25 Days of BeChloe Christmases - 2020
Day 2 - Making Breakfast
Prompt from FanFiction User electroniszappa: Hey, I don't know if you're planning to do a 25 Days of BeChloe Christmas or anything like it this year, if you are, while it's on my mind, want to send in the prompt that crossed my mind. It's nothing too complex, I was thinking during their first year, the Bellas get snowed in at Aubrey's family's cabin over the holiday break. . . (the full prompt is noted at the end because I don't want to give anything away). I didn't follow the prompt exactly, but I hope you like what I did with it.
The Bellas were in the Bellas House when Chloe came in, talking on the phone.
"I don't know, mom," Chloe said. "I'll let you know as soon as I decide. I'll call you later."
Chloe ended the call and ran a hand through her hair. She let out a heavy sigh as she shoved her phone into the back pocket.
"Everything okay, Chloe?" Beca asked.
"No," Chloe said sadly.
"What's wrong?" Beca asked, getting up from her seat and walking over to the redhead.
"My parents are getting a divorce," Chloe said. "And they're both trying to get me to spend Christmas with them. They want me to choose between them. God, I hate this."
Beca, in an uncharacteristic move, pulled Chloe into a hug. "As a daughter of divorced parents, I know how you feel."
"Is it always like this?" Chloe asked, falling into the hug and pulling Beca closer.
"I would say it gets better as you get older," Beca said with a grin. "But you're already old, so I can't help you there."
"Beca!" Aubrey chastised.
Chloe pulled back from Beca and slapped her arm. "I'm not that old."
The other girls chuckled.
"You have to remember, I was only five when my folks divorced," Beca said. "And my dad didn't care about seeing me until I graduated from High School. At least your folks still want to be around you."
"What are you going to do, Chloe?" Stacie asked.
"I don't know," Chloe said. "My mom is going to my Aunt Sarah's in Savannah. I haven't seen her or my Uncle John in years. My dad is staying in Tampa and spending Christmas with my grandparents."
"Which one would you rather visit?" Beca asked.
"Neither, really," Chloe said. "My Aunt Sarah is very anti-LGBTQ and since my mom told her I was bi, she's given me the cold shoulder. My dad's parents are very conservative and would be worse. So, it wouldn't be any fun for me in either situation."
"You can hang out here with me and Beca," Stacie said. "My folks are doing their Doctors Without Borders work. And, my sister lives in L.A. and is spending Christmas with her in-laws. So, there's no one for me to spend Christmas with."
"And I can't afford a ticket to Oregon to see my mom," Beca said. "And my dad and Sheila will be going to the stepmonster's sister's house in New Orleans."
"Unbelievable!" CR practically yelled as she stomped down the stairs.
"What's up, CR?" Chloe asked when CR reached them.
"My family doesn't want me to come home for the break," CR said. "Apparently, my great-grandma is going to be there and they don't want to upset her by having their gay daughter around. She's ninety-seven, homophobic, and as mean as they come. So, I'm dodging a bullet if I don't go home; but it hurts that I won't get to see my family for Christmas."
"Jessica and I aren't going home either," Ashley added. "Like Beca, neither of us can afford it. And our folks don't have the money to help us."
"I have a great idea," Aubrey said. "You should all come with me. My folks are going on a cruise with both sets of my grandparents. So, I'm going to spend the holiday in our cabin in Upstate New York. If you all come I won't have to spend Christmas alone. It could be fun."
"Aubrey," Beca said. "We all just said we can't afford to go home. How are we going to afford to go to New York?"
"We can take the Bellas bus," Aubrey said. "That way we'll have room for everyone. I'll cancel my plane ticket and use that money to pay for the gas."
"Driving will take like fourteen to sixteen hours," Stacie said.
"We can take turns and share the driving," Aubrey said. "And we can save money by packing food and drinks for the drive, so we won't have to stop at restaurants to eat. I'll have the lodge's caretaker stock the refrigerator and pantry with plenty of food and drinks so none of us have to worry about spending much once we get there."
