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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 16, 2009 22:19:19 GMT -5
Anna Logan was crying. Tears streamed down her face as she stood next to the gravesite of her beloved grandmother. Her Granny Ann had been like a second mother to her, and now she was gone. Ryan Kelly, Anna’s boyfriend, came up behind her and put his arms around her waist, pulling her back so that her body was leaning against his chest. “Are you okay?”, he asked her soflty. “I will be”, Anna sniffed. “You sure?”, Ryan asked. “No”, Anna turned around and sobbed into his shoulder. Ryan let her cry for a few minutes, then started gently stroking her hair with his hand. “Come on Anna”, he said. “You’re mother’s having lunch at your house and they’ll be waiting for us” “I’m going to miss her so much”, Anna said to no one in particular. “You two must have been very close”, Ryan said soflty. “We were. She was like a second mother to me. We would talk, go places, watch movies”, Anna’s voice broke on the last word. “Come on sweetheart”, Ryan comforted. “Let’s get you out of here”
At the house, everyone was standing around with plates of fruit in their hands, even though no one was eating anything and the guests were talking in hushed voices about nothing. Anna and Ryan were standing in a corner, quietly talking, when a tall man with a bald head and his wife came up to them. “Hey Anna”, George said, opening his arms for a hug. “George”, Anna moved gratefully into those strong arms and started crying again. “Shhh.. it’s alright lass”, George comforted. “It’s alright, just cry” “Hi Anna”, Carrie greeted the young woman. “Oh Carrie!”, Anna cried, giving her cousin a hug. The two cousins silently held eachother for a few minutes. “Do you remember the Christmas that Grammy spiked the punch?”, Carrie asked. “And George accidently gave some to Sarah!”, Anna remembered. “She was ony 4!” “But fortunatly, Sarah thought it tasted bad and wouldn’t drink it”, Carrie said. “All I remember is getting yelled at”, George put in. “Where IS Sarah?”, Ryan asked. “She’s off playing with her cousins”, George relpied. “George, there’s Aunt May”, Carrie pointed out. “We haven’t seen her in years, we should go say hi” “Yes dear”, George said, being the dutiful husband. “I’ll see you two later”, he told Anna and Ryan. Just then, a dark hair man walked up to the couple. “Hi Anna”, the man said. “It’s nice to see you again” Anna turned around and came face to face with her old boyfriend.
thanks to all my readers!! here's the sequel, i hope you enjoy it!!
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 19, 2009 21:00:05 GMT -5
“Eian”, Anna said, surprised. “Wow… umm... what are you doing here? I haven’t seen you in years” “I came for the funeral”, Eian explained. “Oh really? Why do I find that hard to believe?”, Anna asked. “Well, there was something else”, Eian confessed, taking a step closer to her. “I’ve missed you Anna”, he said in a low voice. Anna had automatically taken a step back when he had stepped foreward, and had backed up into Ryan’s chest. He, in turn, slipped his arms protectively around her waist. “Eian, this is my boyfriend, Ryan Kelly”, Anna introduced. “Ryan, this is Eian, the guy I foolishly dated for 3 years” “This is your ex?”, Ryan asked. “This is your boyfriend?”, Eian asked. “Anna, how can you like this guy over me? Remember how much I meant to you? We had so much fun together. And I mean, this guy is okay looking, but compared to me… Honey there’s no competition” “For your information Eian, I’m in love with him. And you never do anything unless something’s in it for you. Ryan’s 10 times the man you’ll ever be. He’s 10 times better looking too. Goodbye”, Anna took Ryan’s hand and led him into the kitchen, which was empty. “I’m sorry Ryan”, she apologized. “Was that the jerk you told me about?”, Ryan asked. He suddenly looked angry. “Yes”, Anna sighed. “I’m sorry you had to deal with him” “Where is he?”, Ryan asked. “How could he do this to you? And at your grandmothers funeral” “Ryan I don’t care about him. I love YOU” “He just better pray that we don’t meet in a dark alley somewhere” “Relax Ryan”, Anna said soothingly. “Forget about him. Think about something happy. Like how I’m moving to Ireland” That’s right”, Ryan said, getting a smile on his face. “I’ll get to see you more then once a month” “That’s why I’m going”, Anna replied. “To be closer to you.” Ryan was leaning against a counter, and Anna was standing in front of him. “And I’ll be there to help Katie plan for the wedding” “It’s pretty much already planned”, Ryan said, taking Anna’s hand. “Keith’s been working hard at getting everything together” “Did he find an apartment then?”, Anna asked. “Yes he did”, Ryan answered. “It’s a good thing too. The wedding’s in 4 weeks” “So soon?” “Yea. You know, your apartment is all ready for you to move in. Do you want to move early? That way you can be all settled before the wedding” “And closer to you sooner”, Anna guessed Ryan’s motives. “Haha that too”, Ryan smiled, playing with their intertwined fingers. “How early?”, Anna asked. “Next week” “Next week?”, Anna asked surprised. “Ryan I can’t have everything ready by next week” “Why not?”, Ryan cocked his head to the side, which Anna thought was quite adorable. “Because”, she answered. “Because why?”, Ryan asked softly. He stepped closer to her and started to nuzzle her neck. “Because…. Umm…”, Anna tried to remember the question. “Yes?”, Ryan murmered. “Umm… I have too much stuff” “It’s a small apartment. You don’t need a lot”, Ryan kissed her earlobe. “I… I guess. But…” “Anna what are you doing?”, a voice interrupted them.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 21, 2009 15:24:42 GMT -5
