelly asked, taking the glass of wine Gary had just poured for her as my mum passed me a glass of fresh orange juice. I smiled and looked to Dawn.

"I think Emma said to me they'd be here at about 5ish, Kel, love," she answered, taking a sip from her own glass. I was already enjoying myself so much even though there were only a few of us.

"Didn't Andrea say she'd be round too?" my mum directed to me. I thought for a moment and then remembered my cousin's words from a couple of days ago.

"Yeah. She said if she's finished moving everything into the house, she'd be round," I answered. I was glad that Andrea was moving back home. It, at least, meant a few more Thatter conversations would be had more often.

"I'm glad she's moved back here. Newcastle is just too far away," my mum thought out loud. I silently agreed with her as I heard the flap of the letterbox go. I looked puzzled because the post had already been today. I saw my mum get up to go and get whatever it was as I listened to Howard, Gary and Jay start a conversation about the release date for the new album.

"Well, we all know that Christmas albums sell better than summer albums," Gary said and the other two nodded. "But we've got two albums to release…" Myself, Dawn and Kelly almost choked at the news.

"Two albums?!?!" I exclaimed as my mum came back into the lounge. She had rather a puzzled look on her face as she held an envelope in her hands. She came over to me and handed the envelope to me. I looked down to see that it was addressed to me. The writing was neat and tidy and looked very professional. I wondered who the letter could be from as I flipped the envelope over and opened it. The three boys carried on their conversation but I was aware that they were keeping their eyes on me and the letter in my hands. I pulled the piece of paper out and opened it, only to find an extremely short note written on it. Compared to the writing of the address, this was very scruffy and hardly legible.

'I'll be watching you, Hannah Williams. Jason is a dead man…'

I felt the colour drain from my face as I re-read the note. My stomach dropped and my hands shook. Fear and anger pulsed through my veins as I read the note once again. Whoever it was knew where I lived.

"Are you ok, babes?" Jay asked sharply. He obviously noted the sudden change in my demeanour. I didn't want him to see the words that were now making my heart beat faster. I gulped and hastily stuffed the letter back into the envelope.

"Y…yeah, I'm fine, Jay," I answered, my voice a little high-pitched. I looked round at everyone gathered there as the doorbell rang again. I saw the look of concern on my mum's face as she got up and went to answer the front door.

"Hannah, you're white as a sheet! What did that letter say?" Kelly asked me and I heard the note of panic in her voice. I couldn't bring myself to tell everyone what was written on the piece of paper as it really was making me fearful.

"Hey cuz! Congratulations!!" I looked up to see Andrea stood in the doorway of the lounge. I was aware that I was still very pale and I probably looked rather scared. I smiled weakly at her, well aware that everyone else was looking at me. I saw my mum stood just behind Andrea in the doorway.

"Hannah, what was in that letter?" Jason asked, making a pass for the envelope, but I moved it out of his reach. I shook my head as I took a gulp from my orange juice. Jay put his arm around me and I knew it was to try and sweet talk the letter out of my grasp.

"It doesn't matter what the letter said!" I said angrily. I got up and stormed out of the lounge and into the kitchen. I needed to calm down. Whoever the idiot was who'd sent the letter was succeeding in making me feel scared but I couldn't let it show. I had to be strong.

"Hannah?" came a timid voice and I turned round to see Jay stood in the doorway of the kitchen. He looked very worried.

"Jay…" I whispered back, the emotion finally getting to me. I felt a couple of tears sting at my cheek and the letter dropped out of my hands as I turned to hide my face. I heard Jay come and pick the letter up to read it. I heard a small gasp from him and turned back to face him, tears staining my cheeks, as I watched him read the note through again.

"What's going to happen?" I breathed, unable to speak any louder. Jay didn't say a word to me and just engulfed me in his arms. I felt so safe at this moment. Jay's grip made me calm down a lot and I felt more tears falling down my cheeks.

"I promise I won't let anything happen, babes," Jay whispered in my ear. "I'll make sure of it." I gulped again. His words comforted me so much as I heard a slight cough from the doorway. I looked over to see my mum stood there, concern written all over her face.

"Can I see the note please?" she asked, stepping forward. I looked to the ground as Jay handed the piece of paper over.

"'I'm watching you… Jason's a dead man…'" she muttered aloud as she read the note. "Hannah, this is serious!" I knew my mum was right, but I couldn't face being hounded by the press again if news of this got out.

"Leave it for now, mum. If I get another one like it, I'll contact the police then," I said calmly. Just being around Jay made me feel so safe and the anger in me was no longer present. I saw the look on my mum's face and I knew she wanted me to contact the police now, but I didn't want a barrage of paps knocking at the door 24/7 if they found out about the note. I looked up as I heard the doorbell ring for a third time.

"That'll be Markie and Em," I said softly, looking to my mum. "Could you get the door?" She grimaced at me but then did as I asked. I re-entered the lounge with Jay and smiled at our guests, as Mark and Emma came in.

"Hey guys!" I said, a little brighter than I would have said it a few moments ago. Emma grinned at me and hugged me tight. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Kelly about to question me with regard to the letter, so I sighed and released Emma, looking to my best friend.

If you really want to know what the letter said, it basically said that someone is watching me and Jay is going to be killed," I said calmly, and I saw the look of shock cross everyone's faces. "It's probably just some weird stalker though." Jay smiled at me and then he spoke.

"Anyway, we're here to celebrate the good news!" he stated, placing a hand on my stomach. I grinned at him and kissed his cheek as everyone came to their senses. "We're not here to worry over some random psycho wants to do."

"Now, let's get some tunes on!" I said, walking over to the sound system and turning it on. Everyone, although still looking very worried, sighed and then the celebration began. I knew that worry would still play on my mind over the next few weeks, but at this moment, I was celebrating the joyous news with my friends and family and nothing was going to stop that…