A/N: Do you guys know how frustrating it is to have your laptop die on the second day of a safari trip in Africa where there are no possible places to either get it fixed or replaced? Well, it sucks. Don't think I've given up on my other story (it's almost finished- just have to translate handwritten to typing) and I will hopefully update that one after work.

However, this one just sprung to me and I couldn't resist! Hope you enjoy!

Chloe leaned against her car as she switched her attention between her cell phone and the school entrance. She was half-heartedly trying to return work emails, however, the second the school bell rang, Chloe's full attention remained on the front door of the elementary school.

"Mama!"

Chloe's smile grew as she saw her daughter race out of the school.

Lucy threw herself into Chloe's awaiting arms and the redhead cuddled her close.

"Hi, sweet girl! How was your day?"

Chloe put her down before grabbing her backpack and loading it into the car. She listened intently as she helped Lucy into her booster seat.

"…It was good! We got to play with the second graders!"

"Really? Wow, that must have been fun!"

Lucy grinned and nodded excitedly before telling Chloe about the rest of her day. They pulled up in a parking lot outside of a soccer field and Chloe helped Lucy out before taking her hand and leading her over to a field where the ten-year-old girls' team was warming up.

A brunette girl smiled and gave them a small wave when she saw them before continuing to practice.

Chloe smiled as she watched both her girls- Lucy cheering louder than anyone else and Peyton playing her hardest during the game. Her life was perfect… Well, almost perfect. She and Beca had been together since graduation and their life together had been wonderful starting out, but somewhere along the line, between work and kids, they had lost their way.

They had gotten married a year out of college, shortly after Beca had gotten a job producing Emily's album and Chloe had started her teaching degree. When Chloe finished her degree and landed a job, they bought their first house and decided to start a family. Because Beca was becoming more and more successful, they had agreed that Chloe would carry the baby and set out to find a sperm donor.

Unfortunately, it was harder than they thought and after four rounds of IVF, they realized it was too expensive to continue trying with Chloe so they switched to Beca instead. Beca conceived on the first try and they welcomed a beautiful little girl nine months later- Peyton Aubrey Beale-Mitchell.

When Peyton was four and Beca and Chloe both had stable careers- Beca as a successful music producer and Chloe as an elementary school teacher- they decided to try again. It was a hard conception and an even harder pregnancy, but eventually Chloe gave birth to their second little girl- Lucy Elizabeth Beale-Mitchell. Their life seemed perfect.

Chloe snapped out of her thoughts when she felt a tug on her dress and looked down to see her six year old wrapping her arms around her waist. Chloe picked up the little girl and gave her a kiss. Even with all of the struggles they had gone through, it was worth it.

Peyton ran over to Chloe and Lucy once the game was finished and Chloe placed Lucy down to hug her eldest daughter.

"Hi, baby! You played so well! I am so proud of you!"

Peyton frowned. "We lost."

"Maybe, but you tried your hardest." Chloe smiled and cupped the side of Peyton's face. "What do you say we go get some ice cream?" She looked between her girls and smirked. "You can't tell mommy though."

Lucy nodded excitedly and Peyton smirked. Chloe picked up Peyton's sports bag and they made their way to the car with Lucy excitedly retelling her day to her older sister.

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Beca unlocked the front door and dumped her bag and keys on the stand in the foyer.

"I'm home!"

When she didn't get a response, Beca walked through the house and smiled when she saw her family in the kitchen. Chloe was standing over the stove cooking while watching Lucy practice her ballet moves, and Peyton was seated at the counter working on her homework.

"Hey, weirdos."

"Mommy!"

Lucy raced over to Beca and jumped into her awaiting arms. Beca gave her a kiss and hugged her tight.

"Hey, sweetheart. How was school?"

"Really good! We did pictures and counting, and then Mama and I watched Peyton play, and then we got ice cream!"

Lucy quickly covered her mouth when she realized her mistake. She looked between her moms and shrunk sheepishly in Beca's arms.

"Whoops."

Beca smiled and squeezed Lucy before putting her down. "Oh, she did, did she?"

Chloe shot Beca a guilty look and Beca couldn't help but smirk. It didn't surprise her that Chloe gave into the girls.

Beca came up behind Peyton and wrapped her arms around her.

"Hey, babe, how was your game?"

Peyton shrugged and sighed. "We lost."

Beca kissed the top of her head. "I'm sure you tried your hardest."

"She was amazing." Chloe grinned with pride and looked between Beca and Peyton. "She scored two goals."

"You did?" Beca squeezed Peyton lovingly. "I'm so proud of you!"

Peyton smiled and looked between her moms. Despite having lost, it felt good to know that they were proud of her.

"What about you, Lucy goosey? Did you have fun watching your sister play?"

Lucy grinned so widely it could blind a room. "I cheered the best!"

