Chloe wasn't sure she wanted to tell Brady about her 'visit' with her
grandma, but when he told her of his 'talk' with his mother, she knew she
could count on him not to think she was crazy.
Brady squeezed Chloe's hand, "hey" he broke into her thoughts "you okay over there?" Chloe nodded "yeah," she sighed "just trying to figure out what I am going to do when I go back to school." Brady studied her from the corner of his eye "you mean Phillip?" he asked.
Chloe nodded "I mean the kids hated me before, now what will they think?" Brady scoffed "do you really care?" he asked. Chloe shrugged "yes, no, not really" replied unsure of what she felt, or why for that matter. Brady caressed her palm, "I think you should worry about getting better, then worry about everyone else."
Chloe smiled at him, "easy for you to say Brady, you don't have to go to that hell hole called Salem high School." Brady knew what she was talking about, Salem High hadn't changed much since when he was in high school. People still had their own cliques and clubs, people such as Chloe who just didn't fit in suffered the consequences.
"Chloe" he spoke commandingly "you cant let anyone make you feel bad about what you do in your personal life, it is your life" he pointed out. Chloe nodded "I know" she sighed "but I hate being the one that always gets picked out of the crowd."
"you only have a couple more months, you'll be okay" he reassured "and if people start to bother you tell me, I'll get em." Chloe chuckled "My hero" she sighed holding his hand. "Okay Diva, we have arrived at the Chalet De' Wesley" he stopped the car and walked around to her side of the car. Chloe began to get out of the car and walk to the door, when Brady swung her into his arms.
"Brady" she shrieked clutching his shoulder "you're going to drop me." Brady chuckled "trust me, Diva" he said gently "I won't drop you..ever." Chloe heard the husky tone to his voice and shivered as goose bumps ran down her back, she knew he was telling her the truth.
Nancy opened the door "Brady, if you drop her" she threatened. "Yes, Chloe" he chuckled, earning a glare from both Chloe and Nancy. "Where to?" he asked looking up the stairs and in the living room. "my room" Chloe answered. The same time, Nancy said "living room."
Brady gave an exasperated look at both of them "Craig" he looked to the good doctor for instructions. "upstairs" he nodded " and in bed." Chloe groaned and Nancy shot daggers at her husband "better leave the door open" he instructed. "okay" Brady agreed and ran up the stairs, still holding Chloe in his arms.
"Off to bed with you" he said laying her on the bed. "Stay with me for awhile please Brady" she asked "tell me about your mom." Brady knew Nancy didn't want him in Chloe's room, but he wanted to stay and Chloe wanted it too. "Ok, but if mama bear kicks me out, I gotta go." Brady lay on her bed, propped up on his elbows "what about my mom?"
"you said you saw her." Brady smiled slightly "yeah, and I had to make sure that I wasn't crazy, so I talked to my dad."
"what was it like?" she asked. "Scary" Brady admitted "I thought I was dreaming, but she held her hand out and I actually felt her hand in mine." Chloe watched him, he was clearly happy, yet confused "when my mom died, I was only a baby" he told her "so when I saw her, it was different, I mean I haven't ever actually seen her my whole life."
"What did she say?" Chloe asked quietly. "she said she was still alive in my head and my heart, then she said I was good looking, that I already knew" he added in, earning a slap from Chloe. Brady chuckled "most importantly, she told me that I needed to treat Marlana nicer, and I should take care of you."
Chloe looked astonished "she did not?" Brady nodded "yes, she did" he replied, told me I would be a fool to let you go." Chloe grinned "I like your mother." Brady chuckled "you would" he shook his head. Brady lapsed into a silence. Chloe studied him, "she told you something else, huh?" she asked perceptively. Brady nodded, "I asked her why she had to die."
"what did she say?" Chloe asked, sensing the change in Brady, his eyes were cloudy and impassioned "she said she died, so that I could live. She could've had surgery that would've saved her life, but she would've had to have an abortion."
Chloe couldn't believe it "wow" was all she could say. "yeah" Brady agreed solemnly "I've never had anyone love me that much, not even Marlana" Brady said softly, looking like he was about to cry. Chloe put her arms around him "so if you could talk to her again, would you?"
Brady nodded "yeah, I mean it kind of hurt, ya know, watching her fade into the air, but.." he trailed off. "you'll always have her close Brady, just not so as you can reach out and touch her." Chloe spoke softly, tracing a line on his hand. Brady nodded "yeah, I know" he laced his fingers through hers, "I just wish I could sometimes."
"what about you?" he asked "didn't you bring this whole topic up?" Chloe grinned, "yeah, I did" she agreed, wanna hear about it?" Brady nodded "yup, now its your turn Diva, spill" he grinned wrapping his arm around her waist, waiting for her to begin.
