A/N: READ ME. Because of everything that needs to be covered in this story, I'm going to go into it right away, but I'll try not to skip around too much! :) thanks for reading! I guess this could contain spoilers from PP2... Fair warning.

With Beca currently on a plane to LA with CR, Chloe and Stacie took Alex with them to Morro bay. Aubrey was working, and Alex didn't have lessons that day. She was more than excited when she found out she got to spend the day with Chloe and Stacie. She loved being in the car with them, they were both extremely excitable, and all it took was one good song on the radio for all three girls to burst into song.

They were meeting at the studio that Chloe had her heart set on, with the the person who owned it. They had spoken on the phone a few times, Chloe pitching her business idea.

She found she would need to get a business license, and be CPR certified, since it was dealing with children. It would take a few weeks for her and Stacie to get their licenses, and a few classes, but they weren't worried. It was going to take longer just to get the space ready.

"Mommy, do I get to dance at your studio?" Alex asked as they reached Morro Bay. Chloe turned the radio down, and smiled at her through the rear view mirror.

"Absolutely, you are going to be our very first student." She smiled.

Alex smiled widely from the back seat. "And I'll meet new friends?"

Stacie turned in her seat, "Lots of new friends! And you'll get to hang out with us all the time!"

"What about Mama and Mommy Bree? Will they come too?"

Chloe glanced at her over her shoulder as she neared the studio. "As much as they can, love. They're going to be very busy for the next few months." She said.

"Cause mama is going to be a music maker?"

They laughed from the front as Chloe pulled up in front of the building. "A music producer."

"Oh yeah, I forgot the word." Alex giggled as she unbuckled her seat. Stacie had gotten out and opened the back door, not realizing she had already released herself and was ready to get out of the car.

She stepped back confused as Alex hopped out of the car with a smile.

"How did you do that?" She asked as Chloe walked around the car, putting her keys in her purse.

"It's not hard." Alex shrugged.

"Seriously? That car seat has to be the most difficult thing to get you out of, and you say it's not hard?" She laughed. Chloe listened, amused, knowing that Stacie had issues with the buckles on the seat. Alex had learned pretty quickly how to release herself. While it made Aubrey nervous that she could do that, Chloe and Beca let out a breath of relief. It wasn't hard, but it wasn't easy either.

"It's okay," Alex said sweetly reaching up and taking Staices hand, "I'll teach you." She smiled.

Chloe smiled walking up to them and running her hand down Alex's hair. "Such a good helper." She laughed, "Come on, let's get inside."

XXXXXX

"You doing okay?"

Beca looked over at CR who sat next to her, looking a little worried. She smiled softly and nodded. She had been doing well, but CR wasn't around to see it, and she knew her friend was concerned that she might feel uncomfortable or anxious, know how she was around large groups of people, and the lobby was rather busy.

They were currently sitting in the lobby of LAA records. Preparing to go in and speak with a woman named Rachel Banks, the founder and owner of the label.

"I'm good, CR, thanks for asking." She smiled.

She nodded. "Good," she said and relaxed a bit. "You're looking really good, Becs." She commented. The plane ride had consisted of them sleeping, and they had just finished two coffees each, and we're becoming more alert.

"Thanks, I'm feeling pretty good too." She smiled. "Finally able to... I don't know... Live."

CR smiled. "I know what you mean. I'm so happy for you and all the girls." She smiled.

Beca nodded and felt a small smile on her lips at the thought of her family. "Yeah, they're amazing." CR smiled seeing Beca had seemed to drift away for a moment, the small smile on her lips, telling her all she needed to know.

"I never told you this, but uh... I totally called it." CR stated proudly leaning back in her chair.

"Called what?" Beca asked with a playful smirk as she watched CR silently boast a few inches away.

"You, the captains, and Stacie." She said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, and yeah. It kind of was.

Beca narrowed her eyes jokingly. "The captains?" She asked.

"Yeah, Red and Aubrey. I mean come on Becs. Sure none of us knew they were together at first, but it wasn't hard to tell they both were absolutely crazy over you. And think about it, Stacie is just... She's the missing piece to everything you never knew had a missing piece. She was always there, always ready to do whatever she had to do for the three of you. Apparently she was as oblivious as you guys, " she laughed, "But, I saw it. I guess, it didn't really fully hit me or anyone that you four are supposed to be together, you always were. You all bring something different to your relationship that is needed. You level each other out, I've never seen anything like it. I mean, I was there, with her... Back in Barden when it all happened. I was by her side every minute, and she never stopped thinking about you three. Wondering, demanding answers. Donald helped her a lot, that's how that happened." She said.

Beca listened, feeling the love she had for the taller brunette growing more and more with each word CR spoke. She never stopped to think that CR had been there, with Stacie, she knew things that she probably wouldn't share, that had happened over those five years. Until she left Barden. Beca wasn't sure she wanted to know, she was almost positive Stacie wouldn't want to share, not anything about that at least. If it came up that she was more than willing to hear what she had gone through over those years.

