Before you start reading I want to make something clear... I DO NOT know anything about flying so if I made mistakes I'm really sorry! I also know that it's not allowed to have passengers in the cockpit but just for the sake of the story let me have this one.
It took me long to write this but I got there eventually haha, I just moved to a different country (Greece) and found an apartment but I don't have electricity so I don't know how long it will take for me to upload again and at work there are no phones and stuff allowed but I'll try to upload as fast as I can!
Enjoy the story! Till next time you awesome nerds!
One Shot 43: Plane adventure
Chloe hates traveling by plane with her three year daughter. Not because her daughter is a little brat that will scream her lungs out if she doesn't get her way. No, she's the sweetest angel in the world but she gets so excited while flying and she starts bothering the other people sitting around them. If they have the window and middle seat Sarah will take the middle seat so she can talk to the person sitting next to her, even though her vocabulary isn't big. If they're sitting in the middle and isle seat, Sarah will make sure she's sitting at the isle so she can talk to everyone around them.
The redhead thanks the stars that today they were assigned the window and middle seat. Now the only thing she can hope for right now is that the person they're sitting next to isn't someone who hates kids or will look at Chloe as if she's the worst mother in the world because she can't contain her own child. Chloe walks up the isle with Sarah in her arms, trying to carry a bag with her as well. "17 A and B." She quietly mutters when she approaches her row.
She internally groans when she notices someone already sitting in the row. She was at least hoping that the person would arrive later so she could at least try to talk to her daughter. The brunette that is going to be sitting next to them is really gorgeous, Chloe has to admit to herself. She slowly makes her way to the row and stops just close enough for the stranger to notice but far enough so the other woman can step out into the isle. "Miss is pretty." Sarah giggles to her mother, making the redhead blush profusely. She hopes the stranger didn't hear but luck is not at her side.
The brunette looks up with a raised eye brow and a gentle smile. She gets up from her seat so Chloe can get in. "Thank you little girl." She softly says, smiling at the redheaded mother. "You're very pretty too." She says, slightly confusing Chloe. Is she talking to me or Sarah? Is the only thing that bounces through her head as she sits down. Chloe tries to put Sarah by the window but the three year old is having none of it. "I don't mind sitting next your daughter."
The stranger holds out her arms so she can take little Sarah who looks exactly like her mother from Chloe's arms while the redhead settles in her seat. Sarah wraps her tiny ams around the brunette and gives her a tight squeeze. "Thank you miss." The little girl says after the brunette helps her settle in her seat. She wants to answer but gets interrupted by a loud ding and a voice ringing through the speakers.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Stacie Conrad and I'm your chief flight attendant. On behalf of the entire crew, welcome aboard JetBlue airlines. Our fight will be of five hours and 45 minutes. At this time, make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position and that your seat belt is correctly fastened. Also, your portable electronic devices must be set to 'airplane' mode until an announcement is made upon arrival."
A tall leggy flight attendant walks past their row but stops when she notices the brunette sitting at the aisle. "Beca, it's been a while since I've seen you last. You should fly more often so we can see you." The brunette rolls her eyes playfully. "Shut it Conrad and go do your job." The tall brunette chuckles and walks away to do her job. Beca turns her head to the little girl next to her. "Are you excited about the flight?" She asks the little girl. "Yes." Sarah exclaims, jumping in her seat.
Chloe shushes her daughter slightly in attempt to calm her down a bit, at least for take off. "Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to direct your attention to the television monitors. We will be showing our safety demonstration and would like the next few minutes of your complete attention." As the safety demonstration is shown Sarah is trying to get something from her bag while her mother tries to stop her. "Honey you need to leave your stuff in your bag until we're up int he air."
"But mommy." The little girl whines. "Hey, Sarah was it?" The girl looks to her right as well as her mother. "Do you want to listen to some music?" Beca is holding out her headphones with a smile. Sarah looks back at her mother and then at the headphones. Beca doesn't hesitate to put the Beats on the girl's head and presses play on her phone. "This will keep her busy for a while." Beca says to Chloe. "Oh and my name is Beca but I'm assuming your heard it already from Stacie."
"Thank you so much Beca, I really want to apologise in advance, she usually is an angel but for some reason she gets fussy or excited during flights." Beca smirks gently. "That's alright, I'm used to flying with little kids and I know how to entertain them. She's actually an angel. Oh and I never caught your name." Chloe can feel a blush creeping up her cheeks, and she has no idea why. "Oh uh m-my name is uhm Chloe." Beca chuckles at the stammering redhead. "Well Chloe, if you need a break to just take a nap or watch a movie or something I can watch Sarah for a bit."
