Sorry for not updating, I have tendinitis on my right thumb, which stops me from writing, so I had to take a break from it (I wanted to post this chapter since it was 85% ready) but to compensate, this chapter has about 28 pages and almost 6k words! Enjoy!
I have a little writer's block for Something Worth Living For, if you guys wanna help :/
Beca parked her car in front of the studio and got out, her sunglasses never leaving her face as some paparazzi took pictures. She then opened the backseat door and unbuckled Sophie, picking her up before grabbing her diaper bag.
She didn't wear diapers anymore but Beca had brought a few puzzles, toys, extra underwear and an extra pair of clothes just in case.
Beca didn't pay attention to the paparazzi but her daughter grinned and waved at them as Beca got in the tall building.
Beca smiled at the receptionist and went to the elevators. She then took off her sunglasses and put them on the top of her head with a sigh.
"We hee?" Sophie asked.
"Almost, now we're going to the studio." Beca whispered.
Sophie looked intrigued and she looked around when the doors opened and Beca walked down the hall to the studio.
"Hey Beca! You brought the kid!" Mike said with a smile.
"Yeah, today is visiting day for Little Red here, right Soph?" Beca asked and looked at Sophie.
"Yes." Sophie nodded.
"And she promised before we left she'd behave, right?" Beca said.
"Yes. No go time." Sophie said.
Mike looked confused but Beca giggled.
"She means she won't need to go to timeout." Beca said.
"That's good little lady." Mike said and smiled when the toddler giggled. "Katy should be here any minute now if you want to give your little one a tour."
"Sure!" Beca said. "Oh, Mike, I'm bringing Charlotte on Saturday."
"That's okay." Mike chuckled.
Beca smiled and walked past Mike's office to the recording studio, opening it and turning the lights before putting Sophie down.
"This is the recording studio, Soph. This is where Mommy brings singers to so they can sing." Beca said.
Sophie looked at awe and intrigued, looking around.
Beca sat at the mixing table and Sophie walked to her side, looking at the many buttons there.
"Come here." Beca put the toddler on her lap. "Wanna press a few buttons?"
Sophie nodded and started pressing many buttons, but she only did so with her index fingers and she was so gentle it surprised Beca. She never hit her whole hand against the table.
"Now this is very important, you're not supposed to touch any of these buttons unless mommy lets you, okay?" Beca said.
"Otay." Sophie said.
"Good." Beca said. "Now let me show you something else."
Beca carried Sophie into the recording booth and turned on the lights. Sophie gasped when she saw the microphone and the chair.
"This is where the artists sing." Beca said. "Wanna try?"
Sophie nodded so Beca sat her on the chair, standing behind her and adjusting the microphone to Sophie's height.
Sophie started singing syllables and dancing on the chair while Beca laughed.
"Do you like it?" Beca asked.
"Yes!" Sophie said.
"Great!" Beca said. "Wanna see mommy's office?"
"Yay! Go go!" Sophie said.
"Come on." Beca helped her down and grabbed her hand, taking her down the hall to her office. It wasn't big, Mike's was definitely bigger, but it was good. The back of her desk showed big part of the city, including the Hollywood sign.
Sophie put her hands on the window, since it went all the way to the floor, and stared in awe.
"Hey Sophie, check it out." Beca sat at her desk and Sophie climbed on her lap. "Do you recognize these beautiful young ladies?"
Beca showed her the three pictures she had on her desk, one of Chloe, one of Sophie and one of Charlotte.
"Us! Mamma, Sar, me!" Sophie said.
"Right!" Beca smiled.
"Yay!" Sophie grinned.
Beca giggled.
"Now it's almost 10, Katy should be here any minute, let's go." Beca said.
She was walking down the hall but stopped when she saw the women restroom and turned to Sophie.
"Sophie, this is the bathroom. Right in front of where mommy is gonna be staying, okay?" Beca said, before taking Sophie back to the main room and pointed at a young woman who was putting her bag down on a big table. "And this here is Andy, if you need to go potty, just ask Andy okay? Because sometimes mommy is gonna be busy."
