"Are you happy now?" Beca asked the one person she really needed to talk to but wouldn't ever get the chance to again. "I told her and she didn't take it well. I mean I don't know exactly how I thought she would take it but I didn't think she would pull away. Or start to. But you would be proud of me because," Beca sipped from her bottled water. "I didn't let her. I told her the truth and I played her the song and she stayed." Beca stopped talking to herself as people walked by.
"People think I'm crazy you know. Talking to myself." She smirked. "I know your listening though. I know you're out there and I wouldn't mind your crazy ass sitting next to me annoying the shit out of me." She sighed. "I have no idea how to do this and she deserves so much more than what I can give her or what I'm capable of, I mean, you were always the one who swept people off their feet. I don't want to go one more day without saying she's mine. Officially. Well, not officially because we are pretty official but, I don't know. You know what I mean." She stared at the light shining off of the diamond nestled in the small blue box. "What do I do Q?" Beca snapped the box shut and put in back in the pocket of her of hoodie. "I'm scared shitless."
XxXxXx
Chloe watched as Beca sat looking at the swimming pool, talking to herself. She watched Beca smile at the strangers who glanced at her and then laugh as they passed her. A couple of minutes later Beca sat back in the chaise lounge, extending her legs out in front of her and tucking her hands in her pockets of her hoodie. Chloe looked around to see all of the tourists had vacated the pool area for the evening. Deciding it would be nice to have the pool to themselves, Chloe hurried back into their suite to grab a couple of towels before pulling the door closed behind her and heading to join Beca.
"Hey you" she whispered as she snuck up behind the brunette.
"Hey" Beca replied as Chloe came around her chair dropping the towels on Beca's lap. Chloe raised an eyebrow challengingly as she pulled her shirt over her head slowly leaving her in a lace bra. She tossed her shirt on top of the towels then bend slightly to push her shorts down. She stepped out of them with one foot and with the other tossed them at Beca hitting her in the chest.
"What the hell are you doing Chlo?" Beca whispered as she looked around to see how many other people were around them. She was extremely relieved when she saw no one else.
"Night swimming" Chloe replied with a grin.
"You're not wearing a swim suit" Beca replied.
Chloe reached around her back to grasp the clasp of her bra. She paused.
"Don't" Beca whispered through a laugh hoping it wouldn't entice Chloe to continue.
Chloe unclipped the garment and pulled it from her chest. She tossed the lingerie hitting Beca in her reddened face. Chloe had surprised herself at how bold she had been, taking off her clothes in public but now was the moment of truth. She looked around quickly before pushing her black panties to the ground and stepping out.
Beca's mouth hung open slightly.
Chloe moved the towels from Beca's legs to the bottom of the chaise. She had no idea where this courage was coming from but she was going to use it to her advantage. She climbed on top of Beca straddling her lap.
"You're crazy" Beca managed to whisper.
"Maybe" Chloe purred into Beca's ear as she leaned down. "I've never had sex in a swimming pool."
Beca gulped.
Chloe smiled and licked the shell of Beca's ear softly.
Beca desperately want to touch the redhead but her hands were trapped in the pocket of her hoodie with Chloe's naked body pressed tightly against her fully clothed one. Chloe grinded her hips down on Beca's lap as she peppered light wet kisses on the Brunette's neck.
"Jesus" Beca whined. Forcefully pulling her hands out of her pockets tossing the small blue box out sending it crashing to the ground.
The object flying out caught Chloe's eye. She giggled at how clumsy her girlfriend was until she turned her head fully to see the size, shape and color of the box laying on the ground.
"Beca." Chloe stopped moving. "What's that?"
XxXxXx
5 1/2 Years Ago (October 2014)
"Is Emma coming tonight?" Beca asked sipping from her Vodka and lime.
"No. I didn't really want her out in this weather and definitely didn't want her stuck in this club for the next 48 hours." Quinn replied as she set up her equipment next to Beca's.
"So they do this every year?" Beca asked.
"Yeah, on the anniversary of when Club 48 Hours opened, we party for 48 hours" Quinn mocked. "Last year was pretty awesome but this year with this stupid freak ass storm, it's kind of turned into a whole other thing." Quinn said looking out over the dance floor at all the employee's milling around prior to opening the exclusive event.
