Chapter 3: Homecoming Part One
Beca was picking up Hailee and Henry from kindergarten a few weeks later on a Thursday when she got a text from Chicago. She took out her phone after she parked the car and took out her iPhone to look at the text.
Chicago: 'Hey buddy! Can I come over later? I'll bring some pizza and we can talk about girls and play video games. You down?'
Beca: 'Yeah, of course. Feel free to stop by whenever.'
The brunette then pressed send on the message and put her phone back in her pocket, looking out the window and waiting for Hailee and Henry to come out of the school. Beca smiled when she saw her two younger siblings, and she rolled down the window and waved to them as they walked towards her car. "How was your day at school today?" She asked, getting out of the car and helping them into their carseats.
"I painted a rainbow in art today!" Hailee said excitedly as she strapped herself into her seatbelt. She then handed the small painting to Beca. "Isn't it pretty? I painted it for you."
Beca's heart melted at the five year old. "I love it Haiz, I'll make sure to frame this and hang it on my wall." She said, smiling.
"And I painted a tiger!" Henry said, excited to show his older sister the painting he made in art.
Beca took a look at Henry's painting and her smile only grew wider. "Wow, you two are so good at painting! I think you could be artists when you grow up," the brunette said, taking the tiger painting and looking at it more closely.
"Thank you!" The two five year olds said in unison.
"Alright, let's get you two home. And guess what? Chicago is coming over later!" She said, and the twins cheered loudly. They loved Chicago, and thought of him as an older brother. "I knew you guys would be excited." She said before driving off.
Once she got the three of them home, the two five year olds ran inside to say hi to their parents. Beca stayed outside to put the garbage cans and recycling bins back to the side of their house when she saw Chloe coming back from a run. She was wearing a pink sports bra and tight blue running shorts. Beca did think she looked super hot, but the girl still wasn't her favorite person in the world. Still, she was doing her best to be nice to Chloe since Chicago liked her so much. "Did you run here from school?" She asked as she grabbed her own backpack.
Chloe took out her earbuds when she realized Beca was talking to her and then took a sip from her water bottle. "Sorry, what did you ask?"
"I asked if you ran here from school," Beca said, repeating herself from earlier.
Chloe shook her head. "No, I came home and then went on my run. Why do you ask?" The redhead wondered.
The brunette shrugged her shoulders. "No reason. I was just asking," she said, slinging her backpack over her shoulder and walking towards the back door of her house.
"Hey, wait a second." Chloe said, walking back over to Beca. "I never got to tell you how awesome you and your band did at the halftime show a few weeks ago. You really know how to put on a good show."
A small smile appeared on Beca's face when Chloe said that. "Thanks. We practice a lot, and it seems to pay off," Beca replied, putting her hands in her pockets and looking down at the ground. "Chicago told me that you sing and play piano?" She said, looking back up at Chloe.
"Yeah, I do. I play piano, I don't sing that much." Chloe answered, smiling to herself and then taking a sip of water. "The only reason he's heard me sing is because he caught at school after football practice, singing an old Beatles song."
Beca's ears perked up when Chloe mentioned the Beatles. "You like the Beatles?" The brunette asked, not hiding the surprise in her voice. "Huh. I didn't peg you for a Beatles girl. I figured that you'd be someone who only listened to songs on the Top 40 chart."
"You would think that, wouldn't you?" Chloe chuckled. "But I like the Ramones, The Beatles, The Jackson Five, not to mention Whitney Houston and U2. I'm not really into today's music. I mean, I like some of it, but nothing can beat young Michael Jackson. I'm kind of old fashioned when it comes to music."
"You know, I'd never thought I'd say this, but I actually agree with you," Beca said, chuckling along with Chloe. "You've actually got a really good taste in music. If you want, I can make you a mix of songs sometime." The brunette then paused. She had never offered to make a mix for anyone else before. However, it was too late to back out now. "That's kind of what I do, other than the band and basketball. I make mixes."
"Well, if I ever need a mix for a road trip CD, I'll give you a call." Chloe said, smiling.
