WestFiction- "Creative Dreams" by Rae

They'd just arrived at the hospital. It'd been and about four hours since the crash and Pat their manager had gotten a hold of Michelle and Rissa and told them about the crash. The bus had crashed only about 30 minutes from Manchester, where Rissa and Michelle were waiting for the girls to arrive.

"We're here for Rachel Holmes, Megan Taylor, and Melody Cooper. They were in a bus accident." Rissa told the women at the front desk. She look it up in her computer.

"You may go see Rachel Holmes and Melody Cooper, if you'd like. Rachel is in room 101 and Melody is in room 103. But Megan Taylor is in the ICU, only family can see her." the women said.

"Is she okay?" Michelle asked.

"I'm sorry I don't know and anyway that classified information for family only."

Rissa pulled Michelle away. "Let's go see Rachel and Mel."

They went into Mel's room first. "Mel!" Rissa yelled hugging her.

"Ris, how's Meg? Do u know? They wouldn't tell me." Mel said quickly.

"She's in ICU, that's all they said. Family only." Rissa said.

"Oh god...I hope she's okay." Mel said.

"How are YOU?" Michelle asked.

"I broke my ankle and bruised a few ribs. I hit my head but they said I don't have a concussion. They wanna keep me overnight though. And the baby's fine. " Mel smiled placing a hand on her stomach.

"We'll be right back, we're gonna go say hi to Rach, okay?" Rissa said.

Mel nodded.

"Hey Rae!" Rissa said as her and Michelle walked in.

Rachel was putting her shoes on. "Hi." she said getting up and hugging them.

"Their releasing you?" Michelle said.

"Yep, I'm just scraped and bruised. A few bruised ribs actually. Nothing big. I didn't even need any stitches. But I'm sore as hell." Rachel smiled as the doctor walked in.

"Here you go Miss Holmes, just sign these papers and your free to go."

Rachel signed the papers and walked out of the room with Michelle and Rissa.

They walked back to Mel's room.

"Mel!" Rachel yelled hugging her.

"Oh, Rach...ur okay?" Mel asked. Rachel nodded.

"You?" Rachel asked.

"A broken ankle, some bruised ribs, and a nice lump on the back of my head. I'm good." Mel smiled.

"What about Meg? No one will tell me anything." Rachel said.

"No one will tell us anything either. Just that she's in ICU. Oh, and me and Rissa got a hold of Mark... and we told him what happened. But we couldn't get ahold of anyone else. But that was almost three and a half hours ago." Michelle said.

"I hope they aren't too worried." Mel said.

Just then Mark and Shane practically ran into the room.

"Oh my god Melody are you okay?" Shane asked hugging her tightly.

"I guess they were worried." Rissa said shrugging her shoulders.

Mark hugged Rachel.

"Ow..." Rachel said pushing him off of her.

"Oh, sorry." he said.

"Where did you guys come from?" Michelle asked.

"We were in Paris. Me and Mark flew out as soon as we heard. They rest of the guys are flying out tomorrow." Shane said.

"Bryan didn't fly out with you guys?" Michelle asked.

"No, there were only two seats left on the plane. He said he'd just fly out tomorrow." Mark said.

"Oh." Mel said.

"Where is Meg?" Shane asked.

"She's in the Intensive Care Unit." Rissa said.

"Is she okay?" Mark asked.

"I dunno they won't tell us anything. Only family." Rachel said.

"Maybe you should get some rest. I'm staying here with Mel tonight." Shane said to all the girls.

"Yea, um...we have 3 hotel rooms still reserved. But the hotel's about 30 minutes away." Rissa said talking about the hotel the girls were supposed to be staying tonight.

"Can't we get somewhere closer?" Rachel asked.

"Yea, we'll find a place." Mark said.

"Well, we're gonna go. We will be back bright and early, okay?" Michelle said to Mel and Shane.

"Okay, bye. If I hear anything about Meg, I'll call. But I don't think they will tell us anything." Mel said.

"Okay." Rissa said closing the door.

They found a hotel right down the road from the hospital. Michelle and Rissa shared a room and Rachel and Mark had the other.

