AUTHOR'S NOTES: Originally this story was going to be updated on a weekly basis. But now that my crossover is done, I decided I want this full story to go up before I Love Cupcakes is finished.

CHAPTER 2:

On Thanksgiving day, the Bellas have dinner at Aubrey & Chad's house.

"Happy Thanksgiving, Bellas!" Aubrey said as she & Chad brought the turkey out to the dining table.

"I know a lot of you are prepared to ask the obvious question: 'Boy or Girl?' The thing is, we don't know yet." Chad said.

"We go in for the sonogram test just before Christmas." Aubrey said.

"I'm really happy for you two. I can see it now...Bella having a playmate." Stacie said as she fantasized about what she just said.

"I can definitely see that as a possibility, Stacie." Aubrey said.

"Personally, I'm hoping it's a girl." CR said.

"Well, we've already got names picked out regardless of the gender." Chad said.

"And if it's a girl, we're going to name her after two of you." Aubrey said.

"In that case, we'll all cross our fingers." Chloe said.

"Yeah!" The Bellas cheered in agreement.

"So, how long have you lived here in Paramus?" Beca asked.

"Well, it all started with one painful day not long after our honeymoon." Aubrey said cueing a flashback.

In a flashback...

Aubrey & Chad arrive in their apartment to find out a rather tragic letter.

"Dear Aubrey, we regret to inform you the Lodge of Fallen Leaves has been forced to close due to safety concerns." Aubrey read. "This can't be possible. I ran safety checks after the bear trap incident." She said.

They quickly drove to what was the Lodge and noticed the property gone.

"I can't believe it's over. This place was the one thing keeping me in Atlanta." She said crying on Chad's shoulder.

"I know, it's so sad. Especially since this is the place I met you." Chad said as the two shared a tearjerking moment.

End of flashback.

"After how saddened we were by losing the Lodge, Chad pitched to me this idea..." Aubrey said.

"I suggested since most of the Bellas live in New York now, that we try to find a place to live close to there." Chad said.

"And we found this beautiful home in Paramus, New Jersey." Aubrey said.

"We used our leftover honeymoon money to help buy this house." Chad said.

"And don't forget a fraction of that $180 million I got from my father contributed as well." Amy added.

"That too. But Aubrey never told me what she meant by 'bear trap incident'." Chad asked feeling curious.

"I think Chloe & I could answer that for you. It happened before you & Aubrey met." Beca said cueing another flashback.

In a flashback...

"So you're just going to leave now?" Chloe asked.

"We all have to eventually, Chloe. It might as well be now." Beca said as she continued walking. "If you all knew what was good for you, you'd follow my lead."

"Beca, the sign!" Emily said trying to warn Beca, but she unintentionally ignored Emily's warning and got caught in a bear trap.

End of flashback.

"Wow! Now I know what Aubrey meant when she said she ran safety checks." Chad said.

"I know I said we didn't believe in ladders, but that day made me re-think those words." Aubrey said.

"Good! Ever since that day I've been afraid to go camping." Beca said.

"To be fair, Beca, none of us expected that to happen." Chloe said.

"True." Beca said.

AUTHOR'S NOTES: Originially the note that Aubrey read was going to say that the Lodge burned to the ground. But I changed it last minute after realizing that what I had made no sense.