Confused yet?

Chloe and Beca's paths cross again.

CHAPTER 2

Chloe was doing a 36-hour shift and she was in her office studying a few of Doctor Harrison's previous surgeries when her phone rang.

"Hello, Doctor Beale speaking."

"We need you urgently in the emergency room Doctor. Car crash, two kids are involved, severely injured and unconscious."

"I'll be right there. Have you called Doctor Harrison?"

"He's on his way Doctor."

Chloe put her phone in her coat and ran out of her office. She couldn't wait for the lifts and took the stairs.

"I'm here, where are they?"

"This way Doctor."

Chloe was led to a room where Doctor Harrison was already in with the two kids.

"They both need surgery right away." Doctor Harrison hands Chloe a chart. "Nathaniel Swanson, 9 years old. He's a patient of mine but you're going to have to lead in his surgery. The other kid has more severe injuries which includes the spine. Nate's spine is okay but he has a head and possibly but unlikey brain injury, his skull cracked, a couple of broken ribs, his sternum will also need repairing, broken arm and a fractured knee. Can you do it?"

"Of course that's what I'm here for."

"Good. Now I will be in the OR next to yours, call me if anything comes up or if you're stuck."

"Yes Doctor. Thank you but you can count on me."

"I knew I could but also I feel like I have to let you know. This patient's a VIP."

"Thank you for that information Doctor but I don't think it's relevant. Would you agree?"

Doctor Harrison was pleased. "Very well. Let's do it."

Chloe read through Nathaniel's chart again. Chloe was also given his file. He's been coming to this hospital but Chloe's never treated him before. There was something about Nathaniel that she couldn't seem to put her finger on.

Nathaniel's full name was Nathaniel Charles Swanson Mitchell.

"Why is his name so familiar?" Chloe internally slaps herself. She shouldn't be worrying about the patient's name right now. She tried to focus on more urgent issues. The name still bothered her but not enough to distract her from the task at hand.

"Have the parents been contacted? I need that consent form signed." She asked one of the nurses.

"His grandparents are on the way Doctor. They should be arriving any minute."

"Good. As soon as that's signed, we're starting. Call them again, if they are not here within five minutes, get their consent verbally."

"Yes Doctor."

Nathaniel suddenly woke up and was looking for his mommy.

"Mommy? Mommy?! Where am I?"

"Shh. Shh. Relax. Nathaniel, my name is Doctor Chloe Beale, I work with Doctor Harrison. I will be your Doctor today. I need you to keep still alright, sweetie."

"Am I dead? I can't be. It hurts all over."

"You're not dead, Nathaniel. I can assure you that. But don't try to move. You're alright."

"Where's my mommy? I want my mommy."

"You will see her soon, alright? But right now I need you to keep still. We are going into surgery in a few minutes. I will take the pain away. When you wake up, mommy will be here."

"I was with my friend Jackson, is he here too?"

"Yes he is in another room. You'll see him after as well."

"Okay. Mommy will be here promise?"

"I promise."

Nathaniel then lost consciousness again and Chloe called on the nurses.

"Make sure you contact his mother, don't stop until you reach her."

"Yes Doctor. We can also confirm verbal consent received over the telephone."

"Alright, take him to the operating room."

The surgery took four hours with no complications. Nathaniel has been transferred to his room but is still being closely monitored. Chloe was preparing to meet Nathaniel's parents to report the surgery to them.

Chloe went out the double doors and called out.

"Who's here for Nathaniel Swanson?"

An elderly couple stood up. Chloe was walking towards them but froze when she realised she knew who they were.

"Linda? Ben?" She whispered in disbelief.

"Chloe dear is that you?"

Chloe removed her surgical cap and put it in her pocket and smiled at them both.

"Oh dear it is you. Oh, were you the Doctor who took care of our grandson, how is he?"

Then it clicked. Nathaniel is Beca's son.

"Right right of course. I'm sorry but yes, the surgery was a success, it will be a painful recovery and will involve some gruesome therapy, but he's a strong boy. He will come out of it fine."

