Zachary Talbot - Hunter Parrish
Marcus Lee - Kian Lawley
Hailey Jameston - Rebecca Black
And since I didn't mention it before, Seth - Sebastian Stan.
When Beca woke up later that day (she was grateful that it was Sunday) she wasn't met with a hangover, but slight confusion when she felt someone stir in her arms. She looked down and smiled at the red hair that was strewn about her pillow. She looked at the time, it was already noon. Beca thought back to last night and remembered that Jesse said they had to talk. She found her phone and texted Jesse, asking if he wanted to go to lunch before writing a note to Chloe saying good morning, where she was, and where the aspirin and coffee were. She could only assume that Chloe's hangover was going to be bad.
Jesse agreed for lunch and told Beca to meet him at their usual diner. Beca got dressed quickly (She just had to change her shirt- she had fallen asleep in jeans again) and made her way outside without waking up Chloe. Scott was already up and reading, and he wished her good luck. She loved her brother immensely, but he sometimes just confused her with his amount of knowledge.
As she walked to the beat of one of her newer mixes flowing through her ears, Beca thought about the possibilities of things that Jesse would want to talk to her about. Her mind went to the obvious one first: he was dumping her. That she really didn't understand, they were happy. Or at least she thought they were. Maybe Jesse wasn't as happy in the relationship as she was.
Then there was option 2: he was dropping out of college. She quickly ruled that one out, because it didn't seem like Jesse at all.
Her curiosity was getting the better of her as she walked into the diner and saw Jesse sitting at their usual booth, sunglasses perched over his eyes. It wasn't that cold in Atlanta yet, but it most definitely wasn't sunny enough for sunglasses. She chuckled at the sight of her boyfriend being hungover- he never really was good with alcohol.
"Everything alright?" She asked, louder than necessary and giggling when JEsse flinched at the pain from his obvious headache.
"Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up." Jesse answered, grimacing a little. She told the waitress to get them both a coffee and Beca leaned back in her seat.
"So, what do we have to talk about?" She asked, looking over at him. He got quiet, and Beca assumed this was because he was hungover.
"Jesse?"
She watched as the boy shifted a little in his seat and chewed on his lip. This was unusual Jesse behavior, and it was kind of scaring her a little. Even if the man was hungover he was usually a little more upbeat than this. Something had to of been wrong.
"I kissed someone." Jesse muttered out, keeping his sunglasses-covered eyes focused on the table.
Beca stilled, her eyes stoic. Sure, she and Chloe shared a bed last night, but Chloe was her best friend. It's not like they've kissed or anything. "Who?"
Jesse was silent. If he had kissed someone at the party, they had to be a Bella. No questions asked.
"...Zachary."
Beca's jaw dropped. "You kissed Zachary? CD stacking Zachary?"
Zachary Talbot was someone that Jesse and Beca took under their wings last year when the boy came in as a freshman and didn't know what else to do. He signed up for the radio internship and had immediately become someone Beca thought she could trust. Or used to, anyways. She didn't even think Zachary, or Jesse, for that matter, was gay.
"Y-Yeah.." Jesse could tell that Beca was getting irritated. "Are you mad?"
"You cheated on me with our sophomore intern! Of course I'm going to be a little irritated." BEca stated, huffing out air as she threw money on the table and took her coffee to go. SHe left Jesse at the table, and the thought still lingered on whether they were together or not.
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"Ugh, he makes me so mad sometimes." Beca grumbled as she walked through the door of her apartment, walking right by Scott and CHloe who were sitting in the kitchen as she walked out to the balcony.
Scott was about to get up and check on her, but Chloe put her hand up, grabbed her mug of coffee and walked out to the balcony.
She knew how Beca tended to get, and from what she had heard Scott hasn't been around Beca very often until late because of the college thing. Chloe knew that Scott meant well, but he didn't know Beca Mitchell like she did.
She stepped out onto the balcony and wrapped her arms around herself as she watched Beca struggle to light the cigarette in between her lips.
"Damn it." The brunette mumbled as she fumbled with the lighter in her hand.
Chloe sighed and took the lighter from her, cupped her hands around the end of the cigarette and lit it for the girl. "That's bad for you, you know."
Beca took a long drag and let the smoke out gradually. "Thank you, Captain Obvious."
