Emily looked a little exasperated as Chloe approached, Chloe subtly wiping away the last of her tears as she forced a smile onto her face.
"I know, I know, I'm sorry!" Chloe shook her head, "But I'm here now. I would never have missed this."
"Are you okay?" Emily asked with a soft frown, able to read Chloe like a book. Chloe's eyes briefly met Beca's as she walked past them, a sad look on her face as she paused for a second, shaking her head a little as she entered the chapel.
"I'm okay." Chloe nodded as she looked away, cupping Emily's face in her hands, "I promise. Now let's go get you married."
Emily grinned and nodded happily, gripping Chloe's hand tightly in hers as she got to her feet. Taking a deep breath and looping her arm through Chloe's after one more tight squeeze of her hand, Emily started to walk down the aisle as the music started. Benji was waiting at the end of it, practically vibrating with excitement as he beamed at the woman moments away from becoming his wife. Chloe sniffed softly at the gleeful look on Emily and Benji's faces, her heart soaring that they were so happy with each other. What she would give to be that happy right now…
She glanced to her left for a moment, meeting Beca's gaze again as her stomach clenched. She could have been happy by now… if things had been different she would have been happy. Why did this have to be so freaking complicated right now?
They reached the end of the aisle, Benji's eyes already full of tears as he beamed at Emily. Chlo gave her a tight hug and kissed her cheek as she let go of her arm. She turned to Beji with an eyebrow raised, giving his hand a soft squeeze.
"You hurt her, it's not just me and Kathrine that'll kick your ass okay?" Chloe joked, "My girls will hunt you down."
"I won't, I promise." Benji chuckled, "And not just because you and Kathrine scare the crap out of me."
"Good." Chloe winked, going to take her seat in the front row, Aubrey leaning forward from the row behind her to pass her a tissue. Chloe nodded gratefully, dabbing at her cheeks.
The priest smiled warmly at Emily and Benji as they stood together, hands clasped, grinning broadly as they lost themselves in each other for a moment. This was it. Their wedding day. As the priest began to speak, Stacie turned a little in her seat to whisper in Beca's ear.
"How'd it go?" She asked, not having missed the distress radiating from both Beca and Chloe since they had arrived, "Did you tell her that-"
"No." Beca whispered, shaking her head sadly, "She won't listen to me Stace. I keep trying to tell her all of this, but she won't listen."
"You need a big gesture Becs." Stacie smirked under her breath, "Something that she can't ignore."
"She's right." Amy muttered out of the side of her mouth as Aubrey shot all of them a glare, "Big gestures always work."
"This is mad right?" Emily chuckled softly, cutting through the priest's speech about love everlasting, "We're getting married Benji."
"Well we're trying to…" Benji smiled, gesturing his head towards the priest who was waiting patiently to continue.
"No, I know but…" Emily shook her head a little, "It's mad. My mom isn't here, your parents aren't here, we're eighteen… what are we doing?"
"Do- do you not want to marry me?" Benji asked with a frown, Chloe getting to her feet with a frown, her hand on Emily's shoulder.
"Of course I do." Emily grinned, shaking her head a little, "Benji, I love you. So much. I'm going to spend the rest of my life loving you. So why rush this when it's not perfect?"
"Em… I never wanted to rush this, to rush us. I fell harder and faster for you than I ever meant to. So if you want to slow it down, to just focus on college… then we'll do that. Because I would do anything for you Emily, as long as it meant I got to keep you by my side."
"Would you be mad if I called it off?" Emily turned to Chloe with a concerned look on her face, "I know how much work you've put into this, how much money you've spent-"
"Stop that." Chloe shook her head, "All I want is for you to be happy, and if this is what will make you happy then call it off. You remember what I said earlier? Love makes you do things that other people may think are stupid, but make perfect sense to you. And that's all that matters."
"Big gesture time Becs." Stacie nudged her, with her elbow as Emily pulled Chloe into a tight hug.
"What?! No!" Beca hissed, "Not now. Emily is her priority, I am not making this all about me."
