They had been driving in an awkward silence when finally Beca couldn't take it anymore and said something. "So Kate... how have you been?"
Kate rolled her eyes. "We talked yesterday Beca.. just drive."
Chloe looked back at Kate with a frown. "Don't talk to her like that!"
"Aww look at that Chloe trying to protect her girlfriend how sweet." She said mockingly.
Stacie just stayed silent, a small smirk playing on her lips.
"Kate shut the hell up, Beca didn't have to pick you up you know."
"I didn't ask her to! I asked Stacie, and you shut the hell up!"
Beca sighed. "You guys stop it!"
"You stop it!" They both yelled to Beca.
"You know what pull over, I'll walk the rest of the way."
Beca shook her head. "No Kate, just everyone be quiet for the rest of the ride."
"Beca I said pull the fuck over!"
Chloe rolled her eyes. "Pull over Beca!"
"No!" Beca briefly turned her head and when she turned back she was shocked to see she was on the wrong side of the street. "Shit!" She swerved the car and tried to stay calm while the three other girls were screaming. The car came to a stop and Beca screamed as she saw a car coming straight for them, more specifically on Chloe's side. She quickly unbuckled her seat belt and pulled at Chloe trying to pull her from her seat. When that didn't work she moved closer to Chloe and wrapped her arms around her, squeezing her eyes shut and saying a silent prayer. The last thing she heard was screams and a loud horn getting closer and closer.
"Can you follow the light with your eyes?"
Stacie nodded and followed the light. "I'm fine, where are my friends? Are they okay, why won't anyone tell me anything?"
The nurse sighed. "I don't know about your friends Stacie, I'm just taking care of you. Just relax and I'll try and find a doctor to see what's going on with your friends."
Stacie nodded and watched as the nurse left the room. She looked at the time, ten o'clock, which means they'd been at the hospital for about three hours. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of someone yelling in the waiting room.
"Where's my daughter? Chloe! Chloe where are you?"
Stacie winced as she slid off the hospital bed and walked out the door. "Mrs. Beale!" She yelled. Laura quickly spotted her and walked past the front desk and to Stacie.
"Stacie what's going on? Where is Chloe?"
Stacie sighed. "I don't know.. they won't tell me anything." She winced in pain and Laura quickly noticed.
"Come on let's get you back to your bed." Laura wrapped an arm around Stacie and helped her back into the room and onto the bed. "Now can you tell me what happened?"
Stacie nodded. "W-We were driving and we had picked up Kate. The ride was uncomfortable there was clearly tension and they all started arguing, Beca must have lost control of the wheel and the next thing I know we're swerving. The car stops and I hear Beca scream and I see a car coming right at us. She tried to get Chloe out of the way because the car was on her side but she couldn't so she just... hugged her I think and all heard was our screaming and the car slamming into us.. I think I passed out after that. I just woke up not too long ago and the doctors were checking on me."
Laura dropped her head in her hands and cried. She stood up to go back to the front desk but a doctor walked in. "Excuse me are you one of the parents?"
Laura nodded. "Yes, I'm Laura Beale. Chloe Beale's mother, but I know all the girls in the accident. Kate Montgomery is my sister's step daughter, Beca Mitchell dates my daughter, and Stacie is a close friend of Chloe's so please feel free to tell me everything."
The doctor nodded. "I'm not allowed to give you information on the other girls, but I can talk to you about Chloe. Would you like to step out into the hallway?"
"No it's fine, Stacie wants to know how Chloe is too."
He nodded. "Very well then, Chloe took a beating from the accident and we had to perform immediate surgery on her. She has several broken bones, a concussion and we had to check for internal bleeding. Luckily there was none. She's in recovery right now but we want to keep her under watch for a few days."
Laura nodded. "So she's okay?"
"She's... alive." He looked at Stacie with a small smile. "You seem to be in the best shape."
"I was in the backseat on the other side of the car."
He left for a moment to get her chart. "Looks like you have a small concussion and I see the nurse stitched you up already. I'd like to keep you over night, but we'll try calling your parents again."
Stacie nodded. "Thank you.. can you please tell me how Beca Mitchell is doing? She has no living family besides her sister."
Laura looked at Stacie with wide eyes. She didn't know that, she thought Beca lived with her grandmother.