"I'm in," Chloe said enthusiastically.
"Me, too," Jessica said, nodding her head.
"Thanks, Aubrey," Stacie said. "Count me in, too."
"Me, too," Ashley said.
"I'll go," CR chimed in.
"What about you, Beca?" Chloe asked. "Are you coming with or staying here by yourself?"
Beca thought for a moment, looked at CR, and asked, "CR, didn't Denise say she wasn't going home either?"
"That's true," CR said. "I'll stay behind so Denise isn't alone."
"She's welcome to join us," Aubrey said. "We can ask her when she gets back from class."
"If Denise says yes," CR said. "I'll go, too. I just don't want to leave her here alone for Christmas."
"Same here," Beca said.
"That's sweet of you two," Chloe said, hugging Beca.
"Whatever," Beca mumbled.
"I really hope you go to New York with us," Chloe whispered to Beca before ending the hug.
~~ Day 2 of the 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases - 2020 ~~
After some last-minute shopping for coats and warmer clothes, the girls were on their way. CR took the first driving shift. Each of the girls took a two-hour shift of driving ending with Aubrey, who took over just as it started snowing.
"We're here!" Aubrey called out as she pulled into a long driveway.
The tires made a crunching sound as the bus moved through the light covering of snow that had covered the drive.
"Wow!" Beca exclaimed as the cabin came into sight. "This place is awesome!"
The rest of the Bellas agreed and started gathering their belongings.
"Hopefully, it will snow again while we're here," Aubrey said, as she exited the bus. "It's even more impressive with snow all around."
"Brrr," Beca said as she stepped off the bus. "It's really cold."
"We're right on Lake Ontario," Aubrey said. "The northern winds coming down across the lake makes it feel colder. It's late. Let's get inside and figure out who's sleeping where. There are only four bedrooms so we'll have to share."
"I'll room with Beca," Chloe quickly called out, causing Beca to blush.
"Denise and I are roommates already," CR said. "So, it makes sense for us to share."
"Jessica and I can share," Ashley said. "If that's okay with her?"
"I'm good with that," Jessica said.
"Awesome!" Stacie exclaimed, winking at Aubrey. "That means I get to share with Aubrey."
Aubrey opened the door and ushered the Bellas inside.
"Wow!" The Bellas exclaimed as they entered.
Everyone looked around wide-eyed at the Christmas decorations.
"Ooo, a fireplace," Stacie said, winking at Aubrey. "How romantic. I can picture us now, snuggled up together with a cup of hot chocolate, whispering sweet nothings into each other's ear."
"Take it down a notch, Stacie," CR said. "I think you're embarrassing Aubrey."
"I, I'm not embarrassed," Aubrey said, her cheeks pink.
"Beca," Chloe said as she stood next to her. "Why don't we go pick out our room?"
"Why don't we all pick out our rooms?" Aubrey said. "Follow me."
The girls grabbed their bags and followed Aubrey upstairs.
~~ Day 2 of the 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases - 2020 ~~
After the rooms were assigned, the girls were tired from the long road trip and decided to turn in. Chloe walked back into the room after using the bathroom and saw Beca standing in front of the window, staring out into the night.
"Whatcha thinking about so hard over there, Becs?"
Beca looked over her shoulder and said, "Not thinking, just watching the snow falling."
"It's snowing again?" Chloe squealed and ran to stand next to Beca. She stared out the window and whispered, "It's beautiful!"
Beca just looked at Chloe and smiled. "Yes, it is."
Next door, Aubrey and Stacie were laying in bed, quietly chatting. They heard Chloe's squeal and raised their heads to look at the wall separating the two rooms.
Stacie chuckled as she said, "I gather from that squeal either Beca finally told Chloe she likes her, or. . ."
"Chloe saw that it was snowing again," Aubrey finished the sentence with a laugh.
"It is?" Stacie asked, turning to look out their window.
