I find it easier to base the story around Ste's point of view than Brendan's as his characteristics are easier to write than Brendan's, but I'll try writing it from both of there point of view, but bare with me! Hints of Doug here, but no bashing as I don't actually mind him any more now that Stendan are back together.

Steven's POV

I 'ad literally just got home a couple of days ago and I wa' already preparin to go to Dublin with Brendan. I wa' so excited but nervous at the same time, I mean I knew Eileen wouldn't be to happy with me going with Bren and I also had to go through the awkwardness of meeting his younger son Padraig and being distinguished as his 'special friend', fair point it was the easiest way to explain that his dad was gay and had a boyfriend. But at least I knew that this time neither of us were messin about and we were both going into this relationship both feet in and head first.

I hated the fact I wa' leaving my kids again though, I had missed them so much while being at the hospital and everyone seemed to notice that, as all I wanted to do was come home early but clearly I wasn't well enough to do that and I still needed help which I obviously didn't want to accept..

"For fucks sake Steven. You gotta let us help ye, how do ye plan on coming with me to Dublin if ye aint even well enough to get out this hospital bed!"

I could see his patience wearing thin, lately he'd been waiting on me hand and foot while trying to deal with my mad mood swings and childish sulks, meanwhile all I did was give him grief.

"Well, maybe I am already well enough to leave but no-one's letting me go home!"

He laughed dryly. And I could see him getting ready to give up, and just leave me. It'd been like this for a week or so. Gotta be honest though it was driving me insane staying in this hospital bed when I could easily be with me kids or with Brendan in Ireland.

"Cause ye ain't well enough! How many fucking times do I have to say that till it finally drills into ye head?!"

"But I am! Don't you see! I've been well for ages but even when I beg you to ask them to let me leave you flat out refuse. You're just being unfair now Brendan!"

"I'm just looking out for ye Steven. Don't think it'll be too good if we're walkin round the streets of Dublin and ye just suddenly pass out"

I had stopped making eye contact with him for some time but I could feel his eyes burning right through me. The intensity of the stare was making me nervous and I couldn't think straight. I knew I was going to snap soon and from the look at his tensed back and clenched fist so was he.

"Oh, yeah, I get it now. You just wanna be in Ireland and sick of me being 'ere innit? Oh thanks a lot yenno! Bet next you'll be saying that I threw myself onto the mini bus an that this is all me fault!"

"Oh, stop being stupid Steven. Just listen to ye self. All I want is for ye to get better. Properly, not just rushing to get ye self better!"

"Yeah, well 'member when you were here cos' of that explosion? Yeah well I got you out of 'ere early and took care of you and let you stay with me and Doug cos' you asked me to! Why won't you do this for me?!"

"Oh, come on this is getting ridiculous. I had to get out because I had to protect ye and Cheryl from Walk-"

"Walker, yeah blah blah blah! You know what I think Brendan?! I think you want me to stay in the hospital cos' then you can control me if you're watching me at all times! Control who see's me and where I go!"

"What? That's just fucking stup-"

"That's the thing Brendan, it ain't stupid! Not at all! Right, cos' I heard you when you sent Doug away yeah. He came to visit me and you sent 'im away tellin 'im I didn't wanna see 'im and shit! Well I think I'm pretty capable of deciding who I want near me or not!"

I was literally screaming at him now, which I'm pretty sure other patients wouldn't be happy about but it was driving me insane being stuck 'ere! I was well enough, I know I was so why couldn't I just go home!

"Steven-"

"No Brendan. I don't wanna hear whatever feeble excuse you've managed to come up with, just leave me alone."

I had turned my head to face the window at this point, so all I heard was a deep sigh and the sound of his shoe's move around and complete silence. I turned back around to find myself alone. Great. Now I just wanted to run after 'im and beg 'im to stay with me, but I couldn't. Because I wasn't strong enough to walk anywhere- nevermind run. Maybe he was right. Maybe I still wasn't well enough to leave..

