Chapter 2 –End For Me Beginning For You

It's been a week and Chloe is doing a good on her job. She has arranged businesses to other people concerning her latest project. That's where she met Jeff Mill one of the architect of the house that she's been working on and she is about to have her first date with Jeff and she is excited. And she can't stop talking to Beca about him, how great and intelligent, handsome and all around good guy he is.

Beca can't help but be happy for Chloe since she looks really happy like a teenage girl just got asked to the prom with her crush, although Beca was sure Chloe got asked to her Prom by her high school crush. Besides it's a nice distraction from her space with Jesse that Beca hadn't mentioned to anyone yet and she's happy that Chloe hadn't asked about Jesse yet. Besides Chloe, she has other stuff to worry about there's the Bellas that Semi-Finals are next week and they have to prepare for that. Especially since Aubrey will be watching, she never misses their performances and she misses Aubrey too but she will never let her know that, ever.

"Do you know where he's taking you for your date?" Beca asked Chloe.

"Somewhere in the city, don't worry I'll make sure it's somewhere public." Chloe reassured Beca not to worry about it.

"Hey, I just wanna make sure you're gonna be fine and safe with this guy. alright" Beca said concern evident on her voice.

Chloe smiled at her, touched thatBeca is concerned and caring towards her. She knows that Beca rarely shows this side of her to others "I'll message you as soon as we arrived at our destination. So you know where I am, okay?" she assured her friend.

"You know if anything happens the Bellas will be there in a snap" she said while snapping her fingers to emphasize what she meant.

"I know you guys will and thank you for that. You better nail that Semi alright. By the way Aubrey just informed me she will be here 2 days before Semis so you better start on that cardio before she notices you don't make them do cardio every meeting" Chloe said taunting at Beca about Aubrey. She knows that Beca likes to defy her best friend but at the same time she's afraid of Aubrey in which she's sure Beca will never admit.

Beca immediately stand up from the bed "yeah you're right I should go to the gym and start working on our set list" she said coolly so that Chloe won't pick up on her anxious behavior by the mere mention of Aubrey's name. Just the image of Aubrey's face if she finds out that she makes the Bellas eat pizza while practicing their set list sent chills to her spine. Aubrey would probably explode or much worst puke all over her, that is something she does not want to happen. Definitely not. "Yeah I better go, you have fun on your date and be careful" she said while Chloe giving her a good bye hug and a kiss on the cheek.

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Chloe's date with Jeff

Chloe was really smitten by Jeff. He is such a gentleman with all the flowers, opening of doors for her, pulling out a chair. She was not expecting to meet someone like this on the job. Good thing they are not exactly working together, he is just there to make sure the designs she's about to make will go together with the house design. He has these olive eyes, blonde hair, and she can tell that he has a body of a model even with his clothes on. They first talked about their job, how did they end up at that profession, how did they end up at their current project then they talked abouttheir College days apparently they're both from Barden only Jeff was older by 2 years from Chloe.

"You were on the Barden Bellas?" he asked surprisingly by Chloe's revelation.

"Yeah, why is that hard to believe?"

"Nah, it's just that, I was kindaguessing you were one of those sorority girls." He answered while eating his dessert.

"Well I'm not and I'm proud to be a Bella." She said proudly with her chin up.

Chloe had a really good time with Jeff and she was hoping there would be a second date. He's a breath of fresh air from the douche bags she's dated before. "So this is my place." She said pointing to the apartment building she has been staying in for the duration of her project.

"I had a really good time with you Chloe. Maybe we can do this again sometime?" he asked hopefully.

"Definitely, there will be a next time" then she remembered something "are you free next Saturday?"

"Yeah, what do you have in mind?"

"I'll message you the details, okay?" she said smiling at him.

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Rehearsals…

Everyone was pretty exhausted after a grueling cardio done by Beca. Now it's time for their practice on the set list that they are about to perform on the upcoming Semi-Finals. "okay guys, we gotta nail this to ensure our spot on Finals"Beca said trying to give them encouragement. She thinks that the Bellas are slacking because they think that with their 2 Championship that they are untouchables. Which of course is not true, they still have a lot to work on, there are still good groups that will show up and might beat them. This is not the time to slack around, if she has to be firm with them so be it.

