Chapter 17
In bed Steven and Brendan were facing each other. Steven felt a bit lonely in their relationship, since Brendan became paralized. The doctors didn't know if he was ever going to walk again. Until tonight. Brendan was desperately, trying to move. He nearly gave up, until his hand slipped across the quilt. He lifted his hand up, his arm soon followed. He did the same to his leg, lifted it up. It felt unreal, yet normal. Steven didn't even notice. Brendan moved up close to Steven. Feeling his black eye, and his sore neck. Dodger was going to pay. Steven opened his eyes. To see Brendan holding him. It felt nice. "Brendan, your moving" Ste spoke. "Yes I guess I am" Brendan recovery wasn't as quick as it seemed. He has been moving little parts of himself all week. Only now has he fully recovered. His state was just temporally, from the trauma of the attack. It was more common, the people thought. It wasn't a miracle or a relief. It just happened, it wasn't some stupid fairy-tale. It was just trauma. Brendan kissed Steven gently on his lips. Brendan took of his PJs. So he had nothing on. "I dont like PJs" Brendan simply said. "No, I dont either" Ste replied, stripping also. Brendan put his arm around Stevens shoulders. Ste put his head on Brendan's put his free across Stevens chest. And they fell asleep, free.
- The morning after-
Brendan woke up to find Steven gone. He felt around for him, like a child trying to find a teddy. Steven walked in, with some toast and orange juice. "Morning" Ste cheerfully spoke. Steven was already in his Carter and Hay uniform. "You going to work?" Brendan asked. "Yeah, I need the money" Ste replied. Putting the toast and orange juice on the stand. "Thanks for the breakfast, you didn't have to" Brendan smiled. "I did, because the toast is mixed in jam and butter" Ste sat on the bed. "You can be my first Bay customer Ste smiled. "Bay?" Brendan asked. "Yeah, I,m changing the name to Bay, you get it Hay and Brady, Bay, it sounds better then Hadey" Ste smiled nervously. "Hmm, so not Hay and Brady" Brendan put the toast in his mouth. "What? You wouldn't mind putting your name on it" Ste was surprised. "Nope" he said, with his mouthful. "Oh great, yeah I got to go" Ste said, rushing out. "No goodbye kiss" Brendan said. "No!" Ste teased, shutting the front door.
Walker was grovelling to Texas. "I,m sorry for not telling you Texas" Walker said. "Walker, walk of" Texas sneered. He was outside her bedroom door. Leanne let him in. Dennis and Leanne were looking over. "Look it was one kiss, I didn't think it mattered, I only kissed Brendan to get him to trust me" he said. "Joel said, you might be bi" Texas replied. "Oh dont listen to Joel, he dosent like me, he is just stirring" Walker signed. Texas opened the door. "Really?" she wanted it to be true. "Really" Walker replied, looking straight into her eyes. "Why didn't you just tell me?" Texas asked. "I didn't think it mattered" he honestly replied. "Kiss and make up already" Leanne said. She knew Texas liked him. She was talking abut him half the night. He held her hand, walking over to the kitchen. "Any chocolate?" he asked. Texas made a face. "Chocolate for breakfast" Texas giggled. "Yeah, its not illegal is it" Walker said, looking in the cupboard. "Lovely" he said, taking out a Mars bar. He took of the wrapper, taking a big chunk of it. "What do you eat for dinner" Texas teased. "Normal dinner, pasta mostly" Walker replied.
Brendan was up and ready for revenge. He walked, near the pub where Dodger lived near by. He was going to do to him, what he done to Steven. Riley looked over, knowing Dodger was inside the pub. "Shit" Riley muttered to himself. Rushing in the pub. "Dodge get out now, Brendan is coming" Riley commented. "And? He cant move" Dodger said, just as Brendan walked in. Dodgers mouth opened. "Hey mate, I didn't hurt Ste I swear" Dodger lied, cowering away. He wasn't so big when Brendan could fight back. "No then why has he got a black eye and sore neck then?" Brendan asked rhetorically. "I swear I dont know, I been with Darren for most of the week" Dodger was shaking. "Yeah mate, he has" Darren said. "Then who beat up Steven?" Brendan asked, moving closer. Dodger was almsot crying now. "It wasn't me" Dodger cried. Putting his back to the wall. He weren't a man, he was just a scared little boy. He weren't so tough, when Brendan could move. "You dont like it do yea, when its you" Brendan spat. Riley was scared for Dodger. He wished he never followed Brendan and Ste. In fact, he wished his mate Doug never met Ste. Then it wouldn't of got to this point. After all, Steven was apart of Brendan and always will. Brendan punched Dodger right in the eye. "Mate, stop it" Riley rushed over with Darren. As the pulled Brendan back. "He didn't stop doing it to Steven" Brendan snarled. Darren and Riley were dragging him out. "Look I,m sure Ste wont want you do to this" Darren said, chucking him on the floor. "You dont know anything about Steven" Brendan replied, getting up. "I do, he is a camp dyslectic dumb-ass" Riley said out by accident. Darren shook his head. Darren then ran in the pub, like a little girl. "No, I didn't mean that" Riley said, running in. Brendan grabbed him by his collar. Punching him hard in the face.
At the deli, things were a little calmer. As Ste was in the middle of changing the name to Hay and Brady. It was better then Carter and Hay. And it would be black and red. It wasn't going to be camp in anyway. Ste and Brendan weren't camp, at all. Riley was just angry when he said that. It looked cool. He was knocking of the Carter letters on the floor. They smashed when they dropped. STUG was truly out the window. Ste chucked the T letter up on the roof for fun. He seen Texas and Waker walking, happily together.