I must've fallen asleep cos' when I woke up it was dark outside and there wasn't any noise to be heard. I tried to reach my hand out to my side to see if I could feel any type of human contact, reassurance that Brendan was next to me, but all I could feel was absence. Thin air. I turned my head to look at the chair he was sat in at one point, and found it to be completely empty. After that I tried to get to sleep and shake any thoughts that popped into my head, however that didn't stop any of the tears that left me eyes only for my eyelashes to swift them off as they trickled down my face. What if Brendan really did leave.. As in just leave me 'ere, while he went to Dublin. I guess I couldn't blame 'im if this was true. What if he was doubtin ever even getting back with me? He must be sick of me now..sick of me pushin him away whenever he tries to help me. I felt a knot at the bottom of my. What if he really had just left..gone?!

After a while, I had calmed down and it was only silent sobs that were leavin me, but then I felt the slightest touch on my cheeks, then a hand push it's way through my hair, picking up the lost strands that were on my face joining them with the rest of my hair. It felt so soothing, I had been craving this all day. I opened my eyes slightly, hoping that it wasn't some dream I was in.

"Bren.." I gave a slight smile, I felt so relieved knowing he was right there.

"Hey."

I opened my eyes properly and sat up.

"Hey? Is that all you can say? You leave me for ages and you just come back and say hey and you think that's it! I don't deserve any kind of explanation of nowt!?"

I knew really I shouldn't be shouting at him, challenging him, but I couldn't help it.

"Well, in my defence Steven ye did basically tell me to fuck off." his voice had a glint of humour suppressed in it.

"Hm. I don't care. You still shun't of left me so long! I thought you'd left me for real! I got worried an thought you'd left for Dublin with out me."

"Well maybe then I would've finally got some peace."

I knew he was joking but I still couldn't help sulking a bit.

Then I felt a hand go under my knees and one under my back, he brought me back to his chest and held me there a while, kissed the top of my head and mumbled something into my hair. Curiosity obviously got the better of me there.

"You what?"

"I said yer impossible kid."

"What's that supposed to mean? Is it that menna be a compliment? Right I don't know if you realised but you left me for ages anything coulda happened to me-"

"Don't say that Steven. Please."

I then felt him slowly put me down, I instantly missed the warmth his body brought and felt my arms dangle down and touch some kind of metal.

"Sorry." I mumbled.

Ey what's this Bren?"

I realised I was sat in a wheelchair and he'd picked up all my clothes put them in a bag and was pushing me down the halls.

"Ye said ye wanted to go home didn't ye? So stop complaining."

"Yeah but I thought you said I couldn'-"

"I know what I said, but if ye had let me complete one sentence before without any interruptions ye would've realised that the reason I was gone for so long was that I was arranging everythin for ye welcome home back."

A massive grin his my face.

"What made you change your mind? You seemed dead set on me not leaving if I 'member clearly!"

"If ye well enough to argue with me like that then ye must be well enough to leave." He raised his eyebrow and his eyes had a challenging look to them.

"Aw, you're funny you ain't ya! Well, hang on a sec, I doubt the doctors agreed to do this. You're not kidnappin me or anything are you? Bren?"

"Yer think so low of me Steven."

"Shut up- I'm just ya know, saying it cos' I know you too well and something small like this. Right, I just wouldn't put it past you."

Next thing I hear is a bark of laughter from behind me.

"Well nothing to worry about Steven, yer not getting kidnapped or anything, so shut up will ye. Doing my nut in."

I'd been so glad to leave, it was drivin me insane. After about a day on crutches I was able to get my strength up and Brendan booked the tickets for Dublin, I was so happy apart from the awkward conversations I had to 'ave with Doug..

"So I heard Amy's going to be sticking around for abit?"

Lately all we could manage was awkward conversations and the odd joke. I hated it if I was honest, I knew we could never go back to the friendship we use to have before we ever got together, it was better then, I had a friend. A best friend. It was good, I never really had much experience with friends, all I had was Amy but she was the mother of me kids, so it kinda hurt knowin I'd never get Doug back as a mate.

"Yeah she is, gonna look after the kids aint she!"

"Why? I thought you were well enough now?"

Oh shit. Now for the awkward 'by the way i'm going to Ireland with Brendan and leaving you to look after the Deli weeks after I'd just broke your heart.'

