The shirt mentioned that Brendan is wearing is the same shirt he had for the second Stedan kiss.

"I could do it, I mean if you want me to that is?"

There was silence for a few seconds.

Ste turned around slowly to look at the older man next to him.

"Why would you do that for me?"

"Well its kinda my fault that you're upset and I didn't mean to and I wanted to cheer ye up"

"No Brendan, you didn't make me upset, I've feeling like this for a long time"

"Want to talk about it?"

'what the hell is wrong with me, acting like a chic all of a sudden' thought Brendan as he looked away from Ste's sad puppy dog eyes.

"No Brendan, I'll be alright"

'Good cause I really don't want to hear about it' thought Brendan

"So what do you think about me being your silent partner?" asked Brendan looking down at Ste,

Ste looked up and planted a fake smile on his face.

"Let's do it"

Ste stood up from the step and followed Brendan back into the club.

Once inside they both looked for Cheryl, Ste was the first one to find her, laying down on the couch in the staff room.

"Cheryl" said Ste softly while patting her on her shoulder.

"Ste, Oh My God are you ok? I'm so freakin' sorry" said Cheryl sitting up fast.

"Don't worry about it, Brendan told me everything"

"He did?"

"He sure did" said Ste sitting down next to Cheryl.

"Chez!" screamed Brendan as he found Cheryl with Ste.

"Oh good you're here" said Brendan

"Ste told me that you told him everything"

"Yeah"

"That's not all" said Ste with mixed emotions.

"What is it love?"

"I'm reopening the deli"

Cheryl squealed with delight and squeezed Ste tight.

"You are? Oh honey so happy for you" said Cheryl

"Yeah I am, but I'm going to change the name of course"

"Of course you are"

"It'll just be Hays" said Ste putting his head on Cheryl's shoulder.

"Good, that's good"

"What made you decide to reopen it?"

Ste looked up at Brendan

"Brendan"

"It was not me and I'm sticking out of it"

"Come on Brendan" said Cheryl as Brendan walked out of the office.

"What happened out there?" asked Cheryl excited.

"Not in so many words said something to the fact of I'll have my old life back if I reopened it and I could be happy again"

Cheryl hugged Ste tight

Brendan knocked on the door and then walked in.

"You going to show around the place or not Steven?"

"I'll be there in a second"

Ste kissed Cheryl on the cheek and stood up from the couch.

"I'll be back later" said Ste turning around to face Cheryl.

"Take all the time you need" said Cheryl with a smile

Ste left and Cheryl layed back down on the down and smiled deeply.

Outside of the deli

Ste tried to open the door to the deli with the key but his hand was shaking so much. He dropped the key out of his hand. Brendan bent down and picked up the key for him.

"Move a side Steven, I'll do it" said Brendan not to happy

"Sorry" said Ste innocently

As Brendan opened the door he looked at the mess that was the deli. Brendan walked inside the deli and noticed the 'will you marry me' painted in pink on the wall. Brendan found some fabric and clipped it to some clips he had found to cover up the wall.

Ste walked in and faced the same wall he looked as if he was going to cry again.

"Thanks Brendan"

"Ste went behind the counter and saw fabric there on the floor and thought back when Doug and he made love on them after he said yes to marrying him. He bent down and picked up a piece of fabric and brought it to his nose to see if he could still smell his scent after almost 2 years of the time that passed by.

"I thought we were soul mates; me and Doug."

Brendan turned around and saw Ste on the floor.

"We weren't together long but he was my first, well we both were our first. We both thought we were straight. I had Amy and the kids and he had Rebecca before she got sick and passed away. But one night one long night working at the deli we shared a hug and everything changed."

"I wish it was that simple for me" said Brendan seriously.

"I was molested as a child by my father behind Cheryl's back. I never wanted to actually fall for men, just the thought that it was my father's fault always made me see red around the same gender. If men came near I would punch them in the face and say nothing but 'Opps' and walk away. The time with my wife finding out was the first and only time I was with a man. We were both drunk and we kissed, one thing led to another, when my wife walked in on us I pushed him on the floor. Eileen; my wife walked out and I beat the shit out of him. The last thing I know is he ended up in hospital because of me. I don't even know if I killed him or not."

Brendan took a deep breath and continued.

"I left Ireland the same night. I didn't come here right away. I was ashamed, scared, felt dirty. I never felt that way before. I'm usually in control I'm usually strong, mean, and tough. I never told anyone the truth before"

"I'm sorry Brendan and thank you for telling me"

"How long ago?" asked Ste getting up from the floor.

"6 months ago, but feels like it just happened"

"I know, it feels like that for me as well. Thanks again for covering the wall"

Brendan bent down and grabbed the rest of the fabric that Ste was sitting on just short moment ago.

"I'll put them in the trash for ye"

Ste just nodded.

"If ye want get someone to paint all the walls so you don't have to be here"

"Thanks Brendan"

"What color would ye like to have?"

"Bright green"

"Sounds inviting"

"Why… what color would you pick?"

"I like red"

"Like you're shirt?" asked Ste looking at Brendan

"Yeah, what's wrong with that?" said Brendan with a gleam in his eyes.

"Nothing's wrong with it, I like it"

'Did u just say that I liked his shirt, well it does cling to him nicely and a nice shade for his complexion'

"Stop staring at me Steven" said Brendan teasingly with an angry tone to it.

"Sorry, I was in deep thought" said Ste slightly blushing

"We can go with it, maybe a deep purple for the trim or something?"

"That sounds rich"

"Good"

"I'll call up a contractor to fix this place up"

"Thanks Brendan this means a lot to me"

"Don't mention it"

Later on that night.

Ste went inside Chez, Chez and almost pumped into Cheryl.

"Watch where you're going Ste" said Cheryl concerned

"Sorry Cheryl, it's been a long day with hardly any sleep"

"Are you ok?" asked Cheryl

"No, but I will be. Just being back in the deli after all this time. I see him everywhere. It's like a mirage, I see him but I know he's not there. I can still smell his scent as well. He always smelt so good"

Cheryl hugged Ste gently

"You sure that this is the best thing for you?"

"Yeah, it's going to be completely made over a different name, different colors, different menu, and different business partner."

"Who's going to work with you?"

"Riley"

Cheryl turned her head around to face Ste so fast that Ste could hear her neck crack.

"Riley are you sure?"

"Yeah why not?"

"Well Riley was Doug's best mates"

"I know it doesn't mean anything to me"

"Ok"

Ste walked away and went to his station at the bar.

Back at the club.

Brendan comes in looking like the power house he is and walks over to Ste.

"How's the first night on the job treating ye?"

"It's find Brendan. You know you don't have to watch over me, I can take care of me self you know"

"Yeah I know, I just got off the phone with the contractor, let him know what you wanted, don't worry about the cost, once it's up and running again you can give me half of the costs and nothing else, I'll take care of it"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I am, is that a deal?"

"Sure is, now go and let me do my job" said Ste with a smile.

Brendan left but turned around to face Ste and saw him smiling.

"So Brendan" said Cheryl in back of Brendan

"Don't do that"

"Don't do what?" asked Cheryl

"Don't sneak up on me like that"

"Sorry, what going on with you and Ste?"

"Like I said earlier nothing,"

"OK" said Cheryl not believing her brother for a second.

'Nothing, yeah Right' thought Cheryl as she walked away.