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Chapter 2
One minute he was on top of the world, and the next, well Nicole was on top of some guy. It was a real eye opener.
Nicole looked up in terror, as the door swung open, like a deer caught in headlights, she scurried to remove herself.
"Sorry, should've knocked." Brady said as he closed the door. Taking a deep breath he made his way towards the elevator and tapped his foot impatiently as he waited for the doors to open and take him away from this hellhole.
"Brady!" He heard Nicole cry and out of the corner of his eye saw her running towards him, pulling on clothes.
The doors opened and he got in quickly, willing the doors to close faster as he kept pressing the button. But Nicole, determined or just plain lucky, slipped inside and as they moved down, pressed the emergency stop button and successfully blocked it with her body.
"Move Nicole." Brady growled.
"You need to hear what I have to say!" She argued.
"I don't NEED to do anything for you, not now or ever again. So I'll tell you one more time, move."
"Let me say what I have to say and if you don't ever want to see me again you don't have to. But if you just heard what I had to say. . ." Nicole started.
"NO. I don't want to hear your stupid excuses. I was such and idiot to think that this would work. I mean you've been cheating on me for what? Months? And I haven't even noticed." Brady sighed.
"It wasn't as if I had any choice in the matter!"
"There's always a choice." Brady countered.
"Not this time."
Brady looked at her expectantly.
"If you'll just listen to what I have to say, then you'll understand." Nicole pleaded.
"You've hurt me more in a minute then anyone else in my life. I don't let people get close to me. Never. But I let you in, I don't know why, but I did. And this is how I get repaid. You stab me in the back by sleeping with some guy. It probably wasn't even the first time either."
"But--" Nicole tried to intercede.
"NO. I don't care. You're going to listen to me. You have to hear what I have to say. Not the other way around. You screwed me over. Whatever problem you had, you could've come to me. If this guy was blackmailing you or he was threatening you, you could've come to me and I would've helped. So frankly I don't care what it was the he forced you to do or why. It's not my problem anymore. It's now yours and yours alone. Don't talk to me, don't call me and don't come by my loft anymore. It's MY home and you're not welcome there. Your stuff will be sent to your office. I don't care what your problems are, I don't care what you want me to do, basically I don't care about much of anything anymore."
"Brady, I know I hurt you but if you'd just listen--"
"I said no. It's now your problem. Whatever I thought I felt about you is gone. There's nothing for you here now. So let me out or I'll force my way through."
With tears streaming down her cheeks, Nicole stepped to the side and watched as Brady pushed the stop button again. She cried softly as he stood waiting for the elevator to reach it's intended destination and she watched silently as he walked off, leaving her alone, again.
~*~
He needed to walk, it would help, and something had to. He thought about getting drunk, thought about fighting someone, the gym maybe, but walking seemed to be the best option at the moment. So, he walked, and walked and walked, until night fell, the moon rose and the stars shone brightly in the sky. Then, he walked some more until, hours later, he reached lookout point and he sat.
He sat thinking about what his life had become and what it would be. Everything that you hold dear can change in an instant. Everything can be ruined in the space of a second. One wrong move and you fall off the board and your life is ruined.
He loved her so much, lord knows why, but he did. She gave him something to believe in, someone to come home to and someone to love. Now he had nothing because she couldn't tell him the truth.
As the sun rose he thought to himself, swore to himself, he'd never fall in love again unless he knew he could trust the woman with his life and more importantly with his heart.
***In another plane in another dimension in another world***
Chloe sat morosely as she watched Brady's whole life split into pieces. She wished Nicole would've left her charge alone, she didn't like the girl in the first place, but Brady loved her and that's what counted. All she ever wanted was Brady to be happy; he was her favorite and had the most potential. She was also praying she could help him. She knew that this heartbreak would be horrible for her, not only because he was hurting, but he probably would be stubborn and refuse to even go near any sort of music, which would in fact help him heal.
Maggie appeared, normally her presence would make Chloe jump up and start acting busy, but at the moment all she wanted to do was help Brady out.
"Um, Chloe, dear?"
Maggie's voice brought her back to reality, "Maggie!" Standing up and bowing Chloe smiled weakly, "I'm sorry, my mind was other places today as you can see."
"Yes, it's such a shame." Maggie shook her head sadly as she looked at Brady sitting on the hill, cursing his misfortune, "But this is also the reason I'm hear. I have orders from someone higher. So, you're to come with me and you're to come now. You'll have to watch this later if you want."
She held out her hand and Chloe grasped it, in awe of the warmth that emitted from her. And they were gone.
***
Chloe found herself seated in a huge golden room, her gown a normally ivory color had changed from its toga style to a pale blue gown. Looking around she was amazed to see such beauty, it radiated from every wall, every flower, every sculpture, every painting, every note of music that played throughout.
A noise brought her out of her daze; she turned swiftly and came face to face with the four highest themselves.
Nancy held herself high in a dress of the lightest gray, seemingly anxious about something, Hope stood next, in all her splendor in a dress of pale rose, smiling brightly. Next to her stood Isabella, in a gown of soft green, looking smug about something and finally Lexie stood in a toga of deep purple looking as if she was hiding the worlds biggest secret.
"Welcome Chloe." Nancy said softly.
"We have some news." Lexie said.
"That we know will interest you." Hope continued.
"Because we find it so very interesting." Isabella finished.
"Anything you say is of most importance to me." Chloe was surprised she was even able to speak, before her stood her mothers. The great goddesses themselves, and they were talking to her!
~*~
That's it for chapter 2, kind of short, but a lot of stuff was covered. Next chapter we'll find out what the great goddesses have to say to our dear Chloe and what lies in store for Brady.
