"Just give him a chance to explain" rubbed 's back as he saw her holding the tears back "I just feel like a fool sat here waiting while he's probably out there now shagging her in the toilet or something!" felt the alcohol speaking more than her head as the words left her mouth "Dont say that, he'll be throwing her into a taxi. Im sure of it" defended , he knew he wouldnt go back to his old ways and with the way he had been acting lateley it was obvious to all the lads that he had fallen deep for "He loves you, he tells us all the time doesnt he " hugged her and looked at with pleading eyes "Im sick of hearing the eejit talk about you" joked giggled but couldn’t stop a few tears that fell, she knew loved her but why would someone go to this extreme to come between them "I'll go and look for you, wait here, will look after you" stood up and left their seats Walking to the entrance of the club he spotted them, standing near the cloakroom, looked her up and down. She sure was hot, he thought as he saw handing her something. He knew if was single this lady was the type they would normally see dissapear with for the night but had a gut feeling that would have no involvement in the reason this woman had turned up to ruin their night
He watched as she leaned forward, kissed on the cheek and left the club. ran a hand through his hair and turned to head back to find , suddenly was in front of him with a puzzled look upon his face
"Whats going on ?" had suddenly sobered up and had a stern look in his eyes He watched as let out a deep breath and shoved his wallett into his pocket " set her up" he looked at with teary eyes, he felt so angry and felt like finding but he had more improtant things to do like explain this to
"Come on mate, lets go and talk to " patted him on the back and placed an arm around his shoulder, he could tell with the look in ‘s eyes that he was telling the truth "Is she ok?" asked as they walked through the club "Erm she's upset obviously" looked to the seating area to see laughing, he guessed was too but she had her back to them
suddenly stopped laughing as she saw look over her shoulder, she knew was stood behind her and felt the tears prick at her eyes again. She didn’t dare turn around for a fear that he would have lipstick all over his face and have messy hair!
She felt his hand run down her back softly, making goosebumps appear all over her body. He knelt down behind her and nuzzled her neck gently "I need to talk to you babes" he whispered through her hair as he stood up. Receiving an encouraging smile from , took 's hand that was waiting for her and followed him to the back of the club where it was quieter, patting the seat next to him 's heart broke seeing the tear stains on her cheeks and her sad eyes "Please tell me its not true" turned to face him and let the tears fall freely. He cupped her face with one hand and brushed her hair from her face with the other "Look at me " he spoke softly and watched her eyes slowly look up to him, he could get lost in those eyes and he smiled lightly "Its not true, we were set up by " he stroked her cheek with his thumb didnt know how to answer, she just stared into his eyes, hoping for the reassurance she needed right now "I swear to you that I’ve never seen her in my life and we will never see her again" tried again to get a response from "I love you so much and I won’t hurt you" he felt his own eyes fill with tears as he stared onto s "Please believe me babe" he whispered as he broke their eye contact and looked down, he didn’t want to see the few tears that rolled down his cheek
felt like her heart would explode with the love that she felt for the gorgeous man in front of her. She knew deep down he was telling the truth and that she had over reacted slightly due to the effects of the wine and of 's past but she wouldn’t let some silly ex girlfiend spoil what they had. She would fight her until the end and she knew that her and would come out of it stronger than they were before
lifted 's face and smiled as she stared into his dark and deep eyes "I love you more than anything and nothing will change that" before he could answer kissed him long and hard. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, playing a sweet game with her tongue felt her head spin from his kiss and touch "Let get a strong drink" stood up and held her hand out to him, taking it gently in his stood up and pulled her into a tight embrace "You're amazing, do you know that?" he whispered huskily onto her ear "I know!" winked at him and strutted off toward the bar laughing to herself, shaking his head and laughing too followed her
Rummaging in his pocket for the last few euro's bit his bottom lip as he remembered handing all his money over earlier. He looked over to who was sat laughing with , he couldn’t even draw anymore money from the machine, he had already took out the maximum amount the bank would allow him on a daily basis. He walked over to and quickly asked him to borrow some until the morning, knew straight away that must have paid the woman earlier a heafty sum and shoved a few notes in his hand. noticed and had stopped laughing and were looking over with puzzled expressions
"I owe him that from yesterday" stumbled his words, he knew that wouldn’t fall for that as she always could tell when he was lying but she didn’t question it. took off to the bar and it was that fired the first question at him "You didnt see him yesterday" she could tell by 's body language that had just lied about giving him the money "Erm oh yeah!" he laughed "I meant from the shopping trip we took at yours!" beamed. thought back and had been the one that had bought everything while had returned with just a few for himself "You bought all that on 's card?" she pointed to the new watch that was wearing "You're not a very good liar " butted in and rolled her eyes at her husband "Ok ok quit with the questions!" stood up and took a seat next to "Please promise you won’t say to that Ive told you" ’s sparkling eyes pleaded with hers "I promise" took his hand and squeezed it so he knew she was being serious "That woman earlier, he paid her a massive amount, a lot more than to leave you two alone"
