The first few chapters deal mostly with telling how Brady and Chloe got together. Hope you enjoy this fic! And don't forget about Connection, it's still around, just kinda slow in the progress or something, i dunno. LOL.
Oh and I forgot to add this to the prologue thing but duh, i own none of these characters, sadly and yadda yadda. Enjoy!
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Chapter 1
She was sitting with her boyfriend at a table in Dotcom when she saw him. He was standing alone by the CD's. Ever since their last argument she had refused to speak to him. This was the first time she'd seen him in over a week. He stood wearing a denim jacket over his black wifebeater and jeans. The first thought that crossed her mind when she saw him was, woah, he's pretty hot. Why was she just now realizing it? Wait, she wasn't realizing anything. Stop it! she told herself. He is your arch enemy! He's Brady Black of all people. He noticed her looking and shot her a smile and winked at her. A small shiver went through her. Stop it! Her mind screamed.
"Chloe...hey, Earth to Chloe."
Chloe blinked. She was staring at Philip Kiriakis now.
"Hey, where'd you go?"
"What? Oh, sorry. I was just thinking."
"About me I hope."
Chloe smiled and shook her head. "Sorry, not this time. Actually, I was thinking about Brady."
Phillip's eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"Brady? I thought you hated the guy."
"I do! I can't stand him. It's just that he's right over there."
Philip turned and saw his nephew by the CD display. Brady smiled at Phillip and Chloe. He turne back to the CD's.
"Chloe, Dad wanted me back by 8 for something or other, You ready to go? I'll take you home."
"Actually, Belle and Shawn are due anytime. I'd like to see them a bit. If you don't mind."
"Of course not, I just hate leaving you here alone."
"Oh dont worry. I can take care of myself. I did for 15 years."
He nodded. He got up and kissed her.
"Love you CHloe."
"LOve you."
Phillip left then.
Chloe sat back and opened her book, waiting for Shawn and Belle.
Brady knew from the way Chloe and Phillip were both looking at him that they were talking about him. Or at least Chloe was. The little vixen, he thought. She may not can stand me, but she can't get me out of her mind. He knew this b/c it was the same way he felt. And they were so much alike. Chloe was a little hellion, able to match his smart remarks with equally witty ones of her own. Whatever he shot at her, she shot back. Upon occasion, she'd outdone him. As much as he hated to admit it, Brady Black had met his match. She was a challenge and Brady loved challenges.
Maybe that was why he felt himself falling her Chloe Lane. When he glanced again in her direction, he saw that Phillip was gone and that she was alone, reading a book. He saw her glance over the top of her book, meeting his gaze. He smiled at her again, a taunting smile. She returned her eyes quickly to her book.
Chloe had read the same page about 4 times already and she still had no clue what was going on.
Ok, Chloe, concentrate. She told herself. She began to read again. After a few seconds, she glanced up to see if Brady was gone. A little disappointed, she noticed he was. She jumped when someone slid a chair up next to her and sat down. He slid his arm across her shoulders.
"Hey Diva, long time no see, whatcha readin?"
"Brady!" Chloe felt the slightest tingle from his touch. The she shrugged his arm off her shoulder.
"Don't touch me!"
Brady smirked. "You know you want it."
"You wish."
"Damn right I wish."
Chloe rolled her eyes. Brady went to grab the book from her hands.
"So, what are you reading?"
Chloe jerked the book back. "Nothing you'd be interested in. It doenst have a triple X rating."
"Ha, good one, Lane. So, what is it, some cheesy romance novel?"
"Please, like I'd be caught dead reading those corny things."
"For real, talk about cheese. I- HEY!" his face suddenly showed surprise. "What am I saying? I can't AGREE with you! Um, I love romance novels! Yeah, now that's good reading!"
Chloe suddenly realized that she was laughing at something BRADY had said. She stopped herself quickly.
"So, I haven't seen you in a week, Lane. Almost forgot how beautiful you are."
CHloe blushed for a second but said, "Really, I almost forgot what a jerk you are."
"Oh that hurts, Chloe. That hurts right here." He placed a fist over his heart. "But you are talking to me."
"You give me no choice!"
"You always have a choice."
He moved to sit in Phillip's seat across from her.
"Isn't you sister supposed to be here by now?" Chloe asked.
"Changing the subject. Good one Chloe."
"She was supposed to be here with Shawn by 8." She checked her watch. "It's 8:15."
