A/N: If you can fall in love with a song… I am most definitely in love with the song in this chapter. And, by some weird coincidence, it also fits this fic perfectly! :D AKA give it a listen to while reading this update ;) It. Is. Worth. It.

Sorry I've been MIA, been kind of stuck in the whirlwind that is work life but chapters 29 and 30 should also come over the weekend. Guys, the end is nigh. But for now, here is chapter 28 with Bechloe and featuring the song 'I Am Always Gonna' Love You' by Jon McLaughlin (Yeah, I wrote this fic mostly listening to Adele's, John Mayer's, and Jon McLaughlin's albums, okay? It can't be helped)

Again, enjoy.

I don't own pitch perfect.

"I can't believe you're getting me involved in this." Jon said with a chuckle while talking with Beca. Near the garden was the set-up for the reception. White tents pitched up and ready, a ballroom floor installed near where the band had set-up. They got through the wedding without a hitch, and the party was in full swing.

Beca chanced a quick glance around where they stood near the garden where the wedding ceremony was set-up. "It's the perfect song though, not just for me. It's perfect for everyone here who's ever loved someone so much. It's your fault you, really."

"Okay, but if this works…" Jon then started to say and Beca chuckled. She knew where this was going.

"Yes, the answer is yes." Beca replied shaking her head with a smile on her face. "Look, I missed the dance I wanted to get and this is my chance, and the song has to absolutely be perfect. It's the most perfect song I can come up with and you're already here, so…"

Jon smiled. "Alright then, but it's clear that you owe me."

"Yes." Beca replied, chancing a glance at the party guests. "Now, will you help me get my girl or not?"

"I will, I will." Jon said with a chuckle before parting ways with Beca, making his way to where the band was currently playing swing music.

"What was that about?" Luke had asked as he made his way to approach Beca, the DJ nearly jumping from the unexpected company.

"Nothing." Beca quickly lied.

Luke raised an eyebrow, he was trying to figure what Beca was up to. But Beca was adamantly keeping an innocent smile on her face before excusing herself to rejoin the guests.

There was something about that night, Beca couldn't tell what, but she had a good feeling about it. She was happy, of course she was, happy for her friends and their happiness. But more than that, she was just unbearably happy.

Like the feeling you get when it's Christmas morning and you know from how the night before played out that everything would be great. You can decipher from the shapes of your presents what they were and they were everything you've ever wanted.

Or like when you wake about to take a test you're incredibly nervous about but now for sure that you've got everything covered from what you studied the night before. You take the test and you know you actually aced it.

It was hard to really put into words but it was like magic was in the air.

And Beca knew that everything would be alright.

Beca looked over to where the band was playing, Jon was busy talking to one of the guys. She wasted no time in making her way to where the Bellas were all gathered, talking with the newlyweds.

"Hello everyone, good evening. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Jon McLaughlin." Jon started to say as he made himself comfortable by the keyboards, pulling the mike closer to himself. "Over the past year or so I've gotten the chance to know the brides and their tightknit family called the Barden Bellas. I'm glad to be here, folks, to celebrate yet another wedding with this group of friends. And so, to the lovely brides, if you could, and everyone else too, please join me by being on the dance floor."

Aubrey and Stacie willingly obliged, the two flirting as they made their way to the dance floor. From somewhere not far from where she was, Beca could imagine Luke rolling his eyes. She soon found him walking to the dancefloor accompanied by Kaelyn. Her friends one by one followed too, Amy with Bumper, Emily with Benji, Jessica and Ashley, Cynthia Rose and Denise, Flo and the guy she's been chatting up – someone Aubrey introduced earlier that night as one of his father's assistants – Lilly and a Treble they haven't seen for a long time, Donald?

Before anyone could even dare step up to Chloe, because there had definitely been a lot of guys trying to chat her up, much to Beca's chagrin, Beca quickly made her way to Chloe, offering her hand with a smirk.

"I believe you owe me a dance."

Chloe looked at her questioningly but before she could speak up they heard Jon say "This is my song 'I'm Always Gonna Love You' and this one is for all of you."

Chloe accepted Beca's hand and they made their way to the dance floor just as Jon started playing some of the keys on the piano. "I owe you a dance?" Chloe asked just as Beca placed her hands on her waist and pulled her close.

"From Amy's wedding." she quickly whispered in response.

And the two started to sway to the music.

Well I felt it from the moment
That you stepped into the light
There was absolutely nothing I could do

I be blessed or I be cursed
For the rest of my life
Cause I know that I was always gonna love you

Chloe smiled lightly. Beca used to be so clumsy, she knew – technically she still was – but whenever they were close like that, when Chloe's was mere inches away from her, and she's holding her in her arms? Beca knew she could do nothing wrong.

