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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 3, 2009 11:10:55 GMT -5
Damian looked at Gianna akwardly. “Umm… Well…” “Gianna isn’t Damian’s girlfriend”, Anna told Katie. “At least not yet”, Ryan muttered. “You’re not?”, Keith looked at them. “I’m so sorry Gianna”, Katie said. “I mean… I just assumed…” “It’s okay”, Gianna said quickly. “You know what?”, Anna said from the bed. “I think us girls need to talk. Guys, out” “What?”, Keith objected. “Where are we supposed to go?”, Ryan asked. “Yea, and why?”, Damian put in. “You can go to the cafeteria”, Anna suggested. “And you’re going because s girls need to talk”, Katie added. Keith, Ryan, and Damian looked at them. “Fine”, Ryan said finally. “What?”, Keith objected again. “Lets go guys”, Ryan said. “Come on Keith”, Damian said. “It’ll just be girl talk anyway” “Oh alright”, Keith sighed. “Get up Katie”, he said as Katie got up from his lap. When the lads left, Katie sat in Ryan’s chair by the bed. “I’m so sorry Gianna”, Katie said again. “I sometimes don’t think before I speak” “It’s alright”, Gianna said. “But you DO like him”, Anna observed. “Right?” Gianna got a sweet smile on her face. “Yes, I do”, she answered. “Well then it’s only a matter of time untill he asks you out”, Anna told her. “You think so?”, Gianna asked. “Gianna, even I can tell that he likes you”, Katie said. “And I just got here” “Plus, he called you Gi”, Anna added. Gianna smiled. “Welcome to the family”, Anna said, giving her a smile. “Now get a chair and sit over here. Katie needs to tell us about her honeymoon” “Oh yea, congratulations”, Gianna told Katie. Katie giggled. “Thanks”, she said. “And what exactly do you want to know?”, she asked slyly. “Details”, Anna said. “All those cute, embarressing details” “Well….”, Katie drew out the word. “I’ll let Ryan show you the details when you two get married. But…” “Wait”, Gianna said. “Anna and Ryan are engaged? Damian said that they were just dating” “We are just dating”, Anna said. Katie rolled her eyes. “Not for long”, she said. “He’s going to ask you soon” “Get back to the story”, Anna changed the subject. She bounced on the bed a little with excitement. “Anyway”, Katie continued. “We went to one of Keith’s favorite surfing spots and spent two weeks surfing” “Among other things, I’m sure”, Anna added. Katie giggled. “Maybe… Oh and Keith broke the bed” “He what?!”, Anna exclaimed. Gianna burst out laughing. “What were you two DOING?”, Anna asked. “No wait. Don’t answer that” “No, nothing like THAT”, Katie amended. “He was goofing off and doing tricks. Like jumping and flips and stuff” “Ohhh”, Gianna said laughing. “We thought you meant…”, Anna trailed off. “Never mind. Why was he doing that?” “Oh you know Keith”, Katie sighed. “He’s like a kid when he’s bored”
“It was awesome!”, Keith exclaimed. “I was doing flips, and jumping off the footboard… I’ve always wanted to go crazy jumping on a hotel bed. And this time Sharon wasn’t there to yell at me” “Did they make you pay for the bed?”, Ryan asked. “Nope!”, Keith said proudly. “They said they’d fix it” Damian started laughing. “Only you Keith”, he said, shaking his head. “Hey. I wouldn’t be talking little bro”, Keith turned on him. “Me? What’s I do?”, Damian asked. “Going off and getting a girlfriend on me while I was away”, Keith said. “Didn’t we go over this? I have to make sure she’s good enough for you first” “He has a point there Damo”, Ryan said. “She’s not my girlfriend”, Damian defended himself. “Yet”, Ryan corrected. Damian groaned and buried his head in his folded arms on the table. “I don’t know what to do”, he said. “It’ll work out D”, Keith said. “She obviously likes you. And I officially give you my approval” Damian laughed a little. “You just need to talk to her”, Ryan said. Damian sighed. “Okay. I will” “Good”, Keith said. “Now can we go back up yet?” “Missing someone Keith?”, Ryan teased. “Only the other half of me”, Keith said. Ryan smiled. “Then why don’t you call her and find out”, he suggested.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 3, 2009 21:20:21 GMT -5
