Chapter 25: Wake Up Call
Chloe woke up later that morning to see Beca sleeping soundly beside her, and she got up and stretched. For a little while her mind hadn't thought about the night before. That was only for a total of thirty seconds or so before she looked down at her wrists and saw the blue and purple bruises from where Dale's hands had been. She then felt how sore her neck was and she touched it gently, feeling how tender it was from more bruises from Dale's grip.
Beca turned over on her side, slowly beginning to wake up. She realized that Chloe wasn't laying down beside her anymore, so she put her arm out and reached for the redhead, figuring that she was still in the room since the weight in the bed hadn't really shifted much. "Where are you, babe?" The brunette mumbled, her face buried in the pillows of their bed.
"Right here," Chloe said. She turned around as she sat on the edge of their bed, looking at her adorable wife mixed up in the pillows. "Did you get some sleep?" She asked, secretly rubbing her wrists, they were sore and in pain from Dale's strong grip.
"Mmhm, I slept pretty well. How did you sleep?" Beca asked. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, smiling when her eyes met Chloe's. She leaned forward and put her arms around the redhead's waist, pulling her from the edge of the bed so that they were laying side by side again. "I love you," the brunette whispered, still smiling at her wife.
"I don't want to get out of bed today, except when I feed and play with Charlie and Noah." Chloe said, letting Beca hold her close. She looked into her wife's eyes and tucked her hair back. She looked at the clock, seeing the time was 7:45. The time when the kids are about ten minutes from waking up. The redhead then looked at Beca. "I love you too, by the way." She said gently.
Beca leaned in and kissed Chloe's lips softly. "Do you want me to go make some breakfast and then bring it to you?" Beca murmured against her wife's lips, running her fingers through her red hair.
"Would you?" Chloe asked, smiling gently as Beca's lips stayed on her lips. A soft sigh of relaxation happened when Beca's hands grazed through her fiery red locks.
Beca nodded, pecking Chloe's lips a second time before and sitting up. "I'll be back in a couple minutes with a cup of coffee and then I can help you with the twins once they wake up," she said to Chloe with a soft smile. She then left the room, going to quickly check on the twins before heading to the kitchen to get started on breakfast.
Chloe sat up in bed, fixing her hair and looking around. She felt a shiver of cold air hit her. All she could think of was happened the night before, and she knew it was going to take forever to get over what had happened.
Beca returned five minutes later with a cup of coffee in each hand. "Here you go, babe," Beca said, holding out one of the cups for Chloe to take. She then sat down on the bed beside the redhead. "The twins should be waking up any minute now, huh?"
"Thank you for the coffee." With that, Chloe heard the baby monitor begin to act up with the sounds of Charlie crying. That meant Noah was about to up as well. Chloe took a sip of her coffee before standing up and putting one of her father's old flannels on and going to check the twins.
Beca followed Chloe to the twins' room and smiled when she saw Chloe holding Charlie. "Good morning, cutie," Beca said, kissing Charlie's head before going over to Noah's crib and picking him up. Chloe picked up Charlie and bounced her around gently for a little while. She looked at both Noah and Charlie, hoping that they'd never go through what she had just went through. The redhead also hoped that her getting over it wouldn't be so bad that it affected the kids.
Beca swayed back and forth as she held Noah in her arms, smiling down at the little baby boy. "Good morning, little guy," she whispered to him, her smile growing even wider when Noah laughed.
"Do you think what happened to me will affect them?" Chloe said in a worried tone. She looked down at Charlie and rocked her daughter back and forth. "Do you think they will sense what I'm feeling and feel that way too?"
Beca looked over and saw the look on Chloe's face. "I don't think so. I mean, they might notice that you're upset, but they're too little to understand why. I'm sure that they'll be fine, babe," Beca said.
"I'm just scared that my experience is going to affect me so much it traumatize them." Chloe said sitting down and looking into Charlie's eyes. "I don't want to ruin them." She said tearing up.
