A Predictable Story

chapter seven

The surgery takes place in the middle of the night, which is wonderful, giving the fact that what Chloe needs most is to get some sleep, but, oh, forget about it, who needs to sleep? Not a tense Chloe curled up in the waiting seat under blankets, cringing whenever Jesse snores particularly loud for sure.

How the hell can the boy even sleep that calmly when his freaking girlfriend is passing through a freaking surgery?

However, her eyes are falling heavy hours later when she hears footsteps. Chloe opens her eyes wide immediately, when she realizes it is Beca's doctor, she gets up so quickly she drops the blankets and Mr. Wolf from her lap.

The doctor gives her a tired smile and approaches.

Chloe can actually hear her heart beating on her ears; she wouldn't be surprised if it wakes Jesse up right now. Her stomach hurts when she thinks about Beca being on a risky surgery, maybe feeling pain. It hurts so much to think that something could have gone wrong. And that's all she can think within the infinitely long seconds that takes the doctor to reach her.

Her hands get sweaty and her breath gets heavy as the doctor stops in front of her and gives her a worried look.

"You look like someone who needs to get some sleep" he says "would it help if I say the surgery went well and Ms. Mitchell is back to ICU to stay in observation?"

Chloe releases her breath; she didn't even notice she had been holding it. "Can I visit her?"

"Sorry, tomorrow morning just family is allowed."

"But I am family! We live together for Christ sake."

He scratches his beard, pensive. "Well if you are married we can let you in"

She's taken aback, opening her mouth but not saying anything.

"Wait, what? No, I am her fiancée, me!" Chloe turns to find an awaken Jesse with his hand placed on hand on his chest.

The doctor looks at him and then back to Chloe, looking confused. He raises his eyebrows to the sight of an angry Chloe with her hands on her hips, indignant. "Stop right there, Jesse. She didn't say yes!"

"Oh, but she will" Jesse stands up, showing how taller he was.

"You don't know that!" Chloe takes a step toward the guy, trying to show she is not intimidated and she will definitely not give up.

"What I know is that she is my girlfriend and I am the one who has to visit her. You don't love her more than I do!"

Is that so?

"Well, I am the one who lives with her!" she takes another step.

"That will change in a minute"

Chloe falters and takes a step back this time, feeling her eyes burning and her hands turning into fists, she cringes, preparing for a fight, when the doctor puts his hand on her shoulder.

"Guys, this is a god damn hospital." He says, stern and angry "You can decide who gets the girl later, but none of you can visit her for now"

Jesse and Chloe look at each other for almost a minute until he turns his back, shaking his head. Thanks doctor, the tension just got solid now.

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It was already afternoon when the doctor allowed family outsiders to visit Beca, and of course, due Chloe's infinitely bad luck, she was out getting everyone coffee when that happened.

Now she is walking as fast as she can without anyone giving her dirty looks, holding Mr. Wolf with both hands, a nervous smile on her face. She stops outside Beca's room and look through the little window at the door, noticing that, like always, Jesse reached her first.