Chapter One : How Do I Live
"Brady, I have...cancer, " Chloe said, as Brady grasped her hand and closed his eyes. "Cancer?" he replied weakly. he can't have cancer, no, Mom had cancer and she... * He couldn't even bring himself to think of it.
"Oh, Brady, I am so scared, " Chloe said. *Why am I breaking down like this? I have to be strong, but dammit, how can I be strong when I know I could die soon?*
"Chloe, sweetie...I..I, " Brady said.*You have to be strong Black, pull yourself together* "Chloe, don't be afraid," Brady said as he wrapped his arms around her tightly.
"Your right Brady," Chloe said, as she put up the front she had been putting up everytime she was with Belle, or even Philip. *They can't know...* "So, I think that between me and you, I'll be fine,but you gotta hang around, Brady," Chloe said.
"Now, Diva, I'd never leave you," he said with all the honesty in the world.*I won't leave you, I'm terrified that you'll leave me* Brady thought but quickly pushed the thought out of his mind.
"Thanks, Brady, that...that really means alot," she said. "Well, now, if I didn't hang around, who would make you get out of bed and watch The Sound of Music?" Brady said, trying to lighten the mood.
They'd deal with this, but tonight they were going to continue with there plans. Chloe had planned on telling Brady that she loved him tonight, hoping that her love wasn't unrequited.
Little did she know, Mr. Brady Black had the same idea. Brady was stretched out on his couch with Chloe reclining on his chest as the movie started. About half way through the movie, Brady couldn't bring get the wrod out of his head.
*Cancer. She couldn't possibly, because people, they die* Tears began to form, and he quickly stated," Diva, lemme up for a second, I'll be right back," and with that he waslked to his bedroom.
His radio had been playing softly from when he was getting ready to go pick her up. Brady sat on the bed, thinking about Chloe and Isabelle and that damn word, that was preparing to cause him more pain...CANCER.
The song on the radio, caught Brady's attention as he listened to it. Could there ever be a song, that described his feelings at this moment. He didn't think so, as he listened.
How do I,
Get through the night without you?
If I had to live without you,
What kind of life would that be?
Oh, I
I need you in my arms, need you to hold,
You're my world, my heart, my soul,
If you ever leave,
baby you would take away everything good in my life,
and tell me now
"Brady.." Chloe whispered, as shestood in his bedroom door. Brady was sitting on the couch, head in hands, crying. Tears had dropped to the floor as he cried.*I hope you don't ever have to know*
How do I live without you?
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?
"Chloe, you can't leave me, dammit, you can't, I need you, I love you, I'd never.." Brady said out loud, not realizing, who was standing in his doorway.
Without you,
There'd be no sun in my sky,
There would be no love in my life,
There'd be no world left for me.
And I,
Baby I don't know what I would do,
I'd be lost if I lost you,
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything real in my life,
"Oh, Brady, I love you too," Chloe said. Brady looked uo, eyes filled with tears, tears that were ready to follow the others he'd been crying. "Diva..." Brady said quietly.
And tell me now,
How do I live without you?
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?
Chloe walked over to the bed and sat down by Brady, grasping his hand. "Brady...," she began but was cut off by Brady pulling her close to him.
Please tell me baby,
How do I go on?
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything,
I need you with me,
Baby don't you know that you're everything,
Real in my life?
They sat there, no words spoken, and Chloe glanced over his shoulger at a picture of a beautiful woman, who's eyes had the same stare as another pair
And tell me now,
How do I live without you,
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?
"Brady," Chloe said, as she stared at him, "who...who is that?" She pointed the picture as Brady's head turned toward the picture of his mother, Isabelle.
How do I live without you?
"Chloe..that's my mother, Isabelle, she..she's dead," Brady said, as he returned his gaze to Chloe. One look in his eyes was all she needed to realize the truth. *Isabelle had died from..no it couldn't be...cancer*
"Brady, I have...cancer, " Chloe said, as Brady grasped her hand and closed his eyes. "Cancer?" he replied weakly. he can't have cancer, no, Mom had cancer and she... * He couldn't even bring himself to think of it.
"Oh, Brady, I am so scared, " Chloe said. *Why am I breaking down like this? I have to be strong, but dammit, how can I be strong when I know I could die soon?*
"Chloe, sweetie...I..I, " Brady said.*You have to be strong Black, pull yourself together* "Chloe, don't be afraid," Brady said as he wrapped his arms around her tightly.
"Your right Brady," Chloe said, as she put up the front she had been putting up everytime she was with Belle, or even Philip. *They can't know...* "So, I think that between me and you, I'll be fine,but you gotta hang around, Brady," Chloe said.
"Now, Diva, I'd never leave you," he said with all the honesty in the world.*I won't leave you, I'm terrified that you'll leave me* Brady thought but quickly pushed the thought out of his mind.
"Thanks, Brady, that...that really means alot," she said. "Well, now, if I didn't hang around, who would make you get out of bed and watch The Sound of Music?" Brady said, trying to lighten the mood.
They'd deal with this, but tonight they were going to continue with there plans. Chloe had planned on telling Brady that she loved him tonight, hoping that her love wasn't unrequited.
Little did she know, Mr. Brady Black had the same idea. Brady was stretched out on his couch with Chloe reclining on his chest as the movie started. About half way through the movie, Brady couldn't bring get the wrod out of his head.
*Cancer. She couldn't possibly, because people, they die* Tears began to form, and he quickly stated," Diva, lemme up for a second, I'll be right back," and with that he waslked to his bedroom.
His radio had been playing softly from when he was getting ready to go pick her up. Brady sat on the bed, thinking about Chloe and Isabelle and that damn word, that was preparing to cause him more pain...CANCER.
The song on the radio, caught Brady's attention as he listened to it. Could there ever be a song, that described his feelings at this moment. He didn't think so, as he listened.
How do I,
Get through the night without you?
If I had to live without you,
What kind of life would that be?
Oh, I
I need you in my arms, need you to hold,
You're my world, my heart, my soul,
If you ever leave,
baby you would take away everything good in my life,
and tell me now
"Brady.." Chloe whispered, as shestood in his bedroom door. Brady was sitting on the couch, head in hands, crying. Tears had dropped to the floor as he cried.*I hope you don't ever have to know*
How do I live without you?
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?
"Chloe, you can't leave me, dammit, you can't, I need you, I love you, I'd never.." Brady said out loud, not realizing, who was standing in his doorway.
Without you,
There'd be no sun in my sky,
There would be no love in my life,
There'd be no world left for me.
And I,
Baby I don't know what I would do,
I'd be lost if I lost you,
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything real in my life,
"Oh, Brady, I love you too," Chloe said. Brady looked uo, eyes filled with tears, tears that were ready to follow the others he'd been crying. "Diva..." Brady said quietly.
And tell me now,
How do I live without you?
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?
Chloe walked over to the bed and sat down by Brady, grasping his hand. "Brady...," she began but was cut off by Brady pulling her close to him.
Please tell me baby,
How do I go on?
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything,
I need you with me,
Baby don't you know that you're everything,
Real in my life?
They sat there, no words spoken, and Chloe glanced over his shoulger at a picture of a beautiful woman, who's eyes had the same stare as another pair
And tell me now,
How do I live without you,
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?
"Brady," Chloe said, as she stared at him, "who...who is that?" She pointed the picture as Brady's head turned toward the picture of his mother, Isabelle.
How do I live without you?
"Chloe..that's my mother, Isabelle, she..she's dead," Brady said, as he returned his gaze to Chloe. One look in his eyes was all she needed to realize the truth. *Isabelle had died from..no it couldn't be...cancer*