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Post by minnie_emily on Mar 18, 2013 17:01:10 GMT -5
The girls joined Ryan up on the tanning deck. "Hey Ryan, can I ask you something?" Emily asked. "Sure kiddo." He said sitting up. "Has Emmet ever dated a fan before?" Ryan laughed. "No, as far as I know he's never dated anyone fan or not since I believe...before he graduated school. I've not seen him talk to a girl for more than five minutes before. He's always been the shy one. Most people pass him over 'cuz he's such a young kid. So whatever you kids have it must be serious to him. He's never come out of his shell like this." The group spent about an hour tanning before they had to get ready for dinner. The girls and Ryan were already sitting down and chatting when the rest of the boys came in. George was chatting with Emmet, they looked like they were having a serious conversation. Emmet was hanging on every word. Neil, Colm, Declan, David and Barry came and sat down. Keith and Dave weren't with them. "Hey, what's going on over there?" Bex said pointing to George and Emmet. "Fatherly advice. Emmet's getting tips from the master." Neil said. "Tips for what??" Emily asked. "Romance." Neil said again. "He's already got that down. I don't think he needs improvement." She laughed. "He just wants to do everything right, wants it to be perfect." Colm laughed. "Aw...he's so sweet." Emily said blushing. "Where's Keith?" Treena said looking around. "Ah, him and Dave disappeared about 15 minutes in. Haven't seen them since. Probably in the casino." Colm said. "Gambling? UGHH! Great." Treena groaned. Emmet and George finished chatting and came to join the rest of the group. "What was all that about?" Emily asked. "Oh, nothing dear. Don't worry about it right now." Emmet said patting her hand. 'That's strange. Wonder what he's up to.' She thought to herself.
Dinner started, Keith and Dave still hadn't arrived yet. About halfway through dinner, Dave and Keith finally arrived in the dining hall. Completely drunk, and each holding a cup of what looked like poker chips. "Well well well...there you two are. I trust we had a good time?" Treena said irritated. "You bet babe! Look I won us like a bunch of money!" Keith said stumbling to sit down. "Ugh, you smell like a bar. I can smell you from here." Bex said disgusted. "Ladies. Ladies. It's fine. We just had ourselves a few pints. Dave said as he sat next to Bex. Keith made a move to kiss Treena and she pushed him away. "Oh no you don't mister. You have to brush your teeth first. Plus I'm mad at you!" She said turning away. After dinner the psychic show started. It was pretty neat. When that ended, a band was getting set up for dancing. It looked like a swing band. Emily loved swing dancing. "Would the lady care to dance?" Emmet said extending his hand. "Why I indeed would, good sir." She said as she took his hand. The band started playing a fast song, and Emmet and Emily started to dance. They danced the night away, wrapped up in each others arms. "Tomorrow all the bands are gonna be playing all day. We can dance the night away tonight and dance the day away tomorrow." Emmet said holding her close. "Emmet, you're the first guy I've ever danced with. This is so magical...and special. I don't want this to end." She sighed as she rested her head against his shoulder. "Well, if I have anything to say about it...it won't end. You won't get rid of me very easily." He said as they spun about the dance floor. The music stopped at about 11pm. Most of the people had retired to their rooms already. Their group had gone to bed. Emmet and Emily were slowly walking the deck, and making their way to Emily's room when Sharon came out of nowhere. "Hello there you two. Emmet, may I have a word please? Excuse us." She yanked Emmet away and into a side room.
