The next morning, Beca woke with a smile on her face. She looked over at Chloe and admired the beauty that was her wife. She gently pushed a lock of hair off Chloe's forehead, causing Chloe to stir at the action. She stretched and yawned, then opened her eyes.
"Hey," Chloe said, sleepy blue eyes looking at Beca. "What time is it?"
Beca checked her phone. "A little before 7:00," Beca told her.
Chloe moved to snuggle into Beca. "Give me five minutes, and I'll make you breakfast."
"That's okay," Beca said kissing the top of Chloe's head. "I want to get into the studio so I can scan the offers and send them to my lawyer. I have a meeting with Khaled tomorrow, and I want to make sure I understand all the finer points of both offers before I make a decision."
"When do you think you'll choose?," Chloe asked.
"After I talk to Khaled and we talk again," Beca said.
"I meant what I said last night," Chloe told her. "I know I did a complete 180, but I'm not changing my mind about this. Where you go, we go."
"Thank you for that," Beca said and kissed Chloe. "I am going to do what I think is best for the whole family. Not just me, or you, but all of us. Okay?"
"That's all I can ask for," Chloe responds with a smile. She covered another yawn and mumbled "Sorry."
"Go back to sleep," Beca said. "The kids will be up soon. I'll see you later."
"Love you," Chloe said as she snuggled under the covers.
"Love you, too," Beca said and got ready for her day.
~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~
"Good morning," Dani said as Beca got to her desk. "Here are your messages."
Beca takes the messages and asks Dani to come into her office. Dani follows her in, and Beca takes the four contract offers out of her bag.
"Would you scan these and send them to me?," Beca asked as she handed the documents to Dani. "I need to send them to my lawyer as soon as I can so they can get back to me on what my best option would be. Although I have a feeling I know what they'll say."
"Sure thing," Dani said. "There's a message from Khaled asking that you call him as soon as you can."
"I'll do that now," Beca said. "Thanks, Dani. And those documents are a high priority."
"I'll take care of it right now," Dani said and left Beca alone in her office.
Beca calls DJ Khaled but gets his voicemail. She leaves a message letting him know she called and that she would be in her office all day. While waiting for Dani, she read through the rest of her messages and returned a few calls.
Dani returned about thirty minutes later and told Beca her documents should be in her email. Beca looked, and they were in her Inbox.
"Thanks, Dani," Beca said. "I called Khaled, but it went to voicemail. If he calls and I'm not at my desk, please find me."
"Will do," Dani said. "What would you like for lunch?"
"I think I'll just have a Chicken Caesar Wrap from the deli next door," Beca said.
"Is lunch at noon okay?," Dani asked.
"That's good," Beca replied.
Dani left and Beca starting composing an email to her lawyers. She wrote bullet points for each of the offers and the pros and cons of each. She left it in her Draft folder so she could go back to it later and read it once more before she sent it.
It was after eleven when Beca's cell phone rings and she smiles when sees that Chloe is calling.
"Hey, babe," Beca said answering the phone.
"Hey yourself," Chloe responded. "I'm sorry to bother you at work, but I wanted to see if it was alright with you if I called and invited Chicago and Ally to go to the zoo with us on Saturday. Sophie asked, and I didn't want to say yes unless you were okay with it."
"It's fine with me," Beca said. "It will be nice to meet Ally. What about Ally's mom? Sarah is it?"
"Yeah," Chloe said.
"Has Chicago taken her on a date yet?," Beca asked.
"I'm not sure," Chloe said. "He just asked her like two days ago. It will probably be this weekend sometime."
"Maybe we can watch Ally for them," Beca suggested. "Sophie and Ally can have a sleepover."
"I'm sure Sophie will love that," Chloe said. Beca could hear the smile in her voice.
"Yeah," Beca said. "I think it's time I met Sophie's new friend. Plus, I want to show Chicago that we are doing fine so he'd better not get any ideas about stealing my girl."
"Beca," Chloe said with a sigh.
"I'm kidding," Beca said with a small laugh. "Sort of. I admit I'm a bit jealous, but I know you love me and I have nothing to worry about."
"Now you know how I felt when Theo and Jesse were both trying to win you over," Chloe said. "I had to sit back and watch. Plus, you dated Jesse for almost six years and now you're friends and spend time with him."
