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A/N: Hey awesome nerds, thanks for the response to the story, once again to those that are asking yes this is a Beca/Chloe fic. I do apologize for the wait, love forever and always.

Chloe was sitting on the couch, reading a book when she heard the alarm chime, she smiled knowing Beca was home. Beca walked into the living room and Chloe was about to greet her, but stopped when she saw Beca hold a finger to her lips. Chloe threw her a frown as Beca got closer to her.

"Where's Jake?" She whispered out, Chloe would normally be scared that something serious was going on, but the smile on Beca's face was a dead give-away that everything was okay.

"He's playing in his room" Chloe answered, her voice just as low as Beca.

"Alright, help me with something" Beca head back toward the front door and after a moment Chloe followed.

She followed Beca onto the driveway, she frowned when she saw a fairly large white box sitting in the backseat. Beca opened the door and smiled at Chloe, Chloe stepped closer to look at what was on the box.

"Oh my God, Beca" Chloe said, covering her mouth. "I can't believe you did this"

"He's gonna love it right?" The smile on Beca's face grew.

"Beca, you bought him a miniature basketball set…He's three, this is such a waste of your money" Chloe protested but her heart swelled at the act of kindness toward her son.

"No, it's the perfect use of my money" Beca ran to the other side of the car and opened that door as well. "One day he will remember this as the catapult that sent him to the NBA"

"NBA?" Chloe laughed. "Beca, he's three"

"So what?" Beca shrugged. "I fell in love with music around that age and see where I am now" Chloe shook her head with a smile.

The feeling in the house had been a little bit better this past week, Chloe was more upbeat and it was a contagious feeling. Beca had been trying to keep the mood up on her own for a while and it felt like most of the weight was off her shoulders when Chloe took some of it on as well, Jake was just a happy kid now that his mom was happy.

There was a new connection between Beca and Chloe, there was something more there than friendship but neither of them knew how to bring it up. Beca, who was never good with her feelings, thought that maybe it was better to just let things stay as they are, and Chloe was too scared to make a move, scared that she could ruin the friendship that meant almost everything to her.

"Beca, this is crazy" Chloe shook her head and made her way over to Beca.

"Just help me" Beca lightly bumped her hip into Chloe's.

"Girls" Chloe and Beca looked up, smiling at Mrs. Swann. "Do you need some help, my son came over today" Just as the word left the older woman's mouth, a man who looked to be in his late thirty's stepped out from behind her. "James, why don't you help the girls out?"

"It's okay, Mrs. Swann" Beca said, not wanting to inconvenience anyone.

"It's really no problem" James walked toward the girls with a smile.

"Alright, thanks" Beca stepped back and stood beside Chloe, as James began to pull the box out.

"If you want, I can keep an eye on Jake while you guys get this done?" Mrs. Swann suggested as she walked down her toward their house.

"Sure, that would be great" Chloe answered with a smile. "Thank you"

The girls helped James take box into the backyard, once it was there they helped him set it up. It didn't take much time it was already put together; all they had to do was increase the height of it a bit but not too much.

"Alright" Chloe said as she stepped back from the miniature net, a smile on her face. "I'm going to go grab Jake" Chloe rushed back into the house and Beca watched her with a smile on her face.

"How long have you two been together?" Beca turned and looked at James with slight shock.

"I'm sorry?" She asked.

"You and the red-head, how long have you two been together?" He asked again, a small smile on his face.

"Oh…Uh, Chloe and I aren't…We're not together" Beca tried her best to say that without being awkward.

"Shit, really?" Beca nodded. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to assume…It's just that you two have a connection that just seems special…" He trailed off and Beca simply looked away, unsure what to say. "You should go for it, life is too short" There was a trace of pain in his eyes and voice when he said those words.

"Sounds like you're talking from experience" James let out a small laugh, one filled with no humor, and nodded.

"I lost my wife a couple of years ago, she was really sick" Beca threw him a look of sympathy which he was quick to wave off. "We spent every moment of her life, right till her last day, living life to its fullest. Life is for the living, don't waste away with 'what ifs' and fear, just live" Beca couldn't stop the smile that graced her face at the words.

Before anything more could be said, Beca heard the backyard door open. She turned and smiled at Jake and Chloe, Chloe had her hands covering Jake's eyes. Mrs. Swann walked out as well, a bright smile on her face as well.

"Mama, can I see now…PLEASE" Chloe let out a laugh.

