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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 16, 2009 8:29:06 GMT -5
"So what are we going to do?", George Donaldson asked his wife. "If Sarah plans on coming on tour with me during her summer break, and you can't come, we need to find someone to look after her" "I know", Carrie answered. "I'm really sorry I can't come, but my sisters wedding is coming up and I need to help her plan" "I'm going to miss you ya know", George sai softly, looking into her eyes. "I'll miss you more" Carrie teased. George laughed soflty. "I don't think that's possible", he said, pulling her into his arms."Well, my cousin could go alnog and watch her", Carrie said after a while. "How old is she?", George asked, slipping into protective father mode. Carrie laughed. "Don't worry, she's 27 and very responsible" "And she doesn't mind leaving her family for a few months?", George askeed. "She won't be going for a vacation" "I'm sure she'd love to help out", Carrie replied. "I'll call her tomorrow and talk to her about it" The rest of the night was spent with George grilling Carrie for every detail about this cousin. The next day, Carrie called her cousin. "Hey Anna! How are you?" "Hey Carrie!", Anna replied enthusiastically. "I'm great! What's trhe craic?" "Well, George wants to spend some time with Sarah, so he wants to take her with him when he goes on tour" "Oh that would be nice!", Anna said. "I know that he misses her while he's away" "Yes he does", Carrie said. "He says that sometimes he misses her so much that he can barely stand it. The only problem is that my sister is getting married" "Oh yea!", Anna exclaimed. "I almost forgot about that. But why is that a problem?" "Because I need to stay here and help plan. So there's no one to watch Sarah while George is working" "Oh I see", Anna said. "That's where you come in", Carrie explained. "George and I thought that you could go along and be Sarah's babysitter" "Oh! Me? Really? George trusts me that much?", Anna replied. "Of course he does", Carrie said, not mentioning all the questions George had asked about Anna the night before. "Oh wow!", Anna exclaimed. "I'd love to! I love playing with little Sarah. And I'd love to see the US" "Just remember that Sarah is your top priority", Carrie reminded her. "Oh of course", Anna said. "I wouldn't dream of letting anything happen to her" "Ok Anna", Carrie said, laughing. "I trust you. That was more George's reminder then mine" "Thanks Carrie!", Anna gushed. "You're the best cousin ever!" "No problem. Thank you forhelping us out here. George has been wanting to take Sarah on tour with him for a while", Carrie replied. "I'll send you more info soon" "Okay Carrie. Thanks! Bye!", Anna said and hung up. Carrie hung up and went to go find her husband. "All set?", George asked when he saw her coming. "Yep", Carrie said, moving to sit on his lap and placing a kiss on his cheek. George smiled at her and shook his head. "Now that's not good enough", he said. "Come here and do it properly" Carrie smiled, knowing what her adorable husband ment and kissed him softly on the lips. "Better?", she asked. George grinned mischieviously. "For now", he said with a wink. Carrie just shook her head. "Anyway", she said. "Anna's okay with it and very excited" "That's good", George replied. "I'll call Sharon and get the details settled" "When are we going to tell Sarah?", Carrie asked. "We'll tell her closer to when schools out", George decided. "If we tell her now, she'll get so excited she won't get her school work done properly" "Good idea", Carrie agreed. "That's in about a minth. Will all the details be worked out by then?" "Yes, it'll be fine", George said. "She'll have a lot of fun" "I'm sure she will", Carrie laughed. "She always has so much fun with the other lads" "The other lads?", George asked. "What about me?" "Oh and of course you too dear", Carrie replied. "Are you just saying that?" "Oh no honey! Of course not!", Carrie laughed. "Umm hmm. Right" "I have to go make dinner now. It'll be ready in an hour", Carrie replied, escaping into the kitchen. "Love you too honey!", George called after her. Then he went back to answering his fan mail, all the while thinking about how much he loved his wife.
ok that's the first part. this was my first fanfic so the first few posts might not be the best.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 16, 2009 16:10:21 GMT -5
One month later, George and Sarah met Anna at the airport in Glasgow. Anna loved her cousin's husband, so when she saw him, she ran into his arms.
"Hey Anna!", George greeted her, giving her one of his famous hugs. "It's great to see ya again. Are ya ready for this Lassie?"
"Hey George", Anna replied, hugging him back. She loved George's hugs. Hugging him was always like hugging a giant teddy bear. "I'm ready! Hi Sarah!", Anna said, hugging the little girl. "Are ya ready for some fun?"
Sarah looked just like her daddy, but with hair. Her hair was a mass of of reddish brown curls, the rest of her looked just like George.
"Yes!", Sarah exclaimed. "I'm going to ride on the bus. And I'm gonna play with Damian and play hide and seek with Keith, and color with Ryan, and..." Sarah put her hand up to her mouth and whispered as if telling a secret. "And Zara is going to teach me to dance."
"Oh! Won't that be nice!", Anna whispered back.
"Yes", Sarah rambled on as children do. "And I'm gonna play with Alex and Phil ALWAYS gives me candy and..."
"Ok Sarah", George laughed. "Don't talk Anna's ear off until we're on the plane and she can't escape."
The flight was boarding then, so there was the usual security and boarding hassle. When they were finally in the air, George asked, "You haven't met the lads yet have you?"
"No", Anna replied. "But I hear that they're great craic and I can't wait to met them."
George laughed, "Yes they are great craic. Just watch out for Paul and Keith. They're the pranskters of the group."
"Oh really?", Anna asked. "Anything else I should know about?"
The rest of the flight was spent with George giving Anna the run down of the lads and Sarah giving her opinion whenever possible.
Near the end of the flight, Anna was talking to Sarah when she noticed George quietly staring out the window.
"What's wrong George?", She asked.
"I miss Carrie", George replied softly.
"Already?", Anna asked. "You just saw her a few hours ago."
"I know", George answered. Then he turned to look at her. "Have you ever been in love?", he asked.
"No", Anna replied. "My last boyfriend was a jerk."
"Just wait", George said. "When you find love, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about." He turned and looked back out the window.
Anna thought about this. 'Will I ever find love?', she wondered to herself. 'Will I ever find a man that love me as much as George loves Carrie?'
Just then, Sarah started peppering Anna with more questions, so she couldn't speculate about it anymore. But the thought still remained in her head, and stayed there until they landed in Dublin, Ireland, where they would meet the rest of Celtic Thunder.
"Will they like me?", Anna asked George, suddenly worried.
"They will love you", George said, giving her another one of his hugs.
Anna still wasn't sure, but she guessed she'd find out very soon...
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 16, 2009 16:14:14 GMT -5
"Will they meet us at the airport?", Anna asked George as they got off the plane.
"No", George answered. "We'll take a taxi to the studio and meet everyone there and do some last minute rehearsing for a few days."
They got their bags and got into a taxi and went to the studio.
When they got there, it was to find Paul and Keith chasing each other with squirt guns. Paul had two in each hand.
"Hey George!", Paul yelled as he ran passed him. "Here! You're on my team!", he called tossing him a squirt gun.
George caught the gun. "Not now Paul. Stop goofing off and come here. I want you to meet someone."
Paul froze, "But...but.. Keith and Ryan are after me and Damian's not here yet!!"
"Later, I'll help you. Ok? Now come here and meet my cousin."
Paul walked over, he was soaking wet. "Well, I'm not exactly dressed to be meeting new people."
"She doesn't care", George said. "Paul, this is Anna, she'll be looking after Sarah for me while we're on tour."
"Hi Anna", Paul said extending his hand. "I'm...."
"PAUL!", yelled a voice. "There you are! Prepare to be de‑swankerized!"
"Wait!!! Time out Keith! Come here.", Paul said.
Keith came over with his white t‑shirt soaking wet, and since it was white, being quite see through.
"What were you lads doing?", George asked looking from one soaked guy to the other.
"Well..."
"We...", both Keith and Paul tried to answer at the same time, their words over lapping and making no sense at all.
"Never mind", George cut in. "I don't want to know."
"Hey Sarah!", Keith greeted her, offering his hand for a high five. "How are ya?"
"Hi Keith", Sarah said. "Are you playing with water guns inside?", she asked. "You're not supposed to be playing with water guns inside. Daddy said so."
Keith looked bewildered that a 7 year old would be teaching him water gun etiquette.
"I know Sarah", he said. "But Paul here started it and..."
