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Chapter Two

"What the hell happened last night?" Jesse asked as he walked into the kitchen where the whole family was.

"What are you talking about?" Diane asked.

"Someone said something to Aubrey. She's really upset. She packed up all her stuff and got a room at the Inn and she called her sister. I talked her out of leaving, but the sister is still coming."

"She called her sister? Who does that?" Stacie joked. "Does she spontaneously vomit too?"

"Enough," Jesse said angrily. "I've never met her sister. I didn't even know she had a sister, and now she's coming here to spend Christmas with us rather than her family."

"You didn't even know she had a sister?" Diane said skeptically. "How well do you really know this girl, son?"
"That's beside the point, Mom," Jesse said, pinching his nose in frustration. "Now I need to go pick up her sister at the bus stop."

"I'll come with you," Bumper said. "This is like some soap opera shit. We'll find out who the sister is and maybe it's Jesse's baby mama from a fling he had years ago."

"What?" Jesse said, paling a bit.

"He's been watching too many soap operas during the day," Amy said, rolling her eyes. "He's more of a woman that I am."

"Right," Jesse said, feeling a bit better until he caught Chloe's eye. "Come on, Bumper."

"Any idea what this mysterious sister looks like?" Bumper asked as he stood at the bus stop with Jesse, waiting for the coach bus that was carrying Aubrey's sister.

"No. I told you, I didn't even know she had a sister," Jesse sighed, running a hand through his hair. "This is awful."

"She brought it on herself."

"No, Stacie started with her, and now we have a sister I've never met before coming to Christmas," Jesse said.

"Maybe she's a crazy ax murderer, coming to chop off Stacie's head for being such a bitch to her."

"Shut up, Bumper," Jesse said, rolling his eyes but unable to keep the smile off his face. "You're insane."

"Nothing I haven't heard before," he said. "Looks like we're about to find out who she is."

Jesse and Bumper waited as the bus unloaded. An elderly couple came off first, followed by a couple of college-aged kids who were coming home for the holidays. Then, she finally stepped off. Someone he never thought he'd see again.

"Beca?" Jesse said as walked off the bus.

"Jesse?" she said in shock.

"You two know each other? Is she like a partner you have that you're bringing home to start more trouble?" Bumper asked with a smirk. "I'm Jesse's little brother, by the way."

"You're right on the little part," she said.

"You're one to talk."

"What are you doing here?" Jesse asked.

"My sister called me," she said as she took her luggage from the driver as he unloaded the luggage space under the bus. "Said her boyfriend's family hated her and needed me to come here. Who are you waiting for?"

"Aubrey's sister," Jesse said, staring at Beca.

"He's the boyfriend and we're the family," Bumper said with a smirk.

"Oh, shit," Beca said, groaning. "That's just my luck."

"This is going to be the best Christmas we've had in a long time."

Jesse drove back to his house, the car filled with awkward silence for the short trip. He pulled into the driveway and got out to get Beca's bags out of the trunk.

"I think you've got this covered, big bro. I'll be inside," Bumper said as he walked into the house.

"And here I thought I'd get a quiet Christmas," Beca sighed as she leaned against the car, watching Jesse unload her bags.

"I had no idea you were Aubrey's sister."

"Step-sister," Beca corrected. "Her mother is the she-devil that married my father."

"Oh, I remember her," Jesse said.

"I'm sure you've met her while you were dating Aubrey," Beca said but Jesse shook his head.

"Nope. Otherwise I would have realized you two were step-sisters, or cousins or something. I don't know," he sighed.

"Does anyone know? I'm guessing Bumper doesn't since he didn't say anything to me."

"Chloe knows. My sister, the one who's pregnant. My other sister, Stacie, is the reason why you're here right now. She's not really a fan of Aubrey."

"She does tend to rub people the wrong way."

"Yeah, she does," Jesse said quietly.

