Title: See Her On The Weekends
Rating: M
Summary: A one night stand has been bothering musician Beca Mitchell for years. She never expects to see her again, until Twitter exchanges and a VIP ticket changes her entire world. G!P Beca. (terrible summary… sorry!)
A/N: Gosh damn, your guys' reviews are amazing. A lot of you are speculating about what's going to happen between Chloe and Beca, and well, you're sort of find out. This chapter originally went a way different way, but then I decided… NAH, I want to leave you on the edge of your seat. And that's what I rewrote. So enjoy, don't hate me too much ;)
April 20th, 2015
The words had hit Chloe like a ton of bricks. The thought of Beca moving to San Francisco to be closer to her son left a plethora of emotions swarming through her head. She looks over to where Beca and Beckett were still playing and excuses herself from Aubrey's presence, walking over towards them.
"Hey, sweetheart." Chloe smiles as she sees Beckett laugh.
"Hi mommy!" Beckett giggles.
"Do you mind if I talk to Beckett for a minute?" She looks in Beca and Stacie's direction.
"Not at all," Beca replies, grabbing Stacie's arm and walking away toward Aubrey.
Chloe stops the swing, picking Beckett up from it and setting him on the ground. She grabs onto his hand and walks him over to the play set in front of them.
"Mommy wants to talk to you about something," Chloe says as she leads them to the stairs. "How do you feel about Beca moving up here?"
"Momma will be closer?" Beckett asks as his little legs stop.
"Maybe. Auntie Bree said she is." Chloe said ushering him toward the slide.
"I want you and momma to be t-gether."
"That would be nice, huh?" Chloe looks over to Beca and then back at Beckett.
"The best!" Beckett exclaims.
"Know what's even better?"
"Noooooo." Beckett draws out.
"Going down the slide with mommy," Chloe smiles as she sits down at the top of the small slide. She pulls Beckett onto her lap, counting down before pushing off and the two of them made their way down the slide. Beckett sat there, laughing hysterically, kicking his legs as they reach the bottom.
Chloe chuckles and picks him up. "I'm thinking about getting ice cream, what do you say?"
"Can momma come wif?"
"Of course, baby." Chloe presses a kiss to her son's cheek as they make their way back to the group. Chloe raises her eyebrow in question when she realizes that Beca was now missing from the bench.
"Did you see me slide, auntie Bree!?" Beckett squeals.
"I did, munchkin." Aubrey smiles. She looks toward Chloe who is looking a little upset that Beca was nowhere in sight. "Beca had a phone call to answer."
Chloe snaps out of her daze and nods, exhaling loudly. "Oh."
Chloe looks at Beckett who is now making funny faces at Stacie. "Your face is going to get stuck like that if you keep sticking your tongue out at Stacie." Chloe jokes.
"No it's not!" Beckett giggles. "Where's momma?"
Chloe goes to answer her son when she gets interrupted. "I'm right here, buddy!" Beca exclaims as she comes running up. "Sorry about that. We put Jesse in charge while we were gone and he called to tell us about a show."
"It's okay..." Chloe says softly, wondering if this meant Beca wasn't staying the whole week. "You have a show?"
"Yeah..." Beca says, rubbing her neck, "It's in a few days."
"So you won't be here the whole week?" Chloe bites her lower lip, almost wishing Beca wasn't so famous and busy.
"No, it's actually here. I was wondering if you and Beckett wanted to come." Beca smiles causing Chloe to sigh in relief.
"Of course, we'll be there." Chloe replies. "Do you have anything else planned for the rest of the day?"
"Nope, I'm all yours, today." Beca gestures toward Chloe and Beckett.
Chloe's heart skips a beat. She knows that Beca meant that she was theirs to hang out with all day, but it didn't stop her from glowing a little more than she was.
Chloe snaps out of her mind before replying, "Good. Beckett wants ice cream and I figured now is the best time for us to celebrate our accomplishment!"
"I want you to get s-cream, momma."
"Of course I'll get ice cream with you guys." Beca smiles. Beckett gets excited, smiling widely.
"Well, let's get going. Stacie, Aubrey... You coming?"
Stacie and Aubrey look at each other before looking back at the trio, nodding in agreement with each other without having to speak words.
"Nah," Stacie says. "We'll sit this one out."
