I thought you'd never ask
Beca had spoken to Chloe’s parents that morning whilst the redhead had been getting ready. The family had been here many times before on family holidays, so they knew to place quite well unlike Beca, but once she had asked for their help to plan a date, they were quick to help.
They’d had a late breakfast so Beca didn’t want to plan a big lunch, instead choosing to indulge the both of them with snacks from the food trucks down the walkway opposite the beach.
‘So where are we going?’ Chloe asked again.
Beca rolled her eyes with a smile. ‘The first stop of the day is…a picnic. I have a blanket in my bag, I thought we could take this food there and sit at that quiet spot at the beach?’
‘I’d love that!’ Chloe grinned, squeezing the other girl’s hand in excitement.
‘It’s not too cheesy or boring?’ Beca asked anxiously.
The redhead rolled her eyes. ‘No, you could never be boring.’
They strolled down to the beach, setting up the blanket and snacks before settling down on the beach, watching people surf and swim in the sea.
‘This is nice Becs.’ Chloe grinned, taking a bite of her donut.
‘Yeah. Good view too.’ Beca smirked, pointedly not taking her eyes off of the other girl.
The redhead’s expression softened, feeling content in the moment. ‘What else do you have planned, sneaky?’
‘It’s a surprise!’ Beca told her again. ‘You’ll see soon.’
Chloe took a couple of photos at the beach, sneaking a couple of Beca when she wasn’t looking, and then coercing her into some selfies.
They stayed at the beach for a while before it got too hot, and Beca thought that it was the perfect time to go to the next stop.
‘Come on.’ She held out her hand, and helped Chloe up before packing the stuff away again. ‘Next stop.’
‘To where?’
Beca smiled, ready for Chloe’s reaction. ‘Water park?’
‘OH MY GOD YAY!’ Chloe squealed, picking Beca up and spinning her around, much to the dismay of Beca who couldn’t help but grin and laugh with red cheeks.
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‘How did you put my swim stuff in here without me noticing?’ Chloe asked with a frown.
‘Well, you’re easily distracted.’ Beca laughed. ‘Are you ready?’
They both walked out of their changing rooms, clad in bikinis.
Beca’s mouth dropped unsubtly when she saw Chloe, and it’s not as if she hadn’t seen the girl literally naked before but…
‘Holy shit.’ Beca blurted.
‘To you too.’ Chloe winked, pulling the girl forward by her hips for a kiss.
The feeling of Chloe’s hand on her bare skin made her stomach flip, and she stumbled back slightly. ‘Ready?’
‘Oh yeah! Going to get you on all the big rides.’ Chloe winked.
‘Uh…’ Beca swallowed.
The redhead laughed. ‘Don’t worry I’ll hold your hand baby.’
Hearing the pet name in a new context made the younger girl’s head grow about 4 sizes, and she didn’t used to be someone who was soppy and liked that kind of thing but Chloe was something else.
And Chloe didn’t break her promise, she held Beca’s hand as the girl pretended not to be terrified when she was dragged onto the tallest water rides in the park. And yes, maybe Beca did scream throughout, but maintained the fact that it was out of excitement and not fear. Sure.
The lazy river was their favourite, Chloe’s legs resting over the top of Beca’s as they floated down the river, Chloe pointing out the fake animals surrounding them.
‘I love this.’ Beca said quietly, leaning back on the rubber ring.
The redhead nodded, rubbing circles on the other girl’s leg. ‘Me too. Thank you for today Becs. Great first date.’
‘Oh it’s not over yet.’ The brunette shrugged.
‘It’s not?’
‘Nope.’
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They’d left the park, after getting dressed and redoing their hair and light makeup.
‘So, the last stop of the day…a dinner at your favourite restaurant here.’ Beca told her. ‘Is that okay?’
‘Seriously?’ Chloe grinned. ‘I haven’t been there in so long!’
‘Yeah, your mom said you’d love to go again so I rang and booked us a table.’ Beca shrugged.
The redhead kissed the girl on the cheek. ‘I adore you.
They got to the restaurant and got seated at a nice table slightly away from the rest of the restaurant goers.
Beca ordered the two, two glasses of wine and some bread.
