when you say nothing at all m/f my first ever fic

Chapter 1 31st August 1998 Claire recieves bad news,

It's 12pm on a very hot and sunny day in London and it's also the 1st anniversary of the death of Diana Princess of Wales,

Claire Woods is sat in the very hot and stuffy offices of Rugby world and she isn't in the best of moods and hasn't been all morning.

Claire is now starting to get really frustrated as this is the 4th day in a row that she's worked through the entire lunch break,

she now has a splitting head coming on as a result of her not getting much sleep the night before due to her 3 year old twin daughters keeping her awake half of the night.

Claire then looked at her colleague and said "Sarah if anyone wants me i'll be outside with a cup of coffee and a cigarette,i need to get out of here for 10 mins or so because that bloody pc is making my headache even worse,and i can't concentrate with this headache."

Sarah looked up from her work and said "ok Claire you go and get your coffee and go for a smoke,if Meg or Ashleigh asks for you i'll tell them your outside,and that you have a headache,hun i really do think you should go and get some lunch while you can."

Both Claire and Sarah put their pens down and stood up from their desks and went to go and get a cup of coffee,

as they were walking towards the staff room Claire then said "Sarah it's not worth me going to get any lunch now,i'll be finished work for the day in a couple of hours."

Sarah then said "oh yeah i forgot that you finish at 2pm on the 3 days you work,why is it that you only work 3 days a week from 10am til 2pm,and i have to work from 9am to 6pm 6 days a week?,your one lucky cow only working 15 hours a week compared to the rest of us."

Claire then burst out laughing and said "Sarah you might think i'm lucky only working 15 hours a week,but the reason that i only work 10am til 2pm for 3 days a week is because i'm a single parent to 3 year old identical twin girls,and i can't get anyone to look after them for the other 3 days."

Sarah suddenly stopped in the corridoor and looked at Claire in shock,and then said "excuse me Claire but did i just hear you right,that your a single parent to 3 year old twins?,bloody hell Claire how old are you and i didn't realise you had any kids,so what are your kids called?."

Claire then said "yes Sarah you heard me correctly i did tell you that i'm a single parent to 3 year old identical twin girls,they are called Creena Amy and Heather Marie they are dark haired and have green eyes just like their idiot of a father,and i'm 21 i've just turned 21 in March."

Claire then said "Sarah there's a few photographs of my daughters on my desk,Meg,Ashleigh,Casey and Ian have all seen the photos,and they've even seen Creena and Heather when i've brought them into the office with me,and before you ask where their dad is we spilt up before they were born and i never told the scum bag i was pregnant."

The 2 girls then continued to the staff room in silence and then they filled their coffee cups up,

Sarah went back to her desk with her lunch to continue working,and Claire went outside into the blazing midday heat with her cup of coffee and her cigarettes.

I've read parts of this fic before and I like it. :) A question Claire, do you think you'll ever finish this fic? :p

all my fics will be finished eventually lol

Claire's day had very slowly gone from bad to worse the first thing to put Claire in a bad mood that morning was her lack of sleep,and then Creena and Heather were very late getting up which made them extremely late for play school and then she was very late for work.

Claire is not only a single mum to twin girls but she is also an identical twin,her sister is called Sammy and is dating Boyzone's Ronan Keating and has been for 5 years,they have recently got engaged which had pleased Claire and their mother,nan,cousins Janet,Nicky,Chelsea and Adam.

Sammy and Claire are identical in every way the both have long blonde hair and blue eyes,the only difference between the them is that Sammy is the confident and chatty one and likes going bowling,to the cinema or clubbing,

Claire is the quiet and shy one and likes spending nights in,taking her daughters horse riding and Claire's a massive rugby fan,and she takes her daughters to every rugby match she attends,

where as Sammy doesn't like rugby but she does know that Claire has a soft spot for a tall dark haired and quiet and softly spoken Ireland under 21 player.

Meanwhile over at the house Sammy shares with Claire on the outskirts of London,Sammy is in her bedroom packing her bag to go back home to Ireland for a week,it was a surprise visit for Ronan as they hadn't seen each other for almost a month,and she had something to tell him.

Sammy then picked up her mobile from the chest of drawers and sent Claire a text,the text read:Hey sis I knw ur wrking,Don't 4rget tht I'm going home 2 Ireland 2day,4r a surprise visit 2 Ro so I'll c u,Creena & Heather in a wk.Love u & the girls ttyl sis xx

A few minutes later Sammy had finished packing her bag and was now walking down the stairs to leave the house,when she saw a letter adressed to Claire lying on the mat behind the front door,so she picked it up and put it on the kitchen counter.

At the same time across the city Claire had just finished her cigarette and was now heading back inside the stuffy office to try and do some more work,even though her headache wasn't easing up and she wasn't really in the mood to work,but she knew that she had a very important E-mail to send.

Meanwhile over in Dublin two groups of girls had arrived at Dublin International Airport,and were now waiting for their guys,brothers and friends to come home from a tour,it had been a very long month for all the girls without their men being around.

The 2 groups of girls were sat in the arrivals lounge neither group looking at the other group of girls,that was until Erin heard one of the other girls say "hey Lynzi i can't wait to see the guys again,especially now that i have something to tell Keith."

Nicola is married to Keith Duffy and has been for a year,they have a 6 month old son called Josh.

Amy is engaged to Mikey Graham and has been for 2 years,they have a 1 year old daughter called Tiegan.

Marion is married to Shane Lynch and has been for 3 months,and is pregnant with their first child.

Lynzi is dating Stephen Gately they have been together since childhood,and are also expecting their first child.

Not only is Ronan a member of the highly sucessful boyband boyzone,but he also co- manages a new boyband with Louis Walsh.

The new band are called Westlife,and they are Shane Filan,Kian Egan,Mark Feehily,Nicky Byrne and Bryan Mcfadden.

Erin looked at the 4 girls she was with and said "hey girls are those 4 girls on the other side of me who i think they are?,oh my god girls we're sitting near 4 of the boyzone wags,please tell me i'm imagining this that i'm sat next to 4 of the beautiful Boyzone wags."

Grace then looked at the 4 girls sat a short distance from Erin and said "no Erin your not imagining it at all hun,we are sat near the Boyzone wags and they all look so beautiful just like always,i wonder where Sammy is though as i haven't seen her yet."

Meanwhile back in London Sammy had now arrived at heathrow and had 2 hours to wait before her flight was called,so she went into a nearby coffee shop and ordered a bottle of water and a tuna jacket potato and salad and then went and sat down in a quiet corner.

Claire was now sat back at her desk with her cup of coffee and was really annoyed now,she just couldn't believe that her pc had crashed and gone on lock down when she was in the middle of sending an important e-mail,so she threw down her pen and the file she was working onto her desk.

Claire then drained the last of the coffee from her cup before picking up her handbag and jacket,she then got up from her desk and threw her suit jacket over her arm and stormed out of the office and into the car park,all she wanted to do was go home and sleep for a couple of hours but she couldn't do that as she had to collect Creena and Heather from play school in an hour and a half.

Claire then pulled out her cigarette packet from her bag and took one from the packet and lit it,just as John the security guard approached her,

he gave her a worried glance and then said "hi Claire is that you finished for the day,and are you ok?,you don't seem to be yourself today."

Claire then said "oh hi John no i'm not offically finished for the day,but i've had enough the bloody heat in the office it's just as bad in there as it is out here,i'm just tired my delightful daughters kept me awake for half the night,and i have a splitting headache so i'm going home."

John then said "Claire the best thing for you to do is go and take a couple of pain killers,and get some rest before you have to collect your girls."

Claire then said "Jonh that's a fine chance me getting some rest before i collect the girls,as i'm due to pick them up in just over an hour."

Claire then said "and i have things to do when i get home with the girls,so me getting any rest is out of the question."

Meanwhile over in Dublin Amy looked up and saw the 5 girls sat a few feet away from her,and said "erm hi but who are you girls?."

Grace then said "hi Amy my name's Grace Feehily,this is Erin Filan,this is Jennifer Egan,this is Chelsea Byrne and this is Christina Stevenson."

Jennifer then said "we all know who you girls are cos we saw you at the boyzone concert,last year in Earl's court."

Chelsea then said "you girls were in the V.i.p area when the guys where signing autographs,before the concert started."

Erin then said "we are waiting for our boyfriends,brothers and friends to come home."

Marion,Nicola and Lynzi then in unison said "ah so you girls must be the girlfriends,of Louis's new boyband."

Amy then said "we're also waiting for the guys and the final boyzone girl,to come home."

Meanwhile back in London Sammy left the coffee shop and went to find the nearest toilets,as she was suddenly feeling sick with the heat in the airport.

A few minutes later Sammy came back out of the toilets and walked into the departure lounge,to wait for her flight to be called.

Claire had just arrived home and saw no sign of Sammy anywhere,she then took out her mobile and went to charge it up.

Claire then noticed that she had a text from Sammy,she then sat on the sofa and read the text.

Claire then sent a text back,the text read:Hey sis I've just got home 4rm work.& I've just got ur text,My battery had died & no I hadn't 4rgotten tht u r going home 2day 4r a week. Tell Ro tht the girls & I said hi & tht we hope 2 see him soon. I had 2 get out of the office,the heat was driving me mad. Have a great wk sis love ya and ttyl C,C & H.

Claire then went into the kitchen and made herself a cup of coffee,and saw the envelope addressed to her on the counter and picked it up.

While she was waiting for the kettle to boil Claire picked up her cigarette packet,and took one out of the packet and lit it.

She then went back into the sitting room with her cup of coffee,cigarette and letter,and sat on the sofa and tore the envelope open

Great adds. :) Looking forward to the continue.

at the mo i'm not doing alot of updating i have alot on my moind atm and don't really have a lot of engery to even copy and paste the adds let alone do any writing

It's ok. Just post when you fell that you have got the energy again. :)

thanks jake

We're online at the same time :D

yes we are which makes a nice change lol usually i'm on here alone :p

Claire then pulled out a folded piece of paper and read the letter,the letter read:Dear Claire my dear sweet cousin,i hope that this letter finds you well.

Cousin i have some distressing and upsetting news to tell you,i only wish i'd been able to give you this news face to face.

I was informed late yesterday afternoon that Nan had passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning,that is not a bad thing though as she is out of her pain and suffering.

My dear sweet cousin that is not the news that i have to tell you,and i really am sorry to have to be the one to tell you this,

but your older brother Michael and your younger brother James have been killed in a car accident yesterday,as they were leaving Derry to return to Dublin to be by your mother's bedside.

My dear dear sweet cousin not only have we lost nan and your 2 brothers,but we are also loosing your mother,she has only a few days left to live.

Her lungs,kidneys and liver are slowly failing and she has requested that you,Heather,Creena and Samantha come home as soon as you can,

there is now only you,your girls,Sam and me left on your mum's side of the family.

I'll see you all soon bye for now dear cousin All my love your cherished couisn Janet xx

Claire read and re-read the letter with tears forming in her eyes,she just couldn't believe this horrible news.

Claire then put her empty cup down on the coffee table and looked at her watch,and realized that it was time to go and collect Creena and Heather.

Sammy's flight had finally been called and now she was in line to board the plane,she had no idea about what the letter Claire had recieved said.

Sammy was now in her seat waiting for the plane to take off,a stewdaress came upto her and said "miss do you want a drink?."

Sammy smiled and said " yes please a glass of evian mineral water would be nice,thank you."

A few minutes later the stewardess reappeared with a bottle of ice cold Evian mineral water,and handed it to Sammy and then left again.

Sammy suddenly thought of a memory,that she thought she had finally buried away for good.

Flashback to 4 years earlier - going home for the weekend.

She was glad to be going home for the weekend it had been a very long and busy week,but she was glad to go home and see her family at weekends.

Every weekend she went home to see her ma,da,brothers and sister,earlier that day she'd recieved a phone call from Claire.

Claire had begged her to come home as soon as she could,as she desperately needed to talk to her face to face.

She had rushed out of the office as soon as she'd hung up,and went straight to the airport wondering why Claire was so desperate for her to go home.

An hour and a half later her flight had landed in Dublin,she then rushed to her parent's house and found

Claire in their old room crying.
She then walked over to where her sister was sat and pulled her into a hug,and then said "Claire dry your eyes,and tell me what's wrong sis."

Claire then looked at her through red and puffy eyes,and said "sis he'd hit me again last night,and i found out 2 days ago that i'm 4 months pregant."

She then said "sis what do you mean he's hit you again?,i didn't even know he had been hitting you so how long has this been going on?."

Claire then said "sis he started hitting me 6 months after we got together and he did it again last night,what am i gonna do now that i'm pregnant?."

She then said "well for starter's sis i'm not leaving you here where he can get to you,so i'm taking you back to London with me on Monday morning."
She then said "sis everything will work out fine,you'll get through the pregnacy cos you've got the family and Ro to stand by you."

End of flashback to 4 years earlier - going home for the weekend.

Claire and Sammy have never spoken about Claire's horrible ex and especially not in front of Creena and Heather,so she couldn't understand why that horrible memory had resurfaced,after all this time that she'd had it locked away.

Sammy knew that Claire never wanted Creena and Heather to find out about their worthless father,or about the way he used to treat their mummy.

Sammy also knew that Claire found it hard to easily trust men after 3 years of physical abuse from her ex,and that her sister could only fully trust 4 men now that their dad was gone.

Sammy knew that the 4 men who Claire now completely trusted and felt safe around, now that their father had passed away,were their brothers,their cousin Nicky and her boyfriend of 5 years Ronan.

No matter how hard Sammy had tried to get Claire to start dating again while she was pregnant,the only answer she ever got was no who'd want me now.

Sammy hated knowing that for 4 long years Claire had refused to date due to her lack of trust in men,and she was scared to date again.

Sammy also knew that her sister was abousletly terrified to let another man into her life,because she was afraid that she'd be physically hurt again.

Meanwhile in Dublin the 2 groups of girls walked into a near by coffee shop,to wait for Sammy and the guys to come home.

A tall dark blond haired youn man walked into the airport with 3 other lads,just before Sammy's flight landed.

Back in London Claire was trying to think of the kindest and easiet way,that she could tell Creena and Heather the horrible news.