"Oh I started it did I?", Paul interjected. "As I recall, it was you that shook your wet hair on me after coming back from surfing. I was just returning the favor."
"I didn't...", Keith started.
"Lads!!", George broke in.
Keith and Paul both looked at George as if they had forgotten he was there. Which they probably had.
"This is Anna", George said putting his arm around her. "She's here to help look after Sarah. Anna, you already were introduced to Paul, this is Keith."
"Oh, hi Anna", Keith said, looking embarrassed. "Nice to meet ya."
"It's nice to meet you guys too", Anna replied, wondering what to make of these men.
"So, you're going to be Sarah's babysitter for the tour?", Paul asked.
"Yep", Anna replied. "I'm really looking forward to it."
"You mean you WERE looking forward to it before you meet these two wackos", George said.
"Oh no!", Anna exclaimed. "I still am."
Suddenly there was a shout from the hall. "Keith! Have you found Paul yet?"
Ryan Kelly suddenly burst into the room, looking just as wet as the other two. He stopped dead when he saw Anna and stood there with his mouth slightly open.
"Ummm, Ryan?", George said, looking amused. "This is Carrie's cousin, Anna. She's going to be looking after Sarah during the tour."
this post was great craic to write!! i hope you had as much fun with it as i did!!
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 17, 2009 8:40:47 GMT -5
Ryan regained his composure. Slightly. "Hi Anna", he said breathlessly. "It's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too", Anna said.
"Good, now everyone knows each other", George said. "Except... where's Damian?", he asked, looking around.
"I told you he's not here yet", Paul put in. "That's why I wanted you to help. It was two against one", he said, glaring at Keith and Ryan.
"When's Damian getting here?" , George asked. Ryan was still staring at Anna.
"He should be here sometime this afternoon", Keith said
Just then Sharon came into the room. "Alright boys, lets get to work. We have a lot to do before the tour, and not a lot of time to do it."
"But Damian's not here yet", Ryan pointed out.
"We'll go over the songs we don't need him for now and then rehearse his songs later." She turned to look at Anna. "Hey Anna, I'm Sharon. It's so nice of you to come look after Sarah for George."
"Oh, it's no problem", Anna replied. "I love Sarah and I've always wanted to see the US."
Sharon smiled. "Hi Sarah", she greeted the little girl, giving her a hug. "Are you excited?"
"Yes!", Sarah yelled. "When are we leaving?"
Sharon laughed. "Not for a few days yet sweetie. We're not THAT ready yet."
Sharon looked up and noticed that 3 of her singers were wet. "Why...", she started to ask.
"Don't ask", George cut in. "You don't want to know."
"Ok...", Sharon said, looking confused. "Well you boys better go change. I don't want any of you to catch a cold and then not be able to sing."
Paul pretended to look offended. "I thought it was because you cared about our health. Now I know all you care about is making money."
"Yep, that's exactly it Paul, now go change", Sharon joked around. "Come on George, you can start warming up."
Ryan, Paul, and Keith went off to change, teasing and arguing about who started the fight and how Sharon no longer loves them. George bent down to talk to Sarah.
"I gotta go work now honey", he said. "You play with Anna and be good. If she says to do something, you listen to her. Alright?"
"Ok Daddy!", Sarah replied cheerfully. She reached up and gave him a hug around the neck. "I'll miss you!"
"I'll miss you too Princess", George said, hugging his little girl. Then he left with Sharon to go rehearse.
"So what do you want to do?", Anna asked Sarah when they were alone.
"Hmm", Sarah said, thinking. "I know! Let's color!"
"Ok", Anna agreed. They got Sarah's crayons out, and started to color in her princess coloring book.
In the other room, Keith and Paul were questioning Ryan. "So... Ryan", Paul said with a mischevious smile. "What was that back there?"
"What was what?", Ryan asked innocently.
"Ummm, Ryan. You were staring at Anna as if you had never seen a woman before.", Keith said.
"I was not!", Ryan defended himself.
"Sorry, but you were mate", Paul said.
"Ok, maybe I was a little", Ryan amended.
Paul snorted, "A little?!"
"Lads can we drop it?", Ryan asked. "We need to get rehearsing or Sharon'll kill us"
Keith laughed, "Ok man, we'll drop it. For now."
Ryan just shook his head. "Dude let's go."
Back with Anna and Sarah, Sarah was talking about a mile a minute.
"We don't have any pets, cus Mommy and Daddy say no, but my friend Jinny has a puppy named Brownie. That's his name because he's brown and soft."
"That's nice", Anna got in. "Do you play with him?"
"Yes, me and Jinny play ball with him and give him treats, but only 2 or he'll get sick."
"Hey Sarah!", called a voice.
"Damian!", Sara jumped up and ran over to him, giving him ahug. "Come play with us!"
Damian walked over to the table where Anna and Sarah had been coloring. Anna stood up to greet him.
"Hi", she greeted him.
"Hey! I heard you were coming", Damian said. "I'm Damian"
"I'm Anna"
"Where are the other lads?", Damian asked.
"They went to go rehearse", Anna answered.
"Oh, ok. Well then I better get in there. See ya later."
"Damian! Can't you play?", Sarah asked.
"Sorry Sarah, I gotta go rehearse or Sharon'll get mad. I'll play with you later. Okay?"
Okay!", Sarah said.
Damian walked into the studio. As soon as he walked in he heard a voice yell, "Damian!! Look out!!"
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 17, 2009 8:45:59 GMT -5
Damian felt something wet hit his face.
"Oh sorry Damian!", Keith said, running over. "I didn't mean to hit ya, I was aiming for that picture of Ryan over there."
"What was that?", Damian asked.
"A spitball", Keith said as if it was obvious. "Like I said, I didn't mean to hit ya."
"Ewww!! That was your spit?!", Damian said, looking revulted and wiping his face with his sleve.
"Of course not!", Keith replied. I'm not THAT immature! I used water from the sink in the bathroom."
"Oh good.", Damian sighed. "For a minute there you had me worried. I thought we were supposed to be rehearsing.", he added in an accusing tone.
"Well yea", Keith answered. "But Sharon's working with Paul and Ryan now and I had some free time..."
"Oh. Well in that case", Damian walked over to George and rubbed his head. "For luck", he said, sitting down. "Now the luck of the Irish will always be with ya"
"Thanks for that Damian", George said laughing. "A Scott can never have too much Irish luck."
Damian laughed. "I saw Sarah when I came in. And I met Anna."
George smiled, "What did ya think?"
"Well I only said hi, but she seems pretty nice"
"Hold up there little dude", Keith said coming over. "You should know that when Ryan first met Anna, he couldn't stop staring at her."
"Oh. So he likes her?", Damian asked.
"I think he's interested", Keith stated. "Besides, isn't she a little old for you? What is she George? 25? 26?"
"She's 27", George answered. "And Damian never said he was into her, he just saod she seemed nice."
"Yea! Anyway Keith!", Damian added.
"Ok ok!", Keith defended himself. "I was just making sure"
"Oh good Damian, you're here", Sharon said, walking over.
"Yep! Here and ready to work. Unlike some people...", Damian said, glaring at Keith.
"Good! Well let's get to it then. Get in your places Lads! We're starting with Heartland!"
The whole time during rehearsal, Ryan was distracted. He just couldn't get Anna out of his head. She was so pretty... And her voice! Whenever she talked, it sounded like beautiful music. He wanted to get to know her more. But how?
That night, the lads and Sharon were at a pub eating their dinner before going back to the hotel. Since children are allowed in pubs in Ireland,Sarah was with them.
"So, Kim our flute player just got sick and she can't tour with us", Sharon announced. "We need to find another flute player before the tour."
"Oh that's awefull!", Ryan said. "Will she be ok?"
"Yes, she'll be fine. We just need a replacement..", Sharon sounded worried.
"I'm sure we'll find one", Paul assured her. "It'll work out"
"Yes, it probly will", Sharon agreed. "I just don't like being up in the air... Oh well. So what does everyone have planned for tonight?"
"Me and Sarah are going to call Mommy and then watch a movie", George said. "Right Sarah?"
"Yea!", Sarah replied excitedly. "We're going to watch a movie about a puppy."
"Ooooh! A puppy?", Keith asked. "Sounds like great craic"
"Do you want to watch with us?", Sarah asked.
"Naw, I plan to fool around on my guitar", Keith answered. "I'm working on a new song. Next time though. Okay?"
