Chloe sat up in the bed and looked down at Beca. "What would you say if I asked if we could stop off in Vegas and get married on our way home?"

"Sure, why not?," Beca said and laughed. She looked at Chloe, and her laughter stopped. "Oh, my God. You're serious? Do you know what your parents would do to me if we eloped? Not to mention Aubrey. You will be a widow before the ink is dry on the marriage license."

"But, I don't want to wait to be married to you," Chloe said taking Beca's hand in hers. "Before you came along, I thought that being single was the only way I could be happy. I had my heart broken by two different people who I thought were it for me. I never thought I'd find someone who I wanted to be with forever, and now that I have I don't want to wait to be married. I love you so much, and I don't want to wait to be married to you." Chloe's voice trailed off at the end, and she looked down at her lap.

"Babe," Beca said. "I hear you. I do. But you totally shot me down when I suggested it when we first got engaged, saying your parents would kill you if we eloped. And then the whole convincing Aubrey to have a Christmas wedding. You two were so excited to get started on planning our double wedding. You can't change things right in the middle."

"But the wedding is seven months away," Chloe whined. "We haven't done any real planning since I was so busy with Carrie's wedding. We can get married in Vegas, and it won't really affect anything."

"I, I don't know what to say," Beca said shaking her head. She looked at Chloe. "Don't you think it will kill Aubrey if you two don't have a double wedding?"

"She'll be happy because then she can have a Spring wedding like she wanted," Chloe said. "We have a few days before we fly back. Just think about it. Please?"

"Okay, I'll think about it," Beca said. "Let's get some sleep. We're supposed to meet Carrie and Aidan for brunch tomorrow with the two families."

"Thank you" kiss "thank you" kiss "thank you."

"I didn't say yes," Beca said. "I said I'd think about it."

"I know," Chloe said. "But you didn't totally shoot down the idea. I'll take what I can get."

"Good night, Chlo," Beca said and kissed her.

"Good night, Becs," Chloe said. "I love you."

"I love you, too," Beca said as they got comfortable and cuddled together.

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

At brunch the next day Beca was not quite herself. She kept zoning out thinking about whether it was a good idea to elope or not. Carrie noticed the brunette was unusually quiet and kept throwing concerned looks her way.

"Hey, Beca," Carrie said getting her attention. "Come with me to omelet bar. I know you want one." She singsonged the last part, and Beca laughed.

"You know me so well," Beca said and stood. "We'll be back." She gave Chloe a quick kiss on top of the head.

Beca and Carrie walked over to the omelet station and ordered. As the cook started preparing their omelets, Carrie looked at Beca.

"What's up with you today?," Carrie asked. "You seem really out of it. Oh, my gosh, are you and Chloe fighting?"

"What? No," Beca said and sighed. "I know she's your sister, but you can't tell I told you this, okay? Promise me."

"I promise I won't say anything," Carried said. "What happened?"

"She asked me if we could stop off in Vegas and get married on our way home," Beca said.

Carrie's eyes got wide. "She what?"

"Yeah," Beca said. "She wants to elope."

"Are you going to do it?," Carrie asked.

"I...don't know," Beca said. "I told her I would think about it. But, all I can think about is how your folks and Aubrey would kill me if I agreed to it."

"Honestly, I don't think our parents would care," Carrie said. "They just want Chloe to be happy, and they can see that you make her happy. On the other hand, Aubrey is quite a different story. She may literally blow a gasket."

"I know," Beca said. "That's what I'm afraid of. I don't really care what Aubrey says or does to me, but Chloe will be caught in the middle. I don't want to put Chloe through that."

"Sounds like quite the dilemma," Carrie said.

The omelets were ready, and both women took theirs.

"Thank you," Beca told the cook before turning back to Carrie. "What do you think I should do? If I say no, Chloe will probably be mad at me for a while. But, if I say yes, she and Aubrey will be at odds. I'm damned if I do, and damned if I don't."

"The only thing I can say is to forget about everyone else and do what will make you and Chloe happy," Carrie said.

Beca walked back to the table no closer to a decision than when she first started talking to Carrie.

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

Later that night, Beca was standing by the window of their hotel room staring out into the darkness.

She was trying to work out in her head what she was going to say to Chloe when she told her she didn't think eloping was the best idea. Beca was so lost in her thoughts that she jumped slightly when she felt Chloe's circle her waist from behind

"What are you thinking about?," Chloe whispered in her ear.

