Keeping you by my side

From leaving college had worked hard in a clothes store and eventually went on to design and help in the wardrobe section for many popular bands. Her big break came when she accepted a temporary contract with Take That, in the 3 months she had worked with them she formed a close relationship with the band and she was sad to see her time end but with help from and with excellent references she managed to secure a job at a massive awards ceremony the same year
As sat in the large dressing room she checked that she had every outfit in size, colour and artist order as she knew the room would soon be bustling with stars wanting to get changed in the blink of an eye, taking a sip from her bottle of water scanned the list in front of her. She grinned when she saw Take That would be here tonight and made a mental note to buy the guys a drink at the after show party, if it wasnt for them she wouldnt be sat here right now, her eyes also settled on Westlife. She had never met them before and was excited at working with another huge boyband, at home she had a few of their albums and knew they all looked cute from the cover, giggling to herself she shook the naughty thoughts and concentrated on the rest of artists on the list. Compared to the busy Take That tours she thought this job seemed relatively relaxed and decided she would enjoy tonight and use her skills to make everyone look their best
Hearing the door open jumped a little and looked up to see a haired male enter looking around the room, she stood up and introduced herself "Hi Im , welcome to wardrobe!" plastering on her best smile she held out her hand. "Hi Im , I believe you have some of my clothes here. Nice to meet you by the way" he took her hand gently and shook it, his eyes scanning the rows of clothes all around the room "What band are you from?" picked up her list "Westlife" smiled friendly at her. 's eyes suddenly darted from her list and she looked at the handsome man in front of her "Let me just check" heading over to the Westlife section scolded herself for checking him out, "If all four of them look this good I may be on cloud 9 tonight!" thought to herself as she found 's clothes
"Here ya go" waved him over and separated the clothes so he could look through them easily "Thanks, I just like to know what I'm wearing well before the show starts" his eyes twinkled at her as he spoke >BR> "I'll leave you to it" sat back down and pretended to read a magazine, every now and again she would peek over the top to look at him
After half an hour appeared from amongst the clothes "Thanks for letting me check them, you've done a fantastic job by the way"
"Thank You" blushed and watched head to the door
"Catch you later" he winked before leaving. Still blushing concentrated on her magazine, looking at her watch she had 20 minutes before the first artists were due for their wardrobe change

"Hey lads, we have a hot lady in our wardrobe and she's got some fantastic outfits lined up" flopped down on the sofa in the dressing room, seeing 3 faces suddenly take an interest he laughed to himself
"Have you been drinking ?" huffed as he placed his head back down and tried to sleep on the sofa he was laid on
"Nope, Ive just met her, she is a cutie" grabbed an apple and threw it at Catching it quickly grinned at his successful catch and took a bite "So the wrinkly old woman has been replaced by a hottie, think I may have to check this out" he stood up and headed to the door
"Here he goes, on the prowl once again" grumbled as he carried on texting
"Hey its ok for you guys, Im the one who's single!" defended himself as he opened the door "Doesnt mean you have to shag every woman you meet though does it?" had been in a bad mood all day from arguing with that morning and he wasnt in the mood for 's womanising
"Ahhhh shut yer faces, all of ya!" grinned at and slammed the door
"Ahhh lighten up guys, hes just having some fun" grabbed a newspaper and started to read

Chapter 2:

heard the knock on the door but was busy getting a lady into her ballgown "COME IN" she yelled as loud as she could while holding some pins in her mouth ready for the dress alterations "Erm Hiya, am I in the right place for wardrobe?" asked as he stood looking around "Yes, please take a seat" 's mind was screaming at the sight in front of her! She knew he was also from Westlife, she recognised his face from TV. The last time she saw them on MTV she remembered both a and a haired member had both stood out to her as being utterly gorgeous! "I can alter this for you ready for tonight" watched the woman return to the dressing room then turned to , running a hand through her hair she held out her hand and introduced herself confidently "" ", nice to meet you" "Do you want to see your clothes for tonight?" turned to the rail but spoke up "No its ok, thank you. I just wanted to check who I would be stripping to my underwear in front of later 'all" with a cheeky wink opened the door and quickly left, leaving stood speechless and smiling at his cheekiness!
looked up to see come back into the room smiling "Well??" he asked, shoving the phone into his jeans pocket "Yep, was right" plumped down next to and patted his shoulder "Just remember you have to get down to your pants later so I'm quite sure you wont impress her!" laughed at his own joke and covered his mouth with his hand, making a silly laughing noise "Yeh yeh !" also laughed and stood up "Who's for some food?" They both stood up to join him and left to sleep before the show

was now well under way styling and dressing people ready for the night ahead, the dressing room was full and a few assistants had been hired to help do the finishing touches after had done the styling. She heard the irish accents above anyone else before she saw them but she had no time to chat and carried on dressing the woman she had helped earlier with the ballgown "Next please" shouted flustered at how many people were buzzing around her. Dropping some pins she scrambled on the floor, picking them up she heard a soft irish voice "Hey" looking up into piercing eyes smiled and stood up " " he held his hand out to her and she took it "" she choked out feeling the temperature in the room rise suddenly Snapping into work mode quickly looked him up and down then turned to the rail, bending over it. couldn’t help but look at her bottom through the tight pencil skirt she was wearing, looking down he saw a lovely pair of legs in high stiletto heels. Darting his eyes up quickly as she turned back to him he smiled as she started holding items up against him "These will be perfect, please change then I will take a look at you" started to undo his belt but stopped when he heard screech a little "Changing rooms!" he looked up to see her pointing towards a row of cubicles "Oh yeh, course, sorry" blushed and fastened his belt back up "Wow look at , he doesn’t hang around does he!!" pushed playfully and took his place in front of . She stood laughing at the banter then turned to the rail again, she already knew what she would dress in since her brief meeting with him earlier and it didn’t take long for her to hand him some clothes "I can undress here if you like?!" winked and smiled playfully. joined in with the banter, placing her hands on her hips she pouted and pointed to the changing rooms, laughing at 's expressions "Okay okay, maybe later yeah?" he turned to her whilst walking away. Shaking her head turned her attention to "Hi again" he said softly as also handed him some clothes, "Hi" smiled friendly "Sorry about him" joined and extended his hand "" "Hi, its fine honestly, it feels nice to have some laughter about the place with all the stress of the awards" turned to the rail for the last time to get an outfit As they were all in the cubicles changing checked her list and let out a sigh, she had sucessfully ticked everyone off and could now relax a little was the first to step out, she had chosen casual suits for them all with jeans and a loose tie. She giggled slightly as she noticed had done his tie up as if he was in a dinner suit, this spoiled the whole look of the shirt and covered the designer collar "Do I look ok?" he stood in front of her, looking deep into his eyes she felt her legs go weak, scanning her eyes down his body she asked him to turn around. Resting her eyes on his cute bum she had to snap herself out of it and concentrate on the clothes. Turning back to face her stepped forward and began to loosen his tie, she could feel his eyes burning into her but didn’t dare look up, un-buttoning his top button she stepped back and concentrated on the shirt "Perfect!" She took in a sharp breath "Thanks, see you at the after show party yeh?" he asked as he headed to the door " Erm ... yeah maybe" she flustered, he smiled at her and left The rest of the lads appeared in similar suits and she had to adjust each of them to make it a more casual look. Happy with them all she wished them luck with their performance at the awards Hanging back watched & leave the room "Are you watching the awards?" asked as started to pack her things away "Yes I think so" looked up at the gorgeous man stood over her "Do you fancy coming to the party with us afterwards?" suddenly seemed shy and looked up to see him looking down at his feet "Id love to" saw how his face lit up "Brilliant, I'll see you after the show" then dashed off to join his band members

Chapter 3:

found her seat and sat back in the comfortable chair to watch the awards, it felt great to take the weight off her feet and enjoy a glass of champagne, she saw Take That on a table not too far from her and took it in turns to wave at each one of them, she received plenty of kisses blown her way which made her smile but her attention was soon on the stage as she saw the familiar figures she had just dressed As 's voice filled the room she nearly choked on the mouthful of bubbly she had just taken, coughing she put her glass down and shivered as goose pimples appeared all over her body. With his eyes closed she watched his face and could feel the emotion in his voice, she couldn’t take her eyes from him. As took over the song her stare moved to who was equally as gorgeous and he stood smiling out to the crowd, spotting her he winked and blushed as she felt a few eyes look at her from the other side of her table. As 's voice echoed the building once more with the last line of the song decided she would go backstage to congratulate them on the best singing she had heard in a while, standing up she didn’t watch what she was doing and pushed her chair into a woman who was walking behind her "Oh god Im so sorry" apologised holding her hand to her mouth "Its ok but watch what you're doing!" the woman snapped, glared at her and marched off Heading back stage wandered down the rows of dressing rooms, checking each door until she found the Westlife sign, knocking quietly she stood waiting "That was brilliant lads!" was patting them all on the back whilst gulping his water. Wiping the sweat from his brow he suddenly stopped talking and listened "Sssshh lads" held his hand up "!" he shouted a bit too loud as his girlfriend continued to chatter and laugh loudly with their make up artist. She stopped dead in her tracks and scowled at him "For fecks sake woman" whispered to himself as he looked away from her " is there someone knocking?" said, nodded his head towards the door The door opened and saw a huge smile appear on ’s face "Hiya, come in!" he stepped aside and entered the room, leant forward and kissed her cheek. She was soon surrounded by the other three men who took it in turns to hug and thank her for styling them so well. It wasn’t until they all settled down that noticed the woman who she had knocked into earlier sat in the corner "Hi" she cheerily said to her, nodded at her then turned back to carry on with her conversation, shrugged it off and thought she was quite rude! "Are we ready to go guys?" saw a big guy fill the doorway and guessed he was their security, everyone started to gather their coats and bags and followed them down the corridor. Hearing the fans scream when the doors were opened she gladly took 's hand that he was holding out to her, she could see looking back for her but he was being pushed towards the cars by the security guys. Squashing herself inside the car she thanked for the helping hand When they arrived at the club more fans and the press awaited them but was amazed at how fast Westlife's security got them all inside with no trouble, looking around the venue she tried to find any faces she knew from earlier but was interupted by "Can I get you a drink " his husky irish accent said close to her ear over the music "white wine please" she smiled and watched as he walked to the bar with his arm around . was soon at her side offering his arm to her, smiling she slid hers through and he escorted her to a table in the VIP section that the rest of the group were already sat at With the free champagne flowing it didn’t take long to feel rather drunk due to not eating since lunch time, closing her eyes she decided not to drink too much more as the room started to sway slightly! "Fancy a dance?" opening her eyes she saw stood over her, she took his hand and wobbled to the dance floor with him. Wrapping her arms around his neck she was thankful he could hold her up a little and felt his arms slide around her waist, resting her head on his shoulder she inhaled his gorgeous scent and swayed to the music As opened her eyes she spotted over 's shoulder, he was stood at the far side of the dance floor arguing with , she watched how he stood calmly holding his pint while shouted at him with her arms flying everywhere, as spun her round she lost her view and looked up at "You ok?" he asked softly, looking into his eyes she could tell he was also drunk. She smiled and nodded her head, in her next view of she saw him stood on his own drinking and looking her way, for a second she made eye contact and saw him smile slightly at her "Think Im ready to hit the sack darling" gently pulled apart from , hoping she would want to follow him! "I’m going to head home too, just going to say goodbye to everyone" wobbled back to the tables and began to say her goodbye's. She exchanged her mobile number with and promised to keep in touch, had joined them with a fresh pint and was quick to pull into a hug " Sorry I’ve not had time to speak to you much" he kissed her on the cheek and held her "I’m sure I will see you soon, take care" with courage from the drink she returned his kiss and lingered it on the soft skin of his cheek.
Pulling away she felt two arms slide around her waist from behind "Shall I escort you home madam?" chuckled in her ear. turned in his arms and hugged him, placing a kiss on his cheek she leant forward next to his ear "Im a big girl , thanks for a great night" kissing his cheek for the second time she picked up her bag and headed to the door and to the awaiting taxi stood rooted to the spot, totally deflated. Hearing loud laughs he turned his head to see with his hand over his mouth trying not to laugh, was pointing and sniggering but was the one laughing the loudest and holding his stomach "Bloody hell! Thats the first time Ive ever seen you get turned down!" said in between giggles, wiping the tears from his eyes
"I cant believe it!" sat opposite the guys and tried to figure out what just happened "Hey dont worry mate, we still love ya!" joined in winding him up " I need another drink" pulled his wallet from his jeans and headed off to the bar
The group eventually stopped laughing and returned to serious drinking. "Hey where's ?" asked, suddenly realising was on his own " Pah! she went home, was moaning about me not paying her enough attention or something like that!" stumbled his words and hiccupped
rolled his eyes and turned back to his drink. An hour later they decided it was time to head home, none of them had seen since he went to the bar and they headed off to try and find him. After searching was the first to spot him and the others followed, "Didnt take him long did it?!" commented as they all headed in the direction of the pretty brunette had his arm around
"Hey mate, we're heading home" shouted above the music "Guys!! Can you remember ?" beamed as he introduced her "From school?" recognised the lady on 's arm "Yes Hi !" she flung her arms around him and squeezed him tight, she took turns in hugging the others too who were quick to also remember her from their school days "Well Im going to walk home, dont wait up for me ok" winked and grabbed , and into bear hugs, patting their backs

took a seperate car from and as he'd bought a house just outside the city and he sighed heavily as his driver tried to make small talk, his thoughts turned to and he really didn’t want to go home tonight, his mind then drifted to the image of . He'd hardly spoken to her tonight but from what he knew and had seen he liked her and wished he'd had the chance to get to know her more but he knew he would have to fight off for that pleasure and since he had at home he didn’t feel the need to fight for anything. He closed his eyes and let his head rest back on the seat, he knew the driver would wake him once he was home Once snuggled up in bed thought back to the brilliant night she'd had with a fantastic group of people, in only the short space of time she had known , , & she felt so comfortable around them all and enjoyed their company, they were also a great laugh to be around. Thinking of she smiled at the thought of his beautiful eyes and how well they had got along, she also laughed to herself at his confidence and of the dissapointment on his face when she turned him down tonight, she wasn’t the type just have one night stands and even gorgeous Mr. would not change that!
Her thoughts then turned to and she felt her tummy flip, he was the most gorgeous man she had ever met and he seemed really sweet, although she hadn’t had enough time to get to know him too well. Relaxing into her pillow she had the images of the two gorgeous guys in her head and fell asleep happy at meeting new friends
Waking up next morning felt hungover from the night before and gently lifted her head from the pillow. Squinting at the clock she noticed that she'd had a good lie and decided to have a lazy day since she had spent half of it in bed anyway! Checking her answer machine she had a few messages from her mum and from her closest friends, she made a mental note to call them later for a catch up. Checking her calendar she now had a long break until her next contract that would be working alongside a local girl band who were trying to make it big. She had earned enough money from the awards to deserve a holiday before taking on her next project.
Relaxing into her sofa she switched on the TV and decided to catch up on a few programmes she had set to record a few nights ago, grabbing her purse from the floor where she must have dropped it last night checked her mobile. She already had a text from and opened it "Hey, thanks for doing a great job yesterday with our styling and also for a great night out! Do you fancy meeting for lunch one day? Hugs xxxx"
smiled at the text, she really liked and knew she needed to get to know him better too, she had spotted a wedding ring on his finger whilst they were out drinking but didn’t really know much more about him. Typing on the phone keypad she quickly replied "Hey, great to hear from you. Im feeling a little tender this morning, was a great night though! Would be great to meet up, you tell me where and when?" clicked send and awaited a reply It didn’t take long "Great, I will send round to pick you up tomorrow, we're all off out to lunch before rehearsals. I will be in touch with a time" smiled at the thought of seeing them all again and maybe getting the chance to talk to a bit more

