Chapter 28: Beca's Opening Night
The day was Wednesday around noon and Chloe was on her lunch break for the day. She was grading some homework assignments while eating a salad and an apple that she had packed for lunch that day. While she was working, she felt two hands cover her eyes and heard a familiar voice say: "Guess who?"
The redhead chuckled and then went along with it. "Hmmm, it's one of these two people I'm thinking of. Christina Aguilera, or my amazing wife Beca Mitchell, who is about to start her first solo tour this Saturday."
"You are correct. It is one of the two people that you're thinking of. Now you have to choose which person you think it is," Beca said, still covering Chloe's eyes with her hands.
"Well then, let me see." The redhead giggled and then removed Beca's hands from her eyes with her unbroken hand and turned to see Beca. "Hey there beautiful," she said, standing up and hugging her wife. The two of them were spending as much time as they could together before Beca had to go off on her tour for four months.
"Hey there to you too," Beca said, embracing Chloe back tightly. When they pulled away from the hug, Beca leaned in and kissed Chloe's lips softly. "What have you been up to?" The brunette asked.
"Not much really. Eating lunch, grading papers. You are a sight for these sore eyes." Chloe mentioned before taking off her glasses for a moment to rub her eyes before she put them back on her face. "How was your last dress rehearsal?"
"It went really well. We know all our choreography for the songs that have dances with them, and the other songs sound great as well. The only thing that I have left to do is finish packing my stuff," Beca replied, smiling at Chloe.
"Would your boss get mad at me if I took stuff out of your suitcase just to postpone you leaving?" Chloe said giggling and making a mock pouty face.
"Probably," Beca said with a chuckle. "I don't have much more to pack, so if you're going to unpack my suitcase then you might want to do it soon. It would suck if I finished packing and then I had to do it all over again," she added, chuckling again.
"Don't worry, I won't make your boss upset by unpacking your bags." Chloe mentioned, biting her bottom lip and looking down with a smile for a moment. She then looked into Beca's eyes and her smile grew even wider. "I can't even describe how excited I am for you Becs, this going to be the most amazing experience of your life."
"It'll be one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It's going to be great, but I don't think it'll beat out marrying you or the twins being born," Beca replied, smiling back at her wife. "But it's definitely going to be up there, that's for sure."
"I'm so happy for you," Chloe said. "You started out as rebel with her ad libbed beats, and now you're a world famous singer and producer who is about to go on her first world tour." She added, tucking some of Beca's hair back. "I can't even begin to describe how proud I am to call you mine."
Beca smiled and blushed a little at Chloe's words. "Thank you, baby. You have no idea how much it means means to hear you say that," she murmured softly, gazing lovingly into her wife's eyes.
"Well I mean it," Chloe murmured before leaning her forehead against Beca's. "Where are you most excited to go?"
"I don't really know. I'm going to so many different places that it's hard to pick," Beca said. "I'm excited for the international leg of the tour. It's going to be cool to go to Asia and Latin America and so many different countries."
"You're going to eat so many different kinds of amazing food, I'm so jealous." Chloe said with a laugh as she sat down and pulled Beca onto her lap.
"I'll make sure to take pictures of all the food that I eat to send to you if you want," Beca said, smiling and leaning her forehead against Chloe's.
"Oooo that would be nice." Chloe mentioned smiling when she felt Beca's breath on her face. "You know, I was thinking about something." She said. "After your concert on Saturday night, maybe you and I could go out on the town by ourselves, to kick off your tour before you leave in the morning."
"That sounds like a lot of fun. Did you have any place that we'd go to in mind?" Beca asked her.
"Maybe we could go to our favorite taco truck, and then head to the beach and stroll for awhile. Nothing too fancy or far from what we usually do, but it'd just be you and me." Chloe said, smiling and running her hands up and down Beca's back gently. "And maybe, if we're not too tired we could come home for some dessert?" She suggested, smirking a little as she said the last few words.
"Hmmm, that last part is pretty tempting," Beca said, smirking back at Chloe and winking at her. "I'd definitely be up for some dessert, as long as I'm not too tired after the show."
"I think that given the fact it'll be the last time you're gonna get laid for four months will give you enough energy to get through it with no problem whatsoever." Chloe said before winking and then giggling.
"Yeah, that should give me enough energy," Beca said with a chuckle. She leaned in and kissed Chloe's lips, lingering there for a few moments. "I'm going to miss you so, so much."
"Mmmm, I don't want to think about you leaving." Chloe murmured once Beca's lips pulled away from hers. "But I do have to say the kids are excited to have you perform a few songs for them on Friday. Have you decided which one's you're going to play?"
"Yeah, I think I'm gonna play 'Green Light,' 'Sit Still, Look Pretty' and 'Tell Her You Love Her.' How does that sound?" Beca asked.
"Perfect, they'll love it." Chloe said smiling up at her wife. "I for one can't wait for that 'Green Light' on Saturday night." She said winking before giggling a little bit.
"You are one dirty little bird," Beca said, chuckling and shaking her head at her wife. "But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to Saturday night too."
Chloe laughed before leaning up to kiss Beca. "You know, if we weren't in my office I'd probably take you right now." She whispered. "You just look really hot sitting on my lap like that."
Beca playfully wiggled her eyebrows at Chloe, laughing a little bit. "I guess I should do this more often, huh? But when we're in private, obviously," the brunette said.
"Well duh," Chloe said playfully poking Beca in the stomach. "Damn, those are some rock hard abs you have there honey."