A short while later Claire arrived at the play school and sat quietly for a few minutes,letting her tears fall before she had to face the girls.

Claire then got out of the car and wiped her eyes,and then walked into the playground to wait for Creena and Heather.

A few minutes later the playschool teacher,brought out 22 small and happy children who went running in all directions to their parents.

Claire walked to the middle of the playground,and saw her daughters running down the steps towards her.

Claire then bent down and picked up her dark haired little daughters,and kissed them both on the tops of their heads.

Creena and Heather then in unison said "mummy mummy look ainted ics,of you, aunty Sam,nan and cles Jam and Mike."

Claire took the paintings from Creena and Heather,and had to wipe the tears from her eyes before they saw mummy crying.
Claire then set her daughters down,and they walked over to the car.

Claire then lifted them into their car seats,and strapped them in and then got in the car and looked at them in the mirror.

Claire could feel tears threatening again,but took no notice and then took a deep breath.

Creena and Heather were looking at their mother,with puzzled looks on their little faces.

Poor Claire. :( Thx for posting.

tht's ok :)

Claire then said "darlings i have to tell you something,and it's not very nice but i's important."

Meanwhile at the same time that Claire was still trying to work out how to tell Creena and Heather the news,Sammy's flight had landed in Dublin.

Sammy was one of the first passengers to get off the flight,she then walked over to the luggage carousel and collected her bags.

Marion and Lynzi had seen Sammy get off the flight,so they left the coffee shop and went over to her.

The 3 girls hugged each other for a few minutes,then Lynzi said "hey hun glad your here,we have some people for you to met."

The 3 girls then walked back into the coffee shop,and Sammy was introuduce by Lynzi to Erin,Grace,Jennier,Chelsea and Christina.

Sammy looked at the 5 girls and said "hi girls i'm Sammy,i'm Ronan Keating's girlfriend and we've been togetehr for 5 years."

Meanwhile back in London Claire looked at her daughters again,and they said "Creena,Heather your uncles Michael and James and Nin have all gone to sleep."

Claire then said "girls they are all in heaven playing with the angels,and nana could be joining them very soon."

Heather then looked at her mum with tears in her eyes,and said "mummy will me,Creena,you and aunty Sam become angels?."

Claire looked at her daughters and said "yeah one day the 4 of us will become angels,but not for a very very long time."

Claire hoped that the way she had explained things,to Creena and Heather was the kindest and easiest way for them to understand.

Chapter 2 Sammy tells the gang about Claire really left Ireland and organises a surprise for Claire.

Meanwhile over in Dublin Sammy looked at the girls,and said "excuse me girls but i've just seen,someone i need to speak to."

Sammy then got up from her seat and walked over to the young man,who'd entered the airport just before her flight landed.

The young man was talking to someone when when Sammy tapped him on the shoulder,so she waited for him to turn round and look at her.

Eventually the young man did turn around and looked at Sammy,and then said "hi Sam now what can i do for you today?."

He then said "hey Sam i'm joking about doing something for you,but where is Ronan i haven't seen him for ages."

Sammy laughed and said "oi O'Gara it's not me your doing something for,it's my twin sister Claire and no she's not here."

Sammy then said "oh you'll see him soon Ro if your still around,he's due home today from a tour."
all the girls were looking,out of the coffee shop window curious as to who Sammy was talking to,

Lynzi then said "girls i wonder who that is,that Sammy's talking to and how she knows that man."

Jennifer looked over to where Lynzi was pointing,and said "i know who he is,his name is Ronan O'Gara he's a rugby player."

Marion then said "how the hell does Sammy know him?,as far as i knew she doesn't even like rugby."

Ronan then looked at Sammy with a puzzled expression,and said "i didn't even know you were a twin,"

Ronan then said "what do you want me to do,for your sister?."

Sammy then said "Rog i want you to talk to my sister,at tonight's rugby game that's if you're playing."

Ronan then said "yeah of course i'm playing,ok what does your sister look like and how will i find her?."

Sammy then said "Ro my sister is identical to me,she has blonde hair and blue eyes just like me."

Sammy then said "and she'll be at Twickenham tonight with her daughters,Claire takes Creena and Heather to all rugby matches with her."

Sammy and Ronan were still talking,when he turned and looked at her.

Ronan then said "hang on a minute Sammy if your sister has daughters,then why would you want me to go and talk to her?."

Kat then said "O'Gara listen my sister is a single parent,to 3 year old twins and i know she likes you."

Just then Marion and Erin saw tthe arrivals gate open,so they all left the coffee shop and went to join Sammy.

Ronan looked at Sammy then in a whisper said "ok i'll do what you've asked me to do,but don't blame me if she won't speak to me."

He then walked away from Sammy and went to join the rest of the lads he was travelling with,and went into a nearby coffee shop.

Over in London Claire had taken Creena and Heather,to Mcdonalds for their lunch.

Claire was sat with a cup of coffee in one hand,and a box of paracetomol in the other.

A short while later Creena and Heather had finished their lunch,and the 3 of them were now in the car heading home.

A few minutes later Claire and the girls had just arrived home,once they were inside Claire sent them upstairs to play.

Claire then went into the kitchen and turned the kettle on,and put a tea bag in her cup before picking up her mobile.

Claire then scrolled through her contacts,until she found the number she wanted and sent a text.

The text read: Hey u.
What r u doing nw?
God i've had a crap day.
I need 2 talk 2 u.
Phone me as soon as u can.
Love ya xx

Over in Dublin Shane,Keith,Ronan,Mikey,Stephen,Shane,Mark,Kian,Nicky and Bryan came running through the arrivals gate.

As soon as the guys were through the gate and had seen their girls,they ran over to them and picked them up and swung them round while kissing them.

Jake looked at the 2 groups and said "come on you lot,let's get out of here before the fans go daft."

They all walked out of the main exit and into the car park,and into the warm summer sunshine.

Nicky looked over and saw his cousin Samantha,so he walked over to her and give her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

Nicky is also god father to Claire's daughters and he spoils them rotten every time he sees them,much to Claire's annoyance.

Grace looked at Nicky and Sammy locked in a hug,and then gave him a suspicious and puzzled look.

Sammy had seen the look in Grace's eye,and nuged Nicky,and then she said "hey Nix your lady,doesn't look to happy."

the other 4 boyzone lads and their girls were heading to their cars,when Amy turned round and looked at Grace.

At that moment Nicky turned around and looked at Grace,and then he said "hey babe what's with the suspicious look?,i didn't think you were the jealous type."

Grace then said "well do you blame me for being jealous Nicky,when i see you hugging a strange girl right in front of me."

Nicky then said "babe you've got it all wrong,i'm not cheating on you i'm hugging my cousin her name is Sammy."

Keith looked round and said "come on guys let's get out of here,and go for a drink and a meal and just relax."

Just then Nicky heard his mobile beep,so he pulled it from his pocket and saw that he had a text from Claire.

Mikey then said "aye a drink sounds good,now let's go before the fans come out and start hasseling us."

Stephen then said "yeah i agree with Mikey,come on guys let's go i hate it when the fans hassel us."

Ronan then said "yeah especially when we are with our families,and on our free time so let's move."

Jake smiled and said "ok guys well if your going for a meal,i'll head home and i'll see you all in a week."

Shane then said "yeah Jake we'll see you in a week,have a good holiday mate i'm sure we will all have good holidays."

Meanwhile back in London Claire was sat in the dining room,working on the jumpers that she was knitting for Creena and Heather

When Creena ran down the stairs with the teddy bear Nicky had given her for easter and into the dining room,and said "mummy can we have drink pease?."

Claire looked up and said "yeah of course you can sweetie,where's your sister and what is she doing?."
Creena then said "mummy Heather is upstairs,colouring in."

Claire got up from the dining table,and went into the kitchen closely followed by Creena.

A few minutes later Claire poured out 2 glasses of orange juice,and then stood at the bottom of the stairs.

Claire then shouted "Heather Marie come down here now,and get your drink and snack Creena is already down."

Heather came running downstairs with the doll,that Nicky had given her last Christmas and went to the dining table.

While Creena and Heather were sat at the,dining table eating their snack and drinking their juice quietly for once.

Claire went into the sitting room and sat on the sofa,soon she was lost in her thoughts.

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thanks jake :) i'm not sure whether to continue this fic now due to the death of stephen gately

I got the same "problem" with Love Crime. :( It's hard.

it is hard especially for me to decide because  i personally knew stephen for a lot of years and he was a very dear friend and i'll always love and miss him part of me wants to continue this fic and dedicate it in memory to stephen but part of me says no

I know that it's harder for you than it's for me. I only had him and Ronan to fill out as boyfriends to my female characters (that was before I knew he was gay :p). However, I think that if I continue on my fic he'll continue to live somehow.
 
But Love Crime is that joint fic that didn't work out (over at .com) which I haven't bothered with since. Feels kind of stupid now... I should have finished the fic while he was still alive. :( I don't want to dishonour his memory either which sets me in a complcated seat. Should I or shouldn't I write? You solved it quite onwardly, but that has with you relation to him to do, while I don't want to take so agressive actions. I think it should be up to every writer themselvefes.

that's true jake  i'm saying to you as a friend of stephen's he would probably wnat us to continue our fics,bring love crime over from .com and we'll rewite it together and dediciate it to stephen because that's what i'm going to do with this fic

as of now this fic is dedicated in loving memory of my dear and special friend Stephen David Patrick Gately 17/03/76 - 10/10/09 R.I.P Steo your sadly missed and you'll always be much loved and remembered Good night and God bless my darling boy sleep tight,this fic is also dedicated in loving memory of Diana Princess of Wales 01/07/61 -31/08/97 R.I.P Princess Di you were the queen of hearts,this fic is also dedicated in loving memory of my great nan Irene Gray 05/09/11 - 23/07/02 R.I.P Gran Reunited with Granddad,this fic is also dedicated in loving memory to my great granddad Edward Gray 05/09/10 - 07/07/65 R..I.P Gramps even though i never knew you Reunited with Gran.this fic is also dedicated in loving memory to my nanna Audrey Bates 03/08/44 - 04/03/09 R.I.P nanna Reunited in heaven with great gramps and great nin Gone but not forgotten each of you will always be sadly missed and much loved and remembered all of you are now in the arms of an angel in our heavenly father's tender care and in god we trust Good night and God bless to each and everyone of you sleep tight until we all meet again xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I will not be updating this fic until after Stephen's funeral service,when ever we find out when it will be,so please respect my desicion in this matter

Yes, I'll respect your descion. I agree that fan fics which include Stephen shall be dedicated to him in memory and with honour.

Will try to bring over and re-write Love Crime.

jake i knew you'd respect my desicion regarding posting until after stephen's funeral and i'm pleased you are going to bring love crime over and we'll re -write it and i'm pleased that you agree all fics with steo in them  should continue and be dedicated in memory of him that means a lot and stephen would want that :)

Hi to everyone reading this fic of Claire's,I'm Claire's fiance Ronan and Claire has asked me to come online for her as she is not feeling to good at the moment and inform you all that either sunday or monday will be when Claire will start updating this fic again many thanks for the support you have shown Claire in these sad and difficult days since the passing of our friend Stephen so once again thankyou all for being so patient and understanding with my beautiful fiancee kind regards Ronan

sneaky man when did he do that? i never asked him to come online at all

Flashback to 4 years earlier finding her boyfriend in another woman's arms 

It was a cold day when she arrived at her boyfriend's house,after not seeing him for a week.

She opened the door and could hear voices coming from the sitting room,so she went in to see who he was talking to.

She dropped her keys and stood in speechless shock,when she saw that Dean was with another woman who wasn't his mum or sister.

She then said "ok what the hell is going on here?,i go away for a week and come home to find you with another woman."

Dean then said "oh hi babe i wasn't expecting you home,until tomorrow this is my niece Harriet."

She then said "yeah i can see that but what the hell,are you two doing sat here half naked if she's your nicee?."

The girl looked at Claire sheepishly,then grabbed her blouse and walked out of the room and out of the house.

She then said "Dean i had my suspicions that you were cheating on me,now you've just proved it."

She didn't give him a chance to reply,instead she went to leave the room but he grabbed her by the arm and hit her.

Once Dean released her she picked up her keys,and fled from the house with a black eye and cut lip and never looked back.

She didn't even bother to tell the useless cheating scumbag that he was going to be a father.

As far as she was concerned he'd lost all rights to know anything,she'd suffered 3 years of beatings at his hands.

That night she returned to her parents home,and went to look for her father and eventually found him in the garden.

She then tapped him on the shoulder,and when he looked at her she said "da i have something to tell you."

Patrick looked at his daughter and said "ok Rose blossom,what do you need to tell me?."

She took a deep breath and then said "da i've just found out,that I'm 4 months pregnant and he's hit me again."

Patrick threw down his garden fork and pulled his daughter into his arms,and said "hey my little blossom it'll be ok,he'll never hurt you again."

End of Flashback.

Meanwhile back in Ireland Nicky looked at Sammy,and then said "hey Sam where's Claire and the girls?."

Sammy then said "Claire and the girls are still in London Nix,but she's not in a good mood why what's wrong?."

Nicky then read the text from Claire,then turned back to Sammy and said "she's just sent me a text,asking me to phone her what's going on?."

Sammy then said "i don't know Nix maybe you should phone her,and see what she wants you for."

Grace then walked over to them and said "babe,Sammy what's wrong,and why do you both look wound up?."

Marion looked at Nicky,Grace and Sammy,and then said "hey you 3 is everything ok,and are we going or what?."

Nicky looked at Grace and said "babe i don't know what's wrong,Sammy's twin sister Claire has text me asking me to phone her."

Everyone was now looking at Nicky and then in unison they all said "for god's sake Nicky phone her,something bad might have happened."

Nicky then dialled Claire's number and waited for her to answer,by now he was worried something bad had happened to her or her girls.

Meanhile back in London Claire was having a cigarette,when her mobile rang on the coffee table so she picked it up.

Claire smiled when she saw Nicky flashing on the screen,and hit the answer button and said "hey Nix thanks for phoning."

At the other end of the line Nicky said "hey cherry blossom it's no problem,now what's up? cos i'm worried about you and the girls."

Claire then said "Nix i've had the day from hell,Creena and Heather kept me awake for half the night last night and i'm so tired."

