A/N: Alright, I started out trying to think of something cute and fluffy to write – aaaaand – ended up with Beca and Aubrey going into manager/lawyer mode. Oh well. I have no clue where this is actually going other than a few scenes I have in my head – so thanks for coming along for the ride! Oh, and thanks for all of the comments and follows, it makes my day!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything having to do with Pitch Perfect or Pitch Perfect 2 and mean no offense by playing in their universe.
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Beca smiled and stretched before putting the pajama top Emily had so rudely thrown at her on and heading to the kitchen. She started the coffee before hitting the bathroom for a few of the things in her morning routine. By the time she was finished, so was the coffee. She expected to find Emily in the kitchen and was surprised when she wasn't there. She poured two cups of coffee and headed deeper into the house to find her girlfriend.
Beca smiled again, Emily seemed to make her do a lot of that lately, as she found said girl sprawled out on the bed in just her panties. She nudged Emily's leg and when she rolled over Beca handed her the coffee. Beca set hers on the nightstand as she got back into bed, sitting against the headboard and then pulling Emily up to lean back against her. Beca let out a small moan as the taller girl's body pressed against her, "Morning baby."
Emily let out a small sigh as one of Beca's arms wrapped around her, "Morning."
The two girls sat like that for a few minutes, not really saying much of anything as they enjoyed their coffee and just being with each other. Emily's fingertips traced back and forth along Beca's arm while Beca stroked her fingers through Emily's hair, occasionally leaning down to place a soft kiss against her neck.
Their quiet morning was interrupted by a buzzing from the nightstand. Beca groaned as she leaned over to grab her phone, the weight of Emily against her making it more difficult than it should have been. She stretched for the offending device, her fingertips brushing over it twice before she could grab it. She gave a 'humph' as she sat back up and pinched Emily's arm lightly, "You could have moved for me."
Emily just snuggled back into her more, "Nope, too comfy." That earned her a kiss on the head.
Beca read the text message then set her phone down next to her to wrap both of her arms around Emily, "It was Red. She said that 'your manager' wanted to know how things went in the studio and that we should come to dinner to discuss it."
Emily sighed and tipped her head back, hoping Beca would take the hint. Beca did, leaning forward and kissing the taller girl. As their kiss broke, Emily gave out another soft sigh before responding, "I guess we can have dinner with them. I kind of wanted you all to myself today."
Beca brushed another quick kiss over Emily's lips before she brought her head back down, "I know baby, me too." She shifted around so she was sitting in front of Emily, straddling the taller girl (which was nice because they were almost the same height in this position) and cupping her face. She pulled her in for a soft kiss before continuing, "But I'll make you a deal. I'll work on that damn song today instead of tomorrow and then we can go to dinner with Chloe and Aubrey; which leaves tomorrow free for whatever we want to do." Then she gave a smirk, "And if you're a good girl, maybe we can have a repeat performance of this morning when we get back from dinner."
Emily slid her hands under Beca's pajamas and lightly traced her fingers up and down her sides, slowly moving them higher with each stroke, "And what if I don't want to wait until after dinner?"
Beca shivered with the touch, her head tipping back slightly. Emily leaned forward then, nipping lightly at the older girl's neck. Beca shook herself and pushed Emily back to arm's length, "You, Emily Junk, are going to be the death of me."
Emily pouted at Beca to which Beca responded by tipping her head down slightly and scowling. The two women looked at each other like that for a few seconds before they both broke down laughing. Emily pulled Beca back in for a quick peck on the lips, "Fine, but you are all mine tomorrow."
Beca nodded, "Alright then." Beca then pulled Emily to her and brushed her lips against hers before pressing them together more insistently, her teeth nipping at Emily's bottom lip, her tongue lazily brushing over it to sooth the assaulted flesh. They two girl's broke the kiss, Emily chasing Beca's lips with hers as they did but Beca held her back, "Just a preview for later."
Emily really did pout then and threw out a "You suck," as Beca slid off of her lap to get dressed. Beca smiled when she turned to find Emily sitting on the bed, legs crossed holding her coffee cup in her lap. She finished getting dressed before leaning over to plant a kiss on Emily's cheek, "I'm heading to the other room to work, do you need anything before I start?"
Emily smiled as she wiggled her eyebrows, "You?"
Beca kissed her quickly again, "You're incorrigible Junk."
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The day passed rather quickly. Beca had set up her equipment in one of the spare bedrooms and holed herself away there for most of the day, only coming out for lunch and the occasional refill of her coffee cup. Emily, for her part, bopped from task to task with a smile on her face. She managed to do a couple of loads of laundry, including their sheets. She could still smell the results of their morning activities on them as she put them in the washer and that got her thinking about that morning, and maybe what they'd do that night. She groaned silently to herself, when had she become a teenage boy?