"Hey, babe, listen to me. You're not going to ruin them by being upset, okay? You just focus on doing what you need to do to get better, and I'll focus on the twins," Beca said, walking over to Chloe and gazing into her eyes.
The redhead nodded before looking down at her two babies and then back at Beca. She gently grabbed Beca's arm, leaned in and pressed a soft and sweet kiss against her wife's lips. "Thank you," she whispered in a low voice.
Beca smiled against Chloe's lips. "Thank you for being an amazing wife and mother," she whispered back once their lips parted. Beca looked at the clock in the room, walking over to Noah's crib and gently laying him back down. "I'll go get started on our breakfast."
Later that day, John and Holly came to check up on Chloe after what had happened the night before. As soon as Chloe caught sight of John she ran into her father-in-law's arms, hugging him and holding him tight. A few tears streamed down her cheeks as she hid her face in the man's shirt. "Thank you," she said simply, still choked up and teary as the hug continued awhile longer.
John embraced Chloe back, feeling himself get choked up as well. "You don't need to thank me, Chloe. It was just the right thing to do. I don't know how I'd live with myself if I didn't stop him and I had a chance to."
"You saved me," Chloe whispered, pulling back from the embrace. "That's something I'll never forget. Thank you," she said. "Both me and Beca, we won't ever be able to repay you for what you did." She mentioned, looking at Beca for a moment before turning back to her father-in-law.
"I don't want you to repay me, and I don't want you to try to repay me either. I just want you to recover from this, and I want you to know that you can take as much time off as you need to help you with the recovery process," John told the redhead with a kind smile.
"I'll be back on Monday to teach as long as he's not there." Chloe said, referring to Dale. "I just got back and I'm not going to let that man scare me away from my job."
"I think that I made it pretty clear to him that he is not going to be welcome ever again at the school. We've already started looking for a replacement, and I'm going to be contacting my lawyer today as well as the police about the incident. You have nothing else to worry about, Chloe. I promise," John said.
"You have no idea how much this means to me, John. Really, thank you so much." Chloe said as Beca walked up and hugged her father.
"It really does mean a lot, Dad. Thank you," Beca said, smiling as she hugged her father.
John smiled, hugging his daughter back. "Like I said, I'm just doing the right thing here," he replied. "But I mean it, Chloe. My lawyers will take care of everything moving forward and we'll make sure that Dale goes to jail for his actions."
"Thank you," Chloe said smiling before walking over and giving Holly a hug. "You really did good, Holly. Now come into the kitchen, the twins will want to see their grandma." She said before leaving Beca with her father.
Beca smiled, watching as Chloe and Holly walked towards the kitchen. She then looked back at her father. "So, your lawyers are gonna take care of everything? They're gonna bring Dale to justice?"
"Yes, they will be." John said smiling at his daughter. "So no revenge plots against Dale. I know what he did to Chloe was beyond awful, but trying to get back at him will just make things worse."
Beca nodded. "I know. I'm going to stay out of it as long as he gets the punishment that he deserves," she said. She heard laughter coming from the kitchen, and she smiled as Holly walked to the living room holding both Noah and Charlie. "I just hope that Chloe can recover from this. She's still upset, and I hate it," Beca said, her voice quieter as she spoke.
"Beca, this is going to be in Chloe's mind for the rest of her life. And for awhile it's not going to easy, that's just how it is. But she is strong, she will fight it like she has with every scary experience." John said watching Holly with the kids and sighing heavily. "I guarantee you she still has nightmares about the night you were hit by a car in Hawaii a few years back."
"I know, but this time is different. I just want to know how I can help her. I can comfort her when she has a nightmare about my accident, but I don't know how to help her if she has nightmares of this. I just want to do whatever I can to make this easier on her," Beca said, running her fingers through her hair.