Claire then said "and then when Creena and Heather finally did go to sleep last night after pissing me around,they were late getting up for play school and i was very late for work."

Claire then said "and then to make a bad day day into an even worse day,the office pc packed up,and every thing went wrong at work today."

Nicky then said "oh cous i'm sorry that you've had such a rough day,is there anything else on your mind?."

Claire then said "but to make matters even worse i got a letter from Janet,informing me my mum is dying,mine and Sam's nan has died and so has our Michael and James."

At the other end of the line Nicky said "oh my god blossom,when did our Mike and James die?."

Nicky then said "good god i only spoke to them a few days ago,and i'm sorry to hear about your nan and mum."

Claire then said "Nix our Mike and James were killed yesterday,in a car crash leaving Derry."

Nicky then said "hey blossom pack some things for you and the girls,and come home on the earliest flight you can get."

Nicky then said "you and the girls can stay with me and Grace,it'll be nice to see you all i just wish it was under different circumstances."

Claire then said "yeah so do i Nix i really wish it was a different reason,for me to come home if you see Sam will you tell her."

Nicky then said "she's here beside me,just get here as soon as you can and yeah i'll tell her for you."

Claire then said "Nix me and the girls will be on the first flight,we can get tomorrow morning i have to be at the rugby match tonight."

They both then said "ok i'll talk to you soon,and don't forget i love you cous bye for now and i'll see you tomorrow."

They both hung up their phones,Claire then finished her cigarette and went to see what Heather and Creena were doing.

Meanwhile back in Ireland Nicky turned to face the others,his face had gone as white as a sheet.

Ronan looked at him and said "hey Nix what's happened?,you look like you've seen a ghost."

Nicky then said "guys i've just found out my aunt is dying,and i've also lost my cousins James and Michael."

Nicky then said "my cousins Michael and James,were killed in a car crash yesterday when they were leaving Derry."

Ronan and Stephen looked at Nicky,and in unison said "Nicky is Claire ok?."

Nicky then said "to be honest guys i don't know,i think she's putting on a brave face for her girls."

Grace then said "Nix babe is Claire and her girls coming over tonight?,the family should all be together?."

Nicky then said "no babe Claire has got to work tonight,she's been sent to a rugby match but they are coming home tomorrow."

Nicola then said "can she not plead a family emergency,to get out of going to the rugby match and come home tonight?."

Sammy then said "nope Nicola my sister can't plead family emergency,her boss is a right pain in the arse and i have a surprise planned for her for tonight."

Marion then said "oh aye Sammy what have you got planned for your sister tonight,and is she likely to kill you for it?."

Sammy then said "she may try to kill me for it,but i know for sure she's gonna like her surprise tonight."

Lynzi then said "oh yeah this sounds very interesting Sammy,so you'd better tell us what you have planned for her for tonight."

Sammy laughed and then said "ok girls you all saw the guy i was talking to earlier,well he is Claire's surprise."

Stephen then said "Sammy why would you be trying to surprise Claire with a guy,after what Dean did to her?."

Stephen then said "Sammy you should have rememeberd what Claire said,after leaving Dean 4 years ago."

Amy then looked at Sammy and said "Sam what's Steve on about,and why on earth would Claire have left Dean?."

Sammy took a deep breath and then said "Claire will kill me for this,but she left Dean because he was physically abusive towards her."

Nicky and Ronan looked at Sammy and said "what the hell did you just say,and why was i never told about Dean being abusive to Claire?."

Sammy then said "Ro and Nix the reason you 2 were never told that Dean was abusive towards Claire,was because she didn't want you 2 knowing."

Ronan then said "well if i'd know that Dean was that kind of guy,i would never have set Claire up with him."

Little did any of them realise was that Ronan O'Gara was stood a little way from the gang,and had heard everything.

Ronan had gone out for a cigarette,and was shocked by what he'd heard from Sammy,Stephen,Ronan and Nicky.

Ronan then said to himself "if that had been my girlfriend,she never would have been hurt in anyway."

Ronan then said to himself "that's awful that any man can treat a woman like that,i bet it was horrible for her parents seeing her all battred and bruised."

Sammy turned round and saw Ronan standing beside a wall,with a cigarette in his hand,and shouted "oi Rog come here."

Ronan walked over to the gang,and said "Sammy i've heard every word that you 3 said about your sister,i didn't mean to listen."

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Sammy then said " Rog i was gonna come and look for you,before you got your flight and tell you about her ex."

Sammy then said "i wanted to prepare you for just incase Claire doesn't talk to you,cos she doesn't trust men easily."

Ronan then said "yeah i can see why she doesn't trust easily,now this is gonna make it ten times harder for me to get her to talk to me tonight."

Nicky then said "hey Ro just go easy on my cousin,and she'll talk to you but she might not speak to you straight away."

Nicky then said "there was only 5 men that she could ever trust,and they were her dad,her 2 brothers,me and Ronan."

Sammy then said "yeah but then our dad died a week after Claire told him she was pregnant,he had a heart attack at work."

Sammy then said "and we lost our brothers yesterday in a car crash,so she only has Nicky and my Ronan left that she can trust."

Meanwhile in London Claire walked back into the dining room,and said "right girls go upstairs and get changed,we have to go out in a couple of hours."

Heather and Creena looked up at their mum,and in unison said "mummy where are we going?."

Claire then said "mummy has work to do tonight,which means we have to go to the rugby match at Twickenham."

Heather and Creena quickly finished their juice and snacks,then ran upstairs to get changed.

A few minutes later Claire went upstairs and into the bathroom,and switched the shower on and waited for it to warm up.

Claire stepped under the warm water,and began washing her hair when she heard the twins fighting.

Claire got out of the shower and wrapped her towel round her,and went to Heather and Creena's room to see what they were fighting over.

Claire walked into the room and said "right you 2 what's going on?,i can't leave you two for 5 mins without you fighting."

Creena then with tears in her eyes said "mummy Heather has taken the dolly,with the red dress on that cle Icky gave me."

Heather then said "no mummy she took it,that dolly in the red dress is mine cle Icky gave me it."

Claire took the doll from the 2 girls,and then said "Heather this dolly is Creena's,your dolly off uncle Nicky is wearing a blue dress and she's on your bed."

Heather walked over to her bed and picked up the dolly,then turned to face Creena and said "sorry Creena."

Claire then left the room and went back to the shower,and finished washing her hair and showering before going to her room and getting changed.

Chapter 3 Surprises all round.

Meanwhile back in Ireland Ronan's flight had just been called,so he looked at Sammy,Ronan and Nicky and said "see you all later i've got to go."

Ronan and his team mates boarded their flight,and soon it was moving down the runway before slowly rising into the air.

Nicky,Grace and the others got into their cars,and left the airport and were heading to Stephen and Lynzi's house.

The girls were all excited to tell their guys,and each other their good news.
the gang had all arrived at Stephen and Lynzi's house,and were all now in the sitting room.

The girls all looked at their men,and then in unison said "babe i'm pregnat,how do you feel?."

All the men's mouthes dropped open,and they looked at the girls in speechless shock for a few minutes.

Ronan then said "wow girls what away to drop a bombshell on us all,by announcing your all pregnant at the same time."

Meanwhile in the air Ronan was sat alone with his head resting on the window,and was lost in his thoughts.

Flashback to a year earlier.

He was in London with some mates,but wasn't paying any attention to what they were saying to him.

He had just seen a cute blonde haired girl walk past,pushing a double pushchair in the pouring rain.

The girl crossed the road when she saw him looking at her,and started to run which he thought was due to the cold and wet weather.

He then said to himself "wow she's gorgeous,i guess she's already taken for her to have 2 children with her."

The girl came back out of the little general store,and handed the children each a bag of chocolate buttons and then lit a cigarette.

The girl crossed back over the road and then stopped,a little way down from the hotel he was staying in and pulled the rain canopy down on the pushchair.

He was about to walk down the street and go and talk to her,when one of his mates shouted "oi Ro you fool get in here."

He'd gone back inside the hotel and stood in the window,and watched the girl pull up the hood on her jacket and walk past the hotel.

End of Flashback.

Meanwhile in London Claire was in her room trying,to decide whether to wear the pink trouser suit or the black trouser suit.

She had just colied her hair up into a french twist,when Heather came running in with a yellow dress and black shoes.

A few minutes later Creena came running in,with 2 pairs of white trainers and 2 pairs of pink trousers and 2 red shirts.

Claire looked at the girls and said "yeah what now?,mummy has to get changed as well and why are you 2 not changed yet?."

Creena then sat down on Claire's bed,and said "mummy i want me and Heather to wear the same,but she wants to wear a dress."

Claire took the trouser sets,from Creena and dressed the girls in the identical clothes.

She really wasn't in the mood for argueing with them,and then she picked up the black trouser suit and a white shirt.

Claire then pulled her trousers on then she pulled on her shirt and jacket,before sitting down to put her boots on.

Heather then said "mummy we're hungry when are we having dinner,and what are we having?."

Claire then said "Heather you are not hungry,you 2 have just had snacks,we'll have dinner when we get home i'll order pizza in."

A few minutes later once the 3 of them were ready,they left Claire's bedroom and went downstairs and into the sitting room.

Meanwhile in Dublin the guys walked over to their wives and girlfriends,and picked them up and swung them round while kissing them.

They then in unison said "aww wow babe that's fantastic news,there's gonna be a boyzone/westlife baby boom."

Lynzi then pushed Stephen off her and went into the kitchen to,start and prepare dinner for them all.

Mikey handed Amy an envelope with 3 tickets,to majorca inside and then said "babe we leave in 3 days for a week's holiday."

Keith handed Nicola an envelpe,with 2 tickets for a cruise to Egypt inside and then said "babe we also leave in 3 days."

Shane then handed Jennifer,an envelope with 2 tickets in for Italy and said "babe we leave in 2 days,for a week of complete peace and quiet."

Shane then handed Marion an envelope with 2 tickets,inside for a trip to America for a week.

Nicky and Ronan had planned a trip to Donegal,but considering the circumstances decided not to go.

Mark handed Chelsea an envelope in it with 2 tickets,for a romantic week in Paris.

Kian handed Erin an envelope with 2 tickets inside,for a trip to New zealand for the week.
Jake had left the airport,and was now driving upto Sligo to see his girlfriend of 3 years.

Jake has been with his girlfriend Kelly since May 95,and are about to move in together.

Kelly is the older sister of Mark,and is very protective of her 3 younger brothers and always has been.

As he was driving along Jake was listening to a talk show on the radio,and was looking forward to surprising Kelly.

Lynzi was still in the kitchen preparing a roast dinner for everyone,when Stephen came in and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her on her neck.

Nicola looked at Sammy and said "hey hun if you and Ro don't have any plans,for this week can you look after Josh for us?."

Sammy then said "yeah sure thing hun,it'll be extra practice for me for when my own baby is born."

Mikey opened his case and pulled out a pink teddy bear,with Tiegan embroided in a heart on it's stomach and handed it to his daughter.

Ronan opened up his case and pulled out 2 bags and handed them to Sammy,and then said "there's one for you,and one for Claire."

Keith then opened his case and handed Nicola,a blue velvet box,and then laid a cuddly tigger on the sofa next to Josh.

Nicky pulled a small box out of his trouser pocket,and walked over to Grace and handed it to her.

Mark then pulled out a bag from his case,and handed it to Chelsea and smiled to himself.

Kian walked over to Erin and grabbed her by the waist,before handing her a small box and a bag.

Shane then walked over to Jennifer and gave her a kiss,before handing her a small box.

Shane then walked over to Marion and handed her,a box and 2 bags and smiled to himself.

Meanwhile back in London Claire and the girls,had just arrived at the hotel when she said "girls sit quietly,i'll be 5 mins."

Claire then got out of the car and and ran into the hotel,to get out of the rain and to pick up the trophy she had to present at that night's game.

Meanwhile back in the air Ronan was still lost in his thoughts,and hadn't heard the team coach speak to him.

The coach then shouted "oi O'Gara get out of dreamland,and pay attention to what i'm saying you fool."

Ronan then said "sorry coach i was just thinking about a girl,i'd seen last year when i was in London."

The coach then said "oh you guys only ever seem to have one thing,on your minds and that's girls you all need to focus on the game tonight and not your girls."

Ronan then said "coach the girl i saw last year,while in London is not my girlfriend and i'm focused on tonight's game."

The coach then said "well that's a good thing O'Gara,you must be one of the few single guys on the team."

Ronan then said "yeah i guess so coach,but my friend's girlfriend wants me to go and talk to her twin sister tonight at the game."

Meanwhile back in London Claire walked into the kitchen,and grabbed her bag and then went and got the girls from the sitting room.

Claire then said "come on you 2 we have to go,over to the Dorchester hotel and pick up the trophy before we go to the game."

The 3 of them walked out of the house to the car,and then Claire locked the house and alarmed it.

Claire then ran down the path and strapped the girls into their carseats,then got into the car and drove away.

Claire and the girls,had just arrived at the hotel when she said "girls sit quietly,i'll be 5 mins."

Claire then got out of the car and and ran into the hotel,to get out of the rain and to pick up the trophy she had to present at that night's game.

Claire walked over to the reception desk,and said "hi i've come to pick up the sir winston churchill trophy,for tonight's rugby game."

The girl behind the desk smiled,and went to get the trophy,from the managers office for Claire.

A few minutes later the girl came back,and handed Claire the trophy,

she then said "i believe your firm have booked,the Ireland under 21 team into this hotel for the night."

Claire then said "i have no idea about that,i'm going over to the office shortly so i'll find out for you."

Claire then walked away from the reception desk,and ran back to the car as it was raining harder now and she didn't have a coat with her.

Meanwhile back in Ireland Jake had just hit the motorway for Sligo,and took the first exit slip road to Sligo.

Jake was still listening to the chat show,the presenter then said "i have heard that boyzone,are going to be taking a break at the end of this year or early next year."

The presenter then said "could this break be the end for boyzone,now that Louis Walsh has a new boyband on the go?."

Jake turned the radio off,and said to himself "oh that's complete rubbish,those rumours have been circulating for weeks now."

A short while later in Dublin Lynzi,almost had dinner ready for her and her hungry friends.

