Note: … A series of three periods that are not in quotation marks represent the passage of an amount of time

Chapter 3

Beca and Chloe walked through the dark campus. The events that just took place were raging madly through Beca's mind. She could feel herself slightly shaking just thinking about it.

"What just happened?" The brunette thought

Beca had no idea to do after something like that. She had never felt this strongly about someone before. She never felt the way she did when she was with Chloe before. Flashes of the event that had just taken place played through Beca's mind. The feel of Chloe's skin, the kissing, her sexy and aggressive push on the bed.

"So hot.." the brunette thought to herself. Beca tried her best to shake the thoughts from her mind.

"Focus.. You're still here, you still have a party to go to.. Focus"

There was silence as the girls walked. They were on their way to the end of the semester a-cappella bash in central campus at the outdoor Barden memorial amphitheater. The muffled sound of "Our City (feat. Shoffy)" became increasingly apparent; it was playing from the direction of the party

Chloe began to softly sing along, "This our city tonight, we can do whatever we like"

Beca softly joined in, "oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh yeah"

The two harmonized, "This is our city tonight, we do whatever we like, oh oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh oh yeah"

Beca let out a breath that sound a mix between a quiet laugh and scoff. Chloe turned her head and flashed Beca a smile. Even in the dark, her teeth glowed. Chloe looked down at Beca's hand and slowly placed her own within it. The redhead returned her gaze to the path in front of her. Beca felt a jolt of nervousness, then relief at the ginger's touch. The brunette let out a small breath of relief. Beca was feeling quite jumpy tonight. She was glad the tension was partially broken. After several more seconds of silence, her thoughts began to creep in again.

"…What does this mean now?"

The brunette argued with herself, "It doesn't matter, we have a party to go to. I can't think about this."

Beca knew that her absentmindedness would show all over her face if she didn't stop herself now. She didn't want Fat Amy, or Jesse ("Ughhh") questioning her at the party

"Stop thinking about it. Stop thinking about it. Focus. Focus."

"I know Aubrey is gonna chew me out for being late" Chloe stated.

The sound of Chloe's voice startled Beca from her thoughts. It took the brunette a second for her to process the ginger's words.

"..Maybe if we're lucky she'll get laid tonight" Beca scoffed, "I think if I push Jesse hard enough, and he lands on Posen, they'll have aca-sex right there."

Chloe laughed.

"Boom, all our problems would be solved" Beca said.

"Damn, that's a good plan Mitchell. I'll hold Aubrey down" said Chloe playfully

"Deal." Beca smirked

The two began to approach a lit area and the music grew loud.

The party was in sight. "Trojans" by Atlas Genius was now playing and a huge crowd could be seen in the center of the amphitheater dancing and singing loudly. The trebles could be identified by their matching burgundy hoodies and obnoxious dancing. Fat Amy's figure could be distinctly singled out from the horde. Her large figure and bright blonde hair in the style of an "orthodox jew" ponytail gave her away. That, and the fact that she was "mermaid" dancing in the middle of the crowd. The girls approached the amphitheater and the music grew louder, along their own anticipation.

Beca didn't want to leave the ginger's grip, but she knew as soon as the Bellas spotted them Aubrey would rip the redhead from her side and Fat Amy would chat Beca's ear off about how she wanted to be "the meat" in every guy's "man sandwich."

"Chloe!" Aubrey's voice shouted from out of the girls' view.

The irritated Bella leader came into Beca and Chloe's eyesight from their right.

"Chloe, what the hell, I expected you to be here at 6:30. It's almost 7. I thought we agreed to be the first group here so the trebles don't monopolize the music set."

"Here we go" The brunette thought to herself

The party had played out as Beca had predicted so far. Posen was chewing out Chloe at the other end of the amphitheater and Beca was stuck listening to Fat Amy's Australian stories. She sat on the stone seats of the auditorium listening to how the large woman simultaneously wrestled crocodiles and dingoes. She stared from a distance at Chloe and Posen as she sipped her bad tasting beer. Beca sighed.

Fat Amy's ramble phased back in, "So that's how I became the best singer in Tasmania… with teeth." The large woman flashed her teeth quickly.

"Mmm.." Beca said back half-mindedly while staring at Beale and Posen from across the auditorium.

Fat Amy read the distant look on Beca's face and followed the brunette's gaze. The large woman snapped her gaze back to Mitchell.

"Just get with her already Mitchell, geez."

"Huh?" Beca snapped out of her trance and looked at the large woman.

"The Bella's have been waiting the whole year for you two to hook up. It's been obvious since day one. Here, I know what to do. Take my cup."