Anna turned around quickly. “Carter!”, she exclaimed. She was stil disoriented from the kisses Ryan had been giving her. “What are you doing here?”, she asked. “What are you doing?”, asked Carter, her 9 year old cousin. “Nothing”, Anna replied automatically. “Why aren’t you playing with Sarah?” “We’re playing hide and seek. Is that your boyfriend? Were you two kissing?” “Yes this is my boyfriend. Ryan, this is my cousin Carter. Carter, this is Ryan” “Hi Carter”, Ryan said kindly. “Hi”, Carter replied. “You’re tall” Ryan laughed. “Well thank you. Although I’m not as tall as some other lads I know” Just then, Sarah ran into the room. “I found you Carter!”, she cried joyfully. “I didn’t have time to hide!”, Carter protested. “Yes you did”, Sarah protested. “I counted to 100” “But…”, Carter looked at Anna. “I wanted to introduce him to Ryan”, Anna told the little girl. “It’s my fault, can you count again?” “Oh all right”, Sarah sighed. She promptly closed her eyes and started counting. “One, two, three…” Ryan looked at Carter. “You better go hide”, he told him. Carter immediately ran off into another room. “So how ‘bout it?”, Ryan asked Anna. “Move in a week?” “I would love to Ryan”, Anna replied. “I just don’t know how I’ll be able to get all my stuff together in time” “I’ll help you”, Ryan promised. “We can try”, Anna said. “I doubt we’ll get everything ready in time, but we can try” “You doubt my abilities?”, Ryan asked, pretending to be offended. “Maybe”, Anna teased. Ryan clutched his heart. “Ninety- nine, one hundred!”, Sarah called. She opened her eyes. “Which way did he go?”, she asked. “We can’t tell”, Anna said, smiling. Sarah didn’t reply. She ran off in the direction of the living room, as Anna’s mom walked into the kitchen. “Hey”, she greeted. “What are you two doing?” “Just talking”, Anna answered. “We were talking about how I’m moving to Ireland” “I bet your excited about that Ryan”, Staci Logan smiled. “Aye, I am”, Ryan agreed. He put his arm around Anna’s waist. “I’m actually going to try to move next week”, Anna told her mother. “What? Anna you can’t be ready that soon” “I’m going to try”, Anna answered. “Why so soon?”, Staci asked. “Because I don’t want to wait, I miss Ryan too much. And if I move now, I’ll be able to help Katie with her wedding” “And I’ll help Anna get ready to move”, Ryan put in. “Don’t worry Staci, she’ll be ready” Staci sighed. “Okay, you’re a big girl. I guess you can make your own decisions “
A week later, Anna and Ryan were boarding the plane to Ireland. “I’ll miss you mom”, Anna said with tears in her eyes. “I’ll miss you too sweetie”, Staci answered. “I’ll miss you soo much” “You take good care of my little girl”, Anna’s dad warned Ryan. “I wouldn’t dream of letting anything happen to her sir”, Ryan promised. “I’ll be seeing you soon Anna”, George said as he hugged her. “Keitho’s getting married, remember?” “Yea, I know”, Anna replied. “I’ll still miss you though” “I won’t”, Ryan joked. “But I’ll miss you Ryan”, George responded, joking. “I’ll be thinking of ya all the time” Ryan laughed. “I’ll see you in a month George”, he said. “Bye Anna”, Sarah said. “I’ll miss you” “Don’t worry”, Anna told her. “I’ll see you soon” “Bye everyone”, Ryan said, waving. “Bye!”, Anna called. “Ya ready”, he asked. “Always”, Anna replied. And together, they boarded the plane.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 23, 2009 14:46:48 GMT -5
“Ryan!”, Mrs. Kelly calleed as Ryan and Anna got off the plane. “Hi Mom”, Ryan smiled and gave his mother a hug. “Oh Anna”, Staci Kelly turned to her. “I’m so sorry about your grandmother. How are you doing?” “I miss her”, Anna replied as Ryan put his arm her shoulder. “But I’ll be fine” “Where’s Dad?”, Ryan asked. “He’s waiting back at the house”, Staci replied. “Aren’t we going to my apartment?”, Anna asked. “Didn’t Ryan tell you?”, Staci asked. “No…”, Anna turned to Ryan. “Since it’s late, we’re going back to my parents house for tonight” Ryan explained. We’ll get your stuff over to the apartment tomorrow” When they got to the house, Mr. Kelly greeted them at the door. “Hello Anna”, he said hugging her. “It’s been a while since I’ve seen you” “Hi Mr. Kelly”, Anna greeted him. “Would you like some tea Anna?”, he offered, leading them into the kitchen. “Yes please” “I’d like some”, Ryan said. “Of course you would Ryan”, Mr. Kelly teased. “English Breakfast Tea, I’m guessing?” “Yep”, Ryan replied. “It’s the best kind in the world” Mr. Kelly turned to Anna. “You wanna keep this man happy? Always have English Breakfast Tea in your apartment for when he visits” “Ryan gets very particular about his tea”, Staci put in. “Yes”, Anna laughed. “He tea in the morning when on tour” After a few more minutes of talking, Mr. & Mrs. Kelly decided to go to bed. “Anna, you’ll be sleeping in the guest room”, Staci said. “Then where will Ryan sleep?”, Anna asked. “On the couch” “Oh no”, Anna protested. “I can take the couch, he can have the guest room” “Anna, it’s fine”, Ryan assured her. “I don’t mind” “But…” Ryan put two fingers over her lips, silencing her. “It’s fine”, he repeated. “Don’t stay up too late”, Mr. Kelly said as he left the room. “Goodnight”, Ryan called. “Thank you”, Anna added. “So”, Ryan said when his dad left. “You’re moving into your apartment tomorrow”. He took Anna’s hand. “I can’t wait”, Anna replied, smiling. Ryan smiled at her and looked into her eyes. “I love you”, he said. “I love you too”, Anna said softly. Ryan slowly leaned