Chapter 2 : Bailey Mitchell
BAILEY'S POV
Here I am sitting on the sofa looking at my surprise, shock, inconsolable mother staring at me. I want to ask her something but you know sometimes grownups say and do something when they are surprise and man I don't want that to see that.
"Are you okay mom?" I asked her, she furrow her eyebrows and place the paper she's holding back at the table
"Mom? I'm not your mommy! I don't have a kid!" she said, well there it goes, this time I'll use the word PANICKING
"You saw my birth certificate right?"
"Yes but how will I know if that is real?"
"Like I said, you can ask someone to verify it and besides how does a sweet, kind and cute little girl like me would get a fake B.C?"
"BC?"
"Oh sorry I forgot that you're old mom and you don't know anything about abbreviations, it means Birth Certificate"
"Oh I see but hey stop calling me mommy!"
"Okay then I'll call you Beca but still you're my mom!" I stood up and took my bowl and went to her kitchen
"What are you doing?"
"Cleaning up."
"Just leave it there and you go back to where you came from."
Is she really serious about that? Because I can't go back to where I came from! I won't fit in there anymore! You got it?!
"I can't. Mom drops me off here because I'll spend my summer vacation with you!" I said and smiled
"Your mom?"
"Yeah, my other mom." then I saw her pick up my BC again
"Are you sure she's your mother?!" I let out a deep sigh and stand in front of her "You tell me." I answered. "Are you expecting that I came from another woman?" I ask her again and she rolled her eyes at me.
I got my eyes from my biological mother and of course her red hair but the rest of my features, I got from this woman who's in denial stage. She looks at me closely and blinks her eyes a few times.
"You got your mother's beautiful eyes." She says but the she shook her head "No this can't be happening, I mean I'm single and how can I have a kid without me knowing it." I hear her said to herself.
"Well mom told me that you are self-centred and really don't care about anyone so you didn't know that I exist." I told her.
"You know that it's wrong to lie." I heard her say
"Yes I know that's why I'm telling you the truth. I'm your kid and you are my mother, take it or hmm just take it, you can't do anything about that now."
"Aarrrggghhh!" I saw her pick up her phone and dial some numbers
"Amy can you come over here quick?! I need your help pronto!" she said
45 minutes later
Amy together with CR arrived at Beca's penthouse not knowing what they will see inside. CR presses the buzzer and they both waited for their friend to open the door.
"What's taking her so long?" Amy asks her
"I don't know, maybe she's cooking or something." CR answered and presses the buzzer again
"Cooking? She doesn't cook ya know and if she does, we better call the fire department." CR laughs when they saw the door open but saw no one standing in front of her.
"Wow! I didn't know that she has an automatic door.." CR said
"Yeah when did she change it?" Amy asked.
"Mommy doesn't have an automatic door, why you people don't know how to look down." they heard a little girl's voice and look down below
Cynthia Rose looks at the number printed on the door then look back at the little girl again "Ahm sorry but ah I think we rang the wrong door.." she says.
"No you didn't, you're looking for Ms. Beca Mitchell right?" Bailey ask, both of them nod their heads while the little girl smiles.
"She's waiting for you at the living room." Amy and CR looks at each other then saw the girl walking away from the door.
"Who is that kid?" CR asks Amy "Maybe it's her daughter, come on let's go ask BM."
Amy enters and CR closes the door after her. They went straight to the living room and found the girl sitting n the couch while their friend Beca is reading something on the paper she's holding, if that's what they think she's doing.
Bailey saw the confused look on the two ladies standing a few feet away from then "Oh sorry, my bad. I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Bailey Mitchell and I'm here long lost daughter!"" the little redhead says and walks towards the two to shake their hands, Amy and CR can't believe on what they heard.
"I didn't know you have a daughter?! Why you didn't tell us?!" CR asks "I didn't know too okay! This little monster shows up in my front door claiming that I'm her mother!" Beca answers.
Amy on the other hand looks at the little girl and she saw the resemblance between the two. She went to sit beside the girl and the latter looks up to her.
"She's in denial stage. I showed her my legit birth certificate and she still insists that we're not related." Amy nods her head and give her a smile "Well your mom is always in denial, you know there are lots of—" Amy didn't finish her sentence when Beca cuts her off.
