Aubrey opened the door as quietly as possible, hoping to not wake Chloe up. As she walked by the living room she saw Chloe in the kitchen waiting for her.
"Where have you been Bree? I've been worried sick about you!" Chloe rushed over to Aubrey, inspecting her to make sure she wasn't physically hurt.
"I went over to Stacie's room to talk to her." Aubrey said removing her face from Chloe's grip. She loved her best friend, but it annoyed her when she treated her like a child.
"I mean after that, I texted Stacie and she said you left around 8, it's almost midnight!"
"Oh well um, Beca called and asked me to come over so we could talk. So we ate takeout and talked for a few hours." Aubrey tried to escape to her room, but Chloe placed her hand on the counter blocking Aubrey's path.
"You were with Beca for almost four hours and you expect me to believe you just talked? Bullshit, you and I both know what Beca is all about and I don't understand why you're still spending time with her." Chloe was trying her hardest to keep her voice calm but hearing Bree and Beca were together alone, really irritated her, even though Beca asked her to hang out first. She just wished the DJ would have waited a little longer.
"Did she ask about me?" It came out barely above a whisper. Chloe didn't want to look desperate, but she really missed Beca and though she knew she should stay away, she couldn't help but to miss her.
"She told me to tell you she's looking for you Chloe." I think you should go find her tomorrow and tell her everything you've been bottling up. Ever since the truth about everyone came out. You've been so aloof and distant from everyone. You need to release all your pent up feelings."
'I can't Aubrey! I love her but I also can't stand to look at her face. It makes me sick, knowing that she didn't care about me enough to not fuck my best friend or a member of our group and whoever else. I just can't take it." Chloe's composure had crumbled after her first sentence and the tears were now flowing freely.
Aubrey engulfed Chloe into a tight hug rubbing soothing circles around her back. "I know it hurts right now Chloe, and I don't expect you to forgive her right now or in the near future, but you should at least hear her out. Promise?"
"Okay I'll hear her out, just not anytime soon."
Aubrey parked her car outside the radio station and made her way to the booth, where she figured Beca was working. Her intuition proved correct as she watched Beca stack CD's longer than she would've liked to admit. She was so adorable when she was in her element. Jesse came strutting towards her breaking her current trance.
"Hey beautiful, I'm really glad your gonna be at nationals with us." Jesse began checking out her body openly, severely disgusting Aubrey.
"Yeah I can't wait to put Bumper in his place." Aubrey attempted to get pass Jesse, but he blocked her way.
"So after the competition how about you show me, how high that vocal range can really go?"
"If you ever talk to her that way again, I will personally rip your balls off and force them down your throat." Both Aubrey and Jesse turned around to see Beca still working as if she didn't just threaten Jesse with severe mutilation.
"You ready to go Aubrey?" Beca asked grabbing her bag, finally making eye contact with the senior Bella.
"Yes, see you next Sunday Jesse, tell Bumper to bring his A-game so he can't say he wasn't trying when we wipe the floor with you guys." Aubrey grabbed Beca's outstretched hand and allowed herself to be led out of the booth.
"I swear to god I am going to kill that kid one day! The way he talks to me is one thing, I mean I can handle myself just fine but the fact that he had the audacity to speak to you that way when I was right fucking there is disgusting!" Beca fumed
Aubrey smiled to herself, she loved how defensive Beca was of her. Aubrey cleared her throat before more nice thoughts of the alt girl creeped into her mind.
"Before you ask, no I'm not going to Bella practice today. I've got a lot of mixing to do this afternoon." Beca knew that was the only reason Aubrey showed up at her job. The two of them were on good terms, well actually very good terms if you counted their little makeout session yesterday, but she also knew not to push her luck.
"That's fine, I wasn't asking you anyway." Aubrey grabbed Beca's hand and dragged her to her car, despite the heavy protest she was putting up. She pinned Beca to the passenger side and kissed her deeply. When she was sure Beca was fully invested in it, she unlocked the car and shoved Beca inside clicking on the child lock before Beca could get up and let herself out. She ran over to the driver's side and and winked at her, earning her a death glare in return.