Beca nodded and then took her hands out of her pockets. "Hey, if you want to, Chicago is bringing some pizza over tonight and we're going to watch my little brother and sister if you want to come."
"You have siblings?" Chloe asked. "That's funny, I never see them."
"I don't know how that's possible. They're always running all over the place," Beca said with a chuckle. "But yeah, I have a younger brother and sister. They're five years old, so they can get pretty rambunctious."
"Aren't all five year olds?" Chloe said with a chuckle. She then took a deep breath. This was actually the first positive conversation she'd ever had with Beca, and it was refreshing. Though she knew not to get used to it, since Chicago told her Beca has a hard time trusting people. "I'll be there tonight once I'm done with my Calculus homework."
"Alright, cool. Just ring the doorbell when you come over and one of us will answer it. I'll see you later," Beca said, giving Chloe a little wave before she turned away to walk into her house.
"See ya," Chloe said, waving back before heading inside her house.
Her mom, Cindy, came walking up to her. "Sweetie, your dress for homecoming just got delivered!" She said, smiling.
"Shut up! Really?" Chloe said excitedly.
"Mmhmm, I put it up in your room. Go ahead and try it on and come show it to me." Cindy said, smiling as she watched her daughter run up the stairs.
Chloe ran upstairs to her room and burst through the door, looking around the room to find the dress. The redhead raised an eyebrow in confusion when the dress was nowhere to be seen. "Mom? Where did you put the dress?" She called down to her mother.
"Try looking in the closet!" Cindy called back to her daughter with a smile.
"Duh, right." She said with a giggle before opening her closet door. Chloe found the dress hanging up and she smiled widely. "Oh my god, it's even more beautiful than the pictures on the website!" She squealed.
"Well try it on and come show me!" Cindy called up to her daughter. "I want to see it!" She said chuckling as she heard Chloe squeal with delight.
Chloe quickly stripped out her sweaty running clothes and then slipped on the dress. It was a knee length, red, sleeveless dress that fit Chloe's waistline perfect. She smiled and then did a couple poses in the mirror before running downstairs to her mom. "What do you think?" She asked, doing a spin for her mom.
Cindy smiled at her daughter and began to tear up a little. "You look beautiful, sweetheart," she said, smiling and hugging her daughter. "I just can't believe that this is your last homecoming. My little baby is growing up so fast!"
"I know, it's kind of crazy." Chloe said, smiling as she turned to look at herself in the mirror. "Do you think Tom will like it?" She asked nervously. He was coming up for her homecoming and she wanted to pick out the perfect dress to wear since she hadn't seen him in three months.
"Of course Tom will like your dress, sweetie. To be honest, I don't think he'll care what dress you're wearing as long as he gets to go to the dance with you. It's been what, almost three months since you saw him last?" Cindy said.
"Yeah, I've missed him so much." Chloe answered with a smile on her face. It slowly faded away, as she thought of another person who she really wanted to see her in this dress. "Hey mom?"
"Yes sweetie?" Cindy asked.
"Is it, normal to have feelings for someone even if you're committed to someone else?" Chloe asked, looking down at the ground.
Cindy paused for a few moments, thinking of how to answer Chloe's question. "I don't think there's anything wrong with having a crush on someone else if you're already in a relationship. What does matter is whether or not you act on that crush, so I'd say that as long as you don't act on those feelings you're having, then it's okay," she told her daughter.
The redhead took a deep breath and nodded, smiling a little bit to acknowledge her mother's answer. "Okay, thanks mom."
"Of course sweetie." She said, smiling, and walking up to Chloe and standing beside her. "Is this about a boy at your new school?"
Chloe hesitated for a second before slowly nodding her head. "Yeah, there's this guy at school who's been really nice to me, and I think that I might like him. He might also like me back, but I'm not totally sure."
"I see, well it's up to what you decide. I mean, you've been with Tom for two years and I know you love him. You haven't know this guy for more than a month, so he may turn out to be not very nice. But, the opposite may happen. Just, try to keep your feelings on the down low. Because I know you don't want to screw things up with Tom." Cindy said before kissing her daughters cheek and walking into her office to continue working.
