A/N y'all seemed about ready to cut me over Sean, so I'm giving you a bonus chapter where you'll FINALLY meet who I've picked for the love interest of my favorite character. Finally someone I deem worthy! Haha (Although I did love Angela) They're not going to get officially together in this chapter, this is merely her introduction. PS, you'll see who this character is based off of (looks wise and personality wise) on the Pinterest page! I hope you really like her, I've spent a long time building her character in my head and spent a good 30 minutes just picking a name! Hopefully you'll think she's good enough for our Seanny! Hehe I PROMISE you'll get the highly anticipated wedding chapter tomorrow/Thursday.
October 2021 (so this is after we found out Ana is pregnant with Teddy and obviously before Charlie Tango)
Shit here he comes. Be cool. Stop blushing. She straightens her posture and turns back to her computer cursing herself for wearing her glasses today. Of course today I run out of contacts. I haven't seen him in a week and I'm in glasses. I thought he wasn't coming back for another two days! She rolls her eyes internally. She catches a glimpse at him as he stops to talk to someone and she bites her bottom lip. Oh my, he's so beautiful. Stop it, he's a bona fide playboy he would never be interested in you, Shannon. She tucks a loose hair behind her ear that has fallen out of her sleek ponytail.
"Shannon!" she hears from beside her.
"Hi Sean" she smiles. "How was Houston?" So boring. God, Shan.
"So fucking boring, thank god I got out of there a few days early. So how's it been here?"
"Good, you haven't missed much. Mr. Baxter is breathing down my neck about this deadline but" she shrugs "what can you do?"
"Do you need help?"
"Oh no, I'm fine. Just a few late nights in the future"
"You were always the smartest one in the bunch. Like you need my help" he chuckles. "Alright I'm sure I have a shit ton of work to do, I'll catch you later Winters?"
She nods feeling like she has lost her voice worried that she'll sound like a petulant teenager if she opens her mouth. Don't go yet! She sighs when he's out of earshot and puts her head in her hands.
"You're pathetic, yaknow that?" she hears from the other side of her cubicle. She spins her chair around and is met with her work best friend Kelly.
"I am so aware of that" she says leaning her head back against the back of her chair.
"Can you tell him how you feel already!? Because this is like watching paint dry"
"I'm sorry my life is not entertaining enough for you"
"Apology accepted, so when are you going to tell him you've been holding a candle for him for" she looks at her watch. "What 3 years now?! Shit we've been here three years? Oh God, I need a new job" she says putting her head in her hands.
"It has not been three years, asshole. More like two...ish" Shannon says matter of factly.
"Whatever. You're in love with the man. At least make some sort of move"
"We're friends Kel… and are you nuts? Do you see the women he brings to functions… that strut through this office? Blonde freaking supermodels"
"Ya ones he's usually escorting out 30 seconds later? The only woman who comes to visit is Ana Grey. And everyone in New York knows who she belongs to… and you're gorgeous Shannon. The only thing that they've got that you don't is confidence. Stop being so down on yourself!" She sighs. "I've got to jet to a meeting." She says turning her face to her open web cam to touch up her mascara and lipstick. "I'll be back later. Still on for drinks tonight?"
"If I can get a decent amount of work done" Shannon says waving a hand and staring back at the mound of work in front of her. At least make some sort of move. Easy for Kelly to say, she's gorgeous. The epitome of the blonde supermodel he's attracted to. Not mousy Shannon Winters. The braniac from Iowa that graduated top of her class at MIT. I mean sure I have some great features. My silky brown hair, I've been told I've got pretty great tits and legs so that's a plus. But nothing that stops a man like Sean in his tracks. If Kelly weren't engaged she'd be going after him too and then I really would have no shot. HA like I have a shot anyway! She remembers the day she met Sean and remembered thinking that there was no way that she had ever seen such a good looking man.
Flashback to orientation.
"Is this seat taken?" she looks up from her pamphlet into the most gorgeous pair of eyes she'd ever seen to see a guy smiling at her.
"No" she smiles.
"I'm Sean Peterson" he says sitting next to her
"Shannon Winters"
"Nice to meet you" he says holding her hand a bit longer and she feels her heart skip a beat.
"Likewise"
"So Shannon Winters, where ya from?"
"Iowa"
"Seriously? I didn't know people really lived there" he chuckles.
