A/n: Last chapter! Sequel to follow. ;)

Chapter Twenty-Three: The End Of The Beginning

Seven years later...

After many years of putting it off, Taylor and Parker were finally tying the knot. Taylor was in the middle of her residency at a hospital in Boston and Parker was the sports editor for the Boston Globe. They had made their permanent residence in Boston. They settled down in a house just a year before and finally figured it was time to get married.

Micah and Cody were still together, engaged taking it not as slow as Parker and Taylor, but still slow as Cody was still in active duty with the United States Army. Micah has received an undergraduate degree from UCLA in music and is still working strong with Legacy Records, learning everything he can from both Beca and Emily.

Dani was working hard on her master's degree in computer software engineering at the University of Southern California while working on a start up company with a few friends/colleagues from her undergrad program.

Aubrey was working hard as a family lawyer, making sure justice was right where it belongs and still being somewhat of a mother to Cody and even has joked threatened Micah over the years of the repercussions of what would happen if he happened to hurt her son.

Emily had her good days and bad, she didn't dwell on the Benji situation anymore. She threw herself into her career and didn't focus on how lonely the house is being the only one in it.

Beca and Chloe were still madly in love with each other and what they do for a living. Beca and Emily had made the expansion to New York, Atlanta, and Chicago over the years. And Chloe was still doing her vice principal thing at South Los Angeles High School. Both of the mothers suffering a little from empty nest syndrome, but Micah and Dani always made sure to come back every Friday night for dinner.

Micah retied his tie for the umteenth time in the last five minutes.

"Baby, it's not like you're the one getting married." Cody called from the other room where he was getting ready.

"Soon I will be," Micah playfully shot back.

"Yeah, so my mom wants to know when we're setting a date." Cody said coming out in his class a uniform. "And she said that she doesn't want us to wait almost eight years like Taylor and Parker did."

Micah was tying his dress shoes, "Well, she does know you just got back from a deployment, right?" He said.

"Yeah, but she wants us to get on it, fast." He said messing with his cufflinks.

Micah helped his fiancé with his cufflinks, "No, she just wants us to have an excuse to give her grandkids." He said.

"How do you know that?" Cody asked.

"Because my moms are the same way." Micah said. "They were harassing Taylor last night about when she and Parker were going to have kids."

"Even Beca?" He asked.

"Especially her." Micah said straightening Cody's uniform tie. "You look good, love."

Cody leaned in to kiss him, "You do too." He said. "How'd you end up being Parker's best man?"

"Dani's Taylor's maid of honor." He said. "And their two childhood best friends are the groomsman and bridesmaid. They kept their wedding party small."

"Are your moms walking her down the aisle?" Cody asked as they walked out of Micah and Dani's shared apartment.

"Just our mama." Micah said making Cody raise an eyebrow, "Something about something or another, I wasn't paying attention last night."

"Do you ever pay attention during family dinners?" He asked.

"Nope." Micah responded letting the 'p' pop. "How was dinner with your mom, Emily, and Parker last night?"

"It was good, we went to Reagan's." He said.

"Really?" Micah said as the elevator took them down. "You haven't been there since you quit the day before your adoption."

"Chris found out I was in town and wanted to see me." He said with a shrug. "Sorry for not telling you."

"No, no, love, it's fine. I was just surprised." Micah said as they got into Micah's newly purchased GMC Terrain.

"I only quit because my mom wanted me to spend the rest of my senior year as a kid before I headed off to West Point." Cody said.

"I get it, love. Really, I do." Micah said leaning over the middle console to kiss the man.

Beca poked her head into Taylor's dressing room, "Hi baby girl." She said softly.

"Hi Mama." She said. "Is the photographer ready for us?"

"Yeah, but take your time." She said seeing Chloe and Aubrey help finish getting her ready. She sat down next to Dani who was texting someone on her phone. "How's the business going princess?"

Dani placed her head on Beca's shoulder, "Meh. It's a lot of hard work, but if we do it right, it'll be worth it."

Beca kissed her youngest daughter's head, "I believe in you baby." She whispered.

"Thanks Mama." Dani said.

"Yo, are we ready to go?" Micah said walk into the dressing room with Cody. "Jack is waiting."

Aubrey looked at the younger couple and smiled, "Tell him to be patient." The lawyer said.

"I can tell him that, but do you really want me to tell all of our family and friends that too?" Micah shot back. "We're on a schedule."

