Everyone was enjoying themselves especially Mell who was bouncing around the dance floor to Bob the Builder with George in her arms.
Eddie seemed to live at the bar with Tom and Rose (Rose wasn't drinking though) where he was buying drink after drink after drink, but they all seemed to have no effect on him.
Eddie's mum Barbara had seemed to have taken a shine to Rachel they had been chatting all night, about what? Shoes, clothes, celeb gossip, men (Eddie in particular) and loads of other stuff.
"Eddie can you keep an eye on George i need the loo quick?" Mell nudged him
"Yeah course" Eddie smiled "Hello mate"
Eddie sat him on the bar carefully and started to mess around with him, Rachel arrived at the bar and ordered another round of drinks for her and Barbs.
"Hey gawjus" Rachel cooed holding onto his hand.
Eddie smiled down at her.
"Your mums lovely" Rachel returned the gesture
"Yeah" Eddie sighed
"What's up" Rachel knew him to well
"She uh .. she's got cancer"
"Ow Eddie" Rachel placed her hand on his upper arm
"It's alryt though, she'll get through it, i know she will she's strong" Eddie said turning round with George in his arms to look at her.
"Yeah she will, better get back over there"
"Yeah cya later"
Rachel smiled before walking off.
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"aa Rachel your an angel"
"no probs" she smiled
"He's such a grumpy sod ain't he"
"Who?"
"Eddie"
Rachel laughed
"You know before i go, coz I'm gathering he just told you by the way he looked at me..."
"Yeah" Rachel held Barbara's hand reassuringly
"I want to see him get married, i mean i already have. But i want to see him get married to someone he truly loves, that Ruby girl clearly isn't making him happy he acts it but she's not, trust me"
"You think"
"Course I'm his mum ain't i" Barbara smiled looking towards her son
They were interrupted by the dj making an announcement
"Right ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls i think it's time to play the UK's number one JLS – Everybody In Love!"
Everybody in love, go on put your hands up
Everybody in love, go on put your hands up
Everybody in love, go on put your hands up
If your in love put your hands up
You know you need someone
When the needs so strong
When there gone you don't know how to go on
So the whole world is stuck in a moment
Standing still until they come back
You accept that they've got things to do
But sometimes in the end there's nothing left for you
If hurt is missing you baby
I've done too much of it lately
Cos every minutes like an hour
Every hours like a day
Everyday lasts forever
But what else am i gunna do
I'd wait up, wait up
I can't eat
I can't sleep
What else could it be
Missing you so deep
Long as I'm where your going to
I'd wait forever and a day for you
I'd wait, wait up for you
"Barbs, I'm just gunna nip to the loo" Rachel tapped her on the shoulder
"Ok love"
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Rachel came out of the toilet cubicle, washed her hands and started to apply some more lippy when she heard a tap on the toilet door.
"Yeah" Rachel said confused after all it was a toilet not an office or something.
Then Eddie's head peered round the corner of the door.
"What's a matter Eddie"
"Uh nothing, you are in here on your own aren't you?" Eddie pondered
"Yeah, i think so, are you drunk?"
"No, i just wanna chat"
"Alryt what is it?" Rachel smiled, thinking it was going to be something he needed help with.
"These last few months..."
"Eddie please don't" Rachel looked down at the floor
"Rach, please just let me finish" Eddie said moving closer then placed his hand under her chin and tilted her head back revealing a tear rolling down her cheek.
"These last few months have been hard, not seeing your face every morning, our little chats and not being able to work by your side at a place i love. Earlier when i saw you it made me realise that i want, no, need you in my life" he faintly smiled "no other women can match up to your personality you brave, kind, determined, willing and your absolutely gorgeous. I love you Rach and nothing will ever be able to change that, I've tried to forget and move on but i can't"
"Eddie It's not that simple"
"No, that's where your wrong it is simple, Ruby and Jack aren't tied on by any strings" Eddie cupped Rachel's cheek.
"That's where your wrong Eddie, i think I'm falling for him"
"Ow" Eddie turned round feeling a bit stupid when Rachel grabbed his hand.
"But i am madly in love with you and, and this part of me where i feel like something is missing isn't going to go away until I'm with you" loads more tears were spilling down Rachel's cheeks by now. There was a silence for a few seconds until Eddie broke it by softly and slowly placing a meaningful kiss on her lips.
This was the final straw for Rachel she knew who she'd chosen!