“So when are you getting out of here?”, Katie asked Anna. “I don’t know”, Anna answered. “Hopefully soon…” “Aww… I’m sure you will hun”, Katie placed her hand on Anna’s knee. “Ryan’s really upset about it”, Anna said. “He tries not to show it. But I know he’s worried” “We’re all worried”, Katie said. Just then, her cell phone rang. “Hey sweetie”, she answered with a huge smile on her face. “Hey Katie- girl”, Keith answered. “What’s up?”, Katie asked. “I love you”, Keith replied. “Can we come back up now?” “Well… I don’t know…”, Katie pretended to hesitate. “Please?”, Keith asked. “Ryan really misses Anna. He’s nearly in tears down here” Katie laughed. “Hold on”, she said. She looked at the other girls. “Do we want the lads back?”, she asked. “Sure”, Anna said. “Why not?”, Gianna laughed. Katie got back on the phone. “You can come back”, she said. “We’re done” “Alright. I’ll see ya in a bit then”, Keith said. “Love you” Katie smiled. “Love you too. Bye” When the lads came back up a few minutes later, everyine started talking about the other members of CT. “Has anyone seen Paul lately?”, Keith asked. “Or George, or Sharon or anyone?” “People have been calling, and George came a couple time”, Ryan answered. He looked over at Anna and noticed that she was slimped down in the bad and her face was pale. “I think Anna’s getting tired”, he said. “Oh, your right Ryan”, Katie agreed. “We should go” “No, I’m fine”, Anna objected. “Anna, sweetheart, your dear tired. Get some rest and they can come back tomorrow”, Ryan told her gently. “Yea, we should go too”, Damian said. “We’ll see you later Anna” “Bye Anna”, Gianna said. “It was nice meeting you” “Bye everyone”, Anna said faintly. Damian and Gianna left a few minutes earlier then Keith and Katie and Damian led them to the elevator. “What floor is your dad on?”, he asked. Gianna looked at him confused. “Why?”, she asked. “I thought we could go visit him”, he told her. “Oh really Damian?”, Gianna asked. “You wouldn’t mind?” “You visited someone with me”, Damian pointed out. Gianna got a huge smile on her face. “He’s on the ninth”, she said. For the next 20 minutes, Damian and Gianna sat next to her dad’s bed. “He’s not doing very well”, Gianna whispered. “I’m so sorry Gi”, Damian said sympethetically. He put his arm around her shoulder. “It’s just so hard”, Gianna said. “He went in a coma, and we don’t know if he’ll ever come out”, she started crying softly. “Shh… Don’t talk like that”, Damian said. “He will. And I can’t wait to meet him when he does”, he put his arms around her and gave her a hug. After a while, Damian suggested that they go for a walk. He led them outside and down a small path. “Are you okay now?”, he asked gently. “Yea”, Gianna sighed. “I’m sorry about earlier” “It’s alright”, Damian said. “I would be upset too.” They walked in silence for a few minutes. “Do you mind if I tell you something Damian?”, Gianna asked. “Nope. Go ahead”, Damian replied. Gianna stopped walking and looked at him. “You’re the sweetest guy I’ve ever known” Damian stopped breathing. “So many people get weird around me when they find out about my Dad”, she explained. “You’re the first person not to do that” “Gianna…. I … I think you’re amazing”, Damian whispered. “Youre so beautiful, and talented, and brave” “Brave?”, Gianna tilted her head to one side, just like she had done in his kitchen earlier that day. Damian remembeed how she had laughed at the flour on his face, and how her eyes had widended with amazement when she learned about Celtic Thunder. He shook his head, trying to clear it. “Brave because of your father”, he said. “Not many people can handle stuff like that” “It’s hard”, she whispered, looking at him. “I know”, Damian said softly. “Gianna, I know this sounds strange. And I know we just met and don’t really know eachother. But I feel like I’ve known you forever. And I want to continue to get to know you. Please don’t freak out on me, and if it’s too soon, just say the word and I’ll back off.” Damian took a deep breath. “Gianna, I really, really like you. Will you be my girlfriend?” Gianna froze for a second. “Yes”, she finally whispered. Damian let out a sigh of relief and started laughing. He moved forward and took her into his arms for a hug. “I don’t want to move too fast”, he said pulling back. “But is it too soon for a kiss?” Gianna laughed and shook her head no. Damian cupped her face in his hands and leaned in. But just before their lips made contact, Damian leaned away. “Oh, you don’t already have a boyfriend do you?”, he asked. “I forgot to check” Gianna laughed. “No, I didn’t. But I do now” Damian’s heart felt as if it would explode. He smiled, leaned in and kissed her.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 4, 2009 21:05:19 GMT -5
