A/N Things are going to get interesting for Bechloe...

Chapter 9: Spring Break

The bellas filtered out one by one to go home for the break or on vacation. The last left were Fat Amy, Beca and Chloe. Fat Amy was staying at the house since she couldn't afford to go home to Australia for spring break. But she'd find some boy toys around town, she was confident. Chloe was pretty much packed, but waiting for Beca to load up her car. She glanced at her watch. There wasn't a rush, but she was ready to get on the road. It was a three hour drive to their hotel for the wedding and she just wanted to get a move on.

"Beca!" Chloe called from the kitchen.

"Coming! Coming!" Beca grunted at the top of the stairs as she was lugging four pieces of luggage.

"I'm sorry?" Chloe stood at the bottom of the stairs with her hands on her hips. "How the hell did you pack twice as much as I did?"

"Needed my music stuff." Beca looked at her like it was a completely ridiculous question.

"Damn, shawshank! You moving out?" Fat Amy looked over from the couch.

"You aren't even going to have much time to mess with your music stuff." Chloe shook her head.

"You don't know that. And I'd rather have it than go completely insane without it if I had free time."

"Whatever." Chloe smirked. "Go put it in the car, I'll be out in a sec and we can leave."

"Aye, aye." Beca struggled out the door.

"You two have fun." Fat Amy waved at Chloe. "But not too much." She winked. Chloe laughed and shook her head yet felt a flush in her cheeks that she hoped Amy couldn't see.

"Don't burn the house down." Chloe grabbed her bags.

"Aye, aye!" Fat Amy saluted her.

The road trip consisted mostly of singing in the car. They rotated every 20 minutes who got to be car DJ. Beca didn't like how often Chloe picked Taylor Swift and Chloe didn't care for the amount of classic rock songs Beca chose. But either way, they both ended up singing with each other and somehow always figuring out who same harmony.

Chloe and Beca arrived at their fancy hotel. Neither one had ever been to such a nice hotel.

"Are you regretting that bridesmaid business now? Free vacation seems pretty worth it." Chloe nudged her as a bellhop raced over to take their bags. Beca refused to release her laptop equipment though.

"Yeah, its not bad. And right on the beach. Don't mind that." Beca studied her surroundings as they walked on.

"So what's the itinerary for the next couple days." Chloe put her bags down and fell down onto her bed. "And oh my God these beds are so comfy!"

"Let me see." Beca pulled out her folder that the bride to be had sent her. "Oh geez." She immediately rolled her eyes. "Bachelorette party tonight. Rehearsal dinner tomorrow. And then the wedding. I'm going to die. I'm actually going to die." Beca tossed the folder on the dresser.

"Oh cheer up. I'll be with you." Chloe leaned her head on her elbow, watching Beca set up her laptop.

"Maybe they won't even realize I'm not there tonight."

"Come on, its spring break." Chloe sat up. "At least try to have some fun." She walked over to Beca and ran her hand along her shoulder. "And maybe try to get a tan while we're here."

"Shut up." Beca swatted her hand away, ignoring the shiver she felt.

"So when's the bachelorette party? And is it slutty stripper type bachelorette party or classy drinks and chaste dancing?"

"Knowing Meg, it'll probably somewhere in between. Its at this bar, we have a VIP room though so I guess that's cool. There's live music. Might not be so bad."

"Do I hear a tiny hint of possible excitement in your voice?" Chloe poked her in the side.

"Just trying to look at the positive. You've rubbed off on me I guess." Beca stood up to get changed. Her phone rang and she saw it was Meg. "You can go first." She shooed Chloe toward the bathroom.

"Hey, what's up?" Beca sat on the bed listening to Meg.

"Yeah we got here just fine… Room 1010 - lucky 1010." Beca snapped her finger and did and awkward shoulder shake. Chloe could see her through the mirror and couldn't help but giggle to herself and Beca's signature dorkiness.