couldn’t believe what had just told her and felt tears well up again "Now ssssshhh, he's on his way back with the drinks" smiled and laughed, throwing his head back enthusiatically "Did I miss something?" looked at and while juggling the drinks onto the table "Ah mate, she's funny is this one! Looks she's even crying with laughter!" squeezed her hand as he forced himself to fake laugh a little more and stood up to let sit next to her looked up as made his way towards her with a glass of wine "Thought you needed this" he smiled as he took a seat and placed the glass in front of her, smiled back and pulled him towards her, kissing him lovingly. "Ive only been to the bar!" joked as he pulled away with a bigger smile on his face "I missed ya!" said wiping her eyes and taking a large drink of wine >BR> "HERE YOU ARE!" 's voice boomed over the music as he fell up the small step and onto 's lap
"Woah watch yourself down there " laughed as his friend's face was planted into his groin "Sorry mate, sorry " held his hands up as he smiled cheekily "Get your arses onto that dance floor" pointed to who was dancing and waving to them all with a huge drunken grin plastered on his face! Laughing, they all took to the the dance floor and enjoyed the rest of the night drinking, dancing and singing until the early hours
The next few weeks were busy ones for as it was the run up to Christmas and she was either working, shopping or helping with the accounts for the business to give them all a longer break over the Christmas period. She had enjoyed working alongside and used her experience from her previous job of running the accounts side of the business as well as caring for the horses, she had also got some ideas from on what to buy for Christmas and was planning on shopping on her next day off
On the last day at work before breaking up for Christmas took her gifts with her that she had bought for , Donna and . She had bought a new winter hat for work since one of the horses had ripped his other one and thought it funny that he was still walking around the place with a hole in his hat! For she had bought a luxury bath set since knew how she liked to spend hours soaking after a long day at work and for Donna she bought her the biggest bottle of champagne she could find to celebrate the festive period with
Laying on the couch that night held close and looked around at the cosy room, the tree was twinkling in the corner and the fire crackled and threw out a lot of heat. Some presents had already been placed under the tree but she hadnt seen one for her yet, the ones already there were just for family and friends. She was wondering what may have bought her, she hadnt seen him sneak off to the shops or anything "What you thinking about?" mumbled as he kissed her hand softly that was laid across his chest
"Just thinking what Santa may have brought me" laid watching the twinkling lights on the tree "It all depends if you've been a good girl" giggled "Well I have been very good!" pouted "I wonder what he will bring for me" closed his eyes and pretended to think hard "You've been a naughty boy!" laughed and poked him playfully "I have not!" 's eyes shot open and he scowled at "I want a new ferrari with a personal number plate of is gorgeous!" he pouted at her but couldnt hold it for long as he laughed at 's expression "Seriously though , what do I get a man that has everything" was beginning to give up hope of thinking of a gift for "Babe just give me you" he stroked her neck, teasing her "But can I have my Christmas present early pleeeease" kissed her cheek softly "No you cant! I was right, you are a naughty boy!" grabbed and tickled him in the spot only she knew made him squirm and scream like a girl "Ok I give in, I will be good" panted breathless as stopped her tickling technique
The next day headed into town while drove to and 's to deliver the Christmas cards they had chosen. Walking through the shops hummed to the songs and watched as people hurried around doing last minute shopping, she couldnt help but smile to herself, she loved this time of year and couldnt wait to get home so she and could cuddle on the sofa in front of the fire like they done the past few nights. Stopping outside a clothes shop spotted a nice shirt and jacket that she thought would suit , she guessed his size but was sure it would fit him. She was going to get one more present before heading home and stopped to looked in a jewellery shop, she noticed that had liked the watch that had bought previously so decided to go inside and take a closer look. One instantly caught her eye with its stylish brown leather strap and she decided it would be his final present. Feeling pleased with her gifts she headed back to the car and took a steady drive home, snow had started to fall again and this only added to 's festive mood as she turned up the car radio, blasting out Christmas Songs. Approaching the gates she saw a few fans waiting, slowing down she saw a few girls step towards the car holding cards, brought her window down and smiled friendly "Hi , we've brought cards for you" the blond haired girl held them out to her thanked them and grabbed the box of chocolates from the passenger seat, she had planned on eating them tonight by the fire but she handed them to the girl "Merry Christmas!" drove slowly through the gates and to the house, inside she gave the cards to who opened them. "They've put to and inside babes, thats nice!" smiled at the thought of 's fans accepting her and went to throw the envelope away but noticed the girl's return address on the back "Aww sign the card and return it to her" suggested as she showed the envelope "Will do!" chirped as he grabbed a pen and scribbled on the card
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woke up to the sound of her mobile going "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" she heard her parents yell through the receiver as she pressed the answer button, groaned and rolled over to see what the noise was,
Smiling put the phone to her ear and wished them the same, she spoke to them for a little while before her mum requested to speak to , she handed him the phone and mouthed "Sorry" to him "Hi " said sleepily as he sat up "Hey , I hope you and my baby have a great day. We'll see you soon wont we?" "You sure will, Merry Christmas both of you and have a great" handed the phone back to who chatted for another 10 minutes then hung up and snuggled back into
"Present time!" jumped out of bed and left where she landed with a thud on his pillow. He quickly got dressed and rushed downstairs, he opened the downstairs cloak room and fumbled around in his rucksack where he had hidden 's gift, walking to the tree he placed it on a thick branch and noticed a few presents with his name on "How did you sneak those under the tree without me noticing?!" asked as joined him in the lounge, still dressed in her pjama's. giggled as she remembered sneaking out of bed late last night to hide them under the tree