Chloe stood there, thinking about what her mother had said. Yes, she did love Tom and she didn't want to hurt him, but she was also starting to have feelings for Chicago. The redhead sighed and ran her fingers through her hair before going upstairs to her room to change out of the dress and into some other clothes.
Over at Beca's house, Chicago had just gotten there and the two were sitting together on the couch in the living room while Hailee and Henry were watching a TV show. "I talked to Chloe for a couple minutes and invited her to come over later," Beca said to her best friend. "That's okay with you, right?"
"Yeah of course, why wouldn't it be?" Chicago said, smiling as he took off his jacket. "I'm just impressed that you talked to without saying something mean." He chuckled.
"Yeah well don't get used to it, I only invited because I knew I'd get a good laugh out watching you try and flirt with her." Beca, said chuckling and hanging up his jacket. "You want something to drink?"
"Yeah, just grab me a soda or something. Thanks," Chicago called after Beca as she walked into the kitchen. The brunette returned a few minutes later and handed him a can of Pepsi.
"So, how's it going with you and Chloe?" Beca asked, smirking and wiggling her eyebrows at Chicago.
"What do you mean?" Chicago asked. "There's nothing going on between us." He said, though he knew what Beca was going to say to that.
"Well that's a load of shit if I ever smelt it." Beca said rolling her eyes. "Come on dude, everyone can see you two like each other. It's so damn obvious." She stated while they walked out of the kitchen.
"Okay, fine! I'll admit that I have a crush on her," Chicago said, holding his hands up in the air. "But it's not like I can do anything about it. I don't want to ruin the relationship she has with her boyfriend. That would be a shitty thing to do."
"Yeah it would be, still it's really hard to watch you guys since you both like each other." Beca said raising her eyebrows.
"She doesn't like me, not in that way." Chicago said shaking his head.
"Chic, you're either denying the truth, or you're as blind sixteen year old cat with one eye." Beca stated. "She's totally into you, why do you think she's always laughing at all your jokes or sitting by you everyday at lunch. Not to mention the fact that the last three times we had a friend group movie night, you two were cuddling on the couch like a couple."
Chicago sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, trying to come up with explanations for Beca's examples of him and Chloe acting like a couple. "Well, maybe she always laughs at my jokes because she thinks they're funny-"
"Nope, that's definitely not true," Beca interrupted. "Have you ever heard your jokes before? They're absolutely terrible. Your jokes are like dad jokes. She's not laughing at them because they're funny, she's laughing at them because she likes you. Seriously dude, I'm a girl; so I know what girls do when they like someone, and it's pretty clear Chloe likes you."
"You really think so?" Chicago said as they walked into the living room with Hailee and Henry.
"Yeah," Beca nodded. "Just don't try anything, though. Like you said, it would be crappy of you to break her and boyfriend up."
Chicago was silent for a few minutes, thinking to himself. "So you really think that I'd have a chance with Chloe if she broke up with her boyfriend?"
Beca smirked and chuckled. "Yeah, I think you would." She said, smiling before patting her friend on the back as they watched "Brave" with Henry and Hailee. Chicago smiled to himself as he thought about what Beca said, and that smile stayed on his face for at least fifteen minutes.
At about 6:30, Chloe walked up Beca's front steps and knocked on the door. When a little boy with blonde hair answered the door, Chloe smile. "Hello, who are you?" Henry asked.
"Hi, I'm Chloe. I'm friends with Beca and Chicago. Can I come in?" Chloe asked the little boy with a smile on her face.
Henry nodded and smiled back at her. "Yeah! Beca said that someone was going to be coming over!" He said excitedly, stepping away from the door so Chloe could come inside the house.
"Thank you." Chloe said, smiling at the little boy before she looked up and saw Chicago walking over to her. "Hi," she said avoiding eye contact a little bit and smiling nervously.
