Chapter 7
The day they all had been dreading was finally upon them, moving day. Graduation was bittersweet for the Bellas. They were excited to embark on new adventures, but hated that they would happen separately. There were many tearful goodbyes and more tears than any of them thought they could handle, especially Beca who made it a point to not put herself in such emotionally draining situations whenever possible. The worst part was that it happened in waves since they all needed to leave at different times. Cynthia Rose and Lilly were the first ones to leave to catch their flights to Seattle and Washington D.C. All the girls watched curiously as a black car pulled in front of the house and Lilly waved one last time before disappearing into. Beca made them vow not to ask any questions.
Amy left next to catch a flight back to Australia where she planned to spend a few months. Flo, Jessica, and Ashley departed around noon to catch their flight to Orlando. While Flo was staying at Barden, she was happy to accept the invitation to take a vacation and help Jessica and Ashley get settled in. Stacie and Aubrey left to get her moved in to Aubrey's apartment, but were coming back that afternoon to pick up Beca and Chloe and take them to the airport. Beca watched Emily and Chloe from the entryway of the living room as Chloe gave her all the keys to the house and information she needed.
"Beca, can I talk to you for a minute," asked Emily's mom as she walked downstairs.
"Yea, sure, what's up," asked Beca as she followed her into the kitchen. They sat down at the kitchen table and Katherine gave her a sympathetic smile.
"How are you doing? I remember this day and it was not fun."
"The house already sounds too quiet. I am waiting for some of the girls to burst through the door laughing and shouting out hellos. If I feel this way, I can't imagine how Em feels."
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. Emily really looks up to you and Chloe and I appreciate everything you have done for her. I am just concerned that she is going to try to lean more on the two of you than she should now that she is on her own and leading the next group of Bellas." Beca frowned in confusion.
"I don't understand, what do you mean lean on us?"
"She is already talking about visiting you out in L.A. When she asks, I need you to say no."
"What, why? What is happening right now? I thought you liked us," said Beca as she eyed Katherine suspiciously. Katherine slipped her hand into Beca's.
"I do and you are amazing. You and Chloe are going to do amazing things, Beca, but we both know what L.A. can be like. It can swallow people whole and while I am confident you two will be just fine, Emily is still young and impressionable. She is in a vulnerable place and I don't want her out there where she can be exposed to God knows what."
"I wouldn't let that happen and neither would Chloe."
"You wouldn't want it to happen, but things like that do. You are going to be busy with your music and Chloe has to start preparing for grad school. I don't want Emily to get caught up in that world and then swept away by it."
"What exactly are you asking me to do here?"
"Create distance and let her figure out who she is on her own, without you and Chloe to influence her. She needs to find herself on her own, away from your shadow."
"Em is not in my shadow."
"She is and you and Chloe cast a pretty big one. Pops and Moms are legends."
"That is just some running joke we do…."
"I thought that too until I saw you three interact this year. You and Chloe have been amazing to her, but I don't want her using you as a crutch. If you care about her, don't let her do that." Before Beca could respond, Emily and Chloe walked into the kitchen.
"Alright, she officially has everything she needs to start the new Bellas and blow minds," said Chloe as she hugged Emily.
"Thanks Moms, you're the best," said Emily as Chloe kissed her forehead. Beca glanced at Katherine, who pat her hand and stood up.
"Alright, kiddo, you ready to head home for the summer? We should really get on the road," suggested Katherine and Emily nodded as tears streamed down her face. Before Beca's pride got the best of her, she pulled Emily into a big hug. Chloe joined in as well and Katherine looked down. She knew how painful it was to leave the girls you made a family with and her heart went out to all three of them.
"We love you so much, Em," whispered Beca as she tried not to sob. Chloe was already lost to the emotions and crying.
"I love you guys too. Text me when you get settled and let me know when I can come see you. You can show me around L.A. and we can be cheesy tourists," she teased and Beca shut her eyes tightly. She refused to lie to Emily, so instead she was quiet for a moment.
"You are going to be an amazing captain. I am proud of you, Em," said Beca.
