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Post by CelticLass91 on Jun 9, 2010 18:47:06 GMT -5
This is my first story! Let me know if you like it. Criticism is welcomed.
She hoped her Aunt got there soon. She was exhausted, the trip was long, and the little boy that had sat next to Anna on the plane had used up the last of her patience. Standing at the airport's luggage pickup where her aunt said she would meet her she looked at her watch. Her aunt was a half hour late. Not surprising with her aunt. She remembered the last time she came to Ireland. Her Aunt Carrie had been late because she had searched the house trying to find her eyeglasses only to find them sitting atop her head when she walked by the mirror in the entryway. Smiling again at the memory she pulled out her vibrating phone and flipping it open she saw it was a text. Reading it she saw it was from her Aunt. "Be there soon, forgot I had to get gas!" sighing she put her phone back in her pants pocket and pulling her neon green suitcase behind her and matching overnight bag slung over her shoulder, she made her way over to the nearest coffee shop. Glancing over the selection till she found what she was looking for, she ordered a hot chocolate. Smiling at the young teen who handed her the beverage she turned and….
He was looking through the various Bed & Breakfast pamphlets, while standing in line for his coffee when he looked up in time to see the young woman in front of him trip over her green carry on right toward him.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Jun 11, 2010 18:19:44 GMT -5
Here you go! Hope you like it!
He was looking through the various Bed & Breakfast pamphlets, while standing in line for his coffee when he looked up in time to see the young woman in front of him trip over her green carry on right toward him.
Anna tried to stop herself from falling but failing to do so she found herself bracing for the impact against the hard black floor but it never came. She found a strangers arms around her, supporting her. She felt the blood rush to her cheeks and knew she was blushing uncontrollably. She could hear him saying something so she looked up to meet the young mans face. She was struck by his warm boyish smile and she couldn’t help but return a smile of her own.
“I am so sorry! I wasn’t paying any attention! Anna said as the man helped her to a standing position.
“It's all good. I’m just glad you didn’t spill your drink. “ He said smiling down at her again. “My name is Keith Harkin. “ He waited for the spark of recognition on her face and when it didn’t come he felt relieved. She wasn’t a crazed fan.
“My name is Anna Kavanagh.” They shook hands and smiled.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Anna.”
Before Anna could say another word Keith leaned over and grabbed her two bags and headed to a booth that was nearby while waving his arm, hinting she should follow. Anna didn’t think twice before joining the attractive stranger and walked over and sat down in the booth. Keith gave her a triumphant smile.
“I’ll be back in just second, Anna. I’m gonna go and fetch me a coffee!” And with that Keith headed back to the counter and soon slid into the booth across from Anna. “So, what brings you to Ireland?” Keith asked before taking a sip of his coffee.
“Well, I’m visiting with my Aunt Carrie for a few months and helping her out a bit. She runs her own Bed and Breakfast.”
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Post by CelticLass91 on Jun 15, 2010 20:37:59 GMT -5
Taking a drink of her hot chocolate she continued, “What about you? What-.” Anna was cut off from her question when she felt her phone vibrating. “Wait a second Keith, its my Aunt.” Keith nodded his understanding then casually shook his bangs out of his eyes. He watched her reply to her Aunt by text. Anna closed her phone and stood up . “I’m sorry, Keith! I have to go. That was my Aunt, she is sitting out side waiting on me.” She stepped out of the booth, grabbed her bags and turned to face Keith who had stood up .
“Well, It was nice to meet you, Anna Kavanagh.” He stuck his hand out shaking hers.
“Like wise, Keith.” As she reached the coffee shop door she turned and waved at him. Then Anna disappeared through the door.
Keith watched her walk out of the shop before sitting back down to his coffee. He picked up his Bed and Breakfast pamphlets and started flipping though them. None of them seemed to be exactly what he was looking for. He was finished with his coffee and was getting up when he saw he had dropped one of the pamphlets under the table. He leaned over and picking it up he saw it had a picturesque view of a two story house that had vines growing up the sides with little purple flowers. It had an old stone fence running around the property and what looked like an old horse stable in the back. The front of the Pamphlet read with old style writing. “The Bellflower B&B” …
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Post by CelticLass91 on Jun 22, 2010 11:53:45 GMT -5
“I’m sorry, Anna. I just can’t deal with it anymore….”
