Worlds Collide

Chapter Six – 'Red lights, Red hair and Taylor Swift Songs'

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Beca and Stacie had finished up their shopping, both pleased with the outfits that they had eventually been able to find. The rest of the journey back to Beca's consisted of Stacie grumbling about the fact that Beca had flat out refused to buy new shoes. "Stace for the last time, there is no way on this planet that I would have been able to walk in those shoes! Besides, my lucky converse will go well with those new jeans and I will be less likely to fall flat on my face in front of Chloe tonight, thus not making an ass out of myself!" Beca retorted. Stacie began to counter her argument but Beca simply turned the radio on and upped the volume until she could no longer hear her best friend's whinging. Stacie knew when she wasn't going to win so simply started singing along to the country tune on the radio.

She dropped Beca off at the small brunettes apartment and headed back to her own place to get ready for her newly scheduled date that evening, winding her window down as she started to drive off and yelling "I'll see you at Cynthia's place later – good luck with your date!" and with a small wave she was off.

Beca entered her apartment and headed straight to her bedroom to deposit her shopping bags onto her bed. She glanced at her watch noticing that it was already gone 5pm and decided that she should probably jump in the shower and start getting ready. She had previously arranged with Chloe that she would pick her up at 7.30pm and drive them both to the party. Normally Beca would turn up half way through a party once it had livened up a bit and most people were too drunk to want to start 'boring' conversations with her; it was always the same thing, the same questions, the same looks of annoyance when they didn't 'get' Beca's sarcastic humour, choosing instead to believe that she was just being rude, and they would turn their backs and continue the conversations without her. The only time people really gave Beca the time of day is when they would hear her mixing at the close of the night, DJ-ing the party and keeping it going with a lively beat until the sun came up again. But this time it was different, it wasn't a client only event, it wasn't a nightclub she was obligated to attend to try and network to help Stacie out with finding talent for the studio, it was a party with all of her friends and she told herself that THAT was the difference, that her excitement and eagerness for this party had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that she was excited to spend as much time as possible tonight with a certain gorgeous redhead.

Once showered and her hair dried and styled into loose waves, Beca got changed into her new outfit. Earlier she had bought a pair of ripped dark grey skinny jeans, a dark blue vest top, a fitted black blazer and dark blue scarf that Stacie just insisted she buy. As she had already informed Stacie previously in the car, she intended to wear her trusty black converse to finish off the look. As she finished off her makeup, signature eyeliner in place, she sprayed her favourite perfume, grabbed her black purse with her keys, lip balm, eyeliner, a bunch of usb's in case she got roped into DJ-ing (this frequently happened at her boss's parties) and her phone and headed out of the door.

The time was just gone 7pm and as Beca set her gear up in the car; phone connected to the sound system so that she could play one of her many playlists, and a GPS system which she had already entered Chloe's address into), she sent a quick text to the redhead. 'Hey Red, I'm just about to set off, GPS says that I should get to you in about 20 minutes, depending on traffic :/ - Beca xxx' Chloe sent back a response and Beca couldn't keep the smile off her face as she read the message; 'I'm really looking forward to tonight, to getting to know you better, and to finding ways of convincing you to dance with me ;) See you soon! – Chloe xxx' Beca then skipped through her playlists on her phone until she found the one she was looking for entitled 'Pumped up Kicks' and hit play, cranking the volume as she pulled out of her street and followed the route to Chloe's house singing along to the songs screaming through the car.

As she pulled up outside she killed the engine. She was nervous, 'I'm Beca effin Mitchell' she thought to herself, 'I don't do nerves….what the hell is wrong with me?!' She wiped her now sweating palms on her jeans and took a deep calming breath, climbing out of the car and checking her reflection in the window one last time before climbing the steps to Chloe's front door. She knocked gently three times and took in one more steadying breath as the door opened.

