A/N: Here's chapter 2, my lovely readers.


Monday Night, November 23rd

The club was pumping in the best way possible. Beca had met a bunch of friends, and even Ashlynn showed up. Beca was having a blast, and she loved that everyone was loving her newer mixes. Everyone was dancing and having a good time, and soon enough was Beca's break. She put a few tracks on autoplay before she stepped over to the bar, meeting with CR, Maggie, and James.

"Beca, you're doing awesome out there!" James told her over the loud music.

Beca smiled at him and gave him a high five. "Thanks- I'm glad they're loving the new material. I've been working on it for a while." She explained, leaning against the bar and asking for a water. "I actually almost didn't play the Paramore mash-up."

"Why?" CR asked, sipping from her martini.

"I didn't feel it was ready. It was still a little rough in some places." The DJ explained with a shrug. She was very picky about her own work, and sometimes it got the better of her. "Plus I was sure if I wanted to use the tempo and bass line from 'Emergency' or 'All I Wanted'."

Her friends nodded and they fell into a small conversation, with Beca occasionally sipping from her water. At some point she said goodbye to them for the time being and headed back up to the booth., the glow of her laptop illuminating her face with the dimmest of blue and white colors. It almost made her look sick. She transitioned into her Ed Sheeran mash-up, and when she looked out into the crowd, that's when she saw her.

Chloe Beale had just entered the building.

Beca swallowed thickly and went back to her music, letting the mix play through. She chewed her lip and clicked on the "our song", setting it up to play after the current mix.

Some things we don't talk about,

rather do without,

and just hold the smile.

Falling in and out of love,

ashamed and proud of,

together all the while

BEca noticed how people started to pair up and begin slow dancing. She bit her lip and swallowed again as she looked at Chloe, with Aubrey, Damian, and some other guy.

Where did I go wrong?

I lost a friend

somewhere along in the bitterness

And I would have stayed up

with you all night

Had I known how to save a life

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When Chloe walked into the club, the last thing she wanted to hear was what she and Beca dubbed as "their song". It hurt, hearing "Never Say Never" again, but when the song changed into a slowed down version of "How to Save a Life", she looked up at the booth and saw her. Her heart stopped as she saw Beca again for the first time in months. She gulped and looked away at the first chance she got, diverting her attention to Jo who was leading her, Aubrey, and Damian towards the bar.

"Chloe, are you okay?" Aubrey asked, her eyes sincere as the redhead took a seat.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. I just… need a drink." Chloe's expression was blank as she fought against looking at the brunette in the booth. Jo had noticed Chloe's irregular behavior and ordered them all shots, Aubrey happily setting a tab.

Once they finished the first line of shots, Jo gently took Chloe to the dance floor, where they slowly swayed to the voice of Isaac Slade and Beca's mashing together in perfect harmony. IT hurt Chloe's heart, knowing she was dancing with someone else to their song, but she couldn't do anything about it. She was with Jo now, and no matter how much it hurt, that was the way things were.

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Beca had to keep herself from screaming out in agony when she saw Chloe dancing with the guy who arrived with them. To their song, nonetheless. Once the song was finally over, Beca merged it to a faster beat, but that didn't stop the guy from dancing with Chloe, or from Chloe kissing him when he got too close. Beca was visibly deflating as she watched on, barely paying attention when James came up next to her.

"Rough night?" He asked, crossing his arms as he watched her typing away at her laptop, more than likely setting up a list for it to autoplay.

"Kind of." The girl mumbled, easily creating transitions from song to song. That's what she did, why she was there that night. To make the rocky things smooth, not get her heart torn out of her chest.

"You know, I can take over if you need to bail." James offered, but Beca shook her head. She didn't want the owner to be locked up as an amateur DJ all night.

"No, I've got it. I may just need to take another break here soon. Things are.. yeah." She explained, adjusting her headphones as she looked at her friend. "Before I break something, I mean. I've got enough songs lined up for the rest of the night, anyways."

"Go take one. I'll keep an eye on your stuff." James suggested, gently nudging Beca when she didn't move.

Beca sighed and nodded, exiting the DJ stand before she walked over to the bartender. She asked him which tab the redhead in the blue dress was under, and when she was told it was Aubrey Posen, Beca chewed her lip. Aubrey probably hated her. Nevertheless, she told him to switch the tab to her own, then gave him a napkin with a scribbled number on it to give to Ms. Posen. Hopefully Aubrey will either call her or she'll give it to Chloe.

Once she was out of the back doors of the club, Beca released a breath she didn't know she was holding. She pulled out her pack and lit up a cigarette (she refused to quit, especially after moving), before leaning against the cool brick wall. It was a warm night, which meant Maggie was going to blast the AC. Beca didn't mind it, really. It wasn't that much money, and she could handle it. It reminded her of home, when Scott kept the house at at least 50 degrees.

