Work the next day was miserable for Murphy and Connor wasn't doing much better. Murphy had spoken to him about her messages and Connor agreed she seemed upset and he was concerned that the girl would retreat into herself. Connor felt like he had gotten to know her pretty well in the time he had been around her. He was always good at reading people, their mannerisms and behaviour. Savannah was a shy little thing and he found it endearing, and he knew as well as his twin did that this whole thing had jarred her a little and knocked back her progress. It was clear she wasn't used to hanging around people other than Amy and she wasn't much for socialising. But she had been getting better at it and Connor had noticed that with each passing day, she seemed more and more at ease, with not only Murphy, but himself as well. He knew this was like a giant step back and he hated himself for it, because if it wasn't for him opening his big mouth to his brother, none of this would have happened.
Murphy had texted her that morning telling her he missed her, but he didn't have too much time to wait for a reply because he had to work, and he wasn't allowed his phone on him in work hours. So when they were finally finished and he went into the locker room, he grabbed his coat and took the phone out of the pocket. His heart sank though when he saw no messages from her at all.
"Nothin'?" Connor asked softly as he put his coat on, looking at his brother with a guilty expression. Murphy just sighed and shook his head, stuffing the phone back in his pocket as he put the coat on. The disappointment was clear on his face and Connor didn't like it.
"She won't come to us so why don't we go te her?" Connor suggested as they made their way out of work.
"Ye think we should?" Murphy asked curiously, chewing his thumb as he side glanced at his brother.
"Why not? I mean she felt unwanted last night, felt like no one wanted her around, so we show her different, turn up there. We could grab food on the way." Connor shrugged. Murphy thought about it, it was a good plan. He wanted to see her, fucking desperately if he was honest, he was missing her like crazy.
"Aye, alright. We'll grab pizza." Murphy smiled, feeling a little lighter now his brother had put a plan together for them. They got the bus and stopped off at a pizza place, Murphy got her a ham pizza despite the fact he knew pepperoni was superior. He was trying to earn some points after all and he knew she wouldn't appreciate him doing that to her.
He remembered his way from when she showed him and when they got there, Connor was holding the boxes of pizzas as Murphy knocked on the door. They heard nothing on the other side and they frowned to each other. Murphy hoped to God that she was in, he would lose his damn mind if she wasn't and he couldn't see her. He knocked again, a little louder this time and then he heard movement, followed by a loud bang.
"Ow fuck!" They heard her whine on the other side of the door, making Connor snort a little as Murphy smiled. She opened the door and she was in her pokemon pyjamas, it was sleep pants and a tank top. She must have gotten ready to chill out after work and Murphy almost felt bad for disrupting her peace, but just seeing her made his heart explode. She looked wide-eyed and caught out, clearly not expecting them to just show up at her door.
"Did I just hear a curse word leave yer lips love? Don't think I've ever heard ye swear before." Murphy grinned, looking thoroughly amused as Connor chuckled beside him. She went beet red and looked at the floor.
"I tripped over the cat and fell, I hit my hip." She said softly, sounding so embarrassed. She lifted her shirt ever so slightly and her hip was bright red, it looked like it was going to bruise already and Murphy frowned.
"Oh love, it looks sore." He frowned as he reached out, touching it gently, she hissed in pain though and he looked at her apologetically as he moved her hand and she pulled her top back down.
"Ye have a cat?" Connor asked curiously, looking past her like he expected to see it. He hadn't remembered her ever mentioning a cat and she stayed at theirs so much he had no idea how the thing hadn't starved.
"Well...technically no. It's not mine. It just comes through the window sometimes and I feed it." She shrugged, looking awkward as she nibbled her lower lip.
She just stood there, the boys looking at her almost expectantly but she wasn't looking at them, she looked like she felt so out of place and Murphy didn't like it, she had already turned back into the awkward girl he met that first day, he didn't want her to feel that way around him or his brother.
"So can we come in lass? We brought food." Connor grinned innocently, breaking the tense silence. She finally looked up then, looking like she only just noticed the boxes in his hands and her cheeks flushed as she nodded.
"Yeah, I'm sorry." She mumbled as she moved out of the way. Connor followed after her and then Murphy and he shut the door. The twins followed her to the couch where she was currently watching some show on Netflix, the cat on one of the armchairs. Connor set the boxes on the table and sat down on the other armchair and Murphy went to pet the cat as he walked past her to get to the couch, she hissed at him though and his eyes widened as he looked at it mortified.
"Fuckin' hell, she's not very friendly is she?" He snorted as he sat down next to Savannah, making Connor bark a laugh. Murphy left some room between them, well aware she was having a moment and not wanting to push her too far. She looked somewhat amused by the cat though and he was grateful.