“What’s there to deal with, Bret? This is who I am! Who I have always been! I’m no different then before the accident! What were you going to do later on?”…… Anna jerked awake from the all to real dream when she heard her Aunt Carrie say her name, telling Anna they were almost at the house. Anna Sat up rubbing her eyes as she turned and looked out the window at the passing scenery. She didn’t want to think about her dream and how real it was. Busying herself she thought of the blond man she had met at the airport. What was his name? Keith Harkin, that was his name. What would he have told her about himself if she hadn’t left? She sat in silence as they drove the rest of the trip to the Bed & Breakfast which sat a few miles out side of Ardara. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardara )When they arrived, Carrie helped Anna take her bags to her room at the back of the house. “I’ll leave you to unpack your things, Lass.“ Carrie said to Anna as she softly closed the door behind her. Anna stood in the middle of her room and slowly turned. Pale yellow walls surrounded her with light green curtains that were pulled back in the windows that held a window seat. Happy to see nothing had changed since her last visit Anna walked to her bed and laid her bags on the matching comforter which had stripes in the same colors of the room. Thinking of her dad she grabbed her laptop and sat down in the window seat. Logging in to her email she saw she had an unread message from him. “Anna, hope your trip went well and your getting yourself settled in. Tell your aunt hello for me, okay? And Lass, try and have some fun this summer. I love you! Dad.” Smiling, Anna typed back. “Hey Dad, trip was long. I had a little boy who sat next to me who cried the whole way there I think. I Just got in my room and thought I would check my email before taking a nap. I’ll try and have some fun. J Love you, Dad! Anna” Closing her laptop she laid it on the cushioned window seat and headed for her bed. Anna had hardly closed her eyes before she was asleep.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Jun 25, 2010 17:58:48 GMT -5
Keith followed the little road that led to the Bellflower B & B. He looked down at the dashboard clock of his Beetle to check the time. He should be at the B&B by dinner time. Smiling he popped in one of his favorite Beetles CD and hummed along to the tune of Here Comes the Sun, just enjoying the music and the green of the countryside surrounding him.
When he reached the Bellflower he stepped out of his car and reaching his arms out as high as he could feeling each of his muscles stretch. He turned back to his car and folded down the front seat and pulled out his guitar case and sat it down on the ground. Standing up he shrugged his bangs out of his face and turned toward the trunk and took out his two bags. Juggling the bags and his guitar case he made his way to the steps leading to the front door whistling the whole way.
Once he got inside he took a quick look around. Inside the door there was a change table with a mirror over it. The walls were painted a soft blue with yellow flowers trimming the top. Keith was met by a tall woman who seemed in her early 50’s, whom he guessed was Anna‘s Aunt Carrie.
“Hello,” Keith said, setting his bags down to shake Carrie’s hand, “You must be Anna’s Aunt Carrie?”
“Yes. Are you a friend of Anna’s?” Carrie asked.
“Well, you could say that. Anna and I met at the airport.’’ He looked around and asked, “Is there any room available or should I go camp in my car tonight?” Keith grinned. Laughing, Carrie led him to the sign in desk.
“You get the blue room. If you go up the stairs it’s the second door to your right. ” Carrie informed him as she handed him an old fashioned key over the desk. Thanking her, Keith turned and headed for the stairs. Keith was disappointed once he got to his room that he hadn’t seen Anna. He placed his heavy bags on the bed, reached into his cutoff shorts’ pocket and pulled out his cell phone. Dialing the familiar number he waited for Ryan to pick up.
“Hey Keith, ya find a place?” Ryan asked.
“Yeah, actually, it’s a little bed and breakfast about a half hour or so from Ardara. Its seems like a nice place. On the way up here I saw a great place to surf and you know that makes me happy!“ Continuing Keith asked, “You decide if you’re gonna join me?” As Ryan answered his question Keith could hear the disappointment in his voice.
“I want to Keith but I’m not gonna be able to make it out there as soon as I’d hope, Still planning on joining you later on though. That okay?” Ryan asked in a hopeful voice. He really did want to go and visit with Keith, “My car broke down earlier today and the mechanic isn’t sure when it will be ready.” “That’s alright, mate. I’ll email you the directions later tonight but I’m heading down to dinner right now.” They said their good-byes and hung up. Folding his phone and putting it back in his pocket he headed down the stairs hoping Anna would be there.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Jun 30, 2010 12:31:48 GMT -5
Thanks guys for taking the time to read this!
Anna awoke to her phone vibrating in her hand telling her it was time for dinner. Going to the dresser she picked out some grey lounge pants and a purple shirt. Hurrying, she got dressed. Not even looking in the mirror she pulled her shoulder length hair into a messy pony tail, using a big purple hair band and headed to the kitchen to see if her Aunt needed any help. Passing the windows in the hall that led to the kitchen she looked out and saw a Volkswagen Beetle with a surf board strapped to the top. Turning to continue toward the kitchen she saw somebody standing in front of her. Letting out a small scream she jumped back.
‘’Anna, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you! I said your name but my guess is you didn‘t hear me….” He trailed of at the last part with an apology written on his face. Anna who had recovered by now and trying to save the last of her dignity she smiled.
“You just startled me, is all.” Anna said with a soft laugh. Watching her closely he noticed a faint pink spread across her cheeks, it shocked him when he realized that was attractive to him. Startling himself further he realized he was thinking of ways to see that beautiful pink on her face again. Blinking to clear his thoughts he put his arm out in a gentlemanly manner.
