(Remember: Damian never told anyone about him and Hayley- but that she did steal his phone for some reason. Also Ryan being an recovering drunk and Emmet's temper and obviously all of their sexualities are totaly from my own imagination and does not reflect anything about the real people. Though I did try te' get there personalities right otherwise :) hope you like it)

-Present-
"Are you really that scared Emmet?" Cameron asked as his face drew very close te' mine.
"Please Cam just let Colm and I go. Please?" I begged as another wave of cold air rushed through me' body. Me' teeth chattered as the cold was setting in and me' toes were starting te' go numb with some other appendages.
"I can't do that, I'm sorry." Cam smiled a wicked smile that scared me beyond recognition. This wasn't me' Cameron, it couldn't be, but something inside me knew otherwise.

-Earlier at the party-
Slowly but surely all the crew members and band members showed up. I took it upon me'self te' introduce Colm te' each of them, and finaly he had met everyone except Damian and Keith who were late as usual.
"There's only Damian and Keith left te' meet." I smiled at Colm as Barry walked away looking for Laura and Nicole. "They're both singers right?" He asked with his blinding smiled as the sun was warm on me' clothed back (Colm and I hadn't got in the pool yet). "Yeah. They are, hey did ye' see where Cam went?" I looked around and noticed that I had lost track of me' boyfriend while intoxicated by Colm's presence.
"Cameron? ummm..." He joined me in looking around the small party. Neil, and Declan were by the grill cooking (Declan keeping Neil from touching any food. Thank God!). George and Ryan were talking by the pool as David and most of the other band members were in the pool conversating and playing childishly. "I don't know, but Paul's missing te'." Colm commented and I realized that they might be inside.
"Hey I'm gonna go check inside." I lightly tapped his shoulder and then brushed past him into the house. Colm gave me one last smile and I brushed past a couple of people te' get into the house. They weren't in the kitchen and the radio tat was blaring from the back yard made it impossible te' hear if they were inside the structure so I kept looking. The large living room that was attached te' the kitchen was empty but the front door was opened revealing the side of a blue pair of swimming trunks and a white t-shirt. I recognized Cam immediately and as I approached them I heard them talking.
"Cam are ye' really sure about this? I haven't known ye' that long but are ye' sure-"
"Cameron?" I asked stepping onto the porch and they fell silent instantly.
"hmmmm?" Cam asked as his eyes realized I was there.
"Hey, I just didn't know where ye' went." I said and upon realizing I wasn't wanted I just turned on the balls of me' feet and walked back through the house. What was up with him? Yeah, we were fighting this morning, but that wasn't anything new. Did I say something I shouldn't have? Well yeah, but he knows I didn't mean it...right? I gave another worried look te' the front door but expel me' worries with a shake of me' head then re-joined the party. Colm wasn't far from where I left him, and he was just sipping on his drink as he watched George and Ryan (they were just a little bit in front of him) talk. He spotted me almost instantly and turned te' smile at me and I could swear that the sun reflected on his teeth because the next thing I noticed I was laying face down on the ground at his feet. His laugh rang out with Ryan's echoing and I felt a strong blush rising te' me' face. As I rose te' me' knees a strong hand reached out, and I took it absentmindedly and before I knew it someone pulled me up. As I realized that Colm's strong hand was wrapped around mine something in me' feet tried te' straighten themselves and I accidentally applied te' much force and I fell foward again. TYhis time however Colm tried te' catch me but he was taken by surprised by me' weight and I fell on him and then we fell back onto the ground. This really had Ryan cracking up and George had a glint of humor in his eye, Neil had walked over, and was sitting in a chair next te' Ryan so we heard his laughter very clearly. All the while a certain drummer named Declan snickering te' himself from the grill. "Ye' alright?" Colm whispered in me' ear as if he only wanted me te' hear it.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry I didn't mean te' trip." I shot te' me' feet and felt the heat on me' checks intensify te' an almost burning degree.
"It's fine ye' didn't do it on purpose." Colm smiled and I kept me' head te' the ground wishing Ryan would stop laughing.
"Hey guys let's get in the pool." George suggested as Paul walked over te' join us. Out of the corner of me' eye I noticed Cam walk over te' Declan.
"I like that idea!" Keith shouted and we all turned te' see him standing with Damian next te' him.
"Ye' guys finally showed up!" Paul snorted , but smiled. Ryan finaly stopped laughing and his face was almost as red as mine.
"Oh guys this is Colm Keegan." Neil said as his laughter also died down te' a soft chuckle.
"The new guy?" Keith asked and took a step forward Damian's hand was looped through his. Ryan nodded and Keith continued. "Well hi. I'm Keith and this is Damian." Keith shook Colm's hand with his free one then stepped aside so Damian could do likewise. Colm smiled and said his pleasantries then Keith asked a question after they were acquainted.
"So how about we get in the pool, ya?" Keith smiled and stripped off his shirt and Damian was secret staring at his boyfriend as he also took of his t-shirt and set it on one of the spare tables that were set around the yard. "I left me' trunks in the car I'll be right back." Colm smiled then excused himself from the group. Paul took off his shirt then challenged Damian te' get in the pool first. Damo, of course, accepted and almost jumped in the pool with his shoes on, but he remember at the last second while he almost tripped he did manage te' throw them off, but still his excitement got the better of him and he jumped in with his socks still on. I noticed Cam was already in the water. George got in as well with his swim shirt on.
"That Colm guy's pretty cool." Keith said after he laughed at his boyfriend's forgetfulness.
"Yeah he is." I looked back at the house with a smile on me' face.

