Hey guys. So sorry it has been 2 months since I updated this. There's no excuse besides life has been insane lately. You know how it gets. Thanks for being patient, and enjoy this update!

Beca sighs quietly and rolls over for what feels like the thousandth time to look at the illuminated clock on the table beside her and Chloe's bed. 5:28am. It had been a restless night's sleep for sure, as all Beca could think about was how to make the tour less strenuous for her family. Rubbing her tired eyes for a few seconds, Beca gives up, deciding to get up and go for a walk to try and clear her mind. As she slips on a pair of sweatpants, she glances over to where her wife is sleeping peacefully. Even in sleep Chloe is the most beautiful woman, and Beca knows she is the luckiest woman alive. She owes it to Chloe to figure the tour details out so that it doesn't cause more strain on their marriage, or even worse, on the kids. Pulling a hoodie on over her tanktop, Beca bends to give Chloe a gentle kiss on the forehead before locating the pad of hotel stationary to scribble a quick note in case Chloe wakes up before Beca returns. As Beca exits the room, she makes sure to check in on both her sleeping sons, then makes sure to shut the door gently to avoid waking up her family.

Beca makes her way down the corridor and towards the elevator, her eyes squinting as they adjust to the brightly lit hallway. While she waits for the elevator, she weighs her options of where to go, trying to choose between going to the pool area for a bit or taking a walk on the beach. The elevator door opens, and she decides to sit down by the pool on one of the lounge chairs for the time being, figuring that it will be nice and quiet there as the sun hasn't even come up yet. As she makes her way through the main floor of the hotel, she stops to grab a cup of coffee from the complimentary refreshment area. Throwing a lid onto the to-go cup, she exits the hotel lobby and takes a sip as she makes her way toward the large pool area. The sky is just beginning to lighten with the first glimpses of sunlight, and Beca is glad she chose the hoodie given the slight coolness to the early morning air. She heads over to a lounge chair nestled up against the rail and overlooking the wide expanse of beach and ocean adjacent to the large resort. Sighing quietly, she sits down, clutching the coffee in both hands and taking in the gentle sounds of the waves breaking along the sand.

It is quiet and peaceful, and although Beca loves her family and the Bellas, she is glad for some time to herself to think things over. She had always been somewhat of a loner, so being by herself is a welcome way to break up the craziness of her career and her life with a wife and two small children. In the past, Beca would shut the world out with her headphones, spending hours pouring over songs and creating mixes and tracks that eventually shaped her career. Music was her passion, and it flowed through her body, manifesting itself in melodies and rhythms that Beca created effortlessly. She loved that making music was her job. But being a wife to Chloe and a mom to Jack and Alex was her life.

As Beca considers her life, she misses the quiet sound of footsteps approaching behind her.

"Beca?"

Beca is startled but recovers quickly and glances behind her to find Aubrey, dressed in pajama bottoms and a hoodie of her own, with a cup of coffee in hand.

"Hey Aubrey." Beca smiles in greeting, and gestures for Aubrey to join her.

Aubrey contemplates pulling a nearby lounge chair closer but can sense the unease coming from the smaller woman, and instead sits down right next to Beca on the lounge chair, crossing her pajama-clad legs and fixing her gaze out toward the water.

"I'd never thought I would see the day that you were willingly up before the sun Beca." Aubrey teases gently, nudging her friend with her shoulder.

Beca rolls her eyes. "Aubrey, I have two kids under the age of five. Things are a little different from the college days." She takes another sip of her coffee. "And just because I'm awake doesn't mean I like it."

"Fair point." Aubrey concedes, taking a sip of her own coffee. The two women settle into a comfortable silence as they watch the sky starting to lighten with the rising sun. Aubrey steals a couple glances at Beca and notices the conflicted expression on her face. Turning back toward the beach, she takes a moment to compose her tactic before asking her friend what's going on.

"Couldn't sleep?" Aubrey asks cautiously.

Beca waits a few seconds before replying. "Yeah."

"Want to talk about it?" Aubrey turns slightly to look at her friend, then shifting her body so that she is facing Beca. She knows that their many years of friendship started off very rocky, but over the years she has come to consider Beca one of her closest friends. She watches as Beca contemplates her answer, clearly conflicted about spilling whatever is bothering her, even if it is to Aubrey.

