A/N: Apologies that it's been a while since I've updated! I started a new job recently and it's been crazy busy getting used to the routine of it etc. So I hope you enjoy this short chapter which will set up for The Bellas going wedding dress shopping in the next chapter ;)

*Bechloe-fluff warning:

Epilogue xxviii - New Years Eve

Chloe sat curled up on the large leather sofa that stood towards the back of Beca's recording studio. She tipped back the beer bottle in her hand, taking a long swig of the alcohol within it. Her eyes were on her fiancée as the brunette sat with her back to her, headphones on, fiddling with some dials, trying to get the current track she was working on to sound right. Alba was snoozing at Beca's feet, the dog's usual position whenever she was in the recording studio despite her bed that lay to the right of the recording desk.

It had been three months since Beca and Chloe had got engaged. Since then Beca had finally got the promotion she'd been eyeing up. She was now a 'Junior Music Producer' at Residual Heat's NYC department. She was finally beginning to earn bigger bucks and as a result Beca had insisted that Chloe leave her job at the coffee shop.

Chloe had initially felt guilty at the prospect of leaving the place that had been so good to her from the moment they'd first moved to the city three years ago. But once Beca introduced her to Gloria Delgarno – one of Broadway's leading choreographers – who had offered Chloe an unpaid internship to work alongside her on her next project, Chloe had leapt at the chance.

Chloe's interning days involved long hours and as such she left their apartment at the same time as Beca each morning, often not finishing until early evening. So to prevent Alba from being left alone all day, and to save the stress of either woman having to get home to walk the dog before she trashed the apartment, Beca and Chloe had agreed that Beca would take Alba into work with her. So Alba had her own little dog bed in the corner of Beca's office and in the recording studio, though according to the brunette the puppy (who was far less like a puppy the more the days rolled on) tended to follow her everywhere in the studio and her office. Something that Chloe had been thrilled to hear.

With the couple both working long hours in the city, they now found that they spent more time away from home than they did in their apartment. They also found they spent more time together, travelling to and from the city for work each day. Chloe always went to Beca's studio once she finished work. There she'd either wait patiently for Beca to finish off whatever she was working on, or would take Alba out for a long walk up to and around Washington Square until Beca was ready. The moment Beca finished work, the couple and their pup would go out for dinner before catching an Über home.

Tonight was New Years Eve. The end of another great year. And Chloe finished the dregs of her beer, smiling as she watched Beca sigh, pull her headphones off her head, and spin her chair to face her. Alba looked up from her position at her owner's feet under the desk, wondering why she'd moved.

"Right, I'm calling it," Beca said, "No more work tonight."

Chloe cheered as Beca took a long swig of beer from her own bottle and the sound made Alba excitably rise to her feet, dashing over to Chloe, wagging her tail. Chloe sat up on the sofa, leaning over to flap their dog's ears, "Yaaaay! Mama's ready Albaaaaa!" she said before giggling as the dog became crazy excitable, wagging her tail quickly and letting out a short bark to emphasise it.

"Come on then," Beca said rising to her feet, "lets get to the roof before we miss the fireworks!" The brunette smiled and Chloe felt an overwhelming rush of love seeing her fiancée looking so happy. They'd had a busy few weeks in their respective jobs, having only been able to spend 3 days down at The Beale's over Christmas because Chloe's internship with Gloria had required her to return on the 27th. Beca had gone back with her of course and had surprised her boss when he'd realised she wasn't taking two weeks off over Christmas New Year like the rest of the company. So he'd given her a bonus on top of her Christmas bonus.

While Beca grabbed their winter coats and hats, Chloe jumped to her feet, swaying slightly, having already drunk a few bottles of beer – not quite as many as she once did in college but nowadays she found she couldn't quite handle her drink like she had back in the day. Beca reached out, taking her hand with a chuckle, "Woah! You alright there Chlo?"

Chloe leant her face towards her fiancée and kissed her on the lips, "Uhuh!" she said lightly, before watching Beca place her beer bottle with the seven other beer bottles they'd shared in the last couple of hours. Chloe allowed Beca to lead her out of the studio by the hand, their dog scrambling to race ahead of them, knowing that leaving the room meant getting to ride the elevator. And Alba loved riding the elevator.

The chilly winter breeze whipped around the rooftop of the building block that Residual Heat rented, and Beca and Chloe stepped out from the fire escape, wincing at the air as it hit their warm faces. Chloe slung her winter coat around her body and buttoned it up at the front, grinning at Beca who couldn't seem to find the opening of her coat sleeve to put her arm through.

"It's here!" Chloe said with a giggle as she held the sleeve out to show the opening. Beca rolled her eyes at herself, grunting slightly as she put her coat on. Alba, meanwhile, was busy sniffing around an air conditioning unit on the rooftop a few feet away.

Chloe put her gloves on while she watched Beca call their dog over and Beca proceeded to put Alba's coat on the dog. Winter nights in NY could get bitterly cold and once Beca had stood up Chloe found her breath getting caught in her lungs while her eyes landed on her fiancées cheeks that had turned pink with the chilly breeze. She looked so beautiful.