"Belle's never been on time for anything in her life." Brady stated. "But, she's not coming. She called a few minutes ago and told me to tell you she's not coming."
"She what? She told you to talk to me? That little traitor."
Brady chuckled. "Oh come on, you couldn't stand being away from me."
"I could stand it a whole lot better than being with you."
Brady laughed softly. "You lie, Chloe."
"Excuse me?"
"I said, you lie. Maybe Belle knows something that we don't...yet."
Chloe looked at him, confused. "Like what?"
He just shrugged and looked intensely at her. She shivered. She'd never noticed how blue his eyes were before. How beautiful, sexy, and blue they were.
"Chloe," Brady said suddenly. "I think it's time we talk. Seriously. No wisecracks, no insults, no yelling or fighting. Because I can see that you've been hurt. That youre hurting right now and I know I could help you."
"What? I'm not hurting. I'm fine! What makes you think YOU could help me anyway?"
"Chloe I know all we've done thus far is fuss and fight and argue. But it's because your just like me CHloe. You hide from letting people know your true feelings. But I can see it in your eyes Chloe."
She could see it in his too. She could tell he'd been hurt before and that's hed had a rough past too. And she really wished she had someone she could trust, open up to. She shook her head. This was Brady Black! What am I thinking?
"Brady, I-I have to go."
"What?"
Chloe got up and grabbed her purse and started to run out.
"Chloe wait!" Brady went after her.
Chloe was out the door. Brady was right behind her. Then Chloe felt herself falling. She'd tripped on the step outside of Dotcom.
"Oof!" she gasped as she hit the ground.
"Chloe!" Brady ran up to her.
Chloe was moaning and clutching her ankle.
"Are you hurt?" he asked.
"I'm fine! I think I just twisted it."
Brady reached out and took her arm gently.
"Let's see if you can walk on it. I'll help you up."
Chloe snatched her arm back. "Don't touch me! You'll probably throw me back down!"
Brady shook his head no. "I would never do that! Chloe please."
"I'll be fine!"
"Dammit Chloe! Take my hand! Trust me! I wont let you fall!"
Chloe looked up at him. He looked sincere and concerned. "I would never hurt you, Chloe.
Chloe hesitated, then grabbed his hand. For the the first time in her life, she trusted Brady Black.
Oh and I forgot to add this to the prologue thing but duh, i own none of these characters, sadly and yadda yadda. Enjoy!
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Chapter 1
She was sitting with her boyfriend at a table in Dotcom when she saw him. He was standing alone by the CD's. Ever since their last argument she had refused to speak to him. This was the first time she'd seen him in over a week. He stood wearing a denim jacket over his black wifebeater and jeans. The first thought that crossed her mind when she saw him was, woah, he's pretty hot. Why was she just now realizing it? Wait, she wasn't realizing anything. Stop it! she told herself. He is your arch enemy! He's Brady Black of all people. He noticed her looking and shot her a smile and winked at her. A small shiver went through her. Stop it! Her mind screamed.
"Chloe...hey, Earth to Chloe."
Chloe blinked. She was staring at Philip Kiriakis now.
"Hey, where'd you go?"
"What? Oh, sorry. I was just thinking."
"About me I hope."
Chloe smiled and shook her head. "Sorry, not this time. Actually, I was thinking about Brady."
Phillip's eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"Brady? I thought you hated the guy."
"I do! I can't stand him. It's just that he's right over there."
Philip turned and saw his nephew by the CD display. Brady smiled at Phillip and Chloe. He turne back to the CD's.
"Chloe, Dad wanted me back by 8 for something or other, You ready to go? I'll take you home."
"Actually, Belle and Shawn are due anytime. I'd like to see them a bit. If you don't mind."
"Of course not, I just hate leaving you here alone."
"Oh dont worry. I can take care of myself. I did for 15 years."
He nodded. He got up and kissed her.
"Love you CHloe."
"LOve you."
Phillip left then.
Chloe sat back and opened her book, waiting for Shawn and Belle.
Brady knew from the way Chloe and Phillip were both looking at him that they were talking about him. Or at least Chloe was. The little vixen, he thought. She may not can stand me, but she can't get me out of her mind. He knew this b/c it was the same way he felt. And they were so much alike. Chloe was a little hellion, able to match his smart remarks with equally witty ones of her own. Whatever he shot at her, she shot back. Upon occasion, she'd outdone him. As much as he hated to admit it, Brady Black had met his match. She was a challenge and Brady loved challenges.