Anna woke up with a start and tried to remember where she was. Oh yea, the hospital. How could she have forgotten that? But then she remembered the dream. It had been a wonderful dream, Ryan had been in it. “Ryan?”, she called groggily. “Right here”, Ryan murmered. He was sitting in his usual seat by the bed, holding her hand. “I was having a wonderful dream”, Anna told him soflty. “Really?”, Ryan asked, just as softly. “I didn’t want to wake up”, Anna confessed. “Tell me about it”, Ryan suggested. He rubbed his thumb back and forth over the back of her hand. “In my dream, I was all better”, Anna said. “And you were there, and we were having a picnic on the beach” Ryan smiled. “Sounds like we were having a good time”, he said. “We were”, Anna said whistfully. “If it was such a good dream, why are you so sad now?”, Ryan asked. “Because I woke up”, Anna sighed. Ryan thought for a moment, still stroaking her hand with his thumb. “You’re going to get better Anna”, he finally said. “Do you know what the chances are Ryan?”, Anna asked practically. “I don’t care about percentages”, Ryan said calmly. “The chances of someone going into remission even once! I’m trying to beat leukemia twice” “I don’t care”, Ryan shrugged. “You’re going to get better” Anna sighed and stared down at their linked hands. “Anna”, Ryan said gently. Anna looked up at him, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears. “You know, I’ve been thinking a lot over these last two weeks”, Ryan confessed. “And do you know what I figured out?” “What?”, Anna asked. “I love you”, Ryan said. “And you’re going to get better. And I promise you, when you do, we’ll get married. If you want to that is” Anna’s breath caught in her throat. “Anna, will you marry me?”, Ryan whispered. “Oh Ryan”, Anna breathed. “Do you know how long I’ve waited to hear those words?” “Too long, I know”, Ryan said. “But I wanted to make sure that we were really meant for eachother. I’ve seen too many couples get married and then divorce” “Ryan, I-“ “And don’t get into that whole ‘I can’t because I’m sick, and I don’t want to marry you and then die’ speech”, Ryan cautioned. “Because you know that I’ll argue, and I know that you want to marry me. So we can skip that whole part of the proposal” Anna laughed. “How did you know that I was going to say that?”, she asked. “Because I know you”, Ryan said with a wink. “So. Will you, Anna Elizabeth Logan, consent to be my wife? Please?” “Yes”, Anna laughed. “Yes, yes, yes!” Ryan moved closer and silenced her with a kiss. “Knock knock!”, Paul called out cheerfully as he strode into the room. Ryan and Anna pulled away quickly. “Oh, it’s only Paul”, Ryan said as he moved back in to kiss Anna again. “Only Paul?”, Paul asked. “I was going to apologize for interuppting, but ‘it’s only Paul?’ That’s all I get?” “I’m kidding”, Ryan laughed, beaming. “Sorry, I really didn’t mean to interrupt”, Paul said. “How are you feeling Anna?”, he asked. Anna beamed. “I’m great!”, she replied. Paul looked back and forth between the two. “Why do I suspect that there’s something your not telling me?”, he asked. Anna and Ryan looked at eachother. “Can I tell him?”, Anna asked. “If you want”, Ryan smiled. “Ryan and I are getting married!”, Anna squeaked. “Finally!”, Paul laughed. “Congratulations Ry!”, he gave Ryan a hug. “Congrats little sis!”, he gave Anna a kiss on the cheek. “Thanks!”, Anna said with a huge smile on her face. “But we’re not telling anyone else”, she said. “What?”, Ryan and Paul said together. “At least not yet”, Anna clarified. “Umm… why not honey?”, Ryan asked. “Because, did you see Damian and Gianna today?”, Anna asked. “Yes…”, Ryan said slowly. “Who’s Gianna?”, Paul asked. “And did you tell him to ask her out?”, Anna asked Ryan. “Yea, but…. Ohhhh”, Ryan understood. “You think that he did?” “Who’s Gianna?”, Paul asked again. “Probably”, Anna answered Ryan. “This is their moment. Our news can wait a few days” Ryan smiled at his new fiancee. “I love you”, he said. “Excuse me”, Paul said with exagerated politeness. “Yes Paul?”, Ryan asked, playing along. “Who exactly is Gianna?”, Paul asked. “A girl Damian likes”, Anna answered. “And she likes him. We met her today, she seems like she’ll fit right in” “Well good for Damo!”, Paul said. “And you two think that he asked her out?” “Yep!”, Ryan said. “In fact, if I know Damian, he’ll call as soon as he can” As soon as Ryan finished talking, his phone rang.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 5, 2009 16:39:43 GMT -5