After the short drive to the auditorium, and hearing Beca bitch and moan about being "kidnapped" they finally arrived at the auditorium. When the two of them walked in, all eyes were on them, and the place fell silent
"Huh always thought it'd be Chloe, but I guess the control freak thing can be hot too. Especially in the bedroom." Amy whispered to Jessica, not forgetting how the walls echoed in the closed off space.
"Oh fuck off Amy." Beca took her seat in the back and crossed her arms. This was the last place on earth she wanted to be.
Chloe pulled Aubrey aside before beginning practice. "Why the hell did you bring her here? I told you I didn't want to talk to her today and why are you two arriving together?"
"Firstly, Beca is a member of the Bella's her attendance is mandatory and she is an important part of this team, secondly I picked her up from work that's why we're here together, so calm the petty jealousy down Chlo." Aubrey was not about to let anyone including Chloe make her feel bad about being as close to Beca as she was.
"Important part of the team, oh bullshit Aubrey, you're still just trying to get into her pants, that's why you've been spending so much time with her. You're so freaking transparent." Chloe had raised her voice from the whisper it was previously, but still kept it low enough that she wasn't shouting.
Their fight did not go unnoticed by the rest of the girls as they all looked at their captains fighting over Beca. Meanwhile Beca made her way over to Stacie's and pulled her aside.
"Hey, can we talk later...privately." Beca was looking around to make sure no one was paying any attention to them.
Stacie sighed loudly. "Beca mayb-"
"Stacie hey babe, we're starting practice now." Both girls looked over at Cynthia Rose standing only a few feet away.
"Oh so you guys are a thing now?" Beca looked at Stacie with pain clearly evident in her eyes.
"I mean college is all about having fun right?" Stacie was trying so hard to not let her voice crack. She needed Beca to think she was serious about moving on, even though she was far from it.
"Um yeah we had fun, I should probably, head back over to my seat or try to diffuse whatever is going on between Chloe and Aubrey." Beca walked away quickly before Stacie had a chance to say anything else.
As she approached Aubrey and Chloe she could hear their conversation more clearly.
"Look Chloe, you're the one that wanted me to invite her and now that's she here, you want me to tell her to leave because you can't put your personal feelings aside. Do you know how much of a hypocrite you sound like?"
"I don't care Aubrey, I don't want to see her face right now!" Both girls looked to see Beca standing less than five feet.
"Beca! I'm so sorry I didn't mean it like that."Chloe tried to apologize.
"Aubrey can you give us a minute?" Beca asked looking at the blonde. Aubrey left the two girls to talk and went to begin practice.
"I'm not mad at you for not wanting to see me Chloe. Oddly enough knowing you don't want to see me doesn't deter me from wanting to see you one bit. I really want to fix this Chlo, just give me a chance to." Beca grabbed Chloe's and moved within an inch of Chloe's lips.
Chloe's breath hitched as she could feel Beca's breathe on her lips. She desperately wanted to close the distance between them and get lost in the brunettes soft lips, to feel her skillful tongue caressing hers.
"Uh..y-yes" Chloe stammered out.
"Yes what Chlo?" Beca knew she had Chloe flustered and she hated using her charm to get Chloe to give in, but it seemed to be the only way the redhead would listen to her.
"We can talk tonight, after practice actually." Chloe made the mistake of looking directly into Beca's eyes, her dark blue orbs were so memorizing. Before she got the chance to close the distance between their lips, Beca pulled back a few inches and let go of her hands.
"Great, I'll meet you at your apartment after practice." Beca kissed Chloe on the cheek and walked back to join the group.
As practice continued, Chloe noticed Stacie, never took her eyes off Beca, resulting in some embarrassing slip ups. She knew those two still had something going on, and she needed to find out what that was before she could ever have a future with Beca.
