Spoilers for OITNB season 3.

Monday afternoon

Beca had been sat in the back yard, on the porch, for the past three hours, just scrolling through her Instagram. She had not slept when she got back home, and after a few hours, she had just got up and headed downstairs. Her dad was awake, and in the living room watching TV. Beca had sat on the sofa for a while, watching whatever crap he was watching, but then Sheila got up and joined them. She had stayed for only a short time before she'd had enough of the woman and got up to leave. So, she had been sitting alone in the back yard since.

Her face lit up, as she smiled down at her phone when she received a text from Chloe. Instagram forgotten, she quickly pulled up the text to read it.

'Are you up?'

Beca rolled her eyes, but responded straight away.

'Have been since like 7. What's up?'

Soon enough, another text came through.

'Can you come over then?'

Beca thought for a moment, before standing up off the deck chair. She headed in to the house, straight for the living room, with her phone still in her hands.

"Chloe is helping me study for when we go back to school. Can I go over now?" She asked the two adults in the room, not really caring that it was a huge lie.

"Could Stacie not help you?" Sheila asked, turning to Beca.

Beca quickly shook her head. "No. She's busy. Already asked her." She replied. Hopefully Stacie would catch on and cover for her.

"Oh. Okay. Be back in time for dinner." Sheila replied, offering Beca a small smile.

Beca didn't say anything else, just texted Chloe to tell her she was on her way before pulling on a jacket and heading out the door.

Once she got to Chloe's, Beca didn't even bother to knock before trying to door. It was unlocked, so she walked straight in, kicking off her shoes in the hallway.

"Chlo?" She calls in to the house, as she takes off her jacket and hooks it on to one of the spare pegs on the wall.

"In here!" Chloe calls back from the front room.

Beca heads in to the room, smiling as she took a seat next to Chloe on the sofa. Instantly, Chloe brought her legs up on to the sofa as she lay curled in to Beca's side, her head resting on her shoulder. At that, Beca couldn't help but smile as she ran a hand through Chloe's soft hair. When Beca looked up at the TV, she didn't even need to what was on. Ruby Rose dressed in brown prison overalls, sat by a sowing machine, dead give away. Chloe was watching the third season of Orange is the New Black. Beca would be lying if she said she hadn't already seen them all. Twice.

"Alex or Stella?" Beca asked, still stroking Chloe's hair.

There seemed to be a moment of silence as Chloe thought about her answer. "Alex." She then replied.

Beca shook her head, "Definitely Stella."

"Really? But she's such a bitch. She steals the money off Piper when she finds out she's getting out. Not something a good girlfriend would do." Chloe argued, not moving from her position against Beca's side.

"Yea, but still. Alex was the reason Piper got put in prison anyway. She wrecked her relationship with Larry. And she was being way too over dramatic when she got sent back to prison, with the whole 'Kubra is gonna kill me' shit. No wonder Piper ended up kissing Stella instead." Beca defended with a slight smirk.

There was a moment of silence, and Beca took it that she had won. "Alex had a reason to name Piper. They'd been split for ten years, and she was pissed at her for leaving. They ended up making up anyway. And at the end of this season, there's that new guard person that does something, that we don't know yet. So her dramatics were for good cause. But, Stella knew Piper was involved with Alex at the time, and she was still flirting. It's her fault the relationship ended. Piper and Alex were so good."

"But Ruby Rose is so hot." Beca said as a last resort, but knew there was no way she was winning this now.

She heard Chloe laugh. "I'm hotter." Chloe said confidently, then laughed once more.

Beca couldn't help joining in. The two laughed for a solid minute before it eventually died down and became silent again.

"I agree," Beca said, barely above a whisper before they were engulfed in a comfortable silence once more.

"Did you speak to Stacie when you got home?" Chloe asked, now moving so she was sat up beside Beca. She turned to look at the girl, offering her a warm smile in case things had gone sour again.

Beca nodded as she turned to face Chloe as well. "She told me Jesse broke up with her."

"What? They seemed fine."

"I know. But get this," Beca said in a hushed tone as she instinctively looked around to make sure they were alone before continuing. "A couple weeks back, while he was waiting for Stacie to get ready for their date, we were sat on the couch. He told me that he he was worried he might end up loosing her before he thought Aubrey might have a crush on her. Which, we all know she does. I know she's probably told you and she confirmed it the other night, after we got in that fight. Now, last night, I got Stacie to actually admit she likes Aubrey. But she doesn't think they spend enough time together to get to know each other properly."

Chloe looked at Beca with wide eyes, "Oh my god! We have to get them together!" Chloe gushed, full of excitement.

Beca just rolled her eyes. "Can we leave it? I don't want to get involved any more. It's really none of our business. Hence why I didn't say anything to Stacie about what Jesse told me."

