CHAPTER FOUR
The best part of my day,
Is when you walk past,
The day goes so slow,
But you walk fast,
You breeze in and out,
You come, then you go,
My heart races every time but you'll never know…
Cause you won't ever hear this,
But if by chance someday you do,
I don't know your name,
But this song is for you
"Alright, you twig bitches, gather round, gather round" Amy calls as she turns down the speaker playing Beca's song.
"Woah, not too close. Geez," the Australian says as she waves her hands about shooing some of the women away from her. "Don't get me wrong ladies, you're all beautiful but I'm on a strict meat only diet"
"One night with me Fat Amy and I'll have you converted into vag-etarian" Stacie winks.
"Mmm, yeah na I think I'll pass, sweet cheeks!"
The girls all laugh at the two's antics.
"You're all as excited as an old man is when he's waiting to pick up his little blue pill. And as much as I'd like to believe it's because of me, I'm not delusional. I know it's because I come bearing gifts" She emphasizes the word gifts as she waves the gold envelope for everyone to see.
"We love you, girl but that tiny singer is the main star in this love... what's the name of a 24 sided shape?" CR asks rhetorically
"An Icositetragon" Stacie offers.
The whole living room goes silent.
"Oh my god, she's right!" Aubrey states as she shows her google screen to everybody.
"What can I say? I've got the brains and the sex" the brunette shrugs.
"Don't you mean you've got the brains and the looks?" CR interrupts
"That too," the taller woman says as she winks.
"Now we're all up to date on Stacie's shocking brilliance let's return to the conversation at hand. Geez, you ladies divert the conversation more than a politician at a press conference. This is your first date card. It could be a single, a double, a threesome..." the bodacious blond pauses to wink. "Or it could be a group date. We'll never know until someone opens it. Who wants to do the honors?"
Before anyone has a chance to respond a tall, short-haired brunette with a neck tattoo and a smirk, that could give Beca a fun for her money, steps forward.
"Thanks, Fat Amy, you can leave it with me" the brunette all but snatches the envelope from Amy's hands.
The Australian hisses like a cat sarcastically. "I'll leave the rest of you hot messes to deal with that... I'll be back to pick you up in an hour" the Australian turns and walks out of the living room door.
"Alright ladies, are we ready?" Calamity teases as she slowly opens the gold envelope.
"In my country, it's considered a crime to make people wait this long, punishment is death by public hanging. Those you made wait get to stand and watch" Flo offers as Jessica and Ashley take a small, subtle step away from the girl.
"Ok then…"
Amy said I have to rhyme which I find is totally lame,
But come join me and some answers I will explain,
All you have to do is win a little game,
This is all so cheesy I'm about to die of shame.
"O. M. Aca G. you guys! I can hear her awkwardness and adorableness through the card! Can you imagine how red and flustered she got just by writing that" a young, tall, wavy-haired girl gushes.
"Was that even English? Does any intelligence ever come out of that stupid mouth of yours or is it just constant gibberish? I don't even remember your name. That's how ridiculous I think you are" Calamity scoffs as the younger girl physically deflates at the comment.
"Her name is Emily and I've only known her only a few days and can already tell that she's one of the nicest people I will ever get the pleasure of meeting. There is no need for you to belittle someone just because they're nothing like you and quite frankly that's probably the biggest compliment I could ever give someone. Now stop acting like you're the one in charge and finish reading the card" a fuming Chloe speaks up as she protectively steps in front of Emily.
"Whatever Courtney" Calamity smirks.
Please join me:
Serenity
Charity
Aubrey
Emily
Calamity
Veracity
Lily
"And that's it" The tattooed girl states as she places the card back in the envelope and places on the table before leaving the room followed closely by Veracity, Charity, and Serenity.
"Don't worry about her Chloe, she's a grade-A pain in the ass. Like my father always said 'if someone behaves like an ass, they've most likely come from a family of donkeys'" Aubrey nods reassuringly but is met with confused faces.
"Aubrey's right guys, let's not let her ruin your day! Some of you get to go on a date with Beca. This is so exciting!" The redhead says encouragingly.
"When I say 'group' you say 'date'" Amy chants as she re-enters the mansion. "Group"
"Date!" Comes an enthusiastic Emily but both women's excitement dies off when they realize no one else is joining in.
"Woah, who shit in who's shoes?" The Australian asks but is met with silence again.
Although, CR nods her head in the direction of Calamity to shed some light for Amy.
"Ahhh, I can feel the tension. Well, you guys need to sort your shit out before you see Beca. Remember how I said last night that she's easily scared? I know I'm a comic genius but that was no joke! Now let's get going, Pitches. All of those coming on the group date the limo is waiting outside for you" All the selected girls start walking towards the front door.
"Thank god you're all Beca-terian cause the driver is hotter than Crocodile Dundee, who I knew him intimately. And let's just say a big knife wasn't the only thing he was packin'!" Amy's eyes glaze over dreamily until she sees Chloe staring at her trying not to laugh.
