This is one of my own ideas. Beca and Chloe's 4-year-old daughter catches Chloe kissing Santa on Christmas Eve.
Chloe Mitchell was so excited. She loved Christmas, always has, always will. And, now that Sophie was 4 and Charlie was 2, Christmas was even more magical. Their two girls even made her grumpy wife, Beca, a little less grumpy at Christmas.
It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving and Chloe was home getting the house decorated for Christmas, with the help of Aubrey and Stacie. Beca had the girls out shopping for a surprise, meaning Chloe's Christmas present.
"Where do you want these, Chlo?," Aubrey asked.
"Over on the table by the front door," Chloe replied. "That should do it. Everything looks great."
"You've really outdone yourself this year, Chlo," Stacie says.
"The only thing left is to get the tree," Chloe said. "And we'll get that tomorrow. Right now, I'm beat. I'll just have to get the ornaments for the tree out of the attic in the morning."
"Hey, Chloe," Aubrey called out to her. "What about the stockings?"
"Oh, shoot," Chloe said. "I almost forgot about them."
Chloe looked in the box and found their stockings and the stocking holders she had bought for them. She hung them and looked around again with a big smile on her face.
"The girls are going to love this," Chloe said. "I can't wait until Christmas."
"You promised to feed us, Chloe," Stacie said. "I'm starving."
"I will," Chloe said with a laugh. "I'm going to call Beca and see when they'll be home."
Stacie and Aubrey sit on the sofa, cuddled next to each other. Chloe pulls out her phone and dials Beca's number.
"Hey, babe," Beca answers.
"Hey," Chloe says. "Will you and the girls be home soon?"
"We're actually just getting in the car," Beca said.
"Can you stop and pick up dinner on your way?," Chloe asked. "Aubrey and Stacie are here and I promised to feed them for helping me decorate."
"Sure," Beca said. "Call in an order to Woo Fong's and I'll pick it up."
"Thank you, baby," Chloe said. "I'll call it in now so you won't have to wait. Love you."
"Love you, too", Beca says and ends the call.
"Okay, girls," Beca said. "We're have to pick up Chinese for dinner tonight. And, you get to see Aunt Brey and Aunt Stacie."
"Yay," Sophie says and claps her hands.
"Yay," Charlie says mimicking her big sister.
"I'm ordering from Woo Fong's and Beca's picking it up," Chloe told Aubrey and Stacie. "You guys want the usual?"
"Yes, please," Stacie said.
"Sounds good to me," Aubrey said.
Chloe placed the order and leaned back in her chair. She jumped and went to get a note pad and pen. She sat back down and started writing.
"I need to start planning our Christmas Eve party," Chloe said. "I already booked the caterer we used last year because everybody liked them. I need to call the party rental place for tables and chairs. Brey, are you available the weekend before Christmas for our cookie bake-a-thon."
"Definitely," Aubrey said.
"I'll talk to Beca and we'll plan an outing for the girls," Stacie said. "That will allow you two to bake without worrying about them being underfoot."
"I love the cookie bake-a-thon," Aubrey said. "It's one of the few things we do together, just the two of us."
"I know," Chloe said with a big smile. "I love that, too. I need to check to and see if I can still find everything we'll need. I think we may need some knew cookie cutters, and I definitely need some new cookie sheets."
"Are we making the same cookies as last year?," Aubrey said. "I found this really great recipe for a twix cookie bar I thought we could try."
"That sounds good," Chloe said. "We'll make the usual like gingerbread, sugar cookies, those rum balls everyone likes. And, the twix one. I saw a few that looked like they might be fun to make."
Aubrey and Chloe discussed different cookies they would make. Chloe showed Aubrey some of the recipes she had found and they made their list and Chloe printed out the recipes. They planned a shopping day to get all the ingredients.
Chloe's phone pinged with a text letting her know that Beca was pulling into the driveway. The three girls got up and went out to meet Beca.
"I'll get Sophie," Stacie said.
"I got Charlie," Aubrey said.
"Lucky me," Chloe said. "I get Beca."
Stacie and Aubrey were getting the girls out of the car and Chloe went around to the driver's door. Beca was just getting out. Chloe pulled her into a kiss.
