Catch My Breath

Shnicky

Its been a few months since Nicky came out to me and everyone else and now it was time to come out to the media. He was so nervous but he wanted to do this. For the past few years, everyone thought that I was Nicky's girlfriend.

Harry didn't like the fact that I was pretending to be Nicky's girlfriend but he understood it was to help Nicky out. Harry agreed to it though....maybe I should've refused to be Nicky's girlfriend for so long but Nicky and Shane are my best friends. 

What they also didn't know is that Harry beats me, he has been for the past few months, I've been scared to tell anyone. His beatings were getting worse and worse but I was scared to do anything about it. When anyone asks me how I got a cut lip or a black eye...I say I fell. I didn't want to but it was protecting me. 

Westlife was waiting backstage to go onto the Johnathan Ross Show, I went backstage to make sure Nicky was okay. Shane was with Nicky and they looked so happy but they had to be careful...still. 

"You okay?" I asked 

"I will be," Nicky said 

"I'm gonna leave you to alone," Shane said and left. 

"I'm so nervous," Nicky said 

"You will be, your about to tell the world that your gay and in a relationship with Shane" I said 

"Thank you," Nick said 

"What for?" I said 

"Pretending to be my girlfriend," Nicky said 

"Its the least I could do," I said

It was time for Westlife to go on. 

"Good Luck,"  I said and left. 

It got halfway through the interview and it was time for Nicky to come clean, he was so nervous, everyone could see it. Shane was holding Nicky's hand. Nicky didn't realise what he was doing, I saw and I smiled. 

"Can I just make an announcement please?" Nicky asked Johnathan, Nicky looked at Shane and smiled. 

"Of course you can," Jonathan said 

Nicky looked at me in the audience and smiled, then he looked at Shane and smiled. He took a deep breath and started to speak. 

"This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do and I've been putting this off for too long and I don't like being dishonest to the people I love. Sophie isn't my girlfriend, she never was, she's my best friend. I've been hiding this secret since I was 16 and now I'm 25. Sophie was the first person I told and it was really hard for me to tell her because I didn't want to let her down and yet, I haven't. Sophie...thank you

I just feel like I'm going to be letting fans down if I tell them this but I'm pretty sure they won't care, well I hope they won't. 

Anyway, I guess I should probably just come out and say that I have been in a relationship with the most wonderful person I have ever met. They have taught me that I shouldn't be afraid of who I truly am and I was surprised to find out that this person like me as well. I'm gay and I love Shane Filan" Nicky said. For a moment there was silence but then there were cheers. Shane gave Nicky a kiss and Nicky was relieved that he was out and he was never happier.  

"I'm proud of you" Shane whispered. 

Johnathan continued with the interview, the interview ended and they went backstage and Shane and Nicky could finally kiss. 

"I'm so proud of you Nico," I said and hugged Nicky.

"It's such a relief, I mean it such a weight off my shoulders and I can relax now and we can be happy," Nicky said.