‘Why did you kiss me, Kian? My life is complicated enough.’ Jaclyn was getting upset. He hadn’t spoken a word to her on the ride back to the hotel. And now that they were in his room he still wasn’t talking. ‘Kian!’ He stood with his back towards at the window. ‘I wanted to kiss you. I wanted to kiss you ever since you walked in the living room at Ronan’s.’ ‘Why?’ Jaclyn closed her eyes. ‘Because I love you.’ ‘No, you can’t love me.’ She opened her eyes again and saw that he had turned around. ‘Why can’t I love you? Because you have Shane’s child? I could her love like she was my own.’ Jaclyn shook her head. ‘Please don’t Kian. Don’t love me.’ He grabbed her arms. ‘Tell me why I can’t. Convince my heart that I can’t love you.’ The pain and hurt was clearly visible in his eyes. ‘Don’t love me because… because…’ A tear ran down her cheek. Kian gently wiped it away. ‘Why?’ He whispered. ‘Because I’ve fallen in love with you and one of us will end up hurt.’ ‘No, we won’t. If we love each other everything will be okay.’ Jaclyn pulled herself free. ‘Kian, I have Shane’s child. Sooner or later the press will find out. I’ll be a whore in their eyes. First Shane and than you. I can’t.’ ‘We can make it work. I don’t care what the press says. I love you.’ Jaclyn let Kian embrace her. ‘Please Jac, I never felt so strong about anyone before.’ Jaclyn closed her eyes and listen to his rapid heartbeat. She mumbled a quick prayer. ‘I don’t want to hurt you.’ ‘You won’t.’ Jaclyn raised her head and looked at him. ‘Promise me we can make this work.’ ‘I promise.’ He whispered just before he kissed. This time with a little more passion.

Jaclyn woke up in total bliss. After the kiss last night Kian and her had talked for a bit and than she had gone to her own room. She didn’t want to rush things. Each time she thought of the kiss, her lips started to tingle again. Jaclyn sat up straight and stretched herself. She called Kian’s mum to hear if Gwendolyn had been a good girl and got up. At the same moment someone knocked on the door. Jaclyn grabbed her robbed and checked herself in the mirror. She was slightly disappointed when Helen entered the room. She carried a tray in her arm. Nic followed with another tray. Georgina and Yvonne were the last to enter. ‘It’s time for a girl’s breakfast.’ Helen placed the tray on the bed. ‘We want to hear all the details.’ They all sat on the bed. Helen poured everyone some tea and Nic handed out sandwiches. ‘Ok, spill.’ Jaclyn giggled. ‘We kissed.’ The four other girls cheered. ‘So what about Shane?’ Everyone looked at Georgina. ‘Hey, someone had to ask.’ Jaclyn quickly exchanged glanced with Yvonne. ‘There is something I need to tell you about Shane. Something he doesn’t know yet.’ Yvonne grabbed her hand. ‘It’s ok, sweetie. They’ll understand.’ Jaclyn took a deep breath. ‘When Shane and I broke up I was three weeks pregnant. He has a daughter.’ Georgina and Helen did their best not to look too surprised. ‘But Kian and...and...’ ‘Kian knows. He loves her very much. See when Shane left me he told me he give me all I wanted. He couldn’t divide his time between Westlife and me. How will he be able to spend time with his daughter when he didn’t have time to spend with me.’ The room was silent. ‘I will tell Shane in the end. I have to. Gwen will start asking questions when she is older. I just want to enjoy her for a while. Shane is going to take her away from me. I know he will.’ Jaclyn wiped away a tear. Georgina gave her a hug. ‘We are here for you. You’ll have several new babysitters now.’ Jaclyn smiled. ‘Now do you all want the details on Kian?’ They all nodded. ‘Well, I started to get this weird feeling each time he came to pick me up.’ Jaclyn told them all about Kian and the way she felt about. They all enjoyed having a little gossip session on the boys. It was just like old times.