"Yeah, we'll be ready soon." Beca continued. "Yeah you can meet Chloe...You sure you don't mind me bringing her to the party? I just would feel bad leaving her here...Thanks, you're still as nice as ever...No! Oh my gosh...No, Meg she's just a friend from my acapella group...Okay gross, your mind is dirty. So when will you be here?...Okay we'll be ready." Beca hung up and Chloe could feel her cheeks blushing having an idea what was being said on the other side of the phone.

"Hey Chloe…" Beca started when Chloe came back in the room. "I just wanted to ask you something."

"Shoot." Chloe sat down putting her earrings in.

"I just wanted to talk to you about…" Beca rubbed the back of her neck. "Just lately things have been…"

"Yeah?" Chloe sat up straighter, eagerly waiting to hear the question.

"Well, its just been like -" Beca turned to face her when there was a knock at the door. "Shit." Beca mumbled under breath and ran to the door. Chloe felt herself deflate, knowing it might be awhile till Beca gets the courage again to bring up whatever she was about to say.

Meg stepped inside and wrapped Beca in a hug as soon as the door opened.

"Becky Becs!" Meg closed her eyes. "I'm so glad you decided to be my bridesmaid. I half expected you to back out."

"I wouldn't do that." Beca stepped back. "Unless you call me Becky Becs again." She pointed a warning finger at her childhood friend.

"And this must be Chloe?" Meg held out her hand.

"Hi! Its nice to meet you. Can't say I've heard a lot about you, though." Chloe chuckled.

"Classic Beca." Meg rolled her eyes and she and Chloe shared a knowing nod.

"Alright, let's go." Beca huffed and headed out the door.

The club that was hosting Meg's bachelorette party was nicer than Beca expected. It had three floors, each with its own DJ and bar. Their VIP booth was on the third floor. The maid of honor, Gina, ordered a tall bottle of chilled vodka as well as two plates of various colored shots; Beca had never seen anything like it.

"Okay, girls!" Gina lifted a shot glass and signaled for everyone to join. "To the bride-to-be! And to being condemned to only having sex with one man the rest of her life. And to us who...aren't!" The girls 'whoo-ed' and downed their shots. Their screams made Beca flinch, but she was grateful for the surprisingly smooth shot that tasted like...strawberry?

"So? Beca, none of us really know you!" One bridesmaid leaned over to Beca, making her lean into Chloe.

"Not much to know!" Beca responded above the sound of the music.

"Is this the famous Chloe?" Gina nearly shouted across the table.

"Famous?" Chloe was perplexed but couldn't help but smile at Beca.

"I mean, Meg was going on about how loner Beca was bringing someone to the wedding and then even to the party tonight. You must be special!" Gina did a cheers to her and took another shot. Beca felt her cheeks turn crimson.

"Meg has always liked to make me uncomfortable." She waved her hand and shook her head trying to change the subject. "So who's dancing tonight, huh?"

"Oh, girl, I'm getting my grind on with the first hottie I see!" The bridesmaid next to Beca raised a glass to the sounds of many whoos at the table. Beca laughed, but couldn't help but think these people were definitely not her type of group.

"Beca! Drink! You're falling behind!" Gine nudged a shot in her direction. "We gotta finish all of these before we get another round!" Beca took another shot, shocked that all this alcohol was only the first round.

"You look like you need a good lay." The bridesmaid to her right whispered in her ear. Beca flinched and nearly crashed into Chloe as she backed away.

"Loosen up." Chloe leaned down and whispered in her ear, but Beca didn't move away. "Have some fun." Chloe handed her a shot and took one with her. Beca was now starting to feel the warmth from the shots and could feel the buzz coming soon. All of a sudden Icona Pop's song "I Don't Care" started blaring.

"Oh my God!" Chloe squealed. "Our routine!" She shook Beca's arm. "Let's dance!"

"No. No way!" Beca held still. Chloe slid out of the booth and the bridesmaid helped shove Beca out.