Beca puts her coffee on the lounge chair beside her and pulls her legs up and wraps her arms around them. Resting her chin on her knees, she keeps her gaze fixed on the water.

"The label is having me go on tour again." Beca's eyes flick over to meet Aubrey's briefly and Aubrey can see the turmoil in them. "I just found out about it."

"When?"

"In a couple months. A summer tour." Beca runs a hand through her hair. "Chlo is taking the news pretty hard."

Aubrey isn't surprised. She could tell that something was off with her best friend all day yesterday. Chloe's demeanor had changed considerably after their gym session, but she hadn't had the time to talk to Chloe yesterday. "It's always been hard on her when you go on tour. I think the last time you went on tour Chloe spent more time on the phone with me than she did with you."

Groaning, Beca presses her forehead against her knees in frustration. "Not helping Aubrey. I already feel shitty enough about all of this."

Aubrey reaches out and places her hand on Beca's shoulder. "Sorry…I didn't mean it like that." She gives a gentle squeeze. "What I meant is that Chloe understands that this is a part of your life. Of her life with you. It may be tough for her and the boys to cope with you being gone, but you know that she loves you and she wants to be supportive."

"I just…I feel like she resents me for going off and playing shows." Raising her head from her knees, Beca turns it slightly so her cheek is resting on her knees so she can look at Aubrey. "Like I'm choosing this over her. Over our kids." Sighing, she continues. "And I can totally see where she would get that from. I've been working so much lately…I haven't been home enough. But I love my family so much. Chloe is literally the best thing to ever happen to me. Well, maybe it's a three-way tie between her and Jack and Alex, but you know what I mean. Every hour I spend at work and every time I have to go on tour…it kills me Bree."

Smiling sympathetically, Aubrey squeezes her hand on Beca's shoulder again. She has built her own family with Stacie and Bella, so she understands what it means to balance a career and a family. She has seen Beca and Chloe's relationship grow over the years and she knows the love that is shared between her two friends.

"I know its hard Beca. But you two will work through it. You two love each other, and you love your kids."

"Ugh…Bree…you make it sound so simple." Beca groans again. "I just…I don't know why, but this time it all feels so much worse."

"It probably has something to do with those handsome little guys you two have." Aubrey chuckles.

Beca can't help but grin at Aubrey's comment. "Probably." Her smile fades as she reaches down to take another sip of her coffee. "That's part of it though. It feels like we just had Alex. He'll only be six months old when the tour starts."

"He's too young to understand."

"I know that Aubrey! But it doesn't make it easier for me to leave. I'm going to miss three months of my kids' life!"

"I know it's not easy." Aubrey replies quietly, trying to calm her friend down. "If I had to leave Stacie for three months I don't know what I'd do." She looks away from Beca to gaze out along the water which is now sparkling with the first rays of sunlight. "Beca, I know this is hard for you. And as much as it pained me to admit at first, you are talented. So talented. We are all so proud of the things you have done with your music. But I'm even more proud that the alternative loner with a penchant for mad-lib beats, angsty eyeliner, and flannel became an amazing partner to my best friend and a mom to two adorable boys. I know you love them Beca. But I know that you were born to create music and to share that with the world."

Beca's eyes are suspiciously misty when Aubrey turns to meet her gaze again. She rushes to brush the tears away as she exhales deeply.

"Thank you." Beca's brow furrows slightly. "Even though I'm sure there was a dig in that speech somewhere."

Smiling, Aubrey bumps her shoulder against Beca's. "I meant it. I know it's tough to think about being away from Chlo and the kids but do everything you can to make the tour work for you and your family."

Beca nods. "I will. That's all I can really do, I guess." Pulling one arm from around her knees she wraps it around Aubrey's shoulders. "Thanks again." She pulls her blonde friend into her side for a quick hug.

"Anytime Mitchell."

The two friends fall back into their comfortable silence as they continue to watch the sun as it makes its way higher into the sky, causing the blue water to sparkle and the air to get warmer.

"Can you keep a secret?" Aubrey's voice breaks the silence after several moments.

"It's never been a strong suit of mine, but I can try." Beca replies, causing both women to laugh.