"Hey what are you doing with my phone!?!" screeched as he saw tapping the screen of his mobile "You shouldn’t leave it hanging around!" laughed as he handed the mobile back to "What have you been doing?" eyed suspiciously and started to look through the sent text's "Just organising a date with that’s all" smirked cheekily and stood up from the sofa "Anyway I’d better get home, thanks for letting me crash here last night and sorry for waking you up!" gave a hug and chuckled at his face as he spotted the texts he had sent to "Have you got her number so you can organise this date?" called to as he was walking out the door "Yes mate, Thank You!"

Chapter 4:

was napping on the sofa when she heard a text arrive, this time it was a number she didn’t recognise
"Hey its , change of plan to rehearsals and we can’t make it tomorrow, do you fancy having dinner with me tonight instead?"
Staring at her phone wide eyed she wondered how had got her number, eventually guessing he must have got it from she thought carefully about her reply, she really liked and in the end thought to herself "Why not!"
She replied back to accept and he said he would pick her up at 7:30 that night. That gave ages to recover from her headache by taking a relaxing bath and not rushing to get ready, she didn’t want to dress up too much so decided on fitted jeans and a pretty top. Grabbing her cardigan, purse and phone she sat in the window seat and waited for a car to arrive. It wasn’t too long when she spotted a large shiny black 4x4 approach her house slowly, she chuckled as she saw looking through the window and squinting his eyes at the house numbers, standing up she waved so he could see her and headed out of the door. Before she reached the car was halfway up her path, dressed in smart jeans, a shirt with a few buttons undone and a smart jacket. His hair was done to perfection and his smile was amazing as he held out a small bunch of flowers to her "I thought these would make your hangover feel a little better" thanked him and took the pretty flowers, smelling them she noticed how the normal confident seemed to be a little more tame today
"How are you feeling?" asked as he held the car door open for her to get in "Have a sore head but Im used to working through them now, Westlife parties are always late ones!"
He ran around the car and took a seat next to , they drove a short distance into town and parked as close as he could to the restaurant he had chosen.
Taking his arm as they entered the restaurant, she looked around, it was very modern with large glass windows looking over a landscaped garden and a water fountain
Through out the meal she found easy to chat to and loved the way he took so much interst in fashion and clothes, just like herself. Although she wasn’t quite sure who would take the longest time to get ready for a night out, herself or ! She noticed him checking his reflection every now and again in the window reflection and he also had a habit of looking at his mobile quite a lot which thought was slightly annoying whilst out their date but she shrugged these things off and enjoyed ’s company and jokes
Standing at 's doorstep after a great day she got the impression that wanted to come in but she stuck to her morals, she kissed him quickly on his soft lips and promised to call him. Looking out of her window once inside she saw him sat in his car texting on his phone before driving away
After their date spoke to every day, the lads were busy with dance rehersals and explained they would soon travel back to Ireland where they would carry on rehearsing before the tour was due to start. They were having a final party to say farewell to the people they had worked with in the UK and had asked to be his date.
On the day of the party headed to the shops for a new dress, it didnt take her long to find one and she was soon home again taking a bath and planning how to do her hair. Time flew by pretty quickly and putting the finishing touches to her make up stood back and looked in the full length mirror, the new black dress clung to her curves perfectly and she chose some nice high heels that wouldn’t hurt her feet too much. Hearing her mobile ring she knew the car had arrived to collect her, she felt pretty nervous as she would be arriving on her own but knew would be waiting for her, all she had to do was call him when she got near to the hotel
Stepping from the car, she had already called and he said he would be waiting in the reception area. noticed a few fans outside the entrance and she smiled at them as she entered the hotel. Seeing with her back to her he was chatting to the receptionist but hearing her heels on the marble floor he spun round quickly, "Wow you look great!" he slid his arm around her waist and kissed her cheek "Thanks, so do you!" eyed up the expensive suit and thought he looked gorgeous in it. guided her to a back room where the party was being held and straight to the bar, handing her a wine she then followed him to a group where she spotted and , they both greeted her with a hug and a kiss and she was soon in conversation with about how the rehearsals were going. Her glance caught the sight of over ’s shoulder, at the far side of the room stood with a seperate group she watched him sip on his drink then laugh at something, throwing his head back his eyes and smile made her stomach flip and her knees go weak, especially in the clean cut black suit, white shirt and black tie that he was wearing
"Earth to , do you want another drink?" suddenly ’s face was blocking her view "Erm.... yes please" she stuttered as she looked at him and smiled shyly
"'Where has gone to?" leaned into as they waited for to come back from the bar
"Not sure love, I havent seen him" tried to look over the crowd
"Just going to the ladies room" headed in the direction of reception to find the toilets, she spotted on her way past the balcony doors. He was on a call and pacing up down the balcony. He didn’t see her and she carried on her mission to find the rest room. After touching up her lipgloss she decided she would have a good time tonight and make an effort to talk to , she didn’t have to wait too long though, as she was walking back past reception he was walking towards her. He didn’t look up at first, saw in his face he seemed to be miles away in his thoughts but he soon made eye contact and smiled when she got closer "Hey , are you ok?" she stopped and touched his arm
"Hi yes I’m doing ok, was just heading up to my room as I’ve left my phone behind. Care to walk with me?" he held his arm out, smiled and took his offer.
In the lift took a sneaky peek at to check that her eyes really weren't deceiving her at how gorgeous this man really was, caught her eye and smiled warmly at her
"So what’s happening with you and ?" broke the silence that had surrounded them "Never mind me and , I hardly know you compared to some of the others, come on tell me about yourself" squeezed his arm friendly
let out a small laugh "Im pretty boring really! Erm.... where do I start!" thought for a moment before telling stories of his family and life back in . Listening to his soft and husky accent felt she could get lost in his voice, she loved how he talked so much about his home and family. They were soon at the correct floor and the ping of the lift made stop talking, followed him a few doors down and watched how he swiped his card through the reader. "I will wait out here" fiddled with her handbag "Dont be silly, come on in! You can help me look for it, it's in here somewhere" switched on the light and began rummaging through his suitcase. It took a while for him to realise was stood gasping at his hotel room "Wow , this is amazing!" she stared around the beautiful suite that looked more like an apartment than a hotel room. He carried on looking at the beauty that was now stood in his room, her eyes glistened as she looked around, he had the urge to kiss her right there and then. Looking down and resisting temptation he focused back on finding his mobile, his hand soon found the familiar item at the bottom of the case
"Found it" sighed as he stood up "Sorry I've not been much help" giggled at herself as she was still checking out the room. She saw screw up his face as checked the phone and walked towards her "Is it working ok?" he looked up at her "Hmm yeh its fine, just lots of missed calls and texts from , she's staying at home tonight. Nothing that can’t wait though!" the electric smile appeared back on his face and he shoved the phone in his pocket "Lets get back to the party!" placed his hand on her lower back and guided her out of his room, waiting for him to lock the door felt her skin burn where his hand had just been

Chapter 5:

Back downstairs escorted to the bar and ordered her a drink, 's eyes scanned the room for but there were still no sign of him. Chatting to came easy and natural for her and she found the drinks flowing fast too, ever now and again he would touch her arm or place his hand on her back when someone tried to push past them in the crowd. Once felt she was merry from the alcohol she decided to take to the dance floor "Do you care to show me your moves Mr. ?" she cheekily asked while holding out her hand "Ahhh no, I don’t want to show you up" he winked sexily at her, she tugged on his arm a bit but he stood firm and laughed at her attempt to move him
"Please dance with me" she now looked deep into his eyes and pouted playfully. held her stare for a few seconds before giving in, he gently took her hand and guided her to the busy dance floor. As they danced to the up beat music they laughed and joked, loved the way he ran his hand through her hair every time he leant in to her ear to tell her something above the music.
Watching dance in front of him felt the alcohol take over and as he placed his hands on her hips he gently pulled her into him, she didn’t resist and he felt her body rest into his chest. Dancing behind her inhaled her scent and buried his face in her hair, he heard giggle and pulled back "I'm sorry, I think I'm a little drunk" suddenly realised he'd gone a bit far and put a bit of distance between their bodies "Hey, its fine, we're only dancing!" grabbed his tie and pulled him towards her playfully. As a slow song started she wrapped her arms around his neck and settled into him, swaying to the music wished his life was different at the minute and that he was the single one of the group. His thoughts were quickly interrupted by 's voice over the music
"Hey , can I take over?" nodded stepping back, smiled at him before he turned and headed back to the bar for a strong drink
"Im so sorry sweetheart, had a lot of calls to make and it took longer than I thought" he wrapped his arms around 's waist and pulled her in close. She was thinking of and how he had made her feel, why had she got two gorgeous men in her life at once??! she asked herself. It had been a while since she had even had any male attention, never mind from two gorgeous guys like or but she knew that was already taken and had made a promise to herself that her feelings for him would go no further than just good friends
They soon joined at the bar area and carried on drinking with him, every now and again would meet 's eyes and he would hold the contact for a little longer than needed. As the party started dying down they found a table with some comfortable sofas, and soon joined them and the banter started between the group of friends. was sat next to , they were both really drunk and the cheeky and confident returned that liked. saw the way didn’t seem to be holding back any longer and kept his hand resting on 's leg then whispering in her ear to which she would laugh at. He was tired and decided to call it a night, standing up he shook hands with the rest of the lads, walking round to he bent over her and kissed her cheek, she responded and kissed his " Sleep tight " she whispered then watched him walk away back to his room.
Pretty soon was yawning and noticed, he moved towards her with his eyes twinkling "Why dont you stay here?" he whispered and kissed the side of her ear, looking at him with tired, drunk and bleary eyes she nodded and felt him gently squeeze her hand "We're off guys, I’m taking this beautiful lady to bed" stood up and hugged and , did the same and followed , she heard wolf whistles and laughs behind her. Turning around she pulled her tongue out playfully and waved goodnight to the two lads, put a supporting arm around her, she felt safe knowing he would help her walk as she was now feeling pretty too drunk to walk normally!
Once in the lift she shared with earlier slid his arms around her and pulled her close "Ive been waiting all night to do this" his whispered as his lips crashed down on hers, unable to resist fell back against the lift wall, pulling with her kissing him passionately. Getting carried away 's breathing became louder as 's lips travelled down her neck and his hands wandered over her, the ping of the lift made open her eyes and stopped, taking her hand they walked the corridor, every now again stopping for another passionate kiss. Finally reaching the correct door couldn’t work the card fast enough and stood giggling at his attempts, after the fourth go the green light showed and turned to her smiling and with lust in his sparkling eyes. Pushing him forward captured his lips and felt him respond under her touch, kicking the door shut with his foot led to the bed. Laying back she watched as he removed his shirt and crawled on top of her, kissing and removing her dress as he went. They soon became one and felt the room spin from both and the amount of alcohol she had consumed, their breathing was the only sound in the room and as it steadied to a more natural pace turned to him, he was smiling back at her. Without words they both slid under the covers and held close as they fell asleep

Chapter 6:

