CHLOE'S POV
"Hello?!" I heard a woman's voice over the phone; I furrow my eyebrows then remove my cell phone off my ear and stare at the screen
Did I dial the correct number?
I saw my daughter's name on the phone 'My Bailey' so I know I dialled the correct number then I places back the phone on my ear again.
"Hello?! Is there someone there? I can hear you breathing!" the woman said again, her voice sounds familiar to me, I know I hear this voice somewhere before.
Come on speak up!
"Okay if you don't want to speak then I'm going to hang up! Don't you dare call my daughter again you dick!" my heart starts to beat faster not because of the word dick, it's because she said 'her daughter'.
Who would someone call my daughter 'her daughter unless she's with… she's with…
'Come on Chloe, whatever you're thinking is impossible.' I whispered to myself and stare at my phone a little longer. I didn't realize that Beth enters my hotel room and she's holding a bag with our food.
"Hey you okay?" I think she notices the look on my face, I was supposed to say yes but my mind betrays me "No." and I look at her.
I decided not to answer Beth yet and click the web browser on my phone. To be honest, I don't know where my ex-wife is is nowadays and to be clear, she's not my ex, we're still married but I rather call her that name than saying her name.
The last thing I know is she's still in Atlanta pursuing her career. I feel my chest tightens but I bit my lip to stop myself from crying. I'm always like this every time I think about her. The google page loads on my phone but I can't seem to type her name, all I want to know is her current location. I've been with her for two years so there's no way I'll forget her voice.
"Chloe? Is everything alright?" I forgot about Beth, I look at her and nod my head but she didn't buy it.
"Tell me what's wrong?" she asks "I called Bailey a while ago to, you know ask her how is she…"
"And then?"
"I was expecting for Bailey to answer her phone but to my surprise someone else did. A woman answered her phone."
"A woman?" I nodded my head at her "Maybe it's one of their Camp Directors. I know that they are not supposed to use any phone while they are at camp right?"
"Well maybe." I look at her and she's looking at me too, I don't know but I'm starting to freak out here "Come on, tell me what's really bothering you."
Shall I tell her?
"That woman's voice, the one who answered Bailey's phone, it sounds familiar to me." As she furrows her eyebrows at me "She sounded like… sounded like…"
"Sounds like whom?" as much as I don't want to say her name, I now I have to "She sounded like Beca, my ex-wife."
At The Mall
"Hey! Why are you answering my calls?" Bailey asked her mother when she saw her talking to someone on her phone. She prays that it's not her biological mother who called.
"I heard your phone ringing missy that's why I answered it." Beca answers back and locks her car "Then you should have told me rather than answering it." The brunette gives back the phone to her daughter. Bailey grabs it and places it in her pocket as she starts to walk away.
"Why? Is it because you're waiting for your boyfriend's call?" Bailey stops on walking and looks at her mom.
A boyfriend? Did I forget to mention that I'm only 8 years old?! How on earth can I have a boyfriend?!
"Just don't answer my calls again." Bailey says and starts to walk again "Does your mother knows about this?"
"Yes she does!" Beca was taken aback by her answer
Chloe allowed our child to have a boyfriend at this age?! Are we talking about my Chloe here?!
Beca decided to calm herself down and she'll talk to Bailey about having a boyfriend at this young age as she tries to catch up to her.
"So what does he look like?" Beca asks her daughter and she's now walking beside the little redhead "He looks like a human. You know with nose, eyes and everything!" Bailey sarcastically answers.
Okay, now I'm starting to believe that she's my daughter.
"I know he's human, I told you I'm not that stupid."
"Sorry but can we just drop the topic mom, I'm really hungry."
"Okay, okay but we'll talk about this later. Now follow me and don't ever leave my sight!" Bailey then salutes to her mother and follows her from behind.
I need to text mom, I am so dead!
She fish out her phone from her pocket and type in some words
Mom! Sorry about that! I will call you later okay, love you!
She then presses the send button and waits for message to be sent then she hears Beca speaks.
"Missing your My Love already?" Beca asks "What about you mom? Do you have someone who you can call 'My Love' or you're jealous because your 8 year old daughter is more charming than you are?" Bailey winks at her mother and walks pass by while Beca is furrowing her eyebrows at her.
"Oh this kid! You inherit all your mother's genes!" she said and follow her daughter
SOMEWHERE IN LA
STACIE'S POV
I went back to our hotel room after buying food and things we need for our stay in LA while I look for any apartment to rent because I don't have any plans on staying at this expensive hotel.
I place the bags I'm carrying on the table when I saw my sister went out of the bathroom "Hey Em! Did Bailey call already?"
"Yes she did. Bailey said that she's doing fine with her mom." Em answers as she helps me fix the things I bought "And how's Beca?"
"In denial stage." We both laugh at Bailey's choice of words "Does she need our help to explain everything to her mother?"
"I don't think so, Bailey told me that she'll give her some time and I think she can handle Beca."
