Chapter 19 Take A Bow
Owen Nolan, Lindsey's older brother and Cheryl and Brendan's ex arrived. To try to pick up the pieces of his devasted family and friends. He arrived, with Alexandra Nolan, his eighteen-year-old cousin. She has been a great support. Alex walked in the pub, where her uncle Freddie was. "Hey Uncle Freddie" she smiled, giving him a hug. She caught quite a few male eyes. "Alex, oh darling let gets a beer in you" Freddy sat her down. Ordering two beers. She picked it up, drinking it all in one go. She was an Irish lasso after all. "Oh goodness, I heard your all going through a wee bit of a hard time, I'm sorry about Lindsey and Brendan," she pouted. Owen walked in, hugging his father. "Where you go?" she asked." Put my suitcase in Cheryl and Brendan's house," he replied. "Is Brendan okay?" she asked. Owen dismissed the question, sitting down. "I take that as a no, well see yea" Alex patted Freddie on the shoulder before leaving.
Brendan was staring at the suitcase. "Why don't you like him?" Ste asked, looking between Brendan and the suitcase. "Nothing you need to worry about" Brendan grunted. "Okay, I'm sorry I asked" Ste sat down. "Look Steven, their is just some bad stuff between us" Brendan put his hand in his. "He is your ex, isn't he?" Ste asked. He knew Brendan like the back of his hand. "Yeah" Brendan did not see the point in lying. "Bren, I know that's nothing going to happen, but I don't him living here, cause I be here a lot and it will be awarkd, I mean imagine living with me and Doug" Ste said quickly. "I rather not" he replied. "I don't want him here as much as you" Brendan stood up, walking to the kitchen. Putting his hands on the kitchen sink. A knock on the door. "Shit" Brendan muttered. "Shell I answer it?" Ste asked. "No Steven, let it ring" he scoffed. Ste scoffed back. "There's no need to be like that" Ste groaned, he was the only person who could get away with talking to Brendan like that. He opened it, the man in question. "Shit" Brendan repeated. Owen walked in. Brendan heart was beating fast, as Owen did not know he was out, or who Steven was. "Go on Steven, go" Brendan said. "Why? It's not him is it?" Ste asked a little thrented Brendan pulled him out. "Brendan, what the hell is going on? And who put the door on so quickly?" Ste asked. Feeling like a spare part now. "Cheryl ordered a new door, looks just go Steven" Brendan was ashamed. Because he knew, Steven was going to find out it being Cheryl's ex too. She will not keep quite. Steven went for a kiss, but Brendan refused. Ste was confused. As he stormed in, slamming the door. Brendan never usually refuses a kiss from his precious Steven.
Amy was with her children Leah and Lucas in the park. To her surprise, Eileen sat next to her. Declen and Patrick, sitting on the bench on the other side. "Hey" Amy smiled. "Bloody hell, the court case is going to be a nightmare" Eileen was a proper kill joy. "For Brendan Eileen, not you" Amy replied. Keeping an eye on Leah and Lucas. "You know Amy, when the kids are their age, it's the best years" Eileen was referring to Leah and Lucas. "Yeah, Patrick is a little boy still, nine is he?" Amy asked. "Yep, Declen sixteen, I still can't believe it" Eileen replied. "Oh I bet you can't, I bet he is a nightmare" Amy giggled. "No actually, he is a quite teen" Eileen smiled back. "Yeah, well he obviously takes that quality from you" Amy looked across, to see Declen and Patrick, who were soon joined by Leah and Lucas. "Oh no, I think Leah is going to annoy them" Amy chucked. She was right.
"My daddy is nicer then yours" Leah said. "Thanks" Patrick said sacrastily. "Are you meaning too?" Lucas asked Declen No" Declen crossed his arms. "Oh" Leah sat next to him. "I think your mum wants you over there," Patrick said, trying to get rid of them. They were not fans of little kids. "No she doesn't Leah smiled. "She did, I heard her," Declen grunted. "I'm going to tell my daddy, then he will tell your daddy, and you will get told of" Leah giggled. "I'm scared" Declen said sacrastily. "Come on Lucas, they don't like us" Leah pouted.
Ste was in the deli, in a bad mood. He expected the worst of Brendan. He kept thinking Brendan would cheat on him with Owen. Brendan walked in, with sweat from how angry he was. Of cause, Ste did not think that. "Have a quickie did yea?" Ste crossed his arms. "What are you going on about?" Brendan asked. "You and him, did you have a quickie, you look exhausted" Ste hissed. "No, Steven I would never cheat on you" Brendan was outraged. "Look Brendan, admit it, I cheated on you, we can" Brendan cut him of. "You cheated on me?" Brendan asked. "Yeah, slept with some guy called Lewis, we can move on" Ste grunted. "No! I never cheated on you!" Brendan yelled Ste mouth opened. "But you were trying to get rid of me, I told you we can move on" Ste really underestimated him. "I love you Steven, I never cheated on you, when did you cheat on me?" Brendan asked. "It dosent matter" Ste said, feeling so guilty. "Yes it dose! When did you cheat on me?" Brendan asked again. "When you were in hospital, I,m so sorry" Ste walked closer. "Steven you slept with someone when I was alone in hospital, then you have the cheek to accuse me" Brendan hissed. "I,m sorry, but we can work it out" Ste went for a kiss, but Brendan declined. Walking out in disgust, leaving Ste in tears.
