I just wanted to thank you guys for all the reviews, I read them all and try to incorporate all of them into my writing. Here is Chapter 23, I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 23
Beca and Chloe had decided to stay and watch the midnight stars for a while, they had walked for a long time, just enjoying each other's company, hand in hand. They'd talked about anything and everything but they both agreed, no work. Work was off limits, they didn't want to be the couple that only communicated via work emails or phone calls, they wanted to have proper conversations and they both promised to make time for each other.
Fortunately, because Chloe was in charge of Beca's schedule she would make sure to put in the time for them to be together as well as time for just Beca to relax. She knew that she worked too hard and wanted to give her a break from time to time, if she didn't do it, Beca would never do it herself.
Beca had, had to go and speak to a band the next day, she'd heard a few of their tracks that had been floating around the industry for a while and she thought she'd check them out and see what they were like. She'd told Chloe to stay at home and have a nice relax, she'd run her a hot bath and poured her a nice glass of red wine. She wanted her girlfriend to be comfortable...girlfriend wow...it felt great to finally say that.
A few hours later, she pulled up in the driveway, it had been a long day and she was ready to just curl up on the sofa with her redhead and eat dinner. It was something Chloe normally did, she had offered multiple times before they were together but Chloe always claimed it was fun and it calmed her after a hard day at work. It let her focus on something other than numbers, and emails, meetings and business insights.
She pushed open the door, put her keys on the table and walked through the kitchen, where she could already smell something cooking in the oven, and as always it smelt incredible. But when she walked into the living room she stopped in her tracks.
Chloe was sitting on the sofa and she was watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she was fully watching it as well, her eyes staring at the screen. Beca couldn't believe it, how was she dating someone who could watch reality trash. This was just unacceptable.
"Umm Chloe, what the hell is this?!" Beca exclaimed pointing to the TV.
"The Kardashians," Chloe said, not noticing how taken aback I was about my new discovery. Dramatic? Maybe, but this is a serious problem. I can't have this on, I just can't do it.
"Why?" Chloe added, her eyes not leaving the screen.
"How can you watch this rubbish?" I exclaimed, throwing my hands in the air.
Chloe's head snapped around so fast it could've flown off, "How can you say that this is rubbish. It's pure reality, the heart of entertainment!" Chloe argued.
"No. It's rubbish." Beca said adamantly. She would not lose this argument she refused to admit or even lose to anyone who watched this trash willingly.
"It's so not. It exploits all the problems of their dysfunctional family in the funniest and most dramatic ways, how can you not like that?" Chloe asked. Beca moved to sit down next to her so they wouldn't be having this argument standing apart she wanted to see the look on Chloe's face when she won.
"You mean their fake dysfunctional family?" Beca challenged.
"No. They are are actual people, with actual lives, celebrities just like you." Chloe argued back turning to fully face Beca now, she would not lose this!
"Did you actually just compare me to them?!" Beca asked horrified. Chloe sat back smugly, a smirk present on her face.
"Maybe I did. What are you going to do about it?" Chloe asked proud of herself, she was totally winning this.
"I refuse to watch this!" Beca said facing away from Chloe, she would not lose to someone who liked the Kardashians. She might as well just bury herself if that happened. The humiliation and embarrassment that would come with that, and don't forget the gloating Chloe would do. It would be never-ending! Both the girls were unbelievably competitive, and no matter what it was they wanted to win, a great trait to have in the working world but when it came to each other it never ended well. That was clear from the moment Beca lost in Trivia Pursuit and Chloe had done her 'victory dance' for around 30 minutes straight, she still would never live that down. She couldn't lose twice! She refused.
"I never asked you to watch anyway!" Chloe protested.
"You shouldn't be watching it, it will ruin your brain!" Beca said, causing Chloe to just laugh at her poor attempts to win her already losing the argument.
"Right...Okay, Becs. Whatever you say," Chloe said stifling her laughs.
"You're not going to listen are you?" Beca asked defeated.
"Nope," Chloe said, popping the 'p' for effect. But what Chloe wasn't expecting was for Beca to jump across her and grab the remote, turning the channel over, and holding the remote at arm's length so the redhead couldn't get it.
"Beca!"Chloe whined, trying to get Beca off of her but to no avail.
"I'm saving you, Chloe. You will thank me later when your brain isn't rotted by all them fake boobs and large butts," Beca said waving the remote teasingly just out of Chloe's reach.