"I've been working out a lot more to get in shape for the tour, that's why. Although I'm getting the feeling that maybe I should do that more too, since you seem to like it," Beca said, raising an eyebrow at Chloe.
"You know I like you no matter what shape you're in missy," Chloe said before kissing Beca's lips. "Seriously though, if we were at home right now, would you want me to have my way with you?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
Beca nodded her head. "Yeah, I would. Why do you ask?" The brunette said, a confused look on her face.
"Just curious," Chloe said before delivering a killer wink Beca's way. "I realize you leaving means that neither of us are going to be active in that way, so I want to give it to you as much as possible this week."
"I appreciate the thought, Chlo, and I'll be happy to return the favor anytime you want me to," Beca said with a smile. She looked at the time on her phone and sighed "Well, I should probably get going now. Your lunch break is almost over, and I don't want to distract you too much before you start teaching again," the brunette said with a smirk.
The redhead groaned and pouted a little bit. "I wish you could stay," she whispered, linking her hand with Beca's and looking at their entwined fingers. "Are you sure you can't stay?"
Beca nodded, smiling sadly at Chloe. "I'm going to go pick up the twins from my parents' house, and then I'm going to head home and keep packing for the tour," she replied, squeezing Chloe's hand gently. "I'll see you later, okay?"
"Alright, but I want you all to myself tonight once the kids are asleep." Chloe said smiling and pecking Beca's lips before letting her off her lap.
"I'm looking forward to it," Beca said, smiling and kissing Chloe's cheek before she walked towards the door. "I love you so much, babe. Give me a call when you're on your way home."
"Will do," Chloe said blowing Beca a kiss before waving goodbye.
That night around 7:45 the two twins had been set down to sleep and Chloe was cleaning the dishes from dinner. Beca walked into the kitchen and leaned against the counter, having just been in the twins' room making sure that they fell asleep. "Hey," she said in a soft voice, smiling at Chloe.
Chloe smiled and looked over at her wife. "Hi there," she said, continuing to wash the dishes. Her cast was water proof which allowed her to do so. "I'm guessing the kids are asleep by you being out here?"
Beca nodded. "Yeah, they fell asleep about five minutes ago. After I finished packing, I watched some Sesame Street with them, so that must have tired them out," she said.
"Oh I bet," Chloe said before stopping to put her hair up in a bun to make it easier for her to wash the dishes without her hair getting in the way. "I'm surprised you didn't pass out with the twins." She said with a laugh.
"Believe me, I almost did," Beca said, chuckling along with Chloe. "But I made myself stay awake because I remember that you promised me something earlier," she added.
"Oh really? You'll have to remind me." Chloe mentioned, grabbing the frying pan and rinsing it with water before scrubbing it with soap. "I can't quite remember what it was I promised you."
"That's a shame, because I can't quite remember either. Oh well. I guess I'll just go to sleep now. It looks like someone won't get to have their way with me now," Beca said, letting out an exaggerated sigh before she began to walk out of the kitchen, a small smirk on her face.
"Oh no you don't," Chloe said, turning off the water and chasing after her wife. "I think you remember what I said." The girl murmured, giggling as she caught up to Beca and wrapped her arms around her, twirling her around.
"I don't remember what you said," Beca replied, shrugging her shoulders when Chloe looked at her expectantly. "And if you don't remember either, then I'm just going to go to bed now."
"I said, that I wanted you all to myself tonight." Chloe said, chuckling at her wife. "Is that alright with you?" She asked, leaning against the wall and crossing her arms playfully. "Or should I let you go to sleep?" She added, looking at Beca and winking at her.
Beca pretended to yawn and rubbed her eyes a little. "It's your call. Do whatever you want," the brunette replied, faking a yawn for a second time.
Chloe gestured for Beca to come over to her with her finger. "Come here, babe." She said gently smiling Beca's way, loving Beca's silly side.
Beca paused for a few moments before walking towards Chloe, stopping when she was standing right in front of her. "Yeah?" The brunette asked, smiling back at the redhead. Chloe cupped Beca's cheeks and leaned in slowly, connecting their lips in a sweet kiss. A smile appeared on Chloe's face when Beca instantly kissed back and placed her hands on Chloe's hips.
She pulled back for a moment, looking at Beca and smiling. The love between them was undeniable, and every kiss was electric, it sent a jolt of goosebumps through Chloe's skin.
Beca looked back into Chloe's eyes, her lips tingling so she could still feel the redhead's lips on hers. "That was nice," she murmured softly, looking down for a moment before her gaze returned to Chloe's.
"Yeah, it was." Chloe whispered, smiling to herself. Her hands moved to Beca's shoulders and stayed there for a while. "I wish I could come with you," she whispered, breaking the silence for a moment before kissing Beca gain gently on the lips.
"I wish you could come too. But you've got that summer camp to run, and the twins need you here with them," Beca said once their lips parted, wrapping her arms around Chloe's waist and pulling her closer.
"I know, and I'm going to have a fun summer. It's just going to be different without you here." Chloe mentioned, leaning their foreheads together and closing her eyes. They stayed like that for awhile before Chloe took her wife's hand and they walked to the bedroom. Chloe lay down and pulled Beca with her, resting her head on Beca's chest. "You and I rarely get peace and quiet anymore, so this is pretty nice."
"Yeah, it is nice, isn't it?" Beca murmured softly, running her fingers through Chloe's hair as she did so. There was another moment or so of silence before Beca spoke up again. "I love you so much, Chloe. I love you so, so much. You have no idea how important you are to me, and being away from you for so long is going to be like torture."
