A/N: This one is a bit shorter, but this seemed the best place to stop. Thank you to everybody that has been sending me messages, you guys are awesome!

Although Aubrey was still being hard on Beca, things slowly turned back to normal. Beca had talked to the coaches, something she dreaded but Chloe helped her through, and she hadn't seen much of the bench lately. They trained harder than ever, since the end of the season was rapidly approaching. They kept their winning streak going for the next fews weeks, but had some of the harder games to go. Aubrey became more tightly wound by the minute and Chloe spend about as much time calming her down as she spend time with Beca. This frustrated the brunette, but she got how much Aubrey needed her best friend.

Beca wasn't too calm herself. She was stressed about keeping her grades up, but having to play Naomi's team soon wasn't doing her much good either. Chloe had urged her to talk to her dad as well regarding her plans for the next year, and although she was reluctant, she had agreed to have dinner with her dad and Chloe. Having Chloe there would keep her calm and she would get the chance to formally introduce her to her father.

She was also still running shifts at the radio station, but working with music calmed her down and it actually helped to keep her losing her mind. From time to time Jesse would join her and they would talk music and hockey. She had been neglecting her friendship with Jesse while trying to make things up with Chloe, Aubrey and the team and was trying to be a better friend. She genuinely liked talking to him, even though he talked too much about movies.

Jesse's team had had a really good season as well. Jesse was one of the least passed keepers in the league. He was anxious about the next few weeks, because if they kept playing well, they might place for the championship as well. This would be mean a shot at the double championship for Barden. Beca had offered to help him out on the field and in turn he helped her with her course work.

Beca was supposed to pick Chloe up and they would walk to her father's house together for dinner. She arrived early at Chloe's and rang the doorbell. Aubrey opened the door and let her in. The blonde returned to her room while Beca walked towards her girlfriend's door. When she opened it, she saw Chloe in her sweatpants and bra staring at a variety of outfits that were laid out on her bed. Beca stood in the doorpost for a while and studied her girlfriend. She saw that the redhead looked nervous, maybe more nervous than she had ever seen her.

She walked up to Chloe and slid her arms around her waist. She felt soft, warm skin under her fingertips and lightly caressed the redhead's abs with her thumb. Chloe leaned back into her and let out a breath.

"Babe, is everything okay?" Beca enquired. Chloe turned around and looked at Beca with worry in her eyes.

"What if he doesn't like me?" she asked her girlfriend. Beca let out a laugh, thinking Chloe was kidding. When she realized the redhead was dead serious, she put her hands on Chloe's shoulders and looked into her big, beautiful, blue eyes.

"Chlo, are you kidding me? Everybody likes you. I think he would like anyone who would make me go to my lectures and pass my classes. And even if he doesn't like you, which will not be the case, I don't care, I like you. That is all that matters."

Chloe nodded and turned around to look at her outfits once more. She still wasn't sure what to wear, she wanted to impress the man but not give him a wrong impression. Beca moved from behind her, studied the outfits for a moment and then pointed at black blouse with a striped silver skirt.

"I like that one, it makes you look sexy, yet sophisticated," Beca said, before picking the outfit up and giving it to Chloe.

"I don't know Becs, isn't it too much for dinner with your dad. That might me more something that I would wear when going out with the girls. I don't want your dad to get the wrong idea. I mean, first impressions are important, right? Maybe I should wear jeans, but maybe that is too casual."

At that point Beca stopped Chloe's rambling. She sat her down on the bad, squatted in front of her to be able to look her in the eyes.

"Chloe, tell me what's wrong. Why do you care so much? It's just my dad," she said in an attempt to calm her girlfriend down. Chloe took a deep breath before she explained.

"I know you don't care too much about what your dad thinks of me, but I do. Meeting the parents is a big deal for me. I only met him once, and that time I was rather rude to him, so I want to make it right this time, show him that I am good enough for his daughter."

"Of course you are good enough for me, if anything, I should be worried about not being good enough. You are amazing, nice, beautiful and smart. He will see all of these things as well, I'm sure of it. Just relax, we'll get each other through tonight."

She gave Chloe a hug and a kiss, before telling her to get dressed, since they were going to be late otherwise. Soon enough Chloe was dressed and applying her makeup. Beca couldn't help but feel the nerves build up now as well, but they disappeared when Chloe stepped out of the bathroom. She looked amazing, her red hair in flowing curls, eyes shining. Her outfit showed her beautifully toned arms and accentuated all the right areas. Beca's breath was taking for a moment and she realized how lucky she was with such an amazing girlfriend.

As they walked up towards the house, both of them were a bundle of nerves. While gripping Chloe's hand with one hand, Beca rang the doorbell with the other. Soon enough her father opened the door and extend his hand to shake Chloe's.

"Hello Chloe, it's nice to finally meet one of Beca's friends," he said before releasing her hand.

Beca decided that it was best to just come out with it right away. "Chloe is my girlfriend, dad. I'm dating her."

Dr. Mitchell's eyebrows shot up, but he regained his composure soon enough and stuttered a "Oh, that's nice" before allowing both girls inside.

The rest of the dinner was pretty uneventful. Chloe was a master at small talk, so to Beca's delight she didn't have to interact too much with her father. He seemed to like her girlfriend more by the minute and Chloe started to relax more throughout the evening. When they were almost finished with eating, the conversation was steered towards hockey. Beca decided to use this to address the topic she actually wanted to talk to her dad about.

"Um, dad, I actually had an alternative motive for having dinner with you. I wanted to tell you something." Her father looked at her skeptically, but Chloe put a hand on knee, which calmed her down. "I have been thinking a lot more about my future, with Chloe's help. I have decided to stay a Barden a while longer. Here I can play hockey, I can work on my music and I want to get a degree."

Her father looked at her, then turned towards Chloe and back to Beca. He seemed to be looking for some sign of deceit, but when he didn't, he got up and rounded the table. He pulled Beca up from her chair and into a hug. Beca wasn't expecting this, as she had never been remotely close with her dad, but she returned the hug nonetheless. Her father released her soon enough.

"Honey, that's great! And thank you Chloe for helping my daughter," he said before he walked back towards his chair with a content smile. "And Beca, if you need any help or if you want to talk, you can always come to me, you know that right? I know I haven't been the best father, but I would like to be there for you know."

Beca nodded. She had expected this to be more awkward and was relieved, so she too was sporting a smile. Chloe liked the look of her favorite person being happy and she was glad she made a good impression, so too was smiling. For a while everybody was lost in thoughts, before dr. Mitchell cleared his throat.

"Um Beca, would it be okay for me to come to the rest of your games. I have been trying to give you a bit of space, but I love to see you play and I would love to come and cheer you on."

Beca's affirmative answer seemed to make him the happiest person in the world. The good atmosphere continued for the rest of the evening. When Beca and Chloe started to leave, he gave both of the girls a big hug. As they walked away Chloe caught Beca's eyes and smiled at her. Beca grabbed her girlfriend's hand in response and smiled back.

"That went well."