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Stubborn and Clueless
Chapter Eight
by Fidomom
Chloe wasn't watching where she was going and bumped into a solid object. A living one.
"Oh, gosh I'm so sor... Jason."
Jason grimaced at her,
"Hey watch it Lame-O!"
Chloe tried to sidestep out of his way but he had the same idea and they were mirroring eachother. Jason watched in distaste as she stopped, yelled in frustration and stomped her foot.
"I don't need this right now! If you'll just ..."
He saw her eyes roll back in her head as she fainted and he managed to catch her somewhat reluctantly before she hit the dirt. He half carried, half dragged her dead weight to the bench a few feet away just outside dot.com. He seriously considered just leaving her there, but she was leaning heavily against his side. He rolled his eyes in annoyed exasperation,
"Oh, great! Yeah, thanks a lot Ghoul Girl all I need now is for someone from school to see us like this! I'd never live it down. Come on wake up! I can't take a chance sitting here with you like this much longer. Wake up would you? No huh? Hmmm. Now what? I wonder if you've got a cell phone in that there bag of yours? Let me just take a look. A-ha! Yes! Whoa don't fall off the bench now! Come on last chance to wake up Vampira before I hit number one on your speed dial! No such luck huh? Fine. So who's the lucky number one in your life ... ewww!? That's just not a train of thought I want to ride! Ringing. Umm yeah hi um so this is Jason I'm at dot.com with ummm oh damn what the hell is her name um freak ghoul girl vampira lame-o Lane!Yeah that's it! Right, Chloe Lane! Yeah her anyway she kinda fainted and nearly hit the dirt and she won't come to, so can you come deal with her? What? Oh you were number one on her speed dial please tell me you're gonna come take over here!? Yes thank-you! Fine but hurry up ok I've got a reputation to protect. No actually I don't know who this is. Oh. Sorry dude. Ok. Ok. Ten minutes?! Oh man! No no of course not. We'll be right here waiting unless she comes to. Yeah see ya when ya get here. Well operagirl your number one is on the way but it looks like I'm stuck with you for another ten minutes or so unless you come around. Come on would you wake up already!?"
Jason was still grumbling and complaining when a figure loomed in front of him less than ten minutes later. He looked up,
"Oh good finally! I need to get away from her ahem I mean here I need to get away from here."
"Not so fast! First you're gonna help me get her to my wheels and you're gonna carry her bag! Then you're gonna tell me exactly what happened before she fainted and how long she's been out for! Cappicce?"
Jason nodded glumly but did as ordered. Once he'd done so he watched with relief as Ghoul Girl and her number one sped away. He felt like he needed a shower. That chick would always give him the creeps no matter how nearly normal she was dressing now.
~***~
Craig looked up to see Chloe being carried into the ER. His heart stilled momentarily but then his professional training kicked in. He barked orders to the interns and they put her on a gurney immediately. Craig had the nurse page Dr. Murphy, then he turned to Brady.
"What happened?"
Brady related what he knew, including how he'd become involved in bringing her in.
"Dr. Wesley, I'd greatly appreciate it if you don't tell her I was the one who brought her in. It would only upset her. Can I call you later though to see how she's doing? I got the call in the middle of my work day."
Craig nodded understanding more than Brady knew. Brady nodded his thanks and left.
Craig contemplated his retreating figure and muttered,
"You love her and she loves you so then why on earth aren't the two of you together? I don't get it." Then he turned his attention to his step-daughter until Dr. Murphy could take over.
~***~
Brady sat heavily in the first available chair out of Dr. Wesley's sight. He tried to regain his composure, to stop the dread in his body at the thought of anything being seriously wrong with her.
~You have to be okay, Diva. The fates are making sure I get the message that you love me ... it can't be for naught ... it has to mean something ... it means everything to me. Please be okay. Somewhere inside you please feel that I love you, too.~ Brady took a deep breath and left to return to Basic Black where he could keep busy enough to pretend he wasn't thinking about her, longing for her, missing her.
~***~
Belle walked into dot.com looking around puzzled. She looked at her watch again, muttering,
"This is so unlike Chloe to be late." She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned expecting to see Chloe. Disappointment clouded her features,
"Oh it's just you. What do you want Jason?"
