"So, where is Beca Mitchell, DJ and music extraordinaire, taking me tonight?" Chloe asked with a goofy grin as she sat in the passenger seat while Beca drove through town.

"If I tell you before we get there, I'd have to kill you" Beca shot back, earning a giggle from the taller woman. God, I could get used to that sound.

"Want some music on?" Beca asked, in which Chloe just nodded and smiled in response. The brunette turned the radio on and was just about to turn it to her friend, Fat Amy's show, but she was caught off guard by what was currently on.

*Music producer, Beca Mitchell was seen kissing a mystery redhead yesterday on Hollywood Boulevard outside of Kelly's Coffee shop. The talented DJ and unknown taller woman seemed to be comfortable with each other as they walked out of a hotel hand in hand. The paparazzi then snapped pictures of Beca kissing this girl on the cheek after what looked like, exchanging numbers. The-*

"Fucking paparazzi" Beca muttered as she turned the channel over. Chloe didn't know what to say after she noticed that Beca seemed to be angry at what they had just heard. She rested a hand on the brunette's thigh but warily doubted her action. It wasn't until the brunette smiled back at her that she realised it was okay. She gave the DJ's leg a little squeeze and smiled reassuringly at her.

The two didn't talk for the rest of the ride. They sat in a comfortable silence (with the exception of the radio in the background, although it was on low volume.)

About 15 minutes later, Beca pulled up outside the restaurant.

"Beca!" Chloe exclaimed with a shocked face. Looking up at the restaurant which read 'Casa Vega' in big letters.

"What do you think?" Beca asked with a smile as she turned the engine off, pulled the keys out and took off her seatbelt.

"It- it's.. Wow! I can't.. How?" The redhead turned to face Beca. God, those eyes! Beca thought as she looked into the woman's blue orbs. Focus, Mitchell.

"I had to pull a few strings but I managed to get a reservation. We even get a booth!" Beca said in a surprisingly excited tone. The brunette then quickly hopped out of the car and ran around to Chloe's side to open the door before she could. The redhead's heart melted a little at the small gesture.

"Casa Vega is like, the best restaurant in LA, Bec." Chloe said as she stepped out of the car. Beca shut the car door and locked it shut.

"I guess you deserve the best" she winked and linked Chloe's fingers with hers, which honestly made Chloe's stomach flutter. They started walking towards the restaurant hand-in-hand. Don't forget to breathe, Chloe thought to herself as she was reminded that Beca was probably going to go all-out this evening, given the fact that she took her on the roof of a hotel when they had only just become acquainted.

"What about the paparazzi?" Chloe whispered, as if talking any higher would trigger the paps to come running towards them.

"What about them?" Beca asked rhetorically as she carelessly opened the door of the restaurant for Chloe and smiled. The two women walked into the restaurant and the redhead gasped at how beautiful it looked. The tables were lined up with a red cloth over them. Some tables had dark red chairs and others were booths. Each table had a candle in the middle and were already set with knives and forks. The restaurant was dimly lit which made it all the more romantic and Chloe smiled as she saw that not many people were there, so they wouldn't be interrupted by a fan or anything.

"Table for two, under the name 'Swanson'" Beca stated to the (quite snobby) looking waitress.

"Right this way ladies" the woman said with a fake smile. What's her problem?

"Swanson?" Chloe asked confusedly.

"Oh, yeah, I didn't have time to make a reservation so Jesse did it for me"

Chloe nodded and the two then followed the waitress, still hand in hand, to their table. There was a pianist in the corner of the restaurant and Chloe noticed the sweet symphony of 'someone to watch over me.' She smiled to herself as she took in the atmosphere, but blushed when Beca noticed. "You like it?"

"I love it, Becs" Chloe managed to breathe out as she squeezed Beca's hand tighter.

"Here are your menu's." The waitress said with (another) fake smile, "if you need anything, just ask, and we'll be sure to do everything possible to suit your needs."

"Thank you" both women replied as they sat down opposite each other.

"This place is even more perfect than I imagined" Chloe smiled. "Do you come here often?"

"Nope, first time actually. I hadn't even heard of it before Jesse suggested it to me" the brunette replied honestly.

At least she's being honest. Chloe smiled. "You'd never even heard of it? Wow"

"Why, is that bad?" Beca chucked.

"No, no no.. I just thought you'd have at least heard of it. I mean, don't you always come to these fancy restaurants?"

"I'd say I'm more of a Taco Bell kinda girl" Beca winked as she picked up the menu and started to look through it.

Soul mates! "I'd say you have great taste" the redhead winked back which made Beca smile.

