The rest of the day was a boring day of being told this and told that. The 'bar staff' were Reg McCann and Honey Betts. Sheelagh and Des would sleep upstairs in the pub and Reg and honey would be in a two - bed roomed flat round the corner so they can get to them quickly if need be.
When everyone had gone, including Reg and Honey, Sheelagh followed Des up the stairs and into the bedroom.
Des sighed and said, "I'll sleep in the bath if you want me to."
Sheelagh sat down on the bed and looked at Des, who was pacing. "Please don't," she whispered.
Des stopped pacing and looked over at his 'wife' and said, "are you saying that you want me to sleep in the same bed as you?"
"I'm too scared to be on my own," tears started to fall slowly and quietly down her face.
"Hey…there's no need to cry." Des sat down next to Sheelagh and put his arm round her shoulder. Sheelagh angrily brushed away the tears and said.
"Sorry. I'm just tired."
Des, who still had his arm round her, pulled her closer to him so her head was resting on his shoulder. They stayed like this for about ten minutes until Sheelagh pulled away.
"Do you need the bathroom?" she asked.
"No thanks."
"Okay. Well, I'll go and get changed in there if you don't mind?"
"No, you go ahead. Do you mind if I just wear a pair of boxers in bed or d'you want me to put on a t-shirt as well?"
"What d'you normally wear in bed?"
"Nothing."
"Oh right…well, boxers will be fine." Sheelagh left the room and went into the bathroom.
Sheelagh stood looking at herself in the mirror while the sink filled up. 'Why did I cry on him?' she thought to herself. 'He's never gonna want you now, even if he did before.' Sheelagh mentally shook herself to stop her getting even more confused about her feelings for Des. She turned off the taps and washed her face.
After changing, Sheelagh went back into the bedroom where Des was already in bed, reading his book. He looked up when Sheelagh walked in and thought to himself, 'how on earth does she expect me to resist her when she's dressed like that?'
"You look nice," he said.
"Thank you." Sheelagh replied shyly. Shee pulled back the duvet and got into bed.
"I'll … err… go and use the bathroom." Des got out of bed and went into the bathroom. He locked the door then looked at himself in the mirror. He took a deep breath and tried to stop his thoughts running too wild. Des washed quickly then went back and got into the bed. Sheelagh was reading her book and Des picked up his book but he couldn't concentrate so he put the book down and lay down. He turned off his light and turned onto his side so he was facing away from Sheelagh.
Sheelagh noticed that he had stopped reading and lay down so she did the same except she lay facing his back. It wasn't long before they were both fast asleep.