Chloe held up her hand to silence her. "We have to come up with a plan to get them together." She said, well, more like thinking aloud. There was a moment of silence before Chloe jumped up and clapped her hands together. "Oh! You can text Stacie to meet you at her old house. She still has the keys, right?" Beca nodded. "Good. But don't go. You're staying here with me. I'll tell Aubrey I'm already there and I'll get her to go there. Then it'll just be Aubrey and Stacie, they'll be waiting for us, but we won't show up, so they have time alone to talk."

Beca let out a sigh, shaking her head, but still smiling at Chloe's antics. "You think that'll work?" Chloe nodded eagerly. "Okay. Fine."

Beca pulled out her phone and quickly text Stacie. She knew the girl would be able to leave no problem, considering Sheila had been watching the work she had been doing in prep for the next school year, so Stacie was actually aloud out of the house to meet friends. While Beca had to make excuses since there was no way in hell she was gonna do any school work through the holidays.

"Okay done." Beca said after a minute, looking back up at Chloe.

"Me too." Chloe replied with a bright smile.

Beca settled back on the couch, lifting her legs up to rest on Chloe's lap, only to have them knocks back to the ground so that Chloe could lay back with her head on Beca's lap. Beca rolled her eyes, but made no complaint about their new position.

"Chlo." Beca said, looking down at Chloe, pulling the redhead out of her thoughts.

"Yea?"

"What if Aubrey and Stacie are mad at us for setting them up?"

Chloe shrugged, "They won't be. They're totally in to each other. If anything, they'll be thanking us."

Beca didn't say anything else. She wanted to lean down and kiss Chloe, but she knew they still needed to talk about last night. She hoped it wasn't just a one time thing. The thought made her feel sick.

"What's on your mind?" Chloe asked, looking up at Beca as she raised a hand to cup her cheek. She offered her a small, yet warm and inviting smile which Beca just had to return.

"Was last night just a one time thing?" Beca suddenly asked, nervousness flashing in her eyes. She bit her lip anxiously.

"Do you want it to be a one time thing?" Chloe answered with a question, and Beca could see she saw the name nervousness and anxiety in the redheads gorgeous blue eyes.

The short brunette shook her head. "No." She replied simply.

"I knew it. You want to date me, you think I'm gorgeous. You want to kiss me." Chloe sang as she did her best to shake like she had the night before while laying down, head in Beca's lap.

"Shut up." Beca silenced Chloe as she leaned down, pressing her lips to Chloe's. The kiss was very much filled with all the passion from the night before, but they kept it calm. After a minute or so, when air was needed, Beca broke away from Chloe, but still lingered above her. Her lips were on fire from the kiss. She'd never get used to the feeling of having Chloe's lips against hers.

"You're so weird." Chloe said, scrunching her face up jokingly.

"Shut up, you love it." Beca said all too seriously, keeping a straight face for a split second before she burst in to laughter at the same time as Chloe.

"So." Chloe said as she calmed her own laughter, wiping her eyes with her sleeve.

"So." Beca replied in a mocking manner, causing Chloe to roll her eyes at the brunette.

"Do you wanna be my girlfriend?" Chloe asked, a hopeful glint in her eye.

"Hmm.." Beca said thoughtfully for a moment. "I dunno.. I mean, you are an Alex girl." She let out a playful huff, causing Chloe to roll her eyes but still smile up at Beca. "Okay. I'll be your girlfriend." She finally answered, sealing the deal with a chaste kiss.

"On one condition." Beca started, a serious look now on her face. "I can take you out on a date on Friday."

Chloe nodded, "Deal." She then wrapped her arms around Beca's neck, pulling her down for another long, heated kiss.

Monday evening

Beca had been back home for roughly half an hour. She was sat in the front room watching football absentmindedly with her dad. Sheila was in the kitchen cooking dinner, which should be ready for when Stacie got home soon. Honestly, Beca was quite anxious to find out if everything had gone well. Or if Stacie would be mad at her for setting her up.

Beca's attention turned to the door when she heard her name being called. At first, she thought it was Stacie, but her face fell when she saw Sheila standing in the doorway. The woman motioned for Beca to follow her. Beca let out a huff, but got up and followed Sheila in to the kitchen anyway.

"So you want to tell me what's going on with you and Chloe?" Sheila deadpanned as she leaned against the counter.

"Umm.. I- She- What?" Beca stuttered, slightly confused. She had no idea what was going on.

"I heard you and Stacie talking last night. When you came home. At 5Am. Your father was asleep, but I wasn't. So, I heard everything. And Stacie will be getting this same talk about Aubrey. So, what's going on with you and Chloe? I hope your not sleeping around, Beca. You're better than that." Sheila explained, her face softening. This might be the first girl talk she had ever been able to have with the young girl, and she was a little excited to maybe bond with her.

