2 Finally, another installment. Sorry my internet messed up and then my Office 2000 stopped working, so I am using my ancient laptop to write this story. Enjoy
Chloe jerked in her sleep, jarring Brady awake. She was still sleeping, but she definitely was disturbed by something. "No" she mumbled, jerking again "help me" she cried weakly. Brady shook her gently "Chloe" he called to her "wake up." Chloe didnt wake up, but she did stop thrashing as Brady held her closer. "Brady" she called out,sitting up breathless, now fully awake. "I'm right here" he spoke softly holding her hands in his "wanna talk about it?" he asked.
Chloe shook her head, snuggling closer to him. Brady held her against him until her breathing slowed "Hey, ya know it helps to talk about your nightmares" he prodded again, trying to get her to open up to him. "I know" she lifted her head off his shoulders, "It really wasnt anything, I just relived the fall, that was scarry" she shuddered. "you remembered falling?" Brady asked concerned.
Chloe nodded, "Yeah, but I dont remember landing at the end." Brady remembered that moment. Chloe laying in a pool of blood at the foot of the stairs was not a sight he was likely to forget. "Trust me," he shuddered "you dont want to remember that moment." Chloe looked at him "you were there?" she asked. Brady nodded, "Yeah, Marleana made me go to Sami's party" he grimaced. "I was just on my way out when I heard you and Phillip arguing, the next thing I knew you were on the floor in front of me."
"Where was Phillip?" Chloe asked. Brady spoke quietly "My wise old grandfather told him to stay away from me" Brady grinned "guess Victor picked up on the fact that I was not happy." Chloe grinned "What would you have done" she asked. "I'd beat him to a bloody pulp" Brady admitted "especially after he pushed you down the stairs."
"my hero" she leaned her head on his shoulder "so, what stopped you?" Brady ran his fingers through her hair "you" he answered. "Me?" she looked confused "I wasn't even conscious." Brady nodded "I know, I was determined to stay with you, even Nancy couldn't stop me." Brady grinned "They ended up sending both of us in the ambulance, because both of us were determined to ride with you."
Chloe grinned "I'm sorry I missed that." Brady chuckled "actually, it didn' t cross our minds to argue" he pointed out "we were more concerned with you." Chloe thought about how much time he'd been with her "has Phillip even come by to see me, if I'm okay?" Brady shook his head "Not even a call" he confirmed. "Oh" Chloe's face fell "Does it even matter in the whole scheme of things?"Brady asked, trying not to be as petty as his uncle. "No, I guess not" Chloe agreed sadly. Brady frowned "Is this like Belle, ya know the first love and all?" he asked.
Chloe grinned at him "jealous Brady?" she asked her eyes glowing. "No, well, yes" he answered "I mean how can you still love him?" Chloe lowered her gaze"I dont really love him" she denied "it's just tough to forget him." Brady didnt really understand that theory, but he's seen the same thing in Belle after her boyfriend cheated on her. "You girls are confusing" he mused "playing with her hair."
"are you going to stick around and figure me out?" she asked him. Brady grinned "bet your life on it" he answered "think you can handle me?" Chloe laughed "I can handle you as good as you can handle me" she assured him coyly. "Think so?" he returned smoothly. Chloe nodded "I know so Brady Black.'
They continued their playful banter, both of them oblivious to person in the hall watching them from the doorway. Phillip watched them play and banter, sitting side by side in Chloe's bed. His jealousy threatened to get the best of him, but he remembered that Chloe wouldn't give him the time of day if he exploded on her. "Okay, just act cool" he told himself "Brady is just a friend, not a romantic threat to you."
"Brady isn't but I might be" he heard someone behind him. Phillip turned to see Nancy standing there "Oh, hi Mrs. Wesley" he spoke nervously "I was just coming to see how Chloe was." Nancy put her hands on her hips "how Chloe is, is none of your business" she spoke coldly "after all, if not for you, she wouldnt be here at all."
"Can I at least see her?" Phillip asked "I mean after all Brady is in there all cozy and such with her." Nancy cringed "Brady has been here since she was brought in" Nancy pointed out "besides if I tried to kick Brady out Chloe would have a fit." Phillip took a deep breath "so he gets a chance and I dont?" he asked. Nancy sighed "stay here, but if she tells me she doesnt want to see you, you stay away from her, understand?" she asked.
Phillip nodded "Yes, I understand." Nancy knocked on the door to Chloe's room "Honey" she called "can I come in?" Chloe waved her in"hi Nancy" she greeted. "Hello honey, how are you today?" Chloe grinned "I'm okay," she swatted Brady "no thanks to Brady." Nancy gave Brady a cold look, "why? what did he do?" she asked. "Calm down Nancy" Chloe said "I was only joking."
"Sorry" she apologized "its just that well, Phillip is in the hall, he wants to see you." Brady and Nancy shared a stony glance, then turned to look at Chloe"Well?" he asked her. Chloe didnt like the look in Nancy's eyes, she looked to Brady for a clue. "go ahead" he siad doubtfully, "we'll wait outside."
"Thank you" she kissed him on the cheek. "If he hurts you, I'll kill him" he whispered in her ear. " I'll be okay" she assured him "I just need to tell him something." Brady hopped off the bed and walked with Nancy out the door "Dont lay a hand on her" he warned. Phillip didnt say anything as he passed them and entered Chloe's room.
