Beca took a bottle of beer from the fridge. She twisted the cap and took a huge gulp. She heard light footsteps coming from her roommate's room.
"We lost our reservations at the restaurant," Jesse, who was wearing a suit, sighed and loosened his tie. He took a bottle of beer from the fridge as well.
"That's bad news. What did Aubrey say?"
Jesse shrugged and took a sip, "Well, she just wants to have dinner here. Is it okay?"
"Yeah, she practically lives here anyway."
Jesse chuckled and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt, "Any plans this evening?"
Beca snorted and shook her head in amusement, "I'm stuck here."
They both turned their heads when they heard the front door open. The person quickly made her way to the kitchen and opened one of the cupboards then took the big bag of potato chips. Beca and Jesse just watched her like it's something they see every day.
"Amy, what are you doing here?" Beca asked.
"Ran out of Doritos," Amy answered nonchalantly as she opened the bag of chips. "How are you doing, shorty?"
"Aside from the fact that I got left at the altar? I'm doing okay." Beca took a huge gulp of beer and no, she's definitely not okay.
"Screw that bitch," Amy said as she continued eating some Doritos. "The moment we met her, she wasn't the right one for you but you were head over heels in love with her."
"I bet after this happened, Beca wouldn't ever want to get married again." They all chuckled when they didn't notice the new person entering the apartment.
"Hey, what are you guys up to?" Aubrey made her way over to her boyfriend to give him a kiss. Jesse placed his arm around her waist.
"We were just talking about if Beca will ever get married again," Jesse filled her in.
Aubrey snickered, "I don't think so. When was the last time you got laid?"
Beca forced a laugh, "Three months," she mumbled before taking a sip of her beer then cringed.
"Seriously, you need to get back out there," Amy said as she tossed a chip in her mouth. "Enjoy the single life! You're like...what? 26? You'll get married before 30. I promise you that."
"No more commitments. The only way I will get married again is if a girl knocks on that door in a wedding dress. And I'll marry that girl one day," Beca smirked. She knew that would be impossible. Or so she thought. After a few minutes, they heard a knock on the door.
"Maybe it's the pizza I ordered," Amy put the Doritos on the kitchen table to get the door. Beca and Jesse just looked at each other in confusion. Amy just lived across the hall and sometimes she would get food delivered here instead at her place.
Amy opened the door and was expecting her pizza but instead she was met by a girl in a wedding dress and looked miserable. "Hey, Beca! The bride you ordered is here!"
Her three friends furrowed their eyebrows as they walked to the door to see who it was.
"Chloe?" Jesse was the first to react, "What brings you here?"
Chloe forced a smile once she saw him, "Jesse! I can't believe you still live here. I'm glad you're still here though."
"Yeah, but what are you doing here?"
"I don't know," Jesse let her in. The redhead gave everyone a shy smile then Jesse introduced his friends to her.
"Everyone this is Chloe. We went to high school together and Chloe, this is Amy." Jesse pointed at Amy.
"Pleasure to meet you, Red. Want some Doritos?" Amy offered but Chloe refused politely.
"This is Aubrey, my fiancée." Jesse smiled proudly and watched the two girls shake hands.
"Hi," Aubrey gave her a sweet smile.
"And this is my roommate, Beca."
"Yeah," Beca muttered and managed a tight smile then shook her hand.
"Is it okay if I can stay here for a little while? If you have plans, it's okay. I'll just-"
"No, no. It's fine. You can stay," Jesse insisted. "We ordered Chinese…I mean, you eat those, right?"
Chloe simply smiled and nodded, "Sounds great."
Everyone was silent for a moment, waiting for Chloe to tell her story as to why she came to visit her high school friend in this hour.
"So aren't you going to tell us why you are here in a wedding dress? Or are we going to wait for the groom to come and get you?" Beca asked.
Chloe let out a nervous smile, "I'm supposed to get married today. Do you ever feel like something isn't right? Like if you're not sure about the person you are about to marry. I just don't feel like Tom is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with, y'know?"
"Wait, so you're supposed to get married with Tom and I'm not invited?" Jesse asked but that earned a slap from Aubrey. Aubrey led Chloe to the living room and was prepared to listen. Jesse, on the other hand, noticed the look on his bestfriend.
"You shouldn't have said 'yes' when he asked you to marry him if that's the case," Beca looked at her sharply and everyone gave her a look except Chloe who just stood there in confusion, "I'll get you something comfortable to wear. Maybe I have some clothes that'll fit you," The brunette walked away with a blank expression and went to her room. Chloe was caught off guard by the different vibe she got from the brunette.
"Is she okay?" Chloe asked Jesse as they all watched Beca enter her room.
"Yeah, she'll be fine. I'll be right back," Jesse replied and went to follow Beca.
"Well, that's Beca but she's nice once you get to know her," Aubrey said cheerfully and led Chloe to the living room with Amy to chat.
Once he reached Beca's room, he watched her digging for clothes in her drawer. "Becs, what was the about?"
"What was what about?" Beca as she continued looking for something for Chloe to change into.
"That attitude. What's up with you?"
"Nothing," Beca said defensively, "I'm offering her some clothes. I'm not being mean to her or anything. I was just stating facts."
"Come on, Becs." Jesse sighed in exasperation.
"I just remembered Stella," Beca sighed and plopped on her bed. She placed the clothes on her lap and played with the ring on her finger. "That was what she said in her fucking letter when she left me. She wasn't sure about being with me so she bailed on our wedding. We were together for five years and she just threw it all away."
Jesse looked down and sat beside her. "Becs, I know it still hurts but you can't live like this. When are you going to move on?"
"When I meet someone new," Beca answered right away. "I feel like Stella was the one, y'know?"
"You know what comes after the one? The next one. Look, just give it a chance to get to know Chloe. I know you'll like her," Jesse placed a hand on her shoulder.
Beca thought about it then gave him a nod, "Fine."
Jesse smiled and patted her on the back. They both made their way out of the room and Jesse decided to join in the conversation. Beca looked at Chloe who was laughing to what Amy had probably said that sure did cheer her up a bit. She smiled and admired the redhead's beauty.
Aubrey nudged her fiancée's elbow and said, "Do me a favor and keep Chloe around?" They both looked at Beca who was gazing at the oblivious redhead.
A/N: So...let me know what you think. :)