"Okay!", Sarah said.
"What about you Damian?", Sharon asked.
"There's a football game on TV that I'm going to watch", Damian said.
"Has anyone been in the ThunderPub lately?", Paul asked. "I might stop in there tonight."
Good luck with that Paul", Keith joked. "It's dangerous in there, you might not come out alive."
"You're a brave Lad Paul", George said.
"Oh come on guys", Damian defended the Pubbers. "It's not that bad."
"Thank you Damian", Paul said. "Do you want to lurk tonight? Help me prove that a lad can go in there and not get killed?"
"Yea", Damian answered. "I can lurk while watching the game."
"What do you plan on doing Anna?", George asked.
"I thought I'd take a walk and explore Dublin a bit."
All the lads had something to say about this.
"Tonight?"
"It's late"
"It's dark"
"You'll get lost"
"I'll go with her"
Please know that there was NO offense intended for the pub jokes. all the lads were joking here. You know they love us!
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 20, 2009 11:57:28 GMT -5
Everyone turned to look at Ryan.
"What?", he asked. "I'll go with her, give her a tour and keep her safe."
Keith and Paul exchanged evil glances, both of them thinking the same thing.
Ryan turned to look at Anna. "Do ya mind?", he asked.
"No, not at all", Anna replied. "I'd love a tour"
"Well that settles it then", Sharon said. "Boys we start rehearsing at 10:00 tomorrow morning. Don't be up all night."
"Yes Mom", Paul joked around.
Sharon gave him a mock stern look. After a few more minute of teasing and joking around, everyone went their separate ways.
George and Sarah went back to the hotel to call Carrie.
"Hello?", she answered.
As soon as George heard her voice, tears sprang to his eyes. "I love you", he said chocking up.
Carrie immediately started crying. "I love you too honey. And I miss you soo much!"
"I miss you too honey. You have no idea how much", George said softly.
"I want to talk to Mommy", Sarah said.
"Here you go Sarah, let me have the phone back when you're done", George handed the phone to Sarah.
"Hi Mommy!", Sarah said.
Carrie started crying all over again. "Hi Sarah sweetie", she said. "How are you? Are you having fun?"
"Yes! Keith and Paul were playing with water guns INSIDE. And me and Anna colored and then Damian came and we went out to eat, and Me and Daddy are going to watch a movie", Sarah stopped to take a breath.
"Oh I bet that'll be fun", Carrie said. "Is Sharon making Daddy work yet?"
"Yea", Sarah said. "Daddy had to sing the song that always makes you cry and Zara said that MAYBE she'll help me dance tomorrow. If I'm good"
"How fun!", Carrie said. After a few more minutes she asked to speak to George.
"Hey", he said softly when he got on.
"So you sang My Boy?", Carrie asked.
"Yea, Sharon had us run the whole thing"
"It sounds like Sarah's having fun"
"Oh she's having great craic", George said. "Zara said she'd help her with her dancing tomorrow."
"Oh i bet she'll enjoy that!", Carrie said laughing.
"I know she will", George replied. After a few more minutes of talking they finally got off with their hearts both full of love.
"Ok Sarah. You ready to watch this movie?"
"Yea!", Sarah replied, jumping up and down.
"Ok, so what do you want to see?", Ryan asked Anna
"Oh I don't care", Anna replied. "I just want to walk around"
"Ok", Ryan said as he led her down the sidewalk.
"So tell me", Anna said. "What's it like being famous and having thousands of girls loving you?"
"Weird", Ryan said. "I've never really gotten used to it. And I'm not the heart throb of the group. That's Damian."
"But I'm sure that there are thousands of girls fainting over you too"
Ryan laughed. "A few. But that's only because I'm promoted. And what about you?", he asked. "You probly have a million guys after ya"
"Nope", Anna said. "Just a few no good jerks"
Ryan looked shocked. "I'm sorry", he said.
"For what?", Anna asked. "It's not your fault"
"I know. I'm just sorry you had to go through some bad relationships", Ryan said, looking into her eyes.
"Aww, that's sweet of you", Anna said, staring into those blue irish eyes of his.
The next morning Sharon had news for all of them...
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 20, 2009 12:00:47 GMT -5
"Good news everyone", Sharon said the next morning. "I found a new flute player for the tour. Everyone, this is Katie", she said standing next to a young girl who looked to be about 22 or 23. "Katie, this is Anna, George, George's daughter Sarah, Ryan, Paul, Damian, and... not again. Where's Keith?"
"I think he was out surfin'", Damian replied.
"And he's not back yet. Again", Sharon said with a sigh. "I'm gonna have to have a talk with that boy"
"Way to rat him out Damian", Paul said.
"Hey!", Damian defended himself. "Sharon asked and it's Keith's fault for not being here."
Paul and Damian continued to argue and George walked up to Katie. "Hello Katie", he said, giving her a hug. "It's great to have you on board."
Damian and Paul stopped arguing and looked embarrassed.
"Oh yea, hi Katie", Paul said. "I'm Paul and this is Damian"
"Hi everyone", Katie said.
Suddenly Keith ran in. "Sorry I'm late everyone! What's the news Sharon?"
"Well finally", Sharon said. "Where were you?"
"I tried not to be late this time Sharon, I promise. But I met this girl on the surf today and...", he looked at Katie. "It's you! What are ya doin here?"
"What am I doing here? What are you doing here?", Katie asked.
"I told ye I had a gig I had to go rehearse for." And I said that I had a gig too", Katie reminded him.
"Here?", Keith asked.
"Yes. I told you I played the flute", Katie explained. "And I believe that Sharon was looking for a new floutist."
"Oh yea", Keith remembered.
"What I want to know Keith", Sharon asked. "Is how Katie managed to get here on time and you didn't?"
"Well", Keith said, looking embarrassed. "I was doing some thinking and lost track of time"
"Well you're here now", Sharon said. "And I guess you know Katie"
"Yea, I do", Keith said, smiling at Katie.
"That was quick Sharon. How did you find her so fast?", Ryan asked
"Kim recommended her", Sharon answered. "They used to play together a few years back. Anna, is it ok if Katie rooms with you?"
"Oh sure", Anna said smiling. "It's nice to meet you Katie. Now I'm not the only newbie here."
Katie looked confused so Anna explained. "I'm here to look after Sarah. I'm her mom's cousin and I've only been around these guys for a few days."
Katie smiled. "Kim said that they can get pretty crazy. Is it true?"
"So far!", Anna laughed.
"Hey I object!", Ryan said. "What have I done? All I did was take you for a walk!"
"Late at night!", Paul added.
Ryan glared at him.
Katie glanced between Ryan and Anna, and then looked at Keith.
"Later", he mouthed.
"Okay", Katie mouthed back.
"And anyway", Paul continued. "What did I do?"
Anna looked at him skeptically. "Squirt guns?", she asked.
"Oh yea", Paul said, suddenly remembering. "I forgot about that"
Anna laughed, shaking her head.
Ok everyone! We leave tonight! Let's get to work!", Sharon said.
That night on the plane, Ryan snagged a seat next to Anna.
"Hey", he said giving her a smile and a wink.
"Hey Ryan", Anna said. "How are you this evening?"
"Well, I'm sitting next to a beautiful lady, so I can't complain"
Anna blushed
"Have you ever been to the US?", Ryan asked
"No", Anna replied. "I've always wanted to go though so I'm very excited. You've been there a couple times though haven't you?"
"That I have", Ryan smiled.
"Where's your favorite place to visit there?"
"New York City", Ryan said with a big smile. "I love it there! The excitement, the energy"
"Would you ever live there?", Anna asked, tilting her head to one side.
Ryan shook his head. "No. I'd miss Ireland too much. I just love visiting New York"
"I can't wait to see it", Anna said with a yawn.
"You're tired", Ryan said softly. "Here, put your head on my shoulder and get some rest."
Anna shook her head. "I can't", she said, already half asleep.
"And why is that?", Ryan asked.
"I don't want to be a bother", Anna said sleepily.
"You're a sweetheart Anna. But it won't bother me. I promise"
"Ok", Anna rested her head on his shoulder and immediatley fell asleep.