Jason tried to turn on the charm,
"I noticed you looking at your watch. If your date stood you up I could take his place!"
Belle rolled her eyes in barely concealed annoyance,
"Actually if you must know Jason I'm supposed to meet Chloe here."
Jason groaned loudly,
"Oh man I've had more than enough of her for one day! She ain't gonna show Belle, your brother came and picked her up and took her somewhere."
Belle's face brightened considerably,
"Oh my God, Jason! Seriously? That is the best news I've had in a long time!"
Jason looked at her strangely,
"I thought you and Ghoul Girl were friends or something. Why would you be happy she was carted away unconscious?"
Belle's jaw dropped open and her face paled,
"Oh my God Jason! You never said that the first time! What happened? Why was Chloe unconscious and why did my brother pick her up?"
Jason sighed in defeat. He felt cursed by Vampira's continued presence in his day. He relayed the entire story to Belle.
"Hey Belle do me a favor and don't tell anyone ever that I helped her okay? I'd never live it down."
Belle glared at him,
"Whatever, Jason. Thanks for the 411. Excuse me. I have to go to Chloe."
Jason watched the cute blonde leave.
~Now why couldn't she have fainted on me instead of Morticia? And why does everyone get so worked up just because that freak fainted for no apparent reason?~
~***~
Chloe opened her eyes to see Belle sitting at her bedside.
"Hey Belle. Guess I fainted again, huh? How'd I get here?"
Belle gave her a meaningful look,
"Brady brought you in. Jason phoned him to come get you and he did."
Craig smiled on the other side of the curtain~Sorry, Brady. Guess she was meant to know.~
Chloe's mouth opened slightly in wonder.~Brady? Brady came to my rescue? Why would he do that? Unless ... yeah right Chloe ... this isn't a romantic drama remember? Brady is just a good person ... don't read too much into it.~Chloe sighed heavily and gave Belle her own meaningful look,
"He's not here now though is he Belle?"
Belle gave Chloe's hand a sympathetic squeeze.
To be continued ...
Stubborn and Clueless
Chapter Eight
by Fidomom
Chloe wasn't watching where she was going and bumped into a solid object. A living one.
"Oh, gosh I'm so sor... Jason."
Jason grimaced at her,
"Hey watch it Lame-O!"
Chloe tried to sidestep out of his way but he had the same idea and they were mirroring eachother. Jason watched in distaste as she stopped, yelled in frustration and stomped her foot.
"I don't need this right now! If you'll just ..."
He saw her eyes roll back in her head as she fainted and he managed to catch her somewhat reluctantly before she hit the dirt. He half carried, half dragged her dead weight to the bench a few feet away just outside dot.com. He seriously considered just leaving her there, but she was leaning heavily against his side. He rolled his eyes in annoyed exasperation,
"Oh, great! Yeah, thanks a lot Ghoul Girl all I need now is for someone from school to see us like this! I'd never live it down. Come on wake up! I can't take a chance sitting here with you like this much longer. Wake up would you? No huh? Hmmm. Now what? I wonder if you've got a cell phone in that there bag of yours? Let me just take a look. A-ha! Yes! Whoa don't fall off the bench now! Come on last chance to wake up Vampira before I hit number one on your speed dial! No such luck huh? Fine. So who's the lucky number one in your life ... ewww!? That's just not a train of thought I want to ride! Ringing. Umm yeah hi um so this is Jason I'm at dot.com with ummm oh damn what the hell is her name um freak ghoul girl vampira lame-o Lane!Yeah that's it! Right, Chloe Lane! Yeah her anyway she kinda fainted and nearly hit the dirt and she won't come to, so can you come deal with her? What? Oh you were number one on her speed dial please tell me you're gonna come take over here!? Yes thank-you! Fine but hurry up ok I've got a reputation to protect. No actually I don't know who this is. Oh. Sorry dude. Ok. Ok. Ten minutes?! Oh man! No no of course not. We'll be right here waiting unless she comes to. Yeah see ya when ya get here. Well operagirl your number one is on the way but it looks like I'm stuck with you for another ten minutes or so unless you come around. Come on would you wake up already!?"
