One Shot 3
She needed to find the necklace , before Fat Amy did. Or worse, Chloe. How would she explain this? With every present Beca ever bought she somehow managed to make sure Chloe never exactly knew how she felt. But this time there was no way she could beat around the bush and deflect the real reason she bought it. The heart shaped locket made of Titanium was a dead give away, and if that wasn't enough the words love and forever on each side would be obvious enough.
Inside the locket are two pictures. The first one was the first selfie they took together after going for lunch, just the two of them for the first time. It had felt so much like a date that Beca regretted not kissing the redhead at the end of it. She didn't do it though because Chloe was still dating Tom at the time.
The second picture is a picture taken by one of the Bellas. It was during the summer they spent together after winning their first ICCA's. They had rented a beach house and had a private beach or at least a part of it right behind the house. The girls had all gone to the beach in the evening, so that night they made a campfire. The picture was taken rather late but the smiles of both her and Chloe lit up the picture. They were looking at each other and at that moment Beca knew that her crush was gone and she was in love with her co-captain.
"Where the fuck can it be?" Beca pulls out all of the clothes for the racks and spreads them around the room. Well she's more throwing everything around but she didn't care where her pants or shirts ended up, she needed to find that locket. If someone walked in right now they would have a heart attack for sure. Beca might seem like a total bad ass but she kept everything neat and tidy. Maybe not like Aubrey tidy but everything did have its own place and clothes would always be folded.
"Aaaarrrrggghhhh!" Luckily for Beca no one was home to see her freak out. Fat Amy is out doing some kind of job and Chloe is going to her veterinarian classes so the apartment is empty. Beca had a day off and normally she would work on a new mix or try and write some music, even cook dinner for the other two. But today none of that was happening, she had to find the necklace and nothing was going to stop her. Or at least that's what she thought. The ringing of her phone makes her stop her search.
*Phone Call*
Beca: "Hello?" Her voice sounds grumpy and she couldn't care less.
Chloe: "Oh sorry Becs, did I call you at a bad time?"
Beca: With a softer tone this time. "No, I'm sorry. Just having a bad day."
Chloe: "Oooh, when I'm home I'll give you a backrub. They always seems to lighten you up."
Beca: Grins into the phone. It wasn't so much the backrub that lightened her up, it was Chloe touching her. "Yeah they do."
Chloe: "Anyway, I was calling to tell you that I'm going to pick up take-out tonight so you don't have to cook."
Beca: "You don't have too, I love to cook for you." Cheesy, she knows but hey, Chloe does that to her."
Chloe: "That's sweet Becs but you cook almost every day for us and I want you to take a day and really relax."
Beca: "Thank you, I'll call Amy to let her know."
Chloe: "No need I already did and she said she was going out tonight anyway."
Beca: "Cool, it'll be like old time. You, me and take-out while watching a stupid movie."
Chloe: "Yeah, just like old times… anyways I have to go."
Beca: "Sure, see you later Chlo."
Chloe: "Later Becs."
*End Phone Call*
Beca lets out a relieved sigh. One less thing to think about, not that she minded but Chloe was rarely home because of classes so she couldn't cook or was too exhausted to do it when she came home. Fat Amy cooks the craziest things and no one dares to even touch it so Beca took it upon her to do it. Beca's hours are very flexible and she can work from home if necessary.
Beca looks around her room and shakes her head. If she wanted her room to look like it used too she would have to start cleaning up. It took Beca over an hour to pick up everything from the ground and start folding it on the bed. All the clothes were put on neat piles but fell over when someone barged into her room unannounced.
"Hi shawshank how'r ya doin?" Beca groans loudly. "Amy can you calm down." One again Beca starts picking up her clothes. "What are you doing here anyway? I thought you were going out tonight?" She says while trying to keep the already folded shirts folded. "Yup, I am. Though I'd see what me little thing was doin." Fat Amy walks to the chair across the bed and takes a seat. "What happened here anyways Beca." Fat Amy points at the mess in her friend's room.
"I was looking for something and couldn't find it." Beca says with an annoyed huff. "Do ya still need findin it or ya ok?" Beca shakes her head. "No it's fine Amy but thanks anyway." Beca forces a smile but Amy cam see through it. "No need to hurt ya self shawshank. Was it important?" Beca shrugs her shoulders. "It was Chloe's birthday present but I'll find something new." Fat Amy looks down at her friend with a sad smile. She knows how much Beca cared about their redheaded friend.
"No worries Beca, you can give ginge a rock and she'd still be happy." Beca smiles at the sweet attempt to cheer her up. "Thanks Amy, but this was something more than just a gift." Amy raises her eyebrow at the tiny brunette. "What was it?" Beca's head shoot up not having realized she said the last part out loud. "Nothing, it was nothing." Beca continues folding her clothes ignoring the curious look Amy flashed her way.
"If ya need me ya can always talk to me." Fat Amy says after seeing that Beca wasn't going to say anything anymore. "Well, I'm going out with one of me boyfriends. Ginge should be back soon." Beca nods her head slightly and Amy walks out of the room. Whatever Beca lost must have meant a lot for her to react this way. Fat Amy thinks to herself after closing the door. Making the way down the hall she disappears into her room to get ready.
