After an all too friendly pass through security they were waiting in line in Starbucks as soon as Aubreys phone rang. Beca knew immediately who was it was and she froze. The voice on the other side was one she hadn't heard in months and it felt like she was falling, but she wasn't moving. Instead she took her place in line and ordered her coffee, Aubrey could order hers later she just didn't want to be anywhere near that conversation.
"Aubrey, I didn't ask you to fly out here with Beca and the Bellas. You're just wasting your time. I bet Beca doesn't even want to come out here, let alone be in that stupid airport. You know she hates flying" Chloe wasn't happy but she wasn't upset either. She was scared and Aubrey didn't blame her.
"Well Beale, she's here and in line to get coffee. Our flight will be in by 7 o'clock your time and the Bellas are meeting us at the train station. You need to get over it, you guys are going to work this out!" Aubrey knew that by telling her all these details she'd try and stay away from the places they'd be. But Aubrey had a Sherlock Holmes way about her and she'd find Chloe only to "accidently" make her and Beca run into each other.
"I'll see you soon Chlo!" And with that Aubrey hung up and walked over to Beca who was trying to enjoy her coffee. While Aubrey was on the phone Beca took her laptop out of her bag and started working on a new mix, or at least was attempting to. It seemed like she was off balance, like she couldn't figure out how to breathe and think at the same time. "Boy, Chloe really did something to this one" Aubrey thought.
"So that was Chloe and she is super excited to see all of us!" Aubrey tried to sound like this had been in the works for months and that Chloe was in on it all along, but Beca knew that Chloe was just as nervous as she was.
"Yeah right. I bet she told you not to come." Beca shut her laptop and looked out the windows as Aubrey roller her eyes and walked off to get her coffee.
"Okay, so do you have everything Chlo?" Beca was hesitant to ask because she knew that Chloe was really leaving the only thing she couldn't take with her… Beca Mitchell.
Chloe looked up at Beca and shook her head yes. She waited in line to get her boarding pass and they walked over to Security. Beca looked like she was going to puke, she was nervous and upset and couldn't manage to look at Chloe without wanting to cry.
"So Chloe, before you leave I need to tell you something and I know it's last minute but I really need you to know" Becas hands were shaking, so she shoved the in the pockets of the black skinny jeans she was wearing. She looked at Chloe and instantly felt calm, and relaxed her arms. The older girl was smiling and watching Beca play with the sleeves on the flannel she stole from Chloe two years before.
"Okay, I'm listening but I really need to get through security soon. Can this wait until after I'm through security? I'll call you." Chole was about to walk away when Beca grabbed her arm.
"I can't tell you this over the phone Chloe. I need you to wait so I can get my thoughts together. You know I'm no good at this but you just really need to know." Beca looked at the floor, the thought of telling Chloe the deepest secret her heart has ever had was frightening. Beca thought about all the times that she should have kissed Chloe in the last 3 years. The time at the diner when she bought Chloe dinner for failing her midterms, or the time during Bellas practice when Fat Amy ordered pizza and hid it on campus sending all of the Bellas after it. Chloe and Beca were the only ones who weren't running after pizza, instead they laid on the floor laughing until they decided to go and find the girls.
Beca knew that she should have kissed Chloe the first time they met, well not in the shower but after her audition. The way those blue eyes looked at her, like when the sun finally comes out after a storm. Becas life so far had been a hurricane, mixed with a tornado and small natural disasters. Until she met Chloe. Chloe was her sun, the brightest thing in her life and it was because of her that Beca was standing in an airport trying not to fall apart. Beca knew that Chloe was stressed about this move and she could tell that she was growing impatient by the way her feet were moving.
Beca pushed down all of her feelings, looked at the older girl and simply said "Chloe, I hope you have a safe flight. Call me when you get there"
Chloe looked confused but didn't question anything, instead she wrapped her arms around Beca and hugged her. Beca could tell that Chloe was trying to say goodbye without actually trying to speak and she respected that. She wished that they could have held each other a little longer, but Chloe broke them apart and with tears in her eyes she kissed Beca on the cheek and started walking towards the security gate. Standing still in a world moving 100 miles per hour Beca couldn't move. All she could think about was her missed opportunity to tell Chloe she loved her, instead she chickened out like always. When she finally came to her sense Chloe was already through security and paused a minute to wave at her.
Beca waved back and immediately took out her wallet. She ran to the desk and demanded that the woman give her a ticket.
"So I just let the love of my life walk away to move across the country and I didn't tell her how I feel. I need a ticket right now, I don't care how much or to where I just need a ticket!" Beca didn't realize that she was screaming and crying at the same time.
