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Chapter 26
It was the next morning and the two girls were back on the plane going back to LA. Beca and Chloe were sitting next to each other hands interlocked, they seemed to have a deeper connection after yesterday's events, a bond that went beyond anything they thought was possible at this point in their relationship.
Chloe had been thinking a lot recently about Beca, not that she didn't think about her, but in a more business sense. She obviously knew that her girlfriend was insanely talented but she'd heard Beca's singing voice and it was amazing. Her lyrics were so powerful and would relate to so many people.
"Beca?" She asked looking over at the brunette who had her head wrapped up in a notebook to which she had been scribbling away at throughout the flight.
"Yeah, Babe?" Beca asked, she had found a habit of calling her pet names, and Chloe wasn't complaining, she loved the way it sounded when Beca said it, it just rolled off the tongue.
"Have you ever thought about releasing an album?" It was a very loaded and big question and she wasn't sure how she would react. Beca had mentioned releasing something of her own but nothing had ever come of it, and Chloe was wondering what Beca's take would be on it, and if she'd agree to it.
Beca sort of laughed and raised her eyebrows, as if she actually began to think about it, something Chloe had figured out over these past few months.
"Umm, I don't really know. I'm happy with just producing, I mean I don't think I'd even know how to be an artist," Beca said thinking out loud.
"Well you work with artist all the time, I mean it's practically your job."
"Yeah, but it's a completely different ball game. Being behind the scenes is more my thing, you know I hate the spotlight and try to avoid it. And being an artist would thrust me into..but maybe, I mean I love writing songs, and I could definitely do it, it's not like I need to find a label or anything, and the contract would be easy enough," Beca said.
"Well, I think the world deserves to hear your music, it's beautiful. You would be able to connect with so many people, they'd be able to relate to what you say and take it to heart," Chloe said giving Beca's hand a squeeze.
"I'll think about it," Beca promised bringing Chloe's hand up to her lips so she could kiss the top of them
The rest of the flight went smoothly and they touched down around mid-day, unfortunately, Beca needed to go into the office while Chloe took care of some business calls. Beca had put Jesse in charge for the day at the label itself as she was closest to him, and trusted he wouldn't screw anything up. She had made him promise to give her regular updates on anything she needed to know about before she came back in and thankfully there wasn't much.
However, CR had texted her and told her to come into the studio when she got back to listen to something, she hadn't specified what it was, but she hoped it was something from Emily. The girl had been doing amazing at the studio and had already released a few songs here and there which had instantly become hits, and they were hoping an album could be on the verge of appearing soon.
P!nk was due to come in as well in the next few days, arranged by Chloe to begin the work in her new album. Beca was really excited about this one because Alecia had an incredible voice, and her songs were so soulful, they all contained a message which was one of the things that Beca loved most about her, she inspired people with her lyrics and the fact that she wrote the majority of her songs herself proved that she sand from the heart, which was something Beca herself had always done, played from the heart.
She especially loved P!nk's older music, with the punk/rock vibe, but she had an idea of where she wanted to take this album and she was hoping Alecia would love it as well because if everything went to plan Beca had a feeling that this would be something great.
They arrived back at Beca's apartment around an hour later, traffic had been horrible, one of the downsides of having her apartment in one of the busiest places in LA. But they managed to get there just before 1.30, leaving more than enough time for Beca to head into the office and check everything was in order, and to see CR and find out what she wanted her to listen to.
Beca and Chloe both flopped down onto their bed with a big sigh, it had been a busy and emotional few days for them both, but a massive weight had been lifted off their shoulders and they both felt it, it was like they were lighter and Beca could feel herself being more relaxed now that everything was out in the open. She knew it was the right choice, to introduce Chloe to her parents', a hard one no doubt, but the right one, and she knew that they would definitely approve of the redhead. She made the brunette better, whether she meant it or not, she was good for her.
Okay, Babe, I shouldn't be back too late tonight, I just need to do a few checkups and sort a few things out. Let me know how everything goes down on your end okay?" Beca said grabbing her car keys for the Porsche.
She had managed to convince Chloe to take all her calls and emails here so she could relax and wouldn't need to go out. It had taken a while, but Chloe finally agreed, her mind was telling her that she would definitely need a nap soon, she felt exhausted.
"Of course, Babe. I'll let you know, have fun! I love you!" She called the brunette from the lounge.
"I love you too!" Chloe heard.
Beca got into her car and began her drive to the office she decided to quickly phone Stacie and let her know how everything went. She phoned her through the Bluetooth on her car and waited for the loud drones to be picked up. On the third ring, Stacie's voice could be heard through the speakers.
