"I am not touching that."
Beca looked up from where she had just opened a plastic can of live bait. It was a beautiful Saturday, around 10:30 in the morning and it happened to be free fishing day. So, naturally Beca decided this would be the perfect opportunity to take her girlfriend out and see how she liked it before buying fishing licenses.
Aubrey had agreed to go, seeing the excitement in Becas eyes, finding it a little humorous as she didn't exactly seem like the fishing type. She had never been fishing, her father had always told her it was a leisurely waste of time and money.
However, they were a year and a half into their relationship, and Beca had helped her immensely when it came to, what she called, 'Posen Poison'. She was one hundred percent certain that she was the antidote for all the bullshit Aubrey had been fed by her control freak of a father.
Chloe had laughed for days about that and Aubrey finally gave in, finding it a bit humorous herself.
She had gone out the day before with her small and full of surprises girlfriend and bought new fishing poles and bait. A new tackle box and all sorts of vibrantly colored things in jars.
She watched patiently as Beca walked up and down the isle, finding everything she needed for her tackle box. Aubrey couldn't help the smile that formed on her face, seeing Becas excitement grow with everything she found and added to her cart.
That's how she found herself setting up folding chairs on the bank of a rather large pond while Beca put the poles together.
Chloe had heard of their plans and asked to join. Of course she was told the more the merrier and Aubrey had been excited that she wouldn't be the only one not having a clue as to what she was doing.
However, the moment Beca open the live bait and Aubrey stepped back, a look of disgust and refusal upon her face, Chloe stepped up and pulled a work from the moist dirt.
Aubrey's eyes grew comically wide as Chloe ripped the worm in half, and began baiting her hook like it was nothing.
"I...how, Chloe! You didn't tell me you knew how to fish!" She said placing her hands on her hips and looking at her best friend with wide eyes.
The redhead laughed. "I brought my own pole and tackle, Bree. I baited my hook, faster than DJ shrimp dip over there."
"Hey!" Beca said standing up, having just baited her own hook. "Not nice, Beale. I will throw you in." She said jokingly as she set her pole aside and prepared to bait Aubrey's for her.
The blonde shook her head with a playful smile as Chloe made her way to the edge of the pond, preparing to cast out.
"It's easy Bree, watch." She said as she took the other half of Chloe's work and used the hook to poke through it, "Just get it past that little pokey part there," she said and Aubrey leaned in closer to see what she was talking about.
She at least needed to try and learn what she was doing.
"Okay, but can't you bait my hook?" She asked, using a small, slightly more innocent than she needed to, voice. The one she knew Beca couldn't resist.
She looked up, to see two emerald green orbs locked on her.
"Sure, baby, of course I can." She smiled, and handed her the pole.
Aubrey smiled and looked over at Chloe who had watched what so just happened.
"So whipped." She said and looked back to the pond, slowly reeling in her line.
Beca looked up, "I heard that, my threat still stands red." Beca said as she moved behind Aubrey.
"Okay, hold this hand here." She said and Aubrey took the pole, letting Beca guide her hands. Hold the line with this finger, and when it's in place, flip this metal piece over.
Aubrey did as instructed and then waited. "Okay come over by Chloe."
Chloe stepped aside, having reeled in her line and watched happily as Aubrey prepared to make her first cast.
"Okay. Now, when you throw it out, wait until the tip of the pole is pointing right out towards the water an let your finger go. When it hits the water, turn the handle and tighten your line. Then just wait." She said. Then stepped back as Aubrey pulled the pole over her shoulder. She looked behind her at the pole, then out across the pond, before back to her pole. Her tongue poked out just slightly in her concentration.
She wanted to impress Beca, show her that she could do it, even if it was her first time. She wanted it to be perfect.
Beca smiled softly at her, and nodded encouragingly. With a small breath she threw the pole over her shoulder and let the line go, watching it sail through the air before landing with a plink in the water about 30 yards out.
She smiled widely as she reeled it in a bit, tightening her line like Beca had told her. Then looked over at the shorter brunette with a huge grin.
"You did it!" Beca said excitedly walking over and placing a kiss on her cheek.
Chloe smiled and cast out again, as Beca grabbed her own pole.
They were out there for around an hour, none of them catching anything, before Aubrey began to get restless.
Chloe had brought a case of beer, and brought them each one so that was helping, but she really wanted to catch a fish. Beca, seeing her begin to shuffle around, and get fidgety smiled softly.
