A/N: Okay, so this chapter only skipped a month ahead. Enjoy! I have to admit, I don't know how I feel about this one, so I am sorry if it isn't as well done as the others.
A month had passed and so had Christmas and before everyone knew it, it was New Year's Eve and everyone was getting ready to go out and get drunk. Chloe was standing in front of her mirror admiring the new dress she had just recently purchased. A knock at her door caught her attention.
"Come in," she yelled over her music. Aubrey poked her head through and smiled when she saw how gorgeous her best friend had looked. She was wearing a short black dress that fit perfectly around her slender body. It ended about half way down her thighs and was strapless.
"Wow Chlo, you look gorgeous." Aubrey walked into her room and approached the redhead.
"Really, do you think Tom is going to like it?" She twirled herself around giving Aubrey a better look at the dress.
"I think he'll love it," Aubrey beamed.
"You look amazing yourself, Bre." Chloe held her arms out and grabbed her best friend into a hug. "Jesse is one lucky guy," she whispered into her ear.
"Oh he knows, trust me." Aubrey smirked. Chloe laughed and shook her head as she pulled away from her best friend.
"So what time are we supposed to be at Beca's bar by?" Chloe grabbed her phone off the bed to check the time.
"She said to be there for nine, the DJ will start spinning at that time." Aubrey checked her watch and looked back at Chloe. "We should get going in about twenty minutes if we want to be on time, hopefully the boys will be here by then." Aubrey walked towards the bedroom door and stopped.
"I feel like I'm forgetting something?" She paused.
"Did you remember to take money out for the bar?" Chloe raised an eyebrow, knowing her best friend very well.
"Shit, that's what I meant to do. Now we have to stop and do that. I'm going to text Tom and Jesse and tell them to get here earlier," Aubrey quickly ran out of the room. Chloe smiled and shook her head at the other woman. Things between her and Aubrey had gotten a lot better in the last month, they had a good drunken heart to hearts one night and before Chloe knew it, they were both crying and hugging telling each other how much they loved one another.
Chloe grabbed her phone off the bed and opened up her text messages. She scrolled down to Beca's name and typed out a quick message.
Can't wait for tonight, we're going to get so drunk I'm going to force you to dance with me. I refuse to let you be alone tonight.
It had been two days since she had last heard from Beca. They had a conversation on the phone about New Years and planned everything out. Originally Tom was supposed to be working but got it off last minute, so Chloe had to call and ask Beca if it was too late to get him in to her bar. Beca was going to be solo and the whole time Chloe was supposed to be joining her so they could be alone, together. As much as Chloe was relieved that Beca wouldn't have a date, she also felt sorry for her and was beginning to think that maybe the brunette was upset over it.
She let out a sigh of relief when she felt her phone vibrate in her hand and saw a new text message, from Beca.
Hey yeah, it should be a good time. See you in a bit!
Chloe smiled before she placed her phone back onto the bed. She hadn't seen Beca in a little over a week and really missed her company. The two had gotten much closer since the first day they met (although you can't get much closer than they've already been) and found she was missing her quite a bit.
"Okay, the boys will be here in ten. Hurry up and finish getting ready," Aubrey yelled from the kitchen.
"Okay, be right out." Chloe looked in the mirror and quickly fixed her cleavage. She checked her makeup and hair one last time and gave herself a nod when deciding she looked good enough for Tom…and secretly Beca as well.
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The four of them arrived at the bar to see that it was packed. Thankfully not too packed, there was still a load of room to dance and mingle. Tom grabbed Chloe's hand as they exited the cab, pulling her to the side.
"What's up?" Chloe smiled at him.
"I just can't get over how beautiful you look tonight; it just makes me realize how lucky I truly am." Tom leaned forward and gently pressed his lips to Chloe's. Chloe couldn't help but smile when her boyfriend pulled away.
"You know, you really are the perfect guy," she whispered.
"Perfect for you," he smiled. Chloe felt her stomach drop as she heard what he said. Tom really was perfect in every way. He was the type of guy every girl wished for. For some reason though, lately she found herself doubting their relationship.