"You first" pointed to the small gift that was perfectly wrapped in sparkly paper and matching ribbon. ripped the paper to reveal a gold box, opening the lid she took a sharp breath as the diamond bracelet sparkled back at her " its beautiful" she whispered as she held it in her hand "Here, let me put it on" took it from her hand and fastened the clasp around her tiny wrist "I love it!" she looked at him with teary eyes and kissed him passionately. couldn’t take her eyes from the delicate piece of jewellery, 's small cough made her look up and giggle "Sorry Babe, these are for you" She handed him the gifts
Like a small child he ripped at the paper and held up the new shirt and jacket "Wow I love them babe!" he held the shirt against him then tried the jacket on, had to admit that she had guessed perfectly on the size and the jacket made him look more sexy than usual! turned his attention to his last gift, still wearing his new jacket he opened the small box and looked up at wide eyed "Did I tell you that you're bloody wonderful!" he took the watch out of the box and placed it around his wrist "It looks great babe, I absolutely love it!" he stepped towards her and wrapped his arms around her, slid her hands inside the jacket and held him close as he kissed her passionately. The phone broke their kiss and went to answer it, sat herself on the sofa staring at her wrist and touching the bracelet softly smiling to herself "Same to you Mam" she heard on the phone "Yeah she loves it" he appeared in the room on his phone
chatted to his mum for a while before passing the phone to who wished them all a Merry Christmas. They were due to go to the house for Christmans Dinner and organised a time for and to go round. After the call ended the phone was ringing again and again.They took it in turns to answer to , , , 's brother and sister and 's brother also called to wish them a good day
At lunch time they both dressed ready for dinner and began to load the car with the gifts had bought for his parents and siblings, the house was only a short drive away and was looking forward to meeting them all again, the last time she saw them she didn’t get much of a chance to talk with eveyone due to the excitement of the concert
His parents were already waiting by the door once had called to say they would be arriving shortly, hugged them both and welcomed them into the house. loved the cottage that they lived in and couldnt help but stare at the cosy rooms as showed her around the place. Throughout the next hour 's family slowly grew into a large group and loved the cosy family atmosphere as they all sat around the huge dining table. served everything could think of that related to a Christmas Lunch and eveyone was truly stuffed afterwards as they all sat on the many sofa'sand chairs in the lounge, resting her head on 's shoulder she smiled up at him "Have you had a good day?" he whispered, stroking her cheek "The best ever" answered as she kissed him softly on the cheek
giggled as he looked around at his family, most of them were now dozing or watching TV after the huge lunch they had consumed. "Shall we head home to snuggle on our own sofa?" whispered as he gently placed his hand on her leg, nodded and smiled Watching stand up she felt her tummy flips as revealed his toned stomach as he stretched and yawned "We're off home guys, Mam thanks so much for the dinner" stood up and hugged her son, also embraced her and thanked them all for a lovely day. On the short drive home 's hand rested on 's leg and she placed her hand on top of his, stroking him with her thumb.
It was a nice feeling to be back home and felt tired from their busy day, entering the lounge she flopped onto the sofa and watched light the fire. Snuggling together looked down at her wrist again at the bracelet "I really love my present" she whispered to , he kissed her softly in return "How about one last present?" saw the lust in his sexy eyes and smiled playfully as she slid her hands under his top. Rolling his body on top of hers, gave the best present of the day to show how much he loved her
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was blissfully happy with her life and the months passed by in a blur for her, before she knew it the summer was creeping back upon them and it was time for the lads to hit the studio full time ready for a new album. had talked with and they had agreed she would take time away from the stable work to travel with once they started to tour again Meeting the lads at the studio stepped from the car, placing his sunglasses on his head he pulled out his phone to text one last time before concentrating on the work ahead of him "Hey babe, just got to the studio, i'll get a takeaway on the way home for us. Love you loads. XXXXXXX" pulling his sunglasses back down he entered the large building and headed down the corridors that he knew well
Greeting the guys he grabbed a coke from the table and watched as took to the booth to start his vocals, hearing his phone quickly glanced at it expecting 's reply but he saw ’s name again. Pressing the reject button he sighed, how long would it take for her to get the message? he thought to himself as he took a seat. He had managed to hide the texts or make excuses for the calls to as he didn’t want her to worry or think that he was encouraging in any way. He decided that once the tour started he would buy himself a new phone and change his number to start a fresh
was glad to be home after such a long and tiring day at the studio, they had finished more than planned though so he was feeling very satisfied and ready to have a chilled night with . He loved the fact that all he wanted to do nowadays was curl up on the sofa with her in his arms, when he lived with he did everything possible to avoid returning home and used to spend most nights at his parents house. His life was better than it had ever been and he now understood the meaning of finding a soul mate
Walking into the house took a deep breath at the familiar smell of home and dumped his things by the stairs, taking the takeaway into the kitchen he decided to find before serving the food
He noticed the door to the swimming pool open and walked through, quietly he tip toe'd down the stairs and sat on the bottom step, watching glide through the water. They had been together a while now but still felt butterflies in his stomach and the familiar feeling of lust ran through him as his eyes took in her curves under the swimsuit