"Mmm," Beca said. "Miss me?"
"Nope," Chloe said. "I just needed that."
"Love you, too, babe," Beca said giving Chloe a quick kiss.
Beca got the food and grabbed Chloe's hand. They followed Stacie and Aubrey into the house.
"I think Charlie needs to be changed," Aubrey said. "I'll take care of her."
"Thanks, Aubrey," Beca said and took the food into the kitchen.
"Wow," Sophie said looking around the house. "It looks pretty in here."
"Thanks," Chloe said. "Did you girls have fun shopping with mama today?"
"No," Sophie said. "Me and Charlie wanted to see Santa but mama said no."
"That's okay," Stacie said hugging the girl. "I'll go see Santa with you."
"You will?," Sophie asked.
"Sure, I will," Stacie said.
Sophie smiled big and hugged Stacie.
"Can mommy go?," Sophie asked. "She loves seeing Santa Claus."
"I think that will be okay," Stacie said with a smile.
"Yay," Chloe squealed and clapped her hands.
Chloe got up and sat next to Stacie. She peppered Sophie's face with kisses.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Chloe said between kisses.
"I'm off on Wednesday," Stacie said. "Can we go then?"
"What about Brey?," Chloe said. "You know she'll want go to."
"She's off, too," Stacie said. "We have something to do in the morning. Why don't we meet you for lunch and then go see Santa."
"Sounds good," Chloe said pulling Sophie onto her lap. "What do you think, Sophie? Lunch with Aunt Brey and Aunt Stacie and then we go see Santa."
"Okay," Sophie said and hugged Chloe.
"She is certainly her mommy's girl," Stacie says with a smile. "And Charlie is most definitely a mama's girl."
"I know," Chloe said. "I mean we both love the girls the same, but Sophie is closer to me and Charlie is closer to Beca."
"Well, Sophie is your doppleganger," Stacie said. "And Charlie is Beca's. Looks wise at least. They both have a mix of you and Beca, personality wise. And this one here has the Mitchell eye roll and smirk down pretty good."
"Yeah," Chloe laughed. "And I swear Charlie knows how to use the puppy dog eyes and pout on her mama, like a true Beale."
"What are you guys laughing at?," Aubrey asks as she brings Charlie into the living room.
"Just talking about how these two are so much like their mothers," Stacie said.
"Are you girls planning to eat tonight or what?," Beca calls from the dining room.
The next morning the girls were really excited about looking for the tree. Even Beca was in a good mood. The family of four got in the car and drove to the tree lot and got out. Beca carried Charlie while following Chloe and Sophie around. The two redheads looked over each tree carefully and discussed whether it was the right tree. Beca took out her phone and took several pictures of the two of them studying the trees.
"This is it," Sophie said. "This is the one."
"I agree," Chloe said with a big smile. "It's perfect."
"I like it," Beca said and Charlie clapped her hands and squealed. "You girls guard the tree and I'll find someone to come take it to the car."
Beca goes in search of one of the workers and they get the tree loaded onto the car. They take the tree home and Beca manages to wrestle it into the stand. She and Chloe turn it so that the best side is facing out toward the living room.
"We have to let the branches settle before we decorate it," Chloe said. "Why don't we go to the diner for lunch? Then when we get back you girls can take a nap and we'll decorate the tree when you girls wake up."
"Yay," Charlie says.
"Can I have pancakes?," Sophie asks.
"You can have anything you want," Chloe tells her.
They get ready and head off to the diner. Sophie and Charlie both get pancakes. Once home Chloe puts Sophie down for her nap. Beca is singing to Charlie to get her to sleep and Chloe stands in the doorway watching. She smiles as she sees Charlie nod off. Beca gently lays Charlie in her bed and walks over to Chloe. Chloe puts her arms around Beca's shoulders and pulls her into a kiss.
"Want to go lay down with me for a while?," Chloe asked resting her arms on Beca's shoulders.
"I'm not really sleepy," Beca said.
