Reality Sets In Ch. 16
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Chloe walked with Philip back outside toward the cars, and looked at her ex-boyfriend. She hadn't really talked to Philip since the break between Shawn and Belle, she seen no reason to. In truth she hadn't really had a reason to speak with Philip, they had tried to be friends, but he had been ready to accept her, Brady, and she didn't want to deal with his selfishness. " What did you want Philip."
" I know that we haven't had the best relationship, and our friendship is non existent, but I wanted to tell you something I learned."
Philip had heard people talking about Shawn and Chloe, how they wouldn't last, he knew the feeling he still heard the same about him and Belle. " Don't listen to those people out there telling you that this won't last."
"Gosh Philip you're actually the only person that has said that." Chloe was sure several people were thinking it and she was too, but leave it to Philip say it first.
" Well that's what they're saying, but don't' listen to it." " I know you believed that Brady was your soul mate, and maybe he is, but you don't always ended up with your soul mate." Philip leaned against a car and looked like he was near tears. " I love Belle, like I never thought I could love someone, but I know that Shawn will always be that guy that everyone thinks she should be with." " But things don't always work like they should." " For instance my parents are soul mates, they are known each other better then any one will ever know them, but they couldn't make it work, and they will always love each other, but they'll never make it work."
"Philip what are you saying?"
" That it doesn't matter what people say, or what you thought." "You have to rely on what you feel, and if you love Shawn you have to ignore everything else, but that. " "I don't know I'm mumbling, but maybe your soul mate isn't who you end with, maybe it's just like one of those one out of every three soul mates ended up together forever. " " I think it's possibly that Belle and Shawn are soul mates, but I also know it's possible that Belle and I are perfect for each other." " I guess all I wanted to say is that I believe that you and he can make it work, and I hope you do." Philip gave a small smile before going to his car and leaving.
" That was strange." Chloe had been use to his ramblings when they were together, but it had always been the opposite, how soul mates were destined to be together.
" What was?" Jack stepped into the street and copied his sisters' laid-back pose on the car. He hadn't been eavesdropping just staying close by in case she needed help. He had taken what Brady said to heart; maybe he hadn't been the best brother to her. " Anything I can do to help?"
" Jack." Chloe leaned over and kissed his cheek, he was really adorable when got all protective of her, which e did a great deal of the time." Actually there is, do you believe in soul mates?"
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Shawn was playing with his little brother while he watched the door where Chloe left with Philip, he was so busy that he didn't notice when his brothers eyes got wide and the audible gasp, but when Zach ran Shawn finally looked up and meet the eyes of the Wesley's." Happy Fourth, Mrs. Wesley, Dr. Wesley."
" Hello Shawn." Nancy watched the young man fidget nervously, and smiled now her daughter was living with the man, even if only for an undisclosed amount of time, she wanted him to be afraid.
"Shawn." Craig said the name like it was a curse word, in his mind it was. Unfortunately he promised Nancy and Chloe both that he would make amends." I want to apologize for what happened at the reception." "Suffice to say it was a shock, and I behave inappropriately."
Nancy elbowed her husband, and the doctor extended his hand." Truce."
" Of course." Shawn took the hand and almost winced at the Craig's grip. He watched at his mother -in law walked away smiling but it was short lived as Craig grip tightened and pulled the younger man closer.
" First things first, I'm not sorry."" You got my daughter drunk and they coerced her into marry you, but I'm trying to remember that you're a good person, and were probably drunk yourself, and I'll let that go." " But see now you've convinced my daughter to give this marriage a chance, and I'm warning you now if you thought what I did in Vegas was bad you ain't see nothing. They haven't created cures for the things I'm going to do to you." He releases his hand and began to walk away, when Shawn pulls him back.
" Dr. Wesley, you had your say, can I have mine."
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Jack paled at the question; right now he'd rather be giving Abby 'the talk', then answering this question. " Little sister, I uh…."
He looked around hoping to find a woman any woman to pawn her sister off on, but he saw no on." I believe in soul mates."
She nodded." Okay, and do they always end up together?"
" No, sometimes they doesn't end up together, but that doesn't mean that one half of the set dies alone or anything like that." " Love is a very tricky thing, it's complicated, and at the same time simple." "Anything else?"
"Yeah." She gave a chuckle as he dropped his head in sadness. " What do you think of Shawn and I, staying you know?"
" Married." " Chloe, I think that you are Shawn are great friends and I know that several wonderful relationships have started that way, and some have started with much less." " I think you make and adorable couple, and I will support any decision you make."
" I love you Jack." Chloe wrapped her arms around him, and kissed his cheek." You're the best." Chloe gave him another kissed and waved as she began walking away.