Sophie smiled at Andy and the woman smiled back.
"Andy, this is my youngest daughter, Sophie." Beca said.
"Hello Sophie! You're so cute!" Andy said.
Sophie blushed and tried to hide behind her mother's leg.
"If you need to go potty, just ask me and we'll hurry to the bathroom." Andy said.
Sophie still hid behind Beca's leg, shy.
"It's okay, Soph. She's a girl, like us." Beca said with a giggle.
"Yeah, Sophie." Andy said. "And your mom tells me you like Mexican food."
Sophie perked up at that and looked at Andy.
"Something 'mole'.." Andy said, pretending to think while Beca giggled.
"Aca moly! Aca moly!" Sophie jumped up and down and stood right in front of Andy.
"Okay so what do you say we have that for lunch?" Andy asked. "I can go out to get it and we can eat here."
"Yes! Yes! Aca moly!" Sophie threw her arms up and Andy giggled.
"What do you say, Sophie?" Beca asked.
Instead of answering, she hugged Andy's legs.
"I was actually looking for words, Soph." Beca giggled.
"Fank you!" Sophie said.
Andy giggled.
"You're welcome, sweetie." Andy said.
Katy arrived at that moment and her and her manager greeted Mike before Beca made her way over to greet her.
Sophie saw the tall woman and immediately ran to her, beating her mother to it when she jumped on her arms and Katy picked her up with a laugh.
"Sophie!" Katy said.
"Hi!" Sophie grinned.
"It's so nice to see you here!" Katy said.
Sophie giggled.
Katy greeted Beca and the two moved to the studio.
"Alright Sophie, you're gonna have to let me work, okay?" Katy said.
Sophie pouted but didn't complain when Katy put her down and started talking to Beca. Sophie then went over to the diaper bag and opened it, taking out a puzzle and sitting next to her mother on the floor to put it together.
For the next two hours, surprisingly, Sophie was quiet. She would go to the bad, grab a toy, change toys and play all by herself, without bothering her mother or Katy.
Sophie then put the stuffed seahorse/unicorn down and walked out of the room to go find Andy, because she needed to go potty. She found her outside Mike's office and poked her thigh.
"Andy, pee pee." Sophie said, her little hand went between her legs and she started jumping up and down.
"Come on, sweetie, come on!" Andy grabbed Sophie's hand and ran to the bathroom.
After Sophie went potty, she grabbed Andy's hand before she could leave.
"Hunggy." She said.
"It's almost time for lunch, I'm gonna go out to grab our guacamole." Andy winked and Sophie grinned.
Andy then grabbed her wallet and left. Sophie went back to the studio to find Katy sitting on the couch while Beca had her chair turned to the brunette.
"Hey Sophie! We were waiting for you!" Beca said.
"Go pee pee." Sophie explained.
"Oh! That's good." Beca said.
Sophie grinned and climbed on the couch next to Katy, seeing the woman had her seahorse/unicorn in her lap.
"Who is this?" Katy asked.
"Hawwy." Sophie said.
"Ooh!" Katy said. "Did he ask to come with you?"
"See!" Sophie crossed her arms with her mad face.
"Harry is a girl." Beca explained.
"Oh! I'm sorry sweetie! I'm sorry Harry!" Katy said.
"See sad." Sophie said with a pout.
"Oh! Do you wanna calm her down?" Katy asked.
"You do." Sophie said.
Katy pretended to rock a baby back and forth and Sophie grinned.
"See otay." Sophie said.
"Yay!" Katy said.
Sophie smiled.
"What are we gonna have for lunch, Soph?" Katy asked, putting Harry down and putting Sophie on her lap instead.
"Aca moly!" Sophie threw her arms up.
Katy kissed her cheek several times and the little girl laughed.
Beca was taking pictures and filming while she smiled.
"And we're gonna take a nap after lunch, right Sophie?" Beca asked.
"Yes." Sophie said.
Beca smiled.
Andy then knocked on the door and came in.
"Guys, food's here." She said.
"Aca moly?" Sophie asked.
