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“Hey,” Chloe said softly, brushing the hair from her face as Beca pulled herself from sleep. 

“Time is it?” Beca mumbled, grimacing as the pain in her head made itself known.

“Almost lunchtime,” Chloe said. 

The bruise on the side of her face was considerably worse now, and it made Chloe wince just to look at it. 

Beca slowly sat up in bed, her head swimming every time she moved. 

“Can I get you anything?” Chloe asked, wishing she knew how to help.

“No,” Beca said. “Yes. I need to pee, can you help me up?”

“Of course.” 

Chloe helped Beca off the bed before she unsteadily made her way to the bathroom. 

The fear and panic that had been radiating off Beca the night before seemed to be gone, which Chloe took as a good sign, but she wasn’t sure what had replaced it. 

When Beca returned she was still unsteady on her feet, which Chloe knew was the result of the concussion, but it still didn’t make her feel any less worried. While Beca had slept the night before, Chloe had been studying the pamphlet they’d given them at the hospital, and now her mind was running through the list of things to look out for, terrified that Beca wasn’t physically out of the woods yet.

“Are you okay?” Beca asked, her hands braced on their bed frame in an effort to keep herself upright.

“Yeah,” Chloe said, quickly. “Are you?”

Beca shrugged. “It all feels a bit… unreal.”

“Yeah,” Chloe said again. “It does.”

“You look tired,” Beca said. “Did you sleep at all?”

“I got a few hours,” Chloe lied. “I’m okay, Bec. I’m more worried about you.”

“I’d tell you not to, but I don’t think you’d listen,” Beca said, the smallest hint of a smile on her face.

“And you’d be correct,” Chloe replied. “Do you think you’d be up to eating lunch if I made some?”

The thought made Beca feel sick, but she knew refusing would only cause Chloe to worry more.

“I can try,” Beca said. 

Chloe took her hand, and the pair made their way slowly down the stairs.

The rest of the day passed by in a blur.

A police officer had come over to take a statement, Beca was on and off the phone with Theo, the press kept turning up and trying to trick them into letting them through the gates, and Beca managed to get an emergency video call with her therapist. 

It was an exhausting day, and Beca was dozing on the sofa by 8 pm. 

Chloe got her upstairs and back to bed, and she was fast asleep before Chloe had even changed.

She was relieved that Beca hadn’t needed coaxing to sleep, and she was looking forward to getting some rest herself.

Except when she finally climbed into bed, sleep wouldn’t come.

It was too quiet, and every creak of the house sent her heart racing. 

Beca’s security team had left now - they were really only intended for when Beca had shows or meet-and-greets - and the only thing keeping any intruders out was their high gate and burglar alarm. 

Despite what she’d told Beca the night before, Chloe couldn’t shift the idea that someone might try and repeat what that man and done to her. 

Anytime she’d opened her phone during the day, she’d found herself seeing that clip of Beca being attacked.

Whether she looked on a news site, Instagram, or TikTok, it seemed like it was everywhere.

And she knew she shouldn’t, but she couldn’t help but read the comments. For every five comments condemning the attacker, or wishing Beca a speedy recovery, there was one troll account who thought it was funny. Who thought Beca deserved it. Who would love to do it themselves.

It was all Chloe could think about.

What if they came for her?

What if they attacked her again next time she was out of the house?

What if she lost her?

Those thoughts kept her up for hours, long after the sun had risen again, and she braced herself for another busy day running on no sleep.

She snuck out of bed at 8 am and brewed the strongest pot of coffee she could.

She almost jumped out of her skin when she felt a hand on her back 20 minutes later.

“Sorry,” Beca said, taking a seat beside her at the kitchen table. “I didn’t mean to scare you.”

Chloe shook her head and willed her heart to slow down. “What are you doing up?”

“I woke up and you weren’t there,” Beca said, hating how pathetic she sounded.

“I’m sorry, Bec,” Chloe said, giving Beca a quick kiss. “I woke up early and couldn’t get back to sleep.”

“It’s okay,” Beca said, waving her off. 

“How are you feeling?”

“A little better,” Beca said. “My head is still killing me, but the anxiety is better.”

“That’s good,” Chloe said. “Can I get you anything?”

“I won’t say no to a coffee.”

“Not that,” Chloe said, rolling her eyes and smiling as Beca groaned dramatically. “30 seconds ago you said your anxiety was better, I’m not filling you with coffee now.”

“You’re so cruel.”

“I can make you a tea?”

Beca sighed. “That’ll have to do.”

Chloe stood up to grab her a mug, but her head started swimming as soon as she did, black spots peppering her vision.

“Chlo’?”