"I didn't call you two to have a chit chat with her!" she says "Look BM, I know this is confusing as hell but haven't you seen the resemblance?" Amy asks her, CR looks at Beca then to the little girl and she chuckles when the two of them rolled their eyes.
"Yeah, there's no doubt she's your daughter." CR says and grab the paper Beca's holding "I don't think this is fake DJ and there's no way a little girl can make a fake birth certificate."
"That's exactly what I told her! How come you're friends with my mom?" Bailey asks which makes Amy and CR laughs but stops after Beca gives them a deadly glare.
"I need a drink! You girls want one?" Amy shook her head while CR says "I'm good, thanks" and they both watch Beca leave the living room. After a few minutes, Beca went back with a bottle of beer on her hand.
"It's too early for beer mom." Bailey says while she takes out the doll inside her backpack "You're not my mother." Beca says and takes a sip on her beer. Amy and CR saw the redhead stands up and went to her mother and stands in front of her.
"Give me the bottle Ms. Mitchell." And extend her right arm towards her "Nope." Beca answers popping the 'p'. Bailey then leans her face a little closer to her mom as Beca looks into her eyes.
"Don't make me repeat what I said, MOM." Beca feels uneasy while looking at her daughter's eyes, she feels like she's staring into Chloe's. She sighs and gives the bottle to the little girl.
"Good girl." Bailey says and playfully pats her mother's head "Shoo!" Beca answers. Her two friends can't believe what they saw, Amy was about to say something when Beca looks at her.
"I don't want to hear anything from you or I swear to god I'll tear you in half!" and she dials Aubrey's number.
CHLOE'S POV
New York
I look at my phone; I need to wait for a few more hours before I can call my baby. I miss her so damn much, when I'm at work and I need to go to different places, she's always with me but this time she told me she wants to go to a summer camp in Los Angeles, I want to say no but Stacie told me that my daughter is already growing up and that I need to let her go sometimes.
"Thinking of her huh?" Beth said to me, she is standing beside me and give me can of juice
I smile while looking at her picture on my phone "Yeah, I miss her so much. This is the first time she's far away from me" I answered.
"Yeah but I'm so proud of you, you know. I mean the way you trust your daughter. She's one lucky kid to have a mother like you." I look at her and she gives me a smile.
"I'm the lucky one to have a daughter like her though sometimes she doesn't act like she's only 8 years old." We both laugh on what I said, to be honest; Bailey is somehow different from other kids. Well yeah she likes to play with dolls, guns or sometimes toy cars but the way she thinks and outsmarted me, I sometimes think she's not 8 years old.
"I wish we can finish this case as soon as possible, it's just only a few days but I really miss my daughter a lot."
"Well with your smart brain and how you handle and talk to the client, I think we can finish this in a week or two, don't worry too much, Stacie and Emily are in LA too right?"
"Yeah." I look at my watch again, it's 1:45 pm in the afternoon , she told me that she'll call me during their lunch break, I can't wait to talk to my daughter, I know I shouldn't be worried because she's having the best time of her life with her new found friends.
"Chloe it's time, shall we?" Beth offers me her hand and I gladly accept it as we both enter the building to talk to our client.
BACK IN LA
Amy is playing with Bailey with her dolls while CR is comforting their friend Beca who is just watching her daughter playing.
"You must admit that she does look like you dude." CR says while smiling and looking at Bailey "No she's not." Beca answers dryly.
"I don't need to enumerate to you what I'm seeing and you should be happy to have a daughter."
"Why would I? You know I don't like kids."
"They may be annoying sometimes but they are treasures." Beca didn't say any word but she continues on watching her so called daughter. She saw the little redhead combs the hair of her doll and teaches Amy how to tie its hair. Little did Beca knows, a smile is slowly forming on her lips that CR sees.
They hear the buzzer rings again and CR is the one who answers the door. She saw Aubrey standing outside with a man behind her. The two enters the penthouse and went towards the living room.
"What's the emergency all about Beca? And why do you need someone to verify a birth certificate for you?" Aubrey asks without noticing a little girl looking at her.
"I'll explain everything but please tell your friend that I need him to see this paper." Aubrey took the certificate and looks at it for a while, she then furrows her eyebrows and look at Beca "What's this?"
"Just let him looks at it then I'll start explaining." Aubrey nods her head and gives the paper to the man and motion for him to sit down "Now explain." The blonde girl then looks at Amy and saw a kid smiling at her.
