A/N: Hope people enjoyed the last chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. This chapter Niamh and Brendan save Ste from a dodgy deal and Niamh finds out some important information about Rea. (Chapter starts in January 2011)
Niamh was sat on a chair in the SU bar while Ste was clearing up. He seemed a bit on edge. He had been like it since he walked in, he kept ignoring his phone and answering then hanging up it was like he was avoiding someone. It made her wonder if Ste and Brendan had an argument recently and it was Brendan he was avoiding. She knew how possessive Brendan could get if he wasn't getting his own way.
"Is everything alright Ste?" asked Niamh looking at him cocking her head to the side.
"Why wouldn't it be?" said Ste even his voice sounded tense, someone rang him again and he answered it then hung up. Brendan walked in frowning at Ste. So that excluded him out of the list of who was ringing Ste. He frowned and looked from Ste to Niamh and back again.
"Who are you avoiding Steven?" asked Brendan.
"Non of your business" snapped Ste.
"I'll be the judge of that" said Brendan. Niamh got up at this and stood next to Brendan feeling concerned for Ste. Brendan snatched his phone of him. Niamh then took it off Brendan and flipped it up to look at his missed calls. It was from Warren a lot of miss calls of Warren.
She then looked at him and saw a massive package in his pocket. She handed his phone for Brendan to look at.
"What's he getting you to do?" asked Niamh looking at him carefully had no right putting him in danger. Even though she didn't know what he wanted him do. She could sense it was dangerous. He shook his head and looked down snatching his phone back of Brendan. Brendan then pinned him to the bar quickly. Niamh went over touching Brendan's hands trying to loosen his grip.
"Dad! You're doing this to the wrong person, get of him" said Niamh loudly. Brendan let go at that and backed away. Niamh sighed and looked at Ste.
"He's getting me to deliver this to someone in the middle of nowhere" said Ste
"I'll do that for you" said Niamh and Brendan together. They then frowned at each other.
"No Niamh you can't do it" said Brendan crossing him arms looking at her.
"Yes I can, it's easy give them the package, ask them questions, give the answers to Ste so when he gets question by Warren he won't get done in, everybody wins" said Niamh.
"Your still not doing it!" said Brendan. Niamh shook her head.
"Yes I am, you can trust me to do this right! I am doing it" said Niamh.
"I am doing it, so then I can find out what he's up to and pretend to be him" said Brendan. Niamh stood there and glared at him. Then she thought about it, that even though she wouldn't tell him was a good idea. Ste gave the package to Brendan swiftly. "Fine then whatever" said Niamh huffily. Brendan and Ste sniggered at her. She rolled her eyes.
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Niamh was sat in the flat feeling useless. She hated feeling like this; she couldn't be at Ste's because it would make Warren suspicious. She had promised Brendan not to follow him. So she just sat there. She wished he would stop treating her like a child she was sixteen and she had 98% success rate on drug deals. Saying that the only reason them two deals went wrong was out of her control. They had both gone wrong for the same reason; they heard the name Brady and had a grudge against Brendan and both times she had to be rescued because they were always too strong and scary to find back to. Even though she needed the rescuing, she hated it. She didn't want to be as a typical girl that can't defend herself. She defiantly could do that. She would get the over the top hard men that would end up scared of her by the end of the deal. Then there were the ones that always made her laugh. The ones that didn't know what day it was because they were soon high already. They would give her the right amount of money then it would take them an age to get the drug of her and fall over. Her phone buzzed bringing her out her thoughts. She read the text it was Ste.
S: Is Brendan back yet? X
N: No he isn't… Why? X
S: Warren's been over and Brendan was texting me the answers, I thought he would be home by now. X
N: Well he's probably on his way home. Don't worry about anything. Everything is okay. X
The front door opened and Brendan walked in. Niamh put her phone in her pocket and watched as Brendan took his coat of and put it on the back on the sofa. He then sat down at the opposite end of the sofa to Niamh.
"How did it go?" Asked Niamh
"Well Niamh, the guy told me quite a lot actually, his names Kyle Ryder" said Brendan, that name rang a bell. His name had been in the paper for being suspected for killing someone.
"Saw him in the paper, he killed someone didn't he?" asked Niamh.
"Suspected for killing someone, he thinks it was Theresa McQueen that killed them" said Brendan. Niamh snorted and started laughing. Theresa McQueen couldn't kill a fly let alone kill a person she was too ditzy probably doesn't know how to use a gun.
"No she didn't, she's covering up for someone" said Niamh she scooted closer to Brendan.
"Yeah, it's obvious Warren did it, so then I can prove it and get him out my face once and for all" said Brendan. Niamh smiled at this.
"Is he still giving you snide remarks about Danny?" asked Niamh lowering her voice at that.
"Yeah, he knows too much" said Brendan.
Niamh sat back and sighed.
"Can I do some deals, you know for you?" asked Niamh. She really wanted to in that part of her life again. She missed the whole thing, the drug dealing; the fun of adventure.
"No, it's not your thing!" said Brendan, Niamh rolled her eyes.
"Yes it is my thing; you know I am good at it when they are not psychos that are wanting revenge on you, I know if it the aggressive ones to take a knife out, makes them scared, for the ones drugged out their brains you are patient with them until the deal is done and the silent type just do it and your done, it's easy" said Niamh looking at him "plus I think I'll be better at it than the yank, he's such a weed, too busy smarming up to that dead girls sister" Brendan looked at her opened mouthed. It was funny to Niamh to see Brendan lost for word.
"Her name was India, good thing I was in Ireland that week, fine then you can do my deals but you'll be doing them with Douglas, not on your own" said Brendan. Niamh smiled it was better than nothing and with Doug was it was like doing it alone.
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Over the next few days she avoided the flat as much as possible because she knew Ste was over. She wasn't getting involved but she didn't approve of it at all, not while Ste was with someone. So she spent most the time wondering the village. She walked to Ste's flat because she was due to babysit Leah and Lucas. She knocked on the door and Amy let her in.
"Hey, come in" said Amy. Niamh walked in and sat down at the table. Amy sat with her and pushed a cup of coffee in her direction.
"Thank you Amy" said Niamh she took a sip out of it "you know how I like it" She frowned at her confused she had barely spoke to Amy let alone drink coffee with her. She was always dashing out with Ste and Rea when she came to babysit.
"We need to talk, it's about Ste and Brendan, are they still sleeping together? When the last time they slept together? Do they use protection?" asked Amy all at once looking at her. Niamh did a double take how did she expect her to know all that information. She didn't sit in the room and take notes. She liked to avoid it at all cost. She defiantly didn't ask him about it. She took a sip and chocked on the coffee imagining her asking Brendan if he used protection.
"Well I think you were best asking my dad and Ste these questions not me" said Niamh.
"It's important, Rea's pregnant" said Amy.
TBC
Next Chapter: Niamh gets caught up in some Ste and Brendan drama.
