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Chloe got out of the car and walked inside the airport. People looked at her as she did, paparazzi snapped some pictures of her as she passed. For the past few months into their relationship and Beca’s fame that took off like a rocket after her first single being a huge success, it did take some getting used to for Chloe with the cameras. For both of them really but Beca had dealt with it a little longer than she did. Now she didn’t let it stop her from doing things such as going to the airport to pick up her girlfriend.
From dating Beca, she became well known herself. Going from 2,000 followers on instagram to now pushing 950,000 all in the space of a year. It was insanity. Beca had nearly 2 million and even had a twitter now given that she was never a big social media buff she sure had enough attention on it.
When she looked around, Chloe saw some young group of people that were looking over and then getting excited. If Chloe was there, that meant they were in the right place to see Beca. She looked down at her watch, Beca should be walking through that gate any minute and she honestly couldn’t wait. She had missed her like crazy. Chloe’s head snapped back up when she heard a young girl practically squeal “She’s there!”
And there she was indeed, Beca walked out with her case in her hand, in her black skinny ripped, plain white t-shirt and red suede jacket, she looked amazing. Chloe’s stomach let out an overwhelming set of butterflies as her eyes began to prickle from the tears. She had been getting used to Beca being away every so often but this was the longest time they had been apart. Beca’s eyes searched for Chloe until she met her and as soon as she did a grin spread right across her face, making a quick b-line for her.
Chloe took a step forward so they would meet sooner, Beca shook her head at her and whispered as she grasped onto Chloe “I’ve missed you so much”
Chloe’s arms wrapped around Beca’s waist as soon as she was in reaching distance and pressed their bodies together, burying her head in the crook of Beca’s neck “Babe you have no idea”
“No I really do” Beca laughed breathlessly, pressing her lips against Chloe’s cheek as they pulled apart and then their eyes met. She had every desire to kiss her but she would save that for when they were alone and their first kiss after being apart for nearly two months was not going to be caught on camera by paparazzi and fans which she did clock as she made her way over. Beca glanced over to the clearly nervous girls and looked back to Chloe “I’ll just be like two minutes tops”
“Yeah it’s fine” Chloe smiled, taking Beca’s case for her. She was used to it by now and it never bothered her in the slightest, she liked watching her interact with her fans. She remembered how taken Beca was with the first fan she eve spoke to which was after Benji’s show last year, and it hadn’t got to the point where they felt like they had no privacy. The fans that Beca have come across were chilled and respectful. Chloe watched as Beca talked to them for a moment or two and then one by one took a photograph with them before signing any merch that they had on them. After a few more moments Beca returned back over to Chloe and they walked out the airport, not looking at the paparazzi as they snapped shots of them walking out hand in hand.
Beca put her bags in the trunk of the car as Chloe got in the drivers seat. As she walked to the car door, a guy with a video camera who was probably working for something like TMZ asked her “How was LA?”
“Great but nothing beats being back here” Beca answered before quickly getting in the car and Chloe drove off as soon as the door shut.
Beca put her arm over Chloe and added in a smirked up mumble “Absolutely nothing” she leaned forward and pressed her lips against Chloe’s cheek. Chloe hummed and slid her hand in the brunette’s as she kept her eyes straight forward “I’ve really missed you”
“I know” Beca said sweetly as she ran her fingers through the side of Chloe’s luscious red hair “I’ve really missed you. Not really used to being away from you for so long”
“Neither am I”
The good thing was, they could handle it when they were apart. They didn't enjoy it but it also didn’t feel like it was putting any tension or strain on their relationship, they both are at their work pretty much all day everyday and when Chloe gets home and Beca gets back to the hotel she usually stays at in LA, they talk for hours on end on Skype until one of them (Chloe) passes out. A part of them also liked reuniting with each other.
“How was it?”
Beca looked forward, gently stroking Chloe’s forearm with her fingertips “Oh you know, same old same old. Making new tracks...I’m doing a duet with someone”
Chloe let out a high pitched hum and looked to her “With who?”
Beca bit her lip and then blurted out “Miley Cyrus”
“What!” Chloe shrieked in the highest she imagined, nearly steering out of their lane which Beca quickly prevented by putting her hands on the wheel “Chlo!”