Jason was still grumbling and complaining when a figure loomed in front of him less than ten minutes later. He looked up,
"Oh good finally! I need to get away from her ahem I mean here I need to get away from here."
"Not so fast! First you're gonna help me get her to my wheels and you're gonna carry her bag! Then you're gonna tell me exactly what happened before she fainted and how long she's been out for! Cappicce?"
Jason nodded glumly but did as ordered. Once he'd done so he watched with relief as Ghoul Girl and her number one sped away. He felt like he needed a shower. That chick would always give him the creeps no matter how nearly normal she was dressing now.
~***~
Craig looked up to see Chloe being carried into the ER. His heart stilled momentarily but then his professional training kicked in. He barked orders to the interns and they put her on a gurney immediately. Craig had the nurse page Dr. Murphy, then he turned to Brady.
"What happened?"
Brady related what he knew, including how he'd become involved in bringing her in.
"Dr. Wesley, I'd greatly appreciate it if you don't tell her I was the one who brought her in. It would only upset her. Can I call you later though to see how she's doing? I got the call in the middle of my work day."
Craig nodded understanding more than Brady knew. Brady nodded his thanks and left.
Craig contemplated his retreating figure and muttered,
"You love her and she loves you so then why on earth aren't the two of you together? I don't get it." Then he turned his attention to his step-daughter until Dr. Murphy could take over.
~***~
Brady sat heavily in the first available chair out of Dr. Wesley's sight. He tried to regain his composure, to stop the dread in his body at the thought of anything being seriously wrong with her.
~You have to be okay, Diva. The fates are making sure I get the message that you love me ... it can't be for naught ... it has to mean something ... it means everything to me. Please be okay. Somewhere inside you please feel that I love you, too.~ Brady took a deep breath and left to return to Basic Black where he could keep busy enough to pretend he wasn't thinking about her, longing for her, missing her.
~***~
Belle walked into dot.com looking around puzzled. She looked at her watch again, muttering,
"This is so unlike Chloe to be late." She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned expecting to see Chloe. Disappointment clouded her features,
"Oh it's just you. What do you want Jason?"
Jason tried to turn on the charm,
"I noticed you looking at your watch. If your date stood you up I could take his place!"
Belle rolled her eyes in barely concealed annoyance,
"Actually if you must know Jason I'm supposed to meet Chloe here."
Jason groaned loudly,
"Oh man I've had more than enough of her for one day! She ain't gonna show Belle, your brother came and picked her up and took her somewhere."
Belle's face brightened considerably,
"Oh my God, Jason! Seriously? That is the best news I've had in a long time!"
Jason looked at her strangely,
"I thought you and Ghoul Girl were friends or something. Why would you be happy she was carted away unconscious?"
Belle's jaw dropped open and her face paled,
"Oh my God Jason! You never said that the first time! What happened? Why was Chloe unconscious and why did my brother pick her up?"
Jason sighed in defeat. He felt cursed by Vampira's continued presence in his day. He relayed the entire story to Belle.
"Hey Belle do me a favor and don't tell anyone ever that I helped her okay? I'd never live it down."
Belle glared at him,
"Whatever, Jason. Thanks for the 411. Excuse me. I have to go to Chloe."
Jason watched the cute blonde leave.
~Now why couldn't she have fainted on me instead of Morticia? And why does everyone get so worked up just because that freak fainted for no apparent reason?~
~***~
Chloe opened her eyes to see Belle sitting at her bedside.
"Hey Belle. Guess I fainted again, huh? How'd I get here?"
Belle gave her a meaningful look,
"Brady brought you in. Jason phoned him to come get you and he did."
Craig smiled on the other side of the curtain~Sorry, Brady. Guess she was meant to know.~
Chloe's mouth opened slightly in wonder.~Brady? Brady came to my rescue? Why would he do that? Unless ... yeah right Chloe ... this isn't a romantic drama remember? Brady is just a good person ... don't read too much into it.~Chloe sighed heavily and gave Belle her own meaningful look,
"He's not here now though is he Belle?"
Belle gave Chloe's hand a sympathetic squeeze.
To be continued ...