Chapter 13
Chloe woke up in Beca's arms trying to remember what happened the other night. It all came to her like a huge wave. She remembered Lauren dancing all over Beca, then she was dancing all over Beca, and her favorite memory from that day was singing ILYSB. It felt like Beca was singing to her without any reservations.
She stared at her best friend until she heard a knock on the door. She opened it and saw Aubrey.
"Good morning, Bree. Why are you up too early?" She asked smiling.
"I should be asking you the same thing. Come here." She pulled Chloe out of the room and slowly closed the door not to wake up Beca the monster.
"What is up with you two? We all saw what happened yesterday. I heard you say "I love you so bad, Beca. Chloe Beale, are you hiding something from me?" Aubrey looked so tense asking her best friend.
"I tell you everything, Bree. But what I haven't told you was when I said it last night, I think I meant it more than just friends." She confessed.
"Do you really think I'm that blind, Chlo? Everyone knows it. All of the girls continue to talk about you and Beca and how long would it take for you guys to finally date each other because I'm starting to think so too." Chloe couldn't believe it. Aubrey Posen boards the Bloe ship.
"What if she doesn't feel that way, Bree? What if she really likes me as her best friend just like we are."
"Well you haven't told me you loved me so bad so there's your cue. Just don't push it aside, Chloe. You've hid it way too long. It's time for you to get what you finally want. I think it's time."
"You really think so?"
"Yes I do. You and Beca are inseparable now. You said yes to moving to LA in a heartbeat when you heard she was on board."
"Yeah, about that, are you moving too?" Chloe hoped her best friend would say yes because it would mean the world to her to finally see Aubrey more often.
"Hell yes I am. LA here we come!" Aubrey shouted as Chloe practically jumped to her arms.
Beca opened the door, looking at the two with the bitchiest face ever.
"I can't imagine living with the both of you. I hope I don't wake up to your noise everyday."
"Whatever, Beca. You've got to deal with it. See you two later. Get back to sleep." Aubree commanded the younger Bellas.
Chloe held Beca's hand and gently pulled her back to the room. This kind of action drives Beca insane. This isn't how friends treat each other, right? Or maybe it is! How weird is this. She has to do everything in her power not to collapse in front of Chloe whenever the redhead makes her weak.
"Sorry for waking you up, Becs. Go back to sleep." She teased the brunette pushing her to the bed gently. Beca doesn't know how she stopped herself from kissing Chloe for the past few years.
Chloe then left the younger Bella alone and walked out of the room. Beca stayed still in the bed and gathered all her strength to follow Chloe. "Damn, this woman is good." She muttered to herself.
She saw Chloe and Aubrey laughing at the poolside.
"Look who's up. If it isn't the grumpiest person in the world." Aubrey teased her.
"Take it easy on me will you? I'm going to be your housemate now. Let that sink in, Bree." The older Bella immediately got annoyed just thinking of the future. Beca knows the way to get under her skin.
"Try me. I'll be rooming with Chloe." Aubrey teased the shorter woman.
"Aca-scuse you? You may room with Amy. Chloe's mine."
"Oh shit. Bloe in the morning." Fat Amy shouted to the girls who ran to the poolside to see the exchange.
"Here we go again. Why does this have to happen every fucking day? You guys are insane." Beca laughed while gritting her teeth.
"You love it, captain." Stacie laughed at Beca.
"I'm going to make breakfast and coffee all for myself. Y'all can starve till you get your heads straight." Beca said as she went in the house.
"As straight as you and Chloe?" Cynthia Rose asked causing Beca to raise a middle finger.
"It's been years but Bloe still isn't happening. I'm getting tired of it." Emily said in defeat. The girls looked at the youngest Bella.
"Be careful what you wish for 'cause you just might get it, Legacy." Said Aubrey
"It's been 6 years, they haven't gotten anything." Fat Amy joked. The Bellas laughed so hard and Beca pretended she couldn't hear anything from her girls.
"Hey, Chloe. Tonight's our last night here. Maybe you'd go get some with the captain." Teased Stacie.
"Yeah. You should get some before we go back to our miserable lives in New York." Flo added.
"Stop it, girls. But FYI, we won't be staying there anymore. We're moving to LA!" Chloe said with extreme excitement.
"I'm coming with you!" Flo said and everyone else decided to join too.
"Promise we'll live close to each other. Farthest being three streets away." Fat Amy said.
"Promise!" the girls said all together.
