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Rock Star

Chapter 8

Of all the mornings he had to be late, Ste chose the worst. He frantically told the cab driver to put his foot down after the mother of all traffic delays had them seriously pushing for time. His battery had died so couldn't let Brendan know he was on his way, instead he had to bite nervously at his bottom lip the whole journey hoping he'd make the flight on time. He gripped a tight hold of his passport and flight tickets, re reading over the destination name and feeling butterflies hold an intense meeting inside his stomach.

A few days earlier.

The journalists were no where to be seen thanks to the police getting them to move along, that and the threat of a cold shower from Sinead holding a bucket full of water and gesturing it towards them had made them all disperse quickly. Cheryl had dropped them off a couple of days after the chaos of the story breaking about Brendan and Ste. Ste himself in shock at the amount of followers he'd now accumulated on Twitter, the hundreds had passed quickly into a thousand and counting.

Even the feedback he received from the fans had been a more positive one to that of the press, and it lifted his spirits a little. Adoring the Stendan references he and Brendan were now tagged in. He felt like he'd been accepted as Brendan's boyfriend, even though that sounded weird. They hadn't even discussed it themselves, the world just assumed.

The morning Ste had left Brendan had been difficult, being in Brendan's strong arms did something to Ste, besides the being turned on to the point he thought he'd never breathe again, he felt safe there, protected. Leaving them would mean he had to face the outside world again and the parasites known under the name journalists were hungry for knowledge of the man who had weakened Brendan Brady's resolve.

They hadn't slept together since their first time, and Ste wanted to but he felt Brendan was too pre occupied apologizing to him; they spent most of the time kissing whenever and wherever the feeling took hold, which was all the time pretty much. Brendan's lips were addictive, and his tongue even more so. Licking into his mouth like it was his favourite flavour ice cream. Brendan's kisses had been desperate to the point of possessive,like the world was going to end soon. Maybe the world would though; Ste knew there was no point to it without Brendan now.

Ste watched the traffic whiz by still deep in thought. He looked over at Cheryl while she drove him and Sinead back, those two chatting away together, he wondered when they had become friends, probably at the time he'd been wrapped tightly around Brendan's body to even notice, he smiled to himself remembering. So he now had to find an answer to the question, 'who would look after the restaurant while he went to America?'

Ste smiled at Sinead as she turned her head back to him while sitting in the front passenger seat. She smiled back not realising the devilish trap she'd just walked herself innocently into.


"But I want to go to America!" Sinead wined and huffed around their flat tidying up as she went along. Sinead lookingat Ste like he'd lost her winning lottery ticket.

"Sinead, you're the one person I can completely trust to look after the place while I am gone, please? I don't have anyone else to ask, and I want to go with him" Ste had figured out his puppy dog eyes a long time ago and used them a lot with Sinead and she covered her eyes not daring to look at them.

"Oh Ste! Has Brendan seen those eyes too? No bloody wonder he's smitten, witchcraft it is!" Sinead tried to feel her way around covering her hand on her face and making Ste laugh the hardest he'd done in days.

"Witchcraft? Look into my eyeeesss" Ste teased. "Come on, I'll owe you big time if you do this for me?" Ste fluttered his long lashes when Sinead looked back at his and she groaned shuffling him up the sofa to sit down next to him.

"I'll miss you, you better call everyday I swear, and I want a fit American guy brought back for me, agreed?"

Ste grinned and threw his arms around Sinead hugging a strangling hold."Thank you, and I will miss you so much! Promise I will call, and if I find a nice American I will ship him over for you dressed in a large ribbon and bow!"


Ste arrived at the airport, and he was cutting it very fine. He wandered into the building looking around and wondering where on earth he needed to be. He was kind of frantic now and rushed over to look at the flight board searching and finding the right flight.

There was a tap on his shoulder and as he spun around a group of girls and guys stood there looking back at him smiling. Ste widened his eyes at them when nothing was said;they just stared at him for a while, until one spoke.

"Can I have a picture?"

"And an autograph?!" Another girl spoke flushing red "He's gorgeous isn't he? No wonder Brendan likes him" Her male friend nodded in agreement tracing his eyes over Ste which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Um, who do you think I am exactly?"

"Ste Hay, you're Brendan Brady's fella, lucky sod!" One girl squealed at him.

"OH, wow, so you are like, his fans then? Nice to meet you, I actually need to ask you all the biggest favour" Ste thought if anyone would know Brendan's whereabouts it would be them.