-Present-
"Cameron why are ye' doing this!?" I begged as a tear slid off me' cheek.
"Because it's my job to break your heart didn't you hear me?" He smiled at me with a mocking grin. I opened me' mouth te' talk again, but Cam just stepped forward and covered me' mouth. "Be quiet. This won't take much longer just relax okay?" I struggled against him but he kept me down tightly. Slowly the other man raised the hammer above his head. His eyes were fixated on me' forearm. Cam gently kissed me' forehead then nodded te' him te' swing...

-Earlier at the Party-
"Ye'r getting in the pool." Keith said as him, Declan, and I all surrounded him.
"I can't I didn't bring any trunks." Ryan said looking up from his chair where he was lounging shirtless enjoying the sun.
"I get the whole 'I don't me' boyfriend te' feel left out' thing, but ye'r getting in the pool." Keith was dead serious. Colm walked back out of the house fully changed into a pair of dark red board shorts and a white t-shirt on. He must have put his other clothes in the car, I thought as he walked over te' see what was going on empty handed.
"I still can't get in I don't have any trunks" Ryan just smiled up at Keith thinking he was safe, he wasn't.
"Fine." Keith smirked before leaning down and wrapped an arm around Ryan trying te' pull him up. Lucky for him he managed te' roll off the lounge chair and onto the grass and got te' his feet before he could be captured.
"No! Ye'r not throwing me in, I got a phone in me' pocket!" He pointed out the logic hoping it would help his case, sadly Keith was clever.
"Fine." Keith stepped forward and Daclan and I stepped around the two till we were behind our target. Of course we would help throw Ryan in, it would be fun! Ryan's eyes scanned us and watched us carefully. "Off with the pants!" Keith ordered and I lunged at Ryan. I managed te' grab one of his arms and Declan got ahold of the other, Colm all the while was laughing te' himself as Neil watched us with a wicked grin on his face and if he didn't have a cast on he would totally be helping us. Ryan struggled against our grip and actually almost got away but then Keith got te' him. He started trying te' undo the button of his shorts (it was the only other thing that he was wearing), but Ryan struggled more. "Ryan if ye' keep moving I might accidentally pull down ye'r boxers then everyone will be very awkward!" Keith yelled his point and Ryan slowed down a little while he still fought against us. As the surfer managed te' undo the button he slowly slid down the cargo shorts revealing Ryan's bright neon blue briefs.
"Oh! Briefs? This will make it more awkward for ye'." Declan laughed at his own commented and now Damian and Paul were watching with interest. Cameron was just sitting at the edge of the pool watching us with a sad look on his face. As the shorts were officaly removed Keith grabbed Ryan's ankles and pulled him up elevating his weight more onto us and we slowly walked him over te' the pool. Neil had started laughing with Damian and Paul. Barry was just chuckling te' himself at the grill as David was standing next te' Laura, Nicole, and Seana who all had evil grins as they approved of this plan. Ryan made a satisfying 'NO!' as he hit the water and was taken under. Declan jumped in after him and I took off me' shirt and set it next te' me on a nearby table, Colm then walked up taking his baby blue t-shirt off te' the sun glistened onto his chest which a thin layer of hair.
"Enjoy the show?" I asked with a smile waiting for him te' reply before we got in the water.
"Absolutely." He responded with a smirk. Then Keith took notice of something only he would.
"Wow we got another one." His evil grin continued and I started feeling afraid for Colm because I knew exactly where this was going because I had gone through it once te'.
"Colm in Celtic-" I began trying te' explain what was about te' happen but Keith interrupted me with me' name.
"Emmet." He said coolly and when I turned te' look at him, he pushed on me' chest sending me backwards into the water. I came back up quickly. I brushed the water from me' face and I heard Paul and Damo talking te' Ryan.
"Colm. In Celtic Thunder we have a smaller sub-group that not many know about." Keith smiled as he gently put an arm around him pulling his attention te' the water in front of him. "We call ourselves the C.H. Order." Damian laughed as he watched his boyfriend talking te' the new guy.