"Look at this, I can't even pronounce half of the words on here" Beca whispered over the table.

"I know, that's exactly what I was thinking"

Beca looked up at Chloe who seemed to be concentrating on trying to pronounce the words in her head. The brunette found herself admiring the look of confusion on the woman's face and smiled as the redhead's eye brow raised as she must have seen a strange word on the menu.

"I don't even know what half of these mean" Chloe stated without taking her eyes off of the menu.

"Me neither" Beca replied as she looked down at the menu and realised she had only read the breakfast section before she got caught up in the redhead's beauty.

Before either women could speak again, the waitress from earlier came to the table with a notepad. "Can I get you any drinks?" The woman asked.

Beca looked at Chloe in confusion. "What do you recommend?" The brunette looked back at the waitress.

The woman sighed and turned to a page in her notebook. "I'd say the Merlot or Chardonnay is nice. The Giaconda Chardonnay is definitely in my top 5, but that's me" she shot a smug smile which Beca just brushed off. Maybe she's not a fan. The brunette thought.

When Beca didn't respond, Chloe cut in. "That's great, thank you"

The waitress smiled genuinely at the redhead before walking away to fetch the wine, which left Chloe and Beca sat there in confusion at the waitresses change in demeanour.

"What's Giaconda Chardonnay?" Chloe smirked.

"I don't know but it's apparently 150 dollars" Beca laughed as she saw the price on the menu.

"Oh, gosh, I didn't know! I'm sorry, I d-"

"Hey" the brunette interrupted, "as long as you like it then I'm sure it's alright"

God, Beca! Stop doing that to me! Chloe thought just as her stomach knotted and a wide smile spread across her cheeks.

There was a short comfortable pause before Beca spoke up. "So tell me, what do you do?"

"I'm sort of on broadway. I'm hoping to become.. You know, an actual actress, which is highly doubtful, but a girl can dream, right?"

"Hey, don't think like that, I'm sure you're great" Beca took Chloe's hand which was resting on the table. Chloe looked down at their hands and a smile spread across her face. "How old are you, by the way?"

"I'm 25, like you"

"Right.. Sorry that was random, I just didn't know" Beca laughed. "So.. What do you like to do, like.. In your free time?"

"I love photography. I have a real passion for that.. I uh, I like to sing and I enjoy reading and listening to music too"

"Yeah? What kind of music?"

"All sorts really.. I love your music, obviously" the redhead winked. "I like indie music.. You know, stuff that not many people have heard of before"

"I agree.." Beca nodded, "Best way to spend a saturday?"

"What's this, a talk show?" Chloe asked sarcastically.

"I'm just asking whatever rolls off of my tongue" Beca smiled.

"Well, I guess I like to wake up kinda late.. I uh, I sometimes go for a run in the morning but when I don't, I like to stay in bed. Watch TV or listen to music.. And basically just chill out all day" Chloe smiled. "How about you?"

"Well, I wake up in my huge king sized bed which is made of gold.. Then I get my maid to carry me downstairs and she makes me a full course breakfast.."

"You're so sarcastic!" Chloe grinned. Beca smiled back at her but her smile faded when she saw the waitress walking towards them.

"Here's your wine. Are you ready to place your order?"

"Yeah, I uh.. I think I'll have the- the mash-ka c-con hu-uevo" the brunette stuttered as she tried to pronounce the difficult word. Aw, she's like an adorable 2 year old! Chloe thought to herself and couldn't stop the smile from forming on her lips.

"Do you mean the machca con huevo?" the waitress replied smugly in a fluent accent as she wrote down the order.

"Yeah, that.."

"And for you?" The woman asked Chloe politely after giving the brunette a questioning look.

"I'll have the pollo asado, please"

"Good choice" the waitress smiled at Chloe. She then took the two menu's from the women and walked away.

"It's the dark makeup isn't it?" Beca asked jokingly. "I knew I should have toned down on it. This place is just too darn posh for me"

The redhead giggled at the brunette. Seriously how many times is she gonna make me do that tonight?

"What's pollo asado, anyway?" Beca asked, smiling over the table.

"Grilled chicken with guacamole" Chloe shot back, "What did you order?"

"I think I ordered from the breakfast menu" she cringed.

"Wh- what does it say?" Chloe asked, smirking at the brunette's facial expression.

"Scrambled eggs with shredded bacon"

The two burst into a fit of giggles, gaining strange looks from the other people scattered around the restaurant.


"So, what do you hate most about the dating process? Please tell me so I can avoid it" Beca smirked.

