Between Now And Forever 01

It's been almost 6 weeks since Beca has seen Aubrey and Chloe. She's still angry at her father for yanking her away from her new girlfriends. Of course they talked everyday and face timed but it wasn't the same. She had been spending more time at their apartment than her step-mother's house.

In between taking some shifts at the radio station, some DJ-ing shifts at the local clubs and working at the local diner. The brunette would take naps on the couch of the apartment during the day while staying up all night at the house. Her father had given up and told her to stay at the other girl's apartment. He had confiscated her equipment and he'd only give it back once the new year would start. Thank heavens she still had her laptop and Luke had some spare equipment

But right now that didn't matter. Aubrey and Chloe were coming home the next day and she was preparing the apartment for their arrival. She had spend a lot of time making a 'Welcome Home' banner and had hung it in the hallway so they could see it when they came in. In the meantime she already baked cookies to feed an army. The only thing left to do was cook dinner but that was for tomorrow.

Seeing that it's still pretty early Beca decides to work on some new playlists for the coming year with the Bellas. While working on those her mind keeps wandering to the day her going back to Atlanta had started. It was the day after their first date. She never thought a vacation could end so quickly.

*Flashback*

The girls are tangled in the sheets, Chloe is spooned by Aubrey while Beca is facing her holding on to both of them. They all have smiles plastered on their faces each enjoying the warmth the others provide. Beca is the first to wake up due to the annoying sound of her phone ringing. She manages to roll out of the bed but she falls on the ground which wakes her up instantly. With a loud grumble Beca gets up from the floor and walks over the where the sound is coming from. She finds her purse and takes out her phone, picking up without checking the caller ID.

*Phone Call*

Beca: "Mitchell…"

Jesse: "Hey Becs."

Beca: "What the hell do you want Swanson?"

Jesse: "I want to talk."

Beca: "I have nothing to say to you."

Jesse: "Then just listen."

Beca: "No Jesse this conversation is done."

Jesse: "Please give me a chance to explain, what you heard was not what you think."

Beca: "I'm not in Atlanta and even if I was that would be a hard no."

Jesse: "When are you coming back? I do care about you Becs, please give me a chance."

Beca: "No Jesse, you broke my trust. I don't want to see you or hear from you again."

Jesse: "Beca please g-"

Beca: "Bye Jesse."

*End Phone Call*

Beca lets out a heavy sighs and chucks her phone back into her purse. It takes her a moment to turn around. When she does she's met with the worried faces that belong to her girlfriends. But those looks gradually turn into ones filled with lust and love. The brunette's eyes travel down her own body and she tries to cover her naked body with her hands. The memories of last night come rushing back and Beca's face turns bright red when she remembers the sounds and feelings that accompany them don't help at all.

"S-s-sorry I w-woke you u-up." Chloe's head rolls to the right and she bites her bottom lip seductively. The redhead waves Beca over with a flashy smile. "When you look like that you can wake us up any day." Beca's eyes widen at Aubrey's words yet they kick start her and she slowly makes her way back to the bed. Climbing on it from the bottom making her way up to the girls in the most sensual way she can manage which still is the most awkward thing she has ever done. When she's close enough both Aubrey and Chloe lean forward and pull Beca into their arms. Aubrey is the first kiss to the brunette while Beca wraps her arms around her petite DJ's waist.

All three girls let out a loud grunt when another phone rings. "That's mine." Chloe says letting her head rest against Beca's shoulder. "Ignore it." Aubrey's breathing is heavy and uneven. "It's my mom's ringtone, it might be important." Beca rolls back onto her back while Chloe unbashfully leaves the bed giving the girls a nice view when she bends over to pick up her phone.

*Phone Call*

Chloe: "Morning mom."

Misses Beale: "Good afternoon sweetie, how was your date?"

Chloe: "Afternoon huh, anyway it went great."

Misses Beale: "Did you girls have-"

Chloe: "MOM! We're not discussing any of that."

Misses Beale: "That was not what I was suggesting… but did you?"

Chloe: "We might have-but that's not the point. Why are you calling?"

Misses Beale: "Oh yes that's right. There's a young boy at our door looking for Beca?"

Chloe: "What? Who is it?"

Misses Beale: "I forgot his name but he's tall, brown hair and a charming smile."

Chloe: "Was his name by any chance Jesse?"

Misses Beale: "Yes that's him, what do I tell him?"

Chloe: "Tell him to leave."

