Chapter 8: Sunday Funday
Chloe woke up to the smell of food cooking. The smell filled her with delight as she stretched her shoulders and looked up at the ceiling. She smiled as she looked over at the empty spot on the bed beside her. The redhead took a moment to look around Chicago's room, looking at the posters of famous football players and some of his favorite singers. He even had one of Beca's band, which made the redhead smile.
She then got up and put one of Chicago's flannels on, since she had fallen asleep after they had some mischievous fun the night before. She then put on some underwear and headed to the kitchen where she saw Chicago in some loose pj pants and a plain white t-shirt. He smiled as he heard Chloe walk in. "Good morning beautiful," He said, stirring the waffle batter before moving back to the center kitchen island to peel the apples.
"Good morning, handsome," Chloe replied, smiling as she walked into the kitchen. She leaned against the counter, watching Chicago as he peeled the apples. "What are you making for breakfast?" The redhead asked, tucking a stray piece of red hair behind her ear.
"You said you were craving waffles the other day, so I figured that I'd make those along with other popular brunch foods," Chicago said, smiling, eating half of an extra apple slice and then turning to Chloe so she could have the rest. "Does that sound good?"
"That sounds perfect," Chloe replied, smiling and taking the apple slice from Chicago. "Thank you for doing all this for me. I really appreciate it," the redhead said, looking down and blushing a little.
"Anything for you," Chicago said, walking over to Chloe and leaning in to give her a sweet kiss. "Did you have fun at the party last night?" He asked, smiling after he pulled back from the kiss and turning to chop up some more apple slices.
Chloe smiled and nodded her head. "Yeah, I had a lot of fun. Stacie sure knows how to throw a party," she said. The redhead then bit her lip, slightly smirking at Chicago. "I had a lot of fun last night after the party as well."
"Is that so?" Chicago said, raising an eyebrow and smirking at the girl. He turned back to the girl and leaned against the counter, pulling her towards him. The young boy placed his hands on her waist and pulled her into a sensual kiss. "I really did enjoy our little after-party last night," He mumbled against her lips. "You certainly know what you're doing. And I've never enjoyed it with some someone as much as I enjoy it with you."
Chloe smiled and blushed at Chicago's words, looking down for a few moments before her eyes went back up to gaze into his. "Thanks. I can say the same thing about you," the redhead murmured, leaning up and kissing him again.
Chicago smiled and tucked her hair back as he kissed her. He then used his strong arms to lift her up onto the counter, walking in between her legs and kissing her again. "I have to say, you look incredible my flannel," He said, running his hands up and down her bare legs. "You in the morning is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen," He murmured, moving his lips to her neck.
Chloe closed her eyes and tilted her head to the side, sighing happily as Chicago's lips began to trail along her neck. "Mmm, that feels good," she said softly, running her fingers through Chicago's hair. "As much as I'd like to continue this, I don't want to distract you from brunch," the redhead added, reluctantly pulling away.
"Everything that I planned to cook is cooked," Chicago mentioned, winking at her before pecking her lips. "We just have to wait for timer to go off for the waffles, and that's another few minutes," He then pecked her lips again and then smiled at her. "Unless, you don't want me to continue," He whispered, his hot breath hitting her lips.
"I didn't say that, did I?" Chloe said, a little smirk on her face. She leaned forward so that their lips were only centimeters apart. "I never said that I didn't want you to continue. I just said that I didn't want to distract you from the food. But if the food isn't going to be a distraction, then I guess we can continue."
Chicago bit his lip and smirked before leaning back forward and closing the gap. His hands went to the back of her waist and his lips allowed her tongue inside his mouth. "Damn, you look so good right now," He murmured against her soft lips.
"Oh really? How good do I look right now?" Chloe mumbled back to him, cupping his face in her hands as they kissed.
"So good that you give Beyoncé a run for her money," Chicago said, smiling at her and kissing her sweetly. "But you always do that, given you always look so gorgeous," He muttered, stepping even closer to her.
"No matter what you say, you always seem to make me blush," Chloe said, smiling and pulling Chicago closer to her. She broke the kiss for a moment and leaned their foreheads together. "You're so amazing, Chic. Thank you for being my boyfriend," she whispered.
"Thank you for allowing me to be your boyfriend, this last month and a half with has been the best of my life," He said before kissing her nose. They stayed there for moment and smiled at each other, and Chicago couldn't help but say the next sentence that came out of his mouth. "I love you, Chloe Beale," He whispered in a sweet voice. "I hope that it's not too early to say that, but it's true. I love you," He said.