"Talk to her about it. Try and get her to open up." John mentioned, tucking her hair back and looking into his daughter's eyes. "Even if it takes a while, this will be the best thing for her."
Beca nodded, looking down for a moment. "Thanks for everything, Dad. Really. We appreciate everything you've done and are doing to help with this. It means a lot."
"Of course. Just promise me you won't go looking for trouble." He said, looking at Beca with a concerned look. He knew his daughter well enough to know that she was one to make things even when they were unfair. "Promise me you won't go and make things worse, just let my lawyers sort it out."
"I'm not gonna do anything or try to do anything, okay? I promise," Beca said, looking into her father's eyes. She could tell that he was hesitant to believe her. "Look, I'm not going to look for trouble, okay? I need you to trust me in this."
"I know, I just can't stand the thought of actually losing you." John said getting a little choked up. "Especially after I almost did when that car hit you." Tears well up in his eyes and he looked at his daughter.
Beca hugged her father a second time to reassure him. "I'm not going to start any trouble, okay? I promise. You're not going to lose me. Back when I made stupid decisions like trying to get even with people, I was on my own, but now I have other people relying on me and I know I can't make those kind of stupid decisions."
John held his daughter close and didn't let go of her for awhile. "I didn't say this enough when you were younger, but I love you sweetheart." He whispered, kissing the top of her head.
Beca smiled at her father's words. "I love you too, Dad. I didn't get to say that enough when I was younger either," she said to him. "Now let's go to the living room and hang out with everyone else. I'm sure Noah and Charlie are dying to see their grandpa."
While Beca was talking her father in the other room, Chloe and Holly were talking while they played with Charlie and Noah. "Am I being paranoid?" Chloe asked. "For being scared of scaring the kids?"
Holly shook her head. "No, of course you're not being paranoid. You have every right to be worried about something like this. I don't know if it will affect them, but worrying about them is never wrong," Holly told the redhead.
"I just hope that I can get over this. That I can move past it and that it doesn't haunt me for the rest of my life." Chloe said, looking at Noah as she held him in her arms.
"I have a feeling that you'll get through this. You're stronger than you think, Chloe. You helped Beca when she had her accident, and you had to be strong not only for yourself but for her as well. You can do this. It might take a while, but you can do this," Holly replied.
"I'm scared Holly," Chloe said honestly. "Is that okay, for me to be scared right now? I just…." Chloe trailed off as she got choked up and felt burning tears welling up in her eyes.
"You just what?" Holly asked the redhead in a gentle voice, not wanting to push Chloe to speak if she didn't want to.
"I just don't want this whole thing to take over my life and ruin me." Chloe said, letting a couple tears fall down her cheek.
"Oh, sweetie," Holly said, moving over to the couch that Chloe was sitting on and offering her a hug. She embraced the redhead tightly once she accepted it. "This isn't going to ruin you, okay? I know it won't."
"How do you know that? Last night, I couldn't close my eyes without seeing it. I didn't talk for three hours after it happened, and I can't shake it from my mind no matter what I do." Chloe sobbed, feeling pain in her heart. "I feel weak, like I'll never get better, like this is going to stick with me the rest of my life and haunt me."
"Like I said, Chloe, you're a really strong person and I know that you can fight through this. Right now, you might feel like this is never going to get better, but it will. You have a ton of people in your life who are going to support you while you're recovering, and we're not going to stop until you get better," Holly said in a soothing voice.
Chloe smiled and nodded before hugging Holly and saying "Thank you." Soon she turned and saw her wife and she smiled, getting up and hugging her as well.
Beca hugged Chloe back, sitting down on the couch next to her once they pulled away from the embrace. "How are our two little ones doing?" She asked, smiling when she saw Noah and Charlie.
"They're doing great!" Chloe said. "They're really happy to see their grandma." She added with a smile.
"I hope that they're happy to see their grandpa too," John said as he walked into the living room to join them. He sat down next to Holly, who was holding Noah in her lap. "What have you been up to, you little rascal?" John asked, smiling at Noah.
