The first time I saw a picture of Westlife, then called IOU, I fell head over heals in love with Shane. He was just so gorgeous, those warm eyes, and that smile. A couple of months later I heard them sing for the first time, and my devotion got even bigger. They were all talented, no one could really deny that, but Shane's voice just sent shivers down my spine.

Almost a year later, I finally met the band for the first time, and that was when I really fell in love with him... or rather, I had a major crush on him. He really helped my nerves, even if he didn't really say anything to me, but I felt so relaxed when he was present. And his eyes... many times I'd look at him, trying to catch his gaze, and sometimes it worked. I continued on trying to go and see them as often as I could, and I especially liked to go when they arrived home, as they would often be really happy at those times. Little did I know that a couple of months later I would have gone from being a devoted fan to being an even more devoted girlfriend....

It really started out with the fact that Shane suddenly started looking my way and talking to me a lot. My friends commented on how he was flirting with me, but I just shrugged, why would he? After all, I was just a face in the crowd, and he could get just about anyone out of those fans, so, no, he wasn't flirting. And if he were, it was just for the fun of it, absolutely nothing serious. Anything he did to me I'd just explain as something he did to the other fans as well, and that's why the fact that he did like me came as a shock for me.

I had gone in backstage at a concert they were doing, well I won VIP tickets, and I saw them there. I had chatted to them for a while, and I was finally left alone with Shane. Fidgeting with his ring, and looking down at his feet Shane just nervously told me that he liked me. I just looked up at him, was he joking? Or was he drunk? He looked up and I catched his gaze, realising that he was totally serious. Just then Anto came and said it would soon be time for the lads to go onstage, so Shane had to come, leaving me with that thought.

I went out in the crowd. To tell you the thrush I can't remember too much off their performance. Shane's words were echoing in my head. It felt so unreal. My eyes where peeled on him, and just as he looked at me, I felt my head start to spin. My vision was blurry, and then everything went black...