Turning to swim her last lap spotted sat on the bottom step and smiled to herself, he seemed to be deep in thought and she noticed how gorgeous he looked today. Dressed casually in combat trousers and a T-Shirt, his hair was messy and the stubble shadowed his face slightly. He caught her gaze and smiled as she swam towards him, noticed how tired his eyes looked and thought she would treat him to a massage tonight "Hi, had a good day?" asked as she took the steps to exit the pool "Yes been busy at work, have you? You look tired" dried her hands on her towel and walked towards him, running her hand through his hair she watched as he closed his eyes and smiled "Im knackered babes, we've nearly done a full song in one day" he kissed her palm as she stroked his cheek "I’ve brought us Chinese so we don’t have to mess around cooking" he stood up and pecked her lips. wrapped her gown around her and took 's hand as they made their way to the kitchen
felt even more tired once he and had eaten the Chinese meal, he closed his eyes as he felt her hand brush his neck and start to massage his shoulders. stood behind him on the stool and worked her magic, she felt him immediately relax under her touch and smiled as he let out a small groan "Feels great babe" he mumbled as he closed his eyes and enjoyed 's hands "Once we've finished the 1st song we normally go out for a lads night on the town as we get the day off afterwards" told as they were watching a DVD later that night "Sound good" she sleepily replied "I thought we could go shopping tomorrow for some new clothes" stroked her arm "Im always ready for clothes shopping" smiled and sat up "Are you coming to bed with me?" she held her hand out and gently took it, turning the TV off with the remote they sleepily headed upstairs
After another long day of recording felt tired again and shopping was at the bottom of his list of things to do but he wanted to spoil and turned the stereo volume high on the drive home to try and perk his mood a little. was ready and waiting when he arrived home, decided they should head straight out before he sat down and nodded off. Instead of heading into Sligo village took to the nearest town centre for a more wider choice of shops. Grabbing his sunglasses and baseball cap from the glove box of the car he tried to disguise himself so not to attract too many fans, chuckled and kissed him tenderly as she saw how tired he was from another busy day.
They strolled hand in hand and browsed a few shops before decided to make a choice on a long dress that she had spotted in the first shop they had been in. insisted on buying the dress for her, even though made a scene in the shop and tried every method of shoving her purse at the assistant behind the till, also saw a few items and bought them for himself. It was a few hours later when they made their way back to the car, saw the group of girls before did and squeezed her hand slightly, causing to look at him. He nodded towards the car and plastered a fake smile on his tired face "Hey girls" he said as they approached his car and the few fans squealed with delight at their idol, smiled at them and took the bags from so he could sign a few autographs
Slumping into the drivers seat, watched as he took off his cap and glasses and threw them onto the back seat "Home babes?" he looked sideways at her and smiled softly, nodded and put her hand on his thigh as he drove them home. They were a few streets away from home when heard 's mobile ringing from his pocket, "Shall I get that for you?" she giggled as she felt it vibrating through his jeans
"Nah leave it babe, Im not expecting anything important" placed his hand over 's and smiled warmly at her "Plus Im quite enjoying the vibration!" he joked. The phone stopped ringing and guessed to himself that it was probably again, he had already had a few texts that morning from her that he had ignored and deleted
A few days later returned home from a busy day at work to see 's car already outside, it surprised her a little as lately he had been returning home late from the Studio. Walking into the lounge she found him asleep on the sofa with her address book in his hand, sitting next to him she watched his chest rise and fall gently and she smiled at his content face. Taking the book out of his hand she wondered why he was looking through her phone numbers, she would ask him when he woke up but for now she would grab herself a drink and watch some TV in the kitchen hadn’t been sat for long when she saw sleepily walk in, "Hey babes, I didnt hear you come home" he kissed her softly on the lips and took a seat at the breakfast bar "You was sleeping like a baby so I left you to it" took a seat next to him and flicked through a magazine "We finished the song today so I got home early, the lads have planned a night out tonight if you dont mind me going?" looked up to see with his puppy dog eyes staring back at her "Of course I dont mind!!" laughed and kissed him passionately "Were you thinking of taking my mum out with you?" joked "Your mum?" looked puzzled and frowned his brow "You had my address book open on my mums telephone number!" "Oh, right, yeah, erm, well I was actually going to ring her for some ideas on your birthday present if you must know" stumbled over his words "Ahh you're so sweet , I have everything that I want right here so you've no need to buy anything!" cupped his face and kissed him again changed the subject and stood up "Right I'd better get ready, the lads will be here in an hour. What are your plans for tonight?" "Im tired , been so busy with the horses so I think I will order a pizza and relax all night" liked the idea of having a night to herself and planned to use the new bubble bath she had bought from her shopping trip with
kissed her goodbye as the mini bus waited at the gates for him "Make sure you lock the door and put the alarm on" " I will be fine, just go and enjoy yourself" laughed at his concern
Kissing him again she watched his sexy bum dissapear up the drive, closing the door she sighed deeply and enjoyed the quietness of the house. Taking the stairs she decided to head into the sauna room before planning on spending a few hours in the jacuzzi bath with her new bubbles! Crawling into bed later that night felt fully relaxed and tired after her pampering session and it didnt take her long to fall asleep.
