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WHAT’S BEHIND by Greeboina <<< part 2
PART 3

Three weeks later

Sean was busy with packing before they were going on tour. When the doorbell rang he mumbled about bloody interruptions and what he was going to do with the culprit disturbing him. He opened the door and Nicky went inside.
“Nicky. What are you doing here?”
“James is in one bad mood so I had to get away. He’s having a bad day, I tell you.”
“If you’ll make us a cup of tea it would be appreciated. I’m just packing my stuff for the tour.”
Nicky went into the kitchen while Sean packed the last bag and put it in the hall. As he came inside the living room he saw Nicky reading a piece of paper. Nicky was frowning.
“Nicky?”
“You better be careful that Cath doesn’t see this.”
Sean looked at the paper Nicky was holding in front of him. He grabbed it when he realised what it was.
“Fuck. Where did you find it?”
“It was down on the floor.”
Sean made the letter into a tight little ball and threw it into the basket. He took the teapot and poured some tea in his mug. When he looked up again he saw Nicky staring at him with a inspecting look in his eyes.
“When are you going to tell her?”
“No idea of what you are referring to”
“Cut the crap, Sean. We have all noticed that you are head over heels with Cath.”
“I’m not!”
“Sean…”
“Okay, I am. Happy?”
“Cath isn’t like Hailey, Sean. You can’t make her suffer for what her sister did to you. You love her. Do something about it. You deserve to be happy.”
“I’m scared, Nicky. I know she wouldn’t do anything like that to me. I’ve told my self she never would but every time I want to tell her it pops up. And I’ve known her for a month! It’s just too early.”
“What were your reaction to Hailey’s letter? The last part?”
“At first I thought she was joking. But she was right, wasn’t she?”
“Yes.”
“I can’t do anything about it now, Nicky. We are going on our Europe Tour tonight. I need time to think about all this.”
The sound of keys and the door being opened interrupted their talk. Catherine entered the apartment with a ’hello’.
“We are in here, Cath!”
Nicky said and continued:
“Bring a cup with you. We got tea.”
“Hey Nicky, what are you doing here? I thought you were leaving tonight?”
“We are but James was throwing tantrums so I decided to get away for a bit.”
They chatted but Sean was strangely silent. Nicky left a couple of hours later after James had called. Nicky had had a big smile on his face when he left so whatever James had said it had made Nicky forgive him. She put some sandwiches in front of Sean.
“Are you alright, Sean? You’ve been so silent tonight.”
“It’s jus the tour. I’ve never been a fan of touring.”
“I’m going to miss you.”
“I’ll miss you too.”
They both sat in silence. They were both startled as the phone rang. Sean took it and started talking. From what he was saying she understood it was Martin.
“I have to leave in 5 minutes. They’ll pick me up so I better grab the last things.”
He packed his last things, hugged her briefly and then he was gone. He waved to her as he saw her in the window and then he was gone. He never saw her tears.

James looked out of the window and thought about his cousin. Sean never loved touring but this time it was worse. He was moody as hell or very silent. He knew the others had noticed it too. Nicky had tried talking to him but Sean had told him to bugger off. Before it had been Richey they had been worried about but now it was Sean. James knew about his feelings for Catherine and what Hailey had written in her goodbye letter. Nicky had told him when he had gotten home from Sean the night they had left for the tour. It hurt him watching Sean like this. He wanted him to be happy and if Catherine was the one then…
He hadn’t told the others about his plan. He knew that Catherine was in love with Sean but as Sean that idiot, hadn’t told her about his feelings, she thought it was unrequited. They had three days off and he was sitting in a plane right now. If he had to torture Catherine into coming back with him then he would. He had called Jen at the airport and they had made a plan that she would keep Catherine busy but also pack a bag for her. Catherine had been miserable since Sean left but she had denied everything when Jen had asked her if something was wrong. Those two deserved each other. They were both fucking annoying stubborn and didn’t know what was best for them.

