Chapter Twenty-Four
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!"
Aubrey heard Stacie's voice from the front door and just shook her head and walked into the living room. What she saw made her eyes went wide, Chloe was standing between Stacie and Chris, Chris was a little shocked at Stacie's outburst and then Stacie was glaring at Chris while clenching her fists, she looks like she was about to punch Chris, or worse, Chloe…
"Stacie I think she didn't mean it that way she's just-" Chloe defended Chris, Aubrey walked behind Stacie and put an arm on her shoulder.
"Shut the fuck up Chloe!" Stacie shouted at her, she has had enough shit of Chloe today, nobody messes with her sister, including Chloe.
"Stacie!" Aubrey pulled Stacie by the shoulder, not wanting anyone hurt or injured.
"That girl was degrading my sister!" Stacie said pointing at Chris.
"I was just telling the truth! Beca is kind of a bi-" Chris shrugs a little, taking advantage of Chloe defending her but before she can finish her cocky sentence, she didn't expect Stacie to grabs her by the collar and slams her onto the wall.
"I fucking dare you to finish that sentence!" Stacie shouted into her face. She doesn't care if she hurt this bitch or this bitch is going to sue her, nobody says anything about Beca. NOBODY.
Aubrey's mind took a second before registering what was happening, immediately she ran up to Stacie and tries to pull her away. "Stacie, don't!"
"SAY IT!" Stacie prompted Chris to finish the sentence. But Chris was so shocked, she almost pissed on herself. She did not expect this to happen…this was not in the plan…
"Stacie let go of her!" Chloe shouted and then stand on the other side of Stacie and together with Aubrey, they managed to pull her away from Chris.
"You're really defending her?!" Stacie looked at Chloe with disbelief on her face.
"Stacie…you can't just throw her to the wall…She just-" Chloe started defending her own act and then Stacie gave up.
"Fuck this shit I'm out of here!" Stacie said and then walked into Aubrey's room to get her stuff, planning to go home, not aware that Beca was already on her way back.
"Stacie!" Aubrey called behind her but she didn't bother to turn around, she's too furious right now and if she turns around she's sure that she will teach Chloe and Chris a lesson, in a violent way…and that is not good…
"Oh god…" Chloe was left in the living room with Chris and she just sighs…
"Stacie, baby…" Aubrey called out when she enters her room and saw Stacie sitting on the edge of her bed rubbing her face with her palms.
"Where's Becs?" Stacie asked, frustrated…
"She went back home, she took the car so you're staying with me tonight…" Aubrey said and took a seat next to Stacie.
"I'll take a cab then…" Stacie said as in a matter of fact.
"Stacie…" Aubrey sighs. She understands Stacie is mad and frustrated at Chris and Chloe but she won't tolerate her girlfriend just losing her temper like this. Aubrey never likes dealing problems with violent.
"Why did you stopped me just now?! I swear I'll kill that chick the next time I see her!" Stacie asked, she wasn't mad at Aubrey she just doesn't understands why her girlfriend was defending that bitch as well…
"What did she say?" Aubrey asked, knowing that Chris definitely said something causing Stacie to lose it just like that…
Stacie sighs, and then she explains, "She asked Chloe where Beca was, Chloe said probably in her room or something and then she was like, 'your girlfriend is kind of a bitch'…and then I guess… I just lost it…"
"She said Beca was a bitch?" Aubrey raised an eyebrow at her.
"Yeah! I know it doesn't sound like a big deal but who the fuck does she thinks she is that she can degrade my sister? I don't mind killing her and bringing her back to life just to kill her for a second time." Stacie explains.
"Okay maybe she was a little out of line, but you can't just throw her out like that, she could bring you to court if you hit her just now…" Aubrey explains her position, she doesn't want to introduce her father to her girlfriend the first time because Stacie was going to need a lawyer to defend her.
"I don't care…" Stacie says, like a hard-headed five year old.
"Stacie…just calm down here okay…? I'll go talk to them and then we can snuggle and forget this whole day, Beca says she needs some time to chill and she'll come get us for breakfast tomorrow…" Aubrey says, knowing that she needs to talk to her best friend.
"You better warn Chloe that if she doesn't do anything about Beca I WILL STRANGLE her…I gave her the sister speech when they first got together, try to remind her that." Stacie said and then starts changing into the sweat clothes that she left here in Aubrey's wardrobe, just in case for any last minute sleepover.