Muse
Disclaimer
Chapter 2
One minute he was on top of the world, and the next, well Nicole was on top of some guy. It was a real eye opener.
Nicole looked up in terror, as the door swung open, like a deer caught in headlights, she scurried to remove herself.
"Sorry, should've knocked." Brady said as he closed the door. Taking a deep breath he made his way towards the elevator and tapped his foot impatiently as he waited for the doors to open and take him away from this hellhole.
"Brady!" He heard Nicole cry and out of the corner of his eye saw her running towards him, pulling on clothes.
The doors opened and he got in quickly, willing the doors to close faster as he kept pressing the button. But Nicole, determined or just plain lucky, slipped inside and as they moved down, pressed the emergency stop button and successfully blocked it with her body.
"Move Nicole." Brady growled.
"You need to hear what I have to say!" She argued.
"I don't NEED to do anything for you, not now or ever again. So I'll tell you one more time, move."
"Let me say what I have to say and if you don't ever want to see me again you don't have to. But if you just heard what I had to say. . ." Nicole started.
"NO. I don't want to hear your stupid excuses. I was such and idiot to think that this would work. I mean you've been cheating on me for what? Months? And I haven't even noticed." Brady sighed.
"It wasn't as if I had any choice in the matter!"
"There's always a choice." Brady countered.
"Not this time."
Brady looked at her expectantly.
"If you'll just listen to what I have to say, then you'll understand." Nicole pleaded.
"You've hurt me more in a minute then anyone else in my life. I don't let people get close to me. Never. But I let you in, I don't know why, but I did. And this is how I get repaid. You stab me in the back by sleeping with some guy. It probably wasn't even the first time either."
"But--" Nicole tried to intercede.
"NO. I don't care. You're going to listen to me. You have to hear what I have to say. Not the other way around. You screwed me over. Whatever problem you had, you could've come to me. If this guy was blackmailing you or he was threatening you, you could've come to me and I would've helped. So frankly I don't care what it was the he forced you to do or why. It's not my problem anymore. It's now yours and yours alone. Don't talk to me, don't call me and don't come by my loft anymore. It's MY home and you're not welcome there. Your stuff will be sent to your office. I don't care what your problems are, I don't care what you want me to do, basically I don't care about much of anything anymore."
"Brady, I know I hurt you but if you'd just listen--"
"I said no. It's now your problem. Whatever I thought I felt about you is gone. There's nothing for you here now. So let me out or I'll force my way through."
With tears streaming down her cheeks, Nicole stepped to the side and watched as Brady pushed the stop button again. She cried softly as he stood waiting for the elevator to reach it's intended destination and she watched silently as he walked off, leaving her alone, again.
~*~
He needed to walk, it would help, and something had to. He thought about getting drunk, thought about fighting someone, the gym maybe, but walking seemed to be the best option at the moment. So, he walked, and walked and walked, until night fell, the moon rose and the stars shone brightly in the sky. Then, he walked some more until, hours later, he reached lookout point and he sat.
He sat thinking about what his life had become and what it would be. Everything that you hold dear can change in an instant. Everything can be ruined in the space of a second. One wrong move and you fall off the board and your life is ruined.
He loved her so much, lord knows why, but he did. She gave him something to believe in, someone to come home to and someone to love. Now he had nothing because she couldn't tell him the truth.
As the sun rose he thought to himself, swore to himself, he'd never fall in love again unless he knew he could trust the woman with his life and more importantly with his heart.
***In another plane in another dimension in another world***
Chloe sat morosely as she watched Brady's whole life split into pieces. She wished Nicole would've left her charge alone, she didn't like the girl in the first place, but Brady loved her and that's what counted. All she ever wanted was Brady to be happy; he was her favorite and had the most potential. She was also praying she could help him. She knew that this heartbreak would be horrible for her, not only because he was hurting, but he probably would be stubborn and refuse to even go near any sort of music, which would in fact help him heal.
Maggie appeared, normally her presence would make Chloe jump up and start acting busy, but at the moment all she wanted to do was help Brady out.
"Um, Chloe, dear?"
Maggie's voice brought her back to reality, "Maggie!" Standing up and bowing Chloe smiled weakly, "I'm sorry, my mind was other places today as you can see."
"Yes, it's such a shame." Maggie shook her head sadly as she looked at Brady sitting on the hill, cursing his misfortune, "But this is also the reason I'm hear. I have orders from someone higher. So, you're to come with me and you're to come now. You'll have to watch this later if you want."
She held out her hand and Chloe grasped it, in awe of the warmth that emitted from her. And they were gone.
***
Chloe found herself seated in a huge golden room, her gown a normally ivory color had changed from its toga style to a pale blue gown. Looking around she was amazed to see such beauty, it radiated from every wall, every flower, every sculpture, every painting, every note of music that played throughout.
A noise brought her out of her daze; she turned swiftly and came face to face with the four highest themselves.
Nancy held herself high in a dress of the lightest gray, seemingly anxious about something, Hope stood next, in all her splendor in a dress of pale rose, smiling brightly. Next to her stood Isabella, in a gown of soft green, looking smug about something and finally Lexie stood in a toga of deep purple looking as if she was hiding the worlds biggest secret.
"Welcome Chloe." Nancy said softly.
"We have some news." Lexie said.
"That we know will interest you." Hope continued.
"Because we find it so very interesting." Isabella finished.
"Anything you say is of most importance to me." Chloe was surprised she was even able to speak, before her stood her mothers. The great goddesses themselves, and they were talking to her!
~*~
That's it for chapter 2, kind of short, but a lot of stuff was covered. Next chapter we'll find out what the great goddesses have to say to our dear Chloe and what lies in store for Brady.