Aubrey had been in her room studying when she heard Chloe yelling for her. She got up and went to the living room to find Chloe pacing back and forth running her hand through her hair.
"What's up?," she asked Chloe.
Chloe stopped and looked at her. "I am totally screwed," she said.
"I need a little more context to work with, Chlo," Aubrey says.
Chloe opens her mouth but can't find the words. She takes Aubrey by the hand and leads her over to the sofa. They both sit down and Chloe turns to Aubrey.
"I need to tell you something," Chloe said. "And I need for you to not interrupt until I'm done and not to judge me. Can you do that?," she asked.
"You're scaring me a little bit, Chloe," Aubrey said. "Tell me what's going on. I won't interrupt."
Chloe takes and deep breath and lets it out. She then proceeds to tell Aubrey about the bet she made with Beca Mitchell.
"And now," Chloe says. "I think I'm falling for her."
Aubrey just looks at Chloe for a moment. She notices that Chloe has tears in her eyes. There are so many things going through Aubrey's mind that she needs a moment to sort them out.
Aubrey looks at Chloe and asks, "Do you think falling for her is a bad thing?"
"Of course it's a bad thing," Chloe says. "She's a player, a womaniser."
"So are you," Aubrey says.
"That's right. I am," Chloe says. "And I don't fall for anyone. Why am I falling for this girl?"
Chloe wipes her eyes as the tears start to fall. Aubrey doesn't know what to say so she just grabs her friend and holds her.
After Beca's revelation to herself, she realizes she is standing in the middle of the quad. She takes a quick look around to see if anyone if paying any attention to her. She sees several girls looking at her but they were just checking her out. She walks over and sits with her back against a tree. She rubs her hands over her face and drops them into her lap.
"What the hell is wrong with me?," she asks herself. "Beca Mitchell does not have real feelings for anyone. How did this girl manage to weasel her way into my heart?"
She pulls one leg up and, resting her elbow on her knee, holds her head in her hand. She has her eyes closed while she is contemplating what is happening to her when she senses a presence. She opens her eyes and looks up to sees Stacie standing there.
"Are you okay?," Stacie asks Beca.
"I'm sorry, what?," Beca asks unable to focus completely on what is being said to her.
"I asked if you were okay," Stacie says. "You look a little. . .lost."
"Um, yeah, I'm, I'm fine," Beca stammers. "Thanks for asking."
"Mind if I sit with you?," Stacie asks.
"Sure. Go ahead and sit," Beca says.
Stacie sits next to Beca and looks at her. "I've been wanting to call and see if you wanted to get together sometime."
Beca smirks. "Sorry, but if you're asking about having sex, I'm afraid I can't."
"Why not?," Stacie asks.
"Well, first off, you're a Bella," Beca says. "Therefor, you are off limits. It would just cause too many problems and that is something I don't need any more of. But the main reason is I'm actually kind of into someone and it wouldn't feel right."
Stacie pouts. "I'm not used to being turned down for for sex, but I understand," Stacie says. "Just know that the offer is still there if you change your mind."
Stacie stands and brushes off her jeans. She looks down at Beca and says, "I've heard about your player rep and that you are really good in bed because it's just sex to you. This person you're into has to be someone pretty special to have you turn down a sure thing."
Beca just looks up at Stacie. Stacie gives her a small smile and walks away.
Beca bangs her head back against the tree a couple of times. Chloe continues to invade her thoughts. She needed a distraction. She looks around and sees a girl checking her out. She gets up and walks over to her. "Hi, I'm Beca," she says as she approaches the girl.
Aubrey does't know how long she sits holding Chloe while she cries. In all the years she's known Chloe she has never see the redhead act this way about anyone. She's usually scaring off girls that come looking for Chloe after one of her "one-night" stands.
Chloe sniffs and pulls herself away from Aubrey. She looks at Aubrey and says, "I've never had any real feelings for anyone in almost 6 years and this is scaring the shit out of me. What do I do?"
Aubrey sighs and looks at Chloe. "I don't know what to tell you, Chlo. If it were anyone else I'd tell you to go for it. Ask her out. Go on a real date and see what happens. But, with both of your reputations, I'm not sure how this would work."
Chloe nods her head. She knows that what Aubrey is saying is true. She just has to figure out a way to forget about her feelings for Beca.
"I think I'll take a shower and get ready for practice," Chloe says.
Beca looks at the girl, whose name she has already forgotten, and says, "I'm so sorry. I can't do this. It's not you, it's me."
The girl just snorts and says, "Yeah, I've heard that before. I guess I should be thankful you stopped before we were totally naked."
Beca sighs and looks at the girl. "I am really sorry. I don't know why I even came onto you. I'm dealing with something and I shouldn't have started something I couldn't finish."
The girl looks at Beca and can see the sincerity in Beca's eyes. "No harm done. I'll just see myself out." She puts on her shirt and leaves.
Beca falls back on her bed and stares at the ceiling. After a few moments she notices the time and gets up to get ready for Bellas practice.
Chloe and Aubrey arrived early for practice and start setting up. Then Stacie enters with Amy and CR. Chloe hears Stacie mention Beca and ears perk up.
"She totally turned me down," Stacie said. "I mean, she's like a total player and I was offering myself to her on a silver platter."
"Well, you said she has feelings for someone," Amy said. "Maybe she finally found someone to tame her player ways."
"I guess," Stacie said. "But it just seems. . ."
The girls had walked over to the other side of the auditorium and Chloe couldn't hear any more of what the girls were saying. Chloe didn't have time to think about what she heard as the rest of the Bellas, including Beca, had entered the auditorium.
Aubrey got the girls' attention and began the first run-through of their set. Chloe kept sneaking glances at Beca only to find Beca looking at her. They would both quickly look away. This happened several times before Beca stumbled during the routine.
"Beca!," Aubrey yelled. "Pay attention. Alright girls back in position and let's start again."
The girls all groaned and looked at Beca. Beca shrugged her shoulders and mouthed a "Sorry" to them.
Beca tried but she messed up again, several times. The girls were all glaring at her because they knew they would never be let go if they didn't make it all the way through the routine at least twice. Aubrey gave the girls a 10-minute break and asked to see Beca. Aubrey walked Beca over the other side of the auditorium so the other girls could't hear them.
"What's going on, Beca?," Aubrey asks. "You had this routine down and now you're screwing up again and again."
"I'm sorry, Aubrey," Beca said. "I know it's no excuse but I've got a lot of stuff going on in my head right now and I just can't seem to concentrate."
Aubrey sighs. She's noticed how Chloe and Beca have been looking at each other throughout practice. She decides to be blunt with Beca. "Do you like Chloe?," she asks.
"Wh- Wh- What?," Beca manges to squeak out. "Why would you ask that? Pfft, I don't like, Chloe. I mean I like Chloe cause we're friends, but I don't like like her. I mean, we're just friends and she's a Bella, so no, I can't like her. Why would I- ."
Aubrey holds up her hand to get Beca to stop talking. "Okay. You've answered my question. Let's get back and try to get through this at least once. We're all tired and we all have other things to do."
Beca sighed and nodded at Aubrey. She would just concentrate on the routine and nothing else. She can do this.
Aubrey watched as Beca headed over to the other girls. "Chloe likes Beca. And after that word vomit that Beca was spewing, I think Beca feels the same way about Chloe. I can't wait to see how this plays out," she thinks. She smiles and heads back over to continue practice.