"And Alex," CR continued, "I don't think it's possible that there will ever be another child who so perfectly takes after each and every one of her mothers." She laughed. "And not drive me absolutely insane!" Beca laughed, because she knew exactly what CR meant. Alex was the perfect combination of all four of them, as well as being her own person.

"She has definitely become Stacie's girl." She laughed. "They're practically inseparable." She laughed.

"I never pegged Stacie as a kid person." CR shook her head. "But I see it, they are going to cause you a lot of trouble. Aubrey might start stress vomiting again."

Becas eyes grew, "Don't even joke about that!" She laughed, "We haven't had any projectile accidents since the trial and I'd rather it not start up in the new house." She laughed.

CR held up her hands in surrender and Beca shook her head before pulling out her phone and sending a mass text too all three of them. Letting them know they were in LA and she loved and missed them.

She had just put her phone away when a man around his late twenties walked in. "Beca Mitchell, Ms. Banks will see you now." He said.

She took a deep breath as she stood up along side CR and they both followed him through the lobby and down a hallway to an elevator.

Once they were inside, Beca closed her eyes, trying to relax herself as much as she could. Before she knew it, the elevator chimed and she looked up to see they were on the eighth floor. They followed him off and into another lobby, that was dimly lit and had records, and pictures of different singers and awards on the walls and shelves.

There was a desk that he sat at, and hit a button. "Right through there." He smiled pointing at the door to their right.

"Thank you." Beca nodded as she walked over and gently opened the door. She walked in, CR close behind her. The room was large but not intimidating, as she had expected it to be. The walls were also covered in photos, only, in every single one of them, was a middle aged woman with long blonde hair standing next to different celebrities. She looked from the pictures, to the desk across the room where the woman from the pictures, was standing up.

"Beca Mitchell, I'm so glad you were able to make it." She smiled as she stood and made her way around the desk toward them.

"Thank you for having me," Beca smiled as the woman opened her arms, as if asking for a hug. Becas smile faltered a little, and she held out her hand, hoping it wouldn't offered the lady. CR watched carefully, seeing Becas eyes flash nervously for a moment.

Rachel stopped and dropped her arms. She smiled though as she took Becas hand and shook it. "Sorry, I forget not everyone loves hugging as much as I do." She laughed. Beca seemed to relax as she let her hand go.

"Have a seat." She smiled motioning to the chairs opposite of her desk as she took her seat again.

"Can I get you anything? Coffee? Tea?"

"Coffee would be wonderful," CR spoke. Rachel smiled and looked at Beca, "Would you care for some?" She asked.

Beca smiled almost shyly. "Uh, yes please." She said.

She smiled at her and hit the button on her desk, "Levi, three coffee please." She said and let the button go.

"Do you take cream or sugar?" She asked. CR shook her head while Beca nodded.

"Bring the cream and sugar please." She said hitting the button.

With in a few seconds the door opened and the same man who brought them up walked in with a tray, it had a coffee pot, three cups, a bottle of cream and a jar of sugar.

"Thanks Levi." Rachel said as he set the tray on her desk, before leaving again.

They busied themselves with making their coffee for a minute before they say back and enjoyed the hot liquid.

"So, Beca, I listened to your mixes, and obviously I'm impressed." She smiled. "How long have you been doing this?"

Beca sat up straighter. "Since I was around 16 or 17." She answered.

"You're very good, have you ever been hired at a club or a paid event?"

She shook her head. "No, but I uh... My acapella group in college, used them in competitions. We won the National ICCA champion ship three years in a row."

"You sing?" She asked.

Beca nodded and her cheeks tinged red.

"Thats how Beca and I met. We were both freshmen at Barden University and made the same group. She pretty much overthrew the captain, and gave Acapella a new face." CR smiled proudly.

"Is that so?" Rachel asked. "You don't strike me as the rebellious type." She laughed.

Beca smiled, "I'm not really, anymore." She said. "It seemed to get me into more trouble than anything."

CR looked at her and smiled softly.

"Well, you can mix music, you can sing." She listed off. "Can you play any instruments?"

Beca nodded, "I play piano, and I'm not horrible with a guitar." She smiled.

Rachel began writing some things down and bit the inside of her cheek, as she watched, wondering what she was writing.

"Now Beca, I've already hired you, you are definitely going to be an important asset to this label. You are very talented with what I have heard so far, and knowing you can sing as well. That helps even more, it helps the producers be able to get on a certain level with the artists, now... It's not the words of the songs you mixed that I liked, those were already done. It's the beats you created, that fact that you were able to mix two or three completely different genres and make them into something amazing. So, here is what I'm going to do. We have someone coming in, here in about an hour. She is new, she is finding her voice, finding where she fits in this industry, and so far none of my producers had any luck with her. We just can't find what she needs. I have a feeling it you."