There was wild cheering as Emily and Benji shared a kiss, not married right now but still spending the rest of their lives together as they embarked on their college adventure together. Kids just needed to be kids, and Emily and Benji were doing just that.
"Beca, go on!" Amy tried to push the stubborn Beca out of her seat, Beca digging her heels in as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"No! Look, I know you guys care about me, about Chloe, about us. But it's over. I blew it fifteen years ago when I said a bunch of stuff I didn't mean and I left. It's over." Beca sniffed a little as she glanced over at Chloe who was busy talking to the priest.
"Oh for God's sake Beca." Aubrey's tone was irritated as she turned to look at her, "Get your head out of your ass, it's not a hat. I know you. I know Chloe. So when I tell you to get your ass up there and make her listen to you, know that I'm doing it with both of your best interests at heart."
"Aubrey- " Beca started, frowning.
"Go." Aubrey arched her eyebrow, "Or I will drag you up there myself."
Beca swallowed hard, pushing herself up onto her shaky feet and running a hand through her hair as she tried to push the voice in her head that was screaming at her to run in the opposite direction to one side. No more hiding. No more being scared. No more being ignored.
Big gesture time.
"So there's no wedding then?" The priest asked, Chloe opening her mouth to respond.
"Wait." Beca clenched and unclenched her hands as Chloe turned to face her with a frown. The room fell silent, everyone's eyes burning into her as Beca shifted the weight on her feet, "Who says there can't be wedding?"
"This wasn't the big gesture you meant right?" Stacie mumbled to Aubrey, eyebrows raised.
"No… no this is definitely not what I meant." Aubrey bit her lip a little, "It seems a little extreme. But… I suppose it is big. And a gesture. It fits the brief."
"Are you out of your mind?!" Chloe spluttered, eyes wide, "You- you're engaged to another woman Becs! You have been out of my life for fifteen years, you broke my heart, and oh, did I mention? You're engaged to another woman!"
"No I'm not!" Beca hadn't meant to yell. Angry yelling was not romantic, "I'm not engaged Chloe… we broke up. Actually she broke up with me. She said it was because she was sick of the paparazzi sticking their noses in but…" Beca smiled softly as she shook her head, "She couldn't hold a candle to you Chlo."
"Beca-" Chloe started, stopping when Beca held up her hand.
"My turn Chloe. I have listened to you every time you've had something to say, but it's my turn now." Beca ran her hand through her hair again, the way she always did when her anxiety started to flare, gaze on the ground, "I was a coward fifteen years ago. I had the chance at the perfect life, with the perfect woman and I blew it. I said a lot of crap that I didn't mean because I thought it was easier then saying what I was feeling."
Beca looked up from her feet, smiling at Chloe as their eyes met, "I should have said that I love you. I should've said let's make this work. I should have said screw New York, screw my music, all I could ever want is right here, standing in front of me. It has been fifteen years Chloe and I still love you. I have dated one woman in fifteen years and even though I proposed to her, I never… I never loved her. Not like I do you. You have consumed my whole life from the moment I first met you, and I have spent fifteen years regretting every second we've been apart."
Tears were streaming down Chloe's face as she looked at Beca, the rest of the world seeming to melt away. Beca wasn't engaged. Beca loved her. She had always loved her. What was happening? This seemed to be something out of a dream, a dream that she had convinced herself would never happen.
"Chloe… I know this is insane, that I have no right to turn up here after so long, after leaving the way I did and offload all of this on you. I have no right to ask this but… marry me Chloe? Let's start building the life we should have had." Beca couldn't hold back her own tears as she smiled at Chloe, her heart pounding a mile a minute.
"Your career…" Chloe mumbled, shellshocked by the current of events.
"Screw it." Beca shrugged, "I've had my dream Chloe. I have a record label, an albums, and awards… but I don't have you. You are the only thing I want."