"Hands in aca-bitches. On three. One, two, ahhhh" Aubrey lead the girls as they did their match pitch.
Beca came back after cooking loads of bacons and eggs. She placed the plates on the table by the poolside not even looking at the girls.
"You didn't join us capt! We just match pitched for LA." Emily told her mentor.
"Uhm. I'll just sing it alone. One, two, ahhhhh" she sang on top of her lungs and all the other girls were floored.
"No shit, Sherlock." Said Amy who couldn't believe the way Beca is now compared to their freshmen year. She couldn't have a full conversation with her but now she's belting out notes out of nowhere.
"I forgot you were a solo artist for two months. Thanks for reminding me." Said Flo.
They all looked at Beca who was eating all the food alone.
"Where are your manners? Aren't you going to invite us to eat?" asked Aubrey.
"Nope. Not at all. I can finish this in 5 minutes." They have all seen it before.
"At least feed the millionaire over here, the reason why we're all together." Amy pointed at herself making Beca giggle.
"You're the captain shipper of Bloe. The reason why me and Chloe have to distance ourselves from you guys."
"Well, you can run, but you can't definitely hide." Cynthia Rose joined Amy.
"Ohmygoodness! I feel so attacked right now, I just want to enjoy the last day here." Beca smiled at her Bellas despite being the victim for days.
"Chloe doesn't look like she's attacked at at all." Said Stacie who noticed Chloe laughing at one of the pool lounges.
"I've enjoyed every single bit of this getaway. I let Beca be the rain cloud to my sunshine all the time. Her grumpiness fuels my positivity."
"Beale, you're supposed to on my side." Beca looked dead serious while eating the last piece of her bacon.
"You didn't even share breakfast with me. What do you expect, Mitchell?" The redhead gave her "the look" that terrified her.
"I'm sorry, Chlo. I made you a smoothie. I kept it in the fridge." She smiled hoping it would calm the other woman.
"How about we throw them in the pool?" Amy suggested and everyone else was on board. Lily quickly got a hold on Beca. She never realized the quiet girl was strong. Cynthia Rose, Emily, Jessica, and Ashley helped her as they carried Beca and threw her to the pool. The rest of the ladies were in charge to do the same thing to Chloe.
"That's what you get for threatening each other early in the morning." Aubrey said as they were all looked at their captains in amusement.
"I fucking hate you guys!" Beca screamed, which only made it funnier to the girls.
"Let's get inside and have our own breakfast. We have the most selfish leader in the world." Stacie said as they all followed, not even looking back at Beca and Chloe.
"Living with those girls with that kind of mindset scares me, Chlo." Chloe swam closer to the other.
"Don't be too dramatic, Becs. You have to admit missed them so much." Beca knew Chloe was saying the truth. She hated going on tour alone because she missed her girls and she's looking forward to the future with them.
"Let's shower and calm your tits, what I meant was separately." Chloe got out of the pool and helped Beca out. When she reached her hand down, Beca taunted her by pulling her lightly back to the pool.
"Oh don't you dare, Beca Mitchell. You're going to regret it." She threatened Beca who was laughing until Chloe stripped down to her red underwear, not wanting to wet the floors as they go inside without towels.
"Are you coming or what? I'm not helping you this time." She looked at Beca sternly.
"Help me out, please, Chlo? I wouldn't do it this time." Chloe slowly made her way back to the pool as Beca looked at her in amusement. She forgot how confident Chloe was with her body.
She got a grip on Chloe's hand and slowly went out of the pool.
"You should strip down to. You might slip when we get in." Beca did what she was told and they went to their room not wanting to cause a scene.
As they went in the house, they saw the girls holding plates and looked like they were headed back to the pool.
"Oh my gosh! I wasn't informed that this was happening." Emily spoke first.
"You guys are so kinky at times." Stacie said as she moved in front of Emily to cover up the youngest Bella's line of sight.
"Just take a shower already. Go upstairs." Aubrey uttered and signaled the girls to follow her outside to have their breakfast.
"They're gonna get it on tonight, trust me." Cynthia Rose said with a smirk.
"Let's just eat all of this and get ready for the festival."
The girls had an eventful breakfast and shared how they plan on moving to LA. When they were settled they went to their own rooms to get ready for their last day at Coachella.
After a few hours, the girls heard a bell ringing in the second floor hallway.
"Last day of Coachella, aca-bitches! Let's make this one a night to remember!" Aubrey was found holding the bell. Of course. Who elese would it be? The girls were all prepped up as they made their way to festival.