"I'm leavin, see ya later shawshank." The door slams shut and Beca is once again alone in the apartment. Her room almost looks like before, she places the last few items in her drawers and places the hangers with her plaid shirts on their hooks and closes the doors. Beca takes her laptop and goes to sit in living room and wait for Chloe. An hour passes… two… almost three and Chloe still isn't home. On a normal day Beca wouldn't think much about it but Chloe had texted her shortly after Amy left that she was on her way.
"Pick up, pick up, pick up…" Beca has called Chloe 16 times and still no answer. Being on the verge of a panic attack Beca grabs her coat and keys. Beca was going to go to the clinic and see if Chloe had to stay longer for some reason. Trying one more time to call, Beca checks if she took her car keys and wallet. HI THIS IS CHLOE, CALL ME BACK OR LEAVE ME A MESSAGE!
That's it, Beca yanks open the front door and gets a semi heart attack when she sees Chloe about to open the door. "Oh my god Chlo, I was so worried." Beca wraps the redhead in her arms for a hug. "Where were you? Why didn't you pick up when I was calling you? Are you alright? Are you hurt? Did…"
"BECA!" Chloe takes a step back from the question machine in front of her. "I'm totes fine, I'm late because I went to pick up dinner." Beca looks down at the Chinese take-out bag in Chloe's hand. "Whoa… wait a hot sec, that place is on the other side of town." Chloe shrugs her shoulders. "I remembered you really like this place when we went a few months back." Beca takes Chloe's bag and the take-out bag inside.
"You didn't have too." Beca's smile made Chloe ignore those words. She loved it when the brunette smiled. "Traffic must have been hell… that also explains why you're so late." Beca scratches the back of her head. "You're worth it." Chloe's eyes widen when the words left her mouth. "Anyway, I'm going to take a shower. Do you want to set everything up?" Beca puts her thumbs up. "Sure, what movie do you want?" Chloe shrugs. "You choose, just no horror. I won't be able to sleep." Beca smiles as she watches Chloe walk away. "No problem, see you in a bit."
Chloe took a very quick shower, which honestly is unusual for the bubbly redhead. She enters the living room wearing grey sweatpants and an old t-shirt that once belonged to Beca. She didn't care though, Chloe looked cute in her clothes. "I see you changed into something more comfortable too." Chloe points at Beca with a smile. Beca changed into black sweatpants and a hoodie with a zipper. "Well, we usually fall asleep after the movie so I thought I'd make myself comfortable."
"So what movie are we watching?" Chloe looks at the screen before sitting down next to Beca. "I thought we could re-watch some old friends episodes. I remember you love the show." Beca had bought the DVD box with all ten season recently just so Chloe could watch the episode whenever she wanted. "Oooh yeah that's aca-awesome." Beca rolls her eyes with a smile. "Whatever you nerd." Chloe pokes Beca in her side and she lets out a shriek. "Hey no fair."
"Start the first episode, please." Beca sighs and leans forward to grab the remote, Chloe did the same thing but takes the first extra sized take-out box. They always did that, they'd take the extra size portion and eat from the same canister. Just like always Beca would sit with her back to the armrest and Chloe would sit in between her legs and she would feed her favorite redhead. "This is amazing." Chloe lets out a soft moan. The soft sound makes Beca burn in all the wrong but yet so right places. "It is." Trying to control her voice Beca clears her throat.
"I'm sorry I made you worry, I should have told you I was going to be late." Beca puts the empty box next to the couch and wraps her arms around Chloe and places a soft kiss on her head. "That's alright, you went through so much trouble to get me the best dinner ever so you're good." A short silence falls over them until Beca breaks it with a whisper. "What did I do to deserve it though?" Chloe unwraps Beca's hands from her waist and sits up straight so she can face Beca.
"You do so much for me and never ask anything in return. It goes way back to college, all the lunches, dinners or all the nights you kept me company when I had a bad date." Chloe drops her head and looks down at her hands. "I did all that because I … because I really care about you." Chloe still doesn't want to look up into Beca's eyes. "Chlo please look at me." Beca puts her index finger underneath Chloe's chin and makes her look up. Bright blue and metallic blue meet.
"Beca? Why did you buy me this?" Beca looks down and does a double take when she recognizes the locket she was looking for all day. "I…Uhm…It's… That.." Beca keeps stuttering and Chloe finds it extremely cute. "W-where did y-you find it?" Beca finally manages to squeeze out a coherent sentence. "I found it on the bookshelf but you still didn't answer my question."
"I bought it because…" Beca takes a deep breath, it's now or never. "… you're the one person I need in my life. Whenever I think about the future the only thing I see is you. I love you Chloe and if you think that's weird and you hate me for it I'll completely understand if you want to le…" Beca gets cut off by soft lips pressing against hers. It takes her a moment to realize what is happening but when she does she kisses Chloe back. Her hands make their way up to Chloe's hair and tangle themselves in there.
