The Bully

14

"Jenna, I'm home." Beca called out when she returned from the hospital.

"Hi Beca." George greeted.

"No!" Beca yelled. "Get out of our house!"

"Beca." Jenna rushed over to her sister. "It's just Dad."

"Just Dad?" Beca asked. "He attacked Chloe!"

"What?!" Jenna yelled. "Your Chloe?"

Beca nodded and glared at her father.

"Who's Chloe?" He asked.

"My girlfriend." Beca said sternly.

"I will not allow my daughter to mess around with a girl." George said.

"Why not? You let me mess around with boys and where did that get me?" Jenna sassed.

Beca had an idea. Evidence. She reached into her pocket and silently opened her phone while her dad and sister bickered about Mason. She pressed record.

"Dad." Beca said.

"Yes Annabeca?" George said, turning his attention to his youngest daughter.

"Did you attack Chloe last night?" Beca asked.

"I didn't attack her." He said. "I knocked some sense into her."

"Did you leave her laying unconscious on the ground?" She asked.

"Well, I suppose so. Why?" He answered.

"Just curious." Beca said and went upstairs to her bedroom.

She immediately texted Kelly the video she had taken and awaited a response.

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"Beca just texted me." Kelly said.

"Evidence." The screen read.

Kelly opened the attachment and listened.

"Oh my god." She smiled wide. "Paige! We have evidence."

She played it aloud for Paige and Chloe. Chloe flinched at the sound of George's voice but at ease when he clearly confessed to his crime.

"You're going to be okay, Chloe." Kelly said and held her daughter's hand.

"Thanks Mom." Chloe smiled and rested her head on Kelly's shoulder. She didn't usually call Kelly and Paige 'Mom' but did refer to them as her moms. After everything that happened, however, it felt right that she call them 'Mom'.

Kelly couldn't help but tear up at this. She had always wanted to be 'Mom'.

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"Dear Beca,
I love you so much. I didn't think I could ever love anyone as much as I love you. Today, I found out I don't have to break up with you because you got evidence of your dad saying what he did to me.
We've had a complicated history over these past few years, but I know, right now, as I lay in this hospital bed, that one day, I'm going to marry you. Whether you like it or not, it's happening. So you better be ready.
-Chloe 9/25/17"

Chloe signed the letter and put it in the folder she was making. Every month, on the 25th, Chloe was going to write a new letter telling Beca how much she loved her, then, when she proposed to Beca in the future, she was going to have Beca read the letters.

"When can I get out of here?" Chloe whined, banging her head against her pillow.

"Maybe tomorrow." Kelly sighed. "They just want to make sure you're okay."

"Uuuuggggh." Chloe whined. "I just want to have-"

"Don't you dare finish that sentence." Kelly said.

"Some chocolate cake. Jeez Mom, where is your mind?" Chloe giggled, but she and Kelly both knew that's not what she was going to say.

"Where is Beca anyway?" Kelly asked.

"I don't know." Chloe sighed.

That second was when Beca came bursting into the room. Jut kidding, it happened an hour later, but who's counting?

"Chloe!" Beca said and hugged her girlfriend so tight. "I haven't seen you in so long I've missed you."

"I missed you too, Babe." Chloe whispered. She pulled her girlfriend in for a more passionate kiss than Beca had expected. "Stay here tonight, and you'll get lucky."

"Okay." Beca whispered back with a grin.

"Is it cool if I crash here tonight?" Beca asked Kelly and Paige. "That way maybe you guys can get some rest."

Kelly looked at Paige hesitantly, knowing exactly why Beca wanted to stay.

"Of course." Paige smiled at the girls.

"Paige, a word?" Kelly said, pulling Paige out of the room. "You know why Beca is staying?"

"Yeah." Paige said.

"It's not because she wants us to rest. They're going to have sex!" Kelly whisper yelled.

"I know." Paige said. "Honey, they're teenagers. Let them be. Remember our teenage years."

"We were awful." Kelly laughed.

"Exactly." Paige said, brushing Kelly's hair out of her face. "Maybe you'll get some too, tonight."

Kelly smiled before kissing Paige softly.