Hey guys! Sorry it took me so long to update, I've had tons of shit happening. To make up for it though, I'm posted two one-shots to my collection of one-shots . Also, I'm not going to just use music before and from 2012 because that's too complicated, I will be using more current music. As always, please review!
Beca flopped onto her bed as she got to her and Stacie's shared dorm. She was acting like a child and she needed to get her mind off her thoughts. She pulled herself off the bed and decided to go work at the station before the dinner tonight. Luke wouldn't care. He had been good friends with Chloe and Aubrey since freshman year. Beca shoved her hands into her hoodie pockets on the brisk walk to the station. It was officially October, Beca's favorite month for three reasons. One, she absolutely loved the leaves and cool air of the season. Two, Halloween was a awesome holiday. Beca loved scaring people and the attempted scares people tried to pull on her. Stacie and Beca always had a massive scare war where they would see which one could scare the shit out of the other the most times. Sometimes, it was small little things like startling one other and other times, it was massive things like Beca setting up a horrifying murder scenario that almost made Stacie cry. Stacie got her back the year later with the help of Aubrey and Chloe who always got dragged into their shenanigans like the yearly prank war that soon involved all four of the girls not just Beca and Stacie. Not to mention Chloe almost always wore a very revealing costume which makes Beca sound very much like a twelve year old boy. And three, Beca's birthday was a week before Halloween. Although many people thought she hated her birthday, it was just all the attention from people who couldn't care less she didn't particularly like. She enjoyed celebrating her birthday with Stacie, Chloe and Aubrey.
The bell above the door jingled as Beca pushed open the door to the radio station. She saw Luke sitting in the booth and she grabbed the bin she hadn't finished stacking a couple of days ago.
"Becky, what are you doing here? This isn't your shift so you're not getting paid." Luke said as he exited the booth.
"Will you ever stop with that horrible nickname?" Beca said as she rolled her eyes. Luke raised his eyebrows and lifted up his hands in surrender.
"What's got you in grump mode?" Luke said as he sat down in a swivel chair.
"Nothing." Beca replied shortly. She had become friends with the Brit but she didn't feel like discussing her insecurities.
"Did Red stop putting out?"
"No, but I might." Beca muttered under her breathe. Unfortunately, Luke heard and let out a chuckle.
"I can't imagine Chloe saying many things that could make you upset at her."
"Yeah, well it's what she didn't say. Look can we drop this?" Beca grumbled.
Luke nodded and got up from the chair, patting her back sympathetically on his way back into the booth. Beca sighed and put the CD she was holding on the shelf. Her phone started to ring but she ignored it. The call ended and she got a text from Chloe telling her dinner was at six. It was four thirty so she waved a goodbye to Luke and started back to her dorm. When she got there, Stacie was spread out on her bed, reading a textbook.
Before Beca could stop herself, she said with obvious disdain in her voice, "Why aren't you with your girlfriend?"
"You know if I didn't know any better, I would think you were jealous." Stacie said, not lifting her eyes from the page. Beca's irritation bubbled over.
"Of Aubrey? No thanks, I wouldn't want a girlfriend who kept secrets from her best fucking friend."
"So you're fine with Bree and I dating but you're upset that I didn't tell you sooner." Stacie asked. Beca could see a hint of a smile pulling at Stacie's lips.
"No, I think it's fucking fantastic that you guys kept it from. In fact, I think you should have kept it from me longer." Beca replied sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.
"I am sorry we kept it from you so long, we didn't mean to." Stacie said as she rummaged through the closet.
"Yeah, well you did." Beca knew Stacie was probably a little confused, considering Beca seemed fine a couple hours earlier. It was just the more Beca thought about the more irritated she got. Beca threw some clothes on her bed and grabbed her shower stuff and left the dorm in a huff.
