Dying hope

Chapter 25: Meeting The Parent

"Chlo, are you sure I look okay?" Beca asked Chloe nervously, gesturing to her slick black suit she had on. Apparently when Chloe's dad comes back they go to this very expensive restaurant out in the city. Beca isn't surprised in the least about this information, Chloe's used to living this lavish life, but Beca is far from it. Chloe nodded while rolling her eyes playfully at Beca. "Baby, if you didn't look good then what makes you think I would let you out of your house? Especially because you're meeting my dad tonight." Beca sighed heavily but nodded in apology, "I know babe, but that's exactly why I'm so fucking nervous right now. I mean, first impressions are everything, what if-" Chloe chuckled at Beca's non stop rambling and stopped Beca before they made it hand in hand to her family's favorite restaurant. "Beca, I promise you even if my dad hated your guts I would still find a way to be with you. Now having said that, if you be good tonight then I will also promise you the best fuck of your life." Chloe said with a teasing smile at a flustered Beca. Beca licked her lips nervously once more but nodded nonetheless. "Honestly? That will get me through this whole evening, thanks Red." Chloe smiled at Beca brightly and shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, "Honestly? It would be my pleasure." They both laughed at Chloe's joke and headed into the restaurant hand in hand. Beca couldn't help but feel in awe with how beautiful this restaurant looked. It was honestly nicer than her own house. Chloe smiled as people recognized her and began to say hello to her. Chloe took a glance at Beca and giggled quietly at her expression. "I know it looks a bit lavish, but daddy always did have an expensive taste."

