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Chapter 1:
Beca sat on the grass at the lookout point, looking over to the hills on the horizon. It was her favourite place to come when she needed to think, or wanted something nice to look at as she listened to music. It somehow calmed her to see the wide expanses of mountains, especially since she lived in the city. For her, the only thing that came close to how she felt about music was the feeling of being in a wide open space. While it may seem opposite to her dreams (which required her to live in cities) she just found comfort in knowing that she was alone with space around her. It didn't matter whether it was the beach, ocean, rainforest, park, or grassy plains that she was looking at, as long as it was mostly empty of people.
She was wearing her large headphones and was seemingly engrossed in listening to her latest discovery and working out what she could do with the sound to make it even better. Give it the Beca stamp, so to speak. However, only half of her brain was listening. The other half was trying to work out why even though she had been married to Jesse for the past few years and they had a good marriage, she was drawn more and more to her friend Chloe. Basically, Beca was confused. She didn't want to go to Jesse about this, and obviously couldn't chat to Chloe about it. So here she was at the lookout.
Beca had everything that she thought she had ever wanted. She was running her own business, which was going really well. She was married to the sweetest guy she had ever known. One who would never intentionally hurt her. One who pursued her and loved her despite her walls and deep hurts. He had understood how important to her the Bella girls were, even though he was not that close to most of his team the Treblemakers. He managed to cope with the fact that 3 out of their 4 years of college his team lost to hers. The only year they won, the Bellas were suspended from competition, but Beca tried not to rub that in. The girls did win the World's after all. Proving, at least for a short while, that girls in fact do run the world, or at least they can win against the world. Their relationship could have been quite volatile to have all that competition, but they did manage it ok. Probably because Beca was the one who was more competitive. It could also have been that Jesse was so happy that he won, and kept, the girl. Beca was even pregnant with their first child (and actually looking forward to meeting the little person they made together).
She had everything she had ever wanted, so why did she find herself constantly wondering what Chloe was doing, or wanting to hear Chloe's voice. She loved to listen to her sing, couldn't get enough of it in fact. It was a graceful soprano that matched so well with her lower voice. Sure Beca could sing higher with Chloe, but the harmonies she created to go alongside Chloe would make anyone's skin tingle. When she was anxious, the only person who could guarantee to calm her down was Chloe. This, if she was honest, was quite a bit at the moment. She was unsure how becoming a mother would change her. Her mind was churning and it revolved around just one person. She was starting to haunt her every move. All she thought about was Chloe, Chloe, and Chloe.
Beca was distressed really. But as was her custom, she just shoved it out of her mind a little longer and closed her eyes, and lay down on the grass. The sun was nice and warm on her body, and Beca was finally feeling a little calm.
When she woke up, it was distinctly colder than when she fell asleep. Noticing that, she checked her watch. Seeing that it was after 5, she packed up the few belongings she had with her and walked back down the hill to the home that she shared with Jesse. As she was walking, she thought about the last several years.