The doctor sighed. "She's still alive, but she's still in surgery. The way she was postioned in the accident caused her to suffer a lot of injuries. What happened if you don't mind me asking?"
Stacie recounted the story to the doctor and he nodded. "Her wrapping her arms around Chloe must be what it is."
Stacie nodded. "She wanted to protect her. She couldn't move her from the seat so I guess she figured they'd both go together..."
He nodded and looked at Laura. "I can take you to Chloe if you'd like.. She's been out of surgery for an hour so she could be waking up any minute."
Laura nodded. "Thank you doctor." She looked back at Stacie. "I'll be back to check on you."
"Thank you Mrs. Beale." Stacie watched as Laura left with tears in her eyes. This was all her fault, she lied about her car being broken down so she could ride with them and she knew Kate would need a ride. This was all her fault and if Beca lived she would make it up to her.
Laura walked into Chloe's room and took a sharp intake of breath at the sight of her daughter. She was covered in bruises and her whole face looked swollen. "My poor baby.." Laura said with tears in her eyes. She sat down beside Chloe and held her hand.
The doctor came in an hour later to check on Chloe. "Everything seems to be okay, her vitals are good..."
Laura nodded. "Thank you, is there any way you can tell me how Kate Montgomery is doing? I spoke with my sister a few minutes ago and she won't be here for another hour."
He nodded. "She's doing well, she was also in the back seat so she didn't suffer from too much damage, I can take you to see her if you'd like... She might be awake."
Laura looked at Chloe, then back at the doctor. "Yeah, I'd like to see her." She stood up and kissed Chloe on the forehead before following the doctor to Kate's room.
Walking into Kate's room was different, she wasn't as badly beaten as Chloe and she was awake. Kate heard people at the doorway and her eyes weld up with tears when she saw Laura. Laura quickly walked over to her and gently hugged her. "Are you okay baby?"
Kate nodded her head as she cried in Laura's arms. "I was so scared Aunt Laura, then I woke up and no one was here... i-is Chloe okay?"
Laura nodded. "She hasn't waken up yet, but she's doing okay.."
"And Stacie?"
"She's fine too, she's basically in the same condition as you, I guess because you two were in the back."
Kate nodded. "What about Beca?" Laura sighed and Kate's eyes widened. "Aunt Laura... is Beca okay?"
"I don't know Kate.. All I know is she was still in surgery an hour ago..."
Kate frowned. "But the car hit Chloe's side.. how is it that Beca is the one that seems the most hurt?"
"Beca took off her seat belt, got out of her seat, and wrapped her arms around Chloe. The way she was positioned hurt her a lot."
Kate nodded as she remembered watching Beca try and pull Chloe from her seat and then just hugging her. "I hope she's okay.."
Laura nodded. "Yeah me too."
Just as she said that a doctor came to the room. "Ma'am can you come with me for a moment?"
"I'll be right back." She said to Kate. She followed the doctor out into the hallway and sighed as she saw a familiar face. "Jess.."
"Are they okay?"
Laura nodded. "Stacie and Kate seem to be fine, just some bruising.. Chloe is still unconscious but the doctors say she should be fine. I don't know about Beca.. I'm sorry."
"Beca is fine.. I just had to know about the others. I heard you were here so I asked for you."
Laura frowned. "How do you know how Beca is doing? They wouldn't tell me anything, other than she was in surgery."
"I'm like the only person in Beca's contact list.. do you wanna see her? I can take you.."
Laura nodded and told Kate she was going to see Beca. They were in Beca's room now and Laura almost cried looking at the girl she had seen a few hours ago looking so beat up. "You're close to Beca right?"
Jess nodded. "I've known her my whole life... Why?"
"Is Beca taking care of her sister alone?"
Jess's eyes widened. "I uh-"
"Tell me the truth, I won't do anything.."
Jess nodded. "No one really knows and she doesn't want anyone to know because she doesn't want social services getting wind of it and taking Riley away."
"Now I know why she was so defensive about it at dinner.. What about her grandmother? I thought she was taking care of her..."
"She is in a way, her grandmother died and left her a butt load of cash and an amazing house."
Laura sighed. "Is she really capable of raising a child?"
Jess rolled her eyes. "You met Riley right?"
Laura nodded her head.
