*Three weeks later- the Friday before the wedding*

"Whenever you're ready Becs."

"Do I really have to do this Chlo?" The brunette groaned as she dragged her suitcase out to the car. "Woah, no backing out on me now Mitchell!"

"I'm not- I'm not backing out Chlo don't worry, I've just had a shit day at work so the last thing I probably need right now is a 6 hour car journey."

Chloe smiled sympathetically at her, taking her suitcase and loading it into the boot. "I'm sorry Becs, feel free to sleep in the car if you need to."

"Thanks Chlo, but I can never sleep during a car journey unfortunately, so don't worry I can keep you entertained." The red head grinned, "I'm glad".

The two clambered into Chloe's blue Fiat and finally got on the road. They sat in comfortable silence for several minutes before Chloe asked Beca a question. "Can you put on that tape you made for me last Christmas?"

One of Beca's presents for Chloe had been an old school style mixtape, upon which were several of Beca's mixes that she'd done specially for the older woman.

"Of course, where's the tape?"

"In the glove compartment."

Beca took it out and placed it in the cassette player that Chloe had installed specifically to listen to this one tape. The first mix was the one the Bellas had sung in their first year, in the pool, after Aubrey had let Beca change up their set lists- Just the Way You Are and Just a Dream. Chloe started to sing along, whilst Beca just sat in silence listening to her voice. It immediately lifted her out of the mood she'd been in at work, it made her feel happy.

"We should go on a road trip sometime," announced Beca after the conclusion of the song.

She was really just thinking out loud but Chloe immediately jumped on the suggestion. "OMG Becs that is such a good idea! Can we visit Yosemite? Oh and I've always wanted to go to Utah."

Beca laughed at the red head, "Jeez Chlo, it was just a suggestion, you don't need to plan it all in the next five minutes."

"Sorry Bec, it's just not that often you come up with a good idea!"

"Hey! I have lots of good ideas."

"Oh yeah, like when you thought that jumping off the roof into the pool at Barden was a good idea, where did you end up after that?"

Beca rolled her eyes, thinking back to that night (which was still relatively blurry) and how she'd ended up on crutches in the morning.

"I may have slightly miscalculated the distance, I admit."

"And how about the time when-"

Beca jumped in, "Alright, this isn't list all of Beca's slightly bad ideas hour!"

Chloe grinned at her, before playing the next track on the tape- it was Beca's favourite- a mix of a Little Lion Man and Wake me Up. The older woman remembered the first time she'd heard it. It was in Beca's second year, and she'd made it after she broke up with Jesse and simultaneously had a huge falling out with her father. She recalled walking into the brunette's dorm room and finding her curled up on her bed, with the song playing out of her laptop speakers. Chloe had struggled with seeing Beca like that, because usually she was the one helping the red head. She'd been unsure of how she should help the brunette- whether to give her space or not. It turned out that the last thing she wanted was space from Chloe, so the older girl had stayed with her pretty much 24/7 to help take her mind off everything.

The mix now had a special place in both their hearts and Chloe loved hearing Beca sing it. She joined in with her, their voices fitting together perfectly. Chloe wanted to freeze that moment in time and just stay there forever.

The rest of the journey passed by in a flash and before Beca knew it they had arrived in Vermont, where Chloe's parents lived. She pulled into the driveway and parked the car up, then turned to face Beca.

"You ready?"

"As I'll ever be." Beca grimaced as Chloe tried to reassure her.

"Honestly, it'll be fine, my family will love you. Because I know I do."

"You love me?" Chloe was hurt at Beca's genuine surprise.

"Of course I do, you're my best friend Becs."

The brunette smiled, before replying, "I love you too Chlo."

Chloe's face lit up as she pulled the younger girl in for a slightly awkward hug due to the gear stick in between them. Once Chloe had finally released her, they both climbed out of the car and took their cases out of the boot.

They walked up to the front door and then Beca took a deep breath and rung the doorbell.