"Seriously Chloe. You are making me sick please sit down" Jessica pleaded looking up from her iPad in the star's dressing room.

"Sorry. I'm just really, really nervous. I don't know what I was thinking" Chloe replied plopping down across from her best friend and manager.

"You were thinking that you have always wanted to do Broadway and this happened at the perfect time. And it's Chicago Chlo. You can't pass that up" Jessica said putting her device down to try and help calm her friend. "Look at it this way Chloe, as soon as it was announced that you were going to play Roxie in a 4 night stint, the show sold out in hours. People love you and they are here to see you. You are going to be great."

Chloe took a deep breath trying to let her friends words sink in. She squeezed her eyes tight and nodded her head quickly in hopes of shaking the nerves.

"Guess who else in in New York" Jessica said after reading a new text message.

"Who?" Chloe asked standing from the couch and making her way toward the vanity mirror.

"Vision is performing at Mysteryland tonight. The closing slot. The set starts at 12:30 am." Jessica said wiggling her eyebrows.

Chloe seemed lost in thought.

"Do you want to go? Looks like it's a couple hours from here but if we leave straight after the show we could get there." Jessica asked bringing Chloe out of her trance.

"Um" Chloe thought.

"Come on Chlo. It will be fun and I haven't seen Ashley and CR in forever" Jessica begged.

"Two years" Chloe replied quietly.

"What?"

"We haven't seen them in two years" Chloe confirmed.

XxXxXx

"CHLOE! You were amazing!" Jessica yelled at her friend as she came off stage to a standing ovation. "I'm so proud of you" Jessica engulfed her friend in a tight hug.

"That was incredible" Chloe said accepting a bottle of water from a stage hand. "Such a rush" she said between swigs of water.

Jessica laughed. "You sound like Benji" she teased.

Chloe rolled her eyes at the memory of her friend all those years ago. "Shut up."

The two friends walked back toward Chloe's dressing room while Chloe accepted congratulations from her fellow cast mates.

After finally making it back to Chloe's dressing room both girls collapsed on the couch. "Honestly?" Chloe asked timidly as she pulled the bobby pins out of her hair to remove the blonde bob wig she wore for the part.

"Chloe. Please, you were amazing" Jessica beamed. "Your voice sounded great and you look sexy as hell" she said gesturing to Chloe's scantily clad body. "You were exceptional."

"Thanks Jess" Chloe said resting her head on her friend's shoulder.

"Mysteryland?" Jessica asked.

Chloe lifted her head contemplating her answer only to be brought out of her thoughts by a knock on the door. She rose to her feet walking toward her vanity while Jessica went to the door. Chloe tied the robe tightly and sank into the chair before reaching for the makeup remover.

"Tom" Jessica said suddenly to the man at the door.

Chloe turned toward the door quickly. She closed her eyes and exhaled at the sight of Tom with a large bouquet of red long stem roses.

"Chloe. You were so great" he said pushing his way past Jessica and into the dressing room.

"Thanks Tom" Chloe replied. "What are you doing here?"

"What? I was in New York and wanted to see you" he explained offering her the expensive roses.

"Thank you." Chloe accepted the roses and set them on an empty chair next to her.

"You're welcome" He said standing behind Chloe and placing his hands on her shoulders. "Do you want to grab a drink when you're done here?"

Jessica cleared her throat. "We actually have other plans Tom" she said quickly.

"Chlo?" He asked.

"Sorry Tom. We were going to see some friends at a concert tonight" Chloe replied.

"What concert?"

"Mysteryland Music Festival. And you better hurry up Chloe and get in the shower so we can get there" Jessica said quickly as she crossed the room.

"What's Mysteryland?" he asked.

Of course he wouldn't know anything about music or festivals or anything Chloe liked, Jessica thought. "It's a Music Festival in Bethel. About two hours from here, so hurry up Chlo" She said making serious eye contact with her friend.

"Well I'll go with you" Tom offered leaning down to place an unwanted kiss on Chloe's cheek. "I'll have Dad's chopper take us. Save time" he said crossing the room and planting himself on the couch.

"Okay" Chloe said reluctantly before heading toward the bathroom in her dressing room.

"Seriously?" Jessica whispered as she sat in the chair Chloe just vacated.

XxXxXx

"Where's Tom?" Chloe asked emerging from the bathroom in skinny jeans and a nude bra. "Did you kill him?" she asked half-jokingly.

"He's in the hall on the phone. Probably sucking up to daddy" Jessica spat. "Why did you say he could come Chlo? He is such a jerk."

"His father is the President of the studio Jess, you know this. I don't want the President of Universal Studio's pissed at me, holding a grudge or whatever because I wasn't nice to his son." Chloe reasoned.

"So the thing between you two is over?" Jessica asked.

"I don't have anything else to wear Jess. I just have this" Chloe quickly changed the subject as she pointed to the red and white button down she wore to the theatre that day not planning on going anywhere but back to the hotel after the show.

"Here" Jessica said tossing Chloe a white tank top. "Wear this. And don't think I didn't notice the change of subject."

Chloe pulled the top down over her bra and slipped her feet into her black chucks. "It's nothing" she sighed. "We hooked up a couple of times but it's not serious. You know I don't have time for" she stopped unwilling to finish the sentence because it was already leading her down a road she didn't want to go. Tonight was already going to be a challenge without adding her feelings to the mix. "It's nothing" she finished as the door opened quickly.

"Ready baby?" Tom asked. Jessica rolled her eyes and Chloe sighed.

XxXxXx

The two hours to Bethel ended up being only a 50 minute helicopter ride thanks to Tom and his daddy's money. That was the only thing Jessica could think Tom being there was good for. She watched as he sat to close to Chloe and touched her too much, but Chloe being Chloe found discreet ways of rejecting his advances. Jessica typed feverously on her iPhone sending an update to Ashley.

Jess – please add Tom Jennings to the list … don't ask L

Ash – Really? Still? Could have sworn that was over

Jess – You and me both

Ash – It's done. I can't wait to see you!

Jess – We are like 20 minutes out

Ash – You will make it right before show time. Come straight backstage and then we can find a spot in the crowd for the show! Yay!

Jess – Yay!

"So Ashley wants us to go straight backstage and then we can find a spot in the crowd" Jessica said loudly to her friend.

Chloe nodded in agreement as she gazed at the night sky passing quickly.

"Backstage?" Tom asked.

Chloe nodded not taking her eyes off the dark sky and the glowing lights below them.

XxXxXx

"Alright bitches! Let's do this mother fuckin thing" CR said holding her shot glass above head. The group all cheered and threw the shot's back quickly like they had become accustomed to doing as a pre-show ritual.

They did their last minute checks and vocal warm ups before reuniting in a group circle placing their arms on the shoulder of the person next to them. "I love you awesome nerds." Ashley said quickly.

The group collectively rolled their eyes when a voice from the past pulled them out of their family time.

"Are we gonna say ahh on three?" Jessica asked rushing the group and jumping into Ashley's arms.

"I don't even know what the fuck that is so no" Quinn replied seeing the blonde streak run through the room.

"Don't worry about. Nothing important" Quinn's best friend said quickly.

"Ouch, that hurts a little" Chloe said making her presence known and stepping in front of one person in particular for the first time in two years.

"Chloe"

"Beca"