"I-I-" Chloe stammered, shaking her head a little. This was… what was…
"C'mon Chlo, don't make me sing." Beca smirked, "You know I will…"
Chloe was till opening and closing her mouth like a fish out of water, Aubrey (and the rest of the Bellas for that matter) slowly gathering around her, Aubrey's hand resting on her shoulder.
"I think you're going to have to sing Beca." Aubrey grinned, Beca rolling her eyes at her amusement.
"I can't conceal it, don't y'see, can't you feel it?" Beca pushed her hands into her pockets, shrugging her shoulders a little as she continued to smirk at Chloe.
"Say I do!" The Bellas crooned, squeezing in tighter to Chloe as they hugged her. Chloe just stood there in shock, shaking a little.
"I do, I do, I do, I do, I do!" Emily joined in with the Bellas, grinning from ear to ear as she looked at Chloe, squeezing her hand tightly in hers.
"Chloe please show it, you love me and y'know it!" Beca's nose crinkled a little as she cringed at herself, but persisted, watching the flicker in Chloe's expression as she started to make sense of what was happening.
"Say I do!" The Bellas sang again, Aubrey giving Chloe's shoulders a tight squeeze and nodding towards Beca. Sure, this wasn't what she had in mind when she'd said go for a big gesture, but she knew how Chloe felt as well as how Beca felt.
"I do!" The words were out of Chloe's mouth before she realised she'd said them, Beca gasping softly in delight as she grinned at Chloe. She said it. Chloe beamed too, stepping towards Beca as she reached for her hands, taking them in hers.
"I do, I do, I do… I do…" Chloe shook her head a little as she pulled Beca into her, a hand resting on the back of her neck as she looked adoringly at her. Beca bit her lip a little as her hand rested on Chloe's hip, the other gently brushing Chloe's hair from her face.
"You do?" Beca whispered, lips an inch from Chloe's as she grinned, "After everything that's been and gone… you do?"
"I do." Chloe nodded, "I love you. After everything, I still love you. I missed you so much. But you're here, and I love you, and you love me… it's all I've ever wanted."
"You're such a dork." Beca grinned, closing the gap between their laps as she pulled Chloe into a deep kiss. There was loud cheering and wolf whistles around them as the Bellas, Emily, Benji, Chloe's friends from the island, everyone rejoicing in the happiness they had finally found.
Chloe and Beca didn't notice, lost in each other as fifteen years of missed kisses and passion was poured into a single action. Chloe's hands tangled in Beca's hair as Beca's tongue slid into her mouth, Chloe sinking into her as she did. They never wanted this moment to end, the moment when the world righted itself again. But they need oxygen and eventually they broke apart, panting slightly as they wore the same stupid grins , foreheads resting against each other as their hands intertwined.
"I love you Chloe Beale. I have always loved you." Beca whispered, gently pressing her lips against Chloe's again for a few seconds.
"I love you too." Chloe mumbled, squeezing Beca's hands gently.
"So… is there going to be a wedding after all?" Emily asked, practically jumping up and down on the spot with excitement.
"Yeah." Chloe nodded, not taking her eyes off Beca for a second, "There's going to be a wedding."
Beca beamed, brushing her nose against Chloe's as she felt a couple of tears slip down her cheeks. This was really happening. Chloe was back in her life and she loved her… more than that, she was about to marry her. If it had been anyone else, Beca would have freaked out that this was all happening way too fast, but this had been her idea. She was going to be happy, and content, and have all her dreams come true. This was the last piece, this was everything she had ever wanted.
"Alright Father, let's do this." Aubrey grinned, ushering the Bellas back into place as Beca and Chloe both chuckled at her; she was always their captain, even so many years later.
Chloe caught Aubrey's hand as she went to sit down, shaking her head a little, "Where do you think you're going, you're my maid of honour." Aubrey simply grinned at her, giving her a tight hug as she nodded.
"And you're mine." Beca pulled Stacie back to the altar, frowning as Stacie ruffled her hair a little.
"You got it Shortstack."
