"Ah yes that ex of yours has a nasty temper too. But I bet you already know about that. Don't you Ste? Close the door we need to have a chat."
He knew bad things just followed him and his ex was the worst of all of them. He sat awkwardly on the edge of his chair just waiting to see what Danny was planning. "You see Ste, your mate Brendan I reckon he's doing a bit of dirty business behind my back." He leaned back his eyes watching for some sort of reaction that Ste knew something about what he was talking about. "You two seem close and you probably need a bit more cash being a dad. So how about a deal?"
Ste sat silently, he maybe a bit slow but he wasn't stupid. There was no way he was going to fall into a trap and be indebt to someone like Danny Houston. "No. I'm not interested." He expected anger but it never happened instead Danny just smirked. "I thought you'd say something like that. How about this for an option? Help me and I won't tell your boyfriend where you are." A horrid silence filled the room within that silent Ste started to panic.
What could he do? Beg? Cry? Plead? "Y-You can't do that!" his voice half broke as Danny's smirk widened. "You have no idea what he's capable of!" Danny's laugh echoed in his ears, how could someone be so casual and cruel? "I know exactly what he's capable of Ste and it'll take a single phone call to bring him here. Now would you like to reconsider this deal?"
He half ran out the Staff Office in the hopes to hide away until he had managed to calm down. Thankfully no one was around when he disappeared into the cellar and paced back and forth. He had to protect Amy and the kids from his past; he had been smart enough never to mention his kids. He figured if at the time his ex had known it would make things awkward because right off he came across as the kind of guy who didn't want kids let alone want anything to do with someone else's. But if Danny went through with his threat they would be in danger and he would never forgive himself if something happened to them because he had been a coward and only ran away from his problems rather than sort them. He still paced over and over running his fingers through his hair.
Brendan watched Ste pacing around the cellar, the tension in his body visible even through the grimy footage from the security camera.
It probably took another half an hour before Ste felt ready to face everyone in the club; he climbed each stair slowly keeping his head down. He so was oblivious to who was around him until he came face first into Brendan's chest. Ste looked up stunned surrounded in the deep scent that was mouth watering and strangely safe. "Steven. A word please." Brendan gripped Ste's arm dragging him through the club crowd straight into the very same place he had made the deal with Danny to protect the ones he cared about.
A/N: Danny-Boy strikes but this time in Fanfic.
Wonder what Brendan will do?
I'll tell you as soon as I know.