CHAPTER 4:

At 9 p.m. on the night of October 24th, Chloe came home to an empty apartment.

"Beca, I'm home!" she yelled but got no response. She then found a note on the counter.

"Dear Chloe,

The DJ'ing gig I had tonight was a disaster. People hated the song choices I prepared and booed me all night. As if that weren't enough, I was verbally abused on the way home, so much that I started crying after walking three miles. The pain was too much for me to handle. Maybe I just need a friend to talk to. If you need me, I'll be out on the roof of our apartment building.

Beca"

On the roof, Beca was sitting in a lawn chair drinking a bottle of wine when Chloe arrived carrying a second chair.

"Hey," Chloe said, settling down next to Beca.

"Hey," Beca said back. "Care for a glass?"

"Sure," Chloe said as Beca poured some of the wine into a glass and handed it to her. "Thank you. So, are you feeling okay?" Chloe asked, concerned.

"Tonight was the worst night of my life!" she said, tearfully.

"I'm sorry that happened to you. I've had my bad days too. We all have them," Chloe said.

"What would you've done?" Beca asked.

"I'd cry my eyes out for a while, and then I'd talk to someone. Someone who's easy for me to talk to about these things. Think back to seven years ago; when I first met you during your freshman year at Barden, it was one of the happiest moments of my life. And if it wasn't for that day, I wouldn't be here with you right now. Think how much happier you were since you and I bonded over being Bellas," Chloe said, prompting a montage of flashbacks to play in Beca's mind.

At the Activities Fair...Hey, what about her?

In the shower...You CAN sing!

At auditions...Oh, wait; there's one more.

At the initiation...Don't worry; it's Boones Farm.

Hood Night...I think we're going to be fast friends.

All those memories reminded Beca about what made her the happiest.

"You're right. I remember when my dad made me join a club on campus. I remember how when you invaded my shower that day, you encouraged me to audition to be a Bella. After you and I bonded over the Bellas, my life was happier than I ever thought it would be," Beca remembered.

"Despite all the ups and downs you had with Aubrey back then?" Chloe asked.

"Yeah. Hey, I wonder what she'd say if she were here right now," Beca thought as Chloe's phone rang.

"Well, maybe you could ask her yourself," she said as she answered her phone with a Facetime call. "Hey, girl."

"Hey, Chloe. I hope I didn't wake you up," Aubrey said.

"Far from it. You wouldn't believe the night I had," Chloe said.

"Are you up on the roof?" Aubrey asked, noticing her background.

"It's a long story, but I'm here with Beca," Chloe said.

"Hi, Aubrey," Beca said.

"Hey, Beca. I have some news that I was going to wait till morning to share, but I just couldn't help it," Aubrey said.

"What is it?" Beca asked.

"Yeah...tell us," Chloe asked.

"I'm pregnant!" Aubrey said.

"Oh, my god!" Beca yelled, speechless.

"Aubrey, that is wonderful. Congratulations," Chloe said.

"Thanks! I'll tell you more about it later," Aubrey said.

"Wait, Aubrey, before you hang up I have a question for you," Beca said.

"Shoot," Aubrey said.

"So, after a bad DJ'ing gig I had tonight, Chloe reminded me of how happier I was when I was a Bella. If you were in my shoes, what would you do?" Beca asked.

"Beca, ever since you became a Bella, you've taught me so much. I'd probably remind you of that and how far you've come today," Aubrey said.

"Thanks. That really means something. Anyway, congrats on your pregnancy," Beca said.

"Thank you. Well, it's almost midnight, I should go to bed. Good night," Aubrey said.

"Bye!" They both said before hanging up.

After they hung up Chloe looked at her watch.

"Come on, let's go to bed," Chloe said as the two folded up their lawn chairs and headed back to their apartment while also carrying what was left of that bottle of wine Beca was drinking from.

"Hey, I just had a bright idea, let's text all the Bellas about Aubrey's big news before we go to sleep," Beca suggested.

Chloe pulled out her phone and sent a group text to all the other Bellas reading "Newsflash: Aubrey is pregnant!" before going to bed.