"I hate you." Beca mumbled with a smirk, turning back to Chloe and taking her hands in hers, "But I don't care about that today."
Chloe simply giggled as shook her head a little, still beaming despite the tears rolling down her cheeks. This was the happiest she'd ever been in her entire life. She was finally getting her happy ever after. The happy ever after she'd dreamed about.
Her Beca Ever After.
It was a beautiful ceremony, with plenty of tears and soft giggling and deep kisses and cheering. It was a whirlwind, one that Beca and Chloe would struggle to remember for years to come outside of the big gesture that Beca had made, but that didn't matter. Who cared about the specifics when they had the rest of their lives together?
It was only once Beca stood up at the reception, tapping gently on the side of her glass as she smiled at the crowd around her. Chloe gazed adoringly up at her, pressing her cheek against Beca's hand as it cupped her face.
"I um… I've never been good at speaking in front of crowds, which is ironic considering I sing for a living…" Beca scoffed a little, shaking her head, "But I just wanted to say… this is the happiest I have ever been. And it's because of this woman right here." She grinned at Chloe who pressed a soft kiss to the palm of her hand.
"I am… well I'm going to sing. Because that's what I do when I'm happy, that's what I do when Chloe is in my life. Hell it's how I've made so much money." Beca chuckled as Chloe rolled her eyes, "It's a dumb one, it's cheesy, but I don't care about that right now. I feel dumb and cheesy, and that's okay. Because I'm married to the most beautiful woman in the world."
Chloe bit her lip a little, pressing her face into Beca's hand again as Beca stroked her cheek with her thumb.
"Here's to us, one more toast and then we'll pay the bill. Deep inside both of us, could feel the Autumn chill. Birds of passage, you and me we fly instinctively… when the summer's over and the dark clouds hide the sun. Neither you nor I am to blame when all is said and done…"
Beca sang softly and almost entirely to Chloe, seeming to forget that there was anyone else there. Chloe was lost in Beca too, in love with her for so many reasons and one of those being her incredible voice. It was the first part of Beca that she had fallen in love with.
"It's been there in my dreams, the scene I see unfold. Who at last, flesh and blood to cherish and to hold. Jealous fools will suffer, yes I know and I confess once I lost my way when something good had just began."
Beca felt her trademark smirk pull at her lips as Chloe nuzzled into her hand. She really was the luckiest woman in the world.
"Lesson learnt, it's history when all is said and done. In our lives we've walked some strange and lonely treks, slightly worn but dignified-"
Chloe sang with her, both of them seeming to have a silent conversation about changing the next lyrics, but interrupted very loudly by Stacie and Amy:
"And not too old for sex!"
Chloe laughed and shook her head at her friends whilst Beca simply rolled her eyes at their friends. This was the way it was meant to be, surrounded by their (albeit a little weird) family as they celebrated the happiest moment of their lives. They should have been in the loop from the get go, maybe Beca and Chloe wouldn't have wasted so much time… or maybe this time was what they needed. Either way, they were here and that's all that mattered now.
"Clear-headed and open-eyed, with nothing left untried, standing calmly at the crossroads, no desire to run… there's no hurry anymore when all is said and done…"
Chloe and Beca loved nothing more than each other and singing together. Their voices melded together in perfect harmony, like they had been made to sing together, like the gods themselves had crafted these two souls to be in lyrical synchronicity for the rest of time. Their voices could move mountains, part seas, shake the very earth when they stood on when mingled together like this because they were meant entirely for each other and that realisation of their destiny was enough to make and destroy worlds.
"Standing calmly at the crossroads, no desire to run, there's no hurry anymore when all is said, and done…"
The wedding guests sang in harmony, not a dry eye amongst them. True love was a beautiful thing to witness, and there was no truer love than that between two women that even after fifteen years apart had found their way back into each other's arms and hearts.
Beca sniffed softly as she gazed at Chloe again, still unable to quite believe that after all this time they were here, together at long last.