“My dear, Anna. Would you care to accompany me to dinner?” Smiling up at Keith she entwined her arm in his and walked with him to the dinning room. Once there Anna let go of Keith’s arm.
“I’ll be right back. I’m going to see if Carrie needs any help with getting dinner out here.” Anna said, as she walked through a door that Keith assumed led to the kitchen. The two woman returned soon carrying a couple plates with food on them and laid them on the table. Carrie sat at the head of the table while Anna sat a seat down from her across from Keith. Carrie said a brief prayer of thanks and turned to Keith.
“So what brings you to our B & B?, Keith?” Carrie asked.
“Well, I drove up here looking for a place to get away and do some surfin‘. I stopped in at a few places and the airport, looking for some info on local Bed and Breakfasts,” Glancing up at Anna he added, “And that’s where I met Anna.” He grinned for he had succeeded in making her blush at the memory.
Anna couldn’t understand why Keith insisted on making her blush. It wasn’t fair. She barely knew the man yet he seamed to read her so well. She studied him while her aunt told him about the B&B. His blonde bangs lay perfectly in a windswept look to the right. He smiled easily, something Bret hadn’t done. She mentally kept herself from even comparing him to Bret. She was lost in thought and didn’t hear all of what Carrie had asked her.
“What was that, Carrie?” Anna asked.
“I said you should go and see Danny after dinner. He probably misses you.” Carrie told her with a bit of mischief in her voice. Carrie watched Keith out of the corner of her eye and saw him get a shocked and then guarded look on his face.
“That’s a great idea! I bet Keith would like to meet him.” Anna said. Taking her plate she got up and went into the kitchen. Turning back to Keith, Carrie grinned at him while quietly laughing.
“Danny, is her horse, Keith. She’s had him for a few years. “ Carrie was smiling as she watched the emotions that flitted across his face as his eyes widened. Joy was first. Joy that Danny hadn’t been a boyfriend. Seconded, embarrassment, that Carrie had seen right through him when it had come to her niece. Lastly irritation, that he had opened himself up to feel something for a woman he had just met and would not know for long. Anna came striding through the door hands free of dishes.
“Do you know how to ride horses, Keith?” She asked.
“It has been a while but yeah I know how.” Keith said grinning.
“Well, I’m going to go put shoes on. I’ll meet ya out back by the stable.” and with that she left the room.
“Well, you heard the lady. I have to go wait by the stables.” Keith told Carrie as he made his way out of the room. Carrie smiled after Keith, thinking of her niece. Her father had emailed Carrie telling her of the accident involving Anna. Carrie was worried about her. She agreed with Anna’s father that Anna need to get out and have some fun; she hoped this Keith Harkin would help with that.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Jul 3, 2010 0:55:00 GMT -5
Hey guys, thanks for reading this! I'm having a great time typing it up. It might be a bit before my next post. I know of key things I I want to happen in my story and the ending....Its just getting my story to those parts. ;D But here is the next post! Hope you like it!
Anna walked out of the house to find Keith leaning against the fence. She softly walked up behind him and found that Keith was caressing the horse’s nose and whispering softly to him.
“Are you Danny, boy? Your have a very soft nose……” At that, the horse seamed to nod his head in agreement. “I don’t have any treats for you, Danny, so you can stop trying to eat my pockets.”
“He likes hay cubes the best. Well, unless you give him sugar cubes.” Anna said, while coming around Keith and leaning next to him on the fence. Jumping back startled, Keith laughed. “What else were you telling him before you told him “not to eat your pockets.” Anna asked smiling.
“I was asking him if his name was Danny. Is that his name?” Anna smiled and said that it was.
“Would you like to ride? We have another horse named, Donny. “
“Danny and Donny, huh?” Keith chuckled and agreeing to go on a ride, followed Anna into the Stable. Once the horses were saddled and ready they led the horses outside the fence and making their way out to the countryside. They rode until the Bed & Breakfast was out of site. They passed what looked like an old shed. They chatted together about nothing particular. That is, when they weren’t racing each other. It was in one of those none racing times when Keith asked Anna what her life was like in the states.
“Well, I live in a small apartment near my Dad, Aidan. I work for, er, that is, I was working for a privately owned company that trains dogs for people who have disabilities. But because of some personal issues, I’m not working there anymore.“ Anna didn’t want to elaborate on the issues that led to her not working there. Keith picking up on that fact didn’t comment. He just rode on, silently admired her and the work she had done.
“What about you, Keith? Do you have family? What do you do for a living?” Anna asked with curiosity as she halted Danny to look at him.
“Aye, I have a wonderful family! I have a mother, father and a younger sister, Rebecca. They are amazing and support me in my work…If you can call it that. Its not really work to me. ”Anna looked at him expectantly, waiting on him to continue. “I’m in a singing group call Celtic Thunder-” He waited again for the shocked look that would cross many a girls face at the declaration but it didn’t come and so, he continued. “it consists of me, and five other guys. We’ve been to the states, touring and such. I do a bit of song writtin’ when I get the chance. I get to sing one of my own songs in the concerts we do.’’ Keith had a lazy grin across his face as he watched that settle in. Anna was quietly thinking about this. Celtic Thunder? Just how famous was Keith?
