Chapter 2

"Aubrey and Stacie are hooking up," loudly whispered Chloe as she marched into her and Beca's room. The DJ grabbed her towel to quickly cover up her naked body.

"You know, Chlo, just because we're roommates doesn't mean you get to barge in on me naked whenever you want." Chloe rolled her eyes.

"Then what are the perks of being your roommate," she said with a wink that made Beca blush.

"What are you yammering on about anyways," said Beca as she slid into a pair of skinny jeans. Chloe plopped down on her bed and sighed.

"Aubrey and Stacie are hooking up," she repeated and Beca frowned in confusion.

"Did Aubrey tell you that?"

"No, but I have been suspicious for a while now. I mean I didn't know it was Stacie, but I knew she was getting some. Aubrey has been way too happy just to be excited about her job at the firm."

"And what makes you think she is hooking up with Stacie," asked Beca as she struggled into her bra. Chloe stood up and straightened the straps of the bra for her. Beca bit her lip when Chloe's fingers lingered on her skin a second longer than necessary before turning her attention back to the issue at hand.

"Beers, well, ale, I guess. You know I don't know the difference. The last time I was over at Aubrey's apartment, I noticed she had some bottles of beer in her refrigerator."

"So, what's the big deal?"

"Aubrey hates beer or at least she used to, but that's not just it. Stacie went to the store today since it is her and Cynthia Rose's turn to do the shopping. She brought back the same beer…ale…whatever."

"That doesn't mean anything. It is probably a popular drink. You are reading way too much into beer…"

"Ale," corrected Chloe and Beca rolled her eyes.

"It doesn't mean they are hooking up. That would be random anyways. The Hunter and Captain Posen? It wouldn't make sense. Wait…are you saying Aubrey is into chicks? I didn't see that one coming."

"As usual, any conversation you and I have stays between us, so yes. I found out after freshman year. We got drunk at a party and she let it slip. She's been attracted to girls since high school, but never really acted on it." Beca put on her favorite hooded sweatshirt before glancing back at Chloe.

"So does that mean you two have…you know," said Beca as she quickly looked away and Chloe smiled.

"No, Becs, it doesn't. Aubrey is like my sister and I have always felt that way. Besides, short brunettes are more my type," she teased and Beca gulped at the comment.

"Okay, but even if that is true, it doesn't mean she is hooking up with Stace. Posen is way too uptight for the Hunter."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that. Look, I know you and the others only got to see the stressed out, anal retentive side of Aubrey, but I have known her for years, well before she puked onstage and dedicated her senior year to redeeming herself. I think Stacie would be good for her and they are totes a cute couple."

"Well, Stace hasn't mentioned anything to me and she tells me everything, even more than I ever wanted to know. She tends to overshare. You are totally overthinking this beer…ale…thing. I am sure Stacie and Aubrey are just friends."

"Right, just like you and me," said Chloe with a wink before sauntering out of the room and Beca nodded.

"Right…wait….what," she called and blushed even more when Chloe's laugh could be heard as the redhead went downstairs.

Stacie shook her head in amusement as Chloe spread out all the snacks and sweets on the dining room table. The refrigerator was loaded with drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike, and there was enough even to feed their big, makeshift family for weeks.

"I think this should count as two trips to the store for me and CR, don't you," teased Stacie as she grabbed a bottle of water and Chloe shrugged.

"I just want Aubrey to have fun. It has been a while since we've all hung out and even longer since we've had a slumber party. I miss hanging out the way we used to."

"I guess her new job keeps her busy, huh," said Stacie and Chloe glanced over at her.

"And whoever she is dating." Stacie's eyes widened, but she managed to recover by adding a hint of surprise in her tone.

"Aubrey has a boyfriend," she asked and Chloe smirked.

"She definitely has someone in her life. I have never seen her so happy. She smiles so much more now and seems relaxed. I can tell she is really falling in love, but don't mention it, okay? I don't think she wants everyone knowing yet. She is even being tightlipped with me, but I guess that makes sense."

"Why would that make sense?" Chloe casually shrugged as she leaned against the counter.