in, but when his lips were just inches away from hers, his cell phone rang. Ryan sighed and drew away. “Why is it that we always get interrupted?”, he muttered to himself. “What Keith?”, he answered. “Hey Ryan. Are you and Anna home yet?”, Keith asked. “Yea, we just got here” “When are you two coming to Derry? Katie wants Anna here to help with the wedding” “We’ll come as soon as Anna gets moved into her apartment” “How long will that take?”, Keith asked, being impatient as always. “We should be done by the end of tomorrow”, Ryan said. “Okay, well can you fly up the day after?” “I guess”, Ryan said. “Anna might want to take a few days to settle in though” “What is it?”, Anna asked. “Hold on Keith”, Ryan said. He turned to Anna. “Keith wants us to fly to Derry the day after tomorrow so you can help Katie. Is that okay, or did you want to take a few days to rest? You’ve been going non-stop since the funeral” “I’m okay”, Anna said. “ We can go to Derry” “You sure?”, Ryan asked. “Yes, I’m sure. I want to help Katie” “Okay then”, he said and got back on the phone. “Keith, she says she’ll be fine. We’ll come” “Okay, let me know when your flight gets in”, Keith answered. “Will do. I’ll talk to you later”, Ryan said and hung up the phone. “So”, he said to Anna. “I guess we’re going to Derry” “I guess we are”
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 24, 2009 20:42:38 GMT -5
Two days later, Anna and Ryan got off the plane at the airport in Derry. “So where’s Keith?”, Anna asked. “Umm… there he is”, Ryan pointed out the blonde Irish surfer. Anna saw Katie with him. “Hey!”, Katie called as they walked up. She ran the last few steps and gave Anna a hug. “I’ve missed you!”, she exclaimed. “I missed you too”, Anna replied. “What about me?”, Ryan asked. “Don’t I get a hug?” “Of course you do Ryan”, Katie said as she moved to hug him. “I’ve missed you too” “Hey Anna”, Keith greeted her and gave her a hug. “I heard about your grandmother, I’m sorry. How are you doing?” “I haven’t really had much time to think about it”, Anna replied. “I guess that’s a good thing, but I still miss her” “Is there anything I can do?”, Keith asked. “Any way I can help?” “No, I’m fine”, Anna said. “So where will we be staying?”, she asked, changing the subject. “Well”, Keith started to answer, “Anna’s going to stay at Katie’s apartment…” “OUR apartment”, Katie corrected. “Okay, OUR apartment”, Keith amended. “But Katie’s the one living in it right now. I’m still with my parents untill after the wedding, and Ryan’s going to stay there too” “That’s right, Katie doesn’t live here”, Ryan remembered. “She’s from Dublin” “Yep”, Katie answered. “But I’m moving here, to Derry” “Come on”, Keith said. “We’ll show you two the apartment” When they got there, Keith and Katie gave the grand tour. It was small, but still charming. When you first walked in the door, you entered one large room that had the living room to the left, and the kitchen/ dining room to the right. Off the kitchen were three doors, the first two led to the bedrooms, and the other to the bathroom. “Oh it’s so cute!”, Anna exclaimed. “Keith’s a minimalist, so we don’t really need much”, Katie said. “I like it”, Ryan commented. “How did your moving go Anna?”, Katie asked. Keith came over and put his arm around his fiancee’s shoulders. “I’m all settled in”, Anna said smiling. “How are the wedding plans coming?” “Great!”, Katie replied. “We just neem to confirm the type of cake and a few other details” “What kind of cake?”, Ryan asked. “Vanilla almond cake with white iceing”, Kaite answered. “Keith doesn’t really care about what kind it is, and I didn’t want anything too fancy” “It sounds really good”, Anna said. “Now I’m hungry”, Keith stated. “Do we have any food around here Katie?” “Your always hungry”, Katie replied, smiling. “We have icecream stuff, we can make sundaes” “Perfect”, Keith said. He went to the fridge and started getting out whipped cream and hot fudge. “Do you guys want some?” “Have you ever seen me turn down food Keith?”, Ryan asked. “Nope”, Keith replied. “Will you two ladies be havin some?” “Sure”, Katie answered for both of them. Keith was putting whipped cream on his sundae, when he got an evil glint in his eye. “Ryan”, he said. “You’re shirts too clean for this house”, he took the can and squirted whipped cream on the front of Ryan’s shirt. Ryan just stood there, staring at his shirt in surprise. “There, that’s better”, Keith said, smiling. Ryan looked at Keith and the girls started laughing. “Well Keith”, Ryan said. “I think your hair’s a mite too clean for me”, he took a second whipped cream can and squirted whipped cream on Keith’s head. “You got whipped cream in me hair”, Keith said in mock disbelief. “Aye, I did”, Ryan smiled. “This means war”, Keith said. For the next 5 minutes, Keith and Ryan squirted eachother, getting whipped cream everywhere. Anna and Katie ran over to the couch, out of the way. Finally, both whipped cream cans were empty. Ryan and Keith looked at eachother and started laughing. “Say cheese”, Katie called as she snapped a picture. “This is going on myspace”, she laughed. “You could put this on Keith’s website too”, Anna suggested. “You look rediculous”, Ryan told Keith. “You look worse”, Keith laughed. “The kitchen looks worse then both of you put together”, Anna laughed. Ryan and Keith looked around the kitchen, every surface was covered with whipped cream. Just then, there was a knock at the door.
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Post by saritaandkayli on Sept 25, 2009 5:22:42 GMT -5
Ryan + Keith+ whipped cream = MAJOR FUN....Update soon!!!!