"I'm so glad your okay." Mark said kissing her.

Rachel smiled. "Yea well me too."

Rachel put her head on his shoulder. "I'm tired." she said.

There was only one bed in their room. "We'll you can sleep in the bed and I'll sleep on the couch." Mark said.

"Uh, u don't have to do that. You can sleep in the bed with me, ya know? It's okay." Rachel said.

"I just don't want to make you uncomfortable." he said.

Rachel stood up from the couch and rolled her eyes. "Have you noticed that our relationship, if you'd like to call it that, hasn't progressed in ANY way since we started...doing whatever it is we're doing...dating... going out...whatever you wanna call it."

Mark stood up. "Well, that's because you said you wanted to move slow."

"Yea, Mark...SLOW... but your not even moving!" She yelled, even though she didn't mean to.

"Well, I'm sorry. But I was just going by what you told me." he said getting mad.

"You barely even touch me. And we've been dating for 2 and a half months." she said.

"How was I supposed to know this was bothering you. You didn't tell me, so don't yell at me like I should have known." he said.

"So it's my fault?!" She yelled.

"No, I'm just saying...will you stop yelling at me."

"I'm not yelling." she said calmly. She walked over to him. "I'm sorry, okay. It's just that...we haven't ya know... how do I say this..."

"Slept together." Mark said.

"Yea and it's been 2 and a half months."

"I mean what do you think? It's not that I don't want too. It's just that I don't wanna pressure you." he said.

Rachel nodded. "Right..."

"I love you Rachel." he said wrapping his arms around her.

She looked away from him. "Uh-huh." she said softly.

"What?" he asked.

"Nothing." she said pushing him away.

"This is what you do. How am I supposed to get close to you in any way when u just push me away?" he asked.

"How can u say u love when u don't even really know who I am!" Rachel yelled as tears started streaming down her face.

"Yea well you say it too." he said.

Rachel looked at him as her anger was building up. "Don't turn this around on me...answer my question. How can u say u love when u don't even know me, Mark?"

"Because I do love you. And you don't know me any more then I know you." he defended.

Mark was giving all he had to stay calm.

"So...we don't know each other, we never see each other, and you hardly even touch me... what the hell are we doing then?" She asked.

"You know what, maybe I don't know. But I know that I love..."

"You love me... right... u've said that. But that's all you ever do is say it. Maybe someone should redefine that word for you." Rachel said.

"What's wrong with you?" Mark asked. She wasn't acting like herself.

Rachel walked over to her purse and pulled out an envelope and threw it at him.

"What's this?" he asked.

"Open it." she said wiping her tears away.

He slowly opened the envelope and pulled out the paper. He read it.

"He's out?" Mark said.

Rachel nodded.

It was a letter from her ex-boyfriend Jason. He'd just gotten out of jail.

"He sent it to you?" Mark said about the letter. At least Mark hoped he'd sent it.

"No... I found it two days ago, in my hotel room."

"You what? Didn't you tell anyone?" Mark asked.

Rachel shook her head as she started to cry again.

"Why not?"

She shrugged her shoulders as she began to sob.

Mark got up and hugged her. "It'll be okay." he said.

Rachel buried her head in his chest. "I just need to know that you really love me Mark." she said through her tears.

She looked up at him. He pushed her hair out of her face. "I REALLY love you. With all my heart." he said.

Rachel smiled. "I'm sorry." she said.

"Rae, if anything is ever bothering you I want you to talk to me. Okay..." Mark said.

Rachel nodded. "I will."

"And maybe we should work on getting to know each other better." he smiled.

Rachel laughed a little. "Okay." she agreed.

~~Mel and Shane

It had been an hour since the others had left and Shane was seated in a chair next to Mel's bed. Mel was running through her head the best way to bring up the pregnancy.

"How are ya feeling?" Shane asked her breaking her concentration.

"Pregnant." she blurted out. 'Smooth Mel.' she thought to herself.

"What?" he asked leaning forward in his chair.

"Shane...I'm pregnant." she said slowly searching his face for a reaction.

He smiled a little bit. "Really?" he asked taking her hand.

