"You're sure?" Aubrey said into the phone almost desperately while Chloe waited very impatiently right next to her.
"Oh thank god." She sighed, closing her eyes. When she opened them again, they were glossy with unshed tears. "Where is she now?"
Chloe's own eyes filled with tears and her hand came up to cover her mouth. This was the call they had been waiting for.
"We can meet them there, thank you. Thank you so much!" She said and before she had the chance to hang up the phone, Chloe had flung her arms around her and wrapped her in a tight embrace.
"Th-they found her." She cried. "They found her and they are taking her to the nearest hospital."
"Which hospital?" Chloe asked pulling away and whipping her tears with the palm of her hand.
"It's called Baton rouge medical we'll need to fly if we want to get there tonight."
"She is in Louisiana?" Chloe asked.
Aubrey nodded as she stood up from the bed and began shoving clothes into a bag, not really paying attention to what exactly she was packing. Chloe got up and helped, taking out the unneeded towel and bathing suit Aubrey had shoved into the bag.
Laughing lightly to herself at Aubreys cluelessness. "Yes, that's where she was found they are taking her to the hospital now."
"When did they find her? How did they find her?" the read head asked as she grabbed some clothes for Beca as well.
"They didn't say, we will find out later, the important thing is she was found and she is alive." Aubrey said still hurrying through packing.
"Take it easy Bree." Chloe said when she saw Aubrey wincing every so often. She still wasn't fully healed and Chloe was afraid she would only make it worse.
"I'm okay, I'm good." She smiled. "I'm going to get us on the next flight out." She said grabbing her laptop to search flights.
The sun had gone down, and the crickets had come to life. It was getting slightly cold and the chill is what woke Beca up. She opened her eyes looking around to see darkness, and the silhouettes of tress. Her whole body ached. Her vision was slightly blurry and she could feel the blood drying on her clothes. Sitting up wasn't an option, she had come to a stop on her back and for that she was thankful. Slowly lifting her arm just enough to place it over her belly, she prayed that her baby was okay. She remembered being ejected from the truck and how she instinctively threw out her hands to stop herself from hitting the ground face first. Curling her knees she had tried so hard in the heat of the moment to protect her belly. She knew she had lost blood, she could feel it all over her. Her face, neck, arms legs, back everywhere and she was sure her wrist and leg were broken. She didn't care about any of that, all she cared about was her baby. She turned her head toward where the truck had come to a stop a few yards away.
Then turning her head the other direction, toward where Jesse had been shot, she stared into the darkness, as if she were trying to see through it. It may have been the injuries, or paranoia, who knows, but she could swear she saw Jesse, coming toward her through the darkness. He was limping, and his shirt was soaked in blood.
"It's okay." He said getting closer and she began to panic, trying to move away.
"No, go away!" She screamed, "Just get away from me!"
He was right above her now, his face soft and caring. "It's alright, I've got you now, you're safe."
His hands were on her. Touching her all over. "NO! stop!" She screamed, "Help please somebody! Kev, help me please!" She screamed and suddenly everything around started to become more clear. She could see flashes, red flashes.
She could hear the chatter of people rushing around. She stopped screaming and look back up at Jesse, to find it wasn't Jesse. It was a man dressed in a blue button down shirt, he wore latex gloves and a kind smile.
"W-who are you?" She asked.
"I'm a paramedic, I'm going to help you, I promise." She felt the relief flood her as if somebody just slowly poured warm water over her, she instantly started to relax.
Wait, what's that pinching?
Her eyes glanced down to see another paramedic pulling a needle from her arm. Her eyes grew, "Wait, no what did you do?!" She yelled and tried to swipe at the needle though he was pulling it away.
"It will help you relax-"
"I'm pregnant! Will it hurt the baby?" she asked as her vision started to blur and her body fell still. She could hear what sounded like someone talking to her through a tunnel before the red flashing disappeared and she was once again surrounded by darkness.
Aubrey and Chloe ran from the shuttle bus that dropped them at the hospital straight into the building.
"Beca Mitchell was brought in late last night, where can we find her?" Aubrey asked breathlessly.
The lady behind the counter typed Becas name into the computer. "Yes, Beca has been moved from the ICU to a room, what is your relation?" She asked with a smile.
"We're her girlfriends." Chloe said.
Her smile faltered a bit.
"Both of you?"
Aubrey had to control her temper. "Yes, both of us. Can we see her please?"
The smile returned. "She is being seen already." The nurse said looking back at her computer.
"By who?" Aubrey asked.
"Detectives, Snow and Kendrick." She said. "Wait are you Chloe Beale and Aubrey Posen?" She asked.
"Yes, that's us." Aubrey said.
"Okay, well she is expecting you, the detectives arrived about an hour ago and gave me your names, she is in room 307 on the second floor, you can go on up." She smiled.
They didn't bother with anything else, they just shot to the elevator. Once they were in Chloe clasped both her hands with Aubreys.
"Are you ready for this?" She asked.
Aubrey looked at her as the doors closed. "I'm afraid of what we are about to see, but I'm so far beyond ready to have her back on our arms." She said. "I hope she is okay." Chloe smiled and leaned over kissing her swiftly as the doors to the second floor opened and they stepped out. They walked to the small reception desk.
