Meant To Be

4.

Author's POV

Beca laid in her bed, staring at the ceiling. Trying to process what in the world is going on while questions popped in her head. "Becs! Dinner's ready!", Emily shouted from downstairs. "This smells good, Em", Chloe walked down the stairs with Alice in her hand. They all sat down at the dinner table while silence filled the space. "So, Chloe, how's London?", Aubrey broke the silence. "It's good! It was a little bit overwhelming at first but turned out fine", Chloe smiled. "How long have you guys been together?", Beca asked looking down at her food. "Uh- we uh-", Chloe struggled. "About 6 months now, I think. I obviously had a major crush on her ever since she arrived so it took while to land this one", Alice chuckled and turned to Chloe. "So you asked her out?", Beca asked again. "No no, the only moves I did in our relationship is staring at her in a very intense way but Chloe asked me out on a date. Took me to a super fancy restaurant", she smiled. "That's good to know", Beca faked a smile. "I'm going out to get a drink, thanks for dinner, Emily", she stood up and put a jacket on. "Isn't it late?", Chloe asked. Beca just ignored her and walked out the door. "So, Alice, where are you from?", Aubrey asked her. 

Aubrey kept Chloe up to date with what's going on with everyone's lives while Emily and Stacie just kept quiet. It was about 12 AM when everyone went to their rooms to hit the sack but Chloe decided to stay up for a while. "I'll get in bed soon, you go and get some rest", Chloe told Alice. "Okay, don't stay up too late", she replied and kissed her on the cheek before going to the guest room. Chloe sat on the couch and rest her head against the wall. "Hi, buddy", Chloe smiled when Max hopped on the couch with her. "I missed you", she smiled. 

"Chloe?", Fat Amy walked to the couch. "Oh, hey", she yawned. "Why are you sleeping outside?", Amy asked. "Think I dozed off for a while, I'm waiting for Beca. We didn't really... you know, talk.", Chloe said. "Oh don't wait up for her. She probably won't be home till like 3 AM", Fat Amy walked to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water. "3? It's only 1 AM. Why is she out so late?", Chloe asked. "We learned that it's not really a good idea to ask, she'll just find a way to lie about it", Amy said. "Get some sleep, Chlo", Amy went up the stairs. Chloe stayed downstairs and waited and waited for Beca. She can feel her eyes getting heavier and heavier every second. "Just a 5 minutes nap", Chloe said to herself and slowly closed her eyes. 

"Chlo?", a voice woke her up after she heard the door closed. She opened her eyes to see Beca with bruises on her hand and cuts on her face. She was bleeding. "Beca?", Chloe's sleepy voiced made Beca smile. "What are you doing downstairs, sleepy?", the brunette asked. "Why are you bleeding?", Chloe replied with a question. "Oh, it's nothing", she walked to the kitchen and took a glass from the shelf before pouring herself a drink. She turned to meet eyes with the redhead. "You're bleeding!", Chloe's eyes widened. "What happened?", she rushed to the cabinet and get a small cloth and a bowl of water. "It's nothing, Chlo", Beca smiled. "Shut up and sit down, idiot", Chloe replied.

Beca sat down on the chair before Chloe knelt down in front of her. She dipped the cloth in the bowl of water and slowly wipe the blood off of Beca's face. "What happened?", she asked again. "Just ran into some drunk teens", Beca lied. "I said what happened?", she asked, again. "I'm in a fight club", Beca let out. "You're in a what now?!", Chloe almost shouted. "No one knows so keep your mouth shut", Beca told her. "But why?", the redhead grabbed her hand and press the damp cloth against her knuckles. "I don't know, it's just like a- way for me to- I don't know. Let it out?", Beca softly smiled. She tilted her head and used her finger to life Chloe's face up. "You're just as beautiful as I remember", the brunette smiled. There was a moment of silence between them as they stared into each other's eyes, memories come rushing back like a flood. "Chloe, I know that-", Beca was cut off. 

"Baby?", Alice called out from the stairs. "Uhm- hey, honey. What are you doing up?", Chloe stood up. "When are you getting in bed? It's late", Alice said. "I'll be right there", she smiled. "Good night, Chloe", Beca smiled.