"When can we see him?"

"I can take you to his room now. He hasn't woken up yet though."

Chloe led the couple to Nathaniel's room. It was an awkward walk to his room with Chloe leading the way. When they finally got to his room, they went straight to him when they saw him.

Chloe stays behind and watched Linda and Ben look over Nathaniel.

"I will leave you guys to it. Please do not hesitate to call the nurses for anything. I will come back in a few. The nurses will also call me as soon as he wakes up."

"Thank you Chloe for everything."

Chloe bowed her head in respect before walking out.

"Does Beca know you're here?"

Chloe froze at the question and slowly turned back to them.

"I don't think so. We sort of lost touch."

"Oh okay. Well she's on her way. I'm sure she'll be thrilled to know what you did for our baby boy."

"I look forward to it. If you could excuse me."

Chloe almost ran out of there. She was about to turn the corner when she heard the voice she has not heard in years. She stopped dead in her tracks and listened.

"My name is Beca Mitchell."

"And I'm Jesse Swanson."

"Our son is here, his name is Nathaniel Swanson Mitchell." A breathless Beca was talking to the nurses' station. "Can you tell us where he is?"

"Let me take you to his room Mr and Mrs Swanson." One of the nurses said. Beca was so worried about Nate. It was all she could think about ever since she left her meeting.

Beca would never forgive herself if something bad happened to Nate.

Chloe was panicking as Beca, Jesse and one of the nurses were on their way to where she was. She looked around and decided to take the fire exit back to her office.

"Thank god for fire exits." She jumped when her phone rang.

"Yes Doctor Harrison?"

"Doctor Beale, are you still doing your rounds? Come up to see me when you're done."

"Yes Doctor." He then ended the call. Chloe tried to pull herself together.

"What a small freakin' world. I can't even last a whole year in LA without running into Beca." Chloe did some breathing before going back out to finish her rounds.

Beca almost cried when she saw Nate all bandaged up.

"What happened?" was all Beca could ask.

Linda and Ben looked at each other. "We're not really sure dear. But his friend is okay too. Just got our of operation."

"I should've been there. I should've picked him up from soccer practice."

"It's not your fault Rebeca. It was an accident and he's fine."

"Still. I should've been there."

"Your parents are right Becs. Don't blame yourself."

"It was my turn Jess."

Linda and Ben didn't know how to break it to Beca that Chloe was actually the doctor who saved him. She was barely handling the news about Nate's accident.

Doctor Harrison dialed Chloe again in the middle of her rounds. "Doctor Beale, I know you're in the middle of your rounds but if you don't mind coming up to the VIP room please? I'm on my way."

"Yes Doctor. I won't be long."

Chloe was preparing for her Step 1 exams. It was about a month away but she knew she had to prepare for it this early. She was going to study all night no distractions. She had settled down in her corner when she heard knocking.

She ignored the knocking at first but whoever was knocking on their door had no plans of leaving. They don't usually have guests at this time anyway and Chloe's pretty sure Aubrey's in her room sleeping already.

Chloe opened the door only to find…

"Bec?! Oh my god. What are you doing here?" Chloe hugged her tight.

Beca buried her face on her chest. "I missed you."

"I missed you too."

Beca didn't move and just snuggled to Chloe, which made Chloe chuckle.

"Come in, come in, it's freezing." Chloe pulled Beca in the apartment as she kissed Beca again and again.

"I can't believe you're here."

They settled on the couch. Beca could see Chloe's study desk where books were piled up, several of them open around the desk, some were on the floor and her study lamp was on.

"You were studying. Sorry if I interrupted your studying."

"Are you kidding? I'm always happy to see you. And come on, you're here. I really can't believe it. When did you get in? You should've told me, I could've picked you up."

"No it's okay. I can't stay long."

"Oh. Are you here for work?"

"Not really. Well sort of."

That's when Chloe really looked at her. Beca was tired and her eyes looked like she's been crying for days.

"Hey. You okay? What's wrong?"

