CRUSH- DAVID ARCHULETA

"Beca! Becs!" Stacie called out while constantly knocking hard on her cousin's door. "Open up!"

"What do you want?" Beca asked, looking pissed at her cousin's excitement. "I'm in the middle of a mix, Stace, so this should good."

"Oh, I can assure you. This is good. Really good." Stacie walked in on Beca's door, leaving Beca no choice but to let her in with no more hesitations.

"Okay, about what this time? You finally solved your Algebra homework with a new formula?" Beca scoffed.

"Aubrey called me." Stacie blurted out with a wide grin on her face, which creeped Beca out.

"What?" Beca asked. "Can you repeat that?"

"Aubrey called me. Aubrey Posen!" Stacie shrieked while jumping on Beca's bed.

"No way, dude!" Beca smirked. "Hey, get down from there. Can't let my dad buy a new bed when I need a new mixing set."

"I'm serious, Becs. Aubrey just called me."

"Aubrey, your crush since Middle School Posen?" Beca faced Stacie this time.

"Yes. Aubrey my crush since Middle School Posen. She called me up, Beca!"

"Okay. Okay. Calm down!" Beca giggled. "What did she want this time? Do Algebra together? Visit the library?"

"She wants to hang out. Like, really hang out and eat ice cream. Just the two of us. Again." Stacie blushed. "We've been spending time together more than before, you know."

"Oh. Hang out as?"

"Hang out as friends." Stacie's smile faltered but she quickly recovered. "But, hey, it's fine. At least I'm getting there. Right?"

"Yeah. At least you get to spend time with her. That's better than nothing at all." Beca stated.

Stacie laid down on Beca's bed and started to stare at Beca's ceiling. "Hey, Becs. Do you think I can handle being around her? Do you think I have a chance with her?"

"Uh huh. You're Stacie Conrad." Beca took off her headphones and sat on the side of her bed so she could talk to Stacie properly. "Knowing you, you can handle a Posen, even though she's got you whipped."

"Hey!" Stacie sat up and started to slap Beca playfully. "Whatever, I have to go meet Aubrey in a few. See ya, B."

"Bye, Stace. Goodluck with Aubrey!" Beca replied and got back to work.

Crushing on Aubrey Posen was Stacie's extra-curricular activity, which everyone knows-except Aubrey herself. Aubrey, on the other hand, was oblivious to the fact that Stacie has a huge crush on her ever since Middle School. Bumping to Aubrey in school was one of the best thing that happened to Stacie-as she claimed. Aubrey and Stacie knew each other and were really close, but both drifted apart when Aubrey started dating Jeff-a member of the football team, which Stacie cannot stand.

It hurt Stacie to see Aubrey and Jeff, that's why she distanced herself from the pair-the real reason which Aubrey didn't seem to know. Stacie hid her feelings, thinking Aubrey wouldn't go for someone like her, because first of all, she knew that Aubrey is straight. Second, she is Aubrey Posen-and she won't go for someone like Stacie Conrad who sees herself as a 5 when in fact, the whole school considers a perfect 10. Walking away was her option.

"Hanging out as Friends. As friends only." Stacie murmured to herself as she hurried to the Ice Cream Palace to meet Aubrey, and of course, she's excited. "You are not whipped."

Whenever Aubrey would call Stacie to do homework, or just hang out and do nothing, Stacie wouldn't admit that she'd always be willing to say YES to anything Aubrey wants to do with her. Especially when Jeff and Aubrey broke up.

Aubrey seemed to be having such a huge control on her-which Stacie couldn't understand why.

She liked Aubrey Posen very much. But, could it be something more than that?

"Hey, Aubrey. Sorry I'm late." Stacie approached Aubrey who was already seated at a table good for two. "Got held up in Beca's."

"No problem. I just got here, so don't worry about that." Aubrey brushed Stacie's apology off and handed her the menu.

"Really? I know how you are when it comes to punctuality." Stacie grinned.

"Well… It's just for a few minutes…" Aubrey stated as she scanned the menu. "And, I invited you over. I can make an exception."

"Oh. Really now? I must be someone special huh?" Stacie joked, subtly glancing at Aubrey who looked so focused at looking for what to order.

"Of course, Stace. You're someone special to me." Aubrey replied. "You're something else."

Hearing Aubrey's response made Stacie want to squeal right then and there, but she kept her composure and tried to hide the blush on her face.

"Okay, Bree. What's up?" Stacie asked. "Any problem with the homework?"

Aubrey shook her head, and smiled at Stacie.

"Then what?" Stacie was curious, and it killed her that Aubrey didn't give her an immediate answer.

"Nothing, Stacie. I just wanted to spend time with you over a Salted Caramel Ice Cream Sundae." Aubrey giggled. "Is there anything wrong with that?"

"But, we had ice cream a week ago!"

"That wasn't Salted Caramel Ice cream." Aubrey smiled. "I want to share a salted caramel one with you. It's my favorite. My favorite ice cream with my favorite person."

"Wait. What did you just say?" Stacie's eyes widened. She couldn't believe what she just heard.

"I said, I'm getting my favorite ice cream with my favorite person." Aubrey stated. "Is there anything wrong?"