"That may be, but you'll still be traveling the world." Chloe said smiling. "That's gotta make up for it at least a little bit, right?" Chloe asked.
"It makes up for a little bit, but not much. I'm going to be thinking about you and the twins every second that I'm away," Beca said, gazing down at Chloe. "I'll be counting down the days until I get to come home and hold you again."
"I will be too," Chloe mentioned, looking up at Beca and humming approval of Beca's fingers running through her hair. "Four months right? And it's May through the end of August. That's one hundred and twenty-three days that you'll be on tour." Chloe said, pouting cutely when she looked up at Beca.
Beca couldn't help but smile at Chloe's cute pout. "I know that seems long, but I actually got pretty lucky. Some artists go on tour for a whole year. I'm glad that this is my first solo tour, because it would definitely be longer had I released more albums already," she said.
"That's true, but when it's for a whole year, they usually have family with them." Chloe said smiling and kissing the palm of Beca's hand before pressing Beca's warm hand to her cheek.
"Either way, I'm just glad that I got a shorter tour than most. It's going to be rough, though. Since there's less time, there are going to be some back-to-back nights of performing," Beca said, grimacing at the thought.
"That's going to be rough, but I know you can do it babe," Chloe said, leaning in and kissing Beca's lips gently.
"Thanks, baby," Beca said, smiling and closing her eyes as she leaned into the kiss a little more. "I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have your constant support."
"I wouldn't ever try to get in the way of your dreams," Chloe whispered, kissing Beca back.
"I know, and that means a lot to me. It really does," Beca murmured back, pulling away from the kiss to catch her breath.
"I'm glad, babe." Chloe said smiling and pulling Beca on top of her, having the girl straddle her. "I'm so in love with you Beca Jade Mitchell."
"I'm so in love with you as well, Chloe Elizabeth Mitchell," Beca replied, smiling down at Chloe. "I always have been, and I always will be."
"Always and forever." Chloe whispered before pulling Beca down and kissing her deeply, running her hands through the girls hair.
Beca leaned into the kiss, deepening it by sliding her tongue across Chloe's bottom lip to ask for entrance. As she did that, she started to run her hands up and down the redhead's sides as well.
"Mmmm," Chloe hummed as Beca's lips crashed with her own. "Beca?" She murmured against the girls lips as the kiss grew more and more intense.
Beca broke the kiss, looking down at Chloe with a worried look on her face. "Did I do something wrong?" The brunette asked.
"Oh, no, no you didn't. Don't worry." Chloe said smiling up at her wife. "I was just going to ask if I could take off your shirt." She whispered, her chest heaving.
"Oh, yeah. Of course you can," Beca said, sitting up so Chloe could easily take off her shirt. The redhead's hands went to Beca's shirt and pulled her shirt over the girls head before throwing it to the side.
"Mmmm, damn." Chloe said biting her lip as she saw Beca's abs. "You look really good babe," she muttered.
Beca smirked as she watched Chloe look at her abs. "Thanks, babe," she said, leaning forward and kissing her wife's lips. "Now I'd like to take off your shirt, if that's alright with you."
"It's more than okay, babe." Chloe said smiling and sitting up a little to assist Beca like Beca did for her, allowing her wife to take off her shirt.
Beca pulled Chloe's shirt over her head and tossed it onto the floor by her own shirt, moving her lips from Chloe's lips to the side of her neck. "You are so beautiful, babe," The brunette whispered in the redhead's ear.
"Not as beautiful as you." Chloe mentioned with a smile. She held Beca's head against her neck, humming softly in approval.
Beca smiled at Chloe's words, gently nipping at Chloe's skin with her teeth and leaving a few hickeys in her neck before she reconnected their lips in a loving kiss. Chloe kissed her back, smiling as she pulled back from the kiss.
"I'm going to miss your kisses so much." Chloe whispered, tucking Beca's hair back as she looked up at her wife. "I'm also going to have a hard time sleeping without you here." She said sadly, not just thinking about her wife but thinking about the fact she had nightmares almost every night about the assault.
"I'm going to have a hard time falling asleep without you too," Beca said, looking down for a moment. "God, I'm going to miss you so much. I should probably stop focusing on that, but I can't help but think about how lonely I'm going to be."
"You're never alone Beca, not with me." Chloe said, lifting Beca's chin up with her finger. "We always said we will be with each other, even if it's not physically." She leaned up and kissed her wife's lips. "I'm just scared I'm going to have a nightmare or a meltdown and you won't be here to hold me." She admitted, looking down and tearing up.
"If you have a nightmare while I'm on tour, don't hesitate to call me. I'll answer and I'll help calm you down. I don't care what time it is. Making sure you're okay is more important than anything else," Beca told her genuinely.
"Beca, you're going to be halfway around the world." Chloe said. "What if I'm asleep having a nightmare and you're in the middle of your concert? I can't exactly call you then. I don't want you to constantly be worrying about me." Chloe added looking up into Beca's eyes. "That wouldn't be fair to you."
"I'm always going to worry about you, babe. As your wife, I'm always going to worry about you. You're one of the most important people in my life, Chlo. I'm going to do whatever I can to help you through this, okay?" Beca said, gazing into Chloe's eyes.
Chloe nodded, looking up into Beca's eyes. "I love you so much, you know that, right?" She whispered, smiling for a moment. "More than you'll ever know."