"C'mon Red, I thought you'd be the first one out the door"
"What do you mean? I wasn't invited"
"Ginger, I know for a fact that you were on that list. Beca hasn't shut up about how she gets to see you today… whoops. I wasn't meant to say that out loud" the blond explains sheepishly.
"That bitch!"
"Thank you all so much for coming today! I'm looking forward to having some fun with you guys and getting to know you all a bit more" Beca explains from her place in front of the other girls on the soccer field.
"Now I'll be the first to say that I suck when it comes to sports but I always find it does help people bond and become comfortable around one another…"
"Les be honest Bec, you just wanted to see these hotties in their gym tights" Amy grins wickedly.
"Amy, you're killing me!"
"I used to be a professional soccer player in another life" Lily offers but everyone just stares at her questionably.
"Alright ladies, split off into two teams please and give yourselves a name and a team captain. Then go get changed and meet back here in 10"
"Alright twig bitches, captains please step forward and introduce your team and name"
Aubrey and Calamity both walk up to stand beside Beca and Amy.
"My team consists of me," the tattooed woman says arrogantly. "Charity, Serenity, and Veracity. We're called Evermoist"
"Ok, you bunch of platypi" the Australian is met with some confused looks staring back at her.
"What? Platypus live in the water. Therefore, they're Evermoist Platy-pussies"
"My team members are Chloe, Lily, and Emily and we're the Bellas" Aubrey explains.
"Alright, let's do this!" Beca says uncharacteristically cheerful.
The game was tied 2 all and getting very competitive. Both Amy and Beca stopped playing because the girls were getting rough and need some referees.
Emily has possession of the ball as she runs from midfield towards the goals. Aubrey is ahead of her but Serenity steps in front of the blond every time she tries to advance. Charity approaches Emily but the brunette sees Chloe running up along her right-hand side so she passes the ball just in front of Chloe. Chloe takes the ball and continues to run until she reaches the goalkeeper's box. Calamity's box. The redhead stops at the edge as Calamity begins to move towards her. Calamity runs at full speed and slides to tackle Chloe. The redhead predicts this though and uses the toe of her shoe to tip the ball up enough to clear the girl's tattooed body, she then jumps over the tall girl and continues running with the ball until she's able to confidently score the goal. The other Bellas come running up to Chloe and pick her up as they all cheer happily.
"Way to go Bellas!" Beca claps as she walks closer to the two teams.
"Yeah, you pitches really know how to work as a team. Evermoist, you put up a good fight, not as great as a kangaroo would be able to but still, well done. You did lose though which means you won't be joining Beca and the Bellas on the second part of this date". Evermoist still look smug as they walk back to the change rooms.
"As for you Bellas, I'll be taking you to my studio, and then later on in the night we'll have dinner and some one-on-one time together" Beca explains.
"O. M. Aca. G Beca! This is all so cool!" The younger of the Bellas says as she walks around one of the recording rooms at Beca's studio.
"Are you into this kind of stuff Emily?" Beca asks trying not to hide the shocked tone in her voice.
"Into it? I'm in love with it! My mum is a producer but she never lets me around this stuff. Something about getting a proper education first and focus on music later. But then my proper education got me a proper job and I kind of lost my passion"
"Wait a second! Your mum's Katherine Junk?" Once the singer receives a nod of confirmation she continues. "No way dude! She was my biggest role model growing up. I swear I loved everything she produced back when I was paying my dues. I bet you've got her talent too, you totally look like a Legacy! We'll have to work together sometime. Who cares about a proper job dude, you need to follow your passion"
"You're totally right Beca! And I would love to work together, who else feels like a winner today?" The younger brunette asks happily.
A certain redhead watches on with a fond expression on her face.
"You're really obvious did you know that? I can see your toner through your skinny jeans" Aubrey whispers to Chloe.
"Toner?"
"Yeah, your musical boner for Beca"
"Bree, aren't we all suppose to have 'toners' for Beca? She's the reason why we're all here"
"True, but some toners are bigger than others…"
"And don't act like you're above having a toner you have a big one too. But it's just for a different brunette" the redhead smirks.
"I have no idea what you're talking about"
"Mhmm, keep telling yourself that Bree… Wait! I want to hear that story too!" Chloe redirects their conversation when she overhears Beca and Emily talking. The singer turns around and smiles.
"Why don't we head upstairs to the roof and I'll tell you guys over dinner"
"So before Amy and I went on the USO tour with our girl band" Beca cringes. "I used to work in a little record store in a mall" she cringes again and the other girls laugh.
"Anyways, no one ever used to come into the store, I don't actually know how it had money to be open. The owner was kind of alternative so maybe he was using the shop as a front for his drug business or something. Sorry, I'm getting off track. So because I was never busy I would sometimes play a game with myself where I would see people walk past and try to make up a funny story about their life" the brunette takes a sip of her wine. The other women at the table hanging on her every word knowing that this story wasn't known to the public… until this airs at least.
