Uncover

Uncover part IX

AN: I wanted to post this chapter in 2 parts, but that would be really short... so I put them together :) It's a little bit longer than other chapters :)

Ant POV

Both Ant and Dec single again?

Anthony McPartlin (40) married with Lisa Armstrong in 2006 and Declan Donnelly (40) with their long-time manager Ali Astall in 2015, but when they were spotted yesterday, it seemed that neither of them had their wedding ring on. Are nation's favourite duo single again? See our site for more pictures.

Someone put the Sun in my mailbox. Probably Ali, as she was still our manager. There were 2 pictures on the front page where you could see our hands, where no rings were seen. I massaged my temples. "What's wrong, darling?" Dec asked. He hugged me from behind and let his hands slide under my shirt, caressing my stomach. "The Sun. They've seen we're not wearing rings anymore." I told him. Dec gave me a kiss in my neck. "We should come out." Dec said. I turned around so I could look him in the eyes. "You're serious?" I asked. "I am." Dec said. "Anth, we've been together for 22 years. I can't hide anymore how much I love you. I wanna be able to give you a kiss when I want to, to hug you when I want to, to tell people how much I love you, even after all those years." My eyes were watering again, but because of happiness this time. "I love you. I love you so much." I said, giving him a warm hug. Dec melted in my arms. "I love you too, pet, I love you to bits." Dec mumbled.

There was another SNT meeting. Today was the day that we would come out to the crew, saying we wanted to come out for the nation on the first episode of the new series. "Hi guys!" Dec said enthusiastic when we arrived in the meeting room. Ali wasn't there. "Before you ask anything," I said when I saw everyone staring at our hands. "Yeah, we both are getting a divorce." "And we would like to say: we both found love with another person." Dec said. I smiled at him. "With each other?" a girl asked carefully. I think she was an intern, I had never seen her before. Dec looked at me. I gave him a peck on his lips. "With each other." I smiled.

We had the most relaxed meeting we ever had. We discussed jokes to use during the show and how we would handle the serious part. During all those discussions Dec's hand laid on mine on the table, the first time showing affection in the open. When I looked at him, he had a big grin on his face. I was really happy.

Good luck tonight! After the show you can finally be yourself, enjoy it! Xx

We were in our dressing room. We were eating something small before the show as I received a message from my sister. I smiled. "Sarha wishes us good luck." I told Dec. Dec smiled at me. He was as nervous as I was. The rest of the time we spent in silence, thinking about our coming out.

"He's ready to rhumble, it's Ant McPartlin" Hugh Jackman said, he was our star guest announcer. I waved enthusiastically at the camera. "Watch him wreck the mic, it's Declan Donnelly." Hugh said. I smiled as I saw him wrecking an inflatable mic. "It's Saturday night 7.45 pm, this is Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway!" Hugh said and we ran off the stairs, giving high fives to the audience. The audience was totally crazy. When we were on stage, I smiled at Dec. "Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the only show on telly that says: don't just watch the adverts..." "Win them!" The audience completed the sentence Dec said every week. "Welcome at the first episode of the new series." I said. "And the first one is already a very special one, isn't it, Dec?" "Is it?" Dec asked innocently, exact like we rehearsed it. "Dec, are you serious? It's Valentine's day tomorrow." I said. "And? I'm divorcing my wife, so it's not that special." Dec said. There were a couple of sounds from the audience which said that they read the Sun. Or they were real fans who had seen that there were no rings anymore. "But you have someone else to celebrate with, haven't you?" I asked. I had a lump in my throat. "That's true." Dec said, extremely shy. It was so cute! The audience gasped when I took Dec's hand, intertwining our fingers. "We will have the best Valentine together tomorrow that you will ever had." I said giving him a peck on the lips. The audience cheered. "Now, we're not the only couple who's gonna celebrate Valentine's day tomorrow, there are couples in the audience too. Let's watch." I said, taking the mic and my fiches with names and chair numbers on.

There was been a couple that had been together for 50 years and the family had wanted to surprise them. "That was really beautiful." Dec said. "What do you think Hugh?" he asked. "I think you 2 are a gorgeous couple." Hugh said. The audience cheered as I put my arm around his waist, showing everyone he was mine. Hugh said us what was coming next and we prepared for the next part of the show.