"We both are," assured Chloe and they hugged her one last time. Emily wiped her eyes and gave them one last look before leaving with her mother. Chloe cried in Beca's arms and Beca held her fiancée close as she allowed the emotional toll to finally take over. They were alone in the Bella House with only a few more minutes before they too would have to leave and no matter how much they prepared for that moment, it was still heartbreaking.
*Almost Two Years Later*
Beca moaned as she felt Chloe stroking her hair. Her eyes fluttered open and she lazily smiled when she saw baby blue eyes gazing back into her dark blue ones. She glanced over at the clock and sighed in relief when she remembered she was off that day. Chloe wordlessly snuggled into her arms as the two of them enjoyed the peaceful morning. The rays of sunshine were starting to seep into the room, giving it a golden glow. Beca pressed a sweet kiss on the top of Chloe's head and drew invisible circles on her arm as she thought about the dream she had. It was more a memory than a dream, but it wasn't one of their best ones. The day they left the Bella House, everything changed for them. She still remembered the feeling of uncertainty and fear that pulsed through her as they boarded their plane to Los Angeles. Saying goodbye to Aubrey and Stacie was hard, but she knew the four of them would do whatever they needed to so they could stay in touch. It was different with Emily.
At first, she was as angry as Chloe was when she told her what Katherine asked of them. Chloe refused, but Beca understood where the mother was coming from. It only took a few weeks of them being in Los Angeles for her to realize the city tended to live up to its reputation. She agreed to attend a party of an up and coming artist she was working with and the level of debauchery was a bit much for her tastes. She and Chloe left an hour in after seeing lines of cocaine be snorted in one of the bathrooms. After that, they carefully vetted the people they surrounded themselves with. Sammy, Mikey, and Lucy were able to help with that and after a few months, Beca and Chloe were able to create a comfortable bubble just for them and a small circle of friends.
It still was not easy though and the two had to settle into their routines, while also trying to balance their world and the outside worlds that demanded their attention. Sammy made sure Beca hit the ground running and the first artist she worked with was Sia. Sammy believed they would get along since they had many things in common, including their introverted tendencies. Sia became a friend to Beca and Chloe, which they both appreciated. When they released "Elastic Heart," Beca's career skyrocketed and she became a big name virtually overnight in the business.
Sia taught them how to deal with the media, the invasive questions, and how to remain private in such a public industry. Her career reached a level she never thought possible when she found herself sitting with Chloe, Sammy, Mikey, Aubrey, Stacie, and Sia waiting to hear the winner for Song of the Year. When "Elastic Heart" was chosen, Beca was too dazed to process the information. It was the first of two awards that night and she was floored when her name was called for Best Arrangement. While Sia was the one awarded Song of the Year as the performer of "Elastic Heart," Best Arrangement was for the composer. She was so ecstatic that she didn't even realize she lost Producer of the Year. If anything, she was just happy to be nominated. Her life after the Grammys was a whirlwind.
She and Chloe decided to get married the night after the award show and flew to Vegas to secretly elope. The only two people to know were Stacie and Aubrey since Beca and Chloe knew their parents would be furious if they found out. They found a quaint little chapel ran by an older couple that had no clue who Beca even was, which made it all the better. The plan was to get married and then have a nice ceremony later, but later still hadn't come. After the Grammys, Beca became a hot commodity. She worked with Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga. After a while, the running joke was that she only worked with other women, which wasn't necessarily true, but she was selective about the artists she worked with. She chose people based on her tastes, not the other way around.
While Beca was taking the music industry by storm, Chloe thrived at UCLA. She finished the program in only three semesters, completing the program in a year and a half. After speaking with Sammy, she decided to make her capstone project an analysis of the financial success and production of a music label. Sammy was more than willing to give her access to older financial records to assist with her research. When she found a detail that had been missed for several years, it changed everything for Chloe. One of the top accountants for the company had been skimming funds for years. The amounts were so small that they were almost untraceable, but his mistake was taking funds from Beca. Since Beca hated math, she was more than happy when Chloe agreed to handle their budgeting and financial planning. When she noticed the monthly miscellaneous $150 amount being deducted from their account, she did more digging, found the pattern, and eventually the culprit.