Chloe just looked at Chicago with a blank expression on her face, not sure if she had heard him correctly. His words replayed in her brain over and over again, and Chloe realized that she had heard him correctly after a few moments. A smile then spread across her face. The redhead leaned in and connected their lips, only pulling away when she needed to catch her breath. "I love you too, Chicago Walp. And it's not too early to say that."
All the teenage boy could do in response to Chloe was cup her cheeks and kiss her again, closing his eyes and taking in the moment that had just been shared between the two of them. He then moved his lips to her jawline and then her neck in playful manner, repeating the phrase "I love you" a number of times just to hear the girl giggle and to make her smile.
Chloe smiled and giggled as Chicago peppered her skin with kisses. "I take it that you're really happy right now?" She said, smiling even wider when Chicago looked into her eyes and nodded. "That's good then, because I'm really happy right now as well. And it's all thanks to you."
"Well, love is wonderful for that very reason. It can make you the happiest you've ever been in your life. And that's how I feel with you," Chicago mentioned before leaning to begin pecking her skin again, making the girl giggle and smile some more.
Meanwhile, Beca was having a very different morning. Thankfully she didn't have a terrible hangover, so she texted Jesse and asked him if would meet her at the park near their school to help her watch Henry and Hailee. After she got a text back from Jesse saying that he would be at the park in a half hour, Beca got dressed and then woke up Henry and Hailee before going to the kitchen to make breakfast.
The two kids came out and were watching cartoons on the TV when Beca came in with two bowls of cereal. "Here you go, guys," the brunette said, giving one bowl to Henry and the other to Hailee.
"Thank you!" They said in unison before turning their attention back to the TV.
Just then, Cala Mitchell walked in to see her daughter handing the kids their breakfast. Beca looked up and saw her mother before looking away. She was still upset with her parents from the night before, that's the main reason why she texted Jesse and asked if he wanted to help her watch Henry and Hailee. "Do you guys like your cereal?" Beca asked, trying to ignore her mother's presence in the room.
Cala picked up on this, however, and crossed her arms. "Beca, I'd like to talk to you in the other room for a few minutes."
Beca looked up at her mother and sighed, reluctantly following the woman into the front room of the house. The teenager then stood there and waited for her mother to start speaking. "What is it? I'm supposed to take the kids to the park in a few minutes."
"Look, I wanted to apologize for how your father treated you last night," Cala said, seeing the look of shock in Beca's eyes. "He's not wrong for being upset that you didn't tell us where you were, but I do think that he was harsh on you. And I wanted to apologize to you on his behalf, because that's not something he would do on his own."
"Mom, I don't want you to apologize for what Dad said. That's something he needs to do," Beca said, sighing for a moment. "But I meant what I said last night, and I'm not taking it back. Because it's true. Neither of you have ever come to my concerts or basketball games, and I take care of Henry and Hailee while juggling school, paying for my own car, sports, a band, and a job. I just don't get how after everything I've done, neither of you support me going to LA," She said, crossing her arms. "Every one of my friends parents support their dreams, why can't you guys at least act like you support mine?"
"It's not that we don't support your dreams, Beca. Your father and I want what's best for you. We just don't want you to make any rash decisions that could prevent you from reaching your goals," Cala stated. "Yes, you do have a lot of responsibilities, but that doesn't mean that you're ready for life in the real world."
"You still don't get it, do you?" Beca said, shaking her head sighing before she looked back at her mother. "How can you know what's best for me if you've never given my dreams a chance?" Beca stated firmly before getting a text from Jesse. "I gotta go take Henry and Hailee to the park, I'll see you later," She said before getting the twins and walking out the front door, leaving Cala Mitchell to her thoughts.
When they arrived at the park, Beca saw that Jesse was already sitting at one of the park benches. The brunette parked the car and got out, opening the door so that Henry and Hailee could get out as well. When the two kids saw Jesse, big smiles appeared on their faces and they ran towards them. "Jesse!" They called out happily.
"Hey, Henry and Hailee. It's been awhile since I've seen you guys, hasn't it?" Jesse said, smiling when the two kids ran up and hugged him.
"I have a loose tooth!" Hailee said, opening her mouth and pointing it out to the teenage boy.
"You do, wow you two are growing up so fast," Jesse said with a chuckle before the little kids went to the playground. "So, Emily told me that you headed home early from the party last night. Is everything alright?"
Beca bit her lip and shook her head, looking down for a moment. "No. If I'm being honest, everything is far from alright," the brunette said, putting her hands in her pockets as the four of them started walking towards the playground.
