Present Day

"I thought you were avoiding me today" Chloe said as they walked down the beach as the sun set.

"Really?" Beca asked

"Yeah" Chloe confirmed.

"Do you remember when we met here the day after we kissed?" Beca asked.

"I remember" Chloe sighed. "You were gone when I woke up." She smiled at Beca.

"When I woke up I was so happy. Seeing you laying there asleep. And then I freaked out." Beca admitted.

"What?" Chloe asked. "You never told me that before."

"I freaked out because I was so happy but then I remembered it was me and it was you and I thought there is no way on earth I could be what you needed. I knew I would let you down and hurt you at some point. And I didn't want to do that" Beca said looking over the ocean that was getting darker, now almost the shade of her own eyes.

"I panicked when you were gone and then I saw the note you left on my script asking me to meet you at the rock when I was finished for the day. That felt like the longest table read in the history of table reads. All I wanted to do was get to our spot to see you again. Kiss you again." Chloe paused. "Where did you go that morning?"

"To the rock. I sat there all day just trying to figure out what I was going to say to you. I had settled upon something like, 'I'm sorry Chloe. I love you but I can't be with you. I don't want to hurt you like I know I will. I love you too much for that' or something close to that. I thought about how I could move out because I was sure our friendship was going to be over. I thought about how I was going to see you at the club after that. I wondered if you would tell our friends. I wondered if it would break your heart or if you would be like no worries Becs."

Chloe laughed. "What changed your mind?"

"When I saw you again I knew none of that crap mattered and that we could figure it out."

"You kissed me again that day."

"I remember" Beca whispered.

They continued to walk until they found a spot to watch the sun finally disappear under the water. Sitting on the rock, listening to the wave's crash against it they sat quietly enjoying each other's presence. When darkness was upon them Chloe spoke. "What are we doing Beca?"

"I don't know. For the last 5 days you are all I can think about."

"Things between us will never be as easy as it is for our friends. It won't be as easy as Jesse and Aubrey coming home to each other every single day. It won't be as easy as Em waiting for Quinn to come back home." Chloe sighed looked at Beca. "But I don't care anymore. I know it won't be easy but that doesn't mean we can't make it work."

"If that's true, why didn't we make it work 2 years ago?" Beca asked.

"I think people change a lot in two years Beca. I know I'm not the same person I was then and I doubt you're the same either.

"How are you different Chlo?"

"Well. I think I've matured. I've been through some things personally, most I'm not proud of. I know what's important now. I'm more settled in my career and have the ability to pick and choose the things I do and not have to accept everything thrown my way. I have traveled and worked a lot in the last two years because I didn't have anything to come home too. But I want that. I want a house on the beach. I want a family. I want to know you are there and I want you to know I am here."

"Is this something you have just come to realize you wanted?" Beca asked.

"I don't know. But when I saw you again it just kind of hit me."

"Two years ago" Beca swallowed, "The night we broke up … before I called you, Q asked me if I wanted to take a break." Beca admitted.

"A break from me?" Chloe questioned.

"No. A break from music." Beca clarified. "She said we could afford to take a break for a while." Beca met Chloe's eyes for the first time in their conversation. "I said no."

Chloe's expression didn't change but Beca immediately saw sadness fill her eyes.

"I asked her why I had to be the one to take a break because you weren't offering to do that. You were all about working."

Chloe nodded.

"And I did admire that about you Chlo. When we were graduating you had no idea what you wanted to do" Beca saw an opportunity to lighten the mood. "I recall something along the lines of teaching underprivileged children to sing or dancing exotically … whatever paid more."

Chloe's mood lifted slightly at the memory.

"So when you came here with me and decided you wanted to get into one of the hardest industries in the world, I watched you go out every day and make that happen. It pushed me to work harder. I was in awe of the girl who refused to leave college because the Bella's were her family turn into the girl who became successful and then brought her family with her. Without you, I wouldn't have Ashley and CR. I wouldn't be with Stacie and Amy's agency and Jess wouldn't be here with you. You made all that happen. It was impressive to watch. But when you said it harder for us to be together than apart" Beca took a breath to push down the lump in her throat. "It –It broke me."

"I know. I heard it in your voice."

"I didn't know what to do. I didn't leave my hotel room for days. I didn't eat. I didn't sleep. I just was."

"Were you alone?" Chloe asked softly.

"No. Quinn never left my side. She held me. She wiped my tears. She cried with me. She never left. I think she thought she lost you too that night. She just stayed with me until I was ready to get up. Until I was ready to eat. Until I was ready to see other people."

"I'm so sorry Beca" Chloe wiped a tear away.

"It's okay. I made you do it. I told you I couldn't leave you."

"I remember" Chloe whispered.

"So I finally pulled myself together. I got out of bed. I left the hotel room. I went back to our apartment and Quinn helped me get my stuff. I tried to move on but I couldn't. I got good at faking it. I got good at being in the moment with someone, knowing that as soon as it was over and I got what I wanted I was going to be the one to walk. I wrote my feelings in my songs. Some of them I sold. Some of them I've never released the demo."

"Anything I've heard?" Chloe asked.

"Probably."

"Are you going to tell me?" Chloe asked.

"If you don't know by now then there's really no need to tell you. When I write it, it's mine. They are my feelings, my emotions but as soon as the words come out of someone else's mouth it's not mine anymore. It's theirs so it doesn't feel as personal to me." Beca explained.

Chloe nodded but made a mental note to Google Beca's song writing credits later.

"So I tried to just live my dream. But I kept tabs on you. What you were doing. Where you were working. Stacie helped me avoid the parties you were going to be at because I couldn't see you. I watched the movies you were in. I saw your interviews on YouTube. I saw who you were with."

Chloe swallowed hard.

"You said you didn't want to be with anyone but me" Beca whispered. She was finally getting to the depth of how Chloe hurt her. "You said you wanted to try again with me."

Chloe acknowledged with a frown having an idea of where this conversation was going as another tear slipped from her eyes.

Beca took a deep breath. On this night the words that were about to come out of her mouth could change everything that had happened in the last five day. "Two days later I see a picture of you and Theo James kissing outside of your hotel. I didn't know what to think. I thought maybe you were just upset. Maybe you were acting out trying to not be sad." This time it was Beca who cried. "You married him Chloe."

"I remember."

A/N: :/ Geez Chloe? What were you thinking? Let's play a fun game: What song do you think Beca wrote? Any guesses? It will be revealed in a later chapter. Also, please review and let me know what you're thinking and if you are enjoying!