Mel nodded.

"How long have you known?"

"Just for a little bit. I wasn't sure how you'd feel...I wasn't sure how I felt."

"Well...I mean... I didn't plan on being a father so soon but... I'm happy Mel. I love you." he said caressing her face.

Mel smiled. "Good because I'm happy too."

They both laughed. Shane reached into his pocket and pulled out a little black box.

"This also fits perfectly with what I've been wanting to ask you." he said getting down on one knee.

Even before he asked Mel was crying.

"Melody Cooper, I love you with all my heart. Will you do me the great honor of being my wife?"

Mel nodded. "Yes."

He slipped the ring on her finger. It was the same ring they'd seen in Italy. The silver ring with diamonds and rubies shaped like hearts all around it. Mel gasped.

"It's the ring from Italy." she said.

Shane nodded.

"Oh my god." she said.

"I knew u loved it." Shane smiled.

He kissed her.

"I love you so much!" she practically screamed.

"And I love you." Shane said. "Both of you." he added putting his hand on her stomach.

Part-38

Early the next morning, just outside of Mel's hospital room Shane heard a big commotion and got up to close the door so the noise wouldn't wake her up. He realized it was Bryan's voice though and wandered out into the hallway.

"What do you mean I cant see her?!" Bryan was yelling, towering down on one of the doctor's in the hallway.

"Only family-"

"Well who's with her?" Bryan asked

"We haven't been able to contact any of her fami-"

"So she's all alone-"

"Bryan...mate calm down." Shane said walking up and stepping in between him and the doctor.

"Jesus Shane, why didn't anyone call and tell me she was that bad!" Bryan said pushing his long blond bangs off his face.

"I did try Bryan, and there is alot going on around here."

"I know I'm sorry....what about the other girls?"

"They'll be ok" Shane said. He wanted to tell Bryan that Mel was pregnant, but didn't think this was the best time. Bryan turned his attention back to the doctor saying

"I know what you said and I really don't care...I want to see her. So you can either take me to her room, or I'll find it on my own."

Luckily the doctor gave in easily and led Bryan down the hall to ICU. Shane went along so he could fill Mel in on how Meg was.

"Oh shit" Bryan whispered walking into the room. Meg was hooked up to all kinds of machines and looked frail laying in the hospital bed.

"She's still not regained consciousness and she had some internal bleeding, along with a broken arm. Considering the accident she is very lucky to be alive." The doctor told Bryan leaving him and Shane in the room.

"I'm going to go back and check on Mel and let her know about Meg ok? Go on..." Shane told Bryan giving him a shove toward Meg's bed. So as Shane left Bryan went over to Meg and kissed her forehead and took her hand in his.

"Hey....can you hear me?" he said softly. No answer, no movement, so he went on

"Well I'm here now and I'm not going anywhere till you wake up."

Shane walked back to Mel's room gathering his thoughts. As he walked in he saw Rissa and Michelle, along with Kian standing by Mel's bed. The girls were giggling and screeching over Mel's ring. Kian was shaking his head laughing at them. Once the door closed everyone realized Shane was there.

"Oh my God CONGRATULATIONS!" Michelle and Rissa said in unison hugging Shane. He laughed winking at Mel.

"Yeah, congratulations man, I didn't think she'd say yes." Kian teased slapping Shane on the back.

"Where were you?" Mel asked Shane. She could tell he had something on his mind.

"Bryan showed up...."

"And?" Mel asked

"The doctors wouldn't let him see Meg, but he worked his way in." Shane told them sitting down in the chair next to Mel's bed.

"Good, she'd want him there." Mel said "So how is she?" Michelle asked

"She's still not awake.....she had internal bleeding-"

"Oh God" Rissa said

"What else did the doctor say?" Mel asked

"He said she was lucky to be alive." Shane told them.

"I'm going to go call the others back at the hotel." Michelle said sniffling. Kian put his arm around her shoulder.

"She'll be alright Michelle" he told her.

"Yeah...Meg's tough she'll pull through." Rissa agreed.

