A/N: Hey readers, this is my first Pitch Perfect fanfic, love this movie and this idea hit me one morning. I hope you enjoy it! Love forever and always.
Lost Smile
Beca ran her fingers lightly over the picture she held in her hands, it was the Bella's at the ICCA's when they had won. Beca had managed to keep in touch with all of them, all except for Chloe. No one knew what happened to the red-head, not even Aubrey. Beca missed her greatly, the two had become great friends and now it was like Chloe just fell off the face of the earth.
Beca put the picture down when she heard a knock on her door, she leaned back in her chair and looked at the door.
"Come in" Beca's assistant Rachel walked into her office.
"Hey, I have a call for you from Barden University" A smile graced Beca's face immediately.
It had been three years since she left the school, she didn't want to admit it but she loved that University. Beca came out to LA and was signed to a label where she stayed for a year, the next year she began to create her own label. Beca worked her ass off for a year to build her label up, Mitchell Records, and now a year later she was happy to say that she was a successful producer.
"Awesome, what line?" Beca asked as she reached for the phone.
"Line two" She threw Beca a smile before leaving.
"Hello?" Beca listened to the voice on the other line. "I would love to…No, I'll do it for free…Of course, see you then"
Deep down Beca knew that she owed a lot of her success to Barden, when she came out here the first label she applied to knew who she was because of her mixes.
Barden had just called asking her to DJ a reunion event, Beca did the math and figured out pretty quickly that it was for Chloe and Aubrey's year. She hoped that she would finally be able to reconnect with Chloe.
Beca called her assistant back into her office, asking her to book a flight for her to Savannah as well as a room at a hotel. Beca couldn't hide her excitement if she tried.
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Beca walked into her hotel room and got comfortable before pulling out her cell phone, she sat down on her bed and began to text Aubrey.
"I'm here aca-bitch, coffee please"
Beca had called Aubrey when she booked everything, making sure that the blond was going to be there.
"5 seconds back and I already want you to go home"
"LOL, meet up soon?"
"Of course, msg you soon"
Beca leaned back on the bed and started to scroll through her phone, she landed on Chloe's name. Beca couldn't count how many times she called that number, how many times she texted it, she never got an answer and eventually she found out that Chloe had changed her number, Beca kept it though because it was her last connection with the red-head.
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Beca stepped into the coffee shop, just outside her hotel.
"Hey!" Beca turned and smiled at Aubrey, Aubrey who was about 5 months pregnant.
"Wow, look at you all pregnant…Or are you just fat, let yourself go did ya?" Beca joked, walking closer to her friend.
"Don't make me sit on you, I'll do it" Beca laughed hard before pulling Aubrey into a hug. "How've you been?"
"Great, really great" Beca guided them to a table that was free. "How are you?"
"Tired, sore, emotional but good" They laughed, silence feel over them for a moment.
"Do you know if Chloe is coming?" Beca knew it was a touchy subject for Aubrey; the woman missed her best friend more than anything.
"Honestly I don't know, I haven't heard anything from her…I'm worried about her, Beca" Beca nodded in agreement.
Chloe losing touch with them was a fast process, it started with her not picking up her phone, then she stopped answering text messages, then emails, and finally she changed her number. Beca always thought that if she stayed in touch with any of them it would be Chloe, life has a funny way of working out sometimes.
"I hope she comes, I miss her" Beca said, letting out a sigh.
"Me too, I always thought that she would be a huge part of my kids life. I always thought that she would be that aunt that never went home, the one my kid goes to for advice…And now I have idea if she's-" Beca cut her off.
"Don't, don't say it" The Bella's all thought it, but none of them would ever say it out loud. Was Chloe even alive? "I going to grab a coffee, you want a tea?"
"Yes please, hold on I'll give you some change" Aubrey began digging threw her purse.
"Don't be stupid" Beca said as she walked over to the counter.
A few minutes later Beca walked back to the table, coffee in one hand and a tea in the other. She sat down and passed the tea to Aubrey.
"Is Jesse here too?" Beca asked before taking a sip of her coffee.
"Of course, he is so paranoid about the pregnancy, he doesn't want to miss a second of it" Beca let out a laugh. "Are you excited to DJ the reunion?"
"I'm just excited to be home, to catch up with you and everyone else. The rest of the girls are coming down too, it's going to be aca-awesome" Aubrey laughed.
"I'm glad you're home Beca" Aubrey reached across the table and placed her hand on Beca's. "I missed you"
"I missed you too" Beca turned her hand and took a hold of Aubrey's giving it a small squeeze.
When Chloe and Beca got closer, Beca also got close to Aubrey. The two found that they had a lot in common; they connected when they realized that their up brining was almost the same. They got even closer when Aubrey decided to stay in Savannah instead of going to New York to get her Law degree, Chloe had moved away and it gave the two girls to connect some more.