Beca put down her cup of her low-end piss tasting beer and took the red plastic cup Fat Amy was handing her. It was half full with a dark brown liquid. A wave of "liquor" smell radiated from the cup and hit the brunette.

"It's filled with my own creation. I call it 'Down Under'" the large woman smiled

"Go ahead, drink it you skinny bitch" Amy said

Beca took a swig of the liquid and began to cough violently. She could feel the burn emanating throughout her esophagus and stomach.

"Good stuff, right?" Amy smiled to the brunette. Beca was too preoccupied with the pain she felt in her organs to respond.

"Alright, I'm gonna make three more cups of that. That should be enough to get you hammered and get things going between you and the ginger."

"Wait, no, that's okay Am-"
The large woman got up before Beca had a chance to finish her response. Fat Amy waddled down the steps of the amphitheater and got to work mixing various drinks. Beca took another swig of the mixture. The burn was freshly renewed in Beca's chest and stomach, but was not as bad as the first time.

"Ugh.." Beca let out a groan at the intense burn, and waited a couple seconds for the feeling to subside. She repeated the process three more times. She could begin to the alcohol take affect. She whipped her phone from her pocket. The words: "4 unread messages" displayed on her screen. The brunette swiped to open her message inbox. There were three unread from Jesse and one from Chloe. Beca tapped on the message thread marked "Weirdo"

Chloe: Ughh… Aubrey says I need 2 get my "priorities" straight *eye roll emoji* 7:09pm

A new message from the ginger popped onto the screen

Chloe: And now shes yelling at me for looking my phone while shes talking 2 me 7:13pm

Beca laughed. She lifted her gaze from the phone to look at the ginger on the other side of the amphitheater. She could see Chloe looking back at her, giving her a look that said something along the lines of, "Kill mee." Posen continued to yell at her. Beca could faintly hear the blonde say, "Hey! Look at me, this is serious Chloe!"

Beca returned her attention to her phone. Beca texted back.

Beca: Don't worry, I'll pay off one of the trebles to come over and sweep Posen off her feet 7:14pm

*ding* A new message from Chloe appeared on the screen

Chloe: Please. That, or come over here and sweep me off my feet urself *wink face emoji* 7:15pm

Chloe: Ok, g2g, cnt txt bck anymr Aubrey's actlly gtting mad. 7:16pm

Beca, again, looked up from her screen at Aubrey and Chloe. Beca could faintly hear Posen say, "Stop texting on your phone! You're not even paying attention to me!" Beca felt irritated. Aubrey always came in between her and Chloe. Chloe had flaked on Beca several times in the past because she had to discuss "important business" with Aubrey, which translated into Posen yelling at the ginger for challenging her authority. She didn't like the way Aubrey treated Chloe, but what could Beca do. If she were to confront the uptight blonde she'd lose her spot on the Bellas.

"'Kay slut, I mixed three cups of 'Down Under' for you." said Fat Amy, interrupting Beca's intent gaze

"You're gonna drink all of them including the one I already gave you." said the large woman to Beca as she struggled up the stairs with three new red plastic cups. Beca put her phone down and looked at the new assortment of cups in Amy's hands.

"Amy, I can't drink all of that"

"Shush Mitchell." Amy placed the cups next to Beca and sat on the tier of seats directly in front, and below the brunette.

"Finish the cup I gave you and tell me, how far have you gotten with the ginger?" Amy questioned.

Beca took a swig to finish the existing cup of "Down Under" in her hands.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Beca replied

"Oh, come on, don't play dumb. We all already know. You don't have to BS with me Mitchell. " said Amy. "Here, I'll help you out with that." Amy swiped one of the cups filled with liquor from beside Beca and started drinking it. Beca ignored the large woman and picked up her phone again to stare at Chloe's messages. Amy watched as a smile spread across Beca's face.

"Give me that." Amy swiped the phone from Beca's hand

"Hey!" Beca struggled to get her device back from the woman. Amy held the phone out of Beca's reach with her left hand and read the messages.

"Aha! I knew you and the ginger were pashing" said the large blonde

Still struggling Beca replied, "Me and her were what?"

"Nothing. Here, let me help you out." Fat Amy used both of her hands to type. The woman sent a message as Beca.

Beca: After the party, me and you are going back to your dorm ginger ;) 7:19pm

Fat Amy let the brunette take the phone from her hands. It took Beca a couple seconds to read the message.

"Amy! You made me sound like a total creep"

"You're welcome Mitchell" the large woman winked and made a clicking sound with her mouth, "I'm gonna go shake my sexy fat ass now"

Amy walked down the amphitheater steps towards the crowd. Beca rolled her eyes.

*ding* a new message from Chloe

Chloe: :D 7:20pm

Beca smiled at her screen