"Name it! Anything!" They cried getting excited.

"Tell me where Brendan's flight is, oh my god, I am running so late, and I need to be on the plane with him!"

"This way!" They grabbed Ste and rushed him over to check in and then to the V.I.P lounge where they knew Brendan was. Ste was grateful to them, allowing his photo taken and although it sounded completely nuts, promised next time he'd do autographs. Ste waved back at them all squealing, he thought it had been one of the more surreal moments of his life, besides meeting Brendan of course.

He entered the V.I.P. lounge, but it was empty. Brendan had already gone and Ste's heart sank. He was too late, and now he'd have to wait three months to be with him again. It was too much for him to handle sitting on a chair and placing his head in his palms not knowing what to do.

An airport staff member walked into the lounge from the plane to check the area out for any left luggage, he saw Ste and walked over to him placing a hand on his shoulder. Ste looked up and the man smiled fondly at him.

"Are you with the band? You are a bit late though." The man looked down at Ste, and could see he was upset.

"Please, can you get me on the flight? Yes I am with the band I'm Brendan's..."

"Boyfriend? Hmm, I've seen the newspapers, come on." The man started to walk off hurriedly and gestured his hand with him. "I will get you on it; you have to bloody run though!"

Ste ran, he would be Usaine Bolt in this moment right now as he sprinted along with the staff member up the corridor and eventually to the plane door. Ste was ushered in quickly and sat down in the nearest available seat, he was told to quickly put his seat belt on as the flight was about to take off. He sighed closing his eyes. He'd made the flight, no more need to panic. Then opened his eyes and got a shock seeing Simon, Warren and Dennis all pointing at him jaws dropped to the floor.

"Um...Hi?" Ste waved a little and speaking quietly to looked around for Brendan who he realised wasn't sat with them.

"Where the hell did you come from?!" Dennis cried pointing a finger at Ste "We thought you weren't coming"

"I was running late, nightmare with the traffic I tell ya! Where's Bren?"

"He didn't think you was coming" Warren spoke as the flight jolted ascending up into the sky "He's sat on his own further up the plane, refusing to speak to anyone"

"We think he's missing something" Simon added as Ste looked at him eyes widened sat forward in his seat,he listened intently "What's he missing?"

"His heart, you went and stole it from him didn't you, so now he's trying to cope without it" The others all hummed and nodded in agreement at Ste who flushed a deep red.

"Simon ye old romantic" Cheryl came and stood next to them all, then smiled back at Ste.

"Thank god ye are here, please go and save my brother, he's lost without ye" Cheryl gestured her eyes backwards "And he's in a right huff too"

Ste unbuckled his seatbelt and smiled at them all, slightly blushing too.
"Where is the big softie then?" Ste shook his head.

Cheryl pointed to a fair few rows in front of them. Ste swallowed and moved towards Brendan, stopping poised on his tip toes stretching over to see him sat eyes closed and cheek pressed firmly on the window. Ste had a thought watching him sat there, just a little tease he decided, changing his accent completely he moved to look at Brendan and asked if he wanted any food or drinks.

He smirked watching Brendan waft his hand up in disgust at him. Ste grinned and asked if he'd then prefer a kiss instead, and that did it, made Brendan move from his slumber against the window, and when he looked at Ste it melted his insides. Ste shook his head tutting Brendan had doubted he'd be there.

"As if I would want to be anywhere else" Ste spoke with his lips so close to Brendan he felt it when he gasped. "Miss me?" A wide grin appeared across Ste's mouth.

Brendan beamed back looking at Ste's mouth he unbuckled himself to stand up, placing his hands on Ste's chest and moving him to the aisle. Before Ste knew it he was being lifted up into a passionate kiss, Brendan literately swept him off his feet. Ste hummed in Brendan's mouth feeling his tongue worship him again; he took it wantonly wrapping his own with the same hunger. "Oh I missed ye" Brendan spoke into Ste's mouth. And he smiled cradling his arms around Brendan's neck they crashed their bodies together and the plane cheered, so did the passengers too.

They parted begrudgingly for air as Brendan took his hand and sat him down next to him, eyes looking on Ste like he was some kind of dream.

"Are ye really here, or am I hallucinating?" Brendan chuckled at Ste

"Depends, have you been smoking flowers?"

"No..." Brendan paused and looked puzzled shaking his head "Ye taken stupid pills?"

