I have always hated the ending to 3.11 so this is my version. Someone dies
but you'll have to wait to find out who! (Not for long though). Hope you
enjoy and please take the time to review thanks!!!
~Friends Babe~
Assumpta smiled and walked along the bar. This was a turn up for the books! Everyone had used Brian's new chef to cook their food. Well, everyone but Peter. She looked up, she could hear his voice.
"Can I have a word?"
She nodded and went over to the end of the bar to join him. He smiled when he saw her and her heart lept.
"I love you" he said looking into her eyes
"Can you take that thing off before you say things like that" Assumpta said nodding in the direction of his clerical collar, which was making her feel very uncomfortable.
"I can't help it" he said grinning cheekily
"I know" she said smiling back. Just then the lights went off, great. Just what she needed.
"I'll get it" shouted Padraig
"No stay" she replied moving closer to the cellar, "I'll go"
[Note-my bit starts now!!]
"I insist" he said coming around to face her
"Padraig" she said warningly
"Assumpta" he said just as stubbornly " you've spent half the last week down in that cellar. I'll go"
Assumpta went to reply but was interrupted by Brian
"Will one of you please go. I can't see a thing"
Assumpta sighed. "Fine, go" she answered eventually, "I'll have you a pint for when you get back up" she added
She watched Padraig walk down into the cellar, then turned to Peter. She noticed him talking to Brendan at the opposite side of the bar. She smiled at the thought of him. She just couldn't wait for the start of her new life. She looked up as the lights came back on and started to cheer with the others. The cheer died in her throat when she heard a dull thud in the cellar, and the lights went out.
"Padraig?" she shouted nervously, "Padraig?" when she got no answer she ran down into the cellar. Halfway down the stairs she turned towards the fuse box and almost screamed.
Padraig was lying on the floor motionless. Assumpta ran to his side and dissolved into tears.
"Peter!" she shouted upstairs, between sobs, "Peter!" then the tears took over
Peter, on hearing Assumpta's voice, ran downstairs into the cellar. The scene in front of his was almost too much for him to bear.
"Oh God" he managed as he eyes remained fixed on his friend. Suddenly his instincts took over, "Michael!" he shouted, "Get an ambulance!"
As Michael ran downstairs and started the battle for Padraig's life, Peter walked over to Assumpta who was still softly crying nearby. His heart missed a beat as he saw how depressed she was.
"Assumpta?" he asked gently, "are you ok?"
She continued sobbing, but reached for his hand. The gesture was enough of an answer for Peter. Just then Michael's voice broke in.
"I'm sorry. It's no good"
"No!" screamed Assumpta launching herself at Michael, "do something, anything!"
"I'm sorry Assumpta" replied Michael gently pushing her away.
"God Padraig I'm so sorry" she whispered to her friend before falling into Peter's arms, no longer able to stop the tears.
Later that night, as everyone stood outside Fitzgerald's saying goodbye to their favourite regular, Peter was still trying to comfort a distraught Assumpta. As he gently rocked her in his arms he felt a solitary tear slide it's way down his face. Assumpta blamed herself for this, he could tell.
"Sshh" he said softly, "don't worry, it's not your fault"
"It is!" she yelled, pulling away from him, "I told him to go down! I killed him" she stated before the tears came again.
"No you didn't" he replied, trying to reassure her, "It's not your fault. Come on" he told her gently moving a piece of hair from her tear stained face. As he looked into her red ringed eyes he couldn't help but fall in love with her.
"Are you OK now?" he asked quietly
"No" she replied looking into his eyes, "I just killed one of my friends"
Assumpta whished it was she in the ambulance. It was her pub, her stupid fuse box. It shouldn't be Padraig dead. It should be her. She felt Peter gently stroke her hair. 'God' she thought to herself. She was being so selfish. Padraig was Peter's friend to. She wasn't the only one who was upset and with Peter trying to comfort her he wasn't giving himself time to grieve. She forced a smile onto her face.
"I'm fine," she said quietly, "fine"
"Really?"
"Yes"
"See" he said, "It's not your fault"
"Yeah try telling that to Kevin" he eyes suddenly widened, "Kevin!"
Peter smiled at her faintly, "Brendan and Siobhan are with him. He'll be OK"
Assumpta suddenly grabbed the phone and started dialling.
"What are you.?"
"Someone should tell Fionuala" she replied wiping her eyes.
"Assumpta you don't have to." he started but was cut off when Fionuala answered
"Fionuala? Hi it's Assumpta Fitzgerald.yes from Ballyk. Listen there's something you should know. There's been an accident.No, no, no Kevin's fine. It's Padraig. I'm sorry Fionuala he went to change the fuse.I'm so sorry he died instantly. I think Kevin might need his mum now. Ok I'll tell him. Bye" Assumpta put the phone down and felt a tear fall silently down her cheek. Suddenly she felt two arms glide gently around her waist. Assumpta allowed herself to be lost in the embrace. She enjoyed the warmth and when Peter started to kiss her neck she didn't stop him. She was only distracted when she heard a knock at the door. The pair jumped apart as Peter shouted
"Come in"
Authors note - I hope you all liked it and I will update it soon, possibly tomorrow. Please r&r thanks a lot!
