Chapter 10
"I'll ask again in case you didn't hear me the first time, how is it you know my cousin so well Chloe and what are you doing her in Salem?" Brady bit out, seeing his soul mate in the arms of other man did nothing to appease his anger especially with the other man being Nicholas Alamain.
"Brady, I...." Chloe began but Nicholas cut her off.
"Chloe, you shouldn't need to explain yourself to Brady, after all it's only natural you and I should know each other, I do live in Europe after all and attend all the important functions there. It was only a matter of time before we ran into each other and surely my cousin realizes that fact." Nicholas ground out a bit perturbed at the way Brady was speaking to Chloe. She herself had told him the story of how Brady had rescued her from Philip and his obsessive ways. The way he was acting toward her now made him no better than his uncle in Nicholas's eyes.
Brady counted to ten before answering Nicholas, "Yes, of course, I just didn't expect to see both of you in Salem nor so friendly with one another." He ground out.
Chloe could see the fire in Nicholas's eyes and realized that he was just itching for a good battle of the wills but she wasn't about to let him ruin her moment with Brady by starting an argument that would end badly. She was grateful he had stepped in when he did, that was a given, for the first time in all her months of working with the ISA she had almost blown her cover. She couldn't think of an excuse to know Nicholas so well when Brady was angry with her, she wanted to console him and tell him everything but at the same time she knew she couldn't. Now that she was recovered she turned to talk to him.
"Brady, Nicky and I became good friends over in Europe, after meeting him and realizing his ties to Salem, you could understand how we became close. I missed the people here, I missed my family, but more importantly I missed you."
Chloe walked over to Brady and took his hands in hers. Nicholas took this as his cue to leave and re-entered the party, vowing to talk with Chloe at a later date.
Chloe continued, "All this time we have been apart, all I could think about was how much I love you and miss you. I wanted to call or email but I didn't think it was personal enough, that and the fact you had basically pushed me out of Salem to join the company I didn't know how you felt about me. When Victor called me about coming home for the holidays I knew it was the right thing to do I just hope you feel the same way."
"Chloe...Diva, of course I feel the same way!" Brady pulled Chloe into a tight embrace and continued, "I could never stop loving you, these last six months have been torture for me as well. I wanted to call or write but I figured you were not contacting me so you must be moving on with your life, but never once did I stopped loving you. You are my other half, diva, I feel lost when I am without you."
Chloe was openly crying by this point and drew back from his tight embrace to meet Brady in a sweet kiss. Brady stroked Chloe's long dark hair as he expertly deepened the kiss. Chloe moaned slightly and shivered, not from the cold but from the sensations she was feeling just from kissing Brady again.
Brady slowly ended the kiss and placed his forehead against Chloe's and said "As much as I would like to finish this and welcome you back properly, namely upstairs in my room, I feel we need to go back to the party so you can say hello to everyone else who has missed your smiling face here in Salem. I know for a fact if I take you away before Tink can properly welcome you back I won't hear the end of it for months!"
Chloe laughed and released Brady from their embrace she took his hand and let him lead her back into the party.
"Brady I do need to talk to you about something I overheard earlier though..."
"What would that be Diva?"
But Chloe never did get to ask him about his relationship with Nicole just then because when they stepped through the patio doors they were both rendered speechless by the sight in front of them.
There in the middle of the room was Roman Brady on one knee with a ring box in one hand and the microphone in the other and he was proposing to Kate.
"Katie, I love you, I will always love you and I want to be with you for the rest of the days of our lives. I want to know if you will do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
Kate stared at Roman and the ring he offered her and started crying openly as she threw her arms around his neck "Yes, yes, a million times yes, I love you Roman Brady."
The crowd that had gathered around at the proposal started cheering and clapping and Chloe and Brady smiled at each other with love and hope in their eyes that their future would be the same. Brady placed his hand on the small of Chloe's back and said "I'll be right back I want to congratulate Roman." Chloe nodded and stepped away from the scene slightly and smiled. It was then that Nicholas came to her side.
"It seems our arrival at the Kiriakas estate wasn't the only surprise people were in for this evening was it?" Nicholas stated.