"Hey," Chicago said, smiling nervously as well. He scratched the back of his head and looked down before motioning for Chloe to follow him. "Come on in. Beca and I were just watching 'Brave' with the twins."
"Okay, cool. I love that movie," Chloe said before hanging up her jacket and taking off her shoes.
"Hey Red, can I get you something to drink?" Beca said, waving at Chloe when she walked into the living room.
"Uh, yeah. Just bring me whatever. Thanks," Chloe said, smiling and then going over to sit on the couch. There was definitely tension between her and Chicago at the moment, as he was sitting on the opposite side of the couch as she was. Chloe glanced over at him and bit her lip a little before turning her attention to the movie.
"How's cheerleading going?" Chicago asked, breaking the ever so awkward silence between the two. "Stacie told me you're doing really well, are you having fun?"
Chloe nodded her head. "Yeah, I'm having a lot of fun. It's challenging at times, but I love it," she answered, looking over at Chicago. "I would ask how football's going, but I already know that since I'm at every game," the redhead added with a little laugh.
"Yeah, you would." Chicago said before swallowing a lump in his throat. "You said Tom was coming up this week for homecoming, right? If so, I can't wait to meet him."
"He's coming up for my homecoming and then I'm going back to Portland for his homecoming," Chloe said. "I think that you'll like him. You both play football, so that's something you have in common."
That and the fact that we both have feelings for you, Chicago thought to himself. "I think I remember you telling me that. Have you gotten a dress yet?"
"My dress actually shipped to my house a few hours ago," Chloe said with a smile. "I've already tried it on and everything. It fits perfectly, and it's even prettier than the pictures on the website."
"I bet that jaws will drop when people see you in it next week." Chicago said, smiling at the girl's excitement.
Chloe's smile grew wider and she looked away, feeling herself begin to blush. "Thanks," she murmured softly, looking down towards the floor.
Beca walked back in with a glass of iced water in her hand for Chloe. "Here, for you." She said with a smile before sitting down in between the two of them, smiling when Hailee jumped on her lap and Henry jumped onto Chicago's lap. "You two should pay attention to the movie that we put on for you guys. If you don't pay attention, we'll change it to something else.
"No!" Henry and Hailee shouted at the same time. "We promise that we'll pay attention!"
"Alright, now watch the movie." Beca said chuckling at her little sister, handing her little sippy cup filled with apple juice.
After the movie was over, Beca and Chicago took the two twins who were passed out upstairs to their bedrooms. "I'll take care of them, you go talk to your future girlfriend." Beca whispered as they set Henry down in his bed.
"Are you sure?" Chicago said, still a little hesitant to go talk to Chloe since things had been so awkward between them earlier.
"Yes, I'm sure. It's probably weird for her that she's sitting down there all by herself. Now go talk to her," Beca said, giving Chicago a little push towards the door.
"Okay, I will." Chicago said before leaving Beca to put Hailee down for bed. He walked down and smiled when he saw Chloe on her phone, and he went to sit down next to her. "Hey," he said again, like he had earlier. "I'm glad you came over." He looked down at the floor.
"I'm glad that I came over too. I had fun watching the movie with you guys," Chloe said, leaning back against the couch. She noticed the space between them, so she moved over so there wasn't as much space. "Are you excited for homecoming this year?" She asked.
"I mean, yeah I guess. I don't really have a date, though." Chicago chuckled. "I actually never bring a date to the dance, I just go stag with a group of friends." He added, putting his arm on the armrest of the couch.
"Does Beca usually go with you and your friends?" Chloe asked. "I mean, I'm assuming that she's going to the dance since her band is going to be playing during part of it."
"Yeah, she'll be there. She also holds an after party once the dance is over, it's just for people to come and hang out at. It never gets too rowdy, but it's nice." Chicago said, smiling at the redhead. "Maybe, you can bring yourself and Tom here afterwards."
"Do you think Beca would be okay with that? I mean, we've only had one conversation where we haven't argued, and she doesn't even know Tom," Chloe pointed out.
