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Two months later

The whole label is under stress since the big-time artist, Kaley, fell into a scandal so the whole thing caused the sales to go down and the reputation of the label was questioned by the public. And although the label was not at fault it still caused low sales and loss of money for the label especially when a high investment was done to promote the artist.

"Okay, okay, so since sales obviously did not go the way, we wanted them to, it doesn't mean that they can't go up anytime soon..." Chloe paced around the room and her face lit up with an idea. "Maybe we can release a statement saying we didn't have anything to do with the scandal."

"Chloe relax… right now the only thing we can do is lay low. The label cannot release anything that even mentions the scandal especially two days after the album's release. You know that. The only person that can do a statement is the person actually involved in the scandal and I'm sure Kaley's team is working on that"

"So what? I do nothing and hope Kaley's team releases a good enough statement that could turn around sales of the album?"

Beca and Stacie have been watching the directors of the department go back and forth for about 15 minutes now about what to do about the huge scandal. They had all just come out from a 9 am meeting that lasted almost three hours with the accounting department and production department. They were all mentally exhausted after the meeting so they headed toward Ms. Posen's office to recollect.

"Chloe, please relax and sit down."

"No Bree, I can't" Chloe continued pacing the office fidgeting with her ladybug stress toy.

"Stace, Beca can you guys give us a minute."

"Y-yeah of course we are gonna be in my office" Stacie got up from the office couch of Ms. Posens office and hurriedly grabbed Beca's arm and practically dragged her out.

Beca felt a huge amount of emotions leaving the office. One month ago she finally accepted and admitted her huge crush on Ms. Beale to Stacie. She knew she was attracted to Ms. Beale and maybe feels some sort of admiration towards Ms. Beale for the past two months, but it wasn't a huge crush since they haven't spoken much besides official work business and the occasional small talk.

"Wow, I don't even know what just happened." Stacie went to go sit in her desk chair while Beca went to go sit down on the chair in front of her.

"Beca?...Beca?...you okay?" Beca looked at Staice finally getting out of her trance.

"Huh?...Um… yeah no I'm good."

"You sure?"

Beca sighed and let out.

"I hate seeing Beale so upset. I just…wish I could do something to help her"

"There is nothing you could do…weelll… there is something."

"What?" Beca looked at Stacie with a face full of curiosity.

"You could fuck her," Stacie said bluntly while typing something on her computer. "That trick always works for me"

"WHAT? NO! Absolutely not" Beca said but quickly lowered her voice so Ms. Beale and Ms. Posen won't overhear since they are next door.

"What? Don't act like you haven't fantasized about it," Staice noticed that Beca looked kind of in shock and decided to offer some sort of relief to her friend that she has gotten close to her these past two months. "Beca listen... I don't mean like go up to her and literally fuck her. I mean talk to her, ask her out, get to know her or you know? you could actually fuck her and relax her. Either work."Staice said with a simple shrug.

"You know I can't do anything with her Stace," Beca shrugged down on the chair leaning her head back, "First off, she is my boss and she is actually the first boss I like to work it. And second, she could be pregnant…remember? So she may have a boyfriend or something."

Stacie sighed

"Ignore the whole being your boss thing. And as for the pregnancy, how are you so SURE she is pregnant it's been about two months since that rumor."

"I think she is? I don't know… she's been wearing baggier clothes recently." Beca started to fidget with the little turtle figure that Stacie has on her desk.

"That's what you're basing it on? Becs, that doesn't mean that she is 100% pregnant…Look just talk to her more. Not just small talk. Actually, have a conversation with her. I seen how you are with women. You actually have a charming persona in you"

Beca set the turtle figure down and looked at Stacie.

"When have you seen me talk to girls? You mean here at the office when I'm talking to other assistants about work-related issues?"

"Not here at the office but at the album release party for both Kaylee and the other artist a few weeks ago. I saw you talk to the women from the other departments. Didn't you have a thing with Alexis from the publicity department at the first album release party? Remember? You told me!"

"I didn't have a 'thing' with her. We both agreed it was a one-time thing."

"Sure. Anywaaays… just talk to Ms. Beale Becs. Trust me you won't regret it."

"I'll hold you to that. I'll gonna go now. See ya Stacie" Beca left Stacie's office and headed to her own.

