So (obviously) I decided to continue the story. This one is significantly longer, and mainly focuses on bemily, but Chloe will return in the next chapter. I hope you like it. Reviews are always welcome!
I still dont own anything.
When Chloe wakes the next morning, it's to her alarm. She quickly silences the blaring object, and lies there for a few more minutes wishing she could go back to sleep. But she eventually gets out of bed and heads to the bathroom to get ready for work.
She re-enters the bedroom after showering, and notices that Beca is no longer in bed. Chloe quickly gets dressed for the day, and heads to the kitchen; where she knows Beca is most likely making coffee. She's surprised when she enters the small kitchen to see Beca making pancakes. In the two years that they've been dating Chloe has learned that Beca is an exceptional cook, but she rarely makes breakfast; preferring instead to make dinner.
"Morning." Chloe says, walking up behind Beca and wrapping her arms around the brunette. Beca turns her head to give Chloe a quick kiss then turns back to the stove. She flips the pancakes on the stove then turns in Chloe's arms.
"What are we going to do?" Not wanting to put the conversation off; Beca gets right to what is on both of their minds this morning. The red head is silent for a few minutes trying to decide how to respond.
"How about you finish breakfast, and that way we can talk without distractions." She finally says. Beca agrees and turns to finish the pancakes; adding chocolate chips to the last few because she knows they're Emily's favorite. When she's done she gets two plates ready for Chloe and herself then puts the rest in the oven to keep them warm for Emily. The two eat in silence for a few minutes; both trying to decide what they can do to make things easier for Emily.
Chloe finally decides to bite the bullet and asks, "Would you be okay with her moving in with us?" Beca knew this was a definite possibility, and she knew her answer before the red head even brought it up.
"Of course," she says "We were already thinking about asking; this is just speeding up the process." Chloe is surprised by this response; she thought Beca was still on the fence about asking Emily to move in, but apparently she was mistaken.
"Okay, well that gives her one less thing to worry about right now." The two aren't sure where to go from there, so they finish their breakfast in silence. After they're both finished and the dishes are in the sink, Chloe grabs her bag, and gets ready to head to work.
"Try to keep her distracted as much as possible today." Chloe instructs as she gives Beca a brief kiss before leaving. Beca responds that she will, and tells Chloe to have a good day. And then Chloe is gone, and Beca is left alone to wait for Emily to wake up.
By the time Emily emerges from the bedroom Beca has cleaned up the kitchen, and settled at the dining table with her laptop to work on some mixes.
"Good morning." Emily says quietly, not wanting to startle the DJ. Beca looks up and gives Emily a warm smile; the one she only shows around Chloe and Emily. The older woman gets up, and greets Emily with a kiss and heads over to the oven to pull the pancakes out. She tells Emily to sit down while she moves around the kitchen; getting Emily's breakfast for her. Emily thanks Beca when she sets the plate in front of her, and quietly begins eating. They sit in silence while Emily eats, and Beca can see the tension in Emily's shoulders; the way she stiffens every couple of minutes, and Beca knows that Emily is fighting tears again with the way her breath hitches as she tries to keep her breathing even.
"It's okay to cry sweetheart." And that's all it takes for Emily to break. It's not as bad as last night; the sobs are quieter, and somehow sound more controlled to Beca. But it still breaks her heart to see her girlfriend this way, and she suddenly wants to rip the idiots that did this to her to pieces, but she knows that that isn't what Emily needs right now. What Emily needs is to be comforted; to be told that everything is going to be okay.
"C'mere." Beca says as she walks around the table to where the crying girl is sitting; it's clear that she won't be finishing her breakfast anytime soon, so Beca takes her hand and leads her back into the bedroom. They lie down together; Emily snuggling into Beca's side as she tries to control her tears. Beca can tell the girl wants to talk, but isn't calm enough to do so, so Beca holds her close and soothingly rubs her back; waiting for Emily to be able to speak.
"How could he say that?" Emily says eventually. And it catches Beca off guard; she wasn't expecting that to be the first thing out of the younger girl's mouth, but Beca supposes she should've known that'd be what she wanted to know. Unfortunately, Beca doesn't have an answer for her.
