Chapter 3

A/N: Sorry for taking so long, I've been really busy and a lot of stuff happening. I hope I will be updating this sooner. I will try to upload more than one chapter at a time.

The whole journey to work, Ste's mind was stuck on what Amy told him. It was nothing hard to understand but just the way she said it made him ponder on who this guy really was. It wasn't a smart idea to be thinking about the strange man, but somehow he couldn't help it. He was curious as to why Amy would tell him to stay away from him.

Jessica had left in a hurry because her younger sister had called about pains that she had been feeling since morning. She had called Lucy, a part time employee, to fill in.

Ste was bored out of his mind.

It's been a two hours since Jessica left and Lucy still hadn't shown up. It was slower today than most days at the store. It looked deserted, small aisles empty with no one to occupy them. With nothing to occupy his time, the blond man was playing with the pieces of paper he had crushed up and trying to shoot in the bin. Entertaining at first but now he was becoming annoyed. Ste got up walking around the store and stood at the glass door looking outside. Across from the store was a pub. He looked on at the group of people that were sitting around, either reading or chatting with friends drinking. Aimlessly looking around when his eyes recognized the dark haired man in a suit leaving the pub passing by and disappearing around the corner.

Ste, remembering Amy's words to him, quickly shook it away then briskly headed out the store after turning the 'close' sign and locking up the store. Like a curious cat, he followed the man walking down the street.

Amy's words kept replaying in his head and thinking of how stupid it must have been to be following this man but he couldn't help it, his curiosity got the better of him. Ste watched as the man entered a building resembling a warehouse with the name 'ChezChez.'

Hesitantly, Ste entered the building. The sound of music was playing softly through the overhead speakers. It was a club as he guessed. What would normally be filled with people dancing to the heavy beats of the Dj was now quiet and desolate. The bar was empty, the walls illuminated with green lighting of bottles on the shelves. He placed his hand on the railing leading upstairs, looking up to see if there was anyone when he heard a voice called out from behind him.

"Can I help you?" Ste spun around to meet a tall blond hair woman. Before she could stop herself the words escaped her lips. "…Ste?"

Ste look at the woman with questioning look on his face. "Do I know you?"

"Uh…no not really, you're Amy's friend" She replied. "Everyone knows everyone in a village love." She said as matter-of-factly. "What are you doin' here?"

"Sorry, I was lookin' for a store and thought this was it" Ste lied, fidgeting with his hands.

"Is something wrong?" he asked politely. Look on her face was one of confusion, he wasn't sure what to make of it.

"No… why don't you come upstairs." She said walking pass him, as he follows her to the bar. It was as the one downstairs, the green illuminating against the dark coloured walls. Sitting down on the stool at the bar counter he noticed a gray door isolated by itself across the room that marked 'Office. Staff Only.'

"Can I get you anything to drink?"

"Thanks but I cant."

"oh... ok"

"I'm taking meds so…"

"Oh, that's fine you don't have to explain, love" she waved it off and smiled at him. "I'm Cheryl by the way"

"Stephen, but ya already knew that right?"

"That is correct, I know everyone around here" She said boastfully and gave a hearty laugh as proud of her social status.

"So, where were you lookin' for ?" Before he could reply, the door across from them flew open. Ste recognized the dark hair man standing in his gray suit at the door way.

"Chez where is…" The man trailed off as he noticed Ste's eyes intently gazed upon him. Suddenly, the hair on his skin began to rise.

"Look… we have a guest" the blond lady said scratching the back her head with a nervous look across her face as she looked at the dark hair man. His face quickly changed looking at him, a hardened expression displayed on his face. He came closer to blond, shoes scratching the surface of the floor with each step.

"The Place is closed" he looked at lady then turns his attention to the Ste.

"I'm sorry, I thought it was open at the time" looking down not wanting to meet his gaze.

"I invited him up, he was lost…" she explained to him, "…you remember Amy's friend?" He gazed like an animal on its prey looking Ste up and down.

"Should I?" He said nonchalantly, without hesitation.

She looked at him in a scowled manner. He simply ignored her and went around the counter for a beer. "Please forgive my brother's rudeness he must have knocked his head and lost his manners…this is Brendan"

"Well that's okay, I don't remember anyone around 'ere…"

"Oh, we heard about that…" the blond said solemnly and looked at her brother then back to blond man.

"I was pretty lucky, just can't remember anything before the car accident" he said with a somewhat disheartened tone, a small smile on his face gazing on his hands.

"Oh Ste, Nothing at all?" she said in sadly and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Well, I remember some stuff but it's not really clear, Amy's been really good to me"

They have forgotten about the obscure man was still standing there. The whole time the man stood there, not saying a single word, sipping his glass and listening.

"Although this-Is-all-so-touching, we have a business to run sis, I think you should run along now" He took a sip from his drink.

"Brendan"

"whatever, I'll be in the office" Brendan said turning, heading back to the office and shut the door..

"Don't mind my brother he's having a bad day, which seems like all the time" She said sheepishly. He felt like he could tell her anything. It was only a few minutes they were sitting here and it felt like someone he knew a long time. Somehow talking to her, he felt a sense of familiarity around her presence. His guessed they may have known each other and gotten along.

He wanted to ask her more questions but looking at his watch, he suddenly remembered about the store. "Well, I got to get back" Ste said and got up.

"Pop by anytime you want" She said with a warm smile, Ste couldn't help but to smile back and turned heading down the stairs.

"It was nice seeing you love, take care"

She got up and made her towards the office. Opening the door she saw her brother reading papers, seeming ignoring her presence.

"Cheryl, how many times I have to tell you...LEAVE IT." Brendan seethed.

"I didn't say anything!" She replied. " It's not like I told him to come here..."

The dark haired man sighed, squeezing the bridge of his nose easing the pain that was resonating in his head. He had headache from the other day. He wasn't sure what to make of it. He was irritated and even more so.

"Brendan…he doesn't remember anything…" She stated sadly, leaning against the wall with her arms fold. " …poor lad, musta been hard startin' all over again" She looked at her brother. Brendan didn't say a word. What was he supposed to say? Brendan wasn't a man of many words, especially those that regard to expressing how he felt. Even though he said nothing his thoughts wondered along, just as Cheryl's was doing at the moment.

He would see him from time to time around the village he never studied the small changes of the younger man's appearance. His dirty blond hair was longer, slightly unruly blond strands that covers top of his ears and loosely around his face which Brendan thought suited him well. He was still slim in body. One of things he noticed was how calm and relaxed the younger man was, more so than before.

"Maybe it's for the best…" Cheryl said simply, turns and head out of the office.

She was right. After all had happened to him, maybe it really was for the best Ste had forgotten everything…especially him.

R&R so sorry about the long wait. Will try mi best to post chapters sooner.