Title: Barden State Penitentiary

Author: Jamiexh

Rating: R

Summary: New inmate, Chloe, joins a prison gang, the Bellas, for protection while serving her sentence. After befriending the most feared inmate, Beca, Chloe's life begins to change.

Chapter 15

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"Beca," Chloe cooed. "Honey, wake up."

"Chloe," the short brunette groaned. "It's early."

"But, today's release day," the redhead nudged. "Come on, get up."

Immediately Beca sat up. She smiled and hugged her girlfriend. "Oh yeah, that's right."

"How could you forget?"

"It's early. I'm liable to forget my own name before lights on."

Chloe smiled at her. "Come on."

"Will you two keep it down," Stacie called. "Some of us are trying to sleep."

"Stacie, it's release day," Beca said.

Stacie gasped in surprised as her bedmate quickly leaped off the bunk.

"Beca," Aubrey smiled with tears in her eyes. Quickly the blonde embraced her sister.

"Don't Bree," the short brunette answered. "Don't cry. Because if you start, I'll start and won't be able to stop."

The blonde laughed, but just held on to her sister tighter. Suddenly, the lights came on and the guards started walking towards them.

"Beale, Mitchell, let's go," one of them yelled out to them, opening the cell.

Stacie smiled at both girls. "See you on the outside in about four years," the tall brunette replied.

Aubrey gave Beca one last squeeze. "I love you, little sister," the blonde reminded her.

"I love you, too," Beca answered. "I'll be back to visit you soon."

Aubrey smiled. "Chloe, take care of her."

"I will," the redhead promised as both girls walked out the cell and back into the processing room. There they were returned their possessions as they got changed out of their prison jumpsuits.

"You look much better outside of prison gray," Chloe laughed as she saw her girlfriend in real clothes for the first time.

"You always look gorgeous to me," Beca smiled as they walked hand in hand towards the limo that was waiting for them. "So here's to the rest of our lives."

"Together," Chloe promised.

…

Approximately Four Years Later

"I don't want to let go," Stacie said as she held on to her girlfriend.

"You have to," Aubrey told her. "You have to go. Beca and Chloe are waiting for you."

"I don't want to leave you, Bree. I love you."

"I love you too, Stacie. But, you're being released. It's time for you to go."

"I wish you could come with me."

"Me too. Are you sure that you don't want to break up? Give you a chance to make a life for yourself?"

"I'm not letting you go. I'm meant to be with you. We'll make it work."

That's when the lights when one and the guards once again came walking towards their cell.

"Conrad, Posen, come with me," one of the guards yelled.

Both girls looked confused, but followed the instructions.

"I got ya, captain," Fat Amy yelled as they passed.

"Good for you guys," Cynthia Rose added.

But that didn't help their confusion as they were both led into processing.

"Conrad," one of the guards stated. "We're going to need you to fill out some paperwork as a start to your parole process. You'll meet with your parole officer tomorrow, but these are your conditions of release. Posen, sign here and we'll get your possessions."

"What's going on," Aubrey asked confused.

"You don't know? Governor Smith sent in your paperwork last night. You've been officially pardoned."

"What," both girls exclaimed.

"You really didn't know?"

"No," the blonde exclaimed. "I didn't. How did this…?" She paused as realization hit her. "Beca. Oh, I love you, little sister." The guards quickly gave Aubrey her possessions and both girls got changed and escorted out of the gate only to be met by a familiar short brunette and redhead.

"You," Aubrey exclaimed as she saw her sister and embraced her. "You got me pardoned?"

"I couldn't leave you in there. With Stacie gone you would basically be left alone. And I've been missing you like crazy. I love you, Bree."

"She needed both of us," Chloe added. "So she begged Uncle John until he pardoned you. She made sure it was the same day as Stacie was released. That way neither one of you had to figure out how to live without the other."

"You could have told us," Stacie said. "Would have saved us both a lot of potential heart ache. We had a discussion basically daily about if we should break up or not."

"But, you didn't, right," the redhead asked. "We wanted it to be a surprise for the both of you."

Aubrey smiled. "Well, it was a surprise. And no, we didn't break up. Stacie was too stubborn to let me go."

"But, that was good," Beca said. "Especially because I got you both a two bedroom apartment in that building that I own."

"What," Stacie exclaimed.

"That's too much, Beca," Aubrey added.

"No it's not," the short girl answered. "Aubrey, you did so much for me. You were my big sister from the day I got to prison basically. You killed Shelia for me. This is the least that your cool music producer sister can do for you."

"You got me free," the blonde stated. "I think that made us even."

"No. Your freedom was a thank you for killing Shelia. The apartment is for being there for me. You been the best friend a person could ask for. So I'm helping you the same way you helped me."

"It's not the same."

"You're right. And for that we will never be even."

"You underestimate how much I care for you, Beca."

"I don't think I do. Besides, before today, when I came home from Los Angeles I knew that Chloe would be here working as a therapist and you and Stacie were in prison. I always knew where the people that I loved were. With this apartment, I'll know that you'll both still be there for me. Cause home isn't home without all of you."

Aubrey embraced her sister once more. "I love you too. And I'll always be there for you."

"We're family, Beca," Stacie added.

Chloe kissed Beca gently. "And I will make sure we don't lose this one."