The Bellas' house was unusually quiet when Aubrey opened the door. She figured all the girls had gone to bed already. She quietly made her way to her room. She kept replaying her kiss with Stacie in her mind. She usually didn't kiss people she'd just met, and if it had been anyone else, Aubrey wouldn't even have let them sit in the front with her. But there was something about Stacie that made Aubrey put down all her walls. It wasn't only how hot she was, although that certainly helped, but there was something else that made Aubrey feel like she could trust her.
She knocked on the door of the room she shared with Chloe, she didn't feel like walking into her and Beca having sex again. After not getting a response, she pushed the door open, thinking either Chloe was in Beca's room or they were asleep. She found them both sitting on the bed with headphones on, thankfully fully clothed. She nodded at them and dropped on her bed, staring at the ceiling.
She didn't feel like changing for bed yet, she wanted to stay awake a little longer. She closed her eyes and smiled, remembering Stacie's smile when she told her she could call her. Her stomach did a little flip at the thought. She hadn't expected that. She hadn't expected the kiss either, but once it happened she thought that would be it, just a quick make out session with a stranger.
She was so focused on her memories that she didn't hear Chloe standing up from her bed and moving to her side of the room. The redhead stood next to the bed, looking down at her with her eyebrows raised. Usually when Aubrey came home from Uber duty, she wasn't in the best of moods, and right now she looked more relaxed than she'd seen her since last year's ICCA finals. "Bree?"
Aubrey opened her eyes and rolled away with a yelp when she found Chloe's inquisitive eyes mere inches from hers. "Are you trying to kill me? What are you doing?"
Beca sniggered from the other side of the room and Aubrey sat up to glare at her. Chloe took a step to the side to block Beca from Aubrey's view and smiled at her. "Why are you so happy?"
"What?" Aubrey tried to keep her face neutral but she could feel herself blushing. She didn't want to hide things from Chloe, but she knew that if she told her, she'd start asking questions she wasn't sure she'd be able to answer. She didn't want to start overanalyzing this just yet, she wanted to enjoy it at least for tonight. "I'm not happy."
"Okay, why are you blushing then?" Beca tried to look around Chloe but she couldn't see Aubrey's face.
"I'm not blushing!" Saying it only made her blush further.
Chloe crossed her arms and leaned on one leg, finally letting Beca see Aubrey's face. "Dude, you're like a tomato."
Aubrey groaned and hid her face in her hands. "Can't you people just be happy that I'm happy and leave me alone? It's late."
Chloe looked at Beca who shrugged. "Fine, but we'll talk about this in the morning."
Aubrey was awakened by Chloe bouncing on her bed the next morning. Aubrey groaned and rolled away from her. Chloe took advantage of the space and crawled under the covers and started poking Aubrey's arm. "Bree." Aubrey scooted as close to the wall and away from Chloe as she could. Chloe kept poking her. "You said you'd tell me in the morning!"
Aubrey rolled over to face Chloe. She tried to look menacing enough to make her go away, but her sleepy glare was more adorable than scary. "I'm still sleeping, Chlo."
"I know, but Beca had an early shift at the station and she woke me up and I couldn't go back to sleep." Chloe pouted.
Aubrey rolled her eyes but she really did want to talk about it with Chloe so she rearranged her pillow and bit her lip while she figured out where to start. "I met someone last night."
Chloe squealed loudly, making Aubrey shut her eyes tight and cover her ears with the pillow. "Who is it? He or she? Are they hot? What happened?"
"Her name is Stacie. She's really hot, like out of this world, I don't know why she even looked at me hot." Chloe arched an eyebrow at her. "I'm not exaggerating."
Chloe chuckled. "Okay, so what happened with hot Stacie?"
"I picked her up at this club downtown and I drove her to her dorm... " Aubrey looked away and blushed, mumbling the last part of the sentence. "... and we made out a little."
Chloe gasped and hit Aubrey's shoulder. "You made out with some random hot girl you just met?"
Aubrey hid her face in her pillow. "She's not some random hot girl, she's friends with Beca!"
Chloe's eyes widened. "You made out with Stacie Conrad?"
Aubrey lifted her head curiously. She didn't expect Chloe to actually know her, Stacie didn't make it sound like she was that close with Beca. "I don't know her last name. You know her?"
"Yeah, I've met her a couple of times. She's Beca's only friend besides Jesse outside of the Bellas." Chloe let out a low whistle. "You really weren't exaggerating about how hot she is."
Aubrey waited for her to say more but Chloe stayed suspiciously quiet. Aubrey raised her eyebrows and nudged Chloe. "And? What do you think about her?"
Chloe shrugged. "I haven't really talked to her that much. She's nice and, I don't know, Beca really likes her."
"But?" Chloe bit her lip and tried to avert Aubrey's eyes. "Chlo, I know when you're hiding something from me."
"I'm sure it's nothing, but from what she's said, and what Beca tells me about her, it seems like she sleeps around a lot. With a lot of people." Aubrey frowned. "She just doesn't strike me as a person who does the whole relationship thing, and if you just want to sleep with her then it's cool but I don't want you to get hurt if you're expecting more."
"Oh." She tried to smile. "Of course I don't expect more, I mean, I don't really know her. It was just a kiss, I don't actually like her. She's just really hot."
Aubrey shrugged and rolled over to her back. "I might as well get up and go running since you woke me up."
