Chapter 2- Four O’Donoghue Boys

*Cat’s POV*

“Cat? Are you alright in there?” Her voice calls from the other side of the door. I hear the quiet splash as the salt water hits the contents of the bath. I need to reply to her, so she doesn’t think I have drowned or something, but I don’t have the will. Anyway, maybe I have drowned; drowned in life. The bath water has long gone cold but I don’t care, I just sit, curled up, trying to breathe through my thoughts. “Cat?” She calls again, worry ringing in her voice. I sigh, my heart feeling so heavy in my chest it weighs my ribs back down. “I’m coming.” I call quietly, the sound of my voice feeling so alien. I slowly pull myself from the water and wrap myself in a towel. I sit down on the toilet seat, far too tired to stay standing. My blood feels like lead, weighing my whole body to the ground. “Cat open this door now or I will break it down!” Sally threatens and I sigh, getting up and sliding the bolt back. “You’re not dressed!” She says as she sees me stood in my towel. “Come on, I will do your hair for you now then.” She says, wrapping a dressing gown around me and guiding me out into her bedroom.

She sits me down in front of the dresser and begins work on my hair. “Sally, I don’t know if I am ready for this.” I whisper as she brushes my soggy black hair. She sighs, her eyes still on my hair. “Cat, you will be fine I promise. Look everyone has been very understanding but if you want the job, you have to do it. We can’t give you any longer. You need the money and you need to get back to normal.” She says and I know she is right but…but I am scared. “I know.” I whisper and she stops brushing and smiles at me in the mirror.

“It will be fine, everyone is lovely and they are dying to meet you at last. It’s just drinks and a bit of music in a bar Cat, it’s nothing to be worried about. And besides, I will be there with you.” She says and I force out a small smile.

“Ok.” I say and she grins.

“Good; now, less chit-chat, more blow-drying.” She says, picking up a hairdryer and setting to work drying my hair. The whirring of the dryer is strangely relaxing and I feel myself loosen up a little. Sally is right; I need to get back into the really world. I need to leave everything behind me, Danny is the past now, and I must say hello to the future.

*Glen’s POV*

Cassidy’s ears prick up as the doorbell chimes out through the house. As I make my way to answer the door I know who is behind it; Mark- you can tell by the fact he seems to be trying to smash the doorbell apart with his fist. “And to what do I owe the pleasure.” I say as I open the door. “Rina.” Is his reply as he invites himself through the door.

“Right…” I say, waiting for a slightly more detailed explanation.

“If she asks, we have a very important rehearsal now.” He says as he flops down on the sofa.

“Ok…” I say again, still confused.

“Have you heard from Dan?” Mark asks, suddenly changing the subject.

“No, he won’t answer his phone.” I say and Mark nods.

“Yeh same.” He says as Cassidy jumps up onto his lap.

“Do you think he is ok?” I ask and Mark lets out a long sigh.

“Is anyone?” He asks and then it’s my turn to sigh. He is right, nobody is ok, not us, not Cat and certainly not Danny. Even Cassidy seems miserable. “What are we going to do?” I ask and Mark shrugs. “What can we do? I am afraid, Glen, this is out of our depth.” He says with a sigh “There is nothing else we can do but wait.”

*Danny’s POV*

I have lost count of the amount of times my phone has made that annoying buzzing sound-15? 20? Maybe even 25! But I don’t care. I don’t care who it is and I don’t care what they want. My shaking hand brings the bottle of whisky to my lips, letting the alcohol wash through my veins. It blurs my thought which I good for I don’t want them. I don’t what to think of what I have lost, what I threw away, what I can never get back, but then, there is nothing else to think about. With tumbling fingers I turn on the radio, hoping to drown my thoughts in sound as well as drink.

“Here’s a little song I wrote,

You might want to sing it note for note,

Don’t worry, Be happy.”

It sings and I groan, smacking my hand into the radio to turn it off. How can I be happy? How is it possible to be happy when you have lost some of the most important people in your life? First my daughter- I don’t care if I am not her biological parent, she was my little girl. And now I have lost my girl, my Cat. I can’t believe I pushed her away, how could I be that stupid? Locking myself away, thinking of nobody but myself, and I really thought she would wait for me after all that?! I don’t blame her, I would have left me, but that doesn’t stop it from hurting.

Suddenly a sound rings out through the house, a buzzing sound. I groan, letting my head fall to the table. Again and again it rings and eventually I give in pretending not to be in and get up to answer the door. I unlock it with shaking hands and slowly open the door. "Danny!" A cheery voice calls- a voice I recognise. I slowly look up, letting my eyes focus on the two people in front of me. "Sean?!" I cry, staring at my brother's happy face in surprise.

