Secrets { MA CHÉRIE SERIES }

Finding Out The Lies

"Beca, I'm sorry. I didn't want you to find out that way-"

"Were you even going to bother telling me?" Beca chuckled softly. Her shoulders shrugged as the words fell out of her mouth.

"Yes!" Chloe exclaimed and sat down beside Beca on the edge of the bed. "I swear, I was going to and then we got distracted by the fight-"

"And you just decided to scream at me then go take a shower and come out like everything is fine" Beca said.

"No," Chloe sighed. "I didn't even mean to scream at you. Just, this is so frustrating Beca" The woman sighed. "What if something happens?"

"What?" Beca asked.

"Say we are in different cars and you get into a car crash. I won't be able to get to you or what if we are in different planes and you crash. Beca, I wouldn't be able to live with mys-"

"It's not like you could prevent those things with me" Beca pointed out.

"Yes, but I would be with you Beca" Chloe said.

Beca was looking down at her feet. Her eyes barely gave Chloe a glance. She didn't want to show that she was just crying before Chloe came back out of the bathroom.

Chloe though had her eyes glued on Beca. She was just so upset over everything that lead to this moment. To Chloe, Beca seemed cold in this moment. Yet, she seemed vulnerable. Her words were small and she wouldn't even glance up. It killed her to see her wife in this state of mind.

"And the Australia thing," The ginger sighed. "Beca, Design is going for my pitch and I'm collaborating with them on the fashion line I have been on about for months!" Chloe explained.

"That's great Chlo.." Beca said. "I just wish you said something about how that was what the dinner was about-"

"I didn't know until they brought it up to me" Chloe replied. "I swear, I would've given you some sort of warning if I knew"

"So I'll cancel our plane" Beca said and got up. She walked over to the tv stand; grabbing her phone to cancel their plane tickets.

"You're dropping your album anyway tomorrow so you'll be working.." Chloe mentioned.

Beca finally looked at Chloe and Chloe quickly locked eyes with the younger woman. The brunette's eyes were red and she had tear stains on her cheeks. Chloe felt her heart strings tug a bit.

The ginger always wished Beca would show a little upset feeling to their fights. But, Chloe regretted it. This was the worst sight. She never wanted to see Beca like this again.

"I moved it to next year, I have to finish some parts of it anyway" Beca informed her.

"Oh" Chloe spoke.

"It's fine," Beca added. "Listen, you deserve this. I wasn't even upset over the Bahamas. I just wish you told me yourself" She mumbled as she found their ticket order.

"I know," Chloe whispered. "I shouldn't of screamed at you either"

"It's whatever-"

"It's not whatever!" Chloe raised her voice, but then caught it. "Shit, just, I feel you aren't telling me the real reason you don't want to go public-"

"What would anything I do make you think that?" Beca quickly replied.

"That," Chloe chuckled. "The quick defense questions, quick responses. Beca, I know you. You're my wife- no-"

"What?" Beca quickly turned her head.

"You're the love of my life," Chloe smiled as she locked eyes with Beca again. "So please, tell me"

"I gotta cancel our flight" Beca said and went out on the balcony.

Chloe sighed as she watched the woman walk out onto the balcony; closing the screen door behind her. She saw her put the phone to her ear and start pacing.

The woman started to wonder if it was something related to Beca's family. She knew she was just getting on good terms with her father, but one drunken night Beca mentioned a sister. Chloe didn't know much about that. Yet, she wondered if it could apply to this situation.

She quickly unlocked her phone and decided to go to the best source for this information. The one woman who probably knew more about Beca's family life then Chloe. Mainly because they got drunk together more.

Chloe: Amy, does Beca have a sister?

Chloe locked her phone knowing Amy would answer tomorrow. She needed to know more. The woman was dedicated to spending her whole life with Beca even if that meant sneaking behind her back.

Just as if it was on cue, Beca came back inside and Chloe flipped her head over. The brunette plugged her phone in and walked back over to the bed.

"Well?" Chloe asked.

"Cancelled. No refund" Beca sighed.

"Shit" Chloe muttered.

"So I'll sleep on the couch-"

"No you aren't." Chloe said. "Neither of us will sleep, you know that" She got up off the bed to plug her own phone in. "Tomorrow morning you and I are going to that restaurant the hotel has for breakfast before my meeting-"

"Early?" Beca asked.

"Yes, early." Chloe spoke. "Nobody will be there and the sun will be just rising-"

"That's so early" Beca whined as she watched Chloe pull the sheet off the bed.

"Beca," Chloe sighed. "We need this. Just some you and I time before I go start this"

"I gotta brush my teeth" Beca just said and disappeared to the bathroom.

Chloe's phone buzzed as she was crawling into the sheets. She sat up a bit and looked at her phone; surprised to see it was Amy.

Amy: Yeah, do you need some info?

Chloe: Please? Beca is lying and I need this to fix some issues we are having

Amy: Okay, so. Dylan Mitchell is Beca's mother's/father's youngest daughter. She's about 21 by now. I know she was an oops baby because of the age difference. Beca was born in '85, she was in '97. They were extremely close and now Dylan is completely off the grid. Beca thinks she might be in jail.

Chloe: Thanks Amy. I gotta go to bed.

Amy: Anytime! Have a nice night. Miss you both

Chloe: We miss you too

Chloe put her phone back down and felt the bed shift it's weight in the darkness. Beca got under the covers and turned the TV off so they can sleep.

Though, it felt different. Usually one of them would instantly snuggle against the other. Maybe they would have a small chat about their day or whatever. But it felt weird this time.

"Hey.." Chloe whispered.

"Yeah?" Beca asked.

"I'm sorry, I really am. I didn't want to yell-"

"Babe, it's fine.." Beca mumbled and shifted so she was kind of laying on her stomach, but against Chloe's side. Her arm was thrown over Chloe's stomach. Beca's head on Chloe's shoulder. "I'm just tired"

Even if this felt different; Chloe couldn't deny the feeling she got from Beca's warmth. Her stomach did a few flips as she wrapped her arm around Beca.

"Alright" Chloe whispered and played with Beca's hair. "I love you.."

"Love you.." Beca mumbled before falling asleep.

Chloe though had gotten no sleep that night at all.