"Fine, my impatient son" Chloe moved her hands from his eyes, and moved them to his shoulder.

Beca watched as his face broke out into a smile, his eyes held amazement and shock. He simply gaped at the net for a while before words finally became present.

"WOW" He ran from Chloe and straight toward the net, grabbing the ball that was on the ground beside it. Chloe took it from his hands before could do anything with it. "Mommm" He whined out.

"Beca bought this for you, what do you say?" She raised an eyebrow at him.

Beca smiled when he turned to her, she bent down and out stretched her arms. The young boy ran straight into her arms and held on to her tightly; Beca hugged him back just as tight.

"Thank you" Beca smiled and gave him a small squeeze.

"No problem kiddo" Beca kissed his head before letting him go and standing up.

Jake moved back to Chloe, who handed the ball back to him. Now because the backyard was covered in grass, he didn't have the ability to actually bounce the ball, so instead he opted for simply throwing the ball into the net.

"Thanks for your help James" Beca spoke to the older man, but kept her eyes on the young boy.

-
Later that night Beca walked into the kitchen, while drying her hair. She smiled when she saw Jake still playing outside, Chloe looked over her shoulder and threw Beca a smile; with a racing heart Beca smiled right back.

"I can't believe he's still out there" Chloe let out a laugh at Beca's words.

"Oh Beca" Chloe shook her head. "That is probably the best gift anyone could ever get him, he's never coming back in"

"Well I'm glad he likes it" Beca tossed the towel on to a chair, before moving to stand beside Chloe.

"Like it?" Chloe shook her hand once more. "He loves it, and you are officially his favorite person"

"Well I am awesome" Beca gave her a small shrug. "I mean you're welcome"

"Ass" They both let out a small laugh.

The backyard door opened and Jake walked in with a smile.

"Mama, play with me" His eyes wide with excitement and joy.

"Go ahead" Beca gave Chloe a small push. "I'll take care of dinner"

"Thanks" Chloe gave her arm a gentle squeeze before heading outside.

-
After dinner Jake wanted to play some more and Chloe allowed if for a bit longer, before telling him that he had to get to bed.

Beca was lying on the couch watching some music video of some new up and coming band, she smiled when Chloe walked into the room exhaustion clear on her face.

"Tired?" Beca asked, moving her feet to give Chloe some room.

"Keeping up with a three year old is exhausting" Chloe fell on to the couch with a long sigh.

"Out of shape?" Beca raised an eyebrow and smirked at the glare Chloe sent her way. "Didn't keep up with all that cardio Aubrey drilled into us?"

"Keeping up with Jake is cardio enough" They let out a small laugh. "Listen, it's not that I don't appreciate what you did for Jake but it was a huge risk"

"How so?" Beca frowned.

"All it takes is one person to read your name, to know who you are and spread it to the media. The last thing any of us need, you included Beca, is some giving away our location" Beca nodded, seeing the fear in Chloe's eyes.

"I was careful Chloe, I would never do anything to intentionally put you or Jake in danger" Chloe moved to talk but Beca continued over her. "I used an ATM and paid in cash, and you know…Baseball cap and sunglasses, best disguise in the world"

"I just want us to be safe" Beca nodded again.

"I know, but it was you that said not to live in fear, right" Chloe nodded with a small smile. "You won't live like that and neither will I, no one is ever going to figure this out…I promise" Beca shifted so that she was more sitting than laying down. "So I was thinking that maybe, when Jake gets older and more focused on basketball and if that's the path he chooses to go down, that we could get the part of the backyard paved. That way he'll have a better way to practice, rather than always having to run to the gym or some random court just to practice" Beca paused for a moment, choosing her next words wisely. "I mean, if you choose to live here with me…I'm staying here, it's so much more peaceful than LA"

Chloe shifted till she was laying down, her front pressed against Beca's side. One arm wrapping around Beca's waist, the other under her own head, and her face pressed against Beca's neck. Beca, after recovering from her shock, placed a hand on Chloe's arm and her other arm wrapped around Chloe's shoulder; their legs tangling together.

"Is this okay?" Chloe whispered out, Beca had to surpass a shiver when Chloe's warm breath made contact with her neck.

"Is it?" Beca threw the question back, knowing that this same thing would have made Chloe uncomfortable not so long ago.

"Yeah" A small smile graced Beca's face at that. "Do you think about the future a lot…About having us in your future?"