Leanne surprised, to see Brendan walking out. She too thought the worst, thinking he hit Ste. Walking in to find Ste on the floor in tears. "Ste, what happened?" Leanne asked, kneeling down. "I, I cheated on him, now he wants nothing to do with me" Ste honestly replied. Leanne pouted. Giving him a hug. "Hey listen to me if you really love old tash brains, then you need to prove you love him, I said this when you were Doug and I say it again, his is the love of your life, so dont chuck it away over some pointless one night stand" Leanne smiled. "How? I cant do anything" Ste cried. "You can, you been together for two years on and of, You could propose Cindy and Tony are looking for another wedding, I tried getting Walker and Texas to do it, no use" Leanne laughed. "Leanne I,m not proposing just because Cindy and Tony need a extra slot" Ste groaned. "Well how else, are you going to prove you love him?" Leanne asked. "Any other way" Ste groaned. "Take him on holiday then, that might work" Leanne shrugged. "Bren dont like holidays" Ste replied. "Dont like holidays, he dont dont like fun then" Leanne teased. "Okay then, dinner he likes eating" Leanne said, not thinking at all. "The last time we did that, it went pear-shaped" Ste crossed his arms. "I dont know what old tash brains likes, dose anyone?" she joked, not expecting a answer. "He likes the moon, but not the dark, he likes The Godfather 2, but not 1 and 3, he likes the endings of movies, but not the start or middle" Ste smiles. Leanne smiles back. "You could watch ending of the big blue house" she smiled. Ste smiled back, feeling a little better. "In the meantime, the first thing you can do is change the name" Leanne pulled him up. "You dont mind" Ste said. Doug was her friend after all and helped with this place. "No, we got a relationship to save, Come on" Leanne said, unwrapping the letters and nails. "I tell you what, I ring Riley and Dennis, they can help, change the place to Hay and Brady" she smiled. Of cause she minded it being Brady instead of Carter. But was she done was a lot worst, then what Ste did to Doug.
Brendan walked into the empty club. Walking into the office. Sitting down. Not believing Steven cheated on him with a total stranger. He thought he was better then that. Brendan might do that, when he is single. But not Steven, who was not even single. He looked across, not wanting any company. He heard someone walking outside. Brendan signed, opening up the office door. To find Owen. "Brendan aright " he asked. "Got a little angry before" Owen walked in. "Just leave Owen" Brendan grunted. "Fine, if that's what you want" Owen was about to leave. Brendan grabbed his arm. If Steven is going to accuse him of something, it may as well be true. So he kissed him. Owen pushing against the bar. Brendan stopped instantly. Before things got any further. For once, he was saying no. "Go! Get the hell out Owen!" Brendan yelled, Owen scoffed. Rushing out. He couldn't go through with it, he loved Steven too much. He picked up a glass, chucking it at the wall. It smashed when it hit it. He heard a gasp. As Ash Kane appeared. "Ashely! What the hell do you want?" Brendan asked loudly. "What the hell is wrong with you? You cant go around treating people like this" Ash replied. "Yeah well trying saying that, when the love of your life cheats on you with a total stranger" Brendan groaned. He looked down. "Ste?" she asked. "Yeah Steven" he replied. "Oh Brendan I,m sorry" Ash stood next to him. "Its fine just go please" he said.
Cheryl was sober this time. "Owen, hey" Cheryl smiled, kissing him on the lips. "Hi Cheryl" he smiled. "So I seen Brendan has got a boyfriend" Owen said, while walking with her. "Yeah Ste, have you met him yet?" Cheryl asked. "No, I seen him, not met him" Owen was telling the truth technically. "Oh Bren is very overprotected of him, so dont take it personally" Cheryl laughed. "He would be, sorry" he said, walking towards Florence. "Nana, do you remember Owen" Cheryl smiled. Florence secretly knew what he done to her grandchildren. Heard both of them. She described him as a dirty sod. She put her two fingers up at him. Walking past them. "Nana!" Cheryl was disgusted. "Its fine Cheryl" Owen said, acting innocently. "Its not fine, my family are very rude, as I learnt" she groaned, storming over to Florence."What do you think your doing? Swearing at Owen he has done nothing wrong" Cheryl was far from the truth. "Dont bet on it" Florence signed.