"Yep," Aubrey said. "According to the latest weather report, we'll get several more inches by morning."
Across the hall, CR and Denise were also looking out the window at the snow.
"It's so quiet," Denise whispered.
"I love the snow," CR said. "Looks like we'll be having a White Christmas."
Next door to CR and Denise, Ashley and Jessica were snuggled up together, fast asleep.
"We should go to bed," Chloe finally said after watching the snow for a few minutes.
Beca nodded and turned toward their beds. She climbed under the covers and turned off the lamp on the nightstand between her bed and Chloe's.
"Goodnight, Chlo," Beca said.
"Goodnight, Becs," Chloe replied.
The two fell asleep within minutes.
Stacie and Aubrey continued talking about the snow and having a White Christmas.
"I always loved when we'd have a White Christmas," Stacie said. "Sledding down the hill by our house, snowball fights. One time my sister and I built a snow fort. We always had a blast together."
Hearing the wistfulness in Stacie's voice, Aubrey looked over at her.
"You miss her," Aubrey said.
"Yes, I do," Stacie said, snuggling into Aubrey. "She's five years older than I am and moved to California for college and made a life for herself there. I haven't seen her since she graduated. That was three years ago."
CR and Denise continued to watch the snowfall.
"I've never had a white Christmas," Denise said. "This will be my first."
"We'll definitely have to have a snowball fight," CR said with a big grin. "It's kind of the law when it snows."
"I can't wait," Denise said, causing CR to chuckle.
"I'm going to turn in," CR said as she made her way to her bed. "It's late and I have a feeling Aubrey will have us up at the crack of dawn."
Denise climbed into her bed and turned to face CR. "I have a feeling Stacie will keep her busy until a suitable hour."
"Stacie and Aubrey?" CR asked. "You really think there's something between them?"
"Yes," Denise said, covering a yawn with the back of her hand. "Don't you?"
"I really hadn't noticed anything," CR said. "They're not as obvious as Beca and Chloe."
"You mean as oblivious as Beca and Chloe," Denise responded with a light chuckle.
CR chuckled and settled under her blankets.
"Hey, Denise?" CR said a few minutes later. "Are you still awake?"
"Barely," Denise mumbled. "What's up?"
"I was wondering if, once we get back to Barden, you would maybe want to go out with me sometime?"
Denise sat up and switched on the bedside lamp; she looked over at CR.
"You're asking me out?" Denise asked, smiling.
"Um, yeah?" CR said. "It's just, I really like you and I'm hoping you might feel the same way."
"I do like you," Denise said. "And I would love to go out with you."
"Yes!" CR yelled.
"What the Hell?" Beca called out as she sat upright in her bed.
"That sounded like CR," Chloe said, reaching to turn on the lamp.
"Let's check on her," Beca said, climbing out of bed.
Chloe did the same and was surprised to see Stacie and Aubrey coming out of their room as well.
"Was that CR?" Aubrey asked.
"It sounded like her," Chloe said. "Do you think we should check on her?"
"I don't know," Stacie said. "We may walk into something we don't want to see."
"What do you mean?" Beca asked, furrowing her brow.
"CR and Denise may be hooking up," Stacie said, chuckling when Beca's face reddened.
"Really?" Aubrey asked.
"Yes, really," Chloe said. "Haven't you seen the way those two look at each other? I guess one of them finally said something."
The four Bellas heard moans through the door. Beca's eyes widened and she looked around at the other three. Chloe and Stacie were smirking and nodding their heads. Aubrey's face was flushed.
"I'm going back to bed," Beca said, throwing a thumb over her shoulder at her room.
"Me, too," Aubrey said, turning and going into her room.
Beca turned and entered her room; Chloe and Stacie looked at each other and laughed.
"Goodnight, Stacie," Chloe said as she went to her room.
"Goodnight, Chloe," Stacie said.
~~ Day 2 of the 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases - 2020 ~~
"Good morning, sweetie," Jessica said, kissing Ashley awake.