Ryan looked down at the sleeping woman and put his arm around her. "I think I'm in love with you Anna", and as soon as he said the words, he knew they were true. "I'm in love with you. I know you can't hear me right now, but that doesn't matter. I really, truly, love you", he said as he bent down and kissed her tenderly on the forehead.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 22, 2009 0:40:37 GMT -5
I still can't believe this", Keith said, sitting next to Katie on the plane. "This morning, I thought I'd never see you again, and now, we're going to be traveling together for the next two months."
"I know", Katie agreed. "You always read about stuff like this happening in books, but never in real life."
"Well I hope you enjoyed this morning Katie‑ girl, because we're not going to be able to surf while on tour."
"Yea", Katie said sadly. "I'll miss it"
"It's the only part of touring I don't like", Keith said frowning. "Not being able to surf. But the rest is great craic! You'll love it", he said, turning toward her.
"And what's up with Ryan and Anna's late night walk?", Katie asked. "Are they together or something?"
Keith laughed. "Not yet!", he said. He just gave her a tour of the city last night"
"That was sweet of him. And now Paul's teasing him about it", Katie guessed.
"Well can ya blame him? You should have seen Ryan the first time he saw Anna" Keith opened his eyes wide and dropped his jaw, trying to imitate Ryan.
"Well I think it's sweet", Katie stated.
"Oh I do too", Keith amended. "We just like to give him a hard time about it. We're all like brothers. Well, except for George. He tends to be more like the Daddy"
Katie laughed, and to Keith it was the one of the nicest things he had ever heard.
That night in his hotel, Keith got a phone call. "Keith, can you come over to my room?", Ryan asked. "I need to talk to you"
When Keith arrived, Paul was already there, and Ryan was pacing the floor.
"What's up Ry?", Keith asked.
Ryan continued to pace.
"Ryan! Tell us what's wrong?", Paul said, looking anxious.
"I need to tell you guys something", Ryan said, still pacing.
Keith went over to Ryan, grabbed him by the shoulders and pushed him down into a chair.
"Tell us", he said.
"I can't stop thinking about her", Ryan said as he got up and started pacing again.
"Who", Paul asked. "Anna?"
Ryan looked at Keith and Paul. "I love her", he said.
Keith just stared and Paul started laughing. "Ryan you can't know that yet.", he said. "You just met the girl"
Ryan immediately stopped pacing and turned to look at Paul. "I love her", he said. "I know it's crazy and I just met her but.. I. Love. Her."
"Ok ok", Paul said. "You love her. I get it"
"So what do I do?", Ryan asked, starting to pace again. "I can't tell her, it's too soon" "Defiantly too soon mate", Keith said. "Give it time"
"But how much time?", Ryan asked.
"Well, you might want to ask her out on a date first", Paul said logically. "And speaking of things that rhyme with lady..."
"We weren't talking about things that rhyme with lady", Keith said, confused. "We were talking about..."
"What's going on with you and Katie, Keith", Paul cut in.
"That doesn't even rhyme!!", Ryan exclaimed.
"Close enough", Paul said, shrugging his shoulders. "So Keith...Do tell", he said with a smile.
"There's nothing to tell", Keith said quickly.
"Oh I think there is Keith", Paul said sweetly. "And you are not leaving this room until you spill. So please spill quickly, because there is a game on tv that I want to watch"
"There's a game on?!", Ryan perked up. He moved for the remote, but Paul got there first.
"Nope! Keith has to explain himself first."
"Keith", Ryan begged. "Please tell us"
"Ok, so I met Katie this morning while I was surfing and we started talking. She's amazing! She loves to surf, she's funny, she's honest, and she loves music. I was going to get her number, but then she said she had to go and I thought I'd never see her again. But then she turns up here on tour", Keith said in one big breath. Oooh", Paul teased. "I think someone has a wee bit of a crush"
"It's not a crush", Keith said defensively.
"Sounds like a crush to me", Ryan said. "Now can I please watch the game? I need to get my mind off Anna or I'll go crazy!"
"Not yet", Paul said. "Keith has to admit that he likes Katie"
"Come on Keith. Just admit it", Ryan said.
"Ok, so I like her", Keith admitted. "What do you want me to do about it?"
Paul just grinned.
a shout out goes to my friend Ryan (not ryan kelly) that inspired one of Paul's lines!!
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 22, 2009 0:44:17 GMT -5
The next few days were filled with the busy schedule of touring and meeting fans. Katie and Anna bonded like sisters and Paul looked for every opportunity to play match maker. Whenever they were on the bus or went out to eat, he made sure that Ryan always sat next to Anna, and Keith always sat next to Katie.
One night, Anna and Katie were hanging out in their hotel room and started talking about the lads.
"So, what's going on between you and Ryan?", Katie asked.
Anna looked surprised. "Nothing", Anna said.
"Nothing?"
"Yes, nothing"
"If it's nothing then why are you always together? And when you're not together, you're always looking at each other", Katie pointed out.
"We are not", Anna said. "We're just friends."
"Anna, we may have only met a few days ago, but I already know you and you like the guy. It's obvious."
"It is..?", Anna asked.
"AH‑ HA!!", Katie exclaimed. "I knew it!"
"I didn't mean that! I meant..."
"Too late!", Katie sang. "You like him! And he likes you!", Katie started dancing around the room.
"He does not!", Anna said. "And even if he did I couldn't date him."
Katie stopped dancing. "Why not?", she asked.
"It's complicated", Anna replied. "And besides, why am I the one on trial? What's up with you and Keith?"
Katie got a big smile on her face. "I don't know", she said. "I mean I like him, but I don't know if he likes me, you know? AND the last time I was in a relationship, I got burned. Badly."
Anna reached over and gave Katie a hug. "I'm so sorry", she said.
"It seems like that's all guys ever do. They use you and then break your heart.", Katie said.
"Keith's not like that Katie", Anna said softly. "He wouldn't do that."
"I know", Katie said. "But since I don't even know if he likes me, I'm not too worried about it."
"I think he does like you", Anna said. "Why else would he have been late that day?"
Katie laughed. "Yea, right", she said. "And I know that Ryan likes you."
"How do you know that?", Anna asked, standing up.
"Cus I was talking to Keith on the plane the other day, and he agrees with me."
"He does?", Anna asked.
"Yes", Katie replied with a smile. The next day, Anna was playing with Sarah. They were playing Candy Land, when Ryan walked up.
"Hey Sarah, hey Anna"
"Hi Ryan!", Sarah said, looking up. "Look, I'm at Grandma Nut and Anna's ALL the way back there at Lord Licorice", she said gleefully. "I'm almost at Queen Frostine. She's my favorite, cus she's pretty. Which is your favorite?"
"Hmmm", Ryan thought. "I'd have to say King Kandy, because he gets all the candy in the land!", Ryan said, tickling Sarah.
"Ryan! Stop!", Sarah cried, laughing.
Ryan laughed and stopped.
"Do you want to play?", Sarah asked.
"I think I'll watch for now", Ryan said, sitting down. He looked at Anna. "How are you", he asked.
"I'm pretty good", Anna said, smiling.
"You're also pretty beautiful", Ryan said, smiling back.
Anna blushed, looking at the board.
"Can I take you to dinner tonight?", Ryan asked.
Anna looked at him. "You mean as a date?", she asked.
"Yea", Ryan said softly. "It would give me no greater honor"
Anna was torn. On the one hand, she REALLY wanted to go out with Ryan. On the other hand, she couldn't. Dating was so complicated, and her life was right where she wanted it. Should she go out with him?
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 22, 2009 21:12:17 GMT -5
"Ryan", Anna began. "I want to say yes but..." "I knew it", Ryan said, looking away. Anna looked at Sarah. "Why don't you go play with Damian sweetie", she said. "Okay", Sarah said as she went off. "Ryan", Anna began "Forget I asked Anna", Ryan said. "Ryan I want to say yes" "No, it's ok", Ryan tried to say it casually, but Anna could hear the pain in his voice. "I hanve to go rehearse", he walked away even though rehearsal wasn't scheduled for another 2 hours. Anna noticed that it was also in the opposite direction of the stage area. Anna felt horrible. She quickly packed up the game and went off to find George. Ryan walked away quickly. He didn't know where he was going and he didn't care. It felt like his heart had been ripped out, torn up, and then trampled on. He found a bench somewhere and sat down, hunching over with his arms on his knees and his head in his hands.
She said no. He knew she would. How could she, being so beautiful and sweet and talented, say yes to someone like him? She couldn't, it made sense. Every single part of him was literally aching with pain. It was consuming him. He sensed someone sit down next to him, but he didn't look up.