The sound of a phone beeping made wake up the next morning, feeling her head pound she asked herself why she had done this to herself yet again!!
Suddenly she remembered the night before and looked to the side of her, the space was empty and she wondered where was. Slowly getting dressed she heard the phone beep again, picking it up she looked for to deliver it to him, someone obviously needed him. Looking at the screen she saw "" flashing and wondered who it may be. As she neared the bathroom she could hear the sounds of the shower, taking a seat in the lounge area she waited for him to finish.
Looking up at the sound of the door creaking she saw him appear, smiling he walked towards her and softly kissed her cheek "Good morning, fancy some breakfast?" he asked, nodded and handed his phone to him "It wont stop beeping so I think you're needed" took the phone from her and shoved it quickly into his pocket "Thanks sweetheart, how about breakfast?" she nodded and followed him out of the room.
stopped at the hotel door next to his and knocked "Who's room is this?" asked but before could answer pulled open the door "Morning mate ..... Oh, hey " suddenly noticed her stood behind and quickly guessed she had spent the night with him. "Morning" mumbled, she suddenly felt awful thinking of what her and had been doing with just a thin wall between them, even the last image in her mind before falling asleep next to last night had been 's face!
joined them in heading down for breakfast and kept pretty quiet and just listened to the lads talk about their trip to Ireland in a few days "You ok , you've been quiet" touched her arm, causing her to look up into his eyes. "Im just tired" she smiled at him, after all she wasnt lying and couldnt wait to get back to her own bed, she decided she would leave after breakfast. These lads were a bad influence on her with all this drinking!!
and were already at the breakfast table and nodded as they all approached "Dont speak, you're too loud" said as started asking questions about their flights, this caused him to shut up and concentrate on his food, giggled and received a wink from him. Breakfast was pretty quiet due to the hangovers until said she was ready to leave and wished them luck with the rehearsals and tour
"Havent you asked her to come ?" piped up suddenly
"Erm no I havent" nudged under the table with his foot
"We'd like you to come to Ireland with us, you can have it as a holiday but we'd also like you to work part time styling us again" continued, he liked and didn’t care if wasn’t keen on the idea
"I dont know what to say??" stuttered
"Just say Yes!" backed up
"Ok, yes!" was thinking of taking a holiday anyway before having to return for the new job contract
"Plus you have that friend who is looking for a room mate, , don’t you ?" carried on but just shuffled in his seat nervously
"Yeah I will give her a call" forced a smiled. had sat back and watched the scene in front of him and he felt the anger build up as he watched his friend. He knew inside out and could now tell that he was up to something when it came to , they had been childhood sweethearts at school so he knew how they felt about each other, plus they had met again at the awards ceremony.
"Maybe you could stay at mine, I have enough rooms and wouldn’t mind" tried to save from what he could see but burst into laughter
"Are you joking ! would hate that!! How much did you drink last night?!" carried on sniggering while decided to keep quiet
"No its fine, is out of the country for a few months anyway so could have the cottage to herself while she stays" stood up and took his phone from his pocket, signalling he was going to call her he disappeared
"Right Im going home to pack and will see you all at the airport!" sounded excited. decided not to spoil things for her, maybe he was jumping to conclusions and he would see how things went once they got home to Ireland

A few days later was refreshed, packed and ready for a holiday, even if she would be working a bit but she was sure it wouldn’t feel like work once she was with the lads
Jumping into the taxi she checked the envelope was in her pocket, her tickets had arrived in the post and she had arranged to meet the lads at the airport. The hour ride seemed to go on forever but finally saw the sign for the airport terminal and felt butterflies fly around in her stomach Dragging her case she regretted packing nearly everything in her wardrobe and was sure she would have to pay an extra allowance for the weight of it. Seeing the familar figures sat at the coffee house she hurried along. spotted her first and got up from his seat, heading towards her he could see she was struggling with the suitcase " Hey babe, here let me help you with that" he kissed her cheek quickly then took the suitcase handle from her hand. thanked him and walked next with him to join the others. Once she had hugged them all in turn she took a seat and listened to the lads getting excited about returning home
She looked at and noticed he'd been quiet, since the other night she had received calls from him as normal but he hadn’t mentioned anything about their night together so hadn’t either, she had a horrible feeling that he regretted it but would wait until the time was right to bring up the subject
Soon it was time to board and found herself sitting next to , much to her delight. She hadn’t heard from him since the night of the party and was looking forward to catching up, settling down in her seat she glanced sideways at him, he was reading a magazine and had a serious expression, looking to her right she saw take his seat across from her
"Anything interesting?" she whispered as she leaned closer, looking up he felt rude for not even noticing sit next to him. Watching a soft smile appear on his lips felt her heart melt, he looked tired today
"Hey, sorry I didn’t see you, just reading a review about our performance at the awards" handed the magazine and she began reading, her name was mentioned for the styling and she received plenty of positive comments from the artists, popping the magazine in the holder in front of her she turned to again
"Are you looking forward to going home?" she was tempted to stroke his arm that was taking up the arm rest in between them but held back "Yeah I’m so tired, will be nice to have my own bed for a while. How about you? Who's bed will you be sleeping in?" he raised a sexy eyebrow at her and winked, chuckled and blushed "Well I’m going to be sleeping in 's bed!" she winked at him "Sounds like a sight I would like to see" he reached across and playfully squeezed her hand. The rest of the flight was spent with listening to more of 's stories about his family and Westlife's early days, before she knew it they were landing, touched her arm as they were standing out of their seats "Ive booked a taxi to take us to 's" he kissed her cheek and headed out of the plane
was the one who helped with her luggage and as they headed outside had to squint her eyes against the glorious sunshine that beamed in her face "Wow, this is a first for irish weather!" joked as they made their way over to , he was already waiting for the taxi and waved over. She hugged before he headed off to his car, she also said her goodbyes to and and continued to wait with for a taxi
Taking her seat next to him she took in the gorgeous scenery that passed them, breaking the silence turned to him "Are you ok ? You've hardly spoken to me since, you know, the night of the party" looked down at her hands, feeling his hand on her arm she looked up into his eyes "Im sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable, I'm just so tired sweetheart and looking forward to getting home" he leaned forward and softly kissed her cheek "We will make this the best holiday you've ever had" leaving his hand on 's he rested his head back on the seat and turned back to look out of the window, still not convinced by his reason
After an hour sat in the hot taxi couldn’t wait to get out into the fresh air, pulling up to a cute cottage smiled at it’s character and the pretty front garden, stepping out she stretched and squinted her eyes against the sunshine again. Taking her case from the car, asked the driver to wait while he got settled in. Following him to the front door was excited at the thought of having this little place to herself and it didn’t disappoint when led her inside, it was cosy and full of character!
He gave her a quick tour and handed her the keys " There's a list of telephone numbers on the fridge but just call me if you need anything" wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, kissing her softly she felt his hands roam and his kiss deepen. "BEEEEEEEEEEP" the taxi interrupted and pulled away breathless "I'll catch up with you in a few days, you can come to rehearsals and see us in action" he ran his hand down her arm, stood at the door and waved him off. Turning around she decided to have a few days to herself, she would relax at the cottage and also discover the shops that said were further down the lane. As she explored the cottage she found one bedroom to be locked and guessed that would be 's, she wouldn’t even get to meet her as would be leaving before returned from her business trip

Chapter 7:

She loved both the area and the house and when the time came to meet the guys again felt totally settled and relaxed, had sent a car to collect and take her to the small studio in town. Stepping out she spotted straight away and nearly fell to the floor! Dressed in jeans, a casual T-Shirt that was just tight enough around his arms, shades covering his eyes, his hair was ruffled and his face had sexy stubble. He hadn’t noticed her and was talking on the phone, running his hand through his hair he turned her way and she saw the electric smile appear on his face when he saw her. As she approached he ended the call and pushed his sunglasses up onto his head "Look at you, all relaxed and looking gorgeous!" he eyed her up and down in her summer dress and heels "My thoughts exactly about you Mr. , love the stubble" she cheekily ran her hand down his cheek and hugged him " Come on in, I'll get you a cold drink" his hand was on her lower back again and she felt the tingles appear
Seeing the rest of the lads she had to admit that they all looked great! seemed in a good mood and grabbed her for a hug, she joined them in having a drink while they took a quick break " Right lads back to work!" a womans voice boomed into the room, after introducing to their choreographer the guys took their positions in front of the large mirrors and took a seat next to the window, enjoying the breeze from outside. Music filled the air and watched as the lads were put through their paces, she took turns in watching all of them but her eyes always seemed to rest longer on , he seemed to dance effortlessly and every now and again he would laugh and joke, finishing a dance she watched as he lifted the bottom on his shirt up to wipe his sweaty brow. Biting her lip stared at his stomach and her eyes traced the line of hair that went from his belly button downwards, reaching his face she saw him smiling back at her, his eyes twinkling sexily at her. Smiling slightly looked down to her water bottle and pretended to read the print on the label until she felt her cheeks were no longer burning
enjoyed the rest of the day and made some notes and sketches on what styles she thought would suit the guys, she would run it past them later for their views on it all, gathering her stuff she joined the guys at the door and walked out with them, rested his arm around her shoulder as they walked
"I'll drop you home , I don’t live too far from you" offered as they neared the car park "Thanks, it saves me calling a taxi" she said her goodbyes and followed to his car, it was only a short drive and was soon back at the cottage. She planned on spending the rest of the afternoon sunbathing in the garden due to the continuous hot weather, grabbing a towel and a bottle of water she headed out and settled herself down on the grass
She must have fallen asleep as her phone awoke her, picking up she heard ‘s voice on the other line, sleepily she listened to him explain that they were having a BBQ and he wanted her to go with him, mumbling a yes she heard him give her a time he would pick her up, with the warm sun on her face quickly dozed off again.
Shivering, realised the sun was now going down and woke up from her sleep properly. Thinking back to the phone call she was unsure if it had been a dream or not, deciding to get ready anyway just in case she was quick to head inside and jump in the shower. Looking down at herself she smiled when she saw a glowing tan, it never took much for her to gain a healthy glow and she felt great!
Another summer dress was her choice for the evening and she let her long hair fall to her shoulders, applying a little make up and lipgloss she was ready to go, just in time to hear a car horn outside. Grabbing her keys she ran out to meet , he wolf whistled as she jogged to the car. Placing his hand on her knee when she took a seat he pulled away from the cottage "So where are we going for a BBQ?" asked watching the rolling hills pass by "'s house, he's always holding parties when the sun is out!" kept his eyes on the road. was glad she had made an effort in her appearance tonight but then thought of 's girlfriend "I dont think likes me" she looked at for a reaction "She doesn’t like any of us so welcome to the gang! Seriously though she won’t be there, she likes to go out when has us lot around" he patted her knee
Nodding her head returned to looking back out of the window and enjoyed the drive to 's house
Pulling up to the wrought iron gates 's mouth fell at the size of the place "Wow! she whispered, looked at her and chuckled "Welcome to our world" he leaned out of the window and tapped a code on the keypad, waiting for the gates to fully open he started to slowly drive forward and down the gravel driveway
With her heels crunching on the pebbles took ’s hand as they approached the door, without knocking walked straight in calling out as they walked along "!"
There was no answer and ’s voice just echoed around them "Come on, round the back" said as he guided , following behind she just looked around her and tried to take in the sights of the beautiful house
Two large french doors were open and heard the music before she saw anyone, stepping out into the warm air she smiled as she saw everyone scattered around the pool, BBQ and garden. A large chorus of "Hi" was shouted her way and she greeted everyone back. Following still they headed straight over to the BBQ, she saw behind it wearing shorts, a white vest top and a big chef's hat, she giggled as he pointed his spatula at her "You look bloody gorgeous! Look at your tan!" he walked around the BBQ and pulled her in a friendly hug, "Take a seat, i'll fetch you some food" he tapped her bottom playfully as she walked away.
"Did he really just do that!" asked herself as she sat down on a small sofa, looking around her she saw sat with a petite blond girl, was in the pool and a brunette was sat talking to him with her legs dangling in the water and was at the small bar area getting them drinks. There were also a few other people that didnt recognise but she was sure she would get to know everyone pretty soon
A few drinks relaxed her but she made a promise NOT to get drunk tonight so started on water, she had been introduced to the other people by and was getting on really well with ’s Fiance and 's girlfriend, she enjoyed having some female company after the past few months working so hard she'd had little time to catch up with her friends and also being alongside the guys a lot lately made her appreciate having a giggle and talk about girlie stuff
"So you must find it weird staying at 's place and hanging with too" one of girls said to after they asked her where she was staying for the trip, "Erm not really why??" looked puzzled and waited for an answer. "Oh, erm, I just mean with them being childhood sweethearts and all that but .... Oh God...... Sorry" the blond girl blushed and looked at the floor
"Hey, me and are just good friends! Don’t apologise" touched her arm and changed the subject.

Chapter 8:

Making her way in the house to find the bathroom her mind worked overtime, it all made sense now, the way had been acting and all those calls and texts with 's name. Had he been using her?
Finding the downstairs toilet locked the door and suddenly felt herself crying, she wasn’t sure if the tears were for or the fact that the she couldn’t have the man of her dreams in , after ten minutes she felt better for the outburst and ran some cold water on her face, walking back through the kitchen she saw enter with his arms full of plates and glasses, rushing to help him she saw his smile fade as he looked at her. Placing everything on the breakfast bar her turned to face her and cupped her face with his hands "Have you been crying?" his soft irish accent sent a chill through her body, wrapping her arms around him she just wanted someone to hold her, he responded by tightly hugging her and she felt him kiss the top of her hair
"Wanna tell me what’s up?" after a while he pulled apart and took her hands in his, guiding her to the seating area at the back of the kitchen. felt a complete fool as she didn’t know herself why she was upset. "Its not like me and were ever a couple but I feel a bit silly now I know what he feels for " smiled at her beautiful tear stained face and ran his hand down her cheek, "I don’t even know why I’ve been crying, we only had a bit of fun but I just wish he would have told me" listened as carried on, she suddenly looked up to him with shiny eyes. His own eyes locked with the orbs he loved to get lost in and his hand moved to stroke her hair away from her face.
"Im sorry , I should be explaining all of this to " she put her hand over his "I’m here anytime you need me" bending forward thought he was going to kiss her but his lips made contact with her cheek and she felt the softness of them "Can you call me a taxi please" she sniffed, nodded and pulled out his mobile, keeping an arm around he sat with her until he got the callback that the taxi would be waiting at the gates. "I'll walk you up the driveway"
She placed her arm around his waist as they walked, feeling him so close she didn’t want to let him go when they reached the car "Text me when you get home" he handed her a small card with his details on, Nodding her head she reached forward and held him like her life depended on it, he felt the tightness of her hug and had to gently push her away before she could feel the affect she had on him. Watching the taxi pull away sighed heavily and slowly made his way back down the drive, entering the kitchen he saw looking flustered "Mate have you seen ? She's been gone a while and she isn’t answering her phone??" motioned for to take a seat next to him and handed him a beer, he then began to explain what had just happened and what had told him

