March 26th
Beca could never find out what that day meant to Chloe, but always on the same day each year, Chloe wouldn't be the usual Chloe, she'd be withdrawn and every time Beca asked her if she was okay she'd get the same mumbled response of I'm fine.
This mystery often came up in Beca's mind, even when she was busy, Beca was thinking about possible ways she could figure it out or bring it up to Chloe.
Hey Chlo What's this box for?' Beca asked as she picked up the box that was hidden in the back of their wardrobe, they were having their usual spring clean out, they did this every year to keep their house looking tidy. As messy as Beca was she hated mess.
Beca turned round holding the box with little pink bows and cream bunnies on it to look at Chloe, but her usual chirpy and happy nature was gone.
'Shit' Beca muttered 'Chloe I didn't mean to upset you, I'll just put it back' as nosey as Beca was she didn't want to upset Chloe.
'No it's okay' Chloe said as she stepped over to sit next to Beca 'I thought you would've found it before, we need to talk about it'
'Okay' Beca said and Chloe spotted the concerned look on her face
'it's okay its nothing bad' Chloe reassured Beca as she lifted the lid off the box and showed Beca a photo
'So the year before you started at Barden, I fell pregnant, it was just a one night kinda thing, me and tom had been on and off for ages' Chloe began as she watched Beca look through the photos 'but I couldn't keep her, I was in my second to last year, I couldn't give up and I couldn't study and look after a child in my final year'
Beca picked up a photo of Chloe on a hospital bed holding a pink blanket that was swaddled around a baby. Chloe wasn't aware the photo was taken as she was looking at the baby
'So I gave her up' Chloe sniffed as she handed Beca a photo in the box of two men with a little girl standing between them. 'This lovely couple, James and Cole, adopted her. They even send me photos every couple of months or so
'Did you name her?' Beca asked as she looked through the photos that had been sent to her.
'She's called Avery' Chloe passed Beca the latest photo from Avery's 8th birthday party, as Beca looked at the little girl sat smiling at the table in-front of a massive birthday cake, she noticed the date in the corner.
'March 26th' Beca whispered softly, 'is that when she was born?'
'I never forget the date' Chloe sobbed. Beca quickly put the photos back in the box and moved round to pull Chloe to lean into her lap, she stroked Chloe's hair as she cried.
'It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do' Chloe sniffed 'Aubrey told me I should just get rid of her, but I couldn't do it Bec'
'It's okay' Beca spoke as she pressed a kiss into Chloe's hair and rubbed her back and shoulder. 'Thank you for telling me'
'I'm sorry I didn't tell you before' Chloe's sniffles were less frequent now, 'I didn't know how to bring it up'
'I'm glad you did, that's probably the only secret you've ever kept from me. Apart from the whole being in love with me thing'
'Oi you' Chloe replied as she moved to push Beca off 'but look where it got us now, eh?' Chloe said as she moved back to face Beca and put her arms round her neck.
'I love you Chlo'
'I love you too Becs'