"Mmm, good morning," Ashley said, stretching and leaning into the kisses.
After a brief make-out, Ashley pulled back and looked at Jessica.
"I want to tell the girls about us," she said. "I want to be able to kiss you and hold your hand in front of everyone."
"Okay," Jessica said. "I'd love for them to know about us."
"Let's go make breakfast for everyone," Ashley said, reluctantly letting go of Jessica so she could slide out of bed.
"That's a great idea," Jessica said. "Let's go."
The two girls left their room and quietly made their way downstairs.
An hour later, Stacie woke to the smell of bacon.
"Mmmm, someone's making breakfast," Stacie mumbled, reaching for Aubrey.
Aubrey was not in the bed. Stacie sat up and looked around to see Aubrey standing by the window. She got up and padded over to Aubrey, putting her arms around Aubrey's waist.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah."
"Are you regretting last night?"
"God, no," Aubrey answered quickly, turning to face Stacie. "It was one of the best nights of my life."
Stacie leaned in and kissed Aubrey; Aubrey quickly returned the kiss, pulling Stacie closer to deepen it. Stacie pulled back so their lips were barely touching.
"As much as I'd like to continue this," Stacie whispered against Aubrey's lips. "I smell bacon and I've worked up quite an appetite. Let's go eat."
Stacie reconnected their lips before Aubrey could say anything.
"Mmm," Aubrey whimpered, pulling back from the kiss. "Let's go see what's for breakfast."
Stacie sighed and took Aubrey's hand, leading her out of their room and downstairs. The couple walked into the kitchen to find Jessica and Ashley kissing.
Aubrey cleared her throat, causing the two to jump apart.
"Um, sorry," Ashley said. "We were just making breakfast."
"Yeah," Jessica said, blushing. "Breakfast. We were making breakfast."
"If that's what you're calling it," Stacie said with a smirk. "Then Brey and I made breakfast last night."
Jessica and Ashley's jaws dropped; Aubrey blushed; and Stacie looked very pleased with herself.
"You two?" Ashley asked, pointing between Stacie and Aubrey.
"Yep!" Stacie answered. "How long have you two been, um, making breakfast?"
"Since a month after we started rooming together in the Bellas house," Jessica said. "We both liked each other and, finally, one drunken night we confessed our feelings."
"Maybe we should get Beca drunk," Stacie said, looking at Aubrey. "And get her to confess to Chloe."
"Those two are so oblivious," Ashley said. "It may take more than getting Beca drunk."
"I have an idea," Aubrey said. "It's the perfect plan. By the time Christmas is over, those two will have what we all have."
"We're listening," Jessica and Ashley said and then giggled.
"Okay," Aubrey said, leaning in conspiratorially. "Here's what we're going to do."
Just then, CR and Denise entered the kitchen.
"We smelled something burning," CR said, causing the four girls to jump back.
"Oh, crap," Jessica said, grabbing the potholders. "The bacon."
She pulled two pans out of the oven and dropped them on top of the stove.
"It doesn't look too bad," Ashley said, looking over the pan of dark bacon.
"It's ruined," Jessica said, huffing out a breath.
"It's fine," Denise said. "I like it dark."
"When it comes to bacon," Stacie said. "Crispy is always better."
"They're right," Aubrey chimed in. "What else are you making?"
"We were planning on just bacon and scrambled eggs," Jessica said.
"And, toast," Ashley said. "Aubrey, where's your toaster?"
Aubrey didn't respond verbally, she walked over to the pantry and brought out a toaster.
"Here you go."
"Thanks!" Ashley said and set the toaster up.
CR handed Ashley a loaf of bread as Denise got butter from the refrigerator.
"Who wants coffee?" Stacie asked, holding up the coffee pot.
"I do," rang out from the five Bellas.
~~ Day 2 of the 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases - 2020 ~~
"Chloe?" Beca mumbled as she woke with Chloe wrapped around her. "What are you doing?"
"I got cold," Chloe said.
