Friends and Lovers
By Misha

Author's Notes- First of all, I want to say that I have now been writing

Friends and Lovers for exactly a year. I wrote the first chapter on September 27th 2000 and a year later I'm still no where near the end, but we're getting there. Slowly, but surely. I hope that everyone is enjoying this story and I am incredibly grateful for all the wonderful feedback I have gotten over the course of the past year! Thank you so much! Well that's all for now, enjoy!

Chapter Thirty-Six

Saturday, January 20th 2001

"What did you want to ask me?" Chloe asked Shawn softly.

Shawn looked at her in surprise. "What?"

"The last thing I remember is you saying you wanted to talk to me." Chloe explained. "What did you want to talk to me about? I mean, I know it was months ago, but... Since I don't remember, I want you to tell me."

"Chloe," Shawn said softly.

"Please?" She begged.

Shawn took a deep breath. "Okay. I wanted... I wanted to ask you out."

Chloe stared at him. "What?"

"You heard me." Shawn told her. "I wanted to ask you out. I never did though."

"Why not?" Chloe asked quietly.

"Because that's when you started dating Phillip." Shawn told her.

He had filled Chloe in on her relationship with Phillip the night before, and she had been stunned.

"Oh." Chloe said softly. "Yes."

"What?" Shawn asked.

"If you ask me now, the answer will be yes." Chloe told him.

Shawn stared at her. "Chloe... You can't make that decision. There's so much you don't remember."

"I know." Chloe told him. "But I can't change that. But I do know that I've always liked you. You were my first crush Shawn. Maybe six months ago I chose Phillip, but obviously, I was wrong."

"What do you mean?" Shawn asked.

"I don't know." Chloe said. "It was just a feeling I had."

"Chloe..." Shawn said softly.

He didn't know what to feel. This was like a dream come true, yet... He knew it was wrong. He knew that Chloe wasn't in any shape to make major decisions.

"I understand." She told him. "You don't think I'm ready. That's okay. We can give it time, but... I think I am."

"If you still feel that way after you get your memory back, we'll talk." Shawn promised her. "But if not, we'll forget this conversation ever happened, okay?"

"Okay." Chloe agreed. "But I'm pretty sure I know how I feel."

Shawn just smiled sadly. "I hope so."
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"Chloe has amnesia?" Brady repeated in shock.

But even as he said the words out loud, his mind was going over how that could work in his favour.

"Sort of." Belle replied. "She remembers most stuff, except... She has no memory of anything that happened after the afternoon of September 10th, last year. Which means that she doesn't remember me or Phillip."

Brady hid a smile. Even better. If Chloe didn't remember Phillip, then he had a chance. He could show her how perfect they would be together and by the time she got her memory back...

Brady couldn't wait. Maybe now Chloe would finally be his!
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"Hi." Phillip said softly as he entered Chloe's room.

"Hi." She said politely.

"Chloe," Phillip said quietly, "I know you don't remember, but..."

"Shawn told me." She interupted. "You and I were involved and... I was pregnant with your baby."

"Yeah." Phillip said quietly.

"Did you know?" Chloe asked him. "About the baby, I mean?"

Phillip shook his head. "No."

"Oh." Chloe said quietly. "It must have been hard, to find out after it was already gone."

"Yeah." Phillip said. "But not as hard as learning about you. I was so worried I'd lose you. I love you Chloe."

"Don't." She said quietly. "I know we were together and everything, but... But now things are different. I can't remember anything we shared."

"It's okay." Phillip said softly. "We can make new memories."

"No." Chloe told him quietly. "This happened for a reason. I think... I think that until I regain my memories, we need a break."

Phillip was stunned by Chloe's words.

They had been together for six months and there relationship had been strong, until now. Now, now it was over. At least temporarily.

After a long moment Phillip nodded. "If that's what you want."

He turned to go.

"Phillip." Chloe said suddenly.

He turned around.

"I'm sorry." She said softly.

"So am I." He said as he left the room.

Once he was outside, tears began to fall down his cheeks. Would things ever be normal again or had he just lost Chloe for good?
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