Wowza. You guys had OPINIONS on the first chapter, which I wasn't prepared for. I would just like to take this opportunity to say that there won't be any more instances of Beca cheating. And this is just a short, set-up chapter. Shit is going to hit the fan starting with Chapter 3.

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Beca was as quiet as possible when she walked into the house. It was after 2 a.m. and the last thing she wanted to do was wake Emily or Cody up. The brunette quietly made her way into the living room and turned on the light so she could see and avoid tripping over any of her kids' toys on the way to the bedroom.

When she turned on the light, Beca was immediately nervous. Chloe was asleep on the couch. The only time Chloe tried to stay up until Beca got home was when she had to tell her wife something immediately and in person.

Unable to bring herself to wake her adorable, sleeping wife, Beca scooped Chloe up into her arms and carried her bridal-style to the bedroom. The had just reached their destination when sleepy blue eyes blinked awake and a voice thick with sleep mumbled, "Beca?"

"Sh, babe, go back to sleep. Whatever it is can wait until morning." The brunette said quietly as she gently placed her wife on the bed and moved to turn the living room light off.

"No, I'm up." Chloe said with determination as she fought off a yawn. "So, I have both good and bad news. Which one do you want first?"

"Good." Beca said without hesitation.

Chloe bit her cheeks to keep from smiling like a maniac as she put her hand on her stomach. "I'm pregnant."

Beca's eyes went wide before dropping to look at her wife's still flat stomach. "What? Are you sure? When did you find out? How far along are you?" The brunette couldn't help the rapid-fire questions. She was still in processing mode.

"I found out today when I came home early from work. I've missed my last two periods but I thought it was due to stress. I took like five tests and they all came back positive. I'm not sure how far along I am, but I'd guess between 8 and 12 weeks." Chloe said as she allowed her smile to grow a little wider in excitement.

Tears started welling up in Beca's eyes as she fully realized what was happening. "We're going to be parents again?" The brunette brought her hand down to cover the one Chloe still had over her stomach.

"We sure are." Chloe whispered as she pulled her wife in for a kiss before lying down, pulling Beca with her so they were snuggling face-to-face.

The couple laid down in content silence for a few minutes before Beca broke it. "So if you're 8 weeks along that means you'll be due sometime in May which will be perfect. You'll get a month of maternity leave before summer vacation, which is a guaranteed three-month break where you can hang out with Emily, Cody, and this little nugget. Maybe I can take some time off too." Before Beca could get too carried away, she noticed apprehension on her wife's face. "What's wrong, Chlo?"

The redhead bit her lip before beginning. "We got the final decision on the merger with Fratt Elementary and unfortunately the music teacher there is very well liked by the students, parents, and administration, but she has tenure and I don't so she's getting the job." Chloe finished sadly.

Beca immediately reached out to pull her wife in for a hug. "Chlo, I'm so sorry. I now how much you love teaching. That totally sucks, but you're good at what you do. I'm sure you could find another job in the district."

"Actually," Chloe started with clear hesitation. "I was thinking about taking a couple of years off so I can be a full-time, stay at home mom." When the brunette didn't say anything, the redhead continued. "I just think it would be nice to give Cody a little one-on-one time seeing as he's going to be the neglected middle child and Emily before she starts school and the baby to bond." Chloe stopped to gage Beca's reaction, but continued when she wasn't anything from her wife. "I love teaching and it was nice to have a second income to put into savings, but you're starting to get a bigger following and more gigs so I was thinking it might make more sense for me to stay at home." Beca still wasn't giving any indication as to her feelings and Chloe was starting to worry. "Beca, please tell me what you're thinking. Regardless of if you agree with me, we still have to talk about this."

The brunette shook her head and locked eyes with Chloe as she came back to reality. "I think you doing the stay at home thing is a great idea. I'm sure that next year I'll start making more money than we were combined when we first got married so that's not a concern. Plus, we won't have to figure out what to do with Emily when she comes home from school next year."

Chloe smiled before leaning in to kiss her wife. "I'm so happy you feel the same way. We can talk about logistics tomorrow. Right now, I'm exhausted and want to fall asleep in the arms of my gorgeous wife." The redhead declared as she rolled onto her side facing away from her wife so she could spoon her.

Beca complied with Chloe's request. The redhead immediately drifted back to sleep while the brunette stayed awake in deep thought. She had always known that having sex with other girls was wrong, but she had always been able to sleep at night because it was just casual sex. Intimacy was reserved for Chloe, the woman she loved.

The rationalization had been good enough for her just a few hours ago. But now, after being reminded of how deep Chloe's love for her always had been and always would be, Beca couldn't help but feel literally sick to her stomach. She had to stop and try her best to make it up to Chloe.