"Did it seem like she wasn't being raised right?"
Laura thought about it and shook her head. "No.. She had manners, she was sweet and she looked well taken care of."
"Exactly, Beca changed her life for Riley and she takes perfect care of her. Separating them would be a tragedy."
Laura nodded and looked at Beca sadly. "I'm gonna pick up Riley when I get Caleb from school. She can stay with me while Beca recovers."
Jess smiled. "Thank you Mrs. Beale.. You should probably go check on Chloe again."
"Yeah, I'm gonna go see Stacie again first. She might still be alone." Laura walked into Stacie's room and she smiled. "Hey, how you holding up?"
Stacie shrugged. "I'm in a little pain but the doctors upped my dosage of pain relievers.. I talked to my parents and they should be coming any minute... How is everyone else? Have you heard anything?"
Laura nodded. "Yeah.. Chloe is doing okay, I'm just waiting for her to wake up. Kate is in the same condition as you..."
Stacie nodded. "And Beca..."
Laura sighed. "I don't really know.. Jess is with her and she took me to her room. I think she should be okay..."
Stacie let out a sigh of relief. "At least she has someone with her. It sucks being alone.." As she said that her parents walked in. Laura politely excused herself and made her way back to Kate's room and saw her sister in there hugging Kate.
"Alice."
Alice turned and ran and hugged Laura. "Thank you for looking out for her, I know you wanted to stay with Chloe the whole time."
"It's fine Al I've been making rounds checking on all the girls. Stacie's parents just came so I'm done going there and Beca has Jess.. so I'm gonna go hang out in Chloe's room before I go and pick up Caleb."
Alice nodded. "I can pick him up if you want me to..."
Laura shook her head. "No I've got to pick up Riley, Beca's sister.. and she doesn't know you and I want to explain to her what happened."
"Okay, let me know when you leave."
Laura started walking out of the room and nodded. "Will do." Laura walked into Chloe's room and heart quickened when she saw Chloe slowly moving. "Chloe?"
Chloe slowly turned and faced her mother. "Mom?"
Laura nearly sprinted to Chloe's bed and hugged her. "I'm so glad you're awake!"
Chloe winced in pain. "Ow mom you're hurting me..."
"I'm so sorry sweetie, how long have you been awake?"
Chloe shrugged the best she could. "I don't know, maybe ten minutes..."
"Do you feel okay?"
"I feel better then I expected but maybe it's the medicine."
Laura nodded. "I was just with Kate, she's fine.. Just a few bumps and bruises, she was in the back with Stacie so they didn't really get hurt too badly."
Chloe nodded. "How's Beca? I'm sure she's pretending she's fine and trying to get out of here right?" Chloe said with a chuckle. "I know she hates hospitals."
Laura looked down sadly. "Actually she uh hasn't woken up yet.."
Chloe's eyes widened. "What? What do you mean? I was the one the car hit head on.."
Laura nodded sadly. "But do you remember what Beca did before the car hit you?"
Chloe looked down in thought as she remembered the accident. "I remember seeing fear in her eyes as she looked at the car coming at us and then she looked at me. I remember watching her take her seat belt off and I was telling her to stop. She tried grabbing me but the car was coming to fast so she wrapped her arms around me... Oh no.. She was practically out of her seat mom, when that car hit us she could have been thrown all around... I've got to see her mom."
Laura sighed, hearing the story a little differently. "You can't Chloe you have to take care of yourself first. Beca isn't even up yet, and when she is Jess will tell me and you'll know okay?"
Chloe nodded. "Is there any way Beca and I can share a room so that I can see her?"
"I don't think so sweetie."
"Mom please.. Can you just ask? I really need to be there with her. This is my fault that it happened, she was trying to calm down Kate and I."
Laura frowned. "Chloe this is not your fault, it isn't anybodies fault... I'm gonna go talk to Dr. T and see what he says about you sharing a room."
Chloe nodded. "Thanks mom."
Back Stacie's room, she was getting question after question, wondering what happened. "Mom! Dad! I don't know what else to tell you guys... we were in a car accident! Just be happy I'm alive okay?"
Her mom nodded. "I'm sorry sweetheart.. Is there anything we can do for you?"
"Yeah, please help me out of my bed and take me to Beca's room."
Her dad frowned. "Honey I don't know if that's a good idea..."