Dani got up and said, "Where'd you go after dinner last night?"

"Back to Legacy Records," Micah answered looking at his sister with an eyebrow cocked. "Why?"

She looked into his eyes and said, "Yup, he's being impatient because he's hungover."

All three mothers in the room shot their eyes to him, "Snitch." He said to Dani. "I slept at the studio on my office couch last night, calm down."

Chloe came up to him and said, "Why were you drinking scotch in the studio last night?"

"How do you know it was scotch?" He asked making her raise and eyebrow. He sighed, "Because we signed the most incompetent teenager known to man." The younger music producer said. "He thinks he knows everything. It would make you want to drink too."

"What did Tommy Levit do now?" Beca asked.

"He's just entitled." Micah said.

Aubrey took this opportunity to pull her son into a hug, "When do you have to go back?" She whispered as the Mitchell-Beale's had their family moment.

"Tomorrow." He said making Aubrey pout. "I'll be back though."

"I always hate it when you leave." Aubrey said. "This one," she gestured to Micah who was being embraced by Chloe, "is always a pain in the ass too. I feel bad for monkey."

"I'm sorry." He said. "You have Em though."

"It's not the same." Aubrey said.

"Hate to break up a Posen family moment," Micah said. "But, Jack really is getting impatient."

"Okay," the two said.

Somehow between deployments and military duties, Taylor convinced Cody to obtain legal rights to marry people in the state of California.

Beca walked Taylor down the aisle and Cody began the ceremony, "Before I begin, on behalf of the Mitchell-Beale and Junk families, I'd like to thank you for spending your Saturday with us in celebration of two becoming one." He cleared his throat before beginning again, "Love has brought together Taylor Mitchell-Beale and Parker Junk. But, what do we mean by love? When we love, we see things that others do not. I among many other people sitting in this room can attest to the love of this bride," he gestured to Taylor, "and this groom." He said gesturing to Parker.

"Their love story is not what you would consider traditional, they grew up together as cousin-like figures in each other's lives. Around the middle of both their 7th grade year at Eastwind Preparatory Academy they realized that something deeper was there. The beginning of their 8th grade year they started dating and because of the situation of their three mothers being like sisters and them like cousins, they kept it quiet for six months before realizing that maybe if they truly love each other, they should share it with their families.

He took a deep breath, "All three mothers in the situation welcomed it with open arms, still being the aunt to their child's significant other. They dated all through high school before Parker realized that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Taylor. A few weeks before they took off from California to pave a path for their new lives at Harvard and Brown, to be a doctor and a journalist, Parker got down on one knee on the sand at Newport Beach in California and asked Taylor to be his wife. She said yes and after a long engagement of fear of what might come," he softly smiled at Parker who was afraid that he would become like his father, "here we find ourselves in the fall in beautiful Boston uniting these two people to become one unit. One team."

The ceremony went on, readings from both Micah and Dani were done and if you were to ask Taylor it was kind of all a blur until the wedding vows.

"The bride and groom have prepared their own wedding vows, so if you two could face each other, and Taylor, why don't you start." Cody said.

"I've never been more nervous in my life," she began, "I always knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. I never understood what I felt when I thought of you, but here I am. I promise to love you, cherish our time together, and never give up on you. I promise to, someday, be the mother of your children, and I promise to always remind you of how amazing you are. I love you."

"Parker," Cody said.

"I never was too sure about getting to this moment, but you always were. I never thought I could commit my life to you fully because of things that have happened in my life, but you never stopped reminding me of how much you love me and in return how much I love you. I promise to love you, cherish you, hold your love for me close to my heart. I promise to wake up every single day to love you and eventually our family. I love you."

The couple smiled, both with tears in their eyes. It was the happiest day of their lives and nothing could stop them from the love daze they both were in.

Cody cleared his throat, "Now, it's time to exchange the rings," he said. Parker turned to Micah who had them in his pocket and then the groom handed his bride the ring that she was going to place on his finger, "Taylor, if you can place the ring on Parker's finger and repeat after me, I, Taylor, give to you Parker," he started.

"I, Taylor, give to you Parker," she said slipping the ring on his finger.

"...this ring as a symbol of my commitment..." he continued.

"...this ring as a symbol of my commitment..." she continued.

"...to love, honor, and respect you." He said.

"...to love, honor, and respect you." She finished.

"And now, Parker, if you can place the ring on Parker's finger and repeat after me, I, Parker, give to you Taylor," he started.

