A/N: Hey guys! Here's chapter 4 ft. the dash Bechloe flashbacks I promised last chapter but forgot :P
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The wedding reception was in full swing. Many tears of joy have been said, all mostly led by Chloe herself, but nights like the one they were having practically demanded for it.
Chloe smiled to herself, sitting in her table with Jessica and Ashley, nursing a drink in her hand as the brides were called onto the dancefloor for their first dance as wife and wife. Beca had to excuse herself for a minute, needing to respond to a bit of a work emergency. Theo promised that she would be back before the song even ended.
She would normally be annoyed by this – because there was no getting used to interrupted dates – but for tonight, she let it pass. She was still feeling the high from the bliss she felt for her best friend.
Wherever you go, I'll follow
Don't worry about tomorrow
I will be in your shadow
Walking right beside you everyday
I'll be the one to save ya
When I put my pen to paper
Feels like it brings us closer
Even when you're so far away
And maybe even her own.
Bullet trains and aeroplanes
I can choose the easy way
So I'll send a signal just for you
All eyes were on the two dazzling brides and as they danced Chloe's thought quickly drifted to one particular night not so long ago, under the bright, blinding lights of the Las Vegas strip. Beca being her typical Beca Mitchell, absconding with her from an event, the two of them drunker than they cared to admit, Rob following a good distance behind them to give them some privacy. The words spilled with relative ease from Beca's mouth, more as a statement than a question as one would have expected to hear.
Chloe could still hear the echoes of her own giggles, "I'll do you one better, now?" she asked more as a joke.
Beca stopped on her tracks, looked at her with shining eyes before smirk formed on her lips. "Considering all the interruption, now wouldn't be that bad?"
Chloe thought she was joking. She wasn't sure if Beca thought she was joking.
But they have wasted so much time being in love with each other – helplessly, hopelessly – without ever being together that she was brave enough to dare and see how far they could get before their impromptu plans fell apart.
You will never be lonely
Just relax and listen to me
I breathe the air that you breathe
I am always with you in disguise
They got as far as the outsides of some tacky chapel before Theo, Emily, and Rhian found them, Rhian lecturing Beca that she still had some business to attend to.
But Beca explained her case.
And Chloe thought Rhian would be outraged and tell her she's lost her mind.
She was right about one thing, Rhian did say Beca's lost her mind.
But Rhian surprised Chloe with how she handled everything else.
Bullet trains and aeroplanes
I can choose the easy way
So I'll send a signal just for you
An hour after she nearly barged into a tacky chapel with Beca, Chloe found herself standing in the middle of the penthouse suite they were staying. Theo, who had served as an ordained minister before, officiating his childhood best friend's wedding, stood between Chloe and Beca. Rhian, who served as Beca's witness, made a comment about how the simple, short-notice, prep for their ever so private event was much better than Beca and Chloe's insane idea. Emily, who served as Chloe's witness, tried to stop herself from continuously crying tears of joy behind Chloe.
That's where my love goes
Tell me, can you hear me now
I'm screaming out so loud
Oh, it goes out of my heart and into the wind
Out my guitar and under your skin
Into your house and out of your radio
Oh oh
It was beautiful, it was intimate, and it was very near perfect. The only thing missing was the Bellas weren't there. She and Beca had seized the moment, and Chloe felt like it was nice have a secret with Beca for a little while too. With all the crazy ups and downs of their lives, they had to seize the moment, after all. And for once, a part of their love story was kept between them and not the other way around, with the Bellas knowing the obvious before the two of them could even get their act together and get together.
Sure, Emily knew too, and sure their being on guard right now – because know way in hell the Bellas can find out and know, they would go full-on berserk. But Chloe and Beca made a promise that they will have a more appropriate day with friends and family soon. As for their secret, the Bellas can know eventually too. But probably not until they're like 80 and have no more energy to seek vengeance.
Out of my heart and into the wind
Out my guitar and under your skin
Into your house and out of your headphones
My love goes out of your door and into the street
Down through the floor and up through your feet
Into your car and out of your radio
That's where my love goes
Yeah, that's where my love goes
Oh oh
My love goes out of your door and into the street
Down through the floor and up through your feet
Into your car and out of your radio
That's where my love goes
Chloe was broken out of her reverie, as she spotted Beca from across the dance floor, still talking with Theo. The two briefly exchanged looks and Chloe couldn't help but smile one of those sappy, goofy smiles she gets whenever she's with Beca.
She turned her eyes back to Stacie and Aubrey and took a deep breath. They'll get the same moment soon, uninterrupted and shared with their loved ones. But for now, it'll be just between the two of them – and the few who have witnessed it.
A/N Pt 2: Hope you guys are enjoying this extra special treat.
Song featured in this chapter is Where My Love Goes (by Lawson). The song has also been added to the playlist!