After Beca left the building, she went to her meeting with her lawyer, they talked about the brunette's divorce and her office's status, the newspaper's sales had been declining for a few months now and Beca was trying to find a solution. After her meeting, she met up with Stacie in one of their favorite places to have lunch. Stacie could see that Beca was in a bad mood and it's something not work related.
"Okay, spill, what's going on with you?"
Beca shook her head. "Nothing's going on."
"Liar, but I won't push you to talk."
After a few minutes of silence, Beca looked at her sister. "I don't know if I am doing the wrong thing here."
"Of course it's wrong, but what came up to make you think like that?"
The short brunette shrugged and let out a breath. "I'm scared that I might be ruining her life."
"Weren't you the one who told me that no one can ruin someone's life if that person's life is good and happy with it?" Stacie asked her sister.
Beca nodded. "True, I said that. But I don't know why I have this guilty feeling."
Stacie shrugged, "You're still in the beginning, you can step away from all of this."
"I won't, not now."
"Why?"
"Because" Beca looked up from her plate and eyed her sister. "I'm in love with her."
"Now you just don't know what you want sissy,"
"Stacie, as much as I want her, I'm scared that she'll get hurt."
"Becs, you're stressed, let's forget about the trip to London and take a few days off, I'll take care of work. It might help."
"Nothing's going to help," Beca sighed. "I wish she wasn't married." She shook her head sadly. "I wish I wasn't married."
"Seriously?" Stacie asked, "I can't understand you Beca, you are afraid to ruin her life, but aren't afraid to ruin yours?!"
"My life was ruined before Chloe came into the picture and you know it. I am not happy,"
"Do us both a favor and postpone the trip."
"I won't Stacie, it'll help me get closer to her, maybe if we spent some time alone I would change my mind about her."
Stacie sighed. "Are you listing to yourself Beca? You are lying to yourself and you know it."
Beca laughed softly. "I'm trying to lie to you."
"Just think about what I said."
Beca smirked. "I'll see you at work sissy."
Stacie sighed. "I haven't seen anyone who is stubborn as you."
Chloe came back home and was sitting with her mother, having her lunch.
"Chloe, can we go to Aubrey's after a while?"
The redhead sighed. "Mom, let her do her thing, she wants a child. Let her adopt or get pregnant."
"No! This isn't how we do this in our family and you know it! Now are you going to go with me to Aubrey's or should I go alone?"
"I'll take you. We'll talk to her together with Clair. Just don't get mad." Chloe said finishing her plate.
It was almost 9 PM when the redhead and her mother left the house, it took them almost a half an hour to get to Aubrey's, they got out of the car as the redhead called her sister.
"Don't call her, she'll just come up with an excuse not to see me. We'll go directly upstairs."
Chloe sighed. Let's hope this ends well. I really want my sister happy. She thought, "Mom, how can she say she's not here but her car is parked right there?" She said pointing to Aubrey's mini cooper. as she made her way into the building.
"Just don't call her and keep walking," Caroline said as she made her way into the building.
Aubrey was sitting on her sofa watching TV with Clair when her phone rang, informing her that her sister was calling. Aubrey started to have a panic attack, "IT's Chloe, I'm sure your mom is the one on the phone, quick! Change the channel and turn up the volume."
Clair jumped from her seat and made the volume of the TV on its highest.
"Hello?" Aubrey yelled into her phone.
"Aubrey? Hey! Where are you?" Chloe said getting out of the elevator.
"I'm at a bar! it's beside my office!" She yelled again,
"Where!" Chloe asked again not hearing her sister.
"At a bar! near my office!"
Chloe looked at her mother, "She's at a bar beside her office."
Caroline laughed. "And what about all this loud music inside?" She said taking out Aubrey's spare keys and opening the door.
Aubrey's back was facing the door while Clair was standing in front of her, Clair tried to warn Aubrey but it was too late. Caroline came behind her daughter and smirked. "What a nice bar."
The blond stood frozen in her place when she heard her mother's voice.
"Turn the volume down," Caroline said firmly.
"TURN THE VOLUME DOWN CLAIR," Aubrey yelled again.
"A bar near your office?" Caroline asked with a raised eyebrow.
Aubrey turned to her sisters, "I said a bar beside my office?" She acted shocked. "Chloe! Have you gone deaf? I told you we are at home and drinking coffee!"
"Aha," She looked at Chloe and Clair, "Stay here, I want to talk to your sister." She said pulling Aubrey to one of the rooms.
"You think mom will kill Aubrey? You know how traditional she is." Clair asked as she saw the bedroom door closed.
Chloe shrugged. "She won't kill her, there are two witnesses here." She said pointing at herself and her sister.
"Funny," Clair deadpanned.
"Why aren't we hearing any yelling?"
"Because they locked the door?" Chloe said not understanding where her sister is getting at.
"Let's ear drop!" Clair whispered.
"No! they want to have their privacy."
"Aubrey will tell us what happened." Clair shrugged.
"There's something called privacy, and I don't like to ear drop," Chloe said seriously.
Clair looked at her with a smirk. They both ran to where their mother and sister were at and glued their ear to the door trying to listen.
"You won't do it, Aubrey!"
"I want a child mom!"