After texting stepped into bed and settled down, she felt much better for not being drunk from the party and for also letting her tears fall freely earlier although she was still unsure of the exact reason for crying! Yes she cared for just like she did all of the guys but she wasn’t in love with him or hung up about the situation with . Once she had really thought about it she was pleased that had finally met someone after the times he had moaned to her about being single and not finding "The One"
Her thoughts were broken by a knocking at the door, feeling worried she wasn’t sure if she should answer it at this time of night and crept to the top of the stairs to see if she could see through the small window on the door, there was a shadow but she couldn’t work out if it was a familiar one. The knocking started again ", sweetheart it’s me, please let me in" ’s voice was muffled through the heavy wood
Grabbing her robe she walked down and opened it, he looked at her with teary eyes "Has something happened? Why are you crying?" panicked as entered the house
"Im so sorry sweetheart, I can’t begin to imagine how you feel, I didn’t cheat on you, I haven’t used you, I really like you" waffled on but stopped when put her finger to his lips "Just calm down, I'm fine, yes I was upset at first but I just want you to be happy" sat down on the sofa, patting the seat next to her
Sniffing his tears away took off his jacket and perched on the edge "I just want to explain myself" sat and listened to him, he explained how he and had met at school and were childhood sweetheart for years until her family had moved away, since meeting her at the awards they had been in regular contact but they hadn’t had their first date yet due to her work commitments
" I really like you and I'm sorry if I’ve hurt you in anyway" he took her hand gently and kissed it
" , listen, We had one night of fun that I enjoyed but I can’t be angry with you for finding again, I believe in fate and this seems to be yours" she looked at him and smiled. He leaned forward and grabbed her into a tight hug "You're amazing" he whispered, holding her tighter "It’s getting late, why dont you stay here?" suggested as her eye caught the clock over 's shoulder. He agreed and followed upstairs, he gave her another hug before heading off to the spare room. Laying in bed did her usual trick and the imagine of popped into her head, with his gorgeous eyes and smile ........ it always helped her to sleep that bit better!
Next morning she could hear was already up and it sounded like he was making breakfast, she quickly showered and went downstairs, drying her hair with a towel. Smiling she saw how he'd laid the table and was at the cooker
"Morning" she said as she took a seat at the table. "Sit down sweetheart, Im making you breakfast" he soon placed a plate full of food in front of her and chuckled, she was never going to eat all of it but would give it her best shot
"So what are you doing today?" asked as she finished her meal and took a sip of orange juice "Rehearsals as usual then I’m going to the airport to collect " looked at her carefully as he finished his sentence. He saw stop what she was doing and look up, "She's coming home early?" watched as nodded but didn’t really know what to say. eventually broke the silence
"I think I will go home early , give you two some privacy" stood up and took her plate over to the kitchen area
"You dont have to go" walked up and hugged her from behind
"I want to, it's nearly time for me to start my new contract anyway" hugged him back, un-wrapped herself from his arms and headed upstairs.
She had just finished packing when she noticed him stood in the doorway "At least let me take you to the airport"
She nodded her head, smiling "And help me carry my case please?" she watched as he went to pick it up then burst into laughter as she saw his face go red
"Christ what you got in here!" he struggled down the stairs and to his car. Looking around the cosy cottage smiled and locked the door behind her

Once at the airport waited with her, she'd booked the next flight back home but still had to wait a while. They sat chatting over a coffee and promised to keep in touch, she wrote down her email, her home address and handed it to him.
Her flight was called and she hugged and kissed , it wasn’t until she was boarding the plane that the tears began to fall. She would miss and the rest of the lads and she was beginning to regret not saying goodbye to them all, but on the other hand she didn’t want to hang around and play piggy in the middle with and his new love. Resting back in the seat she closed her eyes and waited for the plane to take off

Chapter 9:

As he headed into rehearsals wondered how he would tell the lads that had just packed up and left, walking into the dance studio he saw the lads looked up and greet him. "Is not with you today!?" called as he fiddled with the buttons on the stereo system. "Erm no, guys, she's left" now saw how all eyes were on him. "Left to where?" watched as slumped down next to him. "Gone home" mumbled
couldn’t believe his ears! "Are you telling me that she has just got up and left without saying goodbye to us lot??" he watched nod his head
"What did you do to her ?" had now joined them at the seating area. "Nothing mate, we've not fallen out or anything like that but is back home today and didn’t want to hang around" all three blank faces stared back at him
"Well typical , he just moves onto the next project and couldn’t even be bothered to see us before she left" stood up, angry at both and . He needed some fresh air and headed out of the fire exit, grabbing his phone he found her number and dialled but it went straight to answer phone. He grumbled to himself, he took a deep breath and went back inside to carry on with rehearsals. The rest of the day was spent in an awkward silence and slight atmosphere. Flopping down onto her sofa at home sighed and let her head fall back onto a cushion, the flight home had felt a lot longer than when she went out there and all she could do was think of , regretting that she didn’t speak to him before she left. Turning on her mobile she saw that she had a missed call from him but he hadn’t left her a voicemail, she pressed the green button and waited. Her stomach was churning at the thought of hearing his voice.
"Yeah speaking" knew it was as her name flashed on his screen but he was still angry at her.
"? Hi it’s " cut in before she could speak anymore. "Why did you just leave like that? paced the kitchen but seeing enter he made his way out onto the patio, closed the door and took a seat in the evening sun.
"Im so sorry , things got a bit complicated between me and " sighed, she didn’t realise he would be this upset with her.
"Yeah well I think a lot about you ...... we all do" he added quickly
" I just need some space, Im sorry" hung up as tears welled in her eyes
Hearing the dial tone sighed, he didn’t mean to be sharp with her over the phone but it had hurt him that she had left without even calling him to say goodbye. Closing his eyes he laid his head back on the chair and thought about the situation he had found himself in recently. He knew she had been dating but that didn’t stop the feelings that he felt for her, every time she was around or in the same room his heart raced and his mind wandered to thoughts that he couldn’t control. The door opening behind him made him snap out of the day dream and he opened his eyes to see sat next to him
"Are you ok? What was the call about?" she looked concerned at his tired face. "Im fine, its nothing important, shall we go out tonight?" put on a smile and held his hand out to her
Once had showered and had a more clear head he decided that obviously didn’t feel anything for him or she wouldn’t have left the way that she did.
He would simply get on with his life, he had , a great job and lived in the house of his dreams, what more could he ask for?

Chapter 10:

It had been nearly a year had left Ireland, she was busier with work than she had ever been but threw herself into the daily challenges. She had kept in regular contact with but lately she had been so busy that she rarely had time to reply to him.
Finishing another exhausting day of styling and working in the wardrobe for a girl band made her way home, ready for the weekend ahead she decided to treat herself to a takeaway on her way home, she felt too tired to cook.
As she sat in the restaurant waiting for her takeaway she glanced out of the window and the familiar faces caught her eye. The large poster displayed on the double decker bus made her smile as she read the tour dates in her local town. Looking up again 's eyes pierced hers and she felt the familar tingles she used to get whenever he spoke or touched her.
"How can a poster give you tingles?" mumbled to herself as she watched the bus pull away and disappear into the distance. A voice behind the counter interrupted her thoughts and she stood up to collect her food.
Seeing his face got her thinking of again, when she left Ireland it drove her crazy not seeing him but over time it had felt easier and her job had kept her mind occupied. Sitting on the sofa with her food didn’t concentrate on what she was eating but stared at her mobile, thinking and wondering if she should text him after all this time?
Picking up her phone she took a deep breath.
"Hey, sorry it’s been a while. I've been really busy with work. Hows is everyone?" She pressed send then cursed herself for being such a coward. The screen flashed that her text had been delivered, sat back and waited for to respond, she didnt have the courage to text It didn’t take too long and she heard the familiar beep.
"Hey sweetheart! Everyone is doing great. On the tour bus at the minute, bored as hell. We're actually on our way to your home town, fancy meeting up?"
thought back to the poster on the bus and remembered their concert was in the local arena in a few days time, it would be great to catch up with again so she replied to arrange a meeting time and place.
A few days later was in her car heading into town to meet , she had decided on a small cafe where she knew it wouldn’t be too busy or attract many fans. Walking inside she saw him already waiting and smiled as he stood up to greet her.
"Its been a long time sweetheart! You look amazing!" he hugged her tightly.
"So do you Mr. !" hugged him back and took a seat opposite to him, he took off his shades and grabbed her hand in his.
"We've all missed you ya know" his face looked sad and took her eyes away from his, looking at his hands.
"I know, Im sorry" she knew that she had hurt them all in just leaving in the way she did. "But hey! You're here now, lets order a drink" he squeezed her hand and took the menu.
felt great to be in his company again, once they had ordered drinks she sat and listend to talk about the tour and . His face lit up and his eyes shone when he spoke of her
"You will have to meet her at the concert, I’ve told her so much about you" dug into his pocket and handed her a pass.
"What's this for?". "Backstage pass for tomorrow night, please say you will come?" he took her hand again
Looking into his eyes she couldn’t resist and nodded her head "Thank You" she smiled, bent forward and kissed his cheek.
After a further hour of talking they paid the bill and headed out of the cafe, hugged and organised to meet him backstage tomorrow before the show.
On the drive home suddenly felt nervous at the thought of seeing again, What would she say to him? Would he still be angry with her?
Next day got up early and decided to go shopping, some new clothes were in order for tonight's concert. Time flew by and she finally staggered home with her bags, she was sure she wouldn’t keep everything she had bought but at least she now had a choice for tonight!
Once showered emptied the bags onto her bed, she decided on a new pair of trousers and a nice summer top. Deciding to leave her hair loose she applied some light make up and lip gloss. Happy with her reflection she grabbed her purse and car keys, checking the clock she had plenty of spare time to find a parking space. She texted as she was leaving just to let him know she wouldn’t be too long.
The large man on the door stood in her way as she approached and fumbled in her bag, searching for the pass that had given her.
"Are you ok Miss?" smiled and carried on rummaging in her bag, a huge sigh of relief escaped her lips as her fingers found the plastic pass.
Showing it to him proudly the man stood aside for to enter the arena, inside it was a bustle of people and suddenly realised she didn’t have a clue where to go!
Grabbing her mobile she rang 's number, he soon answered and gave directions to his dressing room.
Knocking on the door lightly felt sick, would all the guys be behind this door??
She was soon met by 's amazing smile and he hugged her "Come in!" he stepped aside and entered the large dressing room.
Seeing a pretty stand from the sofa guessed she was .
" sweetheart, meet " introduced them.
"Hi nice to meet you" said.
"You too, I’ve heard so much about you".
soon found herself chatting easily to and had to interrupt them.
"Hey, I’ve got to head to the stage for rehearsal before the show, do you want to watch?"
They followed him to the stage area, was telling what a great show the lads were doing and how she would enjoy tonight but her words soon faded into the back ground as she caught sight of .
stood on the stage, wearing casual tracksuit bottoms, a T-Shirt and trainers, his hair was longer and he looked like he had lost some weight. Her eyes wandered to his arms and chest, through his shirt she thought it looked like he had also been at the gym working out.
She stood watching them sing and at that moment time seemed to stand still as he looked her way and caught her eye. She heard him stop singing and the other lads slowly faded out too

Chapter 11:

"You ok mate?" asked as he glanced over at since he had stopped mid song, "You didn’t tell me she was here". ignored and turned to . "What? Who?" looked frustrated at having to stop singing. "! she's stood over there" nodded in her direction, she was chatting to . "Yeah, AND! What’s your problem?" took his position and nodded to the rest of the lads to get ready to sing again. "Nothing mate, just haven’t seen her in a while that’s all" suddenly felt a fool at abruptly ending their rehearsal. "You can catch up later , concentrate will ya" butted in and waved at the sound guy to start again.
tried to concentrate on what was saying, she knew had stopped singing due to seeing her and she had turned her back to him, pretending to look around the arena
When took a seat near to the front had no choice but to join her, seeing the four familiar figures on stage she felt happy inside at the thought of seeing them all again and having a chance to catch up with them tonight after the show. 's voice echoed through the empty building and it had the same effect on her as it did the first time she heard him sing.
"He sounds amazing" whispered and glanced at who nodded her head in approval.
Noticing the looks and winks threw their way she saw the love in both his and 's eyes for each other and she felt so happy that he had found someone. She knew what it felt like to look into someone's eyes and know that they were "The One". Looking up at on the stage she just wished he would look into her eyes and think the same about her as she did for him.
Finishing the last song of the rehearsal the lads broke into laughter as forgot his last line, she watched as he threw his head back and laughed. Even after a year of not seeing him he was still as gorgeous as she remembered and this time aorund she was determined to spend some time with him tonight before and after the show. Even though the lads were only in town a few days she would try her hardest.
As followed back stage to meet up with the lads she was thinking of how to break the ice with the lads after the way in which she left Ireland, feeling someone touch her arm she looked up to meet ’s friendly eyes and smile.
"Hey babes, it’s been a long time!" he said as he pulled her into a hug. hugged him back and felt sudden relief that they all didn’t hold it against her. "I’ve missed you guys" felt choked up and saw her eyes glisten. "Hey, come have a drink and a bite to eat with us before the show. You are staying for the concert arent ya?! asked as he took her hand and guided her to the canteen area. "Yes, you have me tagging along with you all night I’m afraid!" lightened her mood and looked forward to the night ahead. "Good!" squeezed her hand, as they entered the canteen she saw and stand up and hugged them in turn. Quickly glancing around she noticed wasn’t in the room but didn’t want to ask out right, soon answered her silent question." is just getting changed, he'll be joining us in a bit".
excused herself to find the bathroom and headed back out into the corridor, looking in the mirror she checked her reflection, applied some more lip gloss and made her way back to the canteen.
"Hey, Miss !" she heard the familiar voice shout behind her.
Turning around smiling she saw him walking towards her with a playful smile and twinkle in his eyes.
"Mr , how are you?" she stopped walking and waited for him to catch up.
"Its been a while, how are ye doing?" softly pulled her into a hug. Wrapping her arms around his neck hugged him tightly and inhaled his scent.
"Ive missed you guys" heard her whisper while her head was buried in his shoulder. "I’ve missed you too" he pulled apart and looked at her from head to toe. Her hair had grown and she looked more gorgeous than he had ever thought possible. "And may I add that you are looking mighty fine! he winked playfully and put his arm around her as they walked back to join the group, "So are you" she nudged him in the ribs and enjoyed feeling him close to her