Aubrey ended practice after making the girls do an extra 20 mins of cardio for messing up their steps. She pulled Beca aside out of earshot from anyone else.
"What I'm about to say will not be repeated so listen closely. I want you to make a new set for the ICCA's by Saturday. The only way we're gonna win is with a new set and new moves. So Chloe and I will work on the choreography tonight." Aubrey tried to escape the smirk she knew would form on Beca's face after admitting she was wrong, but was stopped by Beca's hand on her forearm.
Beca placed her hand on Aubrey's neck and placed a sweet kiss on her cheek. "Thanks Aubrey, I won't let you down, I promise."
"I know you won't hobbit." Aubrey teased back.
"Ugh, stop calling me that. You weren't calling me a hobbit last night." Beca shot back, smirked firmly placed on her face. Aubrey slapped Beca playfully on her arm.
"I gotta go, but call me later though okay?" Aubrey hugged Beca goodbye, before leaving.
"Oh course Posen, stay perfect." Beca walked away with a wink.
Beca walked over to Chloe and offered out her hand. Chloe gladly took it and the two made their way out of the auditorium. The two girls stopped for coffee before making their way over to Chloe apartment. As they were leaving, they ran into Stacie and Cynthia Rose.
"Hey Chloe, Beca." Cynthia said through gritted teeth. She hated that Stacie was still not over her, especially because she was going out of her way to try to help her get over Beca.
"Hey Cynthia what's up!" Chloe said chipper as ever. She had always loved talking to Cynthia, they surprisingly had a lot in common. As the two girls made small talk, Beca and Stacie stood there staring at each other. Neither one of them blinking or breaking eye contact for a second.
"You ready to go Stace?" Cynthia asked grabbing the leggy brunette's hand. "Hello earth to Stacie, babe you ready?"
"Uh yeah sorry, see you guys at practice." Stacie allowed Cynthia to lead her out of the coffee shop, but not without one last look at Beca.
"What was that about?" Chloe asked concerned. She never missed the looks Beca and Stacie shared. They never bothered her that much up until a few days ago.
"Nothing, just we haven't really spoken since everything came out, and it's still awkward between us. I should probably fix that sooner rather than later." Beca took Chloe's hand again and led her out of the coffee shop to the redhead's shared apartment.
The two girls walked into Chloe's apartment and made their way over to the couch. An awkward silence fell between them soon after.
"So um, how's the boyfriend." Beca wanted to slap herself in the face. How's your boyfriend? That's the worst fucking ice breaker should could have started off with.
Chloe smiled at Beca. "What is the great Beca Mitchell jealous?" Chloe's teased
"Honestly yeah I was, though seeing your jealous face when I asked Aubrey out instead of you that first day was gold." Beca chuckled to herself, earning her a shove from the redhead.
"Were? You still are stop lying Mitchell. And I was not jealous, I was just irritated because Aubrey didn't even like you and the next second she was freaking out about you guy's "date", I was so pissed at her hypocrisy."
"Kinda like your hypocrisy today? Even though you're not going to want to hear this Aubrey was right. You're the one that sought me out for this group, not the other way around an-"
" I know Beca, I know. I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that I just...you really hurt me you know. I really thought we had something special between us." Chloe looked down at her hands embarrassed.
"Chloe, we did have something special, I never lied to you about my feelings and I never meant to hurt you. I was just...stupid."I really have no excuse because there is none, but I do hope you can forgive me though." Beca grabbed Chloe's chin making her look her in the eyes.
"You just said "did have" something special, meaning we don't anymore."
"Well considering this is the first time you are talking to me in the past couple of days, and not calling me Rebecca, I think it was appropriate to use the past tense. But I would like to get that back though." Beca moved closer to Chloe.
"Do you care about me Beca?" Chloe was looking right in Beca's eyes, inching closer to her painfully slow.
"Yes"
"Do you love me?"