She giggles. "What about you? Let me guess… Hoboken, New Jersey?"
"You wound me!" he laughs. "It does seem like a lot of people commute into the city, I'll give you that. But no, I'm from California"
Of course this man is a California dreamboat. "That's awesome. What part?"
"Santa Barbara"
"I hear that's beautiful"
"It really is. So what brought you to New York?" he asks.
"This job" she giggles. "You?"
"Same. I got offered a few other jobs in other cities, but New York seemed like the most fun, and two of my best friends moved here too"
"Do you guys all live together?"
"God no. It's my roommate from college and his fiancé" He's silent. "They wouldn't let me live with them" he pouts.
"You poor thing"
He laughs. "Kidding, I would never get any sleep. They fuck like rabbits, it's unreal" he laughs.
She giggles. "Where did you go to school?"
"Harvard"
"Oh a smart one"
"You?"
"MIT"
"Oh yeah, I'm the smart one. You'll be running shit next year"
Throughout the day, Sean and Shannon were split up into different groups. The orientation provided lunch and had set it up in a large room. She walks in and immediately curses herself for not making any friends during the orientation. Too busy paying attention, per usual. She grabs a salad and sits by herself next to a window when she sees movement in her peripherals. "God I am so bored" Sean says as he sits in front of her. "You want to get a drink when this is over?"
Is he asking me out? No just friends. "Yeah, sure!"
The rest of the day was a blur and all she wanted was to go home and sleep for the next week. But going out with Sean seemed like such a good alternative.
"Do you live far from here?" He asks.
"No not at all. I live about 4 blocks down on 5th."
"Oh shit, really? Me too. We're probably like neighbors!"
End Flashback
"This is so stupid" she mutters to herself. She checks herself in her hand mirror adding some mascara to her lashes to make them fuller; she adds some bronzer and stands up making a beeline for his cubicle on the other side of the office. "Hi" she smiles as she sees him staring at the computer screen.
"Hey, what's shakin?"
"I've decided to say fuck the work." She smiles.
"Atta girl!"
"So want to get drinks after work?"
"Absofuckinglutely. Is Kelly coming?"
"Uh… no probably not"
"Even better" he chuckles. "I'll swing by around 5 and we can head out"
"Perfect" she smiles letting her hips swing a bit more than usual as she walks out. She shoots Kelly a text.
Hope the meeting is going well, bailing on drinks. Don't hate me.
What the fuck! Whyyyyy
Because I'm getting a drink with Sean
Ooooh who asked who?
I asked him.
YAY! Okay, acceptable. I want deets later. And tell me you aren't wearing what you have on today.
She looks down at her white shirt under a black dress and sighs.
Well I can't go home and change… that's trying too hard
True. Well at least take your hair down.
I'll have a pony tail crease!
Good think Mama always carries a straightener with her. Check my bag.
Ah, love you. Fuck, my glasses.
The glasses are hot. Very sexy librarian. Keep em. Very chill also.
After spending an almost 30 minutes in the bathroom her hair has her usual bounce. She smiles at it cooperating for once and goes back to her desk willing 5 pm to get there faster.
"Oh and she let her hair down tooo, someone wants to get rowdy" Sean chuckles as he leans against the wall in the entrance to her cubicle.
She giggles. "Shut up. I just need a break. I've been pulling 60 hours weeks and I'm exhausted"
"Maybe you should try sleeping?" he asks jokingly.
She narrows her eyes at him as she slides her laptop into her bag. "Whatever. So I was thinking, you want to drop our stuff at home, and just go to a bar closer to there?" And then I can change into something less boring schoolteacher
"Works for me"
A few hours and a few drinks later and she feels her guard starting to go down. "So Christian and Ana asked me to be their baby's godfather" he says taking a swig of beer
"Oh my Gosh! What an honor. That's fantastic"
"Yeah… it's weird. I didn't think it would affect me this much, I guess because I somewhat expected it. But then they asked and you really realize like wow these people trust me enough to take care of the most important person to them… if something were to happen. It really is an honor"
"You'll make a great Godfather! Aww Uncle Seannnn" she giggles.
"I hope so"
"Are they nervous about being parents?"
"Oh my God yeah. Ana is two months pregnant and you would have thought she was going into labor tomorrow… and you know Christian's obsessing over making sure she's safe. She's winding down on her last few months of work I think."
