Disclaimer: The disclaimer for Days is in part one. The song used in here is "For You I Will" by Monica from her album "The Boy Is Mine".
A/N: Since this is my fanfic, I get to do whatever I with the characters. Therefore: Austin left Sami and is with Greta. (and Austin Peck isn't leaving the show either!
Darn NBC, not renewing his contract! Hmph!) Greta found out that John is her dad (yes, I know they just revealed that he isn't on the show but I want Greta
to stay on the show, so too bad!) and the baby-switch scandal has yet been revealed. The Puerto Rico storyline has happened but Shawn had come clean
with Jan being raped by Paul at the beginning so he and Belle never broke up (but that doesn't mean that Jan isn't still pining for him!)
A/N2: Sorry… hehe. I realized that I forgot to the link in chapter one to Mandy Moore's song. I have now done that so if you wanna listen to the song, go back to
chapter 1 and you'll see the link for it.
*Words in italics denotes thoughts
**Words in bold italics denotes song lyrics
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The next morning, Brady woke up bright and early. Much too early in his opinion but he couldn't get back to sleep because he had already started thinking about Chloe. Today's the day, he thought. I'm going to tell Chloe how I feel about her and nothing in the world is going to stop me, he thought to himself determinately. After that thought, his mind began to wonder off. I wonder if Chloe is still asleep. I wonder if she's wearing that pink tank top that she wore the last time she was here for a sleep over with Tink. Immediately, Brady smacked himself in the forehead. God Brady! Get your mind out of the gutter! With that thought, Brady threw the bedcover aside and headed for the bathroom. Time for a nice, long cold shower, Black.
At the Wesleys' house, Chloe was just beginning to wake up. She had just the most amazing dream about Brady. She turned her head and glanced over at the clock; it read 7:34. She groaned and turned over, hoping to get more sleep but it was useless. Her mind had wondered back to the dream that she had about Brady, which in turn brought back the memories of the time when she and Belle had returned to the penthouse and found Brady practically naked (save for the potted plant) at the foot of the stairs. God! He looked so gorgeous and yet so cute with that plant in front of him, she thought. "Argh! Stop thinking about him Chloe Lane!" she scolded herself as she pulled the sheets over her head. You're never going to be able to tell him how you really feel about him if you keep thinking like this, she thought to herself. After a few moments, when she began to feel suffocated, she threw the sheets aside and headed for the bathroom. A nice, long cold shower will cool you off, Lane.
By nine, Brady was driving himself crazy sitting in the kitchen, waiting for Mimi to show so that she would keep Belle away from the penthouse while they got the party set up. On the outside, Brady kept the usual front of his usual calm and collective self with the newspaper in hand and a cup of coffee on the table. On the inside, he was bouncing off the walls. "Come on, Mimi. Where are you?" he muttered.
"Did you say something Brady?" Belle asked, looking up from her breakfast of cereal and a fashion magazine.
"Huh? Oh, nothing. Guess I was just reading something aloud from the paper," he said covering up.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Immediately, Belle jumped up from the table. "Oh, that must be Meems!" she said excitedly.
"Thank God!" he muttered. He got up and headed for the front door where Mimi and Belle were already planning on which stores to hit first. When Mimi looked up, she noticed the glare that Brady was sending her way. "Hi Brady," she said meekly.
"My, Mimi. Aren't you here early today," he said sarcastically, with special emphasis on "early".
"Umm, yeah. Anyway, come on Belle, I heard there's a sale going on at Ballistix and you don't wanna miss out," Mimi quickly replied as she dragged Belle out of the house. Belle quickly waved to her big brother before disappearing out the door.
Quickly crossing over the room to where the phone was, Brady quickly dialled the familiar number of Chloe's cell phone.
"Hello?" Chloe said in a hushed voice.
"Chloe? Where are you and why are you whispering?" Brady asked.
"I'm downstairs hiding in the bushes waiting for Belle to leave and I'm whispering because she just walked by and might've heard my phone ringing," she replied, slightly annoyed that her hiding place might be blown because of Brady's call.
"Oops. Well, come on up when the coast is clear," Brady told her before hanging up.
It was a few minutes before the doorbell rang again. When Brady opened the door, he had to use all of his willpower to not kiss Chloe senseless then and there. She had on this sexy (meaning tight) red, three-quarter sleeve shirt that had a neckline low enough to show some cleavage (but not too much) matched with an indigo-coloured skirt that reached just above her knees. On her feet was a pair of black stiletto heels that just made the outfit look even more sexier. Her hair was pinned up except for a few loose strands which framed her face perfectly.
Chloe wasn't left unaffected. Brady was wearing a white wife-beater that seem to just cling to his abs. The sleeveless shirt revealed well-toned, muscled arms from hours of working out. It was apparent that Brady had opted not to shave that morning and the five-o'clock shadow on his face was driving Chloe crazy. She had to remind herself to breathe and not to drool.
