The radio blared out in Craig's room. He needed something to distract him from his thoughts. Well, it wasn't his thoughts, it's what he knew. He could only think about one person, John-Paul. The song that was on the radio had just finished and the next song was just starting. The words caught Craig's attention so much. It was exactly how he felt about JP.
JP was listening to the same song on the same radio station. It reminded him so much of what he felt for Craig. All the thoughts that he had felt for Craig before all started to come back. JP was scared of thinking about them but only he knew how he really felt.
The radio blared out in Craig's room. He needed something to distract him from his thoughts. Well, it wasn't his thoughts, it's what he knew. He knew he could only think about one person, only loved one person and that person was John-Paul. Sarah was nothing in comparison to JP. She just offered sex whilst JP offered love and stability. JP was in love with Craig whilst Sarah was in love with Craig's body. A relationship with JP would last but a realtionship with Sarah wouldn't. JP offered Craig everything he needed. Why was he so foolish not to see it? The lyrics in the song on the radio caught Craig's attention. It was exactly how he felt about John-Paul: "I feel his breath on my face, his body close to me, I can't look in his eyes, he's out of my league." He got a pen and a piece of paper out of his bedside cabinet and started writing a letter to JP, telling him exactly how he felt.
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The radio blared out in Craig's room. He needed something to distract him from his thoughts. Well, it wasn't his thoughts, it's what he knew. He knew that he could only think about one person, only love one person and that person was John-Paul. Sarah was nothing in comparison to JP. She just offered sex whilst JP offered love and stability. JP was in love with Craig whilst Sarah was in love with Craig's body. A relationship with JP would last but one with Sarah wouldn't . JP offered Craig everything he needed. Why was he so foolish not to see it? The lyrics in the song on the radio caught Craig's attention. It was exactly how he felt about John-Paul: "I feel his breath on my face, his body close to me, I can't look in his eyes. He's out of my league" He got a pen and a piece of paper out of his bedside cabinet and started writing a letter to John-Paul, telling him exactly how he felt.
JP was tuned into the same radio station, listening to the same song. The lyrics in the song dug up all the feelings he had for Craig, all the feelings he still had for him deep down. Why did all the lovey-dovey songs have to be played on the radio? It only made him sad, confused and even jealous. Why was everyone happy and he wasn't? Why did Sarah have Craig and he didn't? The song ended and JP turned off the radio. He wanted to lock away those feelings he had for Craig, they only depressed him. He went over to his CD collection to find that half of them were missing. "Merci and Michaela must have knicked them!" he says under his breath. He got up off the floor and put the small pile of CD's back where they belonged.He walked out of his room and knocked on Michaela's bedroom door. "Chaela, where are my CD's?" "Go away, I'm busy!" Michaela shouts whilst giggling. JP tuts and walks over to Merci's room and knocks on her door. "Merci, have you seen my CD's?" JP asks. Merci opens her bedroom door and walks out, closing it behind her. "No I haven't touched them. Why don't you ask Chaela" Mercedes retorts. "I would if I could but she's 'busy'" JP says bending his fingers on the 'busy'. Just then they hear a thud coming from Michaela's room and a male voice giggling. "Somehow I think that isn't Amy in her room" JP says sarcastically. "Somehow I don't think she's studying" Meci replies. "Well, I'll ask her later, when she'll talk to me" "Alright babes you go do that and leave me in peace!" Merci says not meaning it.