"Yep, that's my name!" He says with a toothy smile.

"And Guy! What the hell are you doing here?!" I ask, looking between the two of them. "Thought we would pop in and see our little bro!" Sean says, swinging a arm around my shoulder. I see Guy roll his eyes and huff- clearly not agreeing with the use of the word 'we' in that sentence. "Oh by the way, there is someone else here to see you!" Sean says, walking into my flat. "Who? Where?" I ask, following my brother in bewilderment.

"He will be here in a minute; a pretty little bird has delayed him." Sean says, flopping down on a sofa, making himself at home. Guy takes the opposite sofa, his brow furrowing as he takes an exasperated sigh and mutters something under his breath. "Danny Boy!" a voice suddenly calls from behind me and I turn to see him stood in my doorway, a huge smile on his face. "Luke?!" I cry, even more surprised than before as he slams into me, pulling me into a hug. "I thought you were off getting shot at somewhere!" I blurt out, to shocked to think about what I am saying. He chuckles. "Yeh well, I got a bit bored of Afghanistan. It was ways sunny, I was so confused!" He says. I see Guy roll his eyes and Sean grin.

For the first time in ages, I feel a small smile creep onto my face. "So, what are you all doing here?" I ask and suddenly, Luke looks a little sheepish. "Well you see...I sort of don't have anywhere to stay...so I just thought...you know...you could put me up for a while" He says and my smile falls. "What? No way! I mean, I am far too busy. Can't one of you two?" I ask, turning to the others. "Or why don't you go and stay with mum? Or the girls?" I ask.

"Kayla wouldn't allow it, she says two boys in the house is enough. And anyway Adam is staying at friends because Cally is having some sort of girls-week-thing which basically means the house will be full of teen girls watching films, painting nails and talking about boys! No way! And he can't stay with Guy because...well Guy hasn't got anywhere either." Sean says, giving me a look. "Hold on, no, you can't both stay! I mean, neither of you can stay anyway! Just...no!" I cry. "Why don't you have anywhere anyway?" I ask, turning to my moody looking brother, his black hair hanging down around his face. "Because that bloody bastard of a landlord tried to tell me what to do." Guy mumbles.

"They had a...disagreement." Sean says slowly.

"No he-" Guy begins but Sean cuts in.

"So Dan, please...just for a little while? Surely you can find space for three extra people!" He says and I sigh, considering it. Suddenly however, his words register. "Hold on, three?!" I ask

"Well I hardly expect you to try and control these two on your own." Sean says with a smile. I sigh, “Ok then, but just for a little while!” I say, admitting defeat.

“Thanks Danny boy!” Luke says, crushing me in another hug.

“It’s fine.” I choke out from between his arms. Four O’Donoghue boys under one roof...why do I get the feeling this can only end badly?

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Ok so this is rather-ish-not-really-but-oh-well important! I need to explain about these lovely lads who just entered the story!

Luke O'Donoghue

Guy O'Donoghue

& Sean O'Donoghue

Ok I know Danny only really has two brothers but oh well.

Right so first of all:

Luke-he is played by the lovely Aidan Turner who was Mitchell in Being Human UK and recently was Kili in the Hobbit film. (I have 4 men i really fancy....he is one of them along with Danny of course)

Guy-He is played by Richard Armitage who played Guy of Gisborne in BBC Robin Hood....Guy was sort of a bad guy but he had his moments of goodness and basically all he needed was somebody to love and care about him. And i loved him cause he was a lovely layered character so yeh! Also Richard Armitage was recently Thorin Oakshield in the Hobbit film. (he is one of my 4...when playing Guy...) (and no i couldnt think of another name so i called him Guy in this like he was in Robin Hood...)

Sean- played by Sam Claflin who has reacently-ish been in Pirates of the Caribbean 4 and has been cast as Finnick in The Hunger Games Catching fire!! (cant wait to see that!) So yeh....at the side is a little collage of them all (Richard and Aidan playing Guy and Mithcell because that is how i see them in this) (U have no idea how long it took me to find somewhere i could upload that and then wattpad to accept the link.....such a long time)

so yeh...i am a happy bunny right! (U might be wondering who the other guy in my 4 is....well he will come later....hehe....)

So yeh, now we have got that out of the way i can say i hope u liked this chapter! It was a bit of a setup chapter really but oh well. Thanks so much for reading! Please do vote and comment! You're all amazing! :)

Jess :)

P.S. If u did read all of that then i would like to welcome back our little code word KETTLE! :D

P.P.S I uploaded a new cover for Millionaires....i would love to know what u think of it. should i keep it or change it back?