‘So, what is your favourite dish to get here?’ She asked once their drinks had arrived, as they looked through the menu.
‘Their paella is to die for.’ Chloe told her. ‘I highly recommend.’
The brunette nodded. ‘Okay cool, I shall put my faith in you.’
‘I was going to make a dirty joke but for now I’ll just stick to saying, ‘as you should’. Chloe winked, stifling a laugh as Beca blushed.
‘Shall we order?’ Beca cleared her throat, forcing certain thoughts to get out of her mind which was made more difficult as Chloe tried to played footsie under the table.
‘Let’s.’ Chloe smirked, with a raised eyebrow.
The meal went smoothly, in the sense that the teasing didn’t stop, and Chloe was definitely right about the paella.
‘Before we go, uh, there was something…’ Beca started. ‘Something I want to ask you.’
‘Okay?’ Chloe smiled kindly.
‘God I feel so weird just like asking you all official like, at a proper date.’ Beca laughed awkwardly. ‘What I’m trying to say is, will you be my girlfriend?’
Chloe broke out into a massive grin. ‘Yes. I would love to.’
She leant across the table to kiss her girlfriend, who was grinning into the kiss herself, unable to believe this was how her life was going.
‘This is really happening?’ Beca asked, a dazed expression on her face. God, when she did she become so soft?
‘This is really happening.’ Chloe confirmed, smiling at her girlfriend.
Once Beca had just about managed to shake herself out of her daze, the couple made their way back to the hotel.
Stopping just outside the lobby, Chloe stopped walking, pulling Beca back.
‘What’s wrong?’ She asked concerned.
Chloe smirked, geltly nudging her girlfriend against the wall. ‘Nothing…’
Beca’s breath hitched, and she took a second to attempt to even out her breathing. Not a chance. ‘Oh.’
Chloe kissed her softly at first, not expecting Beca to kiss back forcefully, biting down on her lower lip; causing Chloe to moan loudly.
‘We should…’ Beca pulled back breathlessly. ‘We should go up to our room?’
‘We should.’ Chloe sighed. ‘Now.’
She grabbed her hand, as they walked quickly into the lobby.
‘CHLOE! BECA!’ A voice called from across the room.
They turned quickly to see Chloe’s parents, all of her brothers, and one of her brother’s girlfriends sat with drinks, beckoning them over.
‘Oh god.’ Chloe groaned. ‘Look we’ll just go over say hi and leave.’
‘Please, I can’t stand there for too long.’ Beca laughed.
They walked over to the family, all smiles. ‘Hey guys.’
‘How was your day girls?’ Her father asked.
‘It was wonderful dad.’ Chloe grinned. ‘She did good.’
Beca shrugged with a smirk. ‘Well, you deserve the best.’
The family carried on making conversation with the girls who were getting more and more antsy as they stood there.
Chloe reached back and slipped her hand into Beca’s back pocket causing the girl to jump slightly.
The redhead nudged her with her shoulder, squeezing her bum. ‘Can we gooooo.’
Beca bit back a smirk. ‘This is not my fault handsy.’
John cleared his throat to gain attention, he had clearly noticed the pair fidgeting. ‘I think we should let Chloe and Beca go.’
‘Hm? Why, what’s wrong?’ Her mom asked.
‘I uh…I don’t think their date is quite over.’ John laughed, raising his eyebrows suggestively.
Beca and Chloe spluttered in embarrassment, red cheeked. And yet Chloe still hadn’t taken her hand out of Beca’s pocket.
‘Oh…OH!’ Her mother realised what John was referring to, as the rest of her brothers burst out laughing at them.
Chloe glared at them, but that did not stop them. ‘So, we’re just going to go. Right now. We’re leaving right now.’
The redhead dragged Beca away quickly, hearing her father ask what was going on and her mother telling him ‘nothing’.
‘How embarrassing was that?!’ Beca put her head in her hands as Chloe opened their hotel door.
‘Well, it got us away didn’t it.’ Chloe giggled, before pulling her into the room. ‘Now, we might as well make the most of the time right?’
Beca smirked, putting her hands on her girlfriend’s hips. ‘I thought you’d never ask.’