Bless The Broken Road: Epilogue

3 YEARS LATER

They did it! They won the worlds!

Beca picks Chloe up and twirls her around in a moment of pure bliss and happiness. The second she puts the redhead down they're swarmed by the rest of the Bellas. Beca tries to wiggle out of the hug but after a few minutes of struggling she gives up and just lets it happen. That's until the girls decide to pick her up off the floor. "Put… me… down you crazy weirdo's." Of course the tiny brunette gets ignored for the first 5 minutes but eventually they let her down.

She looks over to the side of the stage and sees Aubrey and Chloe standing there already looking at her. The brunette puts up a bright, genuine smile and makes her way to them. "How are my beautiful girls?" She asks when she's close enough. "Flattery won't get you anywhere Mitchell." Aubrey starts laughing and pulls Beca into a tight hug. "So now I'm not allowed to tell my girlfriends they're beautiful?" Chloe pokes Beca gently in her side. "You can but right now we have to celebrate the win." Beca rolls her eyes playfully. "Maybe tonight we can have a private celebration?"

Aubrey narrows her eyes while Chloe's smile turns into a wide grin. "Can we skip the party?" Beca's eyes open wide at Aubrey's words. "Who are you and what have you done with Aubrey?" Chloe punches Beca. "Stop mocking her, I'd like to skip to the 'after party' too." Beca doesn't get a chance to react because someone interrupts them. "Still can't believe you bitches managed to pull this off."

Chloe's jaw clenches and it doesn't take a genius to figure out who it was. "You must be Alice." Beca positions herself in a way that she's standing in front of her girlfriends but not so she's obstructing their view. Not that it would be very possible anyway. "Yes and who are you?" The ex-captain asks the brunette. "I'm Beca Mitchell." Alice lets out a laugh. "So you're the pathetic loser that got lucky with all of this."

"She's the 'loser' that singlehandedly made the Bellas great." Beca's head shoots up at the sounds of Fat Amy's voice. "Yeah, if it weren't for shorty over here we would have never been 3 time collegiate acapella and now world champions." Cynthia-Rose adds. The rest of the Bellas have gathered around the three girls. "If it weren't for Beca the Bellas would never have been so great." Alice laughs vividly at Aubrey's words. "If it weren't for you blondie the Bellas wouldn't have needed a scrappy little nobody to save them in the first place."

Beca can feel the anger radiating off of Aubrey and Chloe. There's no denying that the girls are protective over each other but right now was not the time to let that shine. "Aubrey has been the greatest example of showing us what acapella really was about. Not a competition but friendships and being a family." Beca takes a dangerously big step forward. "The only thing you ever did was put them down and make them feel unworthy. The ONLY reason why the unfortunate accident happened was because you caused unnecessary stress."

Running her hands through her hair Beca shakes her head with a sigh. "You put shame to everything a Bella is supposed to be… A sister, a friend and a person we all can rely on. I'm still not sure why you're here and I think it's best if you leave." Alice stares at the tiny brunette with her mouth wide open. "If you would have met me 4 years ago I would be the first to dismiss all of these girls. But they believed in me and stayed by me even if we didn't always looked eye to eye." When saying this she looks between the girls and stops at Aubrey when she finishes her rant. Alice rolls her eyes with a huff. "If you'll excuse us, we have a celebration to get too." Beca points behind her and a round of cheers surrounds her.

"Whatever." The Bellas watch Alice walk away, fuming with anger. The evil ex-captain was at a loss for words and that on its own is a win. "Way to go Beca!" The brunette laughs at Fat Amy's happy dance. "What are we still doing here? We have a party to get too." With a round of laughter and loud whoops the girls start making their way out.

Chloe stops her girlfriends when they reach the hotel and lets the other Bellas go inside to prepare. The party was going to be in their room anyway. "What's wrong princess?" The redhead chuckles at the adorable face attached to Beca. "I wanted to ask you the same question, what's bothering you?" Beca shrugs. "I got the job at Residual Heat, they want to sign me as a producer." Aubrey jumps the brunette with a squeal. "Oh my god that's great! you always wanted that." Beca pushes the blonde off gently. "I do and it's awesome but there's a catch."

