Doug knew to was running out of time he needed to do this now but Ste wouldn't listen to him "Ste it's going to be okay now, we can be together"

"Doug untie me!"

"Things are going to be a little different though since I can't get the kids so it'll just be us"

"Doug what are you going to do?"

"We can't be together if Brendan is breathing down our necks so this way he wont be able to stop us"

"Doug I don't understand, what are you going to do?"

"It'll be like Romeo and Juliet Ste"

"Doug they both die in the end"

"I know and so will we, we'll die together"

Brendan would have to ruin things for Doug, he had taken the children from him but atleast he and Ste will be together forever now but he wants Ste to say it, to say he wants to be with him

Ste was tied to a wooden chair in a cold room that he didn't reckonize, his shirt was unbuttoned and he could feel that the back of it was wet and sticky probably from blood, he felt woozy but he was also terrified, Doug was acting like a mad man and all Ste could think about was Brendan and the kids and how Doug had said how he was going to get the kids before and now Ste knew that Doug had taken Aodhan and he felt sick, sock to his very core

Doug stood watching a sleeping Ste, he was beautiful and his, Brendan might of tried and steal him but Ste would always belong to Doug and nobody could change that, Doug crouched down so he was eye level with Ste "Hey sleeping beauty it's time to wake up"

"Brendan?" Ste mumbled sleepily "No I saved you from him"

"What?"

"Ste I want you to tell me"

"Tell you what?"

"Tell me that you love me"

"I don't"

"Ste"

"I love Brendan" Doug slammed Ste to the floor using both of his hands on Ste's chest "I didn't want to have to do this Ste but you have to tell me"

"I wont"

"You will eventually" Doug walked away leaving a coughing Ste on the ground

Brendan was calling Ste for the fifth time, he was supposed to be home to cook dinner with Paddy but he was late, Ste is normally late but he knew Brendan was still on edge so it's not very him to do this now of all times, Brendan was starting to get worried

"Brendan will come for me you know" Ste rasped from the floor "Brendan this Brendan that, can't you see how much of a monster he is"

"Says the bloke who just kidnapped me"

"He has killed people Ste"

"Yeah and he's going to kill you"

"We'll be gone by then so he wont have a chance" Ste stared at him with wary eyes

The police told Brendan they couldn't do anything yet, he needed to go looking for Ste but he couldn't leave the kids

"Doug, why are you doing this"

"Because I love you"

"This isn't love Doug"

"Just wait, it wont be long now" Ste was scared, he was really scared

Ste's mind was racing with thoughts of the kids and Brendan and what would happen if he died and how Brendan would cope, if he coped at all, who would tell the kids, how would they tell the kids, he wont see them get married now, wont see them grow up, what if they forgot him

Brendan dropped the kids off at Cheryl's and went in search of Ste, he checked the town, he checked building sites, abandoned factories, he checked everywhere, he knew Doug did this and he was going to make him pay

Doug stood over Ste "I need you to tell me Ste"

"No"

"Don't make this harder for me, please"

"You know since you're stalling so much I might have time to go get the kids, Leah and Lucas will be easy they love me so it'll just be getting Lily and Aodhan that'll be harder but not to hard since I did it the first time without anybody noticing"

"Don't you dare"

"Just tell me"

"And you'll leave the kids alone?"

"Yes"

"Fine, I love you" Ste spat

Doug knocked Ste out again after that and then carried him to his car

Brendan was driving when he noticed Doug's car, he could see Stephen, his Stephen resting his head against the window, he looked as though he was asleep, Brendan drove after them not knowing where they were going until they got closer to the river, then he realised what Doug was planning to do, all he could do was watch as Doug drove right into the river breaking the fence that was seperating the road and the edge along with it
Doug looked over from his seat a Ste as the car was submerged by the water surrounding them

Brendan ran from his car and without thinking he dived into the water, he swam as fast as he could to the car, he banged on the window while trying to open the door, he finally got it open after using as much force as he could, Brendan was struggling to undo Ste's seatbelt, the seatbelt sprung free and Brendan grabbed Ste by the waist and swam holding him as close as possible, Brendan gasped for air when they reached the top

Brendan dragged Ste to the edge and lifted him up onto the road, Ste wasn't waking up, Brendan was pressing hard on his chest trying to get his lover to wake up while speaking to him softly "C'mon Stephen, wake up c'mon, you can't do this to me you can't, Stephen, the kids need you, I need you, don't leave me Stephen not now, please Stephen, I love you" Brendan began mouth to mouth, Ste wasn't waking up, people were gathering around them, Brendan was still trying, he wasn't going to give up not on Stephen not ever, he started coughing Ste started coughing, Brendan gripped the back of his neck lifting his head as Ste coughed up water and spat it out "Stephen that's it stay with me, help is coming don't worry"

"Brendan" Brendan hugged Ste to his chest and kept him there until the ambulance arrived.

Please review! oh and I'm iffy about the sequel but I actually hope this posts it took hours last night for 23 to show