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Post by minnie_emily on Apr 17, 2013 15:06:14 GMT -5
Emmet awoke the next morning with a slightly sore head. Emily was still asleep. She had been a whole lot more inebriated than he was so he decided to let her sleep it off. He kissed the top of her head and got out of bed and took a shower. Once he was out, he was dressing and he heard voices. "MMM....Make them be quiet. I have a headache." Emily groaned from under the covers. He went and shut the blinds, kissed her cheek and went out into the hallway to see who was talking. Colm and Alyssa were in the kitchen Colm was making a weird face and Alyssa was laughing loudly when Emmet walked in. "Guys, can we maybe keep it down? Em's not feeling good and she needs to sleep." Emmet said as he grabbed a cup of coffee for himself and Emily. "Is she alright?" Alyssa asked, concernedly. "We uh....had a late night." Emmet said sheepishly. "Take her drinkin' did ye lad?" Colm laughed clasping his mate on the shoulder. "We went to a club. She's not a drinker..." He said rubbing the back of his neck. "She may have had one too many...We had five beers each....So..." He said again quite sheepishly. "So she's probably feeling it now isn't she?" Colm laughed. "Yes. So can we please keep it down? Alyssa, ye got any aspirin or something she can take?" Emmet asked. "Actually, I can do you one better. Emily shared with us all via the CT pub her miracle hangover cure. It also works well if you're sick so we keep a few of those stocked." She said as she handed Emmet a Gatorade, the Ibuprofen, and EmergenC packet. "Go take these in to her. And make sure when she feels a bit better she eats something." She said as he padded back to the room. "Emily darling, here. Take these." He said as he handed her the pills. She shook the packet into the Gatorade and drank it all down. "Thanks love." She said as she laid back down. "Get some rest. I'll be in to check on you in a bit." He kissed her head and quietly left the room. He walked back to the kitchen and made himself some breakfast. Tonight was their last night in New York, it was the tree lighting, then tomorrow they would be catching a flight to Ireland. He hoped Emily would like it there. He wanted her to love it as much as he did. So they could start a life. _______________________________________________ *Sorry it's short. I'm real busy.*
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Post by celticbear on Apr 17, 2013 16:10:48 GMT -5
A short update is better than none! Emily is cute when she's hungover! Like the cure! And I still think there is a wee little Harkin on the way! Bring on the tree lighting and Home to Ireland!
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Post by minnie_emily on Apr 18, 2013 14:46:17 GMT -5
Emmet decided to take this quiet time to send a few emails and update his social media. He was slacking with his fans and he knew it. He sent an email to his sister about his plans for the holiday with Emily. She let him know everyone could not wait to meet her. He finally decided it was time to let his fans know about Emily though. Sharon usually hated when they mixed business with pleasure. She was always afraid it would turn out badly. But he was excited and he wanted to tell the whole world how happy she made him. He updated his personal Facebook before updating his professional page. His twitter was stuffed full of questions from fans. They had seen the pictures on Facebook or the ones he posted on Instagram and twitter, they all wanted information on her. He simply just put this, 'Having a grand time in the states. Spent some lovely peaceful time in Ohio, before heading to New York. Caught a Broadway show, had some fun with the city night life. Tonight is the tree lighting then, back home for the holidays we go!'; and with that he posted a picture of the whole group that they took when they first arrived in New York, plus a picture of him and Emily kissing in the pizza place that Colm took of them. Almost instantly, his feed blew up. With congratulatory statements, well wishes, praise. Never a harsh or bitter word. He loved how his fans were so supportive of his relationship. When that was updated, he logged out scribbled a note to Emily or whomever came home first and said he'd be out and about doing some shopping. He called Emily's sister and asked if her and Alex could meet him at Starbucks, and he headed out the door.
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Post by celticbear on Apr 18, 2013 16:03:43 GMT -5
Now let's just hope Keith's fans and Colm's fans are supportive also! Looks like Emmet is going to do a bit of Christmas Shopping for Emily!