"Yeah, we have guacamole!" Andy said.
"Yay!" Sophie said, running down the hall after Andy.
Beca and Katy giggled and walked out as well.
oO0Oo
The day wasn't as long as Beca or Katy wanted mainly because of Sophie. They loved having the little girl with them but she couldn't stay in a studio from 9 to 5 playing on her own, being quiet. She got tired, so Beca left the studio at 3, which Katy understood of course.
"What did you think of going to work with mommy today, Sophie?" Beca asked as she took a right on their street.
"Fun!" Sophie said.
"I'm glad you liked it, baby." Beca smiled. "Can't wait to tell mamma and Char, huh?"
"Yay!" Sophie threw her hands up and Beca giggled.
Beca parked in the driveway and turned off the engine. She then got out of the car, unbuckled Sophie, grabbed her diaper bag and hed laptop bag before going to the front door.
"Hey Soph, can you knock for me?" Beca asked.
Sophie nodded and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, Chloe answered and grinned at seeing her two girls.
"Hey! How was work?" She asked.
"It was so much fun, right Sophie?" Beca asked.
"Yes! Got aca moly!" Sophie said.
"You had guacamole for lunch?! God, I'm jealous!" Chloe said.
Sophie giggled and grinned.
Chloe let them in and closed the door. Beca went upstairs to put the bags away while Sophie went to the kitchen to find her sister helping Chloe bake a cake.
"Sar!" Sophie threw her arms up with a grin.
"Hey Sophie!" Charlotte grinned. "How was working with mommy?"
"Fun! Got aca moly!" Sophie said.
"That's great!" Charlotte said. "I can't wait to go."
"You like." Sophie said.
"I'll like it?" Charlotte asked and Sophie nodded. "Mamma said we're going out for sushi!"
"Sussie?" Sophie asked, a cute confused look on her face.
"We never had it." Charlotte said. "There's a kid's menu with fries and other yummy things. So we're okay."
"Otay." Sophie said.
oO0Oo
Beca groaned loudly in frustration. She walked over to her laptop and clicked on replay before stepping back and trying the choreography again, nailing the move this time.
"You doing?" Sophie asked with a curious frown when she spotted her mother in the living room.
"I'm rehearsing a dance." Beca said. "We have that performance with the Bellas and we leave on November 3rd so I wanna have it all ready."
Beca looked at where Sophie was and the toddler was shaking her little butt to the beat coming from the laptop, obviously not listening to her mother.
Beca laughed at Sophie and at herself. Of course.
"Oh here I am, venting to my almost 2-year-old." Beca said before going back.
Sophie stood next to her and she continued shaking her butt to the song while Beca actually danced.
"Sophie where is your sister?" Beca asked.
Sophie shrugged with the cutest look before she went back to dancing and humming.
Beca giggled.
"Hey mommy! I drew us! Look, I drew Joel!" Charlotte came running in holding the piece of paper but stopped when she saw her mother and sister dancing. "Mommy, I wanna dance too!"
"Mommy's rehearsing for my performance with the Bellas." Beca said.
"Yay! I'll dance too, because I'm a mini Bella." Charlotte said, putting her drawing down and joining her mother.
"There isn't enough space here for the three of us. Let's go to the backyard." Beca paused the song.
Sophie put her hands on her hips and made her mad face.
"Mommy! I zance!" Sophie said.
"It's okay baby, you're gonna zance again. You, me and Char are gonna zance in the backyard because there's more space there." Beca said, carrying her laptop outside followed by the two mini Bellas.
"Otay." Sophie clapped her hands.
"Mommy, why are you talking like Sophie?" Charlotte giggled as Beca typed her password into her laptop. "Why isn't mamma dancing with us?"
"Oh she's taking a shower." Beca said. "But you two will see when we fly to Atlanta and we have to rehearse with the rest of the Bellas."
"With Aunt Aubee and Aunt Tacie?!" Charlotte grinned with excitement.
"Actually I think Aunt Aubrey is gonna stay in the audience and take care of Joel but she'll be there in the rehearsals and Aunt Stacie is gonna sing with us." Beca said.