"So, it's you and me and Lincoln? For the next 48 hours solid?" Beca asked looking over at his equipment set up on the other side of the room. A non-stop party for 48 consecutive hours was a challenge for the DJs to pull off. The small DJ booth was even smaller as all the DJ's had their equipment set up around the room with extension cords running everywhere, so they wouldn't have to break down their stuff after ever set only to set it up a few hours later.
"Yeah" Quinn answered. "And maybe Jamie. He used to play here last year. He always loved this stupid party so I asked him to fill in a set here and there. He said he would try but if not, we'll just rotate sets every 4 hours."
"How's Lincoln working out?" Beca asked the head DJ.
"You tell me?" Quinn asked curious of what Beca thought of Tyson's replacement.
"He's okay. He keeps it moving but" Beca trailed off.
"But what?" Quinn asked.
"He's predictable. I'm pretty sure I can guess what song he's gonna mix before he plays it." Beca shrugged. "It's cool, he's just new."
"You're new" Quinn laughed.
"Maybe, but I'm good enough to not play Tuesday and Wednesday's anymore" Beca said proudly having just been moved to Thursday's through Sunday's right before Quinn's set.
"You're coming up in the world." Quinn joked as Chloe walked through the booth door.
"Hey" she greeted them.
"Hey" Beca said with a smile.
"Good luck" Chloe smiled.
"Thanks. Be careful down there" Beca replied before Chloe turned and left the booth.
Quinn shook her head as she continued to set up. "When are you going to make a move on that girl?"
"What?" Beca asked.
"Seriously Becs. I've know you guys for like 4 months. You both want the same thing. What's the problem?"
"I don't think we want the same thing" Beca replied quietly as she watched Chloe streaking across the floor to hug some of her fellow dancers whose job it was to keep the crowd dancing through most of the next 48 hours. When Beca had told her 4 months ago that the club she got a job at was also looking for a couple of dancers, Chloe was shocked Beca suggested it to her. But after Beca explained it wasn't exotic dancing, that the club had dancer's on the floor to entice people to dance, which lead to them usually staying longer because they were having a good time, which lead to them buying more alcohol, which lead to them having a great time, which lead to them telling their friends and coming back frequently, Chloe's mind was eased. She went in a couple weeks later and got the job. It was pretty cool getting to work in the same place as Beca and getting paid to have a good time and dance. She didn't like when some of the dude's got too handsie but that's what the bouncers were for.
"Trust me. You want the same thing" Quinn said watching Beca watch Chloe. "Just ask her out."
"I don't think I can." Beca admitted.
"Why?"
Beca blew out a deep breath, "too scared."
Quinn rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"So what's that?" Beca asked pointing down to the bag at Quinn's feet.
"The good stuff." Quinn replied. Beca made a questioning face.
"So, hear me out okay" Quinn said turning toward her new friend. "You were right. You are good. You worked your way off the slow nights and you keep getting better and better."
"Okay" Beca said wondering where Quinn was going with the compliments.
"I've been independent for a while. Mostly because I wasn't happy with the contract offer's I got and having Emma around to negotiate the contracts and deals is a big help, so when I write a song or produce something she helps me to sell it. But, I'm looking for something different. Something bigger."
"Okay" Beca said again.
"I really like how you use your own vocals into your mixes and I was wondering if you would help me record something and if you like it maybe we can, work together? Professionally? Like a group?" Quinn asked. "A partner?"
"Oh" Beca was caught off guard. She didn't expect that but she had looked up to Quinn since she got the job at 48 Hours in downtown LA. She was a great DJ and her ability to mix all genres of songs really inspired Beca to take her music to the next level. Beca smiled. "So what's in the bag?"
XxXxXx
PRESENT DAY
"Beca, what's in the box?" Chloe asked still sitting on Beca's lap, naked.
Beca reached down to the towel's that Chloe put at her feet, shaking one open and pulling it around Chloe's body.
"Babe?" Chloe asked again.
Quinn's voice filled Beca's head once again saying, 'you both want the same thing.' Beca's eyes meet Chloe's and saw something in the brilliant blue eyes. Fear? Hope? A mixture of both?
"Chloe" Beca whispered finally. "There are things that I know for sure. Things that I'm absolutely 100% sure of. There are also things that scare the hell out of me so much that I can't bear to think of them. Which now that I think of it, kind of makes me a coward in a way." Beca rambled. "And being scared to do something once cost me like 4 years of my life being the best it could possibly be and I don't ever want that to happen again because I lived through what happens when you lose the thing you want the most."
