My Spy
Chapter 12
Chloe started running to the back of the boat after knocking out Fergus Hobart. She was almost to the railing when another explosion rocked the boat. The force of the blast propelled her into the railing and Chloe immediately felt pain shooting through her left shoulder as she tumbled over the side and down into the water.
Chloe started sinking and was completely submerged seconds after hitting the water; for a moment, she couldn't tell which way was up. Her lungs were starting to burn from the lack of oxygen. She could only use her right arm and legs to make her way back to the top. She gasped in a lungful of air as soon as her head emerged from the murky depths. She looked around but didn't see any of the girls; she didn't see Beca. She tried to tread water, but her left arm was useless and she was struggling to remain afloat. She wanted to call out for Beca, but every time she opened her mouth she took in water. She ended up just spitting and sputtering without being able to say a word.
She held her head up and took in several deep breaths to calm herself. She then looked around only to realize she was at the back of the boat, and away from where Beca, Amy, and the other girls had jumped overboard.
Chloe could hear her name being called and knew the girls were close.
"I'm here," she tried to call out, only to take in more water.
Chloe's heart sank when she realized she would not be able to verbally alert anyone of her location. She decided her only option was to swim around from the back to the opposite side of the boat. She gritted her teeth against the pain but was still unable to use her left arm to swim. She dragged her right arm through the water and kicked her feet. It was slow going but she was making headway.
Chloe was exhausted by the time she made it around to the other side. She blinked her eyes when a bright light swept over her, blinding her momentarily.
"Chloe!" Beca screamed as soon as she saw Chloe under the spotlight.
The spotlight moved off Chloe and toward the Bellas. Chloe blinked a few times and heard her name called again.
"Beca?" Chloe called out, the sound barely making its way over the water.
Beca and Aubrey quickly swam toward Chloe and Chloe tried to continue swimming to meet Beca. Chloe found herself sinking into the water. Beca reached Chloe and pulled her up.
"Help me keep her head above water," Beca pleaded with Aubrey.
Aubrey wasn't sure what to do, so she put her hands under Chloe's back while Beca wrapped her arms around Chloe's shoulders. Beca looked down at Chloe's face and smiled. Chloe reached up with her right hand and caressed Beca's face.
"Beca?" Chloe whispered as if she wasn't sure it was really her.
"I'm here, Chlo," Beca said, struggling to keep herself afloat while still keeping Chloe's head above water. "I got you. I promise I won't let you go."
"I love you," Chloe said softly.
Chloe's eyes closed and Beca felt her grip slipping. Beca used what little strength she had left to gain a tighter hold on Chloe.
The water was cold and they were feeling exhausted. Beca wasn't sure how long she and Aubrey could hold onto Chloe.
"We need a little more help over here," Beca cried out.
Emily quickly swam over to Beca and Aubrey.
"What can I do?" Emily asked.
"Just help keep Chloe from sinking," Beca said.
Emily nodded and moved to Beca's side, mimicking Aubrey by holding Chloe from underneath. Beca tightened her already tight hold around Chloe's shoulders.
"Relax, Beca," Aubrey said. "We're not going to let her go."
Chloe's head lolled to the side and Beca started crying and calling Chloe's name.
"You can't die on me now, Beale," Beca cried. "I just got you back."
Emily and Aubrey felt tears stinging their eyes as they watched Beca falling apart.
"Beca!" Aubrey yelled, causing Beca to look at her. "She'll be okay, Beca. We'll be okay."
A spotlight that had been sweeping back and forth over the water, landed on them and remained locked on their position. Emily noticed several rescue boats making their way toward the beams of light shining directly on them and the rest of the Bellas.
"The rescue boats are coming," Emily said. "We need to get Chloe out first."
"Here, over here," Aubrey called out, moving one hand from under Chloe to wave at a rescue boat. "We have someone who is injured."
The boat veered slightly and made its way to them. Chloe moaned and let out a long, slow breath; she didn't take a breath in. Beca cried and shook Chloe.
"Come on, Chlo," Beca cried. "You have to fight. Fight for me, for us. You have to because I love you and, and yo-you haven't told me how you got that scar on your cheek. And you pr-pr-promised you would. You've never broken a promise to me, so you can't start now."
Beca shook Chloe again and Chloe gasped, sucking in much-needed air.