"No, no. I'm not.. sleeping around." Beca said a little awkwardly. "Chloe's my girlfriend." She had to smile at that. It felt good to say. Girlfriend. Chloe was her girlfriend. It felt amazing.

Beca didn't notice her father come in to the room to listen to their conversation. But, she did feel his hand on her shoulder. She was a little startled as she turned around quickly, her eyes widening.

"I'm glad. You should invite her for dinner some time." Warren said, a happy smile on his face. Beca smiled thankfully up at her father, nodding.

"And tell Stacie to invite Aubrey over some time, too." Sheila added, before turning to finish cooking dinner.

"Aubrey?" Warren asked, slightly confused. He had not caught the first part of the conversation, so he was not aware of the significance of the blonde girl.

"I'll explain later, dear." Sheila called over her shoulder. Warren nodded in response.

Beca took a seat at the kitchen island, watching Sheila cook for a moment as her father left the room again.

"I have a date on Friday." She said, hoping that the woman would agree to let her take Chloe out. Even though she would do it anyway.

"Okay." Sheila replied simply, not turning around.

Beca raised a brow, slightly confused as to why she didn't protest. "Okay? So I can go?" She questioned, just to make sure.

Sheila nodded before turning around with a sigh. "I know I've been a little too hard on you. it's not fair to make you and Stacie work constantly through the holidays. So you can have fun, go out, as long as your back for a reasonable time." She said, pointing a finger at Beca. "I don't want you sneaking it at 5 Am anymore. And when school does start back up, you have to at least try."

Beca just nodded eagerly. "Okay. I will. Promise. Beca's honor." She said, placing one hand over her heart as she held the other one up, as if she was taking an oath.

Sheila chuckled at the young girl before turning back around. Beca smiled to herself as she turned to leave to kitchen. As she was leaving, she heart the front door open, and then close a second later. As she headed towards the sound, she saw Stacie taking off her shoes and jacket with a large smile on her face. When the taller girl saw Beca, she tried to act angry but couldn't help the smile.

"How come you didn't meet me? And why did Chloe tell Aubrey the same?" She asked.

Beca grinned at her step sister, walking a little closer. "That smile tells me you already know. So tell me what happened. Everything." She said, then added as an afterthought, "Except any sex details. I don't want to know if you guys did the dirty."

Stacie rolled her eyes. "I got there after Aubrey. She was waiting outside and didn't really know why she was there. She told me she was waiting for Chloe, who had apparently told her she was already there. She figured she had just gone somewhere and was coming back, so she waited. I told her I was waiting for you, and you're usually late anyway, so I let us in and we just sat on that sofa that's still there. It was a bit awkward at first, so I just started to talk about Jesse. I told her he broke up with me, you know, just to make conversation. She was really supportive, and after that we just started talking about everything. Music, school, parents, you, Chlo. It just felt so easy to talk to her. I don't know when, but during our conversation, I decided to tell her I liked her. I started rambling, and suddenly she kissed me. Can you believe it? She kissed me. I knew I liked her, but I didn't think anything would come from it, you know? I didn't think she might like me back. Well, until she kissed me. I knew there was something there, and I wanted to see where it took us. It was just so magical. I asked her out on a date. She said yes." Stacie explained, the pure joy and happiness evident in her eyes. Beca was truly happy for the brunette, glad things had worked out okay. "And then we had sex." And then Stacie ruins it.

"Gross." Beca grumbled. "Are you sure your ready for it? I wasn't too sure, but it was Chloe's idea, so.."

"I didn't think I was, but I know I am now. Aubrey just made me feel things Jesse never had, and now I know why I was so happy when he broke up with me." Stacie replied, still smiling brightly. After a moment, she turned the attention to Beca. "So, is it official between you and Chloe?"

It was Beca's turn to smile wildly as she nodded. "Yep. We have a date on Friday." She replied, letting out a happy sigh. Then her face turned serious as she looked back to Stacie. "Oh, and dad and Sheila know about Chloe. Sheila knows about Aubrey too. She heard us talking last night. She's explaining it all to dad, so he knows as well. We have to invite them both over for dinner one night."

Stacie raised a brow at Beca, she didn't might her mom or Beca's dad knowing about her relationships, but something else confused her. "Sheila? Not the step monster?"

Beca shrugged. "She's alright I guess."

Stacie smiled, happy that Beca was finally beginning to accept her mother. Neither girls knew of the two adults standing by the doorway of the living room, listening to the conversation between the two teens with large smiles of their own.

A/N

So, that's everything. I said it wouldn't be too long. This was supposed to be two chapters, but I decided to stick them together. I may or may not write the dates. If I do, it'll probably be a one shot split in to the two dates. But, for now, I'm actually working on something else.

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