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 25, 2009 14:36:42 GMT -5
Keith went to the door, still covered in whipped cream. When he opened the door, the tall, brown haired teenager standing there did a double take. “Keith?”, Damian asked. “Damaian!”, Keith said. “I forgot that you were comin over tonight” Damian started laughing. “What happened?”, he asked. “Ryan happened”, Keith explained as he opened the door and let Damian in. Damian went inside and looked around. “What did you two do to this place?”, he asked, trying not to laugh. “Damian?”, Anna asked from the couch. “Damian?”, Ryan repeated. “What are you doing here?” “Surprise”, Keith said. “I told Damo that you two were coming to Derry, and he wanted to stop by and see you” “And what do I find?”, Damian asked. “A bunch kids having a food fight” “Hey, Keith started it”, Ryan defended himself. Keith laughed. “Haha, you should have seen your face Ryan” “Does this mean that since it’s Keith’s fault, he’s the one that has to clean it up?”, Damian asked. “Yes”, Ryan quickly agreed. “No”, Katie said. “They both have to clean it up” “I knew that was coming”, Keith muttered to Ryan. “Come on Keith”, Ryan sighed. “Thanks to you, this is going to take a while. You too Damian” “Why me?”, Damian asked, bewildered. “No, not Damian”, Anna said. “He didn’t make this mess. Damian is going to sit here with us, and watch you two work” Damian laughed. “Awesome! Haha!”, he went over to the couch and sat next to Katie. “Thanks for sharing your girlfriend Keith”, he said with a mischievious smile. “Don’t touch her Damian, or I’ll…” As Keith was talking, Katie’s cell phone rang. “Hello?”, she answered. “They are? Great! How late are you open? We can? Okay, I’ll be there in a bit. Thanks!” “Who was that?”, Keith asked. “That was the tuxedo shop. The tuxes came in. Anna, wanna come with me to pick them up?” “Sure”, Anna agreed. She looked at the boys. “Will they be okay here by themselves? Will they get into trouble?” “Hey!”, Ryan objected. “We’re not a couple of kids!” “You act like a couple of kids”, Anna pointed out, smiling at her adorable, whipped cream covered boyfriend. “We do not!”, Ryan argued playfully. Anna looked pointedly at the whipped cream mess. “It’s okay”, Katie put in. “Damian’s here. He’ll keep them in line” “He will?”, Ryan asked. “Damian? Keeping us in line?”, Keith asked. “Ha!” “Hey!”, Damian pretended to be offended. “They’re right”, Anna said. “Damian would end up getting into just as much trouble. He should come with us” “What?!”, Damian objected. “I don’t want to go with you!” “Argh! Fine! Damian can stay. But you boys better not make any trouble while we’re gone”, Katie warned. Keith walked over to Katie, where she was still on the couch. “Don’t ya trust me Katie girl?”, he asked. “Not with Ryan and Damian I don’t”, she said, only half joking. “Now get back in that kitchen before you get whipped cream on the couch” “Now your starting to sound like my mother”, Keith said it jokingly, but Katie could tell that he was starting to get annoyed. “I am not!”, Katie said, responding to the annoyed tone she could hear in his voice. “Katie”, Keith turned to look at her. “You tell me to clean the mess…” “Cuz it’s your fault”, Katie inturrupted. “And I’ll clean it. But then you tell me not to make trouble while you’re gone. My mother told me that when I was 10!” “But you do make trouble!” “I’m not a kid! Stop acting like my mom. It’s you I want to marry, not her” “I am not acting like your mother. And if you don’t want to be treated like a kid, then I suggest you stop acting like one!”, Katie was starting to get mad now. “How exactly am I acting like a kid Katie?”, Keith asked, getting a little mad himself. “How?”, Katie half laughed, as tears came to her eyes. “Look around you! My apartment is a mess because you wanted to have some fun!” “I thought it was OUR apartment?”, Keith reminded her. Katie looked at Keith with tears in her eyes. “So did I”, she said. “But this is how I am, how I act. If this is how your mother acts, and you don’t want to marry your mother, then maybe I should go” And with that, Katie grabbed her purse and walked out the door.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 27, 2009 21:35:46 GMT -5
“I can’t believe I just did that”, Katie said to Anna. They were in the car, driving to who knows where. “Are you okay?”, Anna asked. She had run after Katie when she stormed from the house. “Yes. No. I don’t know”, Katie started crying. “We’ve never fought like that before” “Why don’t you pull over”, Anna suggested. “I don’t want to get into an accident, and we need to talk” Katie pulled into a parking lot. “I can’t believe I just did that”, she whispered again. “You can’t believe you got mad? Or you can’t belive you stormed out of the house?”, Anna asked. “Both!” “Why don’t you just go back and make up?”, Anna asked. “Because I’m still mad at him!”, Katie pounded on the steering wheel. “Whoa. Calm down Katie”, Anna soothed. “Now let’s talk this through. Why are you mad at him?” “He said I was acting like his mother” “He didn’t mean it”, Anna said. “He’s a guy, and guys don’t like to be bossed around” “But he didn’t have to get into it in front of everybody! And he says he’s not a kid! Well he certaintly acts like one!” “All the lads act immature sometimes. Look at Ryan, he-“ “Keith got mad cuz I told him not to make trouble! He makes trouble wherever he goes! Remember the squirt gun fight from last tour? And how he froze his toungue to an ice tray?” “Well yes, but-“, Anna was cut off again. “Why would he say that in front of everyone anyway? It was completely uncalled for.We could have talked about it later” “I know. He should have-“ “Did I really cut off our engagment?”, Katie asked suddenly. “Well, that’s what you implied… But you were mad. He knows you didn’t mean it” “I can’t believe I did that! I don’t want to break up with him! I love him!” “Then I suggest you go tell him that”, Anna said with a small smile.
Keith was staring at the door that Katie had just stormed out of. “What did she just say?”, he asked, more to himself then anyone else. “She didn’t mean it Keith”, Ryan said quickly. “She’s just mad. She’ll get over it” “I can’t believe she just did that”, Keith said. “Ran out?”, Damian asked. “Or got mad?”, Ryan added. “Both”, Keith replied. “We’ve never fought like this before” “Ever?”, Damian asked. “Argh! Why does she have to be so… so…” “Over sensative?”, Ryan asked. “Dramatic?”, Damian guessed. Keith started pacing the floor. “Why does she have to act like that?”, he asked. “Why does she treat me like a 12 year old? Hmph.. ‘should we leave them here alone’, he quoted to himself. “Well, you do get into trouble mate”, Ryan told him. “Nothing serious!”, Keith defended himself. “It’s just little stuff! She doesn’t have to act like a mother” Neither lad had a response to that. “So what are you going to do?”, Damian asked. “What?”, Keith looked at him, confused. “Well you have to go talk to her and make up”, Damian explained. “Unless you take her last comment seriously and decide you don’t want to marry her” “Of course I want to marry her!”, Keith exclaimed. “I love her!”
Anna and Katie were still in the car talking. “So are you going to go back and talk to him?”, Anna asked. “Not yet”, Katie replied. “He’s probably still really mad. I’ll wait a while for him to cool off” Just then, Katie’s cell phone vibrated. It was a text messege from Keith.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 28, 2009 15:15:27 GMT -5
Katie stared at her phone. “It’s Keith”, she said. “What did he say?”, Anna asked, bouncing up and down. “I didn’t look at it yet”, Katie said. Anna stopped bouncing. “Well why not?”, she asked. “I don’t know…” Anna looked at Katie. “Open it”, she said. “Fine”, Katie opened her phone and read the message. “I don’t like being mad at you”, it said. “Well I don’t like being mad at you”, she typed back. “Then don’t make me mad”, came the reply. “What is he saying?”, Anna asked. “Hold on”, Katie said to her. “You made me mad first”, Katie texted Keith. “I’m trying to make up, but your not making it very easy”, Keith replied. “What do you want me to do Keith?”, she asked. “Come home Katie- girl”, Keith wrote. “NOW can I ask what he said?”, Anna asked. Katie gave her a run down of the conversation. “So what are you going to do?”, Anna asked. Katie thought for a minute. Sure she was still mad at Keith, but she was also willing to talk about it. “I’m going home”, Katie said.