"Jesse and Theo wouldn't have been trying to win me over if I had known that you weren't with Chicago," Beca said.
"So, you would have told me you had feelings for me if you knew I wasn't with Chicago?," Chloe asked.
"Yes, no, maybe," Beca said and grimaced. "Probably, but not for a long while. I didn't want to lose you as a friend."
"I felt the same way," Chloe said. "And, these past few months I felt like I was competing against your job for your love."
"Chlo," Beca said quietly. "I know it hasn't seemed like it, but there is no competition. You win every time; hands down. Let's talk about something else and stop rehashing old stuff. We are on a new path, and after last night, I am loving the way things are going."
"Me, too," Chloe said. "I'm looking forward to many, many replays."
"Oh, yeah?," Beca asked, glad that Chloe couldn't see her blushing. "I think we should plan a weekend getaway, just you and me."
"I'd love that," Chloe said. "We've both been stressed and a nice relaxing weekend together sounds like heaven to me. We're going to be busy with the move and everything soon enough."
Beca's phone pinged with a message, and she glanced at it.
"Oh, shoot. I have to go, babe," Beca said. "Can we talk about this tonight?"
"Sure," Chloe said. "Is everything okay?"
"I just got a notification that Khaled is calling another emergency meeting," Beca said.
"I thought he was in New Orleans," Chloe said.
"He is, was, is," Beca said. "I don't know. I'm sorry to cut this short. I'll talk to you later. I love you."
"I love you, too," Chloe said before Beca ended the call.
Beca chewed on her bottom lip and wondered what could have happened that Khaled would fly back to L.A. so quickly. She gathered what she thought she might need and exited her office. Dani was standing at her desk with the phone to her ear.
"Okay," Dani said into the phone. "We're leaving the office right now." Dani hung up the phone and looked at Beca. "Joan just called and said that I should come to the meeting with you."
"Really?," Beca asked with raised eyebrows. "I wonder what the hell is going on?"
"Only one way to find out," Dani said.
Beca and Dani walked silently to the conference room for the meeting. They both sat and waited. The room was buzzing with multiple conversations.
Khaled walked in with Joan and went to the head of the table where he stood. Joan sat behind him, and everyone got quiet.
"Thank you, everyone, for getting here so quickly," Khaled said. "I have an announcement to make that is going to surprise everyone. I have been working on opening a studio in New Orleans." Several people started murmuring, and Khaled raised his hand to quiet them. "The studio is now ready to open. I had originally picked Theo Burnett to be my manager at the new studio, but in light of recent events, I've asked Beca Mitchell to take the spot. That is no longer going to happen."
Beca sat up straight and looked at Khaled. "I am pulling the job offer for her to go to New Orleans."
People started murmuring and looking at Beca. Beca was embarrassed and angry. Dani put a hand on her arm to keep Beca calm. Khaled continued to talk, and Beca was doing her best not to show how upset she was.
~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~
Beca and Dani sat in Beca's office, stunned.
"Did that just happen?," Beca asked.
"It did," Dani said.
"What are you going to do?," Beca asked.
"I'll go wherever I'm needed," Dani said.
Before Beca could say anything, Khaled and Joan came through the door.
"I'm sorry about throwing a curveball at you," Khaled said.
"It's, um, it's okay," Beca said. "I'm just curious to know what brought it on."
Khaled said and sat down. "Before we go any further, I need you both to keep what happened today to yourselves. We can't have it getting out before tomorrow. I've already told the others."
"I can't tell Chloe?," Beca asked. "Do you want her to kill me?"
"You can tell your wife," Khaled said with a laugh. "The PR folks are putting together a press conference for 10:00 tomorrow morning. I want you both to be there. And Beca it would be perfect if you could have Chloe and the kids there. Afterward, I'd like to talk to you and Chloe."
"Okay," Beca said. "But, no matter what Dani decides to do, I want her taken care of."
"I promise you, she'll be taken care of," Khaled said.
Beca and Dani both nodded, and Khaled proceeded to tell them the events that had transpired over the last forty-eight hours.
~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~
Beca arrived home and still couldn't believe what had happened. She stood with her back to the front door and let out a sigh. Chloe, carrying Dylan, came from the kitchen and Sophie came running in from the family room.
"Mama!," Sophie squealed as she jumped onto Beca.
"Oomph!," Beca said as she managed to grab Sophie before she fell. "Careful, Soph."