"Did something go down at your place?" Jesse asked, sitting down at a table and watching Henry and Hailee on the playground while still listening to Beca. "Or was it something that happened at the party?"
"A little bit of both, I guess," Beca said, sitting down next to Jesse. She ran her fingers through her hair and sighed, looking up at the sky. "It was mostly at home. My parents and I got into a fight after I got back from the party."
"What was it about? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to," Jesse said, high fiving Henry when he slid down the slide.
"My dad was mad that I didn't tell him I was going over to Stacie's. We argued about that for a few minutes and then I went off on a rant. That probably made it worse than it had to be," Beca answered, smiling a little when Hailee came up and high-fived her after she went down the slide.
"Well what was this rant about?" Jesse asked, turning to his best friend.
Beca shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. It wasn't really about one thing. I kinda just let them know how I feel about them not supporting my dreams. The whole thing was pointless, though. Even after my rant, they still don't understand."
"You'll find a way to convince them. There are still seven months before the end of the school year, you'll find a way to get them on your side," Jesse said, patting her shoulder. "What about the party, what happened there?"
"Not much, really. I told Emily about my feelings for Chloe after I drank too much tequila and threw up in Stacie's backyard," Beca said, cringing at the memory.
"Oh shit, she's not going to tell anyone is she?" Jesse asked.
"No, she promised she wouldn't even tell Benji," Beca stated.
Jesse nodded his head, watching as Henry and Hailee played tag with each other. "That's good. I mean, I know that Benji wouldn't tell anyone even if he did know, but it's good that you're only telling the people that you know you can trust."
"Of course I'm only telling the people I know I can trust. I don't want to think about what could happen if someone else found out and started spreading rumors," Beca said, looking down. "Imagine if Chicago found out from someone other than me."
"Are you going to tell him?" Jesse asked, turning to her with a concerned look on his face.
"Yes, eventually," Beca said. "I just don't know how I'm going to do it without hurting him. I need to figure out a way to tell him that doesn't cause a lot of damage," She stated.
"Yeah, I agree. Regardless of how you tell him, it's going to hurt. You just have to figure out how to not make it hurt as much," Jesse said.
"It's easier said than done," Beca replied with a sigh. "Do you have any ideas for what I can do?"
"I'd say write a song for any other situation, but not this one," Jesse said, trying to think of something to say. "I think at some point you're going to have to just tell him. If not, then you need to find some way to get over Chloe. Like, maybe you should date another girl."
Beca thought about Jesse's words for a few moments, then started shaking her head. "That's not a bad idea, but I don't know how it would work. Besides, who would I even date?"
"Beca, you're captain of the basketball team and the frontwoman of the hottest band in southern Seattle," Jesse said with a slight chuckle. "I'm sure there are plenty of pretty lesbians who would want to date you," He stated.
"I guess you have a point there, but I'm still not sure. I mean, if you want to try and set me up with someone, go ahead," Beca said, chuckling along with Jesse.
"Only if you want to find a way to get over Chloe," Jesse said, smiling and shrugging. "There is one girl in my AP Biology class that thinks your pretty cute. Her name is Allison," Jesse said, thinking about it for a moment. "Allison Walker. She's on the dance team and has really pretty blonde hair and blue eyes."
"Yeah, I think I know who you're talking about," Beca said, scratching the back of her head. "You think that she'd want to go out with me?"
"Oh yeah, for sure. She talks about you all the time. She says that you're her secret crush," Jesse said with a smile.
Beca smiled a little as well. This Allison girl seemed to be pretty nice, and Beca wanted to get to know her. "Do you have her phone number or her Snapchat?" The brunette asked.
"I don't have her number, but I do have her Snapchat," Jesse said, taking his phone out from his pocket. He found her Snapchat and then gave her username to Beca so she could add her. "You should definitely talk to her Beca. Even if you guys don't end up dating, it's always nice to make new friends."
Beca looked at the username and typed it in, adding the girl once her profile popped up. "Yeah, I always thought she was pretty hot. I just didn't think she wasn't into girls," Beca stated, biting her lip a little and smiling at the girl's profile. "And now we wait."
A couple minutes later, Beca's phone buzzed with a Snapchat notification, and the smile on her face grew wider when she saw that Allison had added her back. "She just added me back. Should I say something to her, or should I wait for her to make a move?" Beca asked Jesse.
Before Jesse could respond, it showed up on Beca's phone that Allison was typing. "I guess you don't have to decide," Jesse said chuckling when the phone buzzed, and Beca had a message from Allison.
