Ok, first of all, sorry for the long wait and secondly, this chapter is noticably longer than the previous chapters. I felt like I needed to start to make the chapters longer to make the story better and more flowing. Please enjoy and review - they are much appreciated and could help me make it better for you. :)

Chapter 6

Beep... Beep... Beep... Be! Brendan leaned over and turned off the alarm. A minute later Ste got out of bed, stretched and yawned. Brendan's eyes were still closed - he was not a morning person - so he felt Ste climb on top of him. He just stayed there for a minute or so looking at Brendan "sleep" and think 'god, I'm so lucky me'. What he didn't realise was that he spoke out loud and Brendan replied with, 'no, I'm the lucky one!' And smiled but kept his eyes closed. Next he felt Ste jump on top of him, 'wake up, wake up, Lazy!'

Brendan groggily grunted and sleepily opened his eyes. Ste stopped jumping but still stayed on top of Brendan. They smiled at each other in a sentimental, but also joking way. Brendan tried to get up so Ste got off him. They were both naked from the night before and didn't bother putting any clothes on while they got breakfast. Ste made Brendan two bacon rolls - he knows how Brendan likes his food - and made himself a bowl of cereal.

'Nice?' Ste asked Brendan as he finished his first roll and was about to tuck into the second.

'Delicious but not as delicious as you!' Brendan smiled at Ste and looked down at his cock. In reply he nervously smiled and looked down at the floor in embarrassment.

'Erm… so I was wondering… where are we going to get dressed? It is bad luck and technically we shouldn't have been together last night and this morning!'

Brendan stopped eating the last half of his roll and placed it back on the plate. He looked at Ste trying to understand the words that just came out of his beautiful, talented mouth. 'So, lemme get this straight! You're worried about bad luck?'

'Yeah, well… no… kinda.'

'Huh.'

'What?' Ste's really curious as to Brendan's slightly strange behaviour.

'I just don't get how you could be worried about bad luck when we haven't had the best past couple of years. I'm pretty sure we've actually exhausted out all the bad luck in the entire world.'

'Good point. And it's not like this is the most traditional wedding either!' Ste chuckles and leaned in to give Brendan a quick kiss. 'Right, you finish you roll and I'll go for a shower.'

'Wait for me.'

'No, because if we go in the shower together then we'll be late for our wedding.' Ste changed his tone to a more seductive voice. 'Plus, you have the rest of our lives to do whatever you want with me.'

'True.'

Ste was standing in the living room with his suit on, hair gelled and man's perfume on.

'I'm just comin',' Brendan shouted from the bedroom. A few seconds later he started to slowly walk through from the bedroom, the first time he has felt nervous or uncomfortable in a suit. Ste stared at him, his mouth open, curling up at one corner as a smile begins to form but stops before it does.

'What?' Brendan asked him, nerves building. He feels ridiculous. Feels like doing a runner but knows he can't because that would 1) upset Ste and 2) he can't live without the man in front of him. Ste doesn't move, just keeps staring. 'Ste, what's wrong? You're really starting to worry me!' He walks toward Ste, placing his hands on Ste's shoulders and just before he shakes him into reality, he responds.

'Wow! You… wow… I just…! You… look… sexy!'

Brendan got slightly angry. 'That's it! You had me worried to the core!' He then softened, 'thank you. You're not so bad yourself.' He smiled and gave Ste what was supposed to be a quick kiss however, Ste wrapped his arms around Brendan's neck and pulled him in for an intense, passionate kiss.

'C'mon, the car's outside.' Ste said after he broke the kiss.

'Wait, we're going in the same car?'

'Yeah, come on!'

They arrived at the hotel at precisely 10 to 11. The ceremony starts in 10 minutes in the hotel's Rimbaud Room - an intimate and beautifully decorated room specifically for wedding ceremonies, named after the French poet Arthur Rimbaud. Just as the car stops Ste looks at Brendan. He can see that Brendan's very nervous and is close to having a panic attack.

He leaned in close to Brendan and took a hold of his hand and placed his other hand on Brendan's thigh. 'Hey, hey, hey. Look at me.' Ste moved the hand that was on Brendan's thigh to cup and caress his face. 'Please don't worry. I know this is big. In fact, this is huge. I want you to know that I love you so much.'

'I love you too. I'm sorry.' Brendan leaned in for a kiss.

'You have nothing to be sorry for.' He paused. 'You ready?'

'Yeah, let's go.' Brendan smiled and made his way out of the car. His nerves weren't fully gone but he had calmed down a bit. The affect Ste has on him mesmerises him.

They walk slowly, hand-in-hand from the car to the door of the Rimbaud Room. Just before they enter Brendan takes a deep breath and Ste smiles at him in comfort. When he knows Brendan's ready he lets the usher know to open the door for them. The wedding theme starts to play when the door is opened and Brendan gives Ste a look that suggests 'I can't believe you're playing this cheesy shit at our wedding!' Ste smiles back at him and they walk down they aisle holding hands and looking so unbelievably happy.