Chapter 12:

After a few drinks and some food the guys had to leave the girls to get ready for the show. and followed the security guy to their seats and began chatting while the arena filled with fans and they waited for the show to start.
"So where are the other girlfriends?" asked as she noticed fans starting to sit around them but no other familiar faces. "'s girlfriend is at home, she is four months pregnant now and 's girl will be travelling down tomorrow". "What about 's?" tried to ask as casual as her voice would let her. "'s?" looked at her with a puzzled expression. "Yes, ??" asked again. " I dont know who is, as far as I know has been single for about a year now" shrugged.
The lights then went out and had no chance of asking anything else due to the deafening screams from fans all around her. Spending the whole show on her feet dancing and singing enjoyed the whole show and fell in love with even more after seeing his sexy dance moves to match his beautiful voice!
When it came to the lads saying their goodbyes gave a shout out to and thanked her for being a good friend, he also declared his love for . The girls only heard snippets of this due to the fact they were both battling through the crowd to try and get backstage before the show ended, as security helped them through the barrier followed and headed to the waiting people carrier. They only had to wait a few minutes before the doors burst open, the lads piled into the car and they set off. She watched take a seat across from her and wipe his sweaty brow with a towel.
"Are you coming back to the hotel to party with us ?" asked. "Erm well I've left my car back at the arena" suddenly remembered her little car had been left there in all the excitement "Nah dont worry about that, I can take you to collect it tomorrow, stay with us and lets catch up properly" put his arm around and squeezed her gently. "Ok, lets party!" giggled "Although, I remember what a bad influence you are when it comes to drinking so I will only have one glass tonight" pointed at each of them in turn, looking at all their blank and innocent faces burst out laughing.
Back at the hotel hung back from the guys as they greeted some fans waiting, even was having her photo taken with them. Entering the hotel she could see the party was already underway at the bar area, a few people shouted and waved to the guys, turned her "Hope you don’t mind but I'm going to the room with for a while, will you be ok on your own?"
nodded her head and smiled, she suddenly felt alone stood in the crowded room but walking up to the bar she patiently waited behind a crowd that had gathered ready to be served Squashing into the lift laughed as made a groaning noise as he shoved him further against the wall
"Hey where's ?" someone asked as the lift began to go up. "Oh, she's downstairs waiting at the bar" 's muffled voice sounded. "We cant leave her on her own, I invited her out tonight. Someone press the button, go back down" piped up. The lift doors re-opened and stepped out "Don’t worry mate, I'll go and get her. Go back up and we'll meet you at the bar in an hour". nodded his head at him and watched as the doors closed, turning around his eyes scanned the crowd looking for her. As he slowly made his way past people he had to decline numerous offers of drinks and conversation, eventually he saw her sat on a bar stool drinking on her own. "Want some company?" heard the soft voice and felt his breath on her neck, she turned around on her stool and smiled. "I thought you had all gone to change?" asked as took a seat next to her. "I didn’t want to leave you on your own so I will go up later" he watched as she finished her drink and turned back to him. "No you go and change, I’m fine here, honestly" looking into his eyes felt herself melt into them. "Tell ya what. Come up with me, you can tell me what you've been doing for the past year while I make myself more presentable" stood up and held out his hand smiling. Gently placing her hand in his she felt the sparks fly, even after a year of being away from him she still felt like he could burn her skin with every touch
On the way up to his room filled him in on the other contracts she worked for and also of her holiday to Spain that she had taken with her friend. He listened and glanced at her every now again, watching her smile and her expressions as she told her stories. He had missed her a lot and the burning desire he felt to kiss her was growing stronger
eventually stopped talking when she saw swipe his room card, she realised he hadn’t said a word for the past ten minutes. Entering the room there was a silence between them, perched herself on the edge of the bed and watched him as he started to pick up some clothes from the floor.
"Are you ok? You've gone quiet on me" saw him stop what he was doing and look up at her "Why did you leave Ireland the way you did ?" he had finally asked the question that he had been wanting to ask for a year. She looked away and down at her hands "Im sorry , I just didn’t want to be around when came back". threw the clothes onto the nearest chair and sat down on the bed next to her . "Were your feeling serious for ?" he suddenly felt a sickly feeling as he asked. "If I’m honest, No. We just had a bit of fun that’s all" she still didn’t look up at him but twiddled with the ring on her finger. "Then why run away? I’ve missed you more than you realise" his soft Irish accent almost whispered the last part. now looked up at him but he was also looking down at his hands. "" his eyes now looked up to meet hers. "I missed you too...... a lot" she smiled and placed her hand on his, he raised it to his lips and kissed it softly. "I don’t want you to disappear on me again" he kept hold of her hand. "I won’t, I promise" leaned forward and hugged him tight, hoping he wouldn’t feel her heart beating out of her chest. Pulling apart was smiling, he kissed her cheek and stood up. "I'd better take a shower, feel free to have a drink from the bar and watch TV" he stood up and disappeared into the bathroom

Chapter 13:

Hearing the shower turn on sighed heavily and flopped backwards onto the bed staring up at the ceiling she could still feel her heart pounding, that was the effect he had on her!
Her thoughts now turned to what had said about , if was single again she would definitely want to be in his life as a friend. Deep down she hoped it would turn into something more and from what he had just said to her she had a feeling that he also felt something for her. Smiling to herself she felt like screaming out and kicking her legs but refrained from doing so in case heard her!
Lost in her thoughts heard the door unlock and appeared in just a towel, for a while she watched him walk around the room, her eyes nearly popping out of their sockets! "Can’t seem to find my toothbrush" he mumbled as he threw his bag on the bed and began rummaging. Hearing no response he looked up to see sat staring at him. "What?" he stopped what he was doing and looked at her .
's throat was dry, her eyes scanned his toned hairy chest and her imagination worked overtime! saw her checking him out, without saying anything he walked up to her, cupping her face in his hands he brought his face down to hers, his soft lips nearly touching hers, he whispered "Do you like what you see?" simply nodded her head, unable to speak she thought he was going to kiss her but he smiled sexily at her, turned around and went back to the bathroom
- was still sat rooted to the the same spot when emerged from the bathroom again, fully clothed with his hair done and ready to go.
"Are you ready babes?" he asked as he shoved his wallet and phone into his pockets "Yeah I’m ready" she stood up and brushed her clothes down, running her hand through her hair also. He walked up and ran his hand down her cheek, felt his lips touch hers ever so slightly then he kissed her cheek. "Let’s go and party" He walked to the door and held it open for her. Her body was on fire! He was teasing her and he was very successful at it! Out in the corridor she was glad for a bit of fresh air and took a deep breath as they headed to the lift, she was also hoping her burning cheeks had calmed down by the time they got to the bar!

The rest of the group were already drinking by the time and arrived, was the first to spot them heading towards the table "Here they are! What have you been up to in his room?!" teased as took a seat next to him. looked at and saw her cheeks flush at 's comment, he smiled to himself and continued with his drink.
A few hours into the party and everyone had drunk quite a lot, however had decided to take it steady as she knew she would be calling for a taxi at the end of the night. She had spent a lot of time with tonight and had enjoyed a good dance with him, she felt herself falling for him more and more.
It was getting late and stood up, announcing to the group she would be leaving. offered to walk her to the lobby, placing his hand on her lower back she felt the familiar burning feeling every time he did that. Taking her mobile from her bag she felt put his hand over hers.
"Look, its really late, why don’t you stay here?" he paused as he saw think about it "Stay here with me" he added, meeting her eyes he waited for a response. " I don’t think its a good idea" Her head was screaming to accept his offer but she knew it would be moving too quickly if anything happened between them, she hadn’t seen him for a year and they had a lot to catch up on. "I will take the sofa, I didn’t mean it that way. I just want to spend some time with you ...........Please!" He lifted her chin with his finger and smiled cheekily at her. How could she resist those puppy dog eyes and that smile?!! "Okay" she smiled back at him and giggled as he winked at her "Let’s go and say goodnight to the guys" held his arm out and she took it. Everyone looked up surprised to see back at the table "Is it morning already?" drunkenly laughed to himself. "She's staying here with us, I mean with me, No what I mean is I will take the sofa so she doesn’t have to travel home at this time of night, it’s late". Everyone giggled and laughed at stuttering his words. bid Good night to everyone and gently took 's arm again. "Sorry about that, I just didn’t want them thinking I was taking advantage if you" apologised as they waited for the lift.
smiled and squeezed him arm "How would she spend the night in the room of this gorgeous man without touching him?" she was thinking to herself as she followed down the corridor, glancing down at his bottom in the snug jeans as he walked in front of her. "You ok?" his voice snapped her out of the thoughts. "Yeah just tired" she lied. Inside the room kicked off his shoes and flopped back onto the bed "Was a good show wasn’t it babe?" he called to who was in the bathroom changing into one of his shirts and jogging bottoms. "It was brilliant , Ive never enjoyed a concert as much as I did tonight, you sounded amazing" she appeared at the doorway and looked down at herself, the clothes were baggy and she giggled as she heard laugh also, "You still look sexy in those baggy clothes".
She looked over to him laid on the bed, his shirt was raised slightly from him being stretched out and she could see his toned stomach. Biting her lip she walked towards the bed and got up "Right, I will make up the sofa" he walked upto her, running his hand down her hair his hand cupped her cheek and he moved forward, kissing her softly on the lips. "Sleep tight" he whispered and headed off to the lounge area.
Leaving stood wanting more she felt like she would explode with lust for this man! Frustrated but happy at the same time she climbed into bed and settled down, turning off the light she called out. "Goodnight " From the darkness she heard his muffled voice "Goodnight babe"

Chapter 14:

Next morning was woken by the sounds of the shower, she got out of bed and dressed back into her own clothes. Checking her mobile she looked up as she heard the door open.
"Morning, did you sleep ok?" asked as he walked into the room.
"Yes thanks, did you?" she shoved her phone in her pocket and watched as gathered his things and started to pack his bag.
"Ermmm kind of, I've got a bit of a sore neck from the sofa!" He looked up and smiled at her stood up "Sit down, I'll help you".
looked at her questionly but did as he was told, taking a seat in one of the comfy chairs. Feeling her hands on his shoulders he closed his eyes.
began to massage his shoulders and watched as his head fell back with his eyes closed, looking down at his soft lips she wondered whether to carry on where had left things last night.
"Mmmmmm babe I didn’t know you was good at this, I would have had a full body massage last night if so" he mumbled with his eyes still closed.
Blushing slightly carried on and massaged his neck too. After 5 minutes she stopped and watched a smile appear on his lips.
"Feeling better?" She asked as she stepped back and sat on the bed.
"Much better" Shaking his arms he stood up and carried on packing.
"Right lets get some breakfast, I’m starving" announced as he zipped up his bag. Checking the room that they hadn’t left anything behind they both made their way downstairs to the restaurant area.
After breakfast decided to head back to the arena to collect her car, she was desperate to freshen up too. organised for a car to take her back, waiting in the hotel lobby he shuffled with his hands in his pockets "Erm, babe. Can I see you again?"
Looking at him felt her heart break, they were moving on today to a different country and she knew it would be hard to see him until they returned.
" you are touring the world, how is that possible?" she watched as he looked up with sad eyes
"Come with us?"
Shaking her head took his hand "I have a job to do next week, Im sorry".
Kissing her hand nodded in agreement "Ok I understand but how about we keep in touch and when I’m home in Ireland you will come and stay with me? Have a holiday?" he kissed her hand again and waited for her answer.
"Mr. , you have a deal" smiled happily and pulled him into a hug. The car had arrived outside and walked her out.
"Have a good trip" kissed his cheek and went towards the car.
"!" called and he dashed forward, swinging her round he kissed her hard on the lips
Pulling away breathless he kept his forehead resting on hers. "See you in the summer" whispered to him, then backed off and stood with his hands shoved in his pockets.
"I will ring you tonight" he called as she was about to close the door, nodding her head waved to him as the car pulled away.
Walking back into the hotel took a deep breath and ran his hand through his hair, he knew he had fallen for all over again but just like before she had walked out of his life. Only this time he was determined that he would do anything to make her his

