Chloe was standing there.
"I'm so sorry"Said Chloe looking rather anxious and worried.
Things didn't look ok. Chloe looked tired with bags under her eyes and she looked thinner than before, like she was missing meat on her.
"Beca I'm so sorry, I just got caught up." said Chloe
Beca was surprised to see Chloe seemed able to put on a brave face and a smile.
"So how was work?" questioned Beca.
"Yeah fine you know usual things." said Chloe.
Chloe winced at the word 'work', like a sharp knife was being driven into her heart.
There were little patters of feet along the wooden floor.
"Mummy." said Bella
"Hi girls. " rasped Chloe
"Mummy it's been great, we went to butter fly haven …
"Then Beca helped me with my music work."
Tears brimmed in Chloe's eyes.
She burst into tears as floods of tears.
"Whys mummy crying? "asked Willow
"Go back to bed and mummy will come in in a minute. "Said Beca
The two girls skipped back to bed unaware of the pain their mother was going through.
"Chloe what's wrong?" said Beca bringing the distraught women to the sofa.
"I'm useless, I can't support my family, I can't believe I forgot about Willow's trip and Bella's piano lessons." cried Chloe
"Come on Beale, pull yourself together." said Beca
Chloe took a deep breath and began to speak, all the while Beca sat calmly absorbing all of Chloe's grief.
"So it started a few months ago, Spencer stopped paying into the girls accounts and he stopped sending me the money for food, all the money I make has been spent on the girls and food." Said Chloe
"At least you've got your job." replied Beca
"No, the funding stopped about three months ago, I've been looking for jobs and been working in Starbucks for two months." explained Chloe.
"Chloe, why didn't you tell me?" said Beca
"I thought it could do it alone." said Chloe
"Do be an Aca-idiot!" said Beca
"You still use the Aca jokes. " laughed Chloe
Beca left the kitchen and returned with some left over pizza
"Here eat this.," said Beca practically throwing the pizza at Chloe.
The next morning
The doorbell rang.
"Girls quick Aunty Stacie is here to take you swimming. "Shouted Chloe
"Right Beale, lets job hunt" Said Beca
They spent the next four hours surfing the web but were not successful
"At least we tried,"
"Yeah thanks,"
Then Chloe left. Beca wondered to herself, she knew what she needed to do
It was simple.
"Beca, Beca, Beca, Beca,Beca ."Screamed Chloe down the phone
"Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes," shouted Beca down the phone.
"The charity got funding from an anonymous donor, we are reopening tomorrow." exclaimed Chloe
"Congrats let's call the others and celebrate." replied Beca
"Ok,bye." squealed Chloe
Beca was happy. They would just have to go camping in the forest again this year. Nothing was more precious to her than family and friends, her dream holiday could wait.
A/N: So there you have it the end of this story, I hoped you enjoyed it, Thank you to all those who reviewed and followed this story.