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Post by fluffysmom on May 21, 2014 10:16:58 GMT -5
Fun chapter. I like seeing Chloe's innocence. It must be difficult for Philip to be so close but unable to tell Chloe about their relationship. I really like the thought of Philip going shopping for Chloe.
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Post by MrsM on May 21, 2014 12:30:19 GMT -5
Why do I have a feeling she will see something she probably shouldn't on the phone??
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Post by melly on May 21, 2014 16:50:43 GMT -5
So...what DID Chloe think Philip was going to say?
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Post by Kpatch on May 22, 2014 5:29:10 GMT -5
Chapter 9
Chloe left Philip on the porch to go upstairs when she realized she needed to give him her exact size so he could go shopping and buy the clothing on her list. What she didn’t know was that he already knew her size. He’d purchased her clothes in the past; he even went clothes shopping with her from time to time. They’d be out walking along State Street or heading to dinner downtown and Chloe would peek into the window of a boutique and see something that she just had to have.
She had lost weight, so it was likely that she wasn’t the size he remembered. At any rate, she went upstairs to find a tape measure and write her measurements down for Philip to take with him shopping.
Sitting on the porch swing, Philip couldn’t help but chuckle. He was amused by Chloe’s child-like wonder, playing with the cell phone like it was a toy. She was adorable. She was happy and it did his heart good to see her this way. But on the other hand, she wasn’t herself. She wasn’t normally this lighthearted and it made him sad to know that it probably wouldn’t last. She liked Philip now, but when her memory returns, would she still like him or will she be angry at him for turning his back on her when he thought Parker wasn’t his child? Would she still be happy or would all her worries return along with her memories?
It was so odd to be this close to her this often and not hold her in his arms like he would do back home when they were sitting on the couch talking or watching TV or listening to music together. It was as if they were two totally different people. And yet, sometimes, when he looked at her, he saw something in her eyes that he interpreted as recognition, as if she knew there was something deep and lasting between them. Sometimes he detected a flirtation, yet it was so natural, almost unconscious, just under the surface.
Hmmm, Philip wondered if he should expose that flirtation, if he should just go all out and openly flirt with her, pursue her, and see where it goes. He had no way of knowing if her memory would come back, so why not try to win her over in the present. She remembered high school, so she was well aware of their pre-existing relationship. Why not take advantage of the memories she did have of them? It might just help her get her memory back. If nothing else, maybe he’d get to hold her in his arms without feeling like he was violating her space.
“Philip.” He heard her call to him from inside the house. “Could you come upstairs? I ... um ... I need a hand.”
Philip rose to his feet, opened the screen door and went inside.
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Post by jc20886 on May 22, 2014 7:27:45 GMT -5
Mabey something will happen while they are upstairs to spark Chloe's memory
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Post by gapeach on May 22, 2014 8:26:55 GMT -5
Loved the chapter. Can't wait to see what Chloe needs help with!!!
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Post by fluffysmom on May 22, 2014 17:37:19 GMT -5
I think Philip should flirt with Chloe and see where it leads. I like Philip's thoughts of their life together in Chicago. I think he is right to be concerned. There's no way to know how Chloe will react to him if/when her memory returns.
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Post by Kpatch on May 22, 2014 20:54:43 GMT -5
Question: I have a long chapter coming up tomorrow (Friday) in Stolen Years. It's about 2000 words which is long for me, and I am always concerned because I know that readers' time is limited and I try to be respectful of that. I was considering breaking up the chapters and posting it in two segments, maybe one tomorrow and one over the weekend. Thoughts?
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Post by melly on May 22, 2014 21:15:05 GMT -5
Weekend weekend weekend!!!!!!
I mean, obviously I'll read it in whatever format....but having a chapter over the weekend would be terrific!!
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Post by fluffysmom on May 22, 2014 23:15:33 GMT -5
I'm good with either option you choose.
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Post by Kpatch on May 23, 2014 5:35:13 GMT -5
Chapters 10 and 11 are both quite long, therefore, here is the holiday weekend schedule:
Friday - Chapter 10a
Saturday - Chapter 10b
Sunday - Chapter 11a
Monday - Chapter 11b
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Post by Kpatch on May 23, 2014 5:36:20 GMT -5
Chapter 10a
Philip knocked lightly on Chloe’s bedroom door, then he turned the doorknob and started to open the door when Chloe pushed it closed from inside and yelled, “Don’t come in!”
Philip’s brow knit. Don’t come in?? “But you just called me to come upstairs.”
“Just a minute,” she said from inside.
Philip leaned his head against the door and his mind flashed to another time, years ago, when a teenage boy stood outside this very door and knocked hard, praying for entrance.
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“Don’t come in! Go away. And don’t come back,” she cried.
He could hear how angry she was, furious in fact. “I’m not going anywhere,” he told her. “Not until you listen to me. I need you to hear my side of the story.”
“Really Philip?? I don’t care about your side of the story, not even a little. Just go away and go to hell for all I care.”
“I didn’t want you to find out this way, Chloe.”
“No? Well you had a million chances to tell me about it yourself, but you didn’t!”
“You’re right,” he conceded. “I didn’t. And that was wrong, but I was afraid you’d be mad.”
“Ya think?”
“See, it didn’t matter anymore to me,” he said from the hallway outside her room. “It was a stupid bet. It was a stupid thing to do, and I should have told you about it a long time ago.”
“But you couldn’t, because you were too embarrassed because you lost, and you ended up having to take me to the dance,” she said.
“That’s not true, Chloe. I actually won the bet.”
“Liar,” he heard her say through the door. “Jason told me you lost.”
“That’s because he’s not looking at it from my point of view,” Philip explained. “Because from where I stand, I won. See, I’m the one who got to take you to the Last Blast dance. I’m the one who got the chance to really get to know you, to spend time with you, to touch you, to kiss you. And to find out you like me too. See, to me, that’s not losing. To me, that’s a gift. So as far as I’m concerned, I won. It may have started out all wrong, but it ended up all right, you know? ... Chloe? Are you there? Did you hear what I just said?”
Chloe opened her bedroom door slowly and she smiled at him, that sweet and guilelessly sexy smile that made his heart skip a beat, both then and now.
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Post by gapeach on May 23, 2014 7:32:57 GMT -5
Loved it! I like flashbacks to their teen years!! Also love that we get a chapter (or part of a chapter) everyday this weekend!! Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone!!
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Post by fluffysmom on May 23, 2014 16:50:49 GMT -5
I enjoy the flashbacks. I loved Philip saying that losing the bet ended up being a great thing. That it was really winning.
Wonder what Chloe wants.
Looking forward to the daily chapters this weekend.
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Post by melly on May 23, 2014 17:58:35 GMT -5
Awwww.....
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