"Don't want to get in the way of family time," Aubrey smiles and winks.
xxx
The rest of the day zoomed by in a blur. Chloe, Beca, and Beckett had gone to get ice cream while Aubrey and Stacie hung out separately, not wanting to get in the way of "family time". They had come to pick Beckett up an hour ago after Chloe had asked if they'd take him out for a bit so that she and Beca could talk, leaving Chloe and Beca alone in Chloe's house.
Beca breathes out loudly, eyes wandering around the room before speaking up. "So..."
"So?"
"I'm, uh, I'm thinking of moving up here." Beca finally says.
Chloe smiles softly, already knowing this news but played along for Beca's benefit, especially in the nervous state she was in.
"You're moving up here?"
"Trying to at least. I'm debating on whether or not to keep my house out in LA. I put a bunch of money into the studio." Beca admits, folding her hands together to keep them from tapping in a nervous antic. "So I may keep it and just go down to LA to record when needed."
"Oh." Chloe replies, not really knowing what to say or how to feel. "So what made you decide to move up here? Not that I'm not happy because I'm glad you'll be closer, but..."
"Can I be honest?" Beca looks over at Chloe, searching her eyes.
"Of course you can."
Beca sighs loudly, wishing so bad to reach over and grab Chloe's hand. "I want to be closer to Beckett, for one. That part is obvious. But I also can't stop wondering about something. And there's something you need to know..."
Chloe's breath hitches as Beca stares at her with longing eyes. "About what?"
Without further hesitation, Beca leans forward and captures Chloe's lips with her own. The kiss was soft and subtle, but the message was crystal clear. Chloe stiffens up, the feeling of Beca's lips leaving a warm feeling in her stomach. She finally gathers herself and returns the kiss, lifting her palm to Beca's cheek and holding her in place.
Beca pulls away, Chloe's fingers still lingering on her jawline. She exhales sharply before once again searching Chloe's eyes.
"Well, now you know." Beca clears her throat. "I'm sorry for doing that. I should go..." Beca stands up from her spot on the couch, biting her lip before looking at Chloe.
Chloe's sitting there in shock, not really knowing what to do or say. She wants to tell Beca to stay, but her throat is dry and she can't seem to produce words. Beca nods in understanding, knowing Chloe probably needs time to process things and Beca was willing to give her space.
"I'll, uhm, see you later."
Chloe goes to say something, anything to keep Beca from leaving, but she couldn't. Watching Beca leave was one of the hardest things Chloe could have imagined. She internally curses herself for not doing a damn thing to stop her heart from breaking. She knew she had it bad for Beca, that much was apparent, but she wasn't willing to admit to even herself.
Chloe sighs, tears falling down her cheek as she replays the kiss over and over in her mind. She picks up her phone from the side table, texting Aubrey to bring Beckett home before getting up and pacing the living room.
Thirty minutes later, Aubrey and Stacie walk in, Beckett asleep in Stacie's arms. Chloe looks like an absolute wreck and she doesn't know how to explain what happened to the duo.
"The talk didn't go so well?" Aubrey says softly, sitting next to Chloe while Stacie goes to put Beckett in his room.
"I'm so stupid," Chloe sobs. "I couldn't even stop her from leaving. I didn't want her to go, but my dumb brain just froze when she kissed me."
"Whoa, whoa. Wait. Beca kissed you?" Chloe nods, still crying. "And!?"
"And then she apologized and said she should go and I didn't stop her!"
"Chloe, calm down. Why didn't you ask her to stay?" Aubrey starts rubbing circles on Chloe's back, trying to calm her best friends crying.
"Because I'm scared!" Chloe exclaims loudly. "What if I can't be what she needs? What if I mess things up? What if she goes on tour and leaves us? I can't do that. I can't handle that."
"You need to wash away all of your insecurities, Chloe. Beca adores you and she loves Beckett. You have to give her a chance." Aubrey explains. "And if she ends up touring then you stick it out. What do you want?"
"Beca... To have a family with her..."
"Then what's holding you back?" Chloe sighs, knowing Aubrey was right. She really did just need to get over the "what if"s and attempt to have a real relationship with the musician.
"Nothing... Nothing's holding me back."
xxx
Beca sits at the bar, waiting patiently for her sister to get there. Even though Emily hadn't been too happy with her earlier, Beca knew that she needed her sister's advice. Luckily for her, Emily and her dad lived in San Francisco. She downs the shot in front of her, feeling the alcohol burn her throat as it makes it way down. She winces at the burn before ordering another shot.