Maybe that was why he felt himself falling her Chloe Lane. When he glanced again in her direction, he saw that Phillip was gone and that she was alone, reading a book. He saw her glance over the top of her book, meeting his gaze. He smiled at her again, a taunting smile. She returned her eyes quickly to her book.
Chloe had read the same page about 4 times already and she still had no clue what was going on.
Ok, Chloe, concentrate. She told herself. She began to read again. After a few seconds, she glanced up to see if Brady was gone. A little disappointed, she noticed he was. She jumped when someone slid a chair up next to her and sat down. He slid his arm across her shoulders.
"Hey Diva, long time no see, whatcha readin?"
"Brady!" Chloe felt the slightest tingle from his touch. The she shrugged his arm off her shoulder.
"Don't touch me!"
Brady smirked. "You know you want it."
"You wish."
"Damn right I wish."
Chloe rolled her eyes. Brady went to grab the book from her hands.
"So, what are you reading?"
Chloe jerked the book back. "Nothing you'd be interested in. It doenst have a triple X rating."
"Ha, good one, Lane. So, what is it, some cheesy romance novel?"
"Please, like I'd be caught dead reading those corny things."
"For real, talk about cheese. I- HEY!" his face suddenly showed surprise. "What am I saying? I can't AGREE with you! Um, I love romance novels! Yeah, now that's good reading!"
Chloe suddenly realized that she was laughing at something BRADY had said. She stopped herself quickly.
"So, I haven't seen you in a week, Lane. Almost forgot how beautiful you are."
CHloe blushed for a second but said, "Really, I almost forgot what a jerk you are."
"Oh that hurts, Chloe. That hurts right here." He placed a fist over his heart. "But you are talking to me."
"You give me no choice!"
"You always have a choice."
He moved to sit in Phillip's seat across from her.
"Isn't you sister supposed to be here by now?" Chloe asked.
"Changing the subject. Good one Chloe."
"She was supposed to be here with Shawn by 8." She checked her watch. "It's 8:15."
"Belle's never been on time for anything in her life." Brady stated. "But, she's not coming. She called a few minutes ago and told me to tell you she's not coming."
"She what? She told you to talk to me? That little traitor."
Brady chuckled. "Oh come on, you couldn't stand being away from me."
"I could stand it a whole lot better than being with you."
Brady laughed softly. "You lie, Chloe."
"Excuse me?"
"I said, you lie. Maybe Belle knows something that we don't...yet."
Chloe looked at him, confused. "Like what?"
He just shrugged and looked intensely at her. She shivered. She'd never noticed how blue his eyes were before. How beautiful, sexy, and blue they were.
"Chloe," Brady said suddenly. "I think it's time we talk. Seriously. No wisecracks, no insults, no yelling or fighting. Because I can see that you've been hurt. That youre hurting right now and I know I could help you."
"What? I'm not hurting. I'm fine! What makes you think YOU could help me anyway?"
"Chloe I know all we've done thus far is fuss and fight and argue. But it's because your just like me CHloe. You hide from letting people know your true feelings. But I can see it in your eyes Chloe."
She could see it in his too. She could tell he'd been hurt before and that's hed had a rough past too. And she really wished she had someone she could trust, open up to. She shook her head. This was Brady Black! What am I thinking?
"Brady, I-I have to go."
"What?"
Chloe got up and grabbed her purse and started to run out.
"Chloe wait!" Brady went after her.
Chloe was out the door. Brady was right behind her. Then Chloe felt herself falling. She'd tripped on the step outside of Dotcom.
"Oof!" she gasped as she hit the ground.
"Chloe!" Brady ran up to her.
Chloe was moaning and clutching her ankle.
"Are you hurt?" he asked.
"I'm fine! I think I just twisted it."
Brady reached out and took her arm gently.
"Let's see if you can walk on it. I'll help you up."
Chloe snatched her arm back. "Don't touch me! You'll probably throw me back down!"
Brady shook his head no. "I would never do that! Chloe please."
"I'll be fine!"
"Dammit Chloe! Take my hand! Trust me! I wont let you fall!"
Chloe looked up at him. He looked sincere and concerned. "I would never hurt you, Chloe.
Chloe hesitated, then grabbed his hand. For the the first time in her life, she trusted Brady Black.