Due to their closeness, Beca's eyes drifted to Chloe's lips for a few seconds and then back to the blue eyes that belong to the redhead, she then noticed that Chloe's gaze also was on her lips. What are you doing Beca! Her brain screamed as she started to lean in. Surprisingly, Chloe closed her eyes and also started to lean in.
Chloe pull back! Was all the redhead could think to herself as she felt Beca's nose brushed her own. I can't fall for you Beca. I can't.
But as soon as their lips touched, Elissa entered the room. "Ms. Chloe," She said not realizing what she disturbed. "Ms. Stacie is asking for you."
Chloe pulled back breathlessly, she was in shock, the redhead couldn't believe that she was going to kiss Beca. She nodding quietly and took a glance at Beca who was looking at her with what the redhead thought disappointment.
Why am I acting this way towards the person I hate? Beca thought as she watched the redhead leave the room. Am I falling for her? She asked herself as she shook her head trying to not think about it.
Chloe ran to her room, passing Stacie in the living room. The tall brunette frowned and followed her best friend. "Chloe? What's wrong?" She asked confused.
"N-nothing's wrong!" She blurted out.
"I called your name twice and you didn't answer me, again, what's wrong Chlo?"
"I don't want to stay in this house anymore." She said in a low voice as her thoughts took her back to Beca.
Stacie raised her eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"I can't stand to live here anymore."
The tall brunette didn't say anything. She just eyed her best friend for a few moments thinking what could possibly happen to make Chloe say that. A few minutes later, Elissa knocked on the redhead's bedroom door and informed her that Luke has arrived. Frowning at why her brother is here, Chloe nodded and made her way to the living room.
Back in the backyard, Beca took out her phone and dialed Jesse's number, she was also confused about what almost happened with the widow. "Jesse, where are you?" She asked as soon as her best friend picked up the phone. "I need to talk to you."
"I am going to finish a couple of things I have to do, is something wrong?" Her best friend asked worriedly.
"Finish them, and we will grab lunch together, I need to go see Liam."
"You are worrying me Beca, what's going on?"
"Nothing's wrong," Beca said with a sigh. "I just need to talk to you."
"Okay, as soon as you are done with Liam call me. We will meet up."
"Sure, see you soon." She said as she hung up and exhaled a breath. What was I thinking? This is so wrong. She thought as she made her way to the car.
About twenty minutes later, Beca entered Liam's office, they discussed how Beca should go earlier and talk to the manager who works in the factory just to put everyone on what's going to happen, and how the brunette should make sure that Chloe isn't messing up with work since she doesn't know anything about the industry.
After finishing up, she went and met up with Jesse at one of the restaurants in New York. "What's wrong Jesse?" She asked as she noticed how her best friend was deep in thought.
Jesse sighed and shook his head. "I'm worried about you."
"Don't lie to me Jesse, are you and Aubrey having problems?"
The brunette man sighed. "We are here to talk about you Becs,"
"Did you ever think of the possibility to let her go back to her work while you are still married?"
Jesse frowned. "I can't even think about it."
"Why?"
"I can't imagine how men are looking at her while she's dancing... How they are eye-ing her!"
"Buddy, listen to me. If Aubrey is walking down the street, men will look at her, and if she is working, men will also look at her."
"When she's dancing, it's different Beca. I can't let it happen, but at the same time, I can't let her walk out of the house. I don't know if I can continue my life without her." He said with a sad voice. "Yesterday, I came home to find her dancing while she was wearing her old belly dance dress. I couldn't keep my eyes off of her Beca. Do you know how long it's been since I've seen her dance?" Jesse said as he shook his head. "She looked like the Aubrey I first met, the eyes that I fell in love with, I saw them yesterday. It really has been a long time since I've seen her like this."
Beca looked at her best friend with sad eyes. She knew how hard is it for Aubrey to leave the job she loved but on the other hand, she couldn't help it to see her best friend so broken. "Jesse, Aubrey isn't happy. She feels like she is not living anymore."
Jesse nodded. "I know. The one who was dancing yesterday isn't the same one I am living with. Aubrey now is living just for the sake of Mark. Can't you see Beca? I know she's hurt but I am not saying anything about it. But I can't Beca, I can't let her dance again. What will people say?"
