A/N: Again, thank you guys so much for the encouragement for this piece. I know the last chapter was really hard to get through but thank you for sticking with it. I promise this chapter will make up for it!

P.S. I do not own Pitch Perfect, nor any of the characters or material therein. All rights of ownership go to the screen writers and production team that made Pitch Perfect. I am just a humble fan, offering his meager thoughts and visions on a wonderful storyline.

Beca had just walked off stage when she felt a hand grab her arm and jerk her into a side room and slam the door. Just as she realized it was Aubrey who had grabbed her, a hand slapped the side of her face, hard. The sting was instantaneous and Beca's hand went up to rub the side of her face.

"What the hell was that, Mitchell?" Aubrey snapped, "Do you have any fucking idea what you've done? Do you have any idea how much you hurt her tonight?"

Beca couldn't say anything, she just stood there, dumbfounded and hurting herself.

"Chloe loves you. Ok? Do you get that? She adores you, worships the ground you walk on." Aubrey continued to rant, "You are the most important thing to her and you just pissed all over that."

"I know." Beca mumbled.

"You know? Then why? Why did you do it? How could you hurt the most gentle person in the world?" Aubrey asked, "Tell me. I wanna know what the fuck type of asinine thinking brought you to this!"

"I.. I don't know." Tears started to roll down Beca's face as her voice choked up, "I was angry, I was hurt. It was so stupid. I realized it as I was going through Titanium. This isn't who I am."

"Fuckin' A right it's not!" Aubrey snapped, "Chloe wouldn't have fallen in love with someone so cold."

"I... was so hurt that she'd kissed him, that she'd done it to make me jealous that I just got angry.

"And what? You thought that ripping her heart out was the best option?" Aubrey asked.

"She'd already ripped mine out."

"For fuck's sake, Beca." Aubrey said, "Have you ever thought of using your words? Of actually talking to her instead of pulling this shit?"

Beca said nothing.

"Of course not, because you're a fucking coward." Aubrey said, "Honestly... You don't deserve Chloe, but Chloe still loves you, more than anything. So here's what's gonna happen. You're gonna go to the bar with us, you're gonna have fun, and you're going to show Chloe that you're over... whatever the fuck this was."

"I don't.." Beca began to protest.

"No.. you don't get a choice here. You forfeited that when you decided to shit all over her feelings. Now you get to face them, like a fucking grown up." Aubrey said, "Got me?"

Beca nodded silently as the tears continued to fall.

"You have ten minutes to change. I'll be right here. Don't even think about trying to run or I'll hunt you down." Aubrey snapped.

Beca silently began moving to the door with her head down as she continued to sob. She put her hand on the cold door handle before looking back at Aubrey. "I do love her. I love her more than I even know."

Aubrey turned and saw the sincerity and Beca's eyes and it softened her. She knew that Chloe and Beca belonged together and as angry as she was, she cracked the slightest smile, "I know."

Chloe was already on her second drink and second shot by the time the rest of the Bellas arrived. She'd managed to stop crying with the help of the alcohol and the reassurances of Emily. It had been hard to calm her down, but Emily just kept reminding her how much Beca loved her and that tonight must have just been an act of heated passion because everyone knows that it's not really who Beca is. Chloe had nodded in agreement before doing her second shot.

The Bellas walked in silently. They'd been filled in by Stacie on what had happened and all of them felt for both Beca and Chloe and what was going on between them. They knew that the situation was rough and that they all needed to come together. Even with the hurt that was floating between Beca and Chloe at that moment, this was the closest the two had ever come to being a couple. The Bellas knew that it was meant to be, but they also knew that it would take time and that they might have to help it along.

"Hey Chloe." Stacie said softly, "You ok?" She rubbed her hand along Chloe's shoulders for a moment before sitting on the opposite side of her from Emily.

Chloe shook her head, "Yeah... I think so." She took a deep breath, "It hurt but if it helped Beca heal from France, I guess it's ok." A few of the Bellas gave her strange looks as though she was talking crazy, "I know how that sounds, but honestly. I hurt her too. It doesn't make it right, but it's what happens sometimes. Besides, if she felt that upset about it then maybe... just maybe you all are right and Beca does love me."

"Not to be the feminist among us, but that's kinda crap Chlo." CR replied, "Just because you hurt her and tried to get her to notice you, doesn't mean that she gets to treat you like shit and hurt you back. That's not how these things work."

Chloe nodded, "I know. And normally would agree with you, but I know Beca is better than this. She's probably just exhausted, being driven by the stress of the tour. Now that it's over, she'll go back to her regular self."

"You got it bad Gingy." Fat Amy said with a sigh.

"Yeah... I know I do. What Beca did tonight was unforgivable, but I love her and I know she's better than this, so I do forgive her." Chloe said, "It hurts... it was a dick move, but I forgive her because I see the person she really is and I love that person with all my heart."

"So does that mean you wanna go ahead with Aubrey's plan?" Stacie asked gently.

Chloe took a sip of her drink, "Yeah. I have to tell her, she has to know how much I love her. We can't keep dancing around it anymore. Beca's not the type of person who's good with feelings, so I'm going to have to break the ice. I know she'll admit it when she knows that I love her too. Beca is a beautiful person with a romantic soul, I know it, she just needs to learn how to show it."

"So when you gonna make your move?" CR asked.

"I don't know. When the time is right. I'll know." Chloe said.

Aubrey walked into the bar with Beca in tow. Aubrey had calmed down on the ride over to the bar, but Beca still looked quiet and sheepish. She was nervous, knowing that all the Bellas probably knew what had happened and she knew none of them would be happy about it.