"I am officially retiring from music." Beca grinned, "I'm moving here, spending the rest of my life with the woman of my dreams. We're going to run the best hotel in Europe, in the world, right here. And we're going to be happy. Truly, blissfully, endlessly happy."
Chloe's eyes glittered with emotion as she looked up at Beca, "Becs… are you sure?"
"Chloe, I don't mean to brag or anything but… I'm kinda loaded now." Beca shrugged a little as Chloe chuckled, "I want to be here with you. That's all I want."
"Your record label-"
"Is going to be in the very trustworthy hands of Aubrey Posen for the day-to-day running of things." Beca looked to Aubrey who sat up a little straighter, a look of surprise on her face, "If that's okay with her?"
"Beca…" Aubrey took a second to compose herself, "I- I would be honoured."
"That's settled then." Beca beamed, "Do you still wanna run a hotel on a little Greek island with me Chlo?"
"More than I have ever wanted anything in my whole life." Chloe got to her feet, hands on Beca's cheeks as she pulled her in for a kiss to more wolf whistling from their friends, "I love you Becs."
"I love you too." Beca grinned as the kiss ended.
Stacie grinned at her friends, glancing over at Aubrey who was trying to subtly dab away the tears on her cheeks. She smiled softly to herself as she realised that Beca and Chloe weren't the only ones we needed a big gesture. For some reason Aubrey had never believed that Stacie saw her, not the way that she wanted her to, and Stacie could not for the life of her figure out why.
"If you change your mind, I'm the first in line." Stacie mumbled in Aubrey's ear, smirking as she saw the blush creep onto Aubrey's face, "Honey I'm still free, take a chance on me? If you need me, let me know, gonna be around. If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down…"
Aubrey looked at Stacie with a quizzical expression as she sang softly to her, Stacie rolling her eyes a little as she pushed herself to her feet, tapping the side of the glass rhythmically as she cleared her throat.
"I'm making a speech!" She announced, climbing onto the table as the Bellas laughed, Beca rolling her eyes.
"Oh c'mon." Chloe whispered in her ear, hand intertwined with hers, "Is it even a party if Stacie doesn't get on the table?"
"You make a good point…" Beca mused, a soft chuckle in her voice as she pressed a soft kiss to Chloe's cheek.
The wedding guests were drumming rhythmically on the table in time with Stacie's tapping, Aubrey's eyebrows shooting into her hairline as a semi-mortified look crossed her face.
"If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown, honey I'm still free, take a chance on me? Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie, if you put me to the test, if you let me try… take a chance on me? Take a chance on me?"
Stacie's hips were swaying as she stood on the table, singing to Aubrey who despite the fact that she was sinking further and further into her seat was unable to keep the smirk off her reddening face. Stacie lept gracefully down from the table, a feat in itself incredibly impressive given the stiletto heels she was wearing, and walked over to Aubrey again, taking her hand and pulling her out of her chair as Aubrey shook her head at her.
"We can go dancing?"
Stacie grinned, pulling Aubrey against her.
"We can go walking."
Aubrey countered, head dropping forward as she tried to hide the beetroot colour her face had gone.
"As long as we're together."
Stacie purred, brushing Aubrey's hair behind her ear which seemed to make her blush further (if such a thing was possible when she was this red) but also got her to look up at Stacie, teeth tugging at her lip a little.
"Listen to some music…"
Stacie grinned, a hand on Aubrey's cheek as she stroked it with her thumb.
"Maybe just talking."
Aubrey raised her eyebrow, standing taller as her hands seemed to move of their own accord, coming to rest on Stacie's hips.
"You get to know me better."
Stacie's forehead rested against Aubrey's as they swayed a little in time to the music. Aubrey's blush seemed to finally start to dissipate as she swallowed hard, eyes locked with Stacie's. This island seemed to have a magical romantic quality to it, seemed to push away everyone's hold backs and anxieties and just let them be… free. Aubrey took a deep breath and captured Stacie's lips in hers, smiling as Stacie kissed her back. Stacie was kissing her back.
