Aubrey woke to find Stacie still sleeping cuddled up next to her, arm casually thrown over her waist, head on her shoulder. Aubrey's heart swelled as she looked down at Stacie. Her mind flashed to visions of the future, of waking up like this being a normal part of her day. She shook the thought out of her head - not sure how likely the scenario was.
Aubrey tried to be as still as possible but somehow Stacie began shifting in her sleep. Maybe the sudden pounding of Aubrey's heart was waking her up. Stacie's arm tightened around her waist. She lifted her head slightly.
"Hey you. Good morning," Stacie said, with a smile. Aubrey felt a little bit of the weight on her chest lift when it didn't appear that the light of day made Stacie regret anything.
"Morning," Aubrey said lightly. She ran her hand through Stacie's hair.
A pounding came on the door, making them both jump slightly.
"Are you guys awake?" Amy yelled through the door. Stacie groaned and rolled onto her back. She threw an arm over her eyes.
"Can we just stay in bed today?" she asked. Aubrey chuckled and sat up.
The door swung open and Amy was on the other side, already dressed in outdoor gear. She seemed all ready to say something but then stopped and looked around the room.
"You only have one bed."
"Great observational skills, Amy. Did you need something?" Aubrey asked, standing and heading to the bathroom.
"We're all going for a walk on a trail outside. Do you guys want to come?" Amy asked. She motioned between the two of them, "Or would you rather spend the morning together in bed doing lesbian things?"
Aubrey went towards Amy and lightly pushed her out of the door. "Oh my god, get out. We'll come on the walk. Just give us a few minutes to get ready."
Aubrey shut the door on Amy and cringed when she heard a muffled voice shout out, "Lesbihonest, you didn't deny anything!"
"Go away, Amy!" Aubrey yelled. She turned around to see Stacie had gotten up from bed and was getting closer to her. Aubrey's back was to the door when Stacie was just inches away. Her breath caught in her throat.
"You know, I wouldn't mind staying in bed and doing lesbian things," she said, leaning in and putting her lips on Aubrey's neck. The blonde closed her eyes and took in a shaky breath. Stacie's lips moved their way up to her lips, capturing them quickly before pulling away. "But I guess a walk with 8 other girls is okay too," she said, sticking out her lower lip in a pout.
Aubrey quickly took the lip between her teeth, swiping her tongue over it, and felt Stacie press her body against her with a light moan. Aubrey pushed Stacie off of her with a chuckle when she tried to deepen the kiss.
"Go get ready," Aubrey laughed.
Stacie let out a little whine and playfully stomped away into the bathroom.
Once they were ready, they met the rest of the girls outside and headed towards a trail in the woods near their cabin. The sun was bright and it was glaring off the snow, blinding them, until they reached the partial shade of the trail. The temperature dipped slightly beneath the trees but it was too beautiful in there for anyone to notice.
The trail was only wide enough for a pair of people to walk side by side. Stacie hung back slightly and let the other girls pass her. When Aubrey noticed, she went to the back of the group too. Stacie smiled at her but as her eyes searched Aubrey's head, she frowned.
"Where's your hat?" Stacie asked.
"Oh! I must have forgotten it." Aubrey shrugged.
"You need a hat," Stacie said adamantly. She took off her glove and unzipped one of her pockets. She reached in and pulled out scrunched up hat. It had a monkey face with little ears sticking out of it and two braided pieces coming from the flaps on the side.
"Oh my god, what is your obsession with hats?" Stacie ignored Aubrey and reached out her arm to hand her the hat. "I'm not wearing that," Aubrey said, laughing. "It's too silly."
"Well, you should have remembered your hat."
Stacie took the hat in both hands and went to put it on Aubrey's head. Aubrey ducked out of the way and stepped to the side. She smirked at Stacie. The brunette raised an eyebrow at her and before Aubrey even knew what was happening, she was being tackled to the ground, straddled with her arms trapped at her sides, and the hat was being placed on her head.
Stacie leaned over, her face just inches from Aubrey's. "Leave it on - and I'll give you a treat later."
Stacie jumped up and held out her hand to Aubrey. Once Aubrey was standing again, the brunette looked at her to see what she would do.
Aubrey sighed but didn't touch the hat on her head. "Let's catch up to the group." She started walking, leaving Stacie to smirk at her back before she hurried to fall in step with the blonde.