"Hey, Becs! How was your trip?"
"Really good. I was nice seeing them again, but it was great having Chloe by my side, she was so good about the whole thing and was by my side the entire time. Not clingy but there. She really is amazing Stace, I really love her," Beca said getting lost in the world which was Chloe Beale.
"Beca Mitchell! What the hell has happened to you? You've gone soft." Stacie teased, Beca rolled her eyes, knowing Stacie was probably loving seeing her so spellbound.
"No, but for reals Becs, you deserve this. The way you talk about her, it's beautiful, even from here I can tell you have a massive grin on your face," Beca laughed knowing how true what Stacie was saying was. "You found a good one Becs, don't let her go."
"I don't plan on it, she's the one for me, Stace. She's perfect." Beca said with a loving look on her face.
"Now, one important question. What's the sex like?"
"Beca nearly choked on her own salvia, Stacie had always been one to be blunt and never shy away from her sexual encounters.
"Stacie!"
"What Becs?" Stacie asked innocently, "It's a normal question."
"Well…"Beca began scratching the back of her neck, but before she could say anything Stacie cut in.
"OMG, don't tell me you haven't had sex with her?!" Stacie asked incredulously. Beca didn't answer.
"Beca! I can't believe you, you've been together for months, what's going on? You haven't lost your touch have you?"
"No Stacie! I haven't lost my touch, I'm just waiting for the right moment," Beca said honestly, which was what she had been trying to do, but whenever she planned to make a move, she'd either back out or something would come up. She was a little scared as well if she was being honest. She wanted to make it perfect for Chloe, the girl had been through so much, she wanted her to have something to try and make up for all the years of neglect and abuse from Tom, the man that ruined her bubbly redhead's life. She wanted to get that girl back, she could still tell that she was being a held back by him, even though he was behind bars, but she wanted Chloe to be herself, to be fully Chloe Beale, with nothing holding her back.
"Beca! There is no such thing as the right moment trust me. When I first met |Julian, he was everything I ever wanted. I wanted to wait until we had sex, make it a memorable experience for both of us. All my other hookups had just been casual but I really cared for him and wanted it to be magical, but we seemed to be holding out so one night we just went for it, no regrets, no awkwardness just me and him. And that was the best night I'd ever had. It was so raw, so beautiful, and there were no expectations for it to live up to your perfect night, it just was," Stacie said.
"How are you so wise?" Beca asked teasingly.
"I didn't get into Harvard for nothing, y'know," She replied back.
"Thank you though Stace. I needed that," Beca said honestly. She just needed to let it happen, no expectations and no pressuring herself to make it perfect. Just let them be themselves, Beca and Chloe, together forever and always. Well, that's what she thought, she really did what Chloe with her forever, to be able to call her, her wife and have kids running around the garden. That was Beca's perfect, not music, not the fame, not the money, just her and Chloe.
"Your welcome, Becs. I'll see you soon okay, maybe we can pop out for lunch, make some plans for the wedding?" Stacie suggested.
"Yeah, I'll text you later and see when I'm free. Love you, Stace!" Beca said pulling up in front of her office.
"Love you too Becs, good luck!"
Beca hung up the phone and hopped out, locking the car behind her. She said hello to the receptionist and headed up to recording studio 3 where CR said she would be.
She walked into the elevator and waited until she reached the right floor, as she stepped out she bumped into Jesse.
"Hey, Boss! How are you?" The boy greeted with a smile.
"Good thanks Jess, how have things been holding up here?"
"Great. Everything is in order, no problems, have you seen CR yet?" He asked. This only mad Beca more curious, what was CR up to?
"No, on my way there now. Do I need to be worried?" She asked confused.
"Nope. You'll understand when you get there." Jesse's phone buzzed. "Well, I better get back to work, see you around Boss, say hi to Chloe for me!" He said walking off.
Beca began her journey to see CR, her curiosity peaking as she neared her destination. She reached the door around 10 minutes later after she bumped into a few more colleagues who wanted to have a chat with her. But she finally got there and noticing the red recording light wasn't on she walked in. She was met with the producer and Emily who had a million dollar smile on her face.
"What's up?" Beca said taking a seat on the sofa.
"Do you want to tell her or should I?" CR asked Emily, who looked like she was going to explode from happiness.
"I have an album!" Emily blurted out.
"What?!" Beca said confused, she knew the girl had a few songs but an entire album!