"And you couldn't find the blanket that was at the foot of your bed?"
"Didn't even try," Chloe said, giving Beca a wink. "This was way warmer and more fun for me."
"You're ridiculous."
"You loved it," Chloe said. "You even sighed when I started spooning you."
"I did not!" Beca whispered-shouted as she sat up to look down at Chloe. She glanced up and shouted, "Oh, my God!"
"What?" Chloe asked, concerned.
"Look," Beca said, climbing over Chloe to get out of the bed.
Beca hurried over to the window and stood looking out at the snow. "There must be a good eight to ten inches of snow out there, and it's still coming down."
Chloe squealed as she stood next to Beca, and looked out the window at the snow.
"We have to get dressed so we can go out and build a snowman," Chloe said, pulling Beca back toward the bed.
"Why?" Beca whined.
"Because it snowed," Chloe said. "It's like a law or something."
"There's a law that says you have to build a snowman when it snows?"
"I'm sure there is a law about it somewhere."
"God, you're adorable," Beca said, and blushed as she added, "I can't believe I just said that out loud."
"Thanks!" Chloe said, smiling at Beca as she kissed her on the cheek.
"I smell burned bacon," Beca blurted out. "Let's go eat before we go outside."
Chloe laughed as her stomach made a growling sound. "I'm in."
The two left their room and could hear laughing and talking as they made their way to the kitchen.
"Coffee, please?" Beca said as soon as she stepped into the kitchen.
Stacie laughed and pointed over to the coffee pot. "I just made a fresh pot."
"Good morning, everyone," Chloe said, entering behind Beca. "How'd everyone sleep?"
The six girls said 'good morning' to Chloe as they sipped their coffees and looked at each other.
"We slept great!" Stacie said, smirking. "Making breakfast with Aubrey was a dream come true."
Aubrey blushed; Jessica nearly spits out her coffee; Ashley started laughing. CR and Denise looked confused.
"I thought Ashley and Jessica made breakfast," CR said.
"They did, too," Stacie said.
"What?" Beca asked, confused. "Wait, is that one of your euphemisms for sex? It's too early to hear about your sexploits, Stacie. I haven't even had my coffee for God's sake."
"It's not too early for me," Chloe said, winking at Stacie. "Spill!"
"Chloe!" Aubrey yelled, turning to glare at Stacie, she added, "Don't you dare!"
"Oh, my God," Beca said, laughing. "You two DID hook up last night. I guess hearing Denise and CR going at it, got you motor running, huh?"
"What?!" CR asked.
"Um, sorry," Beca said, flustered. "We, uh, heard you yell, and, um, got up to check to, uh, see if you were okay."
"And, then we heard moaning coming from your room," Stacie added. "Kudos to you both by the way."
"CR confessed she liked me and asked me out," Denise said. "I kissed her and one thing led to another and we, uh, made breakfast." She smiled and added, "Several times."
Stacie whooped and high-fived Denise. CR smiled and kissed Denise. "I guess the cat's out of the bag."
"Don't you mean the pu-"
"Do not finish that sentence!" Aubrey said, covering Stacie's mouth. "Okay, so a few of us hooked up last night. Is anyone really surprised?"
"I am," Beca said. "I always thought Jessica and Ashley were a thing. You and Stacie, and CR and Denise are more of a surprise. I did not see that coming."
"Chloe?" Stacie said, causing Chloe to look at her. "Got anything to confess?"
Chloe blushed and shook her head as she whispered, "No."
"What would she be confessing?" Beca asked. Her eyes went wide. "You think that we? That Chloe and I? Why would you think that we would do that?"
Chloe turned and ran out of the kitchen. It was a few seconds later when they heard a bedroom door slam.
Everyone turned to look at Beca. "What?"
"Way to go, Mitchell," Aubrey said, glaring at Beca. "I'm going to check on Chloe." She moved to follow after Chloe, stopping in front of Beca. "You'd better be prepared to grovel and beg Chloe for her forgiveness when I bring her back down here."