“I’m sorry but... Miley Cyrus seriously that’s amazing!”
“Yeah you know that foundation she started a few years back-”
“Happy hippie yes” the redhead quickly answered, Beca just staring at her a little taken back and smirked “Yeah that well she likes to raise awareness of it and stuff through music and she’s asked if I will do a duet with her for it”
“An original?”
“Uh no I think she wants to do a version of her song inspired ”
Chloe gasped “Aw baby I love that song”
“I know as soon as she said it I mentioned you”
“You mentioned to me to Miley Cyrus!” Chloe squealed and once again almost went off lane that Beca recovered “Chloe keep it straight”
“Ironic”
Beca just rolled her eyes and sat back in her seat to finish her sentence “Yes, Chlo I mentioned you. I mentioned that it was your favourite song that she has done and she was y’know happy to hear it and stuff...hopes to meet you but right now I’m pretty scared of that happening because I think if you do I’m suddenly going to be single”
Chloe giggled and shook her head, bringing her hand to her mouth and saying before pressing her lips against it “No. I’m yours for good”
“You saying I’m stuck with you?”
Chloe looked to her and pulled her lips away before slowly nodding her head “I’m afraid so”
Beca clicked her gum as she frowned and sighed “Alright”
“That okay?”
“I guess” Beca deadpanned with a small smirk then crawling onto her face. Chloe gave her hand one more kiss and then her hand went to the stereo. Of course she couldn’t resist, and she hasn’t had her singing partner with her for a month she was dying to sing show tunes with her again and yes, it had to be show tunes.
Chloe pulled Beca into the apartment and pressed her against the wall, her lips never leaving hers as she pulled off Beca’s jacket. Chloe’s hands remained on her cheeks as she controlled the kiss with their tongues brushing against each other, they moved towards the sofa.
“I’ve missed your mouth” Beca moaned as they pulled apart and Chloe pulled her shirt over her head and tossed it down, Beca’s eyes then travelled down her body “Amongst other things”
“And I need you so much” Chloe whispered breathlessly as she then proceeded to remove Beca’s shirt, her hands flying to the buckle of Beca’s belt and quickly undoing it and pulled on her jeans to pull her forward even more towards the couch. Chloe rested on the couch arm, Beca standing between her legs. Chloe’s hand gripping hard onto Beca’s waist as the brunette ducked her head into Chloe’s neck and attacked her skin with her mouth.
Chloe ran her fingers through Beca’s hair as her breath hitched, her eyes closed as she took in everything that Beca was doing to her everything that she was making her feel “God you’re amazing” their eyes met as Beca pulled back, Chloe’s breath getting caught in her throat as she got lost in Beca’s gaze and then whispered as her thumb gently ran over her lips “And so beautiful”
Beca grinned, as she leaned forward she muttered “I love you”
Chloe let out a whimper as their lips came together, holding onto Beca even tighter before tugging on her jeans to pull down, Beca soon stepped out of them once they hit the floor, She bit on Chloe’s bottom lip before she pushed her down on the couch, her hand going on the waist line of the redhead’s adidas leggings and pulled them down, tossing them on the floor before she crawled over and rested on top of her before Chloe quickly flipped to their regular positions of Beca being below her, just how she liked it.
It was almost quicker than lightning whenever this happened, every time it surprised her how quick Chloe’s hands went between her legs and she was soon at a loss for breath. Her open mouth gently touching against Chloe’s as she let out steady deep breaths, putting her lips together as she let out a pleasing hum. Feeling Chloe nibble on her earlobe before her tongue ran along it, it was something Chloe learned along the way of the early days of their sex life, Beca’s earlobe was her weak spot. It was what made her tremble.
“Kiss me” Beca said breathlessly, she whimpered . Chloe smirked as she lifted her head and pressed her lips over Beca’s. Hitting her weak spot also made her needy, which is something she never thought she would be, especially during sex. Beca’s moan projected into Chloe’s mouth, she wrapped her arms tight around Chloe’s neck and pulled her as close as possible as Chloe’s hips rocked against Beca as well as her hand.
