Jesse shook himself. He had been staring at Beca with his gooey puppy dog eyes. Beca had been staring at Chloe. Who had been holding her hand. Jesse hadn't noticed. Well, he had, but he pretended he hadn't. Donald walked up to Jesse. "Girl on girl? That's hot, man."
"What? I only broke up with Beca a week ago. She hasn't decided she liked girls better than guys within a week."
"The hand holding and staring tell a different story. Sorry, dude."
"Look, she's not gay! Chloe's just without personal boundaries."
"Yeah, and the staring? They're looking at each other just like you're looking at her."
For once, Jesse had no response.
Donald continued. "They are hot though. I wouldn't mind tapping that. Either is good."
"Except you're currently hung up on Stacie, the same Stacie that is currently fawning over Aubrey." It was true. Stacie had been staring at Aubrey since they arrived at the pool. Probably before, too. "Face it, man. You've got no chance. I, on the other hand, have a plan to get my girl back!"
Justin ran into the centre. "Welcome to the Riff- Off!"
Cue siren noises.
"Let's get started!" He struggled to yell over the sirens. While Jesse was distracted, Beca gave her girlfriend a chaste kiss on the lips. They didn't want Jesse to find out that Beca had left him for Chloe. Yet. But they had agreed to tell him if he made an attempt to get Beca back. Chloe had overheard the Trebles talking about the perfect song for Jesse to win Beca back. In fact, Jesse had seen her and asked her opinion. If he planned to use it now, they had to be ready.
"The category is... Teen pop singers!"
The Bellas all gave each other a look and ran into the centre.
I hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan
Welcome to the land of fame, excess, Am I gotta fit in?
Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time
Look to my right, and I see the Hollywood sign
This
is all so crazy, everybody seems so famous
My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda homesick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
And the Jay-Z song was on
And the Jay-Z song was
on
And the Jay-Z song was on
So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
The butterflies fly away
A Harmonic interrupted them.
I'm just a bird that's already flown away
Laugh it off and let it go
and
When you wake up it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
Haven't you heard that I'm gonna be okay
Ha, okay
You can say you're bored
(if you wanna)
You could act real tough (if you wanna)
Aubrey ran into the middle of the pool.
I, I love you like a love song,
baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song,
baby
And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
Aubrey's a Selena Gomez fan? Was the only thought playing through everyone's mind.
Constantly, boy you played through my mind like a symphony There's no way to describe what you do to me
You just do to me, what you do
And it feels like I've been rescued
I've been set free
I am hypnotized by your destiny
You are
Jesse recovered from the initial shock and then he thought of the perfect(ish) song. Something Chloe had suggested.
Are we an item? Girl, quit playin'
"We're just friends," what are you sayin'?
Said "there's another," and looked right in my eyes
My first love broke my heart for the first time
At this point Beca was trying hard not to laugh. Jesse came up to her and took her hand. She had to bite her lip to keep from smiling.
And I was like baby, baby, baby,
oh
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
I thought you'd always be mine, mine
Baby, baby, baby, oh
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
I thought you'd always be mine, mine
"Did you put him up to this?" Aubrey muttered in Chloe's ear.
"He may have been trying to win Beca back. I merely suggested singing Bieber. It's his fault for trusting me." She started laughing when she saw Beca's expression. A mix of fear, pity and disgust.
For you, I would have done whatever
And I
That was enough. Chloe stood next to Beca. They looked at each other and started singing the song they had been rehearsing all day in case of emergencies. Beca started singing.
I hear you're telling every one you know
That I'm the one like you cant let me go
And you just keep on blowing up my phone
Cause you never seem to know when you should stop
Don't introduce me to any of your friends
Delete my number, don't call me again
We had some fun, but now it's gonna end
The rest of the Bellas stepped forward, Stacie hung back, looking at Donald. She stared him down as she sang with Beca.
But you always make it hard for me to stop
Now you always think we're something that we're not, hey
You wanna be more than just friends
I can't go through this again
Stop trying to get inside my head
Don't wanna do more than hook-up
It's getting stupid, cause I shoulda known but I forgot
That you think we're something that we're not, hey!
Something that we're not, hey!
You think we're something that we're not
Yeah, you think we're something that we're-
Chloe stepped forward and smirked as she said her bit:
Not gonna happen dude.
Beca carried on, grinning at Chloe. She turned her attention back to Jesse.
You wanna be more than just friends
I can't go through this again
Stop trying to get inside my head
Don't wanna do more than hook-up
It's getting stupid, cause I shoulda known but I forgot
That you think we're something that we're not, hey!
You think we're something that we're not
Something that we're not
Stop playing
You think we're something that we're not
But you think we're something that we're not, HEY!
Beca turned back to Chloe and kissed her at the same time Stacie kissed Aubrey. Everyone applauded. The Trebles and the guys from the Harmonics and Justin whistled, except Jesse.
Beca pulled away, breathless. "You think he got the message?"