Misses Beale: "I have a feeling that won't be happening sweetie he's camped out in front of the front door."

Chloe: "What?" She turns to face her girlfriends who are already getting dressed. They hand Chloe her things as well.

Misses Beale: "I would send your father out but he got called into work."

Chloe: "No that's fine, we're on our way home. Make sure the backdoor is open."

Misses Beale: "Will you tell me why?"

Chloe: "We're sending Beca in from the back so she can avoid Jesse."

Misses Beale: "I'll keep an eye out."

Chloe: "Thank you mom, see you soon."

Misses Beale: "Sure thing sweetie, stay safe."

Chloe: "Always mom Bye."

Misses Beale: "Bye."

*End Phone Call*

Beca is pacing through the room while Aubrey is trying to stop her to no avail. "How the hell did he find me?" It's a rhetorical question yet Aubrey has the need to answer. "Maybe someone told him? One of the Bellas? We never told them what happened so it's possible." Beca sighs and takes a seat on the bed. "So what do we do?"

"My mom is leaving the backdoor open, before we reach the house we're going to drop you off at the stairs that can take you down to the beach. From there you can make it into the garden and into the house." Aubrey raises her brow at the two girls. "Ok I don't know when this turned into mission impossible but aren't we overreacting a bit?" She asks with a shrug. "I don't think it's a good idea but I don't want to see Jesse either."

Chloe kneels down in front of Beca and takes her hands. "It's alright to be nervous, but when push comes to shove we'll protect you… the both of us." Aubrey gets the hint and sits down next to the brunette. "We're not going anywhere Becs, you're ours and no one is taking you away. I'm… possessive." Beca chuckles at the admission. "I have noticed, and it's kind of hot." Chloe playfully hits the brunette with a laugh. "Don't worry about it princess, you're hot too." Beca takes a breath. "So, are we ready? Are we ready to face the demon?"

"Okay lets go over the plan one more time." Aubrey parks her car out of sight of the Beale house just in case. "Beca sneaks in from the back." Aubreys starts. "She changes into regular clothes." Chloe adds with a nod. "You'll arrive in a few minutes from your date from last night." Beca says carefully. "Yes and we'll deny that you're here at all." Beca takes a breath and gets out of the car. "You guys are the best, I promise I'll make it up to you."

"Don't worry about it Becs, now go before he sees you." Chloe says with sad wave. "Hey I'm only going into the house not moving across the country." Aubrey rolls her eyes. "Ok let's all take down the dramatics a notch. We'll be fine, together we'll pull through." Beca chuckles. "I'll see you guys inside." With a smile Beca runs off with her heels in her hands, down the stairs straight to the beach. She runs straight to the Beale house and runs through the garden to the backdoor.

Misses Beale is in the kitchen waiting for the girl. "So what's the plan?" The older woman asks the minute the brunette walks in. "The girls should arrive any moment. They're going to try and get rid of Jesse." Beca scratches the back of her neck. "I can't believe they're doing this for me. This is my problem and I should be the one taking care of it." Misses Beale smiles at the younger girl. "Don't worry about it honey. The girls love you and just like you would do for them they want to protect you."

Beca chuckles. "You're right about that misses Beale." DING DING "That must be the girls." The brunette's eyes widen. "Go get changed, I'll let them in." The redhead pushes the young girl out of the kitchen and up the stairs before opening the front door. She finds the girls standing on the other side glaring at Jesse.

The entire view is rather amusing. "Hi girls, how was your date?" Aubrey turns around to face Chloe's mother. "It was great misses Beale." The blonde tugs at Chloe's shoulder. "Come on Chlo lets not ruin our day because of him." The redhead stops glaring and starts making her way into the house. "I'm not leaving until I see Beca, I know she's here." Chloe stops dead in her tracks. "She's not here Jesse, you're wasting your time."Jesse snorts loudly the alcohol he had consumed before giving him strength. "Yeah right, like I'm going to believe that."

Aubrey had made her way up to change out of her dress and check on Beca. When she comes back down the sight before her unleashes quite the amount of anger. "Go away Jesse, you're not welcome here." Chloe tries to close the door but Jesse's blocking her with ease. "What are you going to do, you're a nobody Beale. I know she's in there… Beca we need to talk so please come out here." The blonde wants to run down the stairs and slap the hell out of the stupid Treble. But she gets beaten to it by Beca.