"Which direction is room 307?" Chloe asked.
The nurse smiled. "Go down that way and it's the last door on your left." She said pointing to her right. They nodded and hurried down the hall.
Just as they reached the room, Detective Kendrick walked out and closed the door.
"Oh, good you're here." He said.
"Is she okay? What happened, how did you find her?" Chloe asked.
He held up a hand to calm the redhead. "We just took her statement. She was found in a swampy area outside of Baton Rouge, after a call to Authorities that there was a gun fight happening on someone's land. That someone's name is Kev Cliner and he is the one that took her from Jesse at gun point. Not knowing that Jesse was also armed, they exchanged shots, and when Jesse was hit, Kev told Beca to drive, in which she complied but was unaware of a change in terrain and the truck they were in flipped. Beca was ejected and the paramedics found her and the truck a few hours later. She was brought straight here.
Chloe and Aubrey had been listening tentatively. "Is she okay?" Chloe asked.
"She's pretty banged up, as you can imagine after being thrown from a truck that was flipping through the air, alongside the injuries that she sustained from Jesse." He said. "She doesn't look good, just a warning, it's a hard sight to see, but she is okay."
"Where is Jesse?" Aubrey asked. He sighed and looked down.
They slumped. "Are you fucking kidding me?!" Aubrey shouted. "He got away again?!"
"Look, no one knows what happened after the truck flipped. No one even knows if the shot that hit Jesse was even that bad. All we know is, he is missing, but Beca is safe. Let us handle that, and you go be with her. She needs you."
They nodded. "Sorry." Aubrey mumbled.
He nodded with a small smile. "I get it. But, we'll take care of it from here." He said. "Go on in." he said moving for them to get through the door.
They took deep breaths and Chloe slowly opened the door. The room was white, of course and Becas bed was being blocked by a curtain. They could hear Detective Snow speaking but couldn't see her. They were soon standing outside the curtain. With one more kiss, they moved around to see the person they had dreamed of seeing for what seemed like forever. She was so small in the bed. The left side of her face, bruised, her neck had a cut on it and they could make out perfect teeth marks alongside bruising that disappeared into the hospital gown she wore.
Next to all the bruises, lacerations and blood that hadn't been fully cleaned away, two dark blue eyes landed on them and stopped.
They stared at the pair, unmoving. Snow had gone silent, watching as Beca took in the sight of Chloe and Aubrey standing a few feet from her. They began to get nervous when Beca didn't speak.
They watched as the previously dry eyes, started to well up with tears and her blank face began to turn into one of relief and a small choked sob escaped her lips before she spoke.
"Get over here." She said, her voice cracking as a small smile formed an she opened her arms.
Aubrey and Chloe didn't waste as second. The both took a side and carefully climbed onto the bed, tears silently flowing as they pressed as close to her as they could. She wrapped her arms around them both as tightly as she could and cried.
Snow smiled lightly before leaving to give them time alone.
"Thank god you're okay." Aubrey said as she tucked her face into Becas neck.
Chloe instantly linked her hand with the hand Beca held Aubrey with, so she was holding them all together,
"I missed you guys." She said, her voice thick with emotion.
"We missed you too, Beca. So much." Chloe said.
"Are you guys okay?" she asked.
Aubrey chuckled. "We're fine, baby." She said.
"He shot you." Beca said in a small voice.
"And stabbed Chloe." Aubrey added lightly.
"And I would do it all again, if it meant you being back and safe with us." Chloe said.
"Agreed." Aubrey said.
Beca smiled softly. The feeling of them pressed against her, tightly, safely, holding her was the best feeling in the world, and she never wanted it to end. The nightmare was over. She was safe, and so were they and she never wanted to think of or even hear the name Jesse for the rest of her life.
"I love you both so much." She said.
"I love you too, Baby." Chloe said turning and placing a loving kiss on Becas jaw.
"I love you, Beca Aubrey said, doing the same.
That's all that needed to be said in that moment. They were together, they were alive.
They stayed like that for almost an hour, relishing in the feeling of being in each other's arms again.
Almost too soon though the door opened and Detective snow and Becas doctor walked in.
His face went from surprised to annoyed quickly.
"You can't be on the bed-"
"If I were you, I wouldn't even dare try to break this up." Snow warned and he looked at the three on the bed, three pairs of eyes promising pain if he tried to break them apart.
"Alright," He sighed as he opened Becas file. "Miss Mitchell, the test came back." He said.
Beca perked up and the shifted so her hand were free but they were still beside her. She held her hand out and he handed her the paper. Her eyes looking it over before she closed her eyes and sighed.
"What?" Chloe asked worriedly. "What is it?"
Beca opened her eyes and handed the paper back before laying back into the bed, her face almost thoughtful. They began to worry and Aubrey turned to grab the paper from the doctor when Beca gently took her hand, then Chloe's and very softly laid them upon her belly.
They both smiled and looked at Beca who was smiling a genuine almost blinding smile.
"She's okay." She said, "She's healthy."
Chloe was the first to speak. "She?" she smiled.
