**Sorry about the delay - I had an exam.**
At about 4am the next morning Sheelagh awoke to find herself lying on the sofa with Des's arms around her. She turned over so she was facing him and he woke up.
"Morning." He said and kissed her on the nose. Sheelagh smiled at him.
"We'd better get in bed."
"Okay, come on then." Des picked her up and stood up.
"Des, put me down NOW!!"
"No." Des grinned wickedly before running with Sheelagh into the bedroom.
The next time the awoke was when the alarm went off the next morning.
Sheelagh groaned, "I don't wanna get up."
"Don't then." Des rolled onto his side and sat up on his elbow and looked at her. Sheelagh patted his chest and snuggled into him. Des smiled and put his fee arm round her.
"I have to." Sheelagh muttered.
"Okay, if you have to, then I have to." Des said. "But first…" He rolled Sheelagh onto her back and kissed her passionately.
"Where's Honey?" Sheelagh asked Reg after she hadn't seen her for about 15 minutes. It was about midnight and they were ushering people out of the pub. Samantha Nixon, Phil Hunter and Gina Gold stayed in.
"Dunno."
"SHEELAGH, REG! COME DOWN HERE!" They heard Des shout from the cellar. They ran to where Des had shouted them from and found him leaning over a batted and bruised Honey. They gasped and Gina said.
"I'll go and call an ambulance." She ran off and Sheelagh pushed Des out of the way. The nurse part of her took over.
Ten minutes later the paramedics were carrying Honey's still unconscious body into the ambulance.
"Okay, can you two stay here tonight please?" Gina looked towards Des and Sheelagh. "And Reg, you go back to the flat. I'll speak with you all after I've spoken to Honey." They all nodded mutely and Reg walked out without saying a word. Sheelagh and Des were left on their own.
"Are all the doors locked?" Sheelagh whispered.
"Yeah, why are you whispering?"
"I dunno." She said normally.
"Come on. I think we need to get a good nights sleep."
"Yeah." Sheelagh followed him up the stairs.