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Post by minnie_emily on Apr 20, 2013 16:46:08 GMT -5
Emmet wanted advice on what to get Emily for their first Christmas, to make it special. He really had no idea what he was doing, so he had to enlist some help. Claire and Alex met him at the Starbucks and they sat and talked for a bit. "Ladies, you know Emily better than anyone else I reckon so help me out here. I want to make this Christmas special, but I'm as new to this whole couples holiday thing as she is....I want to make your sister happy." Emmet begged of the two. Alex spoke first. "Honestly Emmet; anything you give her will be special. But if you really want to make a gesture, we know you care about her..." She began. "I love her actually...I..well...I finally admitted it to her last night." He said as he stared at his hands. "Oh. Well...uhm that actually makes this easier then." Claire laughed. "How so?" He was confused. "Basically, before you came along Emily only had one man in her life. Roger. And he's just as important to her as you are. If you want to make an impression, it will be best if you make room in your life for them both." Alex added. "I have the perfect idea." Claire said. And she set about laying out her plan to them both.
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Colleen parked her car in the parking lot of the station. "I hope the schedule for the day isn't too packed. I usually just do a lunch hour show for now. I'm still a newbie here but it's still airtime." She said as they walked in the building. "So, you have your own show?" Neil asked as they walked into the little sound booth. "Yup. It's like a request hour, or we sometimes interview local bands, or cover some community event. Maybe today...I could just interview you!" She giggled. "I would love that...Maybe we could talk a little about my new Pale Blue Jak album I'm working on. I rarely ever get to talk about my solo stuff..." He beamed. "Then that's what we'll talk about today dear. An hour in the life of Neil Byrne." She said as she patted his hand. ___________________________________________________
"Hey Alyssa, this is only my fourth time in the city, wanna show me around some more?" Colm said as he pulled on his sweater. "You look like a dork in that thing." Alyssa laughed as she came around the corner and laughed aloud at his Christmas sweater. "What? It's festive." He said as he looked down at himself. "You're lucky you're cute...Otherwise I'd make you change." She said as she kissed his cheek. "Emmet has one too...I wonder if Emily has seen it yet." Colm laughed. "Probably not...But whatever...If you wanna wear that...be my guest...I guess." She laughed as they grabbed their coats. "We'll go to FAO Schwartz and start there to look around." She said as they headed out the door. _________________________________________________
"Treena? Are you sure you're alright? You've been in there for over two hours...Should I call a doctor?" Keith shouted through the locked door. He was getting panicked. Finally he heard the door unlock. Treena stood there, looking quite pale. She sighed and said, "Keith, I think it's about time we had a discussion..." She said as she came out of the bathroom. "What's the matter? Are you alright my love?" Keith said sitting next to her on the bed. "I'm fine...But Keith well...I think, now keep in mind I won't be certain until I do make an appointment and see a doctor...I think...I'm pregnant." Treena said, taking Keith's hand. Keith drew a slow breath. "Pregnant..I..uhm...Okay." He said as he collected himself. He had to look braver than he felt inside. It's not that he wasn't excited, he loved Treena...and couldn't wait to get married. He had just hoped that they would have time to...settle before this happened. "Okay....When do we need to make an appointment?" He said as he tried to think of how his friends who already had children had handled their first child. "Today. I should call right now.." Treena said relieved he handled it better than she thought he would. She got up as Keith handed her the phone.
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Post by celticbear on Apr 20, 2013 18:04:20 GMT -5
Emily! I was right! Keith handled the news better than I thought he would! Love the teasing between Colm and Alyssa! Wonder what Alex's plane is for Emily's gift. And Colleen interviewing Neil is going to be cute!
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Post by minnie_emily on Apr 22, 2013 15:29:11 GMT -5
"So Neil, why don't you tell our listeners a little about yourself?" Colleen beamed from the other side of the table in her sound booth. "Sure, I'm 36, I'm from County Wicklow, Ireland. I am currently a part of the world music group Celtic Thunder, but I also have side projects as well; which is what I'm here to talk about today." He began. "That's right, you are also a part of Acoustic by Candlelight with your Celtic Thunder mate Ryan Kelly. You both travel around playing small gigs without all the fancy stuff the Celtic Thunder shows offer us, so called Thunderheads." Colleen laughed. "Yes, we do that usually during promotional tours or alongside Celtic Thunder, but my own personal project is Pale Blue Jak. Which I am working on a new album right now, it's going to hopefully be released within the year." He said. "Do you have time to sing a song or two for our listeners?" Colleen urged. She wanted to hear him play something. "Sure, I did bring my guitar." He laughed and started strumming on his guitar.