"I'm sorry", Paul said softly.
"I'm so stupid", Ryan said, still not looking up. "How could I have thought she would say yes?"
"I thought she would have said yes too mate", Paul said. "I mean, the way she looked at you, always laughed even when you weren't being funny. The way she smiled at you"
"Don't", Ryan groaned. Paul could hear the pain in his voice.
"Sorry", he apologized. "Do you want me to go yell at her or something?" Ryan's head snapped up and he looked at Paul. Paul could see he had been crying.
"No", Ryan said. "I don't want any harm to come to her, I don't want her feeling bad about it. I just want her to be happy."
Dude, it's not like you proposed to her or anything", Paul reasoned. "You just asked her on a date. Just back off for a little, give it some time and then woo her back into your arms"
"She said no once, she'll say no again."
"Ryan, how long have you known the girl? 3 weeks? That's not very long. Just wait a while. Girls don't like to be pressured."
"Paul, I don't want to ask her yet. She'll think I'm a stalker."
"That's why I said don't ask her yet. Give it some time"
"And we're on tour together. I'm going to have to see her", Ryan pointed out sadly.
"Well, you won't have to see her much tonight", Paul comforted him. "We have a show tonight"
"How am I supposed to do a show tonight? I can't do a show like this. How am I supposed to sing That's A Woman? And how am I supposed to listen to you sing She?"
"I know. I'm sorry. You'll just have to get through it. That's the mark of a great performer. Putting everything aside and going on with the show no matter what.", Paul said.
Ryan stood up. "Well I guess I don't have a choice. I can't let the fans down" "And if you didn't show, Sharon would kill you mate", Paul pointed out.
Ryan and Paul went back to the venue. Ryan tried to stop thinking about Anna, but the hurt in his heart wouldn't let him.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 22, 2009 21:14:07 GMT -5
Anna ran off to find George. He was the only one that would understand. When she found him, he was in his hotel room. He answered the door, saw her tear‑ streaked face and let her in. Anna went into the room and collapsed into a chair, bawling.
"Anna, what's wrong Lass?", George asked, worried.
"I‑I‑I‑I'm a terrible person", Anna got out.
"Shhh", George comforted her, giving her a hug. "Calm down first. Then you can tell me about it."
Anna cried on George's shoulder for about 15 minutes until she calmed down.
"Better?", George asked
"Yes, I'm sorry", she said.
"For what?", George asked. "Everyone needs a good cry every now and then. Now what's the matter?"
"R‑R‑Ryan wants to go out with me", she said, starting to cry again.
George got a huge smile on his face, "He does? Then why are ya cryin?"
"Because I said no", Anna cried.
Just then there was a knock at the door and Damian came in.
"Anna, I just saw Ryan. He was..."
George shot him a look.
"Well, lets just say he wasn't looking to good. What did ya do to him?" At this Anna started sobbing all over again.
"Not helping Damian", George said. He turned to Anna. "Calm down sweetheart. Why did you say no?"
"Because I don't want a boyfriend"
George laughed. "Well I think ya do or you wouldn't be in here cryin right now"
"George, I can't date anyone", Anna said miserably.
"Why not?", George asked.
Anna looked at Damian and then back at George. "What if I get sick again?"
"Oh Anna", George sighed and gave her a hug. "You're in remission. It won't come back"
"But what if it does? I don't want Ryan to have to deal with that."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa", Damian interrupted. "Anna, you're sick? What's wrong? Are you ok?"
"I'm fine Damian"
"Well what's wrong? George said 'remission'. What's going on?"
Anna sat down and looked straight at Damian. "About three years ago, I found out that I had Leukemia.
Damian gasped. "Oh Anna, are you ok?"
"I am now", Anna replied. "After months of Chemo, I finally went into remission. But there's always the chance that it'll come back. And if it does come back, I don't want Ryan to have to deal with the hospitals, and chemo. And...", Anna said the last sentence in a whisper. "I don't want him to break up with me"
"Why would Ryan break up with you just because of leukemia?", Damian asked.
"My last boyfriend did"
"He dumped you just because you were sick?"
"Yes, it freaked him out. And I just can't go through that again. Having leukemia and a broken heart at the same time. It's just better not to love at all"
"But Ryan wouldn't do that", Damian argued. "He lo‑", Damian caught himself. "He cares about you very much"
"Damian's right lass", George said. "Ryan's not like that. The leukemia isn't going to come back, but if it did, Ryan would stay with you and support you"
"But what if he doesn't?", Anna argued. "He hasn't been through this before. He doesn't know what it's like...being sick all the time..not having the strength to sit up..."
"But do you like him?", Damian asked. "You want to go out with him, you're just afraid?"
"Yes. I want to go out with him more than anything, but I can't. And don't you dare tell him any of this Damian.", Anna said in a threatening tone.
"Don't worry, I wont"
"Why don't you go lie down for a while Anna", George suggested. "Get some sleep"
"Ok", Anna left and George turned to Damian, whose blue eyes had filled with tears.
"It's ok Damian", George said. "She's going to be fine"
"We need to get them back together", Damian said. He pulled out his cell phone and called Keith, but got his voice mail. "Darn! He's still with Katie"
"What are you doing?", George asked.
"I'm calling Paul", Damian replied.
Paul got to George's hotel room and was let inside. "What's up?", he asked.
"Paul, where's Ryan?", George asked.
"He had gone to take a shower the last I heard from him. But he's been in there a long time. I think he's trying to drown himself", Paul answered.
"Paul, we know why Anna told him no", Damian said.
"Well she better have a good excuse", Paul said.
Damian looked at George. "You tell him"
"Sit down Paul", George said.
Paul looked confused, but sat down and gave George his full attention.
George told him the whole story. Starting with how Anna had had leukemia and ending with how she was afraid that Ryan would break up with her if it came back. Paul was, for once, speechless.
"We need to get them back together", he finally said. "He need to to know the real reason, and she needs to know that he won't break up with her.
"I know. That was the idea", Damian said.
"So how do we do it?", Paul asked.
"We need a plan", Damian replied.
yea, it's sad. And i know this was supposed to be a story about George and it''s not. I'm trying to get back to him more
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 28, 2009 15:15:01 GMT -5
Keith and Katie were walking back to the hotel after a perfect day together.
"I had a wonderful day with ya Katie", Keith said as he reached over and took her hand.
"I had a great time too", Katie said smiling.
Keith stopped walking and looked at her, taking her other hand so he was now holding both."Katie, I'm the type of guy who believes in being honest. I don't play games with girls", he paused, took a deep breath, then continued.
"I don't know exactly what I'm feeling right now, but I know that I love being with you, you're a beautiful woman who enjoys great craic, and is always laughing. I think about you all the time and I always look forward to the next time I get to see you. I don't know where this is headed or what's going to happen in the future. I just wanted you to know what I was thinkin, I hate it when guys don't make their intentions clear", Keith gave her a smile, showing his dimples. "Ok, that's my speech", he said. "You can run away now if ya want."
"Oh Keith", Katie said. "I don't want to run away. I feel the exact same way"
"You do?", Keith asked shocked.
"Yes, I do. Thank you"
"For what?"
"For telling me this. Most guys just leave the girl guessing", Katie explained.
"I know. I told you, I believe in being honest with girls"
"Well, I better go get ready for rehearsal", Katie said regretfully.
"Ok", Keith replied. He bent down and kissed her on the cheek. "I'll see ya soon"
Katie went up to her room with a huge smile on her face, and Keith stayed behind, thinking. He wished he could go surfing. He always did his best thinking in the water. Suddenly, he heard a voice.
"Keith!", George yelled. "There you are! Come here we need your help"
"What is it George?", Keith asked.
George explained everything to him. It took about 40 minutes because Keith kept interrupting to ask questions, but eventually, everything was explained.
"So how are we going to do this?", Keith asked.
"We plan on talking to Ryan", George said. "We need to convince him to talk to Anna. And we need your help, so come on."
All the lads met up outside Ryan's room.
"So what's the plan?", Paul asked.
"We try to convince Ryan to talk to Anna", Damian said. "WITHOUT telling him about her leukemia."
"Why can't we just tell him again?", Keith asked.
"Because I promised her I wouldn't", Damian answered.
"Wait", Paul said. "Do we have to do this before the show tonight? I mean if we convince him to do this, he'll want to talk to her right away."
