A/N: Hey guys! Here is chapter 7! Enjoy :3

I can't believe we only have three chapters left… next one might be a little bit different from the rest.

I don't own pitch perfect.

Beca grabbed another handful of popcorn from the bowl in the middle of the couch and shoved most of it into her mouth as she angrily munched away, watching one of those Hallmark family movies they usual air during Christmas time. Beca hated them. Straight up hated them to the core. But it was strangely enough her decision to tune in to the channel because nothing else was on and it was Chloe had been wanting to catch a new one that they were airing this year – she was a sucker for those feel good movies. Aubrey, who had decided to spend Christmas time with her and Chloe at their apartment, had claimed one of the arm chairs, trying to get a read on Beca's thought process at the moment. Because clearly something was not right.

And on the opposite end of the couch?

Dylan.

Chloe's younger brother, Dylan Beale, who drove all the way to Atlanta thanks to a little crisis he was having with his roommate. A crisis only her older sister Chloe could ever understand among all his siblings.

In particular, how much he wanted his roommate to stop dating other guys and date him instead. A thought that never really occurred to him for obvious reasons until said roommate brought his current boyfriend over.

Chloe's been helping her brother deal with sudden realizations as best she could.

But meanwhile, one might ask where on earth was Chloe?

"Uh, are you okay Beca?" Dylan asked, keeping his hands to himself. He tried to grab some popcorn from the bowl earlier but Beca had growled at him. She was truthfully unaware of it, really it was a thought that had entered her mind that made her growl.

Since graduation, Beca and Chloe decided to move into a new apartment together in Atlanta. Beca was offered a more permanent job at Residual Heat, currently amazing her boss by her own prowess and musical genius – or so Chloe typically claimed – while Chloe was still deciding which career to pursue before her.

Currently, she's teaching kids music at a community center and a dance class at night. Nothing really permanent, but she wanted to really give the future a serious thought.

Living with Chloe was nothing much different than living with her in Bellas house. Except, Beca noted, that she was definitely getting more of Chloe than she thought. All the habits she never noticed before, which Beca absolutely adored despite not really wanting to admit it to herself, and all of the redhead's attention whenever they hung out – not that it wasn't before – was all on her.

There were no distractions, no crazy scheme or shenanigan happening in the background for them, or at least Beca, for her to create as an excuse not to address the big elephant in the room. Her ever growing

Even Jesse called her out on it when he visited the city about three days ago.

"Jeez, Beca. Man up, or you know, woman up… I have no idea what I'm saying here, by the way… But still. You need to tell her." Jesse had said, calling her out. "You're running out of excuses now."

"I know that Jess." she grumpily replied.

And in truth, she does.

In fact, she's more than tried several times. But something was always holding her back. It was the crippling fear of rejection or her own uncertainties about herself, really.

She wanted to blame her dad for abandonment issues and her fear of being left behind.

She wanted to blame the relationship she idiotically pursued with Jesse for messing her head up now. Because what if she was just attracted to Chloe? What if the extent of how much she actually cared was that they were best friends?

There were days when she would either think that Chloe deserved better than her, and days when she thought that she would just hurt Chloe if she took the plunge. And Beca didn't want that.

Chloe was the best thing that's ever happened in her life, and she was afraid that she was going to lose her if she changed any of their ongoing dynamic.

It didn't help that Chloe's popularity just kept skyrocketing and more guys and girls kept asking her out on dates than from their time at Barden.

Really, it wasn't like Chloe didn't go out on dates once in a while even back then. She did, on the rare occasion, and as always, Beca was ever ready to hate the guts out of whoever it was that dared ask Chloe out. But nothing ever really happened with those dates.

It always ended up with them eating a pint of ice cream in Chloe's room, all cuddled up in Chloe's bed, watching whatever video Chloe's obsessed with on YouTube.

But this time, it was different.

This time it was stupid Logan.

Logan the guy Chloe's gone on a few dates with already over the time Beca's known the redhead.

Logan who was in the same year as Chloe in Barden.

Logan who replaced Tom as Chloe's arm candy for a brief moment before disappearing for good.

And then annoyingly reappearing once in a while.

Logan with his fancy British accent and his fast sports cars.

"What's wrong munchkin?" Aubrey asked, still looking intently at Beca.

"Nothing, just... Logan." Beca grumbled.

"The cute blond dude who picked her up earlier?" Dylan then asked. "Too bad you missed him Aubrey, he was quite dashing."

Aubrey gave him a knowing and understanding look to match the smile that Beca realized was only reserved for anyone with the last name Beale.

"Ah, yes Logan." Aubrey then said thoughtfully as she returned her attention to Beca. Of course Aubrey knew Logan. He was one of the few things she and Beca had agreed on during their tense-filled first year of knowing each other.