Once Aubrey stops chuckling, she turns toward Beca again. "I'm going to propose to Stacie."

"Holy shit!" Beca's eyes widen comically at Aubrey's statement. "I'm gonna need details ASAP Aubrey!"

Still smiling widely, Aubrey indulges her friend. "That's part of the reason I wanted to tell the Bellas that we were dating. I planned this whole reunion so that you all could be here when I proposed. We met because of the Bellas, it seemed fitting."

"Bree this is a big fucking deal! When are you going to do it?"

"I thought about doing it yesterday when we were at the waterfall, but I think I'm going to do it on the last night. I have a private beach luau planned for all of us, so that seems like the perfect time to do it."

"Oh my god. I'm so happy for you Aubrey!" Beca can't help but reach over and pull her friend in for a hug. Aubrey was notoriously private so Beca was stunned that Aubrey would trust her with such important information. "You know I'm gonna tell Chlo, right? I promise I won't spill the beans to anyone else but I have to tell Chlo."

Aubrey laughs in reply but brings her arms up to return the hug. "I know. I kind of want to be a fly on the wall when she realizes that I told you before I told her."

Releasing her friend from the hug, Beca groans quietly. "Oh shit, that kind of ruins it. She's gonna be pissed that I knew before her."

Laughing again, Aubrey shakes her head. "She won't be mad, but I know she'll be very excited. Chloe has always been very enthusiastic to say the least."

"Very true." Beca smiles at the mention of her very enthusiastic wife. "I mean it Bree, I'm so happy for you two."

"Thanks Beca. It took me a long time to pull my head out of my ass when it came to Stacie, but this feels like the right step for us."

"Well, you've always been the stubborn one."

Aubrey raises her chin slightly and pretends to be mildly offended. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Sure you don't." Beca rolls her eyes, but smiles when she sees Aubrey doing the same next to her.

Aubrey shrugs and moves to stand beside the lounge chair. "I probably should head back to the room. I need to hit the gym for a bit before breakfast."

"Jesus Aubrey, don't you ever give yourself a day off? You do know you're on vacation, right?"

"I like schedules and routines. You should know this by now."

"Oh, believe me, I do. I'm awaiting my daily itinerary for the day, by the way." Beca smirks as Aubrey begins to walk away.

"Don't worry, I'll be sending it out shortly." Aubrey calls out over her shoulder.

"Can't fucking wait!" Beca replies with a chuckle, shaking her head as she watches her friend head back into the hotel.

Beca reaches down and picks up her coffee, ready to head back in and hopefully join her wife in bed for a bit before they have to actually start their day. Her phone chimes indicating that she has a message and she pulls it out to check who the message is from. She laughs when she sees it's a message from Aubrey, with the aforementioned itinerary for the day. Shaking with laughter, she starts to pocket the phone again, before stopping and checking to see what time it is. 6:36am. Beca thinks back to what Aubrey had said about making the tour work for her and her family. Realizing that it is 9:36am in Los Angeles, Beca pulls up Charlie's number and listens as the phone begins to ring. She was going to have to do some negotiating in order to figure out a way to make the tour less disruptive on her family, but she was determined to make it work for them.

"Hey Charlie…about the tour, we need to talk."

The room is still dark when Beca enters, and her eyes immediately go toward the bed where Jack is still snoozing. She almost laughs when she sees how he is sprawled out across the bed, looking a lot like his mother as he sleeps peacefully. Not wanting to wake him just yet, she moves quietly through his room and into the larger room to check on Alex, who is suspiciously quiet for this point in the morning. Surprised to see her son sleeping in the middle of her and Chloe's bed with Chloe absent, she makes sure he is safely tucked into the center of the bed before heading towards the sound of running water in the bathroom.

Turning the handle, she opens the door to find Chloe shutting off the water in the large jacuzzi tub and lowering herself into the steaming water. Beca swallows thickly as she watches the muscles in Chloe's bare back rippling as she lowers herself down.

"Morning gorgeous." Beca says quietly, not wanting to startle her wife.

Chloe cranes her neck to find Beca leaning on the sink. Smiling in reply, she turns back and leans her head against the cool edge of the tub. "Morning." Closing her eyes, she allows herself to relax into the warm water. "Is Alex still sleeping?"