When the girls got back to the apartment, Anna got a text from Ryan. “Ryan said that he and Damo are at the little restaurant around the corner”, Anna said. “And they asked if I wanted to join them. That way you and Keith can… you know, make up” “Okay, I’ll see you later then”, Katie replied. Anna left, and Katie walked into the apartment. She expected it to still be a mess from the whipped cream fight, but instead, it was all cleaned up like nothing had ever happened. Keith had been pacing the floor, when he saw her, stopped. Keith had cleaned himself up too, his hair still wet from the shower. “Hey”, he said, looking at her. “Hey”, she replied softly.
Anna looked around the small café for her adorable boyfriend. Ryan saw her looking for him and waved. Anna’s heart swelled with love at the sight of him. Oh how she loved this man! How happy she was that it wasn’t them that was fighting. “Hello Love”, she said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek. “You’re in a good mood”, Ryan laughed, kissing her back. “They’re going to make up”, she replied, smiling. “How do you know?”, Damian asked. “She was pretty mad when she left…” “They’ll make up”, Anna stated. “But how do you know?”, Damian asked again. “I know”, Anna told him. “But-“ “Don’t worry Damo”, Ryan inturrupted. “Anna knows what she’s talking about”, he put his arm around her shoulders.
“Yes I do”, Anna smiled. “So how have you been Damian?” “I’ve been great”, Damian replied. “I’ve been busy with football and hanging with friends” “Any girls?”, Ryan asked.
“Nope”, Damian replied. “Being in a relationship would be too diffilcult. I’m never home, ya know?” “You could make it work”, Ryan encouraged. “Look at George, and soon Keith” “And soon you?”, Damian asked. Ryan looked at Anna, who was blushing, and refusing to look at him. “Damian”, Ryan admonished. “You don’t ask people questions like that” “What?”, Damian asked. “You know you both love eachother. And I know you both want to get married” “It’s complicated”, Ryan answered. “You’re too young to understand” “Try me”, Damian said. Ryan sighed. “I’ll explain later”, he said. “Not that it’s any of your business” Damian laughed. “You’re my brother Ryan. Your business is my business” “Katie and Keith are here”, Anna said suddenly. Sure enough, the couple were walking to the table, holding hands and smiling. “So… are we having a wedding?”, Ryan asked. Keith laughed. “We’re having a wedding!”, he replied joyfully.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 29, 2009 17:08:04 GMT -5
The day of the wedding dawned clear and bright as Anna helped Katie get dressed. “You look beautiful”, Anna told her. “Thanks”, Katie giggled as she twirled around in her white dress. The dress itself, was georgous. It was off the shoulders, with a heart shaped neckline. The material came to gether at the waist and then flared out in a victorian style skirt. Katie looked radiant in it. Anna sighed. “I can’t wait until I get married”, she said whistfully. “Soon”, Katie told her. “Ryan loves you. You know he’ll propose soon. “I hope so”, Anna sat down on the bed and rested her head against the footboard, carefull not to mess up her hair. “Are you okay Anna?”, Katie asked. “You look a little pale” “I’m just tired”, Anna confessed. “And I have a headache because of it” “Aww hun”, Katie said sympethetically. “Did you take medicine for it?” “Yea, I took some tylonal”, Anna said. “Good. You should be okay in a bit then”, Katie started twirling again. “Hello girls” ,Carrie greeted as she walked in the room. “Carrie!”, Katie cried as she rushed over to hug her. “Oh Katie!” ,Carrie exclaimed. “You look absolutely georgous!” “Thanks!”, Katie replied, beaming. “Do you think Keith will like it?” “Keith will love it”, Carrie said. ‘Just think, in a few hours, you’ll be married!” “I know!”, Katie squealed. “I can’t wait!” “How are you Anna?”, Carrie asked, turning to her. “A little tired”, Anna replied. “But other then that I’m great! I’m so happy for Keith and Katie!” “You look tired”, Carrie said. “Don’t worry, after today, this will all be over and you can get some rest” “I know”, Anna replied. “But don’t worry about me. Today is about Katie. And Keith of course”, she added. “Yes it is”, Carrie replied smiling. “Now Katie, about your hair…”, she said as she went to work. And all too soon, Katie was ready.