“Ryan! I took your advice!”, Damian said excitedly. “You asked her out?”, Ryan guessed. “Yep! And she actually said yes!”, Damian exclaimed. Ryan laughed. “I knew she would”, he said. “Is she with you now?” “No, she went home, but we’re going to do something tomorrow. I just wanted to let you know” “Well Anna and I are happy for you Damo”, Ryan replied. “Anna’s awake?”, Damian asked. “She the only that guessed that you would ask Gianna”, Ryan said, smiling at Anna. “Ahh, okay. You probably want some alone time with her”, Damian guessed. “I’ll let you go” “Yea, I would”, Ryan replied wryly. “Except Paul’s here ruining our moment” “Haha! Typical Paul”, Damian laughed. “Tell him I said hi” “Alright, I will”, Ryan replied. “Talk to ya soon Damian” “Bye!”, Damian hung up. “Well, he sounds happy”, Ryan said as he hung up. “He’s also right”, Paul noted. “What do you mean?”, Anna asked. “Right about what?” “I’m ruining the moment”, Paul explained. “You two jut got engaged. And Anna, you’re probably tired. You guys probably want some alone time” “I’m not tired at all”, Anna said. “II had just woken up when Ryan proposed”, she got a huge smile on her face just thinking about it. She looked at Ryan and took his hand. Ryan smiled back at her and winked. “And I had just proposed when you walked in”, he added. “Well, if you guys are sure you don’t mind…”, Paul hesitated. “Plaese stay Paul”, Anna requested. “Yea, you can stay Paul”, Ryan said. “We honestly don’t mind” “Okay… So how are you feeling Anna?”, Paul asked. “I’m feeling better then I have in weeks!”, Anna beamed. “I bet”, Paul laughed. “But really, how are you? Other than love sick?” “I’m seriously good”, Anna replied. “I’m tired a lot, but I’ve stopped throwing up, and I’m not loosing any hair like last time” “That’s good!”, Paul said. “We were all so worried…”, he galnced at Ryan, who in turn, shook his head slightly. “Yea”, Anna replied. “Sorry about that” “Anna sweetheart, it’s not your fault”, Ryan soothed. “Yea, I know”, Anna replied. “But how have you been Paul?”, she asked. “I’ve been good”, Paul replied. He was playing with a rubber band that he had randomly found on a table. “I’ve been keeping busy with solo gigs and such. Anyway, tell me more about Damian’s girl” So Anna and Ryan proceeded to tell him about Gianna. The next day, Damian was pacing outsidethe icecream parlor where he was supossed to meet Gianna. But where was she? Damian looked at the clock on his phone. She was 15 minutes late. While he waited, Damia thought about his realtionship with her. She was amazing, and funny, and sweet, and generally perfect. He wondered what would happen to them while he was on tour. That’s what had destroyed his relationship with Jenna. But the tour wasn’t for a few more… that was in a few weeks! But Sharon wouldn’t have them start rehearsing yet, Anna was still sick. But then again, they couldn’t stop the whole tour just for Anna… Although how Sharon was going to get Ryan away from Anna’s room to perform, or even rehearse, Damian didn’t know. Well, he didn’t want to think of that just then. He wanted to think of Gianna and how much fun they were going to have. But where was she? Just then, his cell phone rang. “Hey Gi!”, he answered cheerfully. “Damian”, Gianna’s voice broke and it sounded as if she had been crying. “Gianna? What’s wrong?”, Damian asked, concerned. “My- my dad-“, Gianna tried to get the words out. “He’s not worse is he?”, Damian asked. “He’s dead” just so everyone knows... it's almost over
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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 6, 2009 14:56:11 GMT -5