“I’m fine,” Chloe said, her hand gripping the counter as she waited for it to pass. “I just stood up too quick.”

“Baby, you look like you’re about to pass out,” Beca said, taking her arm and guiding her back to the kitchen table. “Sit down.”

“Sorry,” Chloe said, feeling embarrassed as her vision began to clear.

“Why on Earth are you sorry?”

“I’m supposed to be taking care of you,” she said. 

“Don’t be silly,” Beca said. “We’re married, we take care of each other.”

Chloe gave her a weak smile.

“You don’t look well,” Beca said, biting down on her bottom lip. She pressed the back of her hand against Chloe’s forehead. “You’re pale.”

“I’m fine,” Chloe said, again.

Beca let out a huff. “Please don’t lie to me,” she said. “I know I got hurt, I know I freaked out and I probably scared you half to death, but please don’t lie and tell me that you’re okay.”

Chloe sighed and took hold of Beca’s hand. “I’m sorry,” she said. “I haven’t been sleeping, and I think it’s catching up to me.”

“How come?”

“I’ve been scared,” she said. “Scared that you’re more hurt than we realise. Scared that I missed something, and I’m going to wake up and you’ll be…” Chloe shook her head. “I’m scared he’ll come back. I’m scared that this will happen again.”

“Baby, why didn’t you say anything?”

“Because me freaking out won’t help you,” Chloe said. “Because if I’m this afraid, I can’t imagine how scared you must be, and you need me to be strong.”

Beca shook her head and then regretted it, wincing as her headache pulsed. “I need you to be here,” she said, once the pain subsided. “I need you to be okay, and you won’t be okay for long if you keep this up. I don’t want you to hide how you’re feeling because you think I can’t take it.”

“I’m sorry,” Chloe said. 

“Don’t be sorry,” Beca said. “If this were the other way around I’d… I’d be a mess. 

Chloe sniffed and squeezed Beca’s hand tighter as tears began slipping down her cheeks. “I hate that this happened.”

“Me too,” Beca said. “Speaking with Collette helped. Maybe… Maybe you could speak to someone too?”

“A therapist?”

Beca shrugged. “Why not? You were looking into it before, weren’t you?” 

“I guess,” Chloe said. “Okay. I’ll think about it.”

Beca grinned and pressed a kiss against Chloe’s knuckles. “Let’s go lie down, you need to sleep.”

Chloe didn’t argue, and the pair returned to their bedroom.

“It’s my turn to keep you safe now,” Beca said, kissing Chloe on the head as they settled down into bed. 

“I love you,” Chloe said, finally feeling herself relax as Beca cuddled into her side.

Came Back Wrong (Pet Sematary)

Comedy Horror (Tucker And Dave vs Evil, Idiocracy, Ghostbusters, Zombieland)

Creature Feature (Zombieland, The Thing, Alien, Jennifer's Body, Let The Right One In, Pet Sematary)

Cursed Places (The Blair Witch Project, The Cabin In The Woods, The Shining, Fear Itself [BTVS], Casper)

Curses/Superstitions (The Blair Witch Project, Ready Or Not, Practical Magic, Hocus Pocus)

Demons (The Nun, The Exorcist, The Pope's Exorcist, Jennifer's Body, Fear Itself [BTVS])

Dystopian Horror (Idiocracy)

Exorcism (The Nun, The Exorcist, The Pope's Exorcist)

Final Girl (Would You Rather, Prom Night, X, Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Found Footage (The Blair Witch Project)

Ghosts (The Sixth Sense, The Shining, Casper)

Ghost Hunting (Ghostbusters, Casper)

Gothic Horror (The Nun)

Possession (The Nun, The Exorcist, The Pope's Exorcist, Jennifer's Body)

Post-Apocalypse (Idiocracy, Zombieland)

Psychic Powers (The Shining, Pusher [X Files], Hocus Pocus)

Psychological Horror (Would You Rather, Hangman, The Blair Witch Project)

Rituals (The Nun, The Exorcist, The Priest's Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, Halloween, The Cabin In The Woods, Ready Or Not, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hocus Pocus)

Sci-Fi Horror (Alien, The Cabin in The Woods, Pusher [X Files])

Shyamalan Style Twist (The Sixth Sense, The Cabin In The Woods, The Shining)

Slasher Horror (Tucker And Dave vs Evil, Would You Rather, Halloween, Jennifer's Body, Ready Or Not, X, Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Stalking Serial Killer (Hangman, Halloween, Prom Night, X, Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Thriller (Would You Rather, Hangman)

Unfinished Business (The Sixth Sense, Ghostbusters, Casper)

Waking Nightmare (Fear Itself [BTVS])