Meanwhile at their favourite local club, and were throwing themselves around the dance floor while and stood at the bar talking. had always been the one that was the closest to and he knew that he could talk to him about anything "You need to get her out of your life mate, she will ruin everything if finds out" slurred his words from the large amounts of alcohol they had all consumed. had received texts from , informing him that she was in the same club but so far he had managed to avoid her "She knows our routine and everything. She's even in here somewhere for fecks sake!" stared at with his shiny eyes and tried to steady himself against the bar "Its a tough one mate. How about we hire someone to dig a big hole and bury her or something?" face showed the expression of someone who had the brightest idea in the world! laughed and slapped his arm "If only! I think I need to deal with this myself and if I see her Im going to tell her to bugger the feck off!" nodded his head forcefully and watched as agreed with him "Another Drink?" pointed to the barman and ordered another round
and soon headed back once motioned that they had a drink each, was feeling pretty worse for wear now and thought it time to be heading home soon. Checking his phone he was a little dissapointed that hadnt texted him
" mate, you've only been gone for a few hours! She will still be there when you get home!" joked as he saw shove his phone back in his pocket "I know, I cant help it though " smiled at his friend, he loved to see him so happy and patted his back "Id be the same mate if I had her to go home to! Got yourself a good catch there!" winked laughed and drank the last of his pint, as he was placing the glass on the bar he saw her stood watching him at the far end. Quickly he moved his eyes back to the lads and pretended not to notice her
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The warm summer air hit them as they came out of the club and felt his head spinning, he glanced to who was swaying with his mobile in his hand "Just texting the mini bushhh" he slurred and laughed at his own drunkeness, smiling at him suddenly felt a hand on his arm and turned around "Hey baby, you look pretty hot tonight. Why are you ignoring me?" her blue eyes pierced his as she held onto his arm and waited for an answer
looked her up and down, at least she was dressed more classy this time but he still hated the fact that everything he could see was bought by his own hard earned cash that she was probably still living off, over the years he really didnt have a clue how much he had given to her "Just leave us alone please, Im waiting to go home" shook her arm off and looked at for help. The lads were all stood staring at the pair, all of them hoping for to finally put an end to 's behaviour
"Why can’t we try to make it work ?" she again pressed for an answer "Why cant you just feck off!" screeched and stumbled backwards in his drunken state. giggled at the shocked expression on s face and received a glare from her Propping himself against the wall prayed for the mini bus to hurry so he could just go home to "You know that I love you darling" moved closer to him and put her arms around his waist
"I dont love you and I never have, now please" but was interupted by her lips firmly planted on his. Pushing her away in horror he could hear shouting and looked over to see him and wrestling with a guy, trying to grab a camera "If I ever see you again you will be sorry" 's eyes pierced her's and he stormed past her to join the lads
The mini bus finally arrived and was the first one in, throwing himself into the back seat he hit the seat next to him with his fist "WHAT THE FECK JUST WENT ON OUT THERE?!" he shouted, looking around at the lads who were all staring at the floor
"He took your picture mate, we tried to get the film but it was no good" looked at who sat staring at him for a while before answering "So as of tomorrow every paper will have that photo? Is that what you're trying to tell me?" was still angry and breathed heavily. He watched as nodded his head with sadness in his eyes "We're all here for you , we know what really happened" tried to lighten the situation "Im sure will be fine about it if we just explain, we'll all go and tell her together!" joined in
"No I'll tell her" crossed his arms over his chest and gazed out of the window for the journey home, the lads talked quietly amongst themselves. All of them suddenly feeling sober and dissapointed that their night had been spolit by 's obsessive ex girlfriend Crawling into bed sneaked his arm around and felt her stir slighlty, pushing his body against hers he held her tight, scared for the morning to come for when he would have to tell her what had happened
The music from her phone woke the next morning, she couldnt believe the time when she looked at the clock, the pampering certainly helped her to have a good night sleep she thought to herself. Glancing to the side of her she smiled as stared at him for a while, he hadnt even un-dressed by the look of it and she could only guess that he'd had a great night out! grabbed her phone and wandered downstairs to make them coffee, the text was from and she felt puzzled by it "Hey , if you need to chat you know where I am. Love xxxxx"
The ring tone made her jump and she saw 's name now flashing on her screen, feeling slightly worried answered
"Hi " "Hi , are you ok? Ive tried to call but he's not answering, Im guessing that he doesnt want to talk about it?" "Talk about what?" really did want to know what was going on now "Oh, erm, is there?" "No he hasnt woke up yet, whats going on?" "Nothing babes, really, just get him to call me please" stuttered "No , tell me whats happening?" There was a long pause before he spoke again "Maybe you should see the local newspaper but please don’t react to it. It’s not what it looks like and we can all tell you the truth"
didnt answer, she hung up and rushed into the hallway, they had the local newspaper delivered everyday but usually she didnt read it. She flicked the pages roughly until she got the the celebrity news page, her heart stopped beating as she saw the photo of with wrapped around him kissing. She tried to read the lines underneath but couldn’t for the tears that were now falling, thinking to what had just said she tried to think of an explanation as to why he would be kissing her