"What do you mean?" Chloe's beaming smile turns into one of concern. "If they like my work over the course of this year they might promote me to go to New York. I'm the first in consideration for the job." Beca scratches the back of her neck. "I'm not sure if I want to take it though." Both by standing girls gasp. "What are you talking about?" Aubrey is shaking her head in confusion. "Becs you've been dreaming of this since forever. Why are you even considering this?" Chloe is waving her hands frantically while speaking. "You… both of you…"

Chloe stops her movements while Aubrey narrows her eyes to glare at the brunette as if she just said the most stupid thing in the world. Which probably wasn't far from reality. "No wait that came out wrong." Beca takes a breath to buy herself some time to sort her thoughts out. "If this works out it means moving to New York… it means leaving… I don't want to leave." Aubrey isn't sure how to react this news and seeing Chloe's lost expression neither does she.

Maybe it's a blessing or maybe it's a curse when Beca's phone rings.

*Phone Call*

Beca: "Mitchell?"

Fat Amy: "Where are you?"

Beca: "Outside with Aubrey and Chloe, why?"

Fat Amy: "Yeah well you better get up here, we want to get the party started."

Beca: "Oh right we're on our way, give us a minute."

Fat Amy: "We're outside the door… be quick."

Beca: "See you soon Ame's"

*End Phone Call*

Beca hangs up and motions to the door. "The girls are waiting, we should go." Aubrey wants to say something but Beca is already on her way inside. "We need to talk to her." Chloe nods. "I can't believe she wants to give up her dream for us." The two girls sigh and quietly make their way into the hotel. They are surprised to find Beca waiting for them inside. "Before you start. Yes we'll talk about it but not tonight." Aubrey wants to argue but the sharp jab to her side stops her. "Of course, let's just go and enjoy our last moments as Bellas."

The girls make their way up to the room where all the other Bellas are waiting for them. "Finally we were 'bout to start the party out here." Fat Amy is tapping her foot impatiently. "Alright, alright Fat Amy relax. I'm opening the door." Beca shows her card to the group and walks to the door. "Should have done that yesterday." The Australian blonde mutters beneath her breath. "Stop your whining already, the door is open." Beca pushes open the door and ushers everyone inside.

Chloe kisses Beca on the cheek before walking into the room. "Beca hit us up with some music." Cynthia-Rose throws her speakers towards the brunette. "Sure thing CR, what are you guys in the mood for?" Most girls just shrug, some mutter 'whatever you pick DJ' or something along those lines. "Random playlist it is." Choosing a spotify list is easy and mere moments later music fills the room.

Both Aubrey and Chloe follow Beca's each and every move the entire evening. They thought they were being subtle about it but boy were they wrong. When everyone's gone around 2 AM and only the three of them are left Beca turns around to face her girlfriends. "Ok what's with the staring? If it's because of what I said before just forget about it. I don't want to talk about it." Chloe reaches out but Beca steps back slamming her back against the door. "Beca sweetie we need to talk about it."

Shaking her head Beca slides down against the door. "There's nothing to talk about." The low mutter should have been barely audible but the silence was even more deafening. Aubrey kneels down in front of the brunette, Chloe following suite. "I'm scared of losing you guys, the only reason I didn't tell you about the internship in the first place is because the idea had been hinted since the beginning."

"Isn't that what you wanted?" Aubrey asks slowly calculating her words. "It was… but now each time I think about the possibility of leaving for New York without you guys I get nauseous. It doesn't seem right." Aubrey and Chloe share a look before cradling the brunette in their arms. "I'm terrified that… that if I leave I'll lose you." The tears Beca had been keeping inside start slipping through slightly, one by one. "You'll never lose us. What would ever make you think that?" Chloe squeezes the brunette's hand.

Aubrey nuzzles her nose into the crook of Beca's neck. "Did we do or say something to make you feel that way?" Beca shakes her head slowly. "No it's nothing you did I swear, it's something I need to sort through." Chloe lets out a heavy sigh. "You need to talk about your feelings Becs." The brunette smiles down at the redhead. "I know, I promise I will but give me some time."

Chloe thinks about it and Aubrey seems to read her mind. "What about we take some time off together? The lodge can run without me for 2 weeks. You have time off from the interns-" Chloe cuts her of easily. "Let's go to Miami, my parents won't be there so we can have the place to ourselves. What do you guys think?" Aubrey's head shoots up and Beca cocks her head to the side to look at the blonde. "It's not a bad idea, it's been a while since we went back." Aubrey agrees with a smile. "So, it's settled. We're going back to Miami." Chloe's cheery voice makes the other two chuckle.