"Mommy, zance!" Sophie stomped her foot he pouted.
"What's the magic word?" Beca asked.
"It's aca please." Charlotte told her sister, not seeing her mother's growing grin.
"Aca pease, mommy." Sophie pouted and Beca squealed, hugging her two daughters tight and kissing their faces all over.
"We wanna dance now, mommy!" Charlotte said.
Beca pressed play and started rehearsing the moves. Charlotte was copying her while Sophie was doing her own moves, humming along to the song.
Beca went to the kitchen to grab a water bottle but she came back and started over.
When Chloe came out of the shower, she went downstairs hoping to find her family in the living room, but instead heard music coming from the backyard so she opened the back door and saw Beca rehearsing the choreography while Charlotte copied her and Sophie was dancing on her own.
"Okay, this has to be the cutest thing I've ever seen!" Chloe said.
Beca grinned, sipping on her water.
"Mommy is rehearsing. I'm dancing too because I'm a mini Bella." Charlotte explained. "Sophie is a mini Bella too so she's dancing with us."
"Yay!" Sophie grinned and threw her hands up.
"So, mini Bellas, who's excited for Halloween on Friday?" Chloe asked.
"Me!" Charlotte and Sophie shouted.
"Me too!" Chloe squealed.
Beca giggled.
"I guess that's enough rehearsing for us, huh?" Beca asked.
Chloe giggled.
"No!" Sophie pouted.
"It's alright, Sophie, mommy can put music on in the living room and you can keep dancing." Beca said.
"You too." Sophie said, grabbing her mother's hand and rubbing her eye.
"Awww, baby! Mommy has to help mamma with dinner!" Beca said. "We can dance tomorrow, okay?"
"Otay." Sophie said.
"But you can help us with dinner. You and Char." Beca said.
Sophie lit up at that and grinned.
"Yay!" She said.
Beca giggled and pinched her cheek lightly.
oO0Oo
"Now the shoes, Mrs. Beale-Mitchell!" Chloe said with an exaggerated grin as she handed Beca the shoes she was supposed to wear.
"You mean Kristoff." Beca corrected her with an annoyed look.
Chloe grinned and kissed her nose.
"You look cute when you're grumpy."
Beca groaned and rolled her eyes.
"Mommy, I need red lipstick!" Charlotte said.
"I'll put it on me then I'll put it on you." Chloe said, going to her and Beca's en suite bathroom.
"Okay." Charlotte said. She hopped on the bed and waited.
Beca came out of her closet wearing the full outfit and she groaned when she looked at herself in the mirror. She didn't look ridiculous, but no one would be able to tell she was Kristoff. Chloe suggested and even bought her a wig but Beca refused to get anywhere near that wig.
"Oooh! Look at my beautiful little vampire!" Beca said.
Charlotte made a scary face raised her hands, pretending they were claws and Beca pretended to be scared.
"You are the scariest vampire out I've ever seen." Beca said.
"Hey!" Chloe shouted from the bathroom, making her wife and daughter laugh.
"It's okay, mommy. I can share that trophy with mamma." Charlotte said.
Beca smiled and hugged her tight, kissing the top of her hair, Charlotte's back pressed against her chest.
"I love you so much, Char. I always have." Beca said.
"I love you too, mommy." Charlotte said. "Did you love me even when I kicked in your tummy?"
Beca giggled.
"Those were the best moments of my pregnancy." Beca said. "You kicked so hard when mamma was around."
"I did?" Charlotte asked, intrigued.
"Yeah." Beca said.
"Did mamma feel me kick too?" Charlotte asked.
"Well, no." Beca felt ashamed to admit, but she didn't want to lie to Charlotte.
"Why?" Charlotte frowned and pulled apart so she could look at Beca.
"Mommy can tell you that story later, okay? Now we're gonna go trick or treating and we're gonna have a lot of fun." Beca smiled.
"And I'm gonna eat candy until my teeth rots." Charlotte said.
"Until your teeth rot, and no no young lady." Beca said and Charlotte giggled. "Where's your sister?"