The brunette pulls Chloe back and opens the door before walking out pushing Jesse back. "Get the hell away Jesse. If you ever come near any of them I'll make sure you'll regret it." The boy laughs at the tiny brunette. "Oh come on Becs, we both know that what you heard was wrong. A joke." Beca narrows her eyes. "You played me Jesse. You made me believe that someone could care about me, you made me trust you and you threw all of it away to ruin the Bellas?"

Beca is fuming and there's no stopping her now. "You guys got lucky baby, we all know the Trebles are the best." Jesse takes a step forward and cups Beca's face who of course tries to pull back. We both know that I'm the only one who'll ever try to get to know the real you. The only one that'll love you, not even your own father cares about y-"

Jesse stumbles backwards. "Stay away from her." Beca looks to her left and sees Aubrey shooting daggers at Jesse while clutching her hand in pain. "Oh my god Aubrey are you ok?" The blonde nods not taking her eyes off of the Treble. Jesse gets up with smug grin. "Not a bad hit… for a girl, let's see how you take one." While mumbling his sentence the Treble shoots forward aiming for Aubrey. Beca sees it coming and pushes the blonde out of the way and receives the two hits in her place. Right in her ribs.

Beca is doubled over for a brief second but quickly gets up with a grunt when she see Jesse heading towards Aubrey. "Oh no you don't…" The brunette runs towards the boy and tackles him to the ground punching him right in the face. "If you ever come near any of us again I'll end you Swanson." Beca feels a hand on her shoulder so she looks up. Chloe is standing behind her with tears in her eyes. Without sparing Jesse another glance Beca gets up and wraps the redhead into a tight hug.

The hug doesn't last extremely long. Beca pushes Chloe towards the house and cocks her head to make Aubrey do the same thing. The brunette walks backwards behind them not taking her eyes off of Jesse. She stops at the door but doesn't enter. "How did you know I was here?" The question had been bugging her since the phone call. "I tracked your phone before I left. It wasn't hard to confirm, the Bellas weren't exactly quiet about the three of you coming here."

Beca rolls her eyes with a smile. "Of course… Now leave, I don't want to see you again. And go get some help with your alcohol problem. You smell from miles away." Without a second glance Beca steps into the house and closes the door behind her.

The brunette makes her way to the living room where the others had gathered. She takes a deep breath and lets out a long hiss of pain. She casts her eyes up to the ceiling knowing that there was no way neither of the Beale nor Aubrey had not heard her. "Beca?" Chloe's voice is soft and filled with worry. "I'm fine Chloe, it's just bruise." Beca can hear the annoyed sighs coming from both Aubrey and Chloe. "Before this gets awkward…" Misses Beale starts shuffling towards the kitchen. "…I'm going to start on lunch." Chloe rolls her eyes as she watches her mom walk out. "Let me help you misses B-"

"Sit-down." Beca knows that tone too well. Most of it was directed at her during each and every Bellas rehearsal. "Aubrey please it's not that b-" Once again she gets interrupted but by Chloe this time. "Becs stop pushing us away, I'm begging you don't do it." Aubrey takes the brunette's hand and leads her to the couch and sits her down. "I'm not – I never meant to – sorry, I'm working on it." Beca throws her head back blinking away the tears. Taking a deep breath – a mistake once again – she looks at the girls standing in front of her.

She makes a face as if she's trying to figure some internal struggle. Eventually she manages to stutter out her words. "Uhm I-I'm not f-feeling so great, m-mind helping m-me up?" Chloe's instincts kick in and she immediately makes the brunette lay down. "Chloe I just-" The redhead shushes her. "No you just rest, we'll take care of you." Beca rolls her eyes. "Chloe I just want some ice." Aubrey chuckles. "I'll get some for you." Chloe stops the blonde. "I'll get some for both of you… don't think I didn't see that look when you punched Jesse." Chloe leaves her two girlfriends in the room so she can grab the ice.

When she returns she finds them sitting up, Aubrey curled up in Beca's side. But the brunette's face is one of pain and discomfort. "Bree sit up, Beca is in pain and she won't tell you." The blonde shoots up from her spot accidently elbowing the brunette in her ribs. "Arrrgh." Beca wheezes briefly until her eyes roll back into their right place. "I'm ok." The girls had never heard such a high pitched sound coming from the brunette. "Maybe we should put some ice on those ribs."

