The next morning when Sheelagh awoke, Des was still asleep. She watched him for a few minutes then got up to get ready.

When she came back from having a shower Des was still asleep. Sheelagh made sure her dressing-gown was tight around her then went round to Des's side of the bed and shook him gently.

"Wakey, wakey," she said.

Des groaned then opened his eyes. He smiled up at Sheelagh and said groggily.

"Is it time to get up?"

"Yep."

"Oh. Okay." Des tiredly got up and looked at Sheelagh's hair. "Have you been in the shower already?"

"Yeah, your turn."

Des smiled and left the room. Sheelagh changed quickly then went to make them some breakfast. About 15 minutes later, Des came in.

"Smells great." He said.

Sheelagh just smiled. They ate in silence, Sheelagh was still confused as to Des's behaviour last night.

While they were washing up Des asked.

"Are you still scared?"

Sheelagh looked up at his face to tell whether or not he was taking the mick, and decided that he wasn't.

"Not as scared as I was."

"Good."

They lapsed back into silence again. Des dried another plate then said.

"Last night…" he was hesitant, which Sheelagh picked up on.

"What?"

"Well, I was chatting to a bloke at the bar while it was quieter and he asked who the married couple were, so I told him, but I also asked why he asked. He said that he expected us to be more intimate with each other." Des trailed off at the end.

"Someone said something along them lines to me." Sheelagh admitted quietly. She gave a short laugh. "Only one day gone and people don't think that we're really a couple."

"Hey… No one said that we're not a real couple," Des was soothing, "come here." He opened his arms out towards her after putting down his tea towel. Sheelagh went to him and let him hug her. She leaned against him and her head was against his chest. Sheelagh closed her eyes and Des stroked her hair.

"What are we going to do?" Sheelagh whispered.

"There is only one option, and your not gonna like it." Des warned.

"What is it?" Sheelagh pulled away from him and looked him in the eye.

"We kiss when we're behind the bar every so often." Des said quietly.

"Oh. Well, it has to be done. We'll have to warn Reg and Honey though. And you'll have to tell them that I'm not the one you fancy." Sheelagh finished with a laugh. She went out to go and finish getting ready.

'Who said you aren't the one I don't fancy?' Des thought to himself sadly.