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Beta Epsilon Lambda Alpha's garden was becoming less and less welcoming as October wore on, Bella rehearsals and classes taking up most of Beca's time in the days before regionals, leaving the brunette to spend fewer and fewer hours lying on the grass and listening to music, or running through The Bella's choreography with Chloe. She and Chloe had worked the final sections of their set in their most recent rehearsal, leaving the group confident before the journey tomorrow.

"Are you excited?" Beca looked up at her roommate's words, Chloe's piercing eyes connecting instantly with Beca's of oceans deep.

"For what?"

"Tomorrow silly!" Chloe looked back at her Russian Lit textbook before she let herself fall back on her bed.

Beca tried to capture every section of Chloe's body language in her mind, so she could replay the frames one by one as she pleased. "Well, Cassie's going to be there, so we need to do well..." A half interested hum fell from Chloe's lips. "What's Aubrey really like?"

Noticing her companion's demeanor change, Beca could only assume she'd sparked a topic of immense interest, "she's in love, she has been for as long as I've known her." Chloe's mind wasn't working, the words falling and cascading down the descent of her lips without a care in the world. "Summer and spring vacations are the best, she truly relaxes for once. Sometimes I even remember the girl I fell for..."

"Tobias seems like an... Interesting man to say the least." Beca tried to form her words so they tiptoed around the subject, trying to avoid the eventual fall that would either shut Chloe down or anger the sleeping captain in the next room across.

Chloe shook her head, "don't even mention his name in this house. Aubrey may dangle our free tuition over our heads, but Cassie is dangling their father's pride over hers." The textbook was shut, Chloe swinging her legs over the side of her bed and standing up, one hand moving instinctively to the door handle. "Final dress rehearsals today."

"We're ready for it, I know we are."

Chloe smiled softly at Beca before she slipped from the room, taking the silence throughout the house as a sign that Aubrey was still in bed; Chloe's girlfriend having used her injury time to catch up on sleep between barking orders at Beca and the other Bellas. "Good morning sleepy head." Just the sight of her girlfriend sprawled out across her bed made Chloe's insides flutter.

A small groan escaped Aubrey's lips as she pulled her comforter further up her face, hiding her nose. "It's early."

Chloe shook her head and giggled, "is the early rising Aubrey Posen really refusing to get up at nine a.m?" She sat on the edge of the bed, crossing her legs and running her fingers over the soft gold locks which were sprawled across the pillow. "Beca wants to complete a dress rehearsal today, please don't yell at her."

Aubrey sighed softly, "I don't hate her Chloe, even though that's what you and most of The Bellas think anyway."

Chloe hadn't processed Aubrey's words before she had begun speaking. "She's really sweet, when you get to know- what?"

Aubrey sat up, taking her glasses from the bedside table and placing them on her face, the amount of time she'd spent socializing out of the house and between classes was little enough for her to give up trying to put contact lenses in every single morning. "See? I'm not trying to be the bad guy Chloe… I'm not trying to be a clone of my sister… I'm just misunderstood sometimes."

Beca poked her head around the door, knowing that she needed to work on getting onto Aubrey's good side. "I'm heading to grab some bacon - we're out - would you guys like anything?"

Chloe shook her head, "I'm good thanks."

"If you don't mind getting me some," Beca smiled, politely cutting the captain off.

"You're out of organic pineapple juice, I saw. It's already on my list." Beca twiddled her phone in her hands, "Aubrey there's a desk in the kitchen… Can I use that for mixing and looking through Bella stuff with you and Chloe?"

Aubrey shrugged, "yeah I guess so, no one else will use it for anything. Go ahead."

"Thanks! I'll grab that pineapple juice." Beca's head slipped back out the room, the sophomore pulling the door shut behind her.

Chloe looked at her girlfriend, a smirk playing at the corners of her mouth.

"Oh God, hell no Chloe, you perv."

The redhead giggled, receiving a playful and painless fist to her upper arm. "She totally has a crush on you."

"Chloe, she hates me. If anything, she's only being nice because she wants to be in The Bellas, she wants to be there for you." Aubrey shuffled to the end of her bed and grabbed her crutches from where they were resting against the bedpost.

"Amy, what the hell are you doing?" Whilst the girls took to rehearsing the choreography, Aubrey had taken to sitting between the mirrors, in the exact same position the judges would be the next day. "This is not a street dance."

"Shit, sorry I'm so late. I had to go to seven different stores before I found the right juice Bree." Chloe winked at her girlfriend as the fond nickname fell off Beca's tongue. "I got it though, and some pain killers because I know how much your back is aching at the moment."

"Beca you don't have to do this, I won't kick you out…"

Beca shrugged, placing a bag containing a Nutella filled doughnut on Aubrey's lap. "I know, I'm just trying to help you with stress. If you need anything, I will always be here, you know that. Chloe told me these are your guilty pleasure." Beca knelt down to get her laptop from her bag, taking a few seconds to bash herself on the forehead with her mouse.

"Oh…" Chloe winked from her spot with The Bellas, whose conversation's volume had lowered dramatically in order to discover what was going on between their captain and music producer. "Well, uh, thank you, it means a lot."

Chloe clapped her hands, trying to make the awkward atmosphere dissipate. "Come on girls, we need this perfect! We can beat those Treblemakers!"

"Becaw!" Jesse smiled a goofy grin whilst leaning against the door frame, "what can I do for you?"

Beca stepped past him, into the Treble's house. "I have a crush on someone."

Jesse closed the door behind her, "you know I'm honored right Becaw? But I really don't swing that way. I'm your gay best friend."

"And I'm your gay best friend." Beca shook her head, "it's not you… ew." She faked puking before making herself comfortable on the couch. "I can't believe you'd even suggest that - we met at Woodhouse's gay night." She ran a hand through her hair before muttering, "you're so dumb sometimes."

"I heard that!" Jesse chuckled before seating himself beside Beca. "Tell me about her."

"About them." Beca corrected. "I don't even know where to start."

"How about their names?"

"Posen and Beale."

"You can take me to as many parent's evenings about this bullshit as you want. But being with another woman is a sin, and you and that whore will pay for your lifestyle choices. I said this when you were sixteen - you will not fall in love with anyone except the man I place in front of you."