Chloe wasn't sure how to start telling Brady about the conversation with
her grandmother. She knew he wouldn't think she was crazy, because he just
told her about his mother. "I woke up and I heard voices" she began "you
know like children singing and playing, birds singing, and I walked towards
the noises."
Brady looked at her gently "what did you see?" he prodded. "a park, with swings" she smiled "kind of like our park. I looked around and I didn't really see anyone, but then I heard someone call my name."
"Who was it?" Brady asked. Chloe smiled "my grandmother" she smiled "Kathy's mother, she was the one person who made sure I felt I truly loved me" she smiled at the memory of seeing her sitting there. "she died after my 5th birthday party, and I missed her so much."
Brady held her hand, "so, what did she say?" Chloe grinned "she told me I needed to get past my childhood. She said that my parents did love me, they just weren't real good at showing their love."
"that's pretty common actually" Brady commented "Marlana is the same way with her children." Chloe shrugged "yeah, I guess so, but…" she trailed off. Brady held her hand, caressing it with his thumb and forefinger "what else did she say?" he asked. "she told me I needed to be nicer to Nancy" Chloe grinned "she told me that I needed to cut her a break, since she inherited a moody, sullen teenager."
Brady chuckled at her "yeah, that about pegs you" he agreed. Chloe slugged him "not nice Brady" she replied. "Anyway, she told me I needed to come back here to Salem, that she wanted so much for us to be together, but it wasn't my time yet. She told me Nancy needed me and you needed me and that I should be there, here for you guys."
"I like your grandma already" Brady grinned. "you know what's funny though?" Chloe turned to him. "What?" he asked. "The last thing I told her was if she ever saw your mother to tell her she had a great son, and she must've?"
"why?" Brady asked.
"Because your mother came to you, she helped you." Brady pulled her closer, "maybe so Diva, maybe so" he murmured.
"Hey, I want to show you something, but not now" he said "later when you are feeling better." Chloe glanced at him quizzically "what, tell me Brady?" she pleaded. Brady shook his head "no," he refused "later I promise."
Chloe leaned her head on his shoulder "you're tired" Brady remarked, noticing the look in her eyes. Chloe nodded "a little" she agreed "but I don't want you to leave." Brady pulled the blanket over her "I won't leave" he promised "sleep for now."
Twenty minutes later, Nancy checked on the two of them. Craig came up behind her "let them sleep Nancy" he moved her toward their bedroom "they both need some sleep." Nancy hesitated "but Craig" she protested. "Nancy, they are both sleeping, this isn't the first time they've slept together and it most likely wont be the last. We have to trust them, until they prove they cant be trusted."
Reluctantly, Nancy moved away from the door "ok," she agreed "but I am not completely okay with this." Craig nodded "I know Nancy, but they aren't children anymore, both of them know about sex and where babies come from."
"Is isn't their knowledge that worries me" Nancy shot back "its their hormones." Craig laughed "come on mother hen," he led her to their room.
****Hours Later******
Brady woke up with Chloe in his arms, her hair spilling onto his arm. She felt so good in his arms "Hey Diva" he murmured as she stirred in his arms. "Brady" she spoke sleepily, moving against him "what time is it?" Brady groaned inwardly "time for me to go home" he whispered "before something happens that neither of us need right now."
Chloe blushed, she knew what he meant " Yeah, I suppose you're right" she agreed "but I've gotten so used to having you around." Brady chuckled "good" he replied "but I have to take care of something, and you've got to rest."
Chloe offered to walk him out, but he refused telling her she needed to sleep "I love you Chloe" he whispered against her lips "I'll call you tomorrow." Chloe watched him leave from her window "I love you too Brady Black" she said aloud, unaware that Nancy stood in the doorway.
Brady headed in the direction of the loft his parents had lived in. He moved in there before Chloe's accident and was going to invite her to see his place, but then she was in the hospital and he spent all of his time with her.
As Brady opened the door to the loft, he tripped over mail piled up on the floor and smelt the air of the room. He wrinkled his nose in disgust, then realized that he had left dishes in the sink. "oh great job, Brady" he chided himself "now you have to clean up."
*********************TWO WEEKS LATER******************************
The last two weeks had flown by Chloe thought as she sat at her computer finishing an assignment for Mr. Woods. Brady, Belle, Chloe and the Wesley's had settled into a pattern. Brady would spend all day at Basic Black working, while Chloe studied at home. After school, Belle would come over to study with Chloe, to be replaced by Brady promptly at 5:30 until close to 9:00.
At first, Nancy was reluctant to allow Brady near Chloe, but now she automatically set a place for him at the table. Chloe and Nancy had made great strides in their relationship since they were forced to spend more time together.
The phone on the desk jangled, jarring Chloe out of her thoughts "hello" she answered absently. "Hi" Brady spoke into the phone "something wrong?" he asked. "No" Chloe answered "I was just thinking."
"about me?" she could almost see Brady's grin. "Maybe" she teased "what's up with you?" Brady smiled on the other end "I just wanted you to tell Mama Bear that we are going out for dinner tonight, so she wouldn't se a place for us."