"I, Parker, give to you Taylor," he said.

"...this ring as a symbol of my commitment..." he continued.

"...this ring as a symbol of my commitment..." the groom continued.

"...to love, honor, and respect you." He said.

"...to love, honor, and respect you." The groom finished.

Cody took a moment and smiled and then said, "I think that should do it." Both the bride and groom looked over at him. "May your love be a lifelong source of excitement, contentment, affection, respect, and devotion for one another. As it has for the last 13 years. Now by the power vested in me by the great state of California, it is my honor and delight to declare you husband and wife. Parker, you may now kiss your bride."

Parker smiled at his bride and then leaned in to kiss her, he grabbed her face, and when he pulled back he said, "I love you, Tay."

"I love you too, Park." She said back.

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, family and friends, I now present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Parker Junk." Cody proclaimed.

"Our baby girl is married," Chloe said as she and Beca were slow dancing at the reception.

"And our baby boy is getting married next year." Beca said. "Is this what it's like to have grown up kids?"

Chloe was looking over at Parker and Taylor who were dancing together, "I guess so." The redhead said.

Beca kissed her wife's forehead as they continued to slow dance for awhile lost in the love they had for each other, it was peaceful until-

"Hi, can I get everyone's attention please," Micah said after clearing his throat. "Hi again. My name is Micah Mitchell-Beale and I'm the best man."

"And I'm Dani Mitchell-Beale, the maid of honor." The younger woman said.

"We're the brother and sister of the bride." Micah said. "And this one here," he gestured to Dani, "is a little socially awkward, but whatever. We're doing our speech together."

"I can tell you a numerous amount of embarrassing Taylor stories." Dani said, "But, I promised her that I wouldn't."

"I've only been in the Mitchell-Beale family now for about nine years, so I don't have much dirt on Taylor like Dani does, so we thought we'd share their relationship from our perspectives." Micah said.

"The night Parker asked Taylor to be his girlfriend, she told me." Dani said. "She also told me that they weren't going to tell our moms and our Aunt Emily until they figured out what the hell was really going on between the two of them."

"I came in about three years later and when I first met Taylor it was because I was moving into be her foster brother and when I first met Parker I honestly thought he was a complete asshole." Micah said.

Everyone chuckled because the man met the groom when he and Taylor were in the middle of an argument about something petty.

"When the two told all three parents that they were dating, it actually didn't surprise anyone." Dani said.

"Once I got to know Parker, I realized that he's actually a pretty decent guy and that he loves Taylor with every part of his being." Micah said. "He also has become one of my best friends."

"My room in the house is right next to Taylor's," Dani said. "So I heard most of the late night conversations, especially the ones that shouldn't have taken place." She looked at Taylor who was standing between their mothers, who were giving her a look of really and Parker who had his arm around her, both blushing.

"Luckily there is a bathroom between my and Taylor's room at the house." Micah said. "But, over the years, you could see the love in their eyes, even if they didn't know what it was."

"Even if they wanted to deny it for reasons of situations that were out of their control," Dani said.

"So, to Taylor and Parker," Micah said.

"They may be an entire country between us," Dani said.

"But, we still know where you live, so we aren't afraid of coming and kicking your ass, Parker, if you hurt our sister in anyway." He said.

"May your lives be full of love," she started.

"Happiness," he added.

"And of all good things," Dani said.

"We love you both." Micah said.

"To Taylor and Parker," Dani said raising her champagne glass.

"To Taylor and Parker." Everyone around them said before down a flute of champagne.

Beca looked over at Chloe with a look of, "Yeah, we raised so pretty awesome kids."

A few weeks later, Beca was sitting in her office at Legacy Records when Chloe came in with lunch.

"Surprise," the redhead said knowing the brunette wasn't expecting her.

Beca's face lit up as Chloe shut the door behind her, "The best kind." The music producer said. "And to what do I owe this surprise for?"

Chloe shrugged, "I just - I just missed you." She said softly.

Beca scooted back in her chair so that the redhead could sit her lap. She knew what was plaguing her wife's mind. It had been exactly seven years since her dad died and every year Beca held her a little tighter.

A knock on the door interrupted their peaceful bubble, "Come in," Beca called tightening her grip around Chloe to tell her to stay in her lap.

A frantic Micah came into the room, "I can't do it, Mama. I can't." He said not seeing his mom in the room.

"Tommy Levit?" Beca asked kissing Chloe's shoulder.

