AN: only a small second chapter. i just felt that where it ended was right for this chapter.
thanks for the reviews guys and i hope i can live up to this being fun Ruthyroo just like The fabulous Double B has predicted it can be. ;-) xx
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Ste found himself back at his not long after lunch after promising Brendan that he would of course join them again this evening for more food. Anyone would think he's trying to fatten him up.
He lay out on his deck enjoying the sunshine with a beer in his hand thinking about his life back in Hollyoaks. He thought about the little deli that he owned and how it was doing without him. The amount of sweat and tears that went into building it up to the success that it is today. He had always loved cooking, it brought him solace in times of need but he was getting itchy feet, one little deli in little old Hollyoaks just wasn't enough for him. He wanted to branch out, broaden his horizons but the million dollar question would be where...did he stay in trusted old England or did he try for the little village of Stavros. He was pretty sure he could sweet talk Ann into running the deli at home if he chose to do this but that was something he would have to put serious thought into when he got home because after all that's where his life was, he didn't really have anything on this island that would sway in its favour.
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With a whiskey in his hands Brendan was more than happy left to his own devices starting up the barbecue.
Just as he was about to dish up the phone rang, he didn't have to abandon the food though as Cheryl had beat him to answering it so he carried on and hollered Steven over.
He had just about finished pouring the drinks when Cheryl emerged
"Who was that?" he had asked
"Declan"
Brendan stopped in his tracks "nothing wrong I hope he hasn't changed his mind?"
Cheryl couldn't help but smile "poor old daddy missing his wee boy is he? No he's still coming"
"Good, good"
By the time they had all finished their meal the sun was just setting. Lights were twinkling like stars, it really was quite beautiful.
Cheryl was sat there with drink in hand watching and observing the two of them together. She knew exactly what her brother was like, she had witnessed on many occasions the rapid turnaround his love life could and often did take and she had questioned this on more than one occasion to which his reply would be sis you make it sound like I lead a sad and lonely life, honestly I couldn't be happier. Which brought her back round to what she had said to Ste earlier, she honestly did think that he needed a good harmless no strings attached romance, with someone who would treat him good...she would just have to figure out a way to make it happen.
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After leaving chez and Ste to it Brendan had worked till 2 in the morning, risen by six and had been for a swim and fully dressed by half past 7, he was now sat outside enjoying the morning sun whilst drinking his coffee and eating his breakfast. He looked over the decking but saw no movement; he guessed that the occupant of the space he was viewing was still asleep. Steven was something he had never come across before; there was no one like him. There was no artifice to him, in some ways he came across as an innocent boy one which could easily be controlled and manipulated into any shape or form with which one would choose but this really wasn't the case with him at all, what you see is exactly what you get, he is as honest as honest can be and probably the strongest man Brendan has ever met and he can't help but feel this irresistible pull towards him. He moved with this beguiling grace that made him unconsciously lovely. He is the complete opposite of what Brendan would normally go for in everything but looks.