That's when Beca lost it. Tears that had been threatening to fall were streaming down her face. She thought she would be out of tears to cry by now.

"Come here. I got you. You're okay. You're here with me now."

Beca cried on Chloe for a while until she pulled away to compose herself. The guilt was eating her up now and she had to get away from here fast. She has made her decision and she was going to stand by it.

"No, no. It's not okay. It's terrible Chlo." Beca wiped away her tears and her runny nose.

Chloe was about to wipe a tear on her cheek when Beca pulled away.

"I slept with Jesse."

Chloe pulled back as well. "What?"

Chloe froze and her hands fell on her lap. She waited for an explanation; any excuse Beca could come up with.

"When Laura didn't show up on their wedding day and left Jesse at the altar. He was obviously devastated and I was there and we had too many to drink and you couldn't make it and I was missing you."

"Don't you dare. You knew why I couldn't make it."

"I know, I know. This is all on me Chlo." Chloe winced at the nickname. "and I feel terrible. I hate myself for it and I understand if you hate me too."

Beca wasn't expecting Chloe to be hysterical but Chloe was taking this a little too well. She wasn't giving away much. She expected at least some sort of violent reaction. Chloe just remained at the opposite end of the couch with her brows furrowed and her arms crossed.

Beca was a mess. She knew what was coming. One way or another, she was going to lose Chloe tonight. It was selfish but Beca wanted to reach for her and when she was about to she pulled away just as fast.

"I love you Chloe. Please believe me when I say that. It was a one time thing, I would never cheat on you."

"But you did."

"And I hate that I'm doing this to you. I know you have more exams coming up." Beca said pointing to her desk. "But you had to know and hear it from me. You deserve at least this much. You're going to be a great doctor one day. You're going to meet someone who will treat you right. Better than how I treated you. Much much better."

"Are you breaking up with me? Beca I'm not saying I'm okay with all of this but I don't think we should make rash decisions right now. I don't think we are even in our right minds. I think we should sleep this off and talk more in the morning, you can take my bed."

Beca had to cover her mouth to hold back the sobs. She doesn't deserve Chloe. It would've been easier if Chloe just kicked her out right now.

It was Chloe's turn to reach for Beca. She wasn't heartless. She's never seen Beca so broken like this. But Beca put a hand up stopping Chloe.

"That's not the worst part."

Chloe couldn't think straight anymore. She hasn't yet fully processed Beca cheating on her. What could be worse than this already? Did they get married or something?

"Do you love him?" Chloe was backing away again slowly. She could eventually accept and get over meaningless sex but if Beca loves him then that could be the deal breaker.

Beca shakes her head. "No no no, you only you. I love only you but." Beca was finding it hard to speak at this point from all the crying. "I love you so much."

Beca buries her face in her hands again. Chloe even hands her some tissues. She grabs the tissue and plays with it for a bit. She can't look at Chloe when she's about to say this cause she knows she will forever remember it.

"I'm pregnant." It came out barely a whisper but she knew Chloe heard it. She buried her face in her hands again.

She was surprised to feel a hand touching her shoulder. She almost jumped.

"Does Jesse know?" The gentleness in Chloe's made Beca cry some more. With Chloe was drawing soothing circles on her back, all Beca could do was nod.

"You may not be my favourite person right now. But I'm not going to let you go through this alone. Whatever you decide, I'm here. We'll figure this out together somehow. You're not doing this alone, you always have me."

"I'm sorry." Beca says in between sobs.

"Shh. I know."

"No you don't understand. I owe it to this baby to at least try with Jesse. Maybe we can give this baby a complete family." Beca didn't realise until she said it how much the words hit home. "I didn't mean…"

"We can be that too." Chloe sounded hopeful.

But then it hit Chloe. Looking at Beca now. It made sense. For the second time tonight, she dropped her hands to her lap in defeat.

"But it doesn't matter cause you've already made your decision, didn't you? You're just here to say good bye." Chloe's voice was cold. Surprisingly, Chloe has not shed a tear.