Chloe had been nervous this morning when thinking about the date, but after seeing Beca be so adorable at the shopping mall earlier, she had relaxed considerably. The pep talk that Aubrey gave her certainly helped too. Chloe thought back to the conversation that they had earlier that day; "The midget must like you Chlo-bear, she asked you on a date and did you see what an embarrassed state she got into when she knew you had overheard how she had described you, man I can't wait to rib that little sarcastic ball of eyeliner about that later!" Aubrey snickered, still riled at the fact that Beca had called her by the wrong name, and she was sure she had done it on purpose!. "You will do no such thing Aubrey 'meanie' Posen, and yes I will change your name to that on my phone later if you don't start being nicer about Beca" Chloe warned the blonde smiling only half serious about the name change. She had really thought about what Aubrey had said and had decided that she shouldn't be nervous, Beca obviously saw something in Chloe that she liked and so she had promised herself that she would just be herself tonight.

Chloe checked her hair in the mirror for the hundredth time, wanting it to look just right, and cursing her unruly tames as yet another curl bounced out of place. She gave up and applied her red lipstick as the last touch to her outfit (she was wearing a short tight fitting black skirt, a white strappy top and her newly bought bright yellow blazer and the same coloured pointy toed heels). Just then she heard knocking at her door and as she checked the time on her phone as she also grabbed her purse, she noticed that it was 7.26pm so it must be Beca here to pick her up.

She opened the door and instantly noticed that Beca's eyes were wide and she was slowly eyeing the redhead from head to toe with her mouth hanging slightly ajar. "You ok there Becs?" Chloe enquired as she started to feel nervous that Beca maybe didn't like the outfit she had picked out, maybe her skirt was too short, or maybe Beca wasn't a fan of the bright yellow she had chosen. Beca's brain finally caught up and she shot her eyes back up to the woman in front of her "Wow….Chloe…you look…just wow! You look beautiful" Beca managed to stammer out. Chloe blushed and leant forward as she said "Thank you Becs, you look super-hot too" as she gently kissed Beca's cheek, giggling slightly as she then wiped off the lipstick mark she had left behind. Beca chuckled at her action and held her hand out to Chloe asking if she was ready to go. Chloe gladly slipped her hand into Beca's and marvelled at how warm and right it felt to be touching the brunette stating that she was ready and 'let's get to this party so we can get our jiggle juice on!'. Beca raised her eyebrow quizzically at Chloe wondering what the hell a 'jiggle juice' was and what would happen once they had some, but soon slipped back into what was quickly becoming a permanent smile when she was around Chloe. She opened the passenger door for the redhead; an action that made Chloe secretly swoon inside, and then headed around to the driver's side and settled into the car herself.

"What?" Chloe enquired with a shy smile when Beca just sat staring at her. "Just taking in the moment Red, it's not every day that a beautiful redhead agrees to go on a date with me, I just want to savour the moment". Beca was more than mildly impressed with herself; she had managed a compliment, a smooth one at that, and without blushing like an idiot. She put it down to the fact that the more time she spent with the woman sat across from her, the more comfortable she was beginning to feel, like a single smile from the redhead could calm all her fears. Chloe blushed again and swiped at Beca's arm playfully telling her that she 'probably used that line on all the girls'. Beca laughed "hey, no beating up the driver". As she turned the key to the ignition, the engine and the music roared back to life. Beca looked sheepishly at Chloe as she turned the volume down to an acceptable background level mouthing a quick 'oops, sorry'. Chloe just giggled and sat back in the seat, pointing out of the windshield and stating 'forward to the party my kind chauffer!' Beca laughed whole heartedly, pretended to tip a hat and said "right away m'lady" and stepped on the accelerator.