Still rooted to the same spot she looked up as came down the stairs "Morning babe" he mumbled as he followed her to the kitchen "Morning, did you have a good night?" she pretended to read the newspaper in front of her, not looking up so he couldnt see her tear stained face "Yeah we had a good time" he sat on the stool and took a sip of the coffee that was waiting for him
"You must have been really drunk though , I mean you came to bed fully clothed and shoved your tongue down 's throat" her voice was calm but sharp as she looked up to see his reaction
's mouth went dry as he heard her words then saw her tear stained face, he hadnt even had the chance to explain it to her himself
"No babe, I did no such thing. You have to believe me that she grabbed me and kissed me. Not the other way around!" stood down from his stool and walked up to her "You can ask the lads, they were all there and saw what happened, please! Call them!" thrust his mobile towards , just as he did the ringtone sounded. looked down quickly to see 's name flashing on the screen, looking up at she felt her heart break into millions of pieces "How could you do it?" she whispered crying again She watched as angrily threw the phone across the room, it shattered into pieces against the wall and made jump "She's trying to split us up! Cant you see?!" shouted, angry that had caused this argument and was getting her own way "Then she's suceeded hasnt she" screamed at him before stomping out of the room and slamming the door behind her. She raced upstairs and began grabbing some clothes, she couldnt bear to be near him at the minute and needed some space
He stood in the doorway watching her, not knowing what to say "You've got to believe me, I love you more than anything" but she carried on shoving things into her bag, not looking up. was determined not to let her walk away from him and he grabbed her arm, making her turn to look at him ", I made a promise and I have kept it, I love you, I wouldnt do anything to hurt you" he cupped her face and roughly kissed her, tears now falling down his cheeks. She couldnt resist him, even though she felt like smacking him across the face and she kissed him back slightly
"I need some space " she whispered as she stood staring into his teary eyes "Where are you going? We need to talk..... I need to tell you the truth" he pleaded with her as she stood at the door, ready to leave "I'll call you later" grabbed her bag and headed out of the door, she wasnt quite sure what she was doing or where she would actually go but her first thought was to knock on 's door
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Seeing her friend stood on her doorstep crying, was horrified and ushered into the house. Once her tears had ran dry told all about 's lads night out and about the call she had took from that morning. Through out their chat 's phone rang like wild fire but she pressed the silent button so she could have time to talk and think about what had happened in the last 24 hours
She felt much better after talking it through with but it was late and she felt too tired to return back to the house to go through the emotions with , she knew he was telling the truth and that she needed to let him explain but she felt so tired right now "You can sleep here you know. The sofa isn’t too luxurious but it's better than nothing" nudged as they sat on the sofa sharing a bottle of wine "Thank you, I dont know what I would have done without you today" held 's hand and squeezed it gently "All I know is that loves you and you both need to work through this" squeezed 's hand in return and they both sat in silence for a while, lost in their own thoughts "I'd better let know that I'm ok before we go to bed" stood up and went into the kitchen, taking her phone from her bag she had 24 missed calls and 9 text messages The calls were mostly from and a few from , making her way through the texts she had one from nearly every person she knew that was connected to
, , , and even had texted her, the rest were from but all of them told the same story, that it was a mistake and that had set him up. She decided just to text for tonight and reply to the others tomorrow
"Hey, just to let you know I'm ok, I wont be home tonight but i will be back tomorrow. I just need space and time to think. xxxxxx" within seconds of sending it read the reply from Shane "Please come home babes I need to talk to you. I love you" sat and cried again, she loved it when he called her Babes or Baby. All she wanted was for him to hold her right now and tell her everything was going to be ok but she would wait until tomorrow to go home
"I love you too" turned her phone off and settled down on the sofa, ready for a restless night
Next morning woke up late, had already gone to work and left her a note saying she would explain to as to why she would be taking a few days off. slumped back on the sofa and decided to hide away for the day, she wasn’t in any mood for talking or crying. Wondering what comfort food had in opened the fridge to find a huge bar of chocolate, she promised she would buy another one as she sat watching daytime TV and enjoying it. was dozing on the sofa when she heard someone knocking on the door, praying that it wasnt she looked through the glass and saw Donna, she opened the door and smiled as Donna hugged her immediately
" sent me to check you were ok?" Donna put the kettle on and motioned for to sit at the breakfast bar
"I just dont know what to do about going back home" played with a strand of her hair as she sat thinking " is in a mess , he doesnt know where you are and just wants to tell you the truth" Donna put a cup of tea in front of them both and sat down She heard sigh hard and looked to see tears in her eyes "I just cant get that image out of my head, i'm sure it will pop back in there every time he kisses me too" swallowed the lump in her throat
"But he loves you so much, everyone knows it and has seen how much he has changed to be with you. Somehow you need to push all this stuff away from your mind if you want to make it work" nodded, she knew Donna was right but at the minute her heart felt like it had been ripped out and she wasnt sure how to fix it
"All his family loves you too. was hated by a lot of people in 's life and they are all running around trying to help him solve this at the minute. If you hadn’t come along she would have destroyed him, I'm sure of it"