"Emmet, please explain to me what you have been doing these last few days.. I just got word that you and Keith BOTH have barely spent any time in your own bedrooms! That sort of behavior I expected from Keith but NOT FROM YOU!" She scolded. "Sharon, let me explain please. It's not what you think. Nothing has happened. I like Emily. I might even go as far to say I am falling in love with her! I'm serious about her. And I have no intention of letting her go. Not just any time soon, but ever." "Emmet...I...are you telling me what I think you're telling me?" Sharon looked stunned. "Yes Sharon. But I need to get back out there, my lady awaits." He said turning on his heel and walking away. "Is everything okay? Did I get you in trouble?" Emily said as he came around the corner. "No dear. You're fine. She's just in a tizzy. Nothing has really gone as planned on this trip. She's a very strict routine person. Surprises aren't her thing. Neither are detours or anything not determined ahead of time by her." "I see...so...tonight I have a bit of paperwork to do..wanna help me?" Emily said with a sly smile. "Uh okay. So, no movie?" "Well after the paperwork of course." "Alright my love. I'll help." Emmet went to his cabin to shower and change. He came back with all of his stuff this time. "Since technically tomorrow is our last full day and tomorrow night will be the last night I figured I'd just bring my stuff here so I don't have to keep leaving you." "Oh Emmet. You're truly the best." She smiled. "But I have a question." She added. "Yes dear?" "Well Emmet, this is pretty serious to me and I want to know is this serious to you?" "Oh of course it is why? Do you doubt my feelings for you?" "No...I'm just wondering if I will meet your parents when I go to Ireland and live with Bex." "You know the first thing you and I will do is go introduce you to them." I promise. They can't wait to meet you." He said pressing a kiss against her temple. Emily showed him some of the paperwork she was finishing up for her dog adoption agency, and when that was finished they snuggled up in bed and fell asleep watching Peter Pan.
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Post by celticbear on Mar 18, 2013 18:14:36 GMT -5
Well Emmet handled Sharon perfectly! I do believe a let Keith off the hook way to quick! Unless you have something up your sleeve! Not Surprised Emmet moved all his stuff to Emily's cabin! Can't wait for the next update!
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Post by celticbear on Mar 18, 2013 18:34:28 GMT -5
Minnie! I just replayed Keith's Performance of "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" from IE! I'm thinking Keith when he Sobers up should sing that song to me as a form of a musical apology! Then down on one knee to POP THE QUESTION!
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Post by minnie_emily on Mar 18, 2013 20:14:08 GMT -5
oh, well actually he's still gotta get yelled at...
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Post by minnie_emily on Mar 18, 2013 20:18:01 GMT -5
and just fyi nobody is getting engaged on the cruise. I have another idea you're gonna love.
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Post by celticbear on Mar 18, 2013 20:42:18 GMT -5
Glad I still get to yell at him! Then comes the musical apology minus the proposal. PM me here or in the PUB what this idea is, that I'm going to Love!
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Post by minnie_emily on Mar 18, 2013 21:02:56 GMT -5
oh no no. it's a surprise! it has to do with Alyssa and Coleen as well
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Post by IrishGal on Mar 18, 2013 22:24:51 GMT -5
loved this update! but i am getting very anxious to see Colm falling in love with me i'm trying to be patient but it's not very easy!!
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Post by minnie_emily on Mar 19, 2013 22:11:40 GMT -5
never fear! the league of extraordinary thunderheads shall soon get a chance to have all their dreams come true!!!!
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Post by celticsweetheart on Mar 20, 2013 23:27:10 GMT -5
You got girl, I love this story and anyway you can get me out of this god awful state please don't hesitate to do so.
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Post by minnie_emily on Mar 22, 2013 1:15:55 GMT -5