“Could you sing a song for me?” Anna questioned.
“Aye, I can do that sometime-”
“How about right now?” Anna asked. Keith saw her blush a little at her request and not wanting to disappoint her, he chose a song.
“This is my own song. The one I mentioned earlier.” And with that he started to sing.
So see the leaves fall to the ground, and see them lying all around. 'Cause still I can't see you. And there's a wind that plays in the air, flying around how it does not care. Still I can't see you. And the seasons pass away. And I still sit here lonely each and every day, wond'rin what's gone wrong. 'Cause I don't remember seasons lastin' oh so long, oh so long. And I still can't see you And I still can't see you And I still can't see you Lauren and I Lauren and I
Holding the last note; he trailed off. Keith waited for some kind of reaction but Anna just sat there. Finely she stirred.
“That was…beautiful, Keith. I‘m glad I could hear you sing it.” Anna whispered. “So, just how famous is Celtic Thunder?”
“famous?” Keith laughed, “You should type Celtic Thunder in Google and see what comes up.’’ Grinning, Keith turned his horse around and headed back. He wouldn’t admit it but he was feeling a little saddle sore.
Once back at the stable Anna and Keith worked in silence as the brushed the horses and put them in the stalls for the night. Keith stopped Anna as they went in the back door of the B&B.
“Do you know how to surf, Anna? I saw a surf board in the stable.” Keith asked her, excitement spanning a crossed his face.
“Oh that. I had serious intentions of learning last year when I was visiting but never got a round to it….why?” She asked suspiciously.
“I’m heading out to go surfin’ tomorrow morning. Wondered if you want to come?” He asked excitedly.
“Isn’t it REALY cold this time of year? She asked astounded. Keith cocked an eyebrow at her.
“That’s what the wetsuits are for, my dear, Anna!”
“Sorry to disappoint you but I don’t have a wetsuit.’’ She said sadly, walking toward the door with Keith following close behind. Once inside, Keith saw her yawn and her eyes fall a bit further down from where they had been. Deciding he better let her go to bed he said good-night. She replied with a barely audible “g’night” before leaving him at the bottom of the stairs looking after her. Anna blindly went through the motions of getting ready for bed and when ready collapsed in the warm folds of her blankets for some much needed recovery from her long flight. Once Keith emailed Ryan the directions to the Bellflower and taken some pain killers for his saddle soreness, he to fell asleep
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Post by CelticLass91 on Jul 6, 2010 12:18:33 GMT -5
Anna woke up on her own accord. Glancing out side she saw the sun was just starting to come up, casting a glow over the grass. She hopped out of bed and jumping in the shower; not lingering long she hurried to take care of Danny and Donny. When coming back in side from the stables, Keith met her at the door with a impish grin. She saw he was dressed in light blue jeans with a multi colored hoodie that was zipped up over a green shirt. Looking down she saw peaking out from under his jeans were black Converse.
“Morning, Anna!” Keith said as he stepped aside to allow her in the door.
“Right back at you,” Anna started walking to the kitchen and looking over her shoulder added, “Would you like some breakfast?”
“Ah, sounds good! What do you have?”
“Muffins, cereal, fruit, or I could make you some eggs.” She replied.
“I’ll just have a muffin and some milk, if you don’t mind.” She placed his breakfast on the little two chair table in the kitchen. Then poured a bowl of cereal for her self and joined Keith at the table.
“I thought you were going surfing today?” Anna asked him before taking a spoon full of cereal flakes in her mouth.
“Well, I was thinking of postponing the surfing for another time.” He paused, wondering if he was moving to quickly but deciding to go ahead with it anyway asked, “I was actually wondering if you wanted to drive up to Donegal with me. Maybe do a bit of shopping or whatever.” He held his breath as he waited for a reply.
She looked up at him, spoon half way to her mouth shocked. Had Keith just asked her out? She placed her spoon down before answering.
“Like, um, a date?” As soon as the words were out her mouth she was regretting them. Of course he wasn’t asking her out. Starting to blush she was stunned by his answer.
“Well, I was kind of hoping it to be a date…” There was a hesitant smile on his face as he looked up at Anna through his blonde bangs.
“Oh…” She couldn’t believe she was considering it. She told herself she wouldn’t become attached to somebody again after Bret. She didn’t want another rejection so why was she wanting to say yes? She Ignored her arguing thoughts and answered Keith. “I’d love to go on a date with you!” She felt giddy after agreeing to go. She knew now she had let Bret influence to much of her life. Keith ran his fingers through his hair and grinned, happy that she had agreed. Smiling back at him; Keith and Anna finished their breakfast in silence. As they were cleaning up Carrie walked in and froze. Anna and Keith were standing at the kitchen sink washing dishes together talking softly. Anna stood still when Keith leaned over as if to whisper in her ear but instead took his finger and touched the tip of her nose, covering it in bubbles. In turn, Anna gave him a bubble beard. Carrie quietly stepped out of the room so not to alert them and walked to the nearest door in the hall, she opened and closed it loud enough that it could be heard and walked back into the kitchen.