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"Be-Caw!" Beca heard someone yell, she looked up and smiled at Jesse. He made his way up to the stage that she was on.
The reunion event had started about an hour ago, still no sign of Chloe.
"Jesse!" Beca removed the headphones from her neck, making her way over to her friend.
The two had dated briefly after the ICCA's, but they just couldn't make it work. They decided to end it before they ruined their friendship.
"It's so great to see you" Jesse said as he pulled her into a hug.
"Right back at you, Skype doesn't do you justice" Beca pulled away and looked him up and down. "I lied, you don't do Skype justice"
"Nice, really nice" They both laughed.
"Did you guys just get here?" Jesse nodded.
"Yeah, Aubrey wasn't feeling to great" A look of concern crossed over Beca's face. "She's fine now, don't worry"
Beca looked over the crowd, trying to find her friend. A smile graced her face when her eyes connected with Aubrey's, she raised her hand and gave her a small wave.
"She looks so amazing" Beca turned back to Jesse as she spoke. "I'm so happy for you guys, though I do worry about the kid with you being the father"
"You know people are only mean because their hiding their own insecurities" Jesse's face was dead serious.
"Yeah?" He gave her a small nod. "Too bad I don't have any" She said with a shrug, they both laughed. "I'm kidding Jesse, you're going to be a great parent…Both of you" Beca turned her eyes back to Aubrey, she saw Aubrey looking around the room. "Tell Aubrey to relax, Chloe isn't here yet. I've been looking all night"
"Alright, I'll let you get back to your stuff" He gave Beca one more hug before walking away.
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Another hour went by and Beca decided she was going to take a break, she let a track play and made her way over to Aubrey and Jesse.
"I'm starting to think that she's a no show" Aubrey said just as Beca walked up to them.
"Me too" Beca let out a sigh, crossed them to get to the table beside Jesse. She poured herself a drink and took a healthy gulp. "To be honest, she was the only reason I did this" Beca turned back around to the couple. "I just wanted to see her again"
"You and me both" Aubrey placed her hand on Beca's shoulder.
Suddenly it was like crowd parted to revel the redhead, she walked in and smiled at everyone in true Chloe fashion. Beca became lost in that smile, that smile that she hasn't seen in years. Chloe turned to them and her smile got brighter, she began to make her way over to them.
"Chloe" Beca breathed out.
"Hi" Aubrey moved passed Beca to hug her friend, but Chloe stopped her. "I can't, I have a cold" The blond stepped back slightly. "Wow Aubrey, you're…you're pregnant" Chloe said with a shake of her head. "Congratulations" Chloe reached her hand out and placed it on Aubrey's belly for a moment.
"Thank you Chloe" Aubrey put her hand on top Chloe's.
"Congratulations Jesse" Chloe gave him a smile.
"Thanks" Jesse smile.
Next her eyes turned to Beca, she stepped closer to Beca and Beca had to remind herself to breath.
"Hey" Chloe said with a smile.
"Where have you been Chloe?" Beca's voice was just above a whisper.
"I'm sorry" She said to Beca, before turning her eyes to the couple giving them the message as well. "Life just got in the way"
She offered no further explanation and before Beca could push, a man walked behind Chloe and wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Guys this is my husband, Matt" He gave the three of them a smile. "Matt this is Beca, Aubrey, and Jesse" She introduced one by one.
"Nice to meet you" He stuck his hand out and they all shook it.
They made small talk for a while, but Beca could tell that there was something off about Chloe. She wasn't the same bubbly person she remembered, she wasn't the same Chloe.
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Beca was finishing her last set for the night when she caught Chloe walking up the stage to her.
"Hey" Beca said with a small smile.
"Hey" Chloe stood close to her, but the way she used to. This Chloe seemed to understand what personal boundaries meant, just another sign that she wasn't the same woman. "I'm here for the week, I was thinking that maybe we could catch up?"
"Yeah of course" Beca nodded.
"Awesome, let's meet tomorrow at Jake's Coffee Shop around 10?" Chloe raised an eyebrow.
"Sounds good" Chloe gave her a nod and began to walk away. "Chloe?" Chloe turned back around. "I missed you"
"I missed you too" Chloe smiled and walked away.
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"Coming to bed?" Matt asked as he got into bed.
"Yeah, I'm just to take a shower first" Chloe pulled out a set of clothes and made her way to the bathroom.
"Don't be long" She gave her husband a nod before walking into the bathroom.
Chloe closed the door behind her and began to strip, she took her shirt off and in the mirror she caught site of the bruises and welts. Chloe winced at the sight of them, tears built in her eyes when she realized just how much it was going to hurt when she showered.