"Why do you care about what people think Jesse?!" Beca exclaimed. "What will people do to you if your wife left you? Will they help you?"
"Look Beca, I know how you think and I know you think that I am a closed-minded guy, but put yourself in my shoes, if your wife wanted to dance what will you do?"
"If I loved her while she was still a dancer, why would I be embarrassed that she is still dancing?" Beca replied. "You loved her while she was a dancer, you loved Aubrey because she dances, and she is Aubrey because she dances. Think of it this way, if you stopped her from dancing, you are living with the Aubrey that doesn't dance, in other words, she is a different person."
"I already understand what you said, but I can't Beca. I can't let her leave the house and I can't let her go back to belly dancing and I can't also see her hurting!"
Beca sighed. "I don't know what to tell you."
"Anyways, how are you?" He asked changing the subject.
"I wish I never stayed here Jesse. I want to go back to Canada, to my house, to my bed, I want to feel relaxed. Things with Chloe are still complicated, I don't understand what happened in the house. Why is she like this Jesse? Why is she so such a complex person?"
Back at the mansion, Chloe hugged Luke as she sat beside him. "What's wrong? You never visit me without your Eve."
Luke sighed. "Dad figured that we were here with mom yesterday."
"W-What? How?!" Chloe asked shocked.
Flashback.
After driving back from the mansion, Luke, Eve and Elizabeth were entering their house when they saw Papa B sitting in the living room and his face was red. "Where were you?" He asked as soon as the trio joined him in the living room.
"I was at work." Eve tried to lie.
"Really?" Papa B asked. "That's why when I called your office they told me you took a day off huh?" Then he turned to Luke and Elizabeth. "What about you guys?"
"W-W-We were..." Luke trailed off.
"You went to Chloe's didn't you? You asked her for money?" Papa B asked accusingly. "Listen to me the three of you. If you take even one cent from Chloe, you'll all see something you won't like. Am I clear? I don't want anything from her!" He yelled in anger. "I don't want that bastard's money! Let her keep them!" He said as he left the living room and stormed out of the house.
End of flashback.
"How are we going to help him then?" Chloe asked in a sad voice. She knew her father was angry and disappointed with her... It's been eight years. She sighed sadly. "Let Eve ask if she can take a loan from the bank, I'll pay for it."
Luke sighed sadly. "But Chlo, Eve's salary is low."
"Whatever she can get, I'll help. And I'll give you some money to say that it's your last salary. I can't leave him in this state." The widow said sadly. She then took out the envelope of money she had tucked in her back pocket. "Here," She said passing it to her brother. "You are not working, you need the money."
The brother shook his head. "I-I can't." He said in hesitance.
"Why not?" Chloe asked curiously.
"If dad knows that I took money from you he'll..." He trailed off sadly.
Chloe was hurt. Even her brother didn't want to take money from her. "So you take from Eve, but you don't take from me?" She asked not hiding the amount of hurt and disappointment in her voice.
Feeling bad, Luke sighed. "I'm sorry sis, I'll take them." Then he kissed her forehead. "Thank you, sis."
"You're thanking me because I gave you money?" She asked in a soft, sad voice.
Luke shook his head. "I'm thanking you because you just reminded me of the old Chloe." He said with a sad smile as he stood up from where he was seated. "I need to go, take care and keep your phone on will you? It's always off."
Chloe smiled at the memory of Beca throwing her phone but then shook her head. "I lost it,"
"Then I'll call Stacie or the house. I love you." He said as he kissed her cheek and left.
It was dinner time when Beca, Stacie, and Chloe were gathered around the table to eat. Stacie could see the stolen glances between the redhead and the short brunette, and she was getting jealous. Clearing her throat she decided to break the silence. "What do you think if we went out to for a drink after dinner?" She suggested to the two.
"No!" Beca and Chloe said rather quickly as they looked at each other.
Stacie looked at them with a raised eyebrow. "Why not?"
Beca took a sip of her wine and spoke. "I'm really tired, I want to go sleep." She said as she looked at Chloe.
"Y-Yeah, me too," Chloe said nervously. "I have to wake up early and go to work."
"You still want to go to work?" Beca asked the redhead.
"Of course," Chloe replied softly.
Stacie scoffed. "Leave her be Beca, we will hang out while she's there." She then said with a smile.
