Beca squints open her eyes, groaning at the sudden assault of very bright daylight.
She hears a giggle from nearby. Beca turns her head and finds Chloe sitting next to her, on the edge of the bed.
''Dude, what the hell!'' Beca exclaims, quickly sitting up in bed.
''You got in late last night. How did it go with Jesse?'' Chloe asks.
''How long were you sitting there, staring at me sleep?'' Beca asks in return, ignoring Chloe's question.
''Just for a little while, you look really cute when you're sleeping. Now answer my question.''
''You're weird.'' Beca lays back down in bed, turning on her side to face Chloe.
''It actually went a lot better than I expected. He was still very sad and hurt but he said that he already had a feeling. So he kinda saw it coming.'' Beca gives Chloe a sad smile, picking at the comforter.
''That doesn't sound too bad.'' Chloe smiles at Beca, running a hand through Beca's unruly bedhead. Beca sighs at the comforting feeling.
''Yeah. He also told me to follow my heart. And I kind of got the opportunity to do just that after I left his room.'' Beca smiles, remembering the time she had spent with Luisa.
''Beca, was does that mean? And why do you look all dreamy?'' Chloe frowns at her.
''Well…'' Beca drawls. ''I ran into Luisa in the elevator.''
''Aaaaand?'' Chloe moves closer to Beca, trying to hide her excitement.
''And she saw that I had been crying, so she asked me to go get some fresh air with her. We sat outside by the river and I told her that I broke up with Jesse.'' Beca stops talking for a bit, gathering her thoughts. Chloe scoots even closer, almost sitting on Beca's lap.
''Luisa asked why I broke up with him and I told her that it wouldn't be fair to be with him while I had feelings for someone else.'' Beca flits her eyes up, letting them dance over Chloe's extremely happy face. She then looks down again, blush creeping up her cheeks before quietly continuing.
''She was looking at me with those eyes and that smile. And it wasn't like her normal smirk, no, an actual smile. She looked so beautiful and I couldn't resist any longer so I kissed her.'' Before Beca can register anything she's being squashed by a squealing Chloe.
''Oh my god, Beca, that's so cute. How was it?'' Chloe's face shines with a child-like enthusiasm, Beca can't help but smile at her best friend.
''It was amazing. Like with stupid cliché fireworks and everything.'' Beca blushes again slightly, remembering how Luisa's lips felt against hers.
''You've got it bad, Becs.'' Chloe playfully pokes her in the side while Beca tries to hide under the covers.
''I know, it's disgusting.'' Beca says, voice muffled by the comforter.
''No, it's not. I'm so happy for you, Beca. So, what happens now?'' Beca gets out from under the comforter and sits up, leaning against the headboard.
She hadn't really thought about what happens next. So much had happened in the past 24 hours. It only now dawns on her that she'll have to fly back home tonight, and she has no idea when Luisa is leaving. She was so caught up in her feelings and the kiss that she didn't think about it last night.
Chloe sees several emotions pass by on her best friends face. It's obvious that the girl hadn't thought this far ahead and now she's clearly freaking out. She places a hand on Beca's arm, making stormy dark blue eyes meet her own.
''You don't know, do you?'' Chloe asks, stating the obvious. Beca bites her lip and shakes her head.
''Well, what do you want, Beca?'' Beca lets the question sink in for a second.
''I have no idea, but all I know is that I don't want this to be the end.'' Beca sighs, shoulders drooping a bit.
''I take you didn't tell Luisa that last night?'' Chloe asks, already knowing the answer.
''Nope…'' Beca says, popping the p of the word. ''What do I do now, Chlo?''
Chloe shakes her head, the short girl can be so dense sometimes. ''You have to tell her obviously, silly.''
''But I don't know in what room she is, or when she's leaving. I don't even have her damn number.'' Beca gets up from the bed, running a hand through her hand.
''Get dressed. We'll check at the reception downstairs, they're bound to know that.'' Chloe says while getting up and throwing a shirt and some jeans Beca's way. Beca nods and sets off to quickly get dressed.
After brushing their teeth and making themselves somewhat presentable, the girls make their way down to the lobby. Beca taps her foot impatiently in the elevator, scowl in place on her face. Why is this elevator so damn slow?
When they arrive at the ground floor, Chloe grabs Beca's hand and drags her along to the reception counter.
''Hi, good morning. Do you happen to know when DSM is checking out? They're this German acapella group.'' Chloe flashes the girl behind the counter a dazzling smile, in contrast to Beca's scowl.
''Sure, let me check real quick.'' The girl types a few things into the computer, ignoring Beca's icy glare. ''They actually checked out about 20 minutes ago.''
Beca face falls, shoulders slump and she lets out a sigh. Chloe thanks the girl quickly and turns around to face Beca. She sees the defeated look on the girls face and shakes her head again.
''She's already gone…'' Beca whispers.
''Seriously, Beca, they only left 20 minutes ago. How much do you like this girl?'' Chloe tilts Beca's head up, catching her eyes.
''a lot, like really a lot.'' Beca says, smiling shyly.
''Then why the hell are you still here, go get your girl. If you hurry, you can make it before she goes through security.'' Chloe turns Beca towards the door and slaps her on the ass. ''I'll pack your bag, cause I'm such a good best friend. Now go!''
Beca sprints out of the hotel and hops into one of the cabs that are in front of the hotel. ''To the airport, please. And can you hurry?''
