Chloe awoke with a start, "Brady" she called out excitedly. Brady opened
his eyes and pulled her closer "I'm right here" he spoke gently, caressing
her auburn tresses. "Ya know that nightmare will go away if you tell me
about it" he pointed out. "You sound like Nancy" she scowled. Brady grinned
"We'll I've been compared to worse" he reasoned.
Chloe swatted him, "that's not nice Brady' she scolded. Brady faked shame, "I'm sorry" he pouted. "Liar" she said under her breath. Brady grinned "am not" he denied laughing. Chloe shuddered as she recalled her dream, it was one that kept playing in her head, like an old record. She was walking away from Phillip, and he chased her, carrying a gun. From out of nowhere, Brady appeared and pulled her behind him, just as Phillip pulled the trigger..
"Chloe, Chloe" Brady called again "hello, where did you go?" he asked concerned. Chloe bit her lip and shook her head "nothing ah, nowhere," she answered shakily " what were you saying?" Brady sighed "the dream, Chloe" Brady looked into her eyes, "tell me about it."
Chloe shook her head "No" she replied adamantly "I cant, its too scary, too real." Chloe" Brady called commandingly "look at me." With his free hand, he guided her face so that she was eye to eye with him. "please, tell me about it?" Chloe dropped her gaze onto her twisted hands "I don't want it to come true, Brady" she whispered "I couldn't stand it if anything happened to…" she trailed off.
"To who?" Brady asked "to Nancy, Craig, me, Philip, who?" Chloe sighed a deep sigh, "Come on Chloe please let me at least try to help you" Brady pleaded. Chloe nodded "okay, but promise me you wont think I am crazy or anything." Brady caressed her cheek "I think you are a lot of things Chloe Lane, but crazy isn't one of them" he assured her.
"In my dream, I am walking away from Phillip when he pulls out a gun" she gripped his hand "then I start running and as I turn the corner, you are there, pulling me to safety, just like always" she spoke softly, a single tear rolling down her cheek. Brady caught the tear on his finger, still holding her hand "I'll always keep you safe" he promised huskily. Chloe smiled up at him "I know that Brady" she nodded "but in my dream, when you keep me safe, Phillip pulls the trigger and then I wake up" she said laying her head on his shoulder, tears running down her cheek.
Brady just held her, caressing her back in slow cicles "Phillip isn't going to shoot either of us Chloe" Brady assured her "and if he tried, I would most definitely protect you, even if it mean dying." Chloe didn't know how to respond to his statement, so she didn't. Instead, she snuggled closer to him "I couldn't live without you Brady, I'd never make it."
Brady pulled her back just enough to look into her eyes "that is exactly how I feel about you" he declared softly, his blue eyes glazing with something Chloe wasn't sure she wanted to define. "when I saw you fall down those stairs and end up in a bloody heap" he shook his head at the memory as if to make it go away. Chloe reached her hand up to touch his face "I thought you'd never wake up" Brady continued "and now that you have, not anyone or any dream is going to keep us apart" he swore. "I love you Chloe lane" he spoke breathlessly "I should've told you that a long time ago, but I figured I had time to wait for Phillip to hang himself."
"he did that well" she nodded "and Brady" she paused, until he looked at her "I love you, too." Brady wasn't sure he heard her "what?" he asked coyly. "You heard me" she chuckled "yeah, but you can say it again" he admitted grinned. "I love you Brady Black" she spoke boldly wrapping her arms around him. "Yeah" he chuckled "Well, I love you more" he insisted. Chloe shook her head "Uh-uh, I am not getting into this game" she declared "cause I wouldn't want to kick your butt or anything."
Brady deadpanned her with on eyebrow raised "Oh yeah?" he challenged "and who says you would win?" he asked. "I always win" she assured him "always." Brady looked thoughtful for a moment "so, if you win, what is the prize?" Brady asked coyly. Chloe cocked her head "loser has to give something up" she answered. "what if everything he is or will be is already yours?" he asked huskily tracing her lips with his forefinger and thumb.
"Well, uh" Chloe began, trying to come up with an answer, but the answers refused to come. Chloe felt like she could get lost in Brady's eyes, he lips quivered as he continued to trace them "Brady" she whispered softly, her eyes glazing with passion. "ohh Chloe Lane, speechless, now that has to be a first" he gloated. Chloe smiled "I'll get words, just as soon as I can think again" Chloe replied.
"oh yeah?" Brady spoke even softer "and why cant you think, right now?" he asked softly, almost seductively "tell me what you want?" he whispered, his lips mere inches from hers. "Brady" she spoke softly, urgently "this is not a good place for this" she stalled. "for what?" Brady whispered back "this?" he leaned further into her, closer to her luscious lips, he wanted to kiss her so bad.
The scent of peaches and cream filled his nostrils as her shampoo and body spray enveloped him, "Chloe" he breathed on her lips, questioningly. "Yes" she breathed against his lips "kiss me Brady" she pleaded. "I thought you'd never ask" he sighed, taking her mouth with his. Chloe clung to him as their world spun and turned, taking them on a topsy turvy ride. "Brady" she called, passion filling her voice, her arms reaching for him.
Brady wrapped his arms around her, pulling her down with him "I love you Chloe" he said, breathless from their kiss "and I love you Brady" she managed to get out before his lips claimed hers again. Chloe felt as if her body was on fire, and she needed only one thing to put it out…Brady. She clung to him as if he were here life preserver, drowning in him, but safe in his arms.