She consciously stayed away from the room Beca was working in, not trusting herself not to distract the focused woman. She knocked on the door frame later that afternoon, poking her head in, "Becs, sweetie, it's time to start getting ready to head to the apartment." She smiled to herself when she noticed that the producer probably couldn't hear her with her headphones on, so she walked over and stood to the side of her focused girlfriend until she finally noticed her. Beca smiled up at Emily, who stood there tapping on her ear. Beca slipped her headphones down to her neck as she leaned back and stretched, "What's up gorgeous?"
Emily's face flushed slightly, whether it was from watching Beca stretch or her term of endearment, she didn't know, "It's time to start getting ready to head to the apartment."
Beca nodded, "Give me five minutes to finish this up and save it, then I'm all yours for the rest of the weekend. Well except for the part where my roommate and your manager are insisting we have dinner with them."
Emily chuckled, "Well, it was too much to ask to keep you all to myself for the entire summer. But I suppose we can make an exception for those two."
Beca reached out and squeezed her hand, "I'll be right out." Emily gazed down at her girlfriend adoringly as she watched her slip her headphones back on and turn to her work. Emily just stood back, out of Beca's periphery, and watched her work for a minute. She had always enjoyed watching Beca work, maybe that's when this attraction had started for her, watching how Beca's fast softened when she was in this world. Even when her brows furrowed in frustration or concentration, she just looked…she looked serene. She smiled to herself as she turned and left the room, wondering how long she'd last before she finally told her badass DJ that she loved her.
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Beca yelled out as she walked through the door, "Mom, I'm home!"
Before she even made it two steps into the living room she was engulfed in a flying streak of red. She hugged Chloe back as Chloe said, "I missed you."
Beca chuckled, "Chloe, you just saw me a few days ago."
Chloe pulled back and pouted, "It was last weekend, thank you very much."
Beca pulled her back in for another hug, "I'm sorry. It was a busy week but I'll try to stop by more often, or better yet, you could stop by the house anytime."
Chloe pulled back and bounced on her toes, "Really?"
Beca nodded, "Really."
Chloe squealed, "Goodie, now come on in."
Beca gave the couch a concerned look, "Is it safe to sit on the couch?"
Aubrey poked her head around the door from the kitchen, "Don't worry hobbit, we haven't had sex on the couch."
Beca looked a little relieved and went to sit down as Aubrey pulled her head back into the kitchen, "But I wouldn't be so sure about the table."
Emily laughed as Beca sputtered and choked, finally leaning over to silence her comeback with a kiss. Then she took Beca's arm and wrapped it around her shoulder as she leaned back against her side. She found Chloe staring at them with that look she gets, the same one she gets when she's watching kitten videos, so she stuck her tongue out at the redhead. Chloe just smiled back, and then winked.
The three older Bellas settled into their usual rhythm with Emily fitting in easily. Dinner went well with the women switching between easy banter and relentless teasing throughout the meal. When everyone was finished and they found themselves sitting in the living room, enjoying their glasses of wine, Emily coughed nervously to get their attention. She looked between the three women before starting, "Well, since I have my manager, my producer and the co-captains of last year's Bellas here, I have an idea I'd your opinions on."
Beca looked at her quizzically while the other two just nodded for her to go on. Emily swallowed and continued, "Well I was thinking of adding a bonus track to the album. I thought we could do an acapella version of 'Flashlight', with all of last year's Bellas." Then she hastily added, "And you too Aubrey, if you want."
Chloe looked like the Flash amped up on caffeine, she was bouncing so fast in her seat. Aubrey just smiled and gave a short nod to the younger woman sitting next to Beca. Beca tipped her head to the side, just gazing at the adorable girl sitting next to her. Finally she leaned in and whispered in her ear, "I'll do anything you want, Ems." Then she nipped the taller girl's ear, following it with a breathy, "Anything."
Aubrey smirked at the flush rising up Emily's chest and cheeks, but was prevented from saying anything when Beca pulled back and nodded at Chloe. The dam in Chloe finally burst and she started rambling, "Oh my God that is so sweet Emily. I'm sure the Bellas would love to do it. We need to get on this right away, when do you want to do this? I'm not sure we can get everyone this week, but maybe next week." She turned to Aubrey, "Oh my God baby, we're going to be on an actual album."
Aubrey glared at Emily, "Look what you did to my girlfriend." Then she turned to Chloe, "Breathe baby. Yes, you will get to be on an actual album. Now let the grownups talk for a minute."
Chloe scowled at Aubrey before slapping her shoulder, "Oh hush, I'm just excited. I miss the girls and did I mention – we get to be on an actual album."
Aubrey pulled her into a kiss, "Yes, I think you did mention that. Once or twice." She then turned to the two ladies sitting across from her, "I'm assuming that we won't be doing any recording this week or next?"
Beca shook her head, "Nope. I'm going to have to redo the song to make it closer to the version Emily sings on the album and take out the legacy Bellas. I'll need to get confirmation from everyone that's willing to come so I can make sure all of the parts are covered. Best case scenario is we get confirmations this week and I'll need at least a week for the arrangement, so recording in three to four weeks."
