Thank you guys for the reviews and encouragement! I am sorry this chapter took so long to post...I really struggled with it because nothing felt "right" and thus rewrote the damn thing 3 times :l But alas, here it is! Please let me know what you think :)
None of these wonderful ladies belong to me, sadly... ENJOY!
Of course the baby would wake up at that moment! Beca swears this child hates her. "Jesus," she mumbles through a sigh as Chloe sits up and she shifts to get up too. "Okay, it's your turn to hold this thing," she announces while handing the kid over to Chloe. "I am going to go find a shirt."
"Well that's unfortunate," murmured Chloe with a wink to Maddie.
She paused on her way to the stairs and looked back, "Oh, and be careful, it leaks." And with that she was dashing up the stairs.
This is just another thing to add to the long list of reasons she does not like children. Little cock blockers. Er…vagina blockers? Whatever. Semantics aside, this little thing definitely knows how to ruin a moment. And what a moment it was. She was about to kiss her best friend. What the hell was that about? Maybe it was a good thing the kid woke up when it did. What if she had kissed her and ruined everything? But on the other hand she could have sworn Chloe was leaning in to kiss her too. Doesn't matter now though, the moment was gone.
She found a shirt and took a moment to freshen up her face as well as spray some perfume on to get rid of that horrible baby smell. Why people love to smell babies is beyond her. Making her way back into the living room she found Tiffany on the couch with Chloe and Maddie so she decided to sit in the chair across from them, this way she would be less likely to make more bad decisions that involve trying to kiss her best friend. Chloe glanced over at her as she sat down and Beca gave her a weak smile.
"I had so much fun today, Chloe," Tiffany turned to smile at Beca, "Thank you for looking after Maddie today. I really appreciate it! I hope she wasn't too much trouble?"
"Yeah, no, it was…er…she was fine," she answered, shifting in her seat a little and brushing the tip of her nose with the back of her hand, "we were fine."
Chloe seemed to take pity on Beca and smiled at her, "I had a great time too, Tiff. We will have to do it again next time you're in town."
"Oh yes, definitely! Next time I will see if I can get a babysitter and that way your friends don't have to watch her," Tiffany smiled apologetically at Beca.
"Are you kidding? Beca doesn't mind at all, do you auntie Becs?" Chloe nearly beamed as she turned to her and Beca coughed a little, her eyes wide. But Chloe just winked at her and Beca gave her a glare that she hoped would instill fear but deep down she knew wouldn't even penetrate the sunshine bubble that was Chloe Beale when she was in teasing-Beca-mode.
At that moment Stacie and Emily came through the front door all smiles and greetings to Tiffany and Maddie. The four ladies just sat around the baby talking about how cute and quiet she was. Clearly they did not know the kid very well because it was not quiet. Okay, so maybe it was a little cute when it was being quiet and looking at her with those baby blues. What the hell? No. She was so not about to drink the kool-aid here.
"Admit it, the kid is pretty cute. It's like a baby Chloe," said Fat Amy just behind Beca, causing her to jump and nearly scream.
"Oh my God, what the fuck dude! You scared the shit out of me!" grasping her chest and shooting Fat Amy a scowl.
"Well I am sure the kid has some extra diapers you could use," Fat Amy suggested, starting to reach for the baby's bag.
She shot out her hand and pulled her back. "Shut up, you knew what I meant."
Just then there was a knock on the door. "Oh God, that will be Benji!" gasped Emily as she started to nervously fidget with her clothes and hair.
"Ohh I am so excited!" Stacie clapped her hands together rapidly, practically bouncing in her seat.
"So, uhh, is anyone going to answer the door or…?" Beca said looking around at the group. Clearly they were all far too excited about this little excursion to move so she got up and made her way to the front door. Sure enough, it was Benji, shifting nervously on the spot, hands behind his back. "Benji," she said slowly, stepping aside to let him in.
Everyone greeted him as he walked into the living room and Emily moved to stand in front of him, "Hi."
"Good evening, my lady," he replied with a deep bow and as he straightened he pulled a bouquet of flowers seemingly from nowhere and the girls all oo-ed and aw-ed at the magic gesture.
