Super short chapter, im sorry. But posts might be a little spread out for a week or so. This is what i got.
"Stacie, please?" Beca asked softly.
The doctor had left, allowing them to stay while he got Stacie's discharge papers ready. Aubrey had laid Alex in the bed next to the brunette and was now sitting on her other side. Chloe and Beca opposite of her, all of them looking at her in worry.
Stacie wouldn't look at them, her hands fidgeting shakily as she attempted to keep them busy.
"Just talk to us, Stace." Aubrey prompted. "Please?"
She looked up just briefly, looking at Aubrey. Aubrey recognized the look in her green eyes. The look of shame, of fear. A look she had seen on another girl, she was crazy about almost six years earlier. She knew what was going through Stacie's head, they all did.
She looked down again and Beca scooted closer, grabbing her hand, and holding it tightly though she could feel the resistance.
"No." Beca said, holding her tightly. "Stacie, look at me."
She slowly looked at the two stormy blue eyes that were locked on her.
"I know what's happening in there." She said, referring to Stacie's head. "And I need you to stop those thoughts right now. Speaking from personal experience, it will do you no good. It won't do anyone any good. It's done, Stace. You're pregnant, there is no going back, there is no stopping it. What's done is done, and don't even think for a moment, don't voice it. We're not going anywhere." She spoke sternly. She didn't even bother looking at Aubrey and Chloe for clarification, she didn't need it.
Stacie's bloodshot eyes locked with Becas and she squeezed her hand a little tighter.
"We're not leaving. We're not asking you too and this doesn't change anything. It doesn't change what we feel for you."
Aubrey took Chloes hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. The redhead looked at her, too see her emerald eyes filled to the brim with tears, and her own had begun to fall.
"You understand that, don't you?" She asked. Stacie looked at Chloe and Aubrey, Beca might not need their agreement, but she did.
"We have a lot to do, and no time to spare to dwell, Stace." Aubrey said.
"Y-you act as if, this was something planned. Something we all knew was coming. How are you not in the slightest, upset?"
Chloe shook her head, "What is there to be upset about Stace?" She asked.
Stacie looked at her in shock. "I'm pregnant Chloe! There is a fucking baby growing inside of me, a month into me being with you guys!"
"It was the guy from the bar, right?" Beca asked looking down. "The night before we left, you left with some guy. It's his." She said.
Stacie looked down shamefully. "I'm sorry, I... I honestly. I thought for sure, you guys were going to cut me out. I didn't expect what happened when I got home. I was being reckless, I was terrified of what I had done. I don't even know his name." She said, her vision clouding.
"You didn't cheat Stacie, you didn't betray us. You didn't know, and honestly, it would be pretty shitty of us to judge you, or be angry." Chloe said.
"So your just going to be okay with this? The fact that I'm pregnant, with another mans baby, a man who I don't know, you never met. Someone I have no idea how to even find."
Beca smiled sadly. "Stacie. When they found me, when I escaped from Jesse." She looked down, and felt Aubrey reach over placing her hand on her back.
"The first thing these two did, was make a bet on the sex of the baby. They didn't stop to think about the fact that I was pregnant. That I would be bringing a baby into the world, they didn't leave me, or look at me differently."
Stacie looked at them at they smiled at her lovingly. "Never mind the fact that the child I was carrying, was his. Was a product of rape. They accepted me and they accepted Alex instantly. You're right, we don't know who this guy was. Or how to find him, but we can try. We can find a way, and you are not alone. You have us, you have three very experienced people. Three people who love you so much. And now, we have more to love. But, Aubrey is right, we have a lot to do. First, we need to make sure that this baby is healthy." She said. "You've got to only be about a month along, obviously. We have things to take care of and we will, but don't do what I did. I made it hard for them, I dwelled, I cried. I was so scared. You don't have to do what I did, and please dear god don't do it. We are here, we are in this together. All of us, and we will take care of you. And the baby,"
Stacie reached up, clearing her face of tears. "I-I love you guys so much." She said softly.
"We love you too, Stace." Aubrey smiled. "So, are you going to heed her advice?"
Stacie nodded, still a little unsure of why they were instantly so accepting, so understanding. So ready and willing to help her bring a new baby into their lives. She looked down at Alex. She slept peacefully against her side. She smiled lightly. She loved Alex like her own, though she really didn't know what that felt like. Alex was a beautiful and healthy child. She was exactly what she would want in a child, and she knew she wasn't alone. She believed them, they loved her, and they were there for her.
It was soon, very soon into their relationship and she was pregnant. She wasn't going to lie. She was terrified. She didn't know the first thing about babies, or parenting. She didn't know how to raise a child, or feed it.
Could she do this?
Her eyes drifted up to the beautiful mix of blues and green looking at her with so much love that she nearly broke down again.
Yeah, maybe she could.
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Chloe and Aubrey had left with Alex, to get a few things, while Beca stayed at home with Stacie.
They sat comfortably on the living room couch,the TV off as they talked.
"You understand, why I'm confused right?" Stacie asked and Beca could see how serious she was. She sighed lightly and reached over taking her hand.
"Just a little bit, but honesty Stacie, we..." She trailed off, trying to find the right words. Stacie watched her patiently waiting.
"Stacie we love you. That's it." She said looking up at her. "We love you, and we have loved you. Is this a surprise? Well, yeah it is. Is it too much? Hell no."
Stacie smiled lightly.
"Stacie, Chloe and Aubrey left everything, they left their entire lives behind to go to Maine, to help me raise Alex. And they did it because they love me. And they adore her. Just like we love you, and we will love that baby. It's not like we aren't fit, or capable. We are financially stable, we can afford the appointments, the things he will need. We can and will take care of you and your baby."
A few tears shimmered in Stacie's eyes and Beca smiled. "We've got you, Stace. Every minute, we will be there."
"I love you, Becs."
There was a hint of acceptance in her voice, and Beca knew she had gotten it through her head. It wasn't something they were expecting, not something they had planned. But it was happening regardless, and they would be fine. She knew it. She also knew, Aubrey and Chloe missed having a baby to smother.
"I love you too, Stace."
"Another addition to this absolutely astounding family." Stacie smiled and Beca leaned over, pressing her lips to Stacie's.
