Chloe sat down on the cool sand and stared out at the water. She began thinking over all that had happened in the last couple of days. Phillip turned his back on her after that horrible prank at the Last Blast happened, he actually believed that she'd do something as disgusting as stripping down for money. She remembered how she received the video tape of him asking her forgiveness, it made her cry she hated him. She couldn't believe that she could hate someone so much when she had been madly in love with him just hours before. She didn't want to forgive him and she still hadn't but she didn't want to have everyone go to the island and think that while she was back in Salem she was posing nude to make money. So, she told him she forgave him and went along to the island. Now she sat all alone, not wanting to be around Phillip.

Then she felt like she was being watched, she looked up. There stood Brady, she smiled at him and he sat down beside her and put his arm around her shoulder. Chloe rested her head against his broad shoulder. Brady was the only one who really believed in her, he told her about Mimi & Jan. He was the only one who went after her after the Last Blast. She smiled at the memory of Brady trying to explain himself to Craig. Craig, the "overprotective father".

"What, what are you smiling about?" Brady broke into her thoughts.

She looked up at him, "oh nothing..." Chloe answered turning away from him.

"Nothing my ass!" he jokingly shouted, he pushed Chloe to the ground and began to tickle her.

"Brady!... ow... stop... haha! Brady!" she stuttered, trying to pull away Brady's hands. He stopped and looked at her. A smile crept across his face, he leaned down and gently kissed her lips. Chloe moaned, his lips were so soft and he was so gentle with her. She broke the kiss when she heard someone coming towards them. They sat up and tried to see who was coming. It was was Shawn and Belle.

"Hey you two... did we just interupt something?" Belle asked with her usual cheerful smile.

Chloe looked at Brady and then to Belle. "Nope," she answered.

"OK, good!" Belle grabbed Chloe's arm and pulled her up. "come on, let's go!"

Belle started dragging Chloe away, "Wait! Where are we going?"

"umm... just... come on Chloe!" Belle didn't know what to say but just kept on insisting by pulling on Chloe's arm.

She looked at Shawn and Brady questioningly, they both shrugged at her and smiled. So, Chloe just went along with Belle wondering what she was up to.


***TO BE CONTINUED***