"You," Beca responded and turned her head to give Chloe a quick kiss. "I'm always thinking about you."

"Good answer," Chloe said and smiled.

Beca turned in Chloe's arms and they started making out. After one particularly steamy kiss, Beca pulled back and pushed Chloe away.

"Um," Beca cleared her throat. "Before this goes any farther, and yes it will go farther, we need to talk about this whole eloping thing."

Chloe takes in a breath to calm herself down. "Okay," she said. "Have you decided?"

"Yeah," Beca said hesitantly.

"You don't want to do it," Chloe said with a frown and sat down. She looked down at the ground and Beca's heart melted.

Beca walked over to Chloe and knelt down in front of her. She put a hand under Chloe's chin and lifted her head so she would look at Beca.

"I would love nothing more than to be married to you right now," Beca whispered. "But, I know you and once we get home and you see Aubrey and have to tell she'll be devastated and then so will you. I honestly don't want to see you like that. I think we should continue our plans for a Christmas double wedding that you and your best friend have wanted for years."

Chloe looked at Beca with tears in her eyes and smiled. "I love you," she said and kissed Beca. "You're right. I guess I just got caught up in how happy Carrie and Aidan look now that they're married."

Beca smiled at Chloe. "So, we're good? You aren't mad at me because I said no?"

"How can I be mad," Chloe said taking Beca's face in her hands, "when you made a very compelling argument?"

Chloe leaned in and kissed Beca. Beca stood bringing Chloe up with her without breaking the kiss. Beca put her hands on Chloe's hips and started moving her back towards the bed.

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

Beca and Chloe have been home for a couple of days when Chloe calls Aubrey so they can start talking about their wedding. Aubrey invites Chloe and Beca to their place on Saturday for a cookout.

"We'd love that," Chloe told Aubrey. "Can we bring anything?"

"Maybe some brownies or something for dessert," Aubrey said. "We'll take care of everything else."

"Sounds great," Chloe said. "We'll see you then. Bye, Brey."

"Bye, Chloe," Aubrey said and disconnected the call.

Beca came home a few minutes later and Chloe told her about the cookout and wedding planning on Saturday.

"Sounds good," Beca said. "Want to go out for dinner tonight or order in?"

"Let's go out," Chloe said standing. "I'm craving some Mexican."

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

Saturday came and Beca and Chloe were sitting outside with Aubrey and Stacie. They had finished eating and Chloe asked if they were ready to dive into wedding planning. Aubrey and Stacie looked at each other looking somewhat anxious.

"What's wrong, Brey?," Chloe asked.

"You're going to be mad," Aubrey said. "But, we have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"We don't need to make any weddings plans."

"Oh, my God, Brey! Are you guys breaking up?"

"What? No," Aubrey said quickly. "We're already married."

"I don't understand," Chloe said looking confused. "What do you mean you're already married?"

"Oh, shit," Beca mumbled to herself. She got up and stood by Chloe. Beca had a feeling she knew what was coming.

"We stopped in Vegas on the way home and got married," Aubrey said holding up her hand to show her wedding band.

"You eloped?," Chloe said her voice rising. She turned to Beca. "They eloped. I can't fucking believe I let you talk me out of it so we didn't upset Brey. I'm so glad we didn't do anything to upset Aubrey."

Chloe shoved past Beca and went into the house.

"Un-fucking-believable," Beca said looking at Aubrey. "How could you be so fucking selfish?"

"Now, wait a minute, Beca," Stacie said holding a hand up to stop Beca from continuing.

"No," Beca said getting louder. She looked at Aubrey and shook her head. "I stood up for you because Chloe had the same idea about eloping. I told her it wasn't fair to you for us to elope when the two of you had been planning your double wedding for years. As your best friend, she took your feelings into consideration. Too fucking bad you couldn't have provided her the same courtesy."

Beca turned and went in search of Chloe. She found her standing in the kitchen with her arms crossed over her chest and she was fuming. Beca walked over to Chloe and put her arms around her. Chloe nestled into Beca's neck.

"Let's go home," Beca said.

Aubrey and Stacie came into the kitchen and Aubrey walked over to Chloe.

"Chloe, I'm sorry," Aubrey said. "While we were sitting in the airport waiting for our flight home, we started talking and the next thing we knew we were changing our tickets to fly to Vegas. It was spur of the moment."

"You could have told me before now," Chloe mumbled into Beca's shoulder. "It's been over a week since Carrie's wedding and you never said a word. I'm supposed to be your best friend. You should have told me."