Chloe's eyes widen. No one has ever offered to do that, ever. So she has no idea how to react to it. But apparently her face is doing much of the reacting for her. "I'm guessing that's a yes?" Beca asks carefully, still trying to gauge her reaction. "I mean you look great and all but you look like you might need a nap after an exhausting week, you know? Not that you look tired or something but..." Beca lets out a heavy sigh. "You know what, I'll just shut up now and hope you'll forget what I just said." Letting her head hang in shame.
It's only when she hears a soft chuckle coming from the redhead's direction that she dare to look up again. "I am exhausted actually, visiting my strict catholic family with my daughter that was born out of wedlock after having a drunken one night stand because I felt bad about myself." The confession made Beca's heart burn. "Well, if your family can't accept you or your daughter there are other people that will be there for you, even when you less expect them to be."
Chloe looks to her right with a confused look in her eyes. How was this stranger so nice to her even though she didn't know her? All of her friends except for Aubrey, Jessica and Ashley had dropped her once they found out she was pregnant. Aubrey had been there all the way, babysitting Sarah so Chloe could have some free time to study or work. No one ever cared, her own parents barely even wanted to see her.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has turned off the fasten seat belt sign, and you may now move around the cabin. However we always recommend to keep your seat belt fastened fastened while you're seated."
Beca gently smiles at Chloe and then looks down at Sarah. "I don't want to force you to look after her." Chloe finally says. "You aren't forcing me to do anything, I really do want to play some games with Sarah and help you relax for a bit." The genuine tone and gentle eyes create butterflies in Chloe's stomach. "How about you tell me what she likes and I'll keep an eye one her while you sleep for a bit? I'll wake you up if something's wrong, deal?" Chloe nods her head slowly with a huge smile creeping up her face. She had forgotten how it felt to be happy. "She like to draw and read stories but if she really doesn't want to do those I let her watch a movie on the tablet or she listens to music."
Beca nods her head while listening to the information she's receiving. "Alright, do I need to know something about medical issues? I mean I know that we get peanuts on the plane so I'd rather ask." Chloe shakes her head. "No, she has no allergies but she strongly dislikes tomatoes for some reason." The redhead says with a chuckle. "Good to know, I'll store that away." Beca strongly believes she did not just say that out loud but judging by Chloe's look she knows she's wrong. "Well, I guess I should hand you the bag." Chloe says with a laugh. "I guess you should." Beca answers with a grin.
The minute Sarah notices the movement of her mother crouching down to grab the bag she instantly forgets about the music playing in her ears. Beca manages to grab her phone just in time before it can hit the floor. "I play now?" The little girl says in the most adorable voice, making Beca's smile grow. "Yes sweetie, this nice lady wants to play some games with you so mommy can take a nap. Is that ok?" Sarah looks confused and seems to think about the question. Slowly she starts nodding her head yes when the question is fully processed. "Alright sweetie, this lady's name is Beca and if you need anything just ask her, alright?" Once again the girl nods her head, turning herself to face her neighbour.
"What do you want to do?" Beca asks sweetly. "Color." Chloe slowly sits back to watch her daughter interact with the gorgeous stranger that is making her week great again. She looks at them while they're colouring and smiles when Beca lets out an animal noise while colouring a zoo picture. It's not long before she doses off with a dopey grin on her face and one thing running through her mind. I have never been this happy in my life.
Beca notices the exhausted mother's eyes close slowly and smile when she sees the redhead breathing steadily. She flags Stacie down just as quick without losing interest in the little girl talking animatedly to her. "What's up DJ." Beca rolls her eyes at Stacie. "Can you bring a blanket for Chloe? We both know she'll catch a cold if she keeps sleeping like that." Stacie raises her brow. "Chloe, huh?" Stacie teases with a knowing grin. "Just do your job Conrad." The leggy brunette holds her arms up in defence. "No need to get defensive Becs, I'll bring her a blanket."
Two hours into the flight and Beca has coloured with Sarah, watched a few episodes of Princess Sofia and played with some dolls. It all goes well until Beca gets tapped on her shoulder by Stacie. "Uhm Becs? Can you come to the front for a minute?" Beca shoots the tall brunette a confused look before looking down at the little redhead next to her. "Uhm I'm kind of looking after the kid so the mother can sleep, how important is it?" Stacie slips Beca a little note that makes her insides twist.
