Stubborn and Clueless
Chapter 15
by Fidomom
Brady's face was a blanched mask of shock,
"You said yes? You actually said yes? Why Chloe? Why are you saying yes? I don't understand."
Chloe was startled and suddenly wary,
"So you didn't mean it? I could ask you the same question then Brady. Why did you even ask if you thought my answer would be no ... or maybe that was what you were counting on? God I feel like such a fool! I should have just left well enough alo..."
He suddenly had her hugged fiercely to him,
"NO! I definitely meant it! I really do want you to marry me Chloe! I just thought the timing was so far off ideal that there would be no way you'd say yes but I had to ask. Don't you see, Diva? I had to put it out there. You had to know where my heart is- where it will always be ... with you always! If you'd said no tonight I would have asked again and again over time until you said yes. I still need an answer Chloe- why yes? Why now? The timing rots. How is it that you're saying yes? My lips are still tingling from our first kiss, my heart is still pounding, my ears are still ringing, I only just absorbed that you actually said those three little words! So many firsts all in one night. We've only just got back our hahahaha friendship. Oh God Chloe my head is spinning! My heart feels drunk on joy and I do think I just may pass out! You said yes. Must be dreaming. Yeah, it's gotta be a dream. One I don't want to wake up from. I hope to God I didn't set my alarm clock."
It started out as a little noise. He felt her shaking in his arms. Her back rising and falling quickly silently with held back emotion. She couldn't hold it in anymore. She looked up at him tears falling from her eyes as she held his face in her hands trying to speak,
"Oh God Brady you are such a goofball!" With that she roared in a full blown giggle fit. He was stunned at first even a little wounded~Why is she laughing at me?~. He felt a small smile tug at his lips~Oh no not me too! This isn't funny!~. A little chuckle bubbled up out of his chest and he was done for. He joined her in her giggle fit. Their faces hurt, their sides hurt, they could barely see out of their tear-filled eyes and they couldn't stop. She wrapped her arms around his neck and they kissed between giggles until they were giggling between kisses, until the giggling stopped interrupting them. He pulled her in close and kissed her hard on the mouth then whispered against her lips,
"You really said yes?"
She kissed him back as hard and whispered back,
"Yes, I really did say yes." He searched her eyes and confirmed his earlier admission,
"I am so in love with you Chloe, and I really do want you to be my wife. Sooner rather than later but I'll wait forever for you if I have to."
She smiled and winced at the twinge in her face muscles,
"Would you shut up already and put my ring on my finger please?"
His eyes filled with tender love and the glimmer of a smile as he nodded, and opened the ring box still tightly clutched in his hand. He extracted the ring, and kissed her hand. He looked deeply into her eyes as he slid the ring onto her finger. He started to say something but she interrupted him in a confident normal volume voice,
"The reason I said yes is because I love you, Brady. I'm in love with you and I have been for a very long time. I want to be with you and there may never be a more ideal time. I do not want to let this moment pass us by just because we think a better time will come. The fact is all we really have is now so I repeat yes I will marry you. Sooner rather than later but I'll wait forever for you if I have to."
Brady's face fell in disappointment,
"Oh no Chloe! We can't do this! Our parents are never going to let us! They'll give us every reason we already know and then some as to why we can't or shouldn't get married! This is impossibly complicated!"
Chloe shook her head at him smiling,
"Brady, I swear I have never seen you like this! It's usually me who is full of doom and gloom and you're usually the voice of logic and reason. I will be 18 very soon. It is possible they will make us wait, but I sincerely hope not. Once I'm 18 it is legally out of their hands. I do want their blessing and support though because I think we could use all the boosts we can grab from all of our friends and family. We will have to beat them to the punch is all Brady. We'll have to let them know that we know this is not great timing, that we know it is not going to be a smooth ride by any stretch. We have to let them know that we need them so that we can do this and have a mostly happy marriage."
He looked sheepishly at the ground,
"I did just panic didn't I? I'm sorry Diva. You're right of course we can't do it without their support and they won't be able to give us their support if we don't let them know that while this seems sudden that it is what we want. We'll admit to them that we are aware it won't be easy and that we are willing to face all the upcoming battles together. If we show them that we mean it that we've looked at it realistically they'll have to at least seriously consider letting us get married before you go to Juilliard ... won't they?"