"Thank you, God," Chloe heard Beca say.
Chloe managed to give Beca a half-smile, just as she was lifted out of the water and into the rescue boat.
~~ My Spy ~~
Beca, Aubrey, and Emily were retrieved from the water and placed in the same rescue boat as Chloe. As soon as they released Beca, she scrambled over to kneel next to Chloe. She took Chloe's hand, holding it in both of hers against her chest.
Aubrey and Emily were sitting next to each other, smiling as they watched Beca and Chloe's reunion.
Chloe groaned and tried to reach up with her left arm; a loud moan followed as pain shot through her shoulder.
Beca reached down and moved the hair from Chloe's face.
"Hey, beautiful," Beca whispered when Chloe looked up at her. "I've missed you."
"I missed you, too," Chloe said, her voice breaking. "I think I dislocated my shoulder. It really hurts."
"That's okay," Beca said. "The doctors will fix you up."
"Are the rest of the girls safe?"
Emily and Aubrey both nodded.
"Everyone's alive and accounted for," Aubrey said. "Thanks to you two and Amy."
"Thank God," Chloe said, closing her eyes. "I'm so tired, Becs. I think I'm going to take a little nap now."
"No, baby, you can't," Beca said, lightly slapping Chloe's cheeks to rouse her. "You have to stay awake for me, okay? It looks like you bumped your head and I think you might have a concussion. Just stay awake. Please? For me?"
"M'kay," Chloe mumbled as she opened her eyes. "I'd do anything for you, Becs."
Chloe's eyes started to close again and Beca let out a small sob. She looked over at Aubrey and Emily, huddled together under a blanket. She could see they were both shivering.
"Are you two sure you're okay?" Beca asked, trying to hold it together.
"We're okay," Aubrey replied, as Emily nodded.
~~ My Spy ~~
Beca held onto Chloe's hand until they reached the ship that would take them back to dry land. Two men came on board the rescue boat and gently placed Chloe in a stokes basket to move her to the rescue ship.
The Bellas were there to greet the girls, as they stepped onto the rescue ship.
"How's Chloe?" Jessica asked Beca.
"She's fine," Beca said, trying to convince herself as well as reassure Jessica and the other girls.
"I don't know how we can ever repay you guys for saving us," Ashley said, teary-eyed.
Amy, in an uncharacteristically somber mood, walked over to Beca and pulled her into a hug.
"I'm so sorry, Beca," Amy said, her voice thick with emotion.
"It's okay, Ames," Beca said. "It's not your fault."
"Excuse us," one of the rescuers said to Beca and Amy, causing them to separate. "We need to get this woman to the medic."
"I'm going wherever she goes," Beca said, glaring at them as if daring them to tell her she couldn't.
"That's fine," the man said and Beca let out a sigh of relief. "Follows us."
Two men picked up the basket and started moving. Beca grabbed Chloe's hand and hurried along next to her as she was carried to the temporary examination room.
Chloe was moved from the stokes basket to an examination table. Beca did not let go of her hand and continued to remain by her side.
A doctor came over to check on Chloe. "I can't do much here except examine her. And based on the bump on her forehead, she'll need a CAT scan to check for a concussion."
"She's having trouble with her left shoulder," Beca told the doctor. "She thinks it may be dislocated."
The doctor checked Chloe's shoulder and confirmed that her shoulder was dislocated.
"I could pop it back in, but I think we should let the hospital get an x-ray to be sure it's nothing more to worry about," the doctor said.
~~ My Spy ~~
Once the ship had made it to shore, Chloe was whisked away to a waiting ambulance that immediately left to take her to the hospital. Beca was allowed to ride in the ambulance and continued to remain by Chloe's side until she was no longer able to.
As the doctors and nurses rushed off with Chloe, Beca remained in the waiting room, a blanket still wrapped around her shoulders. She couldn't sit still and paced back and forth while waiting for word on Chloe.
Beca had been waiting just over an hour and all she knew was that Chloe had been taken for a CAT scan and x-rays. Beca had just thrown the blanket onto a chair when she heard her name.
"Beca!" Jason called out as he and Matt rushed into the Emergency Room.
Beca stood looking toward the man who called out to her. She recognized him as the agent who crashed her date with Chloe in New York. She did not know the man with him.