"I'm so sorry." Chloe's words cut deep. Beca was too ashamed but she wasn't that surprised. She knew between the two of them, she would be the one to fuck up their relationship.

Chloe stood up. Her emotions turned 360 degrees.

"That's not fair Bec. What? You just didn't consider me in your decision? Like I'm some sort of an outsider? Did you even think of me? Do I even mean anything to you?"

"Of course you do. I love you so much Chloe. You know I can't lose you. And I know this is too much to ask. But I hope someday when you can forgive me, we can be a part of each other's lives again even just as friends."

"You're right, that is too much to ask. But don't flip this on me. It's your decision to walk away. If you truly want to give Jesse a real shot, I think it's best we're not a part of each other's lives. Do you have a place to stay?"

Beca looked down. Chloe doesn't deserve any of this. Beca was doing what she thought was best for the both of them. Chloe seemed to catch on what Beca couldn't say.

"Let me guess, he's outside waiting for you, isn't he?" Beca winced. Chloe walked towards the door and opened it for Beca.

"You're right. We're done. Have a good life."

Beca hated every word that came out of Chloe's mouth. But she was helpless. All she could do was walk slowly to the door. She thought about pulling Chloe for a hug or a kiss or just to hold her hand, for one last time. Beca decided against it. She's hurt her enough already.

Chloe stood close to the door, hanging on to it as if her life depended on it.

"I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me someday."

Chloe shakes her head. "For what it's worth, I think you're going to be a great mom."

Chloe knocked softly and slowly opened the door. She saw all heads turn to her as she entered the room. She wasn't sure if it was just her, but all of a sudden there was some sort of tension in the room.

"Speaking of… I would like to introduce Doctor Chloe Beale. She came in highly recommended from New York. She has been working closely with me since she started. I assure you she is extremely competent and as I am slowly considering retirement in a few years, there's no one else I would entrust my patients with."

"Doctor Harrison, you cannot make jokes like that. You're too kind. You give me too much credit. But you can't retire yet, I still have so much to learn from you."

Beca was stunned. She's seen photos of Chloe with blonde hair but the pictures did not give her justice. It literally took her breath away. All she was able to do was stare at Chloe. She can see her mouth was moving, opening and closing but it was as if time stopped for Beca and all she could hear was her heart beating through her chest.

"I actually know the Mitchells from when they used to live in New York years ago, before I started med school. It's good to see you all."

"Oh right, I remember you mentioning you moved here from New York as well. How lovely." Doctor Harrison addressed the older couple. "What a small world."

"It is. It's really nice to see you too Chloe." Linda speaks for everyone.

Chloe just smiles at Linda politely. She sneaks a peak at Beca who was just looking down at Nathaniel. Beca felt like as if the world has stopped spinning. She forgot how to speak. She was just there but she could feel eyes on her. She didn't dare to look up to meet Chloe's eyes.

"I think I'm going to faint." Beca says to herself. Jesse heard her and put a hand on her arm to support her. Chloe had to avert her eyes away from them.

"We assure you, Nathaniel is in very capable hands. When the anesthesia wears off, he should wake up. The moment he does the nurses will call us up. Doctor Beale will attend to it."

"Thank you Doctor." Jesse says.

"Actually Doctor Harrison if you don't mind, I forgot I have to attend on another patient quickly."

"No worries. I'll leave with you so we can leave them to settle down. Please don't hesitate to call for anything."

Doctor Harrison walks ahead of Chloe and Chloe follows him without looking back.

Once outside, Doctor Harrison turns to Chloe.

"Is there something I should know? Anything you want to talk about?"

Chloe panics for a second. "I don't know what you mean Doctor."

"I know this is your first VIP patient. Don't be nervous. You're good at what you do. I believe in you."

"Thank you Doctor. I really appreciate that."

"Now don't forget to add Nathaniel to your rounds."

"It's already noted Doctor."

"Very well. Off you go."

Beca decided to call it early. She was no longer in a celebratory mood anyway. They threw a party as their new recording label company is officially opened.

She left early and came home to a sleeping baby Nate.