The rest were Tom, and that girl named Erika, and the other guy – the name was escaping Beca now – who kept dogging Chloe around like a lovelorn idiot who she thankfully never dated.

To this day, Logan was still one of the few things Beca and Aubrey agreed on.

"You do know why she accepted the date, right?" Aubrey then asked, reaching for the remote and muting the TV.

And Beca simply stared back at her in confusion.

"Dylan, why are you here again?" Aubrey then asked Chloe's younger brother. His face flushed redder than his hair as he shyly mumbled his reply. Much to Beca's irritation really, but only because she wasn't following Aubrey's train of logic. They were talking about Logan and Chloe going on a date with Logan.

Besides, Aubrey already heard the story when she came in that late afternoon with Chloe already gone and Dylan in her place to keep Beca's company.

"Sorry, I didn't hear that?" Aubrey asked as innocently as she could, prompting Dylan to repeat what he said.

"Theo, my roommate, brought the new guy he's dating to our dorm room while flirting with him the whole time. I realized at one point that it wasn't that he was into guys and he kept bringing his dates to hang out in our room that was bothering me and that it was in fact that I wanted to be the only guy he's interested in."

"Ah." Aubrey then replies a little animatedly. Before turning to Beca and giving her a smug look that was supposed to mean something, or at least to Aubrey.

When Aubrey realized that the point wasn't being driven home, she took a deep breath and sighed. "She only said yes to the date because of Jesse coming to visit and you hanging out with him." Aubrey edified.

"How would you know, you weren't even here." Beca argued back.

"One, I know Chloe like the back of my hand. She's my soul sister, deal with it. Two, Chloe's let me know how annoyed she was that he was in town and trying to pursue her again. Three, when did Logan ask Chloe to a date?"

"Two, three days ag- oh…" Beca said, things finally clicking in her head. "But why though?"

"Ugh, Beca, do I have to spell everything out to you!" Aubrey almost growled, scaring Beca a little. If anything it was giving her serious flashbacks to the days when Aubrey was still the Aca-Nazi of the Bellas.

It most definitely did make Dylan jump out of his seat in fear.

Aubrey took a few deep breaths to calm herself down. "Look, I don't know where prince charms-a-lot might have taken Chloe out on a date, I can pry and see try texting her to see, but if you want to do something about it – if you hate that guys guts as much as I do or even more – then go do something about it. Beca, it's been four damn years already and I'm tired of seeing the two be all idiotically thickheaded and date other people wrong for you all while dancing around each other's feelings. Grow a pair and get the damned girl already!"

Beca stared at Aubrey partially in awe with her impassioned speech and partially speechless.

But something about it definitely shook her up.

If she doesn't do anything, she'll never get the girl, someone else would.

And she just couldn't let that happen.

Beca wasted no time and got out of the chair as soon as her sense came back to her, rushing to her room to clean herself up a bit and asking for Aubrey's help to figure out where Chloe was.

And of course Aubrey didn't waste any time calling in the cavalry... er... mostly 'spies' in this case because one, skillful backups - especially those with certain hacking skills - where needed in case they can't zero in on Chloe, and two, they just all had to know what was about to go down.

As for Beca?

It was time to get the girl.

It was a nice restaurant, with great food despite the minimal portions and pretentious atmosphere.

And really any girl would be happy and all kinds of giddy to be there with a good looking guy like Logan.

It wasn't that he was painfully boring that Chloe's actually stopped paying attention to what he was saying, it was really mostly because he was incredibly obnoxious and self-absorbed.

Which makes Chloe regret her rash decision of saying yes to his invite in the first place.

Something about seeing Jesse hanging out with Beca again, and how easy it was for the two of them to find their footing when Chloe was still stuck in her bubble of being Beca's best friend that really annoyed her.

Life after Barden with Beca had been amazing, just, Chloe found herself in the same dilemma she was in back in college.

Beca's been busy with work and with the holidays coming up, she's gotten even busier. Thankfully it started to slow down a few days ago and they finally had the chance to slow down. But then Jesse came and their plan to shop for their own 'reasonably'-sized Christmas tree got thrown out the window.

Technically they still bought the tree. Just that Jesse was with them.

And technically Chloe still decorated the tree with Beca, except Jesse decided to third wheel the whole thing too.

It was already frustrating that he was the ex-boyfriend, even more that he was the ex who had supposedly disappeared already but decides to reappear again in the most crucial of moments for Chloe. That is, Chloe's finally rebuilt her confidence up to tell Beca how she felt, after a year of having that plan be postponed by Beca and Jesse's potential break up but not exactly a break up, the tension regarding DSM and the Worlds, then Beca and Jesse's actual break up, and then Beca's stress-filled life working for Residual Heat as her boss seemed to be grooming her for great things.

Life just kept getting in the way, Beca seemingly too busy or things just happening that made Chloe feel like it may not be the right time to dump her feelings on Beca.