Chloe shrugged her shoulders as she stood on tip toe and wrapped her arms around his neck. She kissed him once on the lips softly with her eyes still open,
"I honestly don't know Brady. What I do know is that we love eachother, we are engaged, and we will find a way to be together because I am never going through the hell of being cut off from you ever again. Period."
He smiled at her positive attitude,
"I think maybe Belle is rubbing off on you Chloe. I've never heard you speak so optimisticaly about anything."
She smiled coyly up at him,
"That's because I've never felt this sure about anyone or anything. We should go now Brady. It's very late. As it is we'll have to wake up Nancy and Craig to tell them. I think you should phone your Dad and Dr. Evans and have them meet us at my place and we'll tell the four of them all at the same time."
Brady's eyes widened incredulously,
"What? You mean tonight? Don't you think we should sleep on it?"
Chloe shook her head emphatically,
"No way Black! I am not going to attempt sleep with this hanging in the air! We need to tell them and it has to be tonight! Just don't give them cause to panic. When you ask yours to come over make sure they know it isn't an emergency but that it is very important and cannot wait until tomorrow."
Brady raised his eyebrows skeptically as he pulled out his cell phone and made the call. He got flustered a few times as he tried to get their agreement to meet at the Wesley's. He finally disconnected with a sigh of relief.
"Okay they are more than a little perturbed but they will meet us there in a half hour. Aren't you going to call ahead and let your parents know we're all going over?"
Chloe arched one brow bemusedly,
"No. I don't think so Brady. The less time Nancy has to imagine what we want to talk with them all about the less chance there is that she'll reach full blown overprotective Mom mode! Come on Brady it's time to face the music and own up to your intentions towards me!"
He chuckled at that and swatted her backside as she preceeded him through the park towards the parking lot,
"I don't have a problem owning up to that at all anymore. I love you, you are my fiancee and someday very soon you will be my wife, God willing!"
Chloe beamed a joy filled smile at him with those words and hand in hand they continued on to the jeep.
To be continued ...
Chapter 15
by Fidomom
Brady's face was a blanched mask of shock,
"You said yes? You actually said yes? Why Chloe? Why are you saying yes? I don't understand."
Chloe was startled and suddenly wary,
"So you didn't mean it? I could ask you the same question then Brady. Why did you even ask if you thought my answer would be no ... or maybe that was what you were counting on? God I feel like such a fool! I should have just left well enough alo..."
He suddenly had her hugged fiercely to him,
"NO! I definitely meant it! I really do want you to marry me Chloe! I just thought the timing was so far off ideal that there would be no way you'd say yes but I had to ask. Don't you see, Diva? I had to put it out there. You had to know where my heart is- where it will always be ... with you always! If you'd said no tonight I would have asked again and again over time until you said yes. I still need an answer Chloe- why yes? Why now? The timing rots. How is it that you're saying yes? My lips are still tingling from our first kiss, my heart is still pounding, my ears are still ringing, I only just absorbed that you actually said those three little words! So many firsts all in one night. We've only just got back our hahahaha friendship. Oh God Chloe my head is spinning! My heart feels drunk on joy and I do think I just may pass out! You said yes. Must be dreaming. Yeah, it's gotta be a dream. One I don't want to wake up from. I hope to God I didn't set my alarm clock."
It started out as a little noise. He felt her shaking in his arms. Her back rising and falling quickly silently with held back emotion. She couldn't hold it in anymore. She looked up at him tears falling from her eyes as she held his face in her hands trying to speak,
"Oh God Brady you are such a goofball!" With that she roared in a full blown giggle fit. He was stunned at first even a little wounded~Why is she laughing at me?~. He felt a small smile tug at his lips~Oh no not me too! This isn't funny!~. A little chuckle bubbled up out of his chest and he was done for. He joined her in her giggle fit. Their faces hurt, their sides hurt, they could barely see out of their tear-filled eyes and they couldn't stop. She wrapped her arms around his neck and they kissed between giggles until they were giggling between kisses, until the giggling stopped interrupting them. He pulled her in close and kissed her hard on the mouth then whispered against her lips,
"You really said yes?"
