A/N: Hey guys! Here's chapter 3 ft. Staubrey wedding day prep and a dash of Bechloe flashbacks! Was supposed to update but my humble bday celebrations took unexpected (but great) turns so I didn't have the time to finish the chapter.

Sorry for the delays, I got caught up in this game called adulting. But you know what other game I play? Hades. You can catch me live on twitch, my channel is called CasualGamerSyndrome every Friday and Saturday at 8:30 pm ET playing the 2020 GoTY. I also stream Sundays at 2 pm ET with Deltarune. So drop by and have a lil chat with me. We can talk about anything. Looking forward to hanging out with you all!

Anyways, hope you still enjoy this story.

Beca watched Stacie getting ready with an amused look on her face. She's seen many versions of Stacie over the years, various levels of excited and nervous too, but she's never seen that look of bliss before. Of peace and contentment.

She was in Stacie's hotel room, with Flo, CR, Emily, and Amy. They were Stacie's half of the Bellas for the wedding. Because yes, it was finally the morning of the big day.

CR and Flo had the same look on their face as Beca had, regarding Stacie the same way. Emily, on the other hand, looked absolutely nerve-wracked.

Beca subtly kept an eye on Emily. From the way she's acting, she was clearly still not over the thing.

And the Bellas most certainly cannot know about the thing.

Thankfully Amy's attention was also on Stacie, and the song she was humming. She would be the most perceptive of the group with how Emily was acting.

I love you more with every breath truly, madly, deeply do

Amy started singing along and Stacie chuckled. "My, my, Stace, our fearless leader really did a number on you."

Stacie simply shrugged the comment off.

"I'm just here enjoying Stacie's cheesy romantic side," Flo commented.

"Who would have though Aubrey was the perfect complement for you," Cynthia Rose then added.

"Oh, you mean to tell me that the sexual tension between them was never obvious?" Beca asked with a chuckle.

"We were too busy stressing out on yours and Chloe's, Beca," Stacie quickly retorted.

Amy smiled a devious smile, "How about you, Shawshank? Any wedding bells on the horizon?" she teased.

The comment got all eyes trained on Beca, which she preferred. At least no one got the chance to notice Emily gulping down the entirety of her champagne.

Beca, thankful for her years of handling the vicious press now, that she can handle the Bella's keen interests and teasing. Well, their bare minimum efforts at teasing at least.

Beca just shrugged, "Let's focus on this wedding first, how about it?"

"That's right, no thunder stealing or Aubrey will murder you," Stacie said. "I wouldn't mind though."

"Well, we don't want murders on today of all days," Beca argued.

"That's right, only good things for today. Big and bright things!" Flo commented.

"And maybe a little mischief?" Beca heard Amy asked CR in a low tone, to which CR responded with wink.

Guess Beca had to be extra vigilant from here on out.

Chloe couldn't help herself but smile as she watched her best friend get ready for her wedding day. She sat next to Ashley and Jessica, the three of them wiping away tears of happiness, Lilly keeping them supplied with Kleenex.

It's been quite an emotional morning.

And then Chloe started hearing Aubrey sing a few lines of the song she's been humming while putting her make up on.

I wanna stand with you on a mountain
I wanna bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me

And there goes a fresh new batch of the water works.

"Chlo, why is it that ten times out of ten, you're the first one to cry?" Aubrey asked. She shook her head and chuckled. "If you don't stop, you'll ruin your make up."

"Yeah," Jessica and Ashley chorused, both trying not to get emotional as well.

Lilly laughed, amused by her friends. "You think the rest of the girls are like this with Stacie?"

"No, they're probably teasing her right now, or teasing Beca, or Emily because she's been acting weird. To be honest, I'm surprised we haven't had some sort of shenanigan unfold just yet," Aubrey remarked.

And with that comment, Chloe managed to settle down. Aubrey, sharp has ever, has noticed that Emily had been acting weird.

Because of course the Legacy just can't act cool at all.

"Maybe she's just PMSing, or you know, nervous? Maybe she's thinking about her future with Benji now?" Chloe coolly provided as an explanation for Emily. "As for the Bellas, I don't think they want to incur your wrath on your wedding day, I expect them to be on their best behavior, right?" Chloe added, before turning to their other friends in the room.

"Yeah, we made a pact," Lilly admitted, which reassured Aubrey about her concerns with the Bellas and the usual trouble they get into.

"The alternative is that maybe Legacy's having a lil' bun in the oven, but with the way she's drinking, I'm thinking not," Ashley then commented.

"Oh, what if they had a pregnancy scare?" Jessica then asked, and with that, conversation has taken a turn into Emily and Benji's relationship and far away from the possible talks about her job with Beca, or Beca and Chloe's relationship.

Chloe breathed a sigh of relief, at least the Bellas weren't considering the latter as an option for Emily's strange behaviors.

Aubrey though, she had a certain look in her eyes. Chloe couldn't help but feel like her best friend was suspicious of her silence about the matter.

Chloe already knew this was gonna be a long day – mostly thanks to the celebrations – but it might just get longer than she initially thought.

Here's to hoping she and Beca survives it.

A/N Pt 2: Y'all know what the secret is now, right? xD

Hope you guys are enjoying this extra special treat.

Song featured in this chapter is Truly, Madly, Deeply (by Savage Garden). The song has also been added to the playlist!