"Yeah, well I mean, I'm going away for a week or so ain't I.. So I need someone to look after me kids, and who better than Amy? She's missed them too so it's good, but I'll miss them."

I tried to spin the conversation onto a new direction, clearly didn't work.

"Going away? Where to?"

"Dublin." I muttered quietly, hopefully he'd get the hint and leave it there.

"Oh yeah, how come?"

"Going with Brendan to go see his kids..."

"Right, course yeah. Yeah, sorry I didn't kn-"

"Doug."

"No, Ste it's fine, really. I'm guessing you'll want me to manage the deli while you're gone yeah?"

"Please?"

He gave me a reassuring smile, I felt guilty for doing this, but was quickly dragged out of my guilt when I saw Brendan's name flash on my phone screen.

"Ste? Ste are you even listening to me?"

I got brought back to Earth with Amy waving a shirt in my face.

"Sorry what you say?"

"I asked you if you wanted to take shirt or not? When I asked you if you needed help packing I didn't realise that meant I'd do it all!"

"Sorry I was just thinking about summit, yeah, yeah that shirts fine."

"So where's...Brendan? Isn't he even going to help you pack? Real helpful isn't he?"

I knew she wouldn't be happy with me getting back with Bren, the minute I'd told her she was screaming at me but in the end I managed to calm her down.

"Amy. Stop it, alright? He's back at his packin too, yeno, I'm not the only who needs to pack clothes, he weren't plannin on visitin his kids naked."

Suddenly a dirty thought popped into my head, hm. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad seeing him naked all week. I reckon Amy knew what I wa thinking as she just shook her head and gave me a disapproving look.

"Ste.. Are you sure? I mean, are you sure you can trust Brendan? After everything he did to you! Are you sure breaking up with Doug was the best thi-"

"Amy just stop it okay! Me and Doug, yeah I loved him but more as a mate, being how I am with Brendan, now, it's all I ever wanted. I aint stupid okay, I'm not gonna be naïve and just think he's a saint all of a sudden, but he's changed, I know he has, he wouldn't ever hurt me like that again! So, just leave it Amy, whether you like it or not I'm gonna be with him."

She gave me a weak smile and just nodded.

A couple hours later and I was ready, all clothes were packed, I had said goodbye to kids and read them a good night story, and all I had to do was wait for Brendan.

He was running a couple of minutes late, must have had some trouble with the tickets or summit, cos' he told me he'd come pick me up from the flat at 9 it was 10 past now, but I'm sure it was nothing. I poured myself a glass of wine and sat down on the sofa, I began to fidget a bit as time went on. I decided to put the telly on and stretched my legs out, I didn't wanna crease my red chino's but I needed to relax. I watched the small hand hit half past and doubts were creeping in my mind all at once. What if he wasn't coming? What if he had second thoughts and decided he didn't want me to come? No, no, he wouldn't do that, not now. Not after everything.

Minutes went past, and he still wasn't here, this was getting ridiculous. I'll call him, yeah I'll do that, I've already text him twice asking him where he was, and got no reply, but I was beginning to get pissed off so I don't care if it looks desperate. After four rings I heard it go straight to voice mail. Okay, now I was really panicking. But no, he wouldn't leave me, I know he wouldn't! It's fine, he must be busy and not noticed his phone... Amy must have guessed what I was thinking as she came over to me holding the bottle of wine I had got out earlier, looking proper sympathetic. I hated it, cos' she was just adding to my doubts.

"Ste, are you sure he's coming?"

"Amy!"

"Look Ste, you told me he'd be here at 9, it's almost 10! I told you you shouldn't of trusted him!

"He will get here, just leave it! I don't need you tellin me this, I know he'll be here. He's just running late!"

We sat in silence for god knows how long, until I heard hammering on the door, as if someone was trying to knock the door down, immediately I knew who it was. Me and Amy looked at each other for never-ending second till I rushed to the door and pulled it back with such force I almost snapped it off it's hinges.

"Come on come on, Steven!"

"Steven, ye got yer stuff ready? Good. Come on we're gonna be late for the flight."