"And so I was always on the lookout from behind the counter and I kept on seeing this same girl walk past. She was tall, blond, and really beautiful and every time I'd see her my heart rate would go crazy. Let's not forget that I had a boyfriend at this time and I was starting to feel things that I had never felt with him before. I didn't know that having butterflies was an actual thing until this girl walked past. As it turns out she worked at the mall too, a couple of stores down from mine but she'd never look at me or smile. I soon realized that I had a crush on her and it was my first crush on a girl so it freaked me out" Beca shakes her head in embarrassment.
"I think we've all been there Becs" the redhead tries lightens the situation.
"You make a valid point there, Chlo. So the days went by and my crush got worse and then one day she noticed me and said hello. I was a blubbering mess and couldn't talk of course but the next day she said hello again. To say my crush got worse is an understatement. I remember one day she walked past and said hello again and it made my day! I thought it was so ridiculous. I remember saying to myself: Mitchell, pull your shit together. The best part of your day is when this girl walks past and you don't even know her name! And then I was like that'd be a dope song so I wrote it on the back of an old receipt at work and 'Name' was created. It still to this day my most successful song"
"I think it's because having a crush on someone you don't know is so relatable. When I heard 'Name' on the radio for the first time I remember thinking is this girl in my head" Aubrey laughs and Chloe nods in agreement.
"It's so cool to hear the story behind it Beca! Thank you so much for telling us!"
"You're welcome Legacy, I'm glad you guys enjoyed my rambling"
"Is it bad if I say that I'm really glad the Bella's won today? Or is that against the rules?" Beca asks later on in the evening as she and Chloe are sat on the opposite side of the roof in the makeshift garden the singer created when she first bought the building.
"I think you're asking the wrong person here Bec, I'm not Amy" the redhead joked.
"Oh thank god you're not! I could never imagine myself on a date with Amy"
"Why do we always find ourselves hiding away in a garden?"
"Are you complaining Beale?"
"Not at all Mitchell", both women smile fondly at each other as they sit in comfortable silence. Beca slowly slides her hand along the bench until she reaches the redhead's and intertwines their fingers together smoothly.
"Can you um…" Chloe turns towards the shorter woman and raises her eyebrow expectantly. "Can you please tell me more about Chicago? If you want to that is. If I'm overstepping then please say so. The last thing I ever want to do is make you uncomfortable or get you to talk…"
"Becs, you're rambling" the older woman giggles.
"Sorry"
"It's ok, and I'm happy to talk to you about Chicago. It's quite intense though Bec, you sure you want to go down this path so soon?"
"Yeah of course. This might sound weird cause we haven't known each other long but I feel like I've known you my whole life… Man, that was cheesy. I'm so sorry!" Beca is met with another giggle.
"You're quite charming sometimes, you know that?"
"Only sometimes?"
"I was trying not to hurt your rep again, Bec"
"Oh right! Good looking out, Beale. Anyways, I'm happy to get deep if you are"
Chloe smiles sadly.
"When Chicago and I discovered that we'd never actually get married we were both oddly heartbroken. I think it's because we loved each other so much that we just automatically assumed that we were in love when we weren't. And when reality came crashing down it really hurt but we made a pact to be best friends and grow old together no matter what. It was cliche but it was genuine" Chloe stops and takes a couple of deep breaths. Beca lets go of her hand and slides closer on the bench until she can put her arm around the redhead's shoulder. She then brings her other hand to hold Chloe's again, the older woman smiles across at her lovingly.
"We were also those cliche best friends that made a deal about if we were 35 and weren't married with children that we would have kids together. We both knew that we wanted to have kids so who better to have them with than your best friend. But then 3 and a half years ago Chicago found out he had a tumor on his spinal cord which was inoperable. The doctors said that the chances of chemo helping him were slim so he chose not to have it. He died 14 months after he was diagnosed" the redhead sniffed and the brunette pulled her into her chest and held her while the taller woman cried. They both lost track of how long they were sitting there holding each other until Chloe broke the silence after her tears had stopped.
"Bec, there's something…" one last sniff. "there's something else I need to tell you"
Beca unlocked her left arm from around Chloe and brought her hand under the redhead's chin to help her capture those cerulean blue eyes. The brunette caught some of the tears streaming down the redhead's cheeks with her thumb.
"What is it Chlo?"
"I kept our deal".
The singer looks at the woman confused.
"As soon as we knew Chicago was dying we started IVF and I got pregnant not long after"
Beca's heart starts beating out of her chest, her butterflies that are usually present when Chloe's around turned into a swarm of bees attacking her stomach.
"You… You have a kid?" Beca asks even though she already knows the answer.
"She's nearly 3," the redhead says tentatively.
"Oh… I ah... I don't like kids"
AN:
Don't hate me!
I struggled a little to start this chapter hence why it wasn't a daily update like I was aiming for. Hopefully a longer chapter makes up for it.
A big thank you to a good friend of mine for lending me another one of her songs that she wrote and also her story behind it. Remember it cause it'll all make sense as to why I added it in a few chapters time ;) Hope you're still enjoying this!