Sammy and Kat were shocked to find out one of their closest colleagues was taking hundreds of thousands annually from the company to put in a shell account. Once they removed him from the company and reported him to the proper authorities, Sammy suggested they have a fresh set of eyes come in and assess the financial viability of the company, which is where Chloe came in. She was the first in her program to finish early and receive such a high-ranking position in a company within her first year on the job market. Unfortunately, the job required long hours. She found many issues within the company and was given authority to revamp where needed.
Between her long hours and Beca's chaotic work schedule, the two ran into issues with making each other a priority. Things came to a head when Chloe missed their dinner date earlier that year. With so little time to be together, Beca made sure to fit in one date a week with her wife. Unfortunately for Chloe, their wires got crossed and she scheduled it for the wrong day. The argument that ensued was the worst they had since moving to Los Angeles and Beca ended up brooding over it in the small studio she made in their home, while Chloe went to their bedroom. One thing that they always promised each other after all those years of unspoken feelings and misunderstandings was they wouldn't allow that to happen again, so Beca was relieved when she headed upstairs that night and found Chloe leaving their room to go in search of her as well. Beca giggled as she remembered that night, which made Chloe smile up at her and prop herself up on her pillow.
"Whatcha thinking there, Becs," she asked as she stroked her wife's hair.
"That fight we had at the beginning of the year."
"What about it?"
"The makeup sex was amazing," said Beca with a grin and Chloe giggled as she straddled her waist.
"It was definitely a long time coming, pun intended," she teased back and Beca laughed.
"I am really glad we refocused things after that. I remember being so damn scared that night that we were drifting apart. It terrified me."
"We will never let that happen. We have been through too much and know better now," she assured before tenderly kissing her.
"Yea, I think that was one of our best talks yet."
"I don't remember much talking." Beca smirked.
"I meant after, but during there was plenty of moaning. You were right though. I was so bogged down with work and trying to stay the gold standard that I wasn't taking care of myself."
"And I was trying to juggle too much and downplay everything that was going on, but look at us now. We always have at least one day a week completely to ourselves and syncing calendars really helped. I love Lucy to death for suggesting that."
"I especially like knowing when you are in a meeting so I can text you highly inappropriate workplace images."
"Yea, about that, you have got to cut it out. That last picture you sent literally made me moan out loud and Steven heard me. I had to lie and say I had a stomachache and then spent the rest of the day having to assure him I felt good enough to stay at work!" Beca covered her face with a pillow as she laughed.
"I am serious, you have to stop! You know what those pictures do to me. Besides, if they leak on the internet, we are so screwed."
"Already taken care of, babe, that's why I changed out our phones to those top secret, state of the art ones. They don't save the texts or pictures."
"Speaking of which, can we talk for a second about your spending habits lately?"
"Here we go," groaned Beca and Chloe gave her a look as she pinned her hands above her head.
"Is it bad that I am super turned on right now?"
"I love that you are flying all the Bellas into Atlanta so we can watch Em's final performance. I even love that you put everyone up in the same hotel as us, but what the hell is with purchasing $120,000 worth of equipment for your studio downstairs?"
"In my defense, that can be considered a tax write off because I use it for work."
"That's a crappy defense, Mitchell."
"It is still a defense, Mitchell," she teased back and Chloe had to fight back a laugh.
"Don't do that. It isn't fair. No making me laugh, Beca, do you realize how much you spent this month?"
"I don't know, like a couple hundred thousand."
"Try $642,573."
"How do you even know that exact number, Rain Man," asked Beca and Chloe thought for a moment.
"And fifty four cents, look, babe, I know we can afford it, but if we want to start making some moves for the long term, you have to start thinking about the ways you are spending."
"But I like my new equipment and we make plenty of money and if we go broke one day, I'll just ask my mommy for more." Chloe arched an eyebrow at her and Beca sighed.
"Fine, do you want me to take it back because I will. I will take it back."
"Of course you don't have to take it back."
"Good because I wasn't taking it back." Beca let out a yelp and laugh when Chloe poked her in her sides and started tickling her.
"Okay, okay, I would have. I totally would have," surrendered Beca and Chloe leaned down to tenderly kiss her. Beca rolled on top of her and Chloe whimpered when Beca's hand immediately slid into her panties.
"Fuck, Chlo, you are soaked," she hissed in pleasure as she plunged two fingers inside of her wife. Chloe bucked her hips up to allow Beca's fingers to go as deep into her as possible.