*This first paragraph was written by celticbear, from Treena's POV about Keith and Dave coming back having deliberately disobeyed orders, it has been edited to fit.* _____________________________________________________________ Treena pushed Keith away as he leaned in to try and kiss her. Keith was shell shocked that he had just been snubbed. The rest of the group knew he was in for a rough night ahead. Colm was scared and sweating bullets. He had given Treena his word he was going to look after Keith. After the physic show there was dancing. Keith was trying ever so hard to get Treena to talk to him. Every time he would reach for her, she would pull away. Keith knew by now he was going to be working extra hard to make up for this snafu. Colm got up from his seat, and begged Treena's hand for a dance. Of course, because Keith was watching she gladly took him up on the offer. George had taken it upon himself to get the poor lad some quick fix pills, and coffee. Between that remedy and seeing Treena run off to dance with Colm, Keith was sobering up FAST. Keith got up to go cut in, but George grabbed his arm and forced him back down. "Now lad, give the lass some time. She has every right to be angry. Let Colm and her have a few dances." George said trying to calm the dejected Keith. It didn't work very well. Keith stood up and hurried out to get some air. Colm and Treena both saw him exit the hall. "You're not mad at me, are ye?" Colm asked Treena. "No I'm not. I should have known better. His reputation precedes him." As the song ended, Colm went to ask Rebecca for a spin. I grabbed my shawl and purse before heading outside to fetch Keith. He was sitting up on the deck sipping a cup of tea. I could tell he had sobered up quite a bit, so I was sure the things I had to say were going to get through his thick Irish skull! He turned his head as he heard me walking up. He opened his mouth to say something but I stopped him short. "KEITH RICHARD HARKIN! I...I'm just so....I'm so angry at you! DO YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH YOU HURT ME TONIGHT?!?!?! You gave me your word you would behave yourself. You not only broke that promise, but you made a complete arse of yourself. GAMBLING??? REALLY KEITH??? DO YOU EVEN CARE ABOUT HOW DESTRUCTIVE YOUR BEHAVIOR IS TO YOURSELF AND NOT TO MENTION THOSE AROUND YOU??? YOU HAVE A GREAT THING GOING WITH CT, PLUS AN AMAZING SOLO CAREER! DO REALIZE HOW HEART BROKEN I WOULD BE IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO YOU? !!!?", she slapped him across the face. Hard. His mouth hung open, no woman had ever hit him before, he knew then he really had hurt her. Once she calmed down a bit, took a deep breath and lowered her voice to an angry hush, almost hissing at him. She could see his jaw just hanging open. She didn't care, she was hurt and angry and embarrassed even. "Keith, I'm so disappointed in you. Oh, and one more thing, I'm going to bed....and before you follow me...you can forget about it. I had a special surprise for you, BUT YOU BLEW IT BUDDY! Good night Keith." Treena turned fast on her heel and disappeared. Keith just stood there....mouth open, stunned. He didn't even get to say a word. But....he wasn't out of the woods just yet. "Keith! What the heck is wrong with you?!?!" Yelled Rebecca as she marched straight for him. "You need to start behaving yourself! Start acting like an adult, you're nearly 30! This sort of thing is for kids in college! You have one great woman there, mate. And you really hurt her. And you let me down as your sister. You broke your word! And everybody knows if you don't have your word, what do you have? NOTHING! You best sober up before Sharon gets to you! You're lucky she doesn't know yet. She'll string you up by your thumbs you...you...you...idiot!" And with that, Rebecca too turned on her heel and went back inside. Keith sat back down, his head was spinning. He was scared, he couldn't think. The last thing he remembered was a pair of arms pulling him up off the chair. _____________________________________________________________ "Poor Keith. He's had a rough go tonight. We should get him to bed." Emily said as Emmet and Colm hoisted their mate to his feet. He had blacked out. The trio took Keith to their room. They set him on his bed, Emily took his shoes, socks, tie, and jacket off. "He's lucky we found him; and not Sharon. I'm sure she'll know by the morning though." Colm said as he got his friend's night clothes on. "Does he always over do it when he drinks?" Emily questioned, feeling slightly sorry for him. "Always. He's not come to grips with being 28. He holds onto his youth very tightly." Emmet laughed. Emily tucked him in, pulling the covers up to his chin. "He's like a big kid, isn't he?" "Yeah. He is." "Poor guy, I hope Treena doesn't stay mad for too long. She just needs to realize old habits die hard." Emily said as she set her own hangover cure on his night stand. "Colm, make sure he takes these first thing in the morning." "What are they?" "DayQuil, and, make sure he puts the EmergenC powder into the Gatorade before he drinks it.." Emily said. "Alright. Will do. Good night you two." Colm said as Emmet and Emily exited the room and walked to their room to get ready for bed. _____________________________________________________________ That morning, Emily was awakened by a phone call. 