Don't Let Me Go

It was a chance meeting in a nightclub, and then she was forced to make the biggest decision of her life. Could she do it?

Tracey and Denise were in a night club. It was about 11.00 PM and the night was just beginning to get started. Tracey went to the bar to get a round of drinks in, when a guy accidentally crashed in to her and she ended up pouring half her drink down his top. Luckily for him it was a black T-shirt, so his top wasn’t too badly damaged.

“I’m so sorry,” said Tracey looking up into the most gorgeous pair of blue eyes that she had ever seen. "Sorry again” she said. “No harm done” said blue eyes flashing her a lovely smile. Tracey smiled back and walked away to join Denise at the table.
“I have just met a gorgeous guy,” said Tracey to Denise and the told her what had happened at the bar. “Where is he?” asked Denise. Tracey looked around and eventually saw him with a group of lads propping up the bar. They were all looking over towards where the girls were sitting. Tracey told Denise where he was and she had a sly look and said “Yes they were all pretty nice to look at”. Tracey kept glancing over at the group and realised they were all looking back at them.

About 5 minutes later, blue eyes went over to the girls table and said “Hi, my name is Nicky, we were wondering if we could join you two girls?” Immediately Denise said “yes” and Tracey just nodded her head. Nicky just turned around and waved the other lads over. There were five of them all together. “Hi” they all said and then Nicky introduced them all. “This is Kian, Mark, Shane and Bryan”. Denise told them her name and then said “and this is my friend Tracey”. Nicky sat beside Tracey and the other lads sat around the table. They began asking the girls questions about their age, what their jobs were, did they go to night clubs often. The usual getting to know you questions. Tracey noticed that the one called Shane kept himself to himself not saying much, but Tracey was aware of his brown eyes staring at her. When she looked directly at him, he just smiled and kept staring at her. Tracey felt herself blushing under his gaze. If she thought Nicky was gorgeous, then Shane was out of this world. The girls asked the lads a few questions, but their answers were vague and it was as if they were not telling the truth. The lads said they were on holiday from Ireland and were in the area for a few weeks and that they all worked for the same company doing different jobs.

About half an hour later Nicky and Shane went to the bar to get a round of drinks. When they came back, Nicky and Shane swapped seats so that Shane was sitting next to Tracey.
As the night wore on things were beginning to hot up between Shane and Tracey. He grabbed hold of her hand a few times and didn’t let go of it for ages. When he spoke to her, he kept leaning close to her, their heads almost touching, and he began to ask her more personal questions, making it quite clear that he was interested in her. Towards the end of the night the slow records came on and Shane asked Tracey to dance. He held her close and ver tight against him, occasionally his lips brushed against her cheek.
He asked her would she like to spend the next day with him, just the two of them.
Tracey said “yes” she would love to spend some time with him and she gave him her phone number and her address. Shane said he would call for her the next day at 9.00 am the next day.

All too soon the night came to a close. The lads put the girls into a taxi and Shane briefly kissed Tracey on the cheek and said “see you tomorrow”.

The next day Shane turned up on time and they spent the day down beside the river. It was a beautiful sunny day. They held hands as they walked along the riverbank and laughed at each other as they played in the water. All too soon the sun began to set and as they made a move to go home, Shane pulled her close and kissed her.

For the next five days Tracey and Shane were inseparable, they spent every waking moment together. Occasionally they spent time with the other lads, but mostly they were by themselves. They both realised that even though they had just met, they knew they were falling in love with each other. Shane a few times began to tell Tracey something but hen he would change the subject.

One day he told her that he had to go down to London for a few days on business with the other lads, but he would be back as soon as he could.

Tracey spent a few miserable days without Shane by her side. All she could do was think about him, and Shane spent a few miserable days thinking about Tracey.

On the day of his return back to Tracey, they spent the whole day kissing and doing what comes naturally to two people who were so deeply in love with each other.

Later that night Shane asked Tracey “have you ever heard of Westlife?” Tracey said “yes” she had but she did not follow them and even though she had bought a couple of their records, she hadn’t taken much notice of them. “Why are you asking such funny questions?” said Tracey. “Oh nothing “ said Shane and he quickly changed the subject.

The next day dawned bright and sunny. Tracey woke up to see Shane lying next to her and felt a warmth spread all over her body. He was absolutely gorgeous and she loved him so much. Shane woke up a few minutes later and they enjoyed themselves making love in the warmth of the morning rays of sunshine.

Later that day Shane said he wanted to tell her something important and would she just sit and listen to him and then ask him anything she wanted afterwards. They sat down together in front of the tv and Shane inserted a video into the VCR. The next thing Tracey saw was a commentator introducing Westlife on stage and there was Shane and the rest of the lads singing a song on the tv screen. She was stunned and could not believe what she was seeing.

All of a sudden things clicked together and she realised what was going on and what Shane had been trying to tell her. She felt hurt and upset that he hadn’t told her straight away who he was. She sat and listened while Shane told her all about Westlife, and when they met he told her that he was secretly pleased that Tracey had not recognised any of them, and it gave him a chance to meet and fall in love with somebody who wanted Shane Filan for himself and not Shane Filan member of famous pop group Westlife.

He said he loved her and wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, but her life would change and she would find herself in the spotlight like he was.
Tracey said she needed time to think and she asked him to leave.
Shane said he would call the next day.

He knew he had made the right decision to tell her, but he also knew he was asking a lot from her, not only to be his wife, but to become the wife of a famous singer and he knew it would change her life and it was a very big decision to make. If she said “no”, he didn’t know how he would cope without her, as he loved her so much.

The next day after a sleepless night, Shane went to Tracey’s house. She opened the door and she threw herself into his arms. They held each other and kissed passionately. Shane was too scared to let her go. Eventually they parted and Shane asked her the question to which the answer would change their lives.
“Will you marry me?” said Shane
“Yes” yelled Tracey.

That was just over a year ago.
They have been married now for about a year, and their first child is due any time now.
How about the fame and attention? Tracey handles it all just fine. She knows that when Shane is with the other Westlife guys, he belongs to the fans. But when he is home, he belongs to her and her only.