“Oh Gi”, Damian sighed. “Are you okay?” “Damian, c- can you come?”, Gianna asked. “Are you at the hospital?”, Damian asked. “Yea” “I’ll be there in 10 minutes”, Damian promised. “Just hang in there Gi. It’ll be okay” “Just hurry Damian. Please” “I will”, Damian said as he hung up. He quickly got into the car he had borrowed from his parents and drove to the hospital. When he got there he took the elevator up to the 5th floor and saw Gianna and her family in the hallway. “Gi”, he called as he walked quickly toward her. She didn’t seem to hear him. He walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder. “Hey”, he said softly. “You okay?” Gianna didn’t answer. She just turned, buried her face in his shoulder and started crying. “I’m so sorry Gi”, Damian whispered as he stroaked her hair. “I’m gonna miss him so much”, Gianna sobbed. “Were you two really close?”, Damian asked. “Not really”, Gianna mumbled, her head still on his shoulder. “I just wish we had been closer” “Yea, I understand”, Damian said. Gianna pulled back. “No you don’t”, she said. “You’ve never been through anything like this” “You’re right”, Damian apologized. “I’m sorry” Gianna sighed. “I should probably introduce you to my family”, she said. She took Damian’s hand and pulled him over to the window where there was a woman with brown hair looking out. “Mom”, Gianna called to her. The woman turned around and looked at them. Her eyes were red and it looked like she hadn’t slept in days. “Mom, this is Damian”, Gianna introduced. “Damian, this is my mom” “Hello Damian”, Gianna’s mom greeted. “Hello Mrs. O’ Flannigan”, Damian said. “Please, call me Rose”, she said. “Rose?”, Damian made the connection. “Like your middle name?”, he asked Gianna. “Yea”, Gianna smiled a little. “I’m so sorry to barge in on your family”, Damian told Rose. “I just wanted to be here for Gianna” “Oh I’m glad you’re here”, Rose said. “Gianna has told me so much aout you. And if you being here helps, then your more than welcome” “Thank you”, Damian replied. “I’m so sorry about your husband. He must have been a good man” “He was”, Rose remembered. “Gianna, we should go now. It’s been a long day” “Is it okay if Damian drives me home?”, Gianna asked. “I don’t care”, Rose sighed. “If he doesn’t mind…” “I’d be glad to”, Damian said. “Do you want to leave now Gi?”, he asked. “Or stay here for a while?” “Can we just sit for a while?”, Gianna asked. “Yep. And I know the perfect place”, Damian replied. He took her hand and continued to hold it as he led her down the elevator and outside to the bench where he had first asked her out. Damian could hardly believe that he had asked her only yesterday. “Do you want to talk about it?”, Damian asked, sitting down. “I just never thought that one day he wouldn’t be there anymore”, Gianna said. “I know sweetheart”, Damian said soflty. He put his arm around her shoulders. Gianna started crying again and Damian’s heart felt as if it would break at the sound. He hated seeing her cry. “What can I do?”, he asked helplessly. “Nothing”, Gianna replied. “Just let me cry for a while” “That, I can do. Come here”, he wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back as she cried on his shoulder. Gianna cried for 10 minutes straight as Damian rubbed her back, stroaked her hair, and whispered comforting words. At one point, Damian’s phone rang, but he didn’t bother to answer it. Finally, Gianna stopped crying and pulled back. “You okay now?”, Damian asked, one hand still on her shoulder, his eyes searching hers. “Yea”, Gianna answered. “Sorry for getting your shirt all wet” “You know I don’t care”, Damian brushed the hair away from her face, trailing his hand down her cheek and stopping to cup the side of her jaw. Gianna sighed. “I’m so lucky to have you Damian”, she said. “You?”, Damian laughed. “I’m the lucky one! I don’t know what I did without you before” Gianna looked down at her lap. Damian placed one finger under her chin and drew her face up so that she was looking at him. Then, without saying a word, Damian slowly leaned down and kissed her. But only after a few short seconds, Damian’s phone rang again. At first, he was just going to ignore it like he had last time, but Gianna pulled back. “Answer it”, she sighed. “Why?”, Damian asked. “Whoever it is can wait a few minutes” “Damian. This is the second time they called. Answer it” Damian sighed and looked at his phone. “Hey Ryan”, he answered. “Damian!”, Ryan sounded excited. “Anna’s going home!” “What?! Really?!”, Damian asked. “That’s awesome!!” “I’m so excited!”, Ryan exclaimed. “She’s finally better!”
