Letting it All Hang Out
Brady looked into Chloe's eyes and could see her concern. He felt like a skunk for worrying her. He felt a tsunami-sized wave of laughter roared from him. He fell back on the couch, screaming in laughter. Chloe sat there, shocked by Brady's reaction. At first, she thought that Brady was crying, but she realized that he was in total, euphoric glee. As he cackled, she grew angry.
Br: (laughing) BAAAHAAAAAAAAAHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAHEEEE!!!
HEEEEEEEEEEHEEEEEEEEHEEEE!!!!
Ch: By far, you are the meanest, cruelest…
Br: (laughing) HAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHEEHEEHAAAAHHHHHHEEEEE!!!
Ch: It isn't funny.
Br: (laughing) HEEHEEE….Yes…HAAA…it is…HEEHHEEEEHEEEEEEEEEE!!!
HAAAHAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAHEEEEEHEEEHEEEE!!!!
Ch: (glaring) Knock it off, Brady!
Br: (laughing) HAAAHAAA… I… can't help it…HAAAHAAAHAAAA!!!!
Ch: (nostrils flaring) If you don't stop, I'm leaving.
Br: (laughing) HEEHEE …Do what you gotta do, Diva…BAHHHAAAAAAAA!!!! Damn…I …can't breathe… HEEHEEE!!!
Chloe glared at Brady as he writhed on the couch. She straddled him and gently slapped his cheeks.
Ch: STOP IT!! STOP IT!!!
Br: (laughing) HAAHAAA… I can't…HEEEHEEEEEEEEEHHHHHEEEEE!!!
Chloe picked up a cushion and hit his head.
Ch: STOP IT!
Brady snorted at Chloe hit him with the cushion.
Ch: (giggling) Did you just snort?
Br: (laughing) SNORT… Yeah…HEEHEEEHEESNORT…
Chloe started giggling as Brady snorted. She tried to stop herself by placing her head on his chest. As she buried her face in his chest, she could feel Brady calming down. He hiccupped some giggles, but his breathing was returning to normal. Chloe was shaking, which caused Brady to become concerned.
Br: Chloe, sweetie,… are you okay?
Ch: (looking up) I'm okay.
Brady looked at her and could see that she was biting her lip.
Ch: (giggling) I'm okay, seriously.
She snuggled close to Brady.
Br: Chloe, I'm sorry that I behaved like that. You just don't know how much I hate that girl. To me, Austin running out on Sami is the male equivalent of Ellie running from Wesley in 'It Happened One Night'. It's a great moment for mankind… I'm sorry that I've ruined our evening.
Ch: No, you didn't. That phone call did.
Br: Yeah, it did. It's obviously the work of 'them'.
Ch: Don't make me laugh again.
Br: So you still want to watch Moulin Rouge?
Ch: Yeah…
Chloe closed her eyes as she listened to Brady's heart. She snuggled him as he rubbed her back.
Br: (quietly) So…where is the remote?
Chloe opened her eyes and quickly sat up.
Ch: (embarrassed) Oh, it's somewhere…
Chloe began to look for the remote and Brady joined her. They both reached under the couch cushions and grasped the remote at the same time. They looked at each other. Brady gently squeezed her hand and smiled.
Br: I guess the hand that holds the remote controls the universe.
Ch: (staring at Brady) Yeah.
Br: (standing up) Let me help you up.
Brady extended his hand and Chloe lifted herself up. She sat on the couch as Brady walked to the door.
Ch: What are you doing?
Br: (smiling) Turning off the lights. I don't want lights to distract me from… enjoying the movie.
Ch: Oh, okay.
Chloe picked up a cushion and placed it on her lap. Brady seated himself next to her.
Br: (looking at Chloe) Let's get started.
Ch: (nervously) Okay.
Chloe pressed the play button.