For Good: Chapter 5
Doctor Morisson left the room a short time ago. Chloe's parents and Jesse's parents stayed for another half hour until they decided to go home. Beca would be in great hands and at this point there was no way that Chloe was leaving anytime soon. Jesse and Aubrey stayed but in the hallway. They just really needed to know when Beca woke up and leaving the redhead entirely alone would not be a great idea.
Jesse steps away from the doorway when he gets an incoming call.
"Who is it?" Aubrey asks.
"It's Drew, I wonder why he's calling. He knows what happened, because I called him after the accident." Jesse furrows his brow before picking up.
*Phone Call*
Jesse: "Hey Drew, what's going on?"
Drew: "Jesse we have a problem. The paparazzi found out about the accident and have swarmed the hospital parking lot."
Jesse: "How?"
Drew: "I don't know, it somehow must have leaked. I'm trying to do some damage control but I don't know how much I can actually manage."
Jesse: "Thanks, we'll keep an eye out and make sure no one finds Beca."
Drew: "That's great Jesse, keep me posted on her status."
Jesse: "Always."
*End Phone Call*
Jesse runs his hand through his hair with a long sigh.
"What happened?" Aubrey asks concerned.
"The paps found out about Beca, they are here."
Aubrey's eyes widen. "What? How did they find out?"
Jesse shrugs his shoulders. "I don't know, someone must have tipped them off."
Aubrey looks into the room where Beca and Chloe are. "We have to tell the other but we can't tell Chloe, not yet."
Jesse nods his head. "Yeah, she doesn't need the stress right now."
They head to the cafeteria to get some coffee and make some phone calls to the family.
-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,
Chloe has been holding Beca's hand since the second they would let her. She's scared that if she lets go Beca will disappear. Trying to hold back her tears seems to be a job on its own. Beca is so strong and seems to keep fighting harder every second. Suddenly the fast beeping of the heart monitor brings Chloe out of her thoughts. Beca's eyes flutter open and she seems to be panicking.
"You're safe, everything will be alright. Nothing can hurt you here."
Chloe's words seem to have a positive effect and Beca calms down. Beca tries to says something but no words come out. Chloe smiles at her and squeezes the brunettes hand. "Take your time, you have nowhere to be."
Beca takes a deep breath but winces at the sharp pain in her chest. "Wh-what happ-pened?" Ignoring the pain in her chest Beca decides to speak up.
"You saved my life. When the tree crushed you, you broke several ribs and had a collapsed lung."
Beca's eyes widen. "Damn, guess I'm more badass than I thought."
Chloe lets out a little chuckle. "You definitely are."
The two girls stay in a more or less comfortable silence for a while. The only thing that can be heard is the machines that Beca is still attached too.
"I'll go page doctor Morisson so he can check you out."
Chloe gets up from the chair and lets go of Beca's hand. She turns around to leave but Beca's soft voice asking her to stay makes her turn back around.
"We need to talk, no more fights, no more ignoring, no more walking away."
Chloe flashes the brunette a sad smile. "We'll have time for that later, first you need to be checked out."
Chloe leaves the room to find the on call nurse not noticing Jesse and Aubrey passing her in the hallway.
The couple quickly rushes to the room to find Beca awake, and struggling to sit up straight.
"Calm down fighter, no need to strain yourself."
Jesse helps Beca sit up with a small chuckle. "How are you feeling?"
Beca grunts and shakes her head. "I'm going to be happy when I get cleared and get to go back."
Jesse's face falls. "So you're really set huh? You're really giving up?"
"I don't get her Jesse. One minute she ignores me, the next she accuses me of cheating, when I woke up she was being sweet and after that she could barely look at me." Beca shakes her head. "As much as I want to know what the hell is going on. I just can't keep fighting anymore. I would do anything for her but I think right now I need space to clear my head." Beca flashes a sad smile at her cousin before turning her attention to the door where Chloe and doctor Morisson are standing.
"Miss Mitchell, I see that you are feeling pretty good." Doctor Morisson says with a chuckle. "You have suffered a lot of trauma but should be out and about in a week."
Beca lets out a content sigh.
"But before you ask me if you can leave to LA, that will be a problem." Doctor Morisson takes a breath before speaking again. "Since your lung collapsed I would advise against flying for the next month. Maybe you can find a less straining way to get back or take some time off."
Beca shakes her head vividly. "I can't take any time off, I need to get back as soon as possible." Beca grunts and lets her head fall back.
"Well, if you find yourself a companion for a long drive then you can maybe get yourself to LA."
The idea was supposed to be a joke but Beca's brain is already working overtime.
A solid 20 minutes and ten million explanations later, doctor Morisson leaves the room. Leaving Beca, Jesse, Aubrey and Chloe behind.
"As much as I want to stay Becaw. Aubrey and I need to get going and spread the good news."
With a wave of their hands Jesse and Aubrey leave the room. The silence is uncomfortably painful but neither Chloe nor Beca can start a conversation. Beca looks around the room and her eyes fall on the box next to the door with what she remembers her old leather jacket.
"You kept my stuff?" She asks confused.
"Uhu, I couldn't throw it away and you kept sending it back." Chloe answers softly.
"Cool, cool." Beca says unsure. "Why didn't you talk to me?"
The question is simple but for Chloe it's the most difficult she ever had to face. "I don't know. I was hurt and didn't want to believe anything, over time it just… it just stayed that way."