Chloe turned around at the sound of his voice, "No, but at least, tonight there are good surprises for our friends and relatives, no murderers running about. Which is probably the reason for your sudden appearance. Tell me how long did Tek wait before he called you when he found out I was on the case, did he even wait till I got to Salem?"
"Calm down, ma cherie," Nicholas said soothingly, "yes Tek did call me but I was already in Salem. I had a gut feeling you were going to need my help when you told me what you were coming back here for when we were in Milan."
"Ohhhh you and Tek make me so mad I could just wipe the floor with the both of you!" Chloe spat out quietly making sure none of the other guests could overhear their conversation. "I am perfectly capable of handling myself in this situation or any other for that matter! You think I am this little helpless female who is afraid to break a nail, well I'll tell you something mister..."
"You'll tell him what Chloe?" Brady asked as he had returned from congratulating Roman on his engagement, "Did Nick here say something to offend you?" Brady's eyes turned dark at the thought of someone upsetting his diva.
"No, no Brady Nicky and I were just arguing over which opera is the best and you know how passionate I get when it comes to music." Chloe answered Brady soothingly.
"Yes, Brady that's all it was, I am sure you know how much of a little spite fire our Chloe is." Nicholas smiled, "I must be off though I have business to discuss with Victor." And with a curt nod to Brady and a sly smile to Chloe he went off to find Victor.
Chloe turned around to face Brady who had a look of pure contempt on his face as he watched Nicholas's retreating back. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"I just don't like him; he's too friendly with you, acts all high and mighty, like he knows more about you than I do. And what's with you calling him Nicky? He used to hate that name when he was in Salem."
"We have an understanding he and I we....."
But Chloe didn't get to elaborate anymore as she was pounced on by the perkiness that is Belle Black at that exact moment.
CHLOE!!!!! OHMIGOD!!! Why didn't you tell me you were coming home? I could have planned a big party and gave you your Christmas gift instead of mailing it to Milan. We have to go shopping and catch up over coffee now that your back, I missed you so much..."
Brady slightly laughed at Belle's enthusiasm and stepped back so Chloe could have time with her best friend, knowing later they would have a long talk about what had been going on since she left. Little did he know Chloe was thinking the same thing.
"I'll ask again in case you didn't hear me the first time, how is it you know my cousin so well Chloe and what are you doing her in Salem?" Brady bit out, seeing his soul mate in the arms of other man did nothing to appease his anger especially with the other man being Nicholas Alamain.
"Brady, I...." Chloe began but Nicholas cut her off.
"Chloe, you shouldn't need to explain yourself to Brady, after all it's only natural you and I should know each other, I do live in Europe after all and attend all the important functions there. It was only a matter of time before we ran into each other and surely my cousin realizes that fact." Nicholas ground out a bit perturbed at the way Brady was speaking to Chloe. She herself had told him the story of how Brady had rescued her from Philip and his obsessive ways. The way he was acting toward her now made him no better than his uncle in Nicholas's eyes.
Brady counted to ten before answering Nicholas, "Yes, of course, I just didn't expect to see both of you in Salem nor so friendly with one another." He ground out.
Chloe could see the fire in Nicholas's eyes and realized that he was just itching for a good battle of the wills but she wasn't about to let him ruin her moment with Brady by starting an argument that would end badly. She was grateful he had stepped in when he did, that was a given, for the first time in all her months of working with the ISA she had almost blown her cover. She couldn't think of an excuse to know Nicholas so well when Brady was angry with her, she wanted to console him and tell him everything but at the same time she knew she couldn't. Now that she was recovered she turned to talk to him.
"Brady, Nicky and I became good friends over in Europe, after meeting him and realizing his ties to Salem, you could understand how we became close. I missed the people here, I missed my family, but more importantly I missed you."
Chloe walked over to Brady and took his hands in hers. Nicholas took this as his cue to leave and re-entered the party, vowing to talk with Chloe at a later date.
Chloe continued, "All this time we have been apart, all I could think about was how much I love you and miss you. I wanted to call or email but I didn't think it was personal enough, that and the fact you had basically pushed me out of Salem to join the company I didn't know how you felt about me. When Victor called me about coming home for the holidays I knew it was the right thing to do I just hope you feel the same way."
