When Beca approached Elena, she sat down beside her before awkwardly clearing her throat. They didn't talk for the first few moments, both women didn't feel comfortable breaking the awkward tension.
"I'm so sorry, Beca." The older woman said quietly and Beca finally turned her head to face her, squinting one eye at the sun.
"This is so weird." The younger woman whispered to herself, looking down at the grass again.
"You don't know how many times I've wanted to come find you." Elena admitted.
"I would've said the same but after the shitty lie dad told me, I didn't want to see you."
"What did he say?"
"He said you cheated on him only months after I was born." Beca said bitterly, looking up at her mother.
"John..." The 43 year old sighed, running her hand down her face. "Well I didn't." She added.
"I know, grandma told me everything." The younger woman muttered.
"Everything?" Elena cringed and Beca nodded although in a way she was kind of glad that she didn't have to explain everything to her daughter.
"I don't really know what to say." Beca chuckled nervously. "For basically my whole life, I've never known my mom and then 24 years later, here you are! Like what the fuck?" She laughed again and must've sound like a crazy person.
"I know it's crazy Beca but...If you're willing, I'd really love to get to know you. I'm sorry for everything that I done after you were born, I was young and stupid. I regret every second of it, I wish I could take it all back. I understand if you still don't want me in your life, I mean you've already managed 24 years without me." Elena's eyes welled up with tears as she looked down at the ground.
Beca wasn't the most comforting person but she had a rough idea. She awkwardly placed her hand on her mother's shoulder, making the older woman turn around.
"If you're willing to try, then so am I." Beca finally decided on, offering a small smile.
"Thank you." The older woman whispered, reaching forward to place her hand over her daughter's.
Beca still couldn't get her head around it, this was her mom sitting right beside her.
"This is a little forward but...could I maybe give you a hug?" Elena asked cautiously.
"Uh...sure." Yeah, Beca felt a little awkward about it but she didn't want to reject the woman. It was just a hug after all.
They both stood up and slowly pulled one another into a hug.
The slightly shorter woman couldn't explain the feeling. It was odd but not as awkward as what she expected. There was something inside her saying that this felt right, almost like home in a sense like when she hugs Chloe.
Elena smiled as she broke away before they sat back down again.
"You probably know like everything about me already." Beca chuckled, rolling her eyes.
"Not everything I'm sure." The older woman laughed softly.
"Anyway I'm sure you recognise these two but you see her over there?" Beca pointed over and Emily who had finally gotten up to help Stacie with the team. "That's my step-sister Emily. And the one next to her is Stacie." She explained.
"You all seem very close." Elena admired, thinking about all those times she had seen the group on the Internet or at award shows etc.
Beca's famous 'squad' (kinda like Taylor Swift's squad if you will) consisted of herself, Chloe, Emily, Benji, Stacie and Jesse. It was a pretty well known group of celebrities so Beca wasn't surprised when her mom said they all seemed close.
