Legacy

Chapter 65

Beca had made it back before her time. Emily was still out enjoying her extra freedom which all the girls were glad she was able to get. Although Stacie had tried to pry her youngest sister away from a text book no matter where they sat Addy continued to work. When Beca got home her and Stacie had decided to move things back into Addy's room. Hoping that once she had a place back of her own maybe things would start to settle down.
"So how was Chloe?" Stacie said as she started to unpack of clothes and hang them in the closest. Beca smiled and blushed. It was cute to see her all kiddy over a girl which is something that rarely happened. Which showed her sisters how important she was to her.
"She's good, she's upset that I can't spend more time with her and that I'm keeping all these secrets but what else am I meant to do. Is that why you never dated anyone?" Beca laughed but she meant it and started emptying another box.
"Don't get me wrong I hooked up with plenty of people. But I haven't really got time for that, between keeping you guys under control I don't think I really had time to think about relationships. But I imagine it can't be easy lying to Chloe when she clearly means a lot to you." Stacie said continuing to put things away. Sighing by the loss of Addy's presence in her room.
"I don't like to think of it as lying per se more like withholding the truth." Beca said sitting down on Addy's bed, after finishing her box.
"Hey, I'm not judging, not like I can do any better." Stacie says as she continues to put the stuff away. 

"Do you think that mother will go away after a while like before?"Beca says grabbing the pillow on Addy's bed. 

"I hope so. Why do you ask?" Stacie said, having these moments with Beca where she actually let her guard down and be taken care of by Stacie was rare but she enjoyed being able to comfort her sister. 

"I don't know it just feels different this time, I feel like before I could see an end in sight but this I can't." Stacie hangs up the last clothing and sits down next to Beca, taking her hand. 

"There will be an end, trust me. She will get bored like always and then you can go back to bringing Chloe around all you like." Stacie said. 

"But what if she doesn't?" Beca looked up at Stacie and for the first time let herself cry about all the pent up sadness from Addy being hurt, to the things their mother calls her and to having to hide who she was. Stacie held her sister and let her get it all out.

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Emily was enjoying her time away from home at Ali's. She had just gone round her house and as normal was greeted with open arms. She was given dinner and witnessed how a normal family interact with each other. After she found herself back in Ali's bedroom,  lying in Ali's arms, watching something on Ali's TV.

"Does your family know you are gay?" Emily asks after a while of silence. 

"I haven't explicitly told them, however, I do believe they have a suspicion. And yours?" Ali said turning Emily slightly so she could look at her face. 

"No, I don't even think I know what this is?" Emily said honestly. 

"Is this your way of getting me to ask you out?" Ali said sitting Emily up and smiling. 

"No, I don't want you to. I don't even know how I feel." Emily said honestly. 

"I could remind you, if you have forgotten." Ali said moving forward to kiss Emily. But a hand came up to stop her. 

"Ali, are we dating because I don't think I can do this. Not yet anyway." 

"I will wait." Ali said as Emily settled back down in her arms. She stroked her fingers through her hair, "I will wait until you are ready."