"where are we going?" Chloe asked innocently. "It's a surprise" Brady answered "I'll see you at 6:00." Without giving her a chance to respond or protest, he hung up the phone, a silly grin on his face. Chloe would be dying to figure out what he was up to.
Chloe walked downstairs and found Nancy in the kitchen "what time is Brady coming over?" Nancy asked. "He's not" Chloe answered taking a carrot stick to munch on "he wanted me to tell you that he and I are going out for dinner?"
"Oh, out where?" Craig asked, coming in the back door. Chloe shrugged "he wouldn't say, just that it's a surprise." Craig grinned "sounds like fun" he said. Nancy looked at him accusingly "you knew about this?" she asked.
Craig nodded "yeah, he came by my office today to ask if Chloe was well enough to go out, and I told him she was fit as a fiddle and could go anywhere she wanted."
Nancy shot him a dirty look "you might have checked with me, first" she said. Craig walked over to his wife "Honey, " he shot her an adoring look "I didn't figure it would matter, besides this way we can have some time to ourselves."
Nancy pouted for a moment, but then looked over at Chloe "please Nancy, can I go?" she pleaded "we'll be careful. Brady treats me like an invalid anyway."
"okay, but don't stay out too late, you have school tomorrow." Chloe rolled her eyes "Nancy, I can do my school work anytime, I do it at home, remember?" The principal, Chloe and the Wesley's decided that it would be best for Chloe to finish the year out at home, due to her massive injuries. She could still attend Prom and the Last Blast, but everyone thought it would be better for her to stay home during school hours. Her grades would be closely watched by the teachers and counselors.
"Uh-huh" Nancy shook her head "11:00 at the latest." Chloe rolled her eyes and grumbled "okay," she sighed "11:00. I got to get dressed now." With that, she bound around the corner and up the stairs. Since Brady didn't actually say where they were going, she choose a jumper that was both casual and fancy enough to wear someplace nice.
At 6:00, Brady knocked on the door "Hi" she opened the door, smiling at him "I missed you." Brady grinned and wrapped his arms around her shoulders "Oh yeah" he teased "I didn't miss you at all." Chloe swatted him "Liar" she said, reaching for her jacket. "Okay, maybe I missed you a little bit" he agreed. "Ready to go?"
Chloe Nodded "Nancy says I have to be back by 11:00" she told him. "I can do that" he nodded in agreement "let's go." With a final goodbye, to Craig and Nancy, they headed out the door and to Brady's jeep. "where are we going?" she asked him. Brady grinned "you'll see" he chuckled at her look of dismay "hop in."
Brady looked at her gently "what did you see?" he prodded. "a park, with swings" she smiled "kind of like our park. I looked around and I didn't really see anyone, but then I heard someone call my name."
"Who was it?" Brady asked. Chloe smiled "my grandmother" she smiled "Kathy's mother, she was the one person who made sure I felt I truly loved me" she smiled at the memory of seeing her sitting there. "she died after my 5th birthday party, and I missed her so much."
Brady held her hand, "so, what did she say?" Chloe grinned "she told me I needed to get past my childhood. She said that my parents did love me, they just weren't real good at showing their love."
"that's pretty common actually" Brady commented "Marlana is the same way with her children." Chloe shrugged "yeah, I guess so, but…" she trailed off. Brady held her hand, caressing it with his thumb and forefinger "what else did she say?" he asked. "she told me I needed to be nicer to Nancy" Chloe grinned "she told me that I needed to cut her a break, since she inherited a moody, sullen teenager."
Brady chuckled at her "yeah, that about pegs you" he agreed. Chloe slugged him "not nice Brady" she replied. "Anyway, she told me I needed to come back here to Salem, that she wanted so much for us to be together, but it wasn't my time yet. She told me Nancy needed me and you needed me and that I should be there, here for you guys."
"I like your grandma already" Brady grinned. "you know what's funny though?" Chloe turned to him. "What?" he asked. "The last thing I told her was if she ever saw your mother to tell her she had a great son, and she must've?"
"why?" Brady asked.
"Because your mother came to you, she helped you." Brady pulled her closer, "maybe so Diva, maybe so" he murmured.
"Hey, I want to show you something, but not now" he said "later when you are feeling better." Chloe glanced at him quizzically "what, tell me Brady?" she pleaded. Brady shook his head "no," he refused "later I promise."
Chloe leaned her head on his shoulder "you're tired" Brady remarked, noticing the look in her eyes. Chloe nodded "a little" she agreed "but I don't want you to leave." Brady pulled the blanket over her "I won't leave" he promised "sleep for now."
Twenty minutes later, Nancy checked on the two of them. Craig came up behind her "let them sleep Nancy" he moved her toward their bedroom "they both need some sleep." Nancy hesitated "but Craig" she protested. "Nancy, they are both sleeping, this isn't the first time they've slept together and it most likely wont be the last. We have to trust them, until they prove they cant be trusted."