Ste scans the room to check who came. Amy and the kids are there. So is Cheryl, Darren, Nancy, Doug, and a few others. He notices an unexpected couple there but doesn't show shock on his face, he just smiles. He looks at Brendan to see if he's noticed who's here and he has the biggest smile on his face. Declan and Paddy. Eileen had banned them from coming. They must have run away and left a note of something. Brendan didn't think about that - he was just happy that they were here.

They got to the registrar and did the 'in sickness and in health' speech. Then it was time for the vows. Ste first:

'I love you, Brendan! I always have! Even when I hated you for all the things that have happened between us in the past you had a hold over me that at the time I hated but that now I'm grateful for. You make my life worth living and I can't live it without you!' He spoke affirmatively but the last few words were spoken softly with care, 'I love you, Bren.' He smiled, tears of happiness forming in his eyes. He dried his eyes before he actually started to cry.

When it was Brendan's turn to speak he paused. He looked like he was going to be sick and storm out of there, he worried Ste. 'Sorry,' he whispered, then back to his normal voice but it was a little hushed, 'I love you, Steven. I don't really know what else to say… No matter what I've done in the past it's all been to protect you… I've always loved you and I've always wanted the best for you - I still do for both. I find it… difficult to… express my feelings - you know that - especially in public but I'm changing for the better. Once upon a time I wouldn't have been seen dead with a man in public but… you make me want to. You… you make me… proud of who I am and… of being… uh… gay.' He whispered again, 'I love you, Steven!'

Ste smiled, relieved that Brendan didn't do a runner and so overwhelming happy for him that he managed to say those things and not breakdown or stop.

It was now time for the 'I do's'.

'Do you, Steven Hay, take Brendan Seamus Brady to be your lawfully wedded husband?' The registrar routinely asked.

'I do.' Ste said happily and proudly.

The registrar continued, 'And do you, Brendan Seamus Brady, take Steven Hay to be your lawfully wedded husband?'

He smiled and looked at Ste, wearing his heart on his sleeve. 'I do.'

They put each other's rings on their respective fingers and gave each other the kiss that came at the end of a wedding ceremony. Ste had to remember they were in a public placed but failed to do so and tried to heat it up. Brendan stopped him just before it got too much for public eyes and smiled at him. They turned to face everyone - some of who were standing and cheering for them and others who were sitting and cheering for them.

They walked over to the table to write their old and new names into the registrar's book to make it officially official. They hadn't talked about who was changing names and to what but Ste took the pen first and wrote in the book in the spaces that said:

Old Name: Steven Hay

New Name: Steven Brady-Hay

Brendan was shocked and Ste explained. 'I want to be a part of you in every way but I can't be detached from my kids.'

'I understand' Brendan took pen and shocked himself as well as Ste.

Old Name: Brendan Seamus Brady

New Name: Brendan Seamus Brady-Hay

'Is this ok with you, Steven?' He needs reassurance.

'Perfect.' He knows why Brendan did this. This way they can share the exact same surname and can both be a part of each other's families equally.

Later on in the day in the same hotel but in their ballroom, the reception was taking place. Like the ceremony it was small with the same people attending. Everyone had eaten their dinner and was now drinking and dancing on the dance floor. The music was playing loudly, like it normally does in the club. Brendan and Ste were nearly drunk and were happy and constantly smiling. They were congratulating the happy couple. Leah and Lucas were running riots and they were having a great time. Declan and Paddy were playing with them and keeping an eye on them.

Brendan looked around - the kids playing and having fun, Cheryl out of her mind drunk, Ste nearly there, people happy and pleased for them, people not judging him for being gay, his whole life being perfect.

A few minutes later the dance floor cleared and Brendan was confused as to why - that wass until his favourite song came on the speakers. He looked at Ste who was smiling a cheesy grin at him, 'You didn't?' Ste nodded in response still smiling. Brendan continued, 'do we have to?' Ste again nodded in response but this time, much to Brendan's distaste and protests, he took Brendan's hand and walked him to the middle of the dance floor.

'I wanted us to do a first dance as a married couple but I knew you wouldn't so I had to organise it in secret. You're going to have to help me though as I'm rather drunk.' Ste giggled at the fact he was drunk. 'I love you, you know that, right?'

'I know and I love you too.' Brendan gave Ste a quick but loving kiss. Now the dance floor was filled with people dancing along with them.

The night was coming to a close and after Brendan and Ste thanked everyone from coming they left the party to go up to their hotel room. They both hadn't got anymore drunk and as they were going up the stairs Ste was half asking, half saying, 'we've got our honeymoon tomorrow!' He stopped them and turned and smiled at Brendan. He smiled back and pulled Ste in for a kiss. It was fierce, passionate and yet very romantic. Breaths began to get heavy and in between them they both said 'I love you' to each other. Once they kiss broke it took them a moment to return to reality and they rushed upstairs to there room.