"Who said anything about sleeping?," Chloe said
Beca just smiled and let Chloe take her by the hand and lead her to their bedroom. After the girls woke from their nap, the family helped decorate the tree. Beca held Charlie and helped her put the ornaments on. Chloe helped Sophie. When all the decorations were on the tree, Chloe put the step ladder as close as she could and Beca handed her Sophie. Sophie held the angel for the top of the tree. Chloe held Sophie by her waist and lifted her so she could reach and Sophie gently placed the angel. Chloe pulled her back and gave her a big hug before passing her back to Beca. Chloe climbed off the ladder and they all stood back while Beca turned on the lights. Charlie's eyes opened wide and Sophie squealed with excitement.
The weekend before Christmas found Beca and Stacie getting Sophie and Charlie ready to go to the park. Beca was frantically searching for Charlie's jacket and wasn't having any luck.
"Stacie," Beca said. "Could you go ask Chloe where Charlie's jacket is?"
"Why can't you ask her?, " Stacie asked.
"Those two are demons when they start their cookie bake-a-thon," Beca said. "Please, Stacie? The last time I went in to ask Chloe something while she was making cookies she threw a rolling pin at me."
"Fine," Stacie said with a laugh. "But if either of them throws something at me, I swear I'll break your headphones."
"Harsh," Beca mumbles.
Stacie pushes open the kitchen door and peeks her head in and sees Chloe and Aubrey both staring at her.
"Sorry to bother you," Stacie says looking at Chloe. "But, Beca can't find Charlie's jacket. We were hoping you would know where it is."
"It's still in the car," Chloe said. "Also, before you leave I need to talk to Beca. Would you ask her to come see me before you guys go?"
"Sure thing," Stacie says and leaves the kitchen.
Stacie finds Beca and tells her where Charlie's jacket is. She then volunteers to put the girls in the car since Chloe said she needed to speak to Beca before they left. Beca's face paled.
"Did she say why?," Beca asked.
"Nope," Stacie said smiling.
"Okay," Beca said handing Charlie to Stacie. "If I'm not out there in 10 minutes, send help."
Stacie just laughed and took Sophie's hand and headed for the car. Beca went to the kitchen and walked in to find Aubrey and Chloe laughing about something.
"Um, Chlo?," Beca said hesitantly. "Stacie said you needed to see me."
"Hey," Chloe said and came over to Beca. "I just wanted to ask if you could pick up a few things we need before you came back from the park."
"Oh, um, sure," Beca said. "What do you need?"
"I'll send you a text with the list," Chloe said. "It'll be easier."
"Okay," Beca said. "I'll see you later."
Chloe kissed Beca and Beca kissed her back.
"I love you," Chloe said.
"I love you, too," Beca said. "And, don't get mad but why are being so nice to me? You know I already got your present."
"Don't be such a smartass," Chloe said causing Beca and Aubrey to laugh.
"I better go," Beca said with a smile. "Stacie's alone in the car with the girls. There's no telling what she's promising we'll do."
"Have fun," Chloe says and smacks Beca's butt as she leaves.
Christmas Eve finally arrives and the party is in full swing. All the Bellas are there with their families. There are games for the kids, plenty of food, and a tin full of cookies for each of their guests to take home. The party ends around 7:00 so everyone can get home and get ready for Santa to visit. Beca puts the girls to bed and tells them when they wake up Santa will have been there. The girls are excited but finally fall asleep.
"Go put on the costume," Chloe tells Beca.
"Do I have to?," Beca whines. "This is ridiculous."
"Come on, Becs," Chloe said. "You promised. You dress up like Santa Claus and I sneak the girls down to see you putting the presents under the tree. They'll be so excited."
"Okay, okay," Beca said. "I'm only doing this because I love those girls and they will be really excited if they see Santa putting their presents under the tree."
"Thank you," Chloe said and gave Beca a quick kiss. "You're the best mom ever."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Beca mumbles as she goes to put on her Santa costume.
Beca comes back about fifteen minutes later. Chloe sees her and squeals.
"Oh, my gosh," Chloe said. "You look so good. Okay, here's the bag of presents. I'm going to go get the girls."
"I'll wait until I hear you coming before I do anything," Beca said.