"Chloe, don't worry about it. Everything is going to be alright, Beca just needs a bit longer before she opens up to you. Besides, she'll probably be busy making out with some girl in another room, so you may not have to deal with her." Chicago said with a smile and laugh.
"What about you? Will you be making out with a girl you meet at the dance?" Chloe asked, raising a curious eyebrow.
Chicago chuckled and shook his head. "No, probably not. I mean, you never know what'll happen, but that's unlikely," he replied.
Chloe smiled and then looked into Chicago's deep blue eyes. They were rather easy to get lost in, and Chloe had caught herself doing it a few times in the past month. This was just one of those times. "I'm really glad you were the one who gave me the tour on my first day, otherwise we may never have become friends."
"Oh I think we would've," Chicago said, gazing right back into Chloe's eyes.
The two continued to look into each other's eyes for a little while longer until Chloe looked away. "I should probably go back home now. It's getting kinda late," the redhead said, walking over and grabbing her jacket.
"Can I walk you home?" Chicago asked.
"You could, though it'd be rather short since I live next door." Chloe said with a chuckle.
"You never know what could happen on that walk, within ten feet you could trip and fall." Chicago said.
Chloe chuckled, smiling at Chicago's cheeky attempt at humor. "I think I'll be okay, but thank you Chic." She said, smiling.
"At least let me help you with your jacket, it could be cold outside." The young boy said, stepping behind her and helping her put on her jacket. Once Chloe had her jacket on, the two walked back over to Chloe's house and stopped outside her front door. "So, I'll see you tomorrow then?"
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow," Chloe said with a smile, biting her lip a little. She looked down at her feet, her hands in her pockets. "And I do appreciate you walking me to my door, Chicago. It made me feel safe knowing that I had someone with me if I tripped and fell."
Chicago chuckled at these words. "Anytime, Chlo," he said, smiling at the redhead. He gazed into her eyes for a few moments, then briefly looked down at her lips before looking back into her eyes.
The redhead really did want to lean in and kiss the boy standing in front of her, but she knew that would probably be the dumbest thing to do. "I'll see you tomorrow, Chic." She said again before kissing his cheek and turning to walk inside.
Chicago felt his face begin to heat up where Chloe's lips had been, and he smiled to himself before turning around and walking back over to Beca's house. When he got back inside, he found Beca sitting on the couch in the living room. "So? How did it go with your girlfriend?"
"I think she was about to kiss me, just then." Chicago said, sitting down next to Beca.
"Wow, great. So did she?" Beca asked.
"Yes, but on the cheek. Still, we both stood there and kept looking at each others lips." He said, smiling. "I think you may be right, I think she likes me."
"See? What did I tell you? She totally likes you, dude," Beca said with a smirk. "You really should listen to me more often. I usually end up being right about things that we disagree on."
"That is true a lot of the time." Chicago said, smiling and grabbing his jacket. "I better head home, see you at school."
"Yup, see you then."
The week of Homecoming came, and it was Friday a day before the dance. Chloe was currently at the airport, waiting outside security for Tom. She really was so excited to see him, and her heart was racing. But while she was excited, she was also nervous. After everything that's been going on with Chicago, she hope Tom didn't see that his own girlfriend had a crush on another guy at school.
Besides all this however, her week had been rough and she really wanted to see her boyfriend. Beca had been a pain in her side once again, and Chloe really just needed a steamy makeout session with her boyfriend before the football game to let it all out.
Chloe stood there and tapped her foot on the floor as she waited for Tom. A smile spread across the redhead's face when she saw him walking towards her, and she ran to him and jumped in his arms. "I missed you so much," she said, her arms wrapped around his neck tightly.
Tom picked her up and spun around with Chloe in his arms. "It feels so good to have you in my arms again," He mumbled before kissing her neck softly. He then pulled back and looked into Chloe's eyes. "I've missed you too babe, so much!" He said, smiling before pulling her into a deep but public-friendly kiss.
"I can't believe we've been apart for three months. It feels like a lifetime," Chloe murmured as their lips parted. She smiled and bit down on her lip a little before leaning in for another kiss.
