Chapter 14

(Opps , haven't updated in well… quite a while… I stopped because when Ste and Bren drifted apart I had no inspiration and proper writers block… but I suppose I'm back… and it's probably not worth the wait… so sorry.. But I'm continuing it now. Aiden (a) is in bold btw)

"Sorry, I know I just vanished on ye, but I had to go, there was nothing keeping me here..." I bowed my head in shame.

"Well ye best mate for starters, I trying ringing ye, but no answer..." he looked sadly at me for a moment and stared out of the window into the streets below.

"I threw me phone away"

"Of course ye did." We looked at each other silently for a good minute before A burst out laughing.

"Hey B, look you're back now…."

"Urr only for a couple of days, ye know, got to get back"

"Well don't worry B, plenty of time to catch up" He started laughing again, increasingly losing breath and he bent over and started into a coughing fit. He wasn't the fittest of blokes…

"Hey Hey, calm down, I'll get ye some water." I quickly walk over to the sink and pour him a large glass of water. I hurry back and pass him the drink, he smiles gratefully.

"Thank B" He replies clearly feeling refreshed and able to speak again. "Life's too short ye know B, without some laughs to fill ye time, what else have ye got…"

"That's quite deep A, ye been talking to that hippie Jaine down ye road again?" I replied with a smirk.

" Nah B, it's true, all me own thoughts…." He states plonking down in a pile on the sofa.

"So how ye been A, any lady friends occupying ye day?" I ask perching o the armrest of one of the chairs.

" Not yet, I doubt I'll have time now… What about ye B, any ladies, or…gents even?"

My mouth opens and closes processing what he said.

" Don't worry B, I know."

"How? Why.?" I reply.

"Saw ye kissing Jack, when we were younger, I didn't stay to watch what came after …err no pun intended B..." he said grinning like a fool.

Was he really ok with it? "Shut up… Look I'm not that, well comfortable yet, if ye get me.. so just ..drop it for now A."

" Look B… as I said life is too short… whoever he or she is, is well lucky to have ye.."

I look to the floor silently, thinking about… Steven.

" Hey B, must be someone special to get ye lost like that"

"Yh…he. Is."

"B... I want to take you somewhere… ye will remember it ... we used to go there every weekend."

" Of course I remember A…. Come on then get off ye fat arse..."

" ye never change.." he states with a laugh as he slowly lifts himself off the couch.

"C'mon then B"

tbc