Stacie looked at her parents with tears in her eyes. "Please.. I need to see her. I need to know that she's okay."
Her mom sighed and nodded before leaving the room to ask the doctor for a wheel chair. She came back and helped Stacie in before making their way up to Beca's room. Stacie walked in and Jess's eyes widened as she ran and hugged Stacie in the chair.
"Oh my god Stacie! It's so good to see you!"
Stacie nodded. "You too, thanks for being here with Beca."
"Like I wouldn't be.. What're you doing here?"
"I had to see her, I just want to be with her for a bit."
Jess nodded. "Have you seen Chloe or Kate?"
"Nope, I came straight here. Have you?"
"No, but Laura told me Chloe is awake now and I saw Kate briefly she seems to be fine."
Stacie nodded. "Cool." She wheeled herself closer to Beca's bed and grabbed her hand. She looked at her parents with a small smile. "You guys can take a break from watching me, I'm just gonna be up here for awhile. You guys can go get some food, and maybe bring me back some too."
"Are you sure sweetheart?"
"Of course, this was your lunch break anyway."
"Okay, we'll be back in a few."
Stacie watched as her parents left, then looked at Beca with tears in her eyes. "I'm so sorry Beca." She kissed her hand and just stared at her.
Jess came up behind her and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Hey, she'll be fine. It's Beca... She made a small movement not too long ago and the doctor said it meant she was probably coming to so she should be up soon."
Stacie nodded. "I hope so..." She looked at Jess with tears in her eyes. "I don't know how I would live without Beca... She's my life, I love her. Everyday I wake up knowing I'll see her, even when she didn't talk to me... Beca is my best friend.. She's my everything." She kissed Beca's hand again. "I love you Beca.."
Stacie nearly jumped when Beca's hand moved. "Mm can you be quiet please.."
Stacie looked at Jess with wide eyes. "Did she just.."
Jess nodded and ran for a doctor.
Stacie smiled. "Beca it's me Stacie..."
Beca sighed. "I know.. I can hear you.." She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Stacie with a small smile. "Hey."
Stacie slowly got out of her chair, wincing as she did and slowly leaned over and hugged Beca. "Hey!"
Beca frowned feeling a little pain. "What happened?"
"We were in a car accident Bec."
Beca's eyes widened. "What? Why don't I remember that?"
"I-I don't know.. It was you, me, Kate, and Chlo-"
"Chloe! Where is she! Is she okay?" She tried to lean forward but cried out as pain shot through her body.
Just as she did that the doctor walked through. "Whoa, easy there." He helped her back down. "How are you feeling Ms. Mitchell?"
"Like shit... Where's Chloe?"
He laughed. "She's coming."
Beca's eyes widened. "She is!"
He nodded. "She used her blue puppy eyes on me and managed to to get me to allow her to move her room to same one as you."
Stacie looked at him with wide eyes. "What! I want to share a room with Beca too!"
He sighed. "I'm sorry Ms. Conrad but this is a two patient room, we can't fit three beds in here..."
Stacie glared at him. "Well tell Chloe no and let me room with her."
"I'm afraid I can't do that, I'm sorry."
"What the hell makes her so much more important that she gets the room?"
Before the doctor could speak, Beca did. "Because she's my girlfriend Stacie."
As Beca said that a bed came rolling in the room with Chloe on it and Laura following. Chloe's eyes widened as she saw Beca awake. "Oh my god! You-You're awake! Mom Beca's up!"
Laura nodded and looked at Jess. "I thought you were gonna tell me when she woke."
"She like literally just woke up, Stacie came in and talked to her and she woke up."
Chloe frowned a bit but looked at Stacie with a smile. "Good thing you came around then."
"Chloe.. How are you?"
"I'm fine baby, I've been up for a while now. You're just getting up, how are you?"
Beca smiled. "I'm fine.. I feel.. Good."
The doctor laughed. "I thought you felt like shit.."
Beca glared at him. "I was playing..."
Chloe grinned at Beca. "You don't have to pretend with me, we're all hurt.. some more than others, but we all feel a bit bad."
Beca nodded. "I can't even remember the accident. "I remember dropping off Ry and Caleb and that's it..."