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Another day had past and Meg still hadn't woken up. But Bryan really hadn't left her side either. Shane forced him to go take a shower while he snuck Mel in the room to see Meg. She was also pretty shocked to see Meg like that. Shane pulled up a chair for Mel to sit in.

"Right before the accident we made a promise....I kept my part now you have to wake up to keep yours Meg." Mel told her. She went on talking about anything she could think of hoping Meg would wake up or move or something. A little while later Bryan came back all cleaned up and changed. The three of them sat with Meg until Mel was scheduled for a check up before her release. Bryan could barely keep his eyes open after Mel and Shane left. He pulled his chair even closer to Meg's bed, put his head down and drifted right off to sleep. A few hours past as Bryan slept and he didn't wake up till he felt something hit him on the head.

It was Meg's elbow. She was finally beginning to wake up. It took Bryan a few seconds to realize where he was. He stood up leaning over the bed

"Meg?" he said hoping he didn't just imagine her moving. Meg opened her eyes and looked up.

"Bry?" she blinked a few times trying to remember what happened and where she was.

"Baby do you know where you are?" he asked her as he pulled the pager cord by the bed to get a doctor.

"I.....oh my God." she said remembering the accident. One second she was talking to Mel, and then BANG!

"Okay...shhhhhhh." Bryan said said trying to keep her calm.

"But-"

"Everyone is ok luv, and your going to be fine." Bryan told Meg leaning down and kissing her. Even though she still looked frail, Bryan still saw that mischievous twinkle in Meg's eyes. He smiled so happy she was alright.

"Megan I love you." he said.

"I love you too Bry." Meg smiled back.

Part-39

"They moved her into a regular room." Rissa said dragging Rachel and Michelle along.

They walked into Meg's room. Her parents were there.

"Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, hi!" Rachel said hugging them.

"Hi dear." Mrs. Taylor said. Rissa and Michelle hugged Meg's parents too. Bryan was standing next to Meg's bed.

"How ya feelin' Megz?" Rachel asked.

"Good, I mean considering everything. I'm feeling much better." she smiled.

"How about you Bryan? Have you even left the room at all?" Rissa asked coming up behind Rachel.

Bryan laughed a little. "I'm fine now that Meg is awake." he said looking at her.

"Awwwww." the girls said at once.

"Hey, Mr. Taylor when did ya'll get in?" Rachel asked.

"EARLY this morning. We got a flight late last night." he said.

"When ya leaving?" Michelle asked.

"We have a flight out in two days as long as everything goes well." Mrs. Taylor said.

"Which it will." Mr. Taylor smiled at Meg. Meg smiled back.

"Mom, dad...you guys should go out and site see. You know...I don't want you stuck in the hospital all day. I'm fine now." Meg said.

"We won't bother you all day we promise..." Meg's mom said.

"I didn't mean..." Meg began.

Her mother stop her. "It's okay hun...I understand...we were just worried. We'll probably go out later for some food."

Meg nodded.

"So Bryan... tell me about yourself." Meg's mom said looking at him.

Meg made a grunting noise and rolled her eyes.

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Everyone was in Meg's room.

"My parents finally went out for food after my mother interrogated poor Bryan." Meg said.

Everyone laughed.

"Honestly, I think I told her my whole life story." Bryan agreed.

"I was thinking..." Kian said.

"Uh-oh...that can't be good." Rachel said.

Everyone laughed.

"Let me tell you it doesn't happened often." Shane said.

"Ha...ha...ANYWAY... I thought that since we all have a break at the same time... the girls could come to Ireland with us."

"You mean in two weeks when we have our four weeks off?" Nicky asked.

"Yea." Kian said.

"And Bria could come." Nicky said.

"Yes Nicky..." Kian said.

"But, I mean... our families would want to see us... we can't just not go home." Michelle said.

"Be like 'Sorry mom, dad...I'm gonna go with this guy to his hometown instead of coming home to see you.'" Rachel said.

"You bring your families with you." Shane said.

"That'd be good...then they'd actually get to meet Shane." Mel said.

"You didn't tell your parents yet?" Rissa asked.

"Not that were getting married." Mel said.

"Did you tell them about the baby?" Meg asked.

"What baby?" Mark asked.