The girls had all opened their gifts,Erin,Chelsea,Grace, Jennifer,and,Christina had all recieved engagement rings.

Amy,Sarah and Nicola had recieved necklace and bracelet sets,and were now putting them on.

Sammy opened the bags and saw 2 silk dresses,and immediately knew that Claire would refuse it.

Sammy knew to well that her sister hated Ronan buying her expensive gifts,when ever he went away on tour.

Sammy looked at Ronan and said "babe you really need to stop buying Claire,gifts like this you know she hates it."

Ronan then said "baby i know Claire doesn't like it,but i want to make her feel special as well after all no else does."

Nicky then said "oi Ronan i do try to make my cousin feel special,but she alway refuse expensive gifts."

Grace and Erin looked up and said "has it ever crossed your minds,that Claire doesn't like expensive gifts."

Erin then said "cos her ex use to buy,her them to try and hide his guilt for everything he'd done to her."

Sammy then said "no they haven't Erin,but even when i've bought her something expensive she'd always hand me it back."

Meanwhile Jake had arrived in Sligo,and was now parking up outside of Kelly's appartment.

Kelly came down the stairs as soon,as she saw Jake pull up outside and soon they were locked in a passionate embrace.

They went back upto the appartment and Jake dumped his bags in the hallway,and then they went into the sitting room.

Kelly had the curtains closed and a romantic meal,for 2 set out on the coffee table.

Meanwhile in London Claire and the girls had just arrived at her office,and she got out of the car with the girls and they ran inside.

Claire's boss approached her,and said "hey Claire are you set for tonight's game?,don't forget to remain impartial."

Claire then said "hi Megan yeah i'm set for tonight's game,and me being impartial when Ireland are playing you have to be joking."

Megan laughed and then said "i knew that was the reaction,i'd get from you with you being Irish."

Claire laughed and then said "well of course i'm gonna stay loyal to my country,what other reaction did you expect from me?."

Meanwhile a short distance from Claire's office the aer lingus flight from Dublin was coming into land.

The Ireland under 21 team were gathering their bags,and were preparing to leave the plane.

They were all looking forward to the game,some players more than others as it would be their last game for the under 21's.

Ronan was one of the players who was moving upto the senior squad's b side,until he got his call up to the full senior squad.

The team got off the plane and made their way over to their bus,ready to go to the hotel and prepare for the game.

Meanwhile back at the office Megan looked at Claire,and said "right missy i need you to go back to the hotel,and pay for the Ireland team's rooms."

Claire then said "oh what you've got to be joking me Megan,the team'll be there when i get back to the hotel."

Megan then said "nope i'm not joking Claire and another couple of things,your presenting the wining team the cup and you and the girls will also be at the after match party."

Claire then sighed and said "oh just bloody great,first i have to go back to the hotel and pay for the rooms and then you tell me i'm gonna be at the after match party."

Megan then said "Claire you seriously need a good man,to help you out and take some of this weight off your shoulders."

Claire then said "yeah i know i need to start dating again,but you've got to be joking about me finding a good man."

Claire then said "where the hell am i going to find one of them?,after the experience i've had with men."

Megan then said "Claire you might get lucky tonight,there's plenty of good men out there who won't hurt you or your girls."

Claire then said "yeah right Meg you show me a guy who'd want to get involved with someone who has kids,and i'll call you a bloody fool and a liar."

Megan then shook her head and said "Claire you never know you could meet your dream guy,at tonight's rugby match."

Meanwhile back in Ireland Linzi and the others,were now all sat down at the table enjoying a roast dinner.

Sammy then picked upher phone nad sent Claire a text.

The text read:Hey sis wht u doin?.
There's a surprise 4 u @
Twickenham 2nyte
I knw ur gonna love it.
Love ya,Creena & Heather & i'll ttyl sis
Sam & Gang x

A short while later Sammy,Linzi,Marion,Amy,Nicola,Chelsea,Erin,Jennifer,Grace,Christina,Bryan,Shane,Keith,Mikey,Shane,Kian,Nicky and Mark all went upstairs and got changed.

Ronan picked up Tiegan and Josh and put them into their car seats,and drove other to his dad's with the kids.

Jake and Kelly had finished their meal,and were now changed andwere heading to a local pub to watch the Ireland game.

Meanwhile back in London Claire walked out to the car with Creena and Heather,and strapped them into their carseats and drove back to the hotel.

The team had just arrived at the hotel,some of them where sat in the bar,some where in the gym and some were in the pool.

A few minutes after the team arrived at the hotel,Claire arrived with the girls,they then walked into the hotel and over to the reception desk.

Claire then said "hi i'm back,this time i'm here to pay for the Ireland team's hotel rooms,please tell me none of them are floating about."

The receptionist then said "erm i'm not sure where the team are,i know some are in the bar though."

Claire then said "ok my god let's hurry up and get these rooms paided for,before any of the team comes out."

The receptionist laughed and said "you'll be lucky miss cos there's 2 of the team,and are those 2 beautiful girls your sisters?."

Claire then said "no they are not my sisters,they are my twin 3 year old daughters their names are Creena and Heather."

Chapter 4 Claire comes face to face with her surprise.

Claire handed over the company credit card,and enetered the pin number just as the lift doors opened.

Ronan and one of his team mates stepped out of the lift,as soon as Ronan saw the pretty blonde girl he stopped listening to his team mate.

The lad hit Ronan on the arm and said "oi earth to Rog come back from space,have you been listening to me at all?."

Ronan then looked at his team mate and said "yeah i heard you,but i'm not intrested in your stag night."

Ronan then said "i'm more intrested in the very sexy blonde girl,stood at the reception desk wow she really is a stunner."

Brian O'Driscoll looked at Ronan and said "well we've got to walk past her to go to the bar,so why don't you go and speak to her."

Ronan then said "i don't wanna give her a fright,by approaching her and i sure as hell don't want her thinking i'm some kind of nutcase."

The 2 men then walked past Claire,Brian then whistled at Claire as he past and put his head down quickly so that the blonde would think it was Ronan who'd whistled at her.

Claire then turned around and looked at Ronan,and said "oi what do you think you're doing whistling at me?."

Ronan then smiled and said "erm excuse me but i didn't do anything,it was my mate who whistled at you."

Claire then said "i don't believe you,your the only guy out here now excuse me i need to go."

Ronan then said "i was with another guy and it was the other one who whistled at you,but i do think your very sexy."

Claire then said "oh for god's sake you fool i'm not good looking are you blind?,and just so you know i'm a single parent to 3 year old twins."

Ronan then said "yeah you are good looking in fact your absouletly bloody gorgeous,and so what if you've got kids i fancy you like hell."

Claire then laughed at him and stood on his foot until he moved,she then walked over to Creena and Heather.

Ronan then walked over to Claire and the girls were standing,and stood in front of her preventing her from leaving.

Claire then said "excuse me i don't mean to be rude,but will you please go away i have to feed my daughters before tonight's match."

Ronan then said "look i'm sorry for holding you up,why don't you and your girls come to dinner with me?."

Meanwhile back in Ireland Nicky looked up and said "i wonder how Claire will react to meeting Rog tonight."

Sammy then said "Nix relax will you?,i just know Claire's gonna love her surprise meeting with Rog."

Ronan then said "babe i don't want Claire to feel uncomfortable around Rog,or for her to feel pressured."

Shane,Kian,Mark and Jennifer then in unison said "Ro i've know Rog for ages and he'd never make Claire feel uncomfortable or pressurized around him."

Erin then said "well he seems like a nice enough guy,and i think he'll be good for your cousin."

Mikey then said "Nicky you don't have to worry about Rog,he's a nice lad and won't ever hurt your Claire or her girls."

Marion then said "yeah Mikey that's true but that all depends on Claire,and whether she thinks she'll be able to trust him."

Linzi then said "it's gonna take a very long time for Claire to ever trust another guy,or even chance a relationship."

Amy then said "come on you lot we'd better think about getting ready,to hit the clubs after watching the match."

Shane went into the kitchen and got the lads a beer each,and a bottle of wine for the girls to share.

Stephen was in the kitchen washing up,Brian and Christina were sat in the garden with Stephen and Linzi's dog Patch.

Over in Sligo Jake and Kelly had now finished their meal,Kelly then took Jake by the hand and led him into the bedroom.

Once in the bedroom she slowlly undressed him,and then shoved him on the bed and made love to him for over an hour.

Over in Sligo Jake and Kelly finally got out of bed and got dressesd,and were now heading to one of the local pubs.

As soon as they walked in Jake went to the bar and got them a drink,while Kelly went to find a quiet table.

Jake then came back from the bar and handed Kelly a double vodka and coke,and then sat down beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

Meanwhile over in Dublin Bryan,Christina,Kian,Erin,Shane,Bronwyn,Nicky,Grace,Mark,Chelsea,Ronan,Sammy,Mikey,Amy
,Keith,Nicola,Shane,Marion,Stephen and Linzi were finally read to head to one of the nearby pubs.

As soon as they walked in Ronan and Nicky went to the bar,and got all the lads a pint of guinness and the girls all a vodka and coke.

Soon the gang were sat around a big table close to the tv,in prepartion for the match.

Mark then said "guys i reckon this rugger match'll be a walk in the park,and we'll stuff England."

This caused the others to laugh at what Mark had said,but they all knew that Ireland had a very good chance of winning tonight.

Meanwhile back at the Dorchester hotel Ronan looked at Claire,and said "is your name Claire?,if it is then i've been asked to speak to you."

Claire looked at Ronan with suspicion in her eyes,and then said "yeah my name is Claire,but who the hell are you and how do you know my name?."

Ronan then said "sorry how rude of me not to introduce myself to you,my name is Ronan and i'm a good friend of your cousin Nicky."

Claire then said "Nicky's never mentioned you to me before,and i know all of Nicky's friends."

Ronan then said "i'm also very good friend's with your sister Sammy's fiance Ronan Keating."

Claire then said "ok so if you know RoBo,why have i never seen you at his house when i've been there with Creena and Heather?."

Ronan sighed and said "Claire i'm not messing around,i've known Ronan and Nicky for years don't you recognise me?."

Once again Claire eyed him with suspicion,and then stamped on his foot again and took hold of Creena and Heather by their hands.

Claire and the girls then went to leave the foyer,when Ronan said "wait Claire i know you were in Cork in July last year with your girls,i saw you at my debut rugby match."

Ronan then said "and then i saw you again last september when i came over for a weekend with some mates,you walked straight past my hotel with the girls."

Claire then said "yeah so what if i was in Cork last year in July with my daughters,that doesn't give you the right to approach me."

Ronan sighed again and said "Claire,Sammy and Ronan asked me to speak to you,i'm meant to be your surprise so stop being so damn difficult."

Claire then in a whisper said "why in god's name would i want a surprise in the form of a man?,all they bloody well do is hurt us women."

Ronan shook his head now that he realized just how much of a hard task he had ahead of him,to convince Claire to trust him.

Claire then shoved past Ronan with the girls,when Creena shouted "don't look so down my mummy didn't mean it,she's just not used to being around men anymore."

Claire looked at Creena and said "Creena Amy i suggest you shut up right now,and move your little butt we're going home."

Heather then let go her mum's hand and walked over to Ronan,and said "scuse me but my mummy was just a little shocked you spoke to her,see we don't have a daddy anymore."

Claire was shocked by what Heather had said and then rolled her eyes at her daughter,and then said "oh my god Heather i can't believe you've just said that,you certainly know how to embarrass me."

Ronan then got down to Heather's level and said "yes i know that your daddy doesn't live with you,and i know he was a very horrible man."

Claire really couldn't believe what she was hearing,and she was shocked as to how this man knew about her ex.

Chapter 5 the gang make predictions for the game and for Claire.

Meanwhile in Dublin Nicky looked up and said "ok guys let's make some predicitions,about tonight's game."

Mark then said "ok sounds interesting Nix,i bet £5.00 that Ireland will score a try in the first 5 minutes."

Kian then said "ok i bet £5.00 that Ireland will beat England 30- 5,and that Rog'll score the try."

Shane then said "i bet £10.00 that Rog will ask Claire out for a date,after tonight's game."

Bryan then said "i bet £10.00 that Rog will try to kiss Claire,at some point tonight."

Mikey said "i bet £5.00 that Claire's girls will be the mascots for Ireland tonight,if they do they will love that."

Keith then said "i bet £10.00 that Claire'll end up presenting the cup to the winning team."

Stepehen then said "i bet £5.00 that Claire and the girls,will be invited to the after match party."

Shane then said "i bet £10.00 that Rog'll get Claire to talk to him,and that they'll end up in bed together."

Ronan then said "i bet £5.00 that Rog won't get anywhere near Claire,cos she'll run off due to her lack of trust in men."

Erin then said "guys i don't think that's approirate taking bets,on what Claire and Rog will do."

Grace then looked at Shane and said "no it's not especially the bet about Claire sleeping with Rog,that's out of order."

Chelsea then said "guys we all know it's gonna be a good game,but Shay you shouldn't have made that bet about Claire."

Christina then said "guys now that we know Claire doesn't trust men easily,then you lot shouldn't be making bets about her."

Marion,Amy,Jennifer,Sammy,Linzi and Nicola then in unison said "it's not fair at all to make bets about Claire,especially now you know that she has no trust in men."

Nicky then looked at Shane and said "oi Filo that bet was well and truely out of order,for god's sake Claire's my cousin and not some cheap little tart."

Nicky then said "so guys i'd appreicate it if you lot would quit betting on whether my cousin will or won't sleep with Rog tonight."

Nicky then said "my cousin deserves a bit more respect than that,do you realize how hard it is for her to bring up the girls alone?."

Shane then said "look Nix i'm sorry i made that bet,it was daft and insensitive of me to have made it."

Shane then looked at Nicky and said "hey mate sorry if i offended you,i didn't mean to it was only a joke of a bet anyway."

Kian then said "yeah right Filo when you make a bet,you make it for real so don't give Nicky that rubbish."

Nicky then said "it's ok Shane i'll let you off this once,but don't ever make bets like that about my cousin again."

Bryan looked up and said "Nicky chill out i'm sure Shane didn't mean it,and he has apologised for it."

Ronan then said "ok guys that's enough quit bickering,we've come out to enjoy the night and not fight amongst ourselves."