"Paul's right", Keith said.
"We have time", Damian added.
"But it might take a while to convince him...", George put in.
"Well I think...", Paul started.
Suddenly the door opened and Ryan stood in the doorway. "Why are you guys arguing outside my room?", he asked.
"Uhhh..."
"Well we..."
"You see..."
"We want to talk to you Ryan", George said. "Can we come in?"
Ryan stepped aside and let them in. "Fine. But if this is about Anna, I don't want to hear it."
"It is about Anna and you ARE going to hear it", Paul said.
"You guys, I don't want to hear it", Ryan said miserably, sitting down in a chair.
"But we know why she said no", Damian said. "It's not what you think"
"Then what is it?", Ryan asked.
All the lads looked at each other...
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 28, 2009 15:17:38 GMT -5
"We can't tell you", Keith said.
"Why not?", Ryan asked, turning toward him.
"We promised", George replied, trying to reason with Ryan. "Just go talk to her"
"No", Ryan said stubbornly.
"Why not?", Damian asked.
"Because Damian", Ryan said as if talking to a child. "She turned me down. It would just be awkward"
"But it's not what you think", Paul said, almost begging.
"Oh it's not?", Ryan asked, standing up and starting to pace. "I asked, and she wants to just be friends. What more is there?"
"But she's sick", Keith said.
Everyone in the room turned on him. "KEITH!!!", Paul, George, and Damian yelled.
"What?", Keith asked. "I didn't say she had leukemia"
"KEITH!!!"
"Wait!", Ryan cried. "Anna...Anna has leukemia?"
George sighed. "Thanks a lot Keith", he said, turning to Ryan.
"She's ok Ryan. She HAD leukemia. She's in remission now."
"Oh thank you Lord", Ryan sighed. "My poor Anna...are you sure she's ok?"
"Yes", George replied and told him the whole story.
"Where is she?", Ryan asked when George was finished. "I have to talk to her. How could she possibly think that I would..."
"I told you he would want to talk to her right away", Paul said. "Ryan, hold on. We have to get ready for the show. Maybe you should wait..."
"I can't", Ryan said. "I have to talk to her now", Ryan walked toward the door.
"Ryan wait", Damian said, blocking him. Just talk to her after the show. You'll have more time. She'll be in a better mood."
"Hopefully", George muttered.
"In a better mood?", Ryan asked. "What's wrong?"
"Well she was a wee bit upset after turning you down Ryan", George said.
"Damian's right Ryan", Paul said. "It's better to wait"
"Fine. I'll wait", Ryan said.
"Good. Now we need to get to rehearsals or Sharon'll kill us.
All through rehearsals and the show, Ryan was distracted. And it didn't help seeing Keith and Katie exchange glances across the stage the whole night.
While George was on stage singing 500 miles, the rest of the lads were talking about Keith and Katie.
"So what were you two doing the whole day?", Paul asked.
"Just hanging out", Keith answered. "Roaming the city"
"Now we all have girls", Paul said with a smile. "George has Carrie, Damian has Jenna, Keith has Katie, Ryan has Anna, and I have Zara"
Just then George's song ended and Keith had to run onstage for 'I Want To Know What Love Is'
After the concert, everyone packed up and got on the tour bus. Ryan and Anna, naturally weren't on the same bus, so it wasn't until the next morning until Ryan got a chance to talk to her.
George was spending the day with Sarah, so Ryan found Anna and asked her to go for a walk with him.
"Friends can still go for walks. Right?", he asked.
"Yes, they can", Anna said, confused.
They started walking in the local park, and Ryan led them to a bench.
"Anna", he said softly, sitting down. "Just out of curiosity, why did you say no to my dinner offer yesterday?"
"Ryan, I told you. I think it would be better if we just stayed friends"
"Anna, I know you're scared. But I'm not that kind of guy. If anything were to happen to you... I'd be there. I wouldn't leave"
"What are you talking about?", Anna asked.
"The lads came to talk to me yesterday. Keith let something interesting slip"
Anna looked at him, her eyes wide. "He did?", she asked.
"Yes, he did", Ryan replied. "You wanna tell me about it?"
"3 years ago I was diagnosed with leukemia", Anna whispered. "I'm in remission now, but it might come back. When my last boyfriend found out, he freaked. And then he broke up with me."
"Anna", Ryan sighed. "I'm so sorry you had to go through that. And I promise that it'll never happen again"
"But what if I get sick again?"
"Then I'll be right there, helping you through it."
"I really like you Ryan. A lot"
"I know", Ryan whispered. "I love you Anna, I would never hurt you."
"Ryan...", Anna's eyes filled with tears.
"It's ok Anna, you don't have to say the words back to me yet. Just let me love you. Ok sweetie? Just let me love you"
Then they leaned toward each other and shared the most romantic kiss in the world.
As they were walking back to the hotel, a car jumped the curb and came careening toward them. Ryan pushed Anna out of the way, but didn't have time to get out of the way himself. Anna watched as Ryan was hit and was flung into the air, landing about 10 feet away.
"RYAN!!", she screamed.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 28, 2009 15:21:18 GMT -5
Anna was sitting in the waiting room of the hospital with the rest of Celtic Thunder, Sharon, Zara, Phil, and pretty much everyone else. She was sitting in a corner of the waiting room, with the lads around her. George had his arm around her and she was crying on his shoulder.
"Shhh", George comforted her. "It'll be ok Anna"
"How c‑c‑can you know that?", Anna cried.
"Everything happens for a reason", he replied.
The rest of the group was subdued. Not talking, just waiting. Keith was standing with Katie, he had his arms around her from behind and she was clinging to him. Her eyes were red from crying.
Just then, the doctor walked up to Sharon, spoke to her for a few minutes, and left.
"Is Ryan going to be ok", Anna asked.
"He's going to be fine", Sharon said with a big smile.
Anna burst into tears.
"Anna, she said he was going to be ok!!", Paul said with a huge grin on his face.
"I'm just so happy", she said.
"He has some cuts and bruises, and a mild concussion, but after a few days of rest, he'll be fine."
Everyone cheered and started talking.
"Can we see him?", Damian asked.
"Yes, but only two at a time for now. He can have more at a time later", Sharon said.
Everyone looked at each other.
"So, who's going to go first?", Keith asked.
"I think Anna should be one of them", Paul said.
"I agree", George put in. "Sharon, you can go with her"
"No, I know he's fine. I think Anna's going to need you for support George. You go, I'll see him later."
Anna and George walked to the door of the room Ryan was in. Anna took a deep breath.
"Just remember Anna", George said. "He probly looks a lot worse than he is"
Anna nodded and they went inside. Anna and George went inside Ryan's room and saw him lying on a hospital bed. Everything about this room was sickeningly familiar to Anna. The off‑white walls, the stainless steel rails on the bed, all the machinery, the IV's. It made her shudder.
Anna walked up to the bed and saw Ryan lying there. He looked awful. His hair was all messed up and they hadn't washed the blood out yet. He had a bandage on his forehead where they had to put in stitches. His eyes were closed, and it looked like he was sleeping.
"My poor Ryan...", Anna whispered. "My poor, poor Ryan", her eyes filled with tears again.
George looked like he was trying to hold back tears as well.
Anna sat in the chair next to the bed. "He told me that he loved me", she said.
"He did?", George asked, smiling a little.
Anna nodded. "That was the last thing he said to me. And I couldn't say it back. But he told me it didn't matter."
"Why couldn't you say it back Anna?", George asked. "I know you love him"
"I didn't know I did", Anna replied. She took a deep breath. "But I can say it now. I have to say it."
She leaned down, kissed his cheek and said in a whisper, "I love you Ryan Kelly. With all my heart, I love you"
Back in the waiting room, Keith and Katie were talking.
"I can't believe this happened", Katie said. "Right after they had their talk and everything"
"How do you know about their big talk?", Keith asked.
"Anna told me about what happened yesterday, and how they were going for a walk. It's kind of obvious that he wanted to talk to her about something. I wonder how it went?"
"Well Katie‑girl, I'd say it probly went pretty well", Keith said smiling..
"How do you know?", Katie asked.
"Well, if it went badly, Anna would be acting differently. That, and she hasn't come to kill me yet for telling Ryan about her leukemia."
"HER WHAT?!", Katie exclaimed.