"Whoops, the guys didn't know yet?" Meg asked smiling a little.

"No, I didn't tell my parents or the guys. But hey...I'm pregnant." Mel said.

"Oh my god, congratulations! ..again" Nicky said hugging them both.

"Yea, you did look kinda fat." Mark said.

"Hey." Shane said. And Mel shoot him a nasty look.

"I'm kidding. Congrats." he said hugging them.

"Oh, I hope it doesn't look like Shane." Kian said.

Everyone laughed.

"Okay, back to this Ireland thing...each of our families could like rent a house or something for a few weeks." Mel said.

Michelle nodded. "Yea... we'll be like 'Mom, dad...I'm taking the whole family on a nice vacation.'"

"And they'll be like 'Oh where? Bermuda? Hawaii? The Florida Keys?'" Meg said.

" 'No mom...Ireland.'" Rachel said laughing.

"Why not...they'll be like 'Oh isn't that...nice.'" Mel laughed.

"What's wrong with Ireland?" Bryan asked defensively.

"Nothing, just not a real vacation spot." Rachel said.

"Yea...but we'll do it anyway." Michelle said.

"Oh totally." Rachel agreed.

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Rachel and Mark were back in their hotel room that night when the hotel room phone rang. Mark picked it up.

"Hello?" he said.

"Oh, I think I have the wrong room, is this your room?" a women on the other line said.

"Yes." Mark answered.

"Oh, I was looking for Rachel Holmes."

"Oh, this is her room too. You want to speak to her?" Mark asked.

The women cleared her throat. "Why yes I definitely do. Tell her it's her mother."

Mark's eyes got wide.

Rachel gave him a weird look. He looked nervous and put his hand over the receiver.

"What?" Rachel asked giving a slight laugh.

"It's your mother."

Rachel's face dropped. "Shit." she ran and took the phone out of his hand.

"Hi mom. That was a great joke huh? Haha...Mark your such a kidder." Rachel said.

"Hunny, I'm not stupid."

Rachel swallowed hard.

"Mom, I just..."

"Please... I don't wanna know the details right now. I actually called for a reason. I wanted to see how you were."

"I'm fine."

"Well...don't we both just feel totally uncomfortable. Listen, I'll talk to YOU later...when...ur alone."

"Okay, mom...bye."

"I love you...bye." and she hung up.

Rachel fell across the bed.

"What did she say?" Mark asked lying down next to her.

"Not much..." Rachel said.

"I'm guessing you didn't tell her anything about me."

"It's not that I didn't want to, it's just that she's very... judgmental about guys I date... you know since my insane boyfriend."

Mark nodded.

Rachel rolled over on top of him and they kissed. Mark just smiled. "Did you tell YOUR mother about me?" Rachel asked.

"I've mentioned you..." he said.

"Meaning? You've what? Said my name once in passing?" Rachel asked.

"I've said your name at least twice." he smiled.

Rachel laughed and put her head on his chest. Mark kissed the top of her head and wrapped his arms around her.

"I haven't heard anything from Jason for over two weeks now." Rachel said.

"That's good. But if you do, u call the cops and me and...just be careful." he said.

Rachel smiled. "I will."

Rachel sat up and straddled him on the bed. "I didn't crush any ribs when I was on top of you did I?" she asked laughing.

"I should probably say no, right?" he asked.

"Probably."

"No."

"Good."

Mark took her hands into his.

She laughed.

"What?" he asked.

"I feel totally powerful, like this..." she laughed looking down at him.

"Your so funny." he laughed.

"And look...I can do this." she said standing up on the bed, with each of her feet on either side of his hips as he laid there. She started to dance and sing.

Mark laughed. She stopped and kneeled back down straddling him again.

"Wasn't that so cool?" she asked smiling.

"Uh-huh." he smiled back.

"I know it." She said running her hands up under his shirt.

She slipped if off over his head as he started to unbutton her shirt. She leaned over and they began kissing.

PART-40

****Two weeks after the accident***

"Its about time!" Rachel said looking out the airplane window as it slowly coasted up the runway.