"I...Oh. Ha Ha! Very funny" Ste grinned "Then you ain't seeing things, I am here. Sorry I was late; things just went from bad to worse. I proper thought I'd missed the flight"

"I thought ye weren't coming, as in ye didn't want to be with me"

"Kidding? Of course I wanted to be here. I got Sinead to look after the restaurant, she grumbled a little, wanted to come herself"

Ste spoke and rambled on about different things and Brendan couldn't keep his eyes off Ste, his lust filled eyes made Ste harden slowly in his trousers, his body ached for him. Ste moved his palm over Brendan's lap to see if he was feeling the same and the thick bulge there showed him he did. Brendan hissed at the touch pressing his own hand over Ste's and pushing down groaning in disappointment as to where they were.

Far to public.

Ste didn't care much though adjusting Brendan's seat to a lying down position he got up and straddled Brendan pressing their laps together with a delicious heated friction, he lay there snuggled down on top of him as Brendan's hand stroked up and down his body, curling his fingers under the hem of his t shirt to stoke over his warm skin. The cold air rose goose bumps over him as he shivered. Brendan curled his strong arms and hugged Ste into his chest, warming and safe.

Ste rocked his hips gently over Brendan every now and then;keeping them both hard and enjoying their bodies twinge as their pre come covered cocks rubbed together in their trousers. Ste kissed under Brendan's neck licking there his hand held over his shirt creasing it under his tightening grip.

Brendan fisted his fingers through Ste's hair when he ground down on him. No one could see much anyway, their chairs all faced away from each other, and the passing flight attendant had been the one who had rushed Ste on board, he made sure they were left alone.

Ste's body flushed with a reddening heat "Bren... how long does the flight take? I want you inside me"

"Jesus..." Brendan moaned softly pushing down on Ste's arse, he felt how hard Ste was too. "A long time, baby...too long"

"Baby...I like that. Ste smiled "I'm so fucking hard for you Brendan"

Brendan purred into Ste's ear "I know Steven, I can feel ye,want to put you in my mouth" His teeth took hold of his ear lobe and nibbled against it,Ste could hear and feel Brendan's quickening breath's against him

Ste groaned moving to suck over Brendan's Adams apple catching his teeth around him "Considering our audience, I'll have to wait for that pleasure" Ste wined with disappointment when his cock twinged again.

"Oh this is cosy! Room for one more?" Cheryl teased planting herself next to Brendan and Ste who weren't happy at the intrusion.

"JESUS! Chez, do ye have too?" Brendan's mouth widened as Ste gasped and shoved his face into Brendan's chest quickly.

Ste found Brendan's nipple and smirked gripping it in his teeth and swiping his tongue over it. Brendan hissed and grit his teeth when he felt Ste sucking over it harder. Brendan tried to wriggle his chest,but that made Ste more determined circuling his tongue over the stiffened nub. Brendan moved his hand over Ste's arse and nipped him there in a tight hold making him yelp and stop sniggering.

"Are ye allowed to sit that way, with Ste draped over ye like a cover?" Cheryl crossed her legs smirking at them.

"Well I ain't moving! I'm happy and comfortable here" Ste replied snuggling deeper into Brendan's amazing body and humming content.

"Aw ye two are so cute, he makes ye happy Bren, ye look better than ye did earlier"

"Yes I am happy. So what did ye want to talk about?" Brendan widened his eyes in frustration.

"OK, just to let ye know the house is ready for ye, and ye get a few days to rehearse. Also we will start recording the new album while we are here um calendar shoot as well" Cheryl spoke looking through her glasses reading off her ipad.

"Calendar shoot?" Ste opened his eyes and lifted his head.

"Yeah, they do one each year for Christmas" Cheryl quickly glanced up at Ste before scrolling through the agenda she'd created for the band.

"Topless?" Ste smirked looking up at Brendan who had raised his eyebrows. "Cause I wanna be there for that, Brendan's pictures I mean"

"Ye would do!" Brendan shook his head "I hate doing photo shoots!"

Cheryl rolled her eyes. "Right when we land the airport will have members of the press there, so be warned Ste, they're going to ask ye questions. We can get through them with the bodyguards quickly though, so don't say anything to them OK?"

"Why am I not allowed to speak? Don't tell me you're silencing me Cheryl, cause I am my own person, not part of the band" Ste suddenly felt trapped again he hated the press and what happened at his flat, he wasn't going to be dictated to though.