"Oops... ummm.. I guess Anna didn't tell you that part, did she?", Keith asked guiltily.
"No, but I think you should", Katie said.
Keith explained the whole situation to Katie.
"Well of course Ryan would stay with her!", Katie said at the end. "He's not like that other jerk she had for a boyfriend"
"Whoa, calm down Katie‑ girl", Keith said, laughing. "I know that. And now, so does she"
"Katie‑ girl?", Katie asked. "You've called me that before"
"Yea, it's gonna be my special nick name for ya. You like it?"
Katie laughed. "Yes. I love it!"
Keith winked at her.
"But what about the show tonight?", she asked, changing the subject.
"It's canceled", Keith said. "We can't do a show without Ryan"
"What are you two love birds talking about?", Paul interrupted.
"Just Ryan, Anna, and the show being canceled", Katie replied.
"Paul, isn't there somewhere you need to be?", Keith asked a little TOO politely.
"Nope", Paul said, sitting down. "I wanna talk to Katie a bit. In fact... Hey Damian!", he called.
"What?", Damian called back.
"Come here!", Paul called across the waiting room
"Why?", Damian asked.
"Because I'm trying to ruin a moment here and I need your help!"
"Oh! Ok!", Damian walked over.
Katie laughed and Keith looked back and forth between Damian and Paul.
"Are you serious?", Keith asked them.
"Yup!", Damian replied.
"Why?", Keith asked.
"Should we really leave Keith?", Paul asked, suddenly serious. "Cus we will..."
"No, it's ok", Katie said. "You guys can stay"
"They can?", Keith asked, looking at her in disbelief.
"Sure", Katie replied, looking back at him and smiling.
"Honey, you don't know what you just got yourself into", Keith said shaking his head.
"Keith", Sarah said, walking up to him. "When's Daddy coming back?"
"He'll be back in a few minutes Sarah", Keith said. "He's visiting Ryan right now"
"Is Ryan going to be ok?", Sarah asked.
"Yes, he'll be fine", Paul said.
"Hey Paul!", Neil called.
"What?"
"A bunch of us are heading back now that we know Ryan'll be ok. Sharon said I should take Sarah."
"It's ok Neil", Paul said. "I'll take her."
"Ok Paul... If you're sure", Neil cautioned.
"Yep! I got this little princess!", Paul said, tickling Sarah as they left. "See ya lovebirds!", he said as he walked out with Sarah on his back.
In Ryan's room, Anna was sitting next to Ryan, holding his hand, when he stirred and opened his eyes.
"George! He's awake", Anna said. "Hey Ryan sweetheart. How are you feeling?"
"Anna?", Ryan asked groggily.
"Hey sweetie. I have something to tell you....."
"Anna? Where am I? What happened?", Ryan asked.
"You're in the hospital Ryan, you were hit by a car", Anna said, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Hey Ryan", George said. "You gave us all a scare, especially Anna"
"George? Where is everyone else?", Ryan asked.
"In the waiting room", George replied.
"How do you feel?", Anna asked him, her eyes filled with worry.
"Ugghh... not too great. I was hit by a car?", he asked.
Anna gave him a smile smile and nodded.
"Oh yea, I remember now", Ryan said. "Right after our talk"
Ryan and Anna looked into each others eyes.
"Ummm... I think I'll go check on Sarah", George said, hoping to give them a little privacy.
After he left, Anna took Ryan's hand and kissed it three times.
"I love you Ryan", she said giving him a smile.
"Oh Anna, I love you too", Ryan said, his heart in his eyes.
"When you were first hit", Anna continued. "I thought... Well, I thought you were..."
"You thought I died?", Ryan asked.
Anna nodded, "My heart nearly broke in two at the thought of it", she confessed. "That's when I realized that I love you. So much it's impossible to describe"
Ryan's eyes filled with tears. "I'm the luckiest man alive", he said.
Anna bent down, and kissed him softly on the lips.
"Where is everyone?", George asked as he walked into the waiting room. Everyone had gone back to the hotel except for Sharon, Damian, Keith and Katie.
"They went back", Keith said. He was sitting in a chair next to Katie, holding her hand. "How's Ryan?"
"He's awake", George said smiling. "I think he and Anna want to be alone for a while"
"Well how longs a while?", Damian asked. "I want to see him"
"Let's give them a few minutes first", Sharon said. "Then we can go in"
"The nurse said, now that he's awake he can have up to six visitors", George told her.
"Well that's convenient", Keith said.
"Where's Sarah? Did she go back?", George asked.
"Yea, Paul has her", Damian replied.
Paul and Sarah got back to the hotel and were deciding what to do.
"We could play football", Sarah said.
"Sarah, they call it soccer here. And do you have a ball?"
"Yea. Can we?", she asked.
"Sure. Go get it and we'll try to find a park or something"
Sarah got her ball and they set off to find a place to play. As they were walking, Paul heard a voice.
"Excuse me", the voice said from behind him.
He turned around and saw two women about his age, one with blond hair, the other with brown hair.
"Yes?", he asked politely.
"I'm sorry", the blond said, "But, are you Paul Byrom from Celtic Thunder?"
Paul smiled. "That I am", he said. "Are you two fans?"
The two women gasped. "YES!", the squealed. "We love you guys. We go on the forums and in the Pub and everything! We're going to tonight's show!"
Paul looked surprised, "Didn't you hear yet?", he asked. "The show tonight was canceled"
"Paul", Sarah said. "There's a puppy over there that looks just like Brownie, my friends puppy. Can I go pet him?"
"Hold on Sarah", Paul said. "In a minute we will. Okay?"
"The show was canceled?", the brunette asked. "Why?"
"Umm... I'm not sure I can tell you right now", Paul said. "I don't know what Sharon's plan is, but I'm sure she'll make an announcement or something sometime today."
"Ohhh", the blond said, looking disappointed. "Will you add another show then? To make up for this one?"
"Like I said, I don't know what Sharon's planning to do", Paul said. "And I really shouldn't give out any more information"
"It's ok Paul", the blond said. "We totally understand"
"Thanks", Paul replied. "I really should get going anyway"
After a few photos and autographs, the two women walked away.
Paul looked around, looking for Sarah. He didn't see her anywhere. 'Where is she?', Paul thought. 'She was here a second ago'
"Sarah!", he called. Nothing. No answering giggle, or bounce of red curls. Sarah was gone.
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Post by celticgirl91 on Aug 28, 2009 15:24:45 GMT -5
Hey Ryan!", Keith greeted him as everyone filed into the hospital room.
"Hey Ryan", Damian said.
"How are you feeling?", Sharon asked.
Anna was sitting in a chair next to the bed, holding Ryan's hand and everyone else either found a chair or just stood.
"Hi guys", Ryan said. "I'm sorry you had to cancel the concert Sharon"
"Oh that doesn't matter", Sharon brushed it off. "The main thing is that you get better"
"What did you tell the fans?", Ryan asked.
"Well, I haven't had a chance to tell them anything yet", Sharon replied. "But in a few minutes I'll post something in the Pub and in the Forums"
"How long will I be in here?", Ryan wanted to know.
"The doctor said at least three days. We'll have to cancel 2 concerts."
"OR.. we could just get Damian to sing all his songs", Keith suggested.
"No way!", Damian objected. "My voice is too deep now"
"You'll get Zara...", Keith said.
"Haha! Ok!", Damian agreed.
"It's ok Damian", Ryan said. "You can have Zara. I've got someone much better", he said, looking at Anna.
"Awww!", Katie and Sharon said.
Just then, George's phone rang.
"Hello", he said.
"George...It's Paul"
"I know. Your name showed up on the screen when you called"
"Oh... right...", Paul said, sounding nervous.
"What's up?", George asked.
"Well, you see", Paul started. "It's like this. Me and Sarah were going to play football when I got stopped by some fans..."
"Ok... and..."
"Well, they didn't know that the show was canceled, so I was explaining to them...anyway, after they left, I turned around and Sarah was gone"
"WHAT?!", George exclaimed. "Did you find her?!"
"No George, I'm sorry", Paul apologized. "I looked everywhere"
"Where are you?", George demanded.
"At the park"
"I'll be there in 10 minutes", George said and hung up.
"What's wrong?", Keith asked.
"Sarah's missing. I'm going to go find her"
"Paul lost her?!", Keith exclaimed.
"Typical", Damian muttered.
But George didn't hear him. He was already on his way out the door.
