Chloe woke up to seeing all her friends in the room. "Oh, hey guys!"
"Hey," Beca, Jesse, Harper, Anna, Ben, and Nick said in unison.
Beca handed her a box of fried rice. "You up to eating some food? We got Chinese, I know it's your favorite."
"I would, but the meds are making me really nauseous, but thanks."
"No it's fine, lets just hang out."
Chloe sat up crosslegged on the bed. "Nicky I'm cold," she whined in a toddler voice.
"Aw, come here, baby girl," he said as he let her sit on his lap and wrapped his sweatshirt around her.
Beca giggled. "You two are life goals," she said.
Anna laughed. "Totally! Ben, I'm cold," she whined.
"Well I am to0," he said. "Let's play 20 questions or something."
"Ok, I'll start," Anna said. "Beca, what made you fall in love with Jesse?"
"His eyes," Beca answered. "It's like I could see into his soul." She winked at him. "Jesse bear, what made you fall in love with me?"
"Your smile," he said. "It brightened my day." He winked back at her. "Chloe, what's the worst part of being in the hospital?"
"ugh there's so much to hate, I guess it's the IV's or the smell." She cringed. "Nick, what made you fall in love with me?"
"Everything," he said as he pecked her on the lips. "Anna, what was the longest period of time you've spent away from Beca and Chloe?"
"I don't know, like 8 days maybe, at the most. Harper, what's your favorite part of today?"
"Meeting Aunt Chloe's boyfriend. He's really nice to you, Aunt Chloe, I like him." Harper said in a cute little voice. "Uncle Ben, what's your favorite place?"
Ben smiled at the little girl. "I don't know, Angel, probably at home with Auntie Anna. "Anna, when did you feel happiest out of these 2 days?"
"Right now...wait...knowing Chloe was ok, because I was really really worried. Beca, who has influenced your life the most in this room?"
Beca's eyes shot from Chloe to Jesse, and they stayed on Jesse's for a long time. Chloe rubbed her shoulder. "You don't have to ans-"
"Chloe," she said quietly. She shot Anna an quick glance. "Can we do something else now? Or you know what? I'll go get cupcakes for us."
Jesse stood up. "I'll go with you."
When they were in the car, Beca started crying. "I'm so sorry about that, it was so hard on me and I picked Chloe because she took me in when I was going through that fight with you and she's my best friend and I feel so so so bad about it and I'm so mad at Anna for asking me that."
"It's ok, Becs, I get it. She's always been there for you when I haven't. She deserves to know she had a impact on your life, it's ok."
"Thank you so much for understanding. That killed me to have to choose between you." I wiped the tears away from my eyes. "Chloe also would have taken me not choosing her a lot harder. And I hate to make Chloe upset. It kills me to see her cry."
"Me too, Becs. She's like a little puppy, needs protection. What time does she get to come home."
"Tonight but it'll be late. I think like 11:30. So I'll bring her home and make sure she's ok. Would it be ok if I stay really late? I don't think she'll be up to hanging out, but I just want to make sure she's ok, you know? Emily's going out with the rest of the bella's tonight.
"Of course! Stay there as long as you want! I hope she's ok tomorrow, she doesn't look too good and she hasn't eaten since 6 o'clock this morning when you bought her breakfast."
"Yeah, I think the meds are making her really nauseous. I think she'll be ok though. Can we get her some soup? I think if she eats a little something, she'll feel a little better."
"Yeah."
Beca and Jesse brought the soup and cupcakes back to the room. Beca handed Chloe the soup from Panera. "Can you try and eat some of this? I think it'll make you feel batter."
Chloe got off of Nick's lap and took a bite. "Thanks, Becs."
She passed the box of cupcakes around, and they all ate one except for Chloe. Harper fell asleep after she finished her cupcake. "I think I'll go take her home, see ya guys tomorrow," he whispered.
Anna and Ben left a few minutes later, so only Beca and Nick were left to hang out with Chloe. She fell asleep a few minutes later. Nick smiled. "She's angelic," he whispered. "do you want me to stay and take her home?"
"I'll take her home, but thanks. You know, she's never fallen in love like this before. She's never been happier."
"She's perfect. Thank you for the cupcakes, Beca, congrats on your wedding!"
"Thanks! See you soon!"
Chloe slept until the doctor came back to take the IV's out of her arm. "Ok! You're free to go! Have a nice day."
"Thank you!" she said with a smile.
Beca stood up to help her up. "How do you feel?"
"Ok, my ribs hurt, but that's normal considering my breathing was messed up. My stomach is feeling better though."
"That's good. I told Em that she could go out and I'd take you home. You need to rest."
"I think I'll be ok."
"NO, I'll stay with you, at least until you fall asleep. Do you want a slushee?"
"I don't think my stomach can handle it, but thanks."
"Come on, let's get you inside. Go get yor pajamas on, and I'll make you some tea."
"Ok, thank you, Becs."
A few minutes later, Beca knocked on Chloe's bedroom door. "Can I come in?"
"Yep!"
Beca handed her a cup of tea. "Hopefully this will make your cough get better."
"Thank you, God I'm so tired."
"Hospitals tire you out. You'll sleep better tonight, I promise. You feeling ok?"
"Yeah, just tired, and my arm is sore from being poked so much."
"Yeah, it's the worst, I'm just glad you're ok."
"It really scares me, I know I was hiding it, but I was afraid for the baby. I mean I don't know what I would have done if she got hurt."
"I was scared too, Chlo. I knew it would kill you if something happened to her."
"Oh thank you, by the way, for saying how much I've impact I've had on you. That really means a lot."
"Aw, you're welcome. I mean you've stuck by me all these years, so you deserve it."
"Hey, so what time is the hair and nails appointment tomorrow?"
"12, the wedding is at 5. If you're not up to anything, just let me know. I talked to Anna and she said she could do your hair and nails for you if you don't feel well enough, and if you don't want to come to the reception, it's perfectly fine, I mean I can tell you're not feeling well, so it's ok."
"Oh I'm coming to the reception. I'll let you know about the hair and nails. I think I'll be ok."
"Why aren't you perky, you're Chloe! You need to be perky!! What's wrong?"
"I'm just not feeling that great, and I feel bad that you're worried about me."
"Aw come here, Chlo." Beca pulled her into a tight hug. "You know, it's ok, I'm your best friend, I'm always worried about you." Beca hugged her even tighter. "It's ok, Chlobird," she whispered into her hair.
"Thank you."
"Now try and get some sleep, I'm gonna stay awhile."
Chloe curled up under the covers and fell asleep, and Beca stayed up reading until she was sure she was asleep. "Goodnight, Chlo," she whispered when she got up to leave.