"What do I have to apologize for?" Beca asked.
"Think about it," Aubrey snapped. "I'm sure even someone as emotionally stunted as you can figure it out."
Aubrey left the kitchen, leaving the other girls staring at Beca, shaking their heads.
~~ Day 2 of the 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases - 2020 ~~
The girls sat down to eat, saving a plate for Aubrey and Chloe. The two best friends were still upstairs forty-five minutes later when the others finished eating and cleaning the kitchen.
"Should we go check on them?" Beca asked, looking toward the stairs.
"Are you ready to apologize to Chloe?" Stacie asked.
"Why?" Beca asked. "What do I have to apologize for because I haven't got a clue."
"You hurt Chloe's feelings, Beca," Jessica explained.
"I did?" Beca asked surprised. "How?"
"Think about what you said when we were talking about everyone making breakfast," Ashley said.
"Yeah, Beca," Denise said. "You acted like being with Chloe was the worst thing that could happen. We all thought you liked her."
"She's my best friend," Beca said. "Of course, I like her."
"That's not what she means," Stacie said. "And you know it."
Beca let out a heavy sigh as she ran a hand through her hair. "Do you think Chloe wanted to, you know, make breakfast. . .with me?"
"YES!" All the girls shouted.
"Beca," Stacie said. "We've all seen the way you two look at each other."
"I don't look at Chloe in any particular way," Beca said quietly.
"Yes, you do," Stacie said. "And Chloe's seen you looking at her. You may be oblivious to Chloe looking at you, but you aren't very discreet in the way you look at her."
"How do I tell her?" Beca asked. "I don't want to chase her away. I like having her around."
"Just tell her, Beca," Denise said. "That's what CR did and look at us now. We're going to start dating."
"But, you two already, um, made breakfast together," Beca said. "I don't know if I can do that without dating Chloe first."
"Then date her first," Ashley said. "Making breakfast will come in your own time."
"Can we please stop calling it making breakfast?" Beca asked, causing the girls to laugh.
~~ Day 2 of the 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases - 2020 ~~
It took quite a while before Chloe and Aubrey came downstairs, dressed to go outside.
"Where are you two going?" Denise asked.
"We're going to build a snowman before we start making dinner," Aubrey replied. "Anyone care to join us?"
The girls all agreed and ran upstairs to change. Everyone except for Beca was back downstairs about twenty minutes later.
"Where's Beca?" CR asked.
"I'll get her," Stacie said and ran back upstairs.
Stacie barged into Beca's room without knocking. Beca jumped and looked at Stacie in the doorway.
"Let's go, Beca," Stacie said. "Everyone's waiting for you."
"I'm not going," Beca said.
"Come on, Beca," Stacie implored. "It won't be the same without all of us out there."
"Could you ask Chloe to come up here?" Beca asked. "I'd like to talk to her so I can apologize for earlier."
"I'll send her up," Stacie said with a smile. "Good luck."
"Thanks," Beca said, smiling back at Stacie.
Chloe appeared in the doorway about ten minutes later.
"You wanted to talk to me?"
"Yes, please come sit over here," Beca said, patting the space next to her on the bed.
Chloe took off her coat and gloves and sat down next to Beca.
"So?"
"So, um, I wanted to apologize for how I reacted earlier," Beca said.
"And?"
"And, I hope you can forgive me?"
"What would be so wrong about you and me being together?" Chloe asked.
"Oh, you're going for the tough questions first," Beca said, wiping her hands up and down her thighs. "Um, okay."
"Well?"
"Um, nothing?" Beca said. Hearing Chloe scoff, Beca turned to face her, taking both of Chloe's hands in hers.
"Look," Beca said, staring into Chloe's eyes. "I know you want to know how I feel, but I'm not good with sharing my emotions, so bear with me, please?"
"Okay," Chloe said.