I'm gonna love you till my dying day
I'll be beside you when you're old and grey
Just like the feelings that I feel right now
I'm never gonna go away

It was like holding something so fragile and precious and beautiful. And Beca would be afraid that one single touch would leave it to crumble.

But it wouldn't.

She knew, despite her reservations, it wouldn't.

That's sort of how their love was like,

There had been cracks on the surface, telling untold stories, but it stayed whole.

That's why she couldn't help but notice just how perfect they fit together.

And if you ever hit your head
And you lost your memory
So that every morning started life anew

Beca pulled Chloe closer, singing along only for Chloe to hear. The redhead leaned in, resting her head on Beca's own.

Funny how their best conversations were never carried out with their own words.

They were always with songs and symphonies and quiet moments. They were always carried out with gentle touches and stolen glances, and meaningful smiles.

Well with every passing day
I'd invent another way
To show that I am always gonna love you

Beca felt Chloe smile and she smiled back.

Who would have thought that first day she stepped on Barden that this is where her life would lead her.

Sure there were times she was tired, where she wanted to give up, and she was truly thankful that she didn't.

They needed to talk still, she also knew that, but at that moment Beca couldn't help it.

She was happy.

Truly happy.

I'm gonna love you till my dying day
I'll be beside you when you're old and grey
Just like the feelings that I feel right now
I'm never gonna go away

And nothing ever felt more right in that moment.

She was coming home.

She was holding on and never letting Chloe go, not ever again.

Chloe pulled away slightly looking at Beca inquisitively. Beca couldn't even be bothered to wonder what Chloe was thinking, she was lost in her eyes; they were shining again.

Happy.

Smiling.

Like they were drowning, like they died with their struggles, and now they were being reborn.

Better than ever.

And Beca could once again feel the warmth that she knew always was associated with Chloe and all her smiles and her laugh.

Her love.

From the picture perfect moment
That I never wanna end
To the couch and TV kind of afternoon

Chloe laced their hands together, pulling Beca away from the dancefloor. Beca stayed silent, following Chloe, her eyes transfixed at her and only her.

It was like a dream, a quiet moment all to themselves.

And the smile on her face could only grow bigger and bigger.

You're the light that's always shining
There's a million reasons why
I know that I am always gonna love you

The song was fading in the background as they made their way past the garden and through a little maze of roses.

Because, as they say, sometimes you just had to get lost to be found.

Chloe pulled a stop when they reached the small fountain at the heart of the maze and took a deep steady breath.

She was overwhelmed.

By a lot of things.

But mostly because of that something that clicked mere minutes before.

She turned around, her hands still holding onto Beca's, and smiled weakly, knowingly, at the DJ. "Since when?"

Beca dipped her head and half chuckled before shaking her head. "Since the day I thought you'd marry someone else. That night my heart broke completely. But then again, I broke yours first… To be honest though, I think bits and pieces started coming back when you kissed me on the forehead during Amy's bachelorette. Like the whole world spun and it was just me and you in my dorm room at Barden again, New Years' Eve…" Beca explained before she sighed. "I was planning to tell you, I tried countless times, but things – people – kept popping up like mushrooms, always interrupting us."

"Why didn't you chase after me back then? Why did you let me leave before?" Chloe asked. "You could've let me know Beca."

"I didn't know how to. I didn't want to bring your hopes up for nothing. I didn't want to hurt you, or disappoint you again. I wanted to fight for you, a part of me did, but I thought you didn't want me to. You were with someone else Chlo, and I respected that. If I had known, I would have swam the entire ocean or flew or something, I would have done anything to get to you. Back to you in all sense of the word. I think, back in London, I was actually trying to, that's why I almost fell into the river. Drunk Logic and all."

"Beca!" Chloe said indignant that drunk Beca almost drowned because of that. It was still a memory of something she wished never happened.

"I'm sorry it took so long." Beca then said before she could say anything else. "I wanted to make sure you know, even when I couldn't remember you, Chloe, I loved you. I never stopped. I love you. And I always will." she continued, the words simple and true.

Chloe smiled. This time it was her turn to shake her head with a half chuckle.

Yeah, it was all so overwhelming.

Like her heart was about to burst with joy, and love, and all the things she never thought she could ever feel again.

Chloe closed the gap between them, pulling Beca close. Their lips met and Chloe swore she could feel her heart jumping in and out of her chest as they melted into the kiss.

She never thought she'd feel that way again.

Happy.

Content.

Whole.

Home.