Hollyoaks: Lose My Mind
Ste chooses Brendan over Doug, losing a lot of friends in the process. Doug is devastated and makes a rash decision, but new boy Blaine catches his eye. But what is the new boy's connection to Brendan?
Doug still couldn't believe what he Ste told him, after everything Doug did for Ste and this is how Ste repays him! By running back to his abusive ex Brendan Brady. Needless to say, Doug wasn't the only person who wasn't happy with the fact. Riley and Texas just happened to be near-by, when Ste smashed his heart into tiny fragments. Doug had expected Riley to lay into Ste and deck while Texas comforted Doug, not the other way around. Riley wrapped his huge arms around Doug in a protective manner, glaring at Ste with intense hatred for hurting his best mate, who was crying his heart out into the bigger and a lot stronger man's chest.
Since her sister's untimely passing at the hand of evil serial killer Silas Blissett, Texas had become a lot more quiet and reserved, rarely ever confronting people like she used to do. But today was an exception, she hurled a huge fling of insults in a shocked Ste's direction. Texas never knew she knew that many insults. Texas although fuelled with raged was being very careful to choose her words, anything gay related could also hurt Doug.
Things only got a lot more worse for Doug's broken heart, when his love nemesis Brendan made an appearance.
"Is there a problem here?" Brendan asked in that husky voice, Doug and now Riley and Texas have quickly grown to hate.
"Yeah! You're the problem!" Texas was back on the defence.
"Ouch. I'm hurt. Ste. Ste. Looks like your business partner here needs to man up a bit" Brendan sarcastically remarks, casually throwing his arm around Ste's waist.
"Come on Ste. I'll walk ye home'" Brendan says straightening out his moustache.
The minute the Devil Incarnate and the Pretty-Boy Heartbreaker, Texas was doing her best along with Riley, trying to calm down the distraught Doug. Riley felt horrible for Doug, one person comes in to his life and turns it completely upside down. Doug found out he was gay and even came out for the guy, and then the guy wants nothing to do with him. Riley can't but make comparisons to his old relationship with Mercedes.
"Thank's Brendan, you know for earlier" Ste mumbled as they reached close to Ste's flat.
Brendan offered Ste a very brief smile, before the famous Brendan scowl remerges.
"But I'm serious though. Tomorrow we're going to the solictors and you're gonna sign back over the deli to me" Ste said becoming quite serious.
"Hmm" mumbles Brendan.
"Are you even listening to me?" Ste suddenly shouts.
"Course" Brendan replies, not at all fazed by Ste's outburst.
"Good! Cos I'm serious Brendan, that deli is mine and Doug's alone" Ste says stopping.
"After today, doesn't look like it's going to be the gay Yank's anymore" Brendan says.
"Oi! We might not be speaking! But Doug's still my mate! So keep the insults to ya self!" Ste says getting mad at what Brendan said about Doug. Ste knows he shouldn't be bothered by what Brendan said but Ste can't help but still have feelings for Doug. Brendan leans in and captures Ste's lips. All thoughts of Doug in Ste's mind vanish.
"I don't believe it!" a voice says causing the two men to pull apart. A voice that Brendan knows all too well, a voice that Brendan has grown to find very irritating.
"Amy…" Brendan mutters glaring at the blonde in the open door way with that Australian man beast behind her.
"Amy!" Ste stutters as Brendan pushes past the blonde and into the flat.
"Cosy… Still how I remembered it" Brendan says glancing around the flat.
"Ste? Seriously? After everything we talked about! After everything he's put us through! Everything he did to you! I tried not to believe what I heard earlier, but here is it in plain sight! What on earth has possessed you to go back to that creature?" Amy shouts as Ste hesitantly comes into the flat.
"Aww. Amy. Is that really what you think of me?" Brendan sarcastically says walking up to Ste and putting his arm around Ste's waist.
"Brendan. I think it would be best if you leave" Amy orders.
"And why would I do that when my loving boyfriend has invited me into his home?" Brendan replies putting emphasis on boyfriend.
"Mate. You heard the lady" Ally says taking a threatening step forward.
"You think I'm scared of you, army boy?" Brendan getting right into Ally's face.
"You better be Irish" Ally says holding his ground while he clenches his fists.
"Shouldn't you be off running in the outback?" Brendan says insulting Ally.
Ste decides now is the time to intervene, because it didn't look like Amy was going to stop them. In fact, Ste thinks Amy is going to let it happen, just to see Brendan get hurt. Ste places his hand on Brendan's arm.
"Don't. Just don't. Brendan, please leave" Ste pleads not wanting to see Brendan getting hurt.
"Whatever" Brendan mutters before leaving.
No sooner Brendan is out the door, Amy turns her attention back to Ste. The fury is evident on her face. Amy asks Ally to go and check on Lucas and Leah before turning back to Ste.
"How could you be so stupid? Going back to Brendan! After everything he put you through!" Amy says raising her voice.
"He can change! He promised he would!" Ste retorts sounding desperate.
"No! Ste. That man can never change. You may have been that very rare exception. But leopards can never change their spots!" Amy states hissing at Ste.
"You don't know him like I do Ames! He's changing! For me! He is the exception-" Amy cuts off Ste from finishing the rest of his sentence.
"Do you truly hate yourself that much? You had a chance of happiness with Doug but you threw that away. He even came out gay for you!" Amy says lowering her voice slightly.
"He ruined that didn't he going behind my back to Brendan" Ste replies.
"Ste! Doug did that because he loves you! He went behind your back to Brendan, knowing what Brendan would do to him if he'd found out about his feelings for you. But he still did it. Because unlike Brendan, who just wants you so no one else can. Doug loves you!" Amy eventually shouts.
"…" Ste remains silent at Amy's outburst.
"Ste. We both know, what that man is capable of. And while you are in a relationship with that pathetic excuse for a man, we want nothing to do with you." Amy says quietly.
"Whatya mean we? You and Ally?" Ste asks slightly worried.
"No Ste. I mean me, Lucas and Leah" Amy replies firmly.
"…" Ste is speechless looking at Amy.
"As long as you are with Brendan, I will file for full custody of the kids." Amy says trying to do her best not to break.
"You can't do that me! There me kids!" Ste shouts as the first tear falls.
"Watch me" Amy walking into Leah and Lucas's room and emerging minutes later with a sleeping Lucas in her arms with Ally behind holding a sleeping Leah.
"Amy, I love ya, but if it's a battle you want-" Amy cuts Ste off again.
"Ste. Who do you think the court will side with? A mother who was victim of abuse or father with a history of abuse and a criminal record?" Amy knew what she said was low, but what she said it out of love. She doesn't want Ste to end up getting hurt again.
"We're not staying here tonight" Amy says as her tears threaten to spill. Amy ushers Ally out the door before turning back to Ste.
"I'm sorry Ste. I love you but I love our kids more" Amy says and she leaves.
The tears flow freely down Ste's face, his anguish turns to rage. He turns around and punches a hole in the wall. The rage was replaced with pain, intense pain. Pain not from his hand, but pain from his heart. A heavy dilemma weighed on Ste's heart right now. Brendan or his kids. As Ste slid down wall, holding his injured hand, more invasive thoughts entered his head. These thoughts were of Doug.
Ok for now, my story "Secrets" is currently on hold, because this story just popped into my head and I need to finish this first before the Secrets otherwise I'll forget the plot. Any read and review. Also huge thanks to ~*Coni Lynn*~ for naming the story :)
Z xx