Brendan was more protective now, he never left the babies unattended and the he would do the same with Oisin if he could but the thing is Oisin is eighteen now and he has finished school, Brendan knows Oisin want's to leave and go to university or to America to start his career but he knows Oisin wont leave unless Brendan gives him permission, and Brendan will but it'll kill him to let his son go
Ste doesn't want Oisin to leave either but he knows that Oisin is an adult now and he will leave eventually but it wont be easy knowing that their kids are growing up, Declan is twenty and is being scouted for profession football teams, Oisin is eighteen and Ste has heard him talking to Declan about wanting to go to LA to start a music career, Padraig is fifteen and is in a band, he even has himself a girlfriend, Leah is nine now and fancies Charlie Dean and it wont be long until she'll start wearing makeup, Lucas is seven and spends all of his time obsessing over football with his friends, the twins will be three next year so they'll be starting preschool and Aodhan is getting bigger by the minute, their kids are growing up and it hurts, Brendan says it empty nest syndrome even though the nest isn't empty
Oisin owes everything to Brendan and Ste and now he want's to leave how does he tell them that, he can't just leave without repaying them but how would he even go about doing that after they gave him so much
Brendan was sitting on the sofa watching the news when he heard Oisin walk down the stairs and felt him sit down next to him "I don't want to die"
"Well that's good to hear but what's brought this on"
"I was just thinking that if I hadn't left, came here, met you that I would be dead now and well I don't want to die, I don't think Dermot would have done it though it would have been me, I would of done it because I wanted to die I really did but I didn't do it and not because I was scared, no I used to cut, not with the intent to kill myself but I knew it was a possablity and I was fine with that, you see living that was hell and I hated it and dying would be my escape but I didn't derseve an escape I deserved hell but I know after a while I would have become so selfish that I would have taken a knife to my throat or maybe a rope or even would have taken some pills but now I don't want to die and that's because of you and Dad because you let me heal and showed me that it's okay to love and it's okay to be me because I'm not wrong or a monster and I do have a heart it wasn't taken by him and I don't know how to thank you for that, how would I thank you for that, How? daddy how? tell me please" Brendan pulled Oisin towards him with a strong hand on the back of his head and held him close hugging his son "You don't that's how because you don't need to okay? you just don't, you don't need to do anything for us, we're you parents it's just our job we're not supposed to be thanked okay? that's not what we sign up for"
"I love you daddy"
"I love you too son, I love you too"
Oisin planned to move with Ronan, they would get a shitty flat and shitty jobs until they made it big and he was okay with that he was happy about that and he understood now that leaving wouldn't mean Ste and Brendan would stop loving him and sure it'll be hard being away and only being home for holidays but they'll make it work and that's what he loves about his family, no matter what they always make it work
Oisin was sitting in his room boxing up some things, not everything but just some books and things he'll want to have with him in LA, Brendan will send them over to him once they find an apartment, Ste walked in and sat beside him on the floor picking up a photo album lying open on the rug "Did you take this picture?" Ste asked him "Yeah it's from last summer when he built a blanket fort" In the picture Padraig was sitting in the fort surrounded by popcorn and wearing a purple bowl on his head with a huge grin on his face, the next photo was of Brendan holding Lucas upside down by his ankles, Lucas had a red face and a huge smile "I'll kill your dad for that one" Ste commented the next photo was of Declan, Padraig, Oisin, Lucas, Fionn and a new born Aodhan, 'The Brady boys' was written under it in graffiti writing "This a good picture we should frame it" Ste said while smiling down at the photograph "I'm going to miss you" Oisin said quietly "You better" Ste said while putting his arm around Oisin's shoulders "I'll miss you too"
Bredan and Ste stood in the airport saying goodbye to their son "Do you think me and Ronan will have it as good as you to?" Oisin asked "Yeah I think you will" Ste said while pulling Oisin into a bone crushing hug "You ring as soon as you land yeah? and don't get into any trouble and don't do anything stupid" Ste told him sternly, Oisin turned to look at Brendan "Don't look at me like that kid, it's not like we'll never see each other again, you'll be home in no time" Brendan hugged his son tightly "Thank you da, for everything" Oisin whispered "You know what thank you, you helped me just as much" Brendan whispered back.
Okay so this is the last chapter and I'll just do the epilogue but if I do a sequel it might just be of one shots of them all through the years but only if people are interested so please let me know and please review :D