True Love Once One is Removed
Chapter 13: Until We Met Again




The Ball was in full swing when they arrived. But all went quiet when a voice across the room and said words of the Italian language, but she did make out "Greta von Amburg."

'Had this been all a big dream?' she thought. But was reassured when she felt a slight squeeze from Chris. He must've sensed her newfound stage fright. Becoming the public eye to a thousand stares. She felt him lean over and say

"Listen, AJ you know what your suppose to do? Keep the party going as you are one of the main guest of honor while I sneak away and get what Dim…I mean what your father sent us to get" Chris said realizing he almost said Dimera. Which would of set the tone for a line of questioning. Hoping she didn't notice his error he turned to her and continued aloud but still only for her ears to hear, "then once I have obtained these documents, I'll come back to get you and we can leave this place before they even pick up a sniff of something being suspicious, got it?"

All Alex could do at the time was look at all the people. She nodded her head and turned to Chris "Let's do this."

He left her side, then went cold. Something wasn't right about this place and he knew it. 'The sooner I get this done the better' he thought. As he rushed past the sea of people to long halls on a search for the documents….

While Alex had some time along the way, she found herself stepping down the steps and being the center of attention. Men grabbing her hand and saying words of sweet essence, kind gestures with kisses made to her hand. Women admiring her beauty and complementing her although some of their eyes revealed shades of green. The feeling of too much attention was starting to bother her. She stepped outside the ball to get fresh air. Then something struck her. Lie outside the patio doors of the hall, was a majestic and lovely glow of a garden. A maze almost, decked in night tide colors because of the moons added beams. She walked down the steps and entered the garden. For some reason she felt the time had come. 'Time for what, though' she thought walking into the maze…..

(A/N There was a reference to this made in Chapter 8, with her dream. See I stuck to it J )
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Brady, John, Philip, Nicole, and Victor almost immediately entered the party as Chloe had stepped outside the doors. Brady saw this and quickly began walking to the back of the room to get to that door. But the crowd of people was almost hard to fight off with trying to rush past them. Finally he made it and opened the door. She was gone.

'She's out there' he thought. Noting the fact it was a maze. Now had the time come for him to search out for his Chloe, in more ways than one. He needed to find her and hope that the connection still lived within her. As strongly as it lied inside of him.

"CHLOE!!!!!!!!!!" Brady shouted as loud he could. Continuing to shout to his lungs content. He needed to find her quickly. Before something went wrong.
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Chris still maneuvering himself through the halls in search of his destination was interrupted by his cell phone ringing. Knowing it must be important because this was a must type of a mission. "Riley" he said.

"Chris, it is imperative you listen to me carefully. We've been found out in Italy. Officials are suspecting something to happen. How? Because of John Black, and he's no idiot. His son is on his way as we speak searching out for my Alexia. And once he has her, we won't. This mission has to be delayed so it doesn't interfere with tomorrow's plan. So search out for Alexia and GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE!" Stefano said as he hung up. 'I can't have him screwing up' he thought as he watched through a surveillance camera show Bo Brady observing the perimeters of the Hotel the Ireland event was being held. "Damn him" Dimera shouted slamming his fist against a desk. 'Damn him' he thought….
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Chris wasn't one to give up to quickly however. He went on with his mission in hopes that all Stefano had been muttering wasn't true even though he knew it was. Having ran into Brady, had proven his point earlier in the day. Yet he felt AJ wouldn't up and fall prey to him. 'Unless…' he began to think but stopped. Feeling that he was no longer alone, Chris slowly turned around….
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"CHLOEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!" Brady shouted once more but stopped abruptly. And then he shouted "AJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he said even louder and power to his voice.

Then he felt a tap on his shoulders. A light tap, a tap of a woman and that's when he knew it was her. He turned to face her.

"Oh, my God. It's you….."
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Alex was walking peacefully thinking back to her dream. What was it that she was suppose to see or… 'Someone is calling someone' she thought. Not realizing it then her feet had began to lead her walking slowly but then gathering speed to the spot of the noise. Until she heard the guy yell AJ. That's when she knew it was the time. She found the figure standing and approached, placing a tap on his shoulders. He turned to her. "Oh, my God, It's you."

Brady stared wide mouthed. Finally, after all this time he was reunited with his diva. He stepped up closer and sealed off any space. "Sorry" was all he said before he tilted her face up. With his index finger, he grazed her cheek and let it land under her chin. Causing her to close her eyes in pleasure. A touch smoothing her then that's when she felt his lips meet hers. First it was light but the penetration of his tongue and her inviting lips turned the kiss into a feverish attempt to get closer. Now pressed between his body and tall grass bushes was she sandwiched.

Then he stopped to come up for air. He looked at her and knew that some of her still was there. He felt it in the kiss, as passionate as it was, even though for the most part he felt bad. For kissing her in her condition, yet he knew some part of her had wanted it as much as he did. Because Chloe would have wanted it. 'That I'm sure of' he smiled thinking about the concept of Chloe trying to deny that.

Alex moved her hands to her lips and touched them. "I..I ..I don't know what got into me. I shouldn't have done that. I shouldn't be here. I don't know you and….. And I gotta go," she said turning to begin running away but Brady grasped her left arm.

"Never again" was all he said.

"Let go of me, I don't know you!" she felt her anger surfacing at his smugness. Yet he carried a way to making her grow weak.

"Look AJ or whatever. Your real name is…" But Brady stopped as he realized him and Chloe were no longer alone. There stood a guy with a gun and he had been pointing the gun to Chloe. Too late in figuring out the circumstances of the situation 2 gun shots ran out. One meant for her and one for him.
The guy ran after he felt his duty was done. Leaving behind the injured party.

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Chris heard the gun shots and tried to shoot past the annoying boy.

"Why the hell are you all the way back here if you are a guest?" Philip asked even though he knew he had no merits yet he had been suspicious up until he heard a gun shot.

Then Chris thought aloud "Oh Shit! AJ" he ran off in a sprint leaving behind his cell phone.

Not realizing he dropped the cell phone until it rang. Philip looked at it and then began to drop to a lengths grasp to retrieve it.

Philip stared at it, not knowing whether or not to pick it up. Then he just decided to go for it.
"Hello?"



TBC………………