The party was tonight and Beca was waiting for Jacob and Steven to show up. Right now, she was hanging out with Jesse

"So how many people are coming?" she asked

"A lot. Oh and I invited Aubrey and her friend Chloe. They said they would come." Jesse said

"Chloe's the ginger right?" Beca asked recognizing the name from some of her classes

"Yeah, she's the ginger." Jesse laughed. The doorbell rang, signaling the arrival of the men they were waiting on. Beca bolted to the door, letting them in "Jacob you know where to set up and Steven follow me." she led him to where she had tables set up for the DJ equipment. She was helping him get everything when she heard

"Hey Beca! Come here I need you to try this!" Jacob yelled from the bar

"Just a sec!" she replied, helping Steven set up. As they finished she took a step back, admiring the set up

"Okay well I have to go see what Jacob wants, but just ask Jesse to hand you my thumb drives so you can copy the new mixes onto your computer." Steven nodded as Beca walked to the bar. As soon as she reached the bar, she saw four different cocktails waiting for her

"Okay what the hell are these?" she asked

"Appletini, Nail in the Coffin, Black Widow, and Tequila Mockingbird. Try them and tell me what you think." Jacob insisted handing her the appletini

"Okay but that's it. Last time you had me taste test your drinks, I was plastered before the first guest arrived." Beca could hold her liquor, but sometimes Jacob got a little out of control when it came to making new drinks.

"That only happened twice Beca, and you were the one that agreed to try them all." he defended mixing more cocktails "Jesse, when you're done in there I need you to come in here to try some of these!" he yelled

"Okay!" he replied entering the kitchen "What am I drinking this time?" he said looking at the drinks in front of him

"Sex on the Beach, Vodka Martini, and a Screwdriver." he listed

"Sometimes I think you give me the girly drinks on purpose." he chuckled

"Maybe, maybe not. Just try them and tell me what you think." he thrust a drink into Jesse's hand. Jesse and Beca tried their drinks, nodding in approval at all of them

"Alright, they're good but no more taste testing. I actually want to remember the party this time." Beca said, Jesse nodding in agreement. Hours later, people started filing in Beca's house in groups, most people heading straight to the bar, others heading over to where Steven was playing Beca's mixes. After a while, Beca decided to go outside for some fresh air. Before leaving she walked up to the bar

"What's up Bec?" Jacob asked

"Oh nothing, I'm just gonna grab a twelve pack and head out to my truck. It's getting crowded in here and I'm just getting some fresh air." she explained

"You know where it is." he replied "You're the one that put it there."

"Thanks. I'll be back." she said taking a twelve pack of beer out to her truck. She put the case in the back, jumping on the bed of the truck. She took out a beer and her phone, deciding to text Jesse

hey I'm outside if you need me

where

truck

cool

Chloe and Aubrey entered the party, neither girl seeing any sign of Beca

"Oh hey ladies, glad you could make it." Jesse smiled at the girls, more specifically Aubrey

"I told you we would show up Jesse. So do you know where Beca is? I haven't seen her yet?" Chloe asked, earning a look of confusion from Aubrey. Why was she so interested in where Beca was?

"Oh, she's outside, said she wanted some fresh air. She's in the back of her truck." Jesse clarified

"Okay thanks." she said before turning to Aubrey "I'll be back."

"Where are you going?" Aubrey asked

"I'm just going outside for a few minutes."

"Okay, but be careful Chlo." the blonde warned

"I will Bree." Chloe said with a chuckle. Sometimes her best friends concern for her was amusing. She knew Aubrey only had her best interest at heart, but sometimes she acted more like a mom than a best friend, not that Chloe minded. Sometimes she needed it.

Beca opened her beer bottle, thinking about everything that happened this past week. This was definitely not her best week, but she wasn't embarrassed or ashamed. She made the decisions so she dealt with the consequences. As she downed her third beer, she heard a voice beside her

"Hey." she turned around to see none other than Chloe Beale

"Oh hey Red." she greeted, offering her a beer, which Chloe gladly took

"Thanks Beca."

"It's just a beer Red."

"Not just the beer. I meant standing up for us at the football game." she corrected with a smile "Nobody really defends us. They think we can handle it."

"Oh that? Don't worry about it." Beca laughed

"Why did you do it though? Beca you didn't just get into a fight, you got arrested. Why didn't you just save yourself the trouble?" Chloe was genuinely confused. If she were Beca, she would have been mad but ultimately avoided the trouble.

"Look Red, I get where you're coming from and I appreciate the concern, really I do. That's just not how I choose to live my life, I'm not going to spend my life avoiding trouble. I don't look for it, but I won't back down from a fight if someone wants to start shit with me." Beca said truthfully.

"But why? If you know you're gonna get in trouble why do you do it?" Chloe asked, noticing the way Beca shifted, almost looking uncomfortable

"I'd rather not discuss that right now if that's okay with you?" Chloe nodded "Come on, if I'm out here much longer, people are gonna start breaking shit, then I'll have to start breaking people." the ginger followed her back inside with one goal in mind

To figure out the mystery that was Beca Mitchell

Sooo what did you think? How much of a challenge do you think it's gonna be for Chloe to tame Beca? More importantly, why doesn't Beca try to avoid trouble? Let me know what you thought and I'll update ASAP.