Allison: Hey there ;)
Beca read the message and raised her eyebrow, chuckling a little as well. "Look what she said," the brunette told Jesse as she handed her phone over to him so he could read the message.
"See? I told you that she was into you," Jesse replied with a chuckle, giving Beca's phone back to her once he had read Allison's message. "What are you going to say back?"
The girl shrugged before thinking of the response. She then began typing it into her phone with a small smile on her face.
Beca: Hey…a little birdie told me that you wanted to hang out with me sometime ;)
Allison: Yeah, I really would. If that's okay with you, of course.
Beca: You free after school tomorrow?
Allison: I'm free if you're free :)
Beca: Alright then, after school it is. I'm looking forward to it :)
Beca smiled and then put her phone back in her pocket before turning to Jesse. "Allison and I are going to hang out after school tomorrow," she said.
"You know what that means," Jesse said, winking before making a circle with his fingers and moving his finger in and out of the hole. This gesture made Beca roll her eyes and chuckle.
"I haven't been laid in awhile, so you never know. I'll probably make out with her at least," Beca said, chuckling and smiling to herself. "Let's hope this can help get Chloe out of my head."
Just then, Henry and Hailee came running over to them. "Do you want to play hide and seek with us?" Henry asked, looking at Beca and then Jesse with hope in his eyes.
"Sure thing buddy," Jesse said smiling before getting up with Beca. "I'll be 'it' first. I'm gonna start counting now, so go hide," He said smiling before covering his eyes with his hands and counting.
Back at Chicago's, they had gotten a little distracted while watching a TV show on his computer in his room. The young boy was giving Chloe head, flicking his tongue on her core in a very pleasurable way. "Damn you taste good, baby," He moaned, spreading her legs apart to give himself better access.
Chloe moaned as well, pushing Chicago's head down and tugging at the ends of his hair. "Shit, Chic. Keep doing that," she murmured, biting down on her lip to try and keep herself quiet. The boy smirked as he could feel Chloe's body tremble as he went down on her.
"You're turning me on," He muttered, pulling back for a moment only to get back down to Chloe's core with his mouth. "Do you want more?" He whispered.
Chloe just nodded her head and closed her eyes, leaning her head back on the pillows of Chicago's bed. "You're so good at this, Chic. You make me feel so good," the redhead moaned. Chicago smiled and then kissed up her body, leaving a couple of his fingers down at Chloe's core while he grabbed a condom.
The boy then stripped his shirt off and helped Chloe with her clothes, which really wasn't that difficult considering she was only wearing one of his flannels. "You make feel incredible, Chloe. I love the way you make me feel."
"I can say the same about you. You make me feel like nobody else has before," Chloe said, smiling up at Chicago and leaning up to close the distance between them.
This made the boy smile and he kissed her lips softly. His lips moved to her neck and linked his hand with hers. "I want you so bad right now," He whispered, sucking a hickey into her ear.
"If you want me, you can have me," Chloe whispered back to him, turning her head to the side so he had better access to her neck. "I'm yours, Chic. I'm yours," she murmured softly.
Chicago tucked some of Chloe's hair away from the side of her neck so he could kiss it some more. He loved hearing her say those words; knowing that Chloe Beale was his warmed his heart. He kissed her right under her ear before he picked up her back and unclipped her bra, letting it fall. Chloe smiled up at Chicago and bit her lip a little before pulling him down into a passionate kiss.
After they got down to business, the two were cuddling in Chicago's bed under a blanket. Chicago was spooning Chloe, his strong arms wrapped around her waist. Chloe smiled and sighed with happiness, turning her head so she was facing him. "Thank you for that, Chic," she whispered, leaning their foreheads together.
"Thank you for that, Chlo," Chicago mumbled softly. He peppered her skin with kisses, smiling against the skin of her collarbone. Chloe smiled at this and ran her fingers through Chicago's hair as he left sweet kisses on her skin.
They continued to cuddle for a little while longer before Chloe moved to get out of the bed. Chloe giggled a little when she felt Chicago try to pull her back down. "I'd love to keep cuddling with you, but I have to get ready for cheer practice."
"Are you sure you can't stay a little longer?" He murmured, kissing her neck and holding her in his arms for a little while longer before the girl went to get some clothes she'd left in his dresser in case she spent the night at his place.
Chloe nodded and smiled sadly at her boyfriend. "I wish I could, but this practice is really important because we have our competition coming up at the end of the week," she said.