It was a good thing they were on the top floor because Beca and Chloe were both pretty sure that they would get noise complaints from neighbours, especially when they were as vocal as Beca was right now. Then fifteen minutes after, how vocal Chloe was.
They then just lay there once they were done , wrapped up together underneath the throw from the sofa. The back of Beca’s fingertips gently ran down Chloe’s cheek before she gave her another tender kiss. Chloe nuzzled her forehead against Beca’s, eyes still closed when she heard her ask “How’s the practise been going?”
“Good. I even make sure i get everything done before deadline requirements so I’m able to go and pick up my celebrity girlfriend from the airport whenever I please”
“Which she does appreciate”
“Of course” Chloe chuckled, then shrugging “But seriously it’s good”
Chloe was almost halfway into getting her degree in veterinary medicine and she really couldn’t wait for it to be over so she could get an actual job. All in due time, she knew all the hard work would be worth it but she hated the fact she felt like she was living off of Beca’s money but Beca never even thought about it. It never came into her mind.
“How long do I have you for this time?” Chloe whispered as she pulled Beca closer to her. Beca smiled as she took in a breath and mumbled “I’m not leaving anytime soon...I’m planning on doing some shows here”
“Really?”
“Yeah, I know the studio are breathing down my neck about touring but I don’t really want to go around the country yet”
Chloe gently gripped onto her small chin “Because of me?”
“Don’t say it like it’s a bad thing” Beca sighed “I miss you when I’m away. If I can stay here for as long as possible then it’s what I’m going to do...and maybe it can give you time to get time off and come with me to other places?”
“Oh. Just like that?”
“It’s just a suggestion” Beca pressed her lips against Chloe’s shoulder before raising her brows to her “Be nice if you could come with me sometimes”
Chloe’s eyes followed her as Beca sat up “Is that a dig?”
“No” Beca laughed, looking down to her “It was actually a wouldn’t it be nice to be together more kind of thing, I know you can’t follow me everywhere I go and I don’t expect you to” she ran her hand along Chloe’s arm and muttered “But like I said I miss you”
Their eyes met again as Beca added with a kind smile “I’m not used to be away from you okay? We’ve spent the past nine and a half years always being together, you not being with me is like I don’t have an arm sometimes”
Chloe smiled to her and sat up, running her hand down Beca’s bare back that sent a tingle shooting down her spine as Chloe’s lips softly pressed against her neck, jaw and then cheek before whispered “You’re so sweet” she kissed her cheek again “And I love you”
“You better” Beca brushed her lips against Chloe’s “Okay. So instead of going out. How bout we just stay in, order a pizza and watch a shit load of movies”
“ Shit load of movies . I love it when you’re romantic”
Beca rolled her eyes “Do you want to or not?”
“Yes” Chloe giggled, giving her a quick kiss “Sounds great, babe”
“Good, now I’m going to go grab my sweats” Beca announced as she took hold of her jeans, jacket and put on her underwear once again before hurrying up the stairs. Chloe put her leggings and sweater back on and walked over to the kitchen, putting the kettle on and getting out her phone as she waited for the water to boil.
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Beautiful Bellas - Stacie [6:45PM]: I CALL SKYPE TONIGHT LADIES?
Chloe went on instagram and saw that she was in fact tagged in the same 93 photos just as she thought, all photos of her and Beca embracing at the airport that either the fans or the paparazzi has posted somewhere. Granted some were from different angles but it was still 93 photos of them hugging. Which she did screenshot and add to her album that contained photos of her and Beca.
She then giggled as she read some of the captions.
“I love my mothers”
“LOOK AT THESE GAY ICONS IN LOVE”
“I adore (1) couple”
It melted her heart seeing comments like that, that young people can see themselves in either her or Beca or them as a couple. That they bring young people some kind of joy. Most of the twitter notifications were just fans sending their love, the two of them were just grateful that social media was a happy place for them, they knew that with fame it could be very hit and miss with who you get sending you messages.
Chloe turned to the counter and poured the boiling water into her and Beca’s cups that had coffee grains resting in them. Mixing the cups up was never going to be a problem, one mug had a B on it and the other a C . Chloe’s mom gave them as a home warming gift. She walked back over to the L shaped sofa and set the cups down on the coffee table, she rested her back in the corner of it. Her eyes went to the stairs as she watched Beca coming down, God, she was in her sweats and she looked unbelievably sexy.