Charlotte shrugged.
Beca stood up and went to Sophie's room to find the tiny redhead struggling to put on her shoes, they were switched but she didn't seem to notice. When she finished, she stood up with a proud look on her face.
"Hey Soph, you want help with your shoes?" Beca asked.
"No." Sophie said.
"They're switched and they're untied, baby." Beca said. "Come on, let me help you."
Beca put her on her bed and took off her shoes. She then put them on the right feet this time and tied her shoes.
"There. Now my little Anna is all ready." Beca smiled.
Sophie shook her head and grabbed her hair with a shy look on her face.
Of course, Anna wears braids.
"Oh right! I forgot it, baby!" Beca said. "I can tie up your hair for you, if you want. How's that?"
Sophie grinned and clapped her hands.
"Yaaay!" She said.
"Yaay! Let's go." Beca said. "I think we can find hair ties in the bathroom."
Beca went over to the girls' bathroom and looked through the drawers, seeing in the corner of her eye a tiny red hair and curious bright blue eyes watching her closely.
"Here." Beca grabbed two hair ties and a hair brush. Or, as Sophie called, a baby brush because of the size.
Beca combed Sophie's hair and put it in two low ponytails, since Sophie's hair was too short for braids. When she was done, she showed Sophie the look and the tiny redhead jumped around in excitement and then hugged her mother's legs tight.
"Fank you mommy!" Sophie said.
"You're welcome, sweetie." Beca smiled. "Wanna go trick or treating?"
"Yes!" Sophie started jumping up and down.
"Let's go see where our vampires are." Beca winked.
Sophie nodded and followed her mother to the master suite, where they found Chloe standing in front of their full length mirror, Charlotte standing in front of her as they checked their costumes.
Chloe had actually taken the time with her red lipstick and made lines coming from the corners of their mouths to make it look like blood and she helped Charlotte with the fake canines she'd purchased.
"Wow! You guys look very scary." Beca said. "Isn't that right Soph?"
Beca looked down at her youngest daughter to see her hiding behind her legs.
"It's okay, Soph, it's just your mamma and your sister." Beca said.
"Look Sophie, the teeth is fake!" Charlotte came closer to her sister.
"Yeah, sweetie, the teeth are fake." Beca said. "Open your mouth, Char."
Charlotte opened her mouth and Beca touched the fake teeth and looked at Sophie.
"See, baby? They're fake, they're not real." Beca said.
Sophie slowly reached out her hand and touched the fake canine. When she noticed it was fake she grinned and continued poking it gently.
"See? They're fake!" Beca said.
"Okay, now stop." Charlotte said, making her little sister pout. "Awwww! Sophie you look so cute as Anna!"
Charlotte hugged Sophie tight, making the tiny redhead giggle.
"Alright! All ready?" Chloe asked once she was ready.
"Yes!" The other three answered.
"Alright, grab your bags and let's go." Chloe said.
Charlotte and Sophie were holding small pumpkins buckets, intended for their candy. Beca and Chloe only had their phones with them and their camera.
They walked around the neighborhood and waved at other kids and families doing the same thing. There was a lot of people out actually, which was fun.
The four walked up some stone steps to a front porch of a nice two story house and Charlotte and Sophie knocked on the door.
A middle aged woman opened and smiled as she spotted the family.
"What a beautiful family!" She said.
"Trick or treat!" Charlotte grinned.
"Oh!" The woman stepped out of sight before coming back, holding a bag of candy.
Charlotte and Sophie held out their pumpkin buckets and the woman put one in each.
"Thank you, nice lady!" Charlotte said.
"You're welcome sweetie!" The woman smiled.
"Fank you!" Sophie said and hugged the woman's legs.
"You're welcome!" The woman said.
"Thank you. Come on girls let's go." Beca said, grabbing Sophie's hand. "You got a tight grip on your bag?"
Sophie nodded as she skipped happily behind her redhead mother and sister.
Trick or treating was a success and it made Sophie really happy, it was her first time going trick or treating after all.