Since Anna had told Carrie that while she was visiting she would help out at the B&B, she asked if it would be okay for her to be gone all day. Carrie told Anna she would be fine and that she should go have some fun. So after Anna had gone to her room and changed she met Keith outside by his Volkswagen.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Jul 9, 2010 0:43:23 GMT -5
Thanks guys for reading! I enjoyed typing up the last bit of this post! hope you enjoy it to! Keith was leaning with his back up against the side of his VW as he watched Anna walk down the porch steps toward him. She had on dark blue jeans and a dark green and red striped hoodie with red converse. Keith liked how she had done her hair. Two braids that reached just passed her shoulders with a few wisps escaping around her forehead. Anna smiled at him as she got closer. Keith pushed himself away from the car and hurried to open the door for her. Keith winked at her as he closed the door and made his way to the drivers side. As Keith pulled out on the road Anna started to flip through his CD collection. Finding such artists as; Neil Young, The Beetles, Paul Brady, Stevie Wonder, and the Eagles. Anna quirked an eyebrow at him. “I didn't peg you as somebody who listened to this kind of music.” “What kind of music did you have me pegged for?” “Well, I was thinking something more along the lines of….huh, I don’t really know.” She giggled at him. The drive up to Donegal was nice. They talked about there musical interests and found they were a lot alike. Especially when it came to the Beetles and Paul Brady. After being on the road for a while Keith had to stop the car. A man was trying to guide his sheep across the road. Keith hoped out of the car and went up to the stranger. “Want some help?” Keith asked him. “Aye, that’d be nice, lad. I‘m Brian” The stranger told him. They shook hands as Keith gave his name. Anna saw Keith motion his hand, signaling her to join him. She hopped out of the car and walked toward Keith. The three of them circled the sheep and started shooing them across the road. When half the heard was across, Anna stood; surrounded by the sheep, laughing hysterically when Keith took off running in circles while being chased by a couple of the sheep.Grinning Brian ran up and shooed them off with the others. “Thanks,” said Brian, “for all you’re help!” Waving goodbye Anna and Keith climbed back in the car. Watching for any stray sheep, Keith started off down the road. Anna sat still, trying not to laugh at the picture of Keith running from the sheep in her head. She giggled. “Anna,” Keith gave her a sideways glance, “What is so funny?” “I can’t stop thinking of you running from that sheep! Arms flying in the air while you ran in circles!” Keith grinned at her then went serious. “That sheep was trying to kill me.” Anna widened her eyes at him, her lips forming a small “oh”. Then she busted out laughing again with Keith joining her. The rest of the drive to Donegal was uneventful. The day was crisp and the sky was clear, proving the end of fall was near.(A/N I couldn’t help it! ) They parked the car on a side street that branched off from the square. The wind had picked up when they arrived persuading him to dig out a tan suede jacket from the back of the car. “Here,” Keith stood behind Anna slipping the jacket on her, “You can wear this. It will keep you warm.” Anna gladly put it on wrapping it tightly around her. The breeze lifted the scent gently up to Anna, smelling of his cologne, outdoors, ocean, and was that a hint of Guinness? Smiling, she breathed in deep. Keith offered her his hand and they walked down the street hands clasped.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Jul 14, 2010 11:59:55 GMT -5
okay heres the next part! hope you like it! They did a little window shopping until they began to get hungry. Finding a sub shop the went in and ordered. Keith ordering a toasted ham and cheese with tomato and onion with Anna getting the same only non-toasted. They were just finishing up when a lady with a little grey framing her face walked up behind Keith and placed her hand on his shoulder. “Excuse me,” The lady began as she removed her hand from his shoulder, “Are you Keith Harkin?” “Aye,” Keith gave the woman a smile. “Can I help you?” “Could you, um,” she hesitated before continuing, “Can I get a picture with you?” Smiling up at the older american woman, he pushed his chair from the table and stood. “Anna, could you take the picture for us?” Keith asked. Anna nodded while smiling uncertainly. She took the picture for them and handed the lady her camera back and watched as the lady, who had said her name was Betty, walk out the door waving. “So,” Anna took a drink, “You are more famous in the states then here?” ‘’Not “famous”…“Well known” to be more exact.” Keith grinned crookedly. “It was a fluke that Betty even recognized me.” “I really need to Google you tonight!” Anna said with a nervous laugh. Once Keith had paid the bill he told her his secret reason for coming to Donegal. “Well Anna, I haven’t been completely honest with you today.” She frowned up at him. “What do you mean?