"'Cos you know I've got so much that I wanna do, when I dream I'm alone with you, it's magic!"
The song had caught even as Stacie and Aubrey lost themselves in each other, the cheering and whistling mingled in with happy singing as the party guests got to their feet.
"You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair, but I think you know… that I can't let go."
Benji wrapped his arms around Emily's waist as they sang together, her head resting in the crook of his neck. They danced together, wrapped in a loving bubble whilst surrounded by people that loved each other so much. They might not have gotten married but this was still the happiest they had been.
"If you change your mind, I'm the first in line, honey I'm still free take a chance on me? If you need me, let me know, gonna be around. If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down. If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown, honey I'm still free, take a chance on me? Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie. If you put me to the test, if you let me try. Take a chance on me… take a chance on me…"
Emily hadn't realised the implications of inviting an a capella to her wedding, hadn't realised it was going to be pretty much wall to wall singing, but she was loving it. This had been a really surreal weekend, but it was quite possibly the greatest weekend of her life. And Chloe looked so so happy right now, with her Beca's arms around her, with her friends dancing and singing around her. This was all she wanted for her.
"Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, I know I'm gonna get you."
Stacie was singing to Aubrey again as they brushed their lips against each other, finally putting aside all their hang ups and allowing themselves to just… be.
"You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I ain't gonna let you."
Chloe loved nothing more than singing to Beca, and this was perhaps the most fun she'd ever had doing it. On their wedding day. Surrounded by the people she loved the most. Completely, perfectly, blissfully happy.
"Let me tell you now, my love is strong enough to last when things are rough, it's magic! You say that I waste my time but I can't get you off my mind, no I can't let go… 'cos I love you so…"
Hand in hand. Cheek to cheek. Complete contentment in the arms of friends and partners alike. Weddings seemed to bring out the best in people, and this one that had felt like a million miles away, a dream long forgotten; this one was the happiest place on earth.
"If you change your mind, I'm the first in line, honey I'm still free, take a chance on me! If you need me, let me know, gonna be around, if you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down. If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown, honey I'm still free, take a chance on me! Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie, you can put me to the test, if you let me try. Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me! Honey I'm still free, take a chance on me! Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie, you can put me to the test, if you let me try! Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me!"
As the song finished the party celebrations continued, the Bellas and the rest of the party guests spending the night singing, dancing, laughing, celebrating Emily and Benji's new start, celebrating Beca and Chloe's new start, celebrating love. Another song broke out, one that they all knew so well.
"My, my! At Waterloo Napoleon did surrender. Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way. The history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself… Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war! Waterloo, promise to love you for ever more! Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to! Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you… woah, woah, woah, woah, Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo!"
"So… you run a record label huh?" Stacie grinned, running a hand through Aubrey's hair as they sat together in a quiet corner, exhausted and unable to party like they had done in their twenties, "That's kinda hot."
Aubrey laughed, shaking her head a little before she rested it on Stacie's shoulder, "It's going to be a lot of work getting it transferred over, and then getting to get grips with it and the new way it's running… I don't know how much time I'll have to go back and forth between L.A. and New York."
"Well it's a good job I moved to L.A. last week then isn't it?" Stacie smirked at Aubrey who lifted her head with a look of shock and delight on her face.
"You did?! Why didn't you tell me?!" Aubrey grinned.
"I was going to this weekend, but I got caught up in all the Bhloe mess and forgot all about it." Stacie shrugged a little, a soft look on her face, "I got that job heading up the nuclear physics department at Berkley. And now I can do my dream job, dating my dream girl, could life be any better?"
"I-I'm your dream girl?" Aubrey bit her lip a little bit, emotion sparkling in her eyes.
"Yeah." Stacie nodded, tucking a lock of hair behind Aubrey's ear, "You're incredible Bree. I've always been in awe of you. I know you think I didn't see you, not like this but I have always seen you."
Aubrey swallowed the lump in her throat, pressing a gentle kiss to Stacie's lips as a tear rolled down her cheek, "This might be the best vacation I have ever had."
