Pitchmas Weekends
Summary: Set in between Pitch Perfect 2, and 3. Beca dumped Jesse when he graduated early, and got a job in New York City. Aubrey, and Chloe find out Beca was going to stay at Barden for the holidays. Chloe convinces Aubrey to take Beca home with her for Christmas and New Year's break in the hopes that her two best friends will get closer. Aubrey still owns the corporate training camp close to Barden.
Chapter 1
"Aubrey. Please!? I can't go with you, but Beca doesn't have any holiday plans which makes me really sad. I know you want morale support being around your brothers, and their families. Besides it would make me so…. So happy if you guys got to know each other." Chloe begged her friend.
"Beca and I get along just fine." Aubrey rolled her eyes at Chloe.
"Bullshit. You guys never hang out with each other unless I'm there to be mediator. I'm tired Aubrey. I'm tired of having to keep my two favorite people from fighting all the time. It's gotten better since you graduated, but now you guys only talk to each other when I make you. I want the two of you to get to know each other. Please… For me?" Chloe tried again with a pout. Aubrey rolled her eyes.
"Ugh. I hate it when you do the pout. Fine. Have you already talked to her about this?" Aubrey.
"Of course, I have. She wasn't very convinced that you wanted her to go though. I think you should go talk to her, and ask her yourself." Chloe smiled from her spot in the chair across from Aubrey's desk.
"Has she ever even been to a farm?" Aubrey chuckled.
"I doubt it. Thank you!? I love you both so much. I think this is going to be great for both of you. Tom almost cried when I tried to cancel on him. I couldn't do it." Chloe laughed.
"I love you to, and remember you owe me one when we get back. You could do way better than Tom." Aubrey nudged her friend.
"I like Tom. He's simple, and loyal. That's a hard trait to come by these days. Be nice to Beca. Thanks for this." Chloe hugged her friend.
"I can't make any promises." Aubrey yelled watching her friend walk away. She walked to the Bella's house, and knocked on the door. Cynthia Rose opened the door with a quirked eyebrow.
"Blondie. Chloe isn't here." Cynthia let her in.
"Well. I'm actually here to see Beca. Is she up there?" Aubrey asked smiling fondly while she looked around the house that she, and Chloe used to share.
"Yeah. She's upstairs. First door on the left. Bellas! Code Red! I repeat Code Red!" Cynthia yelled through the house. Aubrey rolled her eyes when she heard a few of the Bella's let out screams. Of course, they had a code word for when she, and Becca were in the same room together. She walked up the stairs to Beca's room to find the small brunette attached to her headphones as usual a guitar in her lap. A girl she didn't recognize had another pair of headphones on, and a microphone.
"I got all I need. When I got you, and I. I look around me, and see a sweet life. I'm stuck in the dark, but you're my flashlight…" Beca trailed off.
"You're getting me. Getting me through the night.." The girl finished for her.
"Hey. That actually sounded pretty good." Beca smiled pulling the headphones down.
"Don't sound so surprised." The younger girl laughed.
"I didn't know you played guitar, and that did sound good." Aubrey spoke from her spot on the doorway where she was leaning against it with her arms crossed.
"How long have you been there?" Beca rose an eyebrow.
"Not long. I didn't want to interrupt." Aubrey smiled.
"Hey Emily. Can you give us a minute?" Beca set the guitar down leaning it against her desk as she stood up. She heard Cynthia Rose yell Code Red again. Beca shook her head in amusement when Emily panicked, and rushed from the room.
"Apparently we are code red." Aubrey laughed. Beca rose an eyebrow at her waiting patiently.
"Chloe wants you to go home with me for the holidays." Aubrey stated after a few minutes of awkward silence.
"I know." Beca smiled.
"Do you want to? I mean. I wasn't too sure about the idea at first, but she's right. We can't keep flipping each other off all the time. It isn't healthy for either of us, and it's not fair to Chloe. I know it's last minute, but I really could use the emotional support too. I know it's a lot of pressure to put on you on top of the tension that's already between us, but…" Aubrey trailed off.
"I'll go. If you are sure you are okay with it. I don't want to add anymore stress to your holiday, and it sounds like you already have your hands full." Beca. Aubrey let out a sigh.
"Chloe thinks we would get along if we actually take the time to talk. She's usually a good judge of character, and that's good enough for me. I just hope you are ready to deal with a big messy family over the holidays." Aubrey smiled.
"Is your dad going to be there?" Beca sat back down in her chair, and gestured for Aubrey to sit wherever she wanted. She chose to sit on the edge of Beca's bed.
"He will be there for new Years, and Christmas day, but not the weekend before Christmas. I'm hoping to leave by Thursday. Get there that Friday that way we can have a couple of days to talk before he gets there. My mom had already bought an extra ticket for Chloe, so you don't have to worry about air-fair. Oh, and it's on a farm in North Carolina." Aubrey listed off facts that Chloe might not have told Becca already.
"You're a farm girl?" Beca laughed at the mental image.
"I am a city girl. I was just raised on a farm. Are you okay to head out in a couple of days?" Aubrey.
