"Well, here we are," said Chloe as they pulled up to the lake house. "Are you guys ready?"

Chloe had to admit to herself that she was a little nervous.

"As ready as I’ll ever be. Let’s go before I chicken out," Mimi said.

The girls saw the party was in full swing and Shawn had just pulled up next to them in his midnight blue Chevy ¾ ton truck. "Hey ladies! And how are we this evening?" Shawn asked flashing one of his sexy smiles.

"Just fine. Did you just get here? I thought you would have been here and boozing it up already." Belle replied back. Letting her eyes travel slowly from Shawn’s smile down his perfect body. Muscles and tanned.’ Hmmm’ she thought.

"Ahhh….no. I had to go and get some more ice. I have three more ice chests here full. Wanna carry one up?"

"No. But you could show us how we can sneak our stuff in without everyone in the world noticing," Chloe said still not wanting everyone knowing her business. Skeptical of everyone yet on how she had been treated during the year. A year she would like to forget. Too many mistakes. Just too many. Chloe shook her head to erase her mind of the bad times. This was a party. Time to start all over. Have fun. And relax. Besides Jan was out of the country. She couldn’t do anything now. At least not this weekend.

"Follow me," Shawn said carrying an ice chest with him.

The girls got their bags and followed Shawn to the side stairs. Shawn turned around and saw Belle with two big duffel bags. He had to laugh and tease perfect girl for this.

"Belle, what’d you pack? Your whole room? Or is the biggest bag just hair things? Hmmm?"

"Listen Tough Boy, if you plan on me staying here tonight with you I’d be a little nicer to me. Because you just don’t know what I got in here." Belle said with a look of passion just boiling under the surface," If you know what I mean?"

They reached the top of the stairs and Shawn opened the door. They walked down the hallway a little and stopped. Shawn unlocked the door to his right that led to the large living room with three bedrooms surrounding it. "Ok ladies. Just dump your stuff here and I’ll lock the room up when we leave. I am the only one with the key to this room so don’t worry."

The girls dumped their bags on the floor. Mimi and Chloe snuck out to leave Belle and Shawn alone. "Well, tough boy if you would move I could go and join my friends who left me without telling me!" Belle was quite annoyed at them for having done this to her.

"Be my guest. Just go. " Shawn moved out of the way very little. Belle squeezed by Shawn but having to have her body up against his for a few seconds.

Belle sucked in her breath as she felt the electricity go through her body. Shawn just stared at her with longing in his eyes.

"I think maybe you should get to them before we melt the ice perfect girl."

"Yeah maybe I should." Belle said kinda sadly. She was hoping that Shawn might kiss her or something. ‘Well, the night is still young she thought.’

Belle left quickly and she followed the noise looking for any sign of her friends. She saw Brady surrounded with his usual group of gaggling girls. They never had any chance with him. But they stayed hoping to catch his eye.

"Hey Brady you need any help getting rid of some of these chicks?" Belle asked.

"Sure you had anything in mind?"

"Follow me!" Belle said grabbing Brady by the hand and dragging him with her.

"And just where are we going B?"

"You are coming with me to get a drink! I need one to cool down seriously! Brady I just had a moment with Mr. Brady and I am just overheated right now." Belle told Brady about her encounter with Shawn.

"Well, it looks like my little sister is growing up! Does that mean she will quit hounding me about the love I lost?" Brady knew it was a long stretch but he had to get her off is back about Heather.

‘Heather,’ thought Brady. Just thinking that name made his heart beat faster.

They had just reached the bar and Belle had ordered a rum and coke. She was about to take a drink when Shawn came up next to her and took the drink from her.

"And what do you think you are doing with a ‘adult’ drink missy? You never drink why now?"

"Maybe because I want to. Did you ever think of that ‘daddy’?"

Brady left them alone to continue their love spat and walked out of the cabin to the path that led to the water. He had a beer with him and just wanted to be alone with his thoughts.

He got to the deck and sat down just looking at the clear sky and the stars were all out. It wasn’t hot out the light breeze and being by the water made it kinda cool out there. Brady just breathed a deep sigh and took a long drink of his beer.

Heather popped into his head again. For like the fifth hundredth time today. He guzzled down the rest of his beer and shook his head to try and rid himself of the memories of Heather. If he kept it up he was going to drive himself crazy.

"Aaarrgghhh!" Brady screamed out at the water into the night. That little outburst helped Brady feel a little better. He turned around and started heading back to party. His heart did a little jump. He saw a woman getting out of a car that looked just like Heather. But he knew it couldn’t be. She was off modeling somewhere. She wasn’t anywhere near Salem.

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"Well, here we are Heather. Are you ready to see Brady again?" Jan asked. Trying to sound nice but to be told the truth she was really starting to get tired of Miss Goody Two Shoes. She deserved to be more in Belle’s crowd. This girl was just too nice for her taste.

"Yeah, but I am a little nervous. What if Brady is with someone new and I am out here wasting my time? Jan, your gonna help me find him right?" Heather asked Jan nervously. She was so scared. Her stomach was doing flip flops as she thought about Brady.