"Probably because she knows how protective I am of her. She never talks about it because that's Aubrey, but she has been through a lot. Whoever managed to win her heart must be pretty special, but they better also realize how special she is. She knows the second I find out who it is, I plan on interrogating them. I plan on making sure they know Aubrey deserves only the best and if they ever hurt her, if they ever just treat her like a play thing or someone to mess around with, they will find out that Chloe Beale is more than just a bubbly redhead." Stacie gulped at the words and nodded.

"Wow, Chlo, I didn't know you had it in you. Don't tell me you would be the friend threatening to castrate the guy if he ever did her wrong. I always imagined Aubrey's suitors having to sit at a table with the General as he cleaned his shot gun, not with her bestie."

"Shot guns are so outdated. I would leave it to the imagination. I did read a book about methods of torture in my Medieval Literature course a few semesters ago though," she said with a smile as she exited the kitchen and Stacie shook her head.

"Definitely waiting to tell them," she mumbled to herself before leaving the kitchen as well.

Stacie watched from the entryway of the living room as Aubrey was greeted by the rest of the Bellas. The greeting was always the hardest part. They tended to keep their distance from one another when they were around the rest of their friends, too afraid of slipping up or reaching out to caress. One thing Stacie learned early on was that if Aubrey was anywhere close to her, she needed to touch her. It was instinctive and an impulse. She couldn't help but seek out more contact, so she always did her best to keep herself distracted when her girlfriend was around with the other Bellas. Greetings were tricky though. Stacie was known for being touchy feely, so not hugging and flirting a bit would seem strange. At the same time, there was a fine line they walked between teasing and showing just how close they truly were. Stacie weaved through the rest of the Bellas and hugged Aubrey before looking her up and down. She bit her lip teasingly and smirked.

"Looking good, Posen," teased Stacie and Aubrey gave a small smile as she playfully rolled her eyes.

"Good to see you are still a flirt, Stacie," said Aubrey. Beca shook her head in amusement at the way Chloe was eyeing their interaction. Stacie gave Aubrey an exaggerated wink before plopping down on the couch by Beca and Cynthia Rose.

"Alright, aca-bitches, now that the gang is back together again, I suggest we start the evening off right. Beer pong," shouted Amy and Aubrey groaned.

"Since when did slumber parties include beer pong? I figured we could eat a nice dinner, watch some movies…"

"Go to bed at nine after a glass of warm milk," teased Beca and Aubrey smirked.

"Fine, I will play as long as I am not on Beca's team," challenged Aubrey and Beca rolled her eyes, but nodded. Amy pumped her fist.

"Beer Pong Tournament," she bellowed and all the Bellas hopped up to get ready for the game. Stacie looked around to make sure everyone was distracted before walking over to Aubrey.

"This time I won't go easy on you," whispered Stacie in a taunting tone and Aubrey smiled slyly.

"Bring it on, Hunter," teased Aubrey as she winked at her girlfriend. The tournament consisted of several teams competing against one another on a bracket. Beca and Stacie faced off against Ashley and Jessica first while Chloe and Aubrey played Cynthia Rose and Lilly. Amy was the referee and a horrible one at that since she spent more time making shots for herself than making sure the games were played out fairly. No one was surprised when Beca and Stacie ended up facing Chloe and Aubrey. All the girls were starting to feel a bit tipsy and the rest of the Bellas stood to the side watching the game and dancing to the music Beca turned on from her latest playlist. It was a close game and Beca leaned over to whisper to Stacie.

"We are never going to live it down if they beat us. Aubrey is totally in the zone right now. We have to do something," she whispered as Chloe handed Aubrey the ball.

"All you have to do is sink this and victory is ours," reminded Chloe and Beca playfully glared at her.

"Yea, no pressure, Posen, wouldn't want another Pukegate," taunted Beca and Aubrey smirked.

"Nice try, Hobbit, but it isn't going to stop me from kicking your butt." She refocused and Beca groaned as she scrubbed her face. Stacie bit her lip nervously as she felt conflicted. She knew what she had to do and how she could play it off, but it wouldn't put her in any less trouble with her girlfriend. At the same time, she also knew Beca could not take a weekend full of teasing from Aubrey. The sexual tension between her and Chloe already had her on edge. She positioned herself at the other end of the table in Aubrey's peripheral and waited until the blonde was about to shoot. As soon as she was about to release the ball, Stacie lifted her shirt to expose her breasts. Everyone besides Aubrey and Chloe laughed as Aubrey missed the cup by a long shot. Her jaw dropped in shock as Stacie gave a quick shimmy of her breasts before pulling her shirt back down.