Noah cooed at his grandpa and smiled widely, giggling and laying his head on John's shoulder.
"Now we need a picture of that." Holly said before taking out her phone and snapping a picture.
Beca smiled as she watched John interact with Noah. "Make sure you send that picture to me, Mom. I bet it's absolutely adorable," Beca said to Holly.
"Don't worry sweetie, I will." Holly answered her daughter with a kind smile on her face.
That Monday, Chloe got up around seven and started getting ready for work. She put on a pretty blue sundress similar to one she wore at the activities fair all those years ago. She did her make up and took a deep breath in front of the mirror.
Beca, who had woken up a few minutes after Chloe, walked into their room after taking a quick shower. She wrapped her arms around Chloe from behind, resting her chin on the redhead's shoulder. "Are you gonna be okay today?" She asked.
"I think I will be." Chloe said, nodding her head and leaning back against Beca's body. "I just can't let the thought of get to me." She sighed and tried to keep calm. "I'll call you if I need anything."
Beca nodded and began to kiss Chloe's neck softly. "If you want me to come to your rehearsal after school, I'd be more than happy to," she murmured in the redhead's ear.
"I'd really like it if you came." Chloe murmured, leaning her neck to one side of her shoulders so Beca's lips could have more room to work with on her skin.
"Alright, then I'll be there. What time does the rehearsal start?" Beca asked, moving her lips from Chloe's neck to the weak spot behind her ear.
"4:15." Chloe answered absentmindedly once Beca reached her weak spot. "Do you think that you can make it there by then?" She asked.
"Yeah, I should be able to make it on time," Beca replied, taking one of Chloe's hands in hers and intertwining their fingers. She left a few more kisses on Chloe's skin before reluctantly pulling away. "I should probably let you finish getting ready and start getting ready for work myself."
The redhead groaned but nodded. "Okay, have fun at tour rehearsal today baby." Chloe said as she walked into her closet to get her short heels on.
Beca got dressed for work and went downstairs to grab a quick bite to eat, leaving a little note next to Chloe's cup of coffee as well. Before she left for work, she called her parents to make sure that they would be able to come watch the twins that day. Once she did that, Beca checked on the twins one last time and said goodbye to Chloe before leaving for her rehearsal.
Chloe dropped the twins off at Holly's for the day before she headed to work. It was difficult for her hide her fear. Nobody but her, John Mitchell, and Dale knew about Friday, and she planned on keeping it that way until Dale was in jail.
When Chloe got to her classroom, John was already there and was waiting for her. "Hey, Chloe. I'm glad that you decided to come in today," he said to his daughter-in-law with a smile, hugging her for a few moments.
"I figured it's better to face your fears head on than to hide and run from them." Chloe said softly as they broke the hug. "He isn't here on the campus is he? I know you fired him, but he may be coming to pick up his stuff."
John shook his head. "I don't think he'll be coming to pick up his stuff, not if he knows what's best for him. I'll have it arranged for his stuff to be sent to him so that he doesn't ever set foot on this campus again."
"Thank you," Chloe said smiling softly. "I won't ever be able to thank you enough for finding me." She said honestly.
"Just focus on getting better, Chloe. That's all that I ask of you to do," John replied, smiling back at the redhead. "Now I'll go so you can get ready for the day. Don't hesitate to call me if you need anything, okay?"
"I'll let you know." Chloe said smiling and hugging her father-in-law before getting the sheet music out for the songs at the competition in Amsterdam in two weeks.
Meanwhile, Beca had just arrived at work and was starting to get ready for the rehearsal, deciding to give Chloe a call and see how she was doing. The phone rang a few times before the redhead answered. "Hey, babe! How's it going at work?" The brunette asked.
"Good, I just got done with organizing my sheet music since I have an open hour in the morning." Chloe said, setting the music up on the chairs for her students. "Your dad stopped by to check on me a little while ago."
