"Again, why didn't she help them?"
"How could she?" Stacie asked. "Mr. Beale doesn't speak to Chloe since the day she married Larry."
Beca sat there stunned and shocked about the information she received. Chloe's dad stopped talking to her after she married her uncle? Why? What was the reason? She then looked at Jesse and shook her head.
Chloe entered the living room looking annoyed. "Can I know why the idiot isn't answering his phone?" She said crossing her arms and looking at Beca, not seeing Jesse was beside the brunette.
"Who?" Beca asked confused.
"Liam the idiot. I have been calling him for the past ten minutes and he isn't picking up."
"Do you need him for something?" The short brunette inquired.
"No," Chloe replied sarcastically. "I was just calling him to check if the landline is working."
Beca nodded, "Oh okay. I thought you wanted something from him."
"Of course I want something from him! And something important!" Chloe said in annoyance.
Stacie sighed, "Chlo, didn't you notice that Jesse is here?"
The redhead then turned to Jesse and rolled her eyes. "No, I didn't, because he is always here I thought he is one of the statues in this living room."
"Thank you for the nice welcoming." Jesse said with a fake smile.
"Oh yeah, you know Chloe does it best when it comes to welcoming the guests." Beca said as she patted Jesse's back. "She's the queen of good behavior and politeness."
"Thank you," Chloe replied with a fake smile.
Beca nodded, "See what I am talking about Jesse? She says thank you."
"Call him and tell him that I need to talk to him." Chloe ordered the short brunette.
"Excuse me?" Beca asked with a raised eyebrow. She did not like that tone.
"Call him and tell him that I need to talk to him." The widow repeated.
Beca just stared at her for a few seconds. "Are you ordering me or are you asking me to call him? Because if you are asking me there should be a please in that sentence."
"Then I am ordering you," Chloe stated as she looked into Beca's eyes.
"I am not used to getting orders from anyone."
"Well, then you have to get used to it." Chloe replied sarcastically.
Beca stood up from her place and balled her fists. "No one will ever get me to obey an order. You want me to call Liam the idiot? You say 'Please Beca, call Mr. Liam the idiot.' and I will call him."
"And no one has or will ever get me to say please." Chloe shot back.
"You never said please that is correct. But you will say please. I will make you say please and I will make you do it while you are on your knees and begging for it." Beca said with anger and firmness. "Are you listening to me? I will make you do it while you are on your knees and begging for it." She repeated.
"That's your dream, isn't it?" Chloe asked also with anger.
"Is it my dream for you to say please?" She asked shaking her head. "No, it's not. My dream is when I teach you how to treat people. And I will make that happen."
"This is only going to be a dream to you," The widow challenged. "And you'll see."
"We'll see." Beca agreed as she watched Chloe walk to her room followed by her best friend. The short brunette sighed and sat back in her place, she then turned her face to Jesse who was with wide eyes. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"What are you doing?" Jesse asked in shock.
"What do you mean what am I doing? Didn't you see how she was talking to me? She irritates me!"
"What are you doing Beca?" Jesse repeated.
"I don't understand what you mean." Beca replied.
Jesse shook his head. "Nothing."
Chloe was in her room pacing back and forth as she tried to take deep breathes to calm herself down. "I will humiliate her, I will make her wish she wasn't born! You saw how she talks to me?" She asked her best friend who had an annoyed look on her face.
"I did," She replied flatly.
"She says she wants to teach me how to treat people!" Chloe stated in disbelief. "This isn't the first time she said that to me!"
"Chloe do you want me to be honest with you?" Stacie rushed out. "You are overdoing it!"
"I am allowing her to live in my house, Stacie. She should be thankful for that, isn't it enough I take in her guests? She's unbelievable!"
By the time it was night, Jesse and Beca were sitting in the backyard when Jesse spoke what he was thinking. "You like her don't you?"
Beca laughed. "What are you talking about?" She asked as her heart was beating fast.
"Chloe is a beautiful woman." Jesse stated.
"I won't deny that she is beautiful, but that's the only thing good thing about her. She's impolite, rude and she has a black heart. She loves to see everyone around her miserable just to feel satisfied."
"I saw how you look at each other Beca. I thought that maybe..." He trailed off.
"Don't even think about it. I am only getting close to her to know what the hell happened in this house. There are a lot of weird things that are going on. For example, Stacie is a nurse, and all this time I thought she was her best friend and living here with her."
"And?" Jesse asked confused. "I'm not understanding."
"It appears that Larry hired her and paid triple her salary for her to live here."
"What? Why?" Jesse asked frowning.
"I don't know, why would Chloe ask him to allow Stacie to live with them? And don't you think it's a coincidence? Stacie is a nurse, she knows about pills and poison."
"Don't," Jesse said shaking his head. "Don't go there Beca."
"Do you have any other explanation?" She asked her best friend.
"I don't."