"I know, babe. It's been too long." Tom said with a smile before they went to grab his bags from baggage claim.
Chloe then drove him to her new house. "Do you want to come to the football game tonight? It's a rivalry game, and Hartford's team is really good." She said as they pulled into the driveway.
"Yeah, that sounds like fun. I can't wait to see you in your cheerleading outfit." Tom mentioned with a wink as he got his stuff out of the back of the car.
"Try to keep it in your pants when you see me in my cheerleading uniform," Chloe said with a chuckle, helping Tom carry some of his stuff into her house.
"Don't worry, I will." Tom said with a smile before kissing her cheek as they set stuff down. "So, have you made a lot of friends here?"
"Yeah, I have actually. I'm friends with everyone on the cheerleading team, and I've also become friends with some people from my classes," Chloe told him.
"That's really so great to hear." Tom said, smiling as they went up to her room to cuddle for awhile before Chloe had to head to the game. Tom wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek. "I've missed you a lot, you know?"
Chloe leaned back into his embrace and smiled as he kissed her cheek. "Yeah, I know. I've missed you a lot too. It's been really hard being away from you for so long," the redhead murmured.
"Mmmm, it really sucked, being away from you." Tom said before leaning in and kissing her neck softly. He knew Chloe loved his neck kisses, so why not give her a few? It'd been three months since they'd seen each other. "I'm excited to see your dress on you tomorrow."
"And I'm excited to see your suit on you tomorrow. I bet you're going to look so handsome," Chloe said, smiling and sighing happily. She closed her eyes, relaxing as Tom kissed her neck. "So, I was thinking that maybe we could have a little fun after the game tonight? That is, if you're not too tired from traveling."
"I think a one hour flight won't tire me out too much." Tom said, smiling at his girlfriend. "What did you have in mind?" He murmured, rolling so that they were face to face.
A smirk tugged at the corner of Chloe's mouth and she gazed into Tom's eyes. "I think you know what I have in mind," she whispered, leaning in and connecting their lips in a passionate kiss.
"I definitely know now," Tom chuckled before placing his hands on Chloe's hips and kissing her back.
The next day, Chicago was meeting Beca and driving her to the dance before going in a group. Stacie was his date for the night (even though she knew he liked Chloe), and they were going in a group with Tom and Chloe. Chicago pulled up to Stacie's house and knocked on her door. "Hey," he said, smiling as he stood there in his nice suit. "You look great," he said.
"You don't look too bad yourself," Stacie said, smiling and kissing his cheek. Their parents took a few pictures of them together before sending them on their way to the dance. Stacie's parents had rented a limo for the group to use for the night, so once they finished taking the photos, they got inside the limo and gave the driver directions to Chloe's house.
Once they pulled up in front of Chloe and Beca's houses, Chicago saw Chloe and Tom together for the first time. He leaned over and whispered to Stacie, "Am I completely horrible for wanting to punch that guy in the face? I mean, he's dating Chloe, the girl of my dreams."
Stacie shrugged. "I mean, I don't think you're a horrible person for wanting to punch Tom. He does kinda look like a douchebag. But I wouldn't punch him if I were you. I have a feeling that would make Chloe very upset."
"But if he's a total douche, how was he able to land Chloe?" Chicago asked, getting out of the car to greet the couple.
"That's a good question," Stacie said before getting out with her homecoming date.
When Chicago walked up to them, his eyes were on Chloe and how beautiful she looked in her red dress. "Hey, you look beautiful." He said to Chloe with a shy smile.
"Yeah, she really does," Tom said, stepping between the two. He held out his hand for Chicago to shake. "Hi, I'm Tom. And you are?"
"Chicago, I'm a friend of Chloe's." Chicago said gripping Tom's hand with a firm responsive handshake. "Nice to meet you, Chloe talks about you a lot."
"And she's mentioned you as well. It's nice to meet you. Chloe said that you helped her find her way around the school on her first day, and I appreciate that," Tom said.