They tried different food stalls and went to different stages to enjoy the variety of artists. Beca looked at the Bellas wondering how she got lucky to meet them. If it weren't for those girls, life would be so much different and less interesting. Now she has a family to spend her good and bad days with. Everyone were smiling and laughing, it's as if there were nothing to think of after this trip, and that's what makes them special. As long as they ahd each other, they knew they can push through with anything.
Time flies fast, next thing they knew it was the last act for Coachella. Julia Michaels went up the stage and the crowd went wild. She made her way as a superstar quickly after she release numerous hit songs that had deeper meaning than those usually heard on the radio. The Bellas screamed their lungs out as she performed her hit songs "Worst in Me" and "Uh Huh".
When the show was about to come to an end, her keyboardist played the first notes of "Issues". The crowd knew it was the last song. The Bellas were all paired up singing the first verse to each other.
I'm jealous, I'm overzealous
When I'm down I get real down
When I'm high I don't come down
But I get angry, baby, believe me
I could love you just like that
And I can leave you just as fast
Beca was as stiff as a stick beside Chloe while she sings those words. She loved that song so much. She loved how it was simply produced but the lyrics were emotional and heavy making it a hit. Chloe looked at Beca who was emotional just thinking about all the years she tried to subside her feelings. She poured her heart out during the refrain.
But you don't judge me
'Cause if you did, baby, I would judge you too
No, you don't judge me
'Cause if you did, baby, I would judge you too
The Bellas were all emotional from this point on. There were tears everywhere because this was there song for each other, despite all their differences, all their problems, they still got each other.
Beca didn't even look at Julia Michaels anymore. She just sang to her best friend like it was the last time she's going to see her. She knew exactly what it was. She knew what was going to happen afterwards.
'Cause I got issues, but you got 'em too
So give 'em all to me and I'll give mine to you
Bask in the glory, of all our problems
'Cause we got the kind of love it takes to solve 'em
Yeah, I got issues
And one of them is how bad I need you
Chloe looked at Beca. She was lost in thought because she wanted to tell her already. She wanted to make sure that when she finally admits everything to Beca, she'll finally get the girl.
The girls sang all together during the bridge. They harmonized perfectly.
I got issues, you got 'em too
And one of them is how bad I need you
I got issues, you got 'em too
Beca and Chloe held each other's hands as they sang the last chorus, singing to each other. They've never felt this alive. Their emotions were raw and full of passion as they cried. They looked at each other's eyes in a way they've never did before.
'Cause I got issues, but you got 'em too
So give 'em all to me and I'll give mine to you
Bask in the glory, of all our problems
'Cause we got the kind of love it takes to solve 'em
Yeah, I got issues (I got)
And one of them is how bad I need you (You got 'em too)
Yeah, I got issues (I got issues)
And one of them is how bad I need you (You got 'em too)
Yeah, I got issues (I got)
And one of them is how bad I need you
Julia Michaels said her goodbye and left the stage. That was it. Coachella was over.
The Bellas looked at Beca and Chloe. They witnessed everything since college. They knew how head over heels they were for each other and how hard they tried not to ruin their friendship even if their chemistry was way too strong.
Beca was the first one to speak. "Chloe, we knew this for so long. I'm sorry it took me years to tell you this. I'm sorry you had to wait on me in every aspect of my life. You literally do everything for me. You make life so much better and I don't know what happened to me if you didn't barge in to my shower during my freshman year. I love you, Chloe Beale, more than a friend. I'm in love with you for so long. I can't hide it anymore." The redhead burst in tears and hugged Beca.
She never thought she'd hear it. It was always more than a friendship but neither of them had the courage to be honest because they didn't want to ruin everything.
"Beca, I love you. I can't believe this is happening because I've played this scenario in my head about how I'll finally tell you the truth. You don't have to apologize about anything because you've done so much for me, more than anybody I've ever met. You're worth the wait and I just can't believe this really is happening." Chloe said as she wiped her tears as well as the other Bellas who were bawling their eyes out.
"It took so long, Bloe. But finally!" Amy shouted and all the girls clapped their hands and cheered.
"What the hell are you waiting for, Mitchell? Kiss me already." Chloe teased as Beca closed the gap between them, kissing her with all her might, showing her how much she wanted to do this. The girls cheered them on as they all felt love and happiness at the last night of Coachella.