The pilots had a bad sandwich bar-fore take off.
We need you to take over!
Beca looks up with wide eyes, trying not to alert any of the other passengers. "Stacie, are you for real?" The leggy brunette nods her head. "Ok, I'll come in a minute. But I can't wake Chloe up because she'll ask question which means explaining which will mean people will panic." Beca whispers just loud enough for Stacie to hear her. "I'm taking Sarah to see the cockpit, I strongly believe she will behave." Stacie lets out a sigh but knows she can't argue. "Fine, we don't really have another choice do we?" Beca shakes her head. "No we don't, but I need a favour." Stacie nods her head with a nervous smile. "When Chloe wakes up send her to us."
"No problem Becs, I'll warn the rest of the crew." With a huge load of off her shoulders Stacie walks back to the front of the plane to warn the rest of the crew, leaving Beca to try and explain what's going to happen. "Hey Sarah, do you want to see how to fly a plane?" Beca tries with an insecure smile. "We can?" Sarah asks with a incredulous look on her face. "Yes, we can go look but you have to promise you won't touch anything." Of course Sarah nods her head vigorously. "Alright, lets go, mommy will come see us later." With a smile Beca picks Sarah up and grabs her phone and Sarah's bag just in case.
Beca slowly makes her way to the front and goes past the little curtain separating the passengers from the crew. "Beca you're our hero!" Jesse says with a relieved smile. "You're welcome dude, now let me in so I ca take over. We can't stay on autopilot for ever." With that Beca walks into the cockpit and settles Sarah down in the co-pilot seat. "Alright Sarah, are you ready to see how it works?" The three year old has no idea where to look, there is so much to see and only two tiny eyes.
A little over two hours later Chloe wakes up and panics slightly when she doesn't see neither her daughter nor Beca next to her. She doesn't get a chance to really panic because a few minutes later Stacie appears next to her. "Hi, I'm Stacie, Beca's friend. She wanted me to tell you that she's in the cockpit with your daughter. She will explain everything and insists on you joining them." Chloe looks at the brunette with a confused expression. "W-What?" She manages to stemmer out. "Just follow me to the front, it will become clear very soon."
Chloe just does as told but finds it difficult to stand up with a blanket wrapped around her. Her even more confused expression does not go unnoticed by Stacie. "Oh yeah, Beca insisted on covering you with a blanket because she didn't want you to catch a cold." Chloe's heart flutters at the thoughtfulness coming from Beca. "Oh." She manages to push out softly. "Whenever you're ready we can go up to them if you'd like." This kickstarts the redhead and she gets up from her row and follows the flight attendant to the cockpit. "They're in here, just step inside but try to strap yourself in as fast as possible, for safety reasons." Stacie says before letting Chloe step inside. "Of course, thank you very much."
When Stacie walks away to continue her job Chloe finally looks inside of the cockpit and finds the sight before her heart warming. "This little arrow shows us how fast we're going." Beca explains with a smile. Chloe watches Beca push some buttons and flick some switches before turning to face Sarah. "Are you ready to help me fly the plane?" Sarah lets out a happy giggle and lets Beca lift her out of the seat into her lap. "Ok, put your hands on the yoke and try to keep the arrow right there."
Seeing the pure concentration on her three year old's face makes Chloe's heart swell with pride. It's no surprise that its only Beca who notices her in the doorway. The brunette waves her in and points to the empty seat. Chloe quietly makes her way to it, careful not to distract her daughter. She's still unsure of how to feel about her daughter flying the plane. But it's like Beca can sense the feeling and shoots her a measuring smile before mouthing 'autopilot' and watches the redhead's shoulders relax.
It takes Sarah a few minutes to realise that her mother had sat down beside them in the cockpit. She was so caught up in the thrill of thinking that she's really flying a plane and Beca's explanations about all the different buttons and switches and arrows. "Mommy you here!" The little redhead tries to scramble out of Beca's lap so Beca left her up and hands her to Chloe who immediately wraps her arms around her little baby. "Yes, sweetie I'm here."
Beca turns her attention back to the yoke and takes the plane of off auto pilot. The three stay quiet for a while but Chloe is buzzing in her seat, wanting to ask a billion questions. So her bursting out in a word vomit is no surprise, not even for Beca. "You're a pilot? Are we even allowed to be here? What happened? Where are the pilots? Should we go back to our seats?"