Meanwhile over in Sligo Jake and Kelly were also sat in a pub,getting ready to watch the game before hitting a club.

Kelly then wrapped her arm around Jake's shoulders,and said "babe i can see Ireland wining tonight,i reckon the score will be 26 - 12."

Jake laughed and said "yeah ok babe i don't really care what the score is,as you know i'm not a big rugby fan."

Meanwhiile back at the hotel Ronan was still stood in front of Claire,and said "because i'm sure i saw you in the Peking restaurant in Cork,last July

Claire then said "well Ronan it's been nice to meet you i guess,and yeah we were in that restaurant but why are you asking me all these questions?."

Ronan then said "Claire i know about your ex boyfriend,beating you up and about your da and brothers dying."

Claire then glared at Ronan and said "for god's sake kep your voice down,about my daughter's father i don't want them knowing he used to continually beat me up for 3 years."

Just then Heather and Creena looked at their mum,and said "mummy we are ungry,can we pease have dinner now?."

Claire looked at her daughters and said "yes we'll go for dinner,just as soon as this man moves out of my way."

Ronan then said "look Claire i'm sorry for holding you up, get your girls and the 3 of you come and join me for dinner."

Claire then said "no thank you i'm perfectly capable of getting my daughter's dinners,without any help from a man."

Ronan then said "good god Claire you really are stubborn,please get your girls and come to dinner with me."

Ronan then said "i was going for dinner anyway and it's the least that i can do,to pay for dinner for you and your girls since i'm holding you up."

Heather then said "pease mummy can we just to dinner with him,we're ungry and thirsty."

Claire sighed and said "ok girls if it's gonna shut you 2 up,we'll go to dinner with Ronan,otherwise you 2 won't give me any peace."

Creena and Heather then walked over to Claire and Ronan and in unison said "yay mummy's taking us to dinner,with this nice man."

Claire looked at her daughters and said "yes that's right we are going to dinner,with this nice man but please behave yourselves girls."

Heather then looked at the receptionist,and said "yay we're getting a new daddy,this man's going to our daddy."

Ronan started to laugh at what Heather had just said,while Claire shook her head in embarrassment at what her daughter had just said.

Heather then walked upto Ronan and took hold of his hand,while Creena clung to her mum's hand.

The receptionist then said "if i didn't already know that you 2 weren't together,i would have thought that the 4 of you were a happy family."

Ronan then turned and looked at the receptionist,and gave her a wink and then said "just maybe one day we will be a family."

Ronan then looked at Heather and Creena and said "so would you 2 like me to go out with your mummy,and maybe become your daddy one day?."

Creena then said "yes we'd like you to be our daddy,as we haven't got a daddy and you are nice and kind."

Claire felt so embarraseed at what her daughters were saying,and started to blush bright red.

Creena and Heather then started to giggle and in unison said "iss mummy iss mummy"

Ronan looked at Claire and saw she was blushing,

Ronan then looked at Heather and Creena again and said "oh look girls,we've embarrassed mummy now."

Ronan then said "so how am i going to get mummy to stop blushing,should i kiss her like you wanted me to do?."

This caused Heather and Creena to laugh,and then they said "yes iss mummy,iss mummy and mack her bum."

Meanwhile back in Dublin Ronan had gone to the bar,to get the round of drinks for everyone.

While Ronan was at the bar Sammy pulled out her phone,and sent Claire a text.

The text read:
Hey sis
Where r u nw?.
Hope u have a
Good time at the match
2nite cos there's a
Surprise 4r u.
love ya sis & the girls.

A few minutes later Ronan came back to the table with a tray of drinks,and saw Sammy had a big smile on her face.

Stephen then said "hey Sam what's with the big grin on your face,and what have you done now?."

Sammy then showed them all the text she'd just sent Claire,and they all burst out laughing.

Meanwhile back in London Ronan let go of Heather's hand,and pulled Claire close to him and kissed her softly before gently smacking her butt.

Ronan then led the way to the dining room,before Claire had a chance to say anything and found a quiet table in the corner.

Once they were seated Claire heard her phone beep,so she pulled it from her bag and smiled when she saw she had a text from Sammy.

Claire then read the text and sent one back.

The text from Claire read:Hey sis.
the girls and i are
in the Dorchester hotel.
With a very sexy guy.
We're all abt 2 have dinner.
Love ya 2 sis
C ya 2morrow C,C&H

Meanwhile back in Dublin Sammy's phone bepped,so she picked it up off the table and readthe text from Claire and smiled.

Sammy then looked at the others and said "well guys it looks like my plan has worked,Claire's just text me saying she's with a very sexy guy and that he's taking them all to dinner."

Sammy then said "guys that means she's with Rog,and that she's actually enjoying his company."

Marion and Lynzi then said "Sam how do you know Claire is with Rog?,she could have met another guy and be with him."

Sammy and Nicky then said "no Marion and Lyzni,Claire's not with some other guy she's definetly with Rog."

Sammy then said "Claire said in her text that,the 4 of them where about to sit down to dinner in,the dorchester hotel's restaurant and i know that's where the Ireland team are staying tonight."

Meanwhile back in London Ronan sat the girls at the table,and then pulled Claire's seat out for her and then sat down next to her.

A few minutes later a waitress brought them a menu over,Claire ordered the girls fish fingers and mash.

Ronan ordered a tuna jacket potato and pasta salad,and then looked at Claire and said "right now missy what are you going to have?."

Claire then said "i don't want anything to eat,i'm not hungary i'll just have a glass of coke.

Ronan then said "Claire have you had anything to eat all today,because if you haven't your going to end up fainting."

Claire then said "Ronan your very sweet to be concerned about me,but i very rarely eat anything and the girls will tell you that."

Ronan then looked at the waitress,and said "ignore what the lady says,and make that 2 jacket potatos and pasta salad."

A few minutes later the waitress returned with their meals,once she left again Ronan leant over and softly kissed Claire again.

Claire then said "hey what do you think your doing?,that's twice you've kissed me and both times i never said you could kiss me."

A short while later they had finished their meals,and Ronan was about to pay when Claire looked at him.

Claire then said "Ronan you just pay for your meal,i'll pay for mine and my daughter's meals."

Ronan then said "no you will not at all Claire,i'm paying for all the meals and it's final."

Meanwhile back in Sligo Jake walked over to the jukebox,and put some money in and then choose a song.

Jake then walked back over to Kelly,and kissed her before sitting down just as the muis started.

The song that Jake had choosen was one of Kelly's favourite songs,it was Shania Twain's your still the one.

(When I first saw you), I saw love.
And the first time you touched me, I felt love.
And after
All this time, you're still the one I love.)
Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday

They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

Ain't nothin' better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missin'

They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

Jake then leant over and kissed Kelly before leading her onto the dance floor,soon they were lost in the muisc.

Meanwhile over in Dublin Keith was also at the jukebox,and turned to face the other's and said "ok guys while we wait for the match,what do you lot want to hear?."

The girls all then in unison said "Keith i'd like to hear Celine Dion because you love me."

Keith then said "ok girls i'll look in a minute,and see if your song is there if t's not the what do you want to hear."

The girls then said "if it's not there then we'd like Shania Twain you're still the one or berlin take my breath away."

Keith then looked through the songs,and found the girls choices and then choose one of their own songs.

They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

Ain't nothin' better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missin'

They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

Keith then walked over to Nicola and took her by the hand ,and led her onto the dancefloor.

Mikey,Katie,Stephen,Lynzi,Shane,Marion,Kian,Erin,Ronan,Sammy,Shane,Jennifer,Mark,Chelsea,
Brian,Christina,Nicky and Grace soon followed them onto the dancefloor.

The song came to an end and the girls next song came on.

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
Em everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

they were all happily dancing,while waiting for the rugby match to start on tv.

Keith hadn't been able to find berlin's take my breath away.

The next song to come on was the one Keith had picked.

Im sorry,
Its all that you cant say
Years gone by and still
Words dont come easily
Like sorry (like sorry..like sorry..)

Forgive me,
Is all that you cant say
Years gone by and still
Words dont come easily
Like forgive me (forgive me...forgive me..)
Forgive me..

But you can say, baby
Baby can I hold you tonight?
Baby, if I told you the right words
Oooh, at the right time
Youll be mine

I love you
Is all that you cant say
Years gone by and still
Words dont come easily (words dont come easily..)
Like I love you, I love you..

But you can say, baby
Baby can I hold you tonight?
Baby, if I told you the right words
Oooh, at the right time
Youll be mine

(baby can I hold you...)
But you can say, baby
Baby can I hold you tonight?
Baby, if I told you the right words
Oooh, at the right time
Youll be mine

(baby, if I hold you..)
(baby, can I hold you..) youll be mine..
(baby if I told you..)
(baby, can I hold you..)
Youll be mine..
(baby if I told you..)
Baby, can I hold you.

The guys all started singing along,while pulling their girls even closer and dancing real slow with them.

Meanwhile back in London at the hotel.

Claire looked at Ronan and said "thank you very much for dinner,but now i really do need to go to the stadium."

Ronan then said "why not leave your car here,and come to the stadium with us wouldn't that be easier?."

Claire then said "Ronan it's a sweet offer but i can't,go to the stadium with you guys it wouldn't be professional."

Ronan then said "what do you mean it wouldn't be professional,if you and the girls came to the stadium with us?."

Claire then said "Ronan it wouldn't be professional for me to come to the stadium with you guys,because i'm presenting the cup to the winning team."

Claire then looked at Heather and Creena and said "girls thank Ronan for buying dinner for you,and then we must get going."

Heather and Creena then looked at Ronan and said "tankyou for dinner,and we'll see you at the game bye bye."

Claire then took the girls by the hand and went to leave the dining room,when Ronan stopped her and kissed her again.

Claire then said "oi Ronan quit it please just stop kissing me,it's not like we're dating or ever will do."

Ronan then said "no Claire i won't stop kissing you,and we'll soon see about whether we'll date or not."

Ronan then said "Claire i've only known you for an hour,but i'm already crazy about you and your girls."

Ronan then said "i'll do whatever it takes to convince you,to let me date you and to show you that i'll never hurt you."

Claire then said "Ronan your sweet but at the moment i don't want a relationship,i've been by myself with the girls for to long now."

Ronan then said "that's exactly my point you've been on your own for far too long,i think it's time you started datinng again."

Ronan then said "and one way or another i'm gonna be the guy,that wins your heart and your trust and i'll show you what love is."

Claire then kissed Ronan softly on the cheek,and said "i'll see you at the game,now i really do need to get going."

Claire and the girls then walked out of the dining room,and out of the hotel into the car park.

Claire then strapped the girls into their car seats,and turned round to see Ronan standing in the window.

Ronan then gave her a smile,before blowing her a kiss.

Gemma one of the wives looked at Ellen and said "what the hell's up with Rog,and has he gone mad?."

Ellen then said "Gem just leave Rog alone he's happy,did you see the girl who came out of the restaurant with the 2 kids?."

Gemma then said "yeah i saw her but what's she got to do with anything,and who is she anyway?."

Ellen then said "that girl who came out of the restaurant with the kids,is the reason why Rog is smiling."

Gemma then said "wow Rog's finally got himself a girlfriend,it's been ages since he last had a girlfriend when did that happen?."

Ellen then said "no Gem you've got it wrong,she's not Rog's girlfriend yet but he does fancy her and i think she likes him."

Claire then waved back at Ronan,and then got into the car and drove away from the hotel.

Claire then turned the radio on,just as a song she hadn't heard in years came on.

"Everybody needs a little time away," I
heard you say, "from each other."
"Even lovers need a holiday far away from each other."
Hold me now.
It's hard for me to say I'm sorry.
I just want you to stay.(Stay with me, oh.)

After all that we've been through,
I will make it up to you. I promise to.
And after all that's been said and done,
You're just the part of me I can't let go of.

Couldn't stand to be kept away not
for a day from your body.
(Baby I cant live without you, not even a day.)
Wouldn't wanna be swept away, far away
from the one that I love.

Hold me now.
It's hard for me to say I'm sorry.
I just want you to know.
Hold me now.
I really want to tell you I'm sorry.
I could never let you go of.

And after all that we've been through,
I will make it up to you. I promise to.
And after all that's been said and done,
You're just the part of me I can't let go of.

After all that we've been through,
I will make it up to you. I promise to.

You're gonna be the lucky one.

When we get there gonna jump in the air
No one will see us 'cause there's nobody there
After all, you know we really don't care
Hold on, I'm gonna take you there

Claire started to cry as the song came to an end,as it made her think of her dad,nan,brothers and her mum.

Meanwhile back in Dublin Sammy then sent another text to Claire.

The text read:Hey sis
So u've met Rog.
He was ur surprise.
Glad u & the girls.
R having dinner.
With him
Love ya sis.
Ttyl.

Erin then looked at Kian and said "come on babe put another song on,we want to hear you guys sing again."

Kian then said "ok girls what do you want to hear this time?."

Marion then said "Kian look for Belinda Carlise heaven is a place on earth,and the song from Aladdin."

Mikey then said "and while your there Kian,you can look for Reo speedwagon can't fight this feeling."

Shane then said "and air supply's lost in love,as it's a fave of mine and Jennifer's."

Jennifer then said "oh come on you lot give Kian a chance to find the songs,before bombarding him futher."

Lynzi then said "aww poor Kian's getting swamped with song requests,i think we'd better stop making requests for now."

Sammy then said "guys if we carry on throwing song requests at Ki,he'll forget what songs we've asked for."

Mark then said "i'm going to the bar,what do you all want to drink? and Nix come and help me with the drinks."

Shane then said "Mark i'll have a pint of Carling,Lynzi will have an orange juice."

Chelseaa then said "babe i'll have coke,and so will Erin."

Ronan then said "Mark i'll have a pint of foster's please,and Sammy will have an orange juice."

Katie,Marion,Nicola,Grace and Jennifer,then in unison said "i'll have a vodka and coke with no ice or lemmon please Mark."

Keith,Mikey,Shane,Kian and Nicky then in unison said "Mark i'll have a pint of guinness,thanks bud."

Mark and Nicky then went over to the bar to get the drinks,and Kian went over to the jukebox.

Meanwhile over in Sligo Kelly and Jake were now playing pool,and Jake was loosing which is nothing new.