As she exhaled she looked up at the sky, and noticed that you could barely see the stars at night in downtown LA. IT was just like New York City at night. It was a beauty in itself, but you could never see the natural beauty hidden behind the smog and lights that blocked out the navy sky and turned it into a charcoal black.

A does that do a person, makes them see things from a whiole new perspective.

And as she stomped out the cigarette and headed back into the club, more relatively calm than before, she completely ignored Chloe, her boyfriend, Aubrey, and Damian.

Because who really needed to dwell in the past, when the success of the future is just ahead? That's what Beca thought as she changed to the last song of the night, and watched for the first time in a while as the quad of people she wanted to avoid walked over to the bar, and she smiled when the bartender graciously handed the note to Aubrey when the blonde asked for the tab.

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Chloe laughed as she moved against Jo, keeping the girl close to her. When it was announced that the club was to close soon, Chloe chewed her lip and looked up at Beca before she was dragged by Beca over to the bar. She pulled Jo with her, and as Chloe leaned against the bar, Jo wrapped her arms around her. Chloe hummed and leaned into Jo's touch as her girlfriend kissed along her neck, while she listened to Aubrey talk to the bartender.

"What do you mean, my tab's been paid for?" Aubrey growled, obviously the sober one.

"Someone asked me to add your tab to theirs." The bartender explained.

"Who?"

The bartender nodded up towards the DJ stand as he dried a cup. "Told me to give you this." He added, reaching into his pocket and handing the napkin to the blonde.

Aubrey looked down at the note, then over at the DJ booth. She huffed and shoved the napkin into her purse. With a nodded thank you to the bartender, she asked Damian to take Jo and Chloe back to the hotel, and she'd meet up with them later. When Damian gave her the okay she pushed through the crowd of exiting people, running into Beca as the brunette was crossing to go to her friends.

"Aubrey?" A girl asked, and Aubrey looked over to see that it was Cynthia Rose. The girl smiled and pushed off the bar, walking over to Aubrey to give her a hug. "How are ya, friend?" She was obvoiusly a little tipsy, and the other girl just laughed along with CR, for no reason what so ever.

Aubrey smiled uncomfortably and awkwardly hugged CR back, but then quickly pulled back. "Fine, I'm fine." She eyed CR and the other girl. "Beca, can I talk to you?" She asked, nodding towards a more seculded area.

Beca bit her lip but nodded and followed Abrey, motioning for her roommate to stay close to CR and not to do anything stupid. She crossed her arms once they got away from the loudness of everyone leaving. "What?"

"Don't 'what' me. You paid my tab?" Aubrey questionjed, and Beca nodded. "And gave me your number? Are you insane?!"

Beca sighed. "No, I'm not. Just please.. give it to her. I just want her to have it, okay?"

"You left her all alone at Barden after cheating and you expect me to just give her your numbner so she can fall back into your trap?"

Beca shook her head. "No-"

"She's happy, Beca. Without you. She's got Jo. Just leave her alone, alright? I can't see her hurt like that again."

Beca had to admit, hearing that from Aubrey hurt .Aubrey knew how Beca felt about Chloe. She aslways had. "I don't want to hurt her, Aubrey, just please-"

"No, Beca!"

"-just give her my number. Let her decide-"

"Stop, Beca. You're making it worse on yourself!" Aubrey yelled, but Beca kept going.

"Just please, Aubrey. Give it to her. If she calls me and tells me she wants nothing to do with me, then I'll back off. All I'm asking from you is to give it to her. Please?" Beca pleaded, stepping up to Aubrey. "I know she's happy. I can see it. I just.. want to at least be a part of her life again. I'm going insane with this constant wondering."

Aubrey sighed and looked at the napkin in her hand, then to Beca's sincerity. She could tell that Beca was being serious, and that scared her. Beca was rarely serious. She looked the girl up and down, and noticed how she changed. This wasn't Beca, the scared, shy little girl she left in charge of the Bellas almost four years ago. This Beca was strong, confident, and above all else, in love. AUbrey could see the passion in Beca's eyes, it was the look of someone determined. Someone who would do anything for that one specific person. It was the way Damian looked around her, and the way Belle looked around Scott. It was inevitable, Beca Mitchell was irrevocably in love with Chloe Beale.

"You've got one last chance, Beca. Don't screw it up." Aubrey mumbled as she pushed past the girl and towards the exit, leaving Beca to silently celebrate with herself.


Songs used were Never Say Never and How to Save a Life, both by The Fray.