A/N: Well, here is the second chapter. I've started working on some of my other stuff, but its slow going so I wouldn't expect anything else to be updated for a little while. Not exactly happy with this chapter, but not exactly disappointed either. So enjoy! Also, I'm going on a small vacation so no updates until early next week, sorry.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in the Pitch Perfect universe but I do like to play in it for fun every once and awhile.

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Aubrey and Beca were the last two down for breakfast the next morning, which was somewhere between later than Aubrey wanted to be down and a hell of a lot earlier than Beca wanted to be there. The two women had stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, alternating between talking about what was going on between them, discussing the upcoming contract discussions and making up for lost time being able to kiss one another. They walked to the table with linked hands, which caught the attention of a few girls but they refrained from saying anything. When Beca held out a chair for Aubrey and Aubrey thanked her with a kiss on the cheek, everyone noticed.

Of course Chloe was the first to say something, well that is if squealing and clapping counted as saying something. Cynthia Rose was the first to actually use words, "I didn't know you were into girls Beca. When did this start?"

Beca just raised her eyebrow at the other woman, "Ummm, tall, blonde, bitchy and German; ring any bells?"

Fat Amy interrupted at this point, "Wait, Aubrey isn't German." This resulted in a glare from Beca as she tossed her spoon at the Aussie, followed by a muttered, "So sue me, I have a type."

This resulted in the entire table erupting in laughter, well everyone except Emily who had a strained smile on her face. Beca noticed and leaned over to the girl next to her, "Everything alright Ems?"

Emily gave a weak nod, "Yup, everything is alright. I just didn't sleep well last night, with the excitement of being on T.V. and everything." How was she supposed to tell Beca that everything wasn't alright because not one, but both of the girls she was crushing on had suddenly found someone that seemed to make them happy. And that someone wasn't her. Why did she have to fall for the two Bellas captains? Why? But she gave Beca a shy smile to prove she was alright, to which Beca looked her over carefully before nodding at her and then turning back to Aubrey.

Emily finished her breakfast and then excused herself, saying that she wanted to take a little walk to catch some of the beautiful city one more time before they had to leave. She saw Beca squeeze Aubrey's hand before turning and offering to walk with her. Emily quickly, almost too quickly, said that she just wanted to walk and think and enjoy by herself. Beca looked at her oddly before giving an "Okay." Beca looked at Aubrey with a raised eyebrow as Emily walked away, to which she received a slight shrug.

Emily walked slowly through the French city, thinking about things, well actually it was closer to moping, but she was a Junk, she didn't mope. Her mind kept coming back to the two women she saw holding hands this morning, her Bella captain and the older blonde that she had become friends with ever since the Bella retreat and the World's. She internally berated herself for being so stupid. She had every opportunity to tell either one of them she was interested in them, but noooo, she was too chicken. Well, that and how could she really choose between the two? She was going to say something to Beca when the Bellas sang at the aquarium, but after the mix-up she felt so guilty she didn't feel right saying anything and then the whole USO tour came up and everyone was excited and talking over each other so there wasn't really a chance to say anything. Then everything was a whirlwind of activity getting ready for the tour. Then she almost said something to Aubrey in the lobby of the hotel in Rota, but Lilly was there and she didn't want to be rejected in front of someone else. Then there was that first night in Rota, but that wasn't her fault because looking at both women 'all tarted up' took her breath away and stole all the moisture from her mouth, making it almost impossible to talk.

Emily stopped at a little bakery and bought a croissant and some coffee. She sat at one of the outside tables as she thought about what she was going to do. As she thought about it, she realized that she really didn't need to do much as everyone would be going back to their respective homes tomorrow and she would be back at Barden, Beca in New York and Aubrey at the lodge. Emily figured she could get over her crushes if she only had to deal with texting and the occasional FaceTime call. She just needed to get through the next day without saying something stupid.

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Beca brought Aubrey with her to the meeting with Theo and DJ Khaled to talk about her contract. Theo was obviously a little uncomfortable, but Khaled and Aubrey seemed to hit it off, especially when Aubrey wouldn't back down on a specific point on using songs from writers not currently under contract with the label. After a few minutes of back and forth on the topic, Beca took Aubrey's hand to get her attention and then raised her eyebrow in a 'what are you doing?' gesture. Aubrey gave her a bright smile and mouthed, "Trust me." Beca looked a little skeptical but still responded, "Always."

They didn't finish up the contract negotiations in one day, neither side expecting to. But DJ Khaled's team had enough information from Beca and Aubrey to start drawing up their preliminary offer and indicated that they should have something to the two women within a week of them being back in the States. Both sides came out of the meeting feeling positive, hoping to have a signed contract within only a few iterations of edits.

After the negotiations finished, the two women headed back to the hotel to freshen up. As the two girls dropped on the bed, Beca pulled Aubrey to her and gave her a quick kiss before asking (in a slightly whiny voice), "Does it make me a bad person if I just want to stay in here with you?"

Aubrey rolled the two of them over so she's leaning over the smaller brunette, giving her new girlfriend a slow kiss before pulling back, "Yes it does."

