Beca opened her eyes, stretching ever so slightly in the early morning light that was streaming in the windows, she rolled over and saw Chloe still asleep next to her. Smiling she pulled the redhead to her, burying her face in the crook of the older woman's neck, breathing in the woman. Being this close to Chloe always soothed her, she felt at home with the woman so close. She opened her eyes once more when she felt a hand running up and down her forearm.
"Good morning babe." Chloe husked, Beca smiled back, leaning over Chloe kissing her.
"Morning." She smiled against the redhead's lips.
"What's on the agenda for today?"
"Hmmm," Beca said cuddling closer to Chloe, closing her eyes. "Let's just stay right here all day."
"Aw as much as I'd love to do that you know you have to meet your father for lunch." Chloe chuckled kissing the tip of Beca's nose, the younger girl scrunched her nose at the action opening her eyes to glare at Chloe.
"Do not."
"Do so. After that you can come back to bed and spend all day right here." Chloe smiled and Beca rolled on top of her.
"I love you Chloe Beale." Beca smiled kissing Chloe, who tangled her hands in the brunette's hair, keeping her there deepening the kiss.
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Beca looked at her father across the table from her at the local coffee house, he was in jeans and a tee shirt something that most of his students found far too casual for him but it reminded Beca of when she was a kid and that's all she remembered him being in. When Warren finally looked up at her he laughed and tapped the paper in front of her.
"Staring at me will not get my papers graded." He said and Beca laughed nodding.
"Very true, but they get done faster with me helping, and nothing says I have to help." Beca smiled, her father pointed at her and nodded.
"Point made." He said. "Now why did you call me here and even agree to help grade?"
"When you and mom were young you said you ran in a similar group."
"Yeah, a little less connected than the one you belong to but none the less similar." Warren nodded.
"What would happen if you were to have left the group?"
"To my group I was nothing. Knowing your group, you won't ever leave the family but if you asked to step away from the racing aspect no one would stand in your way." Warren looked up at Beca studying her. "What makes you want to give up the life?"
"I joined because it was fun and it gave me a freedom I never thought I would have. Now, it's taken over my life, and no maybe I won't walk away and never race again, but I have something better now. I get to walk away with my life, my family and a lover that means the world to me. I'd rather not push my luck." Beca looked down into her cup of coffee. "I could marry Chloe dad, I really could, and I got everything I want in life already."
"Did she ask you to leave the life behind?"
"God no, but I don't need it anymore, not with her by my side."
"Then you should be talking to Tommy." Warren said going back to grading his paper. "Tommy will understand." He nodded, Beca sighed and started grading the paper in front of her.
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Tommy had grease up to his elbows when Beca found him at his auto shop. She handed him a rag as they walked back to an office area.
"What can I do you for Becs?" Tommy asked sitting at the desk, his feet resting on the desk.
"You remember when we first started out, you promised you wouldn't keep any of us in it for any longer than we wanted?" Beca blurted out.
"Whoa, slow down Becs, it's just me you are talking to. No need to worry." He smiled at her and instantly she relaxed a bit more. "Now start over, slow this time."
"Tommy, I got all I want in life, I got you guys and I got Chloe. I just…" Beca sighed shaking her head. "I don't get the thrill I used to with racing, I get it with Chloe now."
"Ah, I see." Tommy smiled at Beca. "Nothing says you have to race anymore Becs, I'm not holding a gun to ya." This got Beca to laugh. "You can walk away whenever."
"What about the family? And you guys use my cars and… god Tommy this is all I've known for years."
"Just because you stopped racing doesn't mean you can't show up, and you will always be part of our family. As for the cars, that is up to you and Warren, they are after all his cars."
"I'll talk to him, he shouldn't have any problem with it." Beca said looking up making eye contact with the man for the first time that day.
"Beca, I am glad you found what inspires you." Tommy stood up and lead Beca out of the office. "Anytime you want to race, I'm a call away."
"I'll still be there this weekend, I'll finish out what I signed up for."
"Good, and do it with a bang." Tommy said hugging the small woman. "You deserve to be happy little one." Tommy kissed the top of Beca's head before opening her car door, he leaned against it as she climbed in. "Don't let that redhead get away."
"Trust me Tommy, I won't." Beca smiled before closing the door and driving down the road, toward her new life that would start after this weekend.
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a/n: Sorry it's taking me forever, I finally got it figured out for the most part, only 2 maybe 3 chapters left guys. Hope you enjoy.