'It's not even sunrise yet. This better be important.' She thought to herself."Hello?" She said sleepily. "Hello. Is this Emily Mavros Georgi?" Said the gruff voice on the other end of the phone. "Yes. This is she? May I ask who is calling?" "Ma'am, my name is Sgt. Kenneth Hall. I'm sorry if I woke you. I'm calling in regards to A.D.O.P.T pet rescue's inquiry about the therapy dog program." "Oh, oh of course. Hello. Uh...Is there a problem?" "No ma'am. We just need some information from you on account of how many dogs you can send us and how soon we can have them ready for training." Emily was still on the phone, had gotten herself out of bed, was sitting on the floor and feverishly typing away on her laptop when Emmet awoke about two hours later. "Good morning." He said leaning over the edge of the bed to look down at her. She held up a finger to tell him to wait. She typed a paragraph, sent an email, then got up to kiss him on his cheek. "Yes, I'm still here..Oh okay is there anything else you'll need?..Okay sounds great I will look forward to meeting the squad, and the training...uh huh..mmm bye." And she hung up the phone and collapsed on the floor backwards. "Goodness. What was all that?" Emmet said looking around at the floor which was now covered in papers. "I have several things to do with my adoption agency before I move. I actually will be making a trip to Michigan when I get home. I have to drive a transport truck up to a dog shelter, pick up about 60 dogs and distribute them between 8 foster organizations, then I will be teaching a class for veterans who applied to be partnered with an assistance dog, which was what that phone call was about, then I have to oversee a few meetings with some PilotDogs." "Geez, I didn't realize how much you actually take on everyday." Emmet said rifling through a huge stack of papers on the bed. "Well, between being a chairwoman, running our Strays for Service members program, fostering dogs myself, organizing adoption events and fundraisers, partnering with the humane society, and coordinating communication between my fosters, and other foster organizations, this stuff keeps me pretty busy when I'm not at school or work." She said chuckling as he sighed. "You weren't kidding when you said you kept busy. Wow. I...how are you going to handle the move with all this stuff?" He asked. "Well, I'll hand most of the A.D.O.P.T stuff over to Claire. She can run most of it from her computer like I do. And school is almost finished, I bet I can finish that up online as well. So, however I have to do it...I'll manage to get it taken care of. What time is it?" "About 7:30." "Oh, well since today is our last day, let's enjoy it." "Okay. Would you like the first shower?" "No, you go ahead. I have to put this stuff away and call Kira real quick." She said standing up. "Okay. I'll be right back then." He said as he pressed a gentle kiss against her temple, gathered his clothes for today and headed to take a quick shower. Within ten minutes Emmet was out. Emily then took her shower and the pair headed up to breakfast. After breakfast, Emmet and Emily spent the rest of the day at various events, happenings and all manner of fun stuff they had going on that day. The evening came on all too fast. As the night drew closer, the pair went back to their room to prepare for the black tie party. It was supposed to be an all nighter. Emily wore a short, strapless black dress, that showed off an awful lot of leg paired with 6 inch black and white stiletto heels. Emmet wore a classic black pants, white button down combo. They went to find their group. Which they did. They all spent the night dancing. The girls even did some karaoke. It was great craic. The sad thing was, that morning they would have to leave the ship...and each other. From the looks of things, Keith and Treena had made some amends. They held each other close as they spun on the dance floor. He was whispering in her ear. Emmet and Emily were dancing as well, he held her hand so gently. His grip on her waist was firm though. As if he were afraid she was going to vanish into thin air right from under him. "Emily, I...I...I'm dreading tomorrow. You'll have to go home, and I'll have to get back on that bus...I'm going to miss you ever so much." He whispered. "I'm going to miss you too Irish. But, don't forget Bex is coming home with me to help me pack." She whispered back. "I know, our tour ends in only a month, but it seems so much longer now than it did a week ago." He sighed into her cheek. "Well, I've filled out my work visa papers already and I started filing for dual citizenship Emmet. So, it shouldn't be too long of a wait until we're both on the same side of the world once again." She said trying to reassure herself more than she was him. "I don't know what I did without you for so long Emily. It's like....like suddenly, when I thought I already had the world you came into my life and....I...I've never felt this way so fast before....or even ever felt this way regardless." The pair had stopped spinning on the dance floor, when they finally looked up most of the people had left. Neither one knew how long they had stood like that. It was almost 4AM