"So what happened to you tonight?" It's not very often that you pick up a good looking American man walking along the road in Ireland." Ali said laughing.

"Good looking? You think so?"

"Yeh," she turned round to see him smiling, obviously happy with himself, "but I also think you know it. Anyway you didn't answer my question."

"Long story." He looked at her with that look of I don't want to talk about it but she wasn't giving up that easily.

"Well its gona take a while to get back so go for it."

"Ok then. Well we all left when the cops arrived but I had one following me. I eventually got rid of him, found a car park and parked my car in there and left it. I haven't been in Ireland for very long so I don't really know my way around so I just figured that I have to walk until I got to a town or a bus stop – and then you pulled up." She could tell he was annoyed - as anybody would be.

"So were abouts is your car?"

"To be honest I don't really know exactly. I'll remember when I go back to get it."

"If its still there!"

"What do you mean if its still there?" he looked at her concerned.

"Well it's a nice car just hope someone doesn't see it before you get it."

"Well should we go back and get it now then?"

"No way man I'm not going back there 2nite the cops will be everywhere." She could see that he was starting to get annoyed. She knew he car was nice and very powerful he obviously didn't want to lose it.

"Come on do you know how much that car cost me!"

"Look I'm not going back there. If you wana go back and get it I can stop the car and you can get out. If that's what you wana do fine but otherwise just give over about it and wait until tomorrow to get it. Ok?" She couldn't believe the cheek of this guy.

"OK calm down. Were did that come from." He said laughing

"Just don't piss me off."

"Ok I won't"

"Ok we are nearly back. Were do you want me leave you off? Where's your house?"

"I'm staying in The Blue Hotel. You know it?"

"Yeh but why are you staying in a hotel? Haven't you got a house?"

"No not yet. I've only been over here for a couple of weeks. Not sure on how long I'm staying."

"Oh right. So how come you came over here?"

"Just wanted a bit of a change for a while." He didn't even look at her. He was staring out of the window. She knew that there was a lot more to it than he was making out. She decided to drop the conversation.

"Oh right that's cool. Well I'm sure there is a party at our house if you wana come. That is unless you have more important stuff to do at your hotel." She was laughing as she spoke.

"Yeh that sounds good why not."

"Ok sorted."

Her mobile phone started ringing. She looked at the caller ID to see who it was even tho she knew it would be Taylor. She was right.

"Hey."

"Hey babe were are you?"

"I'm nearly home; I'll be about 5 minutes. Everything ok?"

"Yeh fine just checking you were ok."

"Is there a party at our's tonight?"

"Yeh it's pretty wild here tho I miss you already."

"Aww hunni. Don't worry I'll be home soon. And I'm bringing someone with me ok?"

"Who is it?"

"Brian O'Connor. You remember him? We checked his car today."

"Yeh I remember. That's fine."

"Ok I'll see you soon then."

"Bye"

She pulled into her space in the driveway about 5 minutes later.

"Thanks for the lift."

"No problem," she said getting out of the car. "Hope you drink beer because that's pretty much all we drink."

"Yeh beer's good."

"Ok then come on." She walked towards the door with Brian following closely behind. The music was loud and they could hear it outside. She walked into the house. There was a lot of people around – most of which she didn't know. She looked around for a familiar face. She could see Craig standing at the other end of the living room talking to some girl from the races. She walked over.

"Hey man. Where's Taylor?"

"I dunno around somewhere. In the kitchen maybe." He was so preoccupied with the half dressed girl he was holding onto that he barely even looked at Ali while he was talking to her. She walked into the kitchen and there he was. She noticed him first and walked over to him. He was talking to Chris and a couple to guys from the races that he knew. He had his back to her so she put her hands around his waist. He turned round quickly to see who it was. She could see the smile on his face when he realised it was his girlfriend.

"Hey babe," he said kissing her.

"Hey. You alrite?"

"Yeh."

"You want a drink?"

"Stupid question. It's ok tho I'll get it. I'll get Brian one while I'm at it."

"Why can he not get himself?"