"I could do without the sarcasm, Bec." Chloe stated, leaning against the railing. She watched as the DJ slowly calmed down with the help of a burning stick of menthol tobacco.
The duo sat in silence until Beca's cigarette was half gone, and that was when the shorter brunette finally spoke up. She leaned against the balcony, looking out at the mid-day view of the scanty treeline. Chloe mimicked her position, but her focus was on Beca.
"He cheated on me." SHe muttered, looking at the cigarette before she took one last drag then snubbed it out in the ashtray on the table behind them.
"Jesse?"
"Who else?"
Chloe fell silent for a moment. "Who with?"
Beca laughed dryly. "A twenty year old sophomore named Zachary Talbot,who we work with. He's a Treble, was here last night."
Chloe bit her lip and moved closer to Beca. "Was he drunk?"
"Yeah, but that's not an excuse."
"I never said it was. He wasn't in control all the way. Maybe you should talk to Zachary, see things from his perspective."
Beca thought for a moment and sighed. "He didn't even seem like he regretted it, he didn't even apologize."
Chloe felt sympathy for the girl. She brought Beca into her arms and gave her a hug, despite Beca pushing her away physically and mentally. She knew the girl was going to make it seem like this wasn't going to get to her, that she'd be okay as soon as she walked back into the apartment, but that wasn't the case. Even though Beca was strong, and she'd get through this eventually, she did break down from time to time. Chloe made a mental promise to be with Beca no matter what, even if the shorter girl didn't want the help.
After standing there for a few moments, Chloe let Beca go before they went into the apartment. Scott stood in the kitchen still, now working on a late lunch for the three of them.
"Chloe, are you going to be here for dinner?" Scott asked, flipping the grilled cheese (Like he really knew how to make anything else).
"Sadly I don't think so. I need to set up my own apartment still and my job starts tomorrow." Chloe explained as she sat on the couch.
Beca sighed and went into the kitchen, grabbing them all some drinks and setting them on the counter. "Let's hope you're not teaching my history class." Beca joked, getting their sandwiches from Scott and sitting at the table.
"Oh, don't act like you wouldn't fantasize about me in class." Chloe laughed, sitting down next to Beca.
"Are you going to make people call you Miss Beale?" Scott asked, sitting across from the two.
Chloe bit her lip. "Maybe? I mean, it sounds more professional."
"Unless you know people in the class. Then it's strange, or kinky." Beca added, taking a bite of her sandwich.
Chloe rolled her eyes and stated eating as well. Scott looked between the two girls and furrowed his brow. He could sense something was off about the two, something they weren't talking about. He'd have to ask Beca about it later.
"Hey Bec, Marcus is going to come by later. We have a project to work on." Scott explained.
"That's alright. I've got Bellas tonight anyways." Beca answered with a smirk to her brother. "Just stay out of my room." Scott smiled at her and continued eating. They sat in silence as they finished eating, then went to watch a movie to kill some time before they went to do their own things. On the couch, Beca and Chloe sat on one end, cuddled up while Scott sat on the other end, smiling at them. CHloe was a good friend to Beca, but he knew that the redhead wanted more. He just wished Beca would realize it soon.
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Bellas rehearsal came and went quickly. Beca asked the girls what songs they should do, and after getting a variety of songs, Beca decided they'd do two songs: one a basic two-song mashup, and one a full out mashup. They did basic exercises while Beca thought of ways to mash up the given songs. She could think of a pretty basic way, but this was her last ICCA's Championship. She wanted it to be epic, to be perfect.
WHen they finished up rehearsal, Beca walked back to her apartment by herself. She didn't see a point in using her car when she wasn't that far from campus. SHe unlocked the door and smiled when Scott turned and smiled at her.
"Hey Bec. I thought you had work tonight?" He asked, Marcus looking up at him. Marcus Lee had attended the same high school Scott had, even though he was a few years older. Marcus became Scott's best friend when everyone turned away from Scott, making fun of him because of his age and knowledge, and Marcus defended him.
"I do. I'm just gonna shower really quick." Beca stated, walking back into her room.
"Wait, Beca-" Scott tried, sighing when he heard the door shut.
"She doesn't know, does she?" Marcus asked, flipping through his textbook.
"She will soon."