Once there they started to strip, surprisingly not ripping their clothes due to the force. Within seconds they were both naked and Ste was lying on the bed with Brendan on top of him kissing him forcefully. Ste was stroking his hands all over Brendan's body as their erections grew and just as he was about to tell Brendan to fuck him Brendan stopped him.

'I want you.'

'You have me.' Ste replied.

Brendan stopped the kiss and looked deeply into Ste's big blue eyes. He emphasised every word, 'no, I want you.' Ste knew exactly what he meant.

Ste got out from under Brendan, 'lie down,' he said softly. He did exactly as he was told. Their clothes and what-not had already been put into there room by Cheryl earlier that day and Ste went straight to his bag. As he walked back to Brendan he noticed that he was surprising calm unlike a few days ago when this was about to happen. When he reached Brendan he put the lube from his bag beside him on the bed and started to massage Brendan's lower back, thighs and bum cheeks.

'Mmm… that feels good. You should be a masseur.' Ste then started to softly kiss the same areas in reply. He kissed his bum last and worked his way slowly to his hole. Brendan's muscles tensed from the contact but not as much as Ste thought would happen. He instantly relaxed and Ste took that as a sign to move on. He started to softly lick Brendan's hole. He was surprising calm about the whole thing. After a minute or so it grew in ferocity to the point that Ste had to use a finger because his tongue was getting sore. As he was finger fucking him, Brendan realised that he was actually enjoying it even though it brought back memories of his father. This was because it was a different situation - they both loved each other and didn't want harm to come to them. Before he realised it Ste had three fingers in him - wow, that was quick, he thought. He needed though - he had never been a top and so never had been stretched before. Ste knew what he needed.

Ste didn't stop when he asked, 'this ok? You ok?'

He quickly replied, 'please don't stop. I want more.'

'Get up on you knees then.' Ste reached down to get the stuff and realised he forgot something. 'Oh, shit. Hold on a minute - I forgot a condom.' he was just about to move when Brendan stopped him as he said, 'forget it. Just use lube.'

Ste put lube on his erect cock and on Brendan's hole. He slowly entered him, knowing that he needs the time to adjust. Once all the way in he started thrusting slowly allowing Brendan to get used to the pain. When his face relaxed Ste took it as a sign to go harder and faster. They were both moaning loudly which was unusual for Brendan as he was usually quiet and controlled - he could see why Ste was so noisy. The memories of his father where slowly vanishing to the back of mind and were being replaced by these wonderful new ones.

His cock hadn't been touched but he knew he was close to coming. He could feel Ste was too.

'Bren, I'm gonna come.' Ste said, panting.

'Come for me, Steven. Come in me, Steven.' Brendan replied breathlessly. He did as he was told and climaxed. Just the feeling of Ste's come in him made Brendan come as well.

After they climaxed, Ste left his cock in Brendan for a moment while they came back to reality. When he removed his cock he did it carefully as to not hurt Brendan. They then lay beside each other on their super king size bed (in the most expensive suite in the hotel) on their backs. They were panting and after Ste got most of his breath back he turned on his side to face Brendan. Nothing happened for a minute or so but Brendan's breathing had slowly returned to a normal pace. He had the biggest smile on his face and could see from the corner of his eye the vast array of emotions on Ste's face - joy, happiness, shock, concern, sadness…

He turned to face Ste, the smile never leaving his face. Ste eyes held love and a need to be reassured which Brendan saw immediately. 'I love you. Thank ye.'

Ste expression turned to one of confusion. 'I love you too but why are you thanking me?'

'For being you. For being here. For believing in me, loving and trusting me. For making me believe in love and for mostly getting rid of my fears. That was amazing and I'm not scared of him hurting me anymore. You've eradicated the bad memories that were holding me back, making me an awful person. You've replaced them with wonderful memories. I only felt pleasure during that. That was one of the best sex… I just… wow! I love ye, Steven.' He leaned in and gave Ste a lingering kiss.

Ste pulled away when he had a serious question to ask, 'what does eradicate mean?' Brendan smiled, he couldn't believe this man was his.

'Doesn't matter. Just kiss me again.' They kissed and Brendan rolled on top of Ste. In between breaths he said, 'let's… go… to…sleep…' He broke to kiss to finish what he was trying to say. 'We have a long day tomorrow. Honeymoons are supposed to be important in this whole marriage malarkey.' They swapped light-hearted, joking smiles and Ste grabbed the pillow next to him and whacked Brendan over the head with it. Ste laughed so loudly because he wasn't expecting Brendan's shocked reaction.

'Ok, let's go to sleep but first we have to clean up.' He tilted his head to make Brendan look at the mess of his come over the bed.

'Yeah, suppose you're right.'

They quickly cleaned up and fell asleep together in each other's arms in the middle of the huge bed.