"True," she replied. "Now let's go get drunk," she winked. Tom laughed as he retook her hand and headed towards the bar. Chloe found herself looking around for Beca and feeling disappointed that she had no seen her yet.
"Hey, Beca said we get to sit in the VIP lounge tonight, it's back there." Jesse pointed towards the stage where the DJ was currently working on his mixes. The four of them headed to the room and saw that there were about ten other people inside, still though no Beca.
"Let's go sit down and wait for our drinks," Aubrey suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement and went to the nearest table. The four of them took their seats and watched as everyone in the room conversed with one another.
"I wonder who all those people are." Tom looked around the room for any familiar faces.
"I'm pretty sure they're all Beca's friends and workers, I recognize a few people." Jesse pointed to one guy in particular. He was tall, very built and had dirty blonde hair. "That's Luke; I know he's one of the bartenders. Beca always talks about how he's a giant money maker because all the guys here love him," he laughed.
"I can see why," Aubrey smirked.
"Hey now…" Jesse frowned.
"I'm only joking babe, you know I don't have eyes for anyone but you." Aubrey leaned forward and kissed her fiancé on his cheek.
"I know," he smiled. "I wonder where Beca is, she said she'd meet us in here." Just as Jesse finished talking they saw Beca walk through the doors to the room. He quickly waved both hands to grab her attention. Beca looked around the room and gave him a subtle nod when she saw everyone. Her heart stopped as her eyes met with Chloe's. She felt herself grow tremendously turned on when she saw the very revealing dress the girl was wearing.
"Hey guys," Beca smiled. Everyone got up and greeted her with a hug.
"I was starting to think you were going to bail on us because you're dateless," Jesse smirked as he pulled away. Chloe approached the woman and quickly grabbed her into a tight hold. Both of the girls let themselves linger for an extra few seconds as they had their arms wrapped around each other. Beca was the first to pull back and looked over at Jesse.
"Actually you're wrong," she smiled.
"What do you mean?" And just like that as if on cue Chloe's stomach dropped as she saw a familiar face walk through the doors.
Nancy walked over to Beca and smiled. "Sorry, I got lost. This place is packed and huge by the way," she sighed.
"Stop making excuses, you're just terrible with directions." Beca hugged the other woman and kept her arm wrapped around her side as she faced her friends. "Everyone, this is my friend Nancy." She pointed over at Jesse. "That's Jesse, Aubrey, Tom and you've already met Chloe." Beca's eyes avoided Chloe's when she pointed to her.
"Yes I have, hi everyone." Nancy smiled.
"Now that we've gone through introductions, I'm going to grab us some drinks," Beca smiled before walking away.
"I'll help you," Jesse quickly followed after his best friend. "Is that Nancy, Nancy?" He asked.
"I don't know anyone named Nancy Nancy, so no." Beca smirked as they approached the bar.
"You know what I mean, is that Nancy from your school?" He replied frustrated.
"Yes, that's the same Nancy." Beca nodded. She waved her hand down and quickly grabbed the bartender's attention.
"What are you doing? I thought she fucked you up, are you two like dating now?" He raised a questioning eyebrow.
"No, we ran into each other about a month ago. I figured since everyone else had dates, I may as well at least bring an old friend. So I called her up two days ago, turns out she didn't have plans and so I invited her." Beca looked over at Jesse and rolled her eyes at him. "What's the look for?"
"I just don't think this is a good idea, she hurt you pretty bad and I'm just worried something could go wrong is all." Jesse shrugged as he frowned at his best friend.
"Don't worry about me okay? I'm a big girl now and completely over her. If anything, I'll bring her home later for a good fuck and we'll both go our separate ways." Beca shrugged. The bartender approached them and listened carefully as Beca recited out their order. He nodded and quickly left to go make the drinks.
"Are you sure Beca, because I think you're in way over your head?" Jesse stared at her with intent.