A few hours later, Keith R. Harkin and Katie O’Rieley were joined in Holy Matrimony. The young couple was positivley glowing as they were introduced as Mr. and Mrs. Harkin for the first time. The reception was filled with laughter and and tears as the newly weds took the floor for the first dance. “They look so happy”, Anna said to Ryan. They were sitting together at the main table. “That they do”, Ryan agreed. He was playing with a ring on Anna’s finger. “You’re hands are so cold Anna”, he said, blowing on them. “I want to be happy like that”, she said, disregaurding his statement. “You will be”, Ryan told her. “Someday soon, you will be” “When Ryan?”, Anna turned to look at him. “You keep telling me ‘soon’, but when?” “It’s too soon Anna”, Ryan said gently. “You know I love you, but I don’t want to rush into things. I’m thinking of you” Anna had a sudden fit of coughing. “I don’t think it’s too soon”, she said after a moment. “I want to marry you” “I want to marry you too”, Ruan assured her. “Just give it some more time. I promise- How did you get all those bruises on your arm?”, he asked suddenly. “What?”, Anna coughed again. “Oh. Those. I don’t know, they were there when I woke up” “Are you sure your okay sweetie?”, Ryan asked with concern. “You’ve been coughing, and you’re pale, and-“ “I’m fine”, Anna assured him. “I have a headache, but I’m fine. It’s all this wedding planning, it’s making me tired. But don’t worry, I’m okay” “You sure?”, Ryan asked. “Yes”, Anna said. “Now why do we have to wait to get married? I love you” “I love you too. And if I had it my way, we’d be the ones getting married today. But-“ “Ryan, I think that…”, Anna was suddenly overcome with a sudden wave of dizziness. “I think that…” “Anna?”, Ryan’s voice seemed far away. “I don’t feel good”, Anna said faintly. “What’s wrong sweetheart?”, Ryan’s worried voice asked. “I haven’t felt like this since last time”, Anna whispered. “Last time?”, Ryan asked. “What do you mean last time?” “I’m so cold”, Anna said. “Anna sweetheart, what’s wrong?”, Ryan asked, starting to get really worried. He took her hand in his. “You’re burning uo!”, he exclaimed. “Ryan… I… I…”, and everything went black.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 30, 2009 16:20:23 GMT -5
Ryan watched as Anna fainted into his arms. It would have been quite romantic if it hadn’t been so nervewrecking. What was wrong with Anna? “Help”, he whispered. “I need help” “Ryan”, George called as he rushed over. “What happened? I saw Anna faint” “I- I don’t know”, Ryan said. “I mean, she said she wasn’t feeling well…” “Anna?”, Katie called. She had noticed all the commotion. “Ryan, what happened?”, Keith asked as they rushed over. By this time, everyone in the room had noticed that something was wrong and they were all talking in hushed voices. “What did she say Ryan?”, George asked. “She said she was tired, and…”, Ryan tried to remember. “And she had a headache. Then she said that she was cold, but she was burning up” “Oh no”, George whispered. “It’s just like last time” “She said that too”, Ryan remembered. “What do you mean last time?” “She said that?”, George thought for a minute. “Has she had any nosebleeds lately?” “Nosebleeds?”, Ryan asked. “Now that you mention it, she got one yesterday for no reason. But why would that matter?” George’s face got pale. “Call 911”, he whispered. “I can’t believe this is happening again! They said she was better!” “What’s going on George?”, Keith asked. “Yea, what’s wrong with her?”, Ryan’s voice shook with worry. “Remember last tour when she told you about her leukemia?”, George asked. Ryan’s face paled. “No…” George nodded. “It might be back”
Ryan was pacing in the hospital waiting room. Both George and Carrie were there, along with Keith and Katie, Paul, Damian, and Sharon. Everyone was still dressed in their wedding clothes, Katie still in her white dress, waiting for the doctor to tell them what was going on. Just then, the doctor came out and walked up to them. George and Ryan stood up and met him halfway. “Is she okay?”, Ryan asked. “What’s going on?”, George asked him. The doctor took a deep breath. “It seems as if the fights not over after all”, he said. “The leukemia came back” Ryan groaned and buried his face in his hands. “Can we see her?”, George asked. “Only two at a time”, the doctor said. Ryan looked back at everyone else. “Does anyone mind?”, he asked. “Go Ryan”, Sharon said. “You too George”, Paul said. “Tell her we said hi” George and Ryan walked into the room and saw Anna sitting up in bed, her face streaked with tears. “Oh Anna”, Ryan sighed as he walked quickly to the bedside. Anna started crying at the sight of him. Seeing her tears started Ryan’s as well. He sat by her bedside and held her hand, neither of them talking, just holding onto eachother.
Damian couldn’t take it anymore. He couldn’t sit in the waiting room in strained silence. “I’m going for a walk”, he said to no one in particular. Damian started wandering the hospital hallways, not really knowing where he was going. Walking down a hallway, he came upon the chapel. He decided to go in and pray for Anna. Opening the door, he went in and saw a girl sitting in the first pew. He didn’t want to disturb the girl, so he sat a couple of pews behind her. He was only there a few minutes when he realized that the girl was crying. After a few akward moments of trying to decide what to do, he walked up and sat next to the girl.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Sept 30, 2009 18:02:35 GMT -5
“Umm… excuse me”, Damian said as he sat next to the girl. “Are you okay?”, he asked. “I’m fine”, the girl tried to stop crying. “You sure?”, Damian asked. “No”, the girl started crying again. Damian didn’t know what to do. He didn’t have any experience with crying girls. He would have given her a hug, but he didn’t know her. After a few minutes, the crying stopped. “I’m sorry”, the girl apologized. “It’s okay”, Damian said. “I’m Damian by the way” “I’m Gianna”, the girl replied. “Is there anyway I can help?”, Damian asked. “No”, Gianna played with a ring on her finger. “We just found out that my dad has cancer” “I’m sorry”, Damian murmered. “I know how you feel, my friend had leukemia and she was in remission” “But that’s good”, Gianna told him. “We just found out that it’s back”, Damian said dulley. “Oh. I’m sorry”, Gianna said soflty. “Why are you all dressed up?”, she asked. “We just came from a wedding”, Damian explained. “She fainted during the reception” “Oh wow”, Gianna replied. “This is like something you read about in books” Damian scoffed. “Yea, a bestseller”, he said said sarcastically. “So was it your friend that was getting married?”, Gianna asked. “Not the one with- with-“ “Leukemia?”, Gianna whispered. “Yea”, Damian said softly. “My other two friends got married. They’re in the waiting room. Anna was the Best Lady or whatever”, “Maid of Honor?”, Gianna guessed. “Yea, that”, Damian remembered. “I should actually go back to them” “Oh. Okay”, Gianna sounded disappointed. “Do you have a phone number?”, Damian asked. “Or a facebook? You know, if you ever need to talk about your dad? Cus I know how you feel” “Yea”, Gianna gave him the information and Damian stood up. “It was nice meeting you”, he said. “I’ll look you up” “Nice to meet you too”, Gianna said, giving him a small smile.