"Oh my god!" Chloe said bursting out laughing. "Okay, okay, watch whatever you want," Chloe gave in. "I'm going to get dinner sorted, come on," Chloe patted Beca's thigh that was draped over her own legs, trapping her in. Normally she wouldn't mind, but she didn't want to burn the dinner otherwise they would be having burnt chicken, and burnt chicken is never a good thing. Beca reluctantly moved her leg, but she sat there with a smug look on her face, which Chloe just rolled her eyes to and walked into the kitchen with Beca trailing.
Chloe picked up a pair of oven gloves and walked over to the oven, opened the door and an amazing waft of air escaped. She pulled out a pan and Beca saw the top of the chicken Chloe had prepared earlier. Beca couldn't even remember what life was like before she met Chloe, she doesn't know how she survived. Beca doesn't even know what she'd do if Chloe wasn't here with her, living their life together.
She slipped around to where Chloe was dishing up and snuck her arms around her waist, kissing the back of her neck slowly, a grin forming on her face. She could feel Chloe lean into her, and she pulled her in closer, resting her forehead on the taller girl's shoulder.
"Hmm, that feels nice Becs," Chloe commented, loving the feeling of her girlfriend's arms wrapped protectively around her.
"Yeah?" Beca replied, resuming her previous actions, her lips practically ghosting over Chloe's collarbone teasingly.
"Yeah," Chloe repeated, opening up her neck more so Beca could have access, almost begging for her to touch her.
"Our dinner will get cold tho," Beca said teasingly. Her hands travelling further north towards two targets.
"Dinner can wait," Chloe replied flipping them around, pushing Beca back up against the counter. She swooped in and gave Beca a searing kiss, her hand moved up to cradle Beca's face in her hands, and Beca's took refuge at her hips and she could feel a small tug pulling her impossibly closer. They tongues battled for dominance, and their breaths became ragged. They pulled apart so they could actually breathe, foreheads rested together and two wide grins were present.
Beca tried to move in for another kiss but Chloe moved out the way and quickly pressed one to her cheek then moved back to plating up. Beca stood mouth agape. What just happened?
"Um, Chloe?" Beca questioned, very confused, and very turned on, from the actions they just performed.
"Yes?" Chloe answered innocently, not turning around.
"What happened?" Beca asked, she could feel herself getting very sexually frustrated and she didn't like it. This woman was doing things to her.
"The food was getting cold," Chloe said nonchalantly, moving around to place the two plates on the island.
"Food was cold.." Beca muttered as she walked around to sit next to Chloe on the island. She picked up her knife and fork and pointed her fork at Chloe. "You are such a tease." She complained.
Chloe just smiled, before whispering in her ear, "should of let me watch the Kardashians."
Beca turned around and stared at Chloe, this again. "Right, listen here Red, because I will not repeat myself. That show is trash, they are all fake, and dramatic, and annoying and I can't deal with it," Beca said. But Chloe wasn't listening, she was stifling a laugh, to her this was all just too amusing. She'd never met someone so riled up by a group of sisters, but Beca always found a way to surprise her, in the most unexpected ways.
During dinner Beca wanted to tease Chloe just as much, two could play at that game. Luckily she was left-handed whereas Chloe was right, so she was able to rest her hand in Chloe's thigh, her thumb lightly brushing up and down. Chloe looked at her with raised brows, but Beca just ignored it and continued. The longer they sat there Beca's hand slowly moved up inch by inch and it was driving Chloe mad. Her core was burning and she had a feeling her cheeks were flushed. Beca justs sat there with a smile on her face. She then moved her hand across getting closer and closer to the place Chloe wanted her the most. But just as she was about to reach her destination Chloe jumped up and took their plates. Beca sat there defeated, would she ever win against this girl?
She saw Chloe walk upstairs and instead of following her she went into the studio, she'd had a few lyrics bouncing around her head for a while and she wanted to get them out. She adjusted the mic and held a small remote in her hand. Because there was only her she had adapted the studio so she could have a device that could record her tracks while she was inside.
Only you - Parson James
And I need your love, I need you here with me
And I don't care 'bout much else
And I know it's hard for five million reasons
But I don't think I could wait
When I'm feeling your love, it's like a wind that blows
I can't give up and I can't let go
I won't give up, I won't lose
When I'm broken down and I'm bruised
I'm gonna get myself back home to you, ooh
When she sang she thought of all the moments prior to when she and Chloe started dating, the ones where they'd watch a film on the sofa or cook their dinner together, and even when Chloe persuaded her to work out. She continued singing a massive smile on her face.