"How's Agent Beale?" the man asked as soon as he reached Beca. "I mean Chloe."
"Who are you?" Beca asked.
"I'm sorry," the man said. "I'm FBI Division Director Matt Collins." At Beca's blank stare he added, with a smile, "I'm Chloe's uncle. I truly wish we could have met under better circumstances."
"Oh, okay," Beca said. "Last I heard, Chloe was being taken for x-rays and a CAT scan. That's all they'll tell me since I'm not family."
"Well, I am family," Matt said. "I'll check on her. Excuse me."
Beca nodded her head and watched as Jason and Matt went over to the nurse's station together.
"Beca!" Fat Amy called out as she led the Bellas into the Emergency Room.
The girls hurried over to Beca and she was enveloped in a group hug.
"We would have been here sooner," Flo told Beca. "But, we had to give our statements to the police before we could leave."
"They'll want to talk to you, as well," Aubrey said. "But, I'm sure that can wait a bit."
Beca just nodded her head. Matt came hurrying back over and stopped in front of Beca. Jason stood off to the side to listen.
"Chloe is done with the x-rays and CAT scan," Matt said, looking directly at Beca as he spoke to the entire group. "She'll be in a room soon and then she can have visitors. Beca, I'm sure she'll want to see you. So, maybe we can go up together?"
"I'd appreciate that," Beca said. "Thank you."
Emily grabbed Beca from behind and squealed.
"Oh, my stars," Emily said. "Beca! After all the near misses and almost wases, you're finally going to get to be with Chloe."
An ear-to-ear smile came to Beca's face. "Yeah, finally."
~~ My Spy ~~
Beca had to practically jog to keep up with Matt as they hurried down the hall to Chloe's room. Beca was shocked when she walked in and saw Chloe. She looked. . .normal; as if nothing had happened to her. The only sign of injury was a sling holding Chloe's left arm.
Beca stood at the foot of the bed and just stared at Chloe; Chloe stared back. Matt looked from one to the other and smiled. Matt gave Chloe a quick hug.
"I'm going to go call your Aunt Peggy and tell her how you're doing," Matt said and made his way out of the room.
Beca moved to the side of the bed, never breaking eye contact with Chloe. Chloe smiled and reached for Beca's hand. Tears came to Beca's eyes.
"Beca," Chloe said softly, pulling Beca to sit on the bed.
Beca sat and Chloe reached up to wipe the tears from Beca's face.
"I just got you back and I thought I was going to lose you for good," Beca cried. "I was doing fine with knowing you were out there somewhere. But, knowing you were no longer-." A sob caught in Beca's throat. "I couldn't bear it."
"I'm here, baby," Chloe whispered. "I'm here and I'm okay."
Beca sniffled. Chloe moved her hand to the back of Beca's neck and pulled her down into a kiss. Beca shifted slightly on the bed and returned the kiss with as much love as she could muster to show Chloe how she felt about her. How she still feels about her.
Beca pulled back from the kiss and stared into Chloe's eyes. "I love you, so much."
"I love you, too," Chloe said, pulling Beca into another kiss.
~~ My Spy ~~
The next day, Chloe was leaving the hospital. Beca walked next to the wheelchair as a nurse pushed Chloe to the exit. Beca helped Chloe out of the chair and they made their way to the car where Matt was waiting for them. Beca frowned when Chicago and Zeke came up to her; they were wearing civilian clothes.
"Where the hell have you two been?" Beca asked looking from one man to the other. "And why are you here now?"
"Miss Mitchell," Zeke said. "We are here to escort you back to your hotel."
"Who are these guys, Beca?" Chloe asked.
"This is Zeke and that one there is Chicago," Beca said, pointing to each as she spits off their names. "They were supposed to be protecting the Bellas while we were on the Tour. They totally suck at their job."
"Hey!" Chicago said. "I take offense at that."
Chloe stepped toward Chicago and said, "And I take offense at having my girlfriend and her friends kidnapped and practically blown up. She's right; you do suck at your job!"
"If those stupid bitches-"
"Chloe!" Beca screamed as Chicago stumbled back, holding his hands to his nose.
"You bitch!" Chicago whined, looking at Chloe through the tears in his eyes. "You broke my nose."
"Keep talking and I'll break something else," Chloe spit out at him.
Matt got out of the car and looked over at Chloe and Beca. He watched and waited to see if he would need to intervene.