They slowly break apart with Chloe laying on top of Beca trying to catch their breaths. "That was…" Chloe chuckles at the adorable face Beca makes. "Yeah…" After breathing out loudly Chloe sits up again. "What are we now Beca?" The brunette props herself up on her elbows. "That's up to you Chlo. I told you how I feel, the ball is in your court now." Chloe deep in thought forms random patterns on Beca's knee. "I want us to be everything we ever dreamed off. A family. You are my future just like I'm yours. I love you Beca Mitchell, I really do."
"Chloe Beale, would you do me the great pleasure of letting me take you on a date?" Chloe smiles and her eyes shine bright. "Actually, I want to finish out first date in style." With a wink Chloe gets up and walks to the kitchen. "You planned this all out didn't you?" Beca follows Chloe like a lost puppy but she couldn't care less. They weren't even dating for 10 minutes and Beca was already whipped.
"I might have planned some things but most of it was depending on how you would react to the necklace." Chloe leans with her back against the counter fiddling with the bottle opener. "Oh really, did you ever imagine this would happen?" Beca pushes Chloe against the counter with her body weight and kisses the redhead. Her hands roaming her hips and thighs while trailing soft kisses down to her neck. A soft moan escaped Chloe's lips and a burning sensation forms in her core.
Kissing Chloe one last time Beca lets go and takes the bottle opener and the wine bottle. "In that case maybe you should show me what you had planned." With a flirty wink Beca turns around and heads for her bedroom. Chloe shakes her head and smiles. Who would have ever thought that her and Beca would be an actual thing?
Waking up sore from all the activities from the night before Chloe lets out a giggle. She watches Beca sleep and it's the most adorable sight. She softly traces her finger over the pink lotus tattoo. A soft hum escapes the brunette's lips and a smile forms. "Mornin Chlo." Beca slowly opens one eye. "Morning, how did you sleep." Beca flips over to her left side to fully face Chloe. "Amazing, I love waking up next to you… I always did." A goofy smile creeps up on both their faces. Chloe leans down to capture Beca's lips.
"So… are we a thing now?" Beca asks when they break apart. "We've always been a thing Becs, we just never did anything about it." Beca sits up and Chloe follows her lead. "I'm sorry it took me so long." Beca smiles sadly at her new/first girlfriend. "The important thing is that we're together now." Chloe's blue eyes pierce into Beca's. "That… is true, but how are we telling the rest?" Chloe puts up a sly grin. "I have an idea but first… I want to fire away like titanium." Chloe gets up from the bed and heads for the bathroom. Completely naked for Beca to get a very good look and memorize what she didn't the night before. "I'm bulletproof nothing to lose…" Beca flies out of the bed and hurries to catch up with Chloe in the shower.
"Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean Aubrey will kill me if she finds out." Beca's face looks very worried, Chloe can't help but shake her head. "Yes, and if Aubrey tries something I'll deal with her." Chloe throws the wet towel she just used for her hair on the chair and sits on the bed next to Beca. "Here goes nothing…" Beca flips her camera on her phone so it faces them. "How did you want to do this?" Chloe takes the phone and holds it at a certain angle. "Just look at me." Beca turns her head and smiles when she looks into Chloe's eyes. Before Beca realizes it Chloe snaps a picture but that's not the part that caught her of guard. The redhead had kissed her while doing so.
"And… sent." Beca looks at her phone full disbelieve, she can't believe Chloe just sent a picture of them kissing to the Bellas groupchat. "Why would you do that? I'm dead, Aubrey is so going to kill me!" Chloe chuckles and looks at Beca's phone and sees it blow up with messages.
Fat Amy: Go Chloe, finally gotcha girl!
Aubrey: What the hell ?! Mitchell you're DEAD!
Emily: Congrats you guys! My aca-moms are finally together!
Cynthia-Rose: Damn gurlz, when's the weddin happenin?
Jessica and Ashley: Congratulations!
Stacie: Mitchell did you finally have the balls to give her that damn locket!
Beca: Wait a sec, how do you know about that?
Stacie: I found it in our senior year, I thought you would give it to her as a departure gift?
Beca: No I uhm… I gave her a teddy bear
Chloe: Wait you had it since senior year?!
Beca looks to her side and raises her brow at Chloe. "You know I'm right here, right?" Chloe rolls her eyes. "How long did you have it?" Beca lets out a deep breath. "I bought it after we came back from the beach, after winning the ICCA's." Chloe's eyes widen in shock. "That's like 4 years ago, how did I never find it?" Beca shrugs. "I don't know and it's an even bigger mystery as to how it ended up on the bookshelf." Chloe nods. "But would you have given it to me if I didn't find it?" Beca nods slightly. "It was supposed to be you birthday present."
"That's next week." Chloe leans forward and kisses Beca again for what seems the millionth time today. "Yes, now I have to find something new." Chloe giggles. "Don't worry about that, you already gave it and it's perfect." The ringing of Chloe's phone interrupts their private moment.
BREE xx - pops up and Beca's palms become really sweaty.
"It was nice knowing you, I'm going to move to another country." Beca tries to get up but Chloe pulls her back. "I'll deal with her and I want you right here. Now that I have you I'm not letting you go." Beca looks at the phone as if it's possessed. "Hey Bree, how are you?"
This was going to be a very long day…
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