Aubrey rolled over Chloe and out of bed, quickly changing into running shorts and a t-shirt. She threw Chloe a smile over her shoulder and walked out the door. She tried to not think about Stacie while she ran but it seemed like her mind couldn't think about anything else. She couldn't believe she had misread the whole situation. Stacie didn't try to take it further, she had asked for her number instead. If she just wanted to sleep with her she wouldn't have done that. Unless she thought Aubrey wouldn't have said yes and she was just trying to buy herself more time to try to sleep with her.
Aubrey shook her head and started to run back to the house. She wouldn't like it if Stacie made up her mind about her before getting to know her, she just had to keep her guard up a bit. She was getting ahead of herself, the fact that their kiss had been amazing didn't mean that they'd have anything in common. Maybe she was boring or stupid.
When she got home, Chloe yelled that she'd made breakfast. She ran straight to the shower and down to breakfast with the rest of the girls. Chloe stared at her while she ate, she wanted to say something about Stacie, but she decided against it when she realized Aubrey didn't look like she was upset.
She turned to wash the pans she'd used to make breakfast and remembered something, turning around again. "I think someone texted you, your phone buzzed a couple of times while you were out."
"Oh. Thanks" Aubrey kept eating at a normal speed but her leg started bouncing under the table, anxious to go up to her room and check her phone. It was probably not Stacie but she couldn't help hoping it was.
She finished her omelette and gave Chloe her plate to rinse. As soon as she was out of the kitchen, she sprinted to her room and grabbed her phone from her bedside table. She sat on her bed and took a deep breath. Her face broke into a grin when she saw she had four new messages from Stacie.
Stacie [9:33]: Hey!
Stacie [9:33]: Is it too soon to be texting you?
Stacie [9:34]: I don't mean to be intense or anything, it's just that I haven't been able to stop thinking about you.
Stacie [9:37]: Ugh, that totally sounded like I'm a crazy stalker. I'm not a crazy stalker. If you don't think I'm a total creeper text me?
Aubrey bit her lip and smiled. She looked at the time. It had been almost an hour since Stacie's last text.
Aubrey [10:24]: Hey! I don't think you're a total creeper yet. :P
She pursed her lips in thought and typed a second text. Her finger hovered over the send button for a couple of seconds before sending it.
Aubrey [10:25]: I haven't stopped thinking about you either.
She put the phone back on the bedside table and stared at it. She felt stupid and looked around for something to do instead of waiting for Stacie to text her back. She decided to make her bed but a text came in just as she was standing up.
Stacie [10:27]: Whew, you had me worried there for a bit. :P
Stacie [10:27]: So, do you want to do something later? Hanging out with you sounds way better than my current plan of staying in and watching stuff on Netflix.
Aubrey immediately typed yes but then she remembered they had rehearsal later. She could call it off but she didn't want Chloe lecturing her about Stacie.
Aubrey [10:29]: I have rehearsal and I can't skip, my captain's kind of a hardass.
She felt her phone vibrate in her hand almost immediately.
Stacie [10:29]: Maybe I can talk her into letting you leave early, I can be very persuasive. ;)
Aubrey dropped back on her still unmade bed with a huge smile on her face.
Aubrey [10:31]: Oh, really? What are you offering?
She held her breath until Stacie's message popped up.
Stacie [10:32]: Dinner, maybe a walk afterwards? Handholding optional.
Aubrey felt her heart trying to beat out of her chest. That text wasn't something someone just trying to get in her pants would say. Unless it was what Stacie wanted her to think. She chastised herself for overthinking things again, she needed to stop if she was going to give Stacie a chance.
Stacie [10:35]: Too cheesy?
Aubrey [10:35]: No, it sounds perfect.
Aubrey [10:36]: I can pick you up at Baker after practice, is 7:30 okay?
Stacie [10:36]: Is that the earliest? *pouts* I don't know if I can wait that long.
Aubrey chuckled. She could picture Stacie's cute pout and all she could think about was kissing her again. Maybe she could end practice half an hour early.
Aubrey [10:38]: Fine, 7.
Aubrey heard Chloe opening the door and she quickly put the phone under her pillow. She felt it vibrate under her head and she had to work really hard to control herself and not look immediately.
Chloe started talking about something funny that had happened last night while she was out but all Aubrey could think about was checking her phone. She smiled and nodded but apparently it wasn't a smile and nod kind of story because Chloe noticed she wasn't paying attention. "-and then I stabbed her and Lily helped me bury her in the back yard."
Aubrey blinked confused. "I'm sorry, what?"
"You're not listening to me!" Chloe whined.
"I'm sorry, Chlo. I'm just tired. I think I'm gonna take a nap." Aubrey yawned loudly.
Chloe narrowed her eyes at Aubrey. She never took naps, but she had been out driving until late and then she had woken her up early. "Okay..." Chloe stood up and walked over to the door but turned back around and sat on Aubrey's bed. "You're not mad about what I said about Stacie, right? I didn't mean it like she wouldn't want to have something more with you, I just don't wanna see you get hurt."
Aubrey smiled at her. "I know, Chlo. I appreciate it, really. I just really am tired."
Chloe grinned. "Okay. I'll leave you then."
As soon as Chloe walked out, Aubrey fished her phone from under her pillow, her smile returning when she read Stacie's text.
Stacie [10:39]: Fine, but I'm gonna have to talk to your captain about this Sunday rehearsals business. Sundays are for staying in, unless you have a really hot date. ;)
Aubrey [10:53]: I feel really special that you would tear yourself away from Netflix for me.
Aubrey yawned. Maybe a nap wasn't such a bad idea after all. She felt her eyes getting heavy and her hand fell over the side of the bed. Her phone slipped out of her hand a second before Stacie replied.
Stacie [10:57]: You are really special.
A/N: Still no smut. I might be going overboard with this "one-shot".