….” “I brought you to Donegal because I wanted to spend some time with you.” Keith’s dimples were showing when Anna started to blush. “I also wanted to bring you up here to buy you a wetsuit so we could do some surfing together!” He saw her about to object so before she could Keith grabbed Anna’s hand and started running down the street, towing her along beside him. Finding the shop he wanted; a small shop with surfboards and wetsuits being the main item, they walked in. The shop was owned by a sweet middle aged couple. Keith and Anna stood inside the door then Keith laid his hand on the small of her back and directed her to the woman’s suits. “Take you pick!” Keith said in Anna’s ear. Looking from one rack to the other she saw many colored wetsuits. She pick up a black one with green stripes down the sides. “What do you think of this one?” Anna asked, raising an eyebrow at him. “Its perfect. You can try it on back there.” Keith said while he pointed out the dressing room that was in the back. While she was trying it on he went looking for other necessities for surfing. Anna turned slowly, looking in the mirror. She didn’t know if it fit right or not. Sighing, she peeked out the door and seeing the lady behind the counter she waved to get her attention. Seeing her the woman walked over to Anna. “Are you okay, dearie? Do you need any help?” “Yes.” Anna read the woman’s name tag. “Sarah, I have never had one of these,” She gestured at the suit on her. “And I haven’t the slightest clue if it fits right or not.” Anna could feel her cheeks heat up but was grateful Sarah was polite enough not to say anything. “Well lass, I say that suit was made just for ye.” Sarah was smiling then winked. “I think your boyfriend out there will think it looks quite nice on you.” This time Sarah did laugh at the blush that flooded Anna’s face. Sarah walked back to the counter leaving Anna to change. Coming out of the dressing room with her wetsuit flung over her arm she went to find Keith. He met her at the counter and waited for Anna to lay her suit down before laying the rest down. Anna reached for her purse but Keith stopped her. “Do you honestly think I’m gonna let YOU pay for it? It was my idea.” “Keith! I can’t let you pay for all of it! Its to expensive!” Anna could see he wasn’t about to change his mind. “At least let me HELP pay for it.” She suggested. “How about a compromise. I pay for all of it now and you can pay me back for some of it later?” That should please her now. He would have to think of a good reason for her not to pay him back later. “Deal.” Anna said. “But I will pay you back for it.” She told him sternly. “Whatever you say….” Was Keith’s reply as he gave her a sideways glance as he paid Sarah for their selection. As they walked out of the little shop Keith had an idea. “How ‘bout some ice cream?” Laughing, Anna agreed. “As long as it is chocolate!” So purchases in hand they headed of down the street in search of ice cream. Buying chocolate chip for himself and a chocolate for Anna they meandered along the streets finding there way to a bench at the square. Keith was curious about anything and everything that had to do with Anna. So In between licking his ice cream cone and thinking of things to ask her. He started with her Aunt Carrie. “So how long has your Aunt had the B8B?” “Oh…about five years. She’s loved every minute of it.” Anna smiled. “She saved money for years by working as an ER nurse in a Dublin hospital so she could buy and fix up the place.” Anna told him before hurriedly catching and licking a drop of her ice cream. “Has Carrie ever been married?” Keith asked, shrugging his bangs out of the way. “No. Carrie says that she has never found a man she can picture herself growing old with and un till she does she wont marry.” Anna finished of her ice cream cone and waited for Keith to finish his. “Carrie sounds like a smart woman.” He told her. Anna nodded in agreement. Keith stood up, hands empty and amazingly unsticky from the ice cream and helped Anna to a standing position. “Well, are we ready to head back to the car?” Keith asked. Anna agreed with him and allowed Keith to carry her bags as they headed back to the car.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Aug 6, 2010 13:14:10 GMT -5
sorry it took me so long! :/ what i'm about to post is all i have of the story so far. so....here ya go!
Anna and Keith were quite on the way home. Anna was sitting in the passenger seat when they pulled up to the Bellflower, looking out the window, when she felt his warm hand take hers. Keith slightly squeezed her hand.
“What are you thinking about over there?” He parked the car and looked at her.
“How long will you be staying, Keith?” Anna asked, not meeting his eyes. Keith could see the worry laced through her brow.
“I’m planning on staying for 2 weeks. Then I have to go. Our producer Sharon Brown wants all us guys back for rehearsals.” Keith rubbed the top of her hand with his thumb. “But that doesn’t mean anything Anna. There is email, video chat, ’n phones. Its not like we can‘t still be friends. Right?” He asked, a worried frown creasing his features.
Anna looked at him then. “That’s right. It doesn’t matter.” She smiled at him. “I have only known you for two days, Keith, but I don’t want to lose you.” Anna mentally kicked herself for saying that out loud. Keith had said “friends” not “boyfriend” or “girlfriend”. She barely knew the man who sat next to her but here she was, already thinking of him as somebody she could see herself with… what was she thinking? And yet, Anna couldn’t help but notice something different about Keith. Something Bret hadn’t had and Anna knew that she wanted to find out what it was.
