Chapter 6
To: Chloe Beale
From: Beca Mitchell
Subject: Congratulations
Congratulations on your engagement Chloe, I'm happy for you and Alex.
You can finally have the family together you've always dreamed of
B x
Aubrey Posen is now online
Chloe Beale is now online
Aubrey: Congratulations!
Chloe: Thanks Bree, I can't believe it!
Aubrey: Neither can I – you bitch!
Chloe: Thanks, your support is appreciated greatly haha. I need you and Beca here in Tampa real soon for bridesmaid fittings!
Aubrey: I'm too old for that shit
Chloe: Noooo! You're never too old to try dresses on and act like a princess Bree J
Chloe: Oh, before I forget – do you know if Beca's changed her number? I can't get hold of her and I need to arrange a time for you both to come over.
Aubrey: No idea.
Chloe: Oh well. Nevermind. She'll get in touch soon enough…
Aubrey: Are you sure you want to do this?
Chloe: Totes! You and Beca will look adorable in matching dresses! I couldn't think of anyone else I'd rather be stood at the end of that aisle with J
Aubrey: Hm… I didn't mean dress fittings but never mind…
Chloe: Right, well I'll call you later, Molly's wreaking havoc with something she shouldn't be! As usual! Bye!
Chloe Beale is now offline
To Aunty Beca,
You are invited to my 6th birthday party! Please come!
There is a magician and I would like your music to play loud. It is better than the music daddy plays.
Love Molly
xx
Molly,
Thank you sweetie for the invitation to your birthday. It sounds amazing! And you have a magician too? How lucky are you!
I'm really sorry though, I won't be able to come, I have to work. Boo, grown up stuff!
I hope you have a great birthday and look out for the mail man – there's a little something in the post from me. I promised your Mommy I wouldn't buy you any more musical instruments but it will be equally as awesome.
Lots of love
Aunty Beca xx
To Aunty Beca
Thank you for your present. It is amazing – you are good at the piano and your singing voice is nice. Your music is always better than Daddys and you should have not done grown up stuff and played at my party instead. I want you to teach me piano.
When are you coming again? You are much more fun than Aunty Aubrey
Love molly x
(PS – Molly told me what to write but I typed it out for her – and I'm also very glad and thankful you didn't get her another musical instrument for her birthday, but I'm very much in love with your voice and pianist skills on Molly's CD you made her. You've still got it Bex! C xx)
From: Aubrey Posen
To: Chloe Beale
Subject: (no subject)
Chloe! Where've you been! Not heard from you in ages - is this wedding still on or what?!
Sincerely,
Aubrey Posen, Attorney at law
Richmond & Bradshaws LTD
From: Chloe Beale
To: Aubrey Posen
Subject: RE: (no subject)
Hey! Not much going on in the office today?
From: Aubrey Posen
To: Chloe Beale
Subject: RE: RE: (no subject)
Funnily enough – no.
So come on – what's going on? I know things have been busy with Molly & stuff but it's been like what, eighteen months since you got engaged? Nothing seems to have happened and I'm excited to plan this wedding!
Sincerely,
Aubrey Posen, Attorney at law
Richmond & Bradshaws LTD
From: Chloe Beale
To: Aubrey Posen
Subject: RE: RE: RE: (no subject)
Yeah it was two years ago. Time flies eh.
I guess it just doesn't feel like the right time just yet. I'm waiting a little bit longer. Smoothing over some creases.
From: Aubrey Posen
To: Chloe Beale
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: (no subject)
What's that supposed to mean? Are you having second thoughts?
Sincerely,
Aubrey Posen, Attorney at law
Richmond & Bradshaws LTD
From: Chloe Beale
To: Aubrey Posen
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: (no subject)
Oh Aubrey, I need to tell someone. I've needed to tell someone for months but I've just.. everyone's seemed so busy – I haven't been able to get hold of Beca in weeks and you're always understandably busy at work so I don't like bothering you there.
I don't know where me and Alex are at, I really don't. Things are stale. They were tense and at least that was something – now it's just… beige at best.
Every day is the same, there's nothing there between us anymore. I got bored Bree, and I… well, I'd been bored and upset about things for a while. I met someone at work and we were spending a lot more time together, doing things we probably shouldn't have. Alex found out and I swore it would never happen again, I promised him we could work it out and we would get married. He left, for about a week, and eventually he came back, but he said it was only for the sake of Molly.
There's nothing there anymore Bree – Molly is the fibre that's keeping us together, without her I'm scared we'd have been separated a long time ago.
I never have any fun. I love Molly, every single bit of her, but I don't know how I feel about Alex anymore… What should I do, Bree?
From: Aubrey Posen
To: Chloe Beale
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: (no subject)
Oh my god… that's… wow. You should have called me!
You need to figure out why you need Alex in your life.
You can't string him along if you're waiting for someone else, and I think you know who that someone else is.
Go and get them, or let them go.
Alex is Molly's dad – but he'll be your husband. Think about that.
I'll ring you after work and we can talk about this
Sincerely,
Aubrey Posen, Attorney at law
Richmond & Bradshaws LTD