listened and felt the love rush through her body that she felt for , she needed to be strong and help him through it because deep down she knew he was telling the truth about kissing him and not the other way around
"She will destoy you two if you let her" Donna looked at with pleading eyes "I will talk to him, I just need a bit of time thats all. I believe him Donna about everything that has happened but seeing that photo broke my heart" Donna stroked 's arm "I can imagine that but think how smug will be if she knows that its pushed you two apart like this. Fight that bitch and don’t let her take away from you! As soon as this hits the papers she will think that she has won" laughed at Donna's comment but also felt angry about the situation now. She shouldnt let come between them and she thought back to what had told her at the beginning of their relationship about not listening to the press and to go to him before she believed any of it. Well, she had done the opposite this time and had left without hearing his explanation. Feeling guilty she stood up and decided she would go up to the house and talk to , she quickly scribbled a note to and hugged Donna who wished her luck
Chapter 34:
The familiar smell of home hit her as she crept into the house, she wasn’t even sure if was home but she decided to think of what she would say as she searched the many rooms for him. The last place she looked in was their bedroom, she saw the long curtains blowing in the breeze at the balcony doors and quietly walked over, she saw the back of his head and watched as he sat in just his jeans with his old mobile in his hand. Her phone suddenly played a tune and caused to turn quickly, he didn’t speak but just smiled slightly at her. 's heart broke even more as she took in his tired and un shaven face, his eyes looked bloodshot and she could tell he'd been crying, "That text will be from me" he said quietly as he looked away from her and rested his eyes over the view at the back of the house sat next to him and wondered what to say first, she looked down at her hands then glanced sideways at who still looked ahead "I thought you'd left me for good" he spoke first and turned to look at her, his eyes were full of fresh tears and wanted to kiss them all away "I'd never leave you, I just needed some time to think" "I love you so so much , I wouldnt do anything to ruin what we have" his voice broke slightly and he cleared his throat "I love you too and I'm sorry for not listening to you" held her hand out to , he took it gently and stroked her with his thumb "We'll get through all of this, I will fight her until the end" squeezed her hand and brought it to his lips, kissing her palm softly smiled and stood up, he wrapped his arms around her waist as she gently sat on his knee and put her arms around his neck "Im sorry" she whispered as she buried her face into his neck, held her tight and took a deep breath into her hair "Im sorry too but don’t let her come between us, She's not worth how I'm feeling right now" he stroked her back and let his tears fall freely, happy that she was home and back in his arms "I know your telling the truth but I couldn’t get that photo from my mind " she heard him sigh and found herself looking deep into his eyes as he cupped her face in his hands "We'll get through it, I promise you. I'd give up everything I have for you" stroked her cheek with his thumb and leaned forward, softly capturing her lips he felt her tears falling down her cheeks and poured all his love into the kiss. Slowly pulling away she felt him hug her tight and she did the same, her tears were falling more as happy tears now rather than sad ones but she felt so tired and drained, by the look at 's face she could tell that he felt the same "Fancy a lie down?" ran her hand through his hair, he closed his eyes and nodded his head. Standing up took his hand and led him to the bed, she wrapped herself around him and loved the feeling of his strong arms around her as they fell asleep
A few hours later woke feeling refreshed and ready to take on both the world and ! still was still asleep beside her and she crept from the room to take a shower. Turning on the TV she settled down to relax a while before woke up, the sound of a knock on the door made her jump and nearly spill her coffee. She walked to the door and opened it slightly, it was dark outside and she hadnt heard the gate intercom so whoever was there obviously knew the code to the gates "?" looked quite surprised to see her "Hey, you scared me a little there!" opened the door for him to come in "Sorry chick, I've been ringing for the past few hours but cant get hold of him. I was a little worried so thought I would drop by. Sorry" shook her head "No it's fine, come and sit down" "Have you sorted everything out?" thought he may be prying a little but he wanted to let know that everyone was concerned "Yeah, 's just having a nap after the stress we've had over the past 24 hours" "She's not worth it , don't let her cause all this heart ache. I was worried last night, he was in a right mess and I'm sure you wasnt too good yourself" smiled and took his hand "Thanks for all your support, I know he's telling the truth that he didnt kiss her" "He definately did not! she's been stalking him for a while ye know" "I didnt realise" mumbled and felt guitly once again "He didnt want to worry you" "Hey mate" and jumped slightly, they didnt even hear enter to room and he giggled at them. stood up and pulled into a big bear hug "Im ok now" patted his back and looked at , winking sexily at her
"I'm glad everything is sorted, I've told that it was actually my arse that you couldnt keep your hands off the other night! Alcohol does strange things!" winked at "Before I forget, I bought you this" handed a new mobile phone "You're a life saver! My old one is useless" hugged his friend again and walked him to the door
sat in the lounge to let and have a chat before she heard the door close and watched as he walked back into the room, they spent the rest of the evening kissing and cuddling on the sofa, catching up for lost time
Later that night laid and watched sleeping, she was the most natural and beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on and he never wanted them to go through the pain he had just felt over the last 24 hours or so, the thought of loosing her scared him and made his heart ache.
