The newspaper owner took a deep breath. "Your mother wants to see you and Noah." She stated.
Norah tensed at the mention of her mother, she then turned her gaze to Chloe who had anger in her eyes.
"No, please momma I don't want to see her nor talk to her. She lost her right to interfere with my life, I want her to stay away from my life as far as possible."
"Are you sure baby girl?"
Norah nodded, "I think Noah won't accept either."
Chloe sighed. "Do you think she'll let it slide? You guys know her more than I do," She said shrugging.
"She won't let it slide, but I really don't care anymore. I just want my kids to be safe and happy and if being away from Diane will give them that feeling, so be it. She's nothing but a woman who has anger and controlling issues."
"Can we watch the movie now?" The teenager asked softly.
"Pick a movie while I go change," Chloe said as she jogged to her and Beca's room. "Don't start without me!" She yelled again.
Norah giggled and turned her gaze to her momma who was clearly deep in thought. "What's going on up there?" She said pointing at Beca's head.
"Nothing baby girl," Beca replied unconvincingly.
"Try again momma,"
Beca sighed. "I was thinking of how badly you've been hurt by all of this. And how you couldn't tell me the moment it happened."
"I was scared that he'll hurt you because he said he would if I told anyone. But you knew that something was wrong."
"Because I had a bad feeling about everything that has been going on with you lately. Was that why everytime Sam wanted to hang out you declined? Because you were afraid that he'd come on to you?"
Norah nodded, "Whenever you were with us, I used to feel safer."
The newspaper owner kissed Norah's forehead. "I promise that everything will be okay, the court session is this week and as soon as it's done, I will talk to Clair."
"Talk to Clair about what?" Chloe asked as she entered the room and laid beside Norah.
"I want the best doctor to help my daughter."
Chloe nodded. "Do you want me to call her and ask her? Or if you want she could drop by tonight and you could meet her?"
Norah thought about it for a second and smiled. "Can we also have aunt Stacie and Aubrey?"
Beca smiled. "I think that would be a great idea. What do you think Chlo?"
"That's an awesome idea." She said grabbing her phone and shooting her sisters and Stacie a text. "Tom is passing by to take the kids today afternoon."
"Okay, shall we get the movie started?" Beca asked her daughter.
Norah shook her head. "Can you both stay here till I fall asleep? I am kind of tired."
"Of course sweety, close your eyes." Beca said softly as she played with her daughter's hair.
Chloe knowing that Norah loved when she sang to her, she took a deep breath and started to sing.
There she goes in front of me
Take my life and set me free again
We'll make a memory out of it
Holy road is at my back
Don't look on, take me back again
We'll make a memory out of it
We finally fall apart and we break each other's hearts
If we wanna live young, love, we better start today
It's gotta get easier, oh easier somehow
'Cause I'm falling, I'm falling
Oh easier and easier somehow
Oh I'm calling, I'm calling
And it isn't over, unless it is over
I don't wanna wait for that
It's gotta get easier and easier somehow
But not today
Not today
There she goes in front of me
Take my life, set me free again
We'll make a memory out of it
Holy road was at my back
Don't look on, take me back again
We'll make a memory out of it
We finally fall apart and we break each other's hearts
If we wanna live young, love, we better start today
It's gotta get easier, oh easier somehow
'Cause I'm falling, I'm falling
Oh easier and easier somehow
Oh I'm calling, I'm calling
And it isn't over, unless it is over
I don't wanna wait for that
It's gotta get easier and easier
Chloe finished the song and smiled when she saw that Norah indeed fell asleep but when she turned her gaze to Beca she giggled softly as she found her asleep too. She looked at the clock that was showing her that it was 11 AM, she sighed and covered them both with a blanket and made her way downstairs. She sat on one of the sofa's as her mind started to think about everything that happened with her and Beca.
She felt sad that her mother didn't accept the fact that Chloe wasn't happy and that she kicked her out but on the other hand, she was happy that Luke and Lucas warmed up to Beca and the twins. She knew that if the Davis boys were to reject Beca, she wouldn't have continued seeing Beca. Then her mind drifted to Tom, who looked exhausted and haven't slept in days. Was she the reason why he looked like that? She kept asking herself that question.
The redhead acknowledges the fact that she was wrong to look at another person while she was married, but Chloe was never happy with Tom. She only married him upon her mother's request. Chloe sighed and shot a text to Aubrey asking her if she can pick up the kids and bring them by which the blond woman accepted.
It was one thirty PM when Noah entered the house, he went to the living room to find Chloe asleep. He smiled and draped a blanket over her then made his way to Norah's bedroom, wanting to check in on her because he couldn't see her at school because he had an exam when she had her panic attack. He smiled again when he saw his mother and sister cuddled up and fast asleep. Noah kissed both their forehead's and went to his room wanting to change his clothes. But before he could do that, his phone rang and informed him that Diane was on the other side of the line. He accepted the call and sat on the bed.