Choosing to ignore what the tall brunette said, Beca spoke again. "Do you want me to talk to Liam to go with you and introduce you to the employees?"
"Why? I can meet them myself."
Beca shrugged. "We all know how good you are at meeting new people." She said with a smirk.
All of a sudden, a scream was heard causing all three heads to whip their heads in the direction of the voice. "MS. CHLOE! MS. BECA! HELP!" Elissa's voice came through the mansion. Chloe stood up and ran quickly to the room, followed by Beca and Stacie. Chloe entered first to find Jacob laying on the bed, fainted as Elissa was sobbing. "Ms. Chloe please!"
"Move Elissa, move!" Chloe pushed the housemaid away as she kneeled beside the boy.
"JACOB! PLEASE WAKE UP!" Elissa screamed as Beca held the housemaids and watched Chloe turn the little boy to his side and placing a pillow under his head. The redhead placed her finger on Jacob's wrist as she tried to feel the heartbeat.
"He wasn't eating well! I had a feeling someone was wrong." The housemaid said crying.
"ELISSA CALM DOWN LET ME FEEL HIS HEARTBEAT!" Chloe said in a loud voice.
"Did you take him to see a doctor?" Beca suggested worriedly.
"Maybe he fainted because he wasn't eating well, calm down Elissa," Stacie said in a calming voice.
"Stacie, tell Alex to get the car ready, we need to take him to the hospital." The redhead demanded, Stacie nodded and left the room running. The redhead then looked at Elissa. "He's breathing, it's going to be okay."
"WHY DID HE FAINT? PLEASE TELL ME!" Elissa begged.
"Did he enter the bathroom a lot?" The widow asked as she started diagnosing the boy.
Beca stood there in awe as she watched Chloe ask questions.
"Yes," Came out Elissa's reply.
"He told me you weren't allowing him to drink water," Chloe recalled the small chat she had with the boy.
Elissa nodded. "He was drinking a lot of water,"
"Was his mouth dry?" Chloe asked again. Please God, don't let it be diabetes.
"Yes, all the time."
Melissa came in with a glass of water in hand. "Ms. Chloe, I got you this."
"Give me," She said as she reached her hand out to take the glass. "Is this only water?"
Melissa shook her head. "It's water and sugar."
Chloe handed the glass back. "Are you crazy?" She then looked at Beca. "Beca, let's go to the car."
How does she know all this? Beca thought as she nodded and carried the little boy in her arms and they all made their way downstairs. Could she have this much knowledge in medicine? Beca thought as she was making her way down the stairs. They stood outside waiting for the car to come, Beca and Chloe stood side by side. "Where's Alex?!" Beca asked in anger and frustration.
"He's getting the car around. Is he still out of it?" Stacie asked as she looked at the boy.
"He's barely awake, we need to get him admitted quickly," Chloe said in a panic.
Beca then looked at Chloe and whispered. "What is it? What are you thinking Chloe?"
The redhead looked at Beca with sad eyes. "Diabetes," she said in a low voice.
Beca closed her eyes tightly as the words came out from the redhead's mouth. She then opened them again to find Chloe looking at her in panic.
About ten minutes later, Beca, Chloe, and Elissa rushed through the hospital doors, as soon as a nurse approached them, Chloe informed the nurse that she thinks the boy has diabetes. So there they were in the waiting room of the hospital as they were pacing around, hoping that the doctor would arrive. Within half an hour, a male doctor came out of the room. The housemaid's head snapped as they all walked to him. "What is it, doctor?" Beca asked in concern.
"Are you the parents?" He asked glancing between Beca and Chloe, assuming they were together.
"No," They both replied.
"I'm his mother, what is it doctor?"
The male doctor nodded and looked at the redhead. "It's like you expected." He then turned to Elissa. "Your son has diabetes."
"What?" Elissa said on the verge of tears. "How could a ten-year-old boy have diabetes?!" She asked as she sobbed. Beca placed her arm around the housemaid in attempt to calm her down.
"Diabetes type A?" Chloe asked the doctor causing Beca's head to turn to her direction. How does she know all this!? Beca's brain shouted.
The male doctor nodded. "It is indeed typed A, we should start with insulin right away."