"Chloe hates Larry, she always talked about him in a bad way. She locks herself in her room for days Jesse. Elissa told me that Chloe isn't normal, she also told me that she used to lock herself four to five days and sometimes fifteen days in her room. She doesn't allow anyone to enter but Stacie. She takes a pile of pills and I also noticed that the light in her room is always on. Which means she doesn't sleep at night. Can you explain to me how Larry married her? And why? And how about the last thing Stacie told us? That her father doesn't speak to her since the moment she married Larry."
"Do you think it's true?" The brunette man asked his best friend.
"If I had a daughter like I'd disown her." Beca replied shaking her head. "Did you notice what Stacie said?"
"When?" Jesse inquired.
"When I asked her why Chloe didn't or doesn't help her father. She said how could she help him? I don't understand, couldn't my uncle arrange a small payment each month for him like I do with my aunts? Larry takes thousands of dollars from the wine factory and the company's income is millions and he knows that I won't ask him about the money."
"I only know one thing that might help."
"What is it?" Beca asked sighing.
"From Chloe, you won't get any information. But from Stacie? You'll know everything. Didn't you notice how she was looking at you?"
The short brunette nodded, "I noticed."
"Then stay close to Stacie, she wants to please you. A couple of nice words to her and you'll get any information needed."
Beca just looked at her best friend as she thought about what he said.
About an hour later and after Jesse left, the short brunette was entering the mansion when she found Stacie waiting for her. "Beca," She said getting her attention. "I want to apologize for Chloe's behavior." She said softly.
Beca shook her head. "Don't apologize, I got used to her actions."
Stacie sighed. "I know but I don't like it when Jesse gets to see it too."
"Don't worry about it, Jesse and I are one." She replied and turned her back to walk away but Stacie got her attention again.
"Would you like to grab a drink before dinner?" She asked in a shy voice.
Time to get close to her. Beca thought as she looked at Stacie with a smile. "I want to go have dinner at a restaurant."
"Alone or a romantic dinner?" The tall brunette asked with a small smile.
"Uh- alone. Would you like to join?" She asked sweetly. "O-Or would you rather stay here with Chloe?"
Stacie smiled. "I think Chloe is going to wait for her brother and sister. I got a text from them a few minutes ago telling me to inform her that they are going to pass by."
Beca nodded with a smile. "So she's going to be busy..."
The nurse nodded. "Exactly."
"I'll be waiting for you while you go and change." Beca said with a smirk forming on her lips. Stacie nodded and sprinted to her room to get ready as Elissa made her way out of the kitchen. "Elissa, come here for a second, please."
"Yes, Ms. Mitchell?" She asked wiping her tears away.
"What's wrong?" Beca asked concerned.
"N-Nothing,"
"Come on, I'll help you. What's going on with you?"
"M-My brother in law doesn't want Jacob to live with him anymore. And I haven't told Ms. Beale about this because I noticed that she isn't well."
"Tell me more." She said with a smile.
Elissa smiled as she remembered her son. "He is an amazing ten-year-old boy, I had to leave him with my sister."
"And why is that?" Beca inquired.
"I can't bring him here."
"That's not accepted, he should be here living with you."
"Mr. Larry didn't like kids along with Ms. Beale. That's why I couldn't bring him in."
"That doesn't make any sense." Beca said frowning. "He won't technically live with them, he will be living with you. In your room."
Elissa shook her head. "It's not allowed, Ms. Mitchell."
"Elissa," Beca stated firmly. "Tomorrow you bring your son to live here. He should stay beside you,"
"What about ?"
"I am the one who takes the decision in this house and I say how things go. Elissa, listen to me. Tomorrow I will contact a contractor to fix the room you currently sleep in and starting from tomorrow, you pick a room and sleep in it till your room is ready. I don't want anything bad to happen to him with that rusty old room you sleep in." She then looked at Elissa. "Does Jacob go to school?"
Elissa nodded without hesitation. "Of course he does."
"And I will tell Alex to drive him to school. And starting from today, anything you need you come and tell me. Am I clear?"
Elissa smiled through the tears and nodded. "Thank yu so much."
Stacie entered the redhead's room wearing a very sexy black dress as she informed the redhead that she will go out with Beca. Chloe, who was sitting on the bed eyed her best friend for a few seconds. "Are you crazy?"
"If I want to have dinner with her, why would I be crazy?"
"After everything, Larry did to me, you want to go out with his niece?" Chloe asked in disbelief but deep down she was jealous.
"Chloe, I am bored from sitting in this house!"
"We will go out me and you together. Just don't go out with her."
"I begged you more than once so that we would go out and you always refused. And don't forget that your siblings are coming over."
"They won't be late, as soon as they leave we will go out."
Stacie shook her head. "I already agreed to go out with her."
"You know, it's not about getting bored or sitting alone in this house. You want to go out with her." Chloe accused her best friend. Stacie's eyes went wide and the redhead continued. "You like her from day one."