Chloe takes a deep breath when she's done, which makes Beca laugh. "Alright so if I forget to answer any questions just remind me of them." Chloe nods her head in understanding. "Ok, uhm... so the pilots ate a the pilots ate a bad sandwich earlier and both fell sick. So Stacie begged me to jump in since I've been a pilot with this crew before. I graduated top of my class as a pilot 2 years after graduating high school and I worked as a pilot for 12 years. I decided that I wanted to do something different so now I work at festivals and clubs from time to time."
"Flight HEZ361 do you receive?"
"Flight HEZ361 loud and clear, do you copy?"
"We copy HEZ361, are you ready for descent?"
"We are, 20 minutes away, copy?"
"We copy HEZ361, you're cleared for descent."
"Thank you."
Chloe listens intently to the brunette, becoming more and more infatuated with her and slowly and without realising it falling for her. "I'm actually working at the April Nights Festival Weekend in 2 months, I could get you some tickets if you want? It's the 23rd and 24th." Chloe snaps out of her vague daze she was in while listening and clears her throat. "Oh uhm yeah that would be cool but uhm that weekend Sarah has her 4th birthday and we're kind of planning something." The redhead says apologetically. "Oh uhm yeah, no that's cool." Beca says awkwardly, making her loon adorable to Chloe. "If you would uhm change your mind or want some tickets for another festival or club or something you can always give me a call, and I'll arrange something."
Beca hears Chloe chuckle beside her when she finished talking. "Are you offering your number?" Beca's jaw drops slightly but just as quick snaps it back shut. "Would you actually call me if I did?" The brunette's voice is soft and insecure. "If you don't mind a pre-schooler joining us." Chloe jokes halfheartedly. "I wouldn't, I actually really like Sarah." The little redhead lets out a giggle at the mention of her name being distracted only for a brief second from all the blinking lights.
The slight reaction makes Chloe's heart swell. "I guess I would call you since you like my daughter. I mean I could use a babysit while I'm at the festival with your ticket." Beca cracks out a warm laugh. "I guess that's close enough." Beca puts the plane back into autopilot and holds out her hand. (Because no matter what you're doing, don't text or distract yourself with your phone while biking, driving or flying!) "Give me your phone so I can give you my number." Chloe hesitates for a brief second but she hands the brunette her phone with a bright smile.
"Alright, everything is set for des-" Stacie walks into the cockpit but stops dead in her tracks when she sees Beca typing away on a phone. "Uhm Becs, what happened to no phones while flying?" Beca turns to face her best friend with an unamused expression. "We're ready to descend in 15 minutes so it's time to get everyone prepared. I'll make the announcement." With a short nod Stacie leaves the cockpit, leaving in mind that she would have to drill her best friend about this new 'friend' later.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have just been cleared to land at JFK airport. Please make sure one last time your seatbelt is securely fastened. The flight attendants are currently passing around the cabin to make a final compliance check and pick up any remaining cups and glasses. Thank you."
Once again Chloe is just fully starstruck. With every passing moment she can't imagine not having the brunette in her life. "Uhm Chloe, I really hate to do this but you gave to go back to your seat. I can't have you here for the landing." Chloe nods her head in understanding. "Of course, I totally understand." Still a bit reluctant but surely Chloe gets up and ushers her daughter out of the cabin, surprisingly without too much difficulty. She straps herself and Sarah in safely and awaits the descent of the plane. For the first time she isn't scared of something going wrong because she trusts the captain.
A little over 30 minutes later everyone is slowly making their way out of the plane. Once it's Chloe's turn to step out she gets stopped by Beca. "Hey do you need any help?" The brunette already is reaching out and takes Sarah out of her arms and the little girl instantly wraps herself around Beca. "Lets get your luggage and back home, it's been a long day." Beca says with a gentle smile. "Oh and Stacie, do you need a ride home?" The leggy brunette shakes her head. "No, I'm meeting someone tonight so I'll be taking a cab into the city."
"Alright, I'll leave the key in its usual spot." Beca says with a playful eye roll. "I doubt it'll be necessary, I think I'll be getting lucky." Beca groans and lets out a heavy sigh. "Just stay safe and use protection." Chloe really has to try to hold in her laughter. Beca and Stacie really remind her of herself and Aubrey. "Don't worry Becs, I'll be safe." With that Stacie gently pushes the pair out of the plane and watches them walk away with a smile. They look like a real family.
Beca drops the two off at the arrivals gate where Chloe's best friend was waiting for her. She says goodbye to Sarah and Chloe after helping them with their luggage. "It was nice meeting you Chloe, and if you need a babysit to just get a day of don't hesitate to call me." She the crouches down so she's on Sarah's level. "You be a good girl for mommy, alright? She needs you, just as you need her."