Becas eyes lit up at this and CR smirked.

"So why don't you two go have some lunch, and then come back, we will go over some paperwork, and get you in the studio, you can meet her and maybe figure out what it is that's holding her back, okay?"

Beca sat slack jawed. "Seriously? I, I'm working in the studio today?" She asked. CR smiled next to her.

"Think of it as a test, I wanna see exactly what you can do, and I want to see how you operate in the studio." She smiled.

"How does that sound?"

"That, that sounds wonderful thank you so much!" She smiled standing up and offering her hand. Rachel stood as well and shook her hand as CR stood.

"Thanks for leading me to her, CR." Rachel smiled.

"She isn't going to disappoint you," CR smiled shaking her hand as well.

XXXXXX

Alex laughed happily as she ran around the large empty space of the dance studio they were standing in. Chloe and Stacie stood in the middle of the room with the man that owned the space. He was in his early fifties, with sparse grey hair and a kind smile. The studio had belonged to his wife.

"I love the idea, and you would be amazed at the outcome you'll get. A few people have tried to open little centers for troubled kids, and they always do well at first, but usually the people who opened it just get bored, and it goes down. I don't really see that happening with you, so that's why I'm taking this chance." He said. Chloe almost squealed in excitement. She had already handed him a check.

He looked over at Alex as she twirled in circles her arms outstretched, eyes closed, a smile on her face.

He looked back at them, licking his lips, almost nervously. "That, and I know who you are," he said.

Chloes smile faded slightly, and Stacie placed her hand on her lower back. They hadn't been recognized yet.

"I watched the news coverage, the trial. I don't have a doubt in my mind that you'll be successful." He said.

Chloe relaxed but Stacie kept her hand on her, as she still felt a little off. "It's because of her, you're doing this?" He asked glancing at Alex.

Chloe nodded. "Yes,"

He nodded. "Well, I think that's wonderful. It's a beautiful idea." He smiled. Chloe relaxed further.

"Thank you, that means a lot,"

He nodded, "So, you have already given me the down payment to hold the place. It's yours. Just get that license, and take your classes. Do what you need to in here to make it yours." He smiled.

Chloe smiled happily and shook his hand with enthusiasm. "Thank you! Thank you so much!"

He nodded and looked at Stacie, who had her eyes locked just over his shoulder, her face pale.

"You okay Miss?" He asked. Chloe looked at her, her smile fading.

"Stace? Baby, what's wrong?" She asked brushing her hair back feeling her forehead was wet with perspiration.

"Baby are you sick?" She asked and Stacie's stomach lurched, she turned and ran toward the door, making Alex stop and watch with wide eyes as she burst through it.

Chloe ran after her, picking up Alex as she did and went through the doors to find Stacie leaning over the porch railing, her body convulsing as she threw up.

"Oh no," Chloe said as she put Alex down and pulled Stacie's hair back, rubbing her back softly.

The man exited and his face scrunched.

"She okay?"he asked. Alex watched in confusion, rocking back and forth on her heels.

"I think she's sick." She told him.

He smiled down at her, "Well you make sure she gets lots of rest then, huh?" He asked kindly, seeing she was worried. She smiled.

"I will."

Stacie sat back up and the man pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Chloe, she nodded and handed it to Stacie.

"Thank you, I'm so sorry, I don't know what happened." She said as she wiped her mouth clean.

"Its okay, let's get you home." Chloe said gently. "Alex get in the car please." She said. She nodded and walked down the steps toward the car.

"Thank you so much, I'll call you?" Chloe asked.

He nodded, handing her a key. "This is yours," he said. She smiled as she took it and then lead Stacie to the car. Trying to be gentle with her movements, in case she got sick again.

Stacie sat in the car, as Chloe walked around to the drivers side. Alex buckled herself in as Chloe opened the door.

"Do you feel better now?" Alex asked from the back seat.

She smiled lightly. "A little bit." She answered.

"Do you think you'll make it, if I stop and get you some ginger ale?" Chloe asked as she started the car and pulled away from the studio.

"Yeah, I should, thank you." Chloe smiled and reached over taking her hand.

They drove in silence until they made it to a little market.

"Okay, Alex take care of Stacie while I get her something for her tummy okay?" She asked.

"Okay Mommy." She said as Chloe leaned over kissing Stacie's cheek before getting out and jogging into the market.

She found a couple bottles of ginger ale, and some juice for Alex. She figured Stacie would probably appreciate some tic tacs or something so she went in search for them.

She walked down the medicine isle, for some pepto bismol as well, and that's when her eyes landed on something that had her stopping mid stride.

She looked at it for a moment before shaking her head clear and grabbing the rest of her items, and heading to the register.

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