She giggles as she always does when he talks about Ana and Christian. "You three are too cute. Are you sure you're not the third person in their marriage?"
"Probably. I get no sex and I get yelled at all the time… sounds like marriage" he groans.
She giggles. "You don't really believe that"
"What?"
"That marriage means no sex?"
"No I don't" he laughs. "Although I've seen it happen in a lot of marriages. I'm just around horny as fuck people all the time. Even my parents still go at it." He groans.
"That's sweet. You know my parents divorced when I was a kid. So I never really saw that" she shrugs.
"What? Parents go at it? Consider yourself lucky"
"No… love" she says swirling her straw around her margarita.
"Have you ever been in love?"
"Nope… you?" she asks.
"Once" he says.
"What happened…" she pauses feeling intrusive "if you don't mind me asking?"
"Life"
"Oh"
"No… we met in college, and then when we graduated we parted ways. She lives in North Carolina… I think she's engaged now actually"
"Oh wow. That's rough. Do you still love her?"
"I think a part of me always will… but I've moved on. I'm a different person now"
She nods. "Do you want to get married?"
"Of course, do you?"
She nods. "I'm my parent's only child. It's killing them that I haven't already given them grandkids. I am dreading going home for Thanksgiving" she says rolling her eyes.
"I'm right there with ya. I'm not an only child but I'm definitely the favorite" he chuckles. "They want me to settle down and as my dad says it "quit chasing ass"
Yes, listen to your dad. They're trashy and no good for you. "Oh really? Tell me how you really feel Winters" Shit. DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD?!
Her eyes widen. "I just mean…" her cheeks redden.
"Relax Shan, you sound just like Ana. She's always getting on me about the girls I bring to functions Christian has or ones for her company, or just when we're all out at the bar"
Perfect, he sees you like he sees Ana. Like a sister. Wonderful. "Do you have a thing for blondes?"
"No… does seem like I go for them a lot though doesn't it?" he chuckles. "What's your type?"
You. "Ummm I don't really have a type"
"Oh come on everyone has a type"
"Not me"
"Well guys you've dated, do they follow any particular trend or pattern in terms of looks or personality?" he inquires.
"Well I haven't dated many guys"
"What's many?"
"Well I dated one at MIT… but…"
"ONE?! Shannon, tell me you're pulling my dick"
She blushes at his crass reference. "No. But then you know I was sort of seeing someone from the 8th floor… Henry"
"Oh right! What happened with that?"
She shrugs. "He was boring… even for me" she giggles.
"Shannon, there's nothing boring about you" She smiles and sips her drink to evade replying to his sort of compliment. "So the MIT boy?"
"He was… sweet and kind and we dated on and off for a year but kind of like you, he was moving to California, and I moved here. Wouldn't have worked"
"Sweet and kind… You talk about him like he's a distant relative"
She shrugs. "I told you I've never been in love" There's a pause in the conversation before he changes the subject.
"We should hangout like this more often"
"We always say we're going to and never do" she giggles.
"Yeah, you always blow me off"
"Do not!"
"Yes you do, and it forces me to hang out with Christian and Ana"
She laughs. "You have other friends you could hang out with"
"I know, but… once you've been through so much with people… I mean you've met Kate once I think…at my birthday last year? We've just all been through so much together, and at the risk of sounding like a girl we all mean so much to each other, sometimes at the end of the day you just want to be with family. The guys at the firm are great guys, don't get me wrong. But you get it… don't you have friends like that? Ones that you don't even consider friends anymore?"
She smiles thinking how sweet it is the way he talks about his friends. "I do… unfortunately they don't live around the corner." She giggles. "Gabby lives back in Iowa, Clare lives in Michigan, and Alyssa lives in Pennsylvania. We're all over but we've been best friends since high school"
"Do you talk to them a lot?"
"Everyday… maybe every other when we're super busy."
"That's good. Really good." He yawns and looks at his watch. "Shit when did it get to be 1 am"
She shrugs. "Time flies I guess"
"Would you mind if we called it a night? I have a conference call at 8 am"
"Of course, sorry I kept you out so late, old man" she giggles.