"C.H. Order?" He asked the sky in his eyes glistened in the light reflecting from the pool. Damn, he was beautiful. Something snapped in me' head, where was Cameron? He was sitting behind me on the edge of the pool with his legs crossed in the water, his face looked bored as his glasses had been left on the table with his shirt. I waded through the water till I got te' Cameron, Keith's voice could be heard easily as he discussed the C.H. Order. The C.H. Order was a little thing Keith came up with, basically it was his own way of saying because he had chest hair he was better then everyone else. Damian couldn't join because he was as polished as a doll, Paul was likewise and so was Neil. Ryan, George, Declan, and me'self (now with Colm te') all had chest hair and Keith appointed himself as our 'King', it's not like we actually listen te' him or anything when he gave us 'royal decrees' but ,hell , if it makes him happy he can call himself king all he wants. Cameron was yet te' be judged only because Keith had never seen me' boyfriend without his shirt till today. Out of the corner of me' eye I saw Keith explaining his 'kingship' te' Colm as I made me' way in front of Cam where I forced his legs te' each of me' sides so I could be as close as him as I could.
"Hey, ye' okay?" I asked looking up into his eyes, his eyes that were brown. Just brown, nothing was extra special about them, they were just brown.
"Emmet, I have to tell you something." He looked down at his hands he had clasped on the edge of the pool.
"Anything." I reassured him as I gently looked up into his eyes once more. A splash rang from behind us and I assumed that Keith had pushed Colm in te' prove his dominance. He studied me for a second then continued.
"You remember that show I watch: Glee?"
"Yeah, of course."
"Well back in the U.S. they're having this competition called 'The Glee Project' it's like a reality show where a bunch of people compete for a shot of being on it..." As he spoke I wasn't completely understanding why he was so upset. "As an audition I sent in a video of me singing a song I wrote. They Skype'd me last night when ye' were out and said they wanted me te' come te' L.A. for another audition." Then the reality of the situation set in.
"Don't ye' think I should have known about this sooner..." I felt a deep anger raising in me' chest. I fought against it but I knew I couldn't hold it in forever.
"Emmet I-"
"When are ye' leaving...?" I knew he was gonna go, he had te' this was an amazing opportunity.
"Tomorrow a little after noon.." Sadness filled his eyes and I could feel anger filling mine. I looked down at the water and tried te' formulate a sentence that didn't involve me yelling. We sat there for a whole minute while I tried te' keep me' anger in check and I finally found what I really wanted te' say.
"I'm glad ye' got in. I know that must have meant a lot te' ye', and I'm proud ye' used one of ye'r own songs." I couldn't look him in the eye.
"Emmet I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner I just thought-"
"I'd explode?" Suddenly me' anger jumped ten fold and the fact he was this close te' me scared me a little bit. "Freak out? hurt ye'? Do ye' really think think I would ever do something like that?"
"I-"
"Answer me." I demanded and the cracks of me' masks were slipping as me' tone raised as I tried te' be quiet and not disrupt the rest of the guys. I felt some eyes fall te' us and I knew I wasn't doing a good job.
"Your more sensitive then most people I know Emmet I just didn't want to hurt you so I had been putting it off." Fear was starting te' fill his eyes, like he was looking at a monster, was I really that scary? I froze in place and didn't know what te' do. Should I say more, should I ask him not te' leave, should I go with him? I fought each question with another question then I just looked up at him.
"Ye' didn't want me te' go with ye' did ye'." I made the statement plain when it was suppose te' be a question. He opened his mouth te' speak, but closed it quickly. He was struggling with words. I pulled away from him and raised me'self up onto the edge with him our legs were only a fingernail length away but the distance seemed greater then that. A warm summer breeze swirled around us carrying the laughter and scent of food from the party going on around us. Damo was being picked up by Declan and then dropped into the water as Paul, Ryan, and Keith had a strange three-way-dunking war going on. Nicole had also got in and was enjoying the piece of her mind as she had her eyes closed. Our breathing was in synch and after a moment he spoke with a sad sense of truth.
"We don't work."
"Ye' mean me' anger is the issue."
"No, I fight with you too. We just don't work Emmet, I have enjoyed this chance you gave me, and I really care about you but I can't pretended that every morning I don't consider just punching you in the face, and I feel bad because I know what my brother did..." A tear was swelling up in his eyes. I couldn't explain how I was feeling, but the closest I could get was a strange mix of pissed off and understanding. Cam however worked through his tears and continued. "I am so sorry." I didn't respond I just got up and walked away. I wasn't sure where I was going but I found me'self getting a hamburger and started chowing down, not speaking a word te' anybody as inside I was screaming louder then I had ever in me' life.

(What do you think? Intense, right? I am going to try something different...if you review for this chapter I will send you a PM with a preview of the next chapter, okay? :P )