"That's not true." Stacie rushed out.
"Do whatever you want Stacie." Chloe said with annoyance in her voice.
The nurse nodded. "I'll see you later Chloe." She said as she left the room. Stacie looked at her best friend leave and exhaled a breath. Why am I feeling this way? Am I jealous? She thought as she rested her head on her pillow.
The tall brunette walked into the living room with a smile. "Are you ready?"
Beca looked at what the tall brunette was wearing. Oh, God... She thought as nodded with a smile and stood up from her place. "Let's head out."
Unknownest to the two brunettes, Chloe was standing beside her window as she watched Stacie link her arm with Beca and walk to the car. She looked at how Beca was walking and at how she opened the door for Stacie. She then sighed sadly.
Beca and Stacie arrived at the restaurant and ordered food. Stacie looked around and sighed. "Isn't this restaurant a bit expensive?"
The short brunette laughed. "Don't worry about it, I still have some money saved from what my uncle used to send me." She said lying.
"I can't seem to understand how Larry used to send you money." The nurse said while she shook her head.
"Why?" Beca asked confused.
Stacie shook her head and changed the subject. "Do you come here often?"
Beca nodded and noticed how the nurse didn't want to answer. "I came here maybe twice with Jesse. Tell me about yourself, Stacie."
"What would you like to know?"
The short brunette shrugged. "Anything, your siblings? Family? How did you live? Where did you live? These kinds of stuff."
"I have a brother, his name is Logan but he lives in Italy. He is married and he has two kids. As for my family, my father passed away. I was a kid and he had a heart attack, I was twelve years old when he left us. So Chloe's father took me in and raised me with the help of my mother." She then giggled. "Logan was in love with Chloe."
"And what about Chloe?" Beca inquired.
"Chloe didn't care about love. All she did was study. She had a lot of dreams." She said sadly. Study? What did Chloe study? Beca thought as she hummed. "Anyways," Stacie Continue. "My mom was a tailor, and although Mr. Beale wasn't that rich he was generous and he helped us a lot." She said shrugging.
Luke and Eve were at the mansion, sitting with their sister as they discussed how could Chloe help her father. "Don't you know how much money he needs?"
Eve sighed and shook her head. "I told Luke that he should snoop and ask."
"I've been trying to call the lawyer all day, but he wouldn't pick up."
"Don't worry sis, we don't need the money today," Luke responded.
"I know but I need him to pick up soon so that I could arrange everything."
"How about I tell dad that I might be able to take a loan from the bank? And say that the company that fired Luke will give him his salary? But we will be taking the money from you?"
Chloe nodded. "That sounds like a good idea."
Back at the restaurant, the brunettes finished their dinner and ordered some dessert. Stacie was already full she laughed and passed the plate to Beca. "I am full, take the second plate."
Beca smiled. "I'll try but no promises, I am full also."
"We should go out very often. We have absolutely nothing to do." The nurse suggested with a smile.
"And why don't you go out?"
Stacie shrugged. "Chloe doesn't like to go out a lot and I am used to being locked up in that house." She then realized what she said about Chloe and sighed.
"Locked in the house? How much do you love Chloe?" The short brunette asked.
"A lot, how did you know?" Stacie asked in bewilderment.
"Because you protect her and you refuse to talk about her or tell me anything about her."
"I'm sorry Beca but we don't know each other that well." Stacie said with a smile.
"I know," Beca said nodding. "You don't trust me."
"I did not say that," Stacie rushed out. "But Chloe doesn't trust anyone and she'll get mad if I told you anything about her."
The short brunette nodded in understanding. "Who said that I want to know anything about her?" She asked knowing it's not true. "You brought being locked up and I asked. Again, I don't want to know anything about her."
"And what you want to talk?" Stacie asked with a smile.
Beca shrugged. "About life?"
"Well, I told you about myself, now it's your turn. Why would someone who is attractive like you be single?"
"I tried my luck once and I don't want to try my luck again."
"Ever?" Stacie asked raising an eyebrow.
"Never,"
"But I'm sure if you found someone to love, you will change your mind."
"I am not planning on falling in love." She stated as she looked into Stacie's eyes, hoping that the nurse would understand what she means.
"Does a person decide to fall in love?"
"Of course," Came Beca's response. "We decide everything. Happiness, sadness, and love. We choose everything."
"Is that your philosophy in life?"
Beca nodded, "A person can decide if he wants to be in a good or bad place. For example, decide that you want to love someone, and you'll find yourself thinking about him/her every single day and you'll force yourself to think that you love him till a moment where you really love him."
Stacie gazed into Beca's eyes, "So if I decide that I want to love someone, I'll love him?"
"Of course." Beca replied.
Still not taking her eyes of off Beca's, she spoke again. "I'll try it because I want to see if your right." She said in a soft tone.
A/N: So Stacie has feelings for Beca. How do you think that will end up for Bechloe?