"Yes," he muttered. "I can't." Micah had come a long way with his anxiety, but times like these is where he needed one of them to calm him down. Chloe got off of Beca's lap and went to wrap him in her arms. "Mom?" He asked turning around. He then saw their lunch on his mama's desk. "Shit. I'm sorry, I'll go."

"Baby, it's fine," Chloe said as he tried to get out of her embrace, "what's going through your head?"

"Nothing to worry about," he mumbled knowing it was seven years since her father died and didn't want to add to whatever she was feeling.

"Honey," she whispered. "Talk to me."

"What did he do?" Beca asked come from behind him, sandwiching the man between his two moms.

"He thinks this job was just handed to me that I did nothing to earn it. That you and Aunt Emily felt like you had to give it to me." He said. "So he treats me like shit."

"We did hand it to you, but you sure as hell earned it." Beca said. "Brandon Leaf thanked you specifically in his Grammy award speech."

"I hate this," he said. "My head actually hurts."

"When's the last time you've eaten?" Chloe asked.

"I had a sandwich about an hour ago." He answered.

"Drank water?" The redhead asked.

"Right before I came in here." He answered.

"Micah," Emily called from the the middle of the offices.

He buried his face into Chloe's neck, "I'm not here right now." He mumbled.

"You're the youngest Grammy award winning producer, bubba." Beca reminded him. "You got this."

"Micah," Emily said coming into Beca's office knowing that if he wasn't in his own office he would be in his mama's.

"Micah's not here right now," he said face still buried into Chloe's neck, "leave a message after the beep." Beat. "Beeeep."

Chloe rubbed his back as Beca moved back to her desk, "Baby, go back out there." The redhead whispered.

"I don't wanna," he whined. "I'm a very patient person, but this guy is going to be the end of me."

"Come on," Emily said. "Let your moms have a lunch alone. I'll sit in the booth with you."

"Mehhhh," he groaned.

Emily pulled him out of the room and Chloe went back to Beca's lap, "I love you, Bec." The redhead said.

"I love you too," Beca said, wrapping her arms around her wife's waist. "How are you doing?"

"I miss him, but I'll be okay." Chloe said.

"What if I take you on a date tonight?" Beca asked.

"You don't have to." Chloe said.

"But, I want to." Beca said.

"Okay," Chloe said snuggling more into her. "I'd love that. Thank you."

Beca smiled. She had the best family in the world. She had a wife that loved her, three - no four - beautiful children who were happy and healthy. Bailee still serving strong in the United States Army who even called Beca and Chloe moms every holiday that she could make it home and made sure to call the two of them together once a week and keeps up through texts throughout the week. Speaking of which, Beca's phone was buzzing on the desk in front of her and Chloe's in her purse that sat on the table in front of the couch.

[Bailee, June 13th, 2:23pm]: You to get to know before Micah or anyone else really.

[Bailee, June 13th, 2:24pm]: [Picture Attachment]

[Bailee, June 13th, 2:24pm]: Sam asked me to marry him.

Beca smiled when she saw the picture of the ring sent to both of them, "Our oldest daughter is getting married." She showed Chloe the picture.

Chloe's smile was the brightest Beca had seen it all day, "Yay!" She said.

Bailee had been dating Cory, another fellow Army officer after meeting through Cody a few years prior and they had been dating pretty steadily for the last year and a half, the guy even asked both Beca, Chloe, and Micah for permission when the two were out for Christmas. And when the three of them asked him why he was asking, the man simply said, "It's protocol. And you two are her moms practically, right? And you are her brother? It's a respect thing."

"Now, I'm hungry. Can we eat?"

"Of course, love." Chloe said handing her wife the burger she wanted. "I love you."

"I love you too." Beca said holding her wife a little closer.

Beca Mitchell-Beale considered herself blessed. One of her children was married and starting her residency. Two of her children were engaged to be married and both had careers that were keeping them more than in a barely comfortable place financially. And one was solely focused on her career and nothing else. As she held her wife a little closer, exactly seven years since she lost her dad, she knew that while they had trials in her life, personally and with her family, everything would be okay.

The End.

End of the chapter a/n: So, there it is! I'll get working on the sequel after finals are over, probably means a week from today.

As of right now, I'm envisioning this to be a trilogy - meaning a sequel to follow the sequel. We'll see though. I'm still trying to map out the sequel to this one in my head.

Thank you for the support through the first story! Can't wait to share the next one with you!

Until the sequel,

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