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Til The End Ch. 9

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 Like always they knew the other was in the room, and their eyes locked quickly, and then the bomb hit.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Brady and Chloe said in unison, as Mac turned to watch the feuding couple thinking that this party might be fun after all.

Chloe folded her arms over her chest. "I am throwing my friend a party, why are you here?"

"Mac's my friend too." Brady said narrowing his eyes as his gaze settled on Jason walking behind Chloe.

"Mac can't stand you." Chloe moved closer and was actually shaking with anger.

"Really, or are you letting your bitter feelings of being dumped color your perception."

"Back off Brady." Jason step closer and put his arm around Chloe pulling her closer to him.

"Oh, I see you brought the clown."

Mac watched the fight in wonder, it was really getting entertaining, she looked around, and all the guests seemed to be stuck in some haze. No of them moving, just watching with the fascination of a car wreck.

"You have no room to talk to." Chloe looks back at Marie. " You bring that anorexic Barbie reject, to Mac's party and you have a problem with Jason."

Marie stalks up the fighting couple. " You evil little Bitch."

Chloe gaze flew to the annoying women, and began walking toward her in a menacing fashion, as Jason tried to restrain. Apparently the last insult snapped the partygoers out of their haze and people begin walking forward to break the fight up, but Mac was there first.

"Back off Blondie, I'm the only one that gets to throw down at this party."

"Mac is right, except for that last part, why don't you guys just stay on opposite sides of the room, and we'll keep the party going." Even as he said the words, Shawn knew it was pointless, but they needed to keep things civil.

 Chloe took and a deep breathe and looked at Brady through narrowed eyes." They're right, we can be civil."

Brady moves closer, throws out his hand, and gives a sexy grin. "Truce?"

"Go to Hell." Chloe turns her back on her ex, begins walking toward a table in the far corner of the room, and takes a seat an angry Jason following.

"Been there, it was called our Marriage." Brady grabbed Marie's hand and dragged her to the opposite side of the room, leaving the guest in a stunned silence.

DiMera Mansion

"Is everything prepared?" Lexie looked at head of her security. "I want it to happen tonight."

"Yeah ma'am." The man walked toward the door and opened leading her to the black limousine in front of the house.

"Good."

Tuscany 7:15 pm

Greta couldn't believe that the bickering couple she just saw were the same Brady and Chloe that had to be guarded so that they wouldn't sneak off together before their wedding. "Okay people, I think we should dance, it is a party."

The guest began to dance and converse, while the estranged couple tries to keep their distance.

"Well, Brady you sure know how to make an entrance." Mac came up to the table carrying Gabriella, who saw Brady and smiled. "Whoa, she remembers you, and doesn't seem to hate you as much as the rest of Chloe's family does. "

Brady winks at the little girl, and tickles her. " God, she's grown."

"Yeah, well Babies do that." Mac hands the child to Brady checking to make sure they weren't any Wesley's around." She missed you."

Brady kisses her hair, and hands her back to Mac. "I missed her too."

"Well, love to stay, but she wants Chloe, and since you don't, we have to part ways." Mac walks away, nodding to Greta and Lucas as she passed and made her way to Chloe's side of the room. "Look who I brought."

Chloe looks up and smiles. "Does this mean you're not mad at me?" She looks, Mac, and nods toward Gabriella.

"Did you hear that Gabriella, she using as a shield, what kind of sister is she." Mac looks at Chloe and narrows her eyes." I will get you, be assured, your day shall come."

"As always, any with Mac is entertaining." Shawn shakes his head, as Mac bounce back and forth between Brady and Chloe's side. Stepping onto the balcony Shawn takes a deep breath, but quickly tenses up when he realizes he isn't alone. "Reveal yourself, or pay the price."

"Hello to you to Tough Boy." Belle steps out into the light, and stares at him. Still as handsome as ever, but now he had an edge to his looks.

"Hey Belle, how are you?" She looked as perfect as ever, she had let her grow so that it now cascaded down her back, and her blue eyes still sparkled.

"I'm okay, I was a little upset about the whole Brady and Chloe thing, but…" Shawn drops his, and she figures he knows something. "What, what do you know?"

" I can't lie to you, never really been able to." He looks around to see if anyone is listening and pulls her toward the edge of the balcony. "I knew about the divorce, I was assigned to guard Chloe for a while, and I knew about it."

"WHAT?!" Belle backed away when touched her arm to silence her. "How could not tell anyone, we could have helped."

"Belle, it wasn't my place, and truthfully I don't think anyone could have helped, trust me I tired, in the end it was just better that they were apart." "I know, that you're upset, but Brady and Chloe are made of stronger stuff then this, you just got to hope that love will conquer."

"I didn't expect that kind of sentiment from a mercenary."

" I'm still just Shawn, Belle the mercenary part was just an add on."

"Yeah, I'm getting that." Something about the way he spoke about his two cousins, or maybe it was the just because it was Shawn, had Belle rethinking her ultimatum all those years ago.

"All RIGHT EVERYONE, TIME FOR A SPEECH FROM THE BIRTHDAY GIRL."

The crowd gathered as a large cake was wheeled into the room, Lucas and Greta stopped the cake in front of Mac, as Chloe walks up and hands her a mike. "Spotlights on you."

"Okay speech." Mac squints her eye and appears deep in thought, before her face breaks out into a devious smile." Okay here we go. Well, I Hate birthdays, I hate parties, I hate surprises, and I hate having the spotlight on me, so thank you, I will be sure to remember each and every one of you." Mac opens her mouth to continue but has the mike ripped out her hand by Chloe.

"The birthday girl ladies and gentleman, ain't she cute?" The room erupts in laughter; as Jason appears by Chloe sight hold a lighter, to light the candles, which consisted of a large 3 and 0. " We decided to use two candles because, well putting all thirty is a fire hazard." More laughter is heard as Mac moves closer to Chloe.

"You're funny, tell those jokes, when it's just you and me okay."

Maggie hits the lights, and the only glow in the room is form the candles.

"Come on Mac, make a wish."

"Whatever." Mac blows out the candles just a loud noise fills the air.

Maggie runs to turn the light back on and hears Chloe's scream; looking over at her niece she sees the reason.

Mac Red Wolf spread out on the floor, blood staining her white shirt.