Ste sits there raking his hands through his hair as he flips through the post. BILL. BILL. FINAL DEMAND. BILL. He throws the pile of letters aside and gets himself a strong drink. How did he let this happen? He's going to go bankrupt and there's nothing he can do and he has two kids to look after though thankfully Amy has taken the kids on a holiday for two weeks.
He pours another drink and gulps down the liquid as he feels a slight burn to the back of his throat. Maybe he shouldn't be drinking vodka neat especially at this time but he needs something to blur reality and he needs it NOW! Several drinks pass and the alcohol seems to be doing the trick. He feels light headed and decides he needs fresh air. He stumbles out into the cold morning air and begins to wander around without any sense of direction. He trips over and a pair of strong arms catch him.
Ste squints up at this stranger and can vaguely make out a moustache and a smile and an incredibly bright pair of gorgeous blue eyes.
"Whoops, you alright mate? Don't worry I got ya" He says with a thick Irish accent.
"I'm fine" Ste slurs.
"So do you often throw yourself at strangers then?"
"You're sexy!" Ste says rubbing his hand down the strangers face.
"And you're drunk. Come on tell me where you live and I'll get you back home."
"I live⦠THAT-A-WAY!" Ste declares pointing in a vague direction which was no where near his home. "Or maybe that way?" He says hiccupping.
"Ok well until you sober up you can stay at mine."
"WASS UR NAME?!" Ste says tripping over again
The stranger wraps an arm around the younger mans shoulder and starts walking him to his.
"Brendan. Brendan Brady"
"I'm Ste Hay."
"Well Steven, let's get you back to mine and no more of that ok?" he says snatching the vodka bottle of Ste's hand and throwing it far away.
Ste giggles "You're funny!"
Brendan rolls his eyes and gets fed up trying to drag a drunken Steven to his house and as he's rather scrawny, Brendan decides it'll be quicker and easier to just pick him up and carry him. He carries him bridal style and Ste throws his arms around Brendan's neck and falls asleep.
5 minutes later and after a lot of fumbling around with his key he manages to get in and lays Steven on the sofa. He takes off his jacket and wraps it around him and takes his shoes off.