"I can say the same exact thing to you," Beca murmured back, smiling and leaning their foreheads together. "I'll always love you, Chlo. Forever and always."
The next few days flew by quickly, and soon it was the day of Beca's opening show. Chloe dropped off the kids at their babysitter around 5 p.m and then drove to Staples Center. She got inside and headed to Beca's dressing room to hang out with her the last few hours before the concert. "Babe, there are already people lined a two and a half blocks waiting to get in. You drew quite the crowd of fans." Chloe said once she closed the door and walked up to hug Beca.
Beca smiled and hugged her wife back. "And there's still an hour or so before the doors even open. That's crazy," Beca said, sitting down in one of the chairs in the room.
"You're a big star babe, everyone knows it." Chloe mentioned, sitting next to her wife and taking her hand. "I also heard the Alessia Cara is opening for you for all of your North American shows, that's really going to be a great show."
Beca nodded, smiling and taking one of Chloe's hands in hers. She linked her fingers with the redhead's, squeezing her hand gently. "Yeah, it's really going to be great. If I'm going to be honest, I am a little bit nervous," the brunette said, chuckling a little bit.
"Don't worry babe, that's totally normal. Taylor told us she always gets nervous before the first show." Chloe said, squeezing her wife's hand. "It's just pre-show jitters, that's all."
"Yeah, you're right. I just want everything to go right, that's all," Beca said, smiling and leaning in to kiss Chloe's lips.
Moments later, there was a knock on the dressing room door. "Beca, we're going to be doing a mic check and a soundcheck in five, so be ready," one of the crew members said.
"Alright, I'll be there in a few minutes," Beca replied, turning back to Chloe with a smile.
"Oooo, your first official tour mic check." Chloe said, giggling when Beca turned back to her. "It's official now, you're on tour."
"You're just now realizing that?" Beca asked with a chuckle. "I guess that is cool though. I am officially on tour now," she added after a pause.
"I know, that's crazy. My wife is singing super star with her own world tour and everything." Chloe said smiling at her wife. "That's so amazingly cool."
Beca smiled, squeezing Chloe's hand. "And I'm glad that I have you here with me on the night of my first solo concert," she said, gazing into the redhead's eyes.
Chloe leaned in, pecking Beca's lips before standing up. "Come on, let's go get your mic check done." She said, holding out her hand for her wife to take.
Beca took Chloe's hand and they walked out of the dressing room to the backstage area, where Beca was given a microphone and then told to walk out onto the stage for her mic check. She made sure that the mic was turned on before walking out onto the stage. "Wow, I never actually realized how big this place was. There's going to be so many people here tonight."
Chloe smiled and walked out onstage with her wife for the sound check. Alessia was out there already. Chloe got introduced and then they began the soundcheck. "Alessia, you've played here before." Chloe whispered. "How many people can be here in a sold out show?"
"Over 21,000." Alessia said after thinking about it for a moment.
"Shit, babe did you hear that? 21,000 people." Chloe said smiling at her wife.
"Yeah, although I thought I misheard for a second there. That's a hell of a lot of people," Beca said with a laugh. "Now I can see why they're having me wear an earpiece while I perform. Having 21,000 people screaming at the same time would destroy my hearing."
"Just wait till you perform at places like Gillette Stadium or AT&T Stadium," Alessia said, chuckling.
"How many people fit in those stadiums?" Chloe asked.
"Gillette fits at least 66,000 and AT&T seats around 100,000." Alessia stated.
"Babe, you're playing at those two places right?" Chloe asked her wife, a baffled but excited look on her face. "And your tour is sold out."
Beca nodded, smiling at how excited Chloe was. "I hope that I'll get to play there. I'm pretty sure that I'm only performing at arenas, but maybe someday I'll get to play at a big stadium. I can't imagine how crazy that's going to be. This is just a warm up compared to playing at Gillette Stadium or AT&T Stadium."
"That's insane," Chloe said, shaking her head and laughing. "You're going to have so much fun on this tour babe. I wish I could see all of these places with you."
"I know you do, and I wish you could come too. Maybe, if I release another solo album, you could come on that tour," Beca replied.
"Oh, I'll make sure that I get to come with you on your next tour. And the twins will be old enough to come along as well." Chloe said chuckling.
"That would be great," Beca said to her wife with a smile. She looked over and saw that Alessia was finishing up her mic check. "It looks like my mic check is next. You can go hang out in my dressing room for a while if you want. My mic check isn't going to be very interesting."
"No, I'll stay. I'm not going to be on the tour with you and I want to see how this whole thing works." Chloe said smiling at her wife.
Beca smiled and kissed her wife's cheek. "Alright. Just one last warning, this will probably be pretty boring, but suit yourself," she said with a chuckle before walking to the center of the stage. "I'm ready to go when you are!" She called out, holding the microphone in her hand.
Chloe smiled and watched the whole process began, nearly melting when Beca sang a few lines from a few of her songs. Beca turned around and looked at Chloe as she sang, smiling and waving at her. After they did her mic check, Beca grabbed her guitar from backstage and played a couple songs so that they could get the right volumes for the show.
"Alright, you're good to go with the mic checks. Now you need to start getting ready for the show itself. The doors open in a little under an hour," one of the crew members told her.
Beca nodded and then walked off of the stage, motioning for Chloe to follow her. "So, what did you think?" She asked.
"I think you have the voice of a thousand angels combined down into one." Chloe said smiling and linking her hand with Beca's. "That's what I think."