The woman worked quickly and found Beca a ticket to Las Vegas. Out of all the places she never wanted to go and this woman handed her a ticket to Vegas? Whatever it took to get to Chloe. She thanked her a million times and rushed off to security. The guards looked at her like she was a mad woman but she didn't care, she was mad about Chloe Beale and needed to get to her as soon as possible. The guard took her wallet, phone and keys and politely escorted her through security as fast as she could. Beca thought that she heard her screaming at the ticket woman and they were trying to be nice, in case she had another meltdown. Once she was through security which seemed to take forever, she started running. She didn't know where Chloe would be but the faster she ran the quicker she'd get to see her.
Finally she found her. She was looking out the window crying and holding the CD she had made her. Beca stood behind her just for a few seconds, trying to compose herself before she made a earth halting decision.
"Chloe Beale, I love you and I know that it's probably weird to be in love with your best friend but I don't care. I'm in love with you and I hope you love me too." The words just fell out of Becas mouth and she had no regrets about it. She knew if the Bellas were here they'd all be shouting and cheering for Beca and Chloe to kiss.
Chloe turned around, tears still falling but smiling at the same time. She stood up and threw her arms around Beca, holding her closer than ever before.
"I love you too Beca. It took you long enough" Chloe just laughed and she smiled for the first time since they left the Bella house. "Wait, how'd you get back here? Did you just run through security without buying a ticket?" Chloe was confused but she was just grateful that Bcca was with her. The younger girl showed her the ticket and they just laughed together.
"Flight 325 to San Francisco is now boarding" The woman at the gate was opening the doors to the hallway to board the plane and Becas heart dropped. She didn't plan things out this far, she thought that if she told Chloe how she felt then she would stay. She hoped she would stay.
"Tell me to stay" Chloe blurted out quickly. "If you love me, tell me to stay. I can find another job closer to your apartment. I can stay and we can make this work, just tell me to stay."
Beca was shocked. This is not how she thought things would go. Either let the love of her life go to her dream job or be selfish and keep her? She didn't like either of those options and overthinking it wasn't helping any.
"Tell me to stay Beca!" Chloe shouted and still Beca could not speak. She felt her world get a little darker and she knew exactly what was about to happen.
"I love you but I want you to go." And with that Chloe turned around and walked towards the woman at the gate. She stopped after the woman checked her ticket. Chloe turned around to look at Beca and then she was gone.
"Are we just going to sit here all day or are we going to get on the plane?" Aubrey knew Beca was in deep thought but their plane was boarding and she didn't want to waste anymore time trying to drag Beca along. As soon as they landed they would take a cab to the train station to meet the Bellas and then all her plans would fall into place.
"Uh yeah, I guess we should. But I should let you know Posen I don't like flying." Beca tried to smile but it looked more like a frown.
"Yes, I've heard that before, that's why I brought you sleeping pills. It's a 5 hour flight and you can sleep, but after you tell me what you plan on telling Chloe" Aubrey smirked knowing that Beca would have to tell her details about what's going on in her mind. Becca just rolled her eyes and walked towards the gate.
Once they were on the plane Beca took out her computer and waited until takeoff to hand Aubrey her headphones. She clicked on a playlist labeled 'Your Soul" and pressed play. Immediately Aubrey knew what Beca was showing her. Instead of speaking to Chloe she'd just tell her to listen to something, but it wasn't good enough. Beca needed to actually speak and tell Chloe what's been going on in the last 2, now almost 3 months. Aubrey took the headphones off and started rambling.
"Beca, I understand that music is your thing, but if you really want Chloe you need to use your words. You have to actually talk to her and tell her how your life has been. She likes when you send her music but you can't see her for the first time in almost 3 months and just hand her some headphones. That's not good enough Mitchell" Aubrey was right and Beca knew it. "Tell me about what happened when you took her to the airport"
Beca hated telling this story and the only time she ever told it to was to the fish Chloe bought her right before she moved. They named the fish Big Red because of Chloe, of course. When Beca was done talking she realized that she was crying. Little badass Beca Mitchell was crying in front of hardcore, no soul Aubrey Posen. The woman in front of them turned around to hand Becca a tissue and just smiled at her. Aubrey didn't say a word, she just handed Beca the sleeping pills and got her notebook and started writing.
"Well folks, the weather here in beautiful San Francisco is 85 and sunny. We should be landing in the next few minutes."
That's all Beca heard as she woke up and the next thing she knew everyone was standing up, ready to get off the plane.
The were in San Francisco, the same city Chloe lived in, the city where the love of her life moved to. They were here and Beca couldn't even move.