"I know and I'm sorry," Aubrey said. "I didn't want to do it over the phone. I felt like I owed telling you face-to-face."

Chloe pulled back and looked at Beca. "I want to go home."

"Chloe," Aubrey said pleadingly.

"No, Aubrey," Beca said. "Let her be for now. I'm going to take her home."

"You guys have no right to be angry with us," Stacie said. "You were going to do the very same thing."

"But we didn't," Chloe said. "I'll admit it was my idea, but once Beca talked about how I wasn't being fair to Brey, I dropped it without a second thought because she was right. So don't put this back on me because we didn't elope without telling you about it."

Beca put her arm around Chloe's waist and led her to the front door.

"I'll call you later so we can talk," Aubrey called out to Chloe.

Beca turned to her and said, "I think you should let Chloe call you when she's ready." She then turned back to Chloe and they walked out the door.

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

Beca and Chloe had been home for about two hours, and Chloe was laying on the couch. She wasn't crying or showing much of any emotion. Beca climbed onto the couch and squeezed behind Chloe and wrapped an arm around her waist. She kissed the back of Chloe's head.

"Want to talk about it?"

"Not really."

"Are you mad at me because I talked you out of the idea of eloping?"

"No. I'm not really mad at anyone. I'm just hurt."

"This is what I was talking about," Beca said. "This is how Aubrey would have felt."

"I get that," Chloe said and turned so she was facing Beca. "I'm just hurt that she waited a week to tell me. If we had eloped, I would have told her as soon as we were back home."

"There is one good thing that will come out of this," Beca said pulling Chloe closer to her.

"What's that?," Beca said.

"Our wedding will be just OUR wedding," Beca said and smiled. "We can do whatever we want with it. Why don't we start planning because I have a few new ideas."

"Let's start planning tomorrow," Chloe said.

"Why can't we start planning to-"

Chloe leaned and kissed Beca. She pulled back and said, "I have other plans for us tonight."

"Yes, ma'am," Beca said and kissed Chloe.

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

Beca and Chloe were driving Aidan and Carrie home from the airport. Carrie was in the back seat with Chloe and Chloe had just told her about Stacie and Aubrey eloping on their way home from Carrie's wedding.

"So, Stacie and Aubrey eloped," Carrie said. "And Aubrey didn't tell you for a week? That's messed up."

"It is," Chloe said. "But, on the bright side, Beca and I can have the wedding we want and we are still planning to have it on Christmas."

"I know what Aubrey and Stacie did was a sucky move," Carrie said. "But, it's all working out for the best as far as I can see."

"It is," Chloe said. "Um, I do have something to ask you. You can say no if you want."

"What is it?"

"Would you be my Matron of Honor?"

"Aubrey's your best friend," Carrie said. "Why aren't you asking her? Are you still upset with her?"

"No, we made up already," Chloe said. "Plus, we were planning a double wedding. She was never going to be my Maid of Honor; my plan has always been to ask you. So, what do you say?"

"I'd love to," Carrie said and both sisters squealed and hugged. "I guess I need to start helping you with the plans."

"Beca and I have already been talking about a few things," Chloe said. "I'll give you a couple of days to get settled and then we'll start planning. Okay?"

"Sounds good to me," Carrie said.

"Aidan," Beca said as she maneuvered through the Sunday afternoon traffic. "Chloe and I were hoping you'd be a part of the wedding. Is that something you'd want to do for us?"

"Of course," Aidan said. "I'd be honored to be a part of it."

"Oh, tell them the news," Carrie told Aidan.

"Well, you know I'm moving into Carrie's apartment," Aidan said, and Beca and Chloe both nodded. "That's only going to be temporary. As a wedding gift, my folks are giving us enough money for a down payment on a house. We're going to start looking next week."

"That's awesome," Chloe said. "Beca and I are talking about buying a house, too."

"We were going to wait until after the wedding," Beca said and quickly glanced at Chloe. "But, what if we started looking with Carrie and Aidan? If I know you two, you'll want the other with you when you're checking out a house."

"I sometimes hate that you know me so well," Chloe said with a playful glare at Beca.

"No, you don't," Beca said with a grin.

"She is right though," Carrie said. "I'd love for you guys to check out houses with us. Maybe we can find something in the same neighborhood. I like having you close by."

"I love you, too, sis," Chloe said.

"Are you okay with us crashing your house search, Aidan?," Beca asked.