though. "The ship docks at 7AM....that's in like three hours." Emily said rubbing her face with her left palm. "Ugh, and I'll have to get right back to it. Sharon won't let us rest I know." He chuckled to himself. "Awww...sweetheart. I'd kill for that kind of life. Most people don't get that kind of chance you have been given, to chase a dream. And even fewer who do get to chase their dreams, ever make it to the heights which you've reached. I've worked my whole life, to barely get by. I've put my own ambitions aside many times just to get more work done. You haven't a clue how lucky you truly are." Emily sighed. "No, I do. I'm the luckiest man on earth. But only because I'm holding you." He smiled. "Flattery...nice." She giggled. "Eh, what can I say? It's a gift." He smirked. "Mmmm...I don't want to go back to normal life." "Normal life? Oh honey, your life is anything but normal. But in any case, your life as you know it is about to change for the better, m'lady." Emmet said, taking her hand and leading her outside onto the deck. Emmet sat himself down on a chair, and pulled Emily onto his lap. They sat there in comfortable silence and watched people walk by. The sun eventually started to come up around 6AM, so they decided to go get packed and ready to disembark. They went back to Emily's cabin, Emmet let Emily have the first shower, once she was out she changed into her lounge pants. (It may be warm in Florida but back at home it's November...and....well everybody knows that's gonna feel like Antarctica compared to the weather this week!) While Emmet was showering Emily packed her suitcase, as she put her clothes, shoes and all that jazz into her suitcase she noticed a small box sitting on top of her laptop. She knew she hadn't bought anything and she wondered what was in it. But she thought to herself, 'It must be Emmet's. Probably cuff links or something.' And she set the box on the table. "Well, aren't you going to open it?" Emmet's voice said from behind her. "What?" Emily turned to look at him. "Open it." Emmet said sitting on the bed and handing the small box back to her. Emily got nervous, 'Oh my gosh. He bought me something...he actually bought me something.' She thought to herself. "Here. Open it. It won't jump out and bite you." He said laughing at her hesitation. She lifted the top off of the small box, and there....in that box was that Turquoise ring Emily saw in that jewelry shop the other day. It took her breath away; not just the ring itself, which was stunning but the gesture it represented. Emily was frozen, with a hand clasped over her mouth. "I....Emmet...I don't know what to say....uh...thank you. Thank you so much." Emmet took the ring from the box and slipped it on her small hand. "You're welcome, m'lady. When I saw you looking at it, and put it back....I had to." He said. Emily stood up, threw her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek. He pulled her close, wrapped his hand around the back of her neck and kissed her, with such....passion. She could feel his fingers intertwining with her hair. They were suddenly ripped from their special moment when there was a rap on the door. "Who is it?" Emily said exasperated. "It's Bex. Can I come in?" "Sure." Emily said. Emmet stepped away from her as Bex came into the room. "So sorry to interrupt but Sharon wants you boys ready to get off the boat first. So come on you two...grab your things let's march before the masses catch us!" Bex said as she ushered them towards the door. "Okay okay okay. We're going!" Emmet said as Bex pushed them out into the hallway. As they turned around, they were met by the rest of the lads. All had the same look, they were thinking 'Sharon now has a MINI ME. Great.' Keith and Treena were among the herd. The group walked together to the upper deck. Sharon was taking attendance and getting the boys' things all checked and together. _____________________________________________________________ The group was enjoying a quick breakfast and a cup of coffee while the ship docked. They were saying their goodbyes, taking pictures. The girls were exchanging numbers, emails and stuff. "Oh my gosh! EMILY! The ring! I thought you didn't end up buying it?" Treena said grabbing her new friend by the wrist. Emily blushed and giggled. "I didn't buy it. He did." She said pointing at Emmet. Keith shot Emmet a nasty look. He hadn't given Treena the ring yet, he still had to make a real apology for his behavior. Not that it was a competition but Keith wanted to make a big gesture. And fast. As breakfast was finishing up, there was a small stage up at the front of the room. Keith bolted for it. Making things up as he went, was his forte. He grabbed his guitar that was sitting by the side of the stage still and took the mic in his hand. "Hi everyone. Sorry to disturb your breakfast, but this being the last day and all...plus we're leaving in a few so I had to take this opportunity to say this. Treena, please come here." He held