Beca nodded her head and cleared her throat. "I let you hug me and that's something I don't let just anybody do. I always bring an extra water bottle to practice because you forget yours. . . a lot. I watch movies with you even though we both know I don't really like them."
"What are you trying to say?" Chloe asked.
"I'm trying to tell you that I, um-" Beca said and stopped for a moment before continuing. "Let me try this. Some people can have feelings for someone, but never say it; some people can say it but don't feel it. Do you know what I mean?"
Chloe nodded her head. "I think I know what you're trying to say. But I want you to say it and mean it before you actually say it, okay?"
Beca opened her mouth but nothing came out. She tried again with the same result.
"Dammit," Beca muttered, dropping Chloe's hands. "I'm making this worse aren't I?"
"Take a breath, Becs," Chloe said, taking Beca's hands in hers. "And come find me when you're ready. I won't be hard to find. There's like a foot of snow outside."
"Okay," Beca said. She scrunched her face and looked at Chloe. "Are you mad?"
"No," Chloe said and sighed. "Let's go build a snowman. Then we can help with Christmas Eve dinner."
"Okay," Beca said.
~~ Day 2 of the 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases - 2020 ~~
The next morning, Beca woke and looked over at the other bed expecting to see Chloe; she wasn't there. Beca sat up and looked around.
"I wonder where she is?" Beca mumbled as she got out of bed. It was Christmas morning and by now she usually has Chloe hopping up and down on the bed waking her up.
Beca huffed and left the bedroom. She could hear the others downstairs so she made her way down. When she reached the bottom of the stairs she saw Denise sitting on CR's lap in the chair with their backs to Beca; Aubrey and Stacie were huddled together on one end of the sofa; Jessica and Ashley were sitting together on the floor in front of the fire. They were all sipping from cups; it was either coffee or, knowing Chloe, hot cocoa. She looked around the living room but didn't see Chloe anywhere.
"It's about time you woke up, Beca," Chloe's voice came from the kitchen door, causing Beca to jump. "We've been waiting for you so we could open presents."
"Why didn't you wake me like you usually do?"
"I heard you tossing and turning all night," Chloe said. "So, I thought I'd let you sleep in a bit. And, btw, me keeping everyone from bothering you is one of your presents. Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas, Beca!" the other Bellas shouted out.
"Um, thanks," Beca said. "Merry Christmas."
She followed Chloe over to the sofa and sat next to her.
"Sorry, everyone," Beca said. "You could have started without me."
"We wanted to," Stacie said. "Chloe wouldn't let us."
"Thanks, Chlo," Beca said, smiling at Chloe.
"Let's get to the presents," Aubrey said. "My breakfast casserole should be ready in about forty-five minutes."
"Okay," Stacie said, sitting up. "Who's first?"
"Um, if you don't mind can I give Chloe one of my gifts first?" Beca asked. "I don't want to wait any longer to give it to her. She's waited long enough for it."
The girls looked at each other. Chloe looked at Beca with raised eyebrows.
"Go ahead, Beca," Stacie said, sitting back to cuddle Aubrey.
"Okay," Beca said, clearing her throat. "Chloe, I love you!"
The girls and Chloe gasp; shocked that Beca would just blurt it out like that.
"I love you and I have for a while now," Beca continued. "I want you to know I'm not just saying it, I mean it, too!"
A big smile came to Chloe's face as she jumped up and crashed her lips against Beca's. The girls started cheering and clapping.
"I love you, too, Beca," Chloe said as the cheering died down. "Merry Christmas to me!"
"Merry Christmas to us," Beca said, leaning in for another kiss.
Full prompt from FanFiction User electroniszappa: Hey, I don't know if you're planning to do a 25 Days of BeChloe Christmas or anything like it this year, if you are, while it's on my mind, want to send in the prompt that crossed my mind. It's nothing too complex, was thinking during their first year, the Bellas get snowed in at Aubrey's Family's cabin over the holiday break, and it serves to get the couples (BeChloe, Staubrey, Jessica/Ashley, and CR/Denise) together in time for Christmas.