Chapter 5
"...And
this beauty here is Carlton Flight", Shane stroked the horses muzzle as
Lori-Beth smothered a yawn and Candy scoped for the stablehand.
"How
many horses do you have? And how
many are called Carlton?" Candy
asked Shane impatiently.
"Forty
horses, all called Carlton something-or-other.
There's quite a story behind that..."
Candy and Lori-Beth looked at each other despairingly.
"Yeah
you'll have to tell us...sometime..."
Candy absentmindedly stared outside, just as Ronan walked past.
"RO!"
she yelled, gesturing him to come inside.
"Problem?"
Ro asked.
"We
hear you can hook us up with some after-party tickets?"
Candy did her best 'hair flick, gladeye' routine, he had a wife and 2
kids so it would be harder to charm him.
"Sure..."
Ro gave Candy a 'wtf are you doing' look as he pulled some from his
pocket.
"Starts
at 8, I'm hosting so if there are any problems getting in let me know.
Celebrity karaoke, always heaps of fun...and free blue drink for
all".
"WOOOOOP"
Lori-Beth couldn't contain herself. "Sounds
class, anything else we should know? Dress
code?"
"Dressy",
Ro stated, "The TV2 celebs will be there, so dress appropriately".
"Of
course", Candy replied, "See you tonight...Shane, you going?"
"Huh?"
Shane replied, as he snapped himself out of his 'I love horses' trance.
"Of horse I'm going...I'd never miss karaoke".
Candy
and Lori-Beth gave each other 'wtf' looks, and decided to leave and charm some
other celebs. "Anyways Shane,
darling, we'd better be going...thanks for everything, and we'll see you
tonight".
"See
ya", Shane was in his trance again, and Candy and Lori-Beth frolicked out
into the sunshine, farewelling Ronan on the way.
"Love
those Irish boys", Lori-Beth said, clutching her 17 signed posters to her
chest. "So what were you doing
while I was talking to Ro?"
"Ahh...not
much", Candy replied, as images of the stablehand flicked through her head.
"Do you think our house needs cleaning?"
After
a long day meeting the hottest celebs, Candy and Lori-Beth spotted a Starbucks
and decided to sit down and reflect.
Collapsing
into couches, they recalled the events of the day..."O.K. so we had a midge
encounter, we helped Ben find his true self, spent some time in Westlife's
changing room, watched Westlife perform, met Ronan Keating, saw Shane's horses,
and scored some tickets to the BDO after party".
"Hmm
the after party...", Lori-Beth mused, "If the TV2 celebs are there
we'd better get something new and classy to wear, especially if Tama and Marsh
are going, I'm not turning up in some Portmans outfit".
Candy agreed, and they decided to pay a visit to the local Glassons store after their caramel macchiatos.
You Can't See The Stars, Love. That's The Ceiling. Also, It's Day.