"That's normal, it may come back to you.. You sustained a few injuries and I'd like to check you out. The way your back was positioned may have caused some damaged so I just want to check you out."
"Okay doc but unless it's good news I don't want to hear it."
He nodded. "Fingers crossed. I'm gonna have to ask you all to step out of the room and Chloe I'm just gonna cover our side of the room with this curtain for a moment."
Beca shook her head. "Chloe can watch."
He nodded and put the curtain back. Stacie watched with sad eyes as Jess rolled her out the room as Chloe and Beca looked at each other with love in their eyes.
"Hey Stace?"
Stacie looked at Jess who was sitting across from her. "Yeah."
"I heard what you were saying to Beca..."
Stacie nodded. "I know, you were in the room."
"Yeah, but you know she's committed to Chloe right?"
Stacie shrugged. "Things happen Jess, and I'm not gonna hide my feelings because she's got someone new to fuck."
Jess sighed. "It's not like that Stacie... They haven't even had sex yet. This relationship could last forever, why can't you accept that? Don't you think Beca deserves some happiness after all the crap she's dealt with in her life?"
"What about me! Don't I deserve happiness too? I can make Beca happy Jessica, I can! I love her so damn much and she deserves someone who will love her no matter what! I love her, I've known her basically her whole life, if she doesn't fall in love with me, it's gotta be you or Bree.."
Jess frowned. "Why Stacie? Why does it have to be one of us?"
"She needs someone who knows everything, she needs unconditional love, we all know Beca very well.. You know her the most, but I love her in a way I've never felt. Beca makes me feel special, and when we stopped talking it fucking broke me but I carried on because I know one day we'll be together.."
Jess moved and sat closer to Stacie and held her hand. "Stacie... Beca does not see you that way and she never will. I'm sorry okay, I know she means a lot to you but you're just her friend."
Stacie shook her head. "No! She told me that night.. That she loved me... that I was beautiful and that I meant the world to her."
"What night?"
"The night of the party, when we made love.."
"I don't know if I'd call fucking in the back of her truck making love."
"Jess... She was gentle and loving, and she may have been drunk but I wasn't and I remember every fucking second of it..."
*Flashback*
"Hey Stacie!" Beca drunkenly flopped down on the couch next to her.
Stacie laughed. "Hey Bec.. How much did you have to drink?"
Beca looked at her and shrugged. "A lot... but you... haven't had enoughhh."
"I don't really feel like drinking tonight Bec."
Beca looked at Stacie and frowned. "Somethings bothering you... tell me."
"It doesn't matter, and you're drunk."
"Stacie, it doesn't matter how drunk I am, I'll always be there for you and you always matter." She stood up and grabbed Stacie's hand and led her outside to her truck. They got in and Beca looked at her expectantly.
Stacie sighed. "My parents have been fighting a lot and they aren't around the house as much.. and Jared is just... being Jared.."
"What did the fuckwad do?"
"I uh I found out I was the other woman today... in a harsh way actually..."
Beca's eyes widened. "Wow.. I'm sorry man."
"It's fine.. I just he said some harsh things.."
"What did he say.. You can tell me."
Stacie's eyes started watering up. "I heard him talking to his girlfriend, I guess she found out about me and they were fighting... He s-said he didn't love me and that I didn't mean anything to him, that I was a mistake and I just passed the time while he waited for her... He said I meant nothing, I was nothing..."
Beca didn't know what to say. She was angry and felt the hurt for her friend. She looked at Stacie and guided her face to hers using one finger. "Look at me Stacie Conrad... You are so fucking beautiful okay? We all know Jared is a dumb ass and it doesn't matter what he thinks. What I know is that you're beautiful and talented and you mean the world to me. It doesn't matter what any jackass or bitch says because you'll always know that I love you, and that I will be here for you." Beca used her thumbs to wipe Stacie's tears and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
Stacie gasped and felt butterflies in her stomach, she scooted closer to Beca and looked her in her eyes. "Kiss me.."
"Wha-" Beca was shut up by Stacie's lips on hers. "Mm what are you doing Stacie?"
Stacie pulled away from Beca and looked at her. "Feeling loved.." She put her hand up Beca's shirt and groped her, making her moan.