"Noah, I need to see you and your sister."
"Well hello to you too mother," He replied sarcastically.
"Don't get sarcastic on me Noah."
"Mother, do us a favor and leave us alone. Norah is tired and going through a lot of stuff, but you wouldn't happen to know that because you never cared."
"NOAH MITCHELL! SINCE WHEN DO YOU DISRESPECT ME?"
"Since the moment you kicked me out because you found out I was smoking. Since the moment I knew you were blaming momma for getting you pregnant, if you never wanted us why did you keep us? You could've had an abortion if you thought it was momma's fault. You never wanted us mother, so do me and Norah a favor and leave us live happily with Chloe and momma."
"WHO TAUGHT YOU SUCH THINGS TO SAY? IS IT CHLOE?"
"Chloe has been treating us with nothing but respect and love. Unlike the woman who gave me birth. So again mother mother, I'm telling you nicely to stay out of mine and Norah's life." He said hanging up and turning off his phone. He heard a soft knock on his door and went to open it and found Chloe with a sad smile.
"I didn't mean to ears drop but are you okay?"
Noah nodded and moved to allow Chloe to enter. "I'm alright, she needed to hear how I thought of her. She never really cared about us,"
"You haven't been sleeping well. What's going on?"
The boy shrugged and ruffled his hair. "Norah has been having constant nightmares, so she comes and wakes me up."
"Why didn't you come to us?" She asked softly.
"I know how momma is around Norah, and you guys have been through a lot. It's nothing I can handle."
"Take a nap while I cook lunch. I'll wake you up as soon as it's done."
Noah smiled. "That would be great. Thank you Chloe." He said as he got under the covers and closed his eyes. Chloe left the room and made her way to the kitchen and took out some vegetables and chicken to cook. She played some soft music for her own entertainment as a couple of minutes later her phone rang. She smiled when she saw it was her sister. "Hey sissy,"
"Mommy, I'm not sissy! It's me Luke!" He said giggling.
"Oh hey there baby boy! How was school?"
"It was gweat! I dwew a picture fow you and Beca!"
"And I can't wait to see it! Where are you guys?"
"Auntie Bree bought us icecweam and we awe eating it!"
"Ice cream?!" Chloe exclaimed in a faked shocked voice. "How's going to have lunch with me then?"
Luke giggled. "I will mommy! Don't be sad! Do you want to talk to Lucas?"
"That would be great baby boy."
A few moments later, Lucas's voice came through. "Oh hey mommy,"
"Hey baby, how was school?"
"It's okay, got an A on my math exam that Norah helped me study."
"Someone is getting a gift then!" She said proud of her son. "Your dad wants to spend sometime tonight with you and your brother, are you okay with that?"
"Yeah, we haven't seen him in a while. Aunt Bree says we'll be here in an hour."
"And I'll be waiting for my boys."
After her phone call with her boys, Chloe continued to with her cook and she was placing the vegetables and chicken in the oven when she felt arms wrap around her midsection. "Smell's delicious." Beca said kissing Chloe's neck.
"I know, but you ain't getting any until Bree and the boys are here."
"Damn, I was hungry." Beca said pouting.
Noah mumbled something about being hungry causing the girls to laugh. "Momma, Diane called me today,"
"What did she want?" Norah spat angrily, Beca came and sat beside her and placed an arm around her daughter's shoulder in attempt to calm her down.
"She wanted to see us, but I gave her a peace of my mind."
Norah then turned to her mother with sadness in her eyes. "Please keep her away from me. I hate her."
Beca nodded with a sigh. "Already on it, I'm waiting for Aubrey to come so we can discuss it."
The teenager didn't say anything, she just turned her head and stared into space, thinking about how her blond mother could be so cruel to her and not be beside her when Norah needed her the most. But she was thankful that Chloe was there for her whenever she needed her.
About an hour later and after the boys arrived with Aubrey, they all had lunch and Beca was about to discuss some legal actions with Aubrey but the doorbell rang. She excused herself and went to open the door.
Tom parked his car in front of the address that Chloe sent him earlier, he was impressed at where Chloe and the boys were living now. He took a deep breath and made his way to the front door, knocking a few times and waiting for Chloe to open. He heard her voice telling the kids that he was here and the door opened to reveal the brunette that he considers who ruined his family.
"Tom, come in." She said politely.
"It's fine, just get the boys out here." He said in annoyance.
Beca sighed. "Tom - "
"Don't!" He spat angrily.
A/N: What do you think will happen?