She kissed him back as hard and whispered back,
"Yes, I really did say yes." He searched her eyes and confirmed his earlier admission,
"I am so in love with you Chloe, and I really do want you to be my wife. Sooner rather than later but I'll wait forever for you if I have to."
She smiled and winced at the twinge in her face muscles,
"Would you shut up already and put my ring on my finger please?"
His eyes filled with tender love and the glimmer of a smile as he nodded, and opened the ring box still tightly clutched in his hand. He extracted the ring, and kissed her hand. He looked deeply into her eyes as he slid the ring onto her finger. He started to say something but she interrupted him in a confident normal volume voice,
"The reason I said yes is because I love you, Brady. I'm in love with you and I have been for a very long time. I want to be with you and there may never be a more ideal time. I do not want to let this moment pass us by just because we think a better time will come. The fact is all we really have is now so I repeat yes I will marry you. Sooner rather than later but I'll wait forever for you if I have to."
Brady's face fell in disappointment,
"Oh no Chloe! We can't do this! Our parents are never going to let us! They'll give us every reason we already know and then some as to why we can't or shouldn't get married! This is impossibly complicated!"
Chloe shook her head at him smiling,
"Brady, I swear I have never seen you like this! It's usually me who is full of doom and gloom and you're usually the voice of logic and reason. I will be 18 very soon. It is possible they will make us wait, but I sincerely hope not. Once I'm 18 it is legally out of their hands. I do want their blessing and support though because I think we could use all the boosts we can grab from all of our friends and family. We will have to beat them to the punch is all Brady. We'll have to let them know that we know this is not great timing, that we know it is not going to be a smooth ride by any stretch. We have to let them know that we need them so that we can do this and have a mostly happy marriage."
He looked sheepishly at the ground,
"I did just panic didn't I? I'm sorry Diva. You're right of course we can't do it without their support and they won't be able to give us their support if we don't let them know that while this seems sudden that it is what we want. We'll admit to them that we are aware it won't be easy and that we are willing to face all the upcoming battles together. If we show them that we mean it that we've looked at it realistically they'll have to at least seriously consider letting us get married before you go to Juilliard ... won't they?"
Chloe shrugged her shoulders as she stood on tip toe and wrapped her arms around his neck. She kissed him once on the lips softly with her eyes still open,
"I honestly don't know Brady. What I do know is that we love eachother, we are engaged, and we will find a way to be together because I am never going through the hell of being cut off from you ever again. Period."
He smiled at her positive attitude,
"I think maybe Belle is rubbing off on you Chloe. I've never heard you speak so optimisticaly about anything."
She smiled coyly up at him,
"That's because I've never felt this sure about anyone or anything. We should go now Brady. It's very late. As it is we'll have to wake up Nancy and Craig to tell them. I think you should phone your Dad and Dr. Evans and have them meet us at my place and we'll tell the four of them all at the same time."
Brady's eyes widened incredulously,
"What? You mean tonight? Don't you think we should sleep on it?"
Chloe shook her head emphatically,
"No way Black! I am not going to attempt sleep with this hanging in the air! We need to tell them and it has to be tonight! Just don't give them cause to panic. When you ask yours to come over make sure they know it isn't an emergency but that it is very important and cannot wait until tomorrow."
Brady raised his eyebrows skeptically as he pulled out his cell phone and made the call. He got flustered a few times as he tried to get their agreement to meet at the Wesley's. He finally disconnected with a sigh of relief.
"Okay they are more than a little perturbed but they will meet us there in a half hour. Aren't you going to call ahead and let your parents know we're all going over?"
Chloe arched one brow bemusedly,
"No. I don't think so Brady. The less time Nancy has to imagine what we want to talk with them all about the less chance there is that she'll reach full blown overprotective Mom mode! Come on Brady it's time to face the music and own up to your intentions towards me!"
He chuckled at that and swatted her backside as she preceeded him through the park towards the parking lot,
"I don't have a problem owning up to that at all anymore. I love you, you are my fiancee and someday very soon you will be my wife, God willing!"
Chloe beamed a joy filled smile at him with those words and hand in hand they continued on to the jeep.
To be continued ...