"I don't have any sisters," Aidan said. "But if I did I'd want them to be there. And I feel like you girls are my sisters now, so I am actually okay with house hunting with you guys."

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

House hunting and wedding planning were in full swing within the next few weeks. Beca found herself watching how happy Chloe was doing both. She can't wait to marry this girl.

"What do you think, Becs?," Chloe as they met in the kitchen of the house they were looking at.

"I like it," Beca said. "It has just about everything we were looking for."

"I know," Chloe said and bit her bottom lip. "Should we put in an offer? Can we really afford it?"

"We can afford it," Beca said with a laugh. "And I think we should make an offer."

"Hey, Chlo," Carrie called from the living room. "Where are you guys?"

"Kitchen," Chloe called back.

Carrie and Aiden joined them in the kitchen.

"We're going to put in an offer," Chloe said with a big smile.

"That's great," Carrie said and hugged Chloe. "We're thinking of putting in a bid on that last house we looked at. Aidan and I both love it."

"We'll still be neighbors," Chloe said and her smile got even wider.

"That's the plan," Aidan said. "Carrie said this would be the house you'd choose."

"Chloe doesn't think I know what she likes," Carrie said and then looked at Beca. "I'd say I've proven I know exactly what she likes."

Beca blushed and Chloe laughed.

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

Both couples' offers were accepted and they went to closing all in a couple of months. Beca hired professional movers to handle the move so it would take a lot of the stress off her and Chloe. As an added bonus, she was able to get a deal to have Carrie and Aidan moved at the same time, and today was moving day for both couples.

The trucks were loaded and Beca was taking everything from the refrigerator/freezer and placing it in a cooler. She and Aidan and gone to their new homes the day before to make sure the electricity had been turned on and the refrigerators were running.

"That's the last of it," Beca said as she placed the carton of eggs in the cooler. "I'll take this out to the car. Why don't you do another quick walk-through to make sure we got everything."

"On it," Chloe said and skipped out of the kitchen.

The apartments were clear and the trucks followed the two couples to their new homes. Beca pulled into the driveway and turned off the car. She and Chloe got out and walked to the front door. Beca held up the house keys.

"Would you like to do the honors?," Beca asked and Chloe grabbed the keys and opened the door.

"Welcome home, babe," Beca said.

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

It was finally December, and Beca and Chloe were just days away from their wedding. Chloe had Beca working hard the day after Thanksgiving to decorate their new house for Christmas. Beca was surprised at how domestic they were and loved every minute of it. She thought back to a conversation she and her Maid of Honor, Fat Amy, had when they were picking up their dresses.

"I can't believe my wedding day is so close," Beca told Amy.

"I can honestly say," Fat Amy said. "That I didn't expect to see you married until you were in your forties, if ever. I mean you did say love only brought heartache so why put yourself through that for a lifetime."

"I did say that, didn't I?," Beca said with a laugh. "I met the right person and everything changed. I really love Chloe so much. And she loves me. A lifetime of that? Yes, please."

Beca shook her head to clear it. She looked at her house, their house, with all its decorations and smiled. She pulled out her phone and called Chloe.

"Hey," Beca said when Chloe answered.

"Hey," Chloe said. "Are you home?"

"Yeah," Beca said. "I'm actually just walking in the door."

"Beca," Amy yelled as Beca walked in. "Where's your corkscrew?"

"Ugh," Beca said. "Tell me again why Jesse and Amy had to sleep here tonight?"

"Amy's your Maid of Honor and Jesse's walking you down the aisle," Chloe responded. "You said yourself that if they didn't stay with you, they'd never make it to the wedding on time."

"You're right," Beca said. "I miss you already."

"I miss you, too," Chloe said.

"I'm glad we decided to have a morning wedding," Beca said. "I don't think I'd make it if we had to wait until tomorrow night." There is the sound of something breaking. "Oh, God. I'd better go. I love you. I know I won't be able to sleep tonight so if you're awake later, call me."

"I love you, too," Chloe said. "And, trust me, if I wake up without you next to me, I'll be calling you. Goodnight, Beca."

"Goodnight, my love," Beca said and smiled when she heard Chloe giggle.

Beca ended the call and went to the kitchen to see what Amy broke.

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

The next morning Beca woke to her phone ringing. She picked it up and noticed it was eight o'clock and the ringing was her alarm going off. She jumped up with a smile and ran to get Amy, Jesse, and her mom up.