They caught up to Chloe and Beca but it appeared they lost the rest of the group somewhere along the way. Chloe looked behind her, her face of concern melting into one of amusement when she took in Aubrey's hat. Aubrey shot her a glare and Chloe tried to stifle her laughter but it was enough to catch Beca's attention, who turned back to look at Aubrey. Both Beca and Chloe stopped walking.
"Nice hat, Posen," Beca smirked.
"How can you see it from all the way down there, Hobbit?" Beca's smirk turned into a glare but it couldn't rival Aubrey's.
"Okay, okay, knock it off you two. Aubrey, the hat looks adorable on you. And Beca," Stacie paused, thinking, "I'm sorry you're so short."
Aubrey laughed and Beca scoffed - but the scoff was quickly turned into a yelp as something hit her back. She turned just in time to see a snowball whizzing towards her - she ducked, and it smashed into Aubrey's shoulder. Aubrey's eyes widened and searched for the source but none of the other Bellas were around.
Movement behind a tree a short distance ahead caught Aubrey's eye. Lilly peaked out from the tree and threw a snowball, with impressive aim, at Chloe - hitting her in the leg. Suddenly the rest of the girls came out from various locations and snowballs began flying in all directions. Beca swiped up some snow to throw back while Chloe squealed and put her arms over her face.
Aubrey was suddenly being yanked off the trail and had to stumble to match pace with Stacie, who was holding her arm. A snowball whizzed by the front of her and exploded when it hit Stacie's stomach. The brunette laughed and picked up her pace until she shoved Aubrey behind a tree.
They paused for a second before Stacie peeked around the tree and quickly returned her head. Seconds later, Aubrey watched a snowball fly past the side of the tree right where Stacie's face had just been. The brunette laughed again and grabbed Aubrey's hand.
"Ready?" she whispered.
"For what?" Aubrey hissed.
"To make a run for it." Amusement lit Stacie's eyes as she tugged Aubrey's hand.
They both started running, Aubrey letting Stacie lead. They zigzagged between trees until they were out of breath. Finally, Stacie pulled Aubrey behind a huge tree with a thick trunk. Aubrey's back rested against it and Stacie stood in front of her while they took a moment to catch their breath.
Stacie put her finger up to her lips to tell Aubrey not to talk. She looked around the tree for a few seconds.
"I think we lost them." Stacie grinned.
She pressed her body up to Aubrey's and looked into her eyes, causing Aubrey to forget how to breathe. Stacie surged forward and kissed the blonde. Her mouth felt warm on Aubrey's cool lips. The kiss surprised her but Aubrey closed her eyes and quickly relaxed into it, opening her mouth to let Stacie deepen the kiss.
Aubrey took control of the kiss after a few moments, her tongue winning the battle after she caught Stacie's lip between her teeth.
Stacie ripped her lips away from Aubrey's, sucking in a breath of cold air. She groaned slightly as she put her forehead against Aubrey's and closed her eyes.
"What?" Aubrey looked concerned.
"You're just-" Stacie took another deep breath, "-holy shit. You're really good at that."
Heat rushed to Aubrey's face but she tried her best to smirk. She took a gloved hand and placed it on the back of Stacie's neck, pulling the rest of her face forward until their lips met again with renewed frenzy. They quickly realized that their jackets and gloves were annoyingly limiting their access to each other.
They paused mid-kiss as they heard a tree branch snap a ways away. They stayed frozen until they heard Chloe and Beca talking a bit in the distance.
"I'm just saying, Aubrey will never make a move on her own. You need to tell Stacie to do it."
"It's none of my business, Chlo."
"But they like each other so much." Aubrey heard Chloe's voice taking on a familiar whine. She looked shyly at Stacie. The brunette was trying her hardest not to laugh and Aubrey couldn't help but smile in response.
"And it would be just my luck for Aubrey to somehow find out I meddled. No thanks. I've seen more than enough of the wrath of Aubrey Posen." Aubrey smirked and Stacie playfully smacked her shoulder.
"Fine, you leave me no choice. I'm going to have to take action myself." Aubrey and Stacie looked at each other, both quirking an eyebrow.
"Oh no, what are you going to do?"
"I don't know yet."
While Beca and Chloe continued talking, getting closer and closer, Stacie carefully leaned over to look around the tree before straightening. She slowly bent down and gathered some snow, patting it into a ball between her hands. She handed it to Aubrey before making a few more, another that she handed to Aubrey and two she kept for herself.
"They're straight ahead of this tree but walking that way," Stacie whispered, pointing to the right of them.