Brady squeezed Chloe's hand, "hey" he broke into her thoughts "you okay over there?" Chloe nodded "yeah," she sighed "just trying to figure out what I am going to do when I go back to school." Brady studied her from the corner of his eye "you mean Phillip?" he asked.
Chloe nodded "I mean the kids hated me before, now what will they think?" Brady scoffed "do you really care?" he asked. Chloe shrugged "yes, no, not really" replied unsure of what she felt, or why for that matter. Brady caressed her palm, "I think you should worry about getting better, then worry about everyone else."
Chloe smiled at him, "easy for you to say Brady, you don't have to go to that hell hole called Salem high School." Brady knew what she was talking about, Salem High hadn't changed much since when he was in high school. People still had their own cliques and clubs, people such as Chloe who just didn't fit in suffered the consequences.
"Chloe" he spoke commandingly "you cant let anyone make you feel bad about what you do in your personal life, it is your life" he pointed out. Chloe nodded "I know" she sighed "but I hate being the one that always gets picked out of the crowd."
"you only have a couple more months, you'll be okay" he reassured "and if people start to bother you tell me, I'll get em." Chloe chuckled "My hero" she sighed holding his hand. "Okay Diva, we have arrived at the Chalet De' Wesley" he stopped the car and walked around to her side of the car. Chloe began to get out of the car and walk to the door, when Brady swung her into his arms.
"Brady" she shrieked clutching his shoulder "you're going to drop me." Brady chuckled "trust me, Diva" he said gently "I won't drop you..ever." Chloe heard the husky tone to his voice and shivered as goose bumps ran down her back, she knew he was telling her the truth.
Nancy opened the door "Brady, if you drop her" she threatened. "Yes, Chloe" he chuckled, earning a glare from both Chloe and Nancy. "Where to?" he asked looking up the stairs and in the living room. "my room" Chloe answered. The same time, Nancy said "living room."
Brady gave an exasperated look at both of them "Craig" he looked to the good doctor for instructions. "upstairs" he nodded " and in bed." Chloe groaned and Nancy shot daggers at her husband "better leave the door open" he instructed. "okay" Brady agreed and ran up the stairs, still holding Chloe in his arms.
"Off to bed with you" he said laying her on the bed. "Stay with me for awhile please Brady" she asked "tell me about your mom." Brady knew Nancy didn't want him in Chloe's room, but he wanted to stay and Chloe wanted it too. "Ok, but if mama bear kicks me out, I gotta go." Brady lay on her bed, propped up on his elbows "what about my mom?"
"you said you saw her." Brady smiled slightly "yeah, and I had to make sure that I wasn't crazy, so I talked to my dad."
"what was it like?" she asked. "Scary" Brady admitted "I thought I was dreaming, but she held her hand out and I actually felt her hand in mine." Chloe watched him, he was clearly happy, yet confused "when my mom died, I was only a baby" he told her "so when I saw her, it was different, I mean I haven't ever actually seen her my whole life."
"What did she say?" Chloe asked quietly. "she said she was still alive in my head and my heart, then she said I was good looking, that I already knew" he added in, earning a slap from Chloe. Brady chuckled "most importantly, she told me that I needed to treat Marlana nicer, and I should take care of you."
Chloe looked astonished "she did not?" Brady nodded "yes, she did" he replied, told me I would be a fool to let you go." Chloe grinned "I like your mother." Brady chuckled "you would" he shook his head. Brady lapsed into a silence. Chloe studied him, "she told you something else, huh?" she asked perceptively. Brady nodded, "I asked her why she had to die."
"what did she say?" Chloe asked, sensing the change in Brady, his eyes were cloudy and impassioned "she said she died, so that I could live. She could've had surgery that would've saved her life, but she would've had to have an abortion."
Chloe couldn't believe it "wow" was all she could say. "yeah" Brady agreed solemnly "I've never had anyone love me that much, not even Marlana" Brady said softly, looking like he was about to cry. Chloe put her arms around him "so if you could talk to her again, would you?"
Brady nodded "yeah, I mean it kind of hurt, ya know, watching her fade into the air, but.." he trailed off. "you'll always have her close Brady, just not so as you can reach out and touch her." Chloe spoke softly, tracing a line on his hand. Brady nodded "yeah, I know" he laced his fingers through hers, "I just wish I could sometimes."
"what about you?" he asked "didn't you bring this whole topic up?" Chloe grinned, "yeah, I did" she agreed, wanna hear about it?" Brady nodded "yup, now its your turn Diva, spill" he grinned wrapping his arm around her waist, waiting for her to begin.