Chloe woke up first that next morning, hopeful Beca wouldn't freak out this time, when she discovered their bodies were once again entwined, this time without clothes.

Chloe sighed contently. The fears of the future had dissipated, at least temporarily, and she was filled with a confidence that somehow they would make this work.

Beca opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Chloe's smile. "You okay?" Chloe asked, trying to gauge Beca's initial reaction.

Beca nodded, a sleepy smile on her face. She pulled Chloe closer to her.
"I'm great," she whispered. "You?"

"Never been better," Chloe replied grinning.

They laid there for a few moments before Beca disturbed the peace. "I'm so hungry," she said.

"I smell pancakes," Chloe said excitedly.

Beca was weighing her options. "I don't want to face anybody quite yet," she explained. "Can't we have one more hour... Just us," she begged.

Chloe nodded. "Hang on," she said. She got up from the bed and Beca stared, mesmerized by her body. Chloe giggled. "Enjoying the view?" She asked confidently, as she threw on her robe. Beca blushed. "I'll be right back," she promised.

Chloe hurried downstairs and grabbed a plate from the cupboard. She had no expectation of going unnoticed, but she wasn't quite prepared for all of the girls' stares.

"Have a good night, Red?" Amy asked. Davey was on her lap, grinning as she fed him tiny bites of a chocolate chip pancake.

"Yeah, she did," Stacie said.

"Your girl not quite ready to face us?" Aubrey asked.

Chloe looked back at them seriously as she stacked a fifth pancake on the plate. "You all better be nice. Understand me?" They nodded. She smiled. "We'll be down in a bit."

"Sure you will," Cynthia Rose replied. Chloe rolled her eyes, grabbed the syrup and two forks, and headed upstairs.

Beca's eyes lit up when she saw Chloe with the pancakes. "I should've known the way to your heart was through your stomach," Chloe commented.

"Get over here," Beca demanded.

Chloe sat down on the bed and handed Beca a fork. Beca sat up, blanket falling down to her lap, exposing her bare chest. She felt her face getting warm. She quickly crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm just gonna go grab a shirt," Beca said, starting to get up.

Chloe grabbed her wrist. "Beca," she said shooting her a look that was somehow both comforting and condescending. "You don't need to be-"

"I know," Beca sighed, uncrossing her arms. "But then you should-" she tugged gently at the rope keeping Chloe's robe closed.

"Done and done," Chloe said and without hesitation whipped the whole thing off. Beca's breath caught in her throat. God, she was beautiful.

"Dig in," Chloe said offering the plate. Beca had nearly forgotten about the food.

Beca had a mouthful of pancake when Chloe dared to bring up the subject. "When's your flight?" She asked quietly.

"3:30," Beca replied.

"Perfect," Chloe said, "We'll go to the airport together then. Maybe go out to an early lunch together first?" Beca glanced down at the pancakes she was devouring. "Oh you'll be hungry again in like 30 minutes," Chloe joked, reading Beca's mind.

"True," Beca agreed.

"Plus it'll give us a chance to talk," Chloe said.

"I know, I know," Beca said. "I'm sorry I'm avoiding it. But I don't think it's a talk we should have naked. I think you could get me to agree to anything."

Chloe laughed. "Maybe we should then. And thank you, I'm taking that as a compliment."

"As you should," Beca replied.

"But yeah, I was thinking we'd go to the diner? Might be easier away from the circus that is this house..." Beca nodded. "Alright," Chloe said, "I better go shower and get dressed. We should start to get a move on." She grabbed her towel and just after she exited, popped her head back in. "And no surprises this time," Chloe clarified. "It's almost noon!"

"Cross my heart," Beca teased.

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After a cup of coffee with all the Bellas who were still around, Beca and Chloe began their goodbyes to the others. They'd all had a good share of teasing Beca, begging for details and being all around nosy. But eventually it was inevitable.

"We should head out," Beca said sadly.

Chloe glanced at her watch. "You're right," she agreed.

They hugged everyone and then hugged everyone again and promised to Skype soon.

When they finally made it out of the house, Aubrey snuck back out for a moment alone with Chloe. "I'll go get us an Uber," Beca said, heading to the curb to give them some privacy.

Aubrey pulled Chloe in tight. "I'm so proud of you, Chlo. Now hang on to her, okay?" Chloe nodded. "And when we get back to New York," Aubrey said, "I want to hear everything."

Chloe laughed. "You may regret that!" She replied. They shared one more hug and Chloe went to join Beca on the curb.

"Love you!" Aubrey shouted.
"Love you too!" Chloe shouted back.
"You too, Beca! Have a safe trip!" Aubrey added.
Beca was caught off guard. But she knew now more than ever, she had to try to get along with Aubrey. "Thanks! You too!" She yelled.

Beca turned to Chloe. "Uber will be here in 4 minutes," she reported.

"Perfect," Chloe said, taking Beca's hand.

After a short ride, full of some snuggling and kisses, but little conversation, they were at the diner. They placed their order and sat quietly, just staring at each other. Chloe was surprised that Beca worked up the nerve to start the conversation.

"Chloe, I need you to know that I really want to make this work," Beca began. Chloe nodded. "But if I'm serious about my career, I have to be in LA."

Chloe was a little disappointed, but unsurprised. She knew it was true.
"I know," Chloe said. "I'm not in love with New York," she admitted. "I can see a future, with you in LA," Chloe began.

A smile was beginning to form on Beca's face but she wouldn't let herself get too excited yet. "But?" She asked.

Chloe smiled. "But I'm supposed to start as the music director at summer camp next week, I already signed next year's contract at Griffin Academy and I just renewed my year long lease." Beca sighed. "I know," Chloe consoled.

"Okay," Beca said, taking the lead. "So we do long distance for one year and then..." She knew what she wanted but she needed Chloe to be the one to say it.

She was glad to see Chloe looking excited. "Yes, and then I will move to LA next June."

"Really?" Beca asked.

Chloe reached for her hands. "Really."

"That was easier than I thought," Beca admitted.

"Well, the hard part is this year," Chloe reminded, bringing Beca back to reality.

"Yeah," Beca agreed. "I know. But I'll come visit," she assured. Chloe smiled. "I have some vacation time saved up...and we can Skype all the time."

"We already do Skype all the time," Chloe pointed out.

"Well we can Skype even more and we can Skype... differently."

Chloe chuckled. They paid their bill and left, both feeling like a large weight had been lifted.

"When's your flight anyway?" Beca ask as they rode to the airport.

"8:30," Chloe muttered.

"Chloe!" Beca exclaimed. "You could've stayed at Barden for like another 5 hours."

"I wanted to say goodbye to you at the gate," Chloe said.

Beca rolled her eyes. But she secretly thought it was adorable. She kissed Chloe on the cheek.

When it was time for Beca to board, Chloe gave her a tight hug goodbye. "I love you," she said. It felt so natural.

"I love you too," Beca said. And for the first time, she said it clearly, confidently, zero embarrassment in her voice. Knowing that now, she could mean it in every single way that she'd always wanted to.

She'd gotten her boarding pass scanned and was about to disappear from view when she turned around.

"When does camp end?" Beca yelled.

"August," Chloe replied.

"No like what day?" Beca asked.

"August 12th," Chloe specified.

"See you August 12th!" She shouted, an uncharacteristically silly grin across her face.

"See you then," Chloe said quietly.

A/N Thanks for sticking with me through this whole story. I never thought I'd end up with over 100 followers. I know a lot of you didn't want Bechloe to try long distance, but I hope if I decide to write a sequel, you'll give it a try anyway!