"You were always part of my future Chloe, even during those missing three years; you were always part of my future. Now you have Jake and he's part of the 'Beale package' and that is fine with me, so yeah when I think about the future you're both in it" Beca felt Chloe's arm tighten its hold on her waist, Chloe holding her tighter to herself.

"You'll never know how happy I am to have you back in my life…How much it means to me to have you here right now…It's everything" Silence took over the room after Chloe's emotion words, before Chloe broke it. "This band is ass" Beca let out a hard laugh.

-
Chloe's eyes fluttered open and they caught the static of the TV, Beca wasn't on the couch anymore and she had a blanket draped over her. Chloe moved of the couch and turned the TV off when she heard a noise coming from the kitchen. Chloe turned to the kitchen but couldn't see anything due to the darkness, she moved to turn on the living room light but it would not turn on. She slowly began to make her way into the kitchen, fear filling her and her breathing laboured. Something in her gut yelled that something was very wrong.

She continued on into the kitchen, that when her eyes caught it. On the floor, just in front of the counter, she saw feet…Feet she was sure that belonged to Beca; she walked around the counter and saw Beca laying on the ground…Her throat slit and eyes wide with fear. Chloe felt her breath leave her, tears sprung to her eyes as she fell to her knees. She covered her mouth before a sob escaped, fearful that whoever killed Beca was still in the house. Chloe need to get Jake and get the hell out of here, she stood up and turned. A scream escaped her lips when she saw Matt standing behind her, a bloody knife in his hand.

"Hey babe" Was all he said before he plunged the knife into her chest. "I'll always be right behind you" He pulled the knife out before plunging it in once more.

Chloe's eyes snapped open and she heard her laboured breathing, she looked at the body beside her and smiled at Beca. Beca who was asleep, but still breathing, Chloe sat up and the motion woke Beca up.

"Are you okay?" Beca asked her voice thick with sleep.

"Yeah, just a bad dream" Chloe gave her a small shrug. "We should go to bed or we'll be soar as hell tomorrow" Beca nodded and moved, giving Chloe room to get up as well, Beca watched as Chloe got up and for the first time noticed her hands shaking.

"Hey" Beca took a hold of her hands in hopes to calm her down. "You're shaking" Chloe looked down at her hands and frowned when she realized that she didn't even feel them shaking. "Do you want to talk about the dream?"

"It was about Matt…"Chloe trailed off, looking away from Beca when fragments of the dream returned to her. "You know what, it was just a dream and it's over…Let's just go to sleep" Chloe gave Beca the best smile she could before pulling her hands from Beca's and walking toward the bedrooms. "Oh before I forget" Chloe stopped at her bedroom doorway, Beca doing the same. "We have our appointment at the gun range tomorrow, so remember to leave work early"

"Right, thanks" Beca threw her a smile. "Night Chloe"

"Night Beca"

-
"You girls are getting really good" Adam told them as he walked them back to the front of the store. "You're hitting those targets like they're nothing now" Adam turned his eyes to Beca and Chloe had to fight to hide her smirk. "Especially you Beca, you're progress is outstanding"

"Thanks Adam" She gave him a small smile. "I think we should book a couple of more sessions" Adam nodded and the Beca proceeded to pay.

Once everything was done the girls were about to head out of the building, when Adam's voice stopped them.

"Beca, can I talk to you for a second?" Adam's voice held shyness.

"Uh" Beca turned to Chloe for some sort of help, but realized she wasn't going to get any when she saw the playful smile. "Sure, I guess"

"I'll wait in the car for you" Chloe held her hand out. "Keys" Beca glared at her for a moment before handing her the car keys.

Chloe headed to the car and got into the driver's seat, she started the car and turned the radio up. Normally she would feel a slight sting of jealousy at the thought of Adam and Beca, but she knew that the DJ didn't feel anything for the man. Chloe on the other had was feeling a lot of things for the DJ, last night falling asleep in Beca's arms was the safest she's felt in a long time despite the nightmare that woke her up. Chloe wasn't blind to the effects that Beca's presence had on her, the increased heart rate, the smile that was always on her face, and the happiness that filled her when Beca was around.

The way Beca interacted with Jake made her fall for the brunette just that much more, the love that Beca had for her son and the amount of protectiveness that she saw in Beca when she talked about Jake, made Chloe's heart swell. Chloe smiled when she saw Beca making her way to the car, she got in and glared at Chloe.

"What did he want?" Chloe asked, her smile turning into a smirk.