"That's cheating," exclaimed Chloe and Beca looked over at Amy.

"Judges," she asked as she pointed at Amy and Amy downed her cup of beer.

"I'll allow it! Cheers to showing the goods," announced Amy with a thumbs up and Aubrey threw her hands up in exasperation.

"Amy, that is insane! It is clearly cheating for her to show her boobs to make me miss. It is clearly a distraction," argued Aubrey, but Beca quickly shook her head.

"You heard the woman. The ruling stands," she said before grabbing the ball and tossing it into the final cup.

"Game," exclaimed Beca as she jumped into Stacie's arms and Stacie giggled at her excitement. She was more amused by Beca's relief than anything else, but knew she would be in trouble the moment Aubrey pursed her lips.

"Cheaters," yelled Chloe and Cynthia Rose nodded.

"Tough break, but you have to admit, Chlo. It took balls," giggled Cynthia Rose.

"As the winners, I believe it is only fair that we decide the next thing we do and I am ready for video games," said Beca and Aubrey rolled her eyes.

"You may have won the battle, but there will be no honor in your victory," warned Aubrey and Beca shrugged.

"I am cool with that. Who wants to play Mario Kart," suggested Beca, but Amy shook her head.

"As the judge and the reason you won in the first place, I request Rock Band," announced Amy and Beca giggled.

"Fine, but I play drums," she said as the girls pulled out the equipment for the game in the living room. Stacie watched Aubrey go into the kitchen and waited until Chloe was busy helping Ashley and Jessica find the other microphone to play. She quietly slipped out of the room and smiled sheepishly when she saw Aubrey.

"All is fair in love and war," she tried. Aubrey arched an eyebrow at her before reaching into the refrigerator to pull out two bottles of beer. She handed one to Stacie.

"I can't believe you did that. You could have totally blown our cover," whispered Aubrey and Stacie shrugged.

"Anyone with half a brain would be affected by the girls. If anything, your surprise at seeing them made you look even more innocent. You know baby, for someone that sees them so often, you sure are affected by the sight," teased Stacie, but she gasped when Aubrey wrapped an arm around her to pull her in for a searing kiss. She melted into her and whimpered when Aubrey pulled away.

"I happen to be very fond of the girls, but don't worry. You are forgiven. I was getting tired of the taste of that beer anyways and was ready for the game to be over. Ever since I tasted this one, I can't stand anything else." Stacie sweetly kissed her in thanks before popping the top off of her bottle and taking a swig.

"Are you sure it is the taste or the memory," teased Stacie and she smiled when Aubrey's eyes glazed over as she remembered the first night she tasted the ale.

It was a rainy night and Aubrey cursed her luck. The forecast had been clear all week long, which was to be expected in the summer. She'd planned everything out perfectly for their date and even brought extra cold waters in case the evening air was a bit too humid. It was going to be the perfect first date, their official first date. Ever since the two of them made their way into bed together after a night of celebrating the Bella's first ICCA victory, Stacie and Aubrey had been hooking up. It tended to happen more often on the weekends, but it became part of their routine. One of them would call the other, they would meet up at Aubrey's apartment and spend the night together. After a couple of weeks, it started feeling less like casual hookups and more like dates. They would have dinner together, go to movies, and spent hours talking, but neither ever called it dating.

It took a couple more weeks before Aubrey finally asked Stacie out on a real date. Every ounce of her confidence went into that phone call, so when Stacie agreed, she vowed to make it perfect. She had the perfect evening planned, a picnic watching the sunset in Stacie's favorite park by campus. With the rest of the Bellas going home for the summer or otherwise occupied, the two of them were free to explore their relationship in more public venues. Aubrey had everything set, Stacie's favorite meal and dessert, fresh lemonade, and even a playlist of songs that reminded her of their time together, but it was all ruined by the rain clouds that rolled in that afternoon. It hadn't stopped raining and Aubrey begrudgingly cancelled the date, asking for a rain check on their picnic instead. She was about to change out of her denim shorts and blouse, a casual date look she obsessed over for hours, when she heard a knock on the door. She was surprised to see Stacie standing there with her arms full.