"She seems to hate anyone but me. When Amy first met her she scratched the crap out of her face." Savannah snorted a little, crossing her legs under her and grabbing the blanket from over the back of the couch. She pulled it around her almost like a protective shield. Murphy peaked in the boxes before handing one over to her with a warm smile.
"I got ye a ham one, even though pepperoni is way better." He smirked, making her shake her head and huff a laugh.
"Hams better than pepperoni." Connor piped up from the chair and Savannah looked at Murphy with a smug grin. Murphy squinted at his brother playfully.
"Oh is that right? Why don't ye tell her what ye got on yers then aye?" He asked with a sly grin, making Connor shrug.
"What? Nothin' wrong wit' a bit o' pineapple on pizza." He defended, making Savannahs eyes widen as her head whipped to him. She looked so horrified that Murphy couldn't help himself as he burst out laughing, Connor just looking at her like he had no clue what was wrong with her.
"Please tell me that's a joke?" She asked, glancing to Murphy looking actually worried.
Murphy gestured with his head over to his brother and Connor grabbed a slice of his pizza, which did indeed have pineapple on and he took a bit bite. Savannah watched him mortified before she opened her own box, taking a slice of her pizza and having a bite. They ate in silence but the tv was on so it wasn't too bad. She was watching some show, Riverdale or something, the boys hadn't ever watched it. Murphy was getting into it though, Connor thought it was a little weird but it wasn't awful. The girl was well into it though, her eyes glued to the screen as she ate. Once their food was finished, she grabbed the boxes and went over into the kitchen to put the boxes ready to take to the dumpster. She was unaware the Murphy had followed her and she squeaked when she turned around and saw him there, her hand covering her heart that now felt like it might beat out of her chest.
"Sorry love, didn't' mean te scare ye." He smiled apologetically. She nodded, trying to calm her heart rate down.
"It's okay." She said softly, looking at him and giving him a weak smile. He sighed, wiping a hand over his face as he watched her and she wasn't sure what to do or say. She hadn't expected them to just turn up here. Her mind was a shitty place and being alone with her thoughts was never a good thing for her. She had convinced herself she was worthless and a nobody and that none of them would miss her. She was convinced Murphy was done with her and he never wanted to talk to her again. Yet here he was with his brother getting her food, proving all of her intrusive thoughts wrong, and it was confusing for her to deal with.
"Can we talk?" He asked hopefully, rubbing the back of his neck. She leaned against the counter, folding her arms over her chest, once again a way to put distance between them, like a barrier to protect herself with. She just nodded and looked at the floor.
"Last night, I'm sorry, we didn't mean te make ye feel that way. Me and Connor...we just had somethin' te deal wit', I didn't realise we made ye feel that way. It won't happen again love, can ye forgive us?" He asked sincerely, making her finally look up at him. She knew she had overreacted, she was anxious but she wasn't stupid. She knew her thoughts were irrational yet it didn't stop her having no choice but to believe them, but his apology eased her worries and she felt bad he was apologizing because she had issues. She looked down again as she tried to gather herself to talk.
"Its...it wasn't you okay? I have issues, you know I do, and sometimes I'm my own worst enemy. I got in my own head and it was too much. I'm sorry." She admitted quietly, toying with her fingers, she felt awkward opening up about this. She hadn't really told him what it was like living with her anxiety issues, he just knew they were there. The only person she had spoken to about it was Amy. Murphy nodded, listening to her words, feeling glad she was opening up to him and he took a step towards her.
"Ye don't have te be sorry love. Ye could have just come te me, told me about it." He said softly, reached out and taking her hand. She had no choice but to look up at him then, her big blue eyes blinking up at him. She looked so sad and it broke his heart.
"When I went outside… I wanted to talk to you, but you and Connor looked busy, so I just went home." She shrugged, glancing down at their joined hands. It was comforting as he stroked her hand and she tried to let it soothe her.
"Well I'm sorry I wasn't there for ye, like I said, it won't happen again. Just...Please don't just take off like that again love, I was really worried." He lamented. She furrowed her brow then as she looked at his sad face and she felt a surge of guilt run through her. She hadn't expected anyone to worry about her but his face made it clear he had.
"Oh God Murph, I'm sorry, I...I didn't think." She frowned, looking like she was beating the shit out of herself internally. Murphy frowned, wrapping his arms around her tightly, he didn't want her to feel bad, he just didn't want her doing it again. He was pleased when he felt her relax against him, her arms wrapping around his middle. He soaked her in, feeling like a man dying of thirst finally being quenched with water. He'd missed her ridiculously considering they hadn't even been apart that long.
When he moved away, he looked down at her with a smile before capturing her lips with his own. It was desperate and needy and it caught her off guard for a moment. She kissed him back, she had missed him too and she had missed this, she had been positive she wouldn't experience this again so she just melted into him, fisting his shirt. He moaned into the kiss, a hand going into her hair as he deepened it and backed her up to the counter. She gasped against his lips, feeling him flush against her, it was sending sparks right through her. When he finally moved away they were both breathless and he gave her a devilish smirk, making her blush and snort a little.
