Good Or Bad Luck: Chapter 9

Aubrey wakes up with two arms wrapped around her. She opens her eyes and smiles at the brunette in front of her. After getting some clothes and waiting for Stacie to come back after saying goodbye to her guests and excusing herself to 'take care' of her, Stacie insisted on watching some kind of series. They never actually got around to watch the first episode, they cuddled up and before she knew it she was asleep in the comfort of Stacie's warm embrace.

Aubrey shifts a bit, accidentally waking up Stacie."Hmm, good morning." Stacie whispers with a yawn. "Good morning, how did you sleep?" Aubrey whispers back. "The best since a very long time, you?" Stacie yawns once again. "Same." The smile on her face doesn't go unnoticed by Stacie. "You look beautiful." Aubrey blushes oh so slightly. "So do you." She manages to bring out.

They stay in bed cuddling until they think it's time to get up. "Can you check what time it is?" Stacie ask while looking through her wardrobe. Even if she doesn't live here anymore she has some clothes here just in case. "It's 9 o'clock." Aubrey turns around and sees Stacie standing there with two pairs of sweatpants and shirts. "Thanks, and I think you're about my size. You can wear these instead of your dress from last night." Aubrey smiles at her. "Thank you, I'll return it to you next time I see you." Stacie laughs. "Or I can pick it up after our date." She says with a wink. "Yeah, uhm, that works too." Aubrey turns completely red. Stacie walks up to her and wraps her arms around the blonde after dropping the clothes on the bed. "You look cute when you blush." Stacie plants a kiss on Aubrey's cheek and lets go. "I'll go make breakfast, pick something you want to wear."

Fifteen minutes later Aubrey walks down to the kitchen. "What smells so good?" Stacie moves out the way to show Aubrey the first ready waffle. "Beca taught me how to make them but hers are still better." Aubrey looks surprised. "The little one can cook?" Stacie laughs. "Yeah, I'm more of a take out and buy something on the way person but Beca, she cooks because it does come out cheaper for her." The tall brunette shakes her head with a sad smile. "Stacie, why doesn't Beca want any help from you or your parents?" Aubrey asks while pouring herself a cup of coffee. "I don't know, she's always been like that. When she moved in with Benji she cooked at least three times a week, did laundry and cleaned the house when necessary. When we tried to give her some money for it she always brushed it off and said it was for the hospitality." Aubrey listens to Stacie but in the mean time she tries to figure out a way to help Beca.

"I knew I smelled Beca's waffles." Benji strolls in casually waving at Aubrey before grabbing himself a plate and a cup of coffee. "Good morning Benji. Did you talk to Beca last night?" He shakes his head. "No, I didn't have a chance. I do need to talk to her about staying here until I leave for college in September." He takes a bit from his waffle. "I should also tell her that I'll be going to UCLA, they accepted my scholarship." He says proudly. "Oh my God, that's amazing." Benji shrugs his shoulders. "I guess." Stacie gives him a weird look. "What's wrong?" She asks worriedly. "No it's just… I'll be the youngest and I'm scared." Stacie smiles at him. "You'll be fine, I'm positive about it."

After a few minutes in silence Aubrey breaks it. "What will you be studying?" Benji gives her a bright smile. "I'm taking Engineering as a major and Film, Television and Digital Media as minor." Aubrey drops her fork. "Wow, that's impressive." If it was possible, Benji's smile would grow three more sizes. "Thanks, I want to be like my dad but I also love making video's so this was a cool option." He sounds extremely proud of himself. "I can ask Chloe is you can come down to a music video shoot to observe if you want?" Aubrey proposes casually, what she didn't expect was Benji throwing himself at her to wrap her in a hug. "Whoa, alright kid, I can't call Chloe if you squeeze me to death." She laughs. Benji quickly lets go and apologizes.

Stacie just sits there watching the interaction. What Aubrey doesn't know is how much Benji and Beca really mean to her. It means the world to her that they get along.


Beca enters her apartment, drops her bags on the floor and plops down on the couch. The time she spent with Chloe sent her on an emotional rollercoaster. She wants to stay away from her but in the other side she can't bear the thought of that. Beca takes out her new laptop and starts installing the new software and some programs that she'll need to work on the scores.

It takes a bit of time getting used to the new software and programs but the exploration doesn't last long. Her concentration gets interrupted by a knock on her door. She gets ups with a sigh.

"Hey Beca, I need to talk to you." Beca's landlord is standing in her doorway and nothing good can come from that. "Look, I know I' a day late with the payment but I'll have your money tomorrow. Please, I'm begging you don't kick me out." A rush of panic goes through Beca. "That's not what I'm here for, don't worry about the rent. I know you're a steady payer." He tries to comfort her but still something seems off. "Can I come in?" Beca steps aside and lets him inside. "I have some bad news… I'm selling the building and everyone has to be out in two months. In the contract I have to give you a two months notice but since it's all going so going so quick I want to give you a compensation."