Both Beca and Chloe laughed, exchanging a knowing and loving glance. "You sure did, baby."

It was no secret to anyone how much Lucy adored Peyton. She would follow her around and copy everything she did every chance she had. And although she wouldn't admit it, it was clear how much Peyton loved Lucy too. There had been many nights when Beca and Chloe would check on the girls before going to bed only to realize that one of them had left their room and they were snuggled up together, often with a book that Peyton was reading to Lucy on top of the covers.

"All right, ladies. Time for dinner."

Chloe began dishing up the meals while Beca instructed the girls to go wash their hands. Once they had left the room, Beca went over and gave Chloe a kiss.

"How was your day?"

Beca sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Not terrible, but if I can't get this demo finished I'm sure they're going to drop the client. What sucks is she's really talented, she just doesn't have the confidence."

"You'll figure it out. You always do."

Beca kissed Chloe's cheek before walking out of the room to check on the girls.

Chloe sighed and went back to dinner. She knew Beca was stressed with work, but would it really hurt to put some time into her family?

Once they were finished dinner and Lucy was in bed, Beca disappeared to her studio and Chloe began to clean up. After a few hours of cleaning and grading, Chloe headed to Peyton's room after noticing the time.

"All right, baby, time for bed."

Peyton looked up at Chloe and sighed tiredly. "I haven't finished my homework."

Chloe wrapped her arms around her daughter's shoulders and kissed the top of her head. "Uh huh, and it's almost ten. It's way past your bedtime. You need sleep."

"Ten more minutes?" Peyton looked up at Chloe and gave her the best puppy-dog eyes she could.

Chloe smirked and shook her head, but was secretly proud that her eldest daughter had taken after her rather than Beca when it came to schoolwork.

"Nope, go brush your teeth and change into your pajamas, and mommy and I will be back in a few minutes to say goodnight."

Peyton sighed but complied nonetheless, trudging into her joint bathroom to get ready for bed.

Meanwhile, Chloe headed to their home studio that Beca had insisted on building (and had recently been spending most of her time in) to find the brunette with her headphones on and mixing a track.

Chloe leaned against the doorframe for a while, watching her wife. She didn't understand how they could become so distant in such a short time. The girls were only young but somewhere along the way, Beca and Chloe had emerged themselves in their work and their girls, somehow forgetting about each other.

"Beca?"

When Beca didn't answer, Chloe went over and tapped her shoulder. Beca jumped in her seat before sighing with relief when she saw it was just Chloe.

"Peyton's getting ready for bed."

Beca nodded in understanding. "Okay, I'll be right there. Just let me save this."

When Beca walked into Peyton's bedroom ten minutes later, the little girl was cuddled up against Chloe with the redhead reading her a fairytale. Even though Peyton "claimed" to be too grown-up for bedtime stories, she couldn't resist classic fairytales.

Beca walked over to the bed and snuggled up on the other side of Peyton.

"It's late, love. You should be sleeping already."

Peyton looked between her moms through sleepy eyes. "Will you sing to me?"

Beca and Chloe exchanged a small smile- both Peyton and Lucy asked the same question every night.

"Of course, sweetheart. Just close your eyes."

Peyton did as she was told and Beca and Chloe went to their go-to song. They were too tired to think of anything else and it was the one song that got both Peyton and Lucy to sleep no matter what.

"I see the moon, the moon sees me

shining through the leaves of the old oak tree

Oh, let the light that shines on me

shine on the one I love.

Over the mountain, over the sea,

back where my heart is longing to be

Oh, let the light that shines on me

shine on the one I love.

I hear the lark, the lark hears me

singing from the leaves of the old oak tree

Oh, let the lark that sings to me

sing to the one I love,

Over the mountains, over the sea

back where my heart is longing to be

Oh, let the lark that sings to me

sing to the one I love."

Once they were sure that Peyton was asleep, both Beca and Chloe gave her a kiss goodnight before locking up the house and heading to their room.

It was quiet as they both got ready for bed. They didn't talk much anymore, not like they used to. Beca was consumed with her work and Chloe, no matter how hard she tried, couldn't break through Beca's priorities so she threw herself into the girls and her work.

"Can you pick Lucy up after school tomorrow?" Chloe asked, once they were both in bed. "I've got a meeting with a parent."

Beca sighed, mentally going over her schedule. "Yeah, sure. I'll rearrange my meeting. She doesn't have dance, right?"

When Chloe shook her head no, Beca continued. "What about Peyton?"

"She has training so she's car-pooling home with Jenna."

Beca nodded. "Okay."

The small DJ turned over and hit the light switch. Chloe stared at Beca's back for a few moments before speaking.

"I love you."

Beca sighed and turned to lie on her back yet didn't make eye-contact with her wife.