Once she was sure they were awake, she hurried into the bathroom to jump in the shower. She was humming and singing as she showered. Her mom was just coming into her room when she came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel.

"Did you need something, mom?"

"I was going to ask if I could put the presents I brought under the tree."

"Oh, yeah, go ahead. I should do that too. I don't want to have to rush around this afternoon."

Beca hurriedly grabbed the gifts and put them under the tree. She ran back to her room and towel dried her hair so it wasn't dripping. She then put on her bra and panties and wrapped herself in her terry cloth robe. Amy came in to help Beca get dressed.

"Wow, Amy you look great," Beca said.

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

The Four Seasons outdid themselves with the decorations and set-up for the wedding. The cupcake tower Chloe wanted was set up and made to look like a Christmas tree with red and green frosted cupcakes. There was a two-tiered traditional white wedding cake on another table nearby. This is the one they will use to cut their first slice and share.

The tables were set up so that two distinct aisles cut through them. The brides would be walking simultaneously down the aisles to meet at the end.

Beca's side of the wedding party was dressed in dark red dresses with a forest green silk choker around their necks. Chloe's side was wearing forest green dresses with a dark red silk choker. Beca and Chloe both wore white silk dresses that hit just above the knee. Chloe's was an off the shoulder, three-quarter sleeved dress with lace across the bodice. Beca's was sleeveless with a scoop back. They each wore the same color choker as their bridesmaids.

The men on both sides wore black tuxes, and the ties and cummerbunds were the same color as the bridesmaids' dresses.

Pointsettias lined the aisles where Beca and Chloe would walk down. Each bridesmaid and the brides would be carrying bouquets with Christmas lilies.

Two brides were freaking out in their respective bridal rooms. Both were being calmed by their mothers. The guests were all seated at their tables and the wedding was about to start.

When Jesse went to get Beca, she was relatively calm. "It's time to line up," he told Beca and her bridal party members. Beca nodded and everyone gathered what they needed and headed to their places.

Chloe paled and looked like she was going to vomit when her father said it was time to start. Chloe took a few deep breaths and smiled. "I'm ready," she said.

Two sets of doors opened and Stacie, being led by Beca's friend Theo, stepped out from one side. Aubrey and Aidan's brother, Sam, stepped out from the other side. The two couples walked down the aisle and took their places. Next were the Maids of Honor. Fat Amy had her boyfriend Bumper escorting her, while Carrie had Aidan as her escort. The two couples made their way down the aisles and took their places.

On Chloe's side, the line up starting from the bottom step was Sam, Aubrey, Aidan, and Carrie. On Beca's, it was Theo, Stacie, Bumper, and Fat Amy.

The music changed and Mendelssohn's Wedding March began. Everyone stood as Beca and Chloe each stepped through the doorway. Beca held Jesse's arm as they walked down the aisle. Beca kept glancing to her left trying to see Chloe but with everyone standing she wasn't able to; Chloe was glancing to her right to see Beca but also had trouble with everyone standing.

The two brides make it to the end of the aisle and Beca's breath hitched as soon as she takes in the sight of Chloe. Chloe looked at Beca and smiled. Jesse gives Beca a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek, while Mr. Beale does the same to Chloe. Beca reaches out and takes Chloe's hand, and they walk up the steps together to stand in front of the minister.

The minister smiled and asked them to face each other. Chloe has tears in her eyes as she faced Beca. Beca instinctively reached up and wiped a tear away with the pad of her thumb. "You look amazing," Beca whispered. "So do you," Chloe whispered back.

The minister begins the ceremony and before Beca knows it, she is saying "I do", and the minister is pronouncing them married. Beca smiled as Chloe grabbed her and pulled her into a kiss. They pulled back and both are smiling. They turned to face their guests.

"Ladies and gentlemen," the minister spoke out. "I present to you, Mrs. Beca and Chloe Mitchell."

Everyone stood and applauded as Beca and Chloe walked down the steps and headed toward the doors. The others followed and when they all reached the back, Beca and Chloe were kissing again.

"Save something for the honeymoon, you two," Jesse said with a laugh.

Wedding photos were taken and Beca and Chloe made their way to the bridal table. Servers began making the rounds serving salads and then the main course. Beca and Chloe hadn't stopped smiling since they said I do.

"Beca, I have to admit," Aubrey said. "You were right. A Christmas wedding is awesome. It almost makes me wish we had a double wedding after all."

"Almost?," Chloe asked.