his hand out to her. She hesitated but Bex and Emily pushed her towards the stage. Reluctantly she took his hand. "Treena, I want to apologize for my horrid behavior. I made you a promise, and I deliberately broke it. I've never been one to keep promises. And I've never been faced with someone who would hold me so accountable for my actions the way you have. I feel so terrible I hurt you. I didn't mean to. So...." And he began to strum on his guitar and sing 'So hard to say I'm sorry.' When he finished, of course there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Treena wanted to still be mad of course, but she couldn't stay mad at that face, those eyes. Plus, he just sang a song to her. In front of everybody. She leaned over and kissed his cheek. Sharon walked over, breaking up the moment and informed them it was time to get off the ship. Keith took Treena's hand and off the group went. As they piled their equipment and bags into the bus Emmet and Keith were standing there, with their ladies wrapped in their arms. "I don't want you to leave." Emily said as she buried her face into his chest. "I wish I could stay this way forever." He said as he kissed the top of her head. "Thanksgiving is in three weeks, ye know?" "I know. We're gonna be at my grandparents, then my aunt's for the other side of the family after that." "Sounds fun." He chuckled. "Sounds like a lot of questions. Alex, Claire and myself will be getting bombarded by questions about why we're not dating anybody yet." "Well, you're dating someone now.." Emmet said raising his eyebrow. "True....." She blushed. "Emmet, let's go!" Sharon shouted. "Well...there's your queue. Better go before she comes and takes you from me by force." Emily laughed. "Okay. I'll miss you Emily." "I'll miss you too. Call you when I'm in the airport?" "Yes." He said as he took her face in his hands and kissed her. They parted and Emmet walked to the bus. He was last on and the bus started and drove away, leaving Emily, Treena and Bex behind. "Okay girls, let's get to the airport. Bex, Emily and Treena piled into the airport shuttle that was waiting for them. The drive to the airport was a sad quiet one. Once they were there they checked their bags and hugs went around, numbers and information was exchanged and Treena went to catch her flight home to New York. Bex bought her ticket last night for the flight to Ohio with Emily, and the two of them went to their gate to await their flight back to Emily's home.
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Post by celticbear on Mar 22, 2013 1:33:09 GMT -5
I chewed him out royally! Loved doing it! Also him being a bit envious of Colm was perfect! The apology at breakfast was great. But he still did not give me the ring! I have a feeling I'm in for a surprise visit from Keith on Thanksgiving! It was worth the wait!
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Post by celticbear on Mar 22, 2013 18:59:47 GMT -5
By the way Emily you got Keith's age wrong. Keith was born on June 10,1986. Since this takes place during the upcoming 2013 cruise, Keith turned 27 on June 10 th.
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Post by minnie_emily on Mar 23, 2013 1:26:15 GMT -5
Meanwhile on the bus, Keith was lying on his bunk holding the ring he had bought Treena in his hand. He kept turning it over and over. 'Why couldn't you do it? You're such a coward. You should have given this ring to her.' He kept thinking to himself. "Mate, you gotta stop looking at that thing. You will just have to give it to her later." Colm said as he looked at his friend's frowning face. "I know..I just...I had it all planned out...and I blew it." "No ye didn't." Emmet said peeking around the corner. "Easy for you to say, Casanova. You bought your gal that ring and gave it to her. I was too scared." "But I didn't propose Keith. It's simply a promise. Maybe someday I'll propose to her, but I don't think American women work that way. Either they move too fast, or they take it slow...not much in between." "But, you're still better at this than I am..I'm used to just going from show to show, being me...and it's been great craic so far...but Treena....she makes me nervous." He stammered. "Nervous is good mate. Means you're afraid to lose her. I fell for Emily...hard. I think she fell for me too...maybe not as hard as I did...or maybe she did. With everything she's been through sometimes she's hard to read. But I was scared to give her that ring...I wasn't sure if I should..but I took a chance. You always say you only live once...I took a chance and it paid off. At the very least call her. Don't let her feel like you used her, or forgot her." Emmet said clasping a hand on Keith's slumped shoulder. Emmet was right. He had to call her. ___________________________________________________________ *This is the conversation Keith had with Treena via phone, from the bus.