But now, things were good, things were settling down.

And really, it only seemed fitting that she told Beca how she felt during Christmas time. Something about being hopeful with the holidays coming up gave Chloe the confidence boost that she needed.

But then again she goes and makes a stupid decision herself.

Not to mention she ended up arguing with Beca the night before because she just really didn't like Logan and she might have misunderstood the DJ when she said that Chloe needs move on – she was now starting to think that Beca meant move on from Logan not the other kind of move on that Beca might've meant because that would mean Beca was no longer oblivious about anything. But she really couldn't help it, her jealousy getting the best of her when she saw Jesse.

And while Beca was oblivious for the better part of the time they've known each other, a part of her had been hoping that the DJ would understand why she ended up throwing a tantrum that Jesse was ruining all her plans for Christmas despite being in town for only a day.

But the again, if you never say anything... well... Beca wasn't mind reader after all.

Chloe was really tempted to shoot for an SOS message to Aubrey so she could excuse herself from the date when all of a sudden some sort of ruckus was being made by the host by the waiting area in front of the restaurant and in came the DJ looking determined and on a mission.

"Hey Chlo, sorry to just crash and ruin the date and all, but I kinda need your help on an emergency." Beca quickly spewed out.

Logan was about to ask what was wrong but Chloe was quick enough to come up with a reason to reassure him everything would be okay and that no, he did not need to come.

It did help that Beca looked like she was about to have a heart attack while still managing to glare at Logan.

Chloe pulled her coat closer together as soon as they stepped out of the restaurant. "Aubrey sent you for my aid when she found out I was on a date with Logan, didn't she?"

"No, yes, maybe." Beca grumpily replied all while she seemed to be having a stroke, mumbling to herself and looking all kinds of nervous. "Stop dating him Chloe." she then managed to get say, her voice sounding a little bit possessive.

And while that possessive tone in Beca's voice most definitely did things to Chloe, the way that it hand sounded too much like a command rubbed her the wrong way a little.

"It's not like I tell you who you should date, Beca." Chloe retorted, her mind circling back to Jesse once more.

"You don't deserve him Chlo." Beca then said making Chloe throw the rattled DJ a curious look. "I-I mean, he's not deserving of you!" she adamantly threw back.

"What exactly do you mean, Becs?" Chloe asked, a little edge present in her tone.

"Ugh, I keep messing this up!" Beca said, more to herself than to anyone else. "I don't want you to date."

"It's not your place to tell me that Beca." Chloe replied indignantly. "You're not exactly – "

"That's not the point." Beca then said, getting more and more worked up.

"Then what is the point?" Chloe then asked impatiently. She would really rather not have an argument with the DJ out in the streets.

"I don't want you to date anybody, not anyone else." Beca replied pleadingly and Chloe simply looked back at Beca confused.

"Beca, I know you're looking out for me but you don't get to decide that."

"Chloe, just please listen!" Beca then said all while trying to figure out what to say.

And Chloe did.

She did more than listen this time and looked closely at her, at worked up and flustered she was acting. At how nervous she was and how hard she tried to not mumble and eat her words.

"Okay, then who should I date?" Chloe asked, her voice calmer this time despite still having a little edge to her tone. It was mostly really to keep her defenses up.

Just in case…

Chloe could hear her heart beating so loudly against her chest in anticipation of the DJ's response. Beca, she sounded like… But is she really…? Could it be possible?

"Me!" Beca says almost in a whisper, her voice desperately pleading to her. "Date me." she says again silently.

Chloe was astounded, she thought she might actually be dreaming at that moment.

Until Beca crashes her lips against her owns, kissing her hard, like there may no longer be any tomorrow left for them.

This time the kiss was real and long and not just a brief fluttering moment before them.

And in that moment Chloe felt like the whole world had stopped and disappeared. Like it all had melted away. Time, space, everything.

Just her.

Just Beca clinging onto her for dear life.

And Chloe clung onto her just as she did onto the moment that she wished would never end.

When they finally pull away for air, Beca presses her forehead against Chloe's, her lips still ghosting the redhead's own as she said the things that Chloe never thought she'd ever hear her say. "I love you Chlo, is what I've been trying to say. I think I've been in love with you longer than I could possibly realize."

Chloe found herself smiling a little, letting go of a shaky breath. She was too happy that she could just die at any moment.

But she doesn't. Instead she finds the strength to say the words she kept buried within her chest. "Good," she started to say, "because I'm in love with you too."

Beca smiled the brightest smile Chloe had ever seen on her lips before leaning in to kiss her again, gently this time. Soft, sweet, an innocent like all first kisses should be.

Chloe knew that all her Christmases with Beca would be her favorite ones since that first one they shared.

What she didn't know was that it would also be the best ones she'll ever had.

Starting with the best gift Beca could ever give her, her heart.