Sarah nods her head and gives Beca a tight hug and a kiss on the brunette's cheek, which takes Beca of guard. "Miss Bec, love you." Beca holds back her tears. This little girl had made a big impact on her in only a few hours time. She really felt a deep connection with both redheads and normally it would scare her but it didn't.
With an awkward wave directed towards Aubrey Beca leaves for her own home. "She seems nice and all and I will drill you about this later but I have a date tonight and I need your help." Chloe laughs at her best friend. "Alright Bree, lets go, we don't want your date to fail."
Lets us recap a little how things are going. It's been a while since Beca and Chloe met. They have kept contact and have become really close. The first time Chloe had called Beca as a joke to babysit her daughter but when Beca accepted it without skipping a beat arrangements were made. Chloe was set up on a date by her best friend. When she came home in tears Beca had comforted her while making sure Sarah was put to bed.
Beca stayed all night and held the redhead until she fell asleep. Even after Chloe fell asleep Beca stayed and made sure Sarah slept through the night. The little girl woke up once to go to the toilet and then begged Beca to snuggle with her. Surely both fell into a deep sleep and only in the early morning Beca woke up because she's used to it. She prepared breakfast for them and felt like she belonged for the first time. After that the brunette would come over eat least once a week to see Sarah and Chloe.
2 MONTHS AFTER THE FLIGHT
Beca is nervously wiping her right hand off her jeans and readjusts her snapback once more before knocking on the door. She can hear little footsteps approaching fast towards the door. So she crouches down and awaits the inevitable bone crushing hug from Sarah. She places the flowers she bought for Chloe next to her so she can open up her arms.
Surely the door opens and two tiny arms wrap themselves around Beca's neck. The brunette instantly wraps her own arms around the little girl. "Hey Pickle, how have you been?" The little redhead breaks the hug with a huge smile. "Mommy gave me new book." Beca gasps playfully for the girl's amusement. "Really?" Sarah nods her head. "Yeah Chacho's web." Beca's eyes widen and a grin forms on her face. "Charlot's web, huh? Are you going to ask Aubrey to read it to you?"
The little girl shakes her head vigorously. Sarah's reaction does shock Beca a bit. "No? Why not?" Beca asks gently. "You read! I love you read!" Beca's heart swells up. And unbeknownst to the brunette so did Chloe's heart. She had heard the entire conversation and she couldn't help the huge smile appearing on her face. "Alright Pickle, where's mommy?" Sarah runs back into the apartment screaming for her mommy. This gives Beca the chance to stand up and dust off her knees and pick up the flowers.
Chloe appears a few minutes later with Sarah closely behind her. "Hi Beca, come on in. We can leave soon, Aubrey is on her way to look after Sarah. She and her girlfriend are going to take her to the park." Beca nods her head and awkwardly looks down at the flowers in her, not really sure of what to do. "A-are those for me?" Chloe asks carefully. "Uhm yeah, I know you love flowers and I thought I'd bring you some?"
"Thank you so much Beca, you didn't have too." The brunette brushes the woman off with a smile. "It's nothing." In reality it wasn't nothing. She had stood in the flower shop for over an hour, picking out each and every flower separately. But Chloe doesn't have to know that. "I'll uhm I'll put them in the kitchen." Beca mutters quietly as she walks past Chloe, her cheeks turning bright red. Chloe just follows her with a knowing smile.
Sarah wriggles herself out of her mother's arms and runs up to Beca and pulls the brunette down to her level. "Hey Pickle, what's going on?" The little redhead lets out a giggle. "Read me?" Beca picks the girl up and twirls her around. "You want me to read you a story, Pickle?" Sarah nods her head with a pair of pleading eyes. "If Beca reads you a story now, what will you do with Aubrey before bed?" Chloe asks her daughter curiously. Sarah shrugs and looks up at Beca with puppy dog eyes that Chloe usually can't refuse.
Beca on the other hand isn't much of a push-over, no matter how much she cares about the little girl. "Ok, let us make a deal. If you behave like the perfect little angel I know you are while you're with Aubrey, I'll read you a story the next time I'm here." Chloe can see the internal struggle on her daughter's face. The little girl slowly but surely accepts the proposal and goes off to her room in silence.