"You're funny" Chloe laughed. "I guess I don't like when people are boring."

"Am I being boring?"

"Yeah, you're being so boring. Gosh, its unbelievable!" Chloe laughed.

"I knew it!" Beca exclaimed sarcastically. Not wanting this getting-to-know-you stage to end, Chloe kept the conversation going by asking random questions that popped into her head.

"What's your favourite movie?"

The brunette scrunched her face up, "not really a big movie fan"

The redhead shrugged coolly, "Fair enough, wh-"

"What- you're not going to lecture me about how I haven't seen the 'right' movie?" Beca asked, surprised that Chloe didn't say what Jesse said the first time they met, about how she just needs to see the perfect movie for her to change her mind.

"No, it's not your fault that you don't like them" Chloe smiled. "So, who's the most important person in your life?"

You.

Wait, Beca. What?

"I'd say uh.. Jesse. I think he's probably the most important person in my life. He's always been there for me, right from the start of my career and he's such a good friend.. I don't know what I'd do without him keeping me grounded"

Chloe smiled as she noticed the sincerity in Beca's voice. This 'Jesse' dude must be someone really special. "How did you two meet?"

"I met him when I was uh.. 13.. We were neighbours and then when I was 18, his family took me in when my mom and dad died."

"Oh, I remember you mentioning that, I'm sorry.. I shouldn't have-"

"Don't be" If it was anybody else, Beca would find this conversation uncomfortable, but it was Chloe. And Chloe was different. Chloe was.. Chloe. "It's fine" the brunette smiled genuinely which put Chloe at ease.

"What's he like?"

"He's great, kinda annoying at times.." she laughed, "He's really sweet and he's always there for me, you know? Like, even when I don't need him to be there, he's there, and that's kinda cool.. He loves movies too and always tries to get me to watch them but he fails.. Miserably."

"Right, well I guess we're not going to see a movie for our second date then" Chloe shot back in a playful tone.

"Second date?"

"That- that's if you want" Chloe blushed.

"I'd love it, and I don't mind going to see a movie." Wow, Mitchell. This one must be special.

"That's sounds great" Chloe smiled. "Uh, morning or evening?"

"Oo, evening" Beca responded.

"Dogs or cats?" Please be a dog woman, please be a dog woman.

"Dogs" Beca responded with a smile.

"Thank God!"

"I have a German Shepherd named Jake at home. He's my angel"

"Aw" the redhead smiled. "Spontaneity or routine?"

"Spontaneity, I took you up to a roof half an hour after we met, didn't I?" Beca laughed which made Chloe giggle.

"I still don't understand how you got me up there, by the way.. Uh, casual or formal?"

"It was my charm, I just know it" Beca winked, "And.. Casual"

"Reading or video games?"

"Oo, that's tough!" Beca hesitated, "I'd say video games"

"Child!" The redhead mocked.

"Hey!" The brunette smirked. Since when were first dates ever like this?!


And just as quickly as the conversation started flowing, it was soon cut off by the waitress bringing their meals. Beca smiled up at the waitress who didn't smile back, but a small smile spread across the waitresses lips when she looked at Chloe grinning. "Thank you" Chloe said, and the waitress walked away.

"I think someone's got an admirer" Beca stated as she picked up the salt shaker and spread it across her meal. Chloe brushed the statement off with a smirk and picked up the bottle from the ice bucket. She poured a glass for her and a glass for Beca and then stuck it back in the bucket.

Beca swirled the drink around and looked into Chloe's eyes. "To trying new things" she stated as she raised the glass.

"To trying new things" Chloe repeated and nodded, raising her glass to clink with Beca's. They both grinned at each other before taking a sip of the chardonnay. Chloe let out a soft 'mmm' sound which almost made Beca choke as the sound immediately went somewhere she wasn't expecting. "God, that's so good!"

"Definitely worth 150 dollars, right?" Beca laughed. The redhead smiled and nodded in response. The two of them then dug into their food, sharing pleasantries while doing so. Soon after they started to eat, they ended up talking about almost anything and everything. Beca couldn't help but think how it was so odd that conversation flowed so easily between the two of them, and Chloe couldn't help but admire Beca's witty sense of humour and charm.


As soon as the meal was over, Beca had only had 1 small glass of wine, (because she was driving) and Chloe unwillingly had the rest of the bottle. The brunette waved to the waitress and paid the bill, with a $20 tip, and held onto Chloe's hand as she led her to the front of the restaurant. She then noticed that a crowd of paparazzi had formed in the front entrance and if she went out, they would undoubtedly ask who Chloe was and if they were a couple. The brunette wasn't ready for these questions yet so she asked the waitress if she could go out of the back. Chloe clung onto her as she led her through the back and helped her into the car.