"Well, what do you think?" She asked, hearing the small bit a nervousness in her voice. She loved fishing, it was something she had learned to do as a child by her grandfather. It was one of her favorite past times, giving her time to relax and get away. To think. But, just because she was having the time of her life, didn't mean her girlfriend was and by the way she had been moving around, she thought she might be getting bored.
Aubrey looked over at her, seeing her hopeful yet slightly worried blue eyes.
She smiled. "I'm having a wonderful time, thank you for teaching me Becs."
"You're not getting bored?" She asked. She felt a little better at the honesty Aubrey's voice held, but she still worried.
"It's a little slow, but I'm enjoying the sun, and being with my two favorite people, so I'm doing just fine." She said and leaned over, prompting Beca to do the same.
Just as their lips touched a small gasp came from beside them and Chloe stood up, reeling in her line quickly.
Beca smiled excitedly and Aubrey watched with wide eyes. "No way," she half whispered as Chloe pulled the line from the water, and a ten inch trout flopped around frantically.
Beca laughed, "Awesome! Nice catch, Chlo!" The redhead smiled gleefully as she took the hook from the fishes mouth and tossed it back into the water.
It was the surprised shriek from Aubrey that had them both nearly dropping their poles.
"Why did you throw it back?!" She asked in bewilderment.
Chloe looked at her in confusion. "I don't know, catch and release? I wasn't going to eat it."
She began to re bait her hook and Aubrey looked at Beca with wide eyes, "Seriously?!"
The brunette nodded. "Usually..." She said.
"What's the point?!" She asked, her voice a few octaves higher. "Sit out here for hours on end, to catch the fish... Then throw it back?"
Chloe watched as Beca visibly deflated. "You can keep the ones you catch if you want, Bree." She said.
The blonde sat back on her chair, still in total disbelief.
Beca looked at Chloe who shook her head with an amused smile. It was another half an hour before there was a tug on Becas line and she stood up, reeling it in.
It was smaller than Chloe's, only about five inches and Aubrey watched as she took the hook out.
"I have to throw it back, it's not big enough. Six inches and above are the ones we can keep." She said as she hesitantly tossed it back into the water.
Aubrey nodded as she watched the fish swim off.
She was having a good time, but it did get kind of boring. She hadn't caught anything, and the quiet was getting to her.
"Can I recast?" She asked,
Beca nodded as she cast out and sat back. "Of course." She smiled.
Aubrey stood and pulled her pole back, intending to cast out when they heard a cry of pain and Becas pole drop.
"Shit Bree!" Chloe exclaimed setting her pole down and standing up. The blonde turned to see what had happened, only to feel her stomach drop.
There, embedded into the porcelain skin right above Becas right eyebrow was her hook.
"Fuck, Becs are you okay?!" She asked panicky as she carefully turned. Beca let out a small breath.
"I'm good, at least you forgot to bait it. I'd hate to have a worm attached to this." She said pointing at the hook. A small amount of blood had begun to seep out as Chloe quickly rinsed her hands, and prepared to pull the hook out.
"Hand?" Beca asked looking up at Aubrey who's eyes had begun to tear up. She instantly took Becas small hand and she felt her squeeze.
"Alright, Becs, just hold still." Chloe said as she carefully pulled the hook from her skin.
She hissed slightly as it was pulled away and she quickly replaced it with a napkin.
"Hold this," she said to Aubrey and the blonde reached over, holding the napkin in place as Chloe went to properly discard the hook.
"I'm so sorry, Becs, I didn't mean too." She said, a single tear falling down her cheek.
"Hey," Beca smiled reaching out and wiping the tear away. "Trust me, Baby. It's not the first hook I've had in my face." She said and leaned forward giving her a kiss.
"I'm alright. It's barely a scratch."
Aubrey nodded slowly, still feeling bad.
"Besides, she could always just add a ring there, and whala! Eyebrow piercing!" Chloe laughed as she walked back over.
Aubrey shook her head and looked at Beca who glared playfully at the redhead.
"Maybe we should call this a day?" Chloe asked, "I'll buy dinner?"
They both nodded, "Sounds like a good idea." Beca said standing up.
"Im sorry you didn't catch anything, Bree." She said as they drove back towards their shared apartment. A bandaid they found in the glove box, covering her cut.
Aubrey smiled and gave her hand a small squeeze, "What are you talking about? I caught you." She laughed.
Beca rolled her eyes and looked back at the road, "Very funny Posen." She said before turning back and giving her a wink.
"So... Should we stop and get our fishing licenses? I think this should be a weekly adventure!" Chloe chirped from the back seat. Earning herself two looks of uncertainty from the front.
A/N: Just a quick little thing that popped into my head when me and my family went fishing today :) thought it might be cute :)