He laughs as he pulls her out of the booth after paying the tab much to her annoyance. "Come on, little lady so I can get you home" He walks her to her door which is literally at the end of his block. "Well this is where I leave you"
"Yep" Unless you come up…
"We should do this again"
"Totally" she smiles and when he starts to walk away she yells after him. "Friday!?"
"What?"
"Well we always say we should do this again and then we don't so I'm making the plan… Friday?"
"Works for me" he smiles at her. "Night, Winters"
"Night, Peterson"
He walks home and feels anxious at the idea of seeing Shannon again on Friday. Oh I've definitely had too much to drink now. He foregoes his place and hails a cab, going to the one place he knew he could get some answers.
"Yes yes yes I knew it!" Ana cheers bouncing on the couch. "You like her! Who by the way I LOVE"
"Because she's like your fucking clone" Sean groans as he sips a bottle of Smart Water as there's been a strict "no consumption of alcohol in front of Ana" rule in place for the next 7 months.
"What's so bad about me?" she pouts.
"Where do I start?" he jokes. She tosses a pillow at him.
"You gonna let him talk to the mother of your child like that?" she asks as she burrows her legs into Christian's lap.
Christian chuckles. "Settle down, children. So, Friday. You're going out again?"
"Is it a date?" Ana asks.
"I don't know. I don't even know if I like her, or if she likes me. I mean we're friends, guys"
"Bullshit, you've always had a little thing for her" Christian interjects
"Have not"
"Can we come?" Ana asks
"Ana" Christian groans.
"Oh come on it's not like she hasn't met us before"
"Because then it's like a double date"
"It wasn't when the four of us have hung out before" Ana points out.
"We haven't ever really hung out… we were out for drinks and you two crashed the party" Sean says rolling his eyes
"You're making excuses you want to be alone with her!"
"Ana, chill. Christian" he says shooting him a look that says 'Reign in your wife before I strangle her'
"Baby, maybe he wants some alone time with her. And a bar is no place for my pregnant wife" he whispers against her lips.
"Fine. But when you guys finally get your heads out of your asses and get together, I want a fucking double date! You don't know how long I've waited for this girl Sean. Not specifically Shannon, though she's awesome. But someone that will mesh well with our very invasive and inappropriate dynamic. DON'T fuck it up!"
"Ha funny you say that, she asked tonight if I was the third person in you guys' marriage"
Ana howls with laughter as she gets up. "What did you say?"
"That I probably was because I get no sex but you're constantly yelling at me" Ana laughs as she heads to bed.
"Night, Seanny. I want deets after Friday night!"
That morning Shannon stops on her daily commute to grab coffee and grabs one for Sean too. She's always at work super early so she has time to get herself together before she hears people start to trickle in. She knows Sean gets there around 8 and remembers his conference call. It's 7:50 and she heads to his cubicle. "Hey there, figure you needed this after last night" she giggles sitting a cup of coffee in front of him.
"You're an angel. I didn't even have time to stop this morning. Thank you" His thoughts immediately go back to Ana getting coffee for Christian all those times in college. Fuck. Stop it, Sean. She doesn't even think of you like that. This is not like Ana and Christian.
Seeing that he's lost in his thoughts. "Well I'll leave you to prepare"
"I'm sorry, just so anxious. I'll come over in about 30, okay?"
She nods. "Sounds great. Good luck" she says giving him the thumbs up
"Thanks" he smiles.
About 30 minutes later, Sean comes over. "Where's she" he says pointing towards Kelly's desk.
"Personal day" she says not looking away from her computer.
"Soooo wedding stuff?"
"Basically" she laughs. "Are you going?"
"I wasn't invited"
"Oh… well I get a plus 1" she blurts out before she can stop herself. Shit, did I just ask him out?
"Are you asking me out, Shannon Winters?" he smiles.
She blushes deeply. "I—"
"Relax, I was kidding. I would love to go with you"
"I mean it's not for a few months"
"Is it here?"
"A winter wedding in New York" she shakes her head and rolls her eyes. "Going to be pretty swanky though. At the Plaza hotel"
"Ooooh Daddy's money?"
"Fiance's money" she corrects.
"Shit, should be pretty great. Open bar?"
"Obviously"
"So in"
The rest of the week flew by and she barely saw Sean after that as she was focusing on the amount of work she had. But it was finally Friday and she couldn't wait to go out with Sean again.
"Well if it isn't the workaholic" she hears behind her as she's standing at the elevator.