Stacie watched as Beca stormed out of the dorm. She should have seen this coming, it's exactly like last year. Honestly, Stacie couldn't blame her though. This was all Stacie's fault and Beca had a good reason to feel hurt. Beca was her best friend, the closest thing she had to a sister, and she didn't tell Beca she was dating someone, much less Beca's sister who she had been hard core crushing on since she was younger. Stacie just need to find a way to fix this. Last time, Stacie let Beca be passive-aggressive for a few days before sitting her down and having an actual conversation which was a lot hard then it seemed. In the end, Stacie heard some of Beca's insecurities that she didn't even know Beca had. Stacie let out a sigh and grabbed her phone, dialing Bree.
"Hey Bree."
"Hey Stace, what's up?" Aubrey's voice rang through the phone.
"Just a heads up, expect a snarky Beca at dinner. She's pissed we didn't tell her sooner and I can't blame her. I'm a horrible best friend."
"It's not just your fault, I didn't tell her either. But you are not a horrible best friend, yes we should have told her sooner and she has a right to be a little upset. However, it's our relationship, not hers. You don't have to tell her everything, yes you normally do but she can't stay mad at you for that long because of it. In fact, she should be more pissed at me, I'm the one who said no secrets between us. But we will talk to Beca and get things patched up after we let her cool off a bit okay?" Aubrey said soothingly.
"You know, for someone who stress vomits, you are really good at reassuring." Stacie said with a chuckle.
"I think I should be a little offended." Aubrey said teasingly. Stacie could picture the smile Aubrey for sure had.
"You know what I meant. Anyways thanks Bree," Stacie replied. "I lo-like you a lot." Stacie shook her head. Nice save, Aubrey surely didn't pick up on the fact Stacie almost said she loved Aubrey. Which I mean, yeah Stacie did but that's not something you say over the phone. Even though it would be a lot easier, considering Stacie has tried to say it for a couple of weeks now.
Aubrey let out a couple giggles, "I would hope so. I'll see you in an hour."
"Yeah, bye." Stacie said before she hung up the phone. She slipped on the dress she was going to wear for tonight and started to get ready. She noticed that the clothes on Beca's bed were all of the clothes that could pass for semi-formal. Stacie grabbed Beca's black jeans and her dark red blouse and laid them out, while putting the rest of the clothes back in her dresser. She plugged in her straightener and her curler just in case Beca wanted to curl her hair.
Speaking of Beca, the DJ came through the door and dropped her shower stuff on the floor near the bed. Stacie looked in the mirror to see Beca intensely staring at the clothes as she had an internal debate on whether or not to take Stacie's advice. Beca looked up and made eye contact with Stacie through the mirror.
"Thanks." Beca said, nodding toward the clothes just in case Stacie didn't know what Beca was referring to.
"No problem, are you going to curl your hair?" Stacie asked. She didn't want to set off any more off Beca's comments. Although they can be hilarious sometimes. Beca shook her head yes and moved to the counter to start her hair and makeup.
"I know you're mad at me but can I ask you a question?" Stacie started hesitantly.
"Just because I'm irrationally upset, doesn't mean you have to ask me if you can ask me a question." Beca replied. Stacie's guilt came crashing back down on her as she heard Beca say "irrationally upset". Her best friend was mad at herself for having a normal human reaction.
"You're not irrationally upset, I screwed up. I was a shitty best friend."
"Yeah you were, you had a question." Beca said matter of factly. Stacie wanted to roll her eyes at Beca deflecting her feelings, once again. Stacie would get it out of her eventually. And if Stacie couldn't, Chloe definitely could.
"It's just I've never done the actual meaningful relationship thing before and I don't want to miss this up. But we've only been dating for two months, that's way too early to say "I love you" right?"
"Chloe and I actually said I love you before we started dating so, maybe not the best person to ask but... You think it's too early because you've only dated two months but Stace you've known her for eight years. Basically, I don't think it's too soon." Beca said with a smile. Stacie smiled back, they were making some progress. There was a pause before Beca added, "Thanks for actually coming to me for relationship advice."
"Oh come on, I thought we were actually making progress, Becs."
"Oh pssh, I know you think it's funny." Beca said with a smirk. Stacie let out a laugh, they were making a lot of progress.