"Oh, that was nice of him to do. What did he say?" Beca asked her wife, filling up her water bottle as she spoke.
"Just that he was checking in on me, and that I needed anything to give him a call." Chloe said smiling through the phone.
"If you need anything, you can always give me a call too, okay?" Beca said, taking a sip from her water bottle. "You can call me whenever you want and I'll make sure to answer."
"I will babe, are you still planning on coming to rehearsal later?" Chloe asked as she sat down at her desk at the front of her classroom.
Beca nodded her head. "Yeah, I'll be there. Do you want me to bring you some food or something? I can stop by Taco Bell after work if you want," she offered.
"Could you get Chick-fil-A? That's my favorite and I don't get it very often." Chloe asked as she sat heard students start to rush through the halls.
"Yeah, of course. Just don't try to steal my tacos," Beca said with a chuckle. "I'm sure that the students are starting to get to school by now, so I'll let you go. I hope you have a great day today, baby, and I'll see you later. I love you."
"I love you too baby," Chloe said smiling through the phone. "Have fun at your rehearsal okay?"
"I will," Beca said with a smile. "And remember, if you need anything just give me a call," the brunette added before she hung up the phone.
"I will baby, I love you." Chloe said before she hung up the phone and smiled at her students walking in the door.
After her rehearsal was over, Beca drove to Chick-fil-A to get some food for Chloe and then to Taco Bell to get some food for herself. She then drove to the school, heading towards the doors that were closest to the theater once she parked in the lot. She walked inside, seeing that their rehearsal hadn't begun yet, and walked to the front row where Chloe was sitting.
Chloe was reviewing some of her notes from the last rehearsal while everyone got there. She felt a tap on her shoulder and smiled when she turned to see Beca with a bag of Chick-fil-A in her hand. "You're the best baby." She said, pulling Beca down into a sweet kiss while she grabbed her food.
"I know I am," Beca said with a little chuckle, smiling into the kiss and sitting down in the chair beside Chloe. "So how was work today? Did everything go okay?" She asked the redhead.
"Yeah, I made it through." Chloe said smiling and taking out the Chick-fil-A sauce and dipping one of her waffle fries in it. "How was tour rehearsal?"
"It was pretty good. Same old stuff that we're doing. I am thinking of doing something special for the show here in LA, just because it's going to be the first show of the tour. I'm not going to tell you about what I have planned because it's gonna be a surprise," Beca replied with a smile.
"Oooo, a surprise. I love surprises." Chloe said smiling and taking a bite out of one of her fries. "Is it like, a special guest surprise? Or a something to do with perhaps, a new song?"
Beca shrugged her shoulders. "The surprise may have to do with the things you just said, or it may not. I don't know. I guess you'll just have to wait and see what the surprise is," she replied, smiling at Chloe. "All that I'll say is that I'm certain you're going to like it."
"Well then, I cannot wait." Chloe said smiling widely as they sat down and ate their food while the kids who had been cast in the show began to gather onstage.
Beca watched as the students walked onstage, talking amongst themselves while they waited for the rehearsal to start. "It looks like you have a big group this year," Beca commented, taking a sip of water from her water bottle.
"About forty or so kids, so yeah. It's not as big as Legally Blonde was last year." Chloe said with a sigh of relief. "I over cast that show, so I shrunk it down this time. But the kids in the lead parts are super talented. My dad played the male lead Curly in this musical when he was a senior in high school, so I was bound to put this show on at one point."
"Really? That's super cool. That makes this show special then, because it's like a tribute to your dad," Beca said, looking over at Chloe before taking a bite out of one of her tacos. "I'm sure that your dad would love that you're doing this show."
