Reality Sets In Ch. 13
I disclaim.
FLASHBACK
" Brady, I have to go." Chloe lightly pushed at Brady's chest breaking the embrace.
" No stay." He pulled her closer, and gave her a hungry kiss, as he began tugging at her coat trying to take it off her. " Just stay a little while longer."
"Mmmmmm" "Brady I can't, I have a study session with Shawn."
Brady fell back into his office chair and groaned. " Blow it off, and play with me."
" I can't I have a big test tomorrow, and I need to study, Shawn's depending on me." She almost caved in at the pout, but Shawn was waiting." But I may stay with Mimi tonight."
He laughed at the thought. In the two years since she had become friends with Mimi Lockhart, Chloe had yet to spent the night the night with the girl or vice versa, but they seemed to have their little sleep overs two and three times a week. " Really, that's good you girls need to have some bonding time."
" Yeah, I call you later." Chloe leaned over his desk and gave him linger kiss, before exiting his office, with a final wave.
" Such a beautiful woman." Tony Dimera entered the office and gave Brady a smile that sent shivers down his back." You make such a darling couple."
" GET OUT." Brady quickly stood and confronted pure evil." Now, or I 'll do it myself."
" Now now, Mr. Black, don't you want to hear what I have to say." " It concerns your lovely Chloe Lane."
The way he said her name worried him, Chloe had never to his knowledge ever spoken to Tony, and he didn't know why the other man even knew her name. " YOU STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM CHLOE." " Don't even say her name."
"Ah just like your father, always the protector." Tony face gave a condescending smile. " The Strong and indestructible Black man able to leap tall buildings in a single bound."
" Say your peace and go, Dimera."
" Sorry I was just thinking about how fortunate you were, you Black men always seem to find such beautiful women, you never keep them, but you do know how to attract them." " It would be a shame if something ever happened to Chloe Lane." " But then life isn't really that safe when you're dating such and adventurous man like yourself."
"SONOFABITCH." Brady lunged at the man, got in about three punches before his Dad pulled him off. " STAY THE HELL AWAY FORM CHLOE."
"Then may I suggest you and your father quite your extracurricular activities."
"GET THE HELL OUT DIMERA." John shoved Tony out of the door, and turned to face his son, who was now pacing the office angry beyond belief. "Brady son take a minute."
" NO, Dad he just..." A thought occurs to Brady that has him racing for his phone, he dials some numbers and then wait impatiently for an answer." Where've you been?"
" Brady, I'm here at Shawn's what's wrong?"
" Nothing, I was just worried, because it started to rain when you left."
" Don't be such a worrier I'm fine, and I she'll you in a little while."
" No, I'm going to have to work late, so you should go home, but have Shawn drive you, and then I get your car home in the morning." " I love you." Brady hung up the phone before hearing her reply, and just focused on the fact that she was safe.
" Son we'll protect Chloe, once we take him down, he wont be able to harm anyone we care about again."
FLACHBACK OVER
" Brady, son?" John watched the glazed look in his son's eyes with concern." BRADY?"
" Yeah?"
" Brady if you ended things with Chloe because of Tony Dimera, then I got to tell you that I think you made a mistake." John shook his head, amazed at how stupid his son could be." I'm not giving you the number, they asked to be given time, and you should do that." " Use this time to figure out how you're going to fix this."
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" Shawn put me down." The feel of being in his arms was getting to be too much. " I'm too heavy, and you're still hurt."
Shawn hesitated before putting her down, and when he did he wouldn't let her leave the circle of his arms." Just so you know, you're never too heavy, and I could never be too hurt to carry you." He lowered his head to place a sweet kiss on her lips.
It was getting tougher to think, but Chloe forced herself to question what was happening." Shawn." She stepped out of the embrace and put up her hand to stop him." What's going on?"
" Well, I was kissing my wife, but she put the brakes on."
" You know what I mean, what are we doing with the..." At a loss for words she motioned between the two of them
" Love making." Shawn grinned thinking how cute she looked when she was flustered.
" And the..." She motioned toward his hand, and paled for the first time noticing that he was wearing the wedding band from Vegas.
He lifted his hand and winked at her." Marriage."
" Yeah, what's going on?"
" Lanie sit down." Even though she looked cute, she also looked like she was about to pass out. When she does, he takes the seat next to her and takes her hand, smiling at her." Do you remember the reason we got married?"
Chloe stared at him stunned." There were reasons, I thought we were just drunk and horny."
" No." Shawn shook his head." Well yes we're were drunk, but not horny, that didn't happened till later on."
Chloe glared and hit his arm." SHAWN."
" When I asked you to marry me, it was so neither one of us would end up alone." " That was just based on our being great friend, and loving one another." " Way before we discovered how compatible we were in other areas."
" Shawn there's more to life then sex."
" Yeah there is, there's trust, which we have, there's love, which we have, there's friendship, which…"
"I know, we have." Chloe had a idea of where he was going, but as usual she wanted the words." What are you saying?"
" I want to stay married to you Chloe Elizabeth Lane Brady, I think we have something here, and I think this cabin is a pretty good place to discover that it is." " How bout you?"
As Chloe opened her mouth to answer they heard the ringing of a cell phone, ending their conversation temporarily. "That's you." She motions toward the coffee table where his cell phone lay ringing.