Brendan saw Cheryl quickly look over to him and widen her eyes looking for an answer, what else could he say, he didn't own him. "Steven can speak to them if he wants Chez"

"I never said I would Bren" Ste interrupted "Just that I have a right to free speech, they need to see they don't scare me. Besides I don't know where I stand to give a statement anyway"

"What do ye mean, Steven?"

"Are we even going out? I mean as in dating, boyfriends?"

"Right! My cue to leave...see ye later guys" Cheryl looked up at Brendan and gave him a knowing smirk walking off.

They didn't speak then; it wasn't awkward though at least not for Ste he was enjoying Brendan's body heat far too much to care really. Then he realized how long he'd actually been laid there and broke their silence.

"Should I move Bren? I am sorry, I was comfy"

"Was? And no ye are fine there, I like ye being on top of me" Brendan chuckled and kissed Ste's forehead when he lifted his head to look up at him.

Brendan looked down at Ste and stroked through his hair "Do ye want to be my boyfriend Steven?"

Ste's eyes widened in shock he moved up onto his arms resting his chin there and looking back into Brendan's blue eyes. His stomach jolted like a washer on fast spin. "Are you asking me to go steady with you?"

"Hmm, I am asking ye" Ste smiled moving back down and opening his lips to cup over Brendan's jaw kissing across it.

" Hmm...And what was it you always said...I'll never date a fan, like EVERRR" Ste laughed when Brendan dug his fingers into his ribs tickling him relentlessly.

"Witty,veeery witty. I wasn't expecting ye when I said that was I? And ye are special"

"Soft arse, so are you, and yes I want you to be my fella. Think I've just gone to heaven now!" Ste hummed into Brendan's mouth when he kissed him,moving in a gentle tongue to stroke over his,Ste felt himself tremble when Brendan took his hand at the back of his neck pulling deeper into his warm mouth.

"We could visit together" Brendan stroked his hands up underneath Ste's t shirt moving down to under his trousers, he pushed down between his smooth parting and rubbed Ste's hole. "I want this...I want ye, now"

Ste flinched back into Brendan's touch instinctively sighing "Bren, we are on a aeroplane, you'll have to wait"

Brendan pressed the tip of his finger into Ste's hole in defiance, Ste muffled his moan against Brendan's shirt. "I want this beautiful arse milking my orgasm Steven" Brendan whispered into Ste's ear and he moved against Brendan's lap again, both of them still hard.

"Fuck...Brendan; I want that to..."

"Just meet me in five minutes, bathroom." Brendan growled as he moved Ste off his hard erection and walked to the bathroom glancing back at Ste with pure lust, Ste felt his cock throb for him.

On the way to the bathroom the flight attendant stopped him seeing Brendan had already gone in there. he placed a hand on his arm and tugged Ste backwards.

"You can't go in there, I'm sorry" The man replied shaking his head. Ste looked at him in pain. Walking him back out of sight he spoke quietly to him.

"Do you have someone?" Ste asked "Partner?"

"Yes, I have someone back in Glasgow." The man replied raising his eyebrows back at Ste.

"Right imagine you hadn't seen them in ages. Someone you loved,and wanted more than anything right at this moment. How would you feel if someone stopped you being with them?"

The man showed signs of resolve. "Didn't realise you loved him...look...I haven't seen you OK?" The man walked off closing the area with a black curtain for him. Ste hitched a breath and looked back at the door whispering to himself "Yes I do"

Ste sighed and opened the door to a sight he wouldn't forget in a hurry. Brendan naked from the waist down stroking over his dick thumbing the pre come over the head and looking filthy doing it. Ste locked the door behind him and drank in the sight, his own arousal practically bursting out of the seams.

He pulled his trousers and boxers off together, his cock jumping to attention when the material was removed. Ste licked his thumb and circled over the head of his dick slowly sticking out his tongue looking over at Brendan who growled watching him. Ste moved over to Brendan slipping in between his hot thighs and stroking up the hairs there.

They pressed close together and felt their hard pink sweating cocks rub close, Brendan placed his big palm around them both and pulled and twisted up and down their shafts. Ste wrapped his hand there too, probing his tongue deep into Brendan's mouth their warm tight grip milked each others arousal.