"Yes"
"Do you love me more than Stacie?"
"Ye-" Beca couldn't answer that, at least not the way Chloe wanted her too. She hadn't considered Chloe asking her that question. She did love Chloe, but she wasn't sure what that love meant or if her love for the redhead eclipsed that for Stacie. Chloe noticed the hesitation on Beca's face and moved back on the couch.
Beca lunged forward and captured Chloe's lips with her own. The kiss was desperate and hungry, nothing like the past kisses the two girls had previously shared.
Chloe was the one to break the kiss. She had to catch her breathe.
"Beca, before this continues, I need an answer to my question. Do you love me more than Stacie? I see the looks you two share when you think no one is watching, how you two seem to always gravitate towards one another. I just want to know that if whatever this is continues between us, you won't go running back to her."
Beca got off the couch, and started pacing back and forth. Why was she trying so hard to force this? It was time for her to sack up and finally make a decision. She placed her hands on the back of the couch and sighed.
"I can't promise you that Chloe. God as much as I really want this to work out because you're so perfect in every way, I can't promise you that I won't slip up, or that I won't hurt you, or most importantly, that I don't want Stacie. Something about her draws me in and I don't know what it is but I need to find out." Beca could see the tears falling down Chloe's cheeks and the sight broke her heart.
"Chloe, I'm so sorry, I never meant to hurt you. And I know that probably doesn't mean shit right now. Please don't cry, I'm so so sorry." Beca went over to Chloe and hugged her. She hated herself for putting Chloe through this.
"I'm gonna need some time Beca. I don't know how much but it's gonna be a while." The two girls stood up and made their way to the door
"If you ever need anything or someone to talk to, please call me first." Beca hugged Chloe once more. Just as she was pulling away, Chloe grabbed her face and kissed her passionately. Beca immediately kissed back, placing her hands on her waist.
Chloe pushed Beca against the wall, deepening the kiss. She felt Beca's hands moving under her dress to her underwear.
A small moan escaped Chloe's mouth, breaking Beca from her lust filled trance. She gently pushed Chloe away.
"I'm sorry, I just lost control. We should probably keep our distance from one another until I can control myself or you become ugly." Chloe tried to lighten the mood. She was embarrassed she let herself lose control especially right after she had been rejected. She felt pathetic.
"Hey, hey don't beat yourself up, obviously as you can tell I was a more than willing participant. I mean if you keep looking like that I don't know if I'll ever not be a willing participant." Beca joked back.
"Can I ask you a question before you go?" Chloe grabbed Beca's arm stopping her from leaving.
"Yeah sure Chlo."
"Do you regret meeting me?"
"No I only regret hurting you." Beca placed a quick kiss on Chloe's cheek and walked out.
Beca went back to her room. She needed time to think and clear her mind. Mixing was the best way to do that. She had "Can't feel My Face" and "Are you that Somebody" in her head for the past week and planned to finally do something about them tonight. The only reason why they were in her head was because they reminded her of Stacie too.
She finished the mix and checked her phone for any messages. She saw a text from Aubrey, and opened it.
Even though she's crying her eyes out and shoving ice cream in her face, i just wanted to tell you i'm proud of you. I should technically be trying to rip your eyes out, as her best friend, but you did the right thing. Call me tomorrow hobbit.
Beca smiled at the text. Who would've thought that by the end of the semester, Aubrey would end up being one of her favorite people in the world. She quickly responded:
I'm sorry, I promise to foot the bill for all the ice cream you have to buy. And thanks if it's any consolation, it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life. And stop calling me hobbit Posen. If I remember correctly when my head was between your legs all you could call me was god ;-)
Beca smiled at herself, knowing Aubrey wouldn't have a comeback for that. She was really gonna miss her when she graduated in a few weeks.
After class the next day, Beca planned on going over to Stacie's room. She finally figured out, what she was gonna say. As she made her way to Stacie's building, she ran into Aubrey.