Just when Beca was about to give her iron hand speech the door swung open and she thank whoever is looking after her because now she don't have to say anything to make her team work hard. Aubrey can do all that with a stare and she is really glad that Aubrey decided to stop by just in time. "You girls better not getting big headed. Just because you won last time does not mean you're gonna win this time. It's not written in stone, anything can happen. So you girls better work your asses of." The former captain confidently told her former team with her immaculate blonde hair cascading down her shoulders, hands on her hips and her chin rising up with her left eyebrow that made her look more intimidating.

"Alright aca-bitches you heard the authority" Fat Amy clapped "well go on then, move your asses" she said while eyeing everyone.

"That includes you too Amy" Aubrey informed her.

"Yes sir!" Fat Amy said while saluting to Aubrey.

"Thanks for that." Beca said lowly to her "You're the only one who can make them shake their boots like that."

"I know I'm aca-awesome" she smiled at Beca "that does not exclude you to the routine. Now run along hobbit."

This will probably gonna be one hell of rehearsals, since the blonde entered she seemed to sucked all the power of authority in the room. But Beca was actually happy about it, she get to take a break from being the leader even just for a while.

Like Beca predicted rehearsal has been tough but she was thankful that Aubrey was actually able to reach out to the team and made them not slack around. While she was walking at the quad to Baker hall she felt a tap on her shoulder and when she turned around she saw Jesse who looks like he haven't been sleeping in a while. "Hey Jesse, what's up?" she asked not sure how to talk to him.

"I was wondering maybe we could talk right now? About us, I know what I want Beca and that's being with you." He said making his puppy dog eyes directing at her.

Good try Jesse but those puppy dog eyes don't work on me she thought "Alright, let's have some coffee then" she agreed with him though they do need to talk and she already knows what she want. This conversation will not end well at all.

They were sitting opposite each other at the diner when the waiter came up and asked what they would have. "2 lattes, a cookie for me and a chocolate cupcake for her." He ordered for both of them not realizing he was doing it.

That is another thing that she noticed that Jesse does thru their relationship, he orders for her without even asking her what she wants, he just assumed that that is what she will order. Apparently that is what Jesse's ideal girlfriend will order and Beca sees that now.

"So…." He said trying to break the silence between them

"Jesse I'm gonna be honest with you" she said taking things slow "I don't think our relationship was working for the past few months already and I think you felt it too, we just didn't mention it because if we did we know it's real." she sigh "and it is real Jesse." Then their order arrived and she's relived by the distraction.

After the waiter left Jesse was on the verge of crying but he doesn't want to show that to Beca. He needs to tell her that he is her knight, he is the Prince Charming, and that she is for him. "Okay, its true we have had are moments for the past few months but I'm willing to make things work okay." He said swallowing the lump in his throat "I'll fix things, I'll be a better boyfriend."

"It's okay Jesse you don't have to fix anything, you are a good boyfriend, you're a great boyfriend." She assured him that he is a good guy. "Look Ireally have to go okay, we'll talk after semis we both need our focus there." She told him which is true they need to focus on semis they are the Captains and their team is depending on them. With that she left him at the diner, latte and chocolate cupcake untouched.

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Semi-Finals

Aubrey was fidgeting around the lobby just like she was about to perform, she feels like she was back again about to perform 2 years ago. "Aubrey if you're about to puke I suggest you to run to the ladies room right now." Stacie told her while making circles at her back to comfort her former Captain.

"I'm fine Stacie, thank you. You should get ready though." She assured the brunette while holding her arm. "Chloe's gonna be here any moment now anyway." She said with a smile and right on cue Chloe arrived with a tall blonde guy which Aubrey assumed is Jeff.

"Hey guys" she happily hugged Aubrey and Stacie "Brey, you alright?" she asked concern obvious on her voice "do you need to go to the ladies room?" Chloe whispered so that Jeff won't hear her. Even if she knew that Aubrey barely vomit stress anymore sometimes it's okay to be prepared.

"I'm fine both of you really" she's trying to assure them "Stacie you need to go back stage, you need to prepare and look Chloe's here, everything is fine." She puts a comforting arm at Stacie and giving her a smile.

"Alright, I'll better be there before Beca has a heart attack looking for me. Wish us luck!" Stacie said gullibly. And no one noticed Jeff looking at the brunette walking back to her team.

