Meet Me in the Afterglow (BECHLOE AU)

9 - And all at once, you are the one I have been waiting for

Friday of the birthday weekend.

"Late in the night, the city's asleep
Your love is a secret I'm hoping, dreaming, dying to keep
Change my priorities
The taste of your lips is my idea of luxury"
King of My Heart – Taylor Swift

A/N - I realised it's hard to write in their own POV's when they are together and they both deserve to be heard.. so I decided to change the POV altogether. I also realised not long after that I was struggling a bit. At least now I know my preferred writing style.

I'm glad my story brings happiness and comfort during this time. I am also on twitter: @alicecase923 hit me up when you just need someone to talk to while we all #stayathome and #workfromhome

Salute to all our front liners.

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When Chloe offered to pick Beca up from the airport, there was no way in hell Beca would turn it down. Beca tried to lay low as much as she can at the airport. But as soon as she stepped outside of her car at LAX, news already broke that she was off to some place.

She didn't expect people to pay attention. But as it turns out her fans are crazy detectives. The moment she was spotted at LAX, the fans instantly knew where she was going because of the stunt she pulled at her last show.

As she walked out of the airport, there was already a crowd there waiting for her. She had to be escorted to Chloe's car.

After what seemed to be a little too long for Beca. She now found herself alone in the car with Chloe.

"Hey." Beca says to Chloe almost out of breath.

"Hi." Chloe says to Beca when she was settled in the passenger seat. Chloe will never get used to the crowds but she knows it's a testament to Beca's hard work.

"Wow, it got a little intense out there." Chloe continued with the small talk.

"Yeah I guess word got out that I was coming to Portland." Beca lies. They both know exactly what happened but they don't talk about it.

"How was your flight?"

"It was good. Nothing too remarkable."

Beca didn't even realise her tone came off a bit snobby. Chloe kept to herself after that. This was not the vibe Beca was meaning to project.

"Sorry I didn't mean to..." Beca lost track of what she was going to say. "It must be the jitters." She clears her throat and looked around. "This is nice. New car?"

"Thanks. Yeah I've had it for about a year now."

"So how are things? Does everyone else know I'm here?"

"I've told John and Holly. Pretty sure secret's going to come out soon. A bit hard to hide you nowadays Bec."

Beca liked how Chloe was keeping things light. She was worried this whole thing would be awkward. "John and Holly, they're fine with this, right?"

"Of course they are. More than fine actually. Thanks again for doing this."

"I moved a few things around no biggie." Beca was joking. She was only teasing. But then Chloe wasn't as amused Beca picked up right away that that topic remained to be a sore point for Chloe.

"But no, family always comes first. Always." Beca quickly adds after to try and save the conversation. "There's no place I'd rather be than here. Thank you for inviting me."

Chloe just smiles at Beca's way. She was in deep thought. Beca to this day still doesn't understand why this was an issue. It's a no brainer for her.