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So, this next chapter turned out freakishly short. As a result, I combined this one and the next one. Note there is an IMPORTANT A/N at the break between the two would-be chapters. Aside from that, I hope you enjoy, I really love this story (I love all the stories I publish tho...)!

Chapter 11

Life went back to normal. They were still wrapping up the shooting. But Beca was back where she should be. Chloe didn't think that she had ever felt so blissfully happy in her entire life.

The next time they had a scene together, one of their last, Jason pulled them to the side after Beca and Chloe broke away from their morning cuddle. They woke up every morning wrapped together, but the habit was hard to break, and this was a good one.

"So I've been going over the footage we've got, as usual. We've got exactly what we need, in terms of the heat aspect." Beca mulled it over, thinking about where this was going. "Still there's something missing."

"Oh god." Chloe groaned, afraid of what would be said next.

"We need more tenderness. We need to show that the relationship between Samantha and Ava is not sheer attraction and heat. We need to show that it works."

Beca hummed, seeing his point. He was right, there already was a lot of loving and tender moments but they needed to remind the audience of that. They couldn't let the physical passion make the audience forget. "Right. Okay, one steaming bowl of love and tenderness coming up."

"Although..." Jason trailed off, pushing Beca's scarf to the side, exposing the very fresh bright trail of red marks. Chloe grinned smugly, while Beca turned red as Jason smirked at what he found on Beca's neck. "Don't let wardrobe or make up cover these up."

"Aye Aye Captain." Beca saluted weekly, still flushed. She turned to Chloe glaring at her.

"He could have said something much worse Becs." Chloe said, still relieved that he wasn't going to tell them to... she didn't really know, but considering last time, what happened after he thought there wasn't enough of something she was worried.

Beca groaned and deflated, not really having the heart to stay miffed at the embarrassing marks Chloe left on her neck. Besides, was so worth it. "Only for you babe." She said waving her hand at her neck.

"Better believe it." Chloe said, winking at her.

Told you it was short. :/

I was born and raised in the church. I didn't know much about homosexuality, and what I did know was only in the most negative light. When I started struggling with my own sexuality way back in grade 9 I had to work through a whole lot of stuff. I got told (by my mother among others... to 'keep' me straight) that lesbians were freaks. They were nearly non existent, and the few are masculine, emo or gothic, care only about sex, misandrists (men haters), have low standards and are all around weird. Outcasts.

The media seemed to confirm this.

Now I know that's all bullshit. You can be gay, or anything else under and beyond the rainbow. And you can still be yourself. You can be what society defines as 'different' if you want to be. But you don't have to feel that you need to make yourself different. Be yourself. Whatever version of yourself makes you happy.

I want to change the way people perceive lesbians. We are just like everyone else, our sexuality means NOTHING more about ourselves than that we happen to like women.

The next task that is very dear to me is the fight against hetronormativity. Because in the end, both things work together. The more normal being gay is, the easier and more desirable having gay characters will be when they so CLEARLY have chemistry.

The way I'm going to do this is with my particular skills in the fashion industry. I want to become somebody and then use my platform to talk about these issues.

It's important to me, and I think (actually, I KNOW) that this is important to many of you. That's why we're all here right? Two super hot girls just living their lives out and happen to fall in love - with each other.

So I need help, and this community was the first place I thought of going. I need everyone to come follow me on Instagram and follow my journey. Because every single follow, like and friendly comment puts me closer to my goal.

Find me xkatycaldwellx on instagram! I didn't end up adopting a stage name, that's really me lol!

Thank you guys, I'm super excited to see what happens next! :)

Chapter 11.5?

There was a season of time when Beca got incredibly busy again, producing their film. Chloe had still not gone back to teaching again. Instead, she stayed at home. She helped Beca as much as she could. She talked her through decisions, provided expert reactions to the mixes Beca was putting in, fielded phone calls and emails, did paperwork... she helped as much as she could. She made sure that Beca ate and took care of herself, something Beca conveniently forgot about at times. Which, although she teased Beca about how lost she would be without her, it also worried her at times.

Beca got stressed a lot of the time, dealing with far different types of people than she was used to. Sometimes situations made her angry. It was probably Chloe's favourite job to be the major source of Beca's stress relief. And Beca was so fucking hot when she was angry.

Then, all of the sudden there was...

Nothing.