Beca lets out a heavy sigh and lets her head hang low. "I'll go talk to her." She says with an apologetic looks on her face. "Oh no Beca, she'll be fine. You don't have to worry about it." The brunette shakes her head. "No, I feel like she's really disappointed that I won't read to her." Beca looks past Chloe into the living room, trying to look into Sarah's room. "Do you mind if I just check on her? I mean I know this is supposed to be our time and it will be but I ju-"
Chloe cuts Beca off by kissing her on the cheek, eliciting a tiny squeak from the brunette. "You just keep surprising me Becs, in all the good ways." Beca is slowly turning bright red as she hurries off, in the hope that Chloe doesn't notice.
Sarah is sitting on her bed, looking at a book she's holding in her hands. She only looks up when Beca knocks on her door. "Can I come in pickle?" The little redhead nods her head and refocuses her attention on the book now in her lap. "I know you're upset that I can't read you a story but your mommy and I going out soon and I won't be able to finish it." Sarah just shrugs her shoulders in response, confusing Beca a bit. "What's going on Sarah, is something bothering you?"
Beca walks in and sits down on the bed next to Sarah. "You know you can always talk to me." Sarah looks up into Beca's metallic blue eyes. "Me scared lose mommy and you." Baker raises eyebrow in confusion. "What are you talking about? You will never lose your mommy and me. Why would you think that?" Sarah shrugs shoulders and looks back down to her book. "Scared you no spend time with me any more." Beca's jaw drops. She cannot believe Sarah would think that Chloe and she wouldn't spend time with her any more.
"Sweetie your mom and I will always find time to spend with you. But if you really don't want we can stay at home and go to the park all together." Chloe who is standing on the other side of the door can barely keep her tears inside. She wants to walk in in hug them both but the soft knock on the door makes stop. So she turns around and goes to open the door for Aubrey.
Meanwhile Beca wraps her arms around Sarah and holds and very tight. "You make mommy happy." Sarah finally says, shocking Beca completely. "W-why would you say t-that." Beca manages to choke out. "Mommy always smile, no stop talk." The brunette's heart is beating so fast that it might be on the verge of exploding. If what Sarah is saying is true, then there is a slight chance that her mother might feel the same way about her. Yet before Beca can question the little girl, Chloe's voice rings through the apartment. "Becs, can you uhm can you come in here for a minute?" Beca can hear the confusion in the redhead's voice so scoops up Sarah and walks towards the living room.
"What's wrong Chlo?" Beca stops in the doorway when she sees who is standing next to Aubrey. "S-Stacie? W-what are you doing here?" The leggy brunette grins at her friend with a knowing look on her face. "I came to help my girlfriend out while she has to babysit her best friend's daughter. Imagine my surprise when I found out it was Chloe from the plane." If it was physically possible Beca would have wanted the floor to swallow her there and then. "You look good with a kid on your hip but as much as I want to enjoy teasing you, if you don't leave now you'll miss the shows." Beca swallows loudly at Stacie's comment but still presses a gentle kiss on Sarah's cheek before putting her down.
Chloe does the same but kneels down infant of her daughter. "Sarah be good to auntie Bree and her girlfriend. I will be home tonight." Sarah nods her head and kisses her mom on the cheek as well. "Bec be here morning?" The little redhead asks her mother softly. "That's uhm she uhm..." Chloe is at a loss for words. The only time Beca had stayed over was because she had comforted her after a bad date or because she had babysat Sarah so she could go out (and felt guilty about it afterwards). "If you want I can come over for breakfast instead?" Beca offers Chloe in attempt to help. The redhead shoots her a grateful smile while Aubrey and Stacy share amused looks. "That sounds like a wonderful idea." Chloe says, staring into Beca's eyes.
"Alright, I have no idea what's going on here right now but you have to get going before you miss all the good bands and DJ's." Chloe gets up and adjusts her shirt and looks at Aubrey for the final approval. "Don't look at me Chlo, you're going out with her, ask her what she think." Aubrey says, pointing at Beca. "You uhm you look amazing Chlo, I'll have to make sure I don't lose you tonight." Chloe blushes profusely at Beca's compliment and turns red, matching her hair. "Thank you Becs, and just so you know. You will never lose me." Stacie and Aubrey let out a long 'Aaaawwww' which each respectively earns them a glare from Beca and Chloe. "I guess that's our queue to leave so... after you?" Beca says, pointing at the front door. "Yes, we should get going. Bye everyone, see you later."
