Hey Everyone,
Welcome to chapter 2, I hope you all enjoy it.
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Beginning of April
Freedom, that was the one thought on Beca's mind as she walked out of her last class of the year. She had just finished sending a celebratory text to the other Bellas when her phone started to ring, a quick glance at the screen told the brunette that it was her Mother calling.
"Hey mom, what's up? Is everything okay?" Beca asked curiously, she had spoken to her mom the night before and they had promised to speak later tonight, her mom calling her at noon was concerning to the brunette.
"Hi sweetie, everything's fine, I think. It really depends on you right now…" her mom trailed off leaving Beca even more confused than before.
"Mom what's going on?"
"Well," The older woman began hesitantly. Although Beca couldn't see her she knew that her mom was gnawing on her thumbnail, a nervous habit that Beca had picked up from her at a young age.
"Spit it out mom," the Brunette sighed, hating the suspense.
"Okay, so you know how you were going to come to New York this summer? Spend the summer with me because you've been stuck with your dad all year?"
"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to being able to see you again mom, what's going on? You're not telling me I have to stay here are you?" Beca groaned worriedly.
"No not at all, I'm just saying that I won't be in New York."
"Mom you're not making sense, can you please get to the point?" Beca sighed impatiently.
"Sorry sweetie, of course. Work wants me to go to Germany this summer to help get the new branch off the ground. I asked them if there was anyone else but I'm the only one who speaks German apparently so it would be easiest to send me." Beca's mom explained quickly. Beca's heart sunk, she was going to be stuck in Barden for the summer.
It wasn't that she hated the place it was that she couldn't deal with her father for more than 8 months a year. When Beca had school she could use class as an excuse to avoid her father but the summer left very little room for avoidance. Beca's relationship with her dad had been tense since he walked out on Beca and her mom when Beca was a child. Her father had left 6 year old Beca and her mom for his mistress and a new family, only contacting Beca at Christmas and her Birthday. This had left Beca with a lot of resentment, towards her dad and the woman who would eventually become her stepmother. Even though they had repaired a few of the bridges that Dr. Mitchell had burned there was still animosity between Beca and her father. The Animosity had only increased when he had failed to contact her for 2 months when she came out to him at Thanksgiving. The professor had been unable to understand that his daughter was gay. Beca had pointed out that if he had been around when she was a kid it might not have come as such a shock. Her dad had ignored her and politely asked her to leave. It had taken him two months to contact her after and since then their communication had been forced and awkward neither knowing what to say to each other. What hurt Beca the most was that her dad hadn't really wanted to contact Beca at first; letting it slip that his wife Sheila had been the one to push him to reach out. While diminishing Beca's already low opinion of her dad, it did help her see Sheila in a more positive light.
"So I'm staying in Barden then." Beca said sadly, wondering if it was to late to take Chloe up on her offer of staying with her family in Florida for the break.
"Oh Sweetie no, I told them that I couldn't accept unless they included a plane ticket and accommodations for my daughter." Her mother explained softly, knowing exactly where her daughter's brain had gone and softly cursing herself for not getting to the point sooner. "I'm calling to see if you want to come to Germany with me. I need to let them know in the next hour so that accommodations can be made." Beca was shocked.
"You want me to come to Germany with you?" Beca asked
"Of course, you're my daughter and I haven't seen you all year. You didn't think I would leave you stuck in Barden did you?" Her mom chuckled.
"Well I had hoped you wouldn't," Beca admitted, "I would love to come to Germany with you mom. I assume that we'll be visiting grams?" Beca questioned, having not seen her grandmother for 2 years.
"Of course, I'm thrilled you're okay with this. I need to go let my boss know so I'll talk to you later. Love you sweetie, bye." And with that her mom had hung up, leaving Beca feeling slightly dazed like she normally did after dealing with her mom.
Two Hours Later
"What do you mean you're going to Germany?!" Chloe screeched as she watched Beca pack her bags.
"I mean my mom is going to Germany for the summer on business and she asked if I wanted to come along," Beca sighed, rolling her eyes on the red head currently perched on the corner of her bed.
"Oh my god Becs, this is awesome, Germany has some super attractive people, it'll be perfect for you to get out there, you know, have a little fun." Chloe winked as Beca once again rolled her eyes.
"Chloe I told you, I'm not looking for something right now. And I don't feel like starting a relationship with someone who lives across the ocean." The brunette stated reasonably.
"Who said anything about a relationship?" Chloe responded coyly, "I just think that it's time you finally went out and got some. It's been 6 months since the Jesse drama, I think it would be good for you to realize not everyone is an emotionally immature jackass who can't handle that the girl he like's is gay. I mean come on you told him from the beginning that you weren't interested" The red head stated thinking that it was a completely sound argument.
"Chloe I told you, I don't want a one night stand, I find them cheap and unappealing" Beca said exasperatedly.
"I know that Beca, putting a purely physical relationships on the back burner right now, what about someone to just cuddle up with. Or if you have a rough day, someone you can call and vent to? Doesn't that sound nice?" Chloe prompted gently, she wanted Beca to find someone she could be happy with, and Beca had seemed so lonely recently.
"I know what you're doing Chloe," Beca sighed.
"What am I doing?" The Red head questioned innocently.
"You're trying to make me feel lonely so that I'll consider sleeping with someone, the old lower her standards and inhibitions trick." The look on Beca's face broke the red head's heart, it was a look that showed true melancholy and resignation. The brunette zipped up her luggage before turning back around to face Chloe. "Newsflash Chloe, I'm already lonely and it's not any easier playing the extra wheel when the Bella's go out. You guys all have someone and then there's me, the third, fifth, seventh and sometimes even ninth wheel. Do you know how much that sucks?" Beca questioned. Chloe lowered her head, she knew that Beca was the only single Bella now that Aubrey and Stacie had figured their shit out, but the redhead hadn't realized how much any of it had affected the tiny Brunette.
"Beca I'm so sorry, I didn't even realize" Chloe began, being cut off by the Brunette raising her hand, stopping the redhead's apology.
"Chloe it is fine," Beca said with a small smile, "It's nice that you're all so happy with your Significant others, I just wish I had that sometimes."
"You know what?" Chloe asked rhetorically, Beca simply raised her eyebrow waiting for her to finish. "I think that Germany will be really good for you Beca, especially after all that crap with your dad."
"Thanks Chlo, I think it'll be good too. Besides I get to see my Grams which will be awesome, I haven't seen her in 2 years."
"Okay, well, you go to Germany and have an awesome time but I want to know all about it. You half to promise me you'll Skype and text got it?" The Red head insisted.
"I promise Chloe. Jeez, has anyone ever told you that you can be incredibly clingy when you want to be?" Beca joked earning herself a glare from the Red Head.
"That may be but I don't see anyone else offering to drive you to the Airport." Chloe retorted, causing the brunette to immediately pull the redhead into a tight hug.
"Have I ever told you how awesome you are Chloe?" Beca began
"Yeah, yeah what ever Becs," She rolled her eyes, "Where did you say your mom was meeting you again?" Chloe asked. Beca and her mom were going to be arriving in Germany off of different flights as it made no sense for them to meet in New York and then have Beca simply jump on another flight.
"I'm meeting her at our hotel in Berlin. We'll be staying there 'cause my grandparents place is way to far from my mom's work." Beca explained as the two of them headed down the stairs of the Bella house towards the blue Prius that had been the taller girls birthday gift from her parents.
"Makes sense," Chloe agreed as they set off for the airport. Beca was looking forward to a summer away from Barden, her Dad and all of her responsibilities.