There wasn't the usual happy Bella cheers when they walked over to the table. A few awkward mumbles that made Beca suddenly feel like an outsider among her own Bella sisters. She offered a soft smile to them, her eyes moving from one to the other, before finally resting on Chloe. Chloe's blue eyes raised to meet hers and they shared a long glance. Not a word was spoken aurally between them, but their souls spoke volumes. Finally a soft smile came to Chloe's lips as she reached her hand over and Beca reached out and took it. They sat there, across the table from each other, softly holding hands and holding each other's gaze until Fat Amy came over with the next round of drinks.

"Alright, you two... break it up, make room for the liquor." She said setting the tray down, "Alright, Long Island Iced Tea for Chloe, Cosmo for Flo and Ashley, Captain and Coke for Jessica and Cynthia Rose, Jack and Coke for Denise and Aubrey, Sake for Lily, and a red-headed slut for Beca."

"Hey!" Chloe said lightly swatting Fat Amy.

"What about me?" Emily asked.

"Oh they don't serve non-alcoholic and you're too young." Amy said, "Don't worry Legacy, you'll grow up someday."

"Dude, you gave me so much alcohol freshman year. I'm 22 now." Emily said firmly.

"Relax." Amy said, "Here's your hard cider." Amy shook her head, "She gets it from you, ya know?" She said pointing to Beca.

"Alright, this Ginger needs to pee." Chloe said after finishing her second Long Island Iced Tea. Chloe got up and started towards the back of the bar where the band was playing and where the bathrooms were.

"So are you done being a jackass?" Stacie asked pointedly.

Beca said nothing. She'd already gotten the harsh lecture from Aubrey, she didn't expect it from the other Bellas.

"Yeah, I mean I get that what Chloe did hurt, but did you have to rip her heart out like a rabid dingo and rip it to pieces like two of them fighting over it?" Amy asked taking a sip of her drink.

"Ok, I get it. I screwed up." Beca said, "God I know that I did. It came from an angry place and I'm not like that. I'm not. Dark and moody, sure, but I'm not angry. I don't like who I was at that moment."

"Good, cause we didn't either." CR replied, "That's not the Beca we know."

"Look I get that she hurt you, but those songs were awful. What you did to her with them was even worse." Emily said softly.

"Et tu Emily?" Beca said before standing up, "You know what. I screwed up, I get it. It was a dick move and it hurt me just as bad because I knew what I was doing was wrong but there was no way to stop it once the set started. So I'm sorry to all of you for having to have seen it, and I'm sorry to Chloe for what I did. I understand if she never wants to speak to me again." Beca pushed her chair back and started to walk through the crowd towards the door. A tear rolling down her cheek. She hated herself enough without the Bellas trying to bring her down even more.

"Wait!" Emily shouted as she caught up with Beca, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to come out so bitchy. I just love you both so much. You're like my parents and I have been so lost without you guys. I hate that you guys are fighting, or whatever it is you're doing. I don't like it, none of us do."

"I don't either." Beca conceded, "And I know what I did was such a dick move. I just don't know how to bounce back from this, so it's probably best if I just remove myself from the awkwardness and just go."

Aubrey sat at the table watching the exchange between Emily and Beca when her phone lit up with a text from Chloe, one word; "Showtime." Aubrey's eyes shot up to the stage, where the redhead stood with the microphone in her hand. It took a few moments for the sound to penetrate the bar's crowd but as it did, the bar hushed and they all turned to look up as Chloe continued to sing.

I could cry salty tears,
Where have I been all these years?
Little wow, tell me now:
How long has this been going on?

There were chills up my spine,
And some thrills I can't define.
Listen, sweet, I repeat:
How long has this been going on?

The sultriness of Chloe's jazz voice floated over the bar as Beca stopped and looked up at the stage. The spotlight made Chloe look even more like an angel and her hair seemed as bright as fire as she stood, with those beautiful blue eyes fixated on Beca. Beca felt the welling up of tears and as much as she tried she couldn't hold them back as they ran down her face. Slowly she walked through the crowd towards the stage, leaving Emily alone.

Oh, I feel that I could melt,
Into Heaven I'm hurled!
I know how Columbus felt,
Finding another world.

The Bellas began to softly harmonize and sing back-up from their table while Chloe serenaded Beca who had made her way to the stage and had taken the mike from one of the other band members so the two were singing together, gazing deep into each other's eyes.

Kiss me once, then once more.
What a dunce I was before.
What a break! For Heaven's sake!
How long has this been going on?

Dear, when in your arms I creep,
That divine rendezvous,
Don't wake me, if I'm asleep,
Let me dream that it's true!

Kiss me twice, then once more.
That makes thrice, let's make it four!
What a break! For Heaven's sake!
How long has this been going on?
How long has this, been going on?

As the song wound to its end the two set the microphones down and stepped closer together and Beca took Chloe's hands in hers, "I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry Chloe." The tears rolling down her cheeks, "I do love you. I love you so much."

"And I love you." Chloe responded, "I'm sorry for what happened in France."

"Forgive?" Beca asked, gently squeezing Chloe's hands.

"And forget." Chloe confirmed as she let go of Beca's hands and instead took Beca's face between her hands. She leaned in and kissed her. For the first time in seven years they kissed. It was deep, heartfelt, and as Beca wrapped her arms around Chloe's waist to hold her tight, she poured all her love into it to show Chloe that she really did love her.

The Bellas all sat at the table while the crowd erupted in cheers and catcalls while the two women kissed on stage. Finally it had happened, seven years in the making, but finally, Beca and Chloe were whole.

A/N: Songs used in this Chapter:

"How Long Has This Been Going On?"- George Gerswhin