Chapter 35
It had been a week since everything had happened. Kirsty and Kane were still very much in love; their relationship was going from strength to strength. Kirsty had even spoken to Dani a couple of times. Dani had asked her to come to her birthday party. When Kirsty had told Kane he'd been sceptical. Kirsty had insisted Kane come with her; after all, they were a couple. Kane had finally given in and Kirsty had insisted they go buy Dani a present. They had got back, gotten changed and were driving over to the caravan park. On the way there, Kane pulls over and stop the engine.
"What you doing? We're already late" Kirsty exclaimed. Kane turned to face her.
"Babe, are you sure you want me to come? I could just drop you off." Kane didn't want to cause any more trouble. But Kirsty silenced his worries.
"I know it's hard, but if we want to have a normal life together then we have to do these sorts of things together."
Kane smiled and started the engine again. They drove up to the house and got out the car. Kirsty reached for Kane hand.
"Ready?" she asked. Kane nodded. He wasn't really but was determined to make the effort for Kirsty's sake. They walked up to the door to hear the party was already in full swing. It was meant to be a BBQ but most people were inside. Kirsty knocked on the door. Dani answered.
"Kirsty, Kane hi" Dani said.
"Hey happy birthday big sister!" Kirsty said, a little too enthusiastically. Dani smiled.
"Come in then, we're waiting for Dad to get the BBQ going."
Kirsty and Kane walked in to the house. The room fell silent. Everyone was staring, not knowing what to say or do. Kirsty felt her cheeks going red; Kane however was used to people staring at him. Noticing the room was silent Rhys came thru from the garden, to see Kirsty and Kane in the doorway. He slowly approached them
"You came then?" he finally asked
"Yeah" Kirsty suddenly knew why Kane didn't want to come. She was wishing she'd listened to him. Dani grabbed Kirsty's hand and led her into the house in an attempt to get the party going again.
"Right, how about some presents before some food Dad?" Dani walked to the sofa and sat down. Kirsty and Kane stood at the back whilst the party got going again. After Dani had opened a few presents, Kirsty stepped forward and gave Dani the one from her and Kane.
"Here Dani. This is from me and Kane." Kirsty said. Dani smiled and opened it. It was a locket with photos of dani and Kirsty in it. Dani smiled. She knew what Kirsty was getting at - they'd always be sisters, no matter whatever happened.
"Thanks Kirst, it's beautiful. I'll never take it off." Dani turned to face Kane. "Thank Kane". Kane gave a little smile. He'd never felt so awkward and out of place in his life, and that was saying something. Kirsty squeezed his hand.
Suddenly Rhys shouted through from the garden. Everyone headed off for food but Kirsty and Kane stayed put.
"Well, I knew it'd be hard but this is just .." Kirsty couldn't describe it.
Kane kissed the top of her head. "I know, but we don't have much longer to get through. If we can do this, we can do anything!" He took Kirsty hand again and together they walked into the garden. Dani saw they were on their own, people avoiding any possible conversation with them. She walked up.
"Hey, you guys okay?"
Kirsty shrugged. "It's okay, they'll find something else to talk about soon enough" But dani could tell she was finding it hard. She was determined that nobody would be miserable on her birthday. She walked up to her dad who was successfully burning the food.
"Dad, can you do something for me?" Dani asked. It was going to be a big favour.
"Sure love, anything for the birthday girl." Rhys smiled.
"Invite Kane to help you?"
Rhys stopped what he was doing. "What?" But he knew what Dani was doing. It was her birthday; she just wanted everyone to get along for that one day. "Sure sweetheart."
Dani kissed her father cheek. "Thanks Dad, I owe you". Dani noticed Scott coming in. She ran up and kissed him. Scott noticed Kane standing awkwardly at the back of the crowd.
"What's he doing here?" he demanded.
"Helping me celebrate my birthday. Please don't say anything Scott. Just lets forget about the past, for a few hours anyway." Dani led Scott away. She looked at her Dad who turned to look for Kane and Kirsty.
"Kirsty, Kane, fancy helping me with the food, I appear to be turning the burgers to charcoal here!" Rhys shouted loudly. It made everyone go silent. Kirsty and Kane looked at each other and slowly walked to the BBQ. Rhys encouraged them to help cook and serve out food and before they knew it, it was as though the past had never happened. Even colleen smart was speechless. After everyone had eaten dani stood up.
"Guys, hi, Just going to make a little speech. Um, I guess I'd like to say thanks for everyone for coming. I had a really good birthday. A lot has happened recently, but tonight wasn't about that, it was about the future."
"Come on Dani" Rhys said jokingly. Everybody laughed.
"Okay okay! Um I'll finish by making a toast. To my family, who I'll always stand by and who will always be there for me. No matter what. " As she said family she nodded towards Kirsty and kane. For the first time the whole night Kane felt able to put his arms around Kirsty. Finally, dani had publicly accepted them. Was this the break through they needed? Where things going to go right for them now. Kane and Kirsty could only hope.