"My, my! I tried to hold you back but you were stronger. Oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight. And how could I ever refuse? I feel like I win when I lose…"
Benji gently swayed with Emily in his arms, singing softly in her ear as she giggled at him.
"I love you Benji." Emily grinned, hand resting on the back of his neck and playing with his hair, "I can't wait for our new adventure to begin."
"Me neither." Benji hummed softly, looking adoringly at his girlfriend, "We're going to have so much fun."
"You and me against the world?" Emily asked, hugging him tighter.
"You and me against the world." Benji promised, kissing her softly.
"Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war! Waterloo, promise to love you for ever more! Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to! Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you. Woah, woah, woah, woah, Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo!"
Chloe giggled as she spun Beca into her, sighing softly as she looked at Beca. Beca frowned softly.
"What is it? Are you not happy?"
"Of course I'm happy." Chloe shook her head a little at Beca, kissing her softly, "I just want you to be sure you want to give up your glamorous life in L.A. for my rundown hotel on a tiny Greek island."
"Chloe…" Beca turned in her arms, cupping her face in her hands as she smiled softly at her, "I love you. I wish I had stayed here fifteen years ago, this place? It feels like you. There is you in every little nook of this hotel. Why would I want to go anywhere else ever again?"
Chloe sniffed softly, leaning in to kiss Beca again. She wanted to spend the rest of her life doing just that, nothing more.
"I can't wait to spend the rest of my life here with you." Chloe grinned, "But you leaving here? That voice? It had to be shared with the world… I know it was the right decision for you to leave. We should have made it work, for both of us. But we're here now, and that is all that matters."
"I love you Chloe Beale." Beca smiled warmly, cupping her cheek in her hand, "I really love you."
"I love you too weirdo."
"So how could I ever refuse? I feel like I win when I lose… Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to! Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
"Look how happy they are." Jessica beamed, a happy sigh leaving her lips as Ashley wound her arms around her waist. She rested her hand on Ashley's cheek, kissing her softly.
"I know…" Ashley wrinkled her nose a little, "It's kinda gross."
Jessica rolled her eyes and gave her a gentle shove, "Oh c'mon. Don't you remember how disgusting we were on our wedding day? I could barely keep my hands off you."
"That is true. But that was different…" Ashley mused.
"Oh? How?" Jessica frowned a little, turning to face her wife.
"Because I got to reap the benefits of all the sex eyes." Ashley grinned as Jessica laughed at her, shaking her head as she kissed her.
"Who says you won't get any benefits tonight?" Jessica hummed, eyebrow arched as Ashley smirked at her. !"
"Woah, woah, woah, woah, Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo!"
"You know, you inviting me to your wedding is the best thing that ever happened to me." Beca sank heavily into a seat next to Emily with a broad grin on her face, watching adoringly as Chloe danced with Amy and Flo.
"Yeah… I wanted to give Chloe a great weekend to say thanks for looking out for me for so long, but it worked out way better than I expected!" Emily was beaming from ear to ear as she turned to Beca, hands clasped in her lap.
"You're a good kid Em." Beca tore her eyes from Chloe as she rested her hand on Emily's shoulder and gave it a squeeze, "I'm so glad that she had you all these years."
"I'm the grateful one." Emily shook her head a little, "Chloe, she's the big sister I never had. I have all that I have because of her. So being able to give her this, even if I didn't expect y'know… you to come out of it… it's the least I can do."
Beca wrapped an arm around Emily's shoulders, hugging her warmly. They sat in content silence for a moment, watching the party.
"Do you guys always sing this much when you're together?" Emily chuckled, moving her hair from her face.
"This is nothing kiddo, believe me…" Beca laughed, shaking her head, "Did Chloe ever tell you about the time we all got kicked out of a weekend spa retreat because we annoyed all the other guests so much with the constant singing?"
"What?!" Emily's eyes were bright with excitement, "That's insane! What happened?"
"Well…" Beca took a sip from her wine glass as she settled into her seat more comfortably.
"Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you!"