"Yes, Brady its me" Chloe grinned "where are you?"
Brady smiled "at the office, but not for long" he replied "I'm on my way back to you." Chloe ignored the pit-a-pat her heart did "hurry up Brady, there's something I've got to tell you/"
"Yes, Ma'am" Brady saluted "I'm on my way!" Chloe chuckled on the other end, "It is so good to hear your voice" Brady lowered his voice "I missed you."
A knock at the door caused Brady to turn around, Kate walked in followed by Phillip "John" she called "Oh sorry, I didn't know you were busy, I'll come back."
John looked at his son with raised eyebrows "I think Brady is leaving real soon, what did you need?" Kate watched John's oldest child talking on his cell phone. In her opinion, Brady was the most underrated, overpaid executive at Basic Black. He was barely in his office and when he was, he was always shooting hoops with the tiny net hooked onto his door.
"Oh, I was just going to lunch with Phillip, I thought I'd let you know" Kate returned her attention to her boss. "I'm going to stop at the burger barn on the way back, want me to bring you something?" Brady asked Chloe. Chloe glanced at the tray beside her bed distastefully "Oh yeah" she shuddered at the food "I want the biggest, juciest cheeseburger with onion rings and a huge coke."
Brady grinned into the phone "What no Diet Coke?" he teased. Chloe chuckled on the other end "Oh no, I want something not hospitally tasting. Brady laughed attracting the attention of the others in the room "okay, one completely, greasy burger and onion rings coming up. In the meantime, I want you to rest up, because we are going to have some fun."
"I've rested enough, thanks" Chloe commented dryly "But I want to wash my hair, will you help me?" Brady was more than willing to do that "I've wanted to wash the blood out of your hair since they brought you in" he remarked "of course I'll help wash your hair."
Phillip came over "Is that Chloe?" he asked. Brady didn't answer, but merely walked the other way. Not to be denied, Phillip doggedly followed him, grabbing Brady's arm. Without a second thought, Brady turned and swung his fist, knocking Phillip to the floor.
Kate and John rushed over to stop them "Brady" Kate spoke angrily "that was uncalled for." "Chloe, I've got to take care of something, but I'll be there soon" he hung up the cell phone. "Actually" Brady turned to face Kate "it is called for." He turned to Phillip "Yes, that is Chloe and she finally woke up, NO thanks to you, I might add" he said. "after pushing her down the stairs and giving her a bruised face and a broken arm, you don't stand a chance of getting within 50 feet of her."
"I didn't mean to hurt her," Phillip got in Brady's face again. John stepped in front of him "Okay, time out!" he demanded "Brady, Chloe is waiting for you. Go to her and tell her I said welcome back." Brady gave a smug look at Phillip as he passed. "And Phillip, I can tell you that Nancy and Craig do have peace bond against you. If you go to see her, you will be arrested, so please just give her some time, okay."
"Kate, take your son to lunch and have a good lunch, now can I please have my office back?" Kate and Phillip left, mumbling something about spoiled rich boys. John sat in his chair, shaking his head "Teenagers" he declared with a shudder.
30 minutes later, Brady walked into Chloe's hospital room. She was sitting up in bed reading a book "Brady!" she shrieked dropping the book. Brady put the bags on the table by her bed and pulled her into his arms "Oh God, Chloe, I was so worried about you" he breathed against her neck. Chloe wrapped her free arm around his waist "why?" she asked. "Because you didn't respond to anything or anyone. We weren't even sure you would ever wake up."
Brady cupped her chin "Are you okay?" he asked softly. Chloe nodded "Yes, a little sore, but I'll be okay after a while. Hey! Where's my food?" she asked greedily. "Yeah, yeah, yeah" Brady stepped away to get the food." He returned pulling the tray behind him "move over bacon" he scooted her over, sitting on the bed beside her.
"Craig said you never left until today" Chloe looked over at him. "Yeah, that's true" he agreed. "Why?" Chloe asked. Several reasons" he shrugged "one I wanted to be here and two, I didn't want Phillip to be here." Chloe lowered her eyes "I should've listened to you about him" she spoke softly.
Brady puffed his chest out "finally, she admits I do know it all" he bragged. Chloe bopped him with her free hand "Don't go there, Mr. Ego that ate Salem." Brady chuckled "Okay, so I am not always right, but mostly I am." Chloe rolled her eyes "right" she nodded her head in agreement.
Brady tossed the trash into the basket by the door, "Now, about that hair" he traced her soft tresses. "Chloe yawned "I really want to Brady, but I am more tired than I thought, can we do it later?" Brady nodded, "sure no problem."
Chloe laid her head against Brady's shoulder "Thank you Brady" she murmured softly. He smiled, placing an arm around her waist, "Your welcome Drama Queen" he replied. Chloe's breathing patterns slowed and her eyelids began to flutter. Within moments, she was sound asleep. Brady eased the two of them down on the bed, and pulled her closer to him.
Craig came by almost an hour later, opening the door softly. He grinned at the sight before him. Chloe lay on her bed, wrapped tightly in Brady's arms. Nancy joined him at the door "Craig" she look worried "should he be in there with her?" Craig closed the door and grinned at his wife "he's is just what she needs right now Nancy" he declared "and do you know what I need right now?" Nancy blushed "Craig" she protested "not here." Craig merely grinned "Then show me where."
With a seductive grin, Nancy led him away, leaving Chloe in the capable care of Brady Black.
