Age Is Just a Number

Chapter 16: Can't catch a break

The next morning was when Beca got her eye test and hearing test over and done to Beca's dismay though, the test turned out exactly how she had feared. She was still waiting on her glasses but as for now she was trying to get used to the hearing aid (It wasn't the most discreet thing either. Beca had to get those type of hearing aids that transmit the sound from her bad ear to her good ear.)

"Beca it doesn't look that bad." Benji reassured as the girl continued to take a look at herself in her phone.

"Are you kidding me? I look like some science experiment." Beca grumbled.

Benji, Jesse, Emily and Stacie came to the hospital after school to keep Beca company whilst Kat and John were at work.

"Chloe was here yesterday." Beca said, staring down at her hands.

"What was she saying?" Jesse asked, drawing his attention away from his phone.

"She gave me this..." Beca sat up and reached under her pillow, pulling out the folded up piece of paper before handing it to Jesse.

"You know you'd probably be dead if it wasn't for her." Jesse said casually before silently reading the note from himself.

Beca turned to Jesse, furrowing her eyebrows. "What's that supposed to mean?" She wondered.

"Oh Beca you do realise that she was right by your side as soon as you hit the deck." Stacie explained carefully.

"She was?"

"Yeah, I didn't know what to do, I kinda just went into shock. It was so scary your eyes just like rolled back and then you started shaking before you collapsed." The tall brunette explained with over exaggerated hand gestures.

"Wait a minute..." Beca pondered for a second. "The only thing I can remember after getting hit in the head was a voice. I felt like I had no control over my body but I kept hearing this voice that was telling me it was going to be okay. At first I thought it was you, Stace but then..." She turned to her sister who just raised an eyebrow at her.

"Beca I burst into tears as soon as I saw you, it wasn't me." Emily said quickly.

Beca closed her eyes for a second, straining her memory to try and remember anything from that moment. And then she heard it: 'Beca it's gonna be alright okay? I'm here.'

"Shit, it was her wasn't it?" Beca asked, her eyes darting around the room at her friends who just nodded.

"She sounds pretty serious about winning you back, Bec." Jesse stood up with a stretch and tossed the piece of paper back to Beca.

"I think you guys would be cute together." Stacie commented, pulling her nail file out of her handbag.

"Stacie that's not the point. She hurt me...big time." The girl muttered, shoving the paper back under her pillow.

"Wait what did she do again?" Emily asked.

"Well essentially it's actually all you guys faults, apart from you Stacie, because after you guys found out, me and her were gonna take a break for a while. Then the same night she had sex with her ex-"

"She was drunk remember-" Jesse interjected knowingly after reading the note.

"That was her own fault though - Anyway it wasn't just any ex, it was the father of her daughter so it's not like some random guy she's never going to see again. Ryan will always be in her life." Beca explained sadly.

"Buuuut technically you guys weren't together so was she really cheating on you?" Stacie brought up and Beca just gave her a cold expression in return.

"Don't pull that bullshit on me Stacie, it was literally within hours of us 'breaking up'" Beca huffed, crossing her arms across her chest. "Plus it was stressful trying to keep our relationship hidden from anyone so what's the point?"

"Maybe if you guys got back together, she could work at a different school and then you guys wouldn't have to hide anything?" Benji suggested with a shrug.

"Ugh it's not that simple." Beca groaned, throwing her arms in the air. "Kat is friends with her, it would still be weird. Plus I can't get away from what she did to me."

"Beca she made a mistake, give it up! I mean seriously, she really likes you. She said she loves you at the end of the freaking note, why do you always have to hold a grudge? She wants to be with you Beca, she admitted that she was wrong and she's taking all the blame. Give the girl a break!" It didn't take long for Jesse to attempt and put Beca in her place. "Come on Beca, both of you seem completely miserable. Her classes are so boring now, she used to be so happy. Just give her another shot, then if she fucks up again, you have every right to dump her ass." He said a tad calmer, taking her hand in his.

"Jesse's right." Emily commented. "Everyone makes mistakes."

"That's why we should all be entitled to a second chance." Benji added with a soft smile.

Beca groaned loudly and rested her head back into her pillow. "I hate you guys..." Beca mumbled. She only hated them because she knew they were right, people had given her her fair share of second chances in life, so why can't she give Chloe one? The redhead will be walking on thin ice though because if she fucks up again that'll be it.

The brunette searched around her bed, under the cover for her phone, muttering a few profanities at the fact she had managed to lose it under there. After finally finding it, she dialled Chloe and hushed her friends.

"Hello?" The redhead sounded confused when she answered the call, probably wondering why the person who seemed to hate her the most at the moment was calling her.

"Um hi, uh what are you doing?" Beca cringed at herself for sounding so awkward. Phone calls between her and Chloe used to flow so easy.

"Just about to get in my car, I've just finished work. Why?"

"Come to the hospital, I want to talk to you."

"Alright, I'm on my way." And with that short conversation the two hung up on each other.

"All of you need to leave." Beca announced as she locked her phone.

"Aw we can't watch the show?" Stacie joked.

"Hey." Beca greeted when Chloe came through the door.

"Hey." The redhead returned, taking a seat by Beca's bedside. "You wanted to talk?"

"After reading your note and having a good long chat with my friends, I've came to a decision..." Beca trailed off, pushing her newly acclaimed glasses up her nose.

"Beca before you go any further can I just say one last thing to try and change your mind?" Obviously Chloe thought this was going in a completely different direction. "I'm so sorry I called you immature, it was me who was the one being immature. You're so mature it's insane, that's what drew me towards you. In any other scenario I could never imagine myself dating an 18 year old but you were different. You're mature for your age but you also remind me that I'm still young too and I love that about you..." Chloe smiled through her teary eyes and Beca tried her best to keep her face expressionless.

"Stand up." Was all Beca said and Chloe furrowed her brow, reluctantly doing what the brunette said. "Come closer." She motioned with her finger and Chloe leaned down slightly.

Unexpectedly for Chloe, Beca grabbed her by the back of her neck and pulled her down into a kiss. The redhead had to place her hand on the headboard to steady herself in the rather awkward position.

"Is this you telling me you're giving me a second chance?" Chloe pulled away slightly and asked hopefully.

Beca nodded and bit her bottom lip. "It's also me telling you to shut up." She laughed pulling Chloe's face back towards hers.

"What on earth?"

The voice startled both the girls who instantly broke apart. As soon as Chloe got out of the way, Beca was met with the sight of her step mother looking a mixture of shocked and horrified...

Beca and Chloe can't seem to catch a break...