"I'm going to take a wild guess and say Aubrey was the blonde I saw you with at the concert, wasn't she?" Beca said and nodded at Jesse's silence.

"I had no idea. I met her in the office, and gave her my number and we went on a date. I hadn't heard anything from you and you didn't answer any of my calls. Of all nights to run into you," he said, shaking his head.

"We weren't a real couple anyway," she shrugged. "Just together because of the circumstances."

"Don't say that," he shook his head.

"No, but it's true. What's it like dating Aubrey anyway? I always wondered what type of guy she was going to end up with. I figured some boring stockbroker; not you, nerd."

"It's fine," he said, but Beca wasn't convinced. His heart fluttered a bit when she called him nerd, like she used to.

"Listen, she's my step-sister so I'm pretty much obligated to tell you not to hurt her, and she's really not too bad once she gets over her perfectionist attitude," Beca said. "However, I know the type of guy you are and I don't want you to end up with her if you're not happy, because you deserve to be happy. The both of you deserve to be happy."

"What about you? Are you happy?"

"Well, my happiness is not your concern," she said. "Let's just try to make it through the holidays without any problems, if you know what I mean."

"I think Stacie's trying to make it happen," Jesse said with a sigh.

"I like your sister, then," Beca laughed. "But your family seem like good people, and I wouldn't subject them to Pukegate, the Christmas edition."

"I appreciate that."

"Carry my stuff in, nerd. It's cold outside," she said with a smirk as she walked toward his front door and opened it, finding his family standing by the window and Aubrey on the stairs. "Hello Bree. Hi Swansons."

"You two were out there for a while," Aubrey noted.

"Just catching up," Beca said. "Jesse and I go way back."

"Oh," Aubrey said.

"I'm Beca Mitchell, Aubrey's step-sister," Beca said as she walked over to Jesse's parents. "I'm sorry if me being here is ruining any plans."

"Nonsense, it's Christmas. The more, the merrier," Diane said happily. "I'm Diane, this is my husband Gary."

"It's nice to meet you."

"I'm Chloe," Chloe said when Beca walked over to her. She pulled Beca in for a hug and whispered in your ear. "I know about you and Jesse."

"Well, that's comforting," Beca said nervously as she pulled away.

"Secret's safe with me," she said sincerely. "This is Stacie. You met Bumper, that's his wife, Amy. Our other brother, Hat, is out with friends."

"Five kids, not bad," Beca said as she smirked at Diane and Gary. "I give you a lot of credit, Mrs. Swanson."

"Please, call me Diane," she said, smiling at Beca. She was really starting to like her. "Where are you staying while you're in town?"

"I have a room at the Inn. I'll check in there later," Beca said.

"There's plenty room here."

"No, you've definitely got a full house. I wouldn't want to intrude more than I already am," Beca said politely. "Thank you, though."

"Well, how about something to drink?"

"Is alcohol an option?"

"Beca," Aubrey scolded. "Seriously?"

"What? You sit on a coach bus for four hours and see how happy you are," Beca rolled her eyes. "I was just asking. Sheesh, relax, Aubrey."

"I can whip up an Irish coffee for you," Gary said warmly. "I could use one myself."

"Sounds great, Mr. Swanson," she said, following him into the kitchen.

"Stacie, you know who I ran into in the store the other day?" Diane said as she piled a plate with cookies to place them on the table.

"No, who Mom?" Stacie said boredly.

"Mrs. Applebaum. She told me Benji was back in town. Said he was asking if you were coming in for the holidays as well."

"Mom, don't even," Stacie said.

"Benji popped Stacie's cherry," Diane said in a loud whisper. Beca almost spit out her coffee and Aubrey's eyes widened in shock at what the older woman just said.

"Mom!"

"What? It's old news, sweetie," she said dismissively.

"I like your parents, nerd," Beca said to Jesse when we walked over by her to get his own coffee.

"They're good people," Jesse said with a smile. "Annoying, but good."