"Yeh I'm sure he could but I'm just being nice. He doesn't know anyone."

"Well maybe you should come with me and be nice to me – so I can get to know you a bit better."

"In a minute I'm going to get a drink." She was quite annoyed at how off he had been about Brian but she knew it was only because he wanted her all to himself.

She let herself out his grip and walked over to the fridge and lifted out two beers.

"That's fine you go and be with the American dude then." He shouted at her as she went to walk into the living room. She turned around and walked back over to him.

"Oh my god what is your problem Taylor. Stop being so damn jealous. I can't even get someone else a drink without you thinking that I'm gona sleep with them. Get real for fucks sake what kinda girl do you think I am. I'm not like a stupid little tart from the races so don't you dare treat me like it." She realised that she was shouting at him.

"I just don't see what the big deal is with this Brian person. But go on if you would prefer to be with him go for it. Don't worry but me I'm sure I'll find someone to keep me company tonight."

She could feel herself getting so annoyed. She knew he had been drinking but still that was no excuse to treat her like that.

"Do what the fuck you want. It's not like you haven't before." She knew that he had cheated on her once when she was away for a holiday visiting family, but she didn't make a big deal of it but it was still there in the back of her mind.

She could see him getting more and more annoyed. Just when he was about to start shouting again Chris pushed him away from her.

"Just leave it man. Go and cool off it's not worth it."

"You ok Ali?" Chris had walked back over to check on her.

"Oh yeh I'm great." She said sarcastically. She turned around and walked back into the living room. She could see Brian sitting on one of the sofas with Kyra - who she remembered had raced quite well 2nite. She finished just after Brian in the race.

"Here Brian," she said throwing a beer at him for him to catch.

"Thanks."

"You ok girl?" Kyra looked up at her. She could tell something was up.

"Me yeh I'm fine thanks. Have a good night."

She decided to go outside and get some air to try and calm down. She walked in to the back garden and sat down on the steps with her beer. She wasn't sitting for very long when Taylor came out the back door. She turned round to see who it was then turned back around again to let him know that she was still annoyed. He walked over and knelt down behind her. He put his hands around her waist and leant over and kissed her neck. Her anger was starting to disappear. She couldn't resist him no matter what he'd done – that was one of her biggest problems.

He sat down on the step beside her still holding onto her. She looked at him and she could see that look in his eyes. She got up and moved over to him. Sitting on his legs she wrapped her legs around him. He kissed her for what seemed an eternity all the time running his fingers along her back.

"Hunni I'm sorry I didn't mean what I said earlier. I'm just tired and it's the alcohol and you know wot I'm like when I'm drinking – I'm even more jealous than usual. But I really am sorry I didn't mean to hurt you."

"Well you did. I wish you wouldn't say those kinda of things to me. You make me feel like a tart and you know I'm not"

"I know that I'm sorry I was just caught up in the heat of the argument."

"Ok then let's just forget about it."

"Ok. You wana go upstairs for a bit?" She knew exactly what he wanted.

"Ok the lets go." He stood up with her body still wrapped around him and walked to the back door. She put her feet on the ground and walked back into the house with Taylor holding onto her the whole time. Chris and some of the other guys were still standing in the kitchen.

"Oh man you sure know how to charm the ladies." Chris was laughing. He knew that no matter how much they argued Taylor always knew how to win her back.

"Yeh and I'm going to charm her some more. We will be back down later," he was looking at Chris with a smirk "maybe."

"Taylor" Ali said playfully hitting him on the arm and going slightly red at the same time. Everyone just laughed. They walked through the living room and up the stairs.

A couple of the guy's bedroom doors were already closed showing that they too were having fun tonight. As they were walking down the hallway to their room Taylor grabbed her by the arm and held her up against the wall. He had his arms around her waist and he leant in and kissed her long and hard. He moved down her neck kissing it all the way down. Adam walked out of his room.

"Guys get a room. It's not like it's far away."