Chloe's hand flew to her mouth as she tried to choke a gasp. He's only a little kid, this is so unfair. She thought, not noticing how Beca was still looking at her. After Elissa insisted that the two women should go home because Jacob was spending the night at the hospital, Chloe took Beca's phone and informed Stacie about everything. After hanging up, Beca and Chloe made their way to the elevator in silence.
Informing them that they reached the ground floor, they started to walk towards the exit but a voice stopped them. "Chloe?" A young male doctor said. "Chloe Beale?" He asked again.
When she saw that Chloe isn't replying Beca answered. "Yeah, she's Chloe Beale." Who is this guy? She thought as jealousy started to run through her body.
"It's me, Max."
"Oh yes, Max. I remembered you." Chloe said with a polite smile. "How are you?"
"I'm good," Then he looked at Beca and then back to the redhead. "Your wife?" He said pointing at Beca.
"No," They both said again in unison.
"We're friends, I'm Beca Mitchell." She introduced herself as she shook the doctor's hand.
"Max Smith, I am an old friend of Chloe." The doctor replied with a smile.
"In school?" The short brunette asked.
"No, in college," Max said non-chantilly causing Beca's eyes to widen. College? Was Chloe in college? She thought. "How are you, Chloe? What are you doing here?"
Chloe gave Max a small smile. "A woman who works for me has a ten-year-old kid with diabetes."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, what's his name? I'll check on him."
"Jacob..." Chloe trailed off not knowing the boys family name.
"Jacob Clark," Beca replied for the redhead causing Chloe's head to turn to Beca.
"I'll check on him right away, did you continue studying medicine or no?" Max inquired.
What the? I can't believe this. Medicine? So That's how Chloe knew how to handle Jacob. Beca thought as she looked at the redhead who was also looking at her with wide eyes.
"No," Chloe replied softly.
"That's a shame, you -" Max was cut off when Beca spoke again.
"We have to get going." She said as she placed her hand on Chloe's back. "It was nice meeting you." She said as they started to walk towards the exit.
As they were going back home, Beca and Chloe kept stealing glances at each other.
Now Beca will start to ask me if I was a medical student, I can't have her know what happened. Chloe thought as she looked out the window.
You are a complicated person Chloe, and I want to know what's your story. Beca thought as she looked at the redhead.
As soon as the car parked, Chloe walked straight towards the cellar to grab a bottle of wine and a glass because she wanted to go sit in her favorite place alone. The place where she felt safe, the place where Larry couldn't reach her. Everytime Chloe was sad or wanted to be alone, she would go there. Beca looked at her as she walked away. Sighing, she went to her room and noticed that Chloe's room was still empty. A few moments later, Chloe walked out of the mansion, Beca saw her and decided to go after her.
As soon as she walked out of her room she was stopped by Stacie. "Beca," She said with a smile.
"Hey, Stacie."
"I wanted to check on Chloe but she wasn't in her room, so I thought I'd ask you what happened." She came up with an excuse, Stacie just wanted to be with Beca. "Are you going somewhere?" She asked as she noticed Beca's gaze was not on her.
Beca sighed. "Chloe went out?"
Stacie's smile fell. "Yeah, it's normal"
"It's eleven PM, where could she be going?" Beca asked worriedly.
"She goes and sits in the forest at the end of the backyard," Stacie replied in annoyance.
"Alone?" The short brunette asked in shock.
"She's used to it." Stacie shrugged.
"What if something happened?"
"What could happen? Besides she doesn't go that far!" The tall brunette snapped at Beca.
Beca looked at Stacie and then at where Chloe walked. "I'm going to follow her."
"Why!?"
"Because I won't be able to sleep if I didn't know where she is." She said as she left the tall brunette all alone and followed Chloe's way.
Stacie stood there dumbfounded as she was on the verge of tears. why must Chloe get everything that I want! The nurse's thoughts shouted in her mind.
Beca was running through the backyard, trying to find Chloe. After a bit of walking, she found the redhead sitting on the ground and leaning against the tree as she had a glass of wine in her hand and looked like she was in deep thought. Beca sighed in relief as she walked towards the redhead.
Chloe's head snapped when she saw a movement beside her. "What are you doing here?" She asked the brunette in shock.
A/N: We learned something new about Chloe! What do you think about this chapter? Loving the reviews. Thank you so much.