Chloe and Beca stepped out of the elevator, fingers entwined, and ambled along a hallway until they found the apartment number they were looking for. The door was open, so the brunette tapped lightly on it as she led her girlfriend inside. "Hi. Anyone home?"

A harried looking blonde woman, dressed impeccably and wearing impossibly high heels, tottered out of the bedroom, arm stretched out in front of her. "Hello!" she exclaimed. "I'm Aubrey Posen, the property manager. It's so nice to meet you!"

Beca accepted the hand first and squeezed it. "Beca Mitchell… and this is my girlfriend, Chloe Beale. Thanks for setting up the showing for today."

Chloe shook hands with the woman too and then smiled as she looked around the space. "Great light," she commented.

"Oh yes!" Aubrey said, offering a brochure for them to look at. "The large windows really do make a difference. In fact, they face west AND have a great view of the ocean, so the sunset is spectacular this high up. Your private balcony will be the perfect spot to just relax together and drink wine at the end of a long workday."

"Sounds perfect, Aubrey. This unit has two bedrooms, right?" Beca looked at Chloe. "We need an extra for Bella when she stays."

"Yes, two bedrooms, each with an ensuite bathroom. There's also a powder room on the other side of the living room." The property manager pointed across the open plan space. "And, as you can see, the kitchen is very spacious and well appointed."

"Indeed," Chloe nodded with a little smile.

Aubrey started walking and they followed her. "Your master bedroom has its own balcony too. I think you'll love it."

They did. It was large with a neutral paint color and hardwood floor, and Beca could already see her rug and bed in the space… her bed with Chloe in it. She grinned to herself. "Very nice," she agreed as she popped her head into the bathroom. The shower was huge, and she nodded appreciatively.

In fact, Beca didn't feel like she needed to see anything else. The apartment complex was close to Chloe's house, had a large community pool and barbecue area. It even had a mini golf course and kids play area for Bella.

"Is there a washer and dryer in the unit?" Chloe asked.

"Yes, high end too," Aubrey confirmed. "There's also a gym a couple of floors down and you'll have two dedicated parking spots in the underground garage."

"Aubrey," Beca said then as she wrapped her arms around Chloe's waist and looked into her eyes. "Would you give us a few moments to talk please."

"Of course." The property manager replied and made herself scarce.

The redhead chuckled softly as she loosely looped her arms around Beca's neck. "It's great," she said.

"And it has everything Bella needs when you guys come over," Beca added.

"Beca," Chloe said softly. "Don't take an apartment just because…" She paused then at the look in her girlfriend's eyes. "You love it, don't you?" she chuckled.

"Yeah," the brunette replied with a grin. "It has everything I could possibly need. Plus, the rent is less than my current mortgage. I can put the difference in a savings account for now."

"Sounds like a plan," Chloe replied. Then she leaned closer. "Wanna just make out until Aubrey comes looking for us?"

"Too late," Aubrey interjected with a big smile from the doorway. "I unfortunately have another showing in a few minutes."

Beca smiled. "Actually, I'll take it. The sale of my current house is closing on Friday. When can I move in here?"

"Well," the blonde replied. "I just have to run the usual credit and background checks, plus I'll need first month's rent and a security deposit."

"No problem," Beca replied. "So… when?"

"How about next Saturday if everything comes back clean. As you can see, the unit has already been sanitized and redecorated for a new tenant."

"Sounds perfect," Beca nodded. She grabbed a business card out of her wallet and handed it over. "Here are my contact details. Please email the paperwork to me and I'll get it back to you by this evening."

"Thanks, Beca," Aubrey replied. "And welcome to Barden Luxury Living."

Beca and Chloe were back in the elevator when the brunette finally gave in to her desire and pushed her girlfriend back against the mirrored wall. "I really want to…" She whispered something dirty into the redhead's ear, making her groan a little.

"I know," Chloe replied, running her fingers through Beca's dark hair. "Me too, but we can't here." Then she giggled softly. "Have I turned you into a nymphomaniac? I've lost count of the number of orgasms we've had in the last twenty-four hours."

Beca eased back… an uncertain look on her face. "Is… is that bad?"

"No, Baby," the redhead lovingly replied. "It means everything is new and kinda shiny. Welcome to your new and improved sex life."