Chloe makes Beca lay down again and pulls her shirt up. Aubrey gasps when she sees the large bruise coloring the brunette's ribs. "Aubrey can you get my mom? Like, now?" The blonde nods her head and runs to the kitchen to swiftly return with misses Beale right behind her. "Bug, what's wrong?" The older redhead looks down at Beca. "Oh dear, I'm afraid you might have broken ribs. We'll need to take you to the hospital to make sure." The brunette grunts. "Please no hospital."

Aubrey sighs and sits down next to the brunette. "Why don't you want to go." Beca looks positively embarrassed. "I uhm my dad-it's nothing." The brunette rubs her face in frustration. "My dad can't know about this, I'm begging you." Misses Beale shoots the girls a concerned look. "We don't have to tell him?" Chloe adds a bit unsure. Beca tries to sit up and manages to do so but not without a painful struggle. "He pays the bills Chlo, he'll find out. You don't know him."

Aubrey frowns she knows how a father can be, her own was no saint himself but when his kids are in trouble he would be there. No matter what the circumstance. "What if I paid for you?" Beca shakes her head vividly. "No, I'm not going." Chloe runs her hand through her hair with a huff. "Becs please… we'll figure something out but please let us take you to the hospital."

"The only reason why he 'takes care' of me is because the education is free. He hasn't spent any money on us freely since he left. He got so angry when he had to bail me out so please don't let him find out." Misses Beale quite literally growls. How can people treat their daughter like pure garbage… Beca and Aubrey need a family and thank god they have us because no matter what happens they'll always be welcome here. "I'm going to pull up the car. Beca honey, don't worry, I worked at the hospital and no one will find out about this." With a confident strut misses Beale disappears to grab her coat and keys.

Chloe is nervously pacing in the waiting area. They took Beca in over an hour ago and they made the girls wait outside. Misses Beale promised to let them know about any process but she hasn't been out yet. Chloe knows she should trust her mother but she needs to know if Beca's ok.

Aubrey is just as worried. "Chlo can you please sit down? You're making me dizzy." The redhead glares at her girlfriend. "How are you not worried? They should have been out by now." The blonde gets up from her seat and walks up to the redhead wrapping her in a tight hug. "Of course I'm worried about her. I would want nothing more than to go back there and look for her but your mom told us to wait here for her." Chloe hides her face in Aubrey's chest while softly crying. "Oh bug, she'll be fine. She's our strong little DJ."

"Girls?" Misses Beale calls out softly. "Mom?" Chloe spins around to look at her mother. "Where is she? Is she ok? Can we see her?" Misses Beale nods and waves the girls over and leads them through the door. "She'll be fine, she has 2 broken ribs and some minor internal bleeding but it has stopped." Aubrey gasps a bit too loud. "No please don't worry, she's fine. She's stronger than she looks. I'll take you too her but please be careful."

They reach Beca's room but before misses Beale lets them in she stops them. "There's something you should know… Beca's father is on his way. It turns out one of the doctors here knows the family and called him without consulting her. Whatever happens make sure you stay close to her." Aubrey and Chloe share a worried look. "What do you think will happen?" Aubrey asks. "I'm not sure but seeing her reaction at the house I'm not really positive." The girls look inside the room and see Beca staring at the ceiling. "Go be with your girl, I'll fill out the rest of the forms."

The girls don't have to be told twice they walk into the room and each take a side of the bed. "How are you feeling?" Beca shrugs. "I feel much better now… I'm sorry for being such a bitch before I shouldn't have snapped.." The scrunched up face Beca pulls makes girls laugh and the brunette joins them for a very short time. "My dad is on his way." Aubrey looks down at the floor while Chloe nods. "He's probably on the plane as we speak."

Chloe opens her mouth to speak but closes it when no words come out. "What do you think he'll do?" Aubrey knows that this is the question Chloe wanted to ask but was too scared to do. "I'm not sure." Beca pats the free space on either side of the bed and urges her girlfriends to join her. They don't hesitate and quickly join her on the bed.

A few hours later the three girls are awoken by Chloe's mother. "Hmmm mom? What's wrong?" Chloe rubs the sleep out of her eyes. "Doctor Mitchell is here to see his daughter." These words certainly wake the girls up. "Dad, you came." Beca slowly sits up slightly. "Rebecca, would you care to explain how this happened?" Aubrey and Chloe climb out of the bed to make the situation less awkward. "It's nothing big dad. Nothing to worry about." Ben Mitchell snorts. "You're here less than a week and you end up in the hospital with 2 broken ribs and internal bleeding. This is everything to be worried about."