It had been a week since everything had happened. Kirsty and Kane were still very much in love; their relationship was going from strength to strength. Kirsty had even spoken to Dani a couple of times. Dani had asked her to come to her birthday party. When Kirsty had told Kane he'd been sceptical. Kirsty had insisted Kane come with her; after all, they were a couple. Kane had finally given in and Kirsty had insisted they go buy Dani a present. They had got back, gotten changed and were driving over to the caravan park. On the way there, Kane pulls over and stop the engine.
"What you doing? We're already late" Kirsty exclaimed. Kane turned to face her.
"Babe, are you sure you want me to come? I could just drop you off." Kane didn't want to cause any more trouble. But Kirsty silenced his worries.
"I know it's hard, but if we want to have a normal life together then we have to do these sorts of things together."
Kane smiled and started the engine again. They drove up to the house and got out the car. Kirsty reached for Kane hand.
"Ready?" she asked. Kane nodded. He wasn't really but was determined to make the effort for Kirsty's sake. They walked up to the door to hear the party was already in full swing. It was meant to be a BBQ but most people were inside. Kirsty knocked on the door. Dani answered.
"Kirsty, Kane hi" Dani said.
"Hey happy birthday big sister!" Kirsty said, a little too enthusiastically. Dani smiled.
"Come in then, we're waiting for Dad to get the BBQ going."
Kirsty and Kane walked in to the house. The room fell silent. Everyone was staring, not knowing what to say or do. Kirsty felt her cheeks going red; Kane however was used to people staring at him. Noticing the room was silent Rhys came thru from the garden, to see Kirsty and Kane in the doorway. He slowly approached them
"You came then?" he finally asked
"Yeah" Kirsty suddenly knew why Kane didn't want to come. She was wishing she'd listened to him. Dani grabbed Kirsty's hand and led her into the house in an attempt to get the party going again.
"Right, how about some presents before some food Dad?" Dani walked to the sofa and sat down. Kirsty and Kane stood at the back whilst the party got going again. After Dani had opened a few presents, Kirsty stepped forward and gave Dani the one from her and Kane.
"Here Dani. This is from me and Kane." Kirsty said. Dani smiled and opened it. It was a locket with photos of dani and Kirsty in it. Dani smiled. She knew what Kirsty was getting at - they'd always be sisters, no matter whatever happened.
"Thanks Kirst, it's beautiful. I'll never take it off." Dani turned to face Kane. "Thank Kane". Kane gave a little smile. He'd never felt so awkward and out of place in his life, and that was saying something. Kirsty squeezed his hand.
Suddenly Rhys shouted through from the garden. Everyone headed off for food but Kirsty and Kane stayed put.
"Well, I knew it'd be hard but this is just .." Kirsty couldn't describe it.
Kane kissed the top of her head. "I know, but we don't have much longer to get through. If we can do this, we can do anything!" He took Kirsty hand again and together they walked into the garden. Dani saw they were on their own, people avoiding any possible conversation with them. She walked up.
"Hey, you guys okay?"
Kirsty shrugged. "It's okay, they'll find something else to talk about soon enough" But dani could tell she was finding it hard. She was determined that nobody would be miserable on her birthday. She walked up to her dad who was successfully burning the food.
"Dad, can you do something for me?" Dani asked. It was going to be a big favour.
"Sure love, anything for the birthday girl." Rhys smiled.
"Invite Kane to help you?"
Rhys stopped what he was doing. "What?" But he knew what Dani was doing. It was her birthday; she just wanted everyone to get along for that one day. "Sure sweetheart."
Dani kissed her father cheek. "Thanks Dad, I owe you". Dani noticed Scott coming in. She ran up and kissed him. Scott noticed Kane standing awkwardly at the back of the crowd.
"What's he doing here?" he demanded.
"Helping me celebrate my birthday. Please don't say anything Scott. Just lets forget about the past, for a few hours anyway." Dani led Scott away. She looked at her Dad who turned to look for Kane and Kirsty.
"Kirsty, Kane, fancy helping me with the food, I appear to be turning the burgers to charcoal here!" Rhys shouted loudly. It made everyone go silent. Kirsty and Kane looked at each other and slowly walked to the BBQ. Rhys encouraged them to help cook and serve out food and before they knew it, it was as though the past had never happened. Even colleen smart was speechless. After everyone had eaten dani stood up.
"Guys, hi, Just going to make a little speech. Um, I guess I'd like to say thanks for everyone for coming. I had a really good birthday. A lot has happened recently, but tonight wasn't about that, it was about the future."
"Come on Dani" Rhys said jokingly. Everybody laughed.
"Okay okay! Um I'll finish by making a toast. To my family, who I'll always stand by and who will always be there for me. No matter what. " As she said family she nodded towards Kirsty and kane. For the first time the whole night Kane felt able to put his arms around Kirsty. Finally, dani had publicly accepted them. Was this the break through they needed? Where things going to go right for them now. Kane and Kirsty could only hope.
