to stay or not to stay?
"Beca!" Erin ran and jumped up, holtz and patty winced expecting both girls to fall to the ground but surprisingly the tiny brunette caught the taller woman.
"Erin! Still tall as fuck" beca grunted softly setting the woman down.
"Still short as ever" beca punched Erin's arm and holtz raised a brow watching the two closely, she had no idea who this tiny pip squeak was but obviously Erin was comfortable with her, maybe too comfortable. "I can't believe your really here! Last time I saw you, well you didn't grow but its still been awhile."
"Always with the short jokes eh?" Beca's face sobered and she carefully studied Erin's face, she had dark bags and despite her easy going smile beca could tell something was up with the older girl. "Actually Er I have good and bad news, which would you like first?"
"Hmm good then bad," Erin was still grinning thinking that beca's news couldn't be that bad, boy was she wrong.
"Well, Aubrey's finally pregnant third times a charm." Erin's grin grew wider and she threw her arms around the shorter girls shoulders.
"That's amazing becs!"
"Okay here's the bad news, actually you should probably sit down.." Beca lightly pushed Erin into a spinning chair behind patty's desk. "So um, Stacie is sick...like really sick...like um cancer sick.." Beca's voice choked up slightly and she looked up to the ceiling blinking back tears, "Erin I want you to come home.." Holtz was trying hard not to ease drop but her head shot up at hearing "come home", holtz stared at erin trying to read her emotions but her face was blank,
" you can't just take Erin away, she has a family here! She's actually loved here." Holtz had heard stories of Erin's parents and the long tortuous years of therapy, she glared at the short alt girl.
"Really? That's funny because Erin has been locked in her apartment for nearly a month and only Yates and tolan have actually checked on her, from what I can tell you're the reason she's locked in her apartment," beca took three steps closer than the blonde noting she was only a few inches shorter than her. "You see, Erin's family consists of me, both of my sisters, my wife, my child, Yates and tolan. I've listened to Erin cry every night over you and that's not what family does." Beca walked towards Erin gripping her arm lightly, pulling her towards the front door, "oh and get your head out of your ass it not a hat."
Patty and Abby's jaws hit the floor, who knew pipsqueak had that much sass in her, well Abby did but she never thought the brunette would go that far, then again holtz kind of deserved it.
Erin and beca arrived at beca's hotel room, Erin had spoken but a few words to the cab driver. She quietly sat on the edge of the queen sized bed watching as beca leaned against the door.
"I'm sorry about what I said to Blondie."
"Holtzmann"
"Right...holtzmann, I shouldn't have said all of that but..I Dont regret it."
"I'm glad you did, most of that was true anyways, thank you becs.." Erin pulled the younger girl into a hug.
"Aubrey should be home soon, you guys van fawn over whatever girly shit you do when we visit."
"Its called shopping becs and somebody has to do it since it won't be you." Erin was glad for the change in atmosphere, she just wanted to relax in beca's company she had missed the shorter girl, but she couldn't stop thinking about Stacie, Stacie had been with her through everything and she needed Erin, 'that's it' Erin thought, 'I'm going home'