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Chloe

Chapter 4

A couple of weeks had passed since the club incident and it had passed relatively fast. Chloe had only run into Randy a couple times after that because, she assumed, Lindsey's mom was back in town and they were back to their regular schedule. The school had been on Spring Break for only a couple days and it was Easter Sunday. Her parents were in Hawaii celebrating their 25th anniversary, Jessica was in Maine with her family and Rachel was a couple hours away with her family, so Chloe was having a solo holiday. Granted, both Jess and Rach had invited her to join them but she turned them down, claiming she didn't feel like traveling.

It was early afternoon and Chloe was at the grocery store, deciding what she wanted to make for dinner tonight. She had a basket in her hand, which held nothing but a bottle of wine and strawberries and chocolate to make chocolate covered strawberries. She was standing in the frozen food aisle and was debating between getting a chicken pot pie or a lean cuisine.

"What else does the list say we need?" Randy asked Lindsey as he pushed the shopping cart down the cereal aisle.

"Ice cream and chocolate syrup." She replied as she scanned the shopping list in her hands from her seat in the shopping cart. Randy stopped and looked down at his daughter suspiciously.

"No it doesn't. Let me see." He said, angling the list so he could read it. "I knew it, you're mother would never write something unhealthy on there." He said as he continued down the aisle. He stopped momentarily to grab Cheerio's and threw them in the cart.

Lindsey sighed heavily. "Oh come on dad! Mom's gone for a week! It's just you and me, and I know I won't tell."

Randy looked down on his daughter and couldn't help but smile. She was so much like him, it scared him a bit. "You're right. But this is definitely between you and me." They approached the end of the aisle and turned into the next one. "Alright, what do we want? Vanilla? Chocolate? Chocolate Chip?" He asked as his eyes scanned the ice cream labels from their spot in the freezers.

"Double chocolate brownie." Lindsey said, pointing to the carton.

Randy shook his head with a chuckle. "You're taking advantage of me."

She smiled proudly and patted her dad on his arm. "That's what daughters are for."

"Ain't that the truth." He said as he stepped forward to grab the ice cream his daughter requested. Lindsey looked down the aisle and smiled when she saw her teacher.

"Hey dad, I think that's Miss Ryan." She said when Randy returned to the cart.

He immediately looked down the aisle to where his daughter was pointing. He hadn't really seen Chloe since they ran into each other at the club, aside from the occasional sighting at school, but Sam had returned from her business trip so she had been back on school pick up duty. A smile graced his lips as his eyes fell on the young teacher. He had never seen her look so relaxed as she was now, dressed in skinny jeans, black flats and a raspberry colored V-neck top with butterfly sleeves and smocked drop waist with some delicate embroidery around the neck line. He practically had to pick his jaw up off the floor.

"Dad," Lindsey said to get his attention. He had been staring and silent for quite a while. "Are you okay?" She asked with a giggle.

Randy shook his head and nodded. "Yeah, sorry. Let's go say hi." He said, pushing the cart towards Chloe. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Miss Ryan," Randy said as their cart was only a couple feet from her. He chuckled when she jumped in surprise. She turned around and put a hand to her heart to calm herself down.

"Oh…you scared me." She closed her eyes before opening them again. She smiled. "Hello Lindsey, how are you?" She asked as she adjusted her basket to rest in the crook of her elbows.

"Hi Miss Ryan! I'm good, how are you?" Lindsey asked politely.

"I am well, thank you." She responded before turning to look at Randy. He looked better than she remembered. He was wearing a pair of jeans that fit him perfectly and a black t-shirt. It was such a simple look but looked absolutely amazing on him. "Hello Mr. Orton,"

"Randy, remember?" He said with a raised eyebrow.

She chuckled and nodded. "Sorry. How are you Randy?" She smiled and raised an eyebrow as if to ask him if that was better.

He shrugged. "I can't complain. I'd ask you the same but the munchkin beat me to it." He said rubbing the top of his daughter's head and she giggled. "So what are you doing here on Easter?"

She shrugged. "Getting something to eat." She said holding up the chicken pot pie in her hands.

"Now, I know that you aren't going to eat that today." Randy said, concerned.

"Yeah, I am." She said, confused.

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no. This is not going to work. It's Easter, you can't eat," He paused, stepping forward to grab the box from her hand. "a chicken pot pie on Easter. And to be honest, you really shouldn't even eat a chicken pot pie any day."

She frowned. "I happen to like chicken pot pie's, thank you very much." She said, taking the box back from him and putting it in her basket.

"I- no- we can't let that happen. Can we Lindsey?" He asked, turning to his daughter who was already shaking her head.

"No, I'm sorry but that is unacceptable."

Chloe couldn't help but laugh. "Well, it's either that or a lean cuisine."

"Oh!" He exclaimed, slamming his fist into his chest, acting like it was knife going through his heart. "You are killing me."

"Sorry, but it's just me today and I don't want to make an elaborate meal for one person." She admitted sadly, looking down at her feet.

"What? Where's your family?" Randy asked softly.

"My parents are in Hawaii from their anniversary. It's ok though, I don't mind being alone."

He paused for a second and then walked over to his daughter. He leaned down and whispered something in her ear. She nodded enthusiastically and he nodded back before turning to face Chloe. "You're going to join us today." He said matter-of-factly.

"Excuse me?" Chloe asked confused.

"Holiday's are not meant to be spent alone. It's just me and Linds today and we'd love to have you. Plus, we're going to have better food than chicken pot pies, I promise." He said with a wink.

Chloe stood there silently, tapping her feet, thinking things over. She looked at Lindsey's smiling face and smiled when the little girl offered her two thumbs up. Then she looked over at Randy and he purposely allowed his eyes to rake over her form, knowing she was watching. She couldn't help but feel chills rolling up and down her spine at the gesture.

"Alright."

Randy's eyes lit up. "Yeah?" Chloe nodded and laughed and his reaction. "Alright, well finish up your shopping and we'll meet you at the front of the store so you can follow us to the house. Ok?"

She nodded and put the chicken pot pie back in the freezer. "Sounds good. See you soon." She said as she turned to finish her shopping.

A/N: Hey guys, I was going to update yesterday but my computer was not cooperating with me so I made sure to post this this morning. Thanks for all your great reviews, keep them coming! (Oh, and sorry this chapter is a little short, more next time)