Sorry it's been so long since my last update, I apologise to you all!
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The lights dimmed down as the second half of the show was about to begin. Paul looked at me reassuringly. I smiled back, knowing I owed him for all he had done for me. The stage lights came up, and there was Damian singing and dancing to a tune I knew. It was none other than 'Somewhere Beyond The Sea.' He looked right at me and never took his eyes away during the entire song. When he sang the part,'We'll kiss just as before.' I grinned, and he winked back in reply. He ended the song to a standing ovation from the crowd. With a quick,'Thanks', he left the stage.
Next, came Jessica's solo. She sang'The Only Exception', which was very obviously aimed towards Damian. She put on the facade of sweetness, and flashed what looked like very fake smiles. Once, she glared at me when she thought nobody else was looking. Conor was, though. I heard him mumble under his breath,
'Why I outta....'
'Conor, relax. It's alright.' I assured him.
Her song ended, and I clapped politely. The crowd was not as receptive to her performance as they had been to Damian's, but she got a round of polite applause nonetheless.
After her song, a few more performances were sung by various local performers. I would have paid attention, but I was focused on Damian pacing the wings offstage. I wondered what he was thinking about. Then, the time for the finale of the night came; Damian and Jessica's duet. As the introduction played,Sharon whispered something to me.
'You know, that should be you up there with him, not her.They just don't look right, but you two, you've something rare, something that shouldn't be easily let go of.'
'I know, but it is what it is.'
I kept my eyes glued to the stage, not wanting to see what was happening, but yet unable to look away. I wonders how he gelt having to sing 'Need You Now', to his ex-girlfriend. Jessica walked around him, singing words of love and need. Damian sung well, but looked a bit distracted and overwhelmed. The pair of them were now face to face, hand in hand. This was Jessica's own idea. I rolled my eyes.
As Jessica had sung the last line of their duet,'Oh baby, I need you now.', I got another unwelcome surprise. Just as Damian was about to pull away from her and leave the stage like he was supposed to, Jessica grabbed his hands back in hers, and kissed him, right there in front of everyone. I heard my and Damian's mums gasp, Conor turned purple with rage, and Paul and he rat of the guys looked like they wanted to get up onstage and break it up between them. I half expected her to do another thing like this, but it still hurt and made me mad all over again! After a very long kiss, Jessica looked like a cat that had just eaten a canary; smug and evilly happy. She grabbed his wrist, held their hands high, and said,
'Everyone, Damian and I are back together! I have proof, he gave me my claddagh ring back!'
For a second, Damian just stood there, looking enraged, annoyed, and like he had something to say. He yanked his hand out of her's and looked her straight in the face.
'That's it, Jessica!! I didn't want to have to do this in front of all these people, but you leave me no choice.'
He turned to face the crowd. Everyone seemed to hold their breath waiting for him to speak.
'You're going up there, now. Ryan, help me get Kathy up to the stage please.' said Emmet quietly, but fiercely.
Emmet and Ryan put my arms around their shoulders, and we three hobbled awkwardly up the stairs on the side of the stage. Damian must have heard us, since he turned around and ran to me. He pulled me into a hug so tight I thought he would never let me go. We both turned around, and then he addressed the crowd of very confused people.
'Jessica is not the one I love. The kiss you saw was her trying to hurt me, and hurt the person that I AM in love with. Kathy is my girlfriend, and eventually I hope we can be much more than that. I have no romantic feelings for Jessica anymore. Kathy, I hope that despite all this treachery and lies, you will continue to love me the way I know Jessica never did.'
Now, all eyes were on me.
'Damian, you have stood by me when I needed you most, and I know I will always love you with all of my heart.'
He slipped his hand into his suit pocket, and in his hand was my claddagh ring. He put it back onto my finger, and took my hands in his. We smiled at each other. The crowd roared,
'Kiss her, kiss her!'
'If they say so!' said Damian with a wink.
We kissed, and the audience broke into loud cheers. Of course, above all other noise, was Conor's voice.
'Yeah, Damo! She's taught you a few things, eh?'
Damian heard him, and we both turned bright red. Jessica was standing upstage of us, screamed in annoyance, and stomped away.
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That's all for now, I'm going to go update my other story now! Hope you liked the update, let me know what you all think!