He thought about her up-coming birthday and decided he would try his hardest to make it the best birthday of her life, he had already started the plans for the party and just needed to finalise things with the caterers and marque hire, the weather would hopefully be hot around that time so he was planning to turn the outside space into a garden and pool party.
On the run up to her birthday knew that was up to something, she would catch him clicking off the internet quickly or ended phone calls suspiciously when she was around. She tried to guess what he was planning but decided to wait and keep it as a surprise. She was mega excited that her parents would be visiting for her birthday and spent some time cleaning and preparing the guest bedroom
As they sat eating a meal in the dining room pulled an envelope from his pocket and slid it across the table to
"Early birthday present babe" he smiled as he saw her eyes twinkle under the candle light "I knew you'd been up to something!" opened the envelope excited and read the leaflet in front of her
"A weekend trip to the spa!" she glanced over the date and her face fell "That's when my parents visit" she looked up sadly into 's eyes but he was still smiling "Exactly, you can take your mum and the day you get home we will have a party for your birthday!" jumped up and ran around the table to , grabbing his face she kissed him hard "Thank You so much, I just hope you can cope for a few days on your own with my dad!" smiled and kissed her again "I'm sure he will be happy once I show him what I've got in the garage!" nodded in agreement and captured his lips, pouring her love into the kiss. Picking her up gently laid her back on the table, squealed as she felt the cold glass on her back but 's touch soon made her feel like she was on fire!
As they cleared the plates from the table couldnt help but smile at the fact that they had just made passionate love amongst the plates and candles, picking up the Spa leaflet she decided to text her mum and tell her the good news, by the response she got she could tell her mum would be looking forward to them spending some time together
The weekend soon came around for , she had booked a few weeks off work and was really excited on the morning that she was due to collect her parents from the airport. laughed as she jumped into the car and rambled about her childhood, placing his hand on her leg he squeezed it gently and looked into her excited eyes
"Its been so long , I realise how much I miss them and I cant wait for them to meet you!" She placed her hand on top of his
"I hope they like me" winked at her then turned his attention to the car park they had entered at the airport
"Of course they will!" As they got out of the car grabbed his hand and dragged him towards the arrivals hall
They didnt have to wait too long and watched as ran towards her parents, embracing them tightly. He walked up to the group and held out his hand to ", nice to meet you finally" he shook his hand enthusiastically, 's mum pulled into a hug "Im glad to meet you, I can see you have been looking after my baby" she winked at over 's shoulder "Nice to meet you too" took her suitcase and they all made their way out to the car. All the journey home didnt get a word in edgeways as talked and talked, he would glance at her every so often and smile at her happy face and the way she kept spinning around in her seat to talk to her parents in the back
"Wow! This is beautiful!" stood open mouthed as opened the front door to their house, agreed and stood beside his wife staring around the beautiful house "Do you want to show them to their room babe while I make drinks?" kissed on her forehead and headed to the kitchen
lead the way upstairs to show them to their room "He sure is a handsome chap" giggled to her daughter when she was sure was out of hearing range "I know, I love him so much mum" beamed, her father tutted playfully and rolled his eyes "He does seem like a good lad" added
Once had given them a brief tour of the house they joined in the garden, kissed him softly as she saw what an effort he had made. On the table lay biscuits and a few sandwiches followed by a selection of cold drinks
"Ireland is beautiful , you're so lucky to live in this spot" lay back on the sun lounger and sipped on her drink, smiled at her mum while she sat on the edge of the pool with her legs in the water
She couldnt feel happier right now, everyone she loved was with her, the sun was shining and she had a weekend of bliss and a birthday party ahead of her.
Later that night as laid in bed watching her pack he couldn’t help but feel sorry that he had booked the trip as she would be away from him for a few days, "Im going to miss you babe" stopped packing her bag and looked up at him, propped on his elbow and staring at her with sexy eyes. She smiled and walked towards him, crawling on the bed she pushed him back onto the pillow "I'd better give you something to remember while Im gone then" smiled cheekily and bit her lip, watching a sexy grin appear on 's face made her body tingle and she kissed his neck tenderly. Making her way down his chest and across his stomach she heard breath heavily and continued with her touches. She reached the place that longed for the most and he laid back with his eyes closed, stroking he hair and trying to control his breathing. Moving her way back up kissed him forcefully and took control, she wanted to show how grateful she was for her birthday gift and just how much she loved him
As they laid in each others arms heard whisper "Did you put your parents in the room furthest away from ours?" gigled and played with his chest hair "Of course! I didn’t want my birthday week of fun to be over heard" laughed and squeezed her tight