"Of course. I wouldn’t leave you now. Let the fun begin."

Jan and Heather got out of the car and headed inside. Heather took a deep breath and walked through the door. The party was in full swing and several guys turned their attention to them as soon as they walked in. Some whistled. Some just stared.

Heather was dressed in a white laced up the back tank top with some blue jeans and her brown Doc Martins. Heather’s long red hair was down her back with curls only on the ends. She wore very little makeup and just a hint of pink rose lip gloss. Jan on the other hand was wearing a skirt so short it could have been used as a tube top. And she had on black go go boots and a shirt where the back was open with just laces like Heather’s.

"Hey Heather… do you want to play a little game?" Jan asked her walking through the cabin.

"Sure. But what kind of game do you want to play?" Heather said not really wanting to play attention, she was wanting to look for Brady not play games. ‘What the heck might as well have fun while I am here.’ Heather thought.

"Great. We’ll practice some to make sure that you have the idea of what I am trying to get at here. Ok? " Jan knew what she was going to do. She was going to make Brady pay for turning her down at that party.

"You’ll pay for this Brady. One day. You’ll pay for this." Jan hissed as she vowed revenge.

"Hellooooo…Jan? Are you still with me? " Heather asked waving her hand in front of Jan’s face.

"Oh! Yeah… yeah! Well, lets play." Jan said peering around the room looking for some stuff to eye spy. "I spy someone in lavender." The should be easy for Heather. It was Brady’s sister.

"Oooookk. Let me see." Heather said peering around the room. Most everyone was wearing black. "Um… I see that pretty blonde girl over there in a lavender dress. Do you know her?"

"Yup. That is Brady’s sister." Jan said smiling.

"Really? I have heard so much about her. Is she one of her good friends?"

"Sort of. Now lets see…. I spy someone with killer dimples."

Heather started looking around. And she saw a girl with long brown hair talking to this cute guy with killer dimples.

"That must be the guy over there." Heather said pointing at Phillip.

"Yup. And you know who he is? "

Heather shook her head no.

"That is Phillip Kiriakis. Brady’s uncle."

"Ok what are you doing Jan? Showing me the whole family?" Heather said smiling.

Jan just looks at her with a wicked grin. She just spied who she was looking for.

"I spy someone with piercing blue eyes." Jan said. She couldn’t wait for Heather to see who it is.

" Ok let me see." Heather started looking around the room again. Not they guy with Belle. He had brown eyes. Not the blonde haired guy. They were just blue. And then she landed on someone that looked familiar. As he turned around she saw him.

"Brady?" Heather whispered. Her heart was pounding a mile a minute.

"Bingo! You get the grand prize! Woo hoo! Someone get the lady a drink!" Jan cried out.

But Brady wasn’t alone. He had a petite little blonde with him with silver grey eyes and she was all over Brady. Heather let out a little cry that caused some people to look over at her. Including Brady and his chick.

Brady’s heart stopped at the sight of her. He couldn’t believe that she was standing right there in front of him. He quickly shoved the girl off of him and walked straight over to Heather.

Heather knew she should be flattered that he just dropped that girl flat on her butt. But she was kind of miffed that he even had her on him at all. Brady just stared at her and was looking in her eyes. Trying to remember a time when he didn’t see these wonderful green eyes everyday. He reached up and gently touched her cheek and cupped her face in his hand. Heather just closed her eyes and melted. Tears sprang out from under them.

"Heather…" Brady breathed. And he gently took her in his arms and held her close. Deeply breathing in her scent. If this was his drug he was hooked. His heart felt full for the first time in a few months. It was the only time that his soul felt at peace. Never did he want to let her out of his life again. Just as Brady was going to pull her back and kiss her that girl he threw on the floor came up to him.

"Brady! What the hell did you think you were doing? You are not going to drop me on the floor like last weeks trash. I was with you last night and then you treat me as if nothing happened. I don’t think so!" Jessica screeched. She was livid that she could be dropped like that.

" What are you talking about? I wasn’t with you last night?" Brady didn’t know what was wrong with this girl. Why was she trying to start something? And now of all times?

Just then he looked across the room at a smirk. And the most evil eyes he had ever seen. Jan Spears. He knew she was behind this. All because he turned her down. Brady couldn’t let Jan win. He couldn’t let her get away with taking Heather away. He couldn’t be away from her anymore. He realized how much his life depended on her being in it.

"You know what I am talking about Brady! Last night in front of the fire. Helloooo! I was not the only one enjoying it. So, who is this? Your supposed to be my man tonight. You said we could go down to the lake later and do stuff to scare the fish. Now I know that was not all talk. Or was it?" Jessica had no idea why Jan wanted her to do this. But she was doing it because Jan had something on her. And this was the way for Jan to finally leave her alone. She just hoped that Brady wouldn’t hate her forever. He really was a nice guy.

"Brady? Is that true? Did you really do all that? Did you move on and just forget about me?" Heather asked with her bottom lip quivering just a bit. Her heart was about ready to break. Again. All Heather wanted to do was just run out of there. She felt so stupid. Why wouldn’t Brady move on? When he ended things it was supposed to be over for good. Right?