And Beca just laughed as the elevator reached the first floor and they strolled back to her car. Just as they were getting in, the brunette's phone rang, and she pulled it out of her pocket. "Oh, it's Jesse," she said, then answered it. "Hey Dude, what's up?"

"Hey Becs," her friend said. "We've finally managed to persuade Nate Walp to take the gig. You been talking to Chloe lately?"

"Uh… c'mon, Jess, you know I have," Beca chuckled softly. "Let me put you on speaker." She hit the key and Chloe nodded.

"Hey, Jesse."

"Hi, Chloe. Got news for you. I finally managed to sign Nate Walp for the rest of the movie but he's only free for three weeks, so we have to get everything shot in that time frame. I know it's super-short notice, but can you guys start on Monday?"

The redhead tipped her head back against her headrest and blew out a long breath. "Yeah… yeah, I can be ready on Monday."

"Me too," Beca replied. "Eight in the morning?"

"Sure," Jesse replied. "See you then. Thank you, Guys."

"Later, Jesse."

Beca hung up and there was silence for a long span of heartbeats. Then the brunette took Chloe's hand in hers, squeezing gently. "You ok?"

"No," the actress replied. "I'm really not ok, and a big old selfish part of me hoped the movie would fold, but I'm a professional and I have a contract, and it's Jesse… so I'll do what needs to be done."

"I'm sorry, Baby," Beca replied. "You… uh… you wanna see if we can pick MiniBeale up early and go get some ice-cream?"

Chloe smiled gratefully. "Yeah," she nodded. "I really do." She pulled her phone out of her pocket and hit a contact. It rang for a moment or two and then Beca heard a deep voice answer. "Hey, Dylan," Chloe said. "Listen, you mind if we pick Bella up a little early? I… kinda need some munchkinhugs."

"Are you ok, Chlo?" her friend asked. "It's not something with Beca is it?"

Chloe looked at her girlfriend and squeezed her hand. "No, nothing like that. I just… I have to go back to work on Monday and I really don't fucking want to."

Dylan sighed. "Had to happen sooner or later. Just keep telling yourself it's the last one."

"I'm trying," the redhead sighed. "So, ok if we come pick Bella up now?"

"Sure. She's just finishing dinner. I'll have her ready when you get here."

"Thanks, see you in twenty."

A moment later, Beca was pulling out of the guest parking spot and headed for Dylan's place.

"Guess I finally get to meet MiniBeale's dad," the brunette said a little nervously.

Chloe chuckled softly. "You probably shouldn't call her that in front of him. Her name is actually Rochester-Beale. Dylan's family is old money, and they don't like it when the name gets dropped."

"So, Bella's an heiress?" Beca asked, eyebrows raised. "That's… wow."

The redhead shook her head. "Well… she's not really an heiress as such, but she does have a trust fund that will take care of everything she needs for the rest of her life. I guess I… I haven't told you the whole story about Dylan and me. We've been friends for a long time, since we were teenagers actually, and we made the agreement we did because his family doesn't know he's gay and wouldn't accept it anyway. So, we told them that Bella was the result of a…" She made air quotes. "Beautiful night together. They're still hoping Dylan will marry a nice girl someday. God knows they don't think I'm the right type for him."

"Why not?" Beca asked, slightly indignantly.

"Because I don't come from money," the actress shrugged. "I HAVE money but that's not enough for them."

"They sound like assholes," the brunette grumbled.

"They're snobs but they're good to Bella so I can't really complain about them. I have limited exposure to them myself. Oh, take a left here. It's the last house on the block."

Beca chuckled softly as she realized that Bella was standing outside the house, holding her dad's hand, and jumping up and down excitedly. "Awwww… she's so cute."

She parked at the bottom of the driveway, and they got out of the car but, to the brunette's surprise, Chloe met her in front of the vehicle to hold her hand for the short walk to the house. "Hey, you guys!" she said brightly. "Did you have fun today?"

Dylan nodded, a broad smile on his face. He was a good-looking man and Beca realized that Bella looked like him too across the mouth. She had Chloe's eyes and nose but her dad's smile. "We had SOOO much fun," Bella said. "We went to the beach, and we fed ducks and went to Barnes and Noble for some new books."

"Wow," Chloe said excitedly, then smiled as Bella made a beeline for Beca.