"Three whole weeks off.....I wont know what to do with myself!" Michelle said happily.

"Oh Im sure you find something to do." Rachel teased.

"Shut up!" Michelle laughed

"Attention all passengers. We have now landed and you may exit the aircraft in an orderly manner. Enjoy your stay in Ireland." Came over the loudspeaker of the plane and the girls tore their seatbelts off.

~~~a few rows back~~~

"Come On! Come On Come on!" Meg said impatiently rapping her cast on the seat in front of her.

Mel was standing right next to her leaning on her crutch just as impatiently. They were waiting to get into the isle and off the plane.

"I'm glad I don't have a boyfriend anymore, you two are pathetic." Rissa said still sitting in her seat.

"Three weeks off Ris.....we'll find ya a nice Irish lad." Meg joked trying to fake an accent. Mel laughed poking Meg with her crutch.

"Hey watch it!" Meg said swinging her arm back to push it away.

"YOU watch it, your gonna knock me out with that cast of yours...now MOVE!" Mel told her.

"I cant wait to get this dam thing off."

"Hey it'll come in handy if you and Bryan get into another fight!" Rissa said as they walked off the plane.

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"WOW! Its beautiful!" Michelle said looking out the window of the van the girls were riding in. They were on there way to the hotel they'd be staying in until their families arrived later in the week.

"I think Im going to like it here." Meg said looking at the miles of green that surrounded both sides of the road.

"Nice place to raise a kid Mel." Rae added. Mel smiled nodding. A few minutes later the van pulled up to an old castle that had been converted into a hotel. Nicky had actually suggested it since it was close to Dublin, but not right in the center of everything. And the girls loved the idea of a little peace and quiet after everything that had happened.

Once they got inside they saw a familar face in the lobby.

"BRIA!" Rissa yelled. Bria had flown in from America earlier in the day and would be staying for a couple of weeks. All six girls hugged and chatted for a while before heading off to their separate rooms to unpack and get some rest before the guys got in from Paris the next day.

Michelle was just drifting off to sleep when her mobile rang.

"Yeah?" she said clearing her throat. She heard a laugh she'd know anywhere.

"Kian?"

"How'd you know?" he said still laughing

"Lucky guess" Michelle laughed

"How was your flight?" he asked

"Long.......where are you?" she asked sitting up. "In the lobby."

"What?"

"I said-"

"Your here?"

"Yeah, we just g-" Kian began to say but Michelle hung up on him and tore out of her room. It was after midnight and the hotel was pretty quiet so Michelle really didnt care who saw her running down the main steps in her pajamas. Sure enough once she got downstairs there was Kian.

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At the same time Meg had just gotten ready to go to sleep when she heard noises on her window. At first she thought it was raining, but it was to loud for that. She got up and peeked out.

"Oh my God." Meg laughed seeing Bryan out on the lawn. He was tossing pebbles up at her window.

"Finally love!" He said waving once she pushed the window open.

"You are insane Bryan McFadden!" Meg shouted down

"But you love me don't you?" he smiled

"Yes I love you....now get up here!" Meg said.

"I'll be right up" Bryan said running back up to the front of the hotel.

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Mel was in the next room over from Meg's laughing because she had heard everything through her own open window. She hoped Shane would be up soon. Not even a minute later there was a knock on her door. Opening it

up she saw Shane there with two extremely big teddybears.

"What is this?" Mel asked laughing at him

"Pink for a girl and blue for a boy." Shane said smiling.

"Awwww...." Mel said hugging him.

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Bria and Rachel were the only two not in their rooms. They'd been down at the bar most of the evening catching up. Rachel had just slammed down her fifth drink when she saw Mark walking in.

"Wow Bria...I am trashed...." Rachel said thinking she was seeing things. The guys weren't suppose to be here till tomorrow. Bria looked over seeing Nicky and laughed, but then realized it really was him. The guys walked over to Bria and Rae

"Some welcome! Don't I even get a hug?" Mark said to Rae as Nicky and Bria were kissing.

"Are you real Mark?" Rae giggled

"Are you drunk Rachel?" Mark laughed

"Whatever" Rae said kissing Mark.

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