The two stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity before they broke the gaze. "Umm, come on, let's get started with the decorations," Brady said shifting uncomfortably.
Both spent the morning decorating the penthouse in silence, trying to decide how to begin the conversation that could change their lives. It was nearly one when Brady suggested that they stop for lunch. While they were heading for the kitchen, both had decided that they would tell each other their feelings over lunch. Brady had opened the fridge, grabbed two sodas, and set them on the kitchen counter when he paused and looked at Chloe.
"Chloe,"
"Brady," they had both said at the same time. They gave an uneasy laugh before Brady continued. "You first," he said.
"Look, there's something that I want to talk to you about," she began when she was interrupted by the doorbell. Inwardly, Brady groaned. God! I'm never gonna be able to tell her, he thought to himself as he walked to the door. When he opened it, he found Shawn and his family, and Greta and Austin at the door. "Hey man! We come bearing food!" Shawn exclaimed as he pushed himself into the penthouse.
"We thought we'd give you some help with setting up the party," Austin added as he walked by hand-in-hand with Greta. Greta paused and gave her little brother a peck on the cheek.
"Umm, sure," Brady stuttered. I'm not gonna be able to tell Chloe my feelings for her now! Brady thought as he closed the door behind Bo and Hope. Not with all these people around!
Chloe was been just as surprised when the group entered the kitchen with the pizzas. "Shawn! Greta, Austin! What are you guys doing here?" she asked in surprise. Great! Just what I need; an audience when I'm about to pour my heart out to Brady, she thought. "We thought you might want some help in decorating the place for Belle's birthday party," Shawn replied as he placed the pizzas on the kitchen counter.
"Oh." That was all Chloe could think of to say. The pizzas were quickly consumed and the men went to finish off with the decorations and hooking up the sound system while the women stayed to the kitchen to prepare the food.
The afternoon passed quickly and at around 3, more people began to arrive. By four, everything had been set up and most of the guests had already arrived. People were milling about, mingling with each other when the phone rang. Brady had to manoeuvre his way around the large group of people in order to get to the phone. "Hello?" he answered. "Brady? It's Mimi. I don't have much time but Belle is just paying for her last purchase and we'll be heading back. We'll probably be there in about 10 minutes, okay?" Mimi informed him.
"Okay, see you in ten," he replied. He put the phone down and put his fingers to his mouth to whistle at everyone for there attention. "Belle's going to be back in about 10 minutes so start looking for you hiding places!" he told everyone. With that, everyone began looking around for a place to hide. Brady stood by the door, watching the indicators above the elevator to see if they were heading up for the penthouse. When the lights lit up for the floor below and didn't seem to stop, he quickly shut the door and turned all the lights off, an indication to the guests that Belle was on her way in. Everyone became quiet and they could hear Belle slide her key into the lock as she continued her conversation with Mimi about a dress that she saw while they were shopping. When she opened the door, she was greeted with darkness. "What's going…" she began.
"SURPRISE!!!" everyone shouted as they jumped from their hiding places.
"Oh my God!" Belle shrieked with laughter as she dropped all her bags. She spotted Brady near the staircase and headed for him. "You planned all this, didn't you?" she said suspiciously, but her eyes were filled with laughter.
Brady put his hands up in mock defeat. "Yes, if you must know. It was me," he said. "But I wasn't the only one who planned this," he added as he nodded his head towards Chloe. "You too?" she asked as she looked at Chloe. Chloe nodded her head slowly, not sure what to expect. Belle threw her arms around Chloe. "Thank you so much!" she cried happily. "What? I said I helped plan you a party and I get the twenty questions. I tell you Chloe had a hand in this and she gets a hug?" Brady asked, mocking hurt.
"Oh, I guess I'll have to give you a hug too," Belle said with fake dislike. Everyone laughed at the antics of the two siblings.
Pretty soon the party was in full swing. Every time Brady turned around, he found Chloe. But he also found his uncle Phil next to her. Forget it Black, he thought to himself. She's not gonna dump Phillip for you. The ringing of the phone brought him out of his reverie. "Hello?" he answered. Brady could hardly hear who was at the other end of the line. At some point, someone had turned up the music fairly loud. "Hang on a sec," he shouted into the phone as he headed for the balcony. After shutting the door, he tried again. "Hello?"
"Brady? Is that you son?" John asked.
"Yeah, dad. Where are you? Belle's party has already started," he replied.
"Doc and I had some car troubles coming back," John said
"Do you want me to come pick you up?" Brady asked.
"No, it's fine, son. We already had the car towed but they can't get the parts they need until tomorrow so we won't be able to come back until tomorrow afternoon," John told him.
"Do you guys have a place to stay for the night?" he asked.
"Yeah, don't worry about us old folks," John joked. "Just tell Belle that Doc and I are sorry we can't make it to her party and that we wish her a happy birthday, okay?"
"Will do," Brady replied before hanging up. He was finished with the phone call but he didn't want to go back to the party just yet. Instead, he stayed outside, taking in the night sky.
