Chloe finally had to pull over because her tears were blurring her vision and she couldn't see, plus it had began to rain. Could this day get any worse? She thought bitterly. She leaned back in the seat and put her hands over her face. She couldn't believe that Brady would do something like that. It doesn't matter. She told herself. You never loved him anyway. You loved Phillip. But if that was true, then why did it hurt so much?
* * * * *
Brady got in his car and drove to Chloe's house. He had to find her. He was about halfway there when he saw Chloe's car on the side of the road. His heart jumped into his throat. What if she got in a wreck and was hurt? He jumped out of the car. He ran to Chloe's car door, ignoring the hard rain beating down on his head and shoulders. The windows were fogged over and he couldn't see through them so he jerked the car door open. Chloe screamed. He looked her over quickly and ran his hands over her arms and legs. "What the hell are you doing?" Chloe shrieked.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did you wreck?"
"NO, I didn't wreck I was sitting here crying over your stupid ass! Now get the hell away from me!"
"Chloe, I love you."
"Shut up! Don't you say that you lying bastard!" Chloe yelled, getting out of the car and slamming the door. She began to walk quickly down the road.
"Where are you going?" Brady asked, running to catch her.
"Getting away from this, from you!" It began to rain harder, as if emphasizing her words. Brady grabbed her arm and Chloe's eyes flashed with anger. "Let me go!" Brady tightened his hold on her.
"You're not going anywhere. You are going to shut up and listen to me."
Chloe was so mad she couldn't even talk. So she shut up. She glared at him angrily and he thought how beautiful she was. Her hair was plastered to her head from the hard rain and water ran down her face in rivulets. He let her go.
"Chloe, you told me that you could never love me. That you were in love with Phillip. I was heartbroken. I thought that you and I would never be together. And when Mimi asked me to kiss her, I thought, why not? You didn't love me. I figured nothing else would matter. God, Chloe she means less than nothing to me. You are the only girl I'll ever love."
"That doesn't excuse anything, Brady! You claimed you loved me and that you needed me so much! But the day after I reject you you're kissing another girl."
"Chloe, thats my point! You rejected me! You told me that you didn't love me and would never love anyone but Phillip! How do you think that made me feel?"
"I don't care how it made you feel!" Chloe yelled over the sound of the beating rain.
Brady looked away and then back at Chloe. When he looked at her, his eyes were full of hurt. "You really don't, do you? Of course you don't. You're in love with Phillip. Did you see him today, Chloe? Did you kiss him and tell him you loved him?" Brady's eyes were intense blue flames of jealousy and hurt.
"Yes, I did." Chloe said defiantly, crossing her arms over her chest.
Brady swallowed hard. "I don't know why I even followed you out here. I should know where your heart is. You talk about him all the time and the relationship you two had together. I was crazy to think you had feelings for me." His eyes were bleak and pained. Rainwater ran down his face and Chloe wondered if tears were mixed in with it. "I'll leave you alone now, Chloe. You're free to do whatever you want. But-" His voice broke and he closed his eyes. The rain beating down on them was the only sound for a couple of minutes. "But I love you. I don't want you to forget that. Not ever." He continuted hoarsely. His hurt eyes searched her face, as if memorizing every angle, every line. Then he looked into her eyes and suddenly Chloe felt naked, as if he could see into her very soul with those intense blue eyes. He touched her face, still looking into her eyes, then dropped his hand, turned and began walking back toward his car. Chloe stared after him, the cold rain running down her face mixing with her tears, and she felt hollow inside. She felt as if a very large and important piece of her soul was walking out of her life along with Brady. Her heart was beating so hard it hurt. Then Chloe watched Brady reach his car and turn around and look at her. Brady took one last look at Chloe, who was standing there watching him, shivering and looking so lost and innocent, and something inside of him snapped. A hoarse wail ripped from his throat and he began to sob for the life he would never have with Chloe. Brady's moan of pain echoed in Chloe's ears, and her heart broke for him. She found herself running full speed toward him. She threw herself into his arms, sobbing uncontrollably. Brady wrapped his arms around her so tightly she thought her ribs would crack, and then leaned down and kissed her. He kissed her with everthing he'd been feeling these past few days, with everything inside of him, and she kissed him back hungrily. The rain beat down on them mercilessly, but neither of them even noticed. Both of them knew that in this moment, with the sound of the rain pounding in their ears and their hearts beating in time together, that their souls were one and the same. And each of them knew that no moment thereafter could ever hold a candle to this one.