With that he turned around and rushed back to the car and disappeared through the fog and black sky, without even givin me a chance to say anything back. I did as he told me and turned around to kiss Amy goodbye.

I walked towards and the car and he picked up me suitcase and put it in his car, then signalled for me to get in the car. Once we were both in and he began to drive, I could see him staring at me through the corner of my eye, but I carried on ignoring him. I wasn't ready to speak to him until he explains why he left me waiting for so fucking long!

I had my head rested on the edge of seat and stared outside looking at the sky, till he broke the silence.

"We'll be stayin in the house by the way, I couldn't be arsed booking a hotel."

Silence.

I didn't feel like responding.

"Steven. Is that okay?"

"Steven, for fucks sake"

"WHAT? Yes it's fine! But I don't know why you're asking me cos' I can't do anything about it and I'm pretty sure you don't even care what I think!"

My plan to ignore him wasn't going to well, I didn't want to show him how annoyed I was but I couldn't keep my mouth from bellowing them words.

"What? What ye talkin about? Course I care what ye think, don't be stupid Steven."

"Oh, now I'm stupid? Great thanks Brendan."

If looks could kill, he'd be dead from the one I just gave him.

"Ye know I didn't mean it like that, now stop sulking about whatever seems to be bothering ye and cheer up yeah?" I keep see him trying to stir the conversation to a light topic, his voice was soft and soothing but still I couldn't seem to snap out this sulk.

I carried on ignoring him and looking out the window, till he sighed and tried again.

"Ye better not be like this for the rest of the journey, or else no point ye coming is there?"

I knew he was joking and he didn't actually mean it but right now I was too mad to care.

"Well just turn around and drop me off home again! Since I'm not fun!"

"For gods sake Steven! Ye know I didn't mean it like that!"

"Course. Never do do ya?!"

"Oh, what is yer problem? Why are ye acting like a baby all or a sudden? What's with this sulk? It's seriously wearing my patience thin Steven."

I just ignored him and stretched out my arm to turn the radio on so we didn't have to argue or stay in silence, but he grabbed my hand and turned off down a narrow road and stopped the car.

"Gerrof'"

"Ye gonna tell me what's botherin ye or we gonna have to be like this for the whole ride? Ey?"

"You were late!"

"What? I was la- what ye on about?"

"To pick me up! You said you'd pick me up at 9 and you came at like 10!"

"Oh come on Steven, what are ye 14? So I was late, stop getting yer knickers in a twist over somethin like that!"

"I knew you would say somethin like that!"

He gave a small chuckle.

"It ain't funny right! I was worried, I thought you weren't comin and you had second thoughts or summit and you didn't want me to go with you! I tried phonin you but you weren't pickin up what was I mena think yeah?!"

I waited for him to reply, but I heard nothing, so I turned my head to look at him to find him staring deep into my eyes smiling. Not a smirk, just..just a smile.

"What you smilin about now?!"

"You, ye bein a baby."

I was about to kick off when I realised he was joking.

"Shurrup'." I crossed my arms over my face to hide my red cheeks.

"Cute, really it is."

I rolled my eyes and frowned, but he still hadn't answered my question.

"Why did you take so long Bren? I was just sat there like an idiot waitin for ya, Amy was givin me them looks that said 'I told you so' I thought ya weren't comin."

I guess he noticed that I wasn't so much angry about it but more sad, I felt my eyes dropping a bit. And his face soften.

"Really wanna know?" His raised his eyebrow

I just nodded.

"Work ran late, someone eejits tried selling drugs in the club, I had to sort them out and then when I came home to get ready it was almost 9 and I needed a shower and sort the whole thing with the tickets and phone Eileen to check that she knew we were still comin round. I left my phone chargin when ye text me, and by the time I saw the missed calls and texts I was drivin so I left it. I didn't mean to make ye worry Steven, I just didn't think ye were gonna bite my head off so much."

Oh, that made sense, actually.. Still he wasn't completely off the hook but I was too tired to argue, I just wanted to go to sleep.

"Oh, okay.."

"Forgiven?"

"Yeah whatever, just start the car we ain't ever gonna get there at this rate!"

He just started laughing, I loved hearing his laugh, like his genuine one, not the one that's used to scare people.

