For Good: Chapter 9

Chloe wakes up with a familiar scent filling her nose.

The last time she felt this happy was… well, that was before she broke up with Beca.

The hard reality hits her in the gut. The hard reality that she needed to put her plan in action the minute they get to LA. No turning back.

"Good morning."

The soft voice coming from the brunette that had her wrapped in her arms fills her ears.

"Good morning, how did you sleep." The redhead whispers.

Listening to the steady heartbeat of the brunette, Chloe closes her eyes again. Nothing had felt so safe in a long time, and she missed it.

"I slept fine. I woke up when a certain redhead started crushing my ribs." Beca answers with a chuckle.

Chloe quickly rolls off of her apologizing profusely.

"Chlo relax, it's fine. Nothing I can't handle."

"Why didn't you wake me?" The guilt very noticeable in her shaking voice for having accidentally hurt Beca.

"Because it only was the last few minutes. And I would never wake you up, you look too cute sleeping."

Beca's eyes widen at the realization of what she just said. "Anyway, we need to get some breakfast in before doing the last part of our journey."

Beca gets up from the bed and takes the clothes she would wear for the trip. "I'll be ready in 10." Heading for the bathroom Beca avoids eye contact with Chloe who can only follow the brunette with her eyes.

Chloe quickly gets dressed and waits for Beca to come out of the bathroom. Although it was only 3 minutes it felt like an eternity for the redhead.

The brunette walks out smiling at her phone. A soft 'yes' was heard and Chloe raises a confused eyebrow at Beca.

"Sorry, I just got good news. I'll explain another time, now we need to get some breakfast."

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Resuming their journey towards LA didn't seem like such a hassle anymore. Music blasted though the speakers and both girls are finally comfortable enough to sing along and just have fun. It's at moments like these that Beca realizes how much she missed this. And that Chloe realizes how royally she screwed up. The plan in her mind was getting more detailed by the minute, even the exact date of execution was already settled.

The little bubble the two were in gets interrupted by the ringing of Beca's phone. Beca looks down in the cup holder to check the caller ID.

"Hey Chloe? Can you put it on speakerphone for sec?"

Chloe picks up the phone and does as told.

*Phone Call*

Beca: "Hey drew, how are things in LA?"

Drew: "Hectic but you know how it is."

Beca: "Is there something wrong? Or do you miss me." Drew laughs on the other line.

Drew: "I just wanted to make sure you were arriving today. Ella misses you."

Beca: "I miss her too, tell her I'll pick her up tonight."

Drew: "Sure, anything else? I'm just kidding, Simon called and told me that there's a new artist they found and they would like you guys to collaborated."

Beca: "Sounds great, I'll get back to you on that when I'm settled again in LA."

Drew: "Alright, I'll see you soon. Stay safe kiddo."

Beca: "Always Drew, oh and say hi to the kids."

Drew: "I will, they miss you like crazy. They're asking for aunty Becs." Beca rolls her eyes.

Beca: "You're lucky I love those kids. Anyway I gotta go 'cause I'm driving and you're on speakerphone."

Drew: "Sure, bye Beca."

Beca: "Bye Drew."

*End Phone Call*

Chloe listened intently to the entire conversation but something didn't sit her right. Who is Ella and why didn't Beca mention her in any of the letters? Chloe lets out a soft sigh. She has no right to be jealous, Beca can see whoever she wants. Right?

The sigh didn't go unnoticed by Beca.

"You alright?"

"Your life has really changed, huh?" Beca nods.

"Yeah, many things changed but people like Drew and his family kept me sane and grounded."

The explanation was simple but it meant much more to Beca.

"So, when did you become aunty Becs?"

Beca laughs at the question. "I spent a lot of time at Drew's after… anyway, I babysat his kids during the weekend so Drew and his wife could get a date night in." After a deep breath Beca continues. "I guess I was there so much and I spoiled them big time that they started calling me aunty Becs. It made me feel like I belonged."

Chloe turns her head and stares out of the window.

"Drew made it easier for me to try and make things right between us. He managed my schedule in a way that I had a week at the time every now and then to come to Atlanta. Because he knew what you meant to me."

Beca places a hand on Chloe's thigh and runs her thumb gently over the fabric of the jeans.

"I'm really sorry about everything Beca. I should have talked to you, I should have given you a chance to explain. I was too stubborn to change my mind and I messed up the best thing in my life. If I could turn back time I would and change everything."

Tears are streaming down Chloe's face and she doesn't even try to stop them.

"Yes you made a mistake but so did I. We can try and start over but the scars will still be there. I'm willing to open a new chapter in our book and start again. Let us be friends again. Because I lost the love of my life the day you broke up withme, but the worst part was that I lost my best friend too. I need you in my life, maybe lovers wasn't the best way to go but as friends we were always strong."

Chloe's sobbing had died down slightly and finally turned her head to look back at Beca. "I would love that, I missed being your friend too." Placing her hand on top of Beca's Chloe feels their fingers intertwine automatically.

"Good, because I'm glad to have you back in my life."

"Me too."

The rest of the journey was quiet except for the music playing on the radio. Beca watches in amusement when Chloe sang and danced along with one of the songs she released or produced. She really hated listening to her own work but seeing Chloe happy is so much better.

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Bringing the luggage up from the garage up to Beca's penthouse was a struggle.

Beca wouldn't let Chloe carry everything by herself and Chloe wouldn't let Beca carry anything. Eventually they came to an agreement and managed to get everything inside.