Jake then said "right babe i'm going to get us a drink,so what do you want?."

Kelly then said "babe i'll have half a pint of fosters,no doubt you'll be having a pint of guiness."

Meanwhile back in Dublin Kian had found the girls songs,and was just queueing them up.

the first song to be played,was the one Mikey had choosen.

I cant fight this feeling any longer
And yet Im still afraid to let it flow
What started out as friendship, has grown stronger
I only wish I had the strength to let it show

I tell myself that I cant hold out forever
I said there is no reason for my fear
Cause I feel so secure when were together
You give my life direction
You make everything so clear

And even as I wander
Im keeping you in sight
Youre a candle in the window
On a cold, dark winters night
And Im getting closer than I ever thought I might

And I cant fight this feeling anymore
Ive forgotten what I started fighting for
Its time to bring this ship into the shore
And throw away the oars, forever

Cause I cant fight this feeling anymore
Ive forgotten what I started fighting for
And if I have to crawl upon the floor
Come crashing through your door
Baby, I cant fight this feeling anymore

My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you
Ive been running round in circles in my mind
And it always seems that Im following you, girl
Cause you take me to the places that alone Id never find

And even as I wander Im keeping you in sight
Youre a candle in the window on a cold, dark winters night
And Im getting closer than I ever thought I might

And I cant fight this feeling anymore
Ive forgotten what I started fighting for
Its time to bring this ship into the shore
And throw away the oars, forever

Cause I cant fight this feeling anymore
Ive forgotten what I started fighting for
And if I have to crawl upon the floor
Come crushing through your door
Baby, I cant fight this feeling anymore.

The guys then took their girls by the hand,and led them back onto the dancefloor and danced slowly.

The song came to an end and the next song came on,which was Shane's choice.

I realise the best part of love
is the thinnest slice
and you don't care for much
but I'm not letting go
i believe there's still much to believe in

So lift your eyes if you feel you can
reach for a star and I'll show you a plan
I've figured it out what I needed was someone to show me

You know you can't fool me
I've been lovin you too long
It started so easy, You'll want to carry on
(carry on)

Lost in love and I don't know much
cos I'm thinkin aloud and I fell out of touch
but I'm back on my feet and eager to be what you wanted

So lift your eyes if you feel you can
reach for a star and I'll show you a plan
I've figured it out what I needed was someone to show me

You know you can't fool me
I've been lovin you too long
It started so easy, You'll want to carry on
(carry on)

Lost in love and I don't know much
cos I'm thinkin aloud and I fell out of touch
but I'm back on my feet and eager to be what you wanted

You know you can't fool me
I've been lovin you too long
It started so easy, You'll want to carry on
(carry on)

Lost in love and I don't know much
cos I'm thinkin aloud and I fell out of touch
but I'm back on my feet and eager to be what you wanted

Now I'm lost
Lost in love
Lost in love
Lost in love

The guys again pulled their girls close,and began to dance with them again to the cheers of the whole pub.

Meanwhile back in London Claire and the girls had arrived,at the ground and were now sat in the conferrence room.

The rugby union president looked at Claire,and said "Miss Woods i'd like these 2,little treasures to be Ireland's mascots tonight."

Claire then said "ok they can do that,providing some one comes,and takes them off the pitch after the photos have been taken."

Meanwhile back in Dublin Mark and Nicky came back from the bar,and started handing the drinks round.

The song came to an end,and then then next song came on.

Oh, baby do you know what that's worth?
Oh, Heaven is a place on Earth.
They say in Heaven, love comes first
We'll make Heaven a place on Earth
Oh, Heaven is a place on Earth

When the night falls down,
I wait for you, and to come around
And the world's alive
With the sound of kids on the street outside
When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinnin' with the stars above
And you lift me up
In the wave of love

Oh, baby do you know what that's worth?
Oh Heaven is a place on Earth
They say in Heaven, love comes first
We'll make Heaven a place on Earth
Oh, Heavne is a place on Earth

When I feel alone, I reach for you and to bring me home
When I'm lost at sea
I hear your voice, and it carries me
In this world we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living
Baby, I was afraid before
I'm not afraid, any more

Oh, baby do you know what that's worth?
Oh, Heaven is a place on Earth
The say in Heaven, love comes first
We'll make Heaven a place on earth
Oh, Heaven is a place on Earth

In this world we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living
Baby I was afraid before
I'm not afraid, any more

Oh, baby do you know what that's worth?
Oh, Heaven is a place on Earth
They say in Heaven, love comes first
We'll make Heaven a place on Earth
Oh, Heaven is a place on Earth
Oh, Heaven is a place on Earth

Once again the guys pulled their girls onto the dancefloor,and held them close while slowly dancing.

They remained on the dancefloor as the song came to and end,and the girls final song choice came on.

Shane,Ronan,Nicky,Mark,Kian,Bryan,,Keith,Shane,Stephen and Mikey began to sing to Amy, Chelsea,Erin,Jennifer,Grace,Sammy,Christina,Lynzi,Sarah and Nicola

I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride

A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming

A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But, now, from way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you

Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky

A whole new world
(Don't you dare close your eyes)
A hundred thousand things to see
(Hold your breath it gets better)
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

A whole new world
With new horizons to pursue
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you

A whole new world
(Every turn a surprise)
With new horizons to pursue
(Every moment red-letter)
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Anywhere, there's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you

A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me

Everyone in the pub started to cheer,when they heard the 10 guys singing to their girls and thought it was so sweet.

Meanwhile Back in London the Ireland team were,now getting ready to leave the hotel and head over to the ground.

Gemma then walked over to Ronan and saids "so Rog are you gonna,ask the that blonde bird out tonight?."

Ronan then said "i might ask Claire out,but i'm not gonna rush her into anything i can wait as long as it takes."

The team and their wives,girlfriend and coaching staff were all now on the coach,and were soon heading to the stadium.

Ronan was sitting alone with his head resting on the window,with his headphones on listening to a cd.

The first track on the cd was the song from aladdin.

I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride

A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming

A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But, now, from way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you

Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky

A whole new world
(Don't you dare close your eyes)
A hundred thousand things to see
(Hold your breath it gets better)
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

A whole new world
With new horizons to pursue
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you

A whole new world
(Every turn a surprise)
With new horizons to pursue
(Every moment red-letter)
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Anywhere, there's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you

A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me

As the song came to an end Ronan said to himself "yeah i'll show her a whole new world,and she'll be treat like a princess."

The next song to come on was let loose,crazy for you

Intuition tells me what I'm missing when i look at you,
so tell me honey am i dreaming or do you feel it too?

'Cos I feel that you know,
You've got me just where you want me

I'm crazy, crazy for you
And there's nothing that i won't do
I'm caught by the look in your eyes
And it's all for the love of you

Ten more pages and your work is over for another day,
Well there just has to be some other way for you to pay your way

'Cos I feel that you know
You've got me just where you want me

I'm crazy, crazy for you
And there's nothing that i won't do
I'm caught by the look in your eyes
And it's all for the love of you

i feel that you know, you've got me just where you want me
I feel that you know, you've got me just,
Just where you want me

I'm crazy, crazy for you
And there's nothing that i won't do
I'm caught by the look in your eyes
And it's all for the love of you

(all for the love of )

Crazy, i'm crazy for you
And there's nothing that i won't do
I'm caught by the look in your eyes (all for the love of) woah
(all for the love of you)

Gemma then looked at Ellen and said "god i wish Rog would get that goofy grin off his face,and just ask the girl out."

Ellen then said "Gem leave him alone,he's obviously in love and he'll ask her out when he's ready to."

Ellen then walked down the aisle to where Ronan was sitting,and tapped him on the shoulder.

Ronan then said "hey Rog i haven't seen you smile like that,in ages i guess you've really fallen for the blonde?."

Ronan then said "hey Ellen yeah i've fallen for her big time,and i'm gonna eventually win her heart and trust."

Ellen then said "that's good that you like this girl,but just go easy with her and what are you listening to?."

Ronan then said "to be honest i have no idea,what's on this cd but the last 2 songs made me think of Claire."

Ronan then said "oh this next song sounds like boyzone,i could be wrong but i don't think i am."

ok before i post anymore adds i do need to warn u all that in a couple of chapters there is gonna be an unpleasant thing happen to someone so if u shock or get upset easily don't read part of chapter 8

17 new replies! You have been busy. ;) Is it ok that I copy to a Doc file and read later today?

yeah of course it is jake :) if i pm u my email can can u send me everything for love crime?

I'm the founder. :p I already got everyones emails. :)

Ok I'll do that. :) Now I've to leave :( My brother is pestering me as he want to use the comp too. *shrugs* See ya around. :)

stupid me of course you do :)

I see what hes doing to you
And it hurts me so
I wish I could steal you away
But you just wont go
Somethings holding you close to him
Something I cant see
But come that day when youve had enough
I pray you come running to me...

Cause if you were mine
Youd know how good love could be
And if you were mine
Id love you eternally
If you were mine

You know that I want you
You know that I need you

Every time I see your face
It lights up my day
But I watch you passing me by
And my sky turns grey
Maybe someday youre gonna see
Im the one for you
Till then Ill just have to wait
For my dreams to come true...

My friends keep telling me - let it go
But what I feel theyll never know
I cant stop my hearts beating so strong for you
But youre with him and not with me
Baby its as sad as it can be...

I really need you girl..
You know I really need you..

Ronan then let Ellen listen,and she said "yeah that's boyzone,and so is the song coming on now."

Day and night Im thinking of you
With a heart that is true
Only you can have the feeling, too
Always and forever its you
And the things that you do
No need to fear
Or lose your way
Something special Ill say
At the end of the day
I promise you

Ill be there
When theres no one else to turn to
Ill be there
When you need someone to hold you
Ill be there
When the dark of night surrounds you
Ill be there...

Deep inside I suddenly knew
It had to be you
Oh I tried to stay, stay away
The dream I had
Was never to be
All I could see
There inside
My foolish pride
Something special Ill say
Ill say it to you, I will
Dont you know that its true
At the end of the day
I promise you

Meanwhile back at the stadium Claire looked at the r.u president,and said "i'm starting to get really nervous now."

The r.u president said "Miss Woods why would you be nervous?,you have no reason to be nervous."

A short while later the Ireland team arrived,at the stadium and went straight to the dressing room.

One of the runners came to the conferrence room,and took Creena and Heather down to the players tunnel to wait for the Ireland team.

Meanwhile back in Dublin Mikey looked up and said "guys no more song requests,the match is going to start soon."

Kian then said "oh so it is they're doing the pitch inspection,who's the blonde girl walking round the pitch?."

Ronan laughed and said "Kian that's my future sister in Claire,making the inspection with the rugby union president."

Marion then said "Sam turn around quickly,your Claire's doing the pitch inspection but where's your nieces?."

Lynzi then said "Marion,Creena and Heather are probably in the stands,while Claire inspects the pitch."

A few minutes later the pitch inspection was over,and Claire was led towards the tunnel.

Just then then 2 teams came out of the dressing rooms,and started to line up at the tunnl entrance.

Nicky then said "guys the teams have now lined up in the tunnel,there's Rog and he's wearing the captain's arm band."

Shane then said "ok guys who are the 2 kids,stood near the Ireland team? well one's holding Rog's hand."

Sammy then said "we'll see both team mascots when they come onto the pitch,so let's go and sit down."

Meanwhile back at Twickenham the 2 teams were ready to get out,onto the pitch and get the game started.

Claire and the r.u president were at the back of the line,and Ronan looked round to see if he could see her.

Ronan then turned back round when he couldn't see Claire,and looked at Creena and Heather and smiled.

Ronan then crouched down to the girls level,and in a whisper said "smile and wave at the crowd,we'll be going onto the pitch in a couple of minutes."

Ronan was in the front of the Ireland team line up,and had Creena and Heather on either side of him holding their hands.

A couple of minutes later the teams walked up the tunnel to the mouth,and then ran onto the pitch followed by Claire and the r.u president.
Erin then said "oh wow look at those 2 adorable little girls,with Rog are they your nieces Sammy?."

Sammy then said "yeah they are my nieces Creena and Heather,love the little Ireland shirts Claire must've bought them before the game."

Grace then said "aww look Claire's meeting the players before the game,this could be intresting when she has to stop at Rog."

The r.u president was leading Claire down the England team line,introducing her to the players.

Ronan looked at Claire and tried to get her attention,but she wouldn't look at him in the attempt to stay professional.

The r.u president the led Claire down the Ireland line,and Ronan was made to shake hands with Claire.

The gang could see that Rog had said something to Claire,as she was blushing slightly which the r.u president hadn't noticed.

Jennifer then saw Ronan kiss Claire on the cheek,before she continued down the line meeting the other players.

Once Claire had met the two teams the press photographers,came on the pitch and took photo's of the 2 teams,the r.u president and Claire.

A few minutes later the photographers were off the field,and then Claire,the r.u president,a runner and the girls went off the pitch.

The ref then blew his whistle to start the match,Claire was now in the v.i.p stand watching the match.

Creena and Heather were now in the Board office,watching the game on tv with the lady who'd been booked to look after them.

Meanwhile back in Dublin Grace looked up and said "that's the first time i've ever seen Nicky's cousin Claire,but she looks pretty."

Nicola then said "She is pretty and she's one of the friendliest girls you,could ever hope to meet."

Stephen then said "oh yeah Claire's such a lovely girl,she'll do anything for anyone and always puts others before herself."

Mikey then said "girls once you become friends with Claire,you've got a true friend there for life."

Amy then said "yeah defiently girls you can't ask,for better friends than Sammy and Claire.

Marion then said "and Creena and Heather are adorable,they're shy at first aren't they Sam?."

Sammy then said "yeah my nieces are shy are first,but once you get to know them they don't shut up."

Lynzi then said "who's collecting Claire and the girls,when they come home tomorrow morning?."

Nicky then said "Grace and i are picking them up from Dublin airport,as they're gonna be staying with us."
Sammy then said "hey Nix Ro and i can pick them up and take them to our's,if it's easier for you."

Nicky then said "nah it's ok cous i promised Claire,that we'd be there to pick them up in the morning."

Keith,Ronan,Shane,Kian and Mark all then in unison said "ah jesus will you lot shut up,and just watch the game."