She thanked the sitter and went to sit by his bed to watch Nate peacefully sleeping. She couldn't stop the tears falling.

"Becs what's wrong? Is everything alright?"

She wasn't expecting to see Jesse. "What are you doing here?"

"I saw you leaving and you looked pretty upset."

"You should've stayed. I'm fine." Beca says as she wiped her tears.

"What's wrong Becs? Talk to me."

"I'm sorry. I'm just so annoyed at how selfish I can be."

"What do you mean?" Jesse was getting really worried now. He pulled another chair and sat next to Beca.

"You probably think I'm so ungrateful. Believe me I am happy, but there's just something."

"It's okay Becs. Who told you?"

"No one. I overheard Stacie and Cynthia Rose talking about it. Wait. You knew?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't know how to break it to you."

"I can't believe she's getting married. I'm too late." Beca couldn't stop the tears rolling down her cheeks. "At least one of us gets our happy ending." Beca realised what she said as soon as she did. "I'm sorry Jesse. I didn't mean it like that."

"It's okay. I understand. I think deep down we both knew, there was never going to be an us."

"God. You'd think that once you've accomplished everything you've ever dreamt of, you're never going to be unhappy ever again."

"It shouldn't come as a shock to you that you can still be unhappy despite everything. That's just how life is."

Jesse truly was Beca's friend first more than anything. "You know the feeling where for everything you win there's something lost?"

Chloe was doing her rounds. She was bracing herself because Nathaniel's room was on her list today and she was on her way to his room. She already heard from the nurses that Beca was in there with him. It was also swarming with paparazzi's outside.

Beca was asleep at one of the couches around Nate's room when Chloe entered the room.

Chloe spots Beca first before turning her attention to the patient.

"Oh you're still up. How are you feeling Nathaniel?"

"Still the same but better than yesterday I guess."

"Feeling any pain anywhere?"

"Nothing I can't handle."

"Okay, good. You're one heck of a fighter. You should be proud."

Nathaniel was looking over to where his mom was sleeping.

"She loves you very much you know. I told you your mom was going to be here. Did you want me to wake her?"

"No it's okay. I'm just happy she's here. She works a lot. Let's let her sleep."

Chloe nods and grabs a blanket to put over Beca who was asleep on the couch.

"Do you know my mom?" Chloe was surprised by the question. It caught her off guard. Does he know? Oh my god, Beca told him.

"I actually do."

"I mean of course you do Doc. She's pretty famous."

Chloe had to laugh at herself. Was she actually about to break it to her nine year old patient that she used to date his mom?

"I'm actually a fan of hers." Chloe admits.

"Really? What's your favourite song then?"

"There's a couple but for right now and this is kind of old, it's gotta be Safe & Sound."

Nate's face lit up. "Really? Did you know that song is for me?"

"I did."

"How?" Nate was confused. He's never talked to anyone about this before. No one's said to him directly that they knew that song was for him.

"I just knew from the first time I heard the song. She loves you very much, it was pretty obvious."

Chloe saw Nate was happy with that and that was her cue. She was able to slowly absorb Nate's features too. It's like she was Beca's mini me, they had the same colour of hair and eyes. Even the way his eyes crinkled and his lips curved up to a smirk, it was so Beca.

"So the nurses will be coming in and out with your medication. You won't be giving them a hard time, right?"

"I won't. I will take all my medication."

"Very good. Will you be okay alone for a bit?"

"I'm fine. I know the button to press for the nurses."

"Very good. Do you have any other questions for me before I go?"

"How long do I have to stay here?"

"Just a few more days, hopefully, not more than a week. I don't blame you for wanting to get out of here so bad. I don't really like hospitals myself if I'm honest."

"I just don't want my parents to worry and I know how busy they are."

"You're a strong kid, Nathaniel, and very brave. You should be out of here in no time."

"Why do you call me Nathaniel?"

"That's your name isn't it?"

"I know but everyone calls me Nate."

"Do you want me to call you Nate as well?"

"Nah, you know what, I like it when you call me Nathaniel. Doctor Harrison calls me Nathaniel too. It could be like my hospital name."