"Trust me, I am definitely in way over my head but it isn't for the reason you think it is." Beca sighed.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Nothing, don't worry about it." Beca was thankful when the bartender returned with their order and handed her a tray with the drinks and a large bottle of Vodka on it. "Time to get wasted," she smiled. She then turned away from Jesse and walked away before he could question her any further.
When Beca entered the room she laid all the drinks on the table and handed one to Nancy. "A long Island iced tea for you, M'lady." She smiled.
"You remembered?" Nancy's jaw was agape.
"Of course, how could I forget?" She winked.
Chloe watched both girls closely as anger began to rise up inside of her. Why the hell would Beca bring Nancy as her date out of all people, the same Nancy who broke her heart and changed her life, who made her terrified of commitment? Why would she be that stupid?
"So I hear two of you are getting married, which two?" Nancy smiled as she looked around the table.
"That would be us," Jesse raised his hand and pointed to himself and Aubrey.
"That's awesome, congratulations!" Nancy replied excitedly. "How about you guys?" She looked over at Tom and Chloe. Chloe nearly choked on her drink before she looked over at Tom, who had an unreadable expression.
"We will someday," Chloe chimed in before Tom could get the opportunity to say anything that might upset her.
"That's good," she smiled.
"Yeah, I guess so. How about you, are you and Beca dating now?" Chloe curiously asked.
"Well I don't know if I being her date tonight could be considered dating," Nancy smirked. Chloe had a sudden urge to leap across the table and smack her right across her smug little face. But instead she opted for looking over at Tom and asking him to dance. When the two of them got up from the table, Aubrey, Jesse, Beca and Nancy decided they were going to join them as well. The six of them walked towards the dance floor and went their separate ways.
Beca stood still, not sure what Nancy had really expected from her. A sly grin crept up the girl's face as she approached Beca. She grabbed the girl's hands and turned her body around so that her ass was against Beca's crotch. She placed Beca's arms onto her hips as she began grinding against her. Beca's heart immediately began to race as her stomach got a funny feeling inside of it, followed by her crotch. The feeling was all too familiar; having a hot girl grind against you was one thing, but having a hot girl whom you used to be in love with was another. Deciding to ignore her conscious that was telling her to run the other way, Beca shook her head from her thoughts and began to run her finger tips up and down Nancy's thighs.
Chloe had her back turned to Tom as she too grinded against him, only instead of focusing on the person behind her she was focusing on the person in front of her. She could feel herself grow angrier as she watched Beca's hands travel all around Nancy's body. The way Nancy moved against her and how Beca looked so entranced had Chloe ready to burst with jealousy.
Beca tried with all her might to keep her eyes focused on Nancy's ass, refusing to look up and see something she would not be able to deal with. Eventually her curiosity got the better of her and her eyes slowly travelled upward, landing on a very sexy Chloe pushing herself against Tom. Beca frowned as she watched both of their movements. She had promised herself that no matter what happened tonight, she would not let herself get jealous of Tom. Chloe belonged to him and as much as she found herself thinking about her romantically and sexually, she knew she had no right.
"I need to go outside for some fresh air," Beca pulled her hands away from Nancy. "I'll be right back." She whispered into the girl's ear.
"Did you want me to come with you?" Nancy turned around and frowned at the other woman.
Beca shook her head. "No, I'll be okay. It's just stuffy in here. Why don't you go grab us a couple of drinks?" She smiled.
"Okay, but don't be too long. The countdown is soon," Nancy replied.
"Do you really think I would risk missing the chance to make out with you again? Don't worry, I'll be back." Beca smirked. She then turned around and quickly walked outside. She found a group of people having a smoke and approached them.
"Could I bum a smoke off of anyone? I'm having a pretty shitty night and could really use one right now." Beca politely asked. One of the girls nodded and grabbed one from her pack, handing it to Beca.
"Yeah, here you go. I hope your night goes better," the girl frowned.
"Yeah…hopefully, thanks." Beca smiled as the girl lit her smoke for her. She then turned around and walked away from them, almost bumping into someone as she did so.