"Yes baby, now you get ready for bed and I'll be back…" Aubrey says and kisses Stacie on the cheek before walking out.
"Chloe?" Aubrey calls out before she sat down next to Chloe…
Gosh…I sure talked a lot today…Aubrey thought.
"Huh?" Chloe looks up, obviously not aware that Aubrey even entered the living room.
"She's gone?" Aubrey asked, obviously mentioning about Chris.
"Yeah, sorry I ruined movie night…" Chloe says and offers Aubrey a sheepish smile.
"It's not all your fault." Aubrey says to her, although it is kind of her fault, but it was mainly Chris' fault.
"Stacie's in your room?" Chloe asked carefully, knowing that Stacie probably is in a mood that feels like killing her.
"Yeah…she'll calm down…" Aubrey comforts her.
"Where's Beca?" Chloe asked, finally remembering her girlfriend.
"She went back and wants me to tell you guys that she had some work to do." Aubrey says…that's what Beca wants her to say, she'll say it. But Beca didn't say she can't mention about their little talk cause, Chloe does need some senses knocked into her.
"She didn't come and say goodbye…" Chloe whispers…clearly unaware that Beca was hurt just now…
"Chloe she was hurt when she left…" Aubrey explains.
"Hurt…? What…why…?" Chloe looked at Aubrey and asked, with pure shock on her face.
"Did you pay any attention to her tonight…?" Aubrey asked her back. Chloe thought about tonight's event and realize…she didn't talk more than ten sentence with Beca tonight…
"No, because Chris was there…and you were busy being Chloe Beale and you paid all your attention on Chris…" Aubrey answers for her…
"She's our guest and she…" Chloe starts off, hoping her best friend will understand her action tonight…
"But that doesn't give you the right to forget your girlfriend's presence and not bother her emotions, Chloe…" Aubrey said.
Chloe just kept quiet because she felt guilty, she didn't acknowledge her girlfriend the whole night. And that was not okay…
Aubrey took in Chloe's silence, and then starts to be the best friend she is and uses her way to knock senses into Chloe…
"You know I was shocked, when I saw you walking in with Chris at the cafeteria. You have that same face like when you're with me, your best friend, and it hurts seeing that someone else was able to make you smile that way as well. But you wanna know something? Beca was even more hurt." Aubrey started, she was really hurt when she saw them at the cafeteria, but she knows Beca hurt more than her…
"Beca actually wanted to take you out on a date tonight…" Aubrey confessed.
Okay Beca probably will hate me because of this but whatever…
"What but she-" Chloe wants to say that Beca didn't mention it to her but Aubrey cut her off.
"She wanted to tell you during lunch, hoping to cheer you up after your boring English class, but she says she saw the disappointment that you showed when Stacie mention about her plans at the cafeteria so she just shrugs it off and let you go. If I was her I'd be sick to see my girlfriend willing to spend her time at some stranger's house other than spending time with me. But not Beca, she thinks you're happy because you met a new friend so she let you go." Aubrey continues… Chloe sat silent.
"And then when you got home, what was the first thing you tell her?" Aubrey asked her.
"I'm…back?" Chloe says, unsure about it… She screwed up a lot tonight…
"And then? What else?" Aubrey prompted.
When Chloe thought about it… Fuck…I kept telling her about Chirs…
"Exactly, you told her everything about Christopher…How good Chris was, how talented she was…And then during dinner Chris was so cocky at the dining table talking about Beca's major and all but you didn't stand up for her? Not even once…But then when Beca mumbles something about the music producers which was probably out by her usual sarcasm you stood up for Chris and gave her the 'be nice' look…Chloe that's not what girlfriend's are for…" Aubrey continues…
"I didn't want her to look rude in front of our guest…" Chloe defended weakly.
"But you can let your friend be rude to us…? Chloe did you saw the way she was looking at me when I say I was majoring in Law during lunch? Or did you saw the way she looked at Stacie's ass when she walked away after lunch…? Or did you even realized the way she looks at you…That girl is obviously into you…or worse…she's onto something…" Aubrey says what she thought in her mind the whole night…
Is it really a coincidence that someone will have the exact same interest in you for that much?