"A little help, babe," she said and Aubrey went into action, helping her carry the bundles of bags into the apartment.

"What is all this? What are you doing here? I thought we cancelled because the weather wasn't cooperating."

"If you really think I am going to let a little rain ruin our date, then you don't know me very well. I have spent all week in the lab working extra just to make sure I have this entire weekend clear for us. Rain be damned. Sit," instructed Stacie as she managed to set everything on the coffee table. She pushed the table into a corner and grabbed the blanket she brought with her to place on top of the rug.

"Stace, what are you doing," asked Aubrey as Stacie turned off the lights and placed a black, sphere in the middle of the room. Aubrey smiled when she turned it on and stars projected on the walls and ceiling.

"Making our picnic under the stars happen," she informed. Aubrey grabbed the picnic basket she packed for them and brought it over by the blanket. Stacie unzipped a small cooler.

"I found these today at one of the markets in town. I thought they were only available in the Pacific Northwest but I guess they are branching out. My brothers love ales and used to sneak me a couple at cookouts during the summer."

"Do you miss them? Do you regret deciding to stay for the summer instead of going home?" Stacie shook her head with a smile as she opened up two of the bottles.

"No, I miss my family, but I will see them next month when I go home for a few weeks. If I am being honest though, I think I would miss you more if I left Georgia for the whole summer. That kind of scares me, but the Hunter wants what he wants, right," she said trying to keep the mood light. Aubrey cupped her face and tenderly kissed her.

"I would really miss you too, Stace," assured Aubrey. Stacie handed her a beer and clinked their bottles together.

"To not wanting to miss one another," she toasted and Aubrey tenderly kissed her again.

"What's going on in here," questioned Cynthia Rose as she entered the kitchen, snapping Aubrey and Stacie out of their memories of the night of their first date. Aubrey had to hide blush and cleared her throat as she stepped away from Stacie.

"I'm going to see what Chlo is up to," she said quickly before hurrying out of the room and Stacie sighed at the sly smile on Cynthia Rose's face.

"Well I'll be damned. You and Posen," whispered Cynthia Rose and Stacie shushed her.

"We don't want anyone to know yet," she whispered back.

"Why not?"

"Because everyone would make a big deal about it and we are enjoying just being together without all the questions and hoopla."

"Well, you better come clean soon because you aren't as slick as you think. Ashley and Jessica tipped me off to it last year."

"What, how, we weren't even dating then?"

"Apparently you got a bit tipsy one night and spilled the beans about being hot for Captain Posen. They've had their suspicions ever since." Stacie groaned and placed her face in her hands.

"Hey, chill, you know we won't say anything to Chloe, right? You two can tell her when you are ready."

"It isn't just Chloe. I mean, it is definitely Chloe, but Amy is going to make jokes and Beca and Bree aren't exactly best friends and the Bellas are just so close right now. I don't want anyone to think the dynamic has to shift."

"Girl, the only one thinking that is you, but I get it. The Hunter caught feelings and that shit can fluster anyone."

"I am not flustered," she pouted and Cynthia Rose smirked.

"Really, so this isn't the first time you have been in love, not just lust or even like, but actual love," challenged Cynthia Rose and Stacie groaned.

"Not like this. I've dated before, but this is different and so many people are involved and everything could get really complicated."

"No, you aren't going to do that. You aren't going to use us as an excuse to hide out. Yes, Chloe will freak and make a big deal and face it, you are probably going on double dates with her and Beca the moment she finds out."

"Which Beca will swear aren't double dates," added Stacie with a giggle.

"And Amy will have a million questions, followed by a million jokes, but you know it all comes from a place of love."

"And what about you? Are you going to give my girl a hard time because she got the Hunter and you didn't?" Cynthia Rose scoffed.

"Give me some credit, okay? I mean you are fine as hell, but you ain't all that." She laughed when Stacie slapped her shoulder.

"I am just joking. Damn, the Hunter is so sensitive now. Look Stace, yes, I have always been attracted to you, but you are also my friend and I would never do anything to ruin our friendship. It isn't every day I get to be friends with another badass bitch like me, so I take what I can get. Besides, I am not exactly blind. I knew something was different with you. You used to brag on the daily about your sexual conquests. I was bound to notice when it stopped. It is nice to finally know who it stopped for. You and Posen, I think it works."

