We were two

chapter six

"What's going on?" Shane asked as he came into the room. Nicky was moving, but all the machines around him were beeping so much that Sarah didn't understand what was going on. Shock had rooted her feet to the floor and she couldn't bring herself to move from her current position by the door. The doctors and nurses were all around him, speaking in a language that Sarah couldn't comprehend. Then all of a sudden they stopped. They stood still looking at Nicky and then at each other. Sarah felt sick at the thought of what could have happened.

"We're not leprechauns," a familiar voice said. A tear ran down Sarah's face, cooling her red cheeks. She knew whose voice that was and that sick feeling drained from her instantly. "Sarah? Where's Sarah?" "I'm here don't worry." Sarah said aloud but still unable to move any closer to him. The doctor said that they should leave him alone for a while, as he needs to rest.

"Sarah?" Nicky repeated. "OK she can stay but I must insist the rest of you leave and Sarah you must only stay for a while. He may be stable but he needs to rest and regain his strength." The doctor said looking at Sarah. Sarah nodded in acknowledgement. The rest of the guys left saying goodbye to Nicky and touching Sarah's arm on their way out with a sigh of relief. Angel was the last to leave. "Sarah are you going to be alright?" Angel said to Sarah. "Yeah I'll be fine. I'll stay with him till he falls asleep or something." She said wiping the tears from her cheeks. She didn't want Nicky to see how upset she was; she had hurt him enough already. Angel gave Sarah a hug then left to wait with the others outside.

Sarah went to sit down on the chair next to Nicky. Nicky held out his hand and like before Sarah was quick to take it. They sat like that in total silence just being happy in the company of each other. "I'm offended," Sarah said finally. "I mean, I thought that when people woke up from a. you know. they are supposed to call out to their loved ones. I came second to 'We're not leprechauns'. Thanx babe." Sarah said with a smile.

Nicky smiled at this and tried to turn his head to face her but the pain was too much. "Don't," Sarah said moving in closer so that Nicky could see her. "I love you," Nicky whispered. Sarah looked away. "Don't say that" Sarah said. Nicky knotted his eyebrows as to ask why. "You're not supposed to hurt the person we love. I almost killed you. How can you ever forgive me for that? I can't forgive myself for that, never so why should I expect you too? If I had never come into your life you would have been OK. Those fans would never have. I love you so much. It breaks my heart to have to say this but I can't see you in pain any longer. You don't deserve to be in pain and I don't deserve you. That's why I think it would be best if." A tear fell from Sarah's already red eyes.

Sarah looked at her hand intertwined with Nicky's and then stood up. She gave Nicky a slow goodbye kiss on the lips. Sarah felt Nicky's cheeks were tear stained also. Her heart ripped in two. She hadn't wanted to hurt him any more but she knew that in the long run he would be better off without her. Sarah stepped away but Nicky held onto her hand. Sarah stopped and looked back at Nicky. This was hurting her more then anyone would ever know but she had to do it.

"Nicky please let go." Sarah pleaded. "Not till you find my jacket" Nicky said. "Wha?" "Find my jacket please." Nicky said finally letting go of her hand. Sarah went over to the table and found the jacket. The dry bloodstains brought that whole day's event back and it made her feel sick. As she walked back to Nicky with the jacket she felt something in the pocket.

"I wanted to give it to you before but." Nicky said. She reached inside and pulled out a black box. Sarah put the jacket on the chair. She didn't want to open the box because she already knew what was in it. How could Nicky still love her after this? Sarah opened the box and the content backed up her suspicions. She couldn't hold back the tears. She looked over at Nicky and he was looking at her with those blue eyes that she always managed to lose herself in. Sarah stared at the diamond ring. She picked it up and as she did she saw that it was inscripted with the words "To my anam cara go deo."

Sarah ran over to Nicky and gave him a hug. "I am so sorry, I love you" "I love you too," Nicky said. They embraced each other, not saying any thing more, just happy at the knowledge that they were together and nothing was going to stop them now. They knew that the love they had was never meant to die and as they lay in each other's arms Sarah knew that she had been blessed.

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"Do you, Nicky Byrne take the, Sarah Liptrott, to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold." Sarah couldn't believe that she was marrying Nicky. It had seemed like only yesterday when Nicky had first said that he loved her. "I do," Nicky said turning round to smile at Sarah. She smiled back; he had made her so happy, she just hoped that she could do the same for him.

It had been 6 months since Nicky was in hospital. Nicky had made a quick and full recovery; some say that it was only because Sarah was with him. The girls who had tormented her and thrown the rock at Nicky had been jailed but the judge had been lenient towards them because of their ages. Westlife had become one of the biggest bands in the industry winning such accolades as the Ivor Novella award for song writing and performance, Brit awards as wells as becoming the first band to have a number one in 10 countries around the world simultaneously.

Neither of them cared about this as Nicky led Sarah down the aisle, holding her hand for the first time as his wife. She loved Nicky so much that she couldn't even begin to tell him how lucky she felt. As they walked down the aisle they passed Kian holding hands with Angel. They had married 5 months earlier and they had recently announced the joy that they were going to have a child. Bryan, Mark and Shane were standing close by, comically sobbing with white handkerchiefs. Neither of them could help but let out a laugh. The guys smiled at them and wished them all the best. As they reached the exit of the church, they stopped. They turned to look into each other's eyes.

"I love you" "I love you too," Nicky said as he leaned towards Sarah and gave her a long and passionate kiss. A kiss she never wanted to end. As they embraced once more before leaving the church Sarah knew that nothing was going to come between them ever. That forever they would be as one.

~ End ~

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