Life Is A Rollercoaster (Ronan Keating / Boyzone / X Factor) fan fiction

Twelve

I must have fallen asleep at some point as when my alarm went off at 6am I felt like I'd been hit by a bus. 

I had literally had about two hours sleep. 

As I stepped gingerly out of bed, I discovered it was difficult to put weight on my left leg, but I swallowed down some strong painkillers with my breakfast.

After I'd eaten I dragged myself back up the stairs and hauled my aching body into the shower. I dried myself off as I was looking in my wardrobe for something to wear. 

It was then that I saw the dress hanging from the doorframe where I'd left it last night and remembered Ronan's words.

I smiled half-heartedly as I remembered my bargain with myself in the middle of the night. 

I was definitely going to meet him. 

But I couldn't very well wear the dress to work or I really would look like a hooker. 

I'd have to take it and change in to it later. 

The thought of doing this almost changed my mind.

Then I reminded myself what an idiot Dan had been last night and was determined to do this.

I arrived into work early, despite thinking I was going to be late. I sat down, glad I was the only one around, I pulled my mobile from my bag and dialled the number that I had saved in to my contacts earlier with shaking hands.

I drummed my fingernails on my desk impatiently as I waited for him to answer.

"Hello?" answered a sleepy male voice at the other end eventually.

"Ooh sorry did I wake you up?"

"Vicky?"

"Yeah, you said to call you..." I paused I wondered if he'd know I was grinning at him down the phone.

"Jesus woman, I didn't mean in the middle of the night"

I laughed. "Ronan! It's almost nine o clock, some of us actually have work to do" I teased.

"Vic?"

"Yeah?"

"Is it alright to call you that?"

"You just did!" I teased.

"I meant..."

"No it's fine, honest" I laughed again "You wanted to ask me something?"

"Oh yeah. Look I know I asked you last night, but would you like to go out with me for a drink tonight?"

"I think that would be lovely"

"What sort of time?"

"Um, well I finish work at half five"

"Ok, how about I pick you up at about half six? I've got some interviews to do, but should be done by then"

"Hey, you don't have to pick me up"

"No but I want to"

Ronan Keating wanted to pick me up! I resisted the urge to squeal.

"Okay then, come round the back, I'll get Brian to let you in so you don't have like a million people following you"

I'll just hope and pray that Dan's not at work today, I added silently.

"What car you driving?"

"Silver BMW, why? Does that determine if you come out with me or not?" he asked with a hint of mischief in his voice.

"No silly, I need to let Brian know so he can let you in with interrogating you"

"Hey!" he said pretending to be offended. "I'm not silly"

"Maybe, but I can be sometimes" I joked.

"Brian? Is he the guy I was talking to yesterday?"

"Oh yeah" I grimaced, thankful now that he couldn't see me.

"He told me all about you"

"Really?"

"Yeah it was all very complimentary"

"Good or I'd have given him a slap!" 

Ronan laughed at this.

"Look Ronan. I've got to go now"

"Aw do you have to? Now that you've woken me up!"

"Yes! I've got about a million things to do before the end of the day!"

"Awww"

"No, no sulking please, I've really got to go, I'll...see you later"

That sounded so weird.

"Yeah see you later hun"

Hun? I put the phone down reluctantly.

"Vic, what are you grinning at?" Julie made me jump as she came into the office.

"Er, nothing" I lied. 

I found it extremely hard to concentrate on work for the rest of the day, so I went out again a lunchtime. "I'm not sure he's working today, but if you see Dan, can you tell him I'm not here?" I asked Julie.

"Sure, have you two fallen out again?"

"Something like that" I said quietly as I left the office, fighting back tears.

As I was making my way towards the lift I felt my phone vibrate in my bag. I rummaged around for it and glanced at the display.

It was him. 

If he thought that I was speaking to him he had another thing coming.

I'd not made up my mind yet what was I was going to do. Should I finish with him? Was last night another 'one off'? 

He was a pleasure to be with most of the time, last night was so out of character.

My common sense was telling me that I should feel uneasy at the idea of staying with him, and I did. But after all that we'd been together I couldn't just leave him. Could I?