A/N: Sorry for the late update. Ill be busy this month so the updates will be slightly slower. Hope there are still people reading this!
They're all sitting around Cynthia rose, each individual thinking of ways to come up with money. So much money.
Aubrey doesn't realize she's drawing blood , with her fist clenched so tight her nails are biting into her skin. She hates herself right now, absolutely hates herself. She was a Posen for gods sake. 15 Thousand would have been no big deal. But she's a Posen who's not a goddamn Posen , a disowned abomination is what she was. Dammit, their problem would have been easily solved. Guess money really makes the world go round huh, she thinks darkly to herself. Fuck, it would have solved so many problems. Maybe she should go back and beg her parents for forgiveness, be the perfect daughter they've always wanted her to be. She'll secretly send money over once a month to the Bella's, ensure that they're well fed and nicely clothed all the time. She'll have to cut herself off from their world, leave Chloe and Beca. Oh god , Chloe and Beca. If it gives them better lives she's willing to walk away from them. She doesn't want to think about her heartbreak, their heartbreak. She's unwilling to think about how heartbroken they will be. This was a sacrifice she was willing to make, self happiness be damned. They have each other, they'll survive, she forces herself to believe. She can see herself all alone at the Posen mansion, lonely and cold but that's alright. She'll have the money and power to help. The ability to do so many things for them. So what if she'll be in misery, it'll be worth it. She just has to forgo her pride and go back to the house, beg her parents to see her, maybe if she kneels there for days admitting her "satanic wrongs" they'll allow her band in. Maybe if she -
"Stop" Chloe's touch startles her out of her thoughts. Aubrey doesn't realize she's crying till Chloe wipes her tears off her face.
"Whatever you're thinking, stop. I won't allow that to happen. WE won't allow that to happen" Chloe tells her firmly , with determination and anger in her eyes and at that moment, Aubrey can't bear to let all of these go. Let Chloe go. Let Beca go. The Bella's, she can't. She won't. They'll find the money their own way. Richard Posen be damned.
Meanwhile, all the Bella's were collectively thinking of how to get the money. Amy thinks of wrestling some dingoes and maybe stealing more money from the various guys she sleeps with from time to time. Emily thinks of using her trust fund money that her mom set up for her, Flo thinks of calling some mobsters to borrow some money and then running away to hide. Stacie thinks maybe she can go do some strip dances and shows at bars , she's sure she'll get a lot of money. Even if it's dirty and degrading she's willing to do it. Not like she's completely selling her body, just... A little. They'll be disappointed in her, maybe look at her differently after . Her reputation at Barden will be be burnt to the ashes, not like it was Good to begin with. But it's okay, as long as she saves them, the Bella's will always love her the same she knows it. So what is she lets a couple of old men touch her boobs and body, for them she's willing.
"I know a place where we can sell body parts for thousands of dollars"
It was Lily's whisper that was miraculously heard by all of the Bella's as they stopped their musings and looked at her in shock.
"Ok everyone stop." Beca commands. Aubrey and Chloe might have been the leaders who often decided everything for the Bella's but when Beca takes authority, it is final. It was Beca they looked to when things got serious, it was Beca they looked for when shit goes down. She was Beca Mitchell, Beca Effin Mitchell .
"CR, I'll get the money by the end of the week. I need you right now to rest , you hear me. No moving around unnecessarily. The rest..." She continues as she eyes each and every one of the Bella's " I need you guys to trust me. Do NOT do anything you guys were thinking in that pretty little heads of yours. And by anything I mean ANYTHING. I'll settle it."
"Beca what are you- "
" I need you guys to trust me right now." Beca cuts in. "Please."
"But baby, at least tell - "
" Look, I'll get the money alright. Don't worry about it. Focus on taking care of CR" Beca says as she stands and walks up to her room. That was the end of discussion and the Bella's knew it.
The next few days, things seem to go on as per normal. Except that the Bella's have come to a mutual decision that they'll all take turns to keep watch over Cynthia Rose. In a way , it felt like she was under house arrest. She knew it was the Bella's way of caring for her but she was never going back to gambling ever again. Not after what happened. Though it hurt her slightly that the Bella's did not trust that she would go back, she knew they did it out of concern. Never was she left alone at any point of time , even when she showered Stacie was there to ensure she doesn't tear her stitches. "What, we're all girls here I've seen your body a thousand times" she would say. Beca however, worried the hell outta her. No one knew what she was planning to do. Beca had moved back to her own room which she hasn't slept in since she got together with Aubrey and Chloe, spending much time in their bed instead. Aubrey and Chloe were worried out of their minds, and heartbroken as well. Neither the 3 of them were sleeping well since they separated bedrooms, neither used to not sleeping together. Cynthia could tell, and it pained her to have been the one who caused that. She wished time would rewind, that she could undo her mistakes. But it was too late and she knew it.
The Bella's household now held some sort of tension that was omnipresent and it couldn't be shaken off, not until they knew what Beca was going to do. But yet she remained tight lipped, going about to do her usual mixing and daily routines around the household as if nothing had changed. Besides the fact that she's moved back to her own room. The Bella's felt helpless, frustrated, not knowing how to help and what to help in. They spied on Beca, eavesdropped at her door every time it was closed. Often hovering around her to try to get any hints on what she was planning. Yet, there was nothing out of the ordinary. Beca was... Beca. And it annoyed them to no end.
So they all focused on taking care of Cynthia Rose. It was the only thing they could do now rather than worry their hearts out. They never left the house, as if too afraid the gangsters might just be waiting for them outside. Even Amy , since the time they've known her, had never been indoors for so long a time. They spent time cleaning the house, arranging and rearranging items. They attempted to watch movies, play board games together to ease the tension they were all feeling. They hovered around Cynthia, making sure she's alright 24/7.
If that was the only way they could help Beca , that is what they would do.
A/N : The next chapter would be on what Beca has planned. Any suggestions and feedback are appreciated. Reviews are always welcome!