Chloe had seen Brady step out onto the balcony with the cordless phone. I wonder who it is. But she didn't have much time to ponder that question because Phillip was back again. Even though she had broken up with him earlier that morning, Phillip seem to still not get that he and Chloe are over. Chloe turned around to face Phillip; she was starting to get really annoyed by this. "Phillip, for the last time, it's over! I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings but I'm not in love with you. The only love that's between us is the love for a friend, okay? For now and forever Phillip," Chloe told him again.
"But Chloe," Phillip whined. "We're meant to be, I just know it," he continued on.
"No Phillip, we're not," Chloe replied. She turned and walked away from Phillip as quickly as she could. She zigzagged through the crowd of people, hoping to lose Phillip. When she finally stopped, she noticed that she was close to the balcony. She looked out and found that Brady was still out there. Now's a good time as any, she thought.
Brady didn't have to turn around to know that it was Chloe the moment she stepped onto the balcony. He didn't know how, but he just knew. He didn't turn around; he just stood there, waiting for her to say something.
When Chloe stepped onto the balcony but Brady didn't turn around, she didn't know what to say. She wanted him to turn around, to say something, anything! Get a grip, Lane. You're here because you want to tell him about how you feel about him, remember? she thought to herself. "Brady?" she said quietly. "What Chloe?" Brady asked tiredly. He felt tired, too tired to deal with Chloe right now.
"Brady, about lunch, when I wanted to tell you something, uhh," Chloe knew she was stalling for time but she couldn't help it; she was about to pour her heart out to someone, something she had never done before. She took a deep breath and said her feelings as fast as she could. "IbrokeupwithPhillipthismorningbecauseIrealizedthatIdon'tlovehimIloveyou," she said quickly.
"What?" Brady couldn't catch a word she said, but he could've sworn that he heard an "I love you" somewhere in that sentence. He turned and looked at her. She was looking at him nervously, waiting for a reaction. "Did you just say that you love me?" Brady asked.
She nodded, still waiting for some kind of reaction from Brady. When Brady didn't say anything in return, Chloe turned to leave. I'm such an idiot! I've just made a big fool of myself! she thought. Brady grabbed her arm. "Chloe!" She paused and slowly turned back to face him. "I love you too," he said softly.
"Really?" she asked.
"Yeah," he replied. She threw her arms his neck and kissed him with all that passion that she has. He pulled her close to him and returned the kiss. When they finally broke the kiss, Chloe's face was slight flushed. They could hear a slow song coming on from inside the penthouse. Someone had pushed some of the furniture to a corner, creating a dance floor for couples to dance together. "Dance with me, Diva?" Brady asked.
"Of course," she replied. They held each other close, swaying slowly to the music. They both recognized the song. It was from the movie they had watched a while back when they had needed a good laugh. Of course, seeing any pro-athlete play his sport with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck would be funny anyway.
When you're feeling lost in the night,
When you feel your world just ain't right
Call on me, I will be waiting
Count on me, I will be there
Anytime the times get too tough,
Anytime your best ain't enough
I'll be the one to make it better,
I'll be there to protect you,
See you through,
I'll be there and there is nothing
I won't do.
Chloe began to softly hum along with the song during the first verse. By the time the song hit the chorus, she softly join in.
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you,
For you I will.
Brady was surprised to hear her sing along with the song. He was surprised not only because of Chloe's knowledge of the lyrics, but also because of the emotion that she sang with. However, it was Chloe's turn to be surprised when Brady began to sing along during the second verse.
I will shield your heart from the rain
I will let no harm come your way
Know these arms will be your shelter
Know these arms won't let you down,
If there is a mountain to move
I will move that mountain for you
I'm here for you, I'm here forever
I will be your fortress, tall and strong
I'll keep you safe,
I'll stand beside you, right or wrong
When the chorus came on, Chloe joined in with Brady.
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time
Promise you
For you I will
Brady stopped after the chorus. He couldn't remember the next verse. But Chloe remember and she sang it with all the emotion that she had to those words.
For you I will, lay my life on the line
For you I will fight, oooooh
For you I will die
With every breathe, with all my soul
I'll give my world
I'll give it all
Put your faith in me (put you're faith in me)
And I'll have to leave it be
Brady couldn't believe the emotions that he heard in Chloe's voice as she sang the verse. It was like Chloe telling him that she loves him so much that she would do anything before she would let anything happen to him. No one had ever said that to him before. As the chorus came on again, he joined in.
I will cross the ocean for you (I will cross the ocean for you)
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength
Anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will let you wait for all times
Promise you (Promise you)
For you I will
I will, I will, I will,
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero your strength
Anything you need, (Anything you need)
I will be the sun in your sky (yeah, yeah)
I will let you wait for all times
Promise you (I promise you)
For you I will (Ooooh)
I promise you
For you I will
As the song faded out, Brady pulled Chloe in for a kiss. "I meant what I sang in the song Chloe," he murmured. "For you, I will."