They were invited to dinner at Stacie and Aubrey's so they went back home, the girls put their candy away, only taking a few and they grabbed their things and they were off. Chloe and the girls didn't want to take off their costumes.
Stacie was wearing a nurse costume while Aubrey was wearing a minion costume and Joel was wearing a tiny minion costume to match his mother.
At 4 months old, Joel was a happy, active little boy. He hated being left alone, loved playing with the girls and loved interacting with others.
Charlotte and Sophie wanted to play with Joel. Beca decided to help Aubrey in the kitchen while Chloe and Stacie stayed in the living room with the kids.
"So how was trick or treating today, girls?" Stacie asked.
"Good! We got lots of candy!" Charlotte said.
"Oooh! That's nice!" Stacie said.
"Did you take Joel trick or treating too, Aunt Stacie?" Charlotte asked.
"No, honey, Joel is too small to eat any candy." Stacie said. "Hey, why did you stop calling me Aunt Tacie?"
"When I was little, I couldn't say 'Stacie'. Now I can." Charlotte said. "Why?"
"It was cute." Stacie pouted.
Charlotte giggled.
"Do you want me to call you Aunt Tacie?" Charlotte asked.
"Yes." Stacie grinned.
Charlotte laughed and stood up from where she was at the ground playing with Joel and Sophie to climb on Stacie's lap.
"You're a goof, Aunt Tacie!" Charlotte said.
"Yay! Aunt Tacie is back!" Stacie hugged Charlotte tight.
Sophie was sitting on the ground in front of Joel as she played with his hand. She then threw her arms up and started giggling loudly. Joel saw Sophie giggling and started laughing as well, which got his mother's attention.
"Hey baby, are you laughing?" Stacie asked her son.
Joel didn't pay attention to his mother but to Sophie instead as the redhead laughed and he repeated, laughing loudly.
Stacie started laughing and smiling widely when Aubrey entered the living room, eyes wide.
"Is Joel laughing?!" She asked.
"Yeah! He was playing with Sophie and he just.. started laughing!" Stacie said as the two watched their son laugh along with Sophie.
"You'd never seen him laugh?" Chloe asked, confused.
"No! I mean, he giggles sometimes but we never heard him laugh!" Aubrey said. "Baby!"
Aubrey knelt down and kissed Joel's cheek.
"You made Joel laugh, Sophie!" Aubrey said, kissing the redhead's cheek, making the toddler giggle.
"Yay!" Sophie said, throwing her arms up.
"Yes, yay!" Aubrey said giggling.
"You have a really pretty smile, Aunt Aubee." Charlotte said.
"Thanks Char. And you called me Aunt Aubee again!" Aubrey grinned.
"Aunt Tacie says you like it." Charlotte said.
"I love it!" Aubrey said.
Charlotte smiled at her aunt and Stacie hugged her tighter, making her giggle.
"Dinner is almost ready." Aubrey said, going back to the kitchen.
"Aunt Tacie, do you remember when Sophie was a tiny baby?" Charlotte asked her aunt.
"Yeah?"
"She was so cute!" Charlotte said before looking back down at her sister playing with Joel. "She was so chubby and smiley!"
Stacie giggled.
"You were as well when you were a baby." Stacie said.
"I don't want Sophie and Joel to grow up." Charlotte pouted.
"It's okay, baby. Everyone grows up." Stacie said. "You're growing up, mommy grew up, mamma grew up. But the important thing is to never lose your sparkle."
"Okay." Charlotte said.
Stacie laughed along with Chloe.
"You love your sister, huh Char?" Chloe asked with a smile.
"A lot." Charlotte nodded.
"You know, Char, everyday, you look more and more like your mom." Chloe said.
Charlotte smiled.
"I know! Mommy is so pretty, I'm glad I look like her." Charlotte said.
Chloe smiled, looking deep into her daughter's dark blue eyes. Charlotte admired her mothers so much, and Chloe knew that was all Beca wanted.
Chloe knew that when, eventually, Beca decided to tell Charlotte the truth about her father, she hoped Charlotte wouldn't be mad at her. She knew how much Beca cared about how Charlotte (and Sophie) saw her. How much Beca cared about not coming off as a liar and a coward for not telling Charlotte earlier.