"Bye pickle, be nice for Aubrey and Stacie and we'll see each other very soon." Sarah waves her mom and Beca out and stays behind with her aunty Aubrey and Stacie. "How much longer do you think it will take them to admit they have feelings for each other?" Aubrey asks while she closes the door. "You noticed too huh? Well, knowing Beca she has probably done and said things that will show Chloe that she really like her but they are mostly subtle so if you don't know how to look for them Chloe might not notice." Stacie says with a shrug. "Is bringing her flowers one of those things?" Stacie nods. "Yes, why?" The blond points at a vase on the kitchen counter. "Oh wow she really likes her."
Sarah giggles behind the two women and that of course catches their attention. "What's so funny Sarah?" Aubrey asks sweetly. "Mommy not like Bec she loooove Bec." Both women's eyes widen. "Did mommy tell you that?" Stacie asks but Sarah just shakes her head. "Mommy yelled one night love Beca." Aubrey scrunches her nose, trying very hard not to imagine why her best friend had screamed that particular sentence in the middle of the night. "You ok there Bree?" Stacie asks with a grin. "Y-yeah... Anyway, do you want to go to the zoo?" Aubrey proposes seeing it's still early. Sarah's excitement goes through the roof so the girls get ready to leave with huge smiles.
Beca and Chloe are walking hand in hand (don't ask either how it happened because neither knows) towards the festival, after Beca had parked her car. Beca is also carrying a large picnic basket with food and drinks. When they arrive at the entrance they are met by an afro American woman. "Yo shawshank never thought I'd see ya on ya day off." Beca visibly rolls her eyes. "Well CR, I have wonderful company here today so I don't mind being here." Chloe blushes and awkwardly waves at the other women. "Dayum B, so this is the beauty you can't stop talking about?" Beca tries to shush her friend but is too late. "You talk about me?" Chloe asks in a confused voice. "Yeah, I mean you and Sarah mean a lot to me so I talk about you." CR lets out a laugh. "Honey she don't talk about anything else. She even has your picture on her desk."
Chloe tries to remember what picture Beca could possibly have put on her desk. "Remember when we went to the park and had ice-cream with Sarah?" Beca asks Chloe, trying to help her remember. "Yes, her face was completely covered in ice-cream and when she offered me some she got some on my nose." Beca nods with a huge smile forming, thinking back at the memory. "Yeah, I took a picture of the both you laughing. It's my favourite picture of the two of you." The brunette take-out her phone and shows her lock screen. It's the exact picture she had just described to the redhead. "Yeah so uhm maybe we should go inside?" Chloe nods her head slowly, still in complete aw of the woman she's head over heals in love with. Maybe today is the perfect day to finally tell her how she feels.
"Yo B if you don't put a ring on it you'll regret it." CR whispers when the non couple walks past her. Beca just glares at her but doesn't get a chance to say anything because Chloe is already pulling her inside. "This looks like a nice spot." Chloe points at a nice open place underneath a tree, far enough from the other people but not far enough not to hear the music anymore. "It's perfect."
Beca pulls out a blanket from the basket and puts it on the floor so they can sit down. Beca sits with her back against the tree and sees that Chloe hesitates before sitting down herself. "Oh sorry, I never asked if you wanted to sit against the tree." The brunette wants to move but gets stopped. "No I... this might sound weird but I actually wanted to lean against you? But not if you don't want to of course!" Beca chuckles and repositions herself so the redhead can easily sit between her legs. She even goes as far to hold out her arms, inviting the redhead into a hug. Chloe of course doesn't hesitate and quickly positions herself comfortably and lets out a content sigh when she's settled. She feels Beca's arms wrap around her and the brunette's chin finds its way on her shoulder.
The two sat in comfortable silence, sipping from some wine while listening to the music. The band that was playing is relatively new but they were good. They women are softly swaying to the music and Chloe turns her head to ask Beca something but doesn't get the chance when she accidentally kisses the brunette. It's like fireworks had gone off in her entire body. She pulls her head back and is met by a pair of soft eyes looking back at her. Beca doesn't give Chloe a chance to apologise or say anything else because she leans in and captures the redhead's lips to which Chloe easily complies. One of Beca's hands gently rubs circles on Chloe's knee while the fingers of the other hand tangle themselves in the red hair.
They have no idea how long they have been kissing but they are vaguely aware of someone clearing their throat next to them. They break apart, out of breath but with huge smiles plastered on their faces. "Uhm B?" Beca looks past Chloe with an annoyed look on her face. She can already feel something bad is about to happen. "Yes CR." The brunette says with a heavy sigh. "Don got sick and we really need you to step in." Chloe slightly panics at hearing that Beca would have to leave. "CR this is my only day off this month." CR has a guilty look on her face. "If I wasn't here with Chloe I would have said yes but I can't bail on her." Beca explains, holding Chloe tighter. "I know B but there's no one else we can ask. Please I'm begging you. I'll make sure you'll get some more days off but we really really need you."