Chloe rushes upstairs and wakes the girls, telling them Santa was downstairs. They are really excited. Chloe carries Charlie and takes Sophie's hand. She tells them to be quiet and sneaks down the stairs. Sophie gasps when she sees Santa putting presents under the tree.
"Mommy, look!," Sophie says pointing.
"I see," Chloe says. "Don't forget. We have to be quiet."
Charlie claps her hands and Sophie shushes her. They watch as Santa takes presents out of a bag and puts them under the tree. Beca finishes and walks over to the milk and cookies the girls left for Santa. She picks up a cookie and takes a bite. She then looks over at Sophie, gives her a wink and places a white gloved finger to her lips. Sophie's mouth opens and her eyes grow wide.
"Oh, no, Sophie," Chloe whispers. "Santa saw us. We'd better get back to bed."
Sophie turns and rushes up the stairs. Chloe looks at Beca and gives her wink. Chloe puts Charlie back to bed and she's back to sleep in minutes. Chloe checks on Sophie and sees she is almost asleep. She sits with her until she drifts off. Chloe goes back downstairs to find Beca finishing off the cookies and drinking the milk.
"That was some show, Santa," Chloe said causing Beca to laugh.
"I have to admit," Beca said wrapping her arms around Chloe's waist. "I thought it was kind of a lame idea, until I looked up and saw their faces. Totally worth it."
"I told you so," Chloe said putting her arms around Beca's shoulders. "Now, what does Santa have for me?"
Beca smiles and leans in to kiss Chloe. Chloe pulls her closer and deepens the kiss. Sophie had snuck out of bed to see if Santa was still there. She made her way down the stairs quietly and her eyes grew wide seeing her mommy kissing Santa Claus. She ran down the stairs and Beca was surprised when she felt something hit her legs.
"Stop kissing my mommy," Sophie yelled and was hitting Beca with her little fists as hard as she could.
Beca and Chloe separated and Chloe tried to calm Sophie down.
"Sophie," Chloe said. "It's okay. Stop hitting ma- Santa."
Sophie stopped and Beca just stood there stunned. Chloe tried to pick Sophie up but she squirmed out of her arms.
"No!," Sophie said. "I want mama. You s'posed to only kiss mama. Santa is bad. I want mama."
Sophie pulls away and starts running up the steps with Chloe right behind her.
"Soph," Chloe said. "Stop. You're going to hurt yourself."
"No mommy," Sophie said. "I want mama. Mama! Mama!"
Sophie was crying and so was Chloe. Beca was still somewhat stunned and finally came to her senses when she heard Sophie tell Chloe no. She hurried into the other room and took off the Santa costume. She rushed up the stairs to find Sophie standing by her bed shaking her head at Chloe, with tears streaming down both their faces.
"Sophie," Chloe was saying. "Please?"
She was trying very hard to find words that a four-year-old would understand to make things better. Beca came in the room and Sophie threw herself at her. Beca picked her up and held her trying to calm her down. She reached for Chloe to pull her into a hug and Sophie shoved Chloe away. This caused more tears and a sob to escape from Chloe's lips.
"Sophie, that was not nice," Beca said. "Tell your mommy your sorry."
"No," Sophie said while sniffling.
"Sophie Ann Mitchell," Beca said. "We do not treat mommy like that. Now you tell her your sorry."
"She, she," Sophie stuttered and sniffled. "Mommy k-k-kiss Santa. S-s-she s'posed to only kiss you. Not S-s-santa."
This caused a whole new rush of fresh tears on Sophie's part. She put her hands to her face and buried her head in Beca's neck. Beca looked at Chloe with a pained expression. Chloe looked heartbroken. She knew that Sophie's tears were hard on Chloe, especially since Sophie wouldn't let Chloe comfort her. Beca thought for a moment and came up with an idea.
"Sophie," Beca said. "I'm about to tell you a really big secret. A secret that you can't tell anyone. Okay?"
Sophie sniffled and raised her head to look at Beca. She sniffled again and nodded her head.
"O-okay," Sophie said.
Beca carried Sophie over to the rocking chair and sat down putting Sophie on her lap.
"This secret is so big," Beca tells Sophie. "That only me and mommy know it. But, I don't want you to be mad at mommy so that's why I'm telling it to you. Do you promise with all your heart that you won't tell anyone the secret?"