"Beca! We saw a real Ferris Wheel!" She stood at the brunette's feet looking expectantly up at her with her arms raised and Beca looked nervously at Chloe, then Dylan. But the man smiled and nodded so Beca scooped her buddy up into her arms and sat her on her hip.

"You did?!" she said. "That's amazing!" She kissed the little girl's cheek and then spoke conspiratorially into her ear. "Hey, listen, Mommy really needs munchkinhugs right now. You want to give them to her?"

Bella nodded enthusiastically, so the brunette passed her to Chloe. The redhead took a shuddering breath and hugged her child close, breathing in her scent and rocking her. Beca smiled and then looked to Dylan who was watching them lovingly. "It's nice to meet you, Beca," he said then. "I've heard a lot about you. It seems like my kid adores you."

"I adore her too. She's incredibly sweet and kind," Beca replied. "You and Chloe have done an amazing job raising her." Chloe's eyes lifted and she smiled at Dylan, who grinned back and suddenly, Beca could see the real and true friendship and affection between them. It was all suddenly overwhelming. "Um… why don't I wait in the car and let you guys have some family time together." She turned to walk away but Chloe caught her hand.

"Not so fast, Mitchell," she said softly. Beca drew in a deep breath and nodded but there was a ball of upset in her chest that burned her as she realized that Bella was Dylan and Chloe's… and would never be hers. Then Chloe passed Bella to her dad. "Buckle her in for me, would you please?" she asked.

"Sure," Dylan replied and ambled down the driveway to Beca's car.

"Talk to me, Becs," the actress said then. "There's something going on in that beautiful head of yours. I can tell."

Beca was going to deny it, but her relationship with Chloe had been built on honesty and she wasn't going to start evading now. "I just… I realized that Bella has a mom and dad. She doesn't need me."

"Mmmm…" Chloe said, nodding thoughtfully as she rubbed her chin. Then she lifted a challenging eyebrow. "So, just because she has a mom and dad, she doesn't need someone like you, who has a huge heart, to love her too?" The redhead wrapped her arms around her girlfriend then and kissed her forehead. "Bella can never have too much love, Beca. No one can. And she already loves you and has you wrapped around her little finger, so honestly, I think you're kinda stuck with us." She kissed the younger woman's lips softly. "Is that ok?"

Beca swallowed and nodded, feeling relieved as the ball of flame doused itself in her chest. "Yeah," she replied. "That's very ok." Their eyes held for a long moment. "Sorry I freaked out, Chlo."

"You have nothing to apologize for," the redhead replied. "This is new for both of us, and we just have to keep talking to each other if we feel any insecurity, ok?"

"Ok," Beca agreed. "Now, how about we go get that ice-cream?"

"Oh God yes!" Chloe laughed. "I could MURDER a mint choc chip cone right about now!"

Xx

Chloe had finally managed to get Bella to bed after too much ice-cream, and she'd asked Beca to stay the night. She needed some time alone with her to just talk through some stuff she was struggling with in relation to the movie and now they were lying quietly together in a tangle of pajama-covered limbs.

"I've been thinking about it, and I think I know why I'm so upset about Monday," Chloe began.

"Tell me?" the brunette said quietly, tracing little patterns across the actress's stomach with her fingertips.

Chloe blew out a long breath. "It feels like I'm… I'm cheating on you."

Beca was surprised for a moment. "Really?" she asked. "Have you never done a movie while in a relationship before?"

"Not…" Chloe swallowed. "Not while in a relationship that… really meant something to me."

"Oh…" Beca whispered. "But, Chloe, you told me before that you're not her. You're NOT Elektra King. You're not cheating on me, Baby. I know that."

"I'm just…" The redhead's voice broke. "Now that we're really together, I'm scared you're going to see it, be disgusted and walk away from me."

The brunette shook her head and then lifted herself onto one elbow to kiss Chloe softly. "I'd rather cut my own leg off than walk away from you."

"But you don't know that for sure," the redhead insisted. "You don't know how you're going to feel when…"

A gentle finger covered her lips, stopping her words. "I do know how I'll feel," Beca whispered. "I'll feel exactly the same way about you as I do right now so, please, don't worry, Baby. You and I, we're going to be ok. I promise."