"Sorry Adam" Ali said as she grabbed Taylor and pulled him in the direction of their bedroom. She pushed open the door and walked in pulling Taylor in behind her. He slammed the door shut and walked over to her where she was moving all the clothes of their bed. He grabbed her and kissed her again pushing her down onto the bed with himself on top. She grabbed the bottom of his T- shirt and pulled it off over his head to reveal his gorgeous body which she loved. She rolled him over and sat on top off him whilst taking off her red tank top to reveal her toned body. He sat up pulling her closer and unclipping her bra and throwing it to the floor. She pushed him back down on the bed and unbuttoned his jeans. He lifted himself up and grabbed her black mini skirt and pulled it up over her head and kissed her again. He rolled her over so he was on top of her and pulled his jeans down. He was just about to kiss her again when someone knocked on the door.

"Yo man you busy?" Craig shouted in.

"Hell yeh go away." Taylor was getting annoyed. He was having fun.

"Come on man we need your help. There's some trouble downstairs."

"Hold on a minute." He shouted back.

"I'm sorry babe I better go." He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead.

"Its ok babe you go and sort it out and I'll be here when you get back."

"Ok I love you babe."

"I love you too" he pulled his jeans back on grabbed his T-shirt off the floor were it had been thrown too.

"What's the problem man? This better be worth it or there is going to be trouble."

"I'm sorry but there really is trouble downstairs. A few guys have just arrived and they are really pissed or stoned or something but they are looking for trouble. We tried to get rid of them but it didn't work." He filled Taylor in as they rushed down the stairs.

Craig pointed to the guys in the middle of the room.

"That's them"

Taylor could see that one of the guys was holding onto and girl. It was clear that she didn't want to be around him but he wouldn't let her go. He walked over to were they were.

"Yo what's the problem here?"

"None of your damn business so get lost." the man said barely turning his back to look at who he was talking to.

"Well when you're bringing your shit into my house it is my business so either get it sorted or leave." The man turned around to face him.

"Or what?" He turned back around still holding on to the girl. She was begging him to leave go of her. Taylor looked around to see where his team were but they were all already behind him. He gave them a look that they knew meant to get ready for whatever was going to happen.

"Look maybe you should just leave her alone. She obviously doesn't want this so just let her go."

"Look man if I wanted your advice I would have asked but I didn't so just get out of my face." Taylor leant forward and grabbed the mans arm where he was holding onto the girl.

"Take your hands off her now."

"You're really starting to piss me off." He tried to swing at Taylor but he ducked and punched the guy in the stomach instead. Adam and Jason walked over and grabbed the guy's arms as he went to swing for Taylor again. Taylor walked up to the guys face.

"I told you to leave her alone or get out of here. Now if you don't leave now there is going to be trouble."

"Troubles right here." They turned around to see the one of the other men standing with a gun in his hand. Before anyone could do anything he fired the gun. Everyone dived onto the ground.

When Ali heard the shot being fired she jumped out of bed and grabbed the nearest clothes she could. She out on a pair of Taylor's tracksuit bottoms and baggy t shirt and ran out of the room. When she got to the top of the stairs she could see the fighting in the living room. She ran down the stairs. She could see Taylor fighting with a guy on the floor. The place was practically empty now; everyone had left when they heard gun shot. She went to run over to Taylor to get him to stop but Johnny stepped in front of her.

"Stay out of this Ali it's too dangerous."

"Well then stop it. I don't want anyone getting hurt." She screamed back at him.

"Look I'm trying to but you need to get away from here. Go back up stairs I don't want anything happening to you."

"And I don't want anything to happen to any of you's. Stop it now!"

She ran over to were Taylor was. She grabbed the back off his T – Shirt and tried to pull him off the man.

"Taylor stop it." She screamed at him. "Stop it please stop it."

"He turned round for a second to pull her hand off his T- Shirt. He didn't notice the man reaching over for the gun. Ali did.

"Taylor look out."

She grabbed him and pulled him to the floor with her as the man fired the gun. Everyone in the room went silent and looked round. Taylor and Ali were lying on the floor. The other buy got up and shouted to the other guys as he ran out the door.

"Everyone out of here."