Her hair was pulled up in a messy bun, with strands falling perfectly on her face. She had on a white tank top and her grey sweats. Chloe opened up her instagram story and filmed Beca walk over, the brunette clocked her recording her and smirked as she dropped her hands back down to her sides from messing with her hair and teased in a mumble “Hey lover”
Chloe giggled and then lowered the camera as the time was up on the recording, Beca’s words were quiet but still loud enough to hear if listened carefully. It was so going on her story. They teased each other all the time on social media, Chloe put on a filter and then put a text in the fancy font.
My love, my love, my love has returned
As well as a few loving emojis of course. Chloe looked up to her as Beca made over to the couch “Lover?”
“And a very good one at that” Beca complimented, kissing Chloe’s mouth as she sat down beside her, resting leg legs over Chloe’s lap and took her phone out “ Grub Hub ? The god of all deliveries?”
“Sure”
Beca nodded and proceeded to go through the delivery process. Chloe slapped her hand on Beca’s leg and gave it a rub “You seen the group chat?”
“Yeah, Stacie wants a group Skype or something” Beca mumbled, with her eyes still on screen.
“If everyone else is free are you for it? Could do it before we snuggle up for a film”
Beca looked to her and shrugged with a smile “I’m down, we can snuggle whilst on Skype too y’know. I’m sure they’d encourage it”
“You’re so needy” Chloe jested, getting a fake laugh from Beca, feeling the scrappy 28 year old dig her heel into her thigh for a brief moment as her way of getting some kind of payback for the teasing.
Both their phones went off from the group chat. Beca clicked off the food app and went onto the text.
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Nerds - Aubrey [6:49PM]: Yes PLEASE!
One by one they all said they were in and it was rare that they all their free time at the same time of each other. It was a prime opportunity, one they shouldn’t turn down. Beca looked to Chloe as she felt the ocean eyes beam on her, she nodded her head to where Chloe’s mac rested “Go grab it”
Chloe squealed and quickly got off the couch, rushing over to the small table lay out across the apartment and grabbed her laptop.
Beca [6:50PM]: Alright ladies you’ve got yourself a deal. Chloe is grabbing the laptop as we speak.
Chloe soon came running back with her laptop in her hand laid it down on her table, quickly logging into skype and waiting for the rest of them to roll in and one by one they did until finally the whole group were online and ready to go.
It took a short few seconds to connect and suddenly there they all were.
Chloe waved to the camera with the biggest smile on her face “Hi guys!”
They all came out with their hi’s and hello’s around about the same time.
“Becs! How was LA?” Stacie asked.
Beca shrugged “It was good, got a lot of stuff done so staying for that month was worth it”
Emily then chimed in “We all did a group skype when watching you sing on Ellen!”
Beca smiled, looking to Chloe. Knowing that would have been all her idea.
She’s such a dork I’m so insanely in love with her
She looked back to the screen and nodded her “Yeah that was surreal”
The fact her agent told her that she had a call from the Ellen Degeneres Show was one of the most insane moments to her career yet. A part of her thought she was being either pranked or someone was just trying to sell tickets for the show she never thought she was going to be asked to sing on it to promote her single.
“Is she really as nice as she seems?” Aubrey enquired. Beca sat back, thought for a moment and then answered with “Y’know she might be even nicer”
Amy then of course chimed in “Can’t believe you didn’t come and see me today! I mean you went straight home? What’ve you been doing?”
“Me” Chloe casually said, looking down at her nails and then bursting out into a laugh as she looked to Beca’s surely traumatised face as the girls in the group also set out into a fit of giggles. Beca just dropped her head down onto Chloe’s shoulder and cleared her throat as she raised herself back up “Anyway”
“Seems worth it” Cynthia Rose then chimed in.
Beca raising a brow “Is that an attempt to hit on my girlfriend? Cause God knows you tried that in college a few times”
Jessica then gasped “Oh, Protective Beca!”