The girls returned from Copenhagen and 3 days later were already on their way to Miami. Beca being the only one that miraculously didn't get affected by the jetlag drove them. Aubrey fell asleep in the front seat within the first hour while Chloe tried her best to stay awake longer but didn't manage very well. The radio is softly playing in the background and it keeps the brunette entertained.

Neither of the sleeping girls wake up when Beca stops the car to fill up on gas, Beca has a weird flashback to the first time they went Miami. With a light chuckle she gets back into the car and continues the journey. A few hours later they arrive at the house and once again Beca doesn't have the heart to wake her girlfriends up so she gets out and starts taking all their luggage into the house and up to the room. When everything is inside Beca takes a deep breath before opening the passenger and gently shakes the sleeping blonde.

Aubrey stirs and slowly starts opening her eyes. "Where are we?" Beca laughs at the sleepy voice. "We're in Miami, why don't you go inside and take another nap in the bed?" The blonde holds out her arms and Beca immediately hold her own out to help her girlfriend out of the car. When she tries to let go the blonde effectively showed that it wasn't going to happen. "Ok baby girl, let's get you inside so I can get Chloe too." Aubrey groans slightly and starts walking towards the house.

Beca quickly realizes that taking the blonde up the stairs would be quite the hassle. She leads her to the living room instead and makes Aubrey settle on the couch. After making sure that the blonde was comfortable Beca goes back outside to get Chloe. The redhead was leaning against the right door so Beca had to be very careful. Slowly but steadily she manages to get her other girlfriend out. Knowing that Chloe wasn't going to even be semi awake Beca picks her up bridal style and caries her inside.

Thank god the couch was wide, the three girls managed to fit for a cuddle session so leaving just two of them wasn't a problem. Making sure that Chloe wouldn't roll off of the couch Beca wraps a blanket around them before heading back to the car. The girls would need food so doing the brunette drives down to the supermarket to pick some things up for dinner and breakfast the next morning. She returns to the house and finds the girls tangled in each other's arms.

Beca heads to the kitchen with the grocery bags and puts everything away before starting to cook some spaghetti. It's easy and they all loved it so it was an easy choice. An hour later everything is set. Walking back to the living room she kneels down next to the couch. "Wake up sleeping beauties, dinner is ready." Chloe starts stirring which wakes Aubrey up. "Where are we?" Aubrey mumbles in a raspy voice. "We're in Miami baby, I made dinner." Chloe stretches out and opens her eyes with a groan. "When did we get here?" The redhead is confused, not remembering arriving at all. "Around two hours ago. I made spaghetti, so why don't you two wash up. I'll wait in the kitchen."

Beca pecks both girls on the lips before walking off to the kitchen. Aubrey and Chloe had opened their eyes and followed the brunette with their eyes. "How does she always do that?" Chloe asks while sitting up with a yawn. "What exactly?" Aubrey asks stretching her body. "She never complains that she's tired, always cooks dinner for us and she knows what to do or say when we have a bad day before even knowing what's wrong."

"I don't know Chloe but I do know that she makes me fall in love with her all over each and every day." Chloe pulls the blonde up. "Are you up or do I have to tickle you up?" Beca walks in with a towel hung on her shoulder and a challenging smirk on her face. "No!" Aubrey screeches and literally jumps up. "Good, now get your cute behinds in the kitchen so we can eat." Flashing the girls a wink Beca turns back around and walks away. "First of all: Bree that was adorable and second: Let's go because she'll be back."

The girls have been in Miami for three days and most of the time they spend either curled up in bed or on the couch. So it's no surprise to find Aubrey and Chloe cuddled up on the couch watching a romantic comedy. Beca had gone into the kitchen to grab a bowl of popcorn for them and hands it to them. Neither really notice because they're completely engrossed in the story line and the movie had barely started. "I'm going down to the beach for a walk." The brunette rolls her eyes when she gets no reaction. She can't get mad because she's the exact same when she's mixing and her girlfriends are adorable. Beca takes her notebook and heads out towards the beach.

When the movie is over Aubrey reaches for the remote and switches the TV off. Chloe instantly pulls her back to have her cuddle buddy back. "Hmmmm this is nice but I miss Beca. Even though she either falls asleep or complains about the movie." Aubrey hums in agreement. "Speaking of our DJ… where is she?" Chloe looks up. "She's probably upstairs working on some kind of mix." Aubrey nods but there's something bothering her and Chloe knows it. "What's wrong?"