Taking his seat on the plane waited for to join him, he would talk to him about what he had been thinking about all afternoon-
Slumping down in the seat next to him he saw give him a tired smile and pull his baseball cap over his eyes.
", mate, I wanna ask you something" whispered so no one else could hear "Hmmmm" groaned under his cap.
"How do you think Louis would feel if I suggested for the stylist job vacancy that's coming up next month?".
suddenly pushed his cap up a little and looked at with sleepy eyes.
"Have you got a thing for her ?"
saw how ’s eyes darted away then back to look at him.
"I just think it would be a good opportunity for her and for us, remember what good a job she did last time at the awards"
carried on looking at his friend for a while before he spoke again.
", you didn’t answer my question??" raising an eyebrow at him waited as he could see thinking of what to say in response.
"Do you think it would be a little awkward after........ you know........ and you...... erm" interrupted him before he could say anymore.
"Look mate, that was a long time ago, we were both drunk and is a good friend now. Plus I have . It would only be awkward if you made it to be" smiling at him he placed his cap back over his eyes leaving to think for a bit, after a while there was still a silence.
"Just ring Louis and sort it out" mumbled as he tried to sleep.
patted him on the shoulder and sat back in his chair smiling. If Louis approved and would accept the job it would be the perfect reason for keeping her by his side, looking forward to meeting Louis at the next venue he closed his eyes and tried to sleep also.
Over the next few weeks was working on a modelling shoot in her local town, every night called her as promised as well as texting her through out every day!
She was missing him so much but didn’t dare admit it to him when he called. She had the day marked on the calendar of when the lads were returning back for their last show, this would be day that she finally got to see him again but that was months away yet.
After a busy day decided to have an early night, just as she was about to turn off the TV she heard his voice. Stepping back she saw their latest video playing on the music channel and sat on the sofa to watch, when she saw his face all she wanted to do was be near him. Her phone broke her thoughts and her tummy flipped as she saw his name flash on her screen, answering she laid back on the sofa and listened to his husky accent.
"Hey babes, how ye doing?" he asked her that at the beginning of every call.
"I’m ok, just watching your new video on the music channel" answered as she glanced over at the screen and saw his eyes staring back at her while he sang.
"Hope you are enjoying it! Listen I have something to ask you and I want you to seriously think about it"
sat up as his voice sounded pretty serious.
"There is a job vacancy starting in two weeks as our stylist. I’ve had a chat with Louis and he says you will be perfect for the job as long as you can fly out in two days time to meet him and have a trial period" waited for an answer but was met by silence.
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"Sorry I’m still here, I just don’t know what to say!" her heart was pounding at the thought of working alongside .
"I’d like you to say yes and let me fly you out here tonight so you can be with me" his voice sounded a little shy and smiled at the thought of blushing at the other end of the phone
"If it means spending more time with you then I say Yes!" couldn’t hold back her excitement "Baby this is brilliant! Give me ten minutes to get your flights sorted, go and pack and wait for my call" he rushed his sentence and hung up.
Screaming out loud jumped up and down on her sofa like a small child! Her heart was aching for him and rather than crossing off the days on her calendar she would only have to endure a few hour flight to see him again.
Running to her bedroom she began throwing clothes and shoes into a suitcase, too excited to even plan what to take she was sure she had enough for a few days and the rest she would have to buy once at her destination. Dragging the case downstairs she hurried as her mobile began to ring, answering to he gave her all the details for the earliest flight he had managed to book.
She was soon in a taxi and asking the driver to hurry to the airport so that she didn’t miss the plane Resting back in her seat ready for the plane to take off she realised how tired she now felt, it was getting late and the busy day at work was starting to catch up on her, closing her eyes she hoped someone would wake her when they finally landed ......
was lucky that her suitcase was one of the first few off the plane and she didn’t have to wait long at the baggage area, walking to the exit she saw a tall bald man holding a sign with her name on it. Walking up to him she introduced herself and caught that his name was Dave, he said he would take her back to the lads hotel and that was waiting for her.
The airport wasn’t too busy and they were soon in the car and heading to the hotel, felt her eyes closing and the soft shaking from Dave woke her once they had arrived. He carried her suitcase for her and took her to the correct floor.
"Room 282 darling, he should be waiting for you" Dave handed her case and got back into the lift walked the corridor dragging her case behind her, she suddenly felt wide awake and her heart thumped loudly in her chest as she counted down the room numbers.
Standing outside the door she took a deep breath and knocked softly, waiting a while she wondered if she had the correct room. Knocking again relief washed over her as the door opened, his tired face beamed a dazzling smile when he saw her.
"Sorry baby, I must have drifted off to sleep while waiting for you, come in" he stepped aside and walked into this room, it was dimly lit by a small table lamp, feeling cosy and warm. Placing her case next to the sofa she turned around to face him, pulling him into a hug she felt him tightly hold her and bury his face in her hair.
"Ive missed you so much" he whispered into her ear as he held tight
"Ive missed you too" it felt so good for to finally say that to him
Pulling apart he cupped her face with both hands, his eyes holding hers he pressed his nose up against her own.
"The hotel didn’t have any spare rooms for tonight so I will take the sofa again" he sleepily whispered while running his hand down her hair.
"No, , please just stay with me and hold me tonight" she kept her nose against his and got lost in his eyes.
Kissing the tip of her nose he took her hand, grabbed her case and led her into the bedroom "Give me a shout when you are changed and I will come and join you" left the room and closed the door behind him. Quickly changing slid under the covers and called out to him She watched as he removed his shirt but left his jogging bottoms on, her pulse raced at the sight of his toned chest and arms but her view soon dissapeared as he turned off the light. Feeling his warm body lie next to her she pressed herself into him, his arm slid around her waist and she felt him kiss her shoulder. Falling asleep in his arms she felt the happiest girl in the world right now!

Chapter 15:

Turning over next morning she saw how was still asleep, quietly she got out of bed and decided to take a shower, letting the warm water fall over her she felt her insides matched the heat. It had been a while since she'd had a serious boyfriend and she had never felt anything before like she did towards . She hoped that he felt the same for her and by the way he was acting she had a sneaky feeling that he may do.
Her mind also turned to the job vacancy, if she could secure this it would be another fantastic reference on her CV but she had a few days to relax before her meeting with Louis. Wrapping her towel around her she went back onto the bedroom, was now sat up in bed watching TV, his chest bare and the covers just over his bottom half. He smiled softly as she dried her hair with the towel "What’s the plan for today?" she asked him as she sat at the dressing table. "I thought we could go to the nearest town, do a bit of shopping and have a nice lunch?" he suggested as he turned off the TV and got out of bed. "Sounds great!" turned on the hair dryer and watched his sexy bum dissapear into the bathroom.
The morning was spent browsing the shops, after going through her suitcase she realised that she had packed a lot of rubbish in her excitement! She wanted to find a new top for going to the concert in tonight, plus she didn’t want to be seen walking next to Mr.Sexy in her old clothes!
In the final shop she eventually found something she liked. Rushing to the dressing rooms took a seat and ran his hand through his hair, he loved shopping but took it to the extreme! He was going to buy her something in here if it was the last thing he did, even if she didn’t like it herself!
"Dont worry , we can go for a coffee after here" called to him. "Coffee!!! I think I need a beer baby after this shopping trip!" laughed and stepped out of the cubicle, twirling around she had already decided she would take this home with her. ’s eyes wandered over her curves and he smiled "It’s perfect, you look gorgeous". He stood up and took a head start over to the counter while went back into the changing room. She soon joined him and placed the top and a few jewellery items on the counter. She saw how he pulled his wallet out and went to hand the girl his card. "Woah what are you doing?"
He suddenly stopped his hand moving towards the girl and looked at her surprised "I’m buying it for you, I want to treat you to something nice. Is that ok?" he grinned sideways at her and handed his card over
Not wanting to make a scene in the shop stood quietly and blushed, she wasn’t used to this. Walking out of the shop took 's hand in hers and squeezed it "Thank You" she said as they walked along. "Hey no problem, now lets get some lunch and a stiff drink!" he winked at her.
They enjoyed a nice lunch and was quick to get up and rush to the counter while nipped to the mens room. She was back at her seat looking innocent when he returned, gulping the last of his drink went to pay.
"Hey , come on, I've already paid" was stood at the doorway waiting for him, looking back at her he smiled and turned on his heels.
As they headed back to the car wrapped his arm around her waist "Today was supposed to be about me spoiling you" he kissed her hair. "And why can’t I spoil you too?" poked him in the ribs, making him laugh lightly as he was ticklish
Back at the hotel they only had a few hours before the show and went straight back to the room to get ready. flopped onto the bed, he suddenly felt exhausted after being dragged around the shops by . "Babe, next time we have a show remind me not to go shopping with you please" he cheekily said, propping himself up on his elbows. She was sat at the dressing table applying some make up, looking at him through the mirror she laughed and stood up.
laid back propped on his elbows, looking into her eyes as she headed his way. Getting onto the bed crawled up and straddled him, she heard him take a sharp breath as she rested herself onto his body.
"Mr. , I want to thank you for a great day and for my beautiful new top" she moved forward and captured his lips. Up to now they had only shared kisses on the cheek or a quick peck on the lips, couldn’t resist him any longer and decided to tease him like he had previously done to her!
Responding to her kiss wrapped his arms around her and fell back, deepening the kiss his hands wandered over her curves and he felt himself respond to her. Before she got too carried away pulled apart and looked down at him, both breathing heavily she smiled sexily and stood up
"Don’t start something you can’t fininsh" he breathed as he watched her return to doing her make up
stood up, grabbed her purse and walked to the door "Come on , we will be late" she smiled at him before walking out into the corridor, he had started all of this teasing business so she would join in!
Shaking his head and smiling stood up, adjusting his trouser area so he felt more comfortable he headed out of the door and joined in walking to the lift. Down in the lobby the receptionist called over and handed her own room key. felt disappointed that Louis had booked her a separate room but he didn’t want to tell him that he had a soft spot for , he had simply told him that she was a friend that he was putting her forward for the job and for now it would stay that way. He didn’t want to ruin the chance of her getting this job

Chapter 16:

When they got to the venue followed back to the dressing rooms, the rest of the lads knew would be there and they were all looking forward to seeing her again. Walking into the room she was greeted with lots of hugs and kisses, she noticed wasn’t there and updated her that she was back home in Ireland doing a project for work
"Do you want a drink? Fancy a walk to the canteen?" placed his arm around her shoulders and squeezed her
"Yeh why not" she put her arm around his waist and followed him out of the room. took a seat across from and they began chatting about the job vacancy, assured her that she had basically got the job but Louis just wanted to meet her in person. felt excited and was looking forward to the meeting tomorrow
"So, what’s going on with you and ?" sat forward in his chair and watched 's cheeks turn pink
"Nothing, why? We're just good friends" took a drink
"Ahhh come on , I know you better than you realise. I've seen how you look at him and he's also been in a good mood since we started this tour" his eyes twinkled as he grinned at her
"I like him but for now we're just friends"
"Then where did you stay last night?" pressed on
"'s room" mumbled her answer, knowing there was no escape from this one!
" Ha, I knew it!" sat back in his chair and laughed "He's a sneaky one that "
"No nothing happened, I’m here for the job and I have my own hotel room now" continued to fight her corner
Looking at her suspiciously wondered how had kept his hands to himself if they did share a room but he believed and nodded his head at her
"Ok, well, he's a good lad and I think he would be great for you" finished his drink
"I know, we will see what happens" winked at him and they made their way back to the dressing room
Sitting on her own felt a little lost as she waited for the show to start, she kept her eye on Dave ready for her exit later on. She was soon on her feet, dancing and singing as the lads performed, she was sat further back from the stage than last time and couldn’t quite see her. On the last song she made her way down to Dave and remembered from last time that she had to dash out to the cars, she was soon inside the van and waiting for the lads. was the first to open the door and launch himself inside, sitting next to he grabbed her and kissed her firmly and quickly on the lips before any of the other lads joined them "Thanks for being here" he was still out of breath from the show
The van was soon full and speeding back to the hotel, looking out of the window saw a large group of fans outside the entrance. The rest of the lads jumped out and began signing and having photos taken, held back to help inside "Just hold my hand and keep walking"
She did as he said and felt him pull her through the crowd, the girls were shouting his name and grabbing at them but she felt him holding tightly to her hand. Once inside brushed down her clothes and ran a hand through her hair
"Are ye going to have a drink with me tonight?" he kept hold of her hand as he asked
"I will have a quick one but I want to be fresh for the meeting with Louis tomorrow" didn’t plan on staying up too late
"Ok, let me just do some greeting with the fans and I will meet you at the bar"
She watched him go back outside into the crowd then turned around and went to the bar area, ordering herself a juice she sat on the stool and began to think of fresh ideas ready to put forward to Louis tomorrow
was the first one to come back into the hotel and waved him over, he wasn’t drinking tonight as he wanted to call before it got too late and he soon left and headed up to his room.
Soon heard his familiar laugh and saw him with and heading her way. They all sat around her and ordered drinks, the laughter carried on and enjoyed their company. Every now again she would hold 's gaze or he would wink at her over his pint glass.
Feeling her eyes get heavy decided to call it a night and stood up from her stool, offered to walk her up to the room but she politely declined. She knew that he would end up in her room and she wouldn’t be able to resist him, she also wanted to put a few drawings together before she went to bed ready for tomorrow. was the first she said goodnight to and she kissed his cheek, pulled her close and hugged her. Looking into his eyes she leant forward and kissed his cheek also but felt her body tingle as his hand made a subtle movement and slid to her bottom "Sleep well" he whispered as he felt her lips make contact with his cheek
Up in her room took out her drawing pad and pens, she spent an hour sketching some rough designs until she was happy with what she saw. Snuggling into bed her mind drifted to , his room was a few doors down from hers but she wished he was with her now, holding her like he did the night before. Her head was telling her to let things go and take things further with him, she knew he wanted it too by the way he flirted and touched her but she also knew that firstly she had to get this job. She would be secure for at least 6 month with money and with a fantastic group of men to work with, also it would be her only chance to stay by 's side and she couldn’t imagine how she would feel if she had to fly back home tomorrow if she didn’t get the job
Waking up next morning she glanced at the clock to see she'd had a good sleep in, picking up her phone she saw a text from "Fancy breakfast in bed? xxxx"
She was about to reply when she heard a soft knock on the door, wrapping the robe around her she opened the door slightly to see stood with his arms full of food and cartons of juice, laughed and opened the door for him to enter
"Since you was sleeping I thought I would bring the breakfast to you" he scattered the food on the bed
Getting back under the duvet smiled at the selection he had brought her, he settled down next to her and chatted as they ate. She was due to meet Louis in a few hours and put her mind at rest by saying how Louis would love her and that he was sure she would get the job. There was a knock at the door and went to answer it, the rest of the lads entered her room
"Oh look, is already here. Stayed the night did you mate?" winked at as her perched on the edge of her bed
"No, I just brought her some breakfast and to wish her good luck for today" scowled at ’s attempt to wind him up
"Yeh that's what we are here for too" said with nodding in agreement
"You will get it , just be confident and he will love you just like we all do" sat next to her and squeezed her hand
"Thanks everyone but I must get ready" stood up from her bed and hugged everyone in turn " says good luck too" added
They all left to go to rehearsals and began to get ready, she gathered her drawings from last night and headed out to get a taxi

Chapter 17:

