Author's note: The song is called "The Best Deceptions" and it's by an awesome band by the name of "Dashboard Confessional" (the CD is called 'The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most', and you should really go buy it, cause it rocks :D)
PS: you guys really didn't think I would have ended this last chapter did you? I gotta put Brady and Chloe through a whole crap load of more stuff before I finish it :D
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"So this is the place?" Chloe asked stepping out of Brady's car.
"It's the address Patrick gave me, so I'm assuming it's the right place." Brady put him arm around Chloe's waist and walked her to the door. He lifted his hand to knock on it, but it swung open before he could pound on it."
"Brady, good to see ya again!"
Chloe let her mind wonder as Brady talked to his old friend. She looked around the room and it suddenly occurred to her how many people for were there, that she didn't know any of them, and that they were all 3-4 years older than she was.
"Come on Chloe," She heard Brady say.
"Oh right, so who was that?"
"That was Patrick, he is one of the few people you will meet her that isn't a total ass hole"
Chloe laughed. "He seemed nice enough, so are you going to tell me who everyone is?"
"Ok, well the guy over there talking to those 3 girls is Jonathan, and the girls he's talking to are some friends of Lindsay's. Yeah, you should stay clear of them, they'll be mean-Lindsay probably has their minds poisoned."
"Gee, open mined aren't we? Who is safe to hang out with?"
"Me of course!"
Chloe put her hands on her hips. "Oh, get over yourself! I didn't come to this party to hang out with you, Lord knows I do enough of that already."
"Ok fine, I would find Blair for you, but I don't see her anywhere," Brady said wildly looked around the room for any sign of her. He finally gave up and sighed. "All right, Sarah over there with the red hair, she's nice and she's the youngest person here-just turned 19.
Patrick's cool, he'll talk to you. There's a guy, Ian, over there, he's nice and you should have a lot in common.... yeah, that's it."
"Are you expecting me to believe that out of all the people here, those are the only ones that will talk to me?"
"Don't take it personally. These are Lindsay's friends, she's not a nice person, and she doesn't have nice friends." He looked at Chloe, who was scanning the room, dead-set on finding someone nice that Brady hadn't pointed out. "Well, what are you waiting for?"
"What?"
"Didn't you just say that you wanted to find some other people to hang out with?"
"Right, about that..."
Brady laughed; he sure as hell wanted to know what exactly was going on with him and Chloe. He looked at her, and tried to read her mind-which he was usually quite good at-but it wasn't working this time, he just had too many other things to think about. God she was beautiful tonight. Suddenly, he realized that they were standing completely still. "Come on Chloe, are you hungry?"
"No...remember how we ate before we came here..."
"Right, thirsty?" Brady didn't wait for an answer. "I am."
"Nervous?"
"A little, I wish Blair was here, I haven't talked to her in ages."
Chloe tried hard to keep her smile from fading. "Yeah, I would have liked to meet her"
"You'll probably be able to, Patrick said she was in town with everyone else. If she comes, she'll come at midnight, and then leave a little after."
Chloe's thoughts danced wildly though her head 'Midnight? New Year's, midnight, the other girl, this doesn't mix' "How about I'll take you up on that drink you wanted?"
Brady grinned. "You don't drink Chloe"
And that was the very second Chloe saw Patrick open the door. In her mind, everything seemed slow motion-or maybe the girl just wanted it to look that way. The girl-it was stupid to think of her like that, it was obviously Lindsay. Chloe suddenly realized how huge this was for Brady. She had never wanted to see him hurt, but she had never hated the idea more than she did that that second, and what really ripped her insides apart, was that she knew she could do nothing to stop it. She saw Lindsay touch Brady's arm, she heard her whisper his name, she heard the countdown to midnight begin, and she knew that no matter how hard she tried she couldn't stop anything from happening. She closed her eyes, at the '3, 2, 1' part, but she still saw them kiss.
I heard about your trip
I heard about your souvenirs
I heard about the cool breeze and the cool nights and the cool guys
That you spent them with
I guess I should have heard of them from you
I guess I should have heard of them from you
Don't you see, don't you see that the charade is over?
And all the 'best deceptions'
And the 'clever cover story' awards go to you
So kiss me hard
Cause this will be the last time that I let you
You will be back some day
And this awkward kiss that tells of other people's lips
Will be of service to keeping you away
I heard about your regrets
I heard that you were feeling sorry
I heard from someone that you wish you could set things right between us
I guess I should have heard of them from you
I guess I should have heard of them from you
Don't you see, don't you see that the charade is over?
And all the 'best deceptions'
And the 'clever cover story' awards go to you
So kiss me hard
Cause this will be the last time I let you
You will be back someday
And this awkward kiss that screams of peoples lips
Will be of service to keeping you away
To keeping you away
I'm waiting for blood to flow to my fingers
I'll be all right when my hands get warm
Ignoring the phone
I'd rather say nothing
I'd rather you never heard my voice
You're calling to late, too late to be gracious
And you do not warrant long good-byes
You're calling too late
You're calling too late
You're calling too late
PS: you guys really didn't think I would have ended this last chapter did you? I gotta put Brady and Chloe through a whole crap load of more stuff before I finish it :D
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"So this is the place?" Chloe asked stepping out of Brady's car.