"Yep," Aubrey said. "I love being married to Stacie and wouldn't change anything. So, eloping was the best thing for us. But, this wedding comes in at a close second."

Lunch is done and the DJ calls the brides to the floor for the father/daughter dance. Jesse takes Beca in his arms and Beca smiled at him.

"I really don't know what I would have done if I didn't have you," Beca told Jesse with a tear in her eye. "Thank you so much for being here for me."

"Sheesh, Beca," Jesse said eyes glistening. "Way to bring down a room."

Beca laughed. "I love you, you nerd."

"I love you, too, you dork," Jesse said.

The music started and Beca looked over at Chloe and Mr. Beale. She smiled when she could see Mr. Beale singing the words of I Love Her First to Chloe as tears rolled down her face. The song was finally over and Beca hugged Jesse to her. Jesse led Beca over to Chloe and Mr. Beale who were also hugging. When they pulled apart, Jesse hugged Chloe and Mr. Beale hugged Beca.

"And, now the first dance for the brides," the DJ announced.

Beca turned to Chloe and held out her arms. Chloe slipped into Beca's arms as the first strands of Christina Perri's A Thousand Years began playing.

"I love you," Beca said as she and Chloe danced together.

"I love you, too," Chloe said and kissed Beca. "I've never been so happy than I am with you."

Beca kissed Chloe's neck and then moved to kiss her jaw and finally made her way to Chloe's lips. The kiss was slow and promising. Chloe pulled back and leaned her forehead against Beca's.

"Can we go home yet?," Chloe asked causing Beca to laugh.

"Soon, baby," Beca said. "Soon."

~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~

Beca and Chloe were at home with the members of the wedding party. It was Christmas after all and they had just finished exchanging their Christmas gifts. Beca was sitting in the recliner near the tree and Chloe was sitting in her lap. They were constantly kissing and touching each other. Not in a sexual way, but in a way that said I want to touch you to remind me you're here.

Beca looked around the room and smiled. Her mom and Jesse were chatting with the Beales and they were all getting along so that was a plus. Fat Amy was regaling Stacie, Aubrey, and Sam with stories of her crocodile and dingo wrestling adventures. Carrie and Aidan were in the same love bubble that Chloe and Beca were in. Bumper was throwing heart eyes at Amy and Beca suspected they might be having the next wedding.

"We have an amazing group of friends," Beca whispered to Chloe.

"They're not just friends," Chloe said. "They're family."

"You're right," Beca said and kissed the side of Chloe's head. "Did all the gifts get opened?"

"Let's check," Chloe said.

She got up and took Beca by the hand. They checked under the tree and Chloe pulled out a box.

"We missed one," Chloe said. "It's for my mom and dad from Carrie. Hey, Carrie?"

"Yeah," Carrie said looking over at Chloe. "Oh, that's for mom and dad." She got up and raced over to Chloe and took the gift from her. Aidan walked over and stood next to Carrie.

"Mom, Dad?," Carrie said getting their attention. "Aidan and I have one last gift for you. Would you come over here please?"

The Beales got up and walked over to Carrie and Aidan. Beca and Chloe started to move away when Carrie grabbed Chloe's arm. "You two stay, please," Carrie said.

Beca put her arm around Chloe's waist and stood just slightly behind Carrie and Aidan.

"Mom, Dad," Carrie said. "This is something very special that you can share with everyone and we hope you like it."

Carrie handed the box to her mother. Her parents looked at each other and Mr. Beale shrugged his shoulders. "You do the honors, dear," Mr. Beale told his wife.

Mrs. Beale ripped off the paper and found a box. She dropped the paper to the floor and opened the box. She handed the lid to her husband and pushed aside the tissue paper to show a framed picture. Carrie was biting her lip and grasping Aidan's hand.

Mrs. Beale's hand went to her mouth. "Is this for real?," Mrs. Beale asked and Carrie just nodded.

"Oh, my gosh," Mrs. Beale said and hugged Carrie and Aidan. Tears were falling from Carrie and Mrs. Beale's eyes. Mr. Beale's eyes were glistening as he joined the hug.

"What is it?," Chloe asked and Mrs. Beale handed Chloe the photo. Beca looked over Chloe's shoulder to see what all the fuss was about when Chloe suddenly squealed and grabbed Beca. "We're going to be aunts!"


That's the end for now. I'm not doing an Epilogue because I love this AU and have plans to do some little one-shots to continue the story. The first will undoubtedly be a birth.