Craig has finished his letter and was running to JP's house. He didn't want anyone to see him or for John-Paul to know that he had posted the letter. He put it through the McQueen's postbox and ran as fast his legs could carry him. John-Paul heard a quiet thud downstairs and looked at the door to see a letter there. He turned it the right way round to see that it had his name on it. He recognised the writing immediately, it was from Craig. He walked over to the bin and opened the lid, he was poised to put it in but he couldn't, he knew that Craig needed a second chance. Jacqui was watching every move that John-Paul was making. "Is that from Loverboy" She thought a second to try and remember his name and when she realised she clicked her fingers "Craig, that's it!" She exclaimed. JP turned round, shocked that Jacqui was there. "No" he lied before bolting up the stairs before Jacqui could open her mouth. He got to his bedroom and shut the door quickly and loudly. He flopped onto his bed and ripped open the envelope. He folded open the piece of paper and started reading Craig's luscious writing:
"To John-Paul, I need to tell you something, but I took the cowards way out. I couldn't bear it if you rejected me, me seeing the pain and hurt in your eyes. I've done a lot of thinking and John-Paul I've come to realise how great you are. I mean you are the perfect man and you could make someone very happy but John-Paul, I want to make you happy. Sarah is nothing in comparison to you. JP you're everything that I could ever ask for and I want the chance to show that to you. John-Paul, the main thing that I realised was that I only think about one person and only love one person and that is you. JP, my life isn't complete without you and my heart hurts when you blank me whenever we see each other. A measly bit of paper doesn't begin to explain how much I love you, I'll love you forever, But JP, I want to you to love me back and actually notice me. If you wanna talk I'll be at the Dog all day, waiting for you. Love you loads Craig xxx"
"If only you knew Craig Dean, if only you knew how I really felt" JP whispered. "I want you to make me happy, I want to make you happy" JP said under his breath. He got out the picture of him and Craig that he treasured so much and kissed the picture lightly where Craig's face was. He puts the picture down and his bedroom door opens and in walks Jacqui, who makes sure that the door is firmly shut. She walks over to JP's bed and lies down. She props up her face using her hands. "Yeah knock why don't ya!" JP says clearly irritated. Jacqui ignored his last comment and formed her own conversation. "So what did Loverboy... erm, Craig have to say?" "How did you know it was from him?" "Well seeing as you lied and bolted up the stairs before I could say anything, it was likely it was from him" "So, what did he say then?" "Read it!" "JP you'll never learn will you, I'm not good at reading, you read it for me" "Ok then Jacq" JP said measly. "You know you want to" Jacqui said. JP cleared his throat before reading the words that Craig had wrote:
"To John-Paul, I need to tell you something, but I took the cowards way out. I couldn't bear it if you rejected me, me seeing the pain and hurt in your eyes. I've done a lot of thinking and John-Paul I've come to realise how great you are. I mean you are the perfect man and you could make someone vey happy but John-Paul, I want to make you happy. Sarah is nothing in comparison to you. JP you're everything that I could ever ask for and I want the chance to show that to you. John-Paul the main thing that I realised was that I only think about one person and only love one person and that is you. JP, my life isn't complete without you and my heart hurts when you blank me whenever we see each other. A measly bit of paper doesn't begin to explain how much I love you, I'll love you forever, But JP, I want to you to love me back and actually notice me. If you wanna talk I'll be at the Dog all day, waiting for you. Love you loads Craig xxx"
"I say, go get him tiger!" Jacqui says giggling. "You think?" "I know, he's head over heels in love with you and you're in love with him, so why not?" "Because, it's difficult" "Why is it difficult?" "Because there's Sarah" JP shouts angrily. "Ah" Jacqui says. "Yes, ah" He turns to face Jacqui "Jacq, what am I meant to do, I mean I love him to pieces but I don't want to hurt Sarah" "Look, JP, I can't make your decisions but you either make Craig heartbroken or make Sarah heartbroken. It's gonna end up bad whatever you do" "I can't break Craig's heart, that would mean I'd be breaking my own. I need to go talk to him" "Do whatever your heart tells you to do babes, never listen to anyone else, especially that Sonny bloke!" "Don't worry Jacq, I'd never listen to him even if he was telling the truth" "Now go get Prince Charming" Jacqui says kissing John-Paul's forehead. "Ok. ok, don't rush me!" "I need to, I want to know what's happened" "Get out of my room though!" "Why are you hiding something?" Jacqui spots the picture and picks it up "Like this!, my my John-Paul McQueen, have we been snogging this, naughty boy!" Jacqui teases, pointing her finger at John-Paul and smiling. "I might have done" John-Paul mutters cheekily. Jacqui tuts and says: "Well now you get to test the real thing, hoping that it will be as good as you dreamed about" "You don't know what my dreams of Craig consist of" JP says quietly. "John-Paul McQueen!" Jacqui shouts a bit too loudly. "What?" he asks. "You're only 17, you're not meant to think of things like that" "Why not? It's not harming anyone" "True, but still.." "Tell me that you don't think of Tony like that and then you can make comments" Jacqui just goes bright red and starts having a giggling fit. "Point proven, i'm gonna get off now, go see Craig" "Ok you go do that, come back straight after you're done though." "Don't worry, I'll leave you to your thoughts of Tony" Jacqui hits him with a pillow. "Ow!, I'm definitely gonna go now" "Bye babes, bring back good news"
JP walked out of his house and down the street in the direction of the Dog. He stopped for a moment to think about what was actually happening. In the space of a couple of hours Craig had confessed his love to him, he had gotten closer to Jacqui, he actually felt older and wiser than he was yesterday. He picked up the pace, dying to see Craig's face again, all lit up. He was also secretly waiting for the moment when he would feel Craig's lips connect to his own, his soft warm touch against his body. He turned the corner and was now facing the Dog. He saw Craig sitting outside on a bench, waiting for him. A sudden sense of panic raced throughout his body when he saw Craig there, looking so happy and patient. He stood frozen to the spot, why did it have to be like this? Why did Craig have to be so... perfect? Couldn't he be fat and ugly and brainless and have no personality. JP got a sudden burst of energy and he ran to his house as fast as he could. He opened the front door of his house, shut it quickly and slumped down onto the floor. Jacqui raced down the stairs to find JP forcing back tears. "Hey, hey, what's gone on? Is it Craig? Has he tried anything? Cos if he has-" "Jacq, Craig hasn't done anything, it's me" "You? Why what have you done?" "Oh Jacq, I was so excited about seeing him and I was just turning the corner and I saw him there and I panicked. I wouldn't stop panicking so I bolted and ran back. What if I've ruined it?" "Why did you panic?" "I was scared, scared of what might happen" "But it's what you want" "Exactly, what if it goes wrong, what happens to me then?" "Babes it's not gonna go wrong, you two are the perfect match, I just wish you'd just grow up and realise it!" "You're right, I'll talk to him later" "What about now?" "I need to think what I'm gonna say!" "You may wanna be quiet by the way" "Why is Mr Fantasies coming round?" "Shut it!" Jacqui says "Go practice what you need to say to Loverboy" "His name is Craig!" JP shouts angrily before running up the stairs. "His name is Tony!" Jacqui shouts laughing.