"Yeah. That's fine with me. Only leaves you with two days to back out though." Beca warned her.
"I'm not going to back out. Chloe is right. We should get to know each other better." Aubrey shrugged.
"I think this is the longest we have ever been without arguing about something. So, this is a start." Beca smiled. Aubrey rolled her eyes with a fond smile.
"What if I like arguing with you?" Aubrey.
"I'm sure we'll find something to argue about if we are going to share a living space for two weeks." Beca laughed.
"True. Um. I guess We'll head out Thursday morning. The flight leaves at nine am. We should get there sometime in the evening. There aren't any layovers. There should be a rent a car at the airport in North Carolina waiting for us when we get there. We may just have to take a bus to the rental center. My brother Jim, and his wife Pam will be their with their kids CeCe, and Phillip for the first few days when we get there. The others won't get there until Christmas Eve. Then dad will be there Christmas night until New Year's Day." Aubrey explained.
"Alright. Did you tell them you weren't bringing Chloe?" Beca.
"I told my brother, but I haven't called mom yet. I think he was excited that I was bringing someone new home. He didn't really let me explain who it was though. So, he may be a little confused when he sees you." Aubrey laughed.
"He probably thinks you are bringing a date home." Beca laughed.
"I'll fix it when I talk to mom tonight. He probably already told Bruce, and Henry." Aubrey nodded in agreement.
"Are they married too?" Beca.
"Yep. Bruce has a son. Georgie. Henry, and his wife are trying to have kids." Aubrey.
"Picturesque family members?" Beca smirked.
"Yep. Which is why I would like some emotional support for being the black sheep." Aubrey laughed.
"Do you want to get married, and have kids?" Beca asked with genuine curiosity. Not trying to start an argument.
"I… I wouldn't mind it. Though I'm starting to think I may not have that future with a man." Aubrey admitted.
"What….? Oh…. Oh. Well does anyone in your family know?" Beca was honestly surprised.
"No. Chloe doesn't even know. Is it going to be a problem?" Aubrey asked her hesitantly.
"Dude. Have you seen me? And why would I want to move to LA if I was a homophobe?" Beca joked. Aubrey laughed at that.
"True." Aubrey smiled.
"Maybe you should let them think you are bringing a date home." Beca suggested.
"Becca…" Aubrey sighed.
"I don't know if you want to tell them or not, but this could be a trial run. If they take it badly. We can tell them I'm just there as a friend." Beca.
"My dad…is military if anyone takes it badly. It will be him." Aubrey.
"Look it's up to you, but this way you would at least get to see how they might react if you ever do decide to tell them." Beca.
"Does your dad know?" Aubrey.
"It's kind of an unspoken understanding we have. We've never talked about it, but he's dropped hints that he knows. It's not that I don't want to talk to him about it. We are both just really private people with it comes to the dating stuff. I've never really had anyone that I wanted him to meet." Beca shrugged.
"I'll think on it. I'll let you know what I want to do. You know you are right. This is the longest conversation we've ever had that didn't end in some type of argument." Aubrey smiled.
"Yeah well. The day is still young." Beca smirked.
"Can I hear what you were working on when I got here?" Aubrey tried.
"Nope. It's not done yet. Since when do you want to hear any of my music?" Beca rose an eyebrow.
"It sounded like an original. I was just curious. All of your previous music was mashups. I would definitely want to hear something you wrote on your own. Well. I'm going to head out. I still need to call my mom, and pack. I just had my last final today. I'll see you Thursday morning?" Aubrey stood up, and brushed herself off.
"Yeah. I'll walk you out." Beca stood up. She walked the taller blonde to the door aware of all the Bella's peaking around the kitchen walls to watch them.
"Goodbye Becca." Aubrey chuckled slightly at the Bella's audible gasps.
"Goodbye Aubrey. I'll fill in Chloe on the vacation stuff." Beca let out a laugh.
"Yeah. If you could…" Aubrey trailed off.
"That stays between us. Don't worry." Beca nodded.
"Thanks. See you Thursday. Bye Bella's!" Aubrey smirked waving at the girls as she walked out of the house. Becca closed the door after Aubrey walked out of the house, and turned to glare at her friends with crossed arms.
"Code Red? Really?" Beca frowned.
"Can you blame us? Conversations between you, and Aubrey usually turn into a yelling match. Although CR is convinced one day the yelling will turn into sex. Either way we don't want to be caught up in the path of destruction that is hurricane Mitchsen." Fat Amy rambled.
"Me sex…. Sex with Aubrey?" Beca stuttered, and sat down on the nearest foot rest in the Bella living room in a daze.
"Guys! I think Amy broke Beca!" Emily waved a hand in front of Beca's face. Cynthia laughed maniacally.
"I think you guys should try it. Maybe you'd quit yelling at each other so much." Cynthia waved a hand in front of Becca's face too.
"Alright stand back everyone! I got this!" Amy slapped Beca with an audible smack on the face. All the Bella's stared wide eyed.
"Amy! Jesus!" Emily cowered behind CR when Amy turned her rage on her.
"I'm back! What happened? Ow." Beca held a hand to her face.