Beca nodded with her mouth still agape, looking at the huge chandelier above them. "No kidding, you guys literally eat delicious food while tiny diamonds hang over your heads." Chloe laughed, "I guess you could say that, oh look there they are!" Chloe let out a squeal as she waved hello to her parents excitedly. Beca let out a low groan as Chloe dragged Beca over to the table her parents were sitting at. Beca eye'd Chloe's dad nervously, while Chloe's dad did the same but suspiciously. He immediately got up from his seat and squished Chloe into a tight hug. "My June bug, I missed you!" Chloe's dad all but sobbed out. Beca's eyebrows shot up in surprise, this man looks like he could kill a thousand men but he's actually a sweetheart. Chloe almost sobbed too but they both discreetly wiped their eyes after they were done hugging. "Daddy, I want you to meet someone. This is Beca Mitchell, my short wonderful girlfriend." Beca was about to protest but let it die down in her throat as the large man turned to face her with an impassive expression on his face. Beca wanted to gulp, but she cleared her throat instead. "H-Hi, nice to finally meet you sir." Beca put her hand up to shake his hand, but Chloe's dad looked at her weirdly. "In this family miss Mitchell, we hug." Beca frowned in confusion as he gently swatted her hand away and pulled Beca into a tight hug as he did with Chloe. Beca groaned in pain as Chloe's mom chuckled behind them. "Frank please, you're gonna kill the poor girl. Now, let her go so we can enjoy a nice lunch together as a family." Frank chuckled and let Beca go with a smile. "Sorry about that Beca, I guess I don't know my own strength sometimes. Please sit, I want to know all about my little girl's true love." Now it was Chloe's turn to blush. "Daddy!" Frank laughed as they all finally sat down. "So Beca, from what my little June bug has told me, you are quite the catch." Beca blushed as Chloe grabbed her hand from under the table and squeezed it gently. Beca smiled at her slightly and then turned her attention back to Frank. "I would beg to differ sir, but if Chloe thinks so then I guess it's sort of true." They all laughed and ordered lunch. Beca doesn't know why she was so nervous, she's honestly having a really good time with Chloe's parents. Chloe's dad, Frank is the most sweetest person she's ever met. Apparently some of the horror stories about Chloe's exes were in fact true. Mr. Beale joked how Beca was the only good looking one out of the bunch, which made Chloe roll her eyes with a smile. Beca even surprised herself with how comfortable she was with Chloe' parents. Beca felt relived at how well Chloe's dad took to her. They joked with each other like they were old high school pals. "So Beca, Chloe told me you finished high school early. Might I ask what you do you do in your spare time? Hopefully, it's not spoiling my little girl more than I've already had." They laughed while Chloe stuck her tongue out at her dad. "Well, as cliche as this sounds I'm actually in a band. We do pretty well downtown, we get some gigs from time to time." Chloe's dad perked up at this information. "You're in a band?! I was in a band, funny story actually, that's how I met Chloe's mother." Frank said with a sweet smile on his face, while grabbing Mrs. Beale's hand and giving it a quick peck. "Ugh dad please, I'm sure Beca doesn't want to hear how you guys practically made me in the bathroom." Beca choked on one of her french fries at that piece of information. Chloe's parents chuckled as Frank took the lead to tell the story. "Well long story short Beca, we fell in love and had our little pumpkin Chloe here." Chloe smiled and nodded, "So dad, are you back for good now?" Chloe asked her father curiously. Chloe's dad smile dropped instantly. "Well about that Chlo bear, I actually have to go back to Russia at the end of this month." Chloe stopped smiling all together as well. "What? Dad, you said this was the last trip you had to do!" Chloe said with sudden anger. Chloe's mom frowned at the news too, but she had to calm her daughter down first. "Chloe please, keep your voice down. I'm sure your father has a good reason." Chloe shook her head and stood up abruptly. "You promised me daddy! You promised me and I thought you were telling the truth this time." Chloe said with a sob as she ran out of the restaurant quickly. Apparently everyone else was in shock just as Beca was. Beca quickly got up to chase after Chloe. "Um Mr. Beale it was nice to meet you and all but-" Frank shook his head with a shameful sigh, "It's okay Beca, please just tell her I'm sorry okay?" Beca nodded quickly as she ran after Chloe's retreating form. Chloe was halfway to Beca's parked car when Beca ran up behind her. "Chloe wait! Chloe stop!" Chloe turned around with mascara running down her face. "No! No! You don't understand Beca! He's been gone for years on end and then he tells my mom and I that we are finally going to be a family again. Do you even know what that feels like? How long I've waited for him and my mom? Before I even met you I felt so alone. Like no matter how well I did in school or how popular I was, it never made a difference to them. All they see are numbers and ratings for their jobs. But tell me Beca, do they see me? I mean like, do they really see me?" Chloe all but yelled out but it was choked out by sobs. Beca shook her head and pulled a sobbing Chloe into her embrace. "Baby of course they see you, how couldn't they? Jesus, even if I was blind I could still feel the love and adoration they have for you. Chloe I know I don't know much about you and your parent's relationship, but I know they love you. They would do anything for you." Chloe shook her head on Beca's shoulder and held Beca tightly against her. "Then why won't they just come home?" Beca sighed out and picked Chloe's head off her shoulder, to look into those bright blue eyes that she's come to cherish. "Look at me, they love you. I love you...more than anything in this world. Sometimes parents can just be real assholes, but that doesn't mean that they don't love you. I'm sure once they see how much them being gone has finally affected you, they'll come to their senses and come home for good. But just know that I'll always be here for you, you won't be alone ever again. I'm gonna be here with you for as long as you want me to be. I'm gonna fight for you Chloe, because I don't want to feel alone anymore either. I might be dying but my hope isn't and that's because of you...at some point I think it was always because of you." Beca said with tears in her eyes but holding Chloe's face in her hands with such care, as if Chloe's face was mere glass. Chloe couldn't say anything at the moment due to her quiet sobs, she just wanted to feel Beca's lips against hers. Chloe lunged forward and smashed their lips together passionately. After a few seconds Chloe finally pulled back with her eyes closed and rested her forehead against Beca's gently. "Please don't leave me..." Chloe whispered quietly against Beca's swollen lips. Beca let out a shaky sigh as she answered Chloe. "I won't..."

Author's note: hey sorry this is short but I wanted you guys to know Chloe's turmoil with her family. I know it's been a couple of days but here ya go. As always treat people with kindness. 🌈🤠🤚🏽