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Post by rahma2701 on Sept 24, 2014 16:41:34 GMT -5
Hahaha, Chloe and Magic, Victor always deliver I adore Phloe's new understanding and bond. It's sweet and I believe that they can work through anything from now on considering Chloe's latest break through.
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Post by unavitasegreta on Sept 24, 2014 19:58:19 GMT -5
I love fired up Chloe! Phillip knew just how to fix that situation.
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Post by fluffysmom on Sept 24, 2014 20:16:35 GMT -5
I'm glad Chloe didn't stay mad at Philip. It's good to see Chloe realize that Parker and Philip need her.
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Post by Kpatch on Sept 25, 2014 4:58:11 GMT -5
Chapter 97
In Parker’s room, Chloe sat on Parker’s bed, holding him on her lap, his head resting on her shoulder.
Standing nearby, Philip leaned over and gently moved Parker’s thumb out of his mouth. The boy lifted his head off Chloe’s shoulder and looked at her, then at Philip, then back at Chloe again.
“What’s wrong, angel,” Chloe asked her son.
“Go home,” Parker said.
Chloe’s brow knit and Philip was dumbfounded. He shrugged.
“Parker, angel, are you saying you want me to go home?”
Parker nodded. “You and me and daddy. I wanna go home.”
Chloe pressed his head back onto her shoulder. “I know how you feel, angel.” She looked at Philip as she spoke. “I want to go home too.”
Philip nodded. “I wouldn’t be surprised if Parker heard my father yelling from downstairs,” he said with disgust. “No wonder both of you want to go back to Craig’s.” Philip sat down next to Chloe and rubbed his son’s back. “Hey big guy, one more sleep and we’ll go back to Grandpa Craig’s house, okay?”
“No, Philip, it’s not okay,” Chloe answered.
Philip looked at her quizzically. “Not okay? But you just said....”
“I said we want to go home,” Chloe interrupted. “I didn’t mean back to Craig’s.”
Philip gave Chloe a blank stare. “What ... um ... you lost me. What are you talking about?”
“I’m talking about Chicago,” she replied.
For some reason, hearing Chloe mention Chicago made Philip uncomfortable. “You mean to ... visit?” Philip asked.
“Visit?? No! I mean to live.”
Philip looked at Chloe with surprise. “To live? Seriously?”
“Yes! Why not?”
What was behind her sudden interest in living in Chicago, he wondered. “Well, no reason,” he said hesitantly, “but ... why do you want to live in Chicago?”
“Because it’s home, isn’t it? You said that’s where we lived ... you, me and Parker. Right?”
Philip flashed to the apartment with all the relics of their life together, the broken pieces of a future that was once filled with promise. “Yes,” he answered. “We have a three-bedroom condo on East Lakeshore Drive.”
“Then that’s where we should live, isn’t it?” Chloe asked. “Not here under your father’s roof, and not with my father either.”
Philip looked at Chloe for a long moment. Then he looked around the room and hung his head. The pain came rushing back as he remembered those last few months in the condo -- both when they were together and when he was alone.
“Philip,” she said touching his hand. “What’s wrong?”
Her question was so innocent, but it made the knot in his stomach tighten. He was hoping to avoid the subject, even though he knew he couldn’t postpone it forever. “Sweetheart, we can’t go back there. Not until I tell you something.” He finally looked up at her. “I need to tell you why we broke up.”
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Post by gapeach on Sept 25, 2014 5:39:51 GMT -5
So glad that Phillip is going to tell the truth to Chloe. Hopefully he will get the entire story out tomorrow and we won't have to wait till Monday for the end of the tale!!!
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Post by melly on Sept 25, 2014 5:45:39 GMT -5
 can't avoid it any longer... |
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Post by unavitasegreta on Sept 25, 2014 10:01:59 GMT -5
I'm anxious for Phillip to tel Chloe the whole story. I can't wait to see how that goes. I think it's a positive sign that he's being honest with her and that they've had a lot of emotional bonding occur before she knows the whole story.