Reluctantly, Nancy moved away from the door "ok," she agreed "but I am not completely okay with this." Craig nodded "I know Nancy, but they aren't children anymore, both of them know about sex and where babies come from."
"Is isn't their knowledge that worries me" Nancy shot back "its their hormones." Craig laughed "come on mother hen," he led her to their room.
****Hours Later******
Brady woke up with Chloe in his arms, her hair spilling onto his arm. She felt so good in his arms "Hey Diva" he murmured as she stirred in his arms. "Brady" she spoke sleepily, moving against him "what time is it?" Brady groaned inwardly "time for me to go home" he whispered "before something happens that neither of us need right now."
Chloe blushed, she knew what he meant " Yeah, I suppose you're right" she agreed "but I've gotten so used to having you around." Brady chuckled "good" he replied "but I have to take care of something, and you've got to rest."
Chloe offered to walk him out, but he refused telling her she needed to sleep "I love you Chloe" he whispered against her lips "I'll call you tomorrow." Chloe watched him leave from her window "I love you too Brady Black" she said aloud, unaware that Nancy stood in the doorway.
Brady headed in the direction of the loft his parents had lived in. He moved in there before Chloe's accident and was going to invite her to see his place, but then she was in the hospital and he spent all of his time with her.
As Brady opened the door to the loft, he tripped over mail piled up on the floor and smelt the air of the room. He wrinkled his nose in disgust, then realized that he had left dishes in the sink. "oh great job, Brady" he chided himself "now you have to clean up."
*********************TWO WEEKS LATER******************************
The last two weeks had flown by Chloe thought as she sat at her computer finishing an assignment for Mr. Woods. Brady, Belle, Chloe and the Wesley's had settled into a pattern. Brady would spend all day at Basic Black working, while Chloe studied at home. After school, Belle would come over to study with Chloe, to be replaced by Brady promptly at 5:30 until close to 9:00.
At first, Nancy was reluctant to allow Brady near Chloe, but now she automatically set a place for him at the table. Chloe and Nancy had made great strides in their relationship since they were forced to spend more time together.
The phone on the desk jangled, jarring Chloe out of her thoughts "hello" she answered absently. "Hi" Brady spoke into the phone "something wrong?" he asked. "No" Chloe answered "I was just thinking."
"about me?" she could almost see Brady's grin. "Maybe" she teased "what's up with you?" Brady smiled on the other end "I just wanted you to tell Mama Bear that we are going out for dinner tonight, so she wouldn't se a place for us."
"where are we going?" Chloe asked innocently. "It's a surprise" Brady answered "I'll see you at 6:00." Without giving her a chance to respond or protest, he hung up the phone, a silly grin on his face. Chloe would be dying to figure out what he was up to.
Chloe walked downstairs and found Nancy in the kitchen "what time is Brady coming over?" Nancy asked. "He's not" Chloe answered taking a carrot stick to munch on "he wanted me to tell you that he and I are going out for dinner?"
"Oh, out where?" Craig asked, coming in the back door. Chloe shrugged "he wouldn't say, just that it's a surprise." Craig grinned "sounds like fun" he said. Nancy looked at him accusingly "you knew about this?" she asked.
Craig nodded "yeah, he came by my office today to ask if Chloe was well enough to go out, and I told him she was fit as a fiddle and could go anywhere she wanted."
Nancy shot him a dirty look "you might have checked with me, first" she said. Craig walked over to his wife "Honey, " he shot her an adoring look "I didn't figure it would matter, besides this way we can have some time to ourselves."
Nancy pouted for a moment, but then looked over at Chloe "please Nancy, can I go?" she pleaded "we'll be careful. Brady treats me like an invalid anyway."
"okay, but don't stay out too late, you have school tomorrow." Chloe rolled her eyes "Nancy, I can do my school work anytime, I do it at home, remember?" The principal, Chloe and the Wesley's decided that it would be best for Chloe to finish the year out at home, due to her massive injuries. She could still attend Prom and the Last Blast, but everyone thought it would be better for her to stay home during school hours. Her grades would be closely watched by the teachers and counselors.
"Uh-huh" Nancy shook her head "11:00 at the latest." Chloe rolled her eyes and grumbled "okay," she sighed "11:00. I got to get dressed now." With that, she bound around the corner and up the stairs. Since Brady didn't actually say where they were going, she choose a jumper that was both casual and fancy enough to wear someplace nice.
At 6:00, Brady knocked on the door "Hi" she opened the door, smiling at him "I missed you." Brady grinned and wrapped his arms around her shoulders "Oh yeah" he teased "I didn't miss you at all." Chloe swatted him "Liar" she said, reaching for her jacket. "Okay, maybe I missed you a little bit" he agreed. "Ready to go?"
Chloe Nodded "Nancy says I have to be back by 11:00" she told him. "I can do that" he nodded in agreement "let's go." With a final goodbye, to Craig and Nancy, they headed out the door and to Brady's jeep. "where are we going?" she asked him. Brady grinned "you'll see" he chuckled at her look of dismay "hop in."