They were both staring at the ceiling- a common occurrence over the past few months. It was almost at the stage where it was strange that they were still sleeping in the same bed.

Beca turned her head and met Chloe's eyes.

"Love you too."

Beca's voice was barely a whisper, but it was still there and Chloe could accept that in the mean time.

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Beca awoke to a small knee digging into her ribs and light blonde hair brushing against her face. She opened her eyes to look directly into the deep blue ones already staring at her.

Lucy had her hands on Beca's cheeks and their noses pressed up against each other. She had her knees tucked under her with a big grin on her face.

"Good morning, mommy."

Lucy's voice was slightly louder than a whisper but it quieted even more when Chloe stirred beside them. She giggled as she put a finger to her lips to remind both Beca and herself to be quiet.

Beca grinned before wrapping the little girl up in her arms and pulling her close. She pulled back the covers and tucked Lucy underneath.

"Pancakes?"

Lucy giggled and looked over at Chloe to make sure she was still asleep before turning back to Beca. Chloe wasn't a fan of sugar-filled breakfasts unless it was a special occasion.

"Can I have chocolate chips?"

Lucy shot her mom a sheepish smile and Beca knew she could never refuse it, despite the wrath she would get from Chloe for loading their child up with sugar.

Beca smirked and nodded before scooping Lucy up and carrying her out of the room as quietly as possible. Beca swung Lucy around and piggy-backed her to the kitchen where she sat her down on a stool and began to pull out the ingredients.

By the time Lucy was halfway through her second pancake, Peyton emerged half-asleep.

"Good morning, sleeping beauty."

Beca smirked as she watched Peyton plop herself down on a stool next to her sister. It reminded her so much of how she used to be until the girls came along.

"What are you doing up so early?"

"Well with all of Lucy's singing…" Peyton stopped to glare at her sister. "I couldn't sleep."

Beca laughed through her apology. "Sorry, babe. Do you want some pancakes?"

Peyton looked up between what Beca was cooking and what was on Lucy's plate. "We get chocolate chips?"

"Just don't tell your mom."

""Don't tell your mom" what?""

All three looked up to see Chloe walk into the kitchen with a suspicious grin on her face and folded arms.

Beca shrunk a little and gave Chloe her most convincing, yet sheepish, look. "Uh… That I'm taking Lucy to the park later and you get to take Pey shopping! Surprise!"

Both Lucy and Peyton looked up between Beca and Chloe excitedly. "Really?!"

Chloe sighed and shot a look at Beca but nodded nonetheless. If it meant spending bonding time with one of her girls, Chloe was never going to say no nor get mad.

Chloe shot a smile at her eldest daughter and brushed a hand down her hand. "Yeah, babe. I was thinking we could get you some more clothes for school."

"Sweet!" Peyton jumped out of her seat and ran up the stairs. "I'll go get ready!"

Chloe walked over to Lucy and scooped her up in her arms. "What about you, Miss Lucy? You excited to go to the park with mom?"

"Heck, yeah!"

Lucy followed Peyton's lead and ran up the stairs to get ready.

"Please tell me you did not teach her that?"

Beca bit her lip sheepishly. "Can we blame it on Amy?"

Chloe couldn't help but smirk. She shot Beca one last smile before heading upstairs to get ready herself.

Peyton loved shopping, but even more, she loved spending time with Chloe. So it wasn't a surprise when she rushed Chloe out the door only a half an hour later. However, had it been a weekday, Chloe would be the one dragging her out of bed. She definitely had both of her mothers' traits.

Beca and Lucy had been at the park for less than ten minutes when her phone rang. Looking down to see who it was, Beca knew she had to take the call.

"Careful, baby. Stay where I can see you, okay? Mommy has to take a quick call."

Beca answered and consumed herself within the conversation, momentarily looking over at her youngest daughter.

"Watch me, mommy!"

Beca smiled at her daughter and waved but her attention remained focused on the call. Lucy slid down the slide and ran over the do it again.

She didn't see Lucy crumble to the ground suddenly after pausing for a second in the middle of the playground. She didn't see a little boy call out to his mom when he realized Lucy wasn't getting up. She didn't see when other parents started to make their way over to Lucy, their panic growing. She didn't see when a man approached her to tell her what would turn out to be the worst news of her life.

"Ma'am? Is that your daughter? I think she's hurt."

Beca whipped her head up to look at the man before looking over in the direction of the commotion. She couldn't see Lucy, but there was a group of parents and their kids crowding around in one area.

"I'll have to call you back."

Beca hung up her phone and started to walk over towards the group. She grew more and more anxious as she approached, and her walk soon turned into a run.

"Lucy?"

Lucy was lying unconscious in the middle of the group. Beca pushed her way through the group, her anxiety rising.

"Lucy?!"