"Really," asked Stacie with a smile and Cynthia Rose nodded.

"Totally, but that doesn't mean I am not going to give you a hard time for keeping it from me for so long." Stacie's eyes widened.

"What are you going to…"

"Who wants to play truth or dare," called Cynthia Rose and Stacie's jaw dropped as she heard cheers from the other room.

"I am going to kill you," she practically growled and Cynthia Rose laughed.

"I may not spill the beans, but I am sure as hell going to have fun watching you two squirm your way through this weekend," she teased. Stacie groaned and took a gulp of her beer before following her back into the living room.

Aubrey could feel the anxiety bubbling in her stomach as she and the rest of the Bellas sat in a circle to play Truth or Dare. She mentally prepared herself for playing the game, but didn't expect it to come up so soon, especially from Cynthia Rose after seeing her and Stacie in the kitchen together.

"Who gets to start," asked Ashley and Stacie cleared her throat.

"Well, since Beca and I won the tournament, I think one of us should get to start. Bec, how about you go first," she suggested. Beca nodded and looked around the circle at all of her friends. She knew what they all knew. The way she started the game would set the tone for it. Her eyes locked on Aubrey, causing the blonde to sigh.

"Aubrey, truth or dare," she asked and Aubrey crossed her arms.

"Truth," she said and Stacie glanced over at her friend, hoping Beca wouldn't start something she would have to finish.

"Who is your favorite Bella," she asked and the rest of the Bellas rolled their eyes at the question, viewing it as a softball since they all believed she would pick Chloe. Stacie's eyes stayed trained on Aubrey and so did Chloe's, causing Aubrey to smile slyly.

"Lisa Zagorsky," she answered much to their surprise.

"Who," asked Cynthia Rose.

"Um, she obviously meant who is your favorite Bella here," said Amy, but Aubrey shook her head.

"That isn't what she asked me. She asked who my favorite Bella is and that is Lisa Zagorsky. She could always hit the highest notes and was a great leader of the 1990 Bellas. I wanted to be just like her as a captain. Now it is my turn. Amy, truth or dare?" Amy sighed as she slouched even more into the couch, the alcohol taking its effect on her.

"I am too lazy to get up right now, so truth."

"Did you have sex with Bumper last year?" The others giggled as Amy smiled sheepishly.

"Maybe…okay yes…but it wasn't a big deal."

"Does no one take the oath seriously," groaned Aubrey and Amy shrugged.

"A girl's gotta eat."

"What does that even…" Aubrey held up her hand before Amy could answer Ashley's question.

"I don't want to know. Amy, your turn," said Aubrey and Amy rubbed her hands together.

"Alright short stack, you're up. Beca, truth or dare," asked Amy and Beca sighed.

"Truth."

"Have you ever been attracted to a woman," asked Amy as the rest of the Bellas tried to hide their smiles.

"Yes. Jessica, truth or…"

"Who," interrupted Amy, but Beca shook her head.

"I answered your question, now moving on. Jessica, truth or dare," asked Beca and Amy pouted as Jessica spoke up.

"Dare," said Jessica and Beca grinned mischievously as the rest of the Bellas cheered.

"Jessica, I dare you to take a body shot off someone in this room. You can choose who," dared Beca. No one was surprised when she grabbed Ashley by the hand and asked her to lie on the couch. They all cheered and clapped after Jessica downed the shot, took the lime from Ashley's lips, and gave a bow. Ashley looked a bit flustered, but didn't seem to be complaining as Jessica looked around the room.

"Lilly, truth or dare," asked Jessica.

"Truth," whispered Lilly.

"Craziest place you've ever had sex?"

"Area 54, 51 is just a myth," she whispered. Aubrey placed her face in her hands as the rest of the Bellas glanced back and forth at one another.

"Truth or dare, CR," whispered Lilly and Cynthia Rose sat up a bit straighter as she answered.

"Dare," said Cynthia Rose and the others gasped.

"Are you insane?"

"You don't take dares from Lilly!"

"She might try to kill you," they all spoke at once in protest, but Cynthia Rose waved them off.

"Dare, Lilly," repeated Cynthia Rose and Lilly nodded.

