Chapter 29
A week after she skyped with Chloe, Beca didn't feel any better. She talked to Chloe every day but every text, every call made her feel even worse. She knew she missed Chloe but she also knew she couldn't get back together with her. She didn't want to hurt Chloe any more than she already had, leaving her every time she had to go on a mission wouldn't help. Though Hailey had been thrilled to see her interact with Chloe again, Beca wasn't so sure. She felt herself long for the next text, the next time she could hear Chloe's voice again. She started to miss her and that was what she had wanted to avoid the most. She couldn't afford herself to be distracted during a mission or during work in general and especially not by some feelings for someone that was hundreds of miles away from her.
Chloe was in her room and lay on her bed as she was working on some project. Her phone was next to her as she waited for a text from Beca. She knew the brunette probably wouldn't respond for a few hours. She had enjoyed talking to Beca again but it had also made her miss her more. She greeted Aubrey, who came in, with a quick smile.
"Hey." Aubrey sat down on the side of the bed.
"Hey Bree." Chloe rolled onto her side and looked up at Aubrey. "What's up?"
Aubrey shrugged and Chloe could tell the blonde was about to say something she wouldn't agree to. "Hm nothing much, Stacie invited me for a party tonight and she asked me to invite you too..." Chloe sighed.
"I don't know Aubrey, I'm not really in the mood..." she mumbled looking away from Aubrey. She had a skype call planned with Beca tonight and she didn't want to cancel their plans since they had both so little of free time to properly talk.
"You have to move on Chloe. You can't wait for Beca. What if she finds someone in the army?"
"She won't." Chloe snapped at Aubrey. "She will wait, too." Aubrey rolled her eyes and let out a breath. Chloe hadn't been out since Beca had left and now that they talked again it didn't really help either.
"Just come with me and Stacie okay?"
"Aubrey" Chloe whined. Then Stacie came into the room.
"Did you convince her yet?" she asked crossing her arms over her chest. Chloe arched an eyebrow her eyes darting between her two friends. Aubrey shook her head. Stacie walked over to Chloe 's bed. "Alright that's enough."
"Stacie, what- STACIE!" Stacie lifted her up throwing her over her shoulder and carried Chloe out of the room. Chloe tried to fight her but Stacie was too strong.
"Stacie! Let me go! Now! STACIE!" Stacie didn't respond and just kept walking. "Stacieeee!" Chloe whined. "This is so not funny!" Suddenly Stacie stopped walking and Chloe heard her turn on a shower. Chloe knew what Stacie was planning and her eyes widened. "Oh no! No! Stacie stop it!" Of course Stacie didn't listen and she placed Chloe underneath the cold shower. Chloe screamed and quickly turned off the shower. Shivering and with her teeth clattering she glared at her. She averted her gaze as Stacie spoke up.
"Time to wake up Chloe! You need to start living your life again. I know you miss Beca, I miss her too but that's not a reason to throw away your life?!" Embarrassment washed over Chloe because she knew exactly what Stacie was talking about. Biting her bottom lip a tear rolled down her cheek as she looked up again. It kept surprising her how much tears a body could produce. Stacie's face softened and she sighed placing her arm around Chloe's shoulder and pulling her closer.
"We all miss Beca, Chloe. Come with Aubrey and me tonight, start living your life again. I'm not saying you should date someone else but just have some fun." Chloe nodded, she knew Stacie was right. Stacie smiled and let go of Chloe. "Good, now let's get you into something sexy and get out of here!" she grinned. Chloe laughed and followed her friends back to her room. Maybe a night out would do her good, maybe she'd be able to forget about Beca for a little while and just have fun with her friends. And maybe a little alcohol flowing through her system wouldn't hurt either.