"Yes." Beca crosses the bathroom and perches herself on the edge of the tub. "I'm surprised he's still sleeping." Her eyes rake along the slightly distorted view of her naked wife under the water. "He's usually up and demanding your tits right about now."

"He woke up about an hour ago. I fed him, and he fell back asleep, so I figured I'd take advantage and try out this awesome jacuzzi tub." Chloe opens her eyes and sees Beca checking her out and can't help but smile. "Want to hop in?"

"No…yes. I mean, I definitely want to, but I know if I do I'd probably end up doing lots of dirty things to you and I know Jack and Alex will be awake soon." Beca leans in to give Chloe a kiss, purposefully keeping it quick to prevent acting on her urges to ravish her wife. "But let's definitely try this tub out together in the near future."

"Totes." Chloe grins and closes her eyes again. "You were up awfully early today."

"Yeah I needed to clear my head. I can't stop thinking about the tour."

Chloe's expression darkens briefly, and she opens her eyes again to look at Beca. "I've been thinking about it too."

Beca drops her head, reaching for Chloe's hand that is resting along the edge of the large tub. Picking it up, she runs her thumb along Chloe's knuckles softly.

"I called Charlie this morning. About the tour."

Chloe shifts in the tub, so she is sitting more upright. Her breasts are now visible above the water line and Beca groans internally as she tries to focus on the subject at hand and not the droplets of water making their way down toward Chloe's nipples.

"Focus Beca." Chloe chastises gently, loving the way that Beca was looking at her, but also wanting to hear more about Beca's conversation with her boss. "Do I need to get out and put a towel on?"

"No!" Beca squeezes Chloe's hand gently. "Stay." She rubbed her free hand across her face which was now slightly flushed. Clearing her throat, she focuses her gaze on Chloe's face and continues. "I told him the only way I was going on tour was if it worked for our family. I want to minimize the amount of time I'm away from you guys while still accommodating the amount of concert dates they have planned."

Chloe smiles at the determined look on Beca's face. Her heart flutters when she realizes that Beca is making an effort for her. "What did Charlie think?"

"He said he understood where I was coming from, and that he'd speak to the tour organizers and try and come up with a plan for us. I asked if they could arrange concerts on Thursdays through Saturdays, so I can be fly home between and be home with you for the rest of the week." Beca chews on her lip as she watches Chloe take in the information. "He said he thought it would be doable." Beca adds with a shrug.

Chloe's smile grows wider. "That would be awesome!" She leans in, and with her free hand, pulls on Beca's hoodie to pull her in for a kiss. She can feel Beca smiling into the kiss, and for the first time, Chloe feels some of the apprehension about the upcoming tour dissipate. Breaking the kiss, she leans her forehead against Beca's, tucking a strand of brunette hair behind Beca's ear. "Thank you."

Beca presses her lips against Chloe's once more. "I love you. I'd do anything for you and the boys." Pulling back slightly, she looks intensely into sparkling blue eyes. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it as soon as I found out. That was a dick move. But let's figure this out together, okay?"

Nodding, Chloe moves her hand to cup Beca's cheek. "I love you too." Rubbing her thumb across Beca's cheekbone tenderly, she smiles again. "We'll figure it out."

Chloe can visibly see the tension leaving Beca's body as she slumps slightly with a quiet sigh of relief. Chloe leans back once again against the tub and settles into the bath for a few more minutes. She knows they have a lot more to talk about, but she knows that they will figure things out. As she closes her eyes and enjoys the warm water swirling around her, a quiet cry from Alex comes from the bedroom. Chloe sighs and starts to move from the water, but Beca's hand on her arm stills her movement.

"Stay and enjoy your bath for a little bit longer. I'll get him." Bending down, Beca presses a kiss to auburn hair before exiting the bathroom to take care of the baby.

As her wife's footsteps leave the bathroom, Chloe allows herself to fully relax, grateful for Beca's efforts to put their family first. She'd have to enlist Aubrey and Stacie's babysitting services once again to take some time to fully thank Beca. Grinning at the prospect, Chloe reaches for the shampoo and starts to wash her hair so she can finish up and go join Beca to take on whatever Aubrey has planned for the day.