"I dare you to sing the Barney Theme Song," said Lilly and the others balked at the seemingly innocent request. Lilly swayed along as Cynthia Rose sang a soulful rendition of the song and the others sat in bewilderment. Lilly happily clapped when it was over and Cynthia Rose shrugged at the others.

"Lilly is weird, which means she tends to do what you don't think she will do. You think she would dare something crazy, so she doesn't. Chloe, truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"If you got to have a threesome with people in this room, who would you do it with and why?" Beca blushed as Chloe said her name without hesitation before looking around the room. The others shook their heads in amusement at the obvious attraction between the two captains.

"Beca and you, CR," she answered, which caused Cynthia Rose to nod impressively.

"You do have good taste," said Cynthia Rose and Chloe winked at her as they both giggled.

"My turn, Stacie, truth or dare," asked Chloe.

"Truth, I am too comfortable to get up."

"You know, Stace, you are very open about sex, but not feelings, so what is the most romantic thing you have ever experienced," asked Chloe. It took everything within Stacie not to glance over at Aubrey as a memory came to mind.

"I don't know. I am not really into grand gestures that much. Sometimes I just like the small details, the ones people rarely notice. It probably isn't a big deal to anyone else, but breakfast in bed. I woke up and there was a tray of delicious food. We just ate and talked and spent the entire day in bed together, but it wasn't about sex. I mean, trust me there was plenty of sex, but it was about more than that. We were just in our own little bubble, no phones, no TV or anything, just the two of us all day wrapped in bed together after an amazing breakfast." She was surprised when she looked up to see all of them smiling sweetly at her.

"What," she asked as she tried to hide her blush.

"Aw, who is the guy," asked Amy.

"Are you still together," asked Jessica.

"Are you dating," asked Ashley. Aubrey smiled at Stacie as she began to fidget and cleared her throat.

"Moving on. Beca, truth or dare?"

"Truth," said Beca as Stacie smiled at her best friend.

"Tell us something you've done that you still feel guilty about to this day," said Stacie and Beca finished off the rest of her drink, already feeling the effects, before answering. She looked up at the ceiling and sighed.

"Breaking up with Jesse," she confessed and Stacie cringed as Chloe looked down. The awkward tension crept into the room as the unspoken attraction between the captains was brought to the forefront. Everyone was quiet as Beca shrugged.

"I don't regret breaking up with him. It had to be done, but I regret how I did it, you know? Right before summer so it would be a clean slate, it was smart. He was going to New York for the summer to study film, which meant I wouldn't have to see him, but I don't think that was fair to him. It also wasn't fair to stay in a relationship when I didn't love the person. It still sucked though, so I guess that's what I feel guilty about, how I called it off," she explained and Chloe placed her hand on top of Beca's, causing the petite brunette to look over at her. Chloe smiled when Beca laced their fingers together, but Amy rolled her eyes.

"Leave it to Beca to bring down the room. Alright, Short Stack, pick someone," urged Amy and Beca sat back up in her chair, but everyone noticed her hand didn't leave Chloe's.

"Fine, Amy, truth or dare," asked Beca.

"Dare," declared Amy. Beca tried to think of a dare and giggled when one popped into her head.

"I dare you to kiss someone in this room," said Beca as she shrugged and Amy pumped her fist.

"Done! Aubrey, come here," said Amy and Beca almost fell out of her seat from laughing so hard at Aubrey's mortified expression.

"Me?! Why me," protested Aubrey and Amy shrugged.

"Because you're the only person in this room that would freak out if I kissed you besides Beca."

"Well then kiss Beca," argued Aubrey.

"I would but I don't want Chloe to get jealous of all this Aussie loving. What's wrong, Posen? Afraid I'll make you switch teams with just one kiss or that I am right and the smaller the hips, the more lackluster the kiss?" Aubrey arched an eyebrow at Amy.

"I am a great kisser," assured Aubrey and Amy smirked.

"Okay, let's not go getting ahead of ourselves. I will be the judge of that. Don't worry, if it is rubbish, I will do my best to let you down easy." Aubrey rolled her eyes and walked over to Amy. The Aussie was surprised when Aubrey grabbed her face and kissed her. Most of the Bellas clapped and cheered them on, but Stacie instinctively looked away. Aubrey pulled away with a smug smile as Amy was stunned.

"Damn, Aubrey, you have some nice lips," commended Amy and Aubrey wiped her lips daintily as she sat back down.