"Oh yes she will, that little girl is fifty percent Chloe and fifty percent Beca. There's no reason she won't like Bailey."
"I agree. Let's just wait and I'm sure Bailey will give us a call if there's a problem." I nod my head at her and told her to fix everything while I check my phone to see if there's a text message from Chloe.
As I check on my phone, I saw three missed calls and one unread message. I open it immediately and it only took me seconds to react. I re-read it to be sure I'm reading it correct and oh boy we're in big trouble now.
"Stace? Hey what's wrong?" I look at my sister and she's holding a bag of chips while looking at me "What time did Bailey call?" I ask while looking at the message on my phone.
"I think an hour ago." I check the time the message was sent and I look back at my sister "We're in big trouble Emily, we're in deep shit!" and I showed her the text message I received from Chloe.
Stacie I can't contact the number of the camp that you gave to me, I even did a research and guess what? I can't find anything! Is there something that I need to know? Can you please give me call once you receive this please? Thanks.
Back at the Mall
BAILEY'S POV
My mom or should I say Beca keeps on throwing dresses, shoes and skirts on our shopping cart, for pete sakes I just need a couple of this and that! If she keeps on putting things inside, well I'm the one who keeps on putting it back.
"Why do you keep on returning all the clothes I picked for you?" she asked me, 4 saleslady are following us and a lot of people is taking my mom's picture, having a celebrity mom is cool and I love her so I won't make a scene.. Well if she behaves…
"I just need a couple of underwear and shirts then two shorts. I'm not going to have a photo shoot mom... Oh I mean Beca." I answered
"Whatever. What else do you need?" I look around for a while then saw a very pretty pink dress "That one!" as I point my index finger at it. One of the sales ladies get me the dress and give it to me with a smile on her face.
"Are you her sister or…?" I heard the saleslady asks me "Oh yes, I'm here sister from another mother." I smiled at her and take the dress from her hand. Before I can walk away I hear my phone beeps, I look at it and I see a text message from Aunt Stacie.
CALL ME ASAP!
I don't like it when Aunt Stacie uses capitalized letters in text because that can only mean one thing…. TROUBLE.
"Can you please tell my grumpy sister that I'll go to the fitting room to fit this dress?" I didn't wait for her to answer as I hurriedly walk towards the fitting room and I'm lucky that it's empty. I dial Aunt Stacie's number and she answers it after two rings.
"We have a big problem B." oh yeah that's my nickname "What's wrong?"
"Your mother. She sent me a text message saying that the number I gave her is not working and even the name of the camp that you gave does not even exist!"
"Oh."
"What 'oh'? Is that all you can say huh Bailey?"
"Okay, okay. I'll see what I can do. I'll give you a call once we're home."
"Be sure that you won't forget to give me a call?"
"I will Aunt Stacie, say hi to Aunt Emily from me."
"Sure thing kid and please take care." I ended the call and let out a deep sigh. I know that I outsmarted my mom a lot of times but that lady is way too smart for me too sometimes.
I look at the mirror and on the dress I'm holding, I don't need to fit it, I just need to be alone so I can call Aunt Stacie. I was about to open the door when my phone rings again and this time it's my mother.
Okay Bailey calm down; just answer her call while your other mother is busy giving autographs and taking pictures with her fans. I took a deep breath before I answer it.
"Hey mom!" and sit on the stool at the corner "Hey baby, how are you? I miss you so much." I smiled when I hear my mother's voice.
"I miss you too mom, I wish you're here with me now." That is not a lie, though I wanted to spend some time with Beca, I want my biological mother to be here too.
"Aww sweetie, I'm so sorry if mommy has lots of things to do but I'll promise you, I'll make it up to you once we're done here."
"It's okay mom, I know it's your job so no worries." My mother let out a chuckle as I sighs "Anyway baby, who answer your phone a while ago? Is she one of the camp directors there?"
Sorry if I need to lie to you mom but this is not the right time for you to know that I'm spending time with Beca.
"Yes. She's one of the directors here."
"Oh okay, what's her name?"
Her name?! Think Bailey, think!
"I don't know her real name but she told us to call her Ms. Ahm… Ms. Grumpy! Yeah she's Ms. Grumpy!"
"Ms. Grumpy huh? What a weird name."
The little redhead senses that her mother is getting a little suspicious about her "Yeah but it suits her, she's weird and grumpy." Chloe laughs on the other line while Bailey prays that her mother will end the call now. As much as she wanted to talk to her, this is not the right time.
"Anyway baby, I need to go. I'm going to have a dinner with your Aunt Beth later. I'll call you again tomorrow okay?" and Bailey let out a sigh of relief.
"Okay mom, enjoy your dinner with Aunt Beth."
"I will, oh before I forgot can you send me a picture of Ms. Grumpy? I love you."
A picture of her? Why mom? Why?!
"Okay I will. I love you too." I smiled but then I look down at the door, I saw a shadow in front of it.
You've got to be kidding me!
"BAILEY MITCHELL! OPEN THIS DOOR NOW!"