"You're an ass." Stacie said as she bumped Beca with her hip. "Are you ready to go? It's 5:45."
"Yeah, let's go."
Chloe was swirling her straw in her ice water as Aubrey rambled on. She hadn't heard from Beca since she texted the younger girl about dinner. Chloe was kind of nervous Beca was upset at her for keeping Aubrey and Stacie's relationship from Beca. Chloe was thrown out of her musings by Aubrey clearing her throat. She looked up to see Aubrey giving her an annoyed look.
"Did you hear anything I just said?" Aubrey said. Chloe looked at her sheepishly and gave Aubrey an apologetic look. "Ugh, If you're worried about Beca, don't be. She could never stay mad at you for long."
"I hope you're right." Chloe responded with a sigh.
"Right about what?" Stacie asked as she sat down next to Aubrey, giving her a kiss..
"It's not important." Chloe said. Chloe looked around but didn't see Beca anywhere. She felt a lump form in her throat. "Where's Beca?"
"She's in the bathroom." Stacie said and then immediately started a conversation with Aubrey. Chloe stood up and headed toward the bathroom where she found her girlfriend having an intense stare off in the mirror. Beca hadn't seen her yet so she did a look over to see if they were alone in the bathroom. They were so Chloe walked up behind Beca where the small brunette made eye contact with her in the mirror. Beca had a straight face and Chloe just wanted to see Beca smile. So she did the one thing that always without fail made Beca laugh: Chloe trying to rap.
"Baby girl, you're so damn fine though." Chloe could see Beca fighting off a smile so she continued and threw in some weird hand motions, "I'm tryna know if I could hit it from behind though. I'm sipping on you like some fine wine though."
Beca broke out into laughter and turned around to face Chloe, "Please stop. God, you're a dork and bad at rapping, too."
"Does that mean you won't be my trap queen?" Chloe said with a pout.
"Again, You. Are. Such. A. Dork." Beca emphasized with a deadpan expression. Chloe let out a small smile and draped her arms around Beca's neck. Chloe gently kissed Beca and when she pulled back, Chloe muttered, "Hi."
"Hey." Beca replied back. They spent a couple of minutes in the silence of the bathroom before Chloe frowned and dropped her hands to her sides.
"I'm sorry. I really hurt you didn't I? I mean you were hiding in the bathroom." Chloe whispered. Beca took Chloe's hands and gave her a reassuring small smile.
"I was mainly hiding from Aubrey. And you did hurt me but we'll talk about that later, okay?" Beca softly replied. Chloe nodded. "We better get to the table, yeah?"
"I don't think they even realize we're not there." Chloe said with a small giggle.
"You're probably right." Beca said with a smile. She grabbed one of Chloe's hands, intertwining their fingers. "Oh Chlo, you look really pretty." Beca said with a soft smile. Chloe smiled back.
"Thanks, you do too."
When they got to the table, Chloe wasn't very surprised to see Aubrey and Stacie in their own little world. She felt Beca lean over and stage whisper, "We aren't this oblivious to our surroundings, are we?"
"I'm pretty sure we're more. We've always had this little bubble." Chloe whispered back. "Oh I ordered your usual drink, that's okay right?"
"Perfect, thanks." Beca replied and then cleared her throat which finally snapped Aubrey and Stacie out of it to notice the other two.
"Oh B you're back. So your birthday is coming up in a few weeks. Do you know what you want?" Stacie interrupted the stare down.
"Hmmm, a dog. I saw the cutest one the other day." Beca said. Chloe couldn't help herself as she started to bounce in her seat.
"Oh my god, we should totally get a dog Becs. We can keep it at the apartment. You practically live there anyways. Yes, we should totes get a dog." Chloe said excitedly, trying not to squeal.
Beca turned to her with an amused smirk, "Babe, I was kidding."
"Oh." Chloe couldn't help the disappointment in her tone. "Yeah, I totally knew that."
"Oh yeah definitely. And I mean we could get a dog eventually. Just not right now." Chloe felt a giant smile break out on her face at the thought of eventually.