"It was my pleasure, Chloe's an awesome person and we're happy that she's a Hartford Hawk." Chicago said before smiling. The tension could be cut with a knife. Tom was the jealous type, and he didn't really seem all thrilled to meet Chicago. But then again, Chicago wasn't that thrilled to meet Tom either.
It was just then that Beca walked out in a cute, blue and green plaid suit and waved at everyone. "Hey guys!" She said as she walked over with her guitar case. Her jaw dropped when she saw Chloe and Stacie in their homecoming dress. "Wow, you two ladies will stop traffic looking that hot." She chuckled.
"Hey, Beca!" Chicago said, glad that he didn't have to continue his awkward conversation with Tom. "You're looking pretty dapper in that plaid suit of yours, I must say," he added, giving his best friend a high five.
"Thank buddy, you clean up nice in that suit." Beca said, smiling as she walked over. She then saw the tall, brunette, teenage boy standing by Chloe. "And Chloe, this must be your ken doll boyfriend Tom." She said with devious smirk on her face walking over and shaking Tom's hand as Chloe rolled her eyes. "I'm Beca, nice to meet you."
"Tom, nice to meet you too," Tom said, shaking Beca's hand. He noticed the brunette had her guitar case with her, and he raised an eyebrow curiously. "What are you bringing that to the dance for?" He asked.
"Well, I'm in the band playing at the dance tonight. I won't be stealing guys dates with my dance moves, but I will be stealing them with my lyrics." Beca said with a chuckle before jokingly winking at Chloe in a flirtatious manner.
Everyone chuckled as well, Tom glaring at Beca a little but doing his best to hide it. "So, we should probably get going to the dance now, right? We don't want to be late," He said.
"Yeah, why don't we get going?" Chloe said, smiling at Tom and then looking at Chicago, smiling at how handsome he looked as Tom led her to the limo.
All five of them got in the limo and chatted amongst themselves while the driver took them to the school, which was where the dance was taking place. When they arrived, they handed in their tickets and proceeded to go to the gym. "Wow, it never ceases to amaze me how they manage to transform this place for school dances," Beca said as they looked at all the decorations that had been put up.
Jesse walked up with Aubrey as his date, and then Emily and Benji at their side. They all introduced themselves to Tom and then Benji, Beca, and Jesse went to set up and do a soundcheck. Chloe snuck over to Chicago and smiled. "Hey, I never got the chance to tell you earlier, but thank you." She stated.
Chicago raised his eyebrow in confusion. "Uh, you're welcome? Sorry, I just don't know what you're thanking me for," He said with a little chuckle.
"For your compliment earlier, saying I looked beautiful. It was really sweet of you." Chloe said, smiling at the boy. "Tom said I looked hot as hell, but I have to say that your compliment made my heart skip a bit more. Tom's never really been that romantic, but he is a sweetheart and he means well."
"I mean, I really wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary by telling you that you look beautiful. I was just stating a fact," Chicago said with a shrug of the shoulders.
"Still, it felt like it was more from the heart. So thank you," Chloe said, taking a sip of water. "I also didn't get the chance to tell you how handsome you look."
Chicago smiled and blushed at Chloe's compliment. "Thanks. You have to give credit to Stacie for the suit, she's the one that helped me pick it out. I wouldn't have picked out a very good one on my own."
"Well you look great," Chloe said, smiling and giggling a little bit. "Very James Bond." She chuckled.
Tom then came up and wrapped his arm around Chloe. "Hey babe, it looks like Beca's band is about to start, let's go and dance." He said, pulling her away from Chicago. Tom's phone accidently fell out of his pocket but he didn't notice and kept on walking.
"Dude, you dropped your phone." Chicago said, picking it up. But Tom didn't seem to hear him. He then pressed the home button on the phone and saw a picture of Tom and Chloe on the lockscreen, which wasn't surprising. What was surprising however, was that there were multiple texts from some girl named Lauren.
What will Chicago find on these texts? Stay tuned to find out. And for those of you who are worried about Chicago and Chloe getting together: even if they do, we told you Bechloe would be endgame. So we hope you stick with us!
Until Next Time!
