"What the hell am I gonna do?" Aubrey asked herself as she paced her living room. Chloe wasn't home yet and for that she was thankful because she knew the red head was relentless and would ask her all sorts of questions she didn't want to answer.

Aubrey felt awfully frustrated that she let her guard down. She couldn't seem to stop herself from falling for Stacie's charm and that made her feel weaker than ever. Before she could tare herself down some more, Chloe came rushing through the front door with tear stained cheeks and she frowned instantly as she went from self pitying to protective friend mode.

"Chloe, what's wrong?" She cooed, instantly wrapping a sobbing Chloe into her arms; rubbing her back soothingly.

Chloe sniffled before speaking in a low, broken voice. "She doesn't love me Aubrey".

The blonde's arms only tightened around the broken red head. "Shhhht", she whispered. She didn't need to ask any more questions because she already knew everything she needed to know. She knew how much her best friend loved that girl she loathed so much. So she opted for setting Chloe down on their sofa and make her a hot cup of hot chocolate.

…..

"Amy, I don't know okay!" Beca slightly raised her voice at her friend after she bombarded her with questions. "We've only been dating for a couple of weeks. How the hell am I supposed to know what love even means?"

Amy shook her head at her small friend. "I don't understand this situation. You told her you loved her, while you were drunk I might add. And you know what they say..a drunk mouth speaks the truth and nothing but the truth" The blonde girl stated as a matter of fact. "You might very much be in love with her without yet realizing it.

Beca sighed and looked down at her fidgeting fingers. "I just don't want to rush into anything. I can't open myself up to someone and then be disappointed in the end. How do I even know that she's sure about this? I can't just accept her love declaration and live happily ever after. And yes, I know I gave her a drunk 'I love you' but Jesus, I was drunk! Who takes a drunk person seriously?"

All the while when Beca was rambling, Amy twirled her blonde pony tail around her finger. She didn't believe for one second that the brunette was telling the truth. She had some very deep and passionate feelings for Chloe hidden underneath her bitchy exterior.

"Sounds to me like you're afraid of being cared for", Amy said as she looked pointedly at Beca. "And listen Becs. I'm not saying I choose sides here but Chloe seems like a very sensitive person. From the inside and out. I could practically poke her and she'd bruise instantly. So before you decide to run away from all of this, go think about all the reasons you're attracted to her. You're going to have to peel your feelings open, layer by layer"

Beca sighed and stood up from her position on the bed, making herself look busy as she rumbled through the fridge. "We'll see…" She said. Feeling her phone vibrate in her back pocked, she took it out and saw it was a text from Aubrey. She instantly grumbled and hoped that bitch will keep her nose in her own business.

She instantly relaxed when she saw the message wasn't about her and Chloe. It was a mass text sent to all of the Bella's.

'Practice is cancelled for the rest of the week.

~Aubrey.

"That's it?" Beca said in an irritated voice as she turned to look at a very confused Amy. "She's not even giving an explanation? We've worked our asses off these last couple of weeks"

The aussie nodded in agreement. "I ran into her this morning. She practically pushed herself passed me. I didn't even get a chance to talk to her so I'm guessing there's something going on that we don't know about"

Beca's phone rang and she answered instantly when she saw it was Stacie.

"Yeah, Stacie" She answered with a sigh as she went to sit next to Fat Amy on the bed.

"Hey, dude listen. Why the hell is practice cancelled? Aubrey won't even return my calls nor my text messages. What the hell is going on?"

…..

"Bree, maybe it was a bad idea for us to cancel practice. We finally got them to get the routines right and if they don't practice, we're going to have to start from square one" Chloe said as she sipped quietly on her coffee. She and Aubrey decided it was a bad idea to mope on their couch all day, so they decided to stroll through town and have a drink at their favorite coffee shop.

Aubrey just rolled her eyes as she tapped her foot on the ground. "It's not like their lazy asses cared anyway"

"A little harsh Bree" Chloe said with a raised eyebrow. "We can't let our personal issues influence our performance this year. You were the one that wanted to redeem yourself, remember?"

Aubrey sighed and leaned back in her chair. "I know okay. But let's just take these few days to clear our heads so we can start fresh okay?"

Chloe nodded in understanding. She knew facing Beca again would be painful so she might as well take some time to practice a 'I don't care face'.

"You're right. This year nothing or no one will stop us from winning." She nodded frantically, winking at Aubrey to lighten the mood a little.

It won't be easy putting their personal feelings aside but at least it would be worth it at the end of the day. Or so they both hoped.

A/N. Hiii guys. I'm so sorry for not updating my stories frequently. I have a very demanding job and a lot of stress. But the instant I started writing this chapter I knew it made me feel better. So I might be here more than usual. Let me know if you guys would like to see some Bumper and Amy action. I could definitely have fun writing them. Laters xx