Chloe grabbed Jeff's hand and introduced him to Aubrey "Hey Brey this is Jeff Mill, Jeff this is Aubrey Posen my aca-awesome bestfriend." Chloe said while linking her arm at Aubrey.

"Hi, nice to finally meet you Aubrey." He said offering his hand to her.

"You too Jeff" accepting his hand.

"Alright, now that's done let's head to our seats." Chloe said dragging both of them to their designated seats.

Everyone was cheering contentedly as the Treble's finished their performance which made Aubrey nervous even if she knew that Beca's set list was better still it all depends on how they will perform tonight, anything can happen.

"Aren't they amazing?" Chloe asked Jeff who just nodded. Jeff was not expecting this as their second date, he was guessing another dinner date or a movie date. He was looking around feeling embarrassed and bored but he tries not to show Chloe that, he is after all a gentleman. Especially that they are with Aubrey, Chloe's bestfriend.

"And now let's give it up for another group from Barden….The…..BARDEN BELLAS!" and with that the crowd went crazy and everyone was shouting from adoration to encouragement.

The set list as Aubrey knew was great and once again Beca proved herself that she is right for the position. The performance was flawless everyone did a great job with it and they truly deserved the winning trophy that ensured them on the spot to the Finals along with the Treblemakers.

"After Party's on us aca-nerds!" Fat Amy shouted while holding chugs of beer on her hand. They went to a club near their hotel.

"Hey hobbit!" Aubrey called Beca from behind "good job." She said while taking a drink from the bar.

"Thank you, that was really nice coming from the Bellas ancestor." Beca countered.

"Yeah yeah" she said not even getting irritated by Beca's antics anymore. After years they become real good friends and the teasing was just their way of good friendship.

The Bellas are all in one table along with Aubrey, Chloe and Jeff. Aubrey stood up and raised her glass "I would like to thank Oompaloompa for doing a great job in creating an aca-amazing set list tonight" pointing at Beca "to Cynthia Rose and Fat Amy for being there with her, I'm sure she can't do anything without you two" gesturing at them "Lily your beatboxing is still superb, Denise, Jessica, and Ashley it's about time you got your solos and you wereaca-amazing out there." She winked at them "and to the new additions of the Bellas, welcome, the Bellas won't be complete without you and each and every one of you is essential to the group." She nodded at the new member "Stacie you were aca-amazing up there" with thatshe finished with a straight shot from her glass "Now let's bring home that Championship trophy!"

"Now yatalkin!" Cynthia Rose raised her glass to Aubrey.

"I think Aubrey is really drunk?" Fat Amy whispered to Beca "she actually complemented all of us and she didn't call you 'Hobbit'."

"Yeah she just called me an Oompaloompa." Beca snorted.

After a few drinks Chloe was definitely getting drunk and Jeff wasn't that gloomy anymore. He's not gonna lie A Cappela people knows how to party and he's with a really beautiful red head. "hey Jeff you having fun?" Chloe asked him, she hoped she didn't scare him introducing him to her friends this early.

"Yeah I'm great. This party is pretty cool" he told her while they were dancing on the dance floor.

"Oh!which reminds me" she grabbed him towards the bar where she spotted a certain brunette. "Hey" she called right behind Beca's ear.

"Hey Chloe what's up?" Beca asked while drinking her alcohol, anything to distract her from thinking about Jesse.

"I don't think I've officially introduced you too Jeff?" she gestured to the said subject. "Jeff Mill this is Beca Mitchell, Bella Captain and Badass DJ." She introduced her proudly to him.

"Hello" he said while offering his hand "Chloe's a pretty big fan of yours."

"Is she now," she said smirking teasingly at the redhead "well, she talks about you too." Beca shakes his hand; he has a pretty firm grip.

2 drinks after Beca and Jeff are laughing hysterically at Chloe's quirk on telling them about her needing jiggle juice just like that aca-initiation night 2 years ago.

Beca felt a tap on her shoulder when she spun around her smile faded when she saw who it was. "Can we talk?" Jesse asked with his bleary eyesthat probably the cause of too many alcohol drinks. In which Beca thought not a good time to talk when she doesn't know how many he had. Things could get out of hand and alcohol is not a good combination with serious talk.

"Maybe we should talk when we're back at Barden and we're both sober." She told him.