James paid the taxi driver and went up the stairs to Sean and Catherine’s place. He rang the doorbell and he heard someone walking to the door and then the door was opened.
“James?! What are you doing here?!”
Catherine looked at James and closed the door after him. What was James doing here? Had something happened?
“I know someone who looks just as miserable as you, Catherine.”
“Excuse me?”
“I’ve lived with a very moody Sean the last couple of weeks and to be honest he looks and feels like shit. He misses her certain woman who has sneaked into his heart.”
Catherine went pale and sat down.
“I know I’ve not been approving of you and Sean’s arrangement but it hurts me seeing him like his. I’ve been behaving like an idiot but I want you to come with me. He needs you and as far as I can see you need him just as much as he do.”
“But…”
“No ’buts’, Catherine.”
“I’ve packed your bag, Catherine. And I know you passport is okay.”
Jen came into the room and sat down next to James. She placed the bag next to the couch and Cathrine looked at it. If she said yes, she would have to trust that James was right. That Sean loved her. Catherine looked down and was pulling at a string from her blouse. She looked up at the others. She loved Sean but she was scared he couldn’t see her for what she was. She wasn’t Hailey. She would never hurt him but was she willing to take this chance? Yes, she was
“Okay”
“Thank you. We got a flight to catch.”
James got up, grabbed her bag while Jen found her jacket and ordered a taxi to pick them up. James held her hand while they were driving to the airport and while they were in the air. His presence calmed her down and he made sure that she was okay and didn’t need anything. As they came outside the airport James got a cab and they were driving to their destination. The closer she got to their destination the more nervous she got. When the cab stopped at their hotel, she held James’ hand desperately. What if Sean didn’t love her? What if they were wrong?

When they got inside the hotel they meet Nicky in the lobby. Nicky looked at them quite surprised. He clearly didn’t know what James had been up to.
“Catherine! What are you doing here and James!?”
“I got the cure for Sean’s moodiness. Is he in his room?”
Nicky nodded and James looked at Catherine.
“It’s your turn now. Go up and make him happy. It’s room 321. I don’t want to see you before you have made out at least 5 times.”
James grinned as he saw her blush. Catherine bit her lip but then she nodded and went to the elevator. When the door closed she saw Nicky and James talking. Nicky turned around and gave her an assuring smile and then she went up.

She was walking down the hall towards Sean’s room when Richey stepped out from his room. She smiled to him nervously but he grinned and pointed to the door two rooms away. Jen obviously called him and told him what James had been up to. She looked at the number and then she knocked before her courage left her completely. No one opened it. She knocked again and this time harder. She tried opening the door and it opened easily. She walked inside and closed the door. She could hear water running from the shower. She placed her bag beside the table at the door. She could see Sean had just arrived here. His suitcase was opened and he had placed his clothes in a neat little pile on the bed beside his suitcase. She looked around nervously. She had no idea how he would react seeing her here. She sat down on the bed and waited for him getting out of the shower.

Sean walked out from the bathroom only wearing a towel. He didn’t notice her at first. It was first when he saw her reflection in the mirror that he noticed her. He turned around and just stared at her.
“Erm…hello Sean”
As he continued staring at her she got more and more nervous. Why didn’t he talk to her? She couldn’t stand it any longer so she stood up and grabbed her bag. Before she could though Sean had walked over to her, pulled the bag out of her hand and then he kissed her. She didn’t react for a few seconds but then her hands sneaked around him and she pressed herself into his body.

Their lips parted when Sean took her head in his hands and looked into her eyes. She tried kissing him again but Sean bit gently her bottom lip and she looked at him again.
“What are you doing here?”
Catherine who knew that he was very pleased to see her, smiled.
“James made me come here. He said someone had been in an awful mood lately.”
“Yeah. I missed you but I was too scared to do anything about it.”
“Me too. We didn’t exactly meet under normal circumstances. I was afraid you were too hurt after what Hailey did to you.”
Sean brushed some of her hair aside and looked at her with a happy expression on his face. Then he became serious again.
“Did James tell you what she had wrote to me in her letter?”
“Her letter?”
“Nick probably told James what she wrote to me. Nicky found the letter she left for me the day we were going on tour. She wrote that I had to take care of you and that we were made for each other. It didn’t take me long to realise she was right. I was just too scared to tell you what I felt about you.”
“She wrote that?”
“Yes”
“I did find you attractive when I first met you but you are not exactly allowed to fancy your sister’s boyfriend, are you?”
“So you do fancy me then?”
“I do more then just fancying you, Mr. Moore. Would I have come here just because I wanted a quick shag in some foreign hotel room?”
“I guess not. So Ms. Cheeky, am this poor man allowed to kiss you again?”
“If you don’t I’ll break every bone in your body.”
She laughed but then he silenced her again with his lips. As Sean pushed his suitcase down onto the floor and placed her on the bed, she knew that they would be alright from now on.

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