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The property of Brendan Brady

Chapter three

I woke up feeling positive, feeling happy, of course this was rare, usually I was like a bear with a sore head. But today was going to be the start of getting him back and now with Douglas out of the way I was more than confident that I was going to make it happen. I knew it wouldn't be easy, Steven had clearly moved on but he still loves me, I know he does. What we had doesn't just go; love like ours stays forever, no matter how fucked up it was at times. I will fight for him till he tells me to stop and even then I will probably still try, I don't like to lose after all.

So I had two weeks to do this, two weeks to get him back and make him fall in love with me again, I think its achievable. I couldn't waste any more time I had to make a start. I waited till he had a quiet moment in the deli before I went over. Steven was looking his usual beautiful self, it suited him being his own boss, it was almost like he'd become a man overnight.

"What can I do for you Brendan?"

His tone was normal as if he was talking to any other customer, which straight away was a bonus. Steven had gotten in to the habit of grunting at me whenever I was around him.

"I've just come to see how you are Steven"

And probably for the first time in a while I was being totally honest, I think I even shocked Steven as well, and that's pretty much how it was for the first week. I didn't make any grand gestures or romantic proposals, I just wanted him to get used to talking to me again. I would spend a lot of time going in to see him, too much in fact. I'd pop in at least three times a day and spend an hour in there at a time. I could tell Steven felt uncomfortable sometimes but in the end he kinda got used to it. I became part of his day.

The most important thing was we were finally talking to each other again, we even laughed together, which was something we hadn't done for what seemed like the longest time. I even helped him close down one evening; I knew he wasn't over me then. I had purposely bumped into him when he was cleaning the floor, I made out I wasn't looking where I was going and he got all flustered which admittedly I did too. He was so close to me I could almost feel him, our bodies nearly touching, nearly pressed up against each other; just the very thought of it blew me away.

"I'm….sorry….i wasn't looking where I was going"

He muttered.

"Doesn't bother me Steven"

And for the first time in ages our eyes met each other's and before I knew what was happening I kissed him. How I've longed for this moment, how I've seen the image in my head hundreds of times. Steven kissed me back at first; I think he got caught up in the moment. Once he realized that I was all over him and just about to eat him up and swallow him whole he pulled away.

"Brendan I can't do this, I won't, can you go….please"

I really didn't want to go but I didn't wanna push things. I still had a week left didn't i? Maybe even longer if Douglas knew what was good for him.

"I'm sorry Steven, I shouldn't have, I will go"

I ran my fingers through his hair, took one last look at him and left. I hoped I hadn't blown it with him; maybe some kind of gesture would be better.

The next day I was thinking about what I could do apart from the obvious like going out for a meal or a declaration of love. I looked online for some inspiration and came across a list of events in my area. That was when I saw it, a Britney spears tribute night at a club in town. This was perfect. I grabbed my keys and headed out the door to go and buy some tickets. I didn't just wanna chance it that Steven would come with me, if he saw that I'd already brought the tickets, he'd come, I mean how could he say no. He would love this, I on the other hand would hate it, but if I'm really serious about getting him back, which I am, I'll do whatever it takes.

Steven hadn't said anything about Douglas and his whereabouts and I hadn't asked. I wanted the time I had with Steven to be about us, not him.

"What's got you so happy Brendan?"

Steven asked as I strolled into Carter and Hay.

I put the two tickets on the counter, and waited nervously for his response.

"What's this Bren?"

"What it says Steven, me and you tonight, fancy it?

I could see he was thinking hard about it, knowing Steven the way I do he'd be going over the pros and cons in his head.

"I'm not sure if it's a good idea Brendan"

"Maybe you could take someone else then Steven, how about Douglas?"

My face had dropped, my happiness was again short lived, and my power over him had gone. I started to walk away.

"WAIT" Steven shouted

"Doug's away at the moment, family trouble or something. So…..I'd…..love, I mean, yeah okay let's go, it'll be fun, but don't you hate Britney Bren?"

"Hate is a strong word Steven"

Of course he was right but I couldn't tell him that I just wanted to be with him could i?

"I'll pick you up at eight"

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