1 pm.

"Beca!" Beca quickly swallowed the water she was drinking after just finishing her lunch and got up from her desk chair. She was surprised since Ms. Beale usually rings the little ring that she has on her desk to let her know that Ms. Beale needs her instead of shouting her name every time.

"Yes, you called Ms. Beale?" Beca popped her head into Ms. Beales's office and she saw her boss walk to her desk since she might have just come back from Ms. Posen's office.

"I want you to track and report how the sales are going on now after meeting with the finance department. I also want a full social media report from the publicity department. Then I want a report on Kaylee's team and how they are handling the scandal. I also want to know the progress of the other artists we are handling. And please organize and have important documents I need to sign ready. And I want those reports and documents done and ready by tomorrow morning, please. I'm gonna have a conference call with the finance department in an hour so have that report ready before then."

"Y-yeah...yes of course. I'll have that by tomorrow morning."

"Oh and can you get me my usual lunch when you finish the sales report."

"Of course"

"Thank you"

Beca was about to leave the office before she remembered something.

"Oh Ms. Beale you have a meeting tomorrow afternoon with the label's executives. I'll send you the details"

"Is my dad reported to be there as well?"

"I'm not sure Ms. Beale. Do you want me to check on that?"

"No, its fine."

"Okay, do you need anything else?"

"Nope. Thanks."

Before Beca walked out the door she saw Ms. Beale leaning her head down on her arms on her desk. The only thing Beca wanted to do at the moment was hug Chloe tightly and tell her everything was going to be okay.

A few hours later.

Beca took a sip from her already cold coffee and rubbed her hands up and down on her face and tried to stay awake. Although it was about to be 7 pm she felt tired and definitely wanted to go home already but knew she was almost done with her work and needed to get it done today.

"Dad, I'm okay. Really, I'm doing fine. The only thing I'm worried about right now is my job."

Beca knew she was alone since she heard Ms. Beale leave about two hours ago and assumed she went home. But that was really her boss's voice she heard next door. She couldn't help but eavesdrop on her conversation.

"Yes, dad I ate already. I just came back from dinner with Bree."

…

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow dad. Thank you for checking up on me."

…

"Love you too. Bye dad"

…

Beca listened carefully and heard her boss roughly sit down on the office couch. She doubts that Ms. Beale knows she's there since the only light turned on is her computer in front of her. She didn't want to make things awkward that she was listening in on her conversation so she decided to go back to work since she was almost done.

About 20 minutes later Beca finished all her work and decided to pack up and leave as quietly as possible. She turned off her computer, packed her work bag, and decided to unbutton a few buttons on her white collared blouse leaving her a bit exposed with just a tank top. After getting all her stuff she went towards the door and headed towards the elevator and went in. When she went to the fifth floor she realized she forget the most important thing people need today. Her phone.

"Got dammm it!"

She hit the tenth-floor button repeatedly.

Beca went into her office and resisted looking into Ms. Beale's office to check if she was okay. She grabbed her phone that was sitting on her desk and turned to leave.

Before she left she heard noises coming from Ms. Beales's office. It sounds like crying. Beca knew that she shouldn't bother Ms. Beale, especially after hours but she really wanted to check if she was okay. She peeked into Ms. Beales's office since the door connecting her office with Ms. Beales's office was open enough for her to see. She saw her redheaded boss crying with her stomach laying flat down on the couch.

Beca felt like she had to do something to comfort Ms. Beale since her own heart felt like it was slowly ripping apart watching the one person, she wants to be happy be like this. She cleared her throat and also knocked on the door lightly.

"Um… Ms. Beale are you okay..is there anything I can help you with?"

"OHMYGOD" Chloe lifted her head and turned her body close to the couch in fear.

"WHAT are you still doing here?" She sat up and swung her legs to be sitting down on the couch.

"Oh shi-shoot I'm sorry so sorry I didn't mean to scare you. And I've been in my office and I was just about to leave but I came back since I forget my phone but I heard crying in your office so I came to check on you."

"Yeah, I-I'm…fine. It's okay you can go home now…wait did you stay up late because of all the reports I asked you to do?" Chloe looked at Beca and quickly glanced down at the unbuttoned shirt her assistant has.