"But that doesn't matter because me and Stacie have each other and we know nothing can make us apart…but Beca, she is alone in this…She's standing on her own because you were on team Chris…" Aubrey says…
Chloe started tearing up a little, she felt like shit, like a jerk, and she has the urge to run to Beca and hugs her and apologizes for everything she did…
"Anyway, after dinner you took Chris to your room, Chloe you knew her for what? Eight hours and you're bringing her to your room already?" Aubrey said, she was quite furious at this point but she made sure to keep her temper in check. What Chloe needs is a talk, not a lecture about this…
"I was just planning to show her my drawings…" Chloe replies, hoping she didn't give the wrong image of her bringing Chris up to her room to do…some stuff…
"You could've brought your paintings down Chloe…and let's not forget the fact that you left Beca to do the dishes alone." Aubrey explains.
"I…" Chloe started again, but she was yet, cut off by Aubrey again.
"It's okay Chloe…because Beca doesn't mind all of those, what she really minded was when you said Chris was a better movie companion than she is. Chloe do you know how hurt Beca is, upon hearing those words?" Aubrey starts raising her voice. When Chloe kept silent, Aubrey continues.
"Those words automatically translates into Beca is not as good as Chris and Chris is better than Beca. What were you thinking?!" Screw her temper, she was shouting now…
"I didn't mean it that way…I just thought…" Chloe starts off, kind of shocked at her best friend's outburst. It wasn't an everyday thing that Aubrey will lose it like that…
"It doesn't matter what you meant Chloe, what matter was what it sounded in Beca's heart…" Aubrey says and took in a deep breath.
"And then to fuck it up even thoroughly, you shared the Cappuccino muffin with Chris?" Aubrey continues.
"What's wrong with that…?" Chloe asked, can't she share something with her friend?
"Okay, even if sharing and biting each other's muffin was not a big deal - which by the way it is quite a big deal to me – did you not see the face Beca had when she handed you the muffin?" Aubrey asked again…
"What face…?" Chloe asked softly…
"Chloe! Cappuccino is Beca's favourite! Hell even I remembered that because Beca would buy a dozen back from the shop every time she goes there! And there she was hoping to share the last fucking muffin she bought but you and that fucking Chris chick just took it from her and starts biting it out each other's hand?! That was supposed to be what you and Beca to do, instead you were doing it with Chris!" Aubrey yells at her. She stood up and paced in the living room to cool down a little.
"Oh my god…" Chloe cries out…She had been nothing but a shit to her girlfriend tonight…
"Yeah…god can't really help you now…" Aubrey says.
"Bree I really fucked up this time!" Chloe cries and leans her head on her knees.
"I didn't mean all the actions to turn out like that…I was just…Oh god…" Chloe sobs out, and Aubrey just sits back down next to her and pulls Chloe into a hug…She just can't stand her best friend crying like this…
Aubrey let Chloe do all her crying and after a few minutes, Chloe finally calmed down. Aubrey finally spoke up, "I talked to her just now…"
"What did she say? Was she mad? Shit I bet she's angry at me…What if she wants to break up with me Bree!? I can't…I love her…But…" Chloe looks up and says between hiccups.
"Chloe…she was crying…" Aubrey says softly.
"She…she w-was…crying…?" Chloe looked up at Aubrey, her eyes red and puffy from crying.
"Yeah, she went out to the balcony when you and Chris were busy fighting for the muffin. She was sitting at the step in a defensive position, crying silently. She didn't even bother to act tough when I sat down beside her…" Aubrey continues.
Chloe bit her bottom lip, thinking about Beca and her heart aches imagining about her girlfriend crying…with her knees up to her chest…
"And you wanna know what she said…?" Aubrey asks, knowing what she continues to say will hurt Chloe, but she need to say this…
"She asked me if she was enough for you…she asked if she was good enough to be your girlfriend, Chloe…" she says.
"What…of course she's enough! Why did she think that?" Chloe asked, letting her tears fall from her eyes.
"Because all your actions today showed her otherwise…she tolerated everything…she's not mad, but she's more afraid that she isn't qualify as your girlfriend…the feeling when you love someone so much that you can tolerate anything while you think that you're the one not good enough in the relationship causing your other half to prefer something or someone else…She loves you that much Chloe…And it kills her to see you happier with someone else…So, how can you blame her for thinking that…?" Aubrey explains softly…
Chloe continues to sobs, "Do you think I should go find her now…?" she asked.