The gang turned their attention back to the screen,and saw Ronan score his penalty putting Ireland 3-0.

A few minutes Ronan scored the conversion and it was now 5-0,and Ireland were still on the attack.

A few minutes later Ireland ran home a try,taking the score to 10 - 0 which caused Shane,Mark,Shane,Kian,Ronan,Keith,Stephen,Bryan and Mikey,Nicky to cheer.

The girls just rolled their eyes at their men,Sammy then pulled out her phone and sent Claire a text.

The text read:
Hey sis
What did Rog say
2 u while u met
the players
Cos we saw
U blush a little.Love ya sis & the girls

Not only did the lads cheer when Ireland ran in the try,but the rest of the pub cheered as well.

Meanwhile back in London at the ground,Claire felt her phone vibrate in her pocket but took no notice.

Claire was to busy watching the game to care,about finding out who'd text or even what the text was.

Ireland had lost the line out and now England,had possesion and they ran in a try making the score 10-5.

Soon Ireland regained possesion and had now ran in their 2nd try, of the game and Ronan scored the 2nd conversion making the score 17-5

One of the Ireland players was brought down in their own half,and were awarded a penalty which Ronan took.

Ronan had no problem scoring his pentalty and easily put Ireland in a comfortable lead of 20 - 5.

Back in Dublin Everyone was going mad,with the socre and were pleased that Ireland was winning.

30 minutes of the first half had now been played,and Ireland were trying to push back the England defense.

A few minutes later they pushed England back far enough,to allow them through for the try by half time it was 25 -5.

The ref blew his whistle for half time,and both teams ran off the pitch and down the tunnel for their team talks.

Claire left the stand and went to get Heather and Creena,a hot dog each before going down to the board room to make sure they were ok.

Meanwhile Back in Sligo Kelly was pleased that,Ireland was winning cos she was in line to win £40.00.

Over in Dublin Lynzi,Grace and Marion were at the bar,getting some drinks for every one.

Ronan,Nicky,Shane,Mark,Kian,Shane,Bryan,Keith,Mikey and Stephen were talking about the game.

Erin,Sammy,Chelsea,Amy,Christina and Nicola were talking about Claire,and how they were looking forward to her and the girls coming home.

Grace got the the lads all a pint of fosters,Marion got orange juice for Sammy,Chelsea,Jennifer and herself.

Lynzi got Coke for her,Christina,Amy and Nicola and Grace

The 3 girls then walked back over to the table and handed the drinks around,when Sammy heard her phone beep

Sammy then picked up her phone from the table and read the text from Claire.

The text read:
Hey sis
Haha i bet u
Wanna know wht
Rog said 2 me
While i was
Meeting the
players but tough
i'm not telling ya.

Sammy burst out luaghing and every one looked at her in shock and then in unison said "Sammy what's so funny it's made you laugh?."

Sammy then showed them all the text and they all started to laugh once they read the text from Claire

Nicky then picked up his phone and dialled Claire's number,and was waiting for her to answer the phone.

Meanwhile at the ground Claire was just going back upto the v.i.p stand,when she heard her phone ringing.

Claire then grabbed her phone from her pocket,and hit the answer button and said "hi Nix what do you want,and are you all watching the game?."

Nicky then said "hey cous yeah we're watching the game,but what we all wanna know is what Rog said to you to make you blush."

Claire was about to answer Nicky,when the Ireland team's dressing room door opened and Ronan came out and stood behind her.

Ronan then walked upto Claire and wrapped his arm around her waist,and then kissed her on the neck making her jump.

Claire turned round and almost dropped,her phone when she saw him behind her,

so he grabbed her phone and said "hey guys i told Claire,that she lookes gorgeous and that i want her to be my girl."
Nicky then said "so Rog what answer has my cousin given you,if any at all yet?."

Ronan then said "she hasn't given me an answer yet,but she's trying to escape from me again."

Ronan then said "so i think i'm gonna have,to do something to make her keep still,"

Ronan then said "and i've already done it twice to her,both times at the hotel got to go Nix talk to you later."

Nicky then said "aye we'll talk to you later Ro,you just be nice to my cousin and don't do anything i wouldn't do."

Meanwhile back in Dublin Nicky turned to face the others,and said "well i've found out what,Rog said to Claire."

Erin,Sammy,Grace Linzi then in unison said "oh yeah spill then Nix,what did Rog say to Claire to make her blush?."

Nicky then burst out laughing,and said "guys Rog told Claire she looks gorgeous,and that her to be his girl."

Nicky then said "guys Claire is trying to escape from him,and i think he's gonna kiss her to make her keep still."

Sammy then said "bloody hell Rog's taking a chance if he's planning on doing that,cos Claire will slap him."

Nicky then said "nah i don't think she will Sam cos i think he has already kissed her twice at the hotel."

Meanwhile back at the ground Ronan spun Claire round to face him,and kissed her softly before letting her go back to the stand.

A few minutes latter both teams were back on the pitch,and the ref started the 2nd half.

Soon Ireland were back on the attack and forced England right back allowing them to score another try the score was now 30 -5

Ireland lost possesion and now England had the ball,and were trying to mount an attack,but the Irish defense weren't letting them through.

Ireland regained possesion and had once again forced England back,for yet another try.

The Ireland fans in the stadium were going wild with the score,meanwhile back in in Dublin and Sligo everyone in the 2 pubs were also going wild at the score.

20 minutes of the second half now been played,and Ireland was leading 40-5,and were on the attack again.

A few minutes later Ireland were awarded the penalty,but this time Ronan missed the penalty.

The clock was ticking down the final 5 minutes of the game,england were trying one last desperate attack but again the irsih defense weren't letting them through.

The ref finally blew the whistle and the final score was Ireland 40 - England 5.

The gang saw that Claire was now out of her seat,and was running down the steps and onto the pitch.

A runner had to run after Claire to give her the trophy,and said "miss you forgot this,i believe you've got to present it."

Meanwhile back in Dublin the gang saw one of the runners hand Claire,the trophy and also saw where her attention was focused.

The gang then saw Claire say something to the runner,and then she pushed him away and ran off.

Claire laughed and said "yes i do have to present the trophy,but not on the pitch now excuse me."

The runner saw where Claire was looking,and laughed when Claire ran over to Ronan and hugged him tightly.

Ronan then picked her up and swung her round,while kissing her,meanwhile in Dublin the gang were all shocked to see Claire run over to Ronan.

in between kisses he said "babe we won it and we did it just for you,"

meanwhile the gang were all curious,to know what Claire and Ronan were saying to each other.

The gang were all smiling at the result,and then they saw Ronan whipser say something to Claire.

Ronan then said "come on babe let's go and get the offical part over,and then we can go and get the girls and get out of here."

Claire then grabbed hold of Ronan's hand and said "haha are you ready to get the cup presented to you,by your girlfriend?."

Ronan then in a whisper said "wow are you serious about being my girl?,and yeah i am gorgeous so come on let's get it over with then we can get out of here."

Claire then said "yes Ro babe i am being serious,about me being your girl now let's go and get the offical stuff over."

Meanwhile over in Dublin Erin nudged Nicky and said "hey Nix turn round,and look at the screen Rog's got Claire in his arms and is carrying her off the pitch."

Grace and Nicky turned round Just in time to see Ronan,pick Claire up and put her legs round his waist and then kiss her.

Nicky then said "i take it by the look of it that Claire's said yes to being Ro's girl,they look so cute together."

Erin then said "i thing so Nix cos when Claire ran over,to Rog he picked her up and swung her round and kissed her."

Chelsea then said "i don't think Claire's gonna be able to concentrate,on presenting the cup she looks like she's in love."

Kian then said "oh god the r.u president's walking down to Rog and Claire,and he doesn't look to happy to see the presenter of the cup in Rog's arms."

ok for those of u who don't understand rugby the basics are very simple a try = 5 points,a conversion = 2 points, drop goal/penalty = 3 points,rugby is played in 2 halves of 40 mins each half and it's 15 men to each team with 7 subs on the bench for each team there's a line out and a scum pack there's a thing called a knock on which is a pass made wrongly and then there's the sin bin where players are sent for 10 mins if they are found to have comitted a bookable offence ie:punch ups a straight red card is given for gouging inccidents subs can be made at any time and can only be reveresed if the sub was made for a blood injury

Shane then said "actually guys he's smiling,and is pointing at the cup i think he still wants Claire to present it."

Meanwhile back in Twickenham Ronan had just put Claire down,and was now holding her hand.

They followed the r.u preident,up the steps to the podium,

where Claire took her place,to present the runner up medals and the cup.

Ronan then in a whisper said "babe i've got to join the guys,for a minute and you still have work to do."

Ronan then kissed Claire softly and headed down the line,to join his own team mates.

while Claire presented the medals to the Englnd team.

Each of the Englnd players then kissed Claire on the cheek,and exchanged a few words with her before moving off.

Meanwhile over in Dublin Keith then said "come on guys let's have one more drink,then we'll head off to a club."

Stephen then said "ok but it's my turn to buy,so what's everyone having?."

Lynzi then said "and we're not going anywhere til our team has the cup,and the photo's have been taken."

Chelsea then said "i don't think Claire's gonna be able to concentrate,on presenting the cup she looks like she's in love."

Mikey then said "Steve we'll have a pint of fosters,Nicky what about you mate what you having?."

Nicky wasn't paying any attention to what was being said,as him,Shane,Mark and Kian were still watching the tv.

Mark then said "guys Nix'll have fosters,he's just watching Ireland get presented the cup by Claire."

Nicky then said "guys the cup's been presented,and now the team and Claire are lining up for the photos."

Nicky then said "no hang on a minute,the team's lining up round Rog,and he's sat on the steps with Claire on his lap and their both holding the cup."

Meanwhile at Twickenham the photogrpahers then in unison said "come on guys can we get a photo of just you lot,and the cup."

Claire then said "yeah you guys get the cup and have your pic taken,after all it's your moment."

Ronan then said "yeah they can have a team pic,but it'll cost you a kiss before you disappear to get the girls."

Claire then gave Ronan a kiss before getting off his lap,and running down the steps to the tunnel.

Meanwhile over in Dublin Erin said "what a lucky guy Rog's been tonight,he gets the cup and his girl."

Nicky laughed and said "yeah i guess he's been lucky,i just hope Claire's not winding him up though."

Grace then said "Nix what do you mean,that you hope Claire's not winding Rog up?."

Ronan then said "babe i think Nicky means,that he hopes Claire won't turn around in the morning and tell Rog she didn't mean what she said about being his girl."

Sammy,Marion,Lynzin,Nicola and Grace said "if she does then i'm gonna kick her arse,cos Rog's good for her."

Shane,Kian,Mark,Mikey and Nicky then in unison said "yeah girls we all know Rog is good for her,and we know he won't hurt her."

Just then Sammy's phone rang,so she pulled it out of her bag and saw Claire flashing on the screen.

Sammy then lifted the flip and hit the answer button,and said "hey sis we all saw you and Rog kissing,i'm glad you've let him in."

Claire then said "sis i like him alot but i'm not ready for a relationship,how do i tell him in the nicest way that i don't wanna be his girl yet?."

Sammy then said "Claire you can't let the poor guy down now,he clearly adores you don't you dare hurt him by telling him you don't wanna be his girl."

Marion then took the phone from Sammy ,and said "hey Claire it's Maz listen Rog's good for you,he'll always protect you."

Claire then said "i know we could be good together Maz,i'm just not ready to let another man into my life yet."

Claire then said "i've been hurt far to often by guys,and i don't wanna get hurt again and anyway i have the girls to think of."

Just then Stephen took the phone from Marion,and said "for god's sake Claire you'll never be hurt by Rog,he'll always love you no matter what."

Claire then said "hey Steve what's this you lot all gang up,on me and try to make me agree to this."

Stephen then said "yeah if we have to hun,please don't hurt Rog by telling him you don't wanna date him."

Just then Mikey took the phone from Stephen,and said "Claire hun Steve's right,and anyway Rog won't give up that easily."

Lynzi then took the phone from Mikey,and said "hun listen to me Rog won't give up on you,he obviously loves you."

Grace then said "Claire it's Grace here Nicky's finacee,don't let a chance of happiness slip away just cos of your dumb ex."

Nicky then took the phone from Grace,and said "cous the gang's right you can't give up on love,just cos of Dean you'll kick yourself if you let Rog get away from you."

Keith then took the phone from Nicky and said "hunnie listen you deserve,to be happy and with a guy who loves you."

Nicola then took the phone from Keith,and said "hunnie you deserve so much better,than that piece of shit that was your ex."

Ronan then took the phone from Nicola and said "hey Claire listen sweetie,you of all people deserve to find happiness it's partly my fault that you and Daft arse ended up together."

Shane then took the phone from Ronan,and said "hunnie it's lyncho don't you dare let this guy walk away,you 2 were obviously meant to be together."

Claire then said "yeah yeah ok guys i get the hint,anyone else gonna give me a lecture?."

Kian then took the phone from Shane,and said "erm hi Claire you don't know me,my name's Kian and i'm your cousin's friend"

Kian then said "hun you'll never forgive yourself if you let Ro go,he'll treat you right otherwise he'll have me and Nix to deal with."

Erin then took the phone from Kian and said "hi there my name's Erin,hun you really deserve to find love and i think you've found it with Rog."

Shane then said "hey there my name's Shane,i've known Rog for years and he's a nice lad and won't hurt you or your girls."

Jennifer then said " hi there don't give up this chance to be happy,and i know you could be happy with Rog i'm Jen by the way."

Chelsea,Mark,Christina,Amy and Bryan then in unison said "hey there you don't know us,we're all friends of Nicky's."

Chelsea then said "hey i'm Chelsea i've also known Rog for years,and he'll treat you and your girls like princesses."

Bryan,Mark and Christina then in unison shouted "just give the guy a chance,and you'll sweet what a nice guy he is."

Claire laughed and said "yeah yeah ok you lot,it looks like you've won now i've got to go Creena and Heather are getting grumpy now."

Nicola then said "guys do you lot really think,we've convinced Claire to give Rog a chance?."

Sammy then said "yeah we have Nicola,i know my sister to well and she backs down far to easily."

Nicky then walked over to the bar and got all the guys a pint of guinness,and all the girls a glass of coke.