"No. No. None at all. I just…" Stacie defensively replied.

"Just?"

"Nothing. Never mind." Stacie shrugged. "Forget I asked, okay?"

"Okay."

Stacie loved Aubrey's company, and she was sure that Aubrey loved hers, too.

In fact, they missed each other when they were apart, especially when Aubrey dated-no one just dared to bring it up.

They had their own world whenever they're together-not making sense of anything else in the room.

And they can't blame everyone in campus, because they all agree that Aubrey Posen and Stacie Conrad would make a perfect couple.

Beca even claims that Aubrey and Stacie share a special look that only they could understand-and it's adorable. Stacie believes her, because she feels that there might be something even more between her and Aubrey.

"Bree, can I ask you something?"

"You're asking me now." Aubrey smirked. "Nah, kidding. Go ahead. What's that?"

"Uhm… Do you think it's possible for someone like you to fall for someone like me?" Stacie asked. "Well, you don't have to answer or anything, okay? I was just wondering."

"Stacie…" Aubrey was nervous, and Stacie could definitely see it by the way Aubrey's demeanor had changed. Aubrey scanned the room, and tried hard not to meet Stacie's gaze.

"Hey, it's okay. No big deal, really." Stacie tried to fix the awkward situation. "Just a question, no need make a fuss out of it."

"You're an amazing person, Stace." Aubrey swallowed hard. "I mean, like, really amazing. You have it all, seriously. Beauty, body, brains. I'd be an idiot to not fall in love with you." Aubrey immediately blurted out. Not realizing the impact of what she just said, Aubrey's eyes widened and panic can be read all over her face. "Well. Uh, so, there goes the answer to your million dollar question."

Stacie's face turned red, and looked away when Aubrey caught her staring back. "Uhm.. Do you really mean what you said?"

"Yep." Aubrey said. "That guy would be an idiot if he wouldn't like you back."

"Actually, Bree. Not a guy, but a girl." Stacie admitted. "I'm bisexual."

"Oh." Aubrey was shocked and Stacie wanted to leave right then and there, but Aubrey immediately spoke up. "That makes the two of us."

"Wow. That's…" Stacie couldn't find the right words- she was overwhelmed by Aubrey's revelation. "Just. Wow."

"Stop staring. You're scaring me." Aubrey chuckled. "C'mon, eat this sundae with me."

"I'm sorry. I just didn't think you were… you know." Stacie replied, trying to remember not to zone out.

"It's okay. It'll be our little secret." Aubrey winked in response.

And with Aubrey's wink, Stacie has just died on the inside. She needed to recover fast, but she just can't since Aubrey looked hot.

Halfway through with their sundae, Aubrey broke the tension between them and tried to get Stacie to open up to her.

"So, Stace. Who is this person? Care to share?" Aubrey grinned at Stacie who looked caught off guard.

"Uh, you don't know her." Stacie denied and continued to fill her mouth with ice cream just so she can avoid answering Aubrey's questions.

"Why? Are you inlove with that somebody now?" Aubrey joked. "She cast a love spell on you? Is that it?"

"Me? No." Stacie replied. "I don't know. It's complicated."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know really." Stacie shrugged. "I'm confused. 'Cause you know, maybe I just don't like her anymore. Maybe, I already am in love with her."

"Well, you better sort your feelings out, Stace. Whether it's love, or just another crush. You have to." Aubrey advised while finishing the sundae. "Who knows, when you'd tell her, maybe she'd reciprocate."

"Do you really think that?" Stacie perked up.

"Well, yeah. You won't know, until you try, right?"

"Yeah. I guess you're right." Stacie replied. "Maybe I'll try."

"That's my girl!" Aubrey exclaimed. "Tell her."

"Okay, here it goes…" Stacie inhaled deeply while she closed her eyes.

"What are you doing?" Aubrey whispered. "You're acting weird."

"Aubrey. I tried to hide my feelings for you ever since middle school. Honestly, I tried to distance my self from you and Jeff because it hurt a lot. I tried to walk away, Aubrey. But…"

"Stacie…" Aubrey held Stacie's hand across the table.

"Aubrey, the feeling gets stronger each and every day I spend with you. I swear, Bree. I wanted it to stop. I'm sorry that I can't help it." Stacie started crying, she was nervous of the outcome but she did her best to remain calm infront of Aubrey. "It's okay if you don't feel the same. I just wanted to let you know. It just won't go away, Bree."

"Stace. It's alright." Aubrey soothed Stacie's hands which she still held onto. "I understand. You have a crush on me, and there's no problem with that."

"Really? You're fine with it?"

"Yeah." Aubrey nodded. "I mean, I'm lucky. Not everyone likes someone who likes them back."

"Wait. What are you saying?" Stacie retracted her hand from Aubrey, but Aubrey was quick enough to prevent their hands from parting. "Am I dreaming?"

"Well, Stacie…" Aubrey sighed. "I like you too. I have. For quite a while, actually."

"You have?!" Stacie's voice caused a distraction, so she whispered instead. "No kidding?"

"Yeah. No kidding." Aubrey smiled and played with Stacie's hands on top of the table. "And I completely understand where you're coming from, because I think my crush on you won't be going away, too."