"I'm not sure, haven't you noticed how weird Beca has been lately?" Chloe laughs at the 'accusation'. "She's always weird Bree, that's not new." The blonde shakes her head. "No it's different. She has cooked for us every day since we came back from Copenhagen, she gets up in the mornings without complaining even though she's not a morning person and today she made us blueberry pancakes and brought them up to bed." Chloe unwraps her arms from Aubrey's waist and shuffles back a little. "Now that you mention it she has been doing a lot more. Why do you think that is?"

Aubrey shrugs. "I don't know… do you think it has something to do with the job offer?" Chloe throws her head back. "It's very possible." Letting out a frustrated groan Chloe props her legs up and lets her head fall on her knees. "I've been thinking about it and I might have a solution." The redhead lifts her head slightly to look at her girlfriend. "What solution?" Aubrey takes a deep breath. "I've been thinking, what if we move to New York with her?" Chloe rolls her eyes. "Bree you have the lodge, you can't just leave."

"I know but I have noticed – at it's hard for me to admit – that I've been under a lot of pressure. I was thinking of maybe finding an assistant manager to help me out so I can take some time off from time to time. I would need someone I can trust. Jessica and Ashley actually asked if I was looking for new hires. Maybe I can train them and have some free time on my hands. New York is a two hour flight from Atlanta so I can manage to go back if necessary."

Chloe's jaw hangs open. "You have really thought this through haven't you?" Aubrey nods. "I have… What about you? I know you want to go to vet school." Chloe takes out her phone and starts typing. "There are three vet schools I can apply too. I need to pass the entrance exams, I can study for them this year and see how things go."

"That's a great idea, but do you think Beca will agree?" Aubrey doesn't really need to wait for an answer because Chloe leaps into her arms with a loud squeal. "We have to tell her, let's go." Aubrey gets pulled off the couch by an overexcited redhead and barely manages to stay up on her feet.

The redhead doesn't let go of Aubrey's hand until they reach the bedroom and she bursts in. Aubrey -thinking that the coast is clear – runs into the room but slams into Chloe instead of having a free passage to the bed. "Chlo what the hell?" The blonde helps Chloe off the floor not having noticed that they're the only ones in the room. "She's not here…" Aubrey looks up and around the room in confusion. "What? Where can she be?" Chloe shrugs. "She likes working at a desk, maybe she's in my dad's office?"

Aubrey follows Chloe down the hall and into the office but once again no sign of Beca. Chloe starts nervously pacing. "Chloe relax, her stuff is here so she's not gone." Definitely not the right thing to say to the panicking redhead. "Why would you even suggest that, she would never leave!" When Aubrey tries to hug the redhead she gets pushed away. The blonde takes a deep breath and looks out of the window. She lets out a relieved breath when she sees the missing brunette on the beach. "She's at the beach!"

Chloe quickly joins Aubrey and they look out the window for a while. "What is she doing?" They see her pacing up and down a small part of the beach, stop write something down, and then start pacing again. "I'm not sure but it looks like something's troubling her." The two girls look at each other. "Chlo?... What day is it?" The redhead raises her brow. "The fifth, why?" Aubrey face palms herself. "Ssshhiiit… we forgot." Chloe is completely lost. "Forgot what?" Aubrey grabs her girlfriend's shoulders and shakes her. "We forgot our anniversary! It's three years ago today… It makes so much more sense. The breakfast in bed with our favorite pancakes." The realization hits Chloe square in the face. "Oh my god we're terrible girlfriends."

It doesn't take long for the two girls to decide to go down to the beach and try to apologize to their girlfriend. Beca is pretty shocked when she gets knocked down by her girlfriends. She hits the sand with a thud and a grunt. She looks up and switches her gaze between the blue and green orbs on top of her. "As much as I love this position you guys are crushing my ribs and I don't want to break them… I still remember three years ago." The two girls sit up on their knees letting Beca sit up as well. "What happened? I mean I know you guys miss me when I refuse to watch a movie but this is extreme, even for that."