* * * * *
Brady got in his car and drove to Chloe's house. He had to find her. He was about halfway there when he saw Chloe's car on the side of the road. His heart jumped into his throat. What if she got in a wreck and was hurt? He jumped out of the car. He ran to Chloe's car door, ignoring the hard rain beating down on his head and shoulders. The windows were fogged over and he couldn't see through them so he jerked the car door open. Chloe screamed. He looked her over quickly and ran his hands over her arms and legs. "What the hell are you doing?" Chloe shrieked.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did you wreck?"
"NO, I didn't wreck I was sitting here crying over your stupid ass! Now get the hell away from me!"
"Chloe, I love you."
"Shut up! Don't you say that you lying bastard!" Chloe yelled, getting out of the car and slamming the door. She began to walk quickly down the road.
"Where are you going?" Brady asked, running to catch her.
"Getting away from this, from you!" It began to rain harder, as if emphasizing her words. Brady grabbed her arm and Chloe's eyes flashed with anger. "Let me go!" Brady tightened his hold on her.
"You're not going anywhere. You are going to shut up and listen to me."
Chloe was so mad she couldn't even talk. So she shut up. She glared at him angrily and he thought how beautiful she was. Her hair was plastered to her head from the hard rain and water ran down her face in rivulets. He let her go.
"Chloe, you told me that you could never love me. That you were in love with Phillip. I was heartbroken. I thought that you and I would never be together. And when Mimi asked me to kiss her, I thought, why not? You didn't love me. I figured nothing else would matter. God, Chloe she means less than nothing to me. You are the only girl I'll ever love."
"That doesn't excuse anything, Brady! You claimed you loved me and that you needed me so much! But the day after I reject you you're kissing another girl."
"Chloe, thats my point! You rejected me! You told me that you didn't love me and would never love anyone but Phillip! How do you think that made me feel?"
"I don't care how it made you feel!" Chloe yelled over the sound of the beating rain.
Brady looked away and then back at Chloe. When he looked at her, his eyes were full of hurt. "You really don't, do you? Of course you don't. You're in love with Phillip. Did you see him today, Chloe? Did you kiss him and tell him you loved him?" Brady's eyes were intense blue flames of jealousy and hurt.
"Yes, I did." Chloe said defiantly, crossing her arms over her chest.
Brady swallowed hard. "I don't know why I even followed you out here. I should know where your heart is. You talk about him all the time and the relationship you two had together. I was crazy to think you had feelings for me." His eyes were bleak and pained. Rainwater ran down his face and Chloe wondered if tears were mixed in with it. "I'll leave you alone now, Chloe. You're free to do whatever you want. But-" His voice broke and he closed his eyes. The rain beating down on them was the only sound for a couple of minutes. "But I love you. I don't want you to forget that. Not ever." He continuted hoarsely. His hurt eyes searched her face, as if memorizing every angle, every line. Then he looked into her eyes and suddenly Chloe felt naked, as if he could see into her very soul with those intense blue eyes. He touched her face, still looking into her eyes, then dropped his hand, turned and began walking back toward his car. Chloe stared after him, the cold rain running down her face mixing with her tears, and she felt hollow inside. She felt as if a very large and important piece of her soul was walking out of her life along with Brady. Her heart was beating so hard it hurt. Then Chloe watched Brady reach his car and turn around and look at her. Brady took one last look at Chloe, who was standing there watching him, shivering and looking so lost and innocent, and something inside of him snapped. A hoarse wail ripped from his throat and he began to sob for the life he would never have with Chloe. Brady's moan of pain echoed in Chloe's ears, and her heart broke for him. She found herself running full speed toward him. She threw herself into his arms, sobbing uncontrollably. Brady wrapped his arms around her so tightly she thought her ribs would crack, and then leaned down and kissed her. He kissed her with everthing he'd been feeling these past few days, with everything inside of him, and she kissed him back hungrily. The rain beat down on them mercilessly, but neither of them even noticed. Both of them knew that in this moment, with the sound of the rain pounding in their ears and their hearts beating in time together, that their souls were one and the same. And each of them knew that no moment thereafter could ever hold a candle to this one.
