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Stubborn And Clueless
Chapter 24
by Fidomom
"Hey Diva, you up for a short visit?"
His wife's eyes lit up and she smiled as she sat up a little straighter in her hospital bed,
"Brady! Hi! Yes, of course I'm up for a visit with you. Please come in."
Brady stepped into the room and did his best to hide his concern for her. Her smile couldn't hide the exhaustion evident on her face. He smiled at her and walked to her bedside to kiss her hello.
"So have you had many visitors since I saw you earlier?"
Chloe nodded with a small smile,
"Yeah, a few people. Belle and Shawn came in shortly after you left. Nancy of course has been checking up on me all day everyday ... and ... uhh Philip was here- he left just a little while ago."
Brady's brows rose in sudden understanding for why she seemed so much more tired than usual, and he tried not to clench his jaw,
"Oh. I see. How did that go?"
Chloe sighed heavily,
"Like it always does. It's okay Brady. He didn't stay long and left easily when I told him I was tired and needed to rest. I see that look Brady and don't, please. He's trying."
It was out before he could censor it,
"I'll say he is."
Chloe caught the quietly spoken remark and smirked,
"Okay enough about Philip. Let's talk about how dashing my handsome husband looks all spiffied up! You heading to the party soon?"
Brady feigned humility,
"What this old thing? I heard what my Uncle Bo calls these things and I have to agree - monkey suit - definitely. I am indeed on my way to the Memorial Birthday Party for my Mother but I wanted to stop in and see my beautiful wife first."
Chloe smiled and reached her arms out to embrace him,
"Well I'm very glad you did. If I'd known you were stopping by I would have tried to look a little less of a wreck."
Brady leaned back and lifted her chin,
"Hey. Look at me. You are beautiful without even trying. I love you, Chloe Black."
Her grin widened,
"You know how much I love it when you say that!"
Brady looked puzzled,
"What? That you're beautiful? Yeah well most Divas do like to be complimented!'
She glared in amusement,
"Ha ha ha! No, not that! When you call me by my full name; when you remind me that we're married. Brady, sometimes the days and nights all blur together and sometimes I wonder did I just dream our wedding- especially since I can't wear my wedding band here."
He smiled gently and touched his fingers to her cheek,
"You didn't dream it. It really happened. You are Chloe Black; my wife and I love you more with each passing day."
Chloe's chin quivered,
"You must love me to put up with all of this. Brady I love you so much and I'm so grateful for you. You make this all so much easier to bear, just knowing you love me- that I'm not alone."
Brady wrapped his arms around her and placed a kiss against her hair. He tightened his embrace and closed his eyes briefly as he spoke,
"You're not alone Chloe and you never will be as long as I draw breath. Even when I'm not here physically- I'm here."
She smiled,
"I know. I always feel it."
They held each other in comfortable loving silence for several moments longer. Chloe broke their reverie,
"As much as I'm enjoying having you here hadn't you better get going? You'll be late for your Mom's Memorial Birthday party."
Brady checked his watch without letting go of his wife,
"Oh. Hmmm. You're right. I should get going. I'll be back as soon as I can though, okay?"
They shared a brief lingering kiss. Chloe nodded and smiled,
"Okay good. I wish I could go with you. You'll have to tell me all about it when you come back, please."
He winked and smiled,
"Count on it! I'll see you later. Get some rest, okay?"
She nodded and they blew each other another kiss. Brady hung outside the door counted to three and then peeked through the window in the door. His brow creased with worry as he saw her slump heavily against her pillows. As much as she had insisted her focus wasn't going to be on trying to make this easier on any of them, she was still trying to spare them. Brady touched his fingers to the pane right where he could see her face,
"You will beat this Chloe - you have to. Please God give us a match soon."
To be continued ...
Stubborn And Clueless
Chapter 24
by Fidomom
"Hey Diva, you up for a short visit?"
His wife's eyes lit up and she smiled as she sat up a little straighter in her hospital bed,
"Brady! Hi! Yes, of course I'm up for a visit with you. Please come in."
Brady stepped into the room and did his best to hide his concern for her. Her smile couldn't hide the exhaustion evident on her face. He smiled at her and walked to her bedside to kiss her hello.
"So have you had many visitors since I saw you earlier?"
Chloe nodded with a small smile,
"Yeah, a few people. Belle and Shawn came in shortly after you left. Nancy of course has been checking up on me all day everyday ... and ... uhh Philip was here- he left just a little while ago."
Brady's brows rose in sudden understanding for why she seemed so much more tired than usual, and he tried not to clench his jaw,
"Oh. I see. How did that go?"
Chloe sighed heavily,
"Like it always does. It's okay Brady. He didn't stay long and left easily when I told him I was tired and needed to rest. I see that look Brady and don't, please. He's trying."
It was out before he could censor it,
"I'll say he is."
Chloe caught the quietly spoken remark and smirked,
"Okay enough about Philip. Let's talk about how dashing my handsome husband looks all spiffied up! You heading to the party soon?"
Brady feigned humility,
"What this old thing? I heard what my Uncle Bo calls these things and I have to agree - monkey suit - definitely. I am indeed on my way to the Memorial Birthday Party for my Mother but I wanted to stop in and see my beautiful wife first."
Chloe smiled and reached her arms out to embrace him,
"Well I'm very glad you did. If I'd known you were stopping by I would have tried to look a little less of a wreck."
Brady leaned back and lifted her chin,
"Hey. Look at me. You are beautiful without even trying. I love you, Chloe Black."
Her grin widened,
"You know how much I love it when you say that!"
Brady looked puzzled,
"What? That you're beautiful? Yeah well most Divas do like to be complimented!'
She glared in amusement,
"Ha ha ha! No, not that! When you call me by my full name; when you remind me that we're married. Brady, sometimes the days and nights all blur together and sometimes I wonder did I just dream our wedding- especially since I can't wear my wedding band here."
He smiled gently and touched his fingers to her cheek,
"You didn't dream it. It really happened. You are Chloe Black; my wife and I love you more with each passing day."
Chloe's chin quivered,
"You must love me to put up with all of this. Brady I love you so much and I'm so grateful for you. You make this all so much easier to bear, just knowing you love me- that I'm not alone."
Brady wrapped his arms around her and placed a kiss against her hair. He tightened his embrace and closed his eyes briefly as he spoke,
"You're not alone Chloe and you never will be as long as I draw breath. Even when I'm not here physically- I'm here."
She smiled,
"I know. I always feel it."
They held each other in comfortable loving silence for several moments longer. Chloe broke their reverie,
"As much as I'm enjoying having you here hadn't you better get going? You'll be late for your Mom's Memorial Birthday party."
Brady checked his watch without letting go of his wife,
"Oh. Hmmm. You're right. I should get going. I'll be back as soon as I can though, okay?"
They shared a brief lingering kiss. Chloe nodded and smiled,
"Okay good. I wish I could go with you. You'll have to tell me all about it when you come back, please."
He winked and smiled,
"Count on it! I'll see you later. Get some rest, okay?"
She nodded and they blew each other another kiss. Brady hung outside the door counted to three and then peeked through the window in the door. His brow creased with worry as he saw her slump heavily against her pillows. As much as she had insisted her focus wasn't going to be on trying to make this easier on any of them, she was still trying to spare them. Brady touched his fingers to the pane right where he could see her face,
"You will beat this Chloe - you have to. Please God give us a match soon."
To be continued ...