After that, the ride to the Airport was comfortable, and me mood got uplifted within minutes. Every once in a while a song would come on that I liked and I'd be singing at the top of my voice and screaming just a bit louder when I couldn't hit the high notes just to wind Bren up a bit. Then when I had calmed down a bit from me hype I felt myself begin to doze off, and I felt his hand rest on me thigh, I looked up at him through me eyelashes and he just winked at me.

Next thing I knew, I woke up in the plane, I was sat on the seat by the window and me head was rested on Bren's shoulder, me left leg tangled with his right one, and his right arm was round me waist, I could hear his deep breaths and soft snores, he looked...adorable. Which is a word I'd never thought I'd use to describe him. I laughed silently at me own joke, before repositioning myself into my original position and allowing meself to go back to sleep.

I got woke up again by the announcement, being played. Saying summit along the lines of landing in 5 minutes, the journey had gone so fast and normally I ain't too good during plane flights. I looked up to find Brendan still asleep, I didn't want to wake him up but I knew I had too or else we'd never get off this plane.

"Bren.. Brendan. Wake up." I began to nudge him slightly, I didn't want to wake him up with a shock but then it began to piss me off that he was only stirring and not botherin to wake up.

"Brendan!" I shoved him till his head hit the back of his seat.

"Fuckin hell Steven, calm down." His voice was wrapped in a thick rough coating, he still sounded

half asleep, well to be fair he still was.

"We're landin soon."

"Okay, okay, yeah, give us a sec will ye."

He rubbed his eyelids and woke himself up properly.

"Was it okay then?"

I stared at him completely confused.

"The flight. Steven. The flight, was it okay? Any turbulence?"

"Oh yeah, no it was fine, I fell asleep actually."

A small chuckle escaped the back of his throat.

"Yeah, yeah I know, I had to basically carry ye into the plane, didn't have the heart to wake ye up."

I just smiled at him and leant up to kiss him. He met me halfway. I felt his tongue try to find it's way into my mouth and vise versa. I began to pull at his shirt, getting completely lost in the kiss, I began to undo some of his buttons till he pulled away.

I stared at him in confusion and felt rejected.

"Incase yer haven't realised but we're still on the plane. Don't think they'd be to happy if I started fuckin ye now." He winked at me, which just turned me on even more.

"Oh yeah." I suddenly felt my cheeks go red. And he just stroked them.

"Bet we put on a well good show for um. Got um proper entertained din't we?" I couldn't help but laugh.

"Yeah yeah,"

Before I knew it we had landed and we were making our way through airport security and all that crap. We got outside and I was freezing my balls off! I could see that Bren could tell what I was thinking by his sudden laughter.

"Aw baby Steven, not used to the cold?" He said in a mimicking voice.

"Hilarious you!"

We got back to the car, and I think I had fallen asleep for another hour or so cos' I got woke up by Brendan's lips on mine, and a hand snakin around my inner thighs.

I instantly smiled as from the look on his face I knew what he was thinking, I pushed the seat back so we could have more room and he pulled me towards him.

I straddled his lap and pushed up and down against his groin. I could hear him moaning into me mouth. I was grabbing his hair while his hands snaked down and found themselves cupping me ass cheeks. He groped them and I found myself moaning into his mouth while trying to now rip open his shirt. Buttons were flying everywhere, he broke the kiss to pull take me coat off and pull me t-shirt over my head, I saw lust completely fill his eyes. I spread my hands all over his chest going over his tattoo on his chest and curling me fingers around the hairs on his chest. I felt his mouth place soft kisses on my neck and he took my ear lobe inbetween his teeth and whispered into me ear.

"Like that do ye?"

I could only just manage and yes, I was too far gone, I could feel meself get hard and I began moaning when he began to suck against my neck. Me hands were gripping his hair now as he moved his mouth down my throat, licking at my Adams apple, he scraped his teeth across there before licking it better. He lowered his head even more till he got to my nipples, he started on me right nipple, then left, licking clockwise as they got stiff. I was still thrusting meself up and down the length of his dick. His hand fumbled on my belt till he got it off and shoved me pants down, I lifted me ass so he could get them half way down. It was a bit uncomfortable being in this position with the steering wheel digging into me back but I couldn't care less right now. His left hand immediately gripped my dick, and his thumb was going over the head of my cock, stroking slightly as pre-cum gathered up on my slit. I was still holding onto his head and left me head fall into the crook of his neck and he started fistin my cock hard and fast. I was so far gone, all you could hear was my moaning, I was screamin out Brendan's name, so loud.

