A/N: Alright, here's the next chapter. Sorry about the delay. Please enjoy....And review!:-)

Chapter 5


"Where the hell are we going anyway?"

Brady turned away from the door in shock at Chloe's choice of language.

"Excuse me?" he sputtered

Chloe, not realizing what she said just looked in confusion at Brady's flustered face "I asked where we were going. What's the matter?"

Brady studied her for half a second before shaking his head slightly and answering, "Oh, um I didn't really think that far ahead. I figured we'd just go with the original plan and see what the day brings us." He looked at her for approval.

"Sure. That sounds okay. Do you want to check out Salem Place then?"

"Actually I thought we'd go for a drive along the road at the edge of the woods and see where it goes. You up for it?"

Chloe thought for a moment then smiled brightly, "Let's go!"



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~fifteen minutes later~



"Hey Brady!" Chloe called out over the sound of the radio

"Yeah?"

"Stop for a minute?"

Brady looked over concerned "Why? Is something wrong?"

"No. I just want to explore a bit."

"Chloe, we're in the middle of nowhere. What could there possibly be to explore?" He looked at her quizzically.

"Brady please." pouting at him

Brady heaved a dramatic sigh then smothered the smile that was beginning to creep onto his face as he pulled over to the side of the road. "Fine. Explore. Have a ball."

Chloe looked at him petulantly "You're not coming with me?"

teasing her "Hey, you're the one that wanted to go exploring, not me. Pick me up a pine cone when you come back."

She looked at him in amazement. "You would leave me to get murdered by some axe wielding psychopath?"

Brady grins crookedly, "If you see one just scream and I'll follow the trail of red."

Her mouth snaps shut with an apparent look of hurt and she quickly but silently jumps out of the Jeep and starts walking towards the end of the woods.

Brady's smile drops and he mentally berates himself for making her feel bad then waits five seconds before he hops out himself to jog after her.

"Chloe!"

frustrated "Chloe, come on I was just kidding!" seeing that she hasn't stopped he increases the pace to a full fledged run.

Chloe meanwhile keeps walking but her lips are turned up in a devious grin. She hears him coming closer and stops suddenly.

Brady, who has seen her stop tries to slow down in time but can't as his momentum forces him to collide with her and sends both of them tumbling to the ground.

"Oof!" is what can be heard from both of them.

Brady rolls to the side so as not to hurt her anymore than he already has and starts immediately apologizing. "Jeez Chloe, I am so sorry! Are you okay? Are you hurt? I didn't mean what I said back there. I was going to come with you. I was just kidding around, and then you got upset and walked away and I tried to catch up and..." He stopped short when he saw that she was shaking and became even more worried. With a hint of panic in his voice, "Chloe, say something! Speak to me!"

He reached out for her shoulder and lightly turned her over. What he saw shocked him. She was... she was... laughing. Not just a little giggle either. She was straight out about to bust a gut. She was laughing so hard tears were streaming down her face and when she wouldn't stop he began to get worried again.

"Chloe?" he said a little timidly.

She tried to stop laughing and forced a sober look on her face, which only lasted for about two seconds before she started breaking up again. After about five minutes of this, she could finally form a somewhat coherent sentence.