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Post by Kpatch on Sept 25, 2014 18:28:50 GMT -5
Finale tomorrow!
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Post by fluffysmom on Sept 25, 2014 20:24:34 GMT -5
I'm glad he wants to be honest with her but he must be scared of her reaction. Finale already?!
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Post by gapeach on Sept 25, 2014 22:49:05 GMT -5
Does that mean a new Kpatch story on Monday?? |
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Post by Kpatch on Sept 26, 2014 4:55:48 GMT -5
Chapter 98
“Sweetheart, we can’t go back home," Philip said. "Not until I tell you something. I need to tell you why we broke up.”
Chloe got up off the bed holding Parker. “He’s asleep,” she said, laying him down and putting his blanket over him. She held out her hand to Philip and led him toward the door, so their conversation wouldn’t disturb Parker.
“Whatever happened between us,” she said in a low voice, “whatever broke us up, it’s in the past, isn’t it?”
“Yes, of course, but....”
“Was it another woman?”
“What??” That question seemed to come out of nowhere. “No, no, of course not, nothing like that.”
“Then don’t tell me,” she said resolutely. Philip was about to say something when she placed her fingers on his lips. “I mean it, Philip. Whatever it is, I don’t want to hear it. The past doesn’t matter anymore. I’m sick of waiting around to remember it, and I’m tired of expecting it to catch up with me. That may never happen, and you know what? It’s okay. I’m okay if I never remember. See? I’m learning to live in the now. Like Father Matt said, it’s the present and future that count. The rest of the journey.” She searched his eyes, like she was trying to read his thoughts. “Would that be too hard for you, Philip, I mean, since you remember our life together, but I don’t? Would that be weird for you?”
Philip shook his head no. He reached for her and brushed her hair back off her face. “No, that wouldn’t be weird. What would be weird for me is living without you ... here, in Chicago, or anywhere. All I know is, I never want to spend another day without you as long as I live.”
“Good,” Chloe smiled. “Then we agree. Whatever happened in the past, stays in the past. It’s over. We have a clean slate now and we can make new memories. Sound good?”
Philip smiled at the innocent look in Chloe’s eyes. It sounded better than good. He cupped her cheek and nodded. “As long as you want to make a life with me and Parker, that’s all that matters, Chloe. I told you once I would never give up on us and I meant it.”
Chloe placed her hand over Philip’s on her face, and kissed his open palm. “So how about it? Can we go home?”
Philip nodded and took her into his arms, leaning his chin on her shoulder. He took a deep breath and thought about the long journey that led them to this moment ... their teenage romance ... their breakups ... becoming friends with benefits ... marrying other people ... conceiving Parker at the worst possible time ... becoming a couple again only to be torn apart by lies ... all the moments that were stolen from them ... the torture Chloe endured at The Oaks ... and finally finding their way back to each other in spite of her memory loss.
Their lives had been crushed and broken, but somehow their love survived. They survived all of it. So maybe Chloe was right. Maybe the past should just stay in the past, leave the pain behind and focus on the future. Philip held Chloe tighter and nodded against her hair. All he wanted was to make her happy. So if she wanted to go back to Chicago, then that’s what they’d do. “Yes, Chloe, we can go home. Whatever you want,” he said softly. Then he leaned away to look into her eyes, and the love he saw reflecting back at him made his heart skip a beat. He kissed her lips. “The best days of our lives are still to come,” he whispered.
The end
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Post by jc20886 on Sept 26, 2014 5:22:31 GMT -5
Lovrd it what else is there to say
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Post by gapeach on Sept 26, 2014 5:24:23 GMT -5
AW! Great ending!!
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Post by melly on Sept 26, 2014 5:57:50 GMT -5
Aaawwwwwww........
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Post by krw627 on Sept 26, 2014 8:01:11 GMT -5
Love it! Another great story!!!
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can't avoid it any longer...