"Okay, so what do you actually want for your birthday?" Aubrey asked.
"To scare the shit out of Stacie. Oh wait, that's going to happen anyways." Beca said with a cocky smirk at Stacie. Stacie stuck her tongue out.
"That's not going to happen Mitchell, I have a great idea." Stacie gloated.
"You're not the only who can keep secrets." Beca shot back. Chloe watched bemusedly as Stacie and Beca bickered back and forth about who was going to win. Chloe looked at Aubrey.
"I don't know how the bellas didn't pick up on you and Beca being related earlier. You guys are the most competitive people I've ever met." Chloe said with a laugh. Aubrey let out a laugh but rolled her eyes.
"You're competitive too."
"Not as much as you guys." Chloe shot back. All of the girls started laughing at the statement knowing full well Chloe hated to lose.
"Chloe, you once didn't talk to me for three days after I won Monopoly." Stacie interjected.
Chloe let out a scoff, "You cheated and besides you and Bree would see who could get the highest grades."
Beca let out a laugh as a thought hit her, "Holy shit, how come you two didn't get together sooner? You guys are literally both extreme nerds."
Chloe started to laugh too. Aubrey and Stacie both glared at the two other girls, which just made Beca and Chloe laugh harder.
"You guys are giving the same glare." Beca wheezed out.
"You can't make fun of us. It took you longer to get together and you guys were always all over each other." Aubrey shot back.
"Correction: Chloe was all over me." Beca said. Stacie gave a pointed look and got her phone out. Chloe knew immediately what the tall brunette was doing. Stacie showed Beca her phone and Chloe leaned over to see. It was a picture of Beca and Chloe when they were in high school. Beca was curled up in Chloe's lap, her face buried in Chloe's red curls.
"Yes Chloe was all over you." Stacie said sarcastically. Beca frowned.
"Stop making fun of me."
"You're the one that started it." Aubrey replied. Beca and Aubrey then got into a stare down which is something that happened a lot. Fortunately, the waiter came with their drinks, effectively stopping whatever sibling drama was about to happen next. They ordered their food and Beca had ordered her usual sandwich that she always gave Chloe half of in exchange of half of Chloe's pasta. The couple almost always did this and it made Chloe feel a lot better about the state of their relationship, knowing that Beca wanted to still share food and that their hands were still intertwined.
"I have a question." Beca said after the waiter left. "How did it happen?"
"Oh, the night of the aca-initiation party. Stacie was so drunk she confessed her feelings for me. She didn't remember in the morning but I told her and then she asked me on a date." Aubrey replied.
"So that night when you were on that mystery date, it was Stacie?" Beca asked. Aubrey and Stacie nodded. Beca looked thoughtful and a silence came over the table. Chloe tried to break up the silence.
"So Stace, how was your lab thing?"
"It went well. I didn't blow anything up." Stacie said with a little laugh.
The rest of dinner went by fine aside from Beca's snide comments. Chloe was luckily spared from the comments. However, Chloe felt her nerves build up as the end of dinner and the inevitable conversation with Beca drew closer. They were waiting on the check when Beca spoke up again.
"I'm not going to lie. I'm still pissed you guys didn't tell me." Beca said.
"I would be shocked if you weren't. Do you want the dorm to yourself tonight?" Stacie asked. Beca gave a quick nod. The waiter set down the check and Beca reached for it at the same time Aubrey did.
"Bree, I got it. I have a ton in my account from all the few years I worked at Jake's music store." Beca stated. Aubrey reluctantly let go. Chloe had a feeling she just didn't want to piss Beca off more. Beca slipped some cash in the check and stood up getting ready to go. Stacie, Aubrey, and Chloe stood up as well and they all headed outside of the restaurant. Stacie and Aubrey had already started walking in the direction of the apartment after saying a quick goodbye to Beca. Chloe followed after them.
"Chloe." Beca called out after her. Chloe turned around to face the brunette. "Where are you going?"
"I thought you wanted alone time." Chloe said, hating how small her voice sounded.
