Aubrey and Chloe move their things to the house that weekend. The girls think the living room furniture is a little old fashioned but decide to keep it for now.
Chloe really liked the library. It has shelves built in all around the room. The shelves already held a large assortment of books - some old classics, plus some newer ones. Since it was unfurnished, she asks Beca if they could put a couple of tables in there to use as a work space for studying and doing homework. Beca thinks it's a great idea and goes online to find tables and some chairs. They decide on three small desks and chairs so they can each have their own work space. Beca also chooses three overstuffed armchairs so they could be comfortable when reading. Beca places the order for everything and says the stuff will be there on Tuesday.
Since Beca didn't have classes on Tuesday, she said she'd just hang around and wait for the library furniture.
On Tuesday morning, Aubrey told Chloe she wouldn't be able to pick her up after her late class because she was driving to Atlanta to meet her mother for dinner.
"I can just walk," Chloe told her.
"I don't like the idea of you walking by yourself when it's dark, Chlo," Aubrey told her.
"I'm not too crazy about that idea either, Red," Beca told her. "Wait here."
Beca got up and went to her room. She came back and asked Chloe to follow her. Aubrey and Chloe both followed Beca. She lead them to the garage.
"You can use this car," she told Chloe holding out the keys to a red 2005 Camaro convertible.
Chloe just looked from the keys to Beca. "How did I not know about this car?," Chloe thought.
"Really?," Chloe asked. "You'd let me drive this car?"
"Yeah," Beca said with a shrug. "I really haven't driven it since I got the Mustang. It's yours to use whenever you need or want to."
Chloe squeals, grabs the keys, and pulls Beca into a hug.
"Thank you," Chloe says to Beca. "I'll take really good care of it."
"Keeping hugging me like this and I might start believing you actually like me," Beca says with a laugh.
Chloe pulls back, her cheeks turning pink.
"Sorry," she says.
"I'm not," Beca says with a wink at Chloe.
"I hate to break up this lovefest," Aubrey says, "but we need to go or we'll be late."
The girls go back in the house. Aubrey and Chloe grab their books and head to their cars. Beca follows Chloe so she can close the garage door once Chloe pulls out. She makes a mental note to get new garage door openers so they can all park in the garage instead of the driveway.
The library furniture arrives and Beca directs the delivery guys in placing everything. She's quite satisfied with the setup and chooses a table as hers and lays out her stuff. She then sets up a docking station and speakers so they can listen to music while they study.
She sends a quick text to Aubrey and Chloe with a picture of how the library is set up.
Beca: What do you think? Want anything changed?
Aubrey: Looks good to me.
Chloe: I like it. :-)
Beca decides to workout so she changes and goes down to the basement. She practices her karate kicks and punches. She then decides to work her stomach, leg, and back muscles, and does 20 minutes on each using the bowflex and free weights.
She does a few cool down exercises and decides to hit the pool for a few laps before getting into the shower. She jumps into the pool wearing her sports bra and booty shorts.
Chloe parks the Camaro on the street since she planned on going back out later. She enters the house and heads to the kitchen and drops her back pack. She grabs a glass from the cupboard and turns on the faucet. She looks out the window and sees Beca swimming laps in the pool. She takes her water and decides to sit by the pool for a bit. When she gets to the door she glances up and freezes. Beca is just pulling herself out of the pool using the ladder. The water is dripping down her body. Chloe stands transfixed as she watches the drops fall down Beca's chest onto her six-pack abs.
"Holy fuck!," Chloe breathes out.
She stares at Beca as she grabs a towel and starts drying off. Chloe suddenly comes out of her daze when she realizes Beca was turning toward the house. She hurries away from the door and grabs her back pack. She decides to go to the Library and drop her school stuff there.
Beca comes in the back door and catches a glimpse of red hair going into the Library. She throws the towel around her shoulders and walks over. She stops in the doorway watching Chloe pulling her things out of her back pack. She takes a second to admire Chloe's ass before she quietly says "Hey" so as not to scare Chloe.
"Oh, hey," Chloe says turning around. She gulps and tries not to stare at Beca's abs.
"I thought you had a late class," Beca says hiding her smirk. She saw Chloe checking her out.
"It was cancelled," Chloe squeaked out. She cleared her throat. "Professor is sick."
"Oh," says Beca. "I'm going to jump in the shower real quick. Want to grab some dinner later?"
"I have a ton of homework," Chloe said.
"I can order us something," Beca said. "I didn't plan to cook anything because I thought it was just going to be me."
"Oh, okay," Chloe said. "Um, Chinese sounds good."
"Great," Beca tells her. "I'll order after I get out of the shower."
"Okay," Chloe says.
They both stand there not saying anything.
"Um, I should," Chloe says. "Um, get to my homework."
"Right," Beca says. "I'll let you know when the food is here."
"Thanks," Chloe says.
Beca heads to the shower. She gets in and starts singing, softly at first and then she gets a bit louder. The acoustics were great.