“It’s okay Anna, you’re going to be fine”, Ryan told her. “But Ryan, you don’t know”, Anna argued. “Do you know how low the survival rate is for people nwhose leukemia has come back a second time?” “That doesn’t matter”, Ryan said. “You’ll-“ “Very low!”, Anna interrupted. “Anna”, Ryan sighed. He was sitting by the bed, holding Anna’s hand. “Don’t talk like that. You’ll beat this thing, I know you will” “What if I don’t?”, Anna whispered. “Shh”, Ryan put his finger over Anna’s lips. “Don’t even talk like that” “But-“ “No”, Ryan repeated. Anna stared at the bedsheets. “I love you”, Ryan said. “Now do you want a few visitors?” Anna made a face. “Not really”, she said. “Why not?”, Ryan asked. “Katie’s been dying to see you” “I can’t belive I ruined her wedding”, Anna said guiltily. “Will you stop?”, Ryan said. “She doesn’t care. Keith might care that you ruined his wedding night, but…” Anna gasped. “Oh no! I did!” “I was kidding Anna”, Ryan laughed. “They can still have their wedding night, it’s not even 5 o’clock. Now can I please let them in? They want to see you” “Okay”, Anna agreed reluctantly. “I’ll be right back”, Ryan promised. He kissed her on the forehead and left the room. Ryan’s good mood evaporated as soon as the door closed. He walked down the hallway to the waiting room. “How is she doing?”, Paul asked. Ryan sighed. “She’s not taking it very well”, he said. “I’m trying to be happy around her, to keep her spirits up. But I’m dying inside”, he whispered. “I wish I could just wrap my arms around her and transfer the life from my body to hers. I want to yell, I want to shout, I want to throw things. Why is this happening to her? Why Anna?” “I don’t know mate”, Paul said softly. “Keith, Katie”, Ryan turned to them. “I know you two have plans for tonight, so come on in and see her, then you can go” “You sure Ryan?”, Keith asked. “Yea”, he answered. “Just at least pretend to be cheerfull when you’re around her. She’s depressed enough as it is”
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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 1, 2009 14:29:11 GMT -5
Damian was sitting on his couch at home. There was football playing on the TV screen in front of him, but he wasn’t watching it. He was thinking about Anna, they were running chemo tests, but she was still sick. It had been two weeks, nothing had changed, and Ryan was going crazy with worry. Every time Damian went to visit Anna, Ryan was there holding her hand. Damian knew that Ryan tried not to show how worried he was in front of her, but when they weren’t in Anna’s hospital room, Ryan was a mess. Damian was still thinking about this when his cell phone rang. “Hello”, he answered. “Hey Damian? It’s Gianna” “Oh, hey Gianna”, Damian sat up from his slouched postion on the couch. “What’s up?”, he asked. “I- umm… Can I talk to you about something?”, it took Damian a second to realize that Gianna’s voice sounded a little shaky. “Of course you can”, Damian told her. “Are you okay Gianna? It sounds like you’ve been crying” “I- I’m fine”, she said. “But my dad’s getting worse, and I knew that you’d be the only one to really understand. I’m sorry I’m bothering you like this, if you want me to hang up I will”, she rambled. “You’re not bothering me”, Damian told her. “Now what’s going on with your dad?”, he asked gently. “Well, they ran some tests and it turns out that he’s worse, and they can’t help him. There’s no cure and I’m just so scared”, he voice broke on the last word and she started crying. “Shhh Gianna”, Damian soothed. “It’ll be okay. Shh” “But what if it’s not?” “It will be. You just have to have a little faith”, Damian said. “You just need to get your mind off it for a while. Do you want to come over to my house for a bit?”, he asked. “We can talk, or do something or whatever” “I don’t know…”, she hesitated. “It’ll make you feel better”, Damian promised. “Okay”, Gianna agreed. “It probably will” “Alright, see you soon then”, Damian said. An hour later, Gianna showed up on Damian’s front porch. “Hey”, she said. “Hey yourself”, Damian smiled. “So… do you want to talk about it, or what?” “Not really”, she answered. “I kind of just want to forget about it for now. I just need a distraction” “So I get the honor of distracting you?”, Damian said with a grin. “I guess so”, Gianna shrugged. “You have a beautiful house”, she said, looking around. “Thanks”, Damian said. “So what should we do?” “Umm… I think we should make cookies” “Cookies?”, Damian asked. “I don’t know how to cook” “Well for 1”, Gianna held up one finger. “The term is ‘bake’, not ‘cook’. And two”, she put up a second finger. “All you have to do is follow a recipe” “I can’t follow a recipe”, Damian objected. “Well then I guess I’ll just have to teach you”, Gianna told him. Half an hour later, they were both covered in flour. “Okay, now what?”, Damian asked. “Now we add the chocolate chips”, Gianna replied. Damian looked at Gianna. Not only was she pretty, but she was smart, funny, and quite witty too. Damian wondered if he should tell her about Celtic Thunder. He wanted to, but he didn’t want her to get weird around him. Sure, his friends could handle it, they acted normal. But then again, they had known him before Celtic Thunder. Gianna would probably get all weirded out by all the fans, interviews, and all the attention. For the first time since he got involved with celtic thunder, Damian wished that he was normal. He wished he could have a normal life, and a normal relationship with a girl. “Okay, now they go into the oven”, Gianna said, breaking into his thoughts. “What? Oh, right. I can do that”, Damian said. “Okay”, Gianna answered. “Do you mind if I use your bathroom to wash up?”, she asked. “Nope. Go right ahead”, Damian told her. When she left, Damian started thinking again. He really liked Gianna and he wanted to get to know her better. But he didn’t want to scare her off. He knew he had to tell her eventually, but would it be better to tell her now, or later?” “Damian? What is this?”, Gianna asked.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 1, 2009 21:00:52 GMT -5