"Well, it was one of his favorites. It's the least I could do to honor his memory." Chloe mentioned. She then stood up and went up on stage to help her cast members get warmed up. "Alright everyone let's do some stretches to start out, we're learning a lot of choreography today." Chloe said. "My wife Beca is here to watch, so I expect you all to put on a good show for her, with what little of a show we have." She said chuckling along with her students. This was the first time Beca had come ever watch one of Chloe's rehearsal, and it was nice to see the redhead in action.
Beca watched as Chloe and the students began to do their stretches to get ready for the choreography, smiling as Chloe instructed the students on what to do and helped some of the ones who were struggling a bit. She made eye contact with her wife at one point and smiled at her, blowing her a quick kiss as well.
"Alright everyone, I want us to run through 'Farmer and the Cowboy,' we need to see if we have the new choreography down. We also need to be off book for the first act by the end of next week so I hope you all are practicing your lines at home." She said before getting off stage and sitting next to Beca. "Action!" She called out before the scene started.
"You know, I really like watching you work with your kids. I think I'll start coming to your rehearsals more often. It's fun to watch you in action," Beca whispered in Chloe's ear as they watched the kids begin to run through the scene.
"I'd like that, then you can give me some feedback on how I'm doing." Chloe said smiling at Beca's comment while she kept her eyes on the stage.
Beca took Chloe's hand in hers and linked their fingers, squeezing her hand gently as they continued to watch the scene. When they got to the dance, Beca smiled and watched as Chloe helped the students run through the choreography a couple of times before they tried it on their own. "You're really good at teaching these kids. They really seem to listen to you and take your advice on what they can improve."
Chloe blushed at Beca's compliment. "Thanks babe." Chloe said smiling before she sat down and watched the kids dance the number. "They really are a talented group of kids, I'm just lucky enough to be the one who works with them."
"And they're lucky to have someone as amazing and talented as you to teach them. Every one of them is talented, but that talent would be going to waste if you weren't here helping them along the way," Beca replied, smiling back at Chloe.
Chloe took Beca's hand and squeezed it before she went back up onstage to help the kids with choreography.
After the rehearsal, Chloe and Beca were walking back to her office. "Your father is going around the school asking if Dale sexually harassed or assaulted anyone else." Chloe mentioned. "He's having an assembly this Friday to bring up the issue of sexual assault and harassment."
"Do you want me to be there for you? I'll come to the assembly if you want me to," Beca said as they walked down the hallway together.
"Yes I do want you to be there with me." Chloe said, nodding her head quickly. "He asked me if I would speak at the assembly."
"Are you going to do it? If you're not ready to talk about it yet, I'm sure that he'll understand. Nobody is going to make you say anything unless you're ready to," Beca said.
"I haven't decided yet," Chloe mentioned as they went into her office. "The court case is on Wednesday," she said. "Depending on how that goes, I'll either speak or I won't speak. We'll just have to see how it goes."
Beca nodded, following Chloe into her office. "I think that it's going to go well. My dad told me that his lawyers have been working really hard for the past few days. Hopefully we'll be able to bring Dale to justice."
"Yeah, hopefully." Chloe said with a half-hearted smile before before locking up her office and walking towards her car. "I'll see you at home." She said, kissing Beca's cheek.
"I'll see you in a little bit. I love you, babe," Beca said, smiling at Chloe before turning around and walking towards her own car which was parked a few spaces away. The brunette could tell Chloe wasn't very hopeful about the trial, mainly by the look on her face. She wanted to help her wife in any way she could.
Chloe got in her car and drove out of the parking lot. Beca waited a few minutes before she drove out of the parking lot as well, flipping through the different radio stations until she found one that she liked. As she drove home, she couldn't help but think of Chloe. She knew that her wife was struggling right now, and she hated the fact that she couldn't really do much to help her.
The redhead picked up the kids from Beca's parents house and then drove the short drive back to their house up on the hill. Chloe set the twins down for a nap after feeding and burping them before she started cooking dinner.
Beca arrived at the house about fifteen minutes later, smiling when she walked inside and smelled something cooking. "I'm home, babe!" She called out. "And whatever it is that you're cooking, it smells amazing."