"I'm just glad you're home," Sophie said and kissed Beca on the cheek.
Beca couldn't help but smile at her. "I'm glad I'm home, too." She leaned over and kissed Dylan and Chloe. "Hey, babe."
"Hey, baby," Chloe said. "Dinner's almost ready."
Chloe turned to walk back to the kitchen and Beca followed. Chloe put Dylan in his high chair, and Beca sat Sophie on a stool at the counter.
"How was your day?," Chloe asked as she went to the oven and pulled out the chicken.
"It was...interesting," Beca said.
"Yeah?," Chloe said as she set the chicken on the counter. "What was the emergency meeting about?"
"Well," Beca said and then gave a little frown. "Khaled told everyone about the studio in New Orleans and then withdrew my offer to run it."
"What?," Chloe asked, shocked. "Did he say why?"
"Yeah," Beca said and leaned back against the counter. "He's planning to run it himself. Nicole wants to move to New Orleans to raise Asahd there. It's where Khaled was born, and she wants Asahd to be able to spend time with his grandparents while he's still young."
"Good for her. But, does he really think he can run two studios?," Chloe asked. "That sounds like a disaster waiting to happen."
"That's not exactly the plan," Beca said. "He's having a press conference tomorrow morning to announce his plans. This is going to cause a big stir in the music world."
Chloe looked at Beca and saw that she was looking down at the floor. "Hey," Chloe said as she stood in front of Beca. Beca looked up at her. "What does this mean for you?"
"Well, my old job is being given to some new guy Khaled hired," Beca said.
"He fired you?," Chloe asked incredulously. "How could he do that?"
"Technically, yes, he did fire me as the second lead producer," Beca said trying to hide her excitement. "Only because I'll be too busy with my new job running the L.A. studio." Beca finally smiled the biggest smile and Chloe just looked at her.
"What?," Chloe asked. Beca's words finally registered and her eyes grew wide. "Are you serious?" Beca just nodded. "OH, MY GOD, BECA! I'm so proud of you."
Chloe grabbed Beca and hugged her. Beca hugged her back and started laughing. She pulled back from Choe and said. "I'm so excited about this opportunity. Although we do need to talk because I'm going to be really busy for the next two months or so while Khaled transitions to the New Orleans office and I take over here in L.A."
"That's okay," Chloe said. "Just promise me that you get to make your own schedule and won't have to work late nights and weekends."
"I promise," Beca said and kissed Chloe.
"Let's eat, and we can talk more later," Chloe said.
"Agreed," Beca said. "I'll set the table."
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After the kids were in bed, Beca and Chloe were laying snuggled together in their own bed. Beca was sitting up slightly against the headboard while Chloe had her head on Beca's chest and arms wrapped around Beca's waist.
"I think this will turn out great," Beca said. "I still get to run a studio, and we get to stay in L.A."
"I'm so proud of you, Becs," Chloe said and kissed Beca on the neck. "You've earned this whether it's here in L.A. or New Orleans."
"Have I told you how much I appreciate that you were willing to move to New Orleans for me?," Beca asked. "Even though you hated the idea."
"I didn't hate the idea," Chloe said.
"Really?," Beca asked looking down to give Chloe a skeptical look.
"Okay," Chloe said looking at Beca with a smile. "I did hate the idea. But I love you and, like I said, where you go, I go. I'm not that easy to get rid of."
"I'll have to try harder next time," Beca said with a laugh as Chloe swatted her on the stomach.
Beca leaned down and kissed Chloe and Chloe moved so that she was straddling Beca. She deepened the kiss.
"I guess we're done talking now," Beca said as the kiss ended.
"Yes," Chloe said softly. "Now shut up and kiss me again."
~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~
"Are you sure I look okay?," Beca asked for the hundredth time as she stared at her reflection. She was wearing a black skirt that hit at the knees with a bright red button-down silk blouse.
"You look great, babe," Chloe said coming behind her and putting her arms around Beca's waist. "You look hot actually." Chloe kissed Beca's shoulder.
"Do I look professional?," Beca asked. "I want to look professional."
"You look really pretty, mama," Sophie said.
"You look pretty and professional," Chloe said. "Stop worrying. We need to leave in a few minutes."
Chloe pulled away from Beca and picked up Dylan who was happily playing on their bed.
