Brady looked at Chloe in amzement. "What?"

"I said, what if I don't want to go home? What then Brady?"

"Then," He said slowly, "We call Belle and you stay the night."

Chloe smiled and took her cellphone out of her purse, dialing Belle's number from memory. "Hey, Belle?"

"Oh, Hey Chloe, how are you holdin' up?" Belle's concerned voice ringed through.

"I'm doing okay, actually. Hey, I was wondering if you'd mind if I stay over for tonight, if not for the weekend?"

"Of course not, Chloe! I'll meet you there in 15 minutes. If that's okay with you?"

"Sure is. Thanks alot, Belle."

"Anytime."

Chloe hung up, and smiled brightly at Brady. "She's cool with it."

"Great!" Brady said. "We should probrably get going then." He grabbed her hand and led her to the car.

* * *

"Hey Chloe!" Shawn exclaimed as she and Brady walked in hand and hand.

"Um, did we miss something?" Belle asked, pointing to their intertwined fingers.

Chloe and Brady laughed in unison. "Yes, Belle...A few chapters."

Belle grabbed Chloe's arm and forced her up the stairs, saying a small "Excuse us" along the way.

"What's the matter?"

"Explain. I need details!" Belle exclaimed, smiling

"Well, Phillip got into his thick skull that that was my "Big summer job". He broke up with me: obviously, I didn't mean that much to him after all."

"Oh, no, Chloe, are you okay?"

"I am now. Your brother comes to my house, and I'm leaning out the window to get some fresh air. He's like, 'Chloe!' Of course, I'm totally shocked. He says he needs to talk to me, in person, and right as I'm about to close the window, he says he didn't do it, that I had to believe that. I told him I never had any doubt. We met at .COM and he told me...some things. Phillip came in, and...well, the rest is sort of history." She said, smiling.

"Oh, Chloe!" Belle shouted, enveloping her in a huge hug. "I'm so happy for you two!"

***

"So, Brady, how'd you do it?"

"What are you talking about, Shawn?"

Shawn smiled. "How'd you get her to smile no less than 30 minutes after the explosion?"

Brady laughed. "Well, I told her how I felt with all honesty. She returned the favor."

Shawn faked a shocked face. "Oh my, Brady Black and Chloe Lane....A very un-thought of couple....I like it. I really do!" He laughed.

"Did you treat my sister well?"

"I can honestly say, Mimi interuppted my big moment, but....besides that, yeah. I did alright. Even by my standards!"

"What's that supposed to mean, Shawn? Are your standards very different from mine?"

"Um, well...."

"Calm down, Shawn. It's called a joke."

"Well, well, well. Brady has finally told a joke. Not that funny, but, hey, it's a joke. It's a start, right?"

Brady laughed. "If I wasn't in such a good mood...I'd hurt you!"