Meanwhile in Sligo Jake and Kelly were just leaving the pub,and were now and on their way to a club.

Kelly was pleased with the Ireland result,and was in the mood to party.

Meanwhile back in London Claire,Creena and Heather had just left the board room and were making their way up the tunnel to wait for Ronan.

The 2 teams were now in their dressing rooms,having their showers and getting changed before going to join their wives,girlfriends and friends.

One of the team looked at Ronan and said "so Rog you've finally pulled,is your bird gonna be at the party?."

Ronan then said "i don't actually know what my gorgeous new girl is doing,because she's got twin daughters to consider."

Meanwhile back in Dublin Nicky came back from the bar,and handed every one their drinks.

The gang quickly finished their drinks and headed to the lily pad club,ready to enjoy the rest of their night.

A short while later the taxis pulled up outside of the club,and Shane,Mark,Nicky,Kian,Bryan,Ronan,Shane,Stephen,Keith and Mikey got out of the taxis and opened the doors.

The lads then helped Chelsea,Erin,Marion,Jennifer,Lynzi,Amy,Nicola,Sammy,Grace and Christina out of the taxis and went straight into the v.ip area.

Meanwhile back at Twickenham Claire,Heather and Creena were now sat in the stands with the rest of the rugby wags.

A few minutes later the team came out,Ronan and a few of the others jumped over the barriers and ran up the steps to where Claire and a few of the other girls were sat.

Ronan then looked at Claire and said "babe what are you doing now,are you coming to the party or going home?."

Claire then said "Ro babe i don't have a choice but to come to the party,my boss said i have to be there."

Ronan then kissed Claire and took her by one hand and pulled her up,and then took hold of Creena's hand.

Claire then grabbed hold of Heather's hand and the 4 of them ran down the steps,and into the car park.

Claire then said "babe won't you have to go back to the hotel,with the team since you came with them?."

Ronan then said "nope babe i'm going back to the hotel with you,Heather and Creena and babe i'll drive so give me your car keys."

Claire then gave Ronan her car keys and they strapped Heather and Creena into their car seats,and then they got into the car and drove back to the hotel.

Meanwhile back in Sligo as soon as Jake and Kelly walked into the club,the dj looked up and smiled and put on a boyzone song.

Im been asking all the time
Could I be blind
Hey, Im kinda feeling
That theres just one reason why
Love wont die
Hey, Im kinda pleading
Stay by my side

Cos I cant eat, cant sleep
Youre the only thing I care about
When you smile, youre so sweet
If I could tell you
The way I feel..

Believe in me, and youll see
That Im down on my knees, baby
Please, believe and youll see
That my life is yours

All the mountains that we climb
Day at a time
I promise you no heartache
Nothing left to hide
Swallow my pride
Guess youre believing
Im turning the tide

Cos I cant eat, cant sleep
Youre the only thing I care about
When you smile, youre so sweet
If I could tell you
The way I feel..

Believe in me, and youll see
That Im down on my knees, baby
Please, believe and youll see
That Im down on my knees, baby
Hoping that you will
Believe in me, and youll see
That Im down on my knees, baby
Please, believe and youll see
That Im down on my knees, baby

Jake then pulled Kelly onto the dancefloor,and soon they were followed by some of the other clubbers.

Soon all the couples were slow dancing to the song,and were lost in the music and enjoying their night's out.

Meanwhile over in Dublin the dj looked at the gang,and said "ok you lot this next song is for the big group,that's in the vip area and i wanna see you all dancing."

The dj then started to play boy meets girl waiting for a star to fall,and soon everyone was heading to the dancefloor.

I hear your name whispered on the wind
Its a sound that makes me cry..
I hear a song blow again and again
Through my mind and I dont know why..
I wish I didnt feel so strong about you
Like happiness and love revolve around you..
Trying to catch your heart
Is like trying to catch a star..
So many people love you baby
That must be what you are..
Waiting for a star to fall
And carry your heart into my arms,
Thats where you belong, in my arms baby..
Waiting for a star to fall
And carry your heart into my arms,
Thats where you belong, in my arms baby..
Ive learn to feel what I cannot see
But with you I lose that vision..
I dont know how to dream your dream
So Im all caught up in superstition..
I want to reach out and pull you to me
Who says I should let a wild one go free..
Trying to catch your heart
Is like trying to catch a star..
But I cant love you this much baby
And love you from this far..
Waiting for a star to fall
And carry your heart into my arms,
Thats where you belong, in my arms baby..
Waiting for a star to fall
And carry your heart into my arms,
Thats where you belong, in my arms baby..
Waiting, however long.
I dont like waiting, Ill wait for you..
Its so hard waiting, dont be too long..
Seems like waiting, makes me love you even more

Ronan,Keith,Mikey,Shane,Stephen,Mark,Nicky,Kian,Shane and Bryan then in unison said "babe your my star,and i love you so much."

Christina,Lynzi,Sammy,Amy,Erin,Chelsea,Grace,Nicola,Jennifer and Marion then in unison said "nope babe it's you who's my star,and i love you so much."

Meanwhile over in London Claire,Ronan,Creena and Heather were all at the hotel,before the rest of the team arrived.

They were now stood in the grand ballroom,where the party was taking place waiting for the rest of the team to arrive.

Claire went to get Creena and Heather a drink,and Ronan went to get both girls some food just as the rest of the team came in.

Claire then handed the girls their drinks,and sat them in a corner so that they didn't get stood on.

Ronan then walked over to where Claire,Creena and Heather were stood and handed the twins their food.

Ronan then walked over to the dj and said "hi i know it's early,but can you please play starship nothing's gonna stop us for my girlfriend."

The dj then said "yeah sure thing mate i'll put it on now,where is the lovely lady hiding?."

Ronan then said "The blonde over there in the corner with the 2 little girls,is my girlfriend and her name's Claire."

The dj then said "ok mate that's not a problem i can do that for you,now what's your name mate?."

Ronan then said "my name's Ronan could you please ask Claire,to leave her daughters and join me on the dancefloor."

The dj then said "ok ladies and gents this is a special request from Ronan,and it's for Claire and the dedication is babe leave them little treasures and join me over here."

Claire walked over to where Ronan was to see what he wanted her for,and then the song started.

Looking in your eyes I see a paradise
This world that Ive found
Is too good to be true
Standing here beside you
Want so much to give you
This love in my heart that Im feeling for you

Let em say were crazy, I dont care about that
Put your hand in my hand baby
Dont ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby we can make it if were heart to heart

Chorus:
And we can build this dream together
Standing strong forever
Nothings gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
Well still have each other
Nothings gonna stop us, nothings gonna stop us now

Im so glad I found you
Im not gonna lose you
Whatever it takes I will stay here with you
Take it to the good times
See it through the bad times
Whatever it takes is what Im gonna do

Let em say were crazy, what do they know
Put your arms around me baby
Dont ever let go
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby we can make it if were heart to heart

And we can build this dream together
Standing strong forever
Nothings gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
Well still have each other
Nothings gonna stop us, nothings gonna stop us

Ooh, all that I need is you
All that I ever need
And all that I want to do
Is hold you forever, ever and ever, hey

(guitar solo)

And we can build this dream together
Standing strong forever
Nothings gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
Well still have each other
Nothings gonna stop us
Nothings gonna stop us, whoa
Nothings gonna stop us now, oh no

Hey baby, I know, hey baby, nothings gonna stop us
Hey baby, woo, nothing, hey baby
Nothings gonna stop us now yeah

Ronan then pulled Claire close to him,and in a whisper said "babe i mean it nothing's gonna stop us."

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Meanwhile back in Dublin Shane walked over to the dj,and said "ok thanks for that song,could you please play wet wet wet's goodnight girl."

The dj then said "yeah sure who's it for and who it is from?."

Shane then said "it's from Boyzone and a new band called Westlife to our beautiful wives and girlfriends."

The dj then said "yeah sure thing mate it'll go on next,now go get your ladies and get on the dancefloor."

You hear me so clearly And see how I try You feel me, so heal me And tear me apart And I won't tell a soul I won't tell at all And do they have to know About my goodnight girl Caught up in your wishin' well You hopes inside it Take your love 'n' promises And make them last(you make them last) You keep me so near you And see me so far And hold me and send me And deep in your heart And I won't tell a soul I won't tell at all And i won't let them know About my goodnight girl Caught up in your wishin' well You hopes inside it Take your love 'n' promises And make them last ( you make them last ) Caught up in your wishin' well You hopes inside it Take your love 'n' promises And make them last ( you make them last ) It doesn't matter how sad I made you Doesn't matter how hard I try Just remember the same Old reason Reflected in your eyes You said you wanted me Caught up in your wishin' well Your hopes inside it Take your love 'n' promises And make them last (you make them last) Caught up in your wishin' well\line Your hopes inside it Take your love 'n' promises And make them last (you make them last)

Meanwhile back in Sligo Jake and Kelly were still on the dancefloor,when the dj started to play bonnie tyler holding out for a hero.

Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods? Where's the street wise Hercules to fight the rising odds? Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light He's gotta be sure and he's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life Larger than life Somewhere after midnight In my wildest fantasies Somewhere just beyond my reach There's someone reaching back for me Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light He's gotta be sure and he's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night Up where the mountains meet the heavens above Out where the lightning splits the sea I can swear that there's someone somewhere watching me Through the wind and the chill and the rain And the storm and the flood I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light He's gotta be sure and he's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life\line I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light He's gotta be sure and he's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night

Meanwhile back in Dublin Erin looked at the others and said "hey you lot i wonder,if Claire's enjoying her night as much as we are?."

Ronan then said "yeah Erin i'm sure she is enjoying her night,and i don't think Rog's gonna let her out of his sight all night."

Marion then pulled out her phone and sent Claire a text.

The text read:\line Hey hun It's Maz how's ur nite going? Hope ur enjoying urself. Love Maz & the gang.

Sammy then pulled out her phone and sent Claire a text.

The text read: Hey sis I hope tht the girls r behaving\line sis we hope u get to have plenty of dances with Rog 2nite Love Sam & the gang.

Meanwhile back in London the song came to an end,Claire,Ronan and a few of the other couples left the dancefloor and went to get a drink.

Claire heard her phone beep in her jacket pocket so she pulled it out,and saw she had 2 texts.

Claire thern read the texts,and sent a text back to Marion.

The text read:Hey Maz &gang\line Yeah the girls r behaving And yeah i'm enjoying the nite. I've already had 1 dance with Rog 2 one of my fave songs Who told him tht  I like starship nothing's gonna stop us?.

Just then the dj started toplay wet wet wet angel eyes,Ronan then took Claire by the hand and led her back onto the dancefloor.

I pay the price for cheap advice Sick of leaving in the morning With the night you gave away So now I'm gonna take that all that I can get With those angel eyes You make saints do sins all the time Say I'm gonna stay, home and away, well well, When I said I'd catch you when you're falling I'd have my heart open wide And you who's not naive I thought Say I thought I'd mend my heart People say I'm so automatic People say I'm not so systematic When I'm down I'm in manual, lord And time on time again I walk on by With the look of love And with those angel eyes, woh woh You set me on fire baby\line And with those angel eyes, woh woh C'mon now baby The saddest thing I've ever seen on my tv screen Was a dying man who died for his dream Toughest thing I've ever heard Was that new-born scream in this naked world People say I'm so automatic People say I'm not so systematic When I'm down I'm in manual, lord And time on time again I walk on by With the look of love And with those angel eyes, woh woh You set me on fire baby And with those angel eyes, woh woh C'mon now baby Say I'm gonna stay home and away Show a little loving that'll make you shine girl Say I'm gonna stay home and away People say that I'm so automatic People say I'm not so systematic When I'm down I'm in manual, lord Been all around those edges But ain't never been in love Ain't never been in love before babe Never been in love Never been in love Set me on fire, baby And with those angel eyes, woh woh Set me on fire, fire\line\line And with those angel eyes, woh woh\line Set me on fire, fire.

Claire then looked at Ronan and said "how the hell did you know that these songs,were 2 of my all time favourite songs?."

Ronan then said "babe i didn't know that starpship's nothing's gonna stop us now or this song are 2 of your all time favourite songs."

Ronan then said "they also happen to be 2 of my favourite songs,and by the way babe you do have beautiful angel eyes."

Meanwhile back in Dublin Marion's phoone beeped in her bag,so she pulled it out and read the text from Claire and smiled.

Jennifer then said "hey Marion what are you smiling about,and was that Claire who text you?."

Nicky then said "hey Maz if it was Claire who text you,what did she say and she and the girls ok?."

Marion then said "relax Nicky they are all fine,yes it was Claire who text me and she's enjoying her night."\line\line Marion then said "Claire said in her text that the girls are behaving,and that she's already had one dance with Rog."

Erin,Grace,Sammy,Nicola,Lynzi,Christina,Amy,Linzi,Kian,Ronan,Shane,Mark,Bryan,Kian,Shane,Keith,Stephen and Mikey all in unison then said "good i'm glad Claire's enjoying her night,i knew Rog would be good for her." 

The night seemed to be going very quickly for Kian,Erin,Nicola,Keith,Stephen,Linzi,Shane,Marion,Jennifer,Shane,

Mark,Chelsea,Sammy,Ronan,Mikey,Amy,Grace and Nicky were still in the club,

they were still enjoying their night and were happily singing and dancing to every song the dj played. 

 All the lads were slowly getting drunk with the exception of Nicky,who had changed from alcoholic drinks to soft drinks shortly after arriving in the club,\line\line the lads thought it was funny to see,the girls dancing to every song the dj played whether they liked the song or not.

Over in Sligo the night was also going quite quickly for Jake and Kelly they were still in the club,and were also slowly getting drunk. \line\line they both knew that they would have bad heads the following morning,but didn't care as they were celebrating Ireland's win and also moving in together.\line\line A short while later Jake and Kelly left the club and hailed a cab and went home,to start packing for their holiday the next day before finally getting some sleep.

Great add. :)

thanks it took ages to sort it out so that it was readable,right i need to get a move on and get downstairs so we can attend this charity cocktail auction at the rugby club's home ground,we were actually due at the ground 20 mins ago oh well we're late tough what do they expect when on of the wives and girlfriends is pregnant and looking like a hippo? catch u all alter x