"Look how handsome you look in your suit, Dyl," Chloe said and kissed his cheek.
"I can't believe he has a suit," Beca said as she walked over and helped Sophie hop down off the bed.
"Every man needs a nice suit," Chloe said.
"How do you like my dress, mama?," Sophie asked as she twirled around.
"You look gorgeous, Soph," Beca said. "Very grown up."
"Everyone ready?," Chloe asked.
Beca grabbed the diaper bag and her keys and purse. "Ready."
The family left the house and Beca drove them to the studio. The press had already started arriving. Beca carried Dylan and led Chloe and Sophie through the small crowd. They entered the building and went straight to Beca's office.
"Hey, Dani," Chloe said as they approached her desk.
"Hey, Chloe," Dani said. "Dyl, you look dashing in your suit."
Dylan giggled and buried his head in Beca's neck. Dani smiled and looked at Sophie.
"And look at you, Miss Sophie," Dani said. "Looking fab, darling."
"Thank you," Sophie said and giggled.
"Do you know what time we need to be downstairs?," Beca asked Dani.
"Joan said we should be down there at least 10 minutes before the press conference starts," Dani said.
"Great," Beca said. "We're going to put our stuff in my office and hang out for a bit. You can come and wait with us if you want."
"I'd like that," Dani said. "I'm kind of nervous."
The group walked into Beca's office, and Beca put Dylan on the sofa. She got her laptop and pulled up a movie to keep him and Sophie entertained. Dani and Chloe sat in chairs and Beca sat on the sofa next to Dylan.
"Have you thought any more on my offer?," Beca asked Dani.
"I did," Dani said. "Jane and I talked about it last night. I'd love to continue to be your assistant."
Beca smiled and jumped up to hug Dani. "Thank you. I don't know what I would do if I had to break in a new assistant while trying to figure out my new job."
"What about Joan?," Chloe asked.
"She's going to New Orleans with Khaled," Beca responded. "I asked Dani if she would continue to work with me, but she wasn't sure."
"I was worried about the long hours and such," Dani said. "But I talked to Joan and she said that Khaled pretty much made his own schedule. He, like Beca, made sure he could be home for dinner most nights and scheduled one weekend a month where he would be in the studio but only if needed."
"I like that," Chloe said with a smile toward Beca. "We kind of like seeing Beca's face at the dinner table."
"The first couple of months might be busy," Beca said. "I'll be spending a lot of time with Khaled trying to learn the day-to-day stuff, as well as everything else he does in running the studio. Plus, I'll still get to produce."
"And I'll be right there with her," Dani said. "Joan promised to show me a few things before she heads down to New Orleans."
"Well, if we know the end result will be Beca home for dinner and her weekends free, we can handle a couple of months of late nights and weekends," Chloe said.
"Mommy, I have to go potty," Sophie said.
"We should start heading down for the press conference," Dani said.
"Okay," Beca said and stood up. "Chlo, you take Sophie to the bathroom and I'll take Dylan with me. We'll see you downstairs."
"Okay," Chloe said and kissed Beca. "Come on, Soph."
Sophie takes Chloe's hand and they leave Beca's office. Beca turns off the movie and picks Dylan up.
"Let's go, little man," Beca said.
Dani and Beca walk out and take the elevator downstairs. Beca puts Dylan down and holds his hand so he can walk. She keeps her steps slow and steady as they walk toward Joan and Khaled. Dani stands next to Joan and starts chatting with her.
"Beca," Khaled said in greeting and looks down at Dylan. "Little man, looking dashing. Where's Chloe?"
"Sophie needed to use the restroom," Beca responded. "They'll be down in a few minutes."
"Good, good," Khaled said. "Are you ready for this?"
"No," Beca said with a laugh. "But let's do it anyway."
Beca crouches down in front of Dylan and straightens out his jacket and tie. She sees Khaled's wife Nicole carrying Asahd walking toward them. She stands and greets Nicole.
"This is quite exciting," Nicole said.
"Yes, it is," Beca said.
"Where's Chloe?," Nicole asked.
"Right behind you," she heard Chloe's reply. "How are you, Nicole?"
"Glad that Khaled has someone like Beca to turn this studio over to," Nicole said.
"We're ready," Khaled said and ushered everyone outside.