Walking into the large building she spoke to the receptionist and got directions to the office she was meeting Louis in, knocking on the door the familiar face she knew from the TV answered and shook her hand.
The big leather chair she sat in was mega comfortable and he sat across from her, she placed her drawings on the desk and waited while he got them both a drink.
"So , finally nice to meet you. I've heards lots about you from the guys, especially and I think they have already secured the job on your behalf. I also have these, which I am very impressed with" saw how he placed her old drawings on the desk that she did way back in Ireland. After a long chat Louis studied her new drawings and confirmed that she could start immediately, shaking his hand felt on top of the world. Louis kissed her cheek as she was leaving and wished her luck, as she was about to walk out of the door she paused.
"Louis, may I just ask where you got those drawings from?" she pointed to the old ones on the desk " gave them to me, he wanted to give me a head start on how good you are!" he winked at her and bid her goodbye.
In the taxi on the way back to the hotel thought back to her time in Ireland over a year ago to the day she was sat in the dance studio watching the lad's rehearsals, she remembered leaving her drawings behind by accident and just presumed the cleaners would had thrown them away!
Rushing into the hotel lobby she knew the lads would be ready for heading to rehearsals and she wanted to catch them before they left. Spotting at the bar eating a sandwich she rushed over and swung her arms around his neck, he nearly choked on the bite he had just took and laughed at 's excitement "Did you get it sweetheart?" he pulled her towards him and hugged her tight "Yep, you are now stuck with me until the end of your tour!" she beamed at him.
"I’m sure that a certain person needs to know this news urgently!" winked at her and nodded behind her.
She turned around to see walking through the lobby towards the lifts, he hadn’t seen and at the bar area.
"Hurry up, go tell him" slapped her bottom playfully and watched as she jogged off after .
The lift doors were just closing, she called out his name louder than she had planned, receiving a tut and stare from the receptionist. heard her voice and pressed the button for the doors to re-open.
"Excuse me miss" the receptionist stood up just as was about to pass. Smiling stopped "We don’t appreciate fans coming inside our hotel, I have had enough of you all outside this week without you also shouting your mouth off inside our lobby".
now stood gob smacked at the cheek of this woman but before she could say anything she heard 's soft voice and he appeared at the side of her.
"Is everything ok?" he looked at then back at the rude lady with furrowed brows.
"Oh Hello Mr. , I’m sorry but I was just about to ask this fan here to leave, I don’t want you to be disturbed".
gently took 's hand, stepped up to the counter and leaned forward slightly.
"Firstly I would like to thank you for looking out for me but this beauty is actually with me. Secondly if you see her anywhere in your hotel I want you to treat her like royalty and if I hear you speak to anyone like that again I will be speaking to your manager I’m sure. I hope I've made my point" his voice remained quiet and soft, smiling at her he stood up straight and guided towards the lift
Once the lift doors were closed looked sideways at and burst out laughing but his face was quite serious and he looked at her
"Whats wrong?" she giggled as she tried to stop herself
"She was rude, I dont like people talking to you like that" his sexy eyebrows were still frowning "Awwww thanks for looking after me. You did a good job" she stood on her tip toes and kissed his cheek, then wrapped her arms around his stomach area, playfully squeezing him
"You seem in a good mood?!" said as he waited for to open the door to her room "Yep I am! You've now got me to take your clothes off for the rest of the tour!" felt like screaming again!
"Really! You got it?"
Nodding her head she squealed as picked her up and spun her around. As her feet touched the floor she felt his lips upon hers, kissing him back she felt him push her back against the wall Pulling away he watched 's chest rise and fall rapidly, he could tell that she wanted him as much as he wanted her but he wasnt going to rush things. What he felt for her was more than he had ever felt for anyone in his life and now she would be by his side throughout the tour he knew he had all the time in the world to show her how special she was
"Let me take you out to celebrate" he breathed against her lips, she nodded her head still trying to catch her breath
"Meet you back here in an hour" he added before leaving her room
Stood in the same spot licked her lips, tasting his sweetness still on her. All of this teasing was getting a bit much for her and she wondered if things would actually move further than just a quick kiss. She smiled knowing that she had all the time in the world to now enjoy more flirting and kissing with the most gorgeous man she had ever met!
The hour soon passed quickly as showered, dressed and did her hair. Applying the last of her make up she heard a soft knock "Come in" she called
Thinking it would be she was suprised to see stood in the bedroom doorway looking her up and down
"Wow, look at you! Where are you off out to?" but before could answer there was another knock at the door and walked in as the door was still left open slightly
"Oh erm, Hi " seemed to blush, shoving his hands in his pockets he looked down at his feet
"You look hot too ! God you will make a good looking couple!" winked at playfully. He leant forwards and kissed her cheek, passing he patted him on the back "I was going to see if you all wanted to go out and celebrate but have a good night guys" closed the door as he left
Looking at she felt her heart pound in her chest, wearing a casual shirt with a few buttons open and his jacket over the top. His hair was done to perfection and his eyes sparkled as he looked her up and down in return
"Babe, you look stunning" he smiled as walked towards him
"So do you" she took his hand as they left her room
Finding a cosy back street restaurant they enjoyed a nice meal and spent all night chatting, deciding to walk back to the hotel wrapped his arm around her shoulder and did the same around his lower body. She loved being this close to him and inhaled his sexy aftershave, she felt him play with a strand of her hair as they walked and wondered what tonight would bring. Would he finally make the first move and step this up a little? His soft voice broke her thoughts ", can I tell you something?"
"You can tell me anything" she squeezed him lovingly
"I’ve seriously fallen for you"
smiled and her insides flipped "I have you too" she whispered shyly. Feeling him squeeze her shoulder she felt her skin tingle,all she wanted to do was kiss him and take him back to her room! "But I don’t want to rush things with us, I hope you understand"
suddenly felt a little deflated, he had given her a taster and now was he was halting everything??

Chapter 18:

They carried on walking in a comfortable silence. "Will you come back to Ireland with me after the tour?" he stopped and cupped her face in his hands.
Getting lost in his eyes 's answer came out in a whisper "Of course I will".
They walked hand in hand back to the hotel and met the rest of the guys as they entered the bar, noticed had finally joined them and headed over, hugging her they left the guys sat on the sofa's and went to sit at the bar stools to have a girlie chat. updated her on everything about her new job, was happy for her and glad she would have some female company on the tour.
"So, told me about you and " giggled as she glanced over at the lads "What? There's nothing to tell" blushed and took a large gulp of her drink.
" says w is smitten with you ! How can that be nothing?" She smiled as she saw 's cheek turn even brighter red in colour.
"I like him a lot but we will see, I have my job to think of first" she glanced down into her glass that was now nearly empty.
"Hey, if he is the one you want to be with then it will happen, look at me and " glanced lovingly at him then back at .
"In the past Im sure he has slept with lots of random women but I trust him completely because we are soul mates" she smiled warmly at who nodded and smiled back. felt a little odd as she heard say that, seeing as her and had a night of fun but that was all in the past now and it was obvious that and were made for each other.
The girls decided to head up to bed and leave the lads drinking, watched sit next to and wrap her arms around him. Patting his knee she looked down at as his eyes twinkled from the alcohol "Take a seat babe" he smiled sexily up at her, sliding her legs under the table she perched herself on his knee. His hands slid around her waist and one made its way down her leg, causing her to feel flustered.
"Im off to bed guys" she announced to the table, she suddenly stood up as his drunken hands began wandering even further. Slapping his arm playfully she kissed him quickly on the lips, suddenly realising what she had done she saw that and had stopped talking and were sat looking at her with wide eyes. Thinking quickly she also kissed , and on the lips, bidding them all a good night she linked arms with and they headed to the lifts
"That was a good rescue attempt back there!" said then burst out laughing as the lift doors closed behind them
"Shit, I just didn’t think" held her hand to her mouth and laughed with her. "Just don’t go doing that in front of Louis, he will expect a kiss too!" laughed harder at 's comment and carried on doing so until they reached their rooms.
Sleep quickly took over that night, she didn’t even hear a drunken stumble past her door and knock softly. After a few attempts he gave in and fell into his own room.
woke early the next day, she was glad she hadn’t stayed up late the night before as she wanted to head into town to buy some new supplies for drawing and start work as soon as possible. It was a few hours later when she returned back to the hotel with her arms full of bags! As she headed up the corridor she saw heading her way with his baseball cap and shades covering his eyes, she laughed as he got near and he smiled softly at her.
"Hey babe, I’ve been knocking at your room for ages" he whispered.
"Why are you whispering ? Are you feeling rough from last night?" teased him as she walked past him towards her room.
"Yeah just a bit" he followed her inside.
"Right, I’d best get to work" emptied the contents of her bag onto the table and began to organise her things into piles.
"I was going to ask you out for lunch" said but was already sat down and sketching "Sorry but I want to impress Louis" she didn’t look up but continued her work.
"Oh ok, catch you later then yeah?" he watched her nod and headed out of her room.
It was late evening by the time called it a day, her eyes were tired and she wondered what everyone else would be up to. She had ordered room service earlier so wasn’t hungry but she fancied a drink so headed down to see if the others were downstairs. , and were all sat on a sofa chatting and drinking, she joined them and relaxed back into the chair.
"'s gone for an early night. He's so funny when he is drunk, we heard all about you last night" said as he finished his drink.
"Really, like what?" was intrigued as to what had been saying about her.
"Oh just about how much he cares about you" added.
"Christ , you make him sound like he was sober! , as far as I can see he's head over heels in love with you. But being , he's never been in love before so I think it has scared him a little" nodded at his own remark. When the others had finished drinking joined them in heading back uptairs, she would have an early night ready for her first show tomorrow working as Westlife's stylist!

Chapter 19:

The next day didn’t see or hear from , she was too busy organising herself ready for her first night, she got to the arena early so she could get everything prepared in time. arrived to help her and they both set about sorting the clothes into order the lads would change into.
It was soon show time and could hear the crowd roaring outside, she was a little sad that she wouldn’t get to watch the show but on the last outfit change she planned to stand at the side of the stage and watch the end of the show from there
The lads soon came into the wardrobe area one by one to change, had managed to trap his boxer shorts into his zipper and was hopping around whilst screeching like a girl
", sweetheart, please, a little help!"
had to sit down from laughing so much as he watched the scene unfold. "Get to help you" laughed as she was fastening 's jacket
"I can’t, she's gone to find her seats" he looked at her with wide eyes at not being to fix his lower region
"Where's , he can help you?" looked around, she was struggling to fasten ’s jacket and time was getting close for the guys to go up stage
"He's gone to the toilet!" 's voice was getting higher, making everyone laugh more
"Lets have a look" bent down in front of so she could look at the zip and began trying to untangle his underwear
"Go steady down there please" closed his eyes and screwed his face up. was now holding his stomach from laughing
"What the hell??!" 's voice made everyone turn to the doorway to look at him
stopped laughing for a second but then burst out again due to the look on 's face at being eye to eye with ’s groin
" mate, help me! We've got to get on stage and my pants are stuck!" 's eyes pleaded with his friend
"Ah Ha!" said as she managed to zip him up successfully, he kissed her hard on the cheek and grabbed his jacket
Standing up and turning around she caught 's eye, looking down she noticed his jacket wasn’t fastened how it should be
"Come here" she stepped towards him and began to fasten his buttons correctly, she felt his eyes on her and heard him breath in the scent of her hair as she was stood so close
"Good luck" she pecked his lips and brushed down his jacket
"Thanks baby, see you after the show" he blew her a kiss as he left the room
The rest of the night was a mad rush of changing, make up and folding clothes away that had been thrown all over the dressing room. On the last song made her way to the side of the stage, even though she only had a side profile of him he was still as gorgeous as ever and his voice gave her goosebumps. was soon running towards her, grabbing her hand they both ran out to the waiting mini van. Flopping into the back seat got ready for the usual routine and soon the lads were jumping into the van, ready to head back to the hotel.

It had been four months now since had taken on her job as their stylist and she loved it. Things with were still the same, constant flirting and a sneaky kiss here and there kept happy though. Due to being so busy with her work she was pleased in a way that things hadnt got too serious as she wouldnt have been able to give 100% of her attention, she wanted to make this job the best project she had ever done!
Waiting in the dressing rooms as she had done so for many nights now felt quite sad to think she only had 3 shows left to work, at the same time she was excited about returning to Ireland after the tour with and spending some quality time with him.
As usual the lads were soon bustling around her, changing and throwing clothes and shoes around her, she noticed in the far side of the room on his own and headed over to check he was ok "?" she noticed he was fiddling with the button at the bottom of his shirt
"Can you help me babes?" his gorgeous eyes looked into hers as he let her take over
As she was trying to unpick the tangled cotton around the button she heard him sigh loudly and looked back up at him, he was still staring down at her and looked somewhat sad
"This is driving me crazy" he spoke quiet so the other lads couldnt hear
"Ive nearly done it , it's just a loose button" she joined in with the whispering
"I didnt mean the button , I mean you" She looked up again and stopped what she was doing "Just being near you drives me crazy" he stroked a piece of hair behind her ear and ran his hand along her cheek, moving forward to her ear he huskily whispered "I need you so bad"
Placing a small butterfly kiss at the side of her ear he smiled sexily at her, they were soon interrupted by the lads calling his name to head to the stage
After the usual routine they were all back at the hotel and held back from going straight to bed, she wanted to talk to but had to wait as he was outside talking to a group of fans that had decided to camp out. Lingering in the reception area she noticed the rude lady from previously was working the main desk and chuckled to herself thinking back to the day that politely told her off!
She heard him laugh as the door opened and watched as he headed towards her with that gorgeous smile of his "Hey babe, I thought you would have gone to bed by now?" he wrapped his arm around her and escorted her to the lift
"I wanted to wait for you" she held him close and took in the strong smell of his scent, he looked so handsome still wearing his suit from the last song of the show but his tie was now loose and a few buttons were open on his shirt. In the lift felt how she held him tighter than usual and he loved to feel her so close
felt him kiss the top of her hair and she lifted her head so she could look at him, his face was close to hers and she rubbed her nose against his ", I want you to stay with me tonight, I need you" she whispered as she closed her eyes and let her lips lightly brush his. Hearing his breathing become heavy at her actions could no longer hold back from this man and crashed her lips onto his.
His hand slid through her hair and around the back of her head, deepening the kiss and pulling her body close with his other arm. was determined not to let this stop and played a sweet game with her tongue, she could feel his heart pounding through his chest and it was obvious he wanted her just as much as she wanted him
's room was the closest and once the door was closed was quick to kiss her again, his hands roaming over her body "You don’t know how long Ive waited to do this to you" he whispered in between kisses as he trailed them down her neck. Pushing him into the bedroom slid her hands under his shirt and touched his soft skin, making him moan in her ear with pleasure
knew how and where to touch her in all the right places, they soon became one and made love into the early hours of the morning, falling asleep in each other's arms content and exhausted.