Keith studied Anna’s face as she explained she didn’t want to lose him. Could she possible feel the same way for him as he did for her? Continuing to face Anna, Keith whispered, “Same here Annie girl. I don’t want to lose you.” He drew closer to her. Bringing his face closer to hers. “How ’bout we go in and get some sleep. You ‘ave a long day of surfin’ lessons tomorrow!” He turned quickly and hoped out of the car.
Anna’s eyes widened as she realized Keith had almost kissed her. To shocked to move she waited for Keith to open the door for her before getting out. He grabbed her bags and followed Anna to her room, setting her bags on her bed.
Walking backwards out of the room he grinned. “I’ll see ya bright and early!” He reached the door and shouted over his shoulder. “I hope you like getting your picture takin’!” He quickly made it down the hall for the stairs, hearing Anna shout behind him.
“I don’t do pictures!” She shook her head and smiled, shutting her door behind her. She grabbed her laptop and headed for the window seat. Crossing her legs, she brought up her homepage and typed in “Celtic Thunder”. Her eyes widened for the third time that day. She found Celtic Thunder’s home page and read about the different guys. She went to something called the “Pub” and looked around. Apparently the fans had named each day after one of the guys. Shaking her head at the pub, she typed ‘Keith Harkin’ into the search engine. Deciding to skip the many fan pages Anna clicked his homepage and entered. She scrolled through the many photos and laughed quietly at some. She listened to him talk about his many guitars, she couldn’t believe he had so many! Her head snapped up at the sound of a knock at the door. “Come in!” she said, glancing at the door.
“Hey Anna. How was your date?” Asked Carrie sitting on the bed.
Grinning, Anna told her aunt about her day, minus the part when Keith almost kissed her, finishing with, “And now were going surfing tomorrow…and you really need to look him up on the computer!”
“I’m glad you had a good day! It was quite around here. An older couple asked for a room for a couple of days.” Carrie told her. She held up her hand when Anna started to say she could help in the morning with breakfast. “I know you told me you were going to help but I’m telling you right now. I don’t want you to do nothing but help me in the B&B while you’re here.” seeing her about to object again, Carrie butted in. “How about, you help make dinner tomorrow night? Would that make you feel better?” Laughing, Anna agreed.
Carrie gave Anna a Hug before pausing in the door. “Anna, did you tell him?” She asked, concerned.
“No, I didn’t.” Anna whispered, “I planned on it but…I just couldn’t bring myself to tell him.” She glanced out the window.
“Keith has a right know. Especially if there is chance you two could grow serious.” Carrie told her. Anna just nodded, continuing to look out the window.
When Carrie had left, shutting the door behind her, a tear escaped and made its way down Anna’s face.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Aug 11, 2010 2:47:02 GMT -5
Alright, its short but it is an update! I'm thinking in the next post or two you will get to know whats up with Anna! ~ * ~ * ~ The next day Anna awoke to Keith banging on her door. “Come ON, Anna!!! We wanna make the waves!” Keith shouted through the door. Jumping out of bed, she shouted, “I’ll be out in just a second!” She hadn’t been able to fall asleep until late last night thinking about all that she had read about Keith, all the while yelling at herself for wishing he had followed though and kissed her. Hurrying, She dumped her shopping bags on the bed and grabbed her suit, slipping it on. She grabbed extra cloths and flung them into a bag for later, then she put her hair into a braid that hung down her back. Swinging her door open she ran into Keith in her haste. “Oh, sorry!” Anna said, as she made her way around him, trying to hide the blush she knew was creeping up on her when she saw Keith’s appreciative glance at her as she walked by. She knew it was ridiculous to put a little makeup on since it would come off with the first wave but her hands seemed to have a mind of their own as they applied a little mascara, blush, and lip gloss. Feeling silly, she stepped out of the bathroom expecting to see Keith waiting on her and was surprised not to find him. Deciding to wait for him at the car, Anna headed outside. She found him leaning on the car much like yesterday only this time clad in an all black wetsuit. He had already tied their boards to the roof of his car and he held what looked like a picnic basket. As Anna drew closer she noticed that Keith hadn’t shaved. He wore a shadow of stubble along his face; darker then the blonde hair he was always brushing out of his eyes. She smiled at him, chuckling the first words that popped into her head. “Keith, your whiskers are quite becoming!” Keith grinned, showing of his dimples on both sides of his whiskered face. “You like them, huh? I’ll not have to shave more often.” Keith opened the door for her. They drove a few miles down the road until they found a small area with a secluded beach. Pulling off the side of the road Keith parked his car. While he untied the surfboards, Anna grabbed a blanket from the behind the seat, her bag with her change of cloths, and the picnic basket. Together they walked down to the beach and sat their stuff down just out of reach of the waves. Keith took the blanket from Anna and laid it out on the ground. They kicked off their shoes, and grinning, walked into the waves. The second the dark blue water hit them, it was like a shock. The water was freezing but they didn’t care and balancing the boards in their hands walked further in. “All right, lay on your board…like so.” Keith said while demonstrating. Anna placed her board in the water and hopped on. “Okay, now. Put your hands in the water like this and paddle.” He showed her with out actually dipping his hands into the water. “Okay lets try that for now and then I’ll teach you more after a bit. Kay?” He asked. “Right! Lets go!” Grinning, Anna paddled out following close behind Keith. Keith paddled around in the waves with Anna until she got the feel of her board all the while loving the looks she kept giving him as she enjoyed herself. After awhile Keith decided she was ready to try the next step. “Alright now Annie Girl, now I think its time you try standing.”