Beca reached out to her fiancée and placed the redhead's wooly hat on her head, pulling it down with a soft smile on her face, "Looking cute in that hat, Beale" and Chloe found herself giggling as Beca then placed her own hat on her own head.

"Looking cute with those pink cheeks, Mitchell"

"Shut uuuuup.." Beca muttered, but a small grin grew on her face as she took Chloe by the hand and guided her to the edge of the roof that had a wire fence lining it.

There they stood, gloved hand-in-gloved hand, looking out at the cityscape, Alba sat obediently at their feet. The bright lights of downtown New York shone into the nights sky and Chloe looked up hoping to see stars. But it didn't surprise her when she couldn't see any – such was the light pollution of the city. She missed the stars so much.

"So I've been thinking…" Beca began, and Chloe could tell by the way her fiancée was squeezing her hand on and off that she was nervous, "what do you think about getting married in April?"

Chloe felt her eyes widen as she looked down from the sky and over at Beca. The brunette turned to look at her with a calm smile.

"As in…four months time?!" Chloe couldn't help the surprised tone to her voice.

"As in four months time." Beca confirmed.

They'd been looking at venues in Hawaii, after the venue they had first seen back when they'd first got engaged had become fully booked. All the other hotels had seemed far too pricey and Chloe couldn't imagine for a moment that the price would have gone down in a matter of days. But Beca was still smiling.

"Chloe, I got a New Years bonus today. Put it with some of my savings and we could afford it no problem. I've done some research and the weather is supposed to be at its best in April. We could get married, in Hawaii, in four months time."

Chloe didn't know what to say. Her heart was racing a little faster at the thought of becoming Mrs Chloe Mitchell. It had been on her mind a lot recently. Particularly when she and Beca had gone to Mr Mrs Beale's house for Christmas. Chloe had realised, sadly, that it might be the final year she would be a Beale. Clearly she'd been right.

"Would…everyone be free? I mean…it's Hawaii!" Chloe said, but a smile was beginning to spread across her face as she looked at her fiancée, excited at the prospect.

"I know it's crazy, but Chlo we could do it!" The brunette turned to face Chloe and Chloe turned to face Beca, her bottom lip caught between her teeth as Beca continued, "We could invite your family, The Bellas, my Dad Sheila, and we could all have an awesome weekend away in Hawaii. With the people most important to us." Beca had snaked her arms around Chloe's waist, holding them tight together, her breath visible in the chilly night air, "Chloe, I don't want to wait too long to become 'Beca Beale', you know?"

Chloe couldn't help the flicker of surprise that appeared on her face at Beca's final line. Neither of them had discussed who would take who's name once they got married. And by the looks of things they'd both assumed they'd be taking the others.

"Beca wha-? You want to take my name?" Chloe asked softly and a smile grew across Beca's face.

"Well yeah…if…if that's ok? It's just your family…well I feel as though your family is more of a family to me than my own family is. They've welcomed me into their home. Into their lives. They've always treated me like a Beale so…it'd feel weird marrying you and not becoming a Beale. It'd feel weird bringing our children into the world and them not having the Beale name."

Chloe was speechless as she looked into her fiancée's eyes. She couldn't believe it. She was still going to be a Beale. And Chloe hadn't realised just how much she'd wanted that until now.

She loved Beca so much she would've happily have taken her name had the brunette wanted. In fact Chloe had spent the past couple of years wondering what it would be like to answer to 'Chloe Mitchell'. But Beca didn't want that. She wanted to be a part of the Beale family through and through.

So Chloe smiled, pulling Beca towards her, and gliding the tip of her nose over her fiancée's, "I would love that" she whispered and she saw Beca let out a sigh of relief.

Just as their lips met, the sound of fireworks could be heard going off around the city. The future Mrs Mrs Beale celebrated the New Year with a deep and passionate kiss, thrilled that this coming year would be the year they'd finally be married.

LuckyoneChris - hehe aaaaactually Chloe texted Aubrey seperately to The Bellas WhatsApp group so The Bellas still don't know officially about Aubrey Stacie ;) hope you enjoyed this next chapter!

glugalde - so so glad you loved that chapter haha! I loved writing it! Kick-ass Chloe is da bomb :)

Bechloe Targaryen - ahh thank you so much! Hehe yeah the bachelorette parties are going to be an interesting affair.. Beca Chloe are going to insist on having a joint one but The Bellas will be having other ideas ;) watch this space!

laco0417 - thank you so much friend :) glad you liked the last update - I always try so so hard to keep them within the characters of the movies. Yep I'm on AO3 and I have a fic on there which is essentially heaps (nearly 70?) one-shots of all sorts of Pitch Perfect pairings - though mostly Bechloe :) so do give them a look if you want.

vec bam - ooh interesting suggestions! Wedding dress shopping with The Bellas will be coming up next :)

Bugged - yay! Hope you liked the update :) thank you for taking the time to review!