Stacie told Aubrey to turn around and then she quietly counted to three. The both quickly left their cover, Stacie opting to go to the left side of the tree while Aubrey went to the right. They both lifted the snowballs that were in their right hands and looked at each other. Stacie nodded. They looked ahead, took aim, and threw.
Beca and Chloe were walking perpendicular in relation to Stacie and Aubrey. Chloe was on the side closest to them and both snowballs hit her. She yelped, stopped and covered her head waiting for more. She halted so suddenly that Beca had continued a few steps before realizing what was happening, leaving her exposed. Stacie and Aubrey used their final snowballs to hit Beca. Stacie's hit her thigh but Aubrey's grazed her shoulder, slowing it a bit, before it smacked against her jaw.
Beca looked around, incredulous. "Ow, dude! Not the face."
Aubrey and Stacie started laughing, making their location known.
"I'm sorry, Beca. If you were a normal height, that would have hit your stomach. That's not my fault," Aubrey said once she recovered.
Beca knelt down and quickly got some snow. She whipped it at Aubrey, hitting her in the dead center of the chest. Chloe uncovered her face.
"Are you done now? I don't like snow flying at my face."
"You should be safe, it's only me they're hitting in the face," Beca grumbled. Aubrey rolled her eyes.
"What are you guys doing all the way over here? Everyone already went back and we couldn't find you," Chloe said. Aubrey shifted her eyes to Stacie for a second.
"We were waiting to attack you with snowballs," Stacie said, shrugging.
They made their way back to the cabin to get something to eat before returning to the slopes. This time, Stacie wisely chose to retire the snowboard in favor of regular skis. She caught on to skiing much more quickly than snowboarding, especially because Aubrey was able to instruct her better.
Chloe and Beca stayed with them the whole day without a break. Each time Stacie and Aubrey faced one another to talk, their eyes would flicker to each other's lips. By the time they made their way back to the cabin that evening, they were each keenly aware of the sexual tension coursing between them. If Stacie wasn't so unsure of how the blonde would react, she would have made out with her all day in front of everyone - she didn't care.
The girls entered the cabin and took off their outdoors gear, each scattering to their own rooms to change. The second Stacie shut the bedroom door behind her, Aubrey's lips were on hers. Stacie whimpered slightly into the kiss, instantly turned on by Aubrey's aggression.
Aubrey moved her lips down to Stacie's neck, biting it hard and then flattening her tongue against the spot to soothe it. Stacie felt her knees starting to give out. Aubrey's mouth moved to Stacie's ear, gently taking the lobe between her teeth for a moment.
"I've been waiting to do this all day," Aubrey murmured.
Stacie's head fell back against the door as her eyes fluttered close. Aubrey pressed her leg into Stacie, causing the brunette's eyes to fly open with a gasp. She felt Aubrey smirk against her neck.
"Oh, god," Stacie panted, "you have to stop or I'll never be able to let you out of this room."
Aubrey placed light kisses along Stacie's jawline inbetween her next words. "That would be highly suspicious."
Stacie gripped Aubrey's hips, pulling them towards her as she pushed herself into them, making Aubrey whimper. The blonde slid her hands underneath Stacie's shirt and splayed them over her ribs before curling them and scratching down. She felt the brunette's abs tense.
A knock at the door ripped them apart. Stacie turned, leaning with her palm placed flat against the wall surface to take a moment to breathe. Aubrey turned away when Stacie reached for the handle, knowing her face was flushed.
"Hey Stace," Chloe's said brightly. She hesitated slightly. "Is everything alright?"
Stacie laughed lightly. "Yeah, you weirdo. What's up?" Aubrey was suddenly glad Stacie was the one who answered the door. She knew she'd be horrible at normalizing anything.
"The girls decided they're going to some sort of bar dance club place. Beca and I are staying here though and we were wondering if you wanted to stay with us instead?" She rushed on, "I mean, you can go if you want to, of course."
Aubrey knew the tone of voice Chloe was using. She was definitely up to something.
"Bree," Stacie called, louder than necessary - and she realized the brunette was making it seem like she was in the bathroom. "Do you want to go to the club or stay here?"
Aubrey went to the bathroom door and opened it so Chloe would think she was just coming out and walked towards where Stacie was standing by the door. "Let's stay in."
"Yay!" Chloe clapped. "Okay, hot tub in 10 minutes." She spun around and left, leaving no room to argue.
Stacie closed the door and turned to face Aubrey. "There's a lot we can do in 10 minutes," she said, wiggling her eyebrows.
A/N: I swear you will get what you're looking for in the next chapter. This was just getting kind of long. *hides* PS - don't forget science.