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Post by saritaandkayli on Oct 6, 2009 16:58:46 GMT -5
CG....amazing...so sad about GI's dad but exciting that Anna is better and Ryan is happy.....cant wait for more ...UPDATE SOON
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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 7, 2009 16:27:37 GMT -5
this is the last post then the epilouge Keith and Katie were in their apartment when they got the call from Ryan. “No way!!”, Keith exclaimed on the phone. “What?”, Katie asked. She had been in the kitchen cooking and looked up into the living room where Keith had been watching the surfing channel. “Dude, are you serious?! That’s awesome!!”, Keith exclaimed again. “What?”, Katie asked again. Keith looked up. “Anna’s better!” “What?!”, Katie shrieked. She ran over to the couch where Keith was sitting. “Seriously?!” “When are you bringing her home?”, Keith asked. “I’m bringing her to her apartment right now”, Ryan said from the phone. “Alright. Let us know when she’s settled, we’ll come visit” “Ok, I will”, Ryan said. “I gotta go now. Just wanted to let you know” “Thanks Ryan! Tell Anna we’re happy for her” “I will”, Ryan promised. “She’s actually better?”, Katie asked. “Yes she is!”, Keith laughed as he pulled Katie into a hug. “I’m so happy!!”, Katie replied. “We were all so worried” “I know”, Keith replied. “Will we go visit her later then?” “Yea, I don’t think I’d be able to keep you away”, Keith laughed, still snuggling her. “Keith?”, Katie asked, after a moment. “Hmm?” “You do realize that your phone just vibrated, right?” “I know”, Keith answered into her hair, not moving. Katie sighed and started digging through his pockets untill she found it. She opened it up and read the text message from Damian. It said, ‘Gianna’s dad just died. Funerals on Wednesday. Please come’ “Here we are. Home sweet home”, Ryan said as he set Anna’s things on the floor of the apartment. Anna laughed. “Isn’t it typical that the moment I buy an apartment, I get sick?” “Well your not sick anymore”, Ryan said as he moved to put his arms around her waist. “And you’ll never get sick like that again” “You can’t promise that Ryan”, Anna said. “Do you know how-“ “Shhh”, Ryan cut her off. “I’d rather not talk about those worrysome details at the moment”, he said, drawing her closer. “But it can happen”, Anna insisted. “Look at what happened to Gianna’s dad” “I still can’t believe he died”, Ryan murmered. “But you can’t go through our life thinking that your going to die any second. We can die at any second. Remember when I got hit by that car? I almost died. We could all die tomorrow. I mean-“ “Wait”, Anna interuppted. “Did you say ‘our’ life?” “Huh? Yea, but that’s not the point. The point is that death happens and you shouldn’t worry about it. I mean, Keith could come barging through that door right now and stab me in the back-“ “Ryan”, Anna interuppted again. “You said ‘our’ life. We’re getting married!” “Yea…”, Ryan said, confused. “And I’m very excited about that. You’re just realizing this now?”, he laughed. “It just hit me”, Anna said. “I mean, I knew we were, but it just hit me that we’re really, truly getting married!” Ryan took her hand. “You know Anna, I’ve been thinking about making that more official” “What do you mean?”, Anna asked. “You asked, I said yes. How can it be more official than that?” “With this”, Ryan said soflty. He took a small black box out of his pocket, and knelt down. Anna realized what he was doing and gasped. Ryan opened the box, and inside was a beautiful dimond ring. “Anna, will you marry me?”, he asked. “Oh Ryan”, Anna started crying. “I don’t need a ring” “I want you to have it”, Ryan said. “That way the whole world will know that your mine” “You know that I’d marry you even if you didn’t have a ring, right?”, Anna asked. “I know”, Ryan said. He was still on one knee. “Please?”, he asked. “Of course”, Anna laughed. She bent down, took Ryan’s face in her hands and kissed him. Ryan stood up and put the ring on her finger. He smiled down at it for a moment and then brought her hand to his lips and kissed the ring three times. Then, still holding her hand, he led Anna to the couch. Anna sat next to him and rested her head on his shoulder. “Do you remember that dream I had the day you proposed?”, she asked. “Yea”, Ryan murmered. “Before that day, my dreams were only allowed inside my head. Since I was sick, I knew they could never come true” “Anna-“, Ryan started. “I was chasing dreams that I never thought would come true. You were my dream”, she said. “I’m right here”, Ryan whispered, smiling at her. Anna laughed. “Well then, I guess my days of chasing dreams are over”