Only you, ah
Only you, ah
Only you, ah
Only you
Chloe was it for her, the lyrics said that much, no matter what would happen between them, Beca would always try her hardest to make sure Chloe was cared for, even if something bad happened, she would return home to Chloe. Because Chloe was home.
And I need someone to lay down beside me
'Cause I can't sleep by myself
And my poor old heart's in five million pieces
Now I'm asking for your help
When I'm feeling your love it's like a wind that blows
I can't give up and I can't let go
I won't give up, I won't lose
When I'm broken down and I'm bruised
I'm gonna get myself back home to you, ooh
Only you, ah
Only you, ah
Only you, ah
Only you
You, ah
You, ah
Everything she was singing was true, Chloe's love was something that just hit her. It was the best feeling in the world knowing someone cared about her as much as she cared about them. Something she hadn't in a really long time.
When I'm feeling your love, it's like a wind that blows
I can't give up and I can't let go
I won't give up, I won't lose
When I'm broken down and I'm bruised
I'm gonna get myself back home to you, ooh
Only you, ah
Only you, ah
Only you, ah
Only you
Chloe was the one for her, and she wasn't going to let her go. Not now, not ever.
Beca stepped out of the booth and stretched her arms, stifling a yawn that escaped her lips. She looked up at the clock and saw that it was nearing 11 o'clock, she'd been recording for a good few hours, which was a normal habit of hers, she'd get into the zone and it was hard for her to take a break once she was focused and her entire thought process was towards whatever she was working on.
She made sure her work was saved naming it, 'Only You 'before exiting out of her program, closing the laptop down and switching off all her equipment and shutting the lights off. Beca walked up the stairs dragging her feet up the stairs, she realised all the lights had already been switched off downstairs which she was grateful for because she was way too tired to go back down and do it herself.
She heard the faint sound of something being played the closer she got to her room, she looked down and saw the bright coloured lights flashing from underneath the door. She quietly pushed the handle down and slipped inside, making sure to shut the door silently so she wouldn't disturb the redhead who was engrossed in the TV. She was huddled under the covers of Beca's bed up to her chin and her red hair was sprawled out across one of the pillows, she looked adorable, and she clearly hadn't realised that Beca was in the room.
Beca kept her eyes trained on Chloe, loving the way her blue orbs sparkled against the bright colours of the TV. Chloe only realised there was another presence in the room when the bed dipped, and she saw Beca moving in to give her kiss on the side of her head,
"Hey you," Chloe greeted, moving her head to kiss Beca on the lip.
"Hey," Beca said back.
"What got you all caught up?" Chloe asked taking her hand in Beca's and stroking the pad of her thumb across the top.
"It's a surprise," Beca whispered in the shell of Chloe's ear, and Chloe could feel the heat from Beca's breath run through her body and sending tingles all over.
"Please tell me?" Chloe begged, nustling her head in Beca's shoulder.
"Nope, no can do Beale," Beca said adamantly. "Soon, though." She promised.
Chloe gave Beca a lingering kiss on side of her neck, then her jaw, and then finally brought her lips up to Beca's ghosting over them, she felt Beca move forward and she just moved back. Teasing the brunette was now her second favourite activity; the first being able to kiss her.
Finally, Chloe gave in, and grabbed the back of Beca's neck and pulled her in for a sweet kiss, Beca adjusted her body so she could pull Chloe on-top of her. Chloe was only wearing a shirt so Beca grabbed the backs of Chloe's legs to hold her in place, so the redhead was practically straddling the shorter girl, their lips still attached in a passionate kiss.
They continued making out until a loud shrill echoed throughout the room, causing the pair to break away. Beca looked up and saw the prominent face of Kimberly Kardashian on the screen, she looked back up to Chloe who was biting her lip guiltily.
"Not happening Beale," Beca said and jokingly shoved Chloe off her, which left Chloe in fits of laughter. She turned around stubbornly and faced the other side of the room.
"You are so stubborn," Chloe said between laughs, she shook the brunette to get her to turn around, "Beca!" She whined. Beca refused to move.
Chloe laid down next to her and wrapped her arms around the small girl's waist. She lent in close, and whispered, "I'll get you to watch it Becs, I have my ways, just you see." Then Chloe cuddled back into the brunette's shoulder and went to sleep.
She would find her ways, she'd make sure of it.
Thoughts? Is there any songs you guys would like me to try and include, I'd love to hear your ideas!