"I thought you left already?"
"Nope, I figured you'd still be here, and I thought I should just wait… or are we not going for drinks anymore?"
"No we are… I just wanted to go home and change" she laughs. "I had no idea you were still here. I figured you were gone"
"Well we can head home and walk to a bar around us again?"
"Sounds good"
"It feels so good to be done with this project" she groans. "I think I need something stronger than this" she says lifting a beer to her lips.
"Wanna do some shots?"
"Oh Sean, you know I'm no good at shots"
Not gonna fit in with Ana and Christian that way. He thinks to himself. "Come on, tomorrow is Saturday, what do you have planned?"
"Not being hungover"
"How about this if you're hungover tomorrow morning, I'll take you to breakfast"
"No."
"No?"
"If I'm hungover you're coming to my apartment and making me breakfast because I will not be able to move"
He ponders it for a second and then smiles. "Deal"
"Took you long enough" she jokes.
"Just wondering if I can swindle Ana into making us both breakfast" he chuckles. "Can you cook?"
"Indeed"
"Well?"
She laughs. "I think so. Maybe you'll have to see for yourself" Whoa Shan. Not cooking for him.
"You gonna cook for me? Dear God, I think I just fell in love" he jokes.
She rolls her eyes though her insides are screaming. "So these shots?" she says.
"Alright, that's what I like to hear!"
Hours later it's 3 am and they find themselves at a dimly lit karaoke bar. They're both extremely drunk as one shot turned to 8 and Shannon thinks it's a great idea to sing karaoke.
"DO IT!" Sean cheers.
"Oh my gosh, I used to love this song!" She says into the microphone as the first familiar beats of Beyonce's Crazy in Love blares through the speakers. She sings through most of it causing quite the cheers from the crowd and giggles profusely when Jay-Z's part comes on. "Yeah I can't do this part" she laughs into the mic.
"You were so good!" he laughs when she gets off the stage.
"I can't believe I did that!" she says putting her hands over her eyes. "I am so drunk."
He smiles. "Should I take you home?"
"No way! Come on, there's a great bar across the street" she says pulling him towards the bar.
An hour later and it really was time for them to go home. She didn't drink much in college and she couldn't remember ever being this drunk… maybe once or twice with Kelly who convinced her to "live a little"
"Sean" she breathes out from the back of the cab. "I think I'm going to…"
"Deep breaths"
She inhales deeply and feels her nausea subsiding. "Okay… it's working."
"You okay?"
She nods. "Yes"
"Good"
About 15 minutes later, she stumbles out of the cab and up the front stairs that lead to the front door to her building. "Thanks Sean" she calls towards the cab
"You going to make it up the stairs yourself?" he asks her as he climbs the stairs to get closer to her
"I think so" she sways a little."
"Maybe I should make sure you get in"
"I'm fiiiiiine. You're good." She says trying to put a key that was obviously not her house key into her lock. "Ummmm" she says squinting at her group of keys.
"Oh give me those" he laughs trying a few keys before finding the right one.
"Come on." He says pulling her hand. He gets them into her apartment and he takes in his surroundings. "Wow, nice place"
"Thanks." She says grabbing some water. "Want some?"
"Yes actually, that'd be great."
"You know" she says sitting next to him. "I can find my house key in my sleep"
"Oh?"
"How else was I going to get you up here?"
Oh I know a drunk girl when I see one. Here we go. Tell me you want me. We can do this now. "What do you mean?"
"Oh come onnnn, Sean. You've done this plenty of times before. Don't act like you don't know"
He strokes his chin. "Well, now that you've called me out for being a manwhore, maybe I should go" he chuckles.
"I didn't mean it like—"
"No it's cool Shannon, I thought the last few days were you finally opening up and I really liked getting to know you. But I didn't know it was all to get laid" he laughs. "Trust me you didn't have to go through so much trouble"
Her mouth drops open. "You're an asshole"
"Takes one to know one"
"What are you twelve!? I thought… You know what. Never mind" she says looking down. "Just go" she whispers fighting back tears.
"Tell me" she hears from next to her.
"God Sean are you really that dumb?" she says standing up. "You go on and on about Christian and Ana and your parents. But I guess you can't see it when it's directed at you, huh?" She storms out of the living room and into her bedroom slamming the door. "Go home, Sean" she calls through the door.