"You know I love it when you do that," whispered Beca into Chloe's ear and Chloe smirked.
"You know I love it when you do that," moaned Chloe. Beca kissed and nipped at her neck and she picked up the pace, sensing how close Chloe was. It didn't take long for her to climax powerfully and Beca wore a smug grin as Chloe writhed in pleasure beneath her. Chloe melted into the bed, but gasped when Beca removed her panties and slid down her body.
"Baby, I need to get you off. I have to taste you," moaned Chloe, but Beca shook her head as she settled between her legs.
"I am paying your consulting fee after that little session," she teased and Chloe cried out as Beca's tongue lapped at her folds. It never ceased to amaze her how giving her wife was in the bedroom or how much she could make her toes curl. It didn't take long for another orgasm to crash over her and Beca moaned as she sucked and nipped at the sensitive flesh.
"Fuck, Becs, you drive me crazy," whimpered Chloe and Beca grinned as she kissed her way back up her body. Chloe flipped them over and yanked down Beca's boy shorts before tossing them across the room. Suddenly, one of their phones rang, but Chloe shook her head.
"Don't you dare get that," she warned. Beca nodded as her eyes slid shut and Chloe's lips were suddenly attached to her clit. It never took her long when Chloe hummed against her like that, but she was surprised by the power and quickness of the orgasm that suddenly crashed into her.
"Oh fuck," she screamed out as Chloe plunged two fingers into her, knowing that she could make her reach that peak again. The sound of a phone ringing in the background barely registered on Beca's radar as she orgasmed yet again. She cried out as she met each pump of Chloe's fingers with her hips and did not stop until her body was completely drained of energy. Chloe took her time kissing and caressing Beca's thighs, stomach, breasts, and neck before cuddling into her arms and basking in their post-coital bliss. When a phone rang again, they both cursed and checked to see which one was the culprit.
"Not me," Beca practically sang smugly and Chloe rolled her eyes when she grabbed the buzzing device from their nightstand.
"Yea," she groaned and Beca shook with mirth at her annoyance.
"Bad time, Chlo," asked Aubrey with a hint of amusement and Chloe smirked.
"Was about to work on orgasm number three in a minute, but you decide." Beca's eyes shot open and she laughed at her wife's answer.
"Okay, that has to be either Bree or Stace. If not, we are going to have a talk about the information you give out about our sex life." Chloe giggled and playfully nudged Beca.
"What's up, Bree?"
"You sure you have time to pencil me in before orgasm number three?"
"Hmmm, I am conflicted, so you better start talking before I change my mind," she teased back.
"I need you to sync your itinerary with me for the end of next week. You are still spending a couple of nights at our place before checking into the hotel, right?"
"Of course, Bree, you know we love staying with you guys. We just knew that space would be tight if all the Bellas stayed there this trip and figured the hotel would be better for all of us."
"Plus, they have a salt water pool. I love salt water pools. We should get one," mumbled Beca as she basked in the fatigue taking over her body after their love making session.
"Damn it, Bree, you made me miss the window. She is totes falling asleep, which means orgasm number three will have to wait now."
"I know way too much about your sex life and for the record, can I just say that you two go at it like bunnies? I figured married life would slow you down a bit."
"For the record, I have a very high libido and Becs gets super moody when she doesn't get a piece of all this on a regular basis. Don't hate." Beca smirked.
"For the record, we both do. Do not try to make me sound like a sex addict, woman," grumbled Beca as she pulled Chloe closer and buried her face in her hair.
"You two are disgustingly adorable. So, still on for next week?"
"Still on and tell Stace I said to give you some. You sound cranky."
"Yea, I know, but it is my fault. Work has me swamped and she was asleep by the time I got home. I hate her hours this week. She has to open the lab at 6."
"In the morning, ew," said Chloe as she scrunched up her nose.
"I can't wait to see you."
"Me too," agreed Chloe.
"What, no comment from the peanut gallery also known as Beca?"
"She's asleep. I told you, you made me miss my window."
"Well if I can't get none, neither can you, Chlo."
"Oh I will totes get some soon. This is our day off and I plan on spending it in bed."
"I hate you."