Beca can feel tears threatening to spill but keeps them in. The landlord sees that Beca won't say anything so he continues. "You just pay this month and the second month you don't have to pay. I'm really sorry about the circumstances." Beca nods her head slowly, still trying to comprehend what's going on. "Thank you, that's very kind of you. I'll start looking for something new as soon as possible." She manages to get the sentences out without her voice trembling. "I'm really sorry, I hope you find something soon." He looks at the short girl in front of him, she looks devastated and he decides to leave her to wrap her head around the situation so he leaves quietly closing the door behind him.

Fuck… what am I going to do? How will I explain this to Benji? These and dozens of others run through her mind at the same time. She takes a seat back on the coach and places her laptop on her lap and starts looking for new apartments to rent. She needed to find something ASAP and without Stacie worrying about it. This will be my little secret.

After looking for apartments and finishing the arrangements that Beca is finally satisfied with she notices that it's almost 8 am. She pulled an all-nighter but she didn't mind, she knew it had to be done. Since lunch the day before Beca had been looking for a new place and she found some relatively cheap place that she's look at somewhere this week. When it neared 11 pm she decided that she had to finish the arrangements for Emily. Beca prepares herself a quick breakfast and takes a shower.

Chloe is on the phone making some arrangements for Emily. The labels have promoted the acoustic version already and it was a instant hit. That also means that they have to get into the studio much sooner and get it all done. She was setting up studio time on Monday and would talk to Beca is she could come in on Tuesday as well.

Around 11 there's a knock on Chloe's office door. "Come in." The door and Beca reveals herself. "Beca, you're extremely early. I didn't expect you until 1" Chloe smiles at the brunette. "Yeah, I finished the scores and thought I'd bring them in." Beca hands Chloe a flash drive. "Before you leave, I need to get some details sorted about the recording of Flashlight. The labels have done some promoting and the song is an instant hit and they want the song finished as soon as possible."

"And what does that mean exactly?"

"It means that I'll need you here much more this week." Beca has a conflicted look on her face. "Give me ten minutes and let me call Luke." Beca takes out her phone and calls Luke.

*Phone Call*

Luke: "Sup Becky, how you been? Sorry I missed your b-day, I'll make it up to you."

Beca: "Hey Luke, no worries about that. I need to ask you something though."

Luke: "Sure, what's up?"

Beca: "I might have gotten an amazing deal at Red Sun Studios and they need me in the booth this week, can I maybe get the week off?" She can hear Luke laugh on the other line.

Luke: "That's great, but I have a better proposition. You do the job at the studio and take as long as you need. Your job here will still be here when you're done, I can handle the shop without you for a while."

Beca: "Are you serious? I mean that's amazing but are you sure?"

Luke: "Yeah, I'm sure but you need to promise me one thing…"

Beca: "Anything!"

Luke: "Don't forget about the little people when you're famous."

Beca: "Of course not."

Luke: "I have to go, the store is packed today. I'll call you later. Bye."

Beca: "Bye."

*End Phone Call*

Beca looks back at Chloe's expectant face. "So, I can take some time off and work on the track. just let me know when you need me." Chloe lets out a loud squeal. "That's fantastic, I'll set everything up. The first session is tomorrow. Also the musicians are coming in an hour to check out the score, do you want to sit with them and listen to them?" Beca nods her head. "Yeah, that would be cool but I have to be somewhere at 3." Chloe nods at her turn. "Sure, no problem. Do you want to wait here?" Beca shuffles her feet. "I don't want to be a bother or interrupt your work." Chloe shakes her head. "Sit down, you're not interrupting me." Beca cautiously sits down. "I have my laptop so I can do some work of my own."She points at the shoulder bag. "Sure, if you need anything don't hesitate to ask."

Both women work in silence. Beca with her headset on working on some mixes and Chloe writing some e-mails for the musicians and studio time. Neither seem to notice the glances the other throws the other from time to time. They enjoy their company and are both sad when the musicians arrive.

Everyone seems to like the arrangement except for the bass player. "This is crap, do you really expect me to play this? A five year old with no clue can make better music than this." Chloe is getting annoyed in Beca's place but doesn't say anything because she doesn't get the chance. "This is not about it being easy to play, it's about the end product that will be made." The bass player scoffs. "You really think so? then you play it." He says with a stupid smirk on his face. The other musicians seem uncomfortable and Chloe is scared for what might come.

"Fine, you guys can play this prima vista right?" The others nod their heads. "Give me the bass and lets get this session started shall we." Chloe is pleasantly surprised. "Let's do the first verse and chorus the way he wanted it and the second time we'll do the same but how I wrote it." Beca presses a button on her phone, probably to record and the drummer counts them in.

Chloe is fully beaming when they finish the second time. The bass player tries to keep a straight face but even he knows that Beca was right from the start. "That was awesome Beca, and you were right. The way you wrote is so much better." Beca smiles shyly at the drummer. "Thanks." She takes of the bass and hands it back to its rightful owner. "Ready to do it my way?" He scoffs once more but doesn't say anything. "Right, can we take this from the top?" Beca gets a thumbs up from almost everyone and fumbles with the soundboard. Chloe and her had agreed on recording the session so they could see the progress as a group. So while Beca was working her magic Chloe sat on the couch behind her and watched in awe.


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