Once outside, Beca, Chloe, their kids, Dani, and Joan are joined by most of the producers for the studio. Khaled and Nicole walk up to the mics have been set up on the podium.
"First, I want to thank you all for coming out today," Khaled said getting everyone's attention. "I have asked you all here because I have a big announcement to make regarding my label. I am expanding my brand and will be opening a new studio in New Orleans next month. I will be running that studio and have promoted Beca Mitchell to manage the studio here in L.A."
Questions start flying as soon as the words are out of Khaled's mouth. Khaled puts his hands up to stop the questions. "I'll take questions but one at a time please."
"DJ Khaled!," one reporter said loudly. "Why the move to New Orleans?"
"Well, you all know that's where I'm from," Khaled said. "I've been planning to open a studio outside of L.A. and what better place than where I came from. Plus, my wife wants to raise Asahd there, so this was the perfect time to make a move."
"Why Beca Mitchell?," one reporter asked. "I mean, why not someone who has experience running a studio?"
Beca frowned and bristled a bit at this question. Chloe took her hand to keep her calm. Beca looked at Chloe and gave her a grateful smile.
"I trust Beca Mitchell," Khaled said causing Chloe to squeeze Beca's hand. "Beca has done great things for this label since I signed her. She had two hit albums that won three Grammys before she turned to strictly producing, for which she three more Grammys. She knows me, she knows this studio, and I have all the faith in the world in her. There is no one better for the job."
"Miss Mitchell! Miss Mitchell!," another reporter calls out for Beca. Beca looks a little unsure of what to do when Khaled motions her over.
"Yeah?," Beca said as she moved in front of the mics.
"How does it feel to be tapped to manage Khaled's L.A. studio?," the reporter asked.
"I'm honored," Beca responded. "DJ Khaled saw something in me almost seven years ago and gave me a shot. I will work hard to keep We The Best Music Group up to the standards the Khaled has set."
The press conference went on for another ten minutes before Khaled called an end to it. He led Nicole and Asahd back into the building, followed by Beca's family and the rest of the group. As everyone congregated in the lobby, Khaled announced that there was a special lunch celebration at Noon in the large conference room near his office and. Everyone was excited and made their way to the elevators.
"Beca, Chloe," Khaled said to the couple. "Could you come to my office for a bit?"
"Um, sure," Beca said.
"I'll take the kids back to your office," Dani offered.
"Thanks, Dani," Chloe said and Dani took Dylan in her arms. She knelt down in front of Sophie. "Soph, you and Dylan go with Dani. Mama and I will be there in a bit, okay?"
"Okay, mommy," Sophie said and took Dani's hand.
Khaled, now holding Asahd, led the couple and his wife to his private elevator. They got on and Khaled took them to his office. Once inside he gave Asahd to Nicole, and they all sat down.
"Beca," Khaled said. "I know that the next couple of months are going to be hard on Chloe and the kids. You and I have a lot to do before I leave for New Orleans, so I want to give you a special bonus."
"Khaled, that's not necessary," Beca interrupts. "The salary and everything that goes with the new job is more than enough."
"This bonus is not just for you," Khaled said. "It's for your family. I want you to take next week off before we get started. I know that school starts in a few weeks and I wanted to give you and your family this vacation before everyone gets too busy. AND I want to pay for you and the family to spend the week at Disney World. And I mean with everything included. Airfare, park tickets, lodging, even money to pay for a babysitter so you two can have a night or two to yourselves."
Beca is dumbfounded. "This is amazing," Beca said. "I don't know what to say."
"I know I just sprung this one you," Khaled said. "But, you leave Sunday and fly back Saturday. All the reservations have been made, and Joan has all the confirmations and schedules for you. So, all you have to do is say thank you and go enjoy yourselves."
"Thank you, Khaled," Chloe said with a big smile. "The kids are going to love it."
"Of course," Beca said coming out of the daze she seemed to be in. "Thank you. It's the best bonus you could have given me."
"It was Nicole's idea," Khaled said smiling at his wife.
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Beca and Chloe left Khaled's office with Beca's head still reeling from all that's happened. Joan stopped them and handed Beca an envelope.
"This has all your trip information, including all your tickets," Joan said with a smile. "And this is now yours," Joan handed Beca a key causing Beca to give her a questioning look. "It's the key to your elevator."
Beca smiled. "Thank you, Joan," Beca said and Chloe echoed.