"I didn't know you smoked?" Beca looked up and almost died when she saw Chloe's beautiful eyes staring into hers.
"I don't usually, but I figure it's new year's so why not?" She shrugged.
"Is everything okay? Why are you out here?" Chloe frowned.
"Yeah everything is fine, it was just getting really hot in there," Beca replied.
"Well maybe it's because of the way you and Nancy were dancing," Chloe suggested nonchalantly.
"Uh, I don't think that was the reason but good to know you were watching?" Beca gave the redhead a confused look.
"I wasn't watching I just happened to look over and see you two." Chloe replied defensively.
"I see." Beca took a drag from her smoke and looked away from Chloe.
"You look really pretty tonight, Beca." Chloe ducked her head.
"Thanks you don't look so bad yourself," Beca replied before taking another drag off her smoke.
"So are you and Nancy dating now or something?" Chloe attempted to sound casual but did a horrible job of doing so, instead she came off pretentious.
"No and I don't get why people keep asking me that. So what if I was?" Beca raised an eyebrow. "Would that be a problem?" Beca couldn't help how she was acting towards the other woman. Seeing her with Tom had put her in a rotten and jealous mood, and having her outside with her right now was not helping her get over it.
"No, I guess not. I didn't mean to offend you, I just…I really care about you Beca and as much as I want to see you happy, I also don't want to see you get hurt," she frowned.
Beca felt herself melt as she heard Chloe speak. All she wanted to do was just grab her and kiss her right then and there. But sadly she couldn't, Chloe is happy, and she's in love with Tom. And Beca, well Beca was just…Beca.
"Thanks," she mumbled. Beca chucked her cigarette to the ground and sighed. She looked up and swore she could see tears building up in Chloe's eyes. Before she could question the girl on it, Chloe had grabbed her and tightly wrapped her arms around her. Without hesitating, Beca followed the girl's actions and wrapped her arms around her waist.
Neither of them wanted to let go, and neither of them did. They weren't sure how long they stayed like that for, and neither of them decided to question it. They both enjoyed the feeling of being in each other's arms. Beca could have sworn that any second the two of them were going to pull away from each other and kiss, but before they had the oppurtunity they quickly broke apart when Nancy came outside and called Beca's name.
"The countdown is about to start, are you coming?" She asked hopeful. Beca looked over at her and nodded. She couldn't help but find it funny how not even a year ago if she had the chance to kiss Nancy one more time, she would have been the happiest she had ever been. But as of right now, she could have cared less. The only girl she was interested in kissing would be kissing someone else at the end of the countdown and as much as she wanted to, there was nothing Beca could do about it. So instead she put on the fakest smile possible and looked over at Nancy.
"Of course, I told you I wouldn't miss it!" Beca looked over at Chloe. "Come on, I'm sure Tom is waiting for you." She said before walking away and following Nancy back inside, leaving Chloe alone with her thoughts.
Chloe frowned as she watched Beca walk away. Her stomach dropped as a sudden realization hit her. If it wasn't for Nancy walking outside at that very moment, Chloe probably would have kissed Beca. Chloe wanted to kiss Beca. That was when she realized it.
I really need to get my shit together. I can't go on doing this anymore.
And that was when it had really hit her. The feeling she got when she was around Beca, hugging Beca or any form of touching her, she felt the same way she felt when she would do the same things with Tom.
I love them both… I love Tom…and I love Beca. I need to choose…I need to choose either Tom, or Beca.
A/N: Okay so for sure next chapter will be two months ahead. Nothing will have been missed, and Chloe will not have made a decision yet. Next chapter is going to be the bridal shower but as a twist, Jesse's parents invite everyone down to their cottage for the weekend. So it'll probably be two chapters long. Then after that, I'm skipping right to the bachelorette party and then the wedding because those chapters alone will be 3-4! Anyways, thanks for reading and reviewing and again I'm sorry if this chapter wasn't my best. I'm tired and worked all day. See you next time guys!