Chloe hears Beca singing and her homework is forgotten as she listens. Beca turns off the shower. She wraps her towel around her and goes into her room to get dressed. Once done she goes into the library to see what Chloe wanted to eat.
"I heard you," Chloe said. "Aubrey was right, you can sing. You definitely have to try out for the Bellas."
"I don't know," Beca said. "It's really not my thing."
"You were singing 'Titanium,' right?," Chloe asks her.
"You know David Guetta?," Beca asks surprised.
"Have I been living under a rock?," Chloe says. She gets up and walks over to Beca. "That song is my jam."
Chloe leans in toward Beca a bit. "My lady jam," she says with a wink.
Beca's face remains blank. Chloe looks at her and a smile forms on her face.
"You are so picturing me naked, right now, aren't you?," Chloe asks biting her bottom lip. 'It's okay 'cause I'm pretty confident about all this."
Beca shivers slightly watching Chloe work her bottom lip. She stands up straight and looks Chloe in the eye.
"Well, I am gay and you are hot as fuck," Beca says looking Chloe up and down. "So, yeah, I'm picturing you naked."
Chloe's cheeks redden and she steps back. Somehow putting Beca on the spot backfired on her.
"Don't worry, Red," Beca says with a laugh. "I'm just messing with you."
Chloe doesn't know what to do or say. She kind of liked the thought of Beca picturing her naked.
"What the hell?," Chloe thinks to herself. "I am so screwed."
"I'm going to order the Chinese and wanted to know what you'd like," Beca said. "Besides me, that is," she ways with a laugh and a wink. Teasing Chloe has become her new favorite thing to do.
"In your dreams," Chloe manages to say. "I'll have Kung Pao Chicken and spring rolls, please."
She turns and goes back to her desk.
"As you wish, Red," Beca says. She heads to the kitchen to find the takeout menu and places the order.
Beca walks back into the library and goes to her desk. She sits down and pulls out her Philosophy book and starts reading. After a few minutes she leaves her desk chair for the more comfortable arm chair. She puts one leg under her as she sits.
Chloe looks over when she sees Beca moving. She looks back at her work but can still see Beca in her peripheral vision. She studies Beca. She realizes that Beca is not wearing any makeup. "She's really beautiful," Chloe thinks to herself. She has been staring at Beca for a few minutes when her phone rings. She jumps and reaches for it.
"Sorry," she says when she sees it startled Beca as well. Beca gives her a small smile.
"Hello," Chloe says answering the phone as she walks out of the room.
She goes into the living room and sits down on the couch.
"Hey, mom," Chloe says. "How are you."
"I'm good, dear," her mom says. "How are your classes?"
"They're going well," Chloe tells her. "How's dad?"
"He's great," her mom tells her. "That's why I'm calling. Are you coming home for Thanksgiving? It's also your dad's birthday and we wanted to have a little party for him. He is turning 50."
"Of course I'll be there," Chloe tells her.
"That's wonderful, sweetie," her mom says. "So, how's the new place and living with Beca and Aubrey."
Chloe spends the next 15 minutes talking to her mom about Aubrey, the house, and even Beca. She is just finishing up the call when there is a knock at the door.
"Food's here," Chloe calls out to Beca. She answers the door. Beca comes up behind her. She reaches over Chloe's shoulder to hand the delivery guy some money. Chloe's breath hitches at how close Beca is to her.
"Keep the change, dude," Beca says. "Um, Chlo, can you grab the bags or move so I can?"
"Oh, sorry," Chloe says and reaches for the bags.
Beca heads to the kitchen and Chloe follows. She puts the bags on the counter. Beca gets plates and grabs some drinks from the fridge and sets them on the counter. Chloe starts pulling the food out of the bags. She can't believe how many container there are.
"Why did you order so much?," Chloe asks.
"I was hungry and couldn't decide what I wanted so I got a couple of different things," Beca said as she picked up an egg roll and bit into it.
Aubrey gets home around 9:30 and hears voices coming from the library. She walks in to see Chloe sitting in an armchair. Her back is against one arm of the chair and her legs are hanging over the other. She has a book in her lap and is eating popcorn out of the bag.
She turns slightly and sees Beca sitting in her desk chair, facing Chloe. She is eating from a bowl of popcorn.
"So, you're telling me you don't like any movie?," Chloe is saying.
"She finds them all boring and predictable," Aubrey says walking further into the room.
"Hey, Brey," Beca says. "How's your mom?"
"She's good," Aubrey says grabbing some popcorn from Chloe. "She says to tell you both hi."
"I still can't believe you don't like any movie," Chloe says shaking her head in disbelief.
It's finally the day for Bellas auditions. Aubrey reminds Beca about the auditions.
"I'll see what I can do," Beca tells her.
"You can do better than that," Aubrey tells her. "They start at 4:00. Be there or else."
"Or else, what?," Beca says with a snort. "I'm not afraid of you."
"Two words, Mitchell," Aubrey says. "Laura Matthews."
"I hate you, Posen," Beca says and leaves the house.
"She'll be there," Aubrey says looking at Chloe.
Chloe doesn't say anything.