Beca couldn't help but smile. Benji was a good kid. She knew this from all the time she had spent with Jesse while they dated. If anyone was a perfect fit for little naive and lovable Emily, it was definitely Benji. But that doesn't mean she can't give him a hard time of course. "Now make good choices kids," she said in a faux stern voice, looking between the two of them. "Or else you could end up with one of these things," she adds with a warning look and then a nod to Maddie who was sitting in Tiffany's lap.
"Oh my god." She heard Chloe give a small laugh and turned to see her rolling her eyes. "I think Benji and Emily would make aca-dorable children together!"
She points at Chloe, eyebrows raised in warning, "No."
Tiffany stood, "Okay, sis, I am going to hit the road before it gets dark." She turns to Beca with a smile, "So I can call you next time I'm in town and need a babysitter?"
Beca fears she might have pulled at muscle from how quickly her snapped around and her eyes widen in panic."Wait…wha—?" she stutters.
Chloe giggles as she stands and loops an arm through Beca's, "We would love to, Tiff. Wouldn't we auntie Becs?" Beca could only stand there and stare at Chloe as she leaned forward and hugged her sister goodbye. She's going to kill Chloe. Okay, so maybe not kill, but definitely brood in her general direction for a while.
"And we're leaving too!" shouted Emily, taking Benji by the arm and quickly walking him towards the door. "Bye moms" she threw over her shoulder with an eye-roll as the two left.
"Moms?!" cried Beca incredulously. "She did not just—… Dude, what the—?"
She felt Chloe bump their hips together with a laugh and pull her towards the couch, practically pulling her into her lap as she sat them down. "Oh hush, she was only teasing you because of the little sex talk you gave them. Though, it would have been more accurate to call you 'Dad' obvi."
"Dad?! How is that any better? And why 'Dad'? You're taller and stronger!" she argued, but Chloe just laughed even more.
"Because only a dad would have said would you said, weirdo!" Chloe pulled her closer by the arm and smiled close to her face. "But I am glad you think I'm so strong," and with that planted a quick kiss on her cheek. Beca huffed and made a show of wiping the kiss off her cheek, while her insides were doing cartwheels.
They heard Stacie sigh, "I want a baby."
"Me too," added Chloe.
"Oh my god. You're all crazy." said Beca looking between the two. Clearly there is something in the water here.
Just then Fat Amy chimed in loudly, "Well I'm going to go make a pizza baby. Anyone else want any pizza?"
"We should have a movie night!" Stacie suggested.
She cringed, "Haven't I been through enough today?" It has to be some kind of record the amount of movies these girls watch in a month. Truly astounding.
"That's a great idea Stace! And we should totes watch 'Adventures In Babysitting' in honor of your little adventures today, Becs," Chloe recommended as she shakes Beca's arm in her excitement and Beca is slightly concerned that a few teeth may have shaken loose.
"Yeah, I love that movie. Though I would like to point out that the captain wasn't the only one who helped watch the little tyke today," added Fat Amy in a sing-songy voice.
"Oh yes. However could I have survived without you." Beca added in a monotone with an unimpressed look to Amy who just shrugged and mumbled something like "I'm just saying."
Chloe squeezed her thigh and gave it a little shake, turning to smile at Amy, "Your contribution is duly noted, Amy."
"Okay guys, movie decided. Now, what kind of pizza do we want?"
"Why do you guys hate me? Haven't I been good to you?" she tried with a dramatic sigh and sagged her shoulders.
"Shut it Captain," said Amy, pointing her finger, "we do this because we love you."
And with that, less than an hour later, she found herself covered in a blanket and squished in the oversized chair with Chloe since Amy said that it was her turn for the couch and couldn't possibly share it with anyone since it was one of the rare times they were doing a movie night with less than most of the group and Stacie's long frame was lounged on the love seat.
Chloe had situated herself to lay with her back against Beca's chest and had wrapped Beca's arm around her waist. She found herself not paying a bit of attention to the movie. Not that this was really different than most of the movies she was made to watch, but this time her attention was focused on how Chloe was playing with her fingers and occasionally massaging her palm. The sparks and bursts of heat that each touch sent through her was making her mind wander in directions she is certain they shouldn't go given that the object of those inappropriate thoughts was currently pressed against her close enough to undoubtedly feel their effect on her.
