Chloe casually draped a shirt over her body. Her shoulders were pressed up against her neck it was so cold, leaving Chloe's teeth chattering at the similar rate of a hummingbird's wings. She tiptoed past a naked Aubrey, who was entwined in the covers of their bed. Her fragile fingers clutched the top covers over her body, her right leg above the cover holding everything down. She seemed angellic. No, she was angellic. Everything was perfect in Chloe's life. She had a steady job as a music teacher in an elementary school, and Aubrey was in the process of maneuvering her way into one of L.A's biggest law firms. Chloe checked the chrome clock on the wall near their bed, realizing that Aubrey would soon be late. She leant over her peaceful sleeping form, admiring how gentle she looked at that moment in time. She pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead, stroking her sidearm to wake the blonde up. Aubrey murmured, turning her head into the crook of Chloe's neck affectionately. She arched her back and rolled onto her side, smirking with content. Sliding a leg lazily onto the hardwood floor, she rolled further until she was forced to stand up, groggily nonetheless.

Chloe practically pranced off to the kitchen, rustling quietly around the pots and pans, careful not to irritate Aubrey. Eventually the girl began to wake up, running her fingers through her bedridden hair slowly. She murmured again, forming the word 'pancakes' just barely audible enough for Chloe to hear. Chloe searched through their pantry for some pancake mix, returning to the heated pan. After easy flipping and flattening of a good plate of pancakes, Chloe sat on the barstool next to Aubrey, placing a few pancakes on her plate, drowning them in syrup just as she preferred. The pancakes were a bit burnt, but Aubrey scarfed them down hungrily regardless, before leaning over and giving her girlfriend a soft kiss on the cheek before she went off to shower and get ready for work.

Chloe wandered around the room aimlessly without purpose. She went into a small broom closet and detangled a vacuum out of the mess of wires, and began to clean up around the place. She hummed as she pushed and pulled the vacuum around, completely oblivious to the knocking at the door. This went on for several moments before Chloe heard knocking again when her vacuum was jammed with something she had accidentally sucked up. She gave jovial "Oops!" as she left her chore alone for a moment, rushing to the door. She quickly threw her hair up into a ponytail behind her head, before turning the handle and opening the door.

Beca in front of the door hesitantly, pacing. She heard the purr of a vacuum at least, joyous that Chloe was home. She had been thinking about this moment for months since Chloe left, the both of them reuniting. Would she embrace Chloe without a word? Break down into tears? Slam the redhead against the wall and devour her? It was all unknown to Chloe. How the other girl would react would determine how she would feel. Holding her wrist limply near the door, she tilted it forward a few times, gingerly knocking on the door. Her force increased after she had knocked probably 50 times, her knuckles sore. Finally, the whir of the vacuum paused and she heard feet padding towards the door. Her breath hitched as the door handle twisted and shook, swallowing hard.

"...Beca?" Chloe said, wonderstruck.

"Hi Chlo'." The brunette said so leisurely, as if they'd seen each other every day for the past year they've been apart.

"What are you doing here? Oh my gosh!" The redhead immediately leaped out into the hallway, wrapping Beca into a bear hug. The socially terrified girl stiffened, but softened as she realized how much she missed Chloe's touch.

"I flew in to surprise you! It's been so long since I've seen you, and I just thought I'd come up and say hello."

"How long are you here?! Oh my gosh, Aubrey is going to be ecstatic. You may doubt it, but she missed you Becs. She really did." Chloe gave an enthusiastic rushed nod, clearly out of breath from excitement. "Come in, come in!" She beckoned, motioning for Beca to follow her inside. She shut the door with a click, squealing again, baffled at the sudden visit.

"Only for a few days, I can't miss too much school." Beca nodded, pursing her lips.

"Aubrey and I will show you all there is to love about L.A, you'll love it here." She reassured, hugging Beca once more. Suddenly, a sound that Beca had not noticed stopped. The shower had been turned off. Beca raised an eyebrow, standing in the center of their living room with her arms crossed. Chloe noticed how she had no bags, but said nothing. The sound of feet pressing against the tile from the bathroom into the living room sounded through the house, notifying Beca and Chloe of Aubrey's approach. When the blonde rounded the corner, her head was inclined down, her hair being put up into a sloppy blonde. Chloe's jaw dropped open, a small sound escaping her lips.

"What, babe?" The naked girl mumbled, raising her head at Chloe's shock. She screamed as she saw Beca standing in her living room, running behind the dresser. "Oh my god! Oh my god, Beca, I'm so sorry." Her face flustered to a deep shade of red, her eyes peeking just over the edge of the dresser. Beca's mouth had also been wide open, astounded. No words came out yet. Aubrey ran back into the bathroom, coming back out with a towel wrapped securely under her arms. She blushed again as she looked at a frozen Beca, who was studdering.

"U-Uh... I'm going to pretend I didn't see that." Beca averted her gaze, finding sudden interest in the floorboards. Chloe broke out in laughter, the kind that left you crippled on the floor. The first 5 minutes her and Beca are together again, and Aubrey is introduced naked.

"I'm so sorry again, Beca. This is really awkward." All 3 of the girls simultaneously nodded. "I'm going to get fully dressed now. Yeah." Aubrey repeated to herself, rummaging some clothes out of her drawers before disappearing back into the bathroom for a second time.

"Uh, Chlo?" Beca questioned.

"Yeah?"

"Why is Aubrey naked walking around your apartment?" Beca looked at Chloe with eyes the size of saucers, blinking.

"She's uh.. uh... my girlfriend." Chloe had almost forgotten the word she had been so thrown off by the recent events. Chloe turned her head towards the shut door that Aubrey was behind, oblivious to the broken look on Beca's face, and how close to tears the brunette was.