"No, we need to talk now" he grabbed her arm trying to drag her to the corner when Jeff stood up to come in between them.

"Hey, take it easy, maybe you should listen to her." He argued with Jesse while trying to get Beca out of his reach.

"Look I don't know you and this is none of your business alright." He was getting impatient and how could Beca flirt with this guy while they are still together. "This is between me and my girlfriend." He said reassuring him that Beca is unavailable for him.

"Hey easy there alright. I'm not trying to get her from you I just think you should do what she said and talk when both of you are sober." He said with both his hands up in surrender.

That's when Chloe arrived with the other Bellas behind her and she walked right beside Jeff and intertwines her arms with his. Which Jesse got the message that Jeff is with Chloe and not with Beca.

"Guy's it's fine"Beca informed her friends and looked thankfully at Jeff. "Alright let's talk somewhere private." She told Jesse who looked relieved that they're finally gonna talk and clear things with them.

Chloe stand closer to Jeff and gripped his arm "Thank you for that." She smiled at him. He really is a gentleman she thought I'm so glad he was there with Beca when I wasn't. Although she was still worried about Beca talking to Jesse on whatever they are about to talk about because it doesn't look good from here. She hoped everything will work out just fine.

They were on the side walk just outside the club. "Okay, let's talk." She said to Jesse.

"Look Beca I want you, I'll make thing better okay" He told her while trying to hold her hand.

"Jesse I told you, you don't have to make things better, you were great. It's just that…" she tried to muster enough energy to finally tell him. "It's just that I'm not your Princess nor will Iever be. You have an idea Jesse and I'm sorry but that will never be me." she told him slowly for him to understand clearly. "You didn't do anything wrong, we were just not for each other." She let go of his hand.

"But we were great, I mean we were supposed to have aca-children together and live an aca-amazing life." He pleaded to her.

"Jesse…" she was becoming impatient with him. "look I don't like Latte and Chocolate cupcake." She hoped it made sense to him what she's trying to say. That they would never work as a couple because she's not the kind of girlfriend his looking for.

"What do you mean you don't like Latte and Chocolate cupcake that's what you order." Jesse was confused with the change of topic.

"No. Jesse that's what you order for me. That's what happened to our relationship. You do things without acknowledging me or asking my opinion on things."Beca was exasperated "Look some girls like that and probably the ideal girlfriend that you created liked that but I don't. At first I don't mind that you do that, it was sweet but then you start pushing things on me."Beca was looking at him making sure he understands what she's trying to convey on him.

"So…." He said dejectedly "this is it for us?" he looked at her with sadden eyes.

"Yeah, I guess it is." She tried to smile at him "but I'm open to being friends with you. When you're ready, if not then, you're not." It's true they had a better relationship when they were friends. "You did nothing wrong. You were just being you and I was being me. You'll find that someone, unfortunately it's not me." He nodded at her understanding that it was the end of their relationship and he was glad that she was honest with him on what she wanted.

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Beca woke up to the sound of her alarm with an empty bedroom knowing that Fat Amy is probably at someone else's bedroom which she sure did spend the night. She rolled on her back staring at the ceiling recalling what happened last night. It actually went well but thinking about it she hoped Jesse wasn't drunk enough to forget their break-up conversation. She actually felt good, like she finally was able to breath and she kinda felt happy. They just won semis, they got in the Finals, and she doesn't feel miserable or irritated anymore. The break-up was definitely a good decision. Now she can focus more on the Bellas, her mixes that she has been sending to a couple of producers at L.A. since she started the school year and her classes. She actually wanna pass all of them and finally graduate.

On the other room Chloe woke up with the warmth behind her, when she looked the source of it she found Jeff, shirtless Jeff. She looked under the blanket and saw that both of them are naked then she remembered what happened last night. They were both a little tipsy after the party and they kissed which turned heated and one thing led to another. The sex was fine but she can't stop thinking on what happened to Beca and Jesse's conversation since Beca didn't come back at the club. Just a message to the Bellas that she was headed back to her hotel room. She checked her phone if there were any messages from Beca but there was none. Jeff started to stir from his side and he put his arm around Chloe's waist and kiss her shoulder "Good Morning" he said while rubbing his nose at her neck. She just smiled at him too preoccupied thinking if Beca was alright.