Chapter 20:

It was late next morning when woke up, she felt his arm resting across her and turned over to see him still sleeping, she laid her arm across his stomach and rested her head on his masculine chest, he stirred and hugged her tight "Morning" he mumbled as he felt her kisses softly on his chest, her lips trailed upwards and he giggled as she tickled his neck with her kissing
"I want to wake up like this every morning babe" he said as he opened his eyes and looked at the beauty looking down at him. Sliding his hand through her hair he pulled her head towards him and and kissed her passionately. Pulling her down felt him roll her over and his warm skin was soon touching hers as he rested his body on top of hers, after a repeat performance of the night before they both laid looking up to the ceiling, waiting for their breathing to return to normal. felt 's fingers link with hers and he squeezed her hand, "You're amazing" he whispered in between breaths. "So are you " smiled back, lifted his hand and kissed it lovingly Laying in silence a little longer slid over and laid resting on his chest, playing with his chest hair as he ran his fingers through her hair. "We have a day off, what do you fancy doing?" asked sleepilyy. "How about we order room service and stay in bed all day" she heard him suggest cheekily. "Sounds like a fantastic idea to me!" smiled and kissed him once more A loud knock on the door made them pull apart, grabbing her robe left the bedroom and answered it to see , , and stood staring back at her.

" are you ok?" was the first to ask. "We've been trying to call you" butted in "Have you seen ? He's not answering his phone" then quickly added

Looking at them all felt her cheeks burn and she stumbled her words, thinking which person to answer first.
"Hang on, I know that blush!" said as he tried to look behind into her room "Is in here with you?" he looked at with a cheeky grin
Again, before answered she was interrupted "? Everything ok?" appeared at the side of her and his face looked shocked as he saw everyone stood at the door, pulling the robe quickly across his upper body he stood and waved at them all sheepish "Hiya Guys". "Well, it’s about time you two got it on!!" screeched and clapped her hands. "Sweetheart!" looked sideways at her then giggled at the sight of his excited girlfriend. "We were just worried about you both seeing as it’s after lunch and we hadn’t been able to contact you" it was the first thing had said since had opened the door. "Thanks guys, we've just been a bit, ye know ..... busy" winked and placed his arm around 's waist. "We can see that!" 's voice was unusually high pitched!. "Let’s leave them to it" grabbed ’s arm and began to drag him away but he held back a little. "Wait, do you two need anything since we are heading to the shop?". laughed and shook his head "We are good mate, thanks for asking though"
Saying goodbye heard shout "Enoy yourself!" from further down the corridor as she closed the door and she giggled. Turning around she saw sat on the arm on the sofa with his hands in the pockets of his robe, looking at her with a slight smile on his face
"So, we finally got caught out" he said playfully as he watched walk towards him "We did, aren’t we naughty?!" she giggled and embraced him, kissing his lips softly. "We'd better make the most of this, we have a long flight tomorrow" fell backwards onto the sofa, pulling with him and never taking his lips off hers.
As they laid on the sofa watching TV laid on his chest and listened to his heart beat steadily, she wished they could stay like this forever.
", can I ask you something?" "Mmmm babe what’s up?" he sleepily asked since he had been dozing during the film. "What happened to ?".
There was a long pause before answered her. "I finished with her before you left. Our relationship was nearly over but the fact that all I could think about was you made me finish it completely".
looked at him wide eyed "You mean all that time ago you had a thing for me?" "Yeh babe, I fell in love with you the minute I saw you in the dressing room, but got to you first" he then looked puzzled as started to giggle "What’s so funny?" he asked. "I felt the same but you had and I never thought you would look at me like that". "Are you joking?! You're everything that I want" he cupped her face with his soft hands. "Was I worth the wait?" asked with a cheeky glint in her eye. "Definately!" laughed and captured her lips again

Chapter 21:

It was the last show and felt sad that her time working with Westlife was nearly over, she had left at lunch time so she could get to the arena before everyone else to organise her things. Sitting in her chair she didn’t have time to finish her drink as the lads burst through her door and began to change and mess up her neatly lined clothes and shoes. hurriedly changed into his first outfit so he could spend some spare time with before the show started. He could see she looked a bit glum tonight and she was quieter than normal, sitting on the sofa he called her over. Gently pulling her down she sat on his knee and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Are you ok tonight?" he nuzzled into her neck and breathed in her scent. "Im just sad as it's our last night doing all of this" looked around the room. was frantically pulling on his sock whilst hopping on one leg, was cursing in the mirror as his hair didn’t look right and was rummaging through the pile of clothes that had created earlier as he had dropped his watch some where amongst them
"Im going to miss working with you guys" she sighed and looked back at . "Hey, how can you miss working with those monkeys, look a them!" tried to make a joke out of it and pointed to the chaotic scene in front of him. laughed and kissed his cheek
"Plus after today I get to take you back to my beautiful house and spend some quality time with you" felt excited at the next few months they had off and the fact that he would be spending it with
Feeling excited at that thought too let out a little squeal and hugged him tight. She had to soon let go as they had the call to make their way to the stage. "See you after the show, I love you" kissed her softly before standing up. "Love you too" She whispered as they pulled apart
The room was now empty and could hear the lads start the show in the distance, she began to tidy her things away for the last time and made her way to the waiting cars to take her back to the hotel. The lads were due to do a big interview after the show so travelled alone tonight, she wanted to get a head start on packing since they would be flying out to Ireland in the early hours of the morning
Back at the hotel it took an hour to pack her case, she had bought so much stuff she hadn’t realised! Starting on 's things she began to fold his clothes into the case, it wasn’t long until he entered the room. She felt his hands slide around her waist from behind and his chin rest on her shoulder "Leave that babes, let’s get some sleep before the flight" he kissed her neck softly and took her hand
Leaving the cases in the lounge didn’t argue and let him guide her into the bedroom, once snuggled against his chest she totally relaxed and began to doze. His soft Irish voice stirred her slightly
"The interview went well, I told them all about you" he ran his finger tips down her arm. felt herself blush at this thought. "I hope your fans accept me" she whispered against his chest. "Course they will, they will love you like I do" smiled to himself in the darkness. Kissing his soft skin held him tight "Goodnight , love you" she whispered. "Love you too, sleep well" kissed the top of her head and closed his eyes

The flight was early the next morning and once they had boarded rested her head against 's shoulder and fell back to sleep. A few hours later she felt softly shaking her and guessed they had landed in Ireland. Once they had collected their bags took turns in hugging all of the guys, she was going to miss them in the time they would be having apart and she had to swallow the lump in her throat as they all left the airport in separate cars. Looking around at the green scenery felt excited at the thought of spending all of her time with , he placed his arm around her shoulder once they were in the car and smiled down at her. 's house was a few hours drive from the airport but time soon passed as he told more stories about his childhood and family, he soon saw his familiar gates come into view. "Welcome to my home baby" kissed the side of her head. "Last time I was here was at your summer BBQ" said as they got out of the car. smiled and remembered back to that night, he had got so drunk after she left that he couldn’t actually remember anything after 11pm!
Entering the house breathed deeply, it smelled of and she stood for a while staring around at the beautiful decor and furniture, headed into the kitchen to put the kettle on and followed. She still felt exhausted from both the early morning and the flight, sitting on the stool at the breakfast bar she yawned and watched make his way around the kitchen. "I can’t find the tea bags babe, mi mam always cleans before I return home and she bloody moves things out of place!" he stood up from the cupboard he was rummaging in and looked at 's tired face Smiling he walked over and cupped her face in his hands, kissing her lips lightly. "Shall we go to bed for a few hours?" he whispered against her lips. Nodding her head yawned again "It is still early" she noticed the clock on the wall, on a normal day she still wouldn’t be up at this time "I suppose you are used to all the travelling though?" she added as seemed to be bright as a button
Nodding his head turned off the kettle that was beginning to boil and held his hand out to her "Come on, I will show you around the house later but for now I will introduce you to my bed!" he winked at her and guided her upstairs and into his bedroom
The huge bed took centre stage of the bedroom and loved how had decorated the room with fresh, clean but soft colours. Sitting on the edge of the bed her hands stroked the soft silky bed covers and she smiled at the feeling of the bouncy mattress underneath her bottom. She had a feeling she would sleep well in this bed, especially with the gorgeous beside her. He emerged from the bathroom in his boxer shorts and handed one of his T-Shirts, once changed she snuggled into bed and immediately felt 's arms wrap around her. "Welcome to my home babe" he buried his face into her neck and hugged her tight. "I'm so glad that I'm here with you" sleepily mumbled. "Me too" he kissed her cheek and fell into a happy sleep

Chapter 22:

The loud ring of the phone woke and for a minute she wondered where she was, feeling stir beside her she turned over and laid her arm around him. Kissing her shoulder he turned over to the bedside table and picked up the phone, kept her eyes closed but listened to 's husky voice
"" he answered groggily
"Yeh mam, was just sleeping off the flight ye know....... No its ok....... yes Ive missed you all too........... Yes she is here, of course you will get to meet her....... Ok talk to you later. Love you too. Bye....bye"
Sighing he put the phone down and turned back to "Sorry babe, was mi mam just checking we've got home ok" he ran his hand through her hair and looked into her beautiful eyes "Its ok, I bet we've had a few hours sleep anyway" she stroked his cheek that now had a sexy stubble look. Looking at him felt her stomach turn and the familiar feeling when she needed him, he looked more gorgeous now than when he was done up on stage. His hair was messy and the stubble gave him a rough and ready look that was irresistable, looking into his sexy eyes she leaned forward and kissed him passionately. This must have took him by suprise as he didnt react at first but it didnt take long for him to respond to her and he pulled her body on top of his, his hands roaming all over her. straddled him and let him take her to the high that she loved and craved so much
Once showered and dressed spent the rest of the day showing around his house and the grounds, after seeing the pool and 's fantastic cars she was excited about their time off together in this beautiful place. They had organised to meet 's family at the local pub later that day for lunch, headed to the bathroom to have a soak in the bath before getting ready to go out, turning the switch at the side of the jaccuzzi she watched the bath explode with life and bubbles! Sinking into them she felt quite nervous at the thought of meeting 's family but at the same time a content feeling washed over her, must feel serious about her to be introducing the most important people in his life and she felt the same for him. She could imagine them growing old together and bringing a family into the fantastic life they were now living in
Sat in the car watched 's toned arms as he guided it through the winding country lanes, he caught her looking at him and smiled, placing his hand on her leg she matched his movement and put her hand on his upper thigh "You will love the shops in town" he said as they neared the village, swinging the car into a space in the pub car park he turned off the engine and leaned into her
"Dont be so nervous, they will love you" he whispered as his lips softly landed on hers, smiled at the fact he could read her thoughts and kissed him back
Inside the pub they headed to a room around the back where there was a dining area, they were met by loud greets and whistles from everyone, the table was set out for around 15 people and every chair was full but two ready for and . She watched as a few small children ran towards them screaming "!" he bent down and scooped up the little girl, hugging her. A younger boy hung around 's leg and laughed at as he tried to carry on walking
"Lydia, Patrick, say hello to " looked at the children in turn, heard two little voices say "Hello " quietly and she greeted them back with a warm smile. put Lydia down and they both ran back to the table, taking her hand he squeezed it slightly as he saw his mum stand up and head towards them with open arms
"We've all missed you!" she said as she embraced him tightly "And this must be gorgeous !" she turned to her with open arms and gave her a warm hug, 's smile got bigger as she hugged her back
"Put her down then Mam, lets take our seats" winked at them both and took 's hand again, guiding her to the table
Once sat down took it in turns to introduce all of his family that were sat around the table, she would never remember all their names she thought to herself as they all seemed to jumble into one!
Whilst waiting for their food chatted to 's sister and mum about her job, telling them the story of how she first met Westlife. The room was filled with laughter and chatting, loved feeling a part of this big family and smiled around at everyone, every now and again she would see glance at her to check she was ok. Smiling at him she watched as he leaned over and whispered in her ear
"Are you ok?" pulling away he kissed her cheek
"Absolutely fine, you have a fantastic family" she leaned into him and took his hand
"I love you" he whispered again and held her hand tighter
"Love you too" she held his gaze and smiled back at him
Thier moment was interuppted by 's brother calling his name, looking over saw him point to something behind them. He turned in his seat and saw a young girl stood behind him "Hiya, sorry I didnt see you there" he kept hold of 's hand as he spoke and smiled warmly "Erm, hi ...... would you sign this please?" she held out the booklet. Once he had signed it he turned back to the girl
"Let me introduce you to " Smiling at her the girl said Hello, took her book from , blushed and left the table
laughed lightly, she loved how special made her feel and that he included her in everything that he did. When it came to leaving she hugged everyone in turn and they all made their way to seperate cars. Sitting in the passenger seat waited while stood chatting to his dad, he soon slid into the seat next to her and she noticed the big smile on his face. It took her by suprise a little as he cupped her face and kissed her hard
"I love you and so do my family" his forehead rested on hers and he smiled at her
"I love you too" whispered as she let her finger tips slide down his cheek