"Get it girl!" Gina laughed as a couple other bridesmaids got up to find dance partners.

Chloe bounced as she danced backwards onto the dance floor, leading Beca. Beca couldn't help but smile seeing Chloe so carefree. She started laughing thinking about when they had come up with their dance routine to this song when Beca first joined the Bellas. It was really just an "exercise" as Chloe put it to learn how to do choreography with another person. They spent a lot of time perfecting it just the two of them so that Beca could loosen up and dance better in Bella rehearsals. Now, everytime they hear this song, they both feel the moves come back instantly.

"I don't care! I love it!"

As the chorus boomed around the dancefloor, Beca finally let loose to have some fun. She and Chloe bounced with their fists in the air as they started their routine. They danced together with their hand motions and steps flawlessly. They even caught the attention of some other dancers. But everytime the chorus came on, the just jumped close together with their fists in the air. Beca didn't realize she could have this much fun on a dance floor in front of a bunch of sweaty people.

"Wow, they really have that dance choreographed." Gina scooted close to Meg, watching Chloe and Beca.

"Its an acapella thing, apparently." Meg waved her hand and took a small sip of her drink grinning at her old friend.

The song ended much to Chloe's disappointment. Then "Cyclone" came on.

"Odd transition!" Chloe looked up to the sound but continued her dancing. "I like the old school vibe, though." She reached out and grabbed Beca before she could walk off the dance floor. She stepped impossibly close and started moving her body like a wave right up against Beca's. Beca was frozen, not sure what to do with her hands. Chloe stared deep into her eyes and then spun around. She started dancing up on Beca with her back to Beca's chest. Beca glanced around feeling like everyone was looking at them. She felt Chloe's hand grab hers and put it on Chloe's waist as she continued her movements that were making Beca get dizzy. Although it was also probably the alcohol. Chloe spun around again and quickly wrapped her arms around Beca's neck a few inches from her face. The way she moved her body against her own made Beca close her eyes and grit her teeth, not sure if she was in torture or bliss.

The song ended and Chloe was ready for the next when Beca grabbed her hand, "I gotta sit!"

"Ok…" Chloe was disappointed, but followed Beca back to the table that only had Gina and Meg now.

"That was quite a show ladies." Meg winked at Beca over her glass. Beca just took a shot and Chloe flipped her hair in that confident girl way. She looked at Beca who avoided her gaze, so she gave her a playful pat on the thigh which made her jump, shaking all the drinks on the table. She smirked proudly to herself, she loved getting a response out of the brunette.

"So are you nervous about tomorrow?" Chloe asked Meg.

"No not really. I feel like I should be, but I'm not. The only thing I'm nervous about is some unnecessary drama being caused by relatives. But I can't think of anything I've ever been more excited for than to marry the man of my dreams." Meg smiled sheepishly at the table.

"That's so sweet." Chloe put a hand to her chest.

"I think poor Beca's probably more nervous than I am." Meg chuckled. "When was the last time you were in a dress, huh?"

"Funny." Beca sent her a cold glare. "Prom actually."

"Ohhh prom." Meg tilted her head back and laughed.

"I have to hear about prom!" Chloe slapped her hands on the table, completely ignoring Beca's death glare.

"So she went with one of the guys from choir, Lenny Faltman, but obviously there was no chemistry." Meg swiped her hand as she was dishing the girl talk. "So of course, Beca got bored. She had to wear a dress and put on make up to get bored, so obviously boredom turned to delinquency. She was that cliche senior to spike the punch. But she didn't just spike the punch, she spiked the bunch. Kids were drunk before king and queen were announced. She pushed her luck and tried to sabotage the balloons that I and the rest of the prom committee spent so much time preparing, but security found her. She punched the poor officer in the nose when he tried to pull her down from the rafters. She actually got taken to the police station, but her dad got her out just fine." Meg giggled remembering their disastrous prom.