CR noticed the confusion on the girl's face and began explaining, "We have been working extremely hard, and have had many long nights, and we have enough songs to make an album. A few acoustic tracks and 13 more original tracks. We met with an artist who designed an album cover, and me and Emily brainstormed some names and we came up with 'Flashlight', which is a song featured on the album, all we need is your go and it can be released by tonight."
Beca didn't know what to say, normally newer artist and producers would look to her guidance or at least take a lot longer to get anything major out on the market, so to say she was impressed would be an understatement. These two girls had taken the initiative to take on the project and hit it with full force with Beca loved!
"You have my go," Beca said with a wide smile. " And you can be expecting pay rise, " Beca added with a wink, she left the room just as she heard Emily let out a loud squeal. Beca loved people like that, who had such a passion for music, it reminded her of herself at that age. A budding young artist waiting for a slither of hope to break into the industry.
A text sounded from her phone,
CR: Release party?
Boss: Hell yeah! I'll let it up. 9 tonight, let's get this show on the road!
Beca began to think up ideas of where she could host this release party, she wanted it to be different to anywhere they'd had before. A place she knew Emily would enjoy, since this was her first party she wanted her to remember it for the rest of her life, one of her first major milestones as an artist.
She had an idea floating around but if she pulled a few strings she knew she would be able to pull it off. She phoned a few more people and in 30 minutes everything was planned, she quickly fired a text off Chloe to let her know.
My Girl: Up for a party tonight? xx
Hot DJ: What sort of party? X
My Girl: Release party? Emily has surprised me with an album and it's going to drop tonight xx
Hot DJ: That's amazing! I'm down, what time? X
My Girl: Pick you up at 8.30? X
Hot DJ: Love you xx
My Girl: Love you too baby xx
Beca put her phone away with a shit-eating grin on her face, but Jesse passed her while she was standing there.
"Beca has a girlfriend," Jesse teased.
"Shut up Jesse," She said with a laugh. It was obvious to most or less everyone in the building that they were together after some of them caught the two making out on one of the conference desks - let's just say that, that meeting was quite awkward for them all after that. But word had gotten around by lunchtime that they were together. They didn't mind though, it meant they didn't have to hide their relationship and there were no allegations that Chloe slept her way into the job, everyone loved Chloe and knew how hard she worked. She was like the office's personal ray of sunshine.
It was around 8 when Beca headed home to get changed, everything was set in place for tonight and she was excited, it was going to be an amazing night and she was unbelievably proud of the young girl for achieving for so much in such little time, something not many could do.
She called out to Chloe when she opened the door but got no response.
"Chlo?" She called again, she stopped to listen and she could hear the sound of music being played. She ran up the stairs and headed for their room, smiling to herself as she did.
Beca knocked on the door, to which it was opened to reveal Chloe clad in white, lace lingerie, and Beca was pretty sure she stopped breathing. She had seen Chloe like this, but tonight, she just seemed to look stunning. Her toned abs were full on show with her perfectly clear skin, and her ass that was just...perfection. Beca was sure she was wet from just looking at her, Chloe's fiery red locks were splayed out across her back as well.
"Like what you see Becs?" She asked playfully. Beca licked her lips in response. Chloe walked sultry closer to her and when she reached the brunette she was sure Beca was on the verge of an aneurysm.
"You better get ready or we will be late…" She trailed off, running her finger down the middle of Beca's chest, her breathing became laboured and Chloe smiled to herself loving how worked up she could get the girl.
"I think that can wait," Beca finally managed to reply. She tilted Chloe's chin down and gave her a slow sensual kiss that got Chloe to whimper. She pulled Chloe flush against her and loved the feel of Chloe's semi-naked body pressed against her. Chloe wrapped her arms around the back of Beca's neck, lightly scratching at her back, something she'd found that Beca loved.
When Chloe began her actions on Beca, she moaned into the kiss, her mind was going crazy and her senses were on overdrive. Chloe was doing things to her and she wasn't sure if they were going to make it to the party if they kept this up. It was like Chloe read her mind because she suddenly pulled away much to the brunette's disappointment.
"No…" Beca whined trying to pull Chloe back.
"Nope," Chloe said moving her head, walking back to the bed with an extra sway of her hips where she continued getting changed.
"Eughh," Beca complained going into their closet to find something to wear. She wasn't exactly sure what to go for when an idea came to mind, she went into the depths of her wardrobe with a mischievous grin on her face. Chloe was going to pay for cutting their make-out session short. She found what she was looking for and pulled it with a triumphant smirk. She managed to dress pretty quickly, took her hair out of its ponytail and let it fall into its natural wavy look. She took a look in the mirror and once she was satisfied she slipped out, without Chloe noticing. She wanted it to be surprised for when Chloe walked out, give her something to think about.