After the hour long segment, Neil watched Colleen schedule acts for the next week, start putting together things for the new year and he marveled over how effortlessly she did things. Seemingly just making everything magically fit into her tight schedule. "I'll be done with this in one second, then we can head out of here and maybe grab a bite?" Colleen called from over her computer. "Sounds wonderful." He said as he smiled. Colleen gathered her stuff and they headed back to the car. During lunch, the couple chatted about their holiday plans. "So, would you ever consider moving over to Ireland someday?" Neil asked. "Well, I don't know. There's only my job truly holding me in one place. I've always wanted to travel the world, I think maybe for now a visit will do. I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket just yet." She laughed. When they finished eating they headed back to the apartment for a nap before the tree lighting.
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"What would you like for Christmas Alyssa?" Colm asked as they walked through the streets. "I...I don't know I guess I never really gave it much thought." She stammered. "Well then think about it. I'm a big gifter." He smirked. "Alright, well what do you want fro Christmas then Colm?" She asked, and instantly by the look on his face she regretted her question. Because as soon as the words were out of her mouth, Colm started belting out "All I want for Christmas is you" at the top of his lungs as they walked down the street. She tried to look embarrassed but she found herself uncontrollably smiling. Even though he was childish and odd, she couldn't for one second keep her eyes off him. He was uncoordinated, loud, silly and strange and she wouldn't have him any other way. She had to run a little to keep up with him as he leaped down the street.
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Post by celticbear on Apr 22, 2013 18:23:33 GMT -5
Well the interview went well! Love what Colm did to Alyssa on the street! I know what I'm giving to Keith for Christmas, Fatherhood!
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Post by celticsweetheart on Apr 23, 2013 11:58:51 GMT -5
I agree the interview with amazingly well. That's what I wanna do, I want to be the person that helps musicians and bands get recognized. Not really want to be a manager but a promoter. It would be so cool to get to meet Mr. John, Neil's manager. I'd have to say that would be on my bucket list of people to meet in life. Oh and I wonder what Claire and Alex are suggesting Emmet should buy from Emily.
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Post by IrishGal on Apr 23, 2013 20:42:15 GMT -5
OMG! Girl i am smiling like a fool right now! i loved the scenes between Colm and I!! Update sooooooonnnnnn!!!
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Post by minnie_emily on Apr 25, 2013 12:10:55 GMT -5
Alyssa and Colm finally made their way through the door of her apartment several hours later. Colm had bought everybody small gifts, except for Alyssa; whatever he bought her was huge. He had it gift wrapped so she couldn't peek at it. He laid it next to the fake tree they had set up in the common area. Neil and Colleen had taken a nap and were preparing for the tree lighting ceremony tonight. Colm and Alyssa decided they should get ready as well. While everyone else was preparing for the night, Emmet hid Emily's gift, he knew she was going to love it, and he sat down on the bed and watched Emily sleep. He honestly loved that. He'd never been this close with anyone in his life, he never had a relationship like this. When he looked at her, he saw not just his future, but his whole life in her eyes. She stirred slightly, turning over on her side away from him. Emmet reached out and gently brushed her hair from her face. His fingers found the small scar on the side of her neck, she usually didn't like him to look at her scars. She still struggled with it. But he didn't care. He let his fingers trace down her neck, across her collar bone, to her shoulder, and down her shoulder blade down her back. His fingers came to rest atop her spine. Emily let out a small noise. "Emmet? What are you doing?" She cooed like a child. "Just, touching you." He smiled. She could hear the smile in his voice. She scrubbed a hand over her face. "Feeling better, Princess?" He laughed as she sat up. "Yes. What time is it?" She said looking at the clock. "Nearly time to get ready. You can have the first shower." Emmet said helping her to her feet. "Thanks. I...I love you." She hesitated a bit and searched his face for any sign of regret or anything. "I love you too dearest." He said as he rested a hand firmly on her side. She gathered her clothes for the night and headed to the adjoining bathroom. She left the door slightly cracked open, which Emmet thought strange. 'Maybe she just didn't close it right.' He thought to himself. "Hey Emmet?" She called through the steam. "Yeah?" He said getting up and waiting outside the door. "Can we talk for a sec about something?" Emily said. "Okay..." Emmet was concerned. "You can come in here ya know? It's safe....I promise." She laughed. He slowly pushed the door open and leaned against the sink. "What's up buttercup?" He smirked at his own cleverness. "Cute babe. So, tonight is our last night here, and tomorrow we'll be catching that flight to Ireland, right?" "Right." "And I'll be meeting your family then won't I?" Her voice sounded shaky. "After we get over the jet lag and you get settled in with me." He smiled. "Emmet, I'm moving in with Bex." She laughed nervously. 'Maybe I should tell her now....' He thought to himself. "Actually Em, uh...about that...I was hoping you would consider moving into the flat with me...It is in my name after all...and...I would really like you to consider it.." His voice trailed off.