Beca nods her head. "How did she look? I mean the woman I 'cheated' with." Beca makes air quotes with her fingers for emphasis.
"I-I can show you?" Why it came out as a question Chloe did not know but she quickly made her way to her purse to fetch the pictures.
It takes Beca a moment to actually open the envelope but when she does she burst out in laughter which changes into painful cries. After a moment to recompose herself and Chloe holding her hand Beca finally finds the strength to speak. "This is Laura Hayes, she's my psychiatrist." Beca explains calmly.
"Why didn't you tell me about her?" Chloe crosses her arms as a defense mechanism.
"I didn't tell you about her because a) I didn't want you to worry and b) I was embarrassed."
Chloe sighs and lets her arms fall next to her. "I don't care that you see a psychiatrist, I do care that you see her outside of work. And at home?" Chloe points at the pictures. One shows Beca and Laura laughing at something, another shows them having a drink at a bar. The third picture shows them entering Beca's apartment.
"I refused to go to her office, I have a thing with psychiatrists. She was the only one that accepted to go to different places instead of the office."
Chloe shakes her head.
"Where did you get those pictures from anyway?"
Chloe shrugs. "They arrived in the mail anonymously one day."
Beca sighs.
"Will you forgive me?"
Beca furrows her brow and thinks about her answer. "I can't, not yet. You hurt me really bad Chloe and it takes time to fix whatever is broken, sorry."
Chloe nods her head. "I understand but just so you know, now it's my turn to fight. I'll prove to you that you mean the world to m…"
Beca stops Chloe in her rant. "That's not the point Chloe, I know what I mean to you. I never stopped believing that. But we need to find a way to trust each other again, and that will take time."
"I understand."
Chloe takes her bag and wants to leave but Beca stops her. "Hey Chloe? I know that it's a lot to ask but since you practically already camped out here the last days. Would you like to stay one more night? I don't really trust doctors."
Chloe chuckles slightly. "Sure."
Chloe takes her laptop out and finally goes on her long overdue apartment search in LA. Beca doesn't have to know about that… yet.
-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,
A week has passed and Beca is back to her old self. Jesse and Aubrey are waiting for Beca to get ready to take her home. As much as she tried to fight it they managed to convince her to stay with them for a few days before she leaves to LA. Everyone thinks that she's stupid and crazy to drive to LA by herself but they also know they can't stop her.
"Alright Beca, your papers are all signed and you're ready to go." Doctor Morisson smiles at the now ex-patient.
"Thank you sir, for everything." He brushes it off quickly and turns to Chloe who was also waiting to take Beca back. She never left Beca's side for the entire week.
"You take care of yourself in LA kid, you're going to be a great doctor. They are lucky to have you."
Beca's mouth falls open when she hears this information.
"Thank you doctor Morisson, I'll come and visit for sure."
Beca closes her mouth again. It's none of her business anyway, she's glad that Chloe finally chose where she wanted to go.
The four friends managed to get out of the hospital unnoticed. The paparazzi is still trying to get a scoop but never got a chance. The ride to the apartment is rather quiet. Beca plugged in her ear buds and ignored her surroundings until they got into the apartment. Even then the only things Beca said was a quick thank you and see you next time which started an entire argument.
"I can take care of myself Jesse."
"I know you can but it doesn't mean you should." Jesse spits back.
"I'm going back to the hotel and that's final." Beca crosses her arms but is faced with three equally stubborn and worried people.
"We won't let you go, and that's final." Aubrey partially shouts. She normally never gets in between these arguments but now she had no choice. Beca was being irrational.
"Please stay?"
The question was quiet and most of all it surprised Beca who asked her.
"You-you want me to stay?"
Chloe takes a step forward. "Yeah, I mean I'll sleep at home anyway so you can take my room."
Beca sighs and shakes her head. "You don't have to do that, I'll take the couch. It's just one night anyway."
Jesse huffs. "You can't be serious. You just got out of the hospital and you want to drive to LA?" Jesse uses his hands way too much and kind of looks like a clown.
"It's a three day trip, I calculated it."
Aubrey rolls her eyes and Jesse throws his hands up in defeat before her storms off to his room. The three girls hear some noises coming from the bedroom and give each other confused looks.
"What the hell are you doing?" Beca shouts to the back of the apartment.
"If you're so set on going, I'm coming with you. I'm not letting you go alone."
Beca bursts out in laughter but stops when she sees that he's serious.
"What if I go with her instead?"
Beca's head snaps to the redhead sitting on the couch.
"What?" Beca and Jesse say at the same time.
"I need to get to LA anyway to look for an apartment, I can go with Beca so she isn't traveling alone and I can get a head start on apartment hunting." Chloe isn't facing the rest but she can feel their eyes burn on her.
Aubrey, Beca and Jesse give each other some looks and shrugs before Beca speaks up. "If you're ready to leave tomorrow at 7.30, be my guest."
Without a second look or waiting for an answer Beca goes to the kitchen ignoring the weird looks she gets from her friends.
-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,
I DO NOT OWN PITCH PERFECT!
REVIEWS = HAPPY ME
HAPPY ME = QUICKER UPDATES
FOLLOW ME ON TUMBLR FOR SNEEK PEAKS – katelides
This chapter sucks I know but I'm kind of stuck… I know where I'm heading but I'm not sure how I'm getting there! NO I'M NOT ABANDONING THE STORY hahahaha
see ya next time :D