Beca can hear the desperation in her friend's voice. "Go." Chloe's voice is soft and filled with sadness. "CR if I'm doing this Chloe has to be backstage with me, that's my condition." CR nods her head frantically. "You can have anyone you backstage, thank you so much for doing this!" Beca rolls her eyes. "CR make sure everything is set. My stuff is still there." Once again CR nods her head and runs off to do what Beca had asked her.
"I'm really sorry about this Chloe, I really didn't think this would have happened, especially today." Beca drops her head on Chloe's shoulder with a heavy sigh. "It's ok, it's not your fault." Chloe tries to sooth the brunette but doesn't really manage. "No, it's not ok. This was supposed to be a special experience for the both of us. I wanted to get to know you better and maybe find the courage to tell you how I feel about you. And now everything is ruined." Chloe lets out a cute giggle, to which Beca finally lifts her head with a frown. "Oh Beca, nothing is ruined. This has been the best 'non official' date I've ever had in my life."
"Really?" Beca asks with a pout. Chloe kisses the pout away. "Really really. And maybe, once you finish work, we can get to know each other?" The little wink at the end of that sentence makes Beca's mouth run dry. The brunette gently pushes Chloe of off her and stands up with a determined look on her face. "Lets go Beale, I have a job to do." The two quickly gather their things and BEca leads them through the crowd towards the backstage area.
Once they arrive Beca gets swarmed by a group of people, separating her from Chloe. The redhead panics slightly at first but relaxes when CR waves her over. "Don't worry, she'll be ready in a minute." CR says with a gentle smile. "What does Beca do exactly? She has never really told me what she does for a living." Chloe sees CR tense up. "You'll see soon enough." CR chokes out. "CR, what's going on?" The woman wants to answer but doesn't get a chance when Beca speaks up. "I'm a DJ/Producer/Singer-Songwriter. And CR is my manager." Chloe's usually bright face turns into a frown, which of course in turn makes Beca panic. "Chlo I really wanted to tell you but I didn't want you to think of me differently. The person you knew before all of..." Beca waves her arms around her. "... this. Is who I really am. Believe me, I never wanted to keep this from you."
"You never actually lied to me." Chloe finally says. "You did tell me you worked in clubs and festivals. I just assumed you worked in the management or something. And all of this..." Now it's Chloe's our to wave her arms around. "... means nothing to me because I do know the real Beca Mitchell. The one that reads stories to my daughter, the one that stayed with me when things got rough. The mystery woman on the plane that gave a mother some time to take a nap. That is the Beca I fell for. Every day I learn something new about you, and over and over again I fall harder and harder."
Beca slowly moves closer to Chloe and closes the gap between them by pulling the redhead in for a passionate kiss, eliciting loud whoops and hollers from the people that had heard everything. "I love you Chloe Beale, which every fibre in my body. I love your daughter just as much and I hope that one day we can be a real family together. I never thought I would need someone in my life, I stopped believing in love after my parent's divorce but when I met you and Sarah all of that changed. So Chloe Beale will you please let me take you out on a real date when all of this is over?"
Chloe nods her head. "I would but if you don't go out there right now, I think you'll start a riot." Beca lets out a chuckle and looks back at CR. "Ready for the announcement B?" The woman asks. "As ready as I can be." CR shoots the brunette a thumbs up and makes her way up the stage to announce the DJ. "Good afternoon everybody! I know ya'll are waiting for DJ Don Juan but he unfortunately caught a bug and won't be able to perfume. BUT! We found another amazing treat for ya'll... she has won multiple awards and is the greatest DJ please welcome DJ BMitch!"
The boos that were shouted when CR started speaking quickly turned into loud cheers. And the noise became even louder when Beca stepped up upon the stage. "Hello everybody! Are you enjoining yourselves?" The crowd goes crazy as Beca steps up behind her turning tables. "Alright, lets do this thing!" The first tunes of Beca's world famous 500 miles X Titanium remix starts blasting through the speakers and Chloe's jaw drops. She had been spending all this time with her most favourite artist ever and she never connected the dots. She just knew that the minute Beca would walk off that stage she's kiss her senseless. There was no way she would ever let her go again. She had been in love with her before she even knew her and now she really knows how special the brunette is.
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