"I'm making one of your favorites, my mother's enchilada recipe." Chloe said, smiling when Beca wrapped her arms around her from behind while she stirred the chicken.
Beca rested her chin on Chloe's shoulder and watched her wife as she was cooking. "Well then, I can't wait. You know how much I like your mom's enchiladas," Beca murmured with a little chuckle, pecking Chloe's cheek a few times with her lips.
The redhead smiled softly. "You should go check on the kids. They are napping right now but I am sure that they will want to see their mommy when they wake up." She said turning to peck Beca's lips sweetly.
"Alright, I'll go check on them. I'll be back in a few minutes," Beca said, kissing the redhead's lips one more time before leaving the kitchen and walking towards the twins' room.
While Beca was off checking the twins, Chloe saw an unknown number calling. She washed her hands before she picked up her phone and listened to it. "Hello, this is Chloe Mitchell. May I ask who is calling?" Her heart stopped when she heard his voice.
"Chloe," Dale spoke.
"No way-" Chloe said about to hang up.
"If you want your family to be safe, I suggest you stay on this phone call." Dale said in a threatening tone.
"Are you threatening me? After what you did?" Chloe said, shaking her head. "What the hell do you want? And how the hell did you even get my phone number?"
"How I got this number doesn't matter. The point is, I got it, and I want you to listen very carefully to me. I'm sure you know that the case is on Wednesday, and I do not intend to lose the case. Which is why you're going to talk to John and tell him and his lawyers that you don't want to press charges anymore," Dale told her in a stern voice.
"Oh really? And why should I listen to you?" Chloe asked, crossing her arms and waiting for a response from the other side of the call.
Dale pauses for a few minutes, then began to laugh. "Why should you listen to me?" He said, chuckling again. "Well, I think you should listen to me because if you don't, then your loved ones are going to pay. I'll hurt everyone that you love, and I'll make them suffer. And then you'll have to live with the guilt that you could have done something to prevent it."
Chloe's heart began to ache in pain as she heard Dale's words, and how true they were. He wasn't just threatening Chloe, he was manipulating her. "You're lying, you wouldn't dare hurt my family."
"Oh, I'm not lying, Chloe. And I think you know that. The choice is yours. You can either withdraw the charges against me, and I won't hurt anyone, or you can let the case go to court and deal with the consequences. If I were you, I'd go with the first option. But you're free to do whatever you want to. Just know that I can and will make true on my word," Dale told her.
"I'm guessing this means you want me to get you your job back as well?" Chloe asked, her voice shaky and her eyes filled with tears.
"Well, yes. But, I understand that will be a lot harder to do than to withdraw the charges. So if you can't get John to give me my job back, that's okay. Besides, it shouldn't be that hard to find a job once the charges against me are gone," Dale said. He paused to let Chloe think for a few moments. "Don't make the wrong decision, Chloe. This could end very badly if you do."
The line went dead and Chloe nearly dropped to the ground. When she heard Beca's voice and footsteps she wiped her eyes and put on a good face for Beca once the woman re-entered the kitchen. "Are the twins still asleep?"
Beca nodded. "Yeah, they're both sleeping pretty soundly. They'll probably wake up soon, though, so I'll go take care of them when that happens. How's the food coming along?"
"Great, I'm just about to put the main course in the oven." Chloe mentioned before she turned around and faced Beca. So many things were on her mind, the redhead didn't know what to focus on. Chloe wanted Dale in jail, and she never wanted to see him again. But she couldn't help but feel like Dale was telling the truth on the phone. And Chloe couldn't shake the thought from her mind, she had to drop the the charges if it meant keeping Beca, the twins, and everyone else she held close to her heart safe.
Yikes! Let's hope this whole Dale drama is over with soon. What do you think Chloe should do? Should she tell Beca? How is this going to end?
Keep reading to find out!
Until next time!