"Good morning!" the little girl says as Aubrey gives a confused look to Beca and Amy "Oh she's Bailey, our little DJ's daughter." The blonde girl looks at Bailey who is waving her hands at her then to Beca who is also waving her hands at her.
"What's the meaning of this?!" Aubrey asks but before anyone can say a word, the man taps the blonde's shoulder "This is real Ms. Posen. There's no sign that it's fake."
Beca hides her face on both of her hands as Bailey gives a high five to Amy "Welcome to the family little shawshank!" she says.
It's been 30 minutes since the man left Beca's penthouse, they are now in the kitchen with Aubrey who can't believe that their friend didn't know she has a daughter.
"How can you be so stupid?" Aubrey asks her "That's a bad word Ms. Aubrey." Bailey says while eating the peanut butter and jelly sandwich CR made for her.
"Sorry but your mom can be like that most of the times."
"Oh come on Bree, how I would know that I have a daughter with her?! It's been what, 10 years since the last time we saw each other." Beca answers and rub her temples.
"Well you did mention to us that you married someone at the age of 18, is she ah…." Cr stops talking for a while and looks at the birth certificate in front of Aubrey "Chloe Beale?"
Beca nods her head and smile a little while reminiscing that day. It was the happiest day of her life.
"Then what happened?" Amy asks while stealing bread from the little kid which didn't go unnoticed with Beca "Make your own sandwich Ames." She says.
"Well I don't know. I mean when the day we separate, she's not pregnant." She added.
If only I know she's pregnant, I won't leave her that day.
"Hey Bailey, do you have a picture of your mother?" Aubrey asks the little girl who nods at her and fish out the phone in her pocket. They four ladies watch her unlock her phone then in a matter of minutes, she hand over her phone to Aubrey.
The ladies except for Beca looks at the photo and saw a beautiful redhead smiling. The three of them looks at small brunette then to the Beca and repeat the sequence until the DJ speaks up.
"What?!" she asks "Uhm nothing, are you sure you didn't force her to marry you?" Beca throws Amy a glare and the latter grins at her.
"She's so pretty dude and you let her go?!" CR asks "Stupid Beca." Aubrey butted in.
"Language ladies." Bailey says and Aubrey mouthed the word 'sorry'.
"You don't want to see her?" Beca shrugs her shoulder "I know what she looks like dude."
"Yeah but that was 10 years ago and I'm telling you she's hot." Beca grabs the phone on Aubrey's hand and give it back to her daughter. She doesn't want them drooling over her wife.
"So what are your plans now?" Aubrey asks her friend "Ship her back to her mom."
"Why are you so grumpy? You're not getting any younger mom; you should smile a lot so you won't get wrinkles." Beca looks at her daughter and raised her eyebrow.
"I'm not grumpy kid." She answers
"Yes you are! You're acting like a kid."
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!"
"Not!"
"Yes you are!" before Beca can answer Aubrey stands up and slams her right hand on the table "Okay enough of that and Beca your daughter is right, you're a grumpy human being."
Beca wants to say something but by the way Aubrey looks at her, it's safe to shut her mouth and ignore what she said.
'I don't have any doubt that this little girl is Beca's daughter..' Aubrey whispered to CR who gives her a nod.
"Okay that's it for now; I'll call the charity to re-schedule their meeting to you. All I want you to do for this day is to think about your plans and what we'll do with your daughter." Aubrey said and she stops Beca from saying anything.
"Shipping her back to her mother is not part of the plan. If she wants to stay with you for the summer then be it." She added. The three of them walks towards the door while Beca is walking behind them.
"Are you guys going to leave me with the little monster?" Beca ask "Hey I'm just standing here and I can hear you." Bailey answers.
"That's why I said it for you to hear it."
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of your little friend over here. She's safe with me." Bailey fires back, the three girls laughs when Beca didn't say anything and just glare at her daughter.
"Okay we need to go. Beca she's your responsibility so I hope you'll be a responsible parent." Aubrey says and hugs her, she kisses the little girls forehead and told her to behave.
"Bye little shawshank and little DJ!" Amy says as CR winks at them. Beca watches the door closes and let out a deep sigh when her friends are nowhere in sight. She looks down at Bailey who is smiling at her from ear to ear.
"Oh I really love having another mother!" Bailey said and hugs her while Beca looks up to the ceiling and says "Oh man!"