"Bren..Bren, I.. I'm gonna come."

"Come for me Steven, come for me."

After a few more strokes and a few more of my screams, warm, wet liquid split all over his fist and our stomachs.

"Fuck that was good Bren."

I was tryin to catch me breath back when I heard a zip being undone, he lifted us both slightly so he could shove his trousers down to his ankles, I looked down to see the visible boner he'd acquired through the material of his boxers. He smirked at me and point down. I jumped off his lap and knelt down infront of him.

I began placing wet kisses all down his chest, biting in a few places, while my hands moved up and down his chest constantly. I lowered my head more and decided to tease him a bit.

I placed my hands on the waist band of his boxers and slowly pulled them down, all the while placing kisses near his groin. I could see him throw his head back and felt him run his hands through my hair.

I licked down his shaft and got my hands to massage his balls a bit. I placed small kisses on the head of his cock, and felt his cock twitch whenever it felt contact. I could hear Brendan givin small groans.

"Steven stop fucking about."

I smirked up at him, and then took him into my groaned loudly and began pulling my hair. I bobbed my head up and down, saliva covering his cock constantly, me tongue licking the throbbing vein every time. I could tell he was about to come, he was making little whimpering noises which I loved to hear every time. So I took him out of my mouth, stood up and began to touch myself.

"Fuck sake Steven, don't stop!"

I carried on touching myself till he took over again and just as I was about to come I felt him let go and push my head down, he was teasing me the bastard. I started deep-throating him again, the head of his dick hitting the back of my throat making his moaning even louder. Until I felt him come in my mouth, I heard him give a big satisfied groan as I swallowed every last drop.

"Fuck Steven."

I realised that my dick was still hard, I looked at him, hoping he'd finish it off for me and he did. He pumped his fist nice and hard for me till I came screaming his name. I lost myself, forgetting what my own name was the only words that left my mouth was 'fuck', 'Brendan', 'oh god'.

After it we both cleaned ourselves up and he kissed me hard, tongues clashing, teeth crashing. I knew that my lips must be red and swollen right now but I couldn't care less.

He broke off the kiss.

"Jesus Steven, ye couldn't of been a bit quieter could ye? Must of woke the neighbours up. Or worse me kids." He raised his eyebrows and burst out laughing at my horrified expression.

"Kids..kids? What do ya mean ya kids? I turned around as I was still stood over him, in the process knockin my elbow on the steering wheel accidentally beeping the horn, realising that we're parked infront of a big, white house.

I squinted and flinched at the sound.

"Is that.." I gulped and tried to swallow the lump stuck in my throat.

"Home sweet home Steven."

I smacked his arm.

"Ow, what was that for?"

"Why din't you tell me that was your house?!"

"No-one was watchin don't worry." He winked at me.

I smacked his arm again. He just found this hilarous.

"Come on, need to get some sleep, don't think Eileen will be to happy if we spend all tomorrow in bed because we're so tired." He pushed me off him and opened the car door.

I was still in shock. Nerves were filling his entire body now. Tomorrow he was going to meet Brendan's kids- well one of them cos' he'd already met Declan, and he had to spend a full week with them. Sure, at first he was excited to meet both his kids finally, but what if.. what if Padraig didn't like him? What if Declan didn't like him anymore either?

I just sat back and let my body flop onto the car seat, and stared at the house infront of me in anxiety.

It's gonna be okay, I just repeated to myself.

It's gonna be okay.

Hope this was okay. It dragged on a bit, I know, I couldn't stop adding things so yeeeeno... Write a review to say what you think, it's nice to read what people think! Thank you to whoever does. I take any suggestions into consideration by the way.

Next chapter will be up soon, figured I might as well just split it into two parts, it will be more entertaining..