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" Make it quick."
" Fine, I'm really sorry about the way you found out about the marriage and I'm sorry about the way we went about it." " I'm not sorry fro it happening I'm just…" He ran a hand through his hair and gave a heavy sigh. "I know that Chloe's wedding shouldn't have been like that, but I care about Chloe I always have, and I always will." " I hope you will give me the chance the to regain you trust."
Craig watched the man through narrowed eyes, he didn't want to trust Shawn, after all he had trusted Shawn's cousin, and his uncle, and the truth no Kiriakis male has yet to keep his word, but then he remembered. Shawn wasn't raised a Kiriakis, but a Brady, and a Brady hadn't broken his word to him yet either. " Okay, you have one I repeat one chance, you blow it and I kill you."
" Hey guys." Chloe entered the tense little circle hoping to curb the blood shed. " Hi Daddy." She gave him a dazzling smile as she stepped into his arms.
" Hey sweetie." He accepted the hug tightening the hold on her, not ready to let her go yet. He caught her ear and spoke so only she could hear." Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
" Okay." Craig stepped back and gave Sawn one more deadly glare, before granting his daughter a smile. " Then I'll see you for dinner on Sunday."
" Bye Dr. Wesley."
" Why don't we try Craig for a while." He nodded before walking over to talk to Mrs. Horton.
The couples mouth dropped open in surprise." Wow, he told you to call him Craig."
" Hi Chloe." Zach Brady came out form his hiding place and smiled at his brother and his friend.
" Hey Zach." Chloe caressed the boys' cheek and laughed when he blushed. " How you doing?"
" Don't talk to him Chloe, the little turncoat saw your dad and ran." Shawn playfully pushed his brother away, and blocked him form his wife's view." I have no brother."
" Shawn." She began laughing as Zach tried to get past Shawn, but the boy was too small and not quick enough for his big brother. Feeling bad for the boy, Chloe pushed Shawn the attack surprised the man and gave the small child time to slip through his brother's legs, and straight into her arms.
" Hey." The older man spun around and watched his brother hold onto Chloe, and glared, before looking at the woman. " What was that?"
" That was younger sibling unity." Chloe held onto to Zach and began tickling the boy who was gasping for air because he was laughing so hard. " Can't let you big brothers have all the fun."
" Five."
She looked up from Zach and raised an eyebrow. " Five?"
" Reason number five why I love you."
I disclaim
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Chloe walked with Philip back outside toward the cars, and looked at her ex-boyfriend. She hadn't really talked to Philip since the break between Shawn and Belle, she seen no reason to. In truth she hadn't really had a reason to speak with Philip, they had tried to be friends, but he had been ready to accept her, Brady, and she didn't want to deal with his selfishness. " What did you want Philip."
" I know that we haven't had the best relationship, and our friendship is non existent, but I wanted to tell you something I learned."
Philip had heard people talking about Shawn and Chloe, how they wouldn't last, he knew the feeling he still heard the same about him and Belle. " Don't listen to those people out there telling you that this won't last."
"Gosh Philip you're actually the only person that has said that." Chloe was sure several people were thinking it and she was too, but leave it to Philip say it first.
" Well that's what they're saying, but don't' listen to it." " I know you believed that Brady was your soul mate, and maybe he is, but you don't always ended up with your soul mate." Philip leaned against a car and looked like he was near tears. " I love Belle, like I never thought I could love someone, but I know that Shawn will always be that guy that everyone thinks she should be with." " But things don't always work like they should." " For instance my parents are soul mates, they are known each other better then any one will ever know them, but they couldn't make it work, and they will always love each other, but they'll never make it work."
"Philip what are you saying?"
" That it doesn't matter what people say, or what you thought." "You have to rely on what you feel, and if you love Shawn you have to ignore everything else, but that. " "I don't know I'm mumbling, but maybe your soul mate isn't who you end with, maybe it's just like one of those one out of every three soul mates ended up together forever. " " I think it's possibly that Belle and Shawn are soul mates, but I also know it's possible that Belle and I are perfect for each other." " I guess all I wanted to say is that I believe that you and he can make it work, and I hope you do." Philip gave a small smile before going to his car and leaving.
" That was strange." Chloe had been use to his ramblings when they were together, but it had always been the opposite, how soul mates were destined to be together.
" What was?" Jack stepped into the street and copied his sisters' laid-back pose on the car. He hadn't been eavesdropping just staying close by in case she needed help. He had taken what Brady said to heart; maybe he hadn't been the best brother to her. " Anything I can do to help?"
" Jack." Chloe leaned over and kissed his cheek, he was really adorable when got all protective of her, which e did a great deal of the time." Actually there is, do you believe in soul mates?"