For a few weeks, maybe a month, their life was remarkably quiet. They were lulled into a false sense of tranquility. It was like the calm before the storm. Chloe even considered being able to go back into teaching when the semester started.

In no time at all things kicked into high gear. She was experiencing everything Beca did before a movie was released, except now she was at it first hand. It was happening to her.

And then the premier was looming. Chloe realized that she would probably never be able to teach again. Her life would be different now, and the logistics of being able to teach after this exposure... it was impossible. She would be alright with it. She would miss teaching, of course, but... she had new passions. She had moved on.

Chloe remembered the first red carpet that she went to with Beca. It was terrorizing. There was a crowd of adults all screaming at them ordering them to turn a certain way, or smile, or show off their back or shoes. They demanded an answer to questions thrown at them. They yelled as though they had committed a horrendous crime. The name of her fiancé (at the time, they were engaged) being yelled from every direction. She realized it was nearly inhumane the way it all happened.

But she remembered watching Beca take it all so calmly. Beca remained present. And at the same time, she was calm, cool and collected. She strode the carpet with confidence, smiling while people screamed at her. She listened to a few of the commands, getting them the pictures they wanted, moving down the carpet slowly.

When she got to the end and out of sight she simply sighed, grabbing Chloe's hand and kissing her very shocked mouth. Chloe was still shocked seeing how Beca was treated.

So, Chloe was ready. She knew that no matter what happened, or how the people yelled or what they say, that you never wipe the smile off your face. Never show disgust or fear. Don't respond to questions, a picture might be taken when your mouth is at an unattractive syllable. Listen to a few commands, but don't feel pressured to. She kept in mind that this was their job, and it was over in just a few minutes.

This time, it was her name that they were calling. Her eyes being fried at the flash of the cameras. It was her job to look natural and not terrified. She had to look good at every second, as every flash was a picture that was probably going on the internet.

The other line of screaming people was Beca and Chloe's favourite. It had a soft place in their heart. They returned to the crowd of fans as much as they could, sighing autographs and taking pictures. They talked to as many as they could. Beca liked to turn and wink back at the fans, or rolled her eyes at them when she was dealing with the guys and girls in suits from the media. What surprised Chloe was the amount of people who already were wanting to see her. She had only been in public eye for a few things, and very rarely was interviewed with Beca. But already people were hearing about the behind the scenes of Beca's new movie, and seeing some through Snapchat. Promo for this movie in the last week or so had meant that now, people knew her. People were interested in her.

The cast had shown them that they had an entire fan-based dedicated to their relationship. "Bechloe" It was called. Beca scoffed at it. But she knew that Beca was happy for it as much as she was. Their relationship was never perfect. But they were making a difference in people's lives. They were being looked up to. It was pretty cool. And a ton of responsibility.

And through it all, Beca was there. She was holding her hand the whole time, a constant presence as she dealt with this insane new experience. She helped Chloe figure out what questions should and shouldn't be answered. Every once in a while she pulled Chloe in for a tender and thorough, but brief kiss. When they were near the media, the flashes went wild, trying to catch pictures of their embrace. When they were near the fans they screamed their adoration. Regardless it helped to ground Chloe. And soon? It was over.

"Phew. It's nice to have you beside me for that Chloe. How are you?" She pulled Chloe close to her, standing on her toes and wrapping her arms around her neck when they were away from the noise and the flashes.

"I... uh." Chloe blinked at her. Not really able to process.

"You're doing fine." Beca smiled and leaned forward to kiss her. Each of them closing their eyes, preparing themselves for the rest of the evening. Which would no doubt be insane, just not as crazy as the initial red carpet.

It was weeks of interviews and press. It all seemed to go by in a blur. At the end of the day they would collapse on the bed, completely spent, barely able to pull each other to themselves before drifting off. Chloe's brain was completely absorbed by all the noise that was happening. The same questions asked over and over again. All the very fake and overdone politeness.

Eventually it died down and Chloe's mind wasn't spinning so much, and she was less exhausted. She was able to really connect more to Beca again. They tried to talk about everything but weren't really sure what much could be said apart from that they were each glad not to be alone. But apart from that...

"God!" Chloe exclaimed, rubbing her forehead, not really sure how else to put it.

Beca chuckled at her.

A/N: According to Anna Kendrick's book she will do stuff like smirk and rolling her eyes at the pap to her fans. That part came from her book. But, seriously guys if you see how people at red carpets are treated... it almost makes you feel a bit guilty honestly. It's like... animalistic.