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Beca hummed to herself as she pulled out a pair of black sweatpants and a long-sleeved grey v-neck to wear to work (She'd end up sleeping in it when she got home). She was about to just strip and walk into her in-suite, but she heard the water running. She furrowed her brow and slowly opened the door. She saw a figure behind the shower curtain, and only when she saw the red hair did she realize who it was.
"Chloe, why the hell are you in my shower?" Beca asked, stepping inside and shutting the door. "Again?" She added as a joke.
Chloe jumped behind the curtain and she peeked her head out to look at Beca, who had a smirk on her face. "My hot water isn't turned on yet and I really needed a shower. I asked Scott and he said I could."
"And why didn't you ask me?"
"You were at rehearsal." Chloe stated, glancing around as the room filled with steam.
"Well, I need to shower. I have to work."
"THen come in, I won't bite. Unless you're into that." Chloe added with a seductive wink.
"I'm not getting in the shower with you!" BEca's eyes widened as she backed up.
"Well, it's either that, or you're late for work."
Bece thought about it for a moment and sighed. CHloe was right. So she strippd herself of her clothes, covered her junk and stepped in to see a bright-eyed, smiling Chloe, staring right back at her with damp hair and the same amount of confidence that she had when she came into her shower three years ago.
"Just like freshman year." Beca mumbled, quickly getting her hair wet and running shampoo through it.
Chloe smiled and took it upon herself to grap the soap and lather up her own body. "At least you know me well enough now."
"Yeah, true." Beca rinsed her hair and reached for the conditioner, but Chloe beat her to it. The redhead poured some on her hands and gently ran them through Beca's hair, and Beca could only let her.
Beca was confused about this whole situation but she let it slide. It was Chloe, for crying out loud. The girl was always crazy. She let her eyes close as she felt Chloe's movements, a soft groan coming from her mouth.
Chloe stepped closer to Beca with her bottom lip tucked between her teeth. She knew what she wanted to do and oh, how she wanted to do it. But she didn't want Beca to hate her. It would obviously freak the girl out and Chloe didn't want that to happen, but she knew that this might be her only chance. So she took a deep breath, leaned forward, and pressed her lips against Beca's as the water rinsed Beca's hair of conditioner.
BEca was shocked. She certainly wasn't expecting that from her supposedly straight best friend. She stood there, frozen, while Chloe kissed her. After a moment the red head pulled back when she noticed that Beca wasn't kissing her back.
"Beca?" She asked, her eyes wide with concern and fear that the brunette would run.
"I-I gotta go…" Beca stammered, getting out of the shower quickly. She got dressed in her room and blow-dried her hair as quickly as she could, threw on her jacket and left while yelling "bye" to Marcus and Scott over her shoulder.
She made her way to the station, ignoring the hello she got from Seth. She set her stuff down and walked out the back door, lighting a cigarette to keep her from panicking.
Chloe had kissed her. Which meant that the redhead had to of liked her as something more than a friend. Why didn't Chloe tel lher? Now the girl possibly thinks that Beca hates her. Beca took a long drag and leaned against the brick wall. She was so lost in thought, she didn't hear someone else walk outside.
"Beca?" A female voice asked. Beca looked around and saw Hailey, another worker of the station, standing there. "Are you okay?"
Hailey Jameston was hired after Beca decided that she needed more estrogen at the studio. Hailey is a Bella, but Beca took her under her wing because the girl showed an interest in mixing. Beca didn't mind the company, and since she was a sophomore Beca was able to teach her the ropes of the studio while Jesse and Zachary stacked CD's if they all happened to have the same shift.
Beca sighed and snubbed out the cigarette, putting the half in the box. "I'm fine. Let's just.. Go back in. It's just us and Seth tonight." She stated as she headed back inside, Hailey following her. Just because she mentored the girl didn't mean that she trusted her enough to tell her about the recent gayathon that has happened in her life.
As the two went back into the studio Beca immediately went into the recording room and didn't come out unless it was to use the restroom, smoke, or send Hailey to get food. She didn't want to do anything but music, and that's all she did until 6 o'clock am came and Jesse and Zachary came in for the morning shift.
Beca walked past them, ignoring them both as she tired walked to her apartment, lighting one last cigarette to take away her thoughts.