The 30 minute drive to Cynthia Rose's house was filled with laughter and small talk as the girls simply enjoyed each other's company. Beca would smile when she would hear Chloe quietly singing along to the songs that she knew and didn't object at all when the redhead asked if she could pick the next song from Beca's phone. "What is this playlist" Chloe asked as she faced the phone towards Beca as they pulled up at a red light, the phone showing a list entitled 'Swift for Red'. Beca's face flushed a bright red as she try to pass it off as "Just some mixes I started working on earlier today". Chloe grinned at the now seemingly flustered brunette and decided to keep on fishing for an explanation as to her dates now completely blushed complexion. "Ok…so what's with the blushing…is it rude songs Miss Mitchell…are there a few 'lady jams' on here?" she added with a wink and a suggestive wiggle of her eyebrows causing Beca to open her mouth in shock. "Of course not!" she exclaimed shocked at the way the conversation had headed. Not that she really minded, she enjoyed banter as much as the next person, but somehow thinking about Chloe and 'lady jams' in the same sentence were not helping with her furiously flushing face. She needed to stop this line of questioning before any images popped into her head. "It's uh…it's actually something I was working on for you" Beca stated quietly, hand rubbing the back of her neck nervously. The lights turned green and Beca was glad for the distraction, eyes now back on the road. She didn't see the huge smile that graced the redheads face, or the way her eyes slightly brimmed with water as she realised that the producer had been making something with her in mind.

"Can I put it on?" Chloe asked looking at Beca with hope in her eyes. "Dude No" Beca almost yelped in embarrassment. She turned to look at the redhead and saw the look of sadness in her eyes. She didn't want to be the cause of that look. As if on cue Chloe stuck out her bottom lip in a pout and gave Beca her best puppy dog look as she quietly drew out the word 'plleeaassee'. Beca gave in. Of course she did, I mean' who in their right mind could refuse Chloe anything when she gave them look' she thought to herself. "Ok but bear in mind it's not finished yet, there's a couple of sections I want to re-do to make it perfect for you" Beca conceded as she turned the volume up slightly on the control panel. "It's a clever title" Chloe beamed as the music swept through the car. The first mash up had just played, a seamless combination of 'we are never getting back together' & 'bad blood', the next just starting to filter through, a beautiful combination of 'Style' and 'This Love'. "Swift for Red" Chloe continued, "….was the Red to do with what you call me or her album of that title?" Chloe enquired with a smirk. "Bit of a big head there Red" Beca joked as she winked at the giggling woman sat in the passenger's seat. "I'm not telling" Beca laughed. "We'll see…" was Chloe's response.

They pulled up into the drive way to Cynthia Rose's house and Beca killed the engine. Beca shot Chloe a smouldering smile as she jumped out of the car and jogged around to the passenger side to open the door for Chloe. Offering her hand out for her to take, they entwined their fingers and Beca led them around the back of the property towards the large garden where they could already hear music and chatter from other guests. As they walked up the steps that led to the decking area Beca spotted Cynthia Rose and headed in her direction. Cynthia was stood talking to Fat Amy, and as soon as the Australian receptionist spotted Beca she threw her arms up in the air and shouted "SHAW SHANK! YOU MADE IT!" Beca gave Chloe's hand a gentle squeeze and lead them to a stop next to her friends. "Hey Amy, good to see you" Beca smiled and the two of them high fived. Chloe giggled from beside her and lent in to whisper "Shaw Shank….should I be worried?" Beca returned her smile and joked that it was a long story but she shouldn't be alarmed.

They were bought out of their little bubble when Cynthia Rose subtlety cleared her throat and looked questionably at Beca and Chloe's entwined hands with a giant smirk on her face. She stepped forward and raised her hand to shake Chloe's. "Hi I'm Cynthia Rose and welcome to my party". "Thank you so much for not minding me tagging along with Beca, you have a beautiful home" Chloe smiled in return. "Hey no problem, anyone that can get this little DJ to a party on time and actually smiling upon arrival is more than ok in my eyes" Cynthia chuckled. "Ok Ok" Beca interjected "I can see how this is going to go!" as she mock scowled at her boss. "I'm going to take us up to the house to get a drink, have Stacie and Jess arrived yet?" Beca enquired. "Yeah your girl is already up in the kitchen with some tall skinny blonde, they got here just before you" Amy replied.