But, somehow, Chloe knew Charlotte wouldn't ever see Beca as anything less than a queen. Chloe saw all those years how important Charlotte was for Beca since the day she was born, how scared she was of having to raise her without a father and having to tell her about being run out.
"Mamma, you have the thinking face." Charlotte said.
"What?" Chloe asked, snapping out of her thoughts.
"The thinking face. Mommy says you make this face when you're thinking too much." Charlotte said. "And she says it's usually not good."
Chloe smiled.
"I was thinking about how… amazing it is that you admire your mom so much." Chloe said.
"I do. You and mommy, because I think you are the best moms ever." Charlotte said. "I love you and mommy so much."
Chloe smiled and she felt the corners of her eyes filling with tears.
Charlotte smiled and Chloe was taken back to when she was a baby.
"Mamma!" Sophie interrupted, putting her tiny hands on Chloe's leg.
"Yes baby?" Chloe said.
Sophie reached out her hand and wiped her mother's tears, before standing back and smiling.
"Pee pee." Sophie whispered.
Chloe laughed loudly, standing up and following the redhead toddler to the bathroom.
"I just noticed that Sophie never says 'potty' or 'poo poo'.." Stacie wondered, moving Charlotte to the couch so she could pick up her son.
"'Pee pee' means poo poo too." Charlotte said.
"Ooooh!" Stacie said. "Char! Are you excited to watch your mothers, your super hot aunt sing?"
Charlotte grinned and nodded.
"Yes!" She said. "I'm so excited! I miss all the Bellas!"
"Me too." Stacie said. "They haven't met Joel yet, right my boy?"
Stacie looked down at her son and he was putting his hands in his mouth.
"They're gonna love him!" Charlotte said.
Stacie smiled.
Charlotte was one of the sweetest kids she's ever met.
oO0Oo
Beca had missed Barden University, the campus, the quads, everything. Being there again reminded her of her Bella days, rehearsing with the girls, having to get Fat Amy to do actual cardio instead of just horizontal running.
The new Bellas decided to let Beca be their captain for the week they'd be rehearsing for their performance on Saturday, since the woman had made the arrangement, and they admired her too much.
When Chloe and Beca entered the gym that morning, they smiled at the flood of memories. The place hadn't changed one bit, even the board with the pictures of the old Bellas.
Chloe and Beca approached the board, smiling at the picture of them in Chloe's senior year.
"Look, Char!" Beca picked her up to show her.
Sophie whined, raising her arms in Chloe's direction so the redhead picked her up.
"Aunt Stacie, aunt Aubrey, mommy, mamma.. Everyone!" Charlotte said, looking at the picture with a smile.
"And you." Beca said.
"Where was I?" Charlotte frowned.
Beca pointed her stomach and Charlotte 'ooh'd.
"When was this taken again?" Chloe asked.
"2 weeks before Charlotte was born." Beca said.
"Damn! And you're not showing!" Chloe said.
Beca chuckled and they heard the doors open.
"Hello, aca-bitches!" Fat Amy announced herself with arms open while everyone else waited to go in.
Jessica decided to stop being nice and pushed the bigger blonde inside, getting laughs from her fellow Bellas.
"Amy, no cursing, we have kids here!" Beca reminded her.
"Ooh! You guys brought the mini Bellas!" Fat Amy said.
"No 'hello', 'I missed your skinny butt'?" Beca asked.
"Hey, you're the one who started with the no cursing thing." Fat Amy said.
Beca chuckled before her and Chloe went back to greeting the rest of the girls.
The new Bellas came in soon after and the captain, Georgia, introduced herself — a girl that reminded Beca of Chloe and Jessica — and said they could start whenever Beca was ready.
Aubrey was there too, she'd left Joel with Stacie's parents and she'd take care of Charlotte and Sophie so they wouldn't disrupt practice.
Beca wanted to leave the kids at her dad's house, but he had to work, so she suggested taking them to Chloe's parents, but — of course — Chloe insisted on bringing them to practice.