"Well I'm glad that you think that," Beca said, smiling at Chloe as they walked back to her dressing room. "I can't believe that the doors open in less than an hour. Soon this whole arena is going to be full. It's just so surreal."
"Have you got an outfit picked out for tonight babe?" Chloe asked as they walked into the dressing room and closed the door.
"I've got a whole bunch of different outfits to choose from. I actually haven't chosen one for tonight yet. I was thinking of wearing something black. Do you have an opinion?" Beca asked.
"Well show me some of your outfits and I'll help you make a decision." Chloe suggested. "Does that work?"
"Yeah, give me a second," Beca said, going over to the side of the room where her clothes rack was. She stood in front of it for a few minutes, looking at all the different options before picking a few different outfits and walking back over to Chloe. "Do any of these look alright? I can always pick out some more too."
Chloe eyed the outfits carefully, smiling at all of them. "They're all great," she stated. She then walked up to Beca and looked at each of them a little more closely. She then took out dark blue jeans, a black long-sleeve shirt and a red plaid vest. She then took out a pair of Timberland boots and lay out the outfit. "I think that's the one tonight, what do you think?"
Beca looked at the outfit that Chloe had picked out, a small smile appearing on her face. "Yeah. Why don't I try it on and then we'll decide if it's the one?" Beca suggested. She quickly changed into the outfit and then turned around so Chloe could look at it. "What do you think, babe?"
"Oh definitely baby," Chloe said, video taping Beca as she struck a pose. She giggled and then shook her head playfully at her wife's goofy behavior. "I think it screams opening night, plus you can give your fans a little teaser by posting a pic of your outfit on your snapchat story."
"Alright, let's do that. Can you take the picture for my snapchat story?" Beca asked, grabbing her phone out of her pocket and giving it to Chloe. Once the redhead took her phone, Beca struck another pose and waited for her to take the picture.
"You're such a weirdo," Chloe said chuckling and smiling at Beca as the girl struck another pose.
"I may be a weirdo, but I'm your weirdo and I know that you love me," Beca said, chuckling. She took her phone back from Chloe and captioned the photo before putting it on her story. "Alright, so we have my outfit picked out. Do you think I should put on some more makeup?"
"I'll just touch it up, we don't have to do too much." Chloe said, helping Beca wit her eyeliner and her mascara. "You look sexy, babe." Chloe mentioned as she got on her knees and re-applied Beca's blush lightly.
"Thank you, babe. You're not looking too bad yourself either," Beca replied with a smile, staying as still as she could while Chloe put on a little more makeup. Once she was done, Beca smiled and leaned in, kissing Chloe's lips. "Thank you for helping me with my outfit and makeup, babe. I really appreciate it."
"It's the least I could do." Chloe said smiling and wrapping her arms around Beca's waist. "You still up for our night on the beach after the concert?"
Beca nodded her head with a smile. "Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it. I'm also still up for the dessert at home if you are," she replied, winking at Chloe as a smirk tugged at the corner of her mouth.
"Oh, I so am baby." Chloe said winking back and leaning in to kiss her. She then check the clock on her phone and took a deep breath. "They are about to open the doors, I'm going to go let our friends in so they can say hi to you. Aubrey, Jesse, your mom and dad, Blaine and Carly, and Chicago and Dallas are all going to come and say hi. Is that okay?"
"Yeah, of course that's okay. They can't stay for too long, unfortunately. I don't know if my manager would be cool with a bunch of people suddenly showing up and hanging out backstage, so you guys should probably go to your seats after they come say hello. I can have security get you through the lines faster so you can get to your seats," Beca replied.
"That would be great," Chloe said. "I'll go get them," she said smiling before running out into the hall to go get everyone.
Beca stayed in her dressing room while Chloe was gone, grabbing her guitar and making sure that it was tuned up for the show. While she was doing that, she heard a knock on the door. "Come in," she said, quietly strumming a few of the guitar's strings.
Chloe walked in and the group of people she named off came in. "The rest of the Bellas are going to see you on other tour dates." Chloe said smiling before she let Beca say hi to everyone and meet Chicago's fiancé Dallas for the first time.
Beca hugged her parents, as well as Aubrey, Jesse, Blaine and Carly before turning to Chicago and Dallas. "It's really nice to finally meet you, Dallas. I'm Beca," Beca said to him, smiling and holding her hand out for him to shake.
"It's so nice to meet you too, Beca! Chicago told me so much about you and Chloe." Dallas said smiling. "I don't really count FaceTime as meeting you, but it's so great to finally meet you in real life."
Beca smiled at how sweet Dallas was. "And I've heard a lot about you from Chicago as well. He couldn't seem to stop talking about you while we were on the USO Tour in Spain," Beca told him. "So, are you guys excited for the show?"
"So excited," Chicago said smiling and hugging Beca. "We haven't been to a concert together since we saw The Beach Boys reunion three years ago in Nashville." He said with a chuckle.
"Well then, Beca will put on a great show for you tonight won't she?" Chloe said turning to her wife.
"I'll do my best. I'm not sure if this show will be able be able to beat The Beach Boys reunion, but I'll certainly try," Beca replied with a chuckle.
"We know you'll be amazing, Beca." Dallas said with a big smile on his face. "My favorite two favorite songs on the album are 'Natalie' or 'Too Much To Ask.' I can't wait to hear you perform them."
"I'm excited to play those ones, too. I'm also going to be playing a couple new songs that I've been working on for while but didn't end up putting on the album, so you guys are going to be the first people to hear them," Beca said with a smile.