"I'm gonna head off, get outta yer hair." She yelped and jumped when Connor's voice seemingly came out of nowhere and she looked at him with wide eyes, wondering when the fuck the boys became silent ninjas that made it their life's work to scare the shit out of her. She hadn't seen him there and when she looked him over, there was something about him. He looked sad almost. She was so used to him being cheeky and obnoxious and the sad look didn't suit him one bit. She had spoken at length with Amy about Connor, about sharing his bed, how Murphy didn't mind and how she thought it was weird. But when she let slip to her best friend about how Connor's little touches at night made her feel, her best friend had a field day. Her wonderful advice was for Savannah to ask Murphy if he would be up for a threesome with his brother, that earned her a thwack around the head off Savannah as she blushed wildly. Amy had told her it was natural for her to feel that way, an attractive man was touching her and it wasn't wrong of her to feel a little turned on by it, even though it was Murphy brother. It hadn't eased her worries any though.
Amy had also mentioned how maybe Connor might be lonely. Savannah hadn't thought of that before, but when she thought about it, he was always with her and Murphy or Rocco and Amy, he was the only one without someone and that thought made her sad. Connor had been a bit obnoxious at the start but when she got to know him, she saw him for who he really was. He was funny and kind, he would always help anyone who needed it. He was a good man and she wasn't quite sure why he hadn't found someone yet, he certainly ticked all of the boxes. And now looking at him, he looked sad and awkward and if she wasn't so busy staring at Connor, she would have noticed how Murphy looked somewhat guilty. He knew his brother had seen them together and he knew it must have stung given the circumstances, and now his brother wanted to leave.
"You don't have to go, if you don't want." Savannah said softly, making Connor look at her curiously. She just gave him a kind smile.
"You guys can stay the night if you want, saves you walking back in the dark. The couch pulls out as a bed." She shrugged casually, trying to sound confident and not like she was panicking by asking them to stay. Murphy beamed a grin and Connor seemed to relax a little bit, it was nice that she didn't want him to leave, she had pushed herself to say something to let him know he could stay.
"Sounds like a plan te me. Yer bed looks comfy as fuck." Murphy grinned gleefully, making Savannah bite her bottom lip and look at him sheepishly.
"Well...actually…" She trailed off, blinking up at him warily.
"What?" He asked carefully.
"I really don't want you to kick me out of my own bed so…" She pursed her lips as Connor burst out laughing, Murphy looking at her bewildered.
"So that's how it is aye? I get relegated te the couch but Connor gets te share the bed? This is injustice!" He huffed, making her panic briefly. But he grinned at her making it clear it was all in jest but she still shook her head.
"That wasn't what I meant. The couch pulls out into a double...I thought you two could share." She snorted, making Murphy burst out laughing this time as Connor squinted at her.
"Don't worry girl, we'll share a bed, ain't the first time we've had te." Murphy smiled as he stepped closer to her. Connor decided this was the moment to walk over to the couch and busy himself with setting it up. Murphy kissed her lips softly and she smiled up at him.
"There's bedding in the cupboard over there." She said as her hands toyed with the bottom of his shirt. She felt a little bad about not sharing a bed with him but she really didn't want him to push her out of bed. Her bed was a little higher and she didn't want to get bruised, her hip was already bruised and that hurt enough.
"Goodnight love." He grinned, looking down at her adoringly, it made her breathing hitch a little and her eyes fluttered closed as he placed a soft kiss to her forehead.
"Goodnight. Goodnight Connor." She called out as Murphy released her, making the lighter haired twin look at her and smile.
"Night lass." He grinned, making her smile at him before she disappeared into her bedroom.
Murphy went to the cupboard and got the sheets out before walking over to the pull out bed, Connor had set it up and used the couch cushions as pillows. The pair of them stripped off to their boxers before getting into bed.
"I'm sorry...about before." Murphy said guilty after a moment of them lay there silently. Connor glanced to him and frowned.
"What for?" He asked confused, making Murphy heave a sigh.
"When ye walked in on us, I know how it must o' made ye feel. I didn't mean te make ye wanna leave." Murphy lamented, hating this situation he found himself in. Connor was quiet for a moment and he licked his lower lip.
"Don't have te be sorry Murph, she's yer lass, yer allowed te do what ye want wit' her. Don't expect ye te stop because o' me." He sighed softly.
"Aye I know...just…" Murphy shook his head, frowning before he slung an arm over his face.
"Don't worry about it Murph, it'll be fine." Connor replied quietly, he wasn't quite sure what the next move was. Murphy had spoken about mentioning it to her but he didn't know how that would go. They would just wait and see what happened.