"I think you may want to slow it down," she hears from beside her. Beca looks over to see Emily standing next to her.
"I always drink a lot when it comes to this damn bar," Beca mutters. She was in the bar that she had met Chloe in and the memories were overwhelming her. "Thanks for meeting me."
"No problem. I'm sorry for yelling at you earlier. It was a bad reaction and I apologize."
"I know you didn't mean it, sis." Beca replies as she takes her shot. "Let's go talk in the car. I don't have a lot of time."
Emily nods and Beca pays for the few shots that she had taken before wrapping her arm around her sisters shoulder, walking her out. They get into Beca's car and Beca lays her head on the steering wheel.
"I fucked things up."
"How did you do that?" Emily asks, concerned for her sister's wellbeing.
"I kissed Chloe. I'm so stupid. I had it in my mind that we'd be this big ol' happy family. I guess I was wrong." Beca breathes out a small laugh.
"Beca, have you talked to this Chloe girl about this?"
"No. I just apologized and left. She didn't even stop me. I'm terrified this is going to make things weird when it comes to Beckett." Beca can feel the tears coming on in her semi-drunken state.
"I'm sure your son won't care either way as long as you're there for him..." Emily tries to sympathize. She sets her hand on Beca's shoulder as Beca silently cries.
"I messed it up. We were perfectly fine as friends and now..."
"Beca, it's okay. Please, calm down. Give her a day, let her process things." Emily explains. "It probably took her off guard... I mean you guys just reconnected after how long?"
"Almost four years..."
"Exactly. See? She just needs to sort out her feelings for you." Emily smiles, Beca nodding in agreement. Beca leans over and rests her head on her sister's shoulder, Emily trying her best to console Beca.
"Yeah."
"Now, move. I'm driving you to your hotel. I don't need you getting a DUI." Emily says, pushing Beca. Beca sloppily opens her driver's side door and walks around the front of the car. Emily jumps over the center consol and gets in the driver's seat, turning the engine over as Beca sits where Emily previously was.
"Thanks for being nice and not yelling at me this time," Beca's say drunkenly.
"What's family for?"
April 21, 2015
The next morning, Chloe woke up feeling a little better than she was before. She had ultimately decided to stick up for herself and tell Beca how she really felt and see what happens between the two. Chloe definitely couldn't deny her feelings for Beca any longer, and she was hoping she didn't completely mess up her chance. Chloe quietly gets out of bed, tip toeing to Beckett's room and noticing her son was still sound asleep. She walks in and softly kisses him on the forehead before exiting and heading downstairs.
Chloe unlocks her phone, browsing the Internet when an article posted late last night grabs her attention.
'Is There a Secret Love in Beca Mitchell's Life?'
Chloe raises an eyebrow and clicks the link, bracing herself for the worst.
'Late last night, musician Beca Mitchell was spotted with a woman who is definitely not Chloe Beale. Since no word has come from either the musician or the photographer, we are unsure of whether or not a relationship had blossomed between the two. But after last night, we can probably speculate that they are not in a relationship.
Beca was seen leaving a bar with a brunette. The two got into Beca's car before leaving the bar to the hotel that Beca has been staying at for the past few days. The mystery girl has not been identified, but it seems that Beca and Chloe are just two old lovers who share a child together.'
Chloe's heart sinks as she reads the article and looks at the secretive photo a paparazzi had snapped of Beca leaving the bar with her arm wrapped around the other brunette's shoulder.
Chloe's mind starts racing as she continues to burn holes in the photograph. She knew Beca could do whatever and whoever she wanted, but she didn't expect it to be so soon. They had literally kissed earlier that day. Chloe knew she messed things up by this point, knowing that she should have told Beca how she felt when she had the opportunity.
The feelings of jealousy and hurt pang in her heart. Chloe had no idea what to do. Should she ask Beca about it? Or should she just assume that whatever there was between them was dead and that Beca had immediately decided to move on?
She shakes her thoughts and decides that she should probably talk to Beca about it. She sighs, mustering up the courage to type out a text message to Beca.
Chloe (06:47): I spent all night thinking about what happened... We need to talk.
I'm so sorry for this cliffhanger, but not really. The story is just about to get exciting!