"Alright, I hope that's a good thing. I kind of like Nathaniel too." They exchanged smiles. "So I will see you again in a few hours. Press the button for anything and if you wish to see me, let the nurses know, okay? I will be around."

"I hope you're not staying just because of me. Don't you have your own family waiting for you?"

"Don't worry. They are sort of used to my working hours. Are you sure you don't want me to wake up your mom? I'm sure she would love to catch you awake."

"She's usually a light sleeper. She'll be up in a bit. Thank you again Doctor Beale."

"You're welcome. Get some rest. Good night Nathaniel." Chloe says with a wink.

It may not have shown but Chloe was beginning to feel suffocated in that room. When she was out she was barely catching her breath.

It was true when Nate said Beca was a light sleeper. Beca woke up as soon as she heard someone enter the room. She didn't know it was Chloe until Chloe addressed Nate and she froze and pretended to be asleep.

Not her finest but Beca didn't think she could handle seeing Chloe again. She hasn't had the time to process what's happened earlier. The last time she actually saw Chloe, she was still carrying Nate in her tummy.

Speaking of her son, Beca slowly opened her eyes and saw that Nate was already watching her. She straightened up and moved to the chair right next to Nate's bed. She reached out for his hand as she did so.

"Hey baby. How are you feeling?"

Nate shakes his head. "I'm okay mom. Thanks for being here. I know how busy you are."

"No. Of course I'll be here. You are the most important. Are you hungry? Have you eaten?"

Nate smiled. "Actually I am a bit hungry now that you've mentioned it."

Beca's tummy starts to grumble too. "Oops." And they both laughed at that. "I'll ask your dad to bring us food alright."

"Dad's coming too?"

"Of course. He only left to grab us a few things from the house. He's already on his way back here. Were you scared?"

"I was. But Doctor Beale made me not scared. Hey mom?"

"Yeah?"

"Why were you pretending to be asleep?

When news broke about Beca's pregnancy, there were a lot of speculations as to who the father was.

It was confirmed to be Jesse when both their managements released a joint statement. It was further confirmed when they moved in together. There were all sorts of rumours going around. Some thought they were engaged, some thought they were already secretly married, while some thought it was only for show.

As Beca's career started to kick off and her popularity slowly rising, everyone wanted to know everything about her. Her whole life was scrutinized and everyone wanted to know who she was dating. She never made any official statement about Chloe but there were rumours that she was dating a certain someone outside the entertainment industry.

It was a mutual decision for them to keep their relationship private. Their friends and family knew and that was enough for them.

Beca was all over the news during her pregnancy and Chloe would never say it out loud but she followed it closely. She was heartbroken but she still cared for Beca.

When there were reports that Beca might have a complicated pregnancy and was confined earlier in preparation to giving birth, Chloe couldn't stop her self. She booked the earliest flight to LA.

She wanted to make sure Beca wasn't alone. She didn't know what to believe in the news and she was just worried. When she told Aubrey what she was doing, Aubrey just gave her a sad smile and hugged her. She even drove Chloe to the airport.

"I would've gone with you you know, if you told me what you were planning to do."

"I'll be fine Bree. I promise I'll call."

Chloe didn't even know herself what she was doing. She had no plans. She went directly to the hospital from the airport. All she knew was that she had to be there. She had to see for herself that Beca would be okay. She wouldn't be able to forgive herself if god forbid something happened to Beca and she was on the other side of the country.

She wasn't sure how strict the hospital would be, but it was a big hospital so she decided to just fake her way in. She walked in as if she was an attending doctor. She noticed the paparazzi standing outside of the hospital so she knew she was in the right place.

She didn't see Jesse or Beca's parents. But she knew they should be here somewhere. She decided to wait by the nursery room. She was on her phone checking for any update. It was past 3am, when a newborn baby was brought in.

Chloe peered through the glass nursery window as she looked for Beca's baby and there he was. Chloe's heart warmed at the sight of him. Nathaniel Charles Swanson Mitchell. She didn't know why, but she started tearing up.