"So I have been told," she giggled. Amy held up a cup of beer.

"To Aubrey's lips," she cheered and the rest of the Bellas laughed as they toasted her. Aubrey glanced over at Stacie and noticed her girlfriend's clenched jaw. She was doing her best to mask it with a smile, but Aubrey knew her better than that. It surprised her, but it was clear that Stacie was not as amused as their friends.

The rest of the night was spent watching movies and no one was surprised when they all managed to fall asleep halfway through the second film. Aubrey's eyes fluttered open and she looked around the dark room to see everyone asleep. The end credits were rolling on the screen and she slowly sat up as she realized the one person she wanted to see was missing. She looked over at Chloe, who was fast asleep, before tiptoeing out of the room and upstairs to Stacie's bedroom. The light was on and the door was partially open. She knocked on the door and Stacie glanced at her over her shoulder before turning back to focus on unpacking a suitcase.

"Come in," she called softly and Aubrey ran a hand through her hair when she noticed the suitcase.

"Going somewhere," she asked to try to lighten the mood.

"I was supposed to be relaxing at a spa this weekend and having multiple orgasms, but I ended up staying home and watching my girlfriend make out with one of our friends. Not exactly the way I planned it," she grumbled and Aubrey's eyes widened as she tried not to be amused.

"Wait, are you mad at me? It was truth or dare. Plus, you know there is nothing between me and Amy. In fact, I am a bit insulted at the insinuation."

"What, that you would hook up with Amy?"

"No, that you really think I would cheat on you," she said as she closed the door behind her. Stacie tossed the last of her lingerie in a drawer and sighed.

"I know you wouldn't. I just…" She looked down as she searched for the words to say. Aubrey walked over and pulled her into her arms.

"Just what, baby," asked Aubrey as she stroked her hair.

"I am pissed at myself. I am the one that wanted to wait to tell them and if she knew I don't think she would have kissed you. Plus, I am kind of freaked out about how pissed off this is making me."

"You never have to worry about me wanting anyone but you. You have to know that."

"I do, but this is just frustrating me. I had to sit there and act like I was happy to cheer you on while you practically humped her."

"Okay, there was no humping going on," giggled Aubrey and Stacie rolled her eyes.

"I know, but it felt like that to me and that's what scares me. It was just a stupid kiss. I have made out with plenty of girls at parties and it meant nothing, but seeing you kiss someone else, even someone I know you aren't interested in, I didn't like it," she confessed and Aubrey nodded her understanding.

"I've felt that way a few times with you," admitted Aubrey and Stacie bit her lip.

"Really?"

"Of course I have, especially before we started dating. I still remember the dread I felt when I saw you dancing with Unicycle at Hood Night. I tried to tell myself I was worried about you breaking the oath and sleeping with a Treble, but that wasn't it. From the moment I saw you at auditions, I couldn't keep my eyes off of you. Deep down, I knew even back then that you and I could be something. Sure, it was about attraction and lust, but that feeling hasn't gone away. If anything, it is worse now. I hate the idea of you being with anyone but me, but I also trust you. I trust us." Stacie wrapped her arms around her and nuzzled her neck.

"I trust us too, baby. This whole not wanting to see your girlfriend make out with someone else thing sucks. I used to think it would be hot to watch you with someone else."

"Really," laughed Aubrey and Stacie nodded with a grin.

"I guess that was back when we were mainly in lust with each other though. Now I am surprised to find that the Hunter is quite possessive of you. I'll be sure to keep him in check though. It did suck having to act like I wasn't fazed at all by it."

"So, what can I do to remedy that?"

"Well, you can start by having a hot make-out session with your girlfriend and then maybe tomorrow we will tell the others about us," she suggested and Aubrey beamed with happiness.

"You sure you are ready?" Stacie nodded.

"Yea, it is way too hard keeping my hands off of you."

"I know the feeling, which is why you are totally going to pay for flashing me during beer pong."

"Um, I think I already did by having to watch you make out with Amy." Aubrey smirked.

"Not even close," she teased as she pulled her onto the bed and Stacie happily straddled her lap. She helped Aubrey take off her top and moaned when Aubrey palmed her breasts.

"I think we can do better than just a make-out session," teased Aubrey and Stacie passionately kissed her as they fell back onto the bed.