"Yeah I just finished it I'll send them to you first thing tomorrow morning"

"Oh wow sorry Beca I should've given you a longer deadline for most of those reports" Chloe sighed into her hands looking as if she's gonna cry again.

"Don't worry about it…umm-are…Ms. Beale, are you sure you're okay?"

That seemed to be the breaking point for Chloe since she lowered her head to her hands. Beca being the most awkward person when it came to people crying just slowly went towards Chloe and decided to sit down next to her. She debated on placing a hand on her back as sort of a comfort gesture but decided against it. Instead, she started thinking about what to say and decided to look around and saw an open bottle of tequila on Ms. Beale's desk. She saw it was barely even touched so she didn't think Ms. Beale was drunk crying.

"I don't want to ask…you know… any personal questions. But one thing I do know is that talking about it never hurts. I always talk to my dog when I feel like shit and honestly, it doesn't make any difference but it gives me sort of a relief."

Chloe let out a soft chuckle.

Not only was it the first laugh and smile she saw coming out of Ms. Beale but it is the most adorable laugh Beca has ever heard. Beca also lets out a soft laugh, happy with herself that she managed to distract Ms. Beale even for a brief minute.

"You have a dog?"

"Yeah I have a one-year-old golden lab named, Bruno. I also have a cat but he doesn't really listen to me when I have my every-so-often nightly cry"

Chloe again let out a soft chuckle. She looked down at her fingers.

"Here I have a picture of them on my lockscreen" Beca lifted her phone off the couch and showed Chloe. It was a picture of Bruno and her cat, Flynn, lousing on the couch all cuddled up together.

"OMG they are so cute!" Chloe unexpectedly took Beca's phone out of her hand to take a closer look at the photo. "I also have a year-old husky. I rescued her when she was maybe 3 months old," She put Beca's phone down on the couch. "She was abandoned near the side of the building. Joey, the security guard downstairs, actually found him early morning and told me he called the pound already and were on the way to get the dog but I told him to call it off I would care for it. Luckily, I came in early that day and stopped her from going to the pound. And now she is my greatest love and joy"

"I would've done the same thing. Ain't no way my dog is going to the pound"

"Yeah, it kind of felt like meant to be"

"Yeah definitely"

Both faced directly at each other and Beca honestly fell harder. She looked directly into the very blue beautiful teary eyes of her boss. She wanted nothing more but to take away the hopelessness and sadness she sees in them. She felt like she was in some sort of trance until Chloe broke eye contact. Chloe let out a huge sigh and finally spoke out what she feeling to her assistant.

"Everything just hit me today. Kaylee was the first big artist that I contributed to in the whole time I have been working here. Before I just did my part but it was usually the department that did all the hard work and I just signed what needed to be signed and went to meetings. But with this artist, I didn't JUST sign documents," Chloe let out another quiet sigh. "I actually gave my full effort with the department to basically show not only my dad but the company that I could be an equally good president just like my dad has been for many years. But with this scandal and loss of sales ….it feels like I may not be ready or not ready at all to be the president. I actually may not even be good enough to continue being director of this department…"

Beca continued to look at Ms. Beale who was just looking down at the floor.

"Ms. Beale. I may not have been here to see your before, but I did see your full commitment to the label ever since I started working here. I honestly, admire your dedication and the passion you have for the label. Kalyee's scandal was definitely unexpected but that was not, nor will it ever be your fault. I mean think about the other artist album release you did a few weeks ago. That was successful."

"I guess. But that artist was just the basic things," Chloe paused a bit so she went cry more. " But...with Kaylee's album, I actually gave my input to all the departments in the label... I know my dad does the same when it comes to big artists. Being president involves me showing my dedication to all the departments not just my own post so i did that with Kaylee's album but look what happened..."

"Ms. Beale with all due respect I don't think you are seeing the bigger picture. Being president yes does need your dedication but your soon-to-be employees need to see you handle things when things don't go to plan. And right now they need to see how you handle yourself not just with Kaylee's album but the other upcoming albums."

"Maybe you're right"

"I really hope you believe me. The only thing we could do is move on and deal with anything that will come at us" Beca continued to look directly at Chloe and hoped her desperation was noticeable in her voice since she really wanted Chloe to be happy again.

Chloe lifted her face to look at her assistant and after a few seconds slowly leaned in.