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Post by CelticLass91 on Aug 14, 2010 3:22:52 GMT -5
Here is an update! Sorry its not very long... but the next few updates should come sooner because I have parts of them written up; they just need tied together now! Please enjoy! AND remember! "Comments Make The World Go 'ROUND!" ;D
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Anna pasted a smile a crossed her face for Keith when he announced it was time to try standing. She had been having a blast paddling in the icy water but she hadn’t thought she would try standing today! Inside she was afraid she would make a fool of herself. She was always clumsy and this would be the perfect opportunity for her feared flaw to show itself. She attempted to turn her grimace into a smile and failed. She blushed when Keith chuckled at her and knew he had seen through her smile attempt.
“C’mon, just give ‘er a try.” Keith flashed her his dimples and she melted at the sight. Gosh how she like loved that smile. Giving in she nodded and gave Keith the go ahead to teach her the next step. Letting out a quick ‘YEEOOOWWW!’ Keith proceeded to show her the steps to standing on the board and after some practice Anna was able to stand with out tumbling back into the water. After awhile Keith noticed Anna’s energy begin to drain and decided on a break. He held his hands up.
“Alright, that’s enough for now. Lets head back for some lunch!” Anna watched him rub his stomach proving his point, and laughed.
They paddled back to the beach and laid their boards down in the sand before wrapping themselves in towels. Anna wouldn’t admit it but she was glad for the break. Her arms had grown tired being unused to the constant paddle motion. They sat down on the blanket and dug through the picnic basket and pulled out sandwiches, chips, and grapes. Then pulled out two water bottles. They leaned back slowly eating their lunch and chatting. Keith told of the rest of the guys from Celtic Thunder. How Ryan’s personality on stage was much different in person. That he really wasn’t the ’Dark Destroyer’ type his stage persona required. Paul was fun and always looking for attention though not as much now that he had a girlfriend. How George was like the father in the group, making them straighten up if they got out of line. Damian was…well, Damian. Life loving, footy watcher. And then there was Neil. Keith told her how Neil had been playing in the band and singing back up for them until recently when he had also become an up front singer.
Anna just listened to him, wanting to know more about Keith and the ‘Lads’ as he called them. It was better hearing it from him then reading about it on a computer. She sat quietly watching him talk with his hands as Keith then started telling her stories of pranks he or one of the other lads had attempted. This one was about Keith being chased down a hotel hall for ’borrowing’ Damian’s favorite comb. By the end Anna was tossing her head back and laughing at their antics.
Finishing off her grapes, Anna leaned in to grab another hand full the same time Keith leaned for his own grapes; they laughed but then Keith grew serious. Anna could feel her heart race as she stared into his cloudy blue eyes. Nervousness and excitement rushed through her as Keith leaned in to close the distance between them. She closed her eyes to meet him and jumped, snapping her eyes open at the sound of a phone ringing. Disappointed, they both leaned back and sighed; the moment was ruined . Keith gave her an apologetic smile and grabbed his phone.
“E’llo, Ryan.…Naw, I’m at the beach.” Keith frowned slightly into the phone. “You’re just trying to get out of learning to surf….haha, ya. I’ll see ya.” He closed his phone and dropped it in the basket. “That was Ryan. He was supposed to meet me at the B&B but he had car troubles and didn’t know when he could come. And now it seems the mechanic doesn’t think it will be done till next week sometime.”
Anna brow creased. “Aw, I’m sorry Keith.”
Keith shrugged. He dug around in the basket and pulled his hand out. He was holding a camera. Anna immediately held up her hands and hid behind them. “I told you last night! I don’t do pictures!” She peeked out from behind her hand to see if he had laid the camera down. Keith flashed her picture. She shrieked and took off running down the beach but that didn’t stop him. He jumped up and ran after her while snapping pictures. As they ran up and down the beach their blissful laughter could be heard twisting in the breeze.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2010 9:53:54 GMT -5
ha ha cute update ^_^ poor Ryan hope his car gets fixed
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Post by celticbear on Aug 14, 2010 20:33:28 GMT -5
Okay Tam sweet update! Darn Ryan for calling and ruining Keith and Anna's first Kiss! But I do hope Ryan gets his car fixed. Update soon Tam.
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