"They're beautiful." A random woman who was standing next to Chloe spoke up.

"They are. So innocent too."

"Which one's yours?"

"My sister just gave birth to…" Chloe looked around and pointed at a random baby. "That one."

"Oh. She's beautiful. Mine's that one. Beautiful baby boy. He's actually my boss' baby."

Before she could stop herself, Beca was able to avoid the paparazzi and got out of the hospital. She met with her driver in the basement. She gave him instructions and leaned back. She was tempted to have some alcohol she had stocked in the compartment but didn't. She had to be sober for this one.

When the car stopped in front of a modern looking two-story house, Beca looked out and stared.

"Are we here?"

"Yes Ma'am this is the one."

"Alright." Beca stared at it once more. "Fuck it." She muttered under her breath as she reached for her alcohol and took a shot of whiskey.

"I'll be right back Fred."

Fred just tipped his hat. Beca took one last deep breath and stepped out of the car. She looked around first to see if any of the paps had been able to follow her. She was relieved that there wasn't any.

Her mind was buzzing. She's instantly regretting why she took that shot. She stops in front of the door. There's a car parked right by the garage door so someone's bound to be home. Judging by the size of the house, it's either Chloe lives with someone else or she's got the wrong house.

She knocks on the door and rings the bell. She almost jumped when the door opened.

"Oh you're obviously not Doctor Beale. I must be at the wrong place sorry about that." Beca was about to turn and walk away.

"Wait do you mean Chloe? No you got the place right. She's inside. Does she know you're coming?" Then Chicago recognizes Beca. "Oh wait, you're Beca Mitchell. Oh my god. I love you." Chicago realizes how awkward this must be or embarrassing for him. So he clears his throat. "I mean. Sorry. Please come in. Chloe's just in the living room."

"It's okay I can wait here."

"No please. I insist."

Beca enters the house and follows Chicago. "Thank you."

"Follow me." Chicago walked ahead and Beca trailed behind him.

True enough, Chloe was in the living room. Beca thought she wasn't ready to see Chloe but really she wasn't ready to see Chloe with Jamie asleep curled on her lap.

She regrets it more that she came here in the first place. Then Beca was able to connect the dots. This was Chloe's family.

"I'll leave you two." Chicago says as he scoops up Jamie from the couch where he was fast asleep next to Chloe.

"Thank you." Chloe says as she fixes Jamie's hair. Chicago nods to Beca before making his way upstairs with Jamie in his arms.

Chloe stands up and puts both her hands in her pockets. "Hi."

"Hi. Sorry for coming here unannounced. And it's probably illegal how I got your address from the hospital."

"It's okay. VIP, right?" Chloe jokes. How she was able to joke at a time like this was beyond her.

Beca wasn't sure if Chloe was being sarcastic. She was internally panicking. She didn't know exactly what to say to that.

"How old is he?"

"Eight. His name is Jamie."

"I like the name Jamie."

"Too bad he's sleeping, he would've loved to meet you."

"He knows me?"

"And your music." Beca blushed. Maybe Chloe has forgiven her after all these years. "Is everything okay?" Chloe asks.

"I'm really sorry. I don't know what I'm doing here. But yes everything's fine. Jesse's watching Nate."

"It's okay. Do you want me to get you anything? Water?"

"Yes please."

Chloe and Aubrey were both in their apartment. Chloe was studying for her upcoming exams as always. Aubrey was with her watching the Grammy's but Chloe had her back to the TV. She also had her earphones on for good measure.

Beca was nominated for the second time for album of the year and record of the year. She lost both last year.

"I can turn it off."

"Please don't. Really, it's okay. I'm not even paying attention to it."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course. It's been a year Aubrey. I'm over it."

"We both know you're not."

"Who cares? I will be. Just watch your show. And I'll be here studying." Chloe emphasised by showing Aubrey she's putting back her earphones on and turned back to her notes and books.

Chloe was able to drown out the noise just enough.

When Beca's name was announced that she had won, Aubrey and Chloe just stared at each other.

