We Are One ( the sequel to I Got You Babe)
Hmmm, thought Shane as he rolled over, what a dream that was, he opened his eyes, and to his shock, there was Nicky sleeping. How did they both managed to roll on to the floor, and why was it only his duvet on the floor and Nicky’s still intact on the other bed.
He lay there, staring at Nicky, and pinching himself to make him believe it was real, and not a dream.
He slowly stood up, as he fixed the duvet over Nicky’s half-naked body, and went into the bathroom, grabbing his clothes for the day.
He ran the shower, and as he was about to get in, he heard a doorknob turning and then it stopped.
Nicky must be awake, Shane thought. Shane had a quick shower, and quickly dressed, vacating the bathroom. When Shane came out of the bathroom, the room was empty, Nicky had left without a word, probably back to his own room.
As Shane packed his bags, ready for the flight back to Dublin. He sat there, remembering about the events that had happened last night. He thought of how he comforted Nicky when the lift broke down, and the fun that they had out at the Bar they went to, it was impossible for Shane to think of anything else that day, as he entered the lift along with the band. As the lift doors closed, Shane looked over to where Nicky was, it was obvious, that Nicky still was a bit shaken after last nights ordeal.
From the moment they left the hotel to the airport, Nicky was quiet, trying to think, why on earth did he kiss Shane last night for, to Nicky it didn’t seem to make any sense, he wondered was he having feelings for Shane? Nicky shuddered at the thought!
As the plane touched down in Dublin, and they all made their way through the screaming fans, so they got into the vans and drove to Louis’s office. Louis had arranged a meeting for that afternoon, probably to discuss the up-coming Dublin leg of the Westlife tour and a review of the previous legs, how it went, what weaknesses needed to be addressed!!
"Lads, I know that you haven’t had a day off since the start of the tour, and so I am granting you all a few days off , to spend it with your families. Kian, Mark and Shane, there is a plane leaving for Sligo later this afternoon, I have booked seats on it for you three." Said Louis.
Kian and Mark were happy about the fact that they were heading home for a break. Shane sat there, wishing that Louis hadn’t done that, he would have rather stayed in Dublin!
"Louis, I think we could all do with time apart, we’ve all been living together for the last 2 months and the time away from each other could help us get ready, both physically and mentally for the 10 gigs at the Point!!" replied Nicky. Shane glared at Nicky strangely, what on earth was Nicky thinking, Shane wondered.
That afternoon, Shane, Kian and Mark flew to Sligo. And Bryan and Nicky went to their homes.
Shane tried to ring Nicky every day, but Nicky was either busy or he had switched his phone off. Shane thought what was Nicky playing at, why was Nicky ignoring him. Shane wondered, what Nicky was doing was, thinking, he couldn’t get his head around the whole situation!
He sat there for ages, trying to make sense of his feelings, his parents, and siblings had no idea what was wrong, but they hadn’t ask either!
It was on the second day of his days off, when Nicky confessed to his sister. His sister had invited him to her flat for dinner.
"Nicky, are you okay? I didn’t want to ask with mam and dad in the room, but ever since you came back, you have been acting not yourself!, What’s wrong?" asked Gillian.
"Gillian, I don’t know who I am? A few days ago, something happened that made me take a big look at my life. I realised that I don’t love Georgina, and I love, this is gonna be a shock to you, its Shane. I mean I have been having these really intense dreams about Shane, and since the start of Westlife, I’ve secretly fancied Shane!" replied Nicky.
"Nix, you don’t need to explain, I’ve been watching you and Shane, and I’ve always had this little feeling you two were more than just playing-acting. I knew Shane was gay, cos I confronted him once, after seeing him and this guy Niall together!" replied Gillian.
"Gill, what am I gonna do? What about mam and dad?" asked Nicky.
"I think we better tell them tonight" replied Gillian as she ushered Nicky out the door and soon they were on the way to the family home!
When they arrived at the house, they noticed an unfamiliar car parked outside. As Nicky and Gillian walked in, they could hear raised voices in the lounge.
Nicky walked slowly into the lounge. There sitting in the lounge was Shane along with Nicky’s mam and dad.
"Nicky, I’m glad you’re here. Shane has been telling us that he’s gay, and that he’s in love with you and says the feelings are both ways! Is this true?" asked Nicky’s Dad.
"Dad, I don’t know what Shane has told you. but I do in a way have feelings for Shane. I never wanted to lie to you both, but I realised after joining the band, that I fancied Shane, I kept it hidden at first, cos I didn’t want to scare Shane off. A few months later, I bumped into Stephen G at a music concert and I confessed to him that I had recently discovered that I was gay. Stephen was really, really supportive and stuff, and every time that I was feeling down, I’d ring Stephen cos he was always there, to listen and give advice."
"Nicky, why didn’t you tell us before?" asked Nicky’s mum, clearly a bit tearful.
"It was hard, mam, I was scared that you and dad would disowned me because of my sexuality." Said Nicky.
"Nicky, we wouldn’t of dream of disowning you cos of the fact that you’re gay. I mean you are our son, no matter what." replied Nicky’s Dad.
"Mam, and Dad, I feel now that I’ve lied to you for the last 6 months, and it hurts! I didn’t want to keep this a secret but I did it for the sake of not being found out to protect myself. A few weeks ago, I told Louis about it. I was shaking but Louis was understanding about it, but clearly he wasn’t, I think he wasn’t happy that his second boy band was turning out to be like his first boy band. Then I told Ronan, he was more supportive and he understood why the big secret, as he had experienced it with Stephen."
"Nicky, I didn’t know that you had told Louis and Ronan. I mean, I haven’t had the nerve to tell them about me. I cant do it now, can I??" replied Shane.
"Nicky, I think we’ll leave you two alone to talk!, night Nicky, night Shane." Said his parents as they left the room.
"night mam, and dad." Replied Nicky.
"Nicky, if you and Shane want to be alone, you can use my house, if you want. I’ll happily stay here tonight."
"Thanks Sis!" as they both hopped into Nicky’s car and headed for the flat.
That night they talked about everything and they both fell asleep on the couch, in each others arms, both thinking how they were gonna tell the lads that they were a couple, and how to break the news to Louis and Ronan..
*****THE END*****