"Love you too, have fun at work," Chloe giggled before hanging up. She synced her calendar with Aubrey's for the selected days and sent the blonde a text notifying her of it before closing her phone and snuggling back up to her wife. She planned to have her way with her again, but a nap would have to do for now.
Two hours later, Chloe woke up to an empty bed, which made her pout, but the smell of bacon in the air began to make her smile. She rolled out of bed, grabbed one of Beca's plaid shirts, and headed downstairs as she put it on. She smiled when she heard her wife's beautiful voice singing as she approached the kitchen. She quietly watched her from the entryway as Beca flipped a pancake and swayed to the music echoing from her phone.
"New song," asked Chloe and Beca immediately turned it off.
"New song, can't hear it yet," she reminded Chloe, which made the red head roll her eyes.
"What, Becs, you think I am going to scoop you? We work at the same place."
"No," giggled Beca and Chloe eyed her carefully before pulling her in for a kiss.
"Morning," whispered Chloe.
"Morning, babe, and stop giving me that look. You can't hear it yet."
"Why not, I always get to hear your stuff first," pouted Chloe.
"And you will, when it is done."
"Which means it isn't for another artist, this is yours," Chloe stated more than asked and Beca kissed her again before turning back to the stove.
"You know, it always amazes me how you can read me so damn well."
"Well, I am fluent in all things Beca," assured Chloe as she walked over to the refrigerator to grab a container of chopped fruit.
"When do I get to hear it," she asked and Beca smiled at how eager Chloe was to hear the song. It always warmed her heart how supportive her wife was of her career.
"Soon, baby, but for now, you will just have to enjoy this tidbit of information. Check out the Top 40," she suggested and giggled when Chloe immediately grabbed her phone to search the chart on one of her apps. Beca removed the last of the pancakes and turned off the stove before turning to her wife to open her arms. Chloe giggled as she jumped into them and showered her with kisses.
"I don't care how many awards I win, this will always be the best payoff," assured Beca.
"I am so proud of you, Becs. You made it number 1 in four days? That is amazing. What is Sammy saying," she asked as Beca carried her over to the table and sat her on top of it.
"Oh, he is being ridiculously smug right now."
"He did tell you people would love it."
"I know, I just….I wrote it such a long time ago and it feels like a lifetime ago too. You make me so damn happy that I can't even think about the mental state I was in when I wrote it."
"Let Me Go is a great song and it is unique. That is why people like it. It isn't just another heartbreak song or only about love. How many songs out there are talking about loving someone, but needing them to let you go because you don't love them the way they want you to? Part of your appeal is your ability to touch on things that make us human."
"Well I want to touch on a few things right now," she said as she unbuttoned the plaid shirt Chloe was wearing and the red head bit her lip seductively.
"It has been a while since we did it on the table."
"Orgasm number three," teased Beca as she laughed and leaned Chloe back on it.
That evening, they were swimming in their infinity pool in the backyard watching the sunset. Their house in the Hollywood Hills gave them a perfect view of the horizon and Beca sighed happily.
"Off days were a brilliant idea, babe. They give me something to look forward to every week," admitted Beca as Chloe wrapped her legs around her under the water.
"Me too, a day just for you and me, no one to bother us," agreed Chloe. Suddenly, both of their phones began ringing and they both cursed. Beca swam over to the phones and sighed when she saw the numbers.
"Shit, Chlo, it's Sammy for me and Alex for you."
"Never a good sign," groaned Chloe as they got out of the pool and dried off, knowing they would be called back soon. Beca smirked as, like clockwork, their phones rang again.
"What's wrong," asked Beca into the phone as she sat down on a lounge chair.
"Beca, don't get pissed," said Sammy.
"Oh this conversation is off to a good start, what is it?"
"Jesse."
"Jesse?"
"Motherfucker," shouted Chloe and Beca cringed.
"I don't think Alex told her not to get pissed. I'll merge the calls, so we can all talk together," stated Beca before hanging up. She grabbed Chloe's phone and added Sammy to the conversation before putting it on speaker.
"Alright, what the hell is going on and why did you just mention an ex I haven't seen for years?"
"Well, that ex has decided to release a YouTube video of a new song. You two should watch it before the conversation goes any further," suggested Alex and Beca frowned in confusion while Chloe paced back and forth.