"NO! Heather, just let me explain!" Brady was desperate. But he didn’t know what to do.

Just then Jan came up behind Heather. "So Brady, ya got caught huh? Too bad you can’t have your cake and eat it to." Jan said with the most wicked grin.

"It’s true! Brady, you really did! Oh my goodness! I am so dumb! How in the world could I even come here and think that you wouldn’t be with someone else? How come I thought we could pick up where we left off? I am so stupid! " Heather had tears just running down her face now. She couldn’t believe it. She had to get out of there. She took one last look at Brady and just ran out the door she came.

Brady stood there stunned to begin with. Then the anger he felt toward Jan just boiled over. "You bitch! I can’t believe you would hurt an innocent person like that. What did she ever do to you? Huh ? You don’t even know her? How did you find her? How did you know about her?"

Brady was livid. He had tears streaming down his face at this point.

"I met her on the plane. She was coming in from Australia. And I heard her say your name. So I knew it was time. Maybe next time you’ll learn not to mess with me. Never reject Jan Spears." And with that she left and got a drink.

The crowd that formed around him started to disperse. Belle came up to Brady with a worried look on her face.

"Brady? Are you ok? Who was that?"

"Belle… Belle that was Heather. Jan brought her to this party just to hurt me because I turned her down at a party. Heather. That was my Heather, Belle. I need to find her. I’ll go home. You’ll be ok?" Brady asked. He knew Shawn would take card of his baby sister.

"Yeah. I’ll be fine. Just go after her. I’ll call you later. I love you Brady." Belle said as she gave Brady a hug and told him to scoot out the door.

Brady was gone in a matter a seconds. All he could think about was trying to find Heather. She had to be somewhere. Then he heard someone sobbing. And telling somebody to just leave her alone. Brady heard that and ran in the direction it was coming. Hoping to get there in time. And save his Heather.

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"Who was that your brother was holding?" Shawn asked. He had witnessed the whole event. And he was pretty taken aback at what he saw happen between Brady and that girl. It was like they were meant to be. They fit so perfectly together and there was such a tenderness and passion between them. It almost made you jealous wishing you could find a love like that.

"That was Heather." Belle told Shawn. As if that said it all. She forgot that no one knew about Heather but her.

" And that is?"

" A girl he was dating back at his old school. They fell in love and never stopped. They even talked about marriage. That is how serious they were about one another. She was offered a job modeling. She was going to give it up to stay with Brady. But he forced her to leave and broke up with her. And they have been apart ever since. And Brady has been miserable ever since."

Suddenly it hit him. That girl that Brady was holding just moments ago was the one in the magazine! It was the same one that Phillip said he saw in Brady’s room in the picture! It was all making sense now.

"I saw her in a magazine. Brady said it was just a girl that looked like her. Man!"

" But that is not all. Jan brought her here to cause trouble for Brady all because he turned her down at a party. So now because Jan wants to be a bitch, she probably ruined my brothers one chance at happiness." Belle said sadly. Hoping and praying that there would be a way for Heather and Brady to work things out.

"It’ll be ok Belle. Brady is a big boy. He can work things out. Don’t worry. Everything will be ok. And if not then we’ll find a way. Together. Ok?"

"Ok Tough boy. I’ll put it out of my mind for now. Do you wanna dance?" Belle asked. She was still kind of shy toward Shawn even though she wanted to be with him so badly it hurt.

"But of course!" Shawn said sounding like a grey poupon commercial.

Just then a slow song came on. Belle leaned in and laid her head on his shoulder and just felt good to be in his arms.

" Shawn?"

"Yeah?"

"Did you see how Brady and Heather were so connected?"

"Yeah. It was awesome. Like we weren’t supposed to see them. Like it was a secret that we were let in on." Shawn confessed to her.

"Yes! That is what I felt about it too! Shawn, I want to find love like that one day." Belle was hoping she could find that kind of love with him.

" You will. Maybe you already found it and just don’t realize it."

Belle’s stomach did flip flops as he said this. Their dancing slowed to a gentle swaying back and forth. And as they looked into one another's eyes they realized that they could have that kind of love. With each other.

"Maybe." She said as she was staring into Shawn’s eyes. And slowly they inched toward one another. Belle’s mouth was lightly parted and her eyes were beginning to close. Shawn was reaching down to her with his mouth.

"Hey you guys!" Jason yelled doing his best impression from the movie Goonies.

Belle looked upset that Jason even was there. They were so close. So close to kissing. "Man Jason! You have perfect timing!" Belle said and took off to find Mimi.

"What’d I do?" Jason asked.

"Like she said. You have perfect timing, man. Perfect timing." Shawn just shook his head.

"Lets go shoot some pool ok?"

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"Please just leave me alone! I don’t want anything to do with you!" Heather screamed. "Just leave me alone!"

Heather tried to runaway but she was caught from behind and tackled to the ground.

All she heard was a deep voice saying, " Shut-up! You need to stop screaming now! Or there will be problems. You got that?"

Heather quit screaming and just prayed that God would help her find a way out.

"Please God. Help me. Please help me." She cried in her head.