Beca leans back in her seat, ignoring the annoyed look that the driver is giving her. The drive to the airport is fairly quick, there isn't a lot of traffic since rush hour is already over. Beca throws some bills at the driver, not bothering to pay attention to the actual price. She gets out of the cab and runs into the departure terminal. She skids to a stop at a message board, scanning through all the flights to find the one to Berlin.
''Fuck me…'' Beca groans when she finds out that the check in for the flight is pretty far away than where she is now. Beca sighs, turns around and starts running into the direction of the correct check in. She dodges people left and right, accidentally bumping into a man in a business suit, knocking over his suitcase.
''I'm so sorry.'' Beca apologizes before turning around and continuing again. She's out of breath when she reaches the right check in. She leans down on her knees, catching her breath and lets her eyes wander through the crowd. It's really crowded, which makes it hard for Beca to see anything through all the people.
Beca makes her way over to the side of hall, getting up on some vacant seats to get a better vantage point. It doesn't take her long to spot a head of golden blonde hair in a sea of black out fits. Leave it do DSM to also coordinate clothing while traveling. The group is making their way over to security, Luisa and Pieter at the head of the group.
Beca gets off the seats and struggles her way through the crowd of people. She ducks down to avoid some elbows and is soon more in the open.
''Luisa!'' Beca shouts, cringing at her own volume. The people around her all quiet down, looking at the short girl. ''What? Nothing to see here.''
Beca can see that DSM has stopped moving and is splitting in the middle to let someone through. Beca waits anxiously until she sees Luisa appear, Pieter at her side. When the tall man spots Beca, he smiles at Luisa and pokes her in the side.
''Look who showed up.'' Pieter says in a mocking tone, more aimed at Luisa than at Beca. Luisa gives him an annoyed look.
''Mach den Kopf zu!'' Luisa hisses as him. He stops poking her, but still smiles at her teasingly. Luisa ignores him and takes a few steps closer to Beca.
''Tiny mouse. What are you doing here?'' Luisa smiles her soft smile at Beca, making the other girl swoon internally.
''I wanted to say bye.'' Beca says lamely, not really able to come with anything else. Luisa chuckles, amused expression on her face.
''You came rushing after me, ran quite a bit by the looks of it, just to say bye?'' Luisa's soft smile is replaced by a teasing smirk. Beca stays silent, icy blue stealing all her words.
''Well, I guess you said that, so I'll be off. Bye tiny mouse.'' Luisa turns around slowly, giving Beca time to respond. Beca snaps out of it when she sees Luisa moving.
''No, wait!'' Beca grabs Luisa's hand, making her turn around again.
''Yes, mouse?'' Luisa raises her eyebrow in question.
''I didn't just come here to say bye. I mean I do want to wish you a nice flights, but I don't want to say goodbye. Because that will mean I won't see you again. And that's not what I want. I don't want this to end when it hasn't even properly started yet. I can't handle that, cause I really like you. And I know that we live really far away from each other, but I want to try to make this wo-.'' Beca's word vomit is cut off by soft lips pressing into her own. She squeaks a bit, surprised by the sudden assault.
Beca responds quickly, moulding her lips against Luisa's. Hands take purchase on her jaw, holding her face and Beca her hands through Luisa's hair. The kiss is broken when someone choughs near them. They break apart and smile at each other.
''Sorry, mouse, but you needed to stop talking.'' Luisa strokes her thumb over Beca's lip, looking deep into dark blue eyes. ''I don't want this to be end either. So I am willing to give this a shot, if you want?''
A smile breaks out on Beca's face and she crashes her lips against Luisa's again. Both girls smile into the kiss before breaking apart again.
''I take that is a yes?'' Luisa chuckles, smoothing down some of Beca's hair.
''Of course, that's a yes.'' Beca wraps her arms around Luisa's neck and she feels Luisa wrapping her arms around her as well. Their moment is broken when a hand is places on Luisa's shoulder.
''We have to go, they just announced last call.'' Pieter says, throwing a look at Beca. Luisa nods before looking at Beca again.
''Give me your phone, mouse.'' Beca digs around in her pocket and hands over her phone. Luisa takes it and messes around with it for a bit. Then she hands it back to Beca with a smile.
''Now you have my number, snapchat, facebook and skype. I expect you to use them.'' Luisa gives Beca a fake stern look before pulling her into a hug one last time. She lets go of the shorter and pecks her lips. ''Bye, tiny mouse. I'll hear from you soon, ja?''
Beca tightens the phone in her hand and smiles at Luisa. ''Of course. Now go, before you miss your flight.'' The blonde runs her hand over Beca's cheek one last time before turning around and making her way through security.
Beca turns around when she can no longer see the blonde and makes her way through the crowd again. She feels her phone buzz in her hand and unlocks the screen.
Bye, Beca. Have a nice flight. – Luisa
Beca smiles and texts the same back to the other woman. They will be alright, she can feel it. The distance is not ideal but somehow they will make it work. She will fight to make it work, doing whatever it takes.
Beca decides to stay at the airport, since the Bella's would have to check in in a few hours anyway. The hours fly by and then she's being engulfed by Chloe and all the other Bella's in one giant hug.
''Alright, nerds, that's enough. Let me go.'' Beca shakes the girls off and laughs. They check in and in no time at all they are on their place back home.
This trip brought her so much more than she ever thought possible. Beca has never been a positive person but for once she can't help but be excited for the future. Her future with the tall, beautiful German.
XX
And that's all folks. Well it's not cause there will be a sequal. I hope you all enjoyed this, I know I did. I had so much fun writing this. I don't know when I will have the first chapter of the sequal out, so just keep an eye out for it.
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