As they entered the kitchen they saw multiple people stood around chatting. Beca spotted Stacie immediately, she was after all a good foot taller than most of the other people in the room. As Beca led them through the kitchen she was suddenly jumped on from the side, throwing her slightly off balance. "What the hell dude?" Beca snarked at the person now attached to her side, she was soon cut off though as she noticed that it was in fact Jess and chuckled at the exuberant and obviously already slightly intoxicated blonde. "Hey Beca, I'm so glad you got here… everyone is so dull, no one will do shots with me" the younger woman pouted. It was at this point, as Beca used her one free arm to half hug her friend in an awkward quick two patted embrace before letting go, that Jess actually noticed the redhead who was attached to her friends other arm. "Oh hi! I'm Jess, I work with Beca…I don't think we've met before?" Jess's enthusiasm at meeting a new person was evident in her voice. Chloe introduced herself "Hi I'm Chloe, I'm Beca's date" she smiled. "What?!" Jess's smile grew even wider, knowing that it was a huge deal for Beca to bring a date with her to a party, hell to even be out on a date in the first place! "Oh my god, I can't believe that both you and Stacie have turned up with hot dates and not one of you even bothered to tell me" Jess said in mock annoyance, throwing a friendly punch at Beca's arm to let her know she was only joking.

At the very loud mention of her name, Stacie turned and noticed that Beca and Chloe had arrived at the party. She turned to Aubrey with a smile and asked if she wanted to go and say hi. Both women made their way over to their best friends and Chloe instantly threw her arm around Aubrey bringing her in for a bone crushing hug. "Ok Chloe, I literally only saw you a few hours ago, no need to wrinkle my dress" Aubrey laughed at her friend. Her smile dropping quite a few notches as she faced Beca and simply nodded a hello. Beca noticed the change in expression and put on her best fake smile as she decided that she should make an effort for Chloe. "Hi Aubrey….you look very nice this evening" Chloe's beaming smile immediately let Beca know that she had taken the correct route and she felt her own smile turn into a genuine one. "Stacie, you look…..hmmm…ok I guess" she teased her best friend, which resulted in Stacie just shrugging her shoulders and saying "Well we all know your only focus is on a certain Redhead now, I'm not surprised your blinkered to my hotness" she laughed, Beca's face instantly turning the same shade as her date's hair. "Ok, that's it, I need a drink, like right now" Beca grumbled. Chloe linked her hand back into Beca's and placed a kiss on her cheek "you're so cute when your blushing" she giggled and Beca blushed even harder.

The group headed over to the portion of the kitchen that held the alcohol and before long all five of them had picked and poured their drinks. Jess had of course insisted that all of the people directly around her needed to get aboard the shots train and after everyone had thrown back a shot of tequila, Beca led them all back outside to where they had previously seen Cynthia Rose and Amy. Cynthia Rose had been joined by two new clients, introductions were made and before long Stacie was dragging Aubrey to a clearer part of the decking that was being used as a make shift dance floor. Within a heart beat the leggy brunette was only inches away from a very flustered Aubrey. Stacie leant in closer and tried to ease the blonde's nerves only to find that Aubrey was turning a deep shade of red as Stacie's hands wrapped loosely around her neck bringing them closer together. She was nervously looking around at the few people that were dancing freely around them. "Take it easy Aubrey; it's just dancing, let loose and just feel the music" Aubrey was still flustered but felt a little more at ease by her dates words of encouragement.

Chloe looked expectantly at Beca, puppy dog eyes on full power. "Not a chance Red, I'm going to need a hell of a lot more shots before I will even contemplate dancing, you've not seen me, I'm all hands waving and uncoordinated swaying" Beca laughed, already knowing that if Chloe asked out loud she would not be able to deny the gorgeous woman in front of her. Chloe took hold of both ends of the scarf draped around Beca's shoulders, slowly pulling the brunette towards her. Beca's heart stopped in her chest, she was sure the redhead was about to kiss her, but at the last moment Chloe changed the direction of her lean and whispered into the producers ear "Beca Mitchell, please will you dance with me?" it was almost a purr, and as Chloe leant her head back slightly so she could look into Beca's eyes, her body stayed where it was, nestled snuggly against Beca's front. There was no escaping it, Beca was already following Chloe to the dance floor and she heard Amy telling Cynthia Rose how whipped she already was.

A/N: Sorry for the delay, I was really trying to keep to a schedule for writing and uploading but that kind of went out of the window this week. I hope you like this chapter and if you do, why not leave a little review ;)

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