Zeke made a move toward Chloe and Chloe turned to face him.
"You want some of this?" Chloe asked, clenching her fist.
Zeke put his hands up in surrender as Beca got between Chloe and the two soldiers. She put her hands on Chloe's waist to hold her back.
"Easy there, tiger," Beca said. "The doctor is letting you go early so you can be at my concert tonight. Please, don't do anything that will put you back in a hospital bed. They're not worth it. Let's just go."
"Okay," Chloe said and then looked from Chicago to Zeke. "You two are lucky Beca was here to stop me from kicking both your asses. Now, you two are dismissed. I'm the only security she needs."
Beca took Chloe's arm and hurried her into the car.
"I'll be talking to your Commander about you two," Matt said as got back into the car, chuckling at the looks on their faces.
~~ My Spy ~~
Later that day, the Bellas were sitting around Beca's room, laughing as Beca recounted how Chloe took on Chicago and was ready to take on Zeke as well. All while her left arm was in a sling.
"She's a true badass," CR said.
"She's my badass," Beca said her smile wide. Beca's smile fell as she got serious, looking around at the Bellas, she said, "She's coming to my concert tonight and I want you girls to make sure she sits with you, okay?"
"No problem, Beca," Aubrey said.
"We'll take care of your lady," Amy said.
"And, I'm going to do something special at the concert," Beca said. "I can't tell you what, but you'll know what it is when it happens. I want you all to make sure Chloe is included. Please?"
"You got it, Beca," CR said.
"Are you going to propose to her?" Flo asked.
"What? No!" Beca said. "I mean I will eventually, but just not tonight."
"I for one, can't wait for your concert," Ashley said.
"I'm so excited to see Beca in her first solo concert," Emily gushed. "And having Chloe there for it will make it even more special."
"Where is Chloe anyway?" Jessica asked.
"She's with her uncle," Beca replied. "Going through a debriefing or something."
~~ My Spy ~~
Matt had completed the debriefing and he, Chloe, and Jason were sitting around the table in his hotel room. Matt looked over at Chloe.
"So, that's it?" Matt asked. "You're serious about quitting?"
"Yep," Chloe said. "We got Hobart and Beca and I are together, so nothing you can say will change my mind now."
"I'm saddened to see you leave the Bureau," Matt said. "But, I do understand. I hope you'll visit your Aunt Peggy and take Beca with you. I know she wants to meet the girl you can't get out of your head or your heart."
"Definitely," Chloe said, smiling. "I want Beca to know you both. I know we've had some rough patches, but I also know you were doing what you felt was best at that time. I don't want there to be any bad blood between us. We're still family." Chloe looked at Jason. "All that goes for you, too, Jason."
Jason smiled and nodded his head. "Thank you."
"Now, if you don't mind I need to figure out what I'm going to wear to Beca's concert," Chloe said.
"Will you ride over to the Coliseum with us?" Matt asked as they all stood.
"Beca has to go over early, so yes, I'd love to ride over with you guys," Chloe replied. "I'll meet you in the lobby at seven, okay?"
"See you then," Matt said.
Chloe left Matt's room and was surprised to see Emily and Aubrey standing at her door across the hall.
"Hey," Chloe said, getting their attention.
"Oh, hey, Chloe," Emily said. "We're here to see if you wanted to have an early dinner with the Bellas. And then we two can come back and help you get ready for the concert."
"Yeah," Aubrey said. "Beca said you might need help with your shoulder and all."
"I'd love that," Chloe said, smiling. "Thank you."
"Great!" Emily said. "The girls are waiting on us down in the hotel's restaurant."
~~ My Spy ~~
After the concert, Chloe stood at the back of the Coliseum to wait for Beca. Her heart was so full and she was still trying to wrap her head around the welcoming reception the Bellas gave her when she walked into the restaurant with Emily and Aubrey. And then to have them drag her to sit in the front row with them for the concert was amazing, to say the least.
Chloe crossed her arms over her chest and looked down a the ground as she attempted to quell her euphoria from being pulled onto the stage and singing with Beca. She had forgotten how much she enjoyed singing with the Bellas, especially Beca.
Chloe looked up when she heard footsteps coming toward her. She straightened her stance as Beca made her way to her.
"Hey," Chloe said as Beca pulled into a fiery kiss.
