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Beca was rather concerned when, shortly after becoming roommates, she walked in on Chloe curled in the fetal position on the ground, crying from pain.
Quickly as she could, she helped the ginger off the ground and onto the bed, but she wasn't sure what exactly was wrong.
"What's wrong?" she asked, getting only a whimper in response. "Do you need a hospital?" she asked. To this, Chloe shook her head. Beca swallowed thickly. "How do I help?"
"Heating pad"
"Oh, right, okay" Beca nodded, going to grab her heating pad. She came back, plugged it in, turned it on, and helped position it over Chloe's abdomen. Chloe quickly took the remote and turned the heat up a couple of notches, then relaxed slightly. "You wanna explain what's wrong?"
"Cramps"
"Well, yes, I gathered that" Beca replied. "I didn't realize you got them so bad, though"
"I have..." Chloe swallowed thickly, grimacing as another sharp pain radiated through her stomach, feeling as though it was tearing her in two. "I have endometriosis"
"Oh, shit" Beca said sympathetically. She sat down next to the bed, reaching up a hand for Chloe to squeeze as she dealt with the spikes of pain. "I've heard about that, I think. It didn't sound fun"
"It's not"
"I had no idea you dealt with this, Chlo" Beca breathed. Chloe shrugged. The heat was helping muffle the pain, giving way to exhaustion. "Is there anything else I can do to help?"
"Stay with me?" the ginger asked. She sounded so tired. Beca nodded.
"Of course"