i'll always be there, erin

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Summary: Erin and James haven't confessed their feelings for each other, even though everyone sees they love each other.

While this is happening, a guy in Erin's dorm building won't leave her alone, so Michelle poses the idea for James to pretend to be her boyfriend until he leaves.

It's the one last push for James to finally let her know how he feels about her.

It's the one last push for James to finally let her know how he feels about her

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DERRY, 2000

"No- seriously, Clare. He's really bothering her. And like- what's so appealing about Erin? Why does he want her SO bad?"

Michelle was on the phone with Clare, spilling everything Erin had told her the hour before. Even though Clare was studying in Dublin, they all talked to her everyday. Michelle, James, Erin and Orla ended up staying in Derry, studying at Ulster University, so they all took turns filling her in on the Derry gossip she'd been missing.

"Well- you need to do something about it! Or else Erin's going to make a decision she's going to regret. We don't need any arrests, and with what's happening, if he comes back, she's going to end up punching him in the ball sack." Clare said frantically.

Michelle chuckled.

Some guy named Seamus asked Erin to be his chemistry partner for some project, and he'd been pestering her ever since about going on a date. The first couple of times, Erin had politely declined, but ever since, Seamus kept returning to Michelle, Erin and Orla's shared dorm room, to a point where Erin would hide under the bed until he'd grow tired and quit knocking.

"Wait- Michelle!"

"What?"

"I have a really good idea. Like REALLY GOOD! Is Erin there? Put me on speaker!"

"No she isn't, she went to the movies with James. But I'll tell her exactly what your idea is when she gets home."

"That- that right there! It proves my point!" Clare said on the phone.

"Huh?"

"We all know Erin and James literally LOVE love each other but won't admit it, right?"

"Okay... yes. Makes me want to BOKE, but yes." Michelle groaned.

"All you need to do, Michelle, is convince them to date. Then Seamus will-"

"Okay, that's way too hard." Michelle groaned. "You've been trying to set them up since year 13."

"We'll do YOU have any other ideas?" Clare said sassily into the phone.

"Actually, I do....."
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