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Chloe jerked in her sleep, jarring Brady awake. She was still sleeping, but she definitely was disturbed by something. "No" she mumbled, jerking again "help me" she cried weakly. Brady shook her gently "Chloe" he called to her "wake up." Chloe didnt wake up, but she did stop thrashing as Brady held her closer. "Brady" she called out,sitting up breathless, now fully awake. "I'm right here" he spoke softly holding her hands in his "wanna talk about it?" he asked.
Chloe shook her head, snuggling closer to him. Brady held her against him until her breathing slowed "Hey, ya know it helps to talk about your nightmares" he prodded again, trying to get her to open up to him. "I know" she lifted her head off his shoulders, "It really wasnt anything, I just relived the fall, that was scarry" she shuddered. "you remembered falling?" Brady asked concerned.
Chloe nodded, "Yeah, but I dont remember landing at the end." Brady remembered that moment. Chloe laying in a pool of blood at the foot of the stairs was not a sight he was likely to forget. "Trust me," he shuddered "you dont want to remember that moment." Chloe looked at him "you were there?" she asked. Brady nodded, "Yeah, Marleana made me go to Sami's party" he grimaced. "I was just on my way out when I heard you and Phillip arguing, the next thing I knew you were on the floor in front of me."
"Where was Phillip?" Chloe asked. Brady spoke quietly "My wise old grandfather told him to stay away from me" Brady grinned "guess Victor picked up on the fact that I was not happy." Chloe grinned "What would you have done" she asked. "I'd beat him to a bloody pulp" Brady admitted "especially after he pushed you down the stairs."
"my hero" she leaned her head on his shoulder "so, what stopped you?" Brady ran his fingers through her hair "you" he answered. "Me?" she looked confused "I wasn't even conscious." Brady nodded "I know, I was determined to stay with you, even Nancy couldn't stop me." Brady grinned "They ended up sending both of us in the ambulance, because both of us were determined to ride with you."
Chloe grinned "I'm sorry I missed that." Brady chuckled "actually, it didn' t cross our minds to argue" he pointed out "we were more concerned with you." Chloe thought about how much time he'd been with her "has Phillip even come by to see me, if I'm okay?" Brady shook his head "Not even a call" he confirmed. "Oh" Chloe's face fell "Does it even matter in the whole scheme of things?"Brady asked, trying not to be as petty as his uncle. "No, I guess not" Chloe agreed sadly. Brady frowned "Is this like Belle, ya know the first love and all?" he asked.
Chloe grinned at him "jealous Brady?" she asked her eyes glowing. "No, well, yes" he answered "I mean how can you still love him?" Chloe lowered her gaze"I dont really love him" she denied "it's just tough to forget him." Brady didnt really understand that theory, but he's seen the same thing in Belle after her boyfriend cheated on her. "You girls are confusing" he mused "playing with her hair."
"are you going to stick around and figure me out?" she asked him. Brady grinned "bet your life on it" he answered "think you can handle me?" Chloe laughed "I can handle you as good as you can handle me" she assured him coyly. "Think so?" he returned smoothly. Chloe nodded "I know so Brady Black.'
They continued their playful banter, both of them oblivious to person in the hall watching them from the doorway. Phillip watched them play and banter, sitting side by side in Chloe's bed. His jealousy threatened to get the best of him, but he remembered that Chloe wouldn't give him the time of day if he exploded on her. "Okay, just act cool" he told himself "Brady is just a friend, not a romantic threat to you."
"Brady isn't but I might be" he heard someone behind him. Phillip turned to see Nancy standing there "Oh, hi Mrs. Wesley" he spoke nervously "I was just coming to see how Chloe was." Nancy put her hands on her hips "how Chloe is, is none of your business" she spoke coldly "after all, if not for you, she wouldnt be here at all."
"Can I at least see her?" Phillip asked "I mean after all Brady is in there all cozy and such with her." Nancy cringed "Brady has been here since she was brought in" Nancy pointed out "besides if I tried to kick Brady out Chloe would have a fit." Phillip took a deep breath "so he gets a chance and I dont?" he asked. Nancy sighed "stay here, but if she tells me she doesnt want to see you, you stay away from her, understand?" she asked.
Phillip nodded "Yes, I understand." Nancy knocked on the door to Chloe's room "Honey" she called "can I come in?" Chloe waved her in"hi Nancy" she greeted. "Hello honey, how are you today?" Chloe grinned "I'm okay," she swatted Brady "no thanks to Brady." Nancy gave Brady a cold look, "why? what did he do?" she asked. "Calm down Nancy" Chloe said "I was only joking."
"Sorry" she apologized "its just that well, Phillip is in the hall, he wants to see you." Brady and Nancy shared a stony glance, then turned to look at Chloe"Well?" he asked her. Chloe didnt like the look in Nancy's eyes, she looked to Brady for a clue. "go ahead" he siad doubtfully, "we'll wait outside."
"Thank you" she kissed him on the cheek. "If he hurts you, I'll kill him" he whispered in her ear. " I'll be okay" she assured him "I just need to tell him something." Brady hopped off the bed and walked with Nancy out the door "Dont lay a hand on her" he warned. Phillip didnt say anything as he passed them and entered Chloe's room.
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