JP opened his bedroom and saw Sonny and Michaela kissing. They looked up in horror when they heard someone walking thorugh the door. JP rushed out of his room and ran down the stairs. "I'm just gonna pretend I didn't see that!" JP exclaims. "What? What's happened?" Jacqui asks. Michaela comes running down the stairs, wrapped in JP's sheets. "They're definitely gonna need washing now!" "Flippin hell Michaela!" "What the hell were you doing in my room anyway?" "We had nowhere else to go" "What about your own room?" "We wanted to be adventurous!" "This is pathetic, I'm going out" "Loverboy!" "Mr Fantasies!" JP said before walking out the front door.
Craig was still sitting on the same bench that he was on earlier that afternoon. He wanted to show John-Paul that he had changed, that he was different than everyone else. He also wanted to see JP's face, all lit up and him smiling again. He didn't want to move from the spot unless he missed JP, just the thought of him missing his chance of happiness made his eyes water. He really wanted to make JP happy, to show how much he cared for him. It was 6.00 now and Craig was starting to feel the spring night's breeze. A chill ran down his spine and he put his black jacket back on. He looked up at the sky and he saw tiny rain droplets starting to fall down from the sky. He was starting to worry that JP wasn't gonna turn up but he knew that John-Paul was always full of surprises. So he sat there waiting patiently for his Prince Charming to turn up.
John-Paul walked briskly towards Drive 'n' Buy. He wanted to buy a present for Craig. To show how he felt, but he didn't know what to get. He settled on a box of chocolates in the shape of a loveheart and he payed for them. He walked out of the shop and headed in the direction of the Dog. "It's Craig's lucky night tonight" JP said under his breath. "He's not gonna know what's hit him" The night had now settled in and there was hardly any visibility in some places. JP's plan was going to be absolutely perfect. He could see the Dog and he could also see that Craig was still there. "Thank God he's still there, well Craig Dean, here I come" He walked over to where Craig was and he sat down on the bench. "John-P" But Craig didn't get to finish his sentence because JP had already brought him into a steamy kiss. It lasted a couple of seconds before JP broke away. "I got you a present" JP says holding up the box of chocolates. Craig laughs and says: "We don't we go upstairs?" "You do have a dirty mind, don't you Craig Dean?" "I know you were thinking the same, John-Paul McQueen" "I wasn't, I was thinking about staying out here" "Ooh, you've got a dirtier mind then I have!" Craig says giggling. "You release my dirty thoughts, Craig Dean" JP said getting even closer to Craig. "Show me!" Craig said before finding JP's lips. They were extremely lucky not to have been caught by anyone. They must have sat there for at least half an hour, their lips unwilling to leave the other's. Both of them finding out what it was like kissing another bloke. Judging by they way they pulled apart from each other, they both didn't want it to end. "You definitely did show me" Craig said almost breathless. "Can I show you again?" JP asks. "No, I want to show you" Craig said pulling JP in for a kiss. They weren't as lucky as they were a couple of minutes ago. They must have been there, lips glued together for a couple of minutes, when they were interrupted by someone who knew quite a lot about the pair. "Erm JP, Craig who may wanna think about what you're doing and where. Lots of people are walking past you and the light is shining on you from inside the pub. Oh yeah, Michaela washed your sheets so there nice and clean for you. Chaela found the letter and showed it to everyone in the family and now Carmel has planned a little date for you two back at the house. Don't worry we'll stay out of your way" "I don't believe it. I'm gonna kill Chaela when I see her! Thanks Jacq anyway for warning me. I'd hate to think what it's gonna be like back at the house" "It's quite good actually. Oh! Congratulations! To both of you of course" "What for?" Craig asks. "Getting together!" "I think we should get going, see what Carmel has planned" "Ok, see you later Jacqui" "Bye Lover- erm, Craig"
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