Title: You Put Your Arms Around Me And I'm Home
Author: violentsweetperfect
Rated: M for #maturity
Pairing: Beca M & Chloe B
Summary: Beca Mitchell reflects on her relationship with one Miss Chloe Beale.
Warning: Contains smut-ish.
Chapter One
According to the myth, the gods tie an invisible red string around the little finger of people who are destined to be soul mates and will one day marry each other. It can get twisted and knotted.. but it will never be broken.
Twenty-eight year old Beca Mitchell sat in front of her mixing boards as two girls record songs acoustically in the production room. As they had finished their set and had left the studio, Beca reflected on the last song they had sung. They sang something that reminded the brunette about something her mother had taught her when she was younger.
As her parents were in a middle of divorce, her mother could tell that even at such a young age this was a burden for Beca. Mrs. Mitchell came home to Beca, tossing and turning in bed with her eyes closed. "What's the matter, sweetheart?" The older woman said as she sat down on the edge of the young girl's bed. "I can't sleep," the girl admitted, she held a medium-sized monkey in her arms. "I kept thinking that if you and dad lost your love, I won't be able to find mine." "Of course you will, sweetie." The mom smiled, "and you will find your soulmate and he or she will love you with all his or her heart and you will love him or her with all of yours." "How do you know that?" "Because the gods tie a red string of fate," she scrunched up her face as she explained this myth to her daughter than she wholeheartedly believed in, "around the fingers of two people who are destined to be soulmates and one day they marry each other." "What about you and dad?" Beca asked. "Well, I guess we're not soulmates." the older woman sighed, smiling at the young girl. "But I am confident I will find someone else who is." Beca thought really hard about what to say, her mother looked at her with concern, then she finally spoke again, "Does this mean I am going to marry a ginger?" Her mother laughed, "if you were meant to be with a redhead, sure, you'll marry whoever you want. Just follow your heart, you'll still be my baby girl no matter who you love." "Her," Beca said, "I'm gonna be with a girl." "As long as you're happy, sweetie." Her mom tucked her in, kissed her forehead and left the room.
Beca closed her eyes and smiled; she didn't realize she could reach back to memories from that long ago. She shook her head and tried to concentrate on finishing her work for the night.
She turned off the equipment and grabbed her jacket from the coat hanger. As she put it on, she noticed a string of red hair loose on the shoulder of her jacket. She picked it up and held it in front of her and looked at it longingly, before throwing it away.
Beca opened the front door of her home and was greeted instantly by a small girl, brunette with deep, and quite tired, blue eyes. "Mommy!" The little girl exclaimed, throwing her arms up in the air and expected the older woman to take her into her arms, which she did obediently.
"What are you doing up so late?" Beca said after giving her daughter a tight squeeze and a kiss on the cheeks, "I miss you so much." She said, still carrying the young girl in her arms.
Chloe stood in front of them, smiling as she watched the brunette interact so affectionately with the young girl. "She's been having nightmares," the redhead said softly, approaching the two. "I figured since you're more experienced with monsters, I'd let you take care of that."
"Me? You're the one that allows her to watch movies," Beca said.
"Mommy," the girl said, yawning, then rested her head on Beca's shoulder and she pouted. "I'm scared there are monsters under my bed."
"Don't worry," Beca said reassuringly, "There are no monsters under your bed. Grandma's back in Atlanta." Chloe shot her a disapproving look, "I'm kidding, babe." she added.
She looked at the girl in her arms, "Did you wanna sleep in our bed?" The girl's eyes were half-closed as she nodded. "Can you please go upstairs and get ready for bed? I'll be up as soon as I can." The young girl nodded again, and Beca place her down gently.
"No cuddletime for mommy," Beca whispered to the redhead. The two women watched as the young girl walked slowly toward the stairs. The tall redhead smiled at Beca who smiled back and moved closer, putting her hands on Chloe's waist. She then pulled her closer into a kiss. "I love you," Beca said, the taller girl rested her forehead against hers before repeating the words back.
Beca kissed her again before saying, "I gotta go take care of my little princess."
Chloe nodded understandingly. But as Beca walked toward the stairs, Chloe followed her. As the brunette took the first step, Chloe grabbed her by her arms- her eyes looked longingly at her, the same look she had given Beca the night of their "Aca-Initiation." The first time Beca had gotten a close look at those vibrant blue eyes and had fallen in love with the wide-eyed, albeit slightly intoxicated, girl who was the first to ever opened Beca's world to friendship and love.
"You are amazing," Chloe said, pulling the girl closer to her almost the same way she had pulled Beca in that night. "I just wanted to say that," and pulled her into a kiss, like the one that should have happened that night.
Chloe walked into her bedroom to see Beca in the middle of their bed, holding the young girl who was curled up and had a stuffed monkey sandwiched between them. "I love you," Beca whispered to the girl.
"I love you more," the young girl said.
"I love you most," Beca said before finally laying her head down. Beca pulled the girl closer to her before she started singing Titanium softly to the young girl, who didn't take long to fall asleep.