“What’s what?”, Damian asked. “What’s Celtic Thunder?”, Gianna wanted to know. Damian looked at the CD case she was holding. “It’s a singing group”, he answered. Gianna looked closely at the case, then at him. “You’re in it”, she stated. “Yea, I am”, Damian said nervously. “Damian that’s awesome!”, Gianna exclaimed. “Are you well known? Do you have more then one CD? Do you tour?” Damian let out a sigh of relief. She wasn’t freaked out. At least not yet. “Yes, yes, and yes”, he laughed. “Tell me about it!” Damian told Gianna all about Celtic Thunder. How that was the second CD, and they were recording a third. How yes, they tour and he told her about all the other lads. “Keith is the one that got married that day”, he explained. “And my friend that’s in the hospital? That’s Ryan’s girlfriend” “Wow”, Gianna said. “I’m actually going to see her tonight”, Damian said. “You can come with me and meet Ryan if you want” “I don’t want to intrude”, Gianna objected. “No, it’s no problem”, Damian said. “They love meeting my friends. And I think Keith and Katie get back from their honeymoon today. They’ll be there too if we’re lucky” “They still went on the honeymon?”, Gianna asked. “Even with Anna sick?” “Oh they didn’t want to “, Damian replied. “They were going to postpone it. But when Anna found out, she threw a fit. So they went anyway and just call every few days” “Wow”, Gianna said again. “Are you sure they won’t mind?” “I’m positive”, Damian assured her. “I’ll even text Ryan and let him know” “Okay… So do you have millions of girls after you?” “Haha! Oh yea!”, Damian laughed. “More so in the US then here though. You should see what happens when I go into the Pub” “The Pub?” “It’s a live chatroom for our fans”, Damian explained. “Can you go on and show me?”, Gianna asked. “I don’t know…”, Damian hesitated. “It gets pretty crazy when one of us goes in there. How about I just put up a tweet and show you how they react?” “A tweet? Like a Twitter?” “Yep! Watch this…”, he went over to the computer and logged onto twitter. Then he wrote, “Just learned how to bake cookies… What an experience! Flour everywhere!” “Now what?”, Gianna asked as she leaned over Damian’s shoulder. Damian could smell the sweet floral aent of the shampoo in her hair. “Now…”, Damian coughed. “Now we go into the pub and wait” “For how long?”, Gianna asked, tilting her head to one side. “Not long”, Damian laughed. He went to the website and clicked on ‘Pub’. “Hmm… They’re talking about Keith”, he observed. “What do they say about you?”, Gianna asked. She grabbed a chair and sat next to him. “Haha! A lot”, Damian answered. “You’ll see in a few minutes” Sure enough, a few minutes later, someone mentioned Damian’s tweet. Gianna started laughing. “They think that you baking is dangerous?”, she asked. Damian laughed. “Appearently”, he answered. The sound of Gianna’s laughter was doing strange things to Damian’s heart. Just then, his phone vibrated. “Hey, Ryan sais that your more then welcome to come tonight”, Damian said. “Oh great!”, Gianna exclaimed. “I can’t wait to meet everyone!” “Well you don’t have to wait for long”, Damian smiled. “We could leave right now.” He offered her his arm. “Shall we?”, he asked. Gianna laughed and took his arm. “Yes we shall”, she answered.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 2, 2009 20:58:34 GMT -5
“How are you feeling Anna?”, Damian asked as they walked into the room. “Hey Ryan”, he greeted. Gianna looked around the room. In the bed was a very pretty, but obviously sick woman, whom she assumed to be Anna. And sitting in a chair next to the bed was a dark haired man that she guessed was Ryan. “Hey Damian”, Anna greeted. “I’m doing ok” “Hey Damo”, Ryan smiled. “Is this Gianna?” “Yep!”, Damian said with obious pride in his voice. “Anna, Ryan, this is Gianna. Gi, this is Ryan and this is Anna” Gianna didn’t miss the sudden use of a nickname, but decided to let it pass for the moment. “Hi Gianna”, Ryan smiled and extended his hand. “Hi”, Gianna shook his hand. “So how did you and Damian meet?”, Anna asked. Gianna had a sudden moment of panic. She didn’t know if she wanted to tell these strangers about her father. But how else would she explain how she met Damian? “I just ran into her when I was wandering the hospital halls”, Damian came to her resuce. “On the day of the wedding” Gianna flashed him a gratefull look and Damian smiled back. “I see…”, Ryan caught their looks. He looked as if he was about to say something about it, but then changed his mind. “So how are you Anna?”, Damian asked. “You getting out of this place soon?” “As soon as possible”, Anna answered. “But I don’t know… I might be in here a while” “Anna…”, Ryan sighed. “Please don’t talk like that…” “Ryan…”, Anna looked at him. Ryan stared back and they seemed to have a silent discussion with their eyes. Finally Ryan sighed and looked away. “So how have you been Damian?”, Ryan asked with a forced cheerfullness in his voice. “Ah I’ve been great”, Damian replied. “I learned how to bake cookies today” “You?”, Ryan asked. “Bake cookies?” “Yep”, Damian replied. “Gi taught me” “Damian!”, Gianna suddenly exclaimed. “The cookies!” “What about them?”, Damian asked. “There still in the oven!” Damian just stood there for a second. “Oops”, he finally said. “You burned them??”, Ryan laughed. “I didn’t mean to!”, Damian defended himself. Ryan continued laughing. “Ryan calm down”, Anna scolded playfully. “Damian had a lot on his mind this afternoon” “Oh I don’t doubt it”, Ryan replied as he took Anna’s hand. Damian rolled his eyes. Just then, there was a knock on the door and Keith poked his head around the door. “Hey guys”, he said. “What’s the craic?” “Keith!”, Anna squealed. “Hey man!”, Ryan exclaimed. He walked over and gave Keith a hug. “Hey guys!”, Katie said as she followed her new husband through the door. “Katie!!”, Anna exclaimed. In the next few minutes, greetings and hugs and how are yous were exchanged. Gianna was introduced and after things settled down a bit. Keith sat down on a chair and pulled Katie down on his lap. “So what’s new everyone?”, he asked. “Well, Damian successfully learned how to burn cookies today”, Ryan told him. “Well of course he burned them”, Keith said matter of factly. “I wouldn’t expect anything more of him” “Hey!”, Damian objected. “I’m kidding Damo”, Keith laughed. “Did ya lose your sense of humor while I was away?” Damian sighed. “They’re never going to let me forget this”, he said to Gianna. “Oh I’m sure they will”, Gianna said. “They seem nice” “No he’s right”, Keith said to her. “He’s not going to forget this” “At least not if we have anything to say about it”, Ryan laughed. “How was the honeymoon Katie?”, Anna cut in. “Oh it was wonderful!”, Katie exclaimed. “We’re going to have to talk later” “Ohhh. Okay”, Anna giggled. “What’s that supposed to mean?”, Ryan asked. “Nothing”, Katie said innocently. “Giggling girls…”, Keith said shaking his head. “Never a good thing”, Ryan agreed. “So what else is new around here?”, Katie asked. “I see Damian finally got a girlfriend” “Girlfriend?”, Damian asked.
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