Brendan sheaved himself with a condom and used water from the taps to loosen Ste's clenching hole open for him. Circling and nipping his fingers at it, Ste widened his cheeks so Brendan had more access. Using both his wet hands Brendan teased his fingers at Ste's entrance, over it, feeling his way around the nerve endings making Ste keen back on to a finger from each of his hands breathing heavy and flinging his head back,Brendan dived down at his neck biting and sucking over his exposed skin.

Brendan gently stroked Ste's hole open. Sleeking his two fore fingers in deep to the knuckles and wriggling them over his prostate, Ste gasped throwing his head and arse back into the feeling. Ste rocked his hole languid over Brendan's fingers while silently screaming as he held himself wide open for them to penetrate deeper.

"Bren, Oh god, feels so good...want you" Ste rested his head on Brendan's chest panting heavy. He licked and sucked at Brendan's nipples making them harden then using his fingers he pinched and thumbed over them making Brendan hiss.

"I'm waiting for ye Steven,ride me" Brendan teased his eyes dark and wanton, Ste moved his leg high and Brendan placed his cock into his hole crashing their mouths together he lapped over Ste's tongue with a exquisite hunger then pushed deep inside him.

They both moaned it was painfully tight,Brendan lifted Ste up he curled his legs behind Brendan's back and slowly bounced up and down on Brendan's deep thrusting long shaft, both of them so vocal when not suppressing screams with kisses. Feeling their orgasms shudder through their heated bodies,Ste flicked his hips faster till they both came hard with each other.

Brendan moved Ste off him and quickly went down to Ste's cock and moved his mouth loudly over him sucking off his come and until he went limp in his mouth. And then licking more there loving the feeling of his soft cock around his tongue. Brendan wondered how long it would take for Ste to get hard again,he looked up at him and licked the length of his tongue over and over his limp shaft to find out. It made Ste giggle,placing his fingers tightly through his hair he pulled Brendan closer to his keening groin closed his eyes giving in to Brendan's challenge entirely.


Brendan sat down next to Ste both of them strung out but feeling more than satisfied. They spoke together for most of the trip, craving more knowledge and finding out what makes each other tick. Brendan held his hand out to Ste who linked his fingers tightly they smiled at each other Ste leaning over onto Brendan's shoulder.

"Are we going to make it official then?" Brendan squeezed Ste's hand in his turning to look at Ste in the eyes.

"What do you mean?"

"Us,I can make a statement to the press?"

Ste pinched over himself Brendan giving him a confused look. "I am just checking" Ste laughed "That I'm not dreaming here. And yes, I'd more than like to be official, does this mean we can go out in public?"

"Yeah, and boy that's gonna be fun! One thing, the press won't be bothered about us in the States, so I figure we should use that as an advantage to get to know one another...intimately" Brendan raised his eyebrows knowingly at Ste curling under his chin and pulling him into a chased kiss.

"Hmm, I can't wait" Ste winked "Where will we be staying?"

"Renting us a house,the one Cheryl mentioned earlier? I find it better that way; hotels are ok for a couple of days like, but as we're staying months. It's even got a pool!"

"You're filthy rich ain't ya?" Ste smirked shaking his head at Brendan's shrug of shoulders.

"I am Steven, ye hit the jackpot eh?"

"Get off your high horse Brendan, I have my own money thank you, worked my ass off for it, not as much as you, but I'm comfortable" Ste stopped the flight attendant and got them some food and a drink each, they toasted to the next three months with a cheeky grin plastered over their faces.


Meanwhile back in Hollyoaks

Sinead said goodbye to the last customers in the restaurant and let the remainder if the staff go. It had been another long day managing the place for Ste and her feet were tired.

The waitress rushed out of the exit to meet up with her partner and closed the door in a rush,it didn't click properly as the door slowly fell ajar.
Sinead walked into the kitchen to tidy up some more turning on the radio,The latest Brendan's band song filled the air as she rolled her eyes hearing it blast loud through the speakers. Rocking her way around the surfaces with a cloth she smiled thinking about Ste and what he'd be getting up to in America.

The restaurant door quietly opened as a figure dressed in black and a hoodie covering their face crept inside. They looked around and pushed the door closed a little holding it open with a wedged shoe. The bottle of liquid was shaking in thier outstretched hand as they took out a lighter and lit the cloth that was protruding out of the small neck of it.

The material shone a bright orange as it smouldered when the flame touched it,combusting into a bright flicker of fire,it was thrown into the seating area as the figure ran back out of the restaurant there was a loud explosion and flash of light. The widows all smashed in and a deathly scream was muffled in the background.


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