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Post by celticgirl91 on Oct 8, 2009 14:15:05 GMT -5
Epilogue
Gianna O’ Flannigan was crying. Her beloved father was being lowered into the ground, and there was nothing she could do about it. Damian stood behind her, his arms wrapped around her waist. “It’ll be okay Gi”, he whispered. The rest of the lads, Katie, Carrie, and Anna were also there. All of whom were uncharactoristically somber. George and Carrie, of course didn’t know Gianna, but they went for moral support. At the house, after the funeral, Gianna turned to Damian. “I don’t want to do this”, she said. “Do what?”, Damian asked her. “I don’t want to have to talk to all those people. I can’t pretend to be all happy and welcoming” “And no one expects you to”, Damian assured her. “Gianna, your not expected to do anything right now. If you wanna just sit in a corner, you can do that. If you wanna go in your room and cry, then go right ahead. Just know that whatever you do, I’ll be right there. Unless you just want to be alone of course”, he added the last sentence almost as an after thought. “I don’t know what I want”, Gianna said. “And I don’t really care” “Let’s go sit with the lads for a bit”, Damian suggested. “Okay?” “Alright”, Gianna replied. Damian took her hand and led her to the table where everyone was sitting. “Hey guys”, he greeted. “Hey Damo”, Keith said. “Are you okay Gianna?”, Katie asked. “I’m so sorry” “I- I’m”, Gianna took a deep breath. “I’m gonna miss him”, she said, tearing up. “George”, Paul changed the subject. “Have you and Carrie even met Gianna yet?” “No”, George replied. “We haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting Damian’s new girlfriend” “Gi, this is George, and his wife Carrie”, Damian introduced. “George, Carrie, this is Gianna” “It’s a pleasure to meet you Gianna”, Carrie said, giving her a hug. “Glad to meet you Gianna”, George said, giving her a smile. “From what I’ve heard, you make Damian very happy” “Now all we need to do is find a girl for Paul”, Ryan joked. “We’re going to have to find one for him on the tour” “Now just wait a swanky second”, Paul said. “I don’t want Ryan in charge of my love life” “Oh don’t worry, he won’t be”, Keith said. “Cus I am. Ry’s just my assistant” “Anna”, Katie inturruped before the teasing could get out of hand. “Do you get to come on tour with us again?” “Well she’s certaintly not staying here”, Ryan answered. Anna rolled her eyes. “I’m coming”, she said. “I think Ryan would go insane if I didn’t” “And we do NOT want to deal with that on the tour bus”, Paul joked. “When are you guys going on tour?”, Gianna asked. “Not for another month”, Keith replied. “But we start rehearsin’ next week” “Yea, I meant to talk to you about that”, Damian said to Gianna. “I’ll have to be in Dublin, but we’ll keep in touch. I promise. And you can come visit sometimes. That’s what Carrie does” Gianna turned to Carrie. “Why can’t you go?”, she asked. “Because I have a daughter to look after”, Carrie said. “And she’s NOT going this time” Everyone started chuckling and Gianna looked confused. “Last tour, George’s daughter came along”, Ryan explained. “And Paul lost her” “What?”, Gianna exclaimed. “How?” “For the last time, I didn’t LOOSE her”, Paul defended himself. “It’s ok Paul, I forgive you”, George told him. Paul rolled his eyes. “So, Anna, have you and Ryan set a wedding date yet?” “No”, Anna replied. “But we know it’s not going to be untill after the tour” “Hey, maybe little Sarah SHOULD come this tour”, Keith said. “She helped Ryan meet Anna, maybe she could help Paul too”, he laughed as Paul threw a carrot stick at him. Damian looked around the table and thought about his life. He had an amazing family that he would be touring with. Anna was better, and though a little pale, would be joining them on tour again. Keith and Katie were finally married, and Ryan and Anna were engaged. He had the best girlfriend in the world, and although he would miss her, they would make it work. Some bad things had happened, like Anna getting sick, and Gianna’s dad dying. But if that hadn’t happened, he and Gianna would never have met. Sometimes bad things had to happen to see the good. Damian took Gianna’s hand and smiled at her. She fit in so well with his Celtic Thunder family. “Let’s take a walk”, he said to her. Gianna smiled, and together, they began the next chapter of their lives.
The End
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Post by swimgurl96 on Feb 6, 2010 12:23:44 GMT -5
that was amazing, as usual.....
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