"Your father's name is John Black. And what is your mother's name? What
is your full name?" Chloe asked urgently.
"My name is Isabella Marie Evans. My mothers name is Marlena Evans. Why are you asking so many questions Chloe?"
"She named you Isabella."
"What are you talking about, Chloe?"
"Belle, you were named after Brady's mother. You are Brady's sister. John Black is his father too."
"What? You know my family?" she asked, hopefully and then paused. "None of that matters. He abandoned me. He didn't care enough."
"Oh Belle. That's not true. John never knew about you. He's been searching for your mother for all these years. John told me that the only other woman he could ever love was your mother. He used to talk about your mother and Isabelle at the dinner table. He said that the only good things in his life were taken from him. That the only thing he ever had good was Brady. When Brady was taken....... Belle, he would love you. You should write him a letter.."
"He loved my mother?"
"He's never stopped loving your mother. He was going to propose to her the night she ran away."
"I need to go think for a while."
"Take all the time you need Belle. I have the address here if you want to write."
"Yeah, maybe I'll do that later. I'm going to get back to the hospital."
"But Belle, your shift doesn't start until the morning."
"They need all the help they can get. I won't be able to sleep with all this stuff swimming in my head. I've just got to go help someone."
"Its a good thing Belle. Brady is the most wonderful man in the world. And he's always wanted a sister."
"I've gotta go Chloe." She smiled weakly and wandered to the door. Chloe sighed, and started to write Brady a letter but thought better of it. She layed down on her bed and closed her eyes.
Flashback
"Don't cry, Diva. I'll come home in one piece. It's true love. Nothing and no one can keep us apart. Now smile for me. I need something to think about while I'm out there."
"Oh, Brady. I have to tell you something and I know you're going to get mad at me."
"There is nothing that you can say that I will get mad about Diva."
"Oh, trust me Brady. This is something that you can get very mad about."
"Whatever it is, nothing can make me mad at you right now. I love you so much."
"I start basics next Tuesday. I'm going to be a nurse over there." He frowned, then shook his head in disbelief. "I was grief stricken. If you get hurt, I want to be there Brady. You'll need me. I can't just sit here on my hands and wait for you."
"But why didn't you tell me before. Chloe, this is crazy. What if you get hurt?"
"What if you get hurt? What if you die? How can I live with myself if I hadn't been there to help you in some way? I know it's not ezactly the same, but I want an idea of what you are going through out there. I want to be able to help you when you come home. I love you Brady, and that's what loving you means to me."
"I suppose it's too late to talk you out of this."
"You wouldn't be able to anyway. This is what I need to do for you, for Shawn, for everyone."
"I admire you. I really do Chloe. This is true bravery. You volunteered for this."
"Well, I am getting paid. I mean, I needed to find a job anyway. Think of how good this will look on my resume. See, I'm completely selfish. Besides, how could I be that far away from my soulmate."
"Chloe, I....."
"Enough Brady. Enough sad talk for us now. We've got the rest of our lives to be weighed down but we've only a few hours left for happiness."
"Agreed. We will make the most of this time together." He kissed her and looked into her eyes. "We'll be okay. We'll get through this."
"I know we will Brady. I know we will."
End of Flashback
"Chloe, Chloe. You need to wake up right now. Chloe, we need you. CHLOE!" She opened her eyes and looked into the eyes of Greta, the Major in charge of Trauma nurses.
"Did I sleep through my alarm?" she asked, and then sat up quickly. "Oh God, is it Brady? Is that why you didn't send someone for me? Is he dead? Will he be ok?"
"Calm down, Chloe. It's not Brady. It's Belle. I sent her back because we didn't need her anymore and she was outside talking to the guys who go on helicopter runs, well, she went with them. They know the helicopter got shot down and they know she survived, they had her on the radio. But they don't know where she is. I know that she's your friend, so I came to tell you myself. I know it's going to be hard, but I need you to come to the hospital. There was a battle, we're going to have a lot of casualties and I need all the help I can get." Chloe nodded. Greta patted her on the back and left. Chloe shook out her boots and put them on, a tear falling down her cheek. She needed to find Belle, not just because she was Chloe closest friend here, but so that her Brady could finally have the little sister he always wanted.