This made the boy groan, but then he nodded and kissed her cheek. Chicago then helped her get ready to go and put one of his flannels in there in case she wanted to sleep in it. "Here's the flannel that you slept in, just in case you miss me and want to sleep in it again," He said, pulling a shirt over his head.
Chloe smiled at this sweet gesture by Chicago and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "Thanks, baby. I appreciate it," she said, taking his hands in hers and intertwining their fingers.
"You're welcome," He said before leading her to the door and walking her to her car. He helped put her bag in her car and then walked around with her to the driver's seat. "Work hard babe," He said smiling and kissing her softly on lips. "I love you and I'll text you later."
Chloe smiled and gave him one last peck on the lips before she got into her car and turned it on. The redhead waved at Chicago as she pulled out of the driveway, then started driving towards the school, since their cheer practice was being held in the gym.
Meanwhile, Jesse and Beca decided to take Henry and Hailee out for ice cream. Beca paid for their ice cream and then joined Jesse, Hailee and Henry, who were sitting in a booth and had already started eating their ice cream. "Thank you Beca!" Hailee said as she licked her chocolate ice cream.
"Yeah, thank you Beca!" Henry said through a mouthful of strawberry ice cream.
Beca couldn't help but smile and chuckle at this. "No problem, guys. It's my treat," She then turned to Jesse, resting her arm on chair's armrest. "Hey, things seemed to go your way last night Aubrey. Did you ask her out, or were you two just tongue buddies all night?"
Jesse blushed a little at Beca's words and looked down, scratching the back of his head. "Well, I guess we were 'tongue buddies' for the night, but hopefully it'll lead to something more," he replied, smiling to himself.
"So, I'm taking that as a 'No, I didn't ask her out and I'm hoping she'll come to me first,'"Beca said chuckling and rolling her eyes. "I'm proud of you for making a move last night, but you still haven't asked her out yet dude. You need to get on it."
"But what if she doesn't want something more? What if she just wanted to be tongue buddies for one night?" Jesse asked his friend. "I'm scared that I've read all the signals completely wrong."
"Maybe, but you'll never know if you don't ask," Beca said, shrugging her shoulders. "You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take."
Jesse nodded. "I want to ask her out. I'm just not sure how to do it," he said, running his fingers through his hair. "Do you have any ideas?" He asked.
"Here's an idea," Beca started. "Just ask her out at school tomorrow. You guys have a class together, it shouldn't be too hard. Girl don't really like it when guys go big for asking them out. Big romantic gestures are for holidays after you've been together for awhile. Just tell her you'd like to take her out on an official date, it may seem difficult but it's really pretty simple."
"It's easy for you to say. You've got plenty of experience with girls. I, on the other hand, don't," Jesse said, closing his eyes. "You make it seem so simple, but I can't help but feel that it's going to be really hard."
"And I'm saying that from my personal experience," Beca stated, chuckling at her best friend. "Just ask her out. Aubrey, who sometimes annoys me, is just a girl who doesn't want anything fancy. Considering how rich her family is, she's probably sick of over the top gestures or fancy things like that. Just be yourself," Beca said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "You didn't do anything super crazy when you asked her to homecoming, so don't do it now."
Jesse nodded and took a few breaths to calm himself down. "You're right. I just have to be myself," he said, smiling a little. "Now I just have to think of ways to ask her out. I'm not going to do anything crazy, but I do want to do something nice for her."
"You do you, man. I just want you to ask her out because girls like her aren't single forever," Beca said, instantly thinking of Chloe, who hadn't been single since Beca had known her.
"Thanks buddy, I appreciate the advice," Jesse said, smiling at his friend. He noticed that Beca had a weird look on her face, and he figured that her mind was on something else. "What are you thinking about, Beca?"
"Nothing, just how the best girls aren't single very long," Beca answered, looking down for a moment. "Either that or they don't swing for your team."
"Hey, look at the bright side," Jesse said as he put a hand on Beca's shoulder. "You've got a date with Allison Walker tomorrow. Just focus on the positive things in life, and it'll be easier to ignore the negative things."
"This coming from the guy who's picturing all the negative scenarios that could take place when he asks out his crush tomorrow," Beca scoffed a laugh before sighing herself. She really did hope this date went well; she needed to get Chloe out of her mind somehow. Yes, she had a date, but what if that wasn't enough to get the redhead out of her head? She could only wait and see.
So, what shall come of this date Beca has tomorrow? Will it go well, and will Beca be able to get her mind off of Chloe for awhile? Wait and see! The next chapter will be uploaded soon.
Until next time!