"To ask me on a date" Chloe could stop the laugh that erupted. "It's not funny" Chloe bit her lip to stop laughing and nodded. "He wouldn't take no for an answer, and then when he finally let it go" Beca dug into her pocket and held a piece of paper out. "He gave me his number telling me that eventually I would change my mind" Chloe could stop the laugh once more.

"Gotta give him credit, he's ambitious" Chloe said with a laugh.

"Just drive, please' Beca crumpled up the number and tossed it out the window.

-
Beca and Chloe walked into the house and smiled at Mrs. Swan, who was watching Jake as he played outside.

"Has he been at it all day?" Chloe asked, grabbing a water bottle from the fridge and taking a sip.

"No, I made sure that he took some breaks and relaxed" Mrs. Swan answered with a smile.

Jake's eyes caught them and he quickly made his way into the house, running towards Chloe.

"Mama!" Chloe bent and caught him in her arms.

"Hi little man" Chloe scooped him up and kissed his head. "Did you have fun with Mrs. Swan?"

"Yeah" He nodded with a smile before trying to push out of his mom's arms, she put him down and he took off to Beca. "Hi Beca" He hugged her waist and Beca lifted him up as well.

"Want to have some fun with your mom?" Beca whispered to him, when she saw the Chloe was busy talking to Mrs. Swan. Jake nodded with a bright smile. "Follow my lead" Beca put Jake back on his feet. "Hey Chloe" The redhead turned to Beca. "What the hell is that?" Beca pointed to the backyard.

"What?" Chloe walked closer to the glass and frowned.

"That right there" Beca stepped beside Chloe and pointed once more.

"What are you talking about?" Chloe opened the backyard door and stepped outside.

"Keep walking, you're almost right in front of it" Beca moved to the key panel that was on the wall beside the backyard door. "I can't believe you can't see it" Beca threw a wink at Jake and Mrs. Swan.

"What the hell are you talking about Beca?" Beca had to choke back the laugh that wanted to break through.

"You're right there" Beca began to fiddle with the panel. "You're looking right at it" She saw Chloe look down. "Right there" Just as the words let Beca's mouth, she pressed the 'ON' button and the sprinklers came to life.

"OH MY GOD!" Chloe screamed as she tried to shield herself from the water, but failing miserably.

Beca and Jake stepped into the backyard doorway and stared laughing at the redhead, Chloe turned and playfully glared at the two of them.

"Oh you think this is funny?" Chloe stepped closer to the two, before grabbing Jake and lifting him into her arms. "Come here" She couldn't stop her own laugh when Jake began to laugh hysterically.

Chloe dropped to her back on the ground, allowing Jake to get drenched with the water.

"Was this your idea Jacob Beale?" Chloe asked as she began to tickle him. "Was it!?"

"No" Jake answered between laughs. "It was Beca"

"Oh really?" Chloe turned her eyes to Beca.

"Rat me out much, come on dude" Beca said with a laugh.

Chloe rolled Jake onto the ground before making her way over to Beca.

"What's this all about Mitchell?" Chloe raised a playful eyebrow.

"Revenge for today" Chloe nodded with a small smirk, stepping closer and closer to Beca. "Back up Beale, you're wet"

"Thanks to you" Chloe reached out and grabbed Beca's shirt before the DJ could react, she dragged Beca into the backyard before pulling her to the ground.

Chloe held her down for a couple of moments before jumping up and sprinting away from Jake and Beca, Beca stood up and her back was facing the redhead.

"Beca" Jake pointed behind her and Beca turned with a bit of hesitation.

"Oh God" Beca groaned out when she saw Chloe standing with the hose, she could feel Jake gripping the back of her jeans as he hid behind her. "Chloe, don't" Beca could see Chloe was ready to push down on the hose's handle, that was all it was going to take to soak them. "Chloe, please" Beca stuck her hands out as she plead with the redhead.

"I shouldn't, it would be rude…And just harsh, but I don't care" Chloe shrugged before pressing down on the handle and letting the water spray out.

Mrs. Swan watched the three of them from the house with a smile on her face; they made such a great family. When they first met Mrs. Swan the girls made it very clear they are not a family, yes Jake is Chloe's son but Beca is just a friend. Mrs. Sawn couldn't help but think that maybe things have changed, it was in the way Beca's eyes lingered on Chloe when she would leave a room, and it was in the smile that would grace Chloe's face when Beca was around. Mrs. Swan turned and left the house, smile still on her face and hope in her heart the ladies would soon tell each other how they clearly felt.