Chloe took Beca's hand as they walked to the elevator. Beca put the key in and the doors opened. She ushered Chloe in and followed. The doors closed and Beca hit the floor button for her office. She looked at Chloe and pulled her into a kiss.
"I might like having my own private elevator," Beca said when the kiss ended.
Chloe laughed as the elevator stopped and the doors opened. They walked to Beca's office and entered to hear Sophie and Dani laughing.
"Hey, guys," Dani called out.
"Thanks for watching the kids for us," Chloe said.
"Hey, Soph," Beca said grabbing up her daughter and spinning her around. "Guess where we're going."
Sophie was laughing and smiling. "Where?," she asked as Beca slowed down and just held Sophie.
"Disney World," Beca said.
Sophie's mouth dropped open. "Really?," Sophie said and squealed. Hearing Sophie squealing and clapping her hands caused Dylan to join in.
Chloe and Beca laughed at their kids. Dani stood back smiling. "I'm so jealous," Dani said. "I haven't been to Disney World in forever."
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Beca and Chloe are in the family room with Sophie while Dylan is taking a nap. Sophie is watching a movie and Beca and Chloe are chatting quietly.
"I can't believe Khaled gave us a full week in Disney World," Chloe said.
"Pretty sweet deal," Beca said. She grew quiet and sat chewing on her bottom lip.
"What's got you anxious?," Chloe asked.
"I'm not anxious," Beca said. Chloe just looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Okay, maybe I'm a little anxious. This new job is going to be great. I'm just worried about us getting through the next month or two. I, I don't want to become that workaholic Beca again."
"Don't worry," Chloe said. "I won't let you."
"I have to admit that I've been more relaxed and happy this past week," Beca said. "And I love that we're going to the zoo together tomorrow and Disney World next week." Beca smiles and looks a Chloe. "Do you know what I'm most looking forward to?"
"What?," Chloe asked as she moved closer to Beca.
"Being alone with you," Beca said quietly. She pulled Chloe to her and kissed her. "I love you."
"I love you, too," Chloe said and kissed Beca again.
~oOo~ ~oOo~ ~oOo~
Six months later Chloe is at home and it's almost dinner time when her phone rings. She sees it Beca and answers.
"Hey, babe," Chloe answered. "Where are you? Dinner's almost ready. Aubrey and Stacie are already here."
"Yeah, about that," Beca said a bit hesitant. "I'm kind of stuck at the studio, so I'm going to be late. Just calling to tell you not to wait up."
"Beca," Chloe said with a sigh looking at Aubrey. She got up and moved to the hallway to talk privately. "We've talked about this. This will be the third night in a row that you've done this. I don't want you falling back into your old habits."
"I know," Beca said. "But it can't be helped."
"Seriously, Beca?," Chloe said getting a bit angry. The doorbell rings before she can say anything else. "Hold on a sec. Someone's at the door."
"I really need to go, Chloe," Beca said.
"Just hold on!," Chloe whisper-yelled into the phone. "We're not done talking about this."
Beca ended the call as Chloe answered the door. She was surprised to find a smirking Beca standing there. "Can we be?," Beca asked.
"I hate you," Chloe said with a smile.
"I hate you, too," Beca said and pulled Chloe into a kiss. "I was just making sure that you would really call me on my shit if I started falling into my old ways."
"I told you I would," Chloe said leaving her arms around Beca's neck and pulling her into another kiss.
"Mmmmm," Beca said as she pulled back from the kiss. "Something's smells good."
"Oh, the chicken," Chloe squealed and rushed to the kitchen.
Beca smiled as she watched Chloe run to the kitchen. She closed the door and then heard Sophie and Dylan running to greet her. Beca grabbed them both up and kissed their cheeks causing them to giggle. She half-carried half-dragged them into the living room to greet Aubrey and Stacie.
Life was good in the Mitchell household as they sat down to an evening with their best friends.
I know the ending is cheesy but the story was never going to be about continuing angst. It was about two people who loved each other and got caught up in their own thing.
Quick question: Why is it in most fics when Beca and Jesse break up after dating for quite some time, no one questions whether Beca could be cheating on Chloe with Jesse when she spends so much time with him? And, why in this fic, when Chloe kissed a guy once several years ago, sees him again and becomes friends, she's cheating on Beca?