"She's really done it. She won."

"I always knew she would." Chloe said softly.

They both turned to the TV and the cameras were on Beca. She was with Jesse and he kissed her on the cheek before she hugged everyone else on her table. She watched Beca make her way to the stage and accept her award. Chloe was really happy for Beca and she hopes Beca knew that. She's made it. All her dreams are coming true and she deserved all of it and more.

Taking one last look at Beca on their television screen, Chloe forces herself to look away and go back to studying and putting her earphones back on. She may be happy for Beca but it doesn't mean it no longer hurts.

Chloe and Beca found themselves in the kitchen on opposite sides of the counter. Beca surely was feeling awkward. What was she doing here again?

"I'm really sorry for coming here. Your home is beautiful."

Chloe chuckled at this. "Thank you. And you can stop saying sorry for being here, it's okay."

"Did you know?"

"Are you asking me if I knew at the time I was about to perform major surgery on Nathaniel that he was your son? No I didn't. I found out afterwards when I saw Linda and Ben."

There was something about Chloe calling Beca's parents by their first names that Beca couldn't stop feeling that tingle.

"You know if it bothers you that much that I'm your son's doctor, something can be done and I won't treat him anymore. You're not stuck with me. There are a lot of other capable doctors in the hospital."

"No of course not. There's no one I trust more with Nate."

"Thank you. And even if I did know before the surgery, it wouldn't have mattered."

"I know and I know it's your job but thank you for everything you do for him."

"I appreciate that." Chloe says sincerely.

"I can't believe it. You and me here in LA."

Chloe doesn't say anything to that. In fact, she didn't even know how to respond.

"I might be overstaying. I already said what I came here for."

"You didn't have to, you know?"

"No no, I did."

"Let me walk you out."

Beca and Chloe awkwardly walked together towards the door.

"It really is good to see you Chlo."

"You too."

Chloe watched Beca walked to the car that was waiting for her outside.

Beca doesn't know where she got the courage but she was turning around before entering the car.

"Don't be a stranger." Beca says to Chloe before getting in her car.

"Becs can I ask you something?"

"I don't think I'm going to like your question."

Jesse and Beca were in the kitchen preparing dinner.

"Even before Nate was born, we knew we were just friends. Why didn't you try to reach out to Chloe then?"

Beca found Jesse to be too predictable. It's like he had this 'Chloe-tone'.

Beca sighed before answering. "At that time, I wasn't sure if I had room for both Nate and Chloe in my heart. I thought I had to choose so I did. And obviously I would choose him."

"Well what if you soon realise that you didn't have to choose?"

"It doesn't matter. It's too late now. I already made my choice."

Beca hasn't seen Chloe since Nate had been discharged two weeks ago. She kept staring at her phone. She puts it in her pocket for the nth time this morning and remembers she's been waiting for her son to come down.

"Nate! If you're not down here in ten seconds, I am taking your iPad the whole weekend!"

"Coming!"

"You know we can't be late. Your grandparents will kill me."

"What's the occasion?"

"Nothing special. Just Sunday lunch with your grandparents."

"Is daddy coming?"

"No sorry bud, he was called in to work."

Beca called Fred to tell him that she was going to drive and that he could take the rest of the day off.

Beca waited for Nate to get settled at the back before she started the car. It was a short drive to the place her parents were renting. She offered for them to stay with her which would've been more convenient but they insisted on getting their own place.

Nate loved spending time with his grandparents. He always looked forward to their Sunday brunch.

Once Beca parked her car outside her parents' place, Nate didn't even wait for her. He went straight to the door and rang the bell.

He was greeted by his Grandma Linda and Grandpa Ben and he let himself in their house.

"Hey. Thanks for having us." Beca says to them when she was able to catch up.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Well, we sort of invited someone over."

"Who?" Beca asked. But it was soon answered when she heard Nate.

"Doctor Beale? What are you doing here?"

Beca just looked at both her parents and they both shrugged.

"What? It's been years, we considered her like our own daughter too."