* "Hello?" Treena said as she picked up her phone. It was late in New York, but she was awake. She was having dinner with her neighbors and fellow ThunderFriends Alyssa and Colleen. They had gotten together once a week since they all moved to New York. Colleen and Alyssa were avid ThunderHeads, but couldn't spare the time to go on the cruise, so they were living vicariously through Treena at the moment. "Hello love." Keith said hoping she wouldn't be mad at him for not calling in three days. "Hello Keith. It's nice to finally hear from you. From the looks of your social media you've been so busy lately." She said. "Yeah, Sharon got wind of..well...you know..She's been breathing down my neck every single minute she can right now. I'm sorry I just couldn't get a spare minute. I..I miss you Treena." His voice sounded so sad. "Are you alright Keith?" She asked. "No I'm not Treena. I'm..lost." There was a desperation and exhaustion to his voice. Like he hadn't slept very much in the last few days. They chatted for a long while, until it was about time to get up and off the bus. Keith knew he had to do something....but he wasn't sure how to pull it off with the great fire breathing dragon Sharon watching him so closely. ____________________________________________________________
That night after their show, the boys were exhausted. They all climbed into their bunks and as soon as their heads hit the pillow, the snores were instantaneous. They had a full days drive to the next venue. They next morning the lads slept in until nearly noon. Colm was first up. He decided to shoot a SocialCam video of the other lads snoring their heads off. When Emmet finally awoke it was almost 1PM. He checked his Twitter page, and his professional Facebook page; then it occurred to him he'd never actually gotten around to sending Emily a friend request, or to follow her on Twitter and InstaGram. He quickly logged into his personal account and searched for her. He searched for her on Twitter and InstaGram, she was already following him; he knew that considering she was a fan before they met. She accepted his friend request, and sent him a message. *Hey Irish, took you long enough.* *Hey yourself, sorry we've been so busy. How's the packing going?* *Great. Bex is loving it here too. I miss you.* *I miss you too, love.* *Oops, gotta go that's my mom. I'm going to tell her about you today.* *Oh, should I be on standby for that?* *Yes. She'll love you. We'll Skype tonight.* *Okay m'lady. Have fun.* *I will Irish.* And she logged out. He logged out shortly after. But before doing so, he went through all her photos..she had uploaded all the photos from the cruise and tagged everybody. Her banner photo was of himself and her, wrapped up in that kiss he gave her on stage after he sang to her. Her profile pic was of her and what he was assuming her dog Roger. Her smile, it looked so beautiful. He could look at her pictures all day. He saved all the pictures she took from the cruise onto his computer and saved some of her other pictures he really loved, just so he could have some pictures to email home, print out and hang places. The more time passed, the more Emmet found himself thinking about how much he wanted Emily to be in his life, his future. He knew she'd be in Ireland soon enough but she'd be living with Bex. Not him. He had been online all day, he lost all track of time as he perused her life on Facebook. She documented everything, most girls did. But everything he read about her, status updates, quotes, notes, posts, pictures....let him into her world. It was close to 7PM when Emily logged back onto Facebook. *Still online I see.....slow day on the bus?* *Yeah, pretty much.* *My mom doesn't believe me...I knew she wouldn't....* *So, are you telling me I'm going to meet her via Skype?* *Smart cookie, you are.* *Okay. Bring it on.* Emily connected her video chat with his. "Hey princess. Miss you." He said as her smiling face popped up on his screen. "What about us? Did you miss us?" Rebecca, Alex and Claire all chimed. Emily shook her head. "Well as a matter of fact I did. How're all you lovely ladies doing this evening?" "Fine. MOM! EMILY HAS EMMET ON SKYPE COME MEET HIM!" Claire all but screamed. "Honestly Emily I don't know why you won't drop this charade. Yeah sure you met him but dating him? He's a celebrity I doubt you actually are dating. Maybe he just said it to keep you at bay...." Emily's mom was saying as she walked into the room. "Hello, Mrs. Mavros Georgi. Nice to finally meet you. I'm Emmet Cahill." He waved. "Please tell my mother you bought me this ring and I didn't get it for myself." She said exasperated turning to her mother. "That's correct actually. I bought Em that ring. And to clear up any confusion anyone may have Em and I are dating. I will say it again. She is my one, my only girlfriend." Emmet said referring to what her mom was just saying. "I...oh." Her mom stopped short to process the information. "See aunt Missy? We weren't kidding." Alex said, rolling her eyes. "How's the tour, mate?" Rebecca