He's stunned. Literally stunned. But he knew he was not leaving her. He knocks on the door and hears the water running in her bathroom and knows through Christian that's what Ana does when she doesn't want him to know she's crying. Is this the same? But wait… did she just say she loved me? Oh God, we're both too drunk for this. He takes a deep breath and opens the door and goes towards the bathroom door. He knocks in case she really was naked but all of that goes out the window when he hears her throwing up. He opens the door and sees her holding her hair back. "Go" cough "away" cough "please"
She pleads.
"I'm not leaving you like this" he says holding her hair back and rubbing her back. "Let it out"
"This sucks" she says throwing up again.
"Shhh, I know. I've been here millions of times" he chuckles. "It's going to be okay. So tomorrow, I was thinking. How do you like eggs? That's about all I can cook"
"Shut up. No food." She says letting more out. "Fucking tequila"
"Stop talking" he chuckles. "God you're just like Kate. She loves to talk when she's throwing up"
"Have you" cough "slept with her?"
"KATE!? Hell fucking no… we made out once like freshman year of college. No ew. God no."
"I was just wondering, you talk about her a lot"
"I talk about Ana a lot, you don't think I've slept with her, do you?"
"No but mostly because I know Christian is your best friend and he would castrate you"
"Absolutely. I'll have to tell you about the first time Christian and I ever met. I almost ruined a lifetime of friendship in one stupid comment" he laughs.
She finally stops throwing up and he smiles at her as she leans up against her bathtub.
"Well, before you pass out as I know you're probably wearing thin I have to ask… how long?"
"How long, what?" He shoots her a look raising an eyebrow. She sighs. "Orientation"
"You're lying. Wow. I had no idea… Shan… why didn't you…. Send me a signal… anything?"
"I don't know" she says with her eyes closing. "You're hot"
He chuckles. "Well thank you, but I don't see what that has to do with anything"
She props her hand on the tub and rests her head on it. "You're so out of my league" she smiles sadly.
He furrows his brows together. "Says who?"
She shrugs. "I don't know"
"You're being ridiculous, you're beautiful." he says picking her up. He sits her on the bed.
"I can change on my own" she says.
"Okay"
"Will you stay?"
"If you want me to"
"I do"
"Okay, I'll stay"
"In here with me?"
"Okay, but no taking advantage of me" he says laughing.
"Close your eyes. I'm too drunk to go back in the bathroom" she says pulling her top off and he opens one eye to look at her. God damn. That body. She pulls a pair of sweats out of her drawer and pulls on a tank top.
"You have any Advil?" he asks her
"Bathroom"
He grabs some from the medicine cabinet and a glass of water before sitting down next to her. "Take these"
"Why?"
"You'll feel better"
"Promise?"
"Promise"
She takes the Advil and sips the water before lying down. "Sean the room is spinning"
"Close your eyes, it'll be over soon"
He climbs in next to her. "Sean" she whispers.
"Shannon" he whispers back.
"Night"
"Night beautiful" he strokes her back as they fall into a peaceful sleep.
A/N: Ummm so I love Shannon. She just speaks to me! She may be my second favorite character I've written. Haha. So, as I said it's on Pinterest who she's based off of. But for those not following me/have a Pinterest. She's a cross between Lexie Grey from Grey's Anatomy (probably my all-time favorite character from anything ever. Still not over her death) and Ginnifer Goodwin's character, Rachel in Something Borrowed. (I'm really more using like Rachel's overall style from the movie. In my head, for her physical appearance I'm picturing Chyler Leigh—aka Lexie.) For those of you unfamiliar, Google "Chyler Leigh Grey's Anatomy" she looks really different outside of that show and her look on the show is what I'm going for. (she's cut her hair and done some crazy looks. Also, not when she's blonde)
Secondly, yes, I made them neighbors on purpose. Obvi! Ha! Hope you guys like this/ where I'm going with it. If you guys love them as much as I do, I may consider doing a spinoff story on them as I know some people only want to read about Christian and Ana in this story. Totally understandable!
Thirdly, once the wedding is over, I'll do an addendum to the Charlie Tango outtake to include both Dylan and Shannon. I don't know where either of them will be in their relationships with Mia and Sean specifically, but they should be present even if it's just a mention of their names. And it'll bother me to not have them in when it's after this point in time.