Beca laughed lightly, looking down before meeting their eyes in turn. "I feel like she is a girl. She is so strong, and has been through so much already, she just has to be a girl." She joked, but was still serious.
"You're going to be a Mother." Aubrey said and slowly leaned down and kissed her forehead.
Beca looked down again. "I'm scared?" She said softly.
They looked confused. "What?" Chloe asked brushing stray hair out of Becas eyes. "Will you help me? I- I don't know anything about babies, I'm scared. You'll help me won't you?" she asked.
They smiled lovingly at her. "Yes, baby, of course. We will be with you every minute."
Aubrey said.
She let out a breath of relief. "Thank god. I don't think I could ever do this on my own. Besides…" She smiled shyly.
"Three Mommies is better than one right?" She asked hopefully.
Two faces lit up like fireworks in the night sky. "So much better!" Chloe exclaimed throwing her arms around Beca and giving her a light but loving squeeze.
Aubrey wiped away a few tears. "I love you both so much, and our little peanut." She said still having her hand on Becas belly she rubbed it in a circle.
The doctor cleared his throat, breaking the moment. "You are now eight weeks along, and will need to check in with your regular doctor when you arrive home." He said.
They nodded. "When can we take her home?" Chloe asked.
"Couple of days." He said. "I'll leave you for a while, and then come back to give her some medicine for pain." He said with a nod and left the room.
Detective snow smiled at them. "Congratulations." She said.
"Thank you." Beca smiled softly.
"I just want you to know that we will find him." She said. Beca nodded looking down.
"That offer, is it still available?" She asked looking at the detective. She nodded. "It is."
Beca nodded slightly. "Thank you, I will let you know."
Snow smiled. "I'm glad you are okay, Beca." She said.
With that she left the room. Aubrey and Chloe turned to the small brunette. "What offer?" she Aubrey asked gently.
"The department, had offered to move me away. The have a place, a sort of safe house up in Maine. No one knows that it is a safe house and I can live there rent free until he is caught. The house is protected and watched and they can move me there immediately." She said.
Aubrey and Chloe looked at each other sadly. "Well-uh. Yeah, that… that sounds good, Beca." Aubrey said trying to keep her voice even. Beca looked up at the use of her full name to see Aubrey was struggling with something, then to Chloe who had the same pained look upon her face.
"What's wrong? Did I say something?" she asked worriedly as she stared at them with wide eyes.
"No, no you didn't." Chloe said. "That's great Beca, you need that, a safe place I mean. We'll just miss you is all. We just got you back." She said and they watched as Becas face turned red and she ducked her head down.
Aubrey reached out tilting her chin with one finger. "Are you alright?"
She shook her head, and tears formed in her eyes. "D-do you want to break up with me?" she asked. "Or take a break or-"
"NO!" Chloe said loudly making her flinch. "God no, baby why would you think that?" She asked.
Beca looked almost relieved. "You both called me Beca, you never call me that, and then you said you would miss me, and I thought you were breaking up with me."
"No, sweetie, we mean we will miss you when you are gone to Maine." Aubrey said.
Beca let out a laugh. "Oh. Well, I was actually meaning, I mean… if you want… for all of us to go. I want you with me, and-" She was cut off by Aubrey slapping her hand to her own forehead.
"Oh DUH!" She exclaimed and Chloe had yet another huge smile on her face.
"We didn't know that we could go with you!" Chloe said.
"I hadn't asked yet." Beca pointed out with a small smirk. "You got all sad before I could."
They both smiled as she spoke again. "Will you come with me?"
"YES!" Chloe said happily bouncing on the side of the bed.
"Absolutely! Aubrey smiled and leaned in slowly. "Is this okay?" she asked a few inches from Becas lips.
She had a million thoughts going through her mind. Fear, pain, paranoia things she couldn't even explain. But she knew one thing. She wasn't going to hold back with Aubrey and Chloe anymore, she was going to make every minute with them count no matter how scared she was on the inside. No matter how many bad thoughts were going through her mind. She wasn't going to live like that forever. Especially with a baby on the way. She would be okay. They would be okay. Eventually.
She nodded and Aubrey closed the gap, pressing her lips against Becas. It was soft and warm, and loving and Beca almost groaned when Aubrey pulled back, but she didn't have time before Chloe's lips were on hers.
The kiss was a little stronger than Aubreys, then again it was Chloe, she couldn't expect any less. When they pulled apart she smiled.
"We're going to be okay." She said.
Aubrey and Chloe both smiled, snuggling into her side. "Yes. We're gonna be perfect." Aubrey said.
"We're going to be a family." Chloe said happily and they intertwined their fingers with Becas resting them over her stomach.
Things still needed to be figured out. Beca still had a lot of healing to do, physically and mentally. Jesse was still out there somewhere. Questions still need answers, but for the moment, they just needed each other. At least for a night.
They all sighed happily as they fell into a comfortable silence.
A/N: So much drama and insane stuff has been happening I thought a light chapter with some TRIPLE TREBLE love was MUCH NEEDED! Was it okay? I know this seemed like the end, but its not! At least ONE more chapter still to come you awesome people! I love you all! Please review!