asked. "Your brother....is...well actually Bex....he's been pretty out of it. He misses Treena. Honestly, I think we're all ready for this tour to be over." "He's right. I want to go home." Ryan said coming up behind him. "Guys, I'm trying to have a conversation here." He rolled his eyes as all his mates, save for Keith who was walled up in his bunk, gathered behind him. "We know. Hi Emily! Hey Bex!" They all said. "Hello boys, mom these are the boys of Celtic Thunder; This is George, Ryan, Neil and Colm." They waved. "Hello." Emily's mom waved back. "So, where are you heading to?" Emily asked. "We should be rolling into Roanoke in the morning." Neil said. "Oh, sounds wonderful." Alex sighed. "Lads, let's get out of Emmet's hair so he can have a nice chat with his little lass and her family here." George said ushering the rest of the boys away. "Thanks George." "Ah, no problem lad." And he walked away. 'So, Bex how do you like Ohio?" He asked. "I love it. You need to come visit before you head home. We've got everything in boxes and...." Bex stopped, looked over at Emily who shouted, "My dual citizenship has been approved!" "Oh, darling that's just class! I couldn't be happier." Emmet beamed. "Emmet, is it?" Emily's mom asked. "Yes, ma'am." "When is this tour over, that you're on?" "Our last date to perform is on December 2nd in Seattle." "Oh, do you have to leave right away?" Claire asked. "No, I suppose not. I was actually hoping Em and I could spend some time together before I left." "That'd be amazing Emmet. Could we go to New York for the tree lighting? I've only been once, and it was when I was 12. I had my 13th birthday there. Bex, Alex, Claire and myself were actually going to go see Treena, Alyssa and Colleen. They all live in New York, they offered to show us around." Emily beamed. "New York sounds perfect love." Emmet beamed right back. Keith popped up next to Emmet. "New York? Treena lives there. Think I could tag along, mate?" "Uh, as long as you stay out of my hair I guess so." Emmet said rolling his eyes. "Actually...about that Emmet...uh..." "Who else needs to come along?" Emmet said raising an eyebrow, knowing what Emily was hinting at. "Colm and Neil. Alyssa and Colm would get on very well, I already know. Plus you said he was sulking, so meeting someone would sure shut him up, right?" "Right...do I want to tell them about this?" "Well, I have told the girls already we'll be bringing you and Keith. I think we should keep it a surprise that they'll be meeting each other." "Bex, you have Emily playing match maker now....you're a bad influence on my girl." Emmet laughed. "And while you all are out cavorting about New York, Claire, Alex and meself will spend time doing whatever we want." Bex said laughing. "Like shopping!" Alex said. "Sightseeing!" Claire added. "Sounds like they'll be keeping themselves busy then." Emmet laughed. "Let's hope." Emily laughed. They chatted a bit more. Emmet yawned. I"m sorry love, but I have to get some sleep I have a show tomorrow evening and I should get a bit of rest." "Alright Irish. Go get some rest." "Miss you." "Miss you too. Good night." "Good night m'lady." And Emmet logged off of Skype. As soon as his head hit the pillow he was out like a light. ____________________________________________________________
The next three weeks dragged on and on. Emily and Bex spent loads of time exploring and packing. The boys were jumping from venue to venue. They would be on the west coast during Thanksgiving. Be spent Thanksgiving with Emily, Claire and Alex and their family. Emily got to tell all her relatives about her new job, the move and of course Emmet. Everyone wasn't sure what to say or how to react. Emily seemed happier, healthier and more cheerful than she had been since before the incident. It was miraculous. Emily's dad wasn't as thrilled though. He hadn't met this man and he wasn't sure he was okay with Emily just moving to Ireland, even if it was for her dream job. When they got home, Emily phoned Emmet. "Hello darling, how was your Thanksgiving?" He said. "Could have been better, then again could have gone worse." "Is everything alright, love?" "No, my dad wants to meet you..." "Alright. When?" "Well...we can stop by on our way to New York. You'd have Bex, Colm, Keith and Neil as a sort of buffer. Not that it'll be bad..I just I've never brought a man home before." "Oh...okay. I'm sure I can handle it. I mean how hard can it be to just meet your folks?" He smiled nervously. Little did Emmet know, that her folks were the least of his troubles.
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Post by celticbear on Mar 23, 2013 1:41:25 GMT -5
Well Done Emily! My Poor Keith! Is Love sick! I'm betting I'm just as unhappy as he is about being a part! Emily Please do something so that Neither Me and Keith are Unhappy ever again! Sounds like you have something very interesting up your sleeve for the next update!
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