"Beca" Chloe whispered trying to get Beca to stop talking for a second. "Slow down."
Beca took a breath.
"Tell me what's going on" Chloe said.
"I'm absolutely 100% sure that you are the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm know that the moment you walked into my shower at Barden was the moment my life changed forever. I'm absolutely 100% sure that I have to spend the rest of my life with you and when I met new people, I absolutely need to be able to say this is Chloe." Beca smiled. "My wife."
Chloe felt even more vulnerable as she sat stripped of all her clothing, with her eyes filling with tears of happiness and the feeling of her heart swelling and beating rapidly with anticipation.
Beca pulled her hoodie over her head and passed it to Chloe who put it on quickly as Beca reached down to the ground for Chloe's jean shorts. She handed them to the redhead who sat off of Beca's lap to pull them on before sitting on the edge of the chaise lounge as Beca got up to retrieve the box that ruined their sexy time moment but lead to a whole other moment.
Beca took a few steps back to the redhead who now sat on the edge of the chair facing Beca with the sleeves pulled down over her hands that covered her mouth and nose. Beca dropped to one knee. The nervous feeling that washed over her was hard to push down but hearing Quinn's words again and seeing the anticipation in Chloe's tear filled eyes was enough to push her through her nerves. "I"
XxXxXx
5 ½ Years Ago (October 2014)
"You wrote this?" Beca asked reading through the lyric sheet.
"Yes" Quinn answered as she tweaked some of the nobs on her 49 key MIDI controller before plugging it into her Mac and setting up a small microphone in front of Beca.
"About Emma?" Beca asked reading the lyrics.
"No. Chloe" Quinn replied quickly.
"Chloe?" Beca asked worriedly.
"Yes"
"Is it finished?" Beca asked.
"Yeah. I know it's just a couple of verses but that's all we need. Have some faith." Quinn replied as she played a couple of notes on the key board. "You okay with that key?"
Beca nodded.
"So, put the headphone's on" Quinn gestured to Beca's left. "I'll play this" Quinn played the melody over and over so Beca could get the tempo down. "You sing, I'll record it, then we mix it and make something new. Something that's ours."
Quinn started playing and Beca let it cycle through until she caught the beginning of the track again and sang,
'Can you hear me right now?
I got your number and I'm calling you out
With liquid courage
I can beat all my doubt
There's not another
So I'm chasing you down
Chasing you down
Can you see me right now?
I'm coming closer
Think I figured you out
Not like the others
You don't blend with the crowd
I've blown your cover
Now I'm taking you down
Taking you down'
After Beca recorded the verse, Quinn recorded the backing track on the piano that Beca recorded to. "I've got to get back to the booth for my next set" Quinn said looking at her watch. Lincoln would be done in about 30 minutes and she wanted to grab a coffee before going back up to the booth. It was 4 in the afternoon but felt more like 4 am. "You play with it. See what you can come up with. You're on after me, so I'll see you in 4 hours." Quinn said as she made her way out of their boss's office that they were using during the party as a break room.
"Quinn" Beca said loudly before she was able to leave the room.
"What's up?' Quinn turned back.
"Why did you write a song about Chloe?"
"Cuz I don't know if you ever will, and shouldn't someone?" Quinn said sharing a look with Beca before leaving the room and the small brunette to her thoughts.
XxXxXx
PRESENT DAY
Beca took a deep breath and centered herself. It was now or never and she really wanted to get the words out now. "I love you. I never stopped loving you. I think I have always loved you, even before I knew you. I know we will spend the rest of our lives together." Beca smirked. "That's not even the question I'm asking Chlo because I already know that is going to happen." Beca palmed the small box and reached up to grab Chloe's left hand, pulling it from covering her mouth. She pushed the sleeve of her hoodie up to expose Chloe's hand and opened the small Tiffany box. "I'm asking you to be my wife. I'm asking you to let me stand up in front of our families and our friends and our daughter." Beca's breath hitched as the word fell out of her mouth. "And promise to love you and take care of you and be what you need for the rest of my life. Because I want them to know that I adore you and that you will always come before me and that you are the most important person in my life. I want them to hear me tell you that I love you with all my heart and always will. Will you let me do that? Will you marry me?"
AN: Song Cred: Chase You Down by Runaground.
AN2: Whomp there it is. Are you guys still with me? Tell me your thoughts, opinions, suggestions ... tell me everything!