"From them not you. I told you we would talk later so can we go to my dorm to talk?"
Chloe nodded and walked over to Beca who held her hand out for the redhead to take. Chloe gladly took it and let Beca led her to Baker hall. When they got there, Beca sat on her bed and patted the spot next to her for Chloe to sit. They sat in silence for a while and Chloe's heart was pounding.
"I'm not mad at you. I was at first though. You kept something from me and I know it was only a week and it wasn't your choice since they asked you to not tell me. But we're in a relationship and I know I'm not the best at good relationships but I'm pretty sure you don't keep secrets from each other. I'm slightly hurt that you didn't tell me but I'll get over it. I just need to know we won't keep secrets from each other in the future. Well important ones." Beca said.
"I promise I won't keep secrets from you in the future. I am sorry Becs and I'm not trying to make excuses but I told them they needed to tell you soon. I'm so sorry I hurt you Beca." Chloe replied softly. Beca wrapped her arms around Chloe and kissed the top of her head.
"It's all good, everything is forgiven." Beca replied as she yawned then snuggled under the covers. "Do you want to stay here tonight?"
"Only if you want me too."
"If I didn't want you to, I wouldn't have asked. Stop trying to tiptoe around me, afraid of making me upset and come force me into cuddling like I know you want to, Beale." Beca said opening up her arms. Chloe smiled and immediately launched herself into Beca's arms, burrowing her head in the crook of Beca's neck.
It was quiet for a while before Chloe hesitantly muttered out, "I love you."
"I love you, too." Came the muffled reply from Beca who was already almost asleep.
Chloe looked over at the small sleeping lump under the covers before pulling on Beca's hoodie. Chloe was picking up her things when she heard a small sound. She looked over to see Beca's eyes slightly open. Chloe crossed the room to press a kiss to Beca's cheek before saying, "Good morning, I have to leave for class soon. We can meet up later for lunch if you want?"
Beca let out a tiny hum of agreement and soon was back asleep. Chloe grabbed a pink sticky note from Stacie's desk because of course Beca wouldn't have them. Chloe wrote the same thing she had just told her half asleep girlfriend and stuck it on Beca's forehead. Beca never found any notes if they weren't on something obvious. She grabbed her bag and started to head out the door. That's when she rammed into a taller body.
"Oh hey Stacie." Chloe said as she looked up to find the taller brunette.
"Hey Chloe, I'm assuming Beca is still sleeping." Stacie said. Chloe nodded. "I was just stopping by to get my books. Can you wait for me? I want to know if you have any ideas on how to make this better with Beca."
"Yeah sure."
Beca was leaning up against the brick wall outside of the Literature building. Chloe's class was supposed to get out any minute now. Beca thought she saw Stacie across the quad. Beca was upset but she really just wanted an apology detailing that they know why it upset her so much. Beca turned her head and saw that Chloe was exiting the building. The redhead gave her a smile and walked over to crush Beca in a hug.
"So do you remember me waking you up this morning?" Chloe asked with grin.
"Nope." Beca replied with a smirk. Chloe grabbed Beca's hand, swinging their arms. Beca added, "I think you owe me a kiss though."
"For what?"
"I don't know, I just want one. But if you really need one then, I'm assuming you kissed my cheek or forehead this morning." Beca guessed. Chloe raised an eyebrow questioningly. "You wouldn't have kissed me if I was barely awake and probably wouldn't kiss you back. Plus even in my half awake state, I would have remembered if you actually kissed me. It gives me butterflies. Oh god, that was so cheesy." Beca said, shaking her head.
"Well I definitely owe you a kiss after that sweet spiel. Nice deductions, Sherlock." Chloe smirked and pressed her lips to Beca's. Beca let out a lazy smile when Chloe pulled back.
"Where do you wanna grab lunch?" Beca asked as they started to walk away from the building. Chloe scrunched up her nose and was obviously thinking about it, still swinging their joined hands.
Before Chloe could respond, a familiar voice called out. "Beca!"