“Man I love Protective Beca” Ashley then added on. Beca just rolled her eyes, slipping her hand into Chloe’s and swiftly moving on “Stace, how’s baby Bella doing?”
“Great! I can’t believe she’s nearing two already”
None of them could really, the time really has flown by when it came to that baby. And she was an adorable little thing. They spent time catching up with everyone.
Cynthia Rose was doing well in flight school ever since she went through her plan in joining the Air Force. Aubrey also did what she said she was going to do and became a birthing couch, expect she moved to Maine instead of Mykonos. It was more reasonable. Finally she felt like she was doing something worthwhile.
Flo had her franchise open and it had become one of the most successful juice bar brand in Seattle. Beca scored Emily a job at her old place of work, Residual Heat after getting back in touch with her old boss and asking if he would take a shot in recruiting someone else, ever since Emily did that song with Beca which did in fact earn her that Best New Artist Grammy, Emily was sure enough seen as good enough to get a job in a recording studio.
“He still calls me Elizabeth” Emily stated in a small chuckle, to which Beca just nodded to before shrugging her shoulders “Closer than Reggie I guess. Dax still there?”
“Surprisingly yeah...but I think he’s been doing the same kind of thing as he did when you were there”
Beca couldn’t help but just laugh.
Poor Dax, he’s such an idiot
Stacie was still a personal trainer but she’s started to be mobile and go to people’s houses instead of being stuck in the gym all the time and she was happier that way. She was also finally in a happy relationship with Bella’s dad once she actually tracked him down. They still weren’t completely sure what Lily was doing cause she was still as secretive as ever but she was insanely in love with that guy from the USO tour so she seemed to be doing good. After the USO Jessica went back to being a receptionist at a fancy hotel and Ashley finally became a pre-school teacher like she had wanted ever since she started at Barden.
They all went away from the USO with a much better perspective on what they wanted to do.
Beca turned off the 60 inch flat screen and then looked down to Chloe, who had her arm draped across Beca’s stomach as she head rested on her shoulder. Of course she had fallen asleep. They got off Skype with the girls a little later than they expected, Beca knew it wasn’t a good idea to put on a film as long as Titanic because the outcome would be exactly this but Chloe still insisted, Beca knew she was gone as soon as she put her head on her shoulder. She saw the ship hit the berg and that was pretty much it after that.
She glanced to the now empty pizza boxes on the coffee table and made the executive decision that they could clear all that up tomorrow. Beca moved the throw off of their legs as she sat up and turned to Chloe, giving her a gentle shake “Chlo”
Chloe grumbled in her sleep and stirred slightly, slapping her hand onto Beca’s cheek which did catch her by surprise a little but she accepted the hand that was now on her cheek. Beca held onto her wrist as she turned her head and pressed her lips against the redhead’s palm before taking her eyes back to her and leaned forward as she held onto her waist to pull her up “Baby. Let’s go bed”
“What about the movie?” Chloe mumbled as she weakly threw her hand in the direction of the tv, leading Beca to smirk and mumble as she proceeded to pull her up “Yeah you fell asleep, movies over. But it’s Titanic so you know how it ends”
Chloe took a long blink and opened her eyes best she could, taking them to Beca and frowned “Rose still let go of Jack?”
“As always, yeah”
“Bitch”
Beca huffed a laugh as she stood and pulled Chloe up. Beca ran her fingers through her hair as she went to turn before Chloe put her hand on her cheek again and mumbled for her to wait a moment as she leaned forward and pressed her lips gently against hers, which Beca completely indulged with. She slowly pulled away and nodded “Okay. You’ve got your goods…”
She threaded her fingers with Chloe’s and continued to lead her up the stairs. The great difference between tired Chloe and drink Chloe is that tired Chloe can still get changed into her pyjamas where as drunk Chloe needs serious help. They got changed and got under the sheets only to wrap themselves up in each other. Chloe moved Beca’s hair to the side to reveal her bare shoulder nand pressed her lips against it, holding her tight from behind before nuzzling her nose against the back of Beca’s neck.
The brunette gently stroking Chloe’s hand that rested just in front of her stomach, hearing Chloe then whisper in a sweet and tired haze “I’m so glad you’re home”
A warm grin soon spread across Beca’s face.
“So am I”