Chapter 5

Soon, they settled in to life in the big apple. The city was busy, but their little apartment remained peaceful. Chloe loved her life, she really did. She loved working down at the children's hospital. And, of course she enjoyed getting home from work to see Beca, who got off sooner than she did. But... something was missing. Beca noticed it too.

One weekend they had babysat for a coworker while her and her husband visited relatives in Canada. Beca sat back and watched the sparkle in Chloe's eyes when she interacted with the children. Even Beca had a gentle way with the kids that just worked. Surprise of all surprise.

When the kids left, Beca and Chloe stood at the door for a few minutes.

"Chloe?" When she turned to look at her she could see that there was something off in those bright blue eyes. "You want a baby, don't you." It was less of a question, more of an observation or a statement.

Chloe blinked for a few seconds and slowly nodded. "Yeah."

"We can adopt? I would love to have kids with you." She reached a hand up and placed it on Chloe's arm.

"Uh, Yeah." Chloe breathed in. "That's definitely an option."

"But you want to be pregnant."

Chloe closed her eyes and shook her head. "Becs, you make me happy. I love you with my entire heart, and honestly, I don't need anyone else." Chloe said with certainty.

"But?" Beca said softly, twirling a strand of red hair between her fingers.

"But I guess... I always thought that I WOULD be pregnant. If we have a child... it won't be a little version of you... or a little one of me. I wouldn't really be having a child WITH you. It's just going to take a bit to get over that."

Beca felt Chloe's arms wrap around her and she sunk into the embrace. As she did she desperately wished she could give her what she wanted. Chloe had left basically everything for her. She deserved the world. As she looked around the home they had together, her eyes feel on the kitchen area. Cleaning up after making thanksgiving dinner (an American thing Chloe insisted they tried) had fallen in priority with a toddler and a baby. She spied the item lying on the counter.

"Maybe there's a way..." she mumbled softly into Chloe's hair, but she didn't hear her.

A/N: Short'N Sweet guys. This is about to take sort of a weird turn eh? I apologize if people were expecting a lot of drama from this, but honestly as I have said it was never supposed to grow this long. So, there really isn't much of a plot I suppose.

As much as in my head Chloe and Beca would definitely end up having kids in the future (AU or not), I find that when they have one in the fics it dulls the cute a bit. Obviously a Bechloe baby brings its own level of cuteness, but it takes the attention off the charm of Beca and Chloe's relationship on its own. Hopefully that made sense. So, the point is that in my other fics you likely will not see them having a child, so here's what you're going to get in regards to that!

Also, can I just say that it is HELL not writing in them calling each other "babe". I am almost 100% sure they did NOT have that term in the 1940's. Darling and other affectionate terms don't seem like something they would say.

Special shoutout to Hammo59 for your reviews. Honestly you're the freaking best, man. I sincerely hope my story keeps living up to expectation!