She had put on a grey pantsuit with a black, lace, strappy top that left enough for imagination paired with a set of light pink heels. The suit jacket had a white rose on the side of it as well. She bought it a while back and hadn't found a purpose to wear it until tonight.
She was mindlessly tapping away at her phone when she noticed someone standing at the top of the stairs. Her breath hitched when she took in her girlfriend's outfit, she had her hair braided into a loose side plait, her makeup done to perfection with a red lip to contrast from her outfit. She was wearing a form-fitting white dress with two small cutouts along the middle, it reached just below her knees where she had on a pair of strappy white heels. So in all, she looked stunning. She slowly descended down the stairs as if she was in a move and it was like time stopped before she managed to be in front of Beca.
"Wow," Beca managed to say, "You look stunning."
"Same goes for you, Mitchell," Chloe said knowing how much Beca loved it when she was called by her second name.
"Where has that been hiding?" She asked.
Beca smirked, "Just been laying around y'know," she said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Well I think...you should pull these things out more often," Chloe said running her finger across the black lace of Beca's top. Beca gulped knowing exactly what happened upstairs last time Chloe did this.
"Nope. Not happening, Beale. We are going to be late," Beca said taking Chloe's hand in her own and walked them to the door grabbing the keys for her Mclaren on her way out. They took the elevator down to the car park and walked over to Beca's section. Yes, she had a section, something Chloe found hilarious when she first saw it, which accommodated all of Beca's cars, and there was a lot of them.
Beca opened the door for Chloe and then jogged, well moved as fast as he could in heels, around to her side and slipped into her own seat. She switched on the engine and it let out a roar, put it into drive and pulled out of the car park and onto the road. She hadn't told Chloe where they were going s she wanted it to be surprised but when she'd told Emily she was pretty sure the girl cried with tears. Something else Beca loved about her, the fact she was still grateful for everything that was happening to her, some artists seemed to think everything would just come to them after they get their fame but Emily was still humble.
They drove for about 30 minutes but Beca kept their hands interlaced across the gear stick and caressed the top of Chloe's with the pad of her thumb mindlessly. It was something she found herself doing a lot if they were holding hands, she didn't know why but she liked doing it, it comforted her.
They were nearing their destination and Chloe began to get suspicious trying to ask where they were going, luckily she hadn't got it right yet which made Beca happy.
She heard Chloe gasp when she pulled into the Aquarium, it was lined with a red carpet leading up to the entrance with a few paparazzi which she had called for the event, along with the ones who had found out.
"How did you do all of this so quickly?" Chloe asked looking around at everyone who was there, and they weren't even inside yet.
"I have my ways Beale," Beca said teasingly.
"Shouldn't this be my job anyway, planning all these events?" Chloe said smoothing out her dress.
"Maybe...but I wanted this to be a surprise for everyone. Plus you've been working hard and I thought I'd give you a break," Beca said.
"Ah you're sweet," Chloe said leaning over to give Beca a kiss.
"You ready?" Beca asked.
"Yep, let's go," Chloe said opening up her door. Beca followed suit and a wave of white lights filled her eyes, she met Chloe at the side of the car, held onto her hand and they walked up the stairs on the red carpet up to where their picture would be taken and then they'd go inside.
"Beca, Chloe over here!"
"One more ladies, one more!"
"One from the side! Beautiful!"
Once they had taken all the pictures they headed inside and Chloe's breath was taken away as soon as they entered the building. The aquarium was lit up with all kinds of lights, canapes were being handed around along with flutes of champagne. The fish were all swimming around behind where a makeshift stage had been placed and it was full of people. Chloe could recognise a lot of them, different celebs and artists along with people from the office. It looked so extravagant, and front and centre was Emily who looked stunning, but she also looked happy as well. That was the main thing.
The two of them wandered around talking to different people until Beca snuck of somewhere, Chloe had no clue where she was gone but soon after she knew exactly.
"Hello everyone! I'd like to thank you all for coming out tonight to celebrate Emily's success. From the minute I met her I knew she was special, she had this vibe about her that screamed passion. A few hours only I discovered that she had an album ready and needed me to give her the green light, which I did. She has truly surprised me with her talent, her songwriting abilities are phenomenal and she is going to definitely be someone to be reckoned with. I pride myself on creating and developing some of the best artists in this industry, it's about finding that little something inside of everyone, the thing that gives them the drive and the spark to create. That's what Emily has, the drive to create. Now I'm going to let you continue your night, enjoy yourselves!" Bec said. Everyone in the room clapped her and applauded her on her speech as she made her way down.
