Beca's POV
I knock on the door and a little girl answers the door. She looks like a she's around 6 and like a miniature me.
"Mommy?"She asks and I chuckle.
"No, my name is Beca. Who are you?"
"I'm not supposed to talk to strangers,"she says shaking her head. "Daddy!" A man comes running up and stops in his tracks. He has blond hair and dark, brown eyes. He's not lanky but also not really big. He's only a few feet taller than me.
"You must be Beca,"he says and waves Chloe and I into the house. The little girl narrows her eyes as she studdies me.
"You look like mommy,"she states as we walk into the living room. "Daddy, why does she look like mommy?"
"Sarah, this is your half sister. The one that mommy talks about all the time." Sarah's eyes widen and she hugs me, her head resting on my stomach.
"It's nice to meet you," Sarah says and leads me to the couch, pulling me down. She sits on my lap and Chloe sits next to me. Sarah's dad sits across from us in a love seat.
"I'm Luke and you already met Sarah,"Luke says, chuckling at the little girl whose playing with my hair and comparing it to hers. "So what brings you here? Did John finally let you come? He didn't say anything about you coming." I open my mouth to speak when the front door opens and a woman carrying groceries walks in. I immediately recognize her as my mother.
"I'm home. Can I have some help with these?" Luke rushes over to her and sets the bags onto the table. He kisses my mom, who has yet to turn around and notice me. Chloe grabs my hand and squeezes it in support. Sarah gets off my lap and runs to our mom.
"So who's here? I saw a car outside,"my mom asks as she hugs Sarah. Luke points toward us and my mom turns around. I stand up and she just stands there, staring at me, frozen.
"Hi mom,"I say, not knowing what else to do. "It's nice to meet you." At that, my mom rushes over to me and grips me in a tight hug. We both start crying and my mom grabs my shoulders, pushing me back to look at me.
"You're so beautiful,"she says and I smile.
"I look like you and Sarah looks like I did at that age." My mom smiles and grabs my hands.
"Do you have any pictures of you that I can have? Like ones of you growing up." I pull away and walk over to Chloe, sitting next to her. I shake my head and my mom sits where Luke was just a minute ago.
"I have some school pictures, but that's it." I grab Chloe's hand like it's an anchor. "Dad was never one to take pictures of me."
"Was?"Luke asks, pulling up a chair next to my mom and sits down, pulling Sarah onto his lap.
"He passed away."
"I'm so sorry,"my mom says and before I can speak, Chloe does.
"You shouldn't be sorry. He was a horrible man and deserved to die."I can feel Chloe shaking with rage and I cup her face, forcing her to look at me.
"It's okay, Chloe. He's gone now and he can't hurt you." Chloe scoffs.
"It's not me that I'm thinking about. Yes he hurt me, but he hurt you so much worse. I can't think about him without wanting to kill him even though he's already dead." I kiss Chloe, calming her down and then remember that we're not alone.
"What happened?"My mom asks, unfazed by my kissing Chloe and I take a deep breath before answering.
"I killed him." The room goes silent as Luke and my mom process what I just said.
"Does that make you a killer?"Sarah asks the question that I've been pondering ever since that night.
"No, it makes her a hero,"Chloe says and Sarah looks at my mom confused.
"But I thought that you said that if you kill someone that you're a killer and a bad person?" When she says that, it's like a punch to the gut.
"Not if it's out of self defense,"Chloe says and my mom shoos Sarah out of the room so that we can explain.
"What happened?"My mom asks again and this time, I tell her.
"Dad abused me and I never said a word to anyone about it. Chloe finally realized something was wrong and she convinced me to tell her. I did and we went to the cops who sent an arrest warrant out for him. They didn't find him, but a week later, he kidnapped Chloe." I have to stop there and Chloe gladly finishes for me.
"He called Beca from my phone and told her that if she didn't come, that he would kill me. She came, against my protest, and he pulled a gun on her. She stalled him for a little bit, but he eventually noticed and threatened to shoot me. He pointed the gun out and Beca went after him. He shot her and then she got the gun and shot him. He died and she almost did." Chloe looks at me sadly, continuing. "She tried to give up at first, but I wouldn't let her."
"I didn't think that I would make it,"I tell them. "But I did and I recovered. A week ago, I found a picture with your name and a letter with your address. I would've come sooner, but I wasn't ready." My mom shakes her head.
"It's understandable. I wasn't there for you and I regret not going to the cops right off the bat. If I had, then you wouldn't have had to grow up like that."
"If I hadn't grown up with him, I would've never met Chloe. I would do it all again if it meant that I would end up with Chloe." Chloe kisses my cheek and we continue talking until it's time for Chloe and I to leave.
"You will come see me, right?"My mom asks and I nod.
"Of course, mom. I'll text you and send any pictures that I can find." She nods and stops me before I leave.
"She seems really nice,"she says motioning to Chloe, whose chatting with Sarah. "I like her."
"I do too,"I say and Chloe and I leave, heading back to our apartment.
"Your mom was really nice,"Chloe comments as we walk into the apartment and I smile, agreeing with her. "Thank you."
"For what?"I ask, confused.
"For not hiding our relationship. I figured you would because there was a chance that she wouldn't condone it." I grab Chloe's hands and rub her palms with my thumbs.
"I love you Chloe and would tell the whole world if I could. I don't care what people think of our relationship. I took that chance with my mom and if she had any problem with it, I would've left. NO hesitation. But she is okay with it and so it works out. I wouldn't give up the best thing that has ever happened in my life, for someone that I have never met. I love you and will be with you, always." We kiss and go to bed, happy and content.