"Its not that bad." Beca rolled her eyes. "What prom doesn't have drunk teenagers. I think people just overreacted." Chloe was full body laughing, which made Beca smile like a dumb fool. When the topic of conversation changed to non-Beca related she leaned over and whispered in Chloe's ear.

"Can we get out of here?"

"Yeah." Chloe sat up straight and studied Beca for a moment. "Alright, ladies, it was so nice meeting you. But I'm exhausted so we're going to head back to the hotel."

"Oh no!" Meg stood up to bid them goodbye. "Well, it was so nice meeting you, Chloe." She wrapped her in a big hug. "You've obviously been a good influence on Beca. See you at ten am sharp." She gave Beca a warning point.

"Bye, Meg." Beca gave her a brief hug before escaping with Chloe.

When they returned to the hotel, Beca was obviously tipsy, so Chloe observed her carefully.

"I'm not tired." Beca filled a water bottle with some vodka from the mini fridge.

"Why'd we leave then?"

"I just wanted to talk to you. Alone." Beca focused on screwing the lid back on the bottle.

"Talk about what?" Chloe swallowed, feeling nervous.

"Want to walk on the beach?" Beca nodded her head toward their window that faced the beach below.

"Yeah." Chloe grinned. "That'd be fun."

They walked on the beach in their bare feet, something Chloe always loved. Chloe had her arm around Beca, mostly just to help her stay upright since she had had quite a bit to drink that night.

"So." Chloe fell into the sand by the waves so that she could feel the tide run over her bare toes. "What did you want to talk about?" She gently pulled Bella down, who landed quite ungracefully.

"You. Me." Beca shrugged nonchalantly.

"What about you and me?" Chloe laughed, but felt a heat rising in her chest and her pulse quicken.

"Well." Beca rubbed the back of her neck and shifted to face Chloe. "Sometimes it feels like…" Her eyes darted rapidly between Chloe's bright blues. "Like we have moments. And sometimes we'll like kiss and I don't kiss my other friends."

"Well…" Chloe scooted closer and her right arm was resting around the other side of Beca, palm in the sand. "I think kissing is a way of communicating. For me, when I kiss someone I'm telling them I care about them. You're my best friend, Beca. And sometimes I feel like you need extra encouragement to know that I really do care about you and love having you in my life."

"You're crazy." Beca shook her head.

"Which part is crazy?" Chloe kept staring at Beca's eyes, waiting for her to look back up.

"That you care about a weirdo like me."

"I love weirdos. They're the best." Chloe grinned as she slowly reached to put her hand on Beca's chin. She was having inner turmoil in the moment. She wanted Beca, she finally was ready to accept it and ready to act on it. But first, did Beca actually want the same thing? And second, Beca was far too drunk tonight for it to be responsible. But Beca's steel blue eyes looking into hers, Chloe couldn't help herself. She pulled Beca close so that they're lips crashed together. Beca was much more willing to part her lips than the first time they kissed. Chloe took advantage and deepened the kiss with enthusiasm, nearly knocking Beca down. Her poor drunk self tried to keep up and Beca wrapped her hands around Chloe's neck and moaned as she pushed back.

"Beca…" Chloe gasped as they had to come up for oxygen. She leaned in to continue when she saw that familiar look on the face of someone who's wasted. "Beca?" She scooted back and eyed the brunette with concern.

"Shit." Beca jumped up and ran close to the water and started puking her guts out. Chloe watched her for a moment with pity before standing up and walking carefully behind her for comfort. She held her hair and stroked her back as Beca let out all the expletives she knew between heaves.

Once the vomiting had subsided, Chloe helped her stand upright and guided her back to the hotel room. Chloe basically had to stand behind her in the bathroom while Beca brushed her teeth. Chloe continued holding her upright as she guided Beca to her bed. Beca's eyes were closing as Chloe got her under the covers and pulled them up over her. Chloe got a trash can and set it by the bed as well as a bottle of water for the night stand. Before she went to her own bed she kissed Beca on the forehead.

"Love you, Becs."