"Where are we going?" Chloe slurred as Beca drove the opposite way to where they came on the way to the restaurant.

"You'll see" Beca smiled.

She carried on driving until they arrived at a small, secluded beach area. Beca pulled up just at the edge of the sand and Chloe seemed speechless for the first time tonight. Beca admired the redhead's face as she took in her surroundings. She smiled at how captivated Chloe seemed to be as she looked out into the ocean. The brunette undid her seatbelt and got out of the car before running round to Chloe's side of the car and opening the door for her. "M'lady" Beca smiled.

"Thank you" Chloe answered sincerely as her mouth still gaped at the beautiful scenery. "Bec this is so beautiful"

"I figured you'd like it after you said that your parents liked to take you to the beach when you was younger" The brunette linked her fingers with the redhead's as they both looked out at the sea.

"You really didn't have to, Becs" Chloe smiled tearfully. She didn't want the brunette to get upset because of the fact that she shared such a fond memory of the beach with her mom and dad, but she admired that she would go out of her way to make her happy, even if the brunette had told her that she hadn't been to the beach since before her parents died. Beca smiled back at her and let go of Chloe's hand to take her heels off. "What are you doing?"

"Walking along the shore, you didn't think that I'd brought you just to stare at the water, did you?"

Chloe laughed and took her heels off, just like Beca had. They left them in the car and headed out to the water.

"Shit, that's cold!" Beca hissed as the seawater touched her toes slightly.

"Come on, you wuss!" Chloe pushed playfully as she squeezed Beca's hand harder and walked further into the water until it came up to her ankles. After another 5 minutes of nudging, Beca finally managed to get in ankle deep too.

The two strolled across the water hand-in-hand, as the sea splashed up on their calves. (So cliché, right?) Chloe talked more about her childhood. She tried to not talk about her parents too much, in case she upset Beca, but she talked about how she had an older brother; Michael. He's a marine and he's 29. Chloe talked a lot about her brother and it made Beca smile because she felt like Chloe was talking about Jesse. Jesse was basically a brother to Beca and hearing Chloe talk about all the similar things that Michael and Jesse did, it made her feel happy because of how they had both grown up with a brother to protect them.

The two shared a lot about their characteristics, pet peeves, guilty pleasures.. Basically everything. And before they knew it, it was 11pm and time for them to head back.


The DJ's red mini parked up outside Chloe's apartment at 11:22pm. Beca shut the engine off and turned towards Chloe. They smiled lovingly at each other without saying a word, both wishing internally that they could relive the night again and again. Beca was the first to break eye contact as she opened her door and ran around to open Chloe's again for the sixth time that night. Chloe got out of the car and smiled at Beca as a thank you. "Can I walk you to your door?" Beca asked which earnt a little laugh from Chloe.

"Of course" the redhead smiled when she felt Beca's hand wrap around hers again. Shit, what if she wants to come in? Wait, should I ask her if she wants to come in? Oh my God, what if she wants to have sex?! No, she won't want sex on the first date, will she? Shit Chloe, breathe!

"You okay?" Beca asked, interrupting her internal battle."You seem tense?"

"Hmm? Yeah" Chloe managed to breathe out, "I'm fine"

"Okay, well uh.. I had an amazing time with you tonight" Beca smiled as she arrived at the doorstep of the tall block of flats. "I'd really like to do this again sometime"

"Me too" Chloe answered back as a smile spread across her face.

The two stood there for a moment, looking into each others eyes before Beca let go of Chloe's hand and cleared her throat. "I uh, I better go before I- I.. I'll see you later, okay? I'll text you?"

Better go before you what? Before you what?! "Yeah, I'd like that.."

Beca smiled and leant over, placing a soft peck against the redhead's cheek, leaving her lips to linger there for a few seconds before pulling away. She smiled once more at the woman and turned on her heel to walk to her car. Once the brunette had watched Chloe walk into the building and shut the door behind her, she wanted to punch herself in the face. Why didn't you kiss her?! She thought to herself as she rested her head against the steering wheel. Smooth fucking move, Mitchell.

She turned the engine on a few minutes later and then turned the radio on. She almost punched herself again when she realised what song was on.

And I get all tongue tied, lost in your eyes

I'm a fool and I know it

I should've kissed you, I should've told you

Told you just how I feel.

"FUCK YOU CHRIS BROWN!"