"Was that the surprise you were talking about a few weeks ago babe?" Chloe asked with a curious look on her face.
"You'll just have to wait and see. I'm not going to ruin the surprise now when the show starts in an hour," Beca said, smiling at Chloe. "But it may or may not be the surprise. That's all I'll give you for now."
Chloe chuckled, smiling at her wife before leaning in and kissing her cheek. "You've always been into mysteries." She stated before everyone said their goodbyes to go to their seats. Chloe stay behind a moment, and took Beca's hand in her own and leaned their foreheads together. "I'm so proud of you. You know that?"
Beca nodded her head, looking down at their hands. "I know that," she said softly, looking back into Chloe's eyes. "Hearing you say that makes me so happy. Everything I do, I do to make you proud," the brunette added.
"Well tonight is for you, so just have fun okay?" Chloe said, looking into Beca's eyes. "Just have the time of your life up there, you love to perform, show them just how much."
Beca nodded, a small smile appearing on her face. She leaned in and connected their lips in a gentle and sweet kiss. "I love you so much, baby. You being here tonight means the world to me," she murmured.
"And I wouldn't miss this for the world." Chloe said before kissing Beca one more time. After a few more minutes of silence and holding each other close, Chloe pulled back. "I'll see you after the show baby." She whispered.
"Yeah, I'll see you then," Beca said with a soft smile, leaning in and stealing one last quick kiss from Chloe before her wife started walking towards the door.
Chloe blew Beca a kiss, giggling when the woman caught in her hand and then she headed to her seats with everyone else in the front row.
The show began right on time, with Alessia performing a great opening set. After her set was over, it took the crew about twenty minutes to set up for Beca's set. While Alessia's set was good, nothing could compare to the reaction of the crowd when they heard the opening note of "Sit Still, Look Pretty."
Beca took a deep breath, listening to the opening notes of the song. She was waiting backstage for her cue to go on once the intro to the song stopped playing, and she tapped her foot on the floor in anticipation. The beat continued, the crowd cheering even more as they waited for Beca to go onstage. Then suddenly, the music stopped, and all the lights in the arena shut off as well.
When the lights came back on a few seconds later, Beca was standing in the center of the stage, microphone in hand and ready to sing.
"Could dress up to get love,
But guess what?
I'm never gonna be that girl
Who's living in a Barbie world
Could wake up in makeup and play dumb
Pretending that I need a boy who's gonna treat me like a toy.
I know the other girlies wanna wear expensive things,
Like diamond rings
But I don't wanna be the puppet that you're playing on a string
This queen don't need a king."
Chloe cheered for her wife and she looked over to see Beca's father and mother smiling up at their daughter while dancing hand in hand. It was perfect. Chloe shed a happy tear before turning to face Beca as the girl continued to sing.
"Oh, I don't know what you've been told
But this gal right here's gonna rule the world
Yeah that is where I'm gonna be, because I wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty
You get off on your 9 to 5
Dream of picket fences and trophy wives
But no, I'm never gonna be, cause I don't wanna be
I don't wanna sit still, look pretty."
A smile slowly spread across Beca's face as she sang the words, the nerves she was experiencing earlier completely disappearing. "Come on, Los Angeles! Sing it with me!" The brunette called out into the microphone before going into the second verse.
Chloe's smile couldn't have been any bigger as she cheered on her wife, singing along with her as the rest of the crowd did as well.
"Mr. Right, could be nice, for one night
But then he'd want to take control
And I would rather fly solo
Snow White, she did right in her life,
Had seven men to do the chores
'Cause that's not what a lady's for.
The only thing a guy's gonna give a girl for free is captivity
I love me some vanilla but I'm not that sugar sweet
Call me HBIC."
Beca was smiling from ear to ear as she danced along to the song with her backup dancers flanking her on either side, stopping once the song reached the second chorus.
"Oh, I don't know what you've been told
But this gal right here's gonna rule the world
Yeah, that is what I'm gonna be because I wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty
You get off on your 9 to 5
Dream of picket fences and trophy wives
But no, I'm never gonna be, cause I don't wanna be
I don't wanna sit still, look pretty."
As the crowd cheered for Beca, Chloe looked around. She saw all the signs and all the smiles and phone lights swaying back and forth in the air. A smile as big as the sun appeared on Chloe's face. The influence Beca had on people was amazing, and she couldn't help but feel so proud to call that twenty-nine year old badass her wife.
Beca sang the chorus a few more times before the music began to fade out, instead replaced by the cheers and screams of the crowd. "How are we doing tonight, Los Angeles?" Beca asked, smiling when she was answered with more cheering. "I just want to say thank you to every single one of you guys for coming out here tonight to help me kick off my tour. This is my first solo concert ever, and it's also my first sold out concert ever. Thank you all so much!"
The crowd cheered Beca on and Chloe was cheering the loudest. When she and Beca made eye contact, Chloe blew a kiss to her wife and smiled proudly at Beca as the girl walked over to the area of the stage where the backup band had set up their instruments and grabbed her guitar. Beca slung the guitar over her shoulder and walked back to the center of the stage. "As a little treat for you guys, I'm going to play a couple of new songs that I've been working on a little later on in the show. Do you like the sound of that?" Beca asked the crowd.
A loud cheer swept through the crown and Chloe couldn't keep the smile off of her face.