I disclaim.
FLASHBACK
" Brady, I have to go." Chloe lightly pushed at Brady's chest breaking the embrace.
" No stay." He pulled her closer, and gave her a hungry kiss, as he began tugging at her coat trying to take it off her. " Just stay a little while longer."
"Mmmmmm" "Brady I can't, I have a study session with Shawn."
Brady fell back into his office chair and groaned. " Blow it off, and play with me."
" I can't I have a big test tomorrow, and I need to study, Shawn's depending on me." She almost caved in at the pout, but Shawn was waiting." But I may stay with Mimi tonight."
He laughed at the thought. In the two years since she had become friends with Mimi Lockhart, Chloe had yet to spent the night the night with the girl or vice versa, but they seemed to have their little sleep overs two and three times a week. " Really, that's good you girls need to have some bonding time."
" Yeah, I call you later." Chloe leaned over his desk and gave him linger kiss, before exiting his office, with a final wave.
" Such a beautiful woman." Tony Dimera entered the office and gave Brady a smile that sent shivers down his back." You make such a darling couple."
" GET OUT." Brady quickly stood and confronted pure evil." Now, or I 'll do it myself."
" Now now, Mr. Black, don't you want to hear what I have to say." " It concerns your lovely Chloe Lane."
The way he said her name worried him, Chloe had never to his knowledge ever spoken to Tony, and he didn't know why the other man even knew her name. " YOU STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM CHLOE." " Don't even say her name."
"Ah just like your father, always the protector." Tony face gave a condescending smile. " The Strong and indestructible Black man able to leap tall buildings in a single bound."
" Say your peace and go, Dimera."
" Sorry I was just thinking about how fortunate you were, you Black men always seem to find such beautiful women, you never keep them, but you do know how to attract them." " It would be a shame if something ever happened to Chloe Lane." " But then life isn't really that safe when you're dating such and adventurous man like yourself."
"SONOFABITCH." Brady lunged at the man, got in about three punches before his Dad pulled him off. " STAY THE HELL AWAY FORM CHLOE."
"Then may I suggest you and your father quite your extracurricular activities."
"GET THE HELL OUT DIMERA." John shoved Tony out of the door, and turned to face his son, who was now pacing the office angry beyond belief. "Brady son take a minute."
" NO, Dad he just..." A thought occurs to Brady that has him racing for his phone, he dials some numbers and then wait impatiently for an answer." Where've you been?"
" Brady, I'm here at Shawn's what's wrong?"
" Nothing, I was just worried, because it started to rain when you left."
" Don't be such a worrier I'm fine, and I she'll you in a little while."
" No, I'm going to have to work late, so you should go home, but have Shawn drive you, and then I get your car home in the morning." " I love you." Brady hung up the phone before hearing her reply, and just focused on the fact that she was safe.
" Son we'll protect Chloe, once we take him down, he wont be able to harm anyone we care about again."
FLACHBACK OVER
" Brady, son?" John watched the glazed look in his son's eyes with concern." BRADY?"
" Yeah?"
" Brady if you ended things with Chloe because of Tony Dimera, then I got to tell you that I think you made a mistake." John shook his head, amazed at how stupid his son could be." I'm not giving you the number, they asked to be given time, and you should do that." " Use this time to figure out how you're going to fix this."
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" Shawn put me down." The feel of being in his arms was getting to be too much. " I'm too heavy, and you're still hurt."
Shawn hesitated before putting her down, and when he did he wouldn't let her leave the circle of his arms." Just so you know, you're never too heavy, and I could never be too hurt to carry you." He lowered his head to place a sweet kiss on her lips.
It was getting tougher to think, but Chloe forced herself to question what was happening." Shawn." She stepped out of the embrace and put up her hand to stop him." What's going on?"
" Well, I was kissing my wife, but she put the brakes on."
" You know what I mean, what are we doing with the..." At a loss for words she motioned between the two of them
" Love making." Shawn grinned thinking how cute she looked when she was flustered.
" And the..." She motioned toward his hand, and paled for the first time noticing that he was wearing the wedding band from Vegas.
He lifted his hand and winked at her." Marriage."
" Yeah, what's going on?"
" Lanie sit down." Even though she looked cute, she also looked like she was about to pass out. When she does, he takes the seat next to her and takes her hand, smiling at her." Do you remember the reason we got married?"
Chloe stared at him stunned." There were reasons, I thought we were just drunk and horny."
" No." Shawn shook his head." Well yes we're were drunk, but not horny, that didn't happened till later on."
Chloe glared and hit his arm." SHAWN."
" When I asked you to marry me, it was so neither one of us would end up alone." " That was just based on our being great friend, and loving one another." " Way before we discovered how compatible we were in other areas."
" Shawn there's more to life then sex."
" Yeah there is, there's trust, which we have, there's love, which we have, there's friendship, which…"
"I know, we have." Chloe had a idea of where he was going, but as usual she wanted the words." What are you saying?"
" I want to stay married to you Chloe Elizabeth Lane Brady, I think we have something here, and I think this cabin is a pretty good place to discover that it is." " How bout you?"
As Chloe opened her mouth to answer they heard the ringing of a cell phone, ending their conversation temporarily. "That's you." She motions toward the coffee table where his cell phone lay ringing.