Chapter 7
Mr & Mrs George Beale
Request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Miss Chloe Beale
to
Mr Alex Michael Miller
At Sarasoto Beach, Fl
On Saturday 19th August
At 2.30pm
Followed by a reception at Beachside House
From: Aubrey Posen
To: Beca Mitchell
Beca will you swallow your pride for [company swearfilter]'s sake and tell Chloe you're going to be at her wedding.
I know you're busy but you're not busy enough to not be able to get the weekend of your best friends' wedding off work.
Stop being a [company swearfilter] – you're upsetting Chloe
Sincerely,
Aubrey Posen, Attorney at law
Richmond & Bradshaws LTD
From: Beca Mitchell
To: Aubrey Posen
I've already been in touch with her but your delightfully caring email was appreciated so much – really was wonderful to hear from you after so long!
Hope you're well!
From: Chloe Beale
To: Beca Mitchell
Hey Beca,
Thanks for letting me know you're gonna come to the wedding.
I know you've been really busy and stuff but I can't help but feel there's something else going on. I don't know. Maybe it's just me.
I want you to be at my wedding Beca, I need you there – you're my best friend.
I'm probably being stupid.
I can count on you to be there, right? I'll be in touch with details for the fittings.
I really hope you can make it
C xxxxx
Greetings from Hawaii!
The wedding was amazing, wasn't it? I'm so glad you came – we all were. Your speech kicked Aubrey's out of the water, but don't tell her I said that. And Molly loved spending time with her favourite godmother. You have to come round again soon when we're back from this beautiful, beautiful island. Seriously Bex, it's amazing here. Thank you again for coming, I couldn't have imagined going through with it all without you there. Wish you were here! Xx
From: Chloe Beale
To: Beca Mitchell
Subject: I leave you alone for two minutes…
What the hell Bex – I go to Hawaii for my honeymoon for two weeks and you've bagged yourself a boyfriend! I'm never going away again! Tell me everything!
X
Beca Mitchell is now online
Chloe: Hey stranger!
Beca: Ha! Hey!
Chloe: Hows things? Where've you been hiding? What's been going on?!
Beca: Oh look, it's the Spanish Inquisition…
Chloe: I haven't heard from you in months! Tell me everything!
Beca: Nothing to tell I'm afraid! Same old!
Chloe: And this mysterious new man of yours?
Beca: I'll kill Aubrey.
Chloe: Oh come on, she's not told me anything. You, on the other hand, need to spill!
Beca: There's nothing to tell
Chloe: Don't be embarrassed, it's sweet. Tell me everything J
Beca: He's just a guy I met at the club, he's been a regular for a while. And that's literally it.
Chloe: Oh come on! There's got to be more to it than that. You can tell me in like five minutes – Alex is online, I need to talk to him briefly – don't go anywhere, okay?
Beca: Fine
Chloe: Hey!
Alex: Hey. Just landed. Pretty tired. Just checking in to see how Molly's doing?
Chloe: Yeah, she's good. Fast asleep. How was the flight honey?
Alex: Not bad. Too long. My feet ache.
Chloe: Aw. When's your next stop off?
Alex: Tomorrow. 7.45am flight. Another long day away from my baby and my wife.
Chloe: Shucks, get you. Give me two seconds, okay?
Alex: Where you going?
Chloe: Beca's just waiting – I need to tell her something. Two seconds.
Alex: Are you serious? Chloe, I want to talk to you.
Alex: Chloe?
Chloe: Hey, sorry B-dog – where were we?
Beca: You were interrogating me…
Chloe: Oh yeah! So go on – I need height, eye colour, hair colour – where did he take you for your first date? Does he sing? Does he play guitar? Oh, it'd be amazing if he played guitar….
Beca: Are you drunk?
Chloe: Nope. Just happy for you.
Beca: Wow. Ok. That's…. Thanks. Sweet, I guess?
Chloe: I am happy for you!
Beca: I never said you weren't!
Chloe: Look, Beca, I know things have been… well, you know, maybe a little difficult between us – but I need you in my life. I don't want anything that's happened in the past to get in the way of us. We're like… I dunno. Two peas in a pod? Right? I love you to bits, and I need you, and Molly needs you. I love you to bits Bex. We'll work through this, alright. I'm happy for you, and I want you to be happy, but it's just a bit difficult adjusting I suppose. Everything's difficult with me and Alex at the minute and I know I'd have a little bit of peace in my life if I knew you were happy.
Alex: Chloe, what the hell are you on about?
Chloe: Shit. Just sent Alex a message that was meant for you. Fuck. Fuck. FUCK.
Beca: Ha you idiot. Look, I've got to go. Was it something important?
Chloe: Oh. Ok. Not particularly. We'll catch up soon, yeah. Molly needs you to teach her Bach properly this time – she keeps messing up and I can't do it to save my life.
Beca: Sure. We'll sort something out. Soon. Promise xx