She Came Between Them. (Norman Reedus & Sean Patrick Flanery)

Chapter Ten

"Claire?" Sean asked, Claire hadnt answered she was frozen to the spot, she couldnt look at him. She heard Sean breath out impatiently, each second paining her heart more. "Yea" she whispered bowing her head. "Obviously" Sean bluntly replied rolling his eyes. "He lives here too huh?" He asked shaking his head in disbelief. Claire turned to look at Sean "its not what you think." She tried to explain "oh so my brother didnt fuck my wife then?" Sean shouted slamming his fist on the mantlepiece shaking the photo frames and trinkets. "My heart was broken! I thought the love of my life was dead and i would never see you again!" Claire cried as she tried to shout. "Oh and Norman was there was he....bet he was!" Sean cut her off. "This is a great welcome home!" He shouted storming upstairs leaving Claire alone.

Claire grabbed her phone and text Norman
He knows. Please come over. I need you xxx

Following Sean upstairs Claire opened the bedroom door and saw him sitting on the floor resting his elbows on his knees, it was evident he was crying. "Sean, you have to understand...me and Norman buried you..we grieved over you...we helped eachother get over losing you. It got to us both, it wasnt some quick bunk up..we fell for eachother" Claire explained calmly sitting on the floor with Sean pulling him in for a hug "so what now then?" Sean asked, Claire didnt know, she had no answer for him, she never imagined being in this situation. The sound of Norman opening the door bought them out of their embrace, He looked guilty and awkward standing in the doorway of their bedroom, "im sorry Sean" he mumbled. Sean tutted and ignored him. "I need to go" Sean spoke getting up off the floor "Sean this is your home as much as its mine..stay here" Claire pleaded. Glaring at Norman, Sean spoke bluntly "no..its his now, this isnt the home i left behind" and walked down the stairs and out the door.  Claire sighed "this is awful" she moaned to herself. "Ill go after him" Norman said placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "I love you" he told her "i love you too" she replied. Norman left and Claire sat numb on the bed.

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Finding Sean in the bar they used to drink in Norman sat down beside him on a bar stool. "Sean, let me explain" Norman began "its not what you think" "you fucked my wife..its exactly what i think" Sean snapped swirling his whiskey in his glass. "I know what you are like Norm, you fuck girls promise them the world and then leave them no matter what." He added waving the bartender over for another shot. "Make that two" Norman asked the bartender. "Its not like that with Claire" Norman said through bated breath "i love her" "yea now you do..you get bored you always do" Sean said with a laugh. "You are my brother man, i could of handled it being another guy, but you? You stood there at our fucking wedding..did you want her then?" Sean asked, Norman shook his head "i never looked at her that way i swear, we were packing your stuff up and it happened..." Norman confessed, Sean nodded at his words. "Claire wants you to come home" Norman said knocking back his shot. "There is no home for me man" Sean quipped back "you saw to that" he sighed sarcastically. Norman sensed it was best to leave Sean to it, him being around him wasnt going to improve the situation so he went home to Claire.

"He is okay. He is at the bar" Norman explained to a frantic looking Claire as he came in the front door. "What the fuck have we done" Claire sighed. Sitting at the dinner table they sat in silence, both clearly thinking about Sean coming back into their lives. "So what do we do about us?" Norman asked shyly.

" i dont know" Claire whispered, choked.