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Claire stretched lazily and rolled over to
find herself face to
face with Shane. "What are you doing here!" she said sitting up in the
bed. "It's my room remember. I've only just come to wake you, Mam has
a huge breakfast waiting for you." She got out of bed and Shane almost
fell out of bed laughing, "What do you call that?" he said tugging at
the blue & purple flowered flannel nightgown she had on. "You're the
one who said I didn't need to pack anything. It's your mams and get
your hand out from under there, your parents could come by any
minute." Shane stopped chuckling and told her he and Mairead had gone
shopping in London and picked up clothes for her. "How did you know
what size I wear?", "I looked in your closet and got stuff I thought
you'd like", "Leather minis, denim, tight tops. Stuff I would
like?"
He gave her a cheeky grin, "Oh alright, they work for me". They
went downstairs to a lovely traditional fry-up but there was no way
she was eating that black pudding. "That's the best bit" Shane said
pushing it towards her. "I just can't eat it, do you want me to throw
up?" she said putting it on his plate. Mrs. Filan heard them
whispering loudly and came over,"Is there something wrong?", "No,
I
was just telling Shane I couldn't eat another bite, it was so
delicious." Mae gave her a sweet smile and nodded, "I'm glad you
liked it." Shane shook his head, she could charm her way out of any
situation. "Mam, you should see the gorgeous cross Claire has hanging
in her bedroom. It's oak and ceremic and like the one Gran used to
have.", "It was a housewarming gift from my grandparents, they told me
my home wouldn't be complete without one." Shane's dad picked his head
up from his paper and gave him a bemused smile, "How do you know
what's in her bedroom son?" Busted! He may be a huge popstar but he's
still their little boy. Shane grinned cheekily, "You have to go
through her room to get to the loo Da" neglecting to mention
the downstairs bathroom. "On that note we're off. See you in a couple
of days. I'll ring you later, love ya!" giving each parent a
kiss goodbye. "Where are we going?" Claire asked as Shane threw a
couple of bags in the BMW."You'll see."
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"Here we are" he said as they got to the end of a dirt dead end road.
"We'll have to walk a bit though, but it's not too far." They walked
hand in hand down to a small stretch of beach with a little cottage
set back on a hill. "This is lovely Shane, what is this place
called?", "It's doesn't really have a name, it's just my beach"
"I'm
sure it is" Claire said looking out over the blue-green spray. "I'm
serious. My great uncle who owned it knew I loved it here, I'd often
come down here when I wanted to hide away by myself. So when he passed
on it was left to me." He wrapped his arms around her waist and put
his head on her shoulder, the mix of the sea and her perfume an
intoxicating scent. "When I sing 'My Private Movie' I always picture
this beach" he said kissing her neck. "And have you ever acted out the
song here?","Not yet" Claire entwined her fingers with
his,"Don't you
think it's time we do it?". "Pardon me?!" Shane said turning her
towards him. "Go swimming silly. You know, surrounded by the deep blue
sea", "You almost gave me heart failure girl. What about the love
running free part huh? Do you have any idea how flipping cold it will
be?", "I can handle it, can you Shane?". They went in the cottage
and
it was quaint but comfy. It had a little kitchen,a little bathroom, a
fireplace, a loveseat and a big bed in the middle of the room.
"Wow"
she said fingering the deep mahogany headboard with its intricate
carvings, "That's some bed", "It's got lots of bounce to
it",
"Hmmm". Unpacking her bag Claire found a silky black teddy that left
almost nothing to the imagination, he had high hopes didn't he? "And
this..." she said waving it in front of Shane. "Is definitely not my
mams", eyes twinkling at the thought of Claire wearing it for him.
After a cold but invigorating swim they had a gourmet dinner that
Shane cooked, Claire touched at all the trouble he had gone through
to please her. Watching him clean up she realized that he was
everything she had been looking for and it was time to let him know,
"I'll be back in a moment Shane, I have something for you"
Tossing the dishes in the sink for the next morning he walked out of
the kitchen, "You don't have to give me anything...oh my". He was met
with the sight of Claire wearing the teddy he bought sitting on the
side of the bed. "That suits you" he said coming to look. Claire took
his hands in hers and said,"If I haven't told you yet today I think
you're the most wonderful man in the world". She could swear she saw
him blush."Being here with you in the place that means so much to you
was all I needed to see that you are the one. I'm so in love with you
and I want to be with you, do you want to be with me?" He didn't
answer but leaned her back on the bed with a kiss,"I love you Claire"
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