It was 3 hours later when a nurse came and informed them that Beca was in her room. She would show them where her room was but only 2 visitors were allowed at a time. The rest could stay in the waiting room located on that floor.

All the girls followed the nurse. When they got to Beca's room Stacie took Chloe's hand and led her in. They both stopped just inside the door taking everything in. Beca was hooked up to various machines and had an IV in her left arm. She looked pale but otherwise not bad for someone who had been shot not 5 hours before.

"Hey, munchkin!" Stacie said leading Chloe further into the room.

"Stacie, just because you're an amazon doesn't mean you can call me a munchkin!" Beca said.

Stacie laughed. "I see getting shot didn't diminish your badassness, Beca Mitchell."

"Badassness? I like it! But you know what they sing "shoot me down, I won't fall, I am Titanium!" Beca said with a chuckle. "Except I think I did fall. Hey, Chloe right? Thanks for catching me so I didn't hit my head. Somehow a concussion doesn't sound as badass as getting shot. Am I right?"

Chloe just stood there with her mouth slightly agape. Who is this girl, I mean woman? She gets shot and she's making jokes like it was nothing.

"Um, yeah, I'm Chloe. I should be thanking you! You put yourself between me and Tom. Between me and a loaded gun. I can never repay you for saving my life!" Chloe said looking down as tears started falling again.

Beca looked at Stacie with a nervous smile. She was no good a comforting people and she really didn't know what to do when someone was crying. Stacie went over and rubbed Chloe's back to comfort her. Chloe sniffed a bit and finally seemed to get her tears under control. She looked at Beca and Beca gave her a genuine smile and patted the bed, silently asking Chloe to come sit by her. Chloe looked at Stacie, and Stacie nodded and told her to go ahead. Chloe sat gingerly on the very edge of the bed and looked at Beca.

"Come on, Red. I won't bite. Not until at least the second date anyway," Beca said with a wink.

Chloe laughed and smiled for the first time in what seemed like forever. She moved closer to Beca and was sitting hip to hip with the younger woman. Beca took Chloe's hand and said "I know I didn't make a great first impression, but what do you say once I get out of here, we give this date another shot?"

Chloe smiled and said "Are you kidding me? Nobody has ever ever impressed me like you did tonight. So, I'm looking forward to our second date and so many more after that."

"Second date? We didn't really have a first date." Beca said with a small laugh.

"We are still on our first date silly. You've haven't given me a proper good night kiss so the date isn't over yet," Chloe said with a cheeky grin.

She leaned over and kissed Beca. It was little more than a quick kiss and she kept it around PG-13.

"Wow" said both Beca and Chloe.

"Our first date is now officially over." said Chloe with her megawatt Beale smile in place.

"You were so right! There will definitely be a second date and many more. When do you think we should announce that we are girlfriends, the fourth or fifth date?" Beca said with a grin.

"It doesn't matter because I am totally going to marry you some day, Beca Mitchell. And you can quote me on that!" Chloe said with a grin of her own.

Stacie stood by the door, chuckling at the scene that is playing out in front of her. "When that day comes, Chlo, you're going to have to find another maid of honor, because I'll be Beca's."

All three girls laughed. Stacie left to tell the other girls her cousin was fine. Chloe sat by Beca's bedside holding her hand every day until Beca was discharged from the hospital. Needless to say their second date wasn't quite as eventful as the first.