Chloe fell into the kiss and wrapped her arm around Beca. Beca reluctantly pulled back from the kiss and looked into Chloe's eyes.
"I don't have much time," Beca said, looking back over her shoulder. "Theo will be looking for me any minute. There's just one thing I need to know before he gets here."
"What's that?"
"How did you get that scar on your cheek?"
Chloe snort-laughed.
"Rookie agent tried to handcuff a guy," Chloe said. "He was only able to get one wrist cuffed when the guy got loose. They started fighting and the guy swung his arm around just as I was coming to help. The cuff caught me in the cheek. The Rookie got the collar and I got six stitches and a scar." Chloe looked at Beca and smile. "Is that really what you wanted to ask me?"
"No," Beca said.
"What did you really want to ask me?" Chloe asked softly, pulling Beca closer to her.
"Will you go to LA with me?" Beca whispered. "Or at least meet me there later. I mean if that's what you want. I know I do. So, will you? You know? Come to LA and be with me?"
"Yes," Chloe said, leaning in for another kiss.
Beca smiled into the kiss and pulled Chloe closer to deepen it.
"Ahem."
Beca and Chloe broke apart and looked to see the Bellas standing just a few feet away.
"We're sorry, guys," Emily said. "Theo is looking for Beca. Amy and Jessica are distracting him but he will be here any second."
Beca pulled back away from Chloe, keeping her arms around her. Just then she heard, "There you are. I was looking for you."
"Well, you found me," Beca said, looking over her shoulder at Theo.
"Khaled needs you with him," Theo said. "There are some interviews he wants you to be a part of."
"Could you give me a minute?" Beca asked.
"Sure," Theo said and stood off to the side.
"It's okay, babe," Chloe said when Beca turned to look at her. "Do what you have to do. I'll be with you in LA and then we'll have a lifetime to be alone together."
"Or I can meet you in your room later," Beca leaned in and whispered. "I'll text you when I'm on my way."
"Okay," Chloe said and pulled Beca to her for one more kiss. "I love you."
"I love you, too," Beca said before turning and walking away with Theo.
"Come on, Chloe," Amy said, putting her arm around Chloe's shoulders. "You can party with us until Beca's done with the interviews."
"Thanks," Chloe said. "But I think I'm going to go to my hotel room and wait for Beca."
Emily walked over and hugged Chloe, and the rest of the Bellas piled on for a group hug.
"Have a good night, Chloe," Aubrey said as everyone pulled back from the hug.
~~ My Spy ~~
Two hours later, Chloe was sitting in her room, wearing nothing but her robe when there was a soft knock at the door. Chloe threw the remote down and jumped off the bed to hurry to answer the door.
Chloe smiled when she saw Beca standing there.
"Come here, you," Chloe said as she grabbed Beca by the lapels of her jacket and pulled her into the room, using her foot to close the door.
Two seconds later, the door opened slightly and a hand reached out to put the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door handle. It closed again with a thud as Chloe pushed Beca up against the door.
The next chapter will be an Epilogue to show how things are going in the future.
As promised, here is the full prompt from Tumblr User perfectlyimperfectpitch: "Hey, I know you would be busy with Christmas fics and obviously celebrating it. But I want to read some BeChloe AU where Chloe is a secret agent and the Bellas found out about it by accident and hate Chloe for lying to them. While Beca and Chloe were in a relationship, Beca's mom threatened Chloe and told her to stay away from Beca (that she is not good for her, and can't give her a normal life like Beca deserves). Beca moves on from Chloe; so do the Bellas. When the Bellas found themselves in a life-threatening situation during the USO tour Chloe saves them. You can make changes with anything you want because you have a creative mind. So maybe I'll stop my rambling now." [Thank you for your kind words.]
A/N: Okay, so I didn't follow the prompt exactly. It's the same premise, only I took it in a slightly different direction, and here's why I did what I did. First, I don't think the Bellas would hold onto their anger at Chloe not telling them about her job. Two, in my BeChloe loving heart, I can't see Beca or Chloe moving on from the other that easily. Third, most fics have Beca and Chloe pining for each other because they never told the other how they felt. I decided to have them pining over not being able to see or talk to each other, while still giving them hope that they would be together again. So, there it is. Thank you for reading and indulging me in my different take on the prompt.