"Let's get in the back, it'll be more space." They got in the back and Stacie pulled her shirt off. Beca got on top of Stacie and looked at the naked girl under her. "You are beautiful Stacie." Beca leaned down and kissed Stacie as she started making Stacie feel a way she had never felt in her whole life... Loved.
"That was amazing!" Stacie said with a grin as she kissed Beca.
"Yeah.."
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah.. I just think I'm sobering up and realizing what we just did... three times."
Stacie laughed and looked at Beca. "Hey, this was great okay? We did nothing wrong, if anything we did something right... I mean this is like the perfect love story!"
Beca frowned. "Love story...?"
"Yeah! Are you okay to get home or do you want to come home with me?" Stacie said seductively.
"I'm good to drive.."
"A-Are you sure?"
Beca nodded. "Yeah.. I think this... whatever just happened sobered me up."
"Okay.. Well call me when you get home okay? I want to make sure you make it back safely."
"Will do."
Stacie hopped out the car after putting her clothes on and looked at Beca through the window. "Thank you for tonight Beca.. You really helped me forget about my problems and just so you know.. I love you too!" She leaned in the window and kissed Beca before skipping away to get her things.
Beca groaned and threw her head in her hands. "What the fuck did I just do?"
*End Flashback*
"Stacie that was three years ago and I think Beca made it clear that she didn't want to do it again.."
Stacie nodded. "Yeah, but I think she's scared.."
"Scared of what?"
"Scared of falling in love with me.. she doesn't want to break my heart. But that's a risk I'm willing to take."
Jess sighed. "I don't thi-"
"You guys can go back in the room now." The doctor said with a small smile.
Before Jess could finish what she was saying Stacie was on her way back in the room. "Beca! How'd it go?"
Beca sighed. "I may have caused some damage.. I need therapy . I don't have much feeling in my legs and feet."
Stacie stood up and leaned on the bed. "Don't worry, you'll be fine.. I'll be here for you." She said with a smile and kissed Beca on the forehead.
Beca just looked at her with wide eyes and Chloe watched from across the room with a frown. Jess shook her head and walked over to Stacie and helped her get back in her chair. "Come on, we should let them get some rest."
"No! I wanna stay here!"
Beca sighed. "Stacie, I think that's a good idea... I still feel weird, I guess because I just woke up, but I need some quiet time."
"Fine... I'll be back later!"
Laura being the only one left in the room looked at the time and sighed. "I've gotta go get the kids from school."
Beca's eyes widened. "Oh my god! Riley!"
Before Beca could freak out, Laura out a hand on her shoulder and smiled. "I've got her Beca and don't worry she'll stay at our house while you recover."
Beca looked at Laura with confusion. "I uh.."
"I know about everything, Jess told me.. I promise I won't tell anyone except my husband because he'll question why she's with us."
Beca nodded. "I'm sorry I lied to you."
"It's fine honey, I understand.. You've done a phenomenal job taking care of her."
"Thank you."
Laura kissed Beca on the forehead. "Get some rest.." She walked over to Chloe and did the same. "I'll be back later. Love you."
"I love you to mom."
When Laura left Chloe looked over at Beca. "Thank you..."
Beca looked at Chloe. "For what?"
"I forgot you don't remember the accident.. You saved me... You put yourself in danger to protect me."
"How so?"
"You took your seat belt off and attempted to get me out of my seat because the car was headed my way. When that didn't work you just stayed there and wrapped your arms around me.."
Beca looked at Chloe with wide eyes. "Wow... I'm crazy.."
Chloe laughed. "Crazy brave.."
"Chloe?"
"Yeah..?"
Beca's heart started punding in her chest. Was she about to say the L word to Chloe? Could she finally get it out? "I-I want you to know you really mean a lot to me.."
Chloe smiled. "After today, there is no doubt in my mind.. You mean a lot to me too Beca."
Beca nodded. "I'm just gonna get some rest.."
"Yeah me too.."
They both closed their eyes, Beca wishing she could say she loved her and Chloe wishing she wasn't waiting for Beca to say it.
A/N: So I don't know where that came from, but I started writing it and came out... Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Review and let me know!
I didn't get much of a response from the last chapter, so I hope you guys liked it.
Let me know what you all think of this chapter, it means a lot!
Next up: Riley and Caleb dealing with seeing Beca and Chloe after the accident, Stacie plotting, and maybe some Bechloe fluff!