You look so wonderful
‘I’m going to go up to bed.’ Clara announced, standing up. ‘Big day tomorrow!’
‘Yes dear, I think we should all head up.’ Chloe’s mom nodded. ‘Fresh for the wedding tomorrow.’
Chloe grabbed Beca’s hand, pulling her up with her. ‘See you in the morning everyone.’
They all said their goodnights, and Beca followed the redhead up to their room. Both getting changed, trying not to take glances at one another as they did so.
‘Ready for tomorrow?’ Beca asked, getting into bed beside her friend.
Chloe nodded, snuggling up closer to the brunette. ‘I am. Thank you for being here with me, and you know, pretending you want to kiss me.’
Beca cleared her throat, because she wasn’t pretending. But she knew Chloe was. ‘Uh yeah. Anything for you Cho. Although it’s you that has the harder job of pretending with me.’
Beca winked awkwardly at her, as Chloe rolled her eyes. ‘It’s not as hard as you think.’
They stared at each other for a moment, before Beca took a deep breath, glancing away for a second. ‘We should sleep, tomorrow is going to be a long day.’
‘Yeah, totes. Night Becs.’ Chloe turned off the lamp, grinning as Beca pulled her closer to cuddle as she attempted to sleep.
///
They woke up holding one another, which wasn’t exactly unusual for the pair.
‘Morning.’ Beca mumbled into Chloe’s hair.
‘Good morning.’ Chloe smiled, which turned into a grin as Beca frowned when she got up out of bed.
The brunette pouted. ‘The bed is cold without you in it. Come baaaack.’
Chloe chuckled, reaching forward and yanking the blanket off the bed, causing Beca to yell out as the cold as hit her skin.
‘CHLOE!’ She yelled, as the redhead doubled over in laughter.
There was a tentative knock on the door, and then they heard Brandon call through the door. ‘I hope you guys aren’t having sex in there. Clara asked you guys to meet at her room in 20 minutes.’
Beca was bright red in embarrassment as Chloe opened the door to her brother. ‘We were not having sex Brandon. Tell her we’ll be there soon.’
‘Sure thing.’ He raised an eyebrow at Chloe, glancing over at a flustered looking Beca, before wandering back down the hall.
‘Dude.’ Beca laughed lightly.
‘He should know if we were having sex you’d be louder than that…’ Chloe winked as Beca’s mouth dropped open.
Beca rolled her eyes, ignoring the blush on her cheeks. ‘We should go before bridezilla goes crazy.’
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‘Wow Clara you look beautiful!’ Chloe smiled at the bride, Beca nodded politely in agreement.
They had all sat and watched Clara get her hair and make-up done for the past hour. Beca, Chloe, and the other girls had all had theirs done before the bride.
‘Thanks Chloe. You guys look good too. Although I’m glad you don’t look as good as me.’ The girl threw her head back and laughed, and Beca squeezed Chloe’s and gently.
That morning when Chloe had asked Beca what she’d brought to actually wear to the wedding, the brunette had gone into the bathroom and told her friend to wait and see until it was on.
Beca has shyly walked out of the bathroom, unsure of Chloe’s reaction, of whom her mouth had dropped open in surprise.
It was a dress she had never known Beca even owned, a gold cocktail dress with beaded filigree that stopped just above the knee.
‘Becs, you look…you look beautiful.’ Chloe breathed out, unable to take her eyes off of the girl.
The brunette shrugged with a shy smile. ‘Thanks…um go on then, I show you mine, you show me yours or whatever.’
Chloe laughed, picking up her outfit and going into the bathroom.
When she came out, she got basically the same reaction from Beca. A jaw drop, wide eyes.
‘Chlo, y-you.’ Beca stammered. ‘You look stunning.’
The redhead grinned with a wink. ‘Thank you. I think we make quite the couple, right?’
‘I’ll be the envy of every woman and man at that wedding. Forget the bride and groom.’ Beca teased.
Chloe blushed slightly.
‘Come on pretty lady, we have things to do.’ Beca took the other girl’s hand in her own.
///
The morning went by quickly, as the whole wedding party got everything and themselves ready for the ceremony.
Throughout the ceremony, in which Chloe and Beca was obviously sat next to one another, instead of watching the happy couple get joined in holy matrimony, Beca struggled to keep her eyes off the beautiful girl sat beside her. Something that Chloe’s parents and siblings easily noticed.
The brunette managed to stand and clap for the couple as they walked back down the aisle, now married. Turning back to grab Chloe’s hand in hers to lead her out of the fancy hotel place, and towards where the wedding reception was being held.
Now, Beca wasn’t usually this confident in the sense of showing feelings, or being affectionate. Well, she usually was with Chloe. But she thinks maybe it was the whole situation they had gotten themselves into, and being at a wedding, it made Beca throw herself into wanting to show how well she could treat the girl she was holding hands with. She wanted to keep making her smile.
Now the thought of telling her friend how she felt made her feel violently sick, but maybe she could just …show her. And if Chloe just so happened to realise that this wasn’t pretend to her, then she would be perfectly happy with that.
‘Come dance with me?’ Beca tugged on Chloe’s hand gently, the redhead surprised by how eager her friend was to dance for once.
She followed the brunette onto the dance floor as ‘Tenerife Sea’ by Ed Sheeran came on, and Beca twirled the giggling girl around.
Chloe’s family watched on as they saw just how happy their girl was with Beca, and couldn’t help but grin and nudge one another in acknowledgement.
‘You look so wonderful in your dress
I love your hair like that
The way it falls on the side of your neck
Down your shoulders and back’ Beca sang quietly to the girl she danced with.
Chloe blushed lightly. ‘What’s got you into such a good mood?’
‘Maybe it’s just me spending so much time with my favourite person?’ Beca shrugged, with a smirk. ‘Like, me and your mom get along so well…’
‘Oh ha ha ha.’ Chloe rolled her eyes, trying and failing to supress a laugh. ‘You’re such a dork.’
‘Ah but remember, I’m your dork.’ Beca teased with a wink.
The redhead nodded in amusement. ‘Oh yeah?’
Beca hummed in response. ‘You know…I was thinking-‘
‘Chloe!’ Clara interrupted the moment, causing both the girls to groan in annoyance.
‘Yes Clara?’ Chloe forced a smile at the newly wed.
‘We’re taking a couple of photos, can you guys come over here please?’
Beca sighed as Chloe agreed and they were both pulled over to the other side of the room.
‘What were you saying?’ Chloe asked quietly through a smile for the camera.
‘Um…it can wait…I guess.’ Beca bit her lip, hoping that it could actually wait.