Assumpta smiled and walked along the bar. This was a turn up for the books! Everyone had used Brian's new chef to cook their food. Well, everyone but Peter. She looked up, she could hear his voice.
"Can I have a word?"
She nodded and went over to the end of the bar to join him. He smiled when he saw her and her heart lept.
"I love you" he said looking into her eyes
"Can you take that thing off before you say things like that" Assumpta said nodding in the direction of his clerical collar, which was making her feel very uncomfortable.
"I can't help it" he said grinning cheekily
"I know" she said smiling back. Just then the lights went off, great. Just what she needed.
"I'll get it" shouted Padraig
"No stay" she replied moving closer to the cellar, "I'll go"
[Note-my bit starts now!!]
"I insist" he said coming around to face her
"Padraig" she said warningly
"Assumpta" he said just as stubbornly " you've spent half the last week down in that cellar. I'll go"
Assumpta went to reply but was interrupted by Brian
"Will one of you please go. I can't see a thing"
Assumpta sighed. "Fine, go" she answered eventually, "I'll have you a pint for when you get back up" she added
She watched Padraig walk down into the cellar, then turned to Peter. She noticed him talking to Brendan at the opposite side of the bar. She smiled at the thought of him. She just couldn't wait for the start of her new life. She looked up as the lights came back on and started to cheer with the others. The cheer died in her throat when she heard a dull thud in the cellar, and the lights went out.
"Padraig?" she shouted nervously, "Padraig?" when she got no answer she ran down into the cellar. Halfway down the stairs she turned towards the fuse box and almost screamed.
Padraig was lying on the floor motionless. Assumpta ran to his side and dissolved into tears.
"Peter!" she shouted upstairs, between sobs, "Peter!" then the tears took over
Peter, on hearing Assumpta's voice, ran downstairs into the cellar. The scene in front of his was almost too much for him to bear.
"Oh God" he managed as he eyes remained fixed on his friend. Suddenly his instincts took over, "Michael!" he shouted, "Get an ambulance!"
As Michael ran downstairs and started the battle for Padraig's life, Peter walked over to Assumpta who was still softly crying nearby. His heart missed a beat as he saw how depressed she was.
"Assumpta?" he asked gently, "are you ok?"
She continued sobbing, but reached for his hand. The gesture was enough of an answer for Peter. Just then Michael's voice broke in.
"I'm sorry. It's no good"
"No!" screamed Assumpta launching herself at Michael, "do something, anything!"
"I'm sorry Assumpta" replied Michael gently pushing her away.
"God Padraig I'm so sorry" she whispered to her friend before falling into Peter's arms, no longer able to stop the tears.
Later that night, as everyone stood outside Fitzgerald's saying goodbye to their favourite regular, Peter was still trying to comfort a distraught Assumpta. As he gently rocked her in his arms he felt a solitary tear slide it's way down his face. Assumpta blamed herself for this, he could tell.
"Sshh" he said softly, "don't worry, it's not your fault"
"It is!" she yelled, pulling away from him, "I told him to go down! I killed him" she stated before the tears came again.
"No you didn't" he replied, trying to reassure her, "It's not your fault. Come on" he told her gently moving a piece of hair from her tear stained face. As he looked into her red ringed eyes he couldn't help but fall in love with her.
"Are you OK now?" he asked quietly
"No" she replied looking into his eyes, "I just killed one of my friends"
Assumpta whished it was she in the ambulance. It was her pub, her stupid fuse box. It shouldn't be Padraig dead. It should be her. She felt Peter gently stroke her hair. 'God' she thought to herself. She was being so selfish. Padraig was Peter's friend to. She wasn't the only one who was upset and with Peter trying to comfort her he wasn't giving himself time to grieve. She forced a smile onto her face.
"I'm fine," she said quietly, "fine"
"Really?"
"Yes"
"See" he said, "It's not your fault"
"Yeah try telling that to Kevin" he eyes suddenly widened, "Kevin!"
Peter smiled at her faintly, "Brendan and Siobhan are with him. He'll be OK"
Assumpta suddenly grabbed the phone and started dialling.
"What are you.?"
"Someone should tell Fionuala" she replied wiping her eyes.
"Assumpta you don't have to." he started but was cut off when Fionuala answered
"Fionuala? Hi it's Assumpta Fitzgerald.yes from Ballyk. Listen there's something you should know. There's been an accident.No, no, no Kevin's fine. It's Padraig. I'm sorry Fionuala he went to change the fuse.I'm so sorry he died instantly. I think Kevin might need his mum now. Ok I'll tell him. Bye" Assumpta put the phone down and felt a tear fall silently down her cheek. Suddenly she felt two arms glide gently around her waist. Assumpta allowed herself to be lost in the embrace. She enjoyed the warmth and when Peter started to kiss her neck she didn't stop him. She was only distracted when she heard a knock at the door. The pair jumped apart as Peter shouted
"Come in"
Authors note - I hope you all liked it and I will update it soon, possibly tomorrow. Please r&r thanks a lot!