-
Beca walked into the living room, later that night, and handed Chloe a glass of wine before taking a seat beside the redhead.

"Thanks" Chloe threw her a smile, taking a small sip of the wine.

"No problem" Beca took her own sip, she reached for the remote and turned the TV off. Chloe turned to her and raised an eyebrow. "Do you want to talk about your nightmare last night?"

"Beca…"Chloe trailed off with a sigh. "It was a dream and now it's over, it was nothing…Let it go" Chloe's tone was not a harsh one, she kept her voice soft.

"But it's not okay Chloe, I can see it in your eyes" Chloe looked away from her. "I know you're putting on a smile, and you're laughing and being happy because that's how you want to live…But that doesn't mean you should hide the things are weighing down on you" Chloe chose to remain silent.

Beca let out a sigh and reached for the remote, but stopped when Chloe placed her hand on top of hers.

"I dreamt that Matt was here" Chloe placed her wine down onto the coffee table, shifting her body to face Beca. "I dreamt that he was in the house and that he killed you…Then he killed me, but not before telling me that he would always be right behind me" Chloe ran a hand through her hair. "I guess it's just been playing with my head"

"Wow" Beca breathed out, she followed Chloe's lead and placed the wine glass down. "That's intense" Chloe nodded. "I know you know that he's never going to find us…But you can't control what you dream" Another nod from Chloe. "You can control how you handle it, you don't need to handle this stuff on your own" Beca moved slightly closer to Chloe. "I'm here for you Chloe, to lean on and to help you through everything" Beca reached over and took Chloe's hand into hers. "I get that you have to be strong for your son, that he needs to see you smile and laugh" Beca looked away for a moment and took a breath before continuing. "But you don't need to do that for me, I can handle it Chloe, you can show me your bad days"

"Thank you" Chloe threw her a smile.

Chloe let go of her hand and leaned in for a hug, which Beca returned. Chloe kissed Beca's cheek as she pulled away, but Beca stopped her from pulling away completely. Their faces and lips were just inches apart before Beca leaned in and captured her lips in a sweet kiss, Chloe put her hand on Beca's cheek and responded to the kiss. Beca's hand ran through Chloe's hair and pulled her closer, before Beca could deepen the kiss Jake's voice rang out.

"Mama!" Jake called from his room.

Chloe broke away from the kiss and started into Beca's eyes, both of them shocked at what just happened. Chloe moved away from Beca and stood up.

"I'm coming" Chloe threw Beca one more glance before heading off to the room.

Beca ran a hand through her hair, shock clear on her face.

What the hell did you just do, Mitchell?

Beca made her way into the kitchen, just needing something to distract herself from what just happened; finding dishes in the sink from dinner unwashed, she began to wash them. She turned the tap off and turned when she heard someone walking into the kitchen, Chloe gave her a smile and Beca returned it.

"Jake okay?" Beca asked.

"Yeah, need some water. I had a bottle in my room so I just gave him that" Beca nodded and silence took over the room, Chloe stepped closer to the DJ. "Beca-"Chloe started but Beca cut her off.

"It was stupid, I'm sorry…I had too much wine-"This time Chloe cut her off.

"We didn't even finish one glass" Chloe stepped even closer, smile still on her face.

"Right…Right, fuck Chloe-"

Before anything more could be said, Chloe kiss Beca hard. Chloe put everything she's been feeling for the younger woman into that kiss, after getting over her shock Beca kiss her back. Chloe's fingers got lost in her hair and Beca's arms circled Chloe's waist. Chloe's tongue peaked out and licked Beca's bottom lip, asking for entrance that she was granted. Chloe pushed Beca against the sink as the kiss intensified, after a while Chloe broke the kiss needing to breath.

"Shut up" Chloe placed a quick kiss on her lips. "I kissed you back, you dork"

Beca smiled before pulling Chloe in for another kiss, they both smiled into the kiss. It was everything they wanted it to be and so much more.

-
Leo Turner sat in his living room flipping through channels, after a while he settled on CNN when he found nothing else to watch. He opened up his Chinese takeout and was about to dig in when the reporter caught his attention.

"The NYPD are looking for a man they believe to be on the run, this is a picture of the suspect but the NYPD have reason to believe that he might have changed his appearance" A picture came up on the screen and Leo dropped his fork, shock took over his entire body as he started at a picture of his brother. "If you have any information, please contact the number on your screen"

"Holy shit"