Lost in their world of passion, neither of them heard or saw Nancy and Craig come in the room.
Chloe swatted him, "that's not nice Brady' she scolded. Brady faked shame, "I'm sorry" he pouted. "Liar" she said under her breath. Brady grinned "am not" he denied laughing. Chloe shuddered as she recalled her dream, it was one that kept playing in her head, like an old record. She was walking away from Phillip, and he chased her, carrying a gun. From out of nowhere, Brady appeared and pulled her behind him, just as Phillip pulled the trigger..
"Chloe, Chloe" Brady called again "hello, where did you go?" he asked concerned. Chloe bit her lip and shook her head "nothing ah, nowhere," she answered shakily " what were you saying?" Brady sighed "the dream, Chloe" Brady looked into her eyes, "tell me about it."
Chloe shook her head "No" she replied adamantly "I cant, its too scary, too real." Chloe" Brady called commandingly "look at me." With his free hand, he guided her face so that she was eye to eye with him. "please, tell me about it?" Chloe dropped her gaze onto her twisted hands "I don't want it to come true, Brady" she whispered "I couldn't stand it if anything happened to…" she trailed off.
"To who?" Brady asked "to Nancy, Craig, me, Philip, who?" Chloe sighed a deep sigh, "Come on Chloe please let me at least try to help you" Brady pleaded. Chloe nodded "okay, but promise me you wont think I am crazy or anything." Brady caressed her cheek "I think you are a lot of things Chloe Lane, but crazy isn't one of them" he assured her.
"In my dream, I am walking away from Phillip when he pulls out a gun" she gripped his hand "then I start running and as I turn the corner, you are there, pulling me to safety, just like always" she spoke softly, a single tear rolling down her cheek. Brady caught the tear on his finger, still holding her hand "I'll always keep you safe" he promised huskily. Chloe smiled up at him "I know that Brady" she nodded "but in my dream, when you keep me safe, Phillip pulls the trigger and then I wake up" she said laying her head on his shoulder, tears running down her cheek.
Brady just held her, caressing her back in slow cicles "Phillip isn't going to shoot either of us Chloe" Brady assured her "and if he tried, I would most definitely protect you, even if it mean dying." Chloe didn't know how to respond to his statement, so she didn't. Instead, she snuggled closer to him "I couldn't live without you Brady, I'd never make it."
Brady pulled her back just enough to look into her eyes "that is exactly how I feel about you" he declared softly, his blue eyes glazing with something Chloe wasn't sure she wanted to define. "when I saw you fall down those stairs and end up in a bloody heap" he shook his head at the memory as if to make it go away. Chloe reached her hand up to touch his face "I thought you'd never wake up" Brady continued "and now that you have, not anyone or any dream is going to keep us apart" he swore. "I love you Chloe lane" he spoke breathlessly "I should've told you that a long time ago, but I figured I had time to wait for Phillip to hang himself."
"he did that well" she nodded "and Brady" she paused, until he looked at her "I love you, too." Brady wasn't sure he heard her "what?" he asked coyly. "You heard me" she chuckled "yeah, but you can say it again" he admitted grinned. "I love you Brady Black" she spoke boldly wrapping her arms around him. "Yeah" he chuckled "Well, I love you more" he insisted. Chloe shook her head "Uh-uh, I am not getting into this game" she declared "cause I wouldn't want to kick your butt or anything."
Brady deadpanned her with on eyebrow raised "Oh yeah?" he challenged "and who says you would win?" he asked. "I always win" she assured him "always." Brady looked thoughtful for a moment "so, if you win, what is the prize?" Brady asked coyly. Chloe cocked her head "loser has to give something up" she answered. "what if everything he is or will be is already yours?" he asked huskily tracing her lips with his forefinger and thumb.
"Well, uh" Chloe began, trying to come up with an answer, but the answers refused to come. Chloe felt like she could get lost in Brady's eyes, he lips quivered as he continued to trace them "Brady" she whispered softly, her eyes glazing with passion. "ohh Chloe Lane, speechless, now that has to be a first" he gloated. Chloe smiled "I'll get words, just as soon as I can think again" Chloe replied.
"oh yeah?" Brady spoke even softer "and why cant you think, right now?" he asked softly, almost seductively "tell me what you want?" he whispered, his lips mere inches from hers. "Brady" she spoke softly, urgently "this is not a good place for this" she stalled. "for what?" Brady whispered back "this?" he leaned further into her, closer to her luscious lips, he wanted to kiss her so bad.
The scent of peaches and cream filled his nostrils as her shampoo and body spray enveloped him, "Chloe" he breathed on her lips, questioningly. "Yes" she breathed against his lips "kiss me Brady" she pleaded. "I thought you'd never ask" he sighed, taking her mouth with his. Chloe clung to him as their world spun and turned, taking them on a topsy turvy ride. "Brady" she called, passion filling her voice, her arms reaching for him.
Brady wrapped his arms around her, pulling her down with him "I love you Chloe" he said, breathless from their kiss "and I love you Brady" she managed to get out before his lips claimed hers again. Chloe felt as if her body was on fire, and she needed only one thing to put it out…Brady. She clung to him as if he were here life preserver, drowning in him, but safe in his arms.
Lost in their world of passion, neither of them heard or saw Nancy and Craig come in the room.