"Mommy and mamma are such good singers." Charlotte said.
"Yeah they are." Aubrey smiled.
Charlotte was sitting on Aubrey's lap as she watched the Bellas try to set the places so they could start practicing.
"Aunt Aubrey?" Charlotte asked.
"Yeah?" Aubrey asked, too focused on the Bellas.
"Where's Sophie?" Charlotte asked.
Aubrey sat up straighter and looked at her sides, looking for the tiny redhead.
"Oh my God!" Aubrey said and Charlotte hopped off of her lap.
"There she is!" Charlotte pointed.
Sophie was currently standing next to Chloe, mirroring her every move. She even put her hands on her hips to move them from side to side.
And by the looks of it, no one noticed her yet.
"Okay, Mini Chloe!" Aubrey called, making everyone stop what they were doing.
Chloe then giggled when she saw Sophie next to her.
"Sophie, what are you doing here baby?" Chloe chuckled.
"Zancing!" Sophie grinned, earning giggles and 'aww's from everyone.
"Remember what we talked about baby?" Chloe asked. "You're supposed to stay with Char and Aunt Aubrey."
Sophie pouted.
"I zance." She said.
"Okay, Sophie, you can dance but you have to stand in the back okay?" Beca stepped in. "Near Aunt Aubrey, because we are gonna be moving and we don't want you to get hurt, okay?"
"Otay." Sophie said.
"Good, thanks baby." Beca smiled.
Sophie walked to the back to stand near her aunt and continued mirroring her mother's moves.
oO0Oo
Charlotte and Sophie were in the gym again with their mothers, both aunts and the rest of the Bellas — former and new Bellas — as they got dressed.
The stage in the auditorium wasn't huge but it seemed a lot bigger with the crowd of students, former students, professors and etc sitting and watching the performances. Not only the a cappella groups were performing, they were talking to old students, former athletes who were on the road to success, etc.
The Treblemakers were supposed to perform right before the Bellas, so the girls wanted to get ready so they could watch their performance from the wings.
Sophie was sitting on Chloe's lap while Charlotte watched Beca rehearse the dance over and over.
Then Beca heard her daughter giggle and she stopped to look at her, worried she'd messed up so bad her own daughter was laughing.
"Mommy, this shirt makes your boobs bounce." Charlotte said, still giggling.
Beca laughed, relaxing.
"Well, I forgot about the fact that I'm not a B cup anymore so it's a little too tight." Beca said. The sparkly top was a little too tight but nothing uncomfortable. Plus, Beca knew — Charlotte didn't — that her boobs would bounce no matter what, I mean that's what boobs do when you dance!
"I like this dance mommy. I like this outfit, it looks good!" Charlotte said. "But your shirt doesn't look as tight as Aunt Tacie's shirt."
Stacie's shirt showed a lot more cleavage than Beca's did, but the busty brunette didn't mind, she was winking at her reflection in the mirror as she practiced the moves.
"That's true." Beca chuckled and looked over at Chloe with a sigh. "Hey Char, why don't you call Sophie and you two go play, I need to talk to mamma."
"Okay." Charlotte said and skipped over to where her mother and sister were sitting.
Beca walked over to her wife and pulled her aside so the other girls wouldn't hear.
"Babe, I've decided.." Beca sighed.
Chloe frowned, not having seen her wife this worried in months.
"What?" Chloe asked.
"I've decided to tell Charlotte the truth." Beca said. "About her dad."
"Oh my God, really?" Chloe asked and her wife nodded.
"Yeah and I wanted you to be there with me. You know, after we have 'the talk'." Beca said.
Chloe crossed her arms.
"Beca, how long have we been together?" She asked.
"Umm six years." Beca said.
"Yes and how long have we been married?" Chloe asked.
"A little over three years." Beca said.
"And you haven't learned yet that I'm here for you through everything?" Chloe asked.
Beca chuckled and relaxed.
"I know." She said. "But thanks anyway."
Chloe smiled.
"I love you." She said.
Beca smiled and kissed her gently.
"I love you too."