"Uh, okay, will do. What's it called?"
"Oh you'll see it. It is the number one trending video and has over 12 million views already. He just released it today. Call us back once you see it," said Sammy before hanging up. Beca stood up and pulled her wife into her arms.
"Chlo, no matter what it is, we will be fine, okay? I know he is a sore subject, but we are fine. We just finished up orgasm number four to prove it," she tried to tease and Chloe took a deep breath as she slowly nodded. They went into their living room and Beca turned on the television as Chloe plopped down the couch with their towels. She wrapped one around herself and one around Beca. Sammy was right. It didn't take long to find and the title alone infuriated them. Jesse's face popped onto their TV as he spoke.
"What up, it's your boy Jesse. I am currently in Toronto about to start pre-production, but something happened that really pissed me off the other day. So, um, most of you do not know this unless you knew me back in the day at Barden, but I used to date Beca Mitchell. That's right, that Beca Mitchell, chart topping, Grammy award winning, Beca Mitchell. I never brought it up before because things didn't end on the best of notes with us and I wanted to move on, so imagine my surprise when Beca releases Let Me Go, which she wrote about our relationship and about me like 3 years ago or something. Like I said, I had moved on. Obviously, I am doing great, but I think it is pretty ironic that she released Let Me Go about something that happened so long ago. So anyways, I wrote and recorded a song around that same time to get my feelings out. I never told anyone because it was just for me, you know? It was to vent and pretty much do what she did in Let Me Go, which is to get my version of things out. I had no plans on releasing it, but since she is using our past relationship to make money and push this picture perfect image of her life with Chloe, I thought it was only fair that you hear my version of how things went done. So, this is called, I Think My Girl is Bi. Leave a comment below to let me know what you think."
"I Think My Girl is Bi, is he serious right now," shouted Chloe and Beca pinched the bridge of her nose as the lyric video started. The beat was painfully choppy and trying to be cooler than it actually was for her taste, but she refrained from commenting on that as she listened to the words.
So I got this situation
My girl's been hanging out with this other girl
Let me talk about it
Where's my girlfriend?
I been callin'
She ain't picked up
Somethings fishy
She won't hear me
Now I'm sittin' here
Like what the fuck?
This is too unusual
She never did it like this before
She usually calls me back within the hour
I bet she's out with what's her name
The girl that doesn't have a man
Assumptions in my mind got me confused girl
Beca could feel her neck and shoulders tensing up as the video continued, but what was worse was Chloe's response. She was livid and Beca knew diffusing the situation was going to be a struggle as Chloe's jaw clenched in anger.
Sometimes she can't keep her pretty hands off me
But when she's with her girlfriend she don't even speak
She could spot a pretty girl faster than I can
Tells me that she loves me but I'm tryna' understand
I think my girl is...
Bi Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
I think my girl is...
Bi Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
I think my girl is...
Bi Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
Should I say goodbye?
Should I give it a try?
I think my girl is...
Secret conversations in my face
They talk in code
Matching tattoos, to the bathroom
At the same time they go
This is too usual
Never been like this before
Affection ain't the same when she's around
I wonder if I'm trippin
Visions of them kissin
Now I wanna know the truth cause...
Sometimes she can't keep her pretty hands off me
But when she's with her girlfriend she don't even speak
She could spot a pretty girl faster than I can
Tells me that she loves me but I'm tryna' understand
I think my girl is...
Bi Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
I think my girl is...
Bi Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
I think my girl is...
Bi Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
Should I say goodbye?
Should I give it a try?
I think my girl is...
Beca took a deep breath and called Sammy and Alex back. She pulled Chloe into her arms and kissed her forehead, but Chloe immediately stood up and began pacing as they listened to Alex over the speaker phone.
"We have to get out in front of this. First off, why didn't I know about Jesse," asked the woman and Beca smirked.
"Because there was nothing to know, we dated for a couple of years, I was too hung up on Chloe for it to go anywhere and we broke up."
"Was there cheating involved? The rumors are swirling already, so I need you to be up front with me. What happened?" Beca looked up at Chloe and nodded before speaking up.
"Yea, we broke up because I cheated on him."