She was pulled back to reality as Chloe shifted, turning to tuck herself into Beca's side, laying her head on her shoulder and bringing Beca's arm back around her waist. As Chloe shifted her leg to lay across her lap, she placed her hand on Beca's stomach and looked up at her. She returned the look, slightly taken aback by the very intimate and public display of affection from Chloe. Sure, she was always one to show affection, this wasn't new, but the way she was holding Beca right now seemed much more intimate than usual. After a moment of waiting for her to speak, Beca raised her eyebrows in question.
"Would you help me if I had a baby?" Of all the things Chloe could have said, this was probably one of the last things Beca expected. Where the hell did that come from?
"Ugh, Chlo...is there something you'd like to share with the class?"
"No!" she answered, smacking Beca lightly on the stomach. "I was just curious. You know, since you say you hate children and whatnot."
"Of course I would help you, weirdo. Though I have a feeling you'd be some kind of Disney super mom that would never need my help because you would have all the forest animals on standby." This earned her a poke in the ribs. "Ow dude!"
They settled back into silence but Beca notices that Chloe is no longer watching the movie but instead drawing her fingers in random patterns on her stomach. Just as she is about to ask Chloe what she was thinking, crystal blue eyes find her own.
"Do you want a baby?"
Oh lord. "I want to stop watching this movie," she tries in an attempt to steer the conversation into a more comfortable topic.
Chloe's fingers stop their patterns, she rests her hand flat against her stomach, and a smile she knows all too well spreads across Chloe's face. She feels herself brace for whatever teasing comment she is about to receive. Though it turns out she definitely wasn't ready for this one.
Chloe presses into her, leaning forward until she can feel her lips against her ear and whispers, "I thought you were very sexy holding a baby." Beca closes her eyes, her hands tightening into fists trying to maintain some sort of composer, and suddenly she can't remember how to breathe. "You hate me. You really hate me. You find pleasure in torturing me, don't you?"
Chloe pulls back a little and gives a flirtatious smile, "You know I don't hate you... And is it really considered torture if you want it?"
Beca turns to glare at her, faces merely inches apart, "And what makes you think I want it?"
She reaches across Beca's lap and trails her fingers up her forearm, continuing up and across a partially bare collar bone to the side of her neck. "Well…if the goosebumps and flushed skin are any indication," Biting her lip she draws her thumb across Beca's pulse point, "mmmmm and increased pulse rate..."
Beca's eyes search Chloe's face as her fingers slowly explore the skin on her neck and then turn to draw them across Beca's jaw line, her eyes following their journey. Chloe's fingers pause for the briefest of moments as they reach Beca's lips and she chooses that moment to look up into stormy blue eyes. Searching. Questioning. She must have found the answer she was looking for because Beca feels Chloe's thumb skim lightly over her lips and then back again, pulling her bottom lip down a bit and watching it pop back into place.
All of the blood in her body seemed to heat and spread like liquid fire through her veins causing her to close her eyes and take in a slow breath in an attempt to steady the shiver running down her spine at the way Chloe's gaze was fixed on her parted lips. She opened her eyes, taking Chloe's flushed face, heavy lidded eyes and shallow breathing and felt desire pool in her stomach. Fuck, what is happening?
Just then Chloe licked her bottom lip, pulling it between her teeth. The action catches Beca's attention immediately and she finds herself unable to look away. She wonders what that lip tastes like. How soft it would be against her own. Jesus. She needed to breathe. To think. Blinking slowly, she swallowed at the dryness that had suddenly taken over her mouth. Chloe's eyes followed the movement of the muscles in her throat and ran her fingers down the front of her neck. She hesitated only a moment before continuing to her chest, moving down to trace v-cut collar of Beca's shirt.
Beca wondered if Chloe could see how rapidly her heart was beating since she was fairly certain it was only moments away from bursting out of her ribcage. She knew she was attracted to Chloe, how could anyone not be? But never before had she had such a visceral reaction to Chloe's touch. Seeing Chloe's pupils dilated with desire. The feel of her body pressed so tightly against her own. A freckle-peppered chest heaving slightly against her own.
Arousal. Strong, all-consuming arousal. That was the only way to describe how her body was reacting at that moment.
The sound of laughter from the girls jerked them out of their trance. Chloe slowly dropped her hand and Beca cleared her throat looking around the room to see if anyone had seen their exchange. Neither of the others had seemed to notice as their attention was glued to the movie in front of them.
Holy shit. At this rate she was not going to last the night.