"I pr-promise," Sophie said sniffling again.
"It's okay for mommy to kiss Santa," Beca said and lowered her voice. "Because, I'm Santa."
Sophie's eyes widened and she let out a small gasp.
"Really?," Sophie asked softly.
"Really," Beca said and winked at her causing Sophie to smile.
Beca wiped Sophie's tears and looked over at Chloe with a small shrug. Chloe was smiling and wiping her own tears.
"And, mommy knows?," Sophie asked.
"Yes, mommy knows," Beca said. "Now, go tell mommy you're sorry."
"Okay," Sophie says and climbs down off Beca's lap.
Sophie runs over to Chloe who stoops down to grab her up.
"I'm sorry, mommy," Sophie said hugging Chloe's neck.
"I'm sorry, too, Soph," Chloe said.
Sophie kissed Chloe's cheek. Chloe peppered Sophie's cheeks with kisses causing the girl to squeal and laugh. Chloe had been holding and hugging Sophie for a minute or two when Sophie yawned.
"Somebody needs to go back to bed," Beca said standing up and going over to Chloe.
"Okay," Sophie says with a smile.
Beca gives Sophie a kiss on the cheek. Chloe lays her in her bed and pulls the covers up and tucks her in.
"I love you, mommy," Sophie tells Chloe.
"I love you, too, Soph," Chloe says and leans down to kiss her forehead. "Sleep tight, baby."
Chloe stands by the bed and watches Sophie until she falls asleep. Beca come up behind her and puts her arms around Chloe's waist. Chloe leans back into her and Beca kisses her cheek.
"Are you okay?," Beca whispers.
Chloe just nods her head and wipes away a tear.
"Let's go to bed," Beca says and leads Chloe to their room.
The two mothers get ready for a bed and Beca spoons Chloe. Chloe lays in Beca's arms and lets out a sigh.
"I"ve never felt so helpless in my life," Chloe whispers. "I think Sophie actually hated me for a bit."
"No, she didn't," Beca said. "She just didn't know how to process what she saw. She doesn't know what hate is. All she's ever seen around her is love. My love for you. Your love for me. Our love for her and Charlie. And, she knew that you kissing someone other than me was wrong. I gotta give her kudos for that one. And, now I know that if you ever kiss anyone that isn't me, Sophie will tell on you in a heartbeat."
"I can hear you smirking," Chloe says with a laugh. "I can't believe you told her you were Santa."
"She'll forget all about it tomorrw when she's opening presents," Beca said.
"You're probably right," Chloe said turning in Beca's arms. "I love you."
"I love you, too," Beca said and kissed Chloe.
The next morning things seemed to be back to normal. Beca snuck out of bed early to make breakfast. Aubrey and Stacie came over to watch Sophie and Charlie open their presents. Chloe was feeling much better and her megawatt smile was back. The girls were still opening presents and when Sophie opened her last gift from Santa she turned to Beca.
"Thanks, mama," Sophie said with a giggle.
"I thought that was from Santa," Stacie said.
"It is," Sophie told her. "Mama's Santa."
Beca and Chloe looked at each other with wide eyes.
"Sophie," Beca said. "What did we tell you last night?"
"Oh, I forgot," Sophie said and turns to Stacie. "Mama said I'm not s'posed to tell you she's Santa."
Beca facepalms herself. Chloe lets out a laugh. Stacie and Aubrey just look at Beca and Chloe.
"Care to explain why your four-year-old says you're Santa?," Aubrey asked asked Beca.
"A'cause I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus last night," Sophie said. "And mama said it was okay a'cause mommy was kissing her in her Santa clothes. And that's okay."
"You mama is Santa?," Stacie asks and Sophie nods. Stacie turns to Beca. "So, Santa, please tell me why I didn't get the pony I asked for when I was five."
"You didn't give Aunt Stacie her pony?," Sophie asks Beca.
Chloe and Aubrey laugh at the look on Beca's face.
"Well, Santa?," Stacie asked with a smirk.
All eyes were on Beca waiting for her to tell Stacie why Santa didn't give her a pony.
"I so hate all of you right now."