About halfway into the show, Beca was sitting at the piano for the first time in the show. The brunette adjusted the microphone and then took a deep breath, finding the position for her hands on the keys before she began to play the opening chords of "Green Light."
"I do my makeup in somebody else's car
We order different drinks at the same bars
I know about what you did and I wanna scream the truth
She thinks you love the beach, you're such a damn liar.
Those great whites, they have big teeth
Hope they bite you
Thought you said you would always be in love
But you're not in love no more
Did it frighten you?
How we kissed when we danced on the light up floor,
On the light up floor.
But I hear sounds in my mind
Brand new sounds in my mind
But honey I'll be seeing you ever I go
But honey I'll be seeing you down every road
I'm waiting for it, that green light
I want it!"
At the end of that song, Beca stood up and grabbed the microphone, motioning for one of the crew members to bring back her guitar. "So I'm going to go a little off-script right now and play one of my new songs for you guys, please bear with me," Beca said with a chuckle, taking her guitar and slinging it around her body. "To give you guys a little background, this is another song that I wrote with the help of the amazingly-talented Ed Sheeran. This one is called 'Lay It All On Me.'"
Chloe smiled at the woman up on stage as she began to play a beautiful melody. Her heart fluttered when Beca began singing the song.
"All alone as you look through the door,
Nothing left to see
If it hurts and you can't take no more,
Lay it all on me
No, you don't have to keep it under lock and key
Cause I will never let you down
And if you can't escape all your uncertainties,
Baby I can show you how
Let my love in, let my love in
Lay your heart on me
If you're hurting, if you're hurting
You can lay it all on me
You can lay it all on me
If you're hurting, if you're hurting
You can lay it all on me."
As the song went on and Beca sang beautifully, Chloe felt her heart melt inside. She knew the song was written for her, like all of Beca's love songs were. And this one was so raw and beautiful, Chloe couldn't help but tear up happily.
As she went into the second verse, Beca stopped playing the guitar and took the microphone from its stand, walking over towards the edge of the stage as she sang a capella.
"If you're scared when you're out on your own,
Just remember me
Cause I won't let you go it alone,
You can lay it all on me
No, you don't have to keep it under lock and key
Cause I will never let you down
And if you can't escape all your uncertainties,
Baby I will show you how."
Beca was now standing at the edge of the stage, looking directly at Chloe as she sang the chorus.
"Let my love in, let my love in
Lay your heart on me
If you're hurting, if you're hurting
You can lay it all on me
You can lay it all on me
If you're hurting, if you're hurting
Yeah you can lay it all on me."
Chloe smiled up at her wife and smiled, wiping a few happy tears as Beca sang to her in front of 21,000 people in that arena. Her heart was beating at a million miles an hour, but she didn't mind.
"So if you're hurting, babe
Just let your heart be free
You've got a friend in me
I'll be your shoulder at anytime you need
Baby, I believe
So if you're hurting, babe
Just let your heart be free
You've got a friend in me
I'll be your shoulder at anytime you need
Baby, I believe
That you can lay it all on me."
Beca smiled and reached towards Chloe, holding out a hand for the redhead to take. The crowd cheered for the redhead to take it and Chloe smiled before taking her wife's hand and letting her pull her up onstage as she sang the last bits of the song.
"Let my love in, let my love in
Lay your heart on me
If you're hurting, if you're hurting
You can lay it all on me
You can lay it all, lay it all on me
You can lay it all on me
And if you're hurting, if you're hurting
You can lay it all on me."
Beca sang the last note, gazing into Chloe's eyes and smiling widely as she did so. "I love you," the brunette said before leaning in and kissing her on the lips. The crowd went wild as Beca kissed Chloe on the stage, and Chloe smiled and laughed a little bit before she kissed back and wrapped her arms around the love of her life. Her one and only, Beca Jade Mitchell.
"I love you too, Becs." She said smiling once their lips parted. Beca smiled and pecked Chloe's lips one more time before the redhead walked to the edge of the stage and hopped down, going back to her seat.
The rest of the show flew by in a flash, and soon the crowd was applauding as confetti came floating down from the ceiling at the end of the final song of the night. "Thank you so much, Los Angeles! Tonight was amazing because of you. Everyone drive home safely!" Beca called out, waving at the crowd one last time before she left the stage.
The whole crowd of 21,000 cheered Beca loudly as she left the stage. Chloe watched her wife walk off in style and she chuckled to herself, knowing how unbelievably lucky she was to call that one her one and only.
Beca got backstage, where the crew, dancers, backup band and Alessia had already started to celebrate their successful first show. Beca high fived everyone, smiling widely. "That was awesome, wasn't it?" She said to Alessia.
"That was absolutely incredible! This tour is going to be amazing. I'm so glad that I got asked to be on it," Alessia replied with a smile. They talked for a few more minutes before Beca headed to her dressing room to change out of her outfit and back into her clothes from before.
Soon there was a knock on the door, and when Beca said for them to come in, everyone at the show that Beca had reserved seats for burst into the room cheering and clapping for the girl. Chloe stood at the back, waiting for everyone to give their congrats.
Beca smiled and hugged everyone, taking some pictures with Chicago and Dallas as well before she spotted Chloe. "Hey guys, could you give us a couple minutes?" She asked, everyone nodding and leaving the room so that they were left alone. "Hey, babe," Beca said, smiling at her wife.
"Beca," Chloe said shaking her head and smiled back at her wife. "You were, incredible up there tonight." She said. "I'm at a loss for words." She said, wrapping her arms around Beca's neck, hugging her tightly.