"Chloe...Diva, of course I feel the same way!" Brady pulled Chloe into a tight embrace and continued, "I could never stop loving you, these last six months have been torture for me as well. I wanted to call or write but I figured you were not contacting me so you must be moving on with your life, but never once did I stopped loving you. You are my other half, diva, I feel lost when I am without you."
Chloe was openly crying by this point and drew back from his tight embrace to meet Brady in a sweet kiss. Brady stroked Chloe's long dark hair as he expertly deepened the kiss. Chloe moaned slightly and shivered, not from the cold but from the sensations she was feeling just from kissing Brady again.
Brady slowly ended the kiss and placed his forehead against Chloe's and said "As much as I would like to finish this and welcome you back properly, namely upstairs in my room, I feel we need to go back to the party so you can say hello to everyone else who has missed your smiling face here in Salem. I know for a fact if I take you away before Tink can properly welcome you back I won't hear the end of it for months!"
Chloe laughed and released Brady from their embrace she took his hand and let him lead her back into the party.
"Brady I do need to talk to you about something I overheard earlier though..."
"What would that be Diva?"
But Chloe never did get to ask him about his relationship with Nicole just then because when they stepped through the patio doors they were both rendered speechless by the sight in front of them.
There in the middle of the room was Roman Brady on one knee with a ring box in one hand and the microphone in the other and he was proposing to Kate.
"Katie, I love you, I will always love you and I want to be with you for the rest of the days of our lives. I want to know if you will do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
Kate stared at Roman and the ring he offered her and started crying openly as she threw her arms around his neck "Yes, yes, a million times yes, I love you Roman Brady."
The crowd that had gathered around at the proposal started cheering and clapping and Chloe and Brady smiled at each other with love and hope in their eyes that their future would be the same. Brady placed his hand on the small of Chloe's back and said "I'll be right back I want to congratulate Roman." Chloe nodded and stepped away from the scene slightly and smiled. It was then that Nicholas came to her side.
"It seems our arrival at the Kiriakas estate wasn't the only surprise people were in for this evening was it?" Nicholas stated.
Chloe turned around at the sound of his voice, "No, but at least, tonight there are good surprises for our friends and relatives, no murderers running about. Which is probably the reason for your sudden appearance. Tell me how long did Tek wait before he called you when he found out I was on the case, did he even wait till I got to Salem?"
"Calm down, ma cherie," Nicholas said soothingly, "yes Tek did call me but I was already in Salem. I had a gut feeling you were going to need my help when you told me what you were coming back here for when we were in Milan."
"Ohhhh you and Tek make me so mad I could just wipe the floor with the both of you!" Chloe spat out quietly making sure none of the other guests could overhear their conversation. "I am perfectly capable of handling myself in this situation or any other for that matter! You think I am this little helpless female who is afraid to break a nail, well I'll tell you something mister..."
"You'll tell him what Chloe?" Brady asked as he had returned from congratulating Roman on his engagement, "Did Nick here say something to offend you?" Brady's eyes turned dark at the thought of someone upsetting his diva.
"No, no Brady Nicky and I were just arguing over which opera is the best and you know how passionate I get when it comes to music." Chloe answered Brady soothingly.
"Yes, Brady that's all it was, I am sure you know how much of a little spite fire our Chloe is." Nicholas smiled, "I must be off though I have business to discuss with Victor." And with a curt nod to Brady and a sly smile to Chloe he went off to find Victor.
Chloe turned around to face Brady who had a look of pure contempt on his face as he watched Nicholas's retreating back. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"I just don't like him; he's too friendly with you, acts all high and mighty, like he knows more about you than I do. And what's with you calling him Nicky? He used to hate that name when he was in Salem."
"We have an understanding he and I we....."
But Chloe didn't get to elaborate anymore as she was pounced on by the perkiness that is Belle Black at that exact moment.
CHLOE!!!!! OHMIGOD!!! Why didn't you tell me you were coming home? I could have planned a big party and gave you your Christmas gift instead of mailing it to Milan. We have to go shopping and catch up over coffee now that your back, I missed you so much..."
Brady slightly laughed at Belle's enthusiasm and stepped back so Chloe could have time with her best friend, knowing later they would have a long talk about what had been going on since she left. Little did he know Chloe was thinking the same thing.