Beca then turned to Emily, "Actually that's perfect. If we do it in four weeks, that's the week before classes start for you Ems. That would mean that all of the Bellas would be here to help you with the Activity Fair, I mean if you want help that is."
Emily turned to Beca and bounced in her seat, maybe not as energetically as Chloe had just done, but close enough. She squealed before rambling, "Do you really think they'd help?" Beca held her two hands to keep them from flailing around, "Sweetie, what did we discuss about your squealing in Beca's ear?"
Emily had the sense to look sheepish as she apologized, "Sorry."
Beca pulled her into a quick kiss, "It's alright, I know you're excited."
The two girls turned back to the conversation at hand. Aubrey went into manager/lawyer mode, "Alright then. We have a few things to discuss before talking to the Bellas. First, how will the Bellas be compensated for their time? Do you want to do a set fee or a percentage based compensation?"
Emily looked like a deer caught in the headlights, she hadn't thought of anything other than she wanted to do the song. She looked at Beca, who just squeezed her hand before looking at Aubrey. Beca shrugged, "Probably easiest if we did a flat fee, but I think Emily would like to really thank the Bellas for everything they've done for her, so we should probably go with a percentage based compensation model."
Emily gave Beca a look of thanks before turning back to Aubrey, "Beca's right. If it wasn't for the Bellas and everything they've done for me I wouldn't be here, doing this." Then she cuddled back into Beca's side, "And I wouldn't have found Beca."
Aubrey smirked at the two lovebirds across from her, "Alright, what kind of percentage were you thinking?"
Emily tipped her head back, looking at Beca and then shrugged. Beca couldn't help but smile at how adorable she looked like that. Emily just responded, "You have a better feel for all of this than I do, what do you think?"
Beca thought for a second, "We are planning on ten songs on the album, so the bonus track would make eleven. I suggest we divide the revenue evenly, giving the Bellas nine percent of Emily's recording take, after all of her expenses are taken out, to split among everyone, including Emily. We leave her writer's percentage untouched."
Aubrey nodded, she was thinking along the same lines. She looked at Emily for confirmation. Emily looked at Beca with something approaching awe, "Wow, you are so awesome. I don't know what I'd do without you here." Then she turned back to Aubrey, "Ok, let's do what Beca suggested."
Aubrey nodded again, in full manager and lawyer mode now, "Next, do we have any funds to help the Bellas travel to Atlanta for the recording?"
Emily turned to sit up and look at Beca, linking their hands together. She raised her eyebrows to the smaller brunette, "I don't know, do we? You know how much of the advance it's going to take to finish the album."
Beca shook her head looking at Aubrey, "I don't think so. I don't know if we are even going to have enough to finish the album actually." She turned to Emily and squeezed her hands, "Don't worry. I've been trying to save some money to make sure we have enough to finish."
Emily just looked at Beca, then her bottom lip started to quiver. Beca quickly pulled her into a hug, "Shhh, it's alright baby. I've got you, I'll always have you."
Beca felt the tears against her neck as she held her girlfriend against her, rubbing her hand soothingly up and down her back. When she felt Emily's breathing even out a little, she brought her out to arm's length, reaching up to brush the last of her tears away with her thumb and gave her a small smile, "Better?"
Emily nodded and then gave a weak smile for her, "What did I ever do to deserve you, Beca Mitchell?"
Aubrey pipped her two cents in at that point, "Probably something really, really evil." That caused a snort from Emily and earned her a glare from Beca (which turned into a soft smile and a mouthed 'thank you' as Emily turned back towards the other two women).
Aubrey nodded at Beca with a smile before continuing, "Ok, so I can help out with any of the travel costs if any of the Bellas need help. I'm assuming that they can all stay at the Bellas house?"
Emily agreed, "Sure. Everyone can have their old rooms back. Well except for Stacie, but she can have Beca's room."
Chloe looked confused for a second, "Why can't Stacie stay in her old room…" Then it dawned on her why, "Oh…Ohhhh."
Aubrey took Chloe's hand and squeezed it, "Our little girl is all grown up now." That comment earned a snort from Beca and a blush from Emily.
Aubrey kept ahold of Chloe's hand as she turned back, "Alright, my reimbursement for the expenses. Should it come from Emily's percentage?"
Beca shook her head, "No, give everyone a fixed stipend for the trip and then take it from the Bellas percentage before it's divided among everyone. That is, if you can cover that much."
Aubrey nodded again, "I can and that makes sense."
Beca nodded back at the blonde, "I think that about covers it. Emily and I will start calling the Bellas either tomorrow or Monday. I'm thinking that we should actually do the recording on the weekend to minimize the disruption on everyone's lives. Aubrey if you can finalize the contracts before the end of the week that would be great."
Aubrey tipped her head, "That shouldn't be an issue. They should be fairly straight forward. I'll double check with the label to see if we need anything from them on the contract, but I think this is just something between Emily and the Bellas, kind of like what you would do for studio musicians."
Beca clapped her hands together, "Great! Now who would like to hear Emily's new songs?"