"My name is Isabella Marie Evans. My mothers name is Marlena Evans. Why are you asking so many questions Chloe?"
"She named you Isabella."
"What are you talking about, Chloe?"
"Belle, you were named after Brady's mother. You are Brady's sister. John Black is his father too."
"What? You know my family?" she asked, hopefully and then paused. "None of that matters. He abandoned me. He didn't care enough."
"Oh Belle. That's not true. John never knew about you. He's been searching for your mother for all these years. John told me that the only other woman he could ever love was your mother. He used to talk about your mother and Isabelle at the dinner table. He said that the only good things in his life were taken from him. That the only thing he ever had good was Brady. When Brady was taken....... Belle, he would love you. You should write him a letter.."
"He loved my mother?"
"He's never stopped loving your mother. He was going to propose to her the night she ran away."
"I need to go think for a while."
"Take all the time you need Belle. I have the address here if you want to write."
"Yeah, maybe I'll do that later. I'm going to get back to the hospital."
"But Belle, your shift doesn't start until the morning."
"They need all the help they can get. I won't be able to sleep with all this stuff swimming in my head. I've just got to go help someone."
"Its a good thing Belle. Brady is the most wonderful man in the world. And he's always wanted a sister."
"I've gotta go Chloe." She smiled weakly and wandered to the door. Chloe sighed, and started to write Brady a letter but thought better of it. She layed down on her bed and closed her eyes.
Flashback
"Don't cry, Diva. I'll come home in one piece. It's true love. Nothing and no one can keep us apart. Now smile for me. I need something to think about while I'm out there."
"Oh, Brady. I have to tell you something and I know you're going to get mad at me."
"There is nothing that you can say that I will get mad about Diva."
"Oh, trust me Brady. This is something that you can get very mad about."
"Whatever it is, nothing can make me mad at you right now. I love you so much."
"I start basics next Tuesday. I'm going to be a nurse over there." He frowned, then shook his head in disbelief. "I was grief stricken. If you get hurt, I want to be there Brady. You'll need me. I can't just sit here on my hands and wait for you."
"But why didn't you tell me before. Chloe, this is crazy. What if you get hurt?"
"What if you get hurt? What if you die? How can I live with myself if I hadn't been there to help you in some way? I know it's not ezactly the same, but I want an idea of what you are going through out there. I want to be able to help you when you come home. I love you Brady, and that's what loving you means to me."
"I suppose it's too late to talk you out of this."
"You wouldn't be able to anyway. This is what I need to do for you, for Shawn, for everyone."
"I admire you. I really do Chloe. This is true bravery. You volunteered for this."
"Well, I am getting paid. I mean, I needed to find a job anyway. Think of how good this will look on my resume. See, I'm completely selfish. Besides, how could I be that far away from my soulmate."
"Chloe, I....."
"Enough Brady. Enough sad talk for us now. We've got the rest of our lives to be weighed down but we've only a few hours left for happiness."
"Agreed. We will make the most of this time together." He kissed her and looked into her eyes. "We'll be okay. We'll get through this."
"I know we will Brady. I know we will."
End of Flashback
"Chloe, Chloe. You need to wake up right now. Chloe, we need you. CHLOE!" She opened her eyes and looked into the eyes of Greta, the Major in charge of Trauma nurses.
"Did I sleep through my alarm?" she asked, and then sat up quickly. "Oh God, is it Brady? Is that why you didn't send someone for me? Is he dead? Will he be ok?"
"Calm down, Chloe. It's not Brady. It's Belle. I sent her back because we didn't need her anymore and she was outside talking to the guys who go on helicopter runs, well, she went with them. They know the helicopter got shot down and they know she survived, they had her on the radio. But they don't know where she is. I know that she's your friend, so I came to tell you myself. I know it's going to be hard, but I need you to come to the hospital. There was a battle, we're going to have a lot of casualties and I need all the help I can get." Chloe nodded. Greta patted her on the back and left. Chloe shook out her boots and put them on, a tear falling down her cheek. She needed to find Belle, not just because she was Chloe closest friend here, but so that her Brady could finally have the little sister he always wanted.