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Post by celticbear on Apr 25, 2013 13:58:02 GMT -5
Wow! Emmet asked Emily to move in with him! Wonder what her answer is going to be and what happened at my Doctors Appointment!
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Post by celticsweetheart on Apr 25, 2013 23:16:43 GMT -5
Awesome update, so wonder what Neil bought Colleen for Christmas??? Will Emily move in with Emmet, I hope so.
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Post by minnie_emily on Apr 26, 2013 3:16:30 GMT -5
Treena and Keith sat in the waiting room, it was stuffy and bright and made Keith uncomfortable. He slightly disliked hospitals. Treena let a hand softly rest against his knee. She could tell he was nervous. "Honey, we're here for me you're not gonna get a surprise shot or something. Sometimes I swear you're a five year old." She laughed. "I know I'm just nervous. Sorry." He laughed back nervously. Finally about 20 minutes later a nurse came to retrieve them. They ran a few tests and about an hour later, they had the results. "Ms. Moon after taking the blood work and running all the tests, it looks like you are indeed pregnant. About a month along. You'll be due about the second week of august. Congratulations." The doctor said and left the room to let Treena and Keith have a little privacy. "August...Okay.." Keith breathed. "Hey. It's gonna be alright. We'll figure all this out together Keith. Don't look so panicked." She said as she mussed his hair. "Come on, let's get home and we'll start getting things together. We do have to call that Realtor about the house anyway." Treena added as she gathered her things. Keith was silent the whole ride home. 'This is really happening. What am I gonna do?' His mind raced. Treena knew he was scared. He was a big kid. He wasn't sure how to raise one. They both had their work cut out for them that was a given.
Once back at the apartment Treena made the call to the Realtor so they could schedule a walk through of the cottage they had picked out. It was a seaside cottage that had a boat dock for Keith's boat. It sat atop a hill and overlooked a substantial plot of land that Treena wanted. They both of them would spend the first few nights at Keith's little flat, then she would meet his parents. Bex had flown home last night already and she was greasing the wheels with the Harkin's. Although, she really didn't need to. Keith's parents wanted him to settle down and be more grounded. It was time, they felt. Keith knew this, he just always had a tough time with things of the adult nature. He was always ready to board a plane and go, at a moments notice for a gig or a jam session. Music was his escape, but this was one moment that terrified most men, that he didn't want to escape from. He was scared to death; but he felt good about it. ___________________________________________________
Claire and Alex drove back to Ohio the night before after dropping Bex at the airport. They had wonderful bonding time and some great craic as well. _____________________________________________
"Emmet, are you serious?" Emily sounded shocked as her head shot out from behind the shower curtain. "I...yeah..I'm serious Em. I..I love you. I've never felt this way about anyone ever. I want you to be with me, I promised you I was going to take care of you and I feel like I can do that better with you in the same flat as me." He said scrubbing the back of his neck. He knew what he was asking was not just a big step but a big change in their whole world. But he loved this woman. He just knew this was the right time. "I mean of course Colm might have a bit of an issue with it at first but I'm sure he'll understand." He added. "Well, it's a two bedroom we wouldn't need a two bedroom." Emily began. "For when your sister and cousin come visit we will." He said as she shut the water off, and stuck her hand out searching for a towel. "I mean I would love to own a home someday but I don't think we're in that stage quite yet, I know you..Oh here." He said as he handed her a towel. Emmet stepped outside and let her change. He let her finish doing her hair and makeup while he showered; so he could continue his speech. "Em, you still wanted to go back to school didn't you?" He asked from behind the shower curtain. "I do, yes. Get my double major out of the way. Why?" "Well, Em I was thinkin' we could check out the university and maybe you could take some classes just to start and go full time while I'm on tour. The flat is just ten minutes from the school and I know you'll love it." He said shutting off the water. "I"ll think about it, but tonight let's just enjoy ourselves." She said kissing him on the cheek before stepping out so he could dress.
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Post by celticbear on Apr 26, 2013 4:35:14 GMT -5
Love how nervous and scared Keith is! Sweet of Rebecca to pave the way! The Cottage is perfect! Glad Emily agreed to move in with Emmet! Wait till the others find out about the engagement and the wee little Harkin on the way!
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