Chloe nodded and exhaled deeply, trying to let the fear go. She knew she was only afraid because she couldn't stop herself from falling in love with Beca. She felt herself fall more and more with every look and smile and touch. And she didn't want to lose her.

Beca cupped her cheek and kissed her achingly slowly, pouring the absolute certainty she was feeling into it. It brought tears to Chloe's eyes, and she sniffled a little. "Can you believe," she said then. "I almost turned down this movie. We might never have met."

"Somehow, I think we would have eventually," the brunette replied softly. "I can't imagine a world where you're not in my life. Not anymore."

Chloe smiled and nodded her agreement. "Me neither." Then her smile turned sexy as Beca's hand trailed up her inner thigh then slipped inside her pajama pants to caress her softly through her underwear.

"I can't imagine not being able to touch you," the brunette murmured. "I'm addicted to how you feel against my fingertips." She eased Chloe's panties aside and touched warm skin. "Silken and so wet." Chloe groaned and pressed her face to the brunette's shoulder as her body happily obliged and within only moments, Chloe's pants and underwear were off, Beca's fingers were soaked, and the redhead's thigh was slung over her hip to give her more access.

Chloe's breathing was slow and deep, and her hands grasped into Beca's hair to pull her in for a devastating kiss. "Fuck, yessss," she moaned then as she broke away for air.

"Ssshh," the brunette smiled. "We're not alone tonight. You need to be very quiet."

"We're really doing this?" Chloe giggled.

"I'm not stopping now," Beca replied, pressing two fingers to Chloe's vagina but not quite slipping inside. Then she paused and lifted her eyebrows. "Unless you want me to?"

"That's a silly question, Becs," the redhead gasped, hips rocking forward with need. "Of course I don't want you to stop. I NEVER want you to stop touching me."

They kissed deeply and then Beca was inside her, Chloe's whimper of pleasure making her smile into the kiss. She let the redhead set her own pace and kept up with her, running her thumb over her to coax her clit out. Chloe couldn't stop herself from moaning, but she managed to stay as quiet as possible as Beca's fingers picked up their pace inside her and pressed her clit harder. The redhead's hips were suddenly bucking and Beca had learned her body and reactions well enough by now to know she was already getting close to orgasm.

"You're SO beautiful, Baby," she murmured into her ear as she pushed her hand under the redhead's shirt to palm her breast and then pinch her nipple, pulling a little roughly on it and making Chloe gasp. "So wet and tight around my fingers. I love this so much." Chloe growled deep in her chest and then her nails raked down Beca's back as she came all over her hand, chest heaving, and head thrown back in a silent cry of ecstasy. The brunette sighed softly then as she held the older woman close, caressing up and down her back. "Well, that didn't take long," she teased. "It was like nineteen seconds. I'm really good at this!"

"Fuck you," Chloe laughed on a shuddering breath, shoving gently at her girlfriend's shoulder. "And stop looking so damn smug." She paused then and grinned adoringly. "Although you SHOULD be pleased with yourself. You might have ruined me for anyone else at this point."

Beca's face turned serious, and she ran her knuckles feather-lightly down Chloe's cheek. "I hope I have," she replied bravely. "Because... I think I'm falling in love with you, and I don't want to lose you."

Passion-filled blue eyes blinked at her for a moment. "You... you're..." Chloe stopped, her mouth still slightly open in surprise.

The brunette nodded. "You're incredible, Chloe Beale. Really, how could I not?"

Then Chloe's hands were on her cheeks, looking right into her soul. "I think I'm falling in love with you too, Beca Mitchell," she whispered in return.

Xx

"Nate!" Chloe exclaimed as she let go of Beca's hand and ran across the soundstage to dive into the arms of a tall, ruggedly handsome man. "God, it's SO good to see you!" He lifted her right off the ground and spun her around with a laugh.

"What's up, Beale!" he replied as he set her back down. "It's been too long, Beautiful."

Beca was chuckling softly, and Chloe held out her hand, smiling as the brunette accepted it. "Becs, meet Nathan Walp. Nate, this is Beca Mitchell, DP on the movie and my gorgeous girlfriend."

"Girlfriend, huh?" Nate smiled. "It's really great to meet you, Beca. My husband, Mike, is gonna croak. He told me I had to try to set Chloe up with someone while I was here. He worries about her."