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Shawn was playing with his little brother while he watched the door where Chloe left with Philip, he was so busy that he didn't notice when his brothers eyes got wide and the audible gasp, but when Zach ran Shawn finally looked up and meet the eyes of the Wesley's." Happy Fourth, Mrs. Wesley, Dr. Wesley."
" Hello Shawn." Nancy watched the young man fidget nervously, and smiled now her daughter was living with the man, even if only for an undisclosed amount of time, she wanted him to be afraid.
"Shawn." Craig said the name like it was a curse word, in his mind it was. Unfortunately he promised Nancy and Chloe both that he would make amends." I want to apologize for what happened at the reception." "Suffice to say it was a shock, and I behave inappropriately."
Nancy elbowed her husband, and the doctor extended his hand." Truce."
" Of course." Shawn took the hand and almost winced at the Craig's grip. He watched at his mother -in law walked away smiling but it was short lived as Craig grip tightened and pulled the younger man closer.
" First things first, I'm not sorry."" You got my daughter drunk and they coerced her into marry you, but I'm trying to remember that you're a good person, and were probably drunk yourself, and I'll let that go." " But see now you've convinced my daughter to give this marriage a chance, and I'm warning you now if you thought what I did in Vegas was bad you ain't see nothing. They haven't created cures for the things I'm going to do to you." He releases his hand and began to walk away, when Shawn pulls him back.
" Dr. Wesley, you had your say, can I have mine."
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Jack paled at the question; right now he'd rather be giving Abby 'the talk', then answering this question. " Little sister, I uh…."
He looked around hoping to find a woman any woman to pawn her sister off on, but he saw no on." I believe in soul mates."
She nodded." Okay, and do they always end up together?"
" No, sometimes they doesn't end up together, but that doesn't mean that one half of the set dies alone or anything like that." " Love is a very tricky thing, it's complicated, and at the same time simple." "Anything else?"
"Yeah." She gave a chuckle as he dropped his head in sadness. " What do you think of Shawn and I, staying you know?"
" Married." " Chloe, I think that you are Shawn are great friends and I know that several wonderful relationships have started that way, and some have started with much less." " I think you make and adorable couple, and I will support any decision you make."
" I love you Jack." Chloe wrapped her arms around him, and kissed his cheek." You're the best." Chloe gave him another kissed and waved as she began walking away.
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" Make it quick."
" Fine, I'm really sorry about the way you found out about the marriage and I'm sorry about the way we went about it." " I'm not sorry fro it happening I'm just…" He ran a hand through his hair and gave a heavy sigh. "I know that Chloe's wedding shouldn't have been like that, but I care about Chloe I always have, and I always will." " I hope you will give me the chance the to regain you trust."
Craig watched the man through narrowed eyes, he didn't want to trust Shawn, after all he had trusted Shawn's cousin, and his uncle, and the truth no Kiriakis male has yet to keep his word, but then he remembered. Shawn wasn't raised a Kiriakis, but a Brady, and a Brady hadn't broken his word to him yet either. " Okay, you have one I repeat one chance, you blow it and I kill you."
" Hey guys." Chloe entered the tense little circle hoping to curb the blood shed. " Hi Daddy." She gave him a dazzling smile as she stepped into his arms.
" Hey sweetie." He accepted the hug tightening the hold on her, not ready to let her go yet. He caught her ear and spoke so only she could hear." Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
" Okay." Craig stepped back and gave Sawn one more deadly glare, before granting his daughter a smile. " Then I'll see you for dinner on Sunday."
" Bye Dr. Wesley."
" Why don't we try Craig for a while." He nodded before walking over to talk to Mrs. Horton.
The couples mouth dropped open in surprise." Wow, he told you to call him Craig."
" Hi Chloe." Zach Brady came out form his hiding place and smiled at his brother and his friend.
" Hey Zach." Chloe caressed the boys' cheek and laughed when he blushed. " How you doing?"
" Don't talk to him Chloe, the little turncoat saw your dad and ran." Shawn playfully pushed his brother away, and blocked him form his wife's view." I have no brother."
" Shawn." She began laughing as Zach tried to get past Shawn, but the boy was too small and not quick enough for his big brother. Feeling bad for the boy, Chloe pushed Shawn the attack surprised the man and gave the small child time to slip through his brother's legs, and straight into her arms.
" Hey." The older man spun around and watched his brother hold onto Chloe, and glared, before looking at the woman. " What was that?"
" That was younger sibling unity." Chloe held onto to Zach and began tickling the boy who was gasping for air because he was laughing so hard. " Can't let you big brothers have all the fun."
" Five."
She looked up from Zach and raised an eyebrow. " Five?"
" Reason number five why I love you."