"George wait!", Damian called, running after him.
"I don't have time Damian", George said.
"But me and Keith want to help look for her"
"Then come on!", George replied.
George was a mess. His daughter...his little girl...was lost. Alone in this strange city.
When the taxi let them out at the park, George found Paul.
"What happened?", he demanded.
"She wanted to go pet a puppy", Paul explained. "I told her we would go see it in a minute. When I turned around, she was gone"
George groaned. How could this happen? "Well, lets ask around", he said.
For the next two hours, George, Paul, Keith, and Damian asked everyone they saw. No one had seen Sarah. George was starting to panic.
"Should we go to the police?", he asked the other three.
"They'll say it's too soon", Keith said. "They'll think she just ran away from home for a day"
"But she doesn't live here", Damian reminded him.
"I'm so sorry George", Paul apologized for the hundredth time. "I should have kept a better eye on her"
"It's not your fault Paul", George said for the hundredth time. "She shouldn't have wandered off"
"Well we can at least TRY the police", Damian said.
George's phone rang. "Hey Sharon", he answered.
"Any luck?", Sharon asked.
"No, we were thinking of going to the police", George said.
"Good idea. And George?", Sharon asked.
"Yea?"
"You should probly call Carrie"
“Call Carrie?”, George asked. His wife would go crazy with worry. And then blame him. “Do I have to?”, George asked. “George, she’d want to know”, Sharon said. “But if I call her, and then we find Sarah, she would be getting all worried over nothing” “But George, think about it… would you want to know? And she’s going to have to find out sooner or later, Sarah’s going to say something about this at some point in her life” George sighed. “Okay… I’ll call her. How’s Ryan?” “He’s good”, Sharon answered. “He’s sleeping right now” “That’s good. I’ll talk to you later”, George said and hung up. “You guys keep looking”, he said to the three lads. “I gotta call Carrie” “Good luck with that George”, Paul said as they walked off. George sat down on a bench and called Carrie’s cell. “Hey Honey”, she answered, her voice all bright and cheerful. “Hi Carrie”, George said. “How are you?”, Carrie asked. “You sound tired” “Carrie where are you?”, George asked. He didn’t want her freaking out in the store or anything. “I’m at home”, Carrie answered. “Why?” “Sweetheart, there’s no easy way to tell you this”, George said. “Sarah’s missing” “What do you mean missing?”, Carrie asked. “I mean she’s lost. Paul took her to a park and she wandered off and we can’t find her” “What?”, Carrie whispered. “My baby, my little girl is lost?” “I know how you feel Carrie, I’m nearly going insane with worry”, George tried to calm his wife. “But we’re looking for her. We’re going to the police and everything” “How long has she been missing?” “About 3 hours” “Goerge…”, Carrie started crying. “I know Carrie, I know. It’ll be alright, we’ll find her” “You won’t leave her will you?”, Carrie asked. “What do you mean?” “For the tour! Cancel it or something” “Carrie, I wouldn’t leave even if Sharon threatened to fire me. We can’t leave anyway. Ryan got hit by a car and he’s stuck in the hospital” “Is he okay?”, Carrie asked. “Yes, he’s fine, he just has to stay in the hospial. I’m going to talk to the police now, okay honey? Will you be alright?” “Yes, just find her. Please George, just find Sarah” “I promise you Carrie, I’ll find her. Just pray”, George promised. “I will. I love you” “I love you too. I’ll call you again in a few hours”, George hung up and dialed 911. “911 emergency”, the operator said. “My little girl is missing”, George said. “How long has she been gone?”, the operator asked. “About 3 hours” “I’m sorry sir, but we can’t do anything until the child has been missing for at least 24 hours. Have you checked at her friends houses?” “We don’t live here. I’m part of a singing group that’s touring the US. I live in Scotland”, George explained. “Okay sir, where are you?”, the operator asked. “In the park off Leeman street” “Okay sir, I’ll send an officer out right away” “Thankyou” “What’d they say?”, Damain asked as the lads walked up. “They’re sending an officer”, George asked. “Any luck?” “No”, Keith sighed. Pretty soon, the officer showed up. “Hi, I’m Officer Tom” “George Donaldson, I’m the father” “Why don’t you tell me the story”, Tom suggested in a kind, understanding tone. George explained how Sarah got lost. When he got to the part about being a member of Celtic Thunder, Tom stopped him. “Wait”, he said. “You’re George from Celtic Thunder?” “Yes I am. But…” “My daughter loves you guys!”, Tom exclaimed. He looked at the other lads. “Are you the other guys in it?” The lads all nodded. “Except Ryan’s not here”, Damian pointed out. “Wow!”, Tom exclaimed. “My Amie’s going to your concert tonight. I can’t believe I met you! Can I get your autographs for her?” “The concerts canceled”, Keith and Paul said at the same time. “What? Why?”, Tom asked. “Long story”, George said. “But one of the reasons is that my daughter is missing” “Oh, right”, Tom said, switching back to officer mode. George sighed. Oh where was his Sarah?
Sarah was getting tired of waiting for Paul to get done talking to those ladies. She looked back at the puppy, and then at Paul. He was telling the two ladies about how Ryan was sick. He was taking a long time, he probably wouldn’t even notice if she went to see the puppy quickly. She took a few steps, then looked back. He was still talking. She ran over to the puppy and bent down to pet him. “Hi puppy”, she said. “Well hello”, the dogs owner said. “Hi. Your puppy looks just like my friend Jinny’s puppy”, Sarah said to the owner. “His name is Brownie” “My puppy’s name is Molly”, the owner said. “And Molly and me really should be going” “Okay, bye Molly”, Sarah said. She turned around tolook for Paul, but Paul was gone. Sarah decided to walk around and look for him. After Sarah had been walking around for, what seemed to her, to be a very long time, she sat down and thought about what to do. She couldn’t find Paul anywhere, and she was hungry. She could find a phone and call Daddy, but she didn’t know his number. Just then, an old lady with white hair came up to her. “Why are you sitting all by yourself Dearie?”, the strange lady asked. “I can’t find Paul”, Sarah said. “All I wanted to do was go pet the puppy, but Paul was taking a REALLY long time talking to those ladies, and so I went by myself and then Paul was gone and I can’t find him. But I have to find him or they’ll go to the next show without me” “You know”, the lady said. “You look just like my daughter Mary. What’s your name?” “Sarah Donaldson. But Daddy calls me Princess sometimes, because my name means Princess” “Well I’m going to call you Mary, and you can call me Aunt Elle. Now come on Mary, lets go home” “But I already have a home. I live in Glasgow” “I have some cookies at home, and you look hungry”, Aunt Elle said. “Do you like cookies?” Sarah wanted to find Daddy and Paul, but she also loved cookies. “Okay. But then will you help me find Paul?”, Sarah asked. “Of course I will”, Aunt Elle said.
George was nearly sick with worry. After Officer Tom heard the whole story, he had gotten his men together and they were searching, but hadn’t gotten very far and it was nearly dark. “George”, Tom said, coming up to him. “Why don’t you go back to your hotel. Get some rest. We’ll call if we find anything out” “No”, George said. “I’ll keep looking” “George, go. It won’t help Sarah if you’re sick” “Come on George”, Paul said. “Let’s go check on Ryan. Keith wants to get back to Katie, and there’s nothing more we can do tonight” George reluctantly went back to the hospital with them. “This is all my fault”, he said. “How is it your fault?”, Paul asked. “It’s my fault” They walked into the room and Keith went directly to Katie, giving her a hug and running his hand through her hair. Anna was still sitting next to the bed, but instead of Sharon, Zara was sitting in the other chair. “Where’s Sharon?”, Damian asked. “She had a bunch of phone calls to make and a bunch of other prodcer jobs to attend to”, Zara answered. “And I wanted to see Ryan, so we switched” “How are ya Ryan?”, Paul asked. “Tired and sore”, Ryan answered. “But I’m alive”, he said with a smile. “How are you doing George?”, Anna asked. “Let’s just say that I think Ryan’s doing better then me right now”, George replied. “Aww George”, Anna said, walking over to give him a hug. “It’ll be okay. I know it will” “I hope so”, Geogre sighed. “We’re all worried George”, Ryan said. “It kills me to be lying here. I wish I could help” “No Ryan”, George said. “It’s important that you get your rest” 3 days later….. Sarah was still lost.
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