"Get married first!"
"Mom,-"
"Stop, date a guy or a girl for all I care! Get married first!" She said as she opened the door to find her two daughters by the door, they looked at each other and ran around the apartment.
Tom was in his bed when Chloe came out from the bathroom, she lifted the cover and sat beside him.
"What happened with Aubrey?" He asked.
Chloe explained to him what happened back at Aubrey's apartment. Chloe was with everything that makes her sister happy, even if she wanted to adopt or get pregnant via a sperm donor, but like her mother, Tom was also a traditional man and didn't like the idea.
"She has every right to do what she wants in her life, did she ask you to help her Tom?" Chloe asked angrily.
"Since when do you think it's okay to do such wrong thing?"
"And since when do you think it's a wrong thing?"
"Because it's irrational to have a baby without a second parent. That's what the logic says and everyone agrees."
"IF everyone agrees on it, it doesn't mean that you are right. A person is born free."
"Freedom has its limits," Tom argued.
"You are very distant with your thoughts, how come I never noticed."
"We are also very distant at home, you come home at six and I barely sit with you or talk to you and now you have to go to London."
"I used to always travel back in Toronto."
Tom scoffed. "And now I don't want you to travel anymore."
"Why?"
"Because I said so."
"Why are you talking to me in that way!?" Chloe said yelling.
"Because I want to!"
"Whatever, Goodnight." She said turning so that her back was facing him. He sighed and turned the volume of their bedroom TV.
She turned back and glared at him. "I'm watching the movie."
"And I'm sleeping on the couch." She said taking her pillow and blanket with her.
Chloe was in Beca's office as they were working, the newspaper owner could sense that the redhead wasn't in the mood. She sighed and looked at the redhead. "What's with you today?"
"N-Nothing."
"Did someone bother you?"
"No, I'm good."
"A problem at home?"
"Of course not," The redhead said nervously.
Beca sighed. "How many times I told you that you don't know how to lie?"
Chloe gave Beca a sad smile.
"Is it about the trip?" Beca asked again.
"No, he's used to me traveling."
Beca smirked.
"Yeah, it's about the trip," Chloe said sighing.
"Well, this would be the last trip," Beca said softly.
Heh, you're telling me? Chloe thought as she looked at the brunette.
Beca continued. "This trip will determine everything." She said looking into Chloe's eyes. "I mean for work."
Chloe chuckled. "You know, even you don't know how to lie. Can I ask you a question?"
"Of course," Beca said seriously.
"Do you remember?" Chloe asked softly.
Beca looked into her eyes with a smile. "Do I remember what?"
"Do you remember me?" She asked again.
The brunette smiled softly. "I'm not getting your question."
"You're not going to answer, are you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about. I'll see you tomorrow at the airport" Beca said smiling again.
"Or we might meet on the airplane."
Beca faked her confusion. "Are you going to the airplane without going through the airport first?"
The redhead gave her boss a soft smile and closed her laptop screen. "I'm going back to my office." She said standing up and leaving Beca all alone in her office. A few minutes later, Stacie entered her sister's office with a sigh.
"Did you think about it?" She asked carefully.
Beca nodded. "We are going tomorrow to London."
Stacie sighed. "You are the most stubborn person I've ever seen!"
"No Stace, I'm the most unhappy person you'd ever see!"
"When I saw you after your trip from Toronto, you looked in love, I thought you might never see her again and you might go back to thinking about your family."
"What family! Stacie, the point of the family is being happy together, which I assure you that Norah and Noah don't feel happy! Every day there is yelling, and sometimes when two aren't happy and understanding each other, it's better not to continue with this relationship."
It was 5:40 PM, when Beca barged into Chloe's office, the redhead was startled and turned to face her boss.
"You scared me," Chloe said putting her hand on her chest.
Beca laughed. "Why?"
"Because you didn't knock." The redhead said simply.
"Why would I knock? It's not like your naked or anything."
Chloe laughed a little. Which caused Beca's heart to flutter. "I love your laugh Chloe, I always need to see you smiling. You left my office sad and I don't like seeing you like that."
"I wasn't sad." She said turning her back.
"Happy?"
"Of course I'm not happy." She sighed. "You're not being honest with me Beca."
"About what?" Beca asked, crossing her arms.
"I don't know, it's a feeling I got." The redhead said as she turned again to face the brunette.
Beca stood dangerously close to her redhead. "A feeling?"
"I-I have to go," Chloe said nervously.
"Wait, here's the ticket for tomorrow."
"You came here just to give me the ticket? You could've sent it via e-mail."
"I-I can't, my computer got frozen." She said lying.
"What about tomorrow at the airport?" Chloe asked again.
"I don't want you to wait for me in case I was late to reach the airport."
"You could've given it to Jane to pass it to me."
"Jane died."
Chloe giggled.
"Do you still have anything you want to comment on?" Beca said laughing.
"No, thank you."
"I don't want you to be late, let's get going," Beca said picking Chloe's stuff.
A few minutes later, Beca and Chloe exited the elevator and stood outside their door. As Chloe was about to walk away, Beca called after her. "Don't forget to bring a book!"
Chloe stood there, looking at the brunette with wide eyes. And she tells me she doesnt know what am i talking about.