She looked stood taller to see if she could find Chloe, which normally wasn't hard with her beautiful red locks but under the darkness, she found it considerably harder. She made her way around the room when she spotted her by the bar talking with Emily and CR.
She wrapped her arm around Chloe's waist and gave her kiss on the cheek.
"Nice job up there Babe," Chloe praised.
"Thank you. What are you ladies talking about?"
"Just business," said Emily. "Chloe told me the album will drop at midnight."
"How did you know that I didn't even know that?" Beca asked with a grin.
"It's my job to know these things," Chloe said, "I was however given a sneak peek and it's beautiful Emily. I have a feeling that this will be selling out very quickly."
"Really?" Asked Emily who looked disbelievingly at the three women.
"Yeah kid, you did well. It's a great album, with some very good songs especially from a freshman like you," CR said proudly. She was really happy that she met Emily, she was easy to work with and had a good ear for when she wanted things changed but she also wasn't a diva. She took great pride and care in what she sang and wanted every song to be perfect, a true reflection on the dedication on each one.
After the girls had a few drinks, Beca only having one as she was driving and an orange for Emily as she was still underage, Beca motioned to the artist to follow her. Both CR and Chloe looked confused as to where they were going. They soon found out tho as for the second time Beca stood on stage but with Emily standing beside her.
"Sorry to interrupt, again guys." The crowd chuckled. "But I thought that you'd all appreciate a little preview of the album and myself and Emily decided to give you a small live performance. So Emily without further ado." Beca featured to the microphone for Emily whilst she took her place on a stool to the side and picked up her guitar which had appeared on stage. She pulled the strap over her head and nodded to Emily, she found Chloe's eyes in the crowd and locked in on them.
She began strumming the first few chords and then Emily began to sing.
Hailee Steinfeld - Starving (Acoustic)
You know just what to say
Shit, that scares me, I should just walk away
But I can't move my feet
The more that I know you, the more I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday, oh
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
When Beca and Emily had been thinking of what song to sing tonight, Beca had been looking through the lyrics to all the songs and when she'd read this one it stood out to her most. It reminded her of Chloe in more of a sexual way. It made her think of how empty she had been before Chloe had come into her life, and now, now she felt complete. Whole.
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You know just how to make my heart beat faster
Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster
You hit me head-on, got me weak in my knees
Yeah, something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday, ye-eah
So much younger yesterday, oh, yeah
Beca looked over to Emily and was happy that she seemed to be enjoying herself, which made her smile. She knew that having her first performance at a party like this would be a big thing for Emily considering that there was a lot of other singers here and they would all want to work with her which would boost her stardom to another level. It made Beca proud to do what she did, to help people achieve their dreams.
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You, yeah, till I tasted you
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Chloe was watching Beca and just seeing her playing the guitar with the biggest smile on her face made her feel so happy for her girlfriend. She had watched Beca play both the guitar and piano and she could say she's never seen anything more attractive. The way her fingers played so delicately across the strings and the passion behind her eyes made Chloe feel proud to have a girlfriend like Beca. But not Beca Mitchell the mega-famous music producer, but her Beca. the Beca that would sing her songs at night or run her a bath once they got home from work so she could relax. That was her Beca.
Na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
The more that I know you, the more I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday
The entire crowd burst into applause as soon as they finished, a few cheers were put in there as well, which made Emily smile. She was glad everyone enjoyed the song, it was one she'd worked hard on with CR and having Beca play next to her was incredible, not many people could say they've done that. Beca didn't play live often, but whenever she did she enjoyed it, it made her feel alive.
She then began thinking back to what Chloe said earlier about her own album, and how it could be a good thing for her, she definitely had enough material. But she was brought out of her thoughts by Emily hugging her.
"You did good Em!" She said. The girl went over to a few of her friends while Beca moved over to go and greet Chloe. But as soon as she stepped off the stage she was pulled by her jacket and brought in to a searing kiss, she knew it was Chloe by her perfume, a smell she had begun to crave over the past few months. She pulled the redhead in by her hips and moaned into the kiss until Chloe pulled away and rested her forehead against Beca's.
"That was so hot," Chloe said breathlessly.
"It was wasn't it," Beca said with a smirk.
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