"Your room is upstairs, there's a bathroom and a chill lounge with a fridge. If you need anything else at whatever time you can write me a message, call or barge into my room which is here down the hall." Beca points out all the things in the penthouse while guiding Chloe through it.

"Look I'm really sorry but I need to pick up Ella. Feel free to look around, there's take-out numbers on the fridge in the kitchen and this…" Beca hands Chloe a key. "…is your key. I'll be back in around 30-40 minutes. If you're not too hungry I'll pass a Chinese place on the way and bring something up, otherwise I'll just eat out."

Chloe looks down at the key in her hands.

"You go and have fun out, I'll order in later."

Beca gives Chloe a confused look. "I'm only picking her up, I'm not staying out. Ella lives here so it would be weird… anyway I really have to run so I'll see you later. Let me know what you want from the Chinese place."

Watching Beca run out of the door made Chloe sad. The thought of Beca bringing another woman home made her jealous. It shouldn't bother her because it's her fault in the first place. Hopefully she can change the outcome eventually but now she has to focus on her big apology.

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Beca unlocks her door and lets Ella inside.

"Alright baby girl, be quiet. Chloe might be asleep."

Looking into the sparkling brown eyes looking back at her, Beca feels nothing but love. The brunette walks into the living room and sees Chloe sitting on the couch with a glass of wine in her hand. Looking behind her she sees that Ella is no longer there. She decides to check up on her later and first talk to Chloe.

"Hey Chlo, are you alright?"

Placing the take-out bags on the table Beca crouches down next to the couch.

"Chlo?... Chloe?... Chloe?!"

The last attempt shakes Chloe out of her thoughts and looks at Beca with red, puffy eyes.

"Chloe? What happened?" Taking the redhead's hands in hers Beca rubs small circles with her thumbs on the palm of her hand.

"N-nothing, just forget it."

Getting up from the couch Chloe lets go of Beca's hands.

"Don't do it, not again." Beca's voice is desperate and it makes Chloe stop in her tracks. "Don't push me away, please talk to me."

"I don't know what to say and honestly I don't know what you want to hear."

Beca walks up to Chloe and wraps her arms around her.

"Why don't you start with what's bothering you."

There's a long silence between them and Beca almost gives up hope.

"I'm jealous and I'm not going to hide it, not anymore. I just don't want to lose you to Ella, although I probably already did. I know we said we would communicate more and stuff but seeing you with someone else will kill me inside and I know it."

Beca takes a moment to process Chloe's words before she bursts out in laughter.

This makes Chloe turn around with an angry stare. "Do you think that's funny? I am trying to be honest and you laugh…"

"Ella is not a person, Chlo."

Chloe looks straight into Beca's eyes. "What do you mean? I heard you calling her baby girl, you-you used to call me that."

Beca takes a step forward and takes Chloe's hands.

"Ella is a little puppy. I rescued her a few months back."

Whistling sharply and waiting for a few seconds Chloe hears a soft clicking and clacking down the hall.

"This…" Beca points at the little Yorkshire terrier jumping on the couch. "… is Ella, Ella this is Chloe."

Chloe take a step towards the puppy and lets her sniff her hand. A hesitant sniff and a few licks later Ella is happily playing with Chloe.

"How did you get her?"

*Flashback*

Beca is exhausted, she had yet another meeting with the record label asking her to start recording again. Beca had enough with the pushing and explained for the millionth time why she did not want to go back just yet. They gave her a year and now they were trying to rush her once again. She just made the move to her new penthouse and was headed to a new and exciting business deal. So working on new music is definately not on the table right now.

Driving to the correct location she is needed at usually takes her roughly 30 minutes, but today she chose to go through a different path. It was a dirt road but honestly she couldn't care less. The rental car was black and could fight off some mud, and she's pay for cleaning if they wanted her to.

Looking over at the road she sees a white plastic bag but the weird thing is that she just saw it move. At first she thought it was the wind but when it rolled over and had a little paw sticking out Beca stopped her car annd stepped out to run over to it.

"Oh my god, why would someone do this?"

She exclaims, picking up the little puppy that only looked a few weeks old. The brunette quickly returns to her car. She takes off her sweater and wraps the puppy in it.

"Lets get you to a vet."

Beca starts driving as fast as she possibly can and arrives at the nearest vet in record time. Running inside Beca ask the receptionist for an appointment as soon as possible.

"Miss Mitchell? The Doctor will be with you in a moment." Beca smiles at the older woman still hugging the little creature in her arms.

"Everything will be fine little one, whatever happens you'll have a home with me."

*End Flashback*

"That's how I found her. The vet gave her all the shots and examined her. I signed all the documents they needed and gave her a name. Now she lives with me and goes everywhere I go."

Beca and Chloe had moved to the ground throwing a ball for Ella to fetch.

"She's cute."

Beca chuckles. "Yeah, you will love her. She loves to cuddle. In the morning I sometimes wake up with her on my chest, when I put her on the bed she gives me this angry stare." Ruffling the dog's hair Beca picks her up and falls on her back with a grunt.

"Be careful Becs, you don't want to hurt yourself." Chloe scoots closer and lays beside the brunette who places the puppy between them. Ella settles quickly and falls asleep in between the two.

"By the way, I'm not planning on dating anyone else soon. I'm still hoping for a certain redhead to come to her senses and woo me of my feet."

Chloe snaps her head towards the brunette in shock and smiles.

"I hope this redhead knows what she's in for."

Beca smiles back. "She does and she knows what's at stake, I just hope she doesn't rush anything."

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