"Great to meet you too. Your daughter is Charlie, right?" Beca asked as she shook his hand. "Did you guys have a good time at Disney?"

"We had an awesome time," Nate nodded. "But fun time is over now. Time to go to work. Chloe, what do I need to know and what do you want me to do? You're the lead here."

Beca instantly liked the actor called Chicago and she found herself settling down as she, Chloe and Tom went through the shots with him. He asked questions and made suggestions and the brunette wondered why they hadn't just cast him in the first place. Chloe obviously adored him.

They took a break and, as Tom pulled Chloe into a quick conversation, Nate took Beca aside. "So," he said directly. "Are we gonna have a problem?"

The brunette blinked up at him. "Excuse me?"

"I don't like being slapped or punched or verbally abused. You obviously care for Chloe, so I need to know if we're going to have a problem with my fucking her."

Beca actually found the big man's frankness refreshing. "No, Nate. There won't be a problem. You're gonna be fucking Elektra King, not my girlfriend."

To her surprise, Nate reached out and squeezed her shoulder. "I'm glad you get it," he said softly. "I don't want anyone getting hurt, especially not Chloe. She's the best person I know, outside my husband."

"Me too," Beca smiled. "No, I get it. I know this is all just fake."

Nate grinned then. "You could join us for a scene, you know," he said mischievously. "Chloe might actually enjoy it then." Then he patted her shoulder softly and ambled away, leaving Beca totally floored.

"Hey," Chloe said, coming up behind her. "I was..." She stopped then and tilted her head as the brunette spun around to face her. "Jesus, Becs, you look like you just saw a ghost. Are you ok?"

Beca was still speechless, and she pointed at Nate, then herself, then Chloe, then back to Nate. "He... he..." She swallowed. "He suggested I do a scene with you two."

Red eyebrows shot up and Chloe laughed. "Seriously? Wow... he must like you. Chicago's not big on threesomes with women."

Beca was still amazed. "I mean... is that a thing? To... um... just do that?"

The redhead shrugged. "It could be... if you wanted to. It wouldn't have to go in the movie if it didn't work. Is that something you might be interested in?"

Beca didn't know what to say. Of course, any type of sex with Chloe was an immediate hell yes, but in front of a camera and with a third party also having sex with Chloe at the same time. "I... I don't know," she replied honestly. "I'd have to think about it."

"Well, you have three weeks," the redhead chuckled. "Don't take too long to make a decision." She kissed the brunette's cheek. "I'm going to get changed. We're beginning straight away, right?"

"Right," the DP nodded, and the redhead turned to walk away, but Beca caught her hand and stopped her. She wanted to make sure that her girlfriend knew that she got it; that this was just a movie; that it was just Elektra King. "Hey... I love you, Chloe."

Chloe's face gentled and her eyes glistened with happiness. "I love you too."

Xx

Tom and Jesse were ecstatic with the quality of the dailies and so was Chloe. She felt so much better about the whole thing, and she laced her fingers with Beca's as the reel played back.

"God," Jesse said. "I wish we had the time and budget to reshoot all of Armie's scenes too."

"I was thinking about that," Chloe said ponderously. "What if we shot two scenes a day instead of one. New in the morning and reshoot one of the others in the afternoon. Could we pull everything off on time that way?"

Beca was surprised and she tilted her head in question. "Technically, I think we could pull it off. I still have all the lighting cues and stuff. You'd be ok with that?"

"If Nate's in, I'm in." The redhead looked at her friend. "What do you think?"

Nate shrugged and then nodded. "Whatever you want, Chloe," he said. "You have the hard part, not me."

Beca suddenly loved Nate as much as Chloe did.

"Looks like we're reshooting then," the redhead said. "This is my last adult movie. I'd like it to be the best it can be!"

Jesse pumped his fist in triumph, making the cast laugh. "Brilliant!" he exclaimed. "Beca, let's make a new schedule!"

"Now?" Beca asked, looking at her watch. It was already getting late.

"Yes, now!" Jesse and Tom replied at the same time.

Chloe chuckled softly. "Why don't you get started while Nate and I catch up over dinner?"

The DP nodded and then kissed her softly. "Have fun," she replied. "See you tomorrow."

"Seeya, Baby."