"It's the address Patrick gave me, so I'm assuming it's the right place." Brady put him arm around Chloe's waist and walked her to the door. He lifted his hand to knock on it, but it swung open before he could pound on it."
"Brady, good to see ya again!"
Chloe let her mind wonder as Brady talked to his old friend. She looked around the room and it suddenly occurred to her how many people for were there, that she didn't know any of them, and that they were all 3-4 years older than she was.
"Come on Chloe," She heard Brady say.
"Oh right, so who was that?"
"That was Patrick, he is one of the few people you will meet her that isn't a total ass hole"
Chloe laughed. "He seemed nice enough, so are you going to tell me who everyone is?"
"Ok, well the guy over there talking to those 3 girls is Jonathan, and the girls he's talking to are some friends of Lindsay's. Yeah, you should stay clear of them, they'll be mean-Lindsay probably has their minds poisoned."
"Gee, open mined aren't we? Who is safe to hang out with?"
"Me of course!"
Chloe put her hands on her hips. "Oh, get over yourself! I didn't come to this party to hang out with you, Lord knows I do enough of that already."
"Ok fine, I would find Blair for you, but I don't see her anywhere," Brady said wildly looked around the room for any sign of her. He finally gave up and sighed. "All right, Sarah over there with the red hair, she's nice and she's the youngest person here-just turned 19.
Patrick's cool, he'll talk to you. There's a guy, Ian, over there, he's nice and you should have a lot in common.... yeah, that's it."
"Are you expecting me to believe that out of all the people here, those are the only ones that will talk to me?"
"Don't take it personally. These are Lindsay's friends, she's not a nice person, and she doesn't have nice friends." He looked at Chloe, who was scanning the room, dead-set on finding someone nice that Brady hadn't pointed out. "Well, what are you waiting for?"
"What?"
"Didn't you just say that you wanted to find some other people to hang out with?"
"Right, about that..."
Brady laughed; he sure as hell wanted to know what exactly was going on with him and Chloe. He looked at her, and tried to read her mind-which he was usually quite good at-but it wasn't working this time, he just had too many other things to think about. God she was beautiful tonight. Suddenly, he realized that they were standing completely still. "Come on Chloe, are you hungry?"
"No...remember how we ate before we came here..."
"Right, thirsty?" Brady didn't wait for an answer. "I am."
"Nervous?"
"A little, I wish Blair was here, I haven't talked to her in ages."
Chloe tried hard to keep her smile from fading. "Yeah, I would have liked to meet her"
"You'll probably be able to, Patrick said she was in town with everyone else. If she comes, she'll come at midnight, and then leave a little after."
Chloe's thoughts danced wildly though her head 'Midnight? New Year's, midnight, the other girl, this doesn't mix' "How about I'll take you up on that drink you wanted?"
Brady grinned. "You don't drink Chloe"
And that was the very second Chloe saw Patrick open the door. In her mind, everything seemed slow motion-or maybe the girl just wanted it to look that way. The girl-it was stupid to think of her like that, it was obviously Lindsay. Chloe suddenly realized how huge this was for Brady. She had never wanted to see him hurt, but she had never hated the idea more than she did that that second, and what really ripped her insides apart, was that she knew she could do nothing to stop it. She saw Lindsay touch Brady's arm, she heard her whisper his name, she heard the countdown to midnight begin, and she knew that no matter how hard she tried she couldn't stop anything from happening. She closed her eyes, at the '3, 2, 1' part, but she still saw them kiss.
I heard about your trip
I heard about your souvenirs
I heard about the cool breeze and the cool nights and the cool guys
That you spent them with
I guess I should have heard of them from you
I guess I should have heard of them from you
Don't you see, don't you see that the charade is over?
And all the 'best deceptions'
And the 'clever cover story' awards go to you
So kiss me hard
Cause this will be the last time that I let you
You will be back some day
And this awkward kiss that tells of other people's lips
Will be of service to keeping you away
I heard about your regrets
I heard that you were feeling sorry
I heard from someone that you wish you could set things right between us
I guess I should have heard of them from you
I guess I should have heard of them from you
Don't you see, don't you see that the charade is over?
And all the 'best deceptions'
And the 'clever cover story' awards go to you
So kiss me hard
Cause this will be the last time I let you
You will be back someday
And this awkward kiss that screams of peoples lips
Will be of service to keeping you away
To keeping you away
I'm waiting for blood to flow to my fingers
I'll be all right when my hands get warm
Ignoring the phone
I'd rather say nothing
I'd rather you never heard my voice
You're calling to late, too late to be gracious
And you do not warrant long good-byes
You're calling too late
You're calling too late
You're calling too late