Beca cowers away slightly. "Could I have some privacy with my daughter?" Mister Mitchell doesn't divert his gaze from his daughter. "Dad whatever you want to say to me you can say in front of them." The young brunette's voice trembles slightly. "Very well, I'm very disappointed in you. You'll be coming home with me for the rest of summer and you will not be going to LA. You'll finish college and if you find yourself a decent job after your studies you can consider continuing your hobby."

"But dad-" Mister Mitchell cuts his daughter off. "No buts Beca, I'll be picking you up from the house tomorrow at 12… now I'll go speak to your doctors." Chloe stares at her mother silently pleading with her eyes. "Don't bother Chlo, there's no changing his mind." Beca throws her head back. "Can I ask you for a favor?"

"Of course, what do you need?" Beca scrunches her nose. "Can I leave my equipment here? I'll pick it up when you come back." Chloe quickly agrees. "Beca you have to sign these papers so we can take you home." Chloe's mom walks in with a stack of papers in her hands. "Your father left, he said something about needing to call your mother?" The brunette chuckles. "If he said calling his wife he means the step-monster. He hasn't called my mom in 10 years." Misses Beale frowns. "I'm sorry I didn't know." Beca waves it off. "Don't worry misses Beale, it's just who he is."

Aubrey, Beca and Chloe are sitting around the kitchen table, waiting for Beca's father to arrive. Aubrey is staring down at her phone. Chloe is playing with her thumb ring. And Beca? She's looking between the two. the silence is excruciating.

"I promise I'll call every day."

Beca finally snapped. "I mean if you want that of course." Aubrey rolls her eyes and Chloe starts laughing. "Of course we want that silly." The brunette releases a breath she didn't know she was holding. "What's wrong?" Of course Aubrey is the one to notice the worried look. "I'm scared… I'm terrified that when I leave you'll realize you don't need me." The honesty hits the girls right in the face. "Oh Becs please don't even say that." Chloe gets up and wraps her arms around the brunette. "If you have a bad day or need to get away from your dad go to our apartment. We meant it when we gave you that key." Aubrey joins in on the hug.

The doorbell rings and the girls reluctantly let go of each other but not until Beca received a kiss from both of her girlfriends. "Your father is here." Misses Beale walks in with a sad smile. "Thank you for everything." The older redhead rolls her eyes. "Don't mention it, I hope to see you back soon." Beca nods. "Beca the cab is waiting." Mister Mitchell is standing in the doorway. "Yes dad, I'm coming." The girls hug one last time before walking Beca out to the cab. They keep waving until they're out if sight.

*End Flashback*

Aubrey and Chloe make their way into the apartment. The first thing that caught their eyes was the flashy banner that was hanging in the hallway. "Oh my starts Bree this is so cute." Chloe rolls her suitcase to the side. "Do you think we should call her?" Aubrey asks shrugging off her coat. "It's late, maybe we should wait?" The blonde lets out a sigh. "Yes you're right mayb-" Chloe stops in the middle of the living room and excitedly waving the blonde over.

Aubrey joins the redhead with a sigh. "What's wrong? Oh my sweet lord, is that.." The girls are looking at Beca who fell asleep working on something. Her laptop balanced on her chest. Chloe gently picks it up and places it on the table. Aubrey looks at the redhead. "How long do you think she has been staying here?" Chloe points at the suitcase. "I just hope she didn't sleep on the couch, that would have been horrible for her ribs."

"Is it really weird I want to kiss her?" Chloe asks the blonde. "Good god I thought I was the only one." The redhead gently slaps her girlfriend. "Well I'm going in, do you want to follow?" Aubrey doesn't have to be told twice. Chloe leans in and kisses the sleeping brunette who stirs instantly. "Hmmm this is the best dream." Aubrey chuckles at the cute mumbling.

Beca cracks open an eye. "Wait a minute… Chloe? Aubrey?" The brunette sits up with a groan. "Did I sleep through the day? Shit I was supposed to cook." Chloe has a giggling fit while Aubrey sits down next to the brunette. "No you didn't, we came home a day early because we wanted to surprise you but you surprised us instead." Leaning in Aubrey places a delicate kiss on Beca's lips. "How about we take this to the bedroom?" Aubrey and Beca take Chloe's hands and head to the bedroom together.

Yes no matter how long they would be apart, together the would always be better.

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