Ste did get help from Leanne, Riley and Dennis. Riley agreed to help. He did apolize to Ste, for what he said and done. He really didn't mean that. He was not that sort of guy. Dennis grovelled as well. "I never thought we be doing this place again" Dennis teased, painting the black over the blue. "Its looks dark" Leanne said, with her legs across the sofa. As she watched the three men work, patricually Riley. "Can you help" Ste groaned. Chucking the old deli uniform in the bin. "No uniform?" Dennis asked. "No, we just wear our own clothes" Ste answered. "Very classy" Riley called from outside, in a sarcastic tone. Rubbing his black eye. Still angry at Brendan. "Shut it Riley, you go no right to offend me any-more" Ste groaned. "No its just Doug helped with the place, it sees unfair if I,m honest" Riley added. Knocking the last letter in. The Y letter. "Brendan paid for it" Leanne commented. "Leanne, are you going to help?" Riley asked. "I am helping, I,m thinking" Leanne replied."Great" Dennis smiled through his teeth. Riley put the ladder against the bar. "So, what else can I do?" Riley asked. "Theres a extra paint brush" Dennis smiled. "Great" Riley moaned. "Ste, Leanne are you two going to help, it was your ideal after all" Riley went for the paintbrush.
Annalise Appleton, was with Tony and Cindy. Helping plan the needed another wedding, so they could afford it. They asked every couple in the village, well apart from one. All said no, much to Cindy's annoyance."Cant anyone get married" Cindy groaned. "We find someone, Cindy" Tony said. "I dont care any-more, two psychopath, two clowns, even two dogs will do, I just want to get married" Cindy shook her head. "We could get Terry, Rhys and Jacqui dog to get married to another dog" Annalise giggled. "Have we asked everybody?" Tony asked. "Not everybody" Cindy said, looking at Theresa and Joel. "Not everybody" she repeated, walking over to them. "Hi" she said. "Oh hi Cindy" Theresa made a face. "Hi, so what do think of erm, erm" Theresa cut her of. "What do you want Cindy?" Theresa asked. "Thats a funny question, cause what I want want, you might want" Cindy really wanted them to say yes. She loved Tony. She hasn't cheated on him this time. Joel cleared his throat. "Look Please, please say yes, we need another wedding, please be that wedding" Cindy smiled nervously.
Ste closed up the deli. He saw Brendan, so he rushed over. "Steven not now" Brendan groaned. "Please, I,m sorry" Ste held onto his arm. "Look I changed the name now" Ste said. "It take more then that" Brendan went to leave, but he couldn't resist this time. So gave Steven a kiss. "Dose this mean were okay?" Ste asked hopeful. "Yes, look we can move on from one mistake" Brendan said. "We made more then one" Ste smiled. Brendan kissing him again. He held his hand, when he bumped into Texas and Walker. "Oh sorry" Texas said. "Its fine Texas, not your fault" Brendan said. Still trying to get over Walker with a woman. "So fancy meeting you two here"Walker smiled. They heard a car screech suddenly "What the hell was that?" Ste asked, as they all rushed see a dead Theresa McQueen on the floor. Jack Osborne, quickly got out his mini-bus. His hand over his mouth. "Theresa, Theresa" Walker said, kneeling besides her. She was running to tell her family about her and Joels engagement, and that's when Jack accidently hit her. Ste shaking her head. Brendan kneeling down, feeling her pulse. Jack frantically phoning the ambulance. "Oh my god" Ste said. More people gathered around. Myra diving to the floor. Holding her dead niece in her arms. Sobbing. As the ambulance crew, were trying to bring her back to life. Nothing she died from the power of the hit. "Death, 7:15" one medic said. Joel rushed over, trying to pick up pulling him back. "Get of me! Theresa! Theresa!" he cried. Jack shaking his head. "Oh dear no" Jack muttered.
- Two Hours Later-
The village were reeling from Theresa sudden death. Patricually the McQueen."Where's my mummy?" Kathleen-Angle asked a devasted Jacqueline. Jacqui was speechless. Carmel had to take her away. As Jacqui was crying too much. "Come on flower" she said, picking her up. Bart was silent, his cousins death was the last thing he expected. Myra shocked to the core. She was so sad for Kathleen-Angle. Losing both her parents Calvin Valentine her father, then Theresa McQueen her mother."I want mummy" she cried. "Oh come on flower, your mummy wouldn't want you to be upset" Carmel, said crying herself then.
Joel Dexter, silent nobody knowing what to say. "Come on love, drink up your tea" Cheryl said to Joel. Ste looked at knowing what to do. Owen yawned by accident. Joel seen red. Punching him. "Stop it Joel" Cheryl said, pulling him of him. "Tell him to piss of, if hes board!" Joel yelled, rushing up the stairs, slamming his door shut.
On the Savages boar. Liberty and Will, sobbing quietly. Dirk and Dodger walked in, not knowing what happened. "Somebody die" Dirk teased, looking at their sad sobbing louder. Will hugging her. Theresa was a good friend to her, and Will still cared about her. "Theresa died" Will told them. Dodger mouth opened, as he looked at a equally shocked Dirk.
Warren Fox, loved Theresa. It was a sad thing for him also. Thats why he covered for her when she killed Calvin. He picked up a glass, smashing it on the floor. He chucked another. Falling on the floor, shaking his head.
In the Osborne, Jack was riddled with guilt. "Dad, dont dwell on it" Darren said. "Oh Darren you should of seen Joels face and that's my fault" Jack looked down. "Dad you always say, not to blame yourself, so do it for you please" Darren frowned. "I know but when its my car, that hit the poor lass, its hard not to blame myself"Jack closed his eyes.