"I don't know Em. I don't know, but it'll be okay. I promise you it'll be okay." Emily is looking at her like she doesn't believe her, and Beca doesn't blame her. She attempts to soothe the girl's worries further, "I know it doesn't seem like it now, but it will be okay eventually. And until it is okay, Chlo and I'll be right here with you to help you be okay again." And there's a slight tilt to the corners of Emily's mouth for a second before it disappears again.
"My mom didn't defend me." And the older woman tenses for a second, her mind immediately going to the worst possibly scenario at the word 'defend'. But a second later, Emily is speaking again, and Beca relaxes just slightly. "He was saying such horrible things to me, and she just stood there." She's shaking again, so Beca pulls her impossibly closer and holds the girl while she tries to calm herself again.
"You don't have to talk now, honey. We can wait for Chloe to get home, and we can just relax and try to forget until then okay?" Emily nods and relaxes slightly into the embrace. They lie there for an hour before Emily moves again. Beca, having thought the girl fell asleep, jumps slightly when the younger woman speaks.
"Can I take a shower?" Emily timidly asks. Beca can't understand why the girl is suddenly so shy, but decides to let it go for now as she nods.
"Of course you can. You know where everything is. I'll get you some clothes to change into okay? Call me if you need anything." Emily nods, and gets off the bed and heads toward the bathroom. Beca watches her leave, and gets up when she's out of sight to get dressed and find some clothes for Emily. She goes to the bathroom after she hears the shower turn on, and sets the clothes on the bathroom counter for Emily. She then heads into the living room to occupy herself with her mixes while she waits for the younger woman to finish her shower.
Thirty minutes later Beca notices the shower is still running; she begins to worry because in the 7 months they've been together she's never known Emily to take more than fifteen minutes in the shower. The small brunette gets up and walks up to the bathroom door. Knocking softly she calls Emily's name; the response she receives is a choked sob erupting from the other side of the door. She knocks once more, this time slightly louder, and enters the bathroom. The sight that welcomes her makes her already aching heart crack just a bit more.
Emily is curled into a ball in the corner of the shower; the young woman looks so small and vulnerable. Beca cautiously walks toward her girlfriend; not wanting to startle the already upset brunette. When she reaches the tub she briefly feels the water; immediately retracting her hand when she feels how cold it is. She quickly turns the water off, and that's when Emily finally notices her and the girl's cries become even louder as she realizes there's no point trying to stay quiet now. Beca steps closer and reaches over toward Emily. As soon as her hand touches Emily's shoulder the sobbing woman shrinks further into herself. The brief touch that Beca managed was enough for her to know that Emily is freezing cold, and Beca is glad she opted to find a sweatshirt and sweat pants for the girl to wear.
"Em, baby, I know you're upset right now, but I need to get you warmed up okay? I'm going wrap a towel around you, and help you out now." The girl doesn't respond, but allows Beca to pull her out of the tub and begin to dry her off. When Beca finally gets her dressed she begins to walk backward; holding the other girls hands coaxing her forward. She brings Emily to the couch and pulls her down into her lap; grabbing a blanket off the back off the couch and wrapping the still cold woman in it. Emily leans into Beca, but still makes no move to speak. Emily has stopped crying for now, so Beca is content just holding her girlfriend and trying to warm her up.
A while later, Emily is warm again, and Beca finally decides to try to get the girl to speak. "What's going on in that beautiful head of yours?" Emily makes an attempt to respond, but her voice is muffled by Beca's shoulder. Beca lifts her head up and asks her to repeat what she said.
"I don't know where I'm supposed to go if he really isn't going to let me go home." Beca pauses for a moment; thinking maybe she should wait for Chloe to speak to Emily about this, but the girl is clearly distressed so Beca thinks that it's okay to say it now.
"You can move in with us." Emily looks at Beca, and then she looks away; shaking her head.
"No. I don't want to intrude on you and Chlo. That isn't fair to either of y-"
"What isn't fair is your idiot of a father kicking you out." Beca cuts Emily off fiercely, and the girl's eyes instantly fill with tears. Beca mentally chastises herself for her statement. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. But you will not be intruding on Chloe and me. We want you here with us. We've been thinking about asking you to move in for about a month now. We even have a key for you already." Emily is quiet for a while; making Beca worry she'll reject the offer again. Thankfully, she nods and leans into Beca's embrace again.
"Okay, but we're discussing this again when Chloe gets home." Beca silently agrees, and the two settle on the couch to relax, and listen to music until their other girlfriend returns from work.