"And that wasn't something you thought worth mentioning? Beca, we have been over this! I have to be in the know about everything, even things you want to keep secret. I know you are a private person, but it is my job to keep your personal life out of the tabloids so you can maintain that privacy. I would never judge you, but I need to know! I could have gotten out in front of this sooner."
"Dude, I didn't think…."
"That's the problem," interrupted Alex and before Beca could start cursing out the woman in charge of her Public Relations, Sammy cut in.
"Okay, enough, it happened and we need to figure out the next move. Beca, I don't remember everything about what happened, so you two have to refresh my memory and catch up Alex. Start from the beginning," he suggested and Chloe plopped down on the couch as the two of them explained the long story about the triangle that was Jesse, Beca, and Chloe. Alex sighed in relief when they finished and was quiet for a moment.
"I can work with this and I apologize for being upset earlier. I have heard and seen some insane things, so my imagination ran wild at first. I know you two better than that though and I am sorry."
"What do we do," asked Chloe, but Beca gulped when Alex's smirk echoed through the phone.
"It will be handled by the end of the week."
"No, no, no, Alex, don't you dare. I know what that means and I am not okay with that. You could ruin him. Your cut throat tactics and no nonsense personality are things I respect about you, but not this time, please," pleaded Beca and Chloe frowned at her.
"You can't be serious, Beca. He is trying to ruin your career," shouted Chloe.
"I don't believe that. That's not Jesse."
"You heard him at the beginning of the video. He isn't doing this because he cares about you. He is being petty as hell and this ends now. Alex, do it."
"No, listen, I can reason with him. I know him."
"You haven't seen him in years. People change and Jesse has always been a prick."
"Of course you believe that because you hated each other. Your perspective is a bit skewed, don't you think," shouted Beca and Chloe gritted her teeth as she stood up.
"Chlo," called Beca as Chloe stormed off.
"Look, we know you need to go handle that, but we have to make a decision now. Things like this spread like wildfire online and you are all trending on Twitter," warned Sammy.
"Beca, you are a good person, so I know you don't want to hurt Jesse and you feel guilty about the hurt you already caused him, but this could damage Chloe's reputation. Right now, you two are the private, but ridiculously in love and amazing couple that a lot of the LGBTQ community looks up to. You are the standard and I know you don't care about that, but being the standard is why people respect you enough to give you two privacy. If we don't handle this soon, that standard and your reputation as a couple gets diminished." Beca pinched the bridge of her nose.
"What are the options? The least ruthless options, Alex."
"Release a statement tonight, followed by press for the next couple of days. It is an easy spin. This is queer bashing."
"Jesse isn't homophobic."
"He doesn't have to be to push rhetoric that fuels it on. That song is problematic as hell. The way that he speaks about Chloe, the arrogance in the fact he asks if he should give it a try as if it is just something he can join in on. You are role models for a lot of people. You matter to so many people and you have to stand up to this, even if you care about Jesse." Beca took in a shaky breath and nodded.
"Fine, send me the schedule tomorrow, but I'm done with this tonight. Day off still applies," she said before hanging up and heading toward her bedroom. She stopped dead in her tracks in the doorway when she saw Chloe sobbing as she sat at the edge of their bed. Beca ran over and knelt down in front of her to cup her face.
"Chlo, I told them to handle it, okay? I am going to handle it."
"It's like he is always going to pop up no matter what. It has been years and we are married and he can just come in and wreck things so quickly," cried Chloe.
"Nothing is wrecked. We are in love. God Chlo, I didn't even think it was possible but I love you even more than I did back then. I fall even harder for you each day. I am going to handle this and we are going to be fine. Now that Alex knows, we will make sure Jesse leaves us the hell alone for the rest of our aca-awesome lives." She smiled when Chloe giggled.
"Jesus, it must be bad if you are using acas," teased Chloe and Beca leaned her forehead against hers.
"Anything to make you smile," assured Beca before tenderly kissing her. Chloe spread her legs as she deepened the kiss and Beca instantly placed her back on the bed.
"Orgasm number five," teased Beca with a seductive smile and Chloe tenderly kissed her as they became lost in one another, needing to take their minds off of the past.
AN: The song in this chapter is "I Think My Girl is Bi" by Omarion.