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Stubborn and Clueless
Chapter Four
by Fidomom
Brady was lost in memories of he and Chloe once again as he tried to sort out the Basic Black website. He heard his office door open and felt the familiar surge of hope. He spun in his office chair and his heart sank even as he pasted a smile on his face,
"Hey, Grandfather! It's good to see you! What brings you by?"
Victor looked at Brady discerningly,
"Who were you really hoping I was just now? Chloe Lane perhaps?"
Brady finished giving his Grandfather a greeting hug and looked at him feigning confusion,
"Chloe? Of course I wasn't hoping you were her! Seriously Grandfather what brings you by?"
Victor smiled wryly at his daughter's son. Amazed how alike they were in the stubborn department. He decided to let the subject of Chloe drop ... for now anyway.
"Do I need a reason to drop in and see my Grandson?"
Brady chuckled,
"No, of course not but you usually do have a reason anyway!"
Victor laughed,
"Yes, well I suppose that's true! Ok well then I'll get straight to the point. I've come to invite you to a party. It's a birthday party. A very special one. It's in memoriam to your mother. It's to be a charity ball with proceeds going to The American Cancer Society Research Foundation. I wanted to invite you personally because I know how much you regret growing up without Isabella. I thought you might appreciate celebrating her life and getting to know her vicariously through other people sharing their memories of the wonderful person she was. You're welcome to bring along a date. Hopefully the one you want to bring will agree to attend with you."
Brady looked sad momentarily,
"Yeah, well, Chloe and I are sort of on the outs right now."
Victor smiled raising an amused eyebrow,
"Oh I'm sorry, were we talking about Miss Lane afterall?"
Brady turned red.
"Thank-you for the personal invitation Grandfather. I'll watch my mail for the formal one and clear my schedule for the event. I wouldn't miss it for anything!"
Victor contemplated his Grandson's barely concealed misery.
"Brady, I want you to know that I don't disapprove of her. I just thought she was a bit too complicated for my son to handle. I've no such concerns about your abilities to handle her. You seem well suited to one another."
Brady pretended to be offended,
"Are you saying I'm complicated, Grandfather? I'm hurt!"
Victor laughed,
"You're very like your mother sometimes! It was good to see you again, Brady! Don't be a stranger. Come visit me anytime!"
Victor embraced his Grandson and left. Alone in his office again Brady's idle mind drifted to Chloe, as it always did if he didn't keep it occupied.~Well, Chloe you're out of my life, so why can't I get you out of my head? Why does thinking about you occupy so much of my time? Why does it hurt hearing other people say your name or talk about you? Why am I obsessing over a teenaged girl? Snap out of it Black! Get a grip! Focus on work or you'll drive yourself crazy wondering where she is what she's doing who she's with how she's feeling ... Enough, dammit! Work, Brady. Where were you? Oh right the website. Chloe said I was better than ice-cream we need to put a feedback area on the homepage Chloe has the most beautiful smile and we need to make the contact information more visible Chloe's eyes are the most incredible shade of blue maybe we should run a contest for a spokes-model Chloe would get how touched I am by Grandfather's gesture I'll have to write up a proposal for Dad outlining some basic contest guidelines Chloe ...~
To be continued ...
Stubborn and Clueless
Chapter Four
by Fidomom
Brady was lost in memories of he and Chloe once again as he tried to sort out the Basic Black website. He heard his office door open and felt the familiar surge of hope. He spun in his office chair and his heart sank even as he pasted a smile on his face,
"Hey, Grandfather! It's good to see you! What brings you by?"
Victor looked at Brady discerningly,
"Who were you really hoping I was just now? Chloe Lane perhaps?"
Brady finished giving his Grandfather a greeting hug and looked at him feigning confusion,
"Chloe? Of course I wasn't hoping you were her! Seriously Grandfather what brings you by?"
Victor smiled wryly at his daughter's son. Amazed how alike they were in the stubborn department. He decided to let the subject of Chloe drop ... for now anyway.
"Do I need a reason to drop in and see my Grandson?"
Brady chuckled,
"No, of course not but you usually do have a reason anyway!"
Victor laughed,
"Yes, well I suppose that's true! Ok well then I'll get straight to the point. I've come to invite you to a party. It's a birthday party. A very special one. It's in memoriam to your mother. It's to be a charity ball with proceeds going to The American Cancer Society Research Foundation. I wanted to invite you personally because I know how much you regret growing up without Isabella. I thought you might appreciate celebrating her life and getting to know her vicariously through other people sharing their memories of the wonderful person she was. You're welcome to bring along a date. Hopefully the one you want to bring will agree to attend with you."
Brady looked sad momentarily,
"Yeah, well, Chloe and I are sort of on the outs right now."
Victor smiled raising an amused eyebrow,
"Oh I'm sorry, were we talking about Miss Lane afterall?"
Brady turned red.
"Thank-you for the personal invitation Grandfather. I'll watch my mail for the formal one and clear my schedule for the event. I wouldn't miss it for anything!"
Victor contemplated his Grandson's barely concealed misery.
"Brady, I want you to know that I don't disapprove of her. I just thought she was a bit too complicated for my son to handle. I've no such concerns about your abilities to handle her. You seem well suited to one another."
Brady pretended to be offended,
"Are you saying I'm complicated, Grandfather? I'm hurt!"
Victor laughed,
"You're very like your mother sometimes! It was good to see you again, Brady! Don't be a stranger. Come visit me anytime!"
Victor embraced his Grandson and left. Alone in his office again Brady's idle mind drifted to Chloe, as it always did if he didn't keep it occupied.~Well, Chloe you're out of my life, so why can't I get you out of my head? Why does thinking about you occupy so much of my time? Why does it hurt hearing other people say your name or talk about you? Why am I obsessing over a teenaged girl? Snap out of it Black! Get a grip! Focus on work or you'll drive yourself crazy wondering where she is what she's doing who she's with how she's feeling ... Enough, dammit! Work, Brady. Where were you? Oh right the website. Chloe said I was better than ice-cream we need to put a feedback area on the homepage Chloe has the most beautiful smile and we need to make the contact information more visible Chloe's eyes are the most incredible shade of blue maybe we should run a contest for a spokes-model Chloe would get how touched I am by Grandfather's gesture I'll have to write up a proposal for Dad outlining some basic contest guidelines Chloe ...~
To be continued ...