"Maybe you should give her some time…but you can message her…you two must talk at some point…you need to let her know how you really feel…" Aubrey suggests.
"Yeah you're right…I should text her…" Chloe sniffles, taking her phone from the small table in front of the television.
"Oh by the way…Stacie wants me to remind you about her sister-thread…Stacie can be really protective if you realized." Aubrey playfully says, letting Chloe know that she's kidding. Although maybe Stacie wasn't kidding…
"Yeah, I know, you're lucky to have her." Chloe smiles, unlocking her phone. "And you're lucky to have Beca, never thought I'd say this but that midget is really good for you Chloe, don't let her go…" Aubrey says, she's serious about this, Beca is really good for Chloe. The best probably…
"I won't…oh she sent me a text…" Chloe says, opening the text message…
My Badass-Baby: Hey…sorry I had 2 went back home 2 handle some work…U enjoy ur movie night & I'll come & pick you guys up 4 breakfast 2moro morning k? I love u babe… (22:49)
Chloe drew her lip between her teeth, and then she shows the text message to Aubrey before typing out a reply…
My Babe: Hey baby, I'm reli sorry bout 2night…I'll C U 2moro morning & den we can talk kay? I love you, I mean it baby…I reli love you… Nitez ;) (23:36)
"She's really one of a kind…" Aubrey says before going back into her room.
"Yeah…she is…"
It was ten in the morning currently and three girls are sitting in the living room waiting for Beca's arrival for breakfast. Nobody has heard from her since last night and now they're very worried. Especially Chloe.
"It's almost ten and she's still not here yet? Chloe did you called her?" Stacie asked, looking up from her phone again.
"Yeah it went straight to voicemail…" Chloe said, keeping her hearing senses on top and looks out the window every time a car passes by.
"I'll try." Stacie said, giving Beca a call.
"Hey yeah this is Beca, I'm probably sleeping so just fuck off and stop calling me, or you can leave a message but I probably won't listen to it-" Beca's voice came through the phone and Stacie hangs up.
"Nope…voicemail…" Stacie sighs…
"Do you guys think something happened?! Like she was kidnapped or what?!" Chloe starts panicking…Her brain going through all the worst possibilities that could happen to her girlfriend.
"Chill Chloe, she probably overslept and forgot about breakfast, we can go check in on her." Stacie said, grabbing Aubrey's car keys and starts walking out to the car.
"Okay…" Chloe sighs, hoping to find her girlfriend on her bed later.
The whole car trip to Beca's house was quiet, everybody was trying their best to calm down and not let their worry show too much.
Stacie drove the car as fast as she could without violating the traffic rules. Aubrey on the other hand was trying to think rationally and figure out where Beca could be if they can't find her at home later. Chloe was already tearing up but her tears won't fall, she knew she needs to act tough for her girlfriend.
In less than ten minutes time, they managed to reach the house without any injuries. Chloe ran down the car the minute the car came to a stop. Stacie opens up the front door as fast as she could.
"Beca?" Chloe calls out as she enters the house…
"Becs?" Stacie calls out as well, hoping this will wake her sister up and she will get shouted.
Chloe ran up the stairs and barged into the room, but she was disappointed when she found an empty room. She ran into the washroom but she found no one there as well. Her heart was already beating fast and she rush down the stairs hoping her best friend will give her good news about her girlfriend being in the studio.
"She's not in her room…" Chloe announces when she saw Stacie and her best friend.
"She was not in her studio as well." Stacie says, rubbing her face with her palms.
"She'll be alright…" Aubrey says, rubbing soothing circles on her girlfriend's back.
"She's probably just out…" Stacie says after taking in a deep breath, trying to convince herself this…
"But where did she go…?" Chloe asked, tears streaming down her face.
"I don't know Chloe…I don't know…"
A/N: First, the reviews I got from the last chapter was awesome! You guys are the best! ;)
Anyways I hope this chapter is okay, some of you say that you guys want Beca and Chloe to break up but sorry, that is definitely not happening ;(
Where do you think Beca went? What do you think will happen next?
A little spoiler is that after this Bechloe fight, we will focus a little on Stacie and there will be drama on its way. ;)
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