It has been two months since Legacy's wedding and they all expected an engagement. After all Jessica had caught the bouquet. But nothing happened. So Beca took it upon herself to make it happen.
At this very moment she was on her way to her appointment with Cynthia Rose and Fat Amy. They needed to intervene although Chloe had warned her not to.
"So how are we going to make this happen?" Beca asked her friends.
"First we need to invite them to dinner" Cynthia Rose said.
"But not only them, otherwise it's to obvious" Fat Amy said.
"Okay, so we organize a dinner, and then?" Beca asked them.
"We talk and then we subtly ask them if they have plans of getting married?" Cynthia Rose said.
"Maybe we need to establish first if they are actually in a relationship. They are not exactly open about that." Beca said.
"Yeah what do we know exactly about their relationship?" Cynthia Rose asked out loud.
"First of all, they are close with each other since Barden. Second, they like to cuddle with each other" Fat Amy said.
"They live together and they have a business together" Beca said.
"And last but not least they finish each others sentences and they can speak without saying a word" Cynthia Rose added.
"Okay, so we organize a dinner for all the girls. Ask Legacy how it feels to be married. And then we steer the conversation in the direction of a marriage between Ashley and Jessica?" Beca asked them.
"Actually that is a very good plan" Fat Amy said.
"So who is going to invite them? I can't do it. Chloe warned me to stay out of this" Beca said.
"Let's do it at my place. I'll ask Tasha to Cook something nice" Cynthia Rose said.
" But how do we know they actually show up at this dinner?" Beca asked.
"The always do Shortstack. Because they litteraly been here the whole time" Fat Amy said.
After they finalised their plan, they finished their drinks and headed to their separate directions.
Two weeks later they all got an invitation for a Bella only dinner. Miraculously they all could make it. Tasha haf done an outstanding job in cooking but had disappeared shortly before everyone arrived. After all it was a Bella dinner.
They were having a good time and enjoyed dinner and each others company. They talked about life in general. And caught up on each others lifes and latest milestones.
"So Legacy, are you enjoying to be Mrs Applebaum?" Fat Amy asked her.
"Oh yes, it's aca amazing" the youngest Bella responded with a bright smile.
"It's pretty amazing" Stacie said. "After twenty years almost everybody of our group has settled. And were almost all aca couples. Beca and Chloe, Fat Amy and Bumper, Lilly and Donald, Legacy and Benji and me and Bree" she continued.
"What about Jessica and Ashley? We all know they belong together" Fat Amy said.
"Yeah, when are you going to make things official? We all know that you two belong together" Cynthia Rose finished it.
Jessica started to blush at their words. And nobody noticed that Ashley grabbed her hand under the table to squeeze it.
"Well actually" Ashley started while looking at Jessica.
"We are almost married for twenty years"Jessica finished Ashley's sentence.
"You're what?!" the rest of the women asked in unision.
"We, uhm, eloped during our last year at Barden" Jessica said and she didn't dare to look at the rest of their friends.
The room felt silence after their words. They all needed a moment to let the words sink in.
"You fucking eloped and never told us?" Beca shouted in disbelief after a while.
"Damn bitches, their goes our bet" Cynthia Rose said dramatically.
"I definetly not expected to hear that" Bree said.
And the rest of them couldn't agree more. After this it was usually quiet at the table. They all were at loss for words. They couldn't believe the two of them had been so sneaky.
And that they kept it a secret for almost twenty years.
"It's a little bit late, but congratulations to both of you" Chloe said.
"Yes congratulations Twins" Fat Amy said.
They all offered their congratualations and went on with the dinner. They were a family after all and didn't hold any grudges against each other.
They naturally ended their evening with a round of shots. And so ended another succesful Bella's evening.
"I can't believe that they kept it a secret for so long" Beca said to her wife later that evening when they lay in their bed.
"Me neither. But I guess it isn't a surprise. Of all of us they liked it the least to be the center of attention" Chloe said.
"You're right. And I am glad they married each other. God knows the two of them belong together" Beca said.
"I think we should do something for them. Show them that we are support them even if they kept it a secret for all those years" Beca said.
"Like what?" Chloe asked her wife.
"We should put the money together we invested in the bets about them, and sent them on a belated honeymoon trip. If they can be so sneaky, so can we" Beca said.
"That's an aca amazing idea! I think we can pull it off. Let me think of something. I'm sure Bree knows how to arrange something like that" Chloe exclaimed enthousiastically.
"Yeah, maybe it's for the best that you and Bree organize something like that. We don't want any disasters. And we all know that would happen if Fat Amy and Cynthia Rose would plan something" Beca said.
Chloe snuggled closer to her wife. They cuddled and kissed before falling asleep in each others arms.