"Did you like the new song?" Beca asked her when they pulled away from the embrace. "In case you couldn't tell, I wrote it for you."
"I loved it, Beca." Chloe said genuinely. "I loved it, so much. You certainly have a gift when it comes to music." She added, smiling and leaning her forehead to Beca's. "Your parents, they are so proud of who you've become Beca. I looked over at them multiple times during the concert, and they were either cheering you or smiling up at you. I could've sworn I saw your father shed a few tears of joy."
Beca smiled at Chloe's words. "I had a feeling that would happen," she said with a chuckle. "I remember seeing the look on his face when we won the ICCAs the first time. He looked so proud of me," Beca said, smiling as she recalled that memory. "So I just have to get changed and pack up my guitar and other stuff, and then we'll be good to go to the beach."
"Great, I'll be waiting in the staff parking lot by your car." Chloe said smiling, she kissed Beca one more time. "And you may want to say goodbye to everyone else, you won't be seeing them for awhile either."
Beca nodded. "Yeah, I'll make sure to say goodbye to them after I pack up my stuff," she said, smiling at Chloe. "I'm really looking forward to our night together, baby," she added.
"Me too," Chloe said smiling as well. She then leaned in and kissed Beca softly, tugging gently at the hem of Beca's plaid shirt before pulling back, knowing she left Beca with the taste of her lips. "I'll meet you out back," she said with a wink before walking out of the room.
Once Chloe left her dressing room, Beca changed out of her outfit and packed up her guitar, giving her stuff to one of the crew members so they could load it up onto the truck which would be driving to Las Vegas, where their next show was. Beca then went out into the hallway, where she found Aubrey, Jesse, Blaine, Carly, her parents and Chicago and Dallas all waiting for her. "Hey, guys. Thanks so much for coming to the show tonight. It really means a lot to me," Beca said with a smile.
Jesse smiled and walked over to his best friend and gave her a hug. "We're so proud of you Beca, that show was amazing." He said as he pulled back. He then handed her a gift wrapped box. "We figured you could use this on the road, go ahead and open it." He said. Inside was a songwriting journal with a white leather cover, and a few black music notes on the front. "Sheet music and everything."
Beca smiled as she looked at the gift Jesse gave her. "Wow, this is really awesome. Thank you so much," she said, hugging Jesse a second time. "I'll definitely be able to get some good use out of this, that's for sure."
"We're glad that you like it," Aubrey said smiling. "We thought it'd be handy while your on the road and you get an idea for a song." She added when Beca gave her a hug of thanks.
"I really appreciate this. It's a really nice songwriting notebook. Thanks again," Beca said to the blonde with a smile, hugging her a second time.
"You're welcome," Aubrey said smiling and in unison with her husband.
"Beca, we have a little going away gift for you as well." Her mother said, walking up to Beca with a box inside her hand.
"We hope that you'll wear it onstage." John said.
When Beca opened it, a beautiful silver and rectangular locket was inside. And when it was opened, Beca saw it had three sides and a picture of Chloe in the middle, with a picture of Noah on the left, and Charlie on the right. "Do you like it sweetheart?" Holly asked.
"Mom, Dad, I-" Beca said, tears welling up in her eyes. "This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much. I'll wear it onstage for every show," she said, smiling at her parents before looking back to the locket.
"We're glad that you love it," Holly said smiling and kissing her daughters cheek. "Now they can be with you even when you're on tour."
Beca nodded, smiling before unclamping the locket and then putting it around her neck. "You guys didn't really have to get me these gifts. I really appreciate it."
"You're going on your first ever tour as an artist, that's huge." Chicago said smiling. "Of course you deserve some going away presents."
Beca nodded, looking at the gifts that her parents and Jesse and Aubrey had gotten her. "I'm going to miss you all so much over the next four months," she said, smiling sadly at them.
"We are going to miss you as well sweetheart," John said hugging his daughter. "Just make to post a lot of pictures so we know how everything is going."
"I will️. Could you spend some time with Chloe and the twins while I'm gone? I know that they're going to have a hard time with me not there, and it would be great if I knew that someone was helping them if they need it," Beca said to her father.
"Of course, we were planning on that. We know Chloe's still recovering from the trial and everything else." Holly said. "We'll be there to help her along the way."
Beca smiled, hugging her mother and then her father. "Thank you, that means a lot to me," she told them. She took her phone from her pocket and checked the time. "I should probably get going now. Thanks again for coming to see the show tonight. I'll give you all some updates as the tour goes on," Beca said, giving everyone one last hug.
Everyone said goodbye to Beca one more time before the girl met Chloe out by the car. Chloe smiled as Beca tossed her the keys. "Hey, you ready for this baby?"
"Of course I'm ready," Beca replied with a smile as she opened the door and sat down in the passenger's seat of her car.
Chloe smiled and turned on the car. "Alright then, let's get this last night together started."
Hey guys! We hope that you all enjoyed this chapter. We've gotten some review lately about how that whole Dale situation was unnecessary. But my co-writer and I talked and we knew that some of the situations were unrealistic before we typed it. This isn't completely non-fiction , there are fictional elements in this story. Yes, Chloe interrupting a lawyer in court wasn't very realistic and wouldn't have happened in real life, but it's only something we did to make the scene so intense. Also, Chloe is nowhere near over the whole situation yet. Everyone has good and bad times when overcoming these situations. We're sorry if it upset some of you and we hope that these next few chapters reel you back in.
Until Next Time!