"That was a low blow last night Beca." Aubrey joked
"Hey I told you stop calling me hobbit and you didn't want to listen. So I had to pull out the big guns." Beca shrugged.
"Totally uncalled for Beca, so where are you going anyways?"
"Actually I'm heading up to see Stacie right now."
"Oh...well I hope everything works out for you two." Aubrey turned away from Beca, not wanting her to see the pain in her eyes.
"Hey Posen, in case you were wondering, yes it was real." Aubrey smiled back at Beca before walking away."
Beca smiled to herself and continued to Stacie's room. She stood outside of her door, internally debating if she should be doing this.
"Beca what are you doing here?" Stacie said approaching Beca from the hallway.
"Shit! Jesus Christ dude! You scared the crap out of me!"
"Sorry I had to use the community showers, mine's is broken right now. Did you leave something in my room?" Stacie was surprised Beca was at her door. She figured her and Chloe would be wrapped up in each other's arms somewhere.
"Actually I came here to talk to you. I've really missed you Stace."
"Yeah we've been putting this off for too long. I think a clean break will be good for us."
Stacie opened her door for her and Beca to enter, she didn't expect this conversation to last long, so she didn't bother getting dressed. She took a seat at her desk and waited for Beca to sit down. Beca sat on her bed and immediately started running her hands through her hair, a sign that she was extremely nervous.
"Beca there's really no reason to be nervous. We're both adults here, let's just agr-"
"Stacie I need you to please stop talking and just plug this in okay." Beca handed Stacie the flash drive with the new mix she made her last night. Stacie looked at the flash drive confused but took it, and plugged it into her computer. She immediately recognized Aaliyah's smooth vocals to "Are you that Somebody" and smiled. She remembered telling Beca how much she had loved her and was touched she remembered. Her voice blended in really well with "Can't feel My Face" .
She listened to it one more time, this time really getting lost in the message Beca was trying to convey to her. As the song came to an end she couldn't help the giant smile etched on her face."
"Thank you Beca. Really it's amazing, but why are you here?" Stacie was so confused as to why Beca would make her this special mix.
"I'm here for you Stacie. Look I know I fucked up royally and you're never going to be able to trust me again but I'm trying here Stace, I really am." Beca was fidgeting again. She knew this was a bad idea.
"What about Chloe? How am I supposed to trust that you won't go running to her when we get into a fight or if I start boring you."
"Number one, I could never get bored of you. And secondly, what's to say you won't go running to Cynthia if I fuck up? I'm not asking you to forgive me right now because that wouldn't be fair. What I want is for you to take a chance on me again."
"I don't know Beca, I mean I saw you and Chloe yesterday and you guys didn't look very platonic. I'm not ever going to be played like I was by you again, and if that's what you're here for then you should just go."
"Do you really think I would be here right now, practically begging you to give me another chance if I planned on treating you like I did before? As far as Chloe goes, there's nothing going on between she and I or Aubrey and I. There's no one in my life, but I'm really hoping to change that soon though. If I'm wasting my time here and you really don't wanna see me again, let me know now and I'll leave no questions asked." Beca stood up to leave and waited a few seconds for Stacie to say something, when all she got was silence she walked towards the door
"Beca wait!" Stacie stood up abruptly, barely catching her towel in time from falling.
"Do you love me? Because if you do, I need you to stay and never leave me again. Even if we get into a huge fight and I tell you I hate you, you can't leave. If you don't then continue to walk out of that door."
"I don't know if I love you Stacie...but I know I need you." Beca turned around and quickly closed the space between the two girls as she captured Stacie's lips with her own. The kiss was passionate and full of emotion.
Stacie broke the kiss long enough to say two words. "Ask me."
"Will you be my girlfriend?" Beca looked up into Stacie's beautiful green eyes. Stacie kissed her once more.
"I thought you'd never ask." Stacie locked her door and dropped her towel.
"Now show me how much you missed me"