A/N This is not the end, there are still more chapters to come
Brady smiled "at the office, but not for long" he replied "I'm on my way back to you." Chloe ignored the pit-a-pat her heart did "hurry up Brady, there's something I've got to tell you/"
"Yes, Ma'am" Brady saluted "I'm on my way!" Chloe chuckled on the other end, "It is so good to hear your voice" Brady lowered his voice "I missed you."
A knock at the door caused Brady to turn around, Kate walked in followed by Phillip "John" she called "Oh sorry, I didn't know you were busy, I'll come back."
John looked at his son with raised eyebrows "I think Brady is leaving real soon, what did you need?" Kate watched John's oldest child talking on his cell phone. In her opinion, Brady was the most underrated, overpaid executive at Basic Black. He was barely in his office and when he was, he was always shooting hoops with the tiny net hooked onto his door.
"Oh, I was just going to lunch with Phillip, I thought I'd let you know" Kate returned her attention to her boss. "I'm going to stop at the burger barn on the way back, want me to bring you something?" Brady asked Chloe. Chloe glanced at the tray beside her bed distastefully "Oh yeah" she shuddered at the food "I want the biggest, juciest cheeseburger with onion rings and a huge coke."
Brady grinned into the phone "What no Diet Coke?" he teased. Chloe chuckled on the other end "Oh no, I want something not hospitally tasting. Brady laughed attracting the attention of the others in the room "okay, one completely, greasy burger and onion rings coming up. In the meantime, I want you to rest up, because we are going to have some fun."
"I've rested enough, thanks" Chloe commented dryly "But I want to wash my hair, will you help me?" Brady was more than willing to do that "I've wanted to wash the blood out of your hair since they brought you in" he remarked "of course I'll help wash your hair."
Phillip came over "Is that Chloe?" he asked. Brady didn't answer, but merely walked the other way. Not to be denied, Phillip doggedly followed him, grabbing Brady's arm. Without a second thought, Brady turned and swung his fist, knocking Phillip to the floor.
Kate and John rushed over to stop them "Brady" Kate spoke angrily "that was uncalled for." "Chloe, I've got to take care of something, but I'll be there soon" he hung up the cell phone. "Actually" Brady turned to face Kate "it is called for." He turned to Phillip "Yes, that is Chloe and she finally woke up, NO thanks to you, I might add" he said. "after pushing her down the stairs and giving her a bruised face and a broken arm, you don't stand a chance of getting within 50 feet of her."
"I didn't mean to hurt her," Phillip got in Brady's face again. John stepped in front of him "Okay, time out!" he demanded "Brady, Chloe is waiting for you. Go to her and tell her I said welcome back." Brady gave a smug look at Phillip as he passed. "And Phillip, I can tell you that Nancy and Craig do have peace bond against you. If you go to see her, you will be arrested, so please just give her some time, okay."
"Kate, take your son to lunch and have a good lunch, now can I please have my office back?" Kate and Phillip left, mumbling something about spoiled rich boys. John sat in his chair, shaking his head "Teenagers" he declared with a shudder.
30 minutes later, Brady walked into Chloe's hospital room. She was sitting up in bed reading a book "Brady!" she shrieked dropping the book. Brady put the bags on the table by her bed and pulled her into his arms "Oh God, Chloe, I was so worried about you" he breathed against her neck. Chloe wrapped her free arm around his waist "why?" she asked. "Because you didn't respond to anything or anyone. We weren't even sure you would ever wake up."
Brady cupped her chin "Are you okay?" he asked softly. Chloe nodded "Yes, a little sore, but I'll be okay after a while. Hey! Where's my food?" she asked greedily. "Yeah, yeah, yeah" Brady stepped away to get the food." He returned pulling the tray behind him "move over bacon" he scooted her over, sitting on the bed beside her.
"Craig said you never left until today" Chloe looked over at him. "Yeah, that's true" he agreed. "Why?" Chloe asked. Several reasons" he shrugged "one I wanted to be here and two, I didn't want Phillip to be here." Chloe lowered her eyes "I should've listened to you about him" she spoke softly.
Brady puffed his chest out "finally, she admits I do know it all" he bragged. Chloe bopped him with her free hand "Don't go there, Mr. Ego that ate Salem." Brady chuckled "Okay, so I am not always right, but mostly I am." Chloe rolled her eyes "right" she nodded her head in agreement.
Brady tossed the trash into the basket by the door, "Now, about that hair" he traced her soft tresses. "Chloe yawned "I really want to Brady, but I am more tired than I thought, can we do it later?" Brady nodded, "sure no problem."
Chloe laid her head against Brady's shoulder "Thank you Brady" she murmured softly. He smiled, placing an arm around her waist, "Your welcome Drama Queen" he replied. Chloe's breathing patterns slowed and her eyelids began to flutter. Within moments, she was sound asleep. Brady eased the two of them down on the bed, and pulled her closer to him.
Craig came by almost an hour later, opening the door softly. He grinned at the sight before him. Chloe lay on her bed, wrapped tightly in Brady's arms. Nancy joined him at the door "Craig" she look worried "should he be in there with her?" Craig closed the door and grinned at his wife "he's is just what she needs right now Nancy" he declared "and do you know what I need right now?" Nancy blushed "Craig" she protested "not here." Craig merely grinned "Then show me where."
With a seductive grin, Nancy led him away, leaving Chloe in the capable care of Brady Black.
A/N This is not the end, there are still more chapters to come