"She won't come back, you know..." Aubrey murmured as she crossed her arms and leant in the doorway of my room. I looked up from the paper I was revising.
"You don't know that." I was surprised Aubrey brought it up. People had a tendency to tiptoe around the subject. I hated that. She ran a hand through her straight, blonde hair and sighed.
"She's Beca. Of course I know that she won't come back. She's Katie all over again, Chlo. Maybe it's time to let her go." Aubrey looked at me, leaning her hip against the door frame.
"She's not Katie." I stated, bluntly. "She's not. Okay, maybe Beca's got her own issues, but she's not deliberately trying to hurt me, Bree. I really do think she just needs some time to think things over. I'm certainly not going to pry or push her. And you shouldn't either." I narrowed my eyes in warning. "Don't meddle, Bree. I'm serious."
"I'm just...I guess I'm just wondering whether or not you've misplaced the hope. You like the idea of falling in love. I...guess I just want to know that you're not in love with the idea of falling in love, you know?" Aubrey sighed and sat down beside me on the bed. "I love you, Chlo. I don't want to see you like you were after Katie again."
"I haven't. Bree, I know Beca. I love Beca. She's not a project, like Katie was. I was constantly trying to fix Katie, to make her better. With Beca it's different. I'm...I was with Beca because she just makes me a better person." I shrugged, setting aside my paper to look at Aubrey.
"Makes?" Aubrey looked surprised.
"Yeah, makes. She...made me realize after she ignored me that I need to give her some space to figure things out. I...I'd never really done that with any of my relationships before..." Aubrey chuckled, crossing her legs.
"I guess I see what you mean. I still think maybe you should stop waiting for her to come to her senses, Chlo..." Aubrey sighed. "Anyway, I was about to go out and grab some dinner. You want anything?"
"Yeah. Pizza." I grinned. "You already know!"
"Right." Aubrey stretched out the syllable and rolled her eyes. I tossed her the car keys and smiled. "I'll be back in like twenty minutes." She said, squeezing my shoulder before she walked out.