Beca pulled her down to her, giving the blonde small pecks on the lips before muttering playfully, "Bitch."

Aubrey gave her one last kiss before pulling back and brushing a strand of hair out of Beca's face, "How about this. We spend the rest of the afternoon with the Bellas and let them have their fill of teasing us and then I'll take you out for a late dinner, just the two of us."

Beca leaned into Aubrey's hand as she absently continued to play with her hair, muttering, "Fine, but you are taking me somewhere nice."

Aubrey laughed and the sound made something stir in Beca, wanting to make sure she heard that sound as often as she could, "I never pictured you as a Diva."

Beca shrugged, "I'm not, I just want to go somewhere nice with you while we're here."

Aubrey mock gasped, "What's this, Beca Mitchell is a closet romantic?"

Beca just pulled the blonde back down to her, "Fuck you Posen." She took any bite out of the comment by following it with a long, slow kiss that Aubrey felt down to her toes.

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The two women did spend the rest of the afternoon and early evening with the rest of the Bellas. They took the teasing in stride, Beca only flipping Amy off half a dozen times. Beca thought Emily was more of her old self, but she caught the younger girl lost in thought with a small frown on her face more than once.

True to her word, Aubrey took Beca out to a nice little Bistro near the water for dinner that evening. The two women sat at a small table outside, enjoying the summer weather and the breeze coming in off the water. Beca gave her wine glass a small swirl, watching the dark red liquid move around the glass. Aubrey noticed her contemplative mood and reached over and took the brunette's free hand, squeezing it gently, "What is it Becs?"

Beca answered in an uncharacteristically small voice, "What if I'm not good enough Bree?"

Aubrey gave a little frown, "Good enough, what do you mean?"

Beca sighed, setting her glass down on the table and slipping her hand out of Aubrey's, moving them around as she tried to explain, "What if I'm not good enough of a singer and they figure it out and drop me from the label? What if I can't actually come up with anything to sing? I mean I know that I can take an existing song and make it my own, but I'll need original songs for the album and I've never done anything like that. And what if I'm not good enough for you? I mean look at you, you're fucking gorgeous and I'm … " Her hand finally stopped waving around long enough to move up and down in front of herself, "I'm not all that much and apparently I'm a hot mess on top of it all."

Aubrey stood up and moved her chair right next to Beca's. As she sat down again, she grabbed the two flailing hands and brought them down to her lap, holding them there as she looked hard at Beca. Almost immediately, Beca looked down into her lap, afraid she'd find judgement in Aubrey's eyes and she didn't know if she could take that. After a moment of staring at her friend of six years and new girlfriend, Aubrey gave an exasperated sigh before saying, "Beca, sweetie, look at me."

Beca looked up to find Aubrey with her head tipped a little to the side, giving her a look that she hoped meant, 'I love you, but you are such a dumbass sometimes.' Aubrey leaned in and gave her a soft, slow kiss on the lips before pulling back to let Beca know how wrong she was about not being good enough. Aubrey squeezed the hands in her lap, "Beca Marie Mitchell, first, you are gorgeous and I mean drop dead, take my breath away gorgeous. But even if you weren't, I'd still love you anyway. You are so loyal to those you love, you would do anything for any one of the Bellas. You act all badass, but you are a softie for those you care about. You're smart and what you can do with music, that is so hot. You've become one of my best friends, you don't judge me and yet you let me know when I'm being an idiot. I'm really the one that doesn't deserve you."

Beca looked at her stunned, finally interrupting, "You love me?"

Aubrey flushed slightly at that but lifted a hand to put a finger over the smaller girl's lips, "Hush, I'm not done." Beca nodded for Aubrey to continue. Aubrey sighed, "And your singing, God Beca, your singing gives me chills. Your voice needs to be on the radio it is that good. I've been jealous of your voice ever since you walked into the Barden auditorium with that damn cup." That made Beca smile as Aubrey continued, "As for original songs, you don't need to worry about that. That is what you have a manager for."

Aubrey signed internally, realizing a bit too late that she was putting all of herself out there but it was really too late to go back once the 'I love you' was out of her mouth. Now all she could do is wait to see how Beca reacted to it all.

Beca waited and watched after Aubrey finished. After about 15 seconds of silence, Aubrey raised her eyebrow at the brunette and Beca chuckled, "Oh, I can talk now?"

Aubrey gently pushed her shoulder, "Yes brat, you can talk now."

Beca pulled Aubrey's hands back in hers, bringing them up and brushing a kiss over the blonde's knuckles. She looked up with a tender look, "Everything else after the 'I love you' was just icing on the cake. Aubrey, I've been falling in love with you for years and knowing that you feel the same…well, let's just say it makes me feel like I can do just about anything. I don't know if what we have now will be enough to see us through the tough times, but I know I'm willing to work through them if you are."

Aubrey pulled Beca into a kiss, letting their lips linger against each other as she sighed. Instead of pulling back, she leaned forward, resting her forehead against Beca's, "You're definitely worth putting in the effort for."