"No-Yes… we panicked when we didn't find you at home. We saw you out the window and kind of ran out to get to you." Beca starts laughing and gets up from the sand to walk the outburst off. The other's follow just because the sight is amusing. "Ok so let me get this straight… when I told you that I was going down to the beach you really didn't hear me? I thought you were ignoring me for skipping the movie." Once again the brunette starts laughing. "Oh my god we really are horrible girlfriends." Chloe turns into Aubrey's arms and bursts into tears.

Beca's laughter stops immediately. She's confused as to why Chloe was crying. "What are you talking about? You are both the best girlfriends anyone could wish for." The brunette wraps her arms around the girls and squeezes them tight. Chloe is surprisingly the first to wriggle out of the hug wiping away her tears. "We are, we didn't pay attention to you and we forgot our anniversary. How are we not bad girlfriends."

"Wait a second you think you're a bad girlfriend because you forgot the anniversary?" A loud 'yes' comes from Aubrey and Chloe. "Beca you always remember and do something special." The brunette throws her hands up in frustration. "You guys don't get it. You sat through hours of studying with me, making schedules and helping me revise for each and every exam." Beca says semi waving at Aubrey. She turns to Chloe. "And you, you kept me sane when the Bellas we're too much to handle, you make sure I eat when I'm in my mixing zone."

Beca takes a breath and starts pacing in front of the girls. "Can one of you please tell me what's really bothering you?" The brunette stops dead in her tracks. She closes her eyes and turns around with a frown. "Is this about the job offer?" She slowly opens her eyes to see if her assumption was right and boy how right indeed. "Becs before you shut down please listen to us a minute."

Aubrey practically begs the brunette. "I have a suggestion… Jessica and Ashley have asked me to come work at the lodge. If I train them right they can take over more management duties and I can take more time of so we can all move to New York together. It's a two hour flight if I am needed back for something important." Chloe takes a step forward. "There are vet schools I can apply for in New York… what do you think?"

Beca looks down to at the notebook she's holding letting a tear fall onto the filled pages. "Y-you'd consider that for me?" Chloe nods. "I… I need a moment." Beca turns around and starts flipping through the pages of her notebook stopping from time to time to read something. Aubrey and Chloe share a weird look. They watch the brunette for about 10 minutes until she stops and turns around. Everything happens so fast that when Beca is down on one knee holding out a box with two rings in it they need a miracle to stay upright. Both are paralyzed with shock and have no idea what to say or do. Thankfully Beca does know what to say.

"When I first talked to you at the activities faire, I thought that you were both crazy and completely out of your minds. You called me a bitch which I have to admit impressed me. While you tried to convince me with sweet talk and puppy dog eyes. Yet at the same time I thought you were both gorgeous and out of my league. You managed to convince me – in a not so traditional way – to join the Bellas and it was the best thing that ever happened to me because it brought me closer to the two of you.

When I found out you two were dating I tried to put more space between us but it only ended up with us fighting and me screwing up our chances at the semi's. But when we had a second chance and we came together in the pool I realized something that terrified me… I fell in love with both of you when we sang our mash-up. We connected for the first time, the three of us. At that moment I knew we were meant to be. Only it didn't come without many ups and downs but we always pulled through in the end.

Before I met you, I was a moody alt-girl with a bad attitude and no friends. Now I am still a moody alt-girl but surrounded by people that love and care about me. Without you I would have never made it into residual heat and finished college. My greatest achievement are thanks to you and with you. I love and respect your hard work, and it makes me want to try harder to be that way myself. You always push me to be better, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Aubrey Elizabeth Posen and Chloe Anne Beale I am before you at this moment and asking you to do me the greatest honor I could ever achieve. I want to make you guys happy for the rest of your lives if you let me.

Will you marry me?"

Chloe is the first to find her footing and speech. Well if you can call the loud scream and repeated use of the word 'yes' actual speech. Aubrey follows the redhead's lead when she wraps her arms around the brunette's neck. It take all of Beca's strength not to drop the rings or the girls when she gets up. "It's safe to assume that's a yes." This comment naturally earns her an eye roll and a slap to her shoulder. The brunette takes a step back and takes out the rings from the box.

The rings are simple silver bands with a small diamond imbedded in the metal. Beca makes both girls hold out their left hand so she can slip on the rings. "So, what are you doing between now and forever?"

I'm posting the first one shot in a few moments so stay tuned. The name of the Compilation of One Shots is - Between Now And Forever ;p

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