"Nerd?" Aubrey said quietly as she watched Beca and Jesse talk, standing on the side and feeling like an outsider.

"Mommy, I smell cookies," Sophie said as she ran downstairs and into the kitchen. "No one told me about cookies."

"I'm sorry, baby," Chloe said as she pulled Sophie close to her. "There are cookies here."

"I can see that," she nodded as she climbed onto the chair next to Chloe. "Who's that?"

"That's Beca, she's Aubrey's sister," Chloe explained.

"Beca, do you like tea parties?" Sophie asked.

"That depends," Beca smiled. "Are you having a tea party, Miss Sophie?"

"Yes I am," she nodded happily. "You can be invited if you want."

"I would love too."

"Okay, let's go," Sophie said, getting out of her chair and running over to Beca. She grabbed Beca's hand and pulled her along with her.

"Aubrey, go with them," Jesse said, nudging Aubrey.

"Oh no, it's okay," she said awkwardly. "I, uh, wasn't invited."

Beca stopped in the hallway before the stairs and tapped Sophie's shoulder. She bent down to her level and whispered in her ear.

"Okay," Sophie said and ran over to Aubrey. "Come on, let's go have a tea party."

Aubrey followed the five year old up the stairs for the tea party. Beca hung back for a minute and caught Jesse's eye. He mouthed a 'thank you', to which she just shrugged in response before heading upstairs.

"She's lovely, Jesse," Diane said once they were out of earshot.

"Who?"

"Beca, of course."

"Oh, uh, yeah," he said, scratching the back of his neck. "She's something."

"You couldn't meet that sister first and date her?" Stacie said.

"Technically I did meet her first, we just never dated," he said, lying a bit. "I had no idea they were step-sisters though. I never thought I'd see Beca again, we fell out of touch a few years back."

"Maybe it's a sign, Jesse," Chloe said quietly as she walked past him. "Maybe it's fate."

"What's fate?" Amy asked, hearing what Chloe had said.

"That Benji's back in town. I rather liked him. I think I'll invite him over while we're all still in town, actually," Jesse said, deflecting the attention off of him and onto Stacie. "What do you think, Mom?"

"I think that's a wonderful idea, honey."

"Not cool, Jesse, not cool," Stacie muttered, putting her head down to try to block out her mother's ranting.

"Sophie, time to get washed up!" Chloe called up the stairs. "Dinner's almost ready."

"Okay, Mommy!" Sophie said, running out of the room and leaving Aubrey and Beca alone.

"So, you seem rather comfortable here," Aubrey said as she put the tea set away that Sophie had been playing with.

"They're nice people," Beca said, noticing Aubrey's tone. "Why?"

"Strange how you never mentioned you knew Jesse. Knew him pretty well from the way you're acting around him. You, who doesn't let anyone in, is extremely friendly with my boyfriend."

"Okay, first of all," Beca said defensively. "I didn't know Jesse was your boyfriend. You didn't bring him around for those unfortunately family dinners, you barely even spoke about him, let alone mention his last name. How was I supposed to know that of all the Jesse's out there in the world, you were dating the one I knew?"

"How do you know him anyway? He works with movies. You hate movies."

"He's still in the music industry, just a different aspect of it. I was helping him with a piece he was composing. He's an amazing composer, just awful at editing the stuff."

"Oh," she said. "I've never heard his work before."

"You live with the guy. He practically eats, sleeps, and breathes music and movies. He used to fall asleep at the piano when I knew him, how have you not heard anything?"

"He doesn't play finished pieces all that much at home, that's all," Aubrey said.

"You gotta stop being so uptight, Aubrey," Beca rolled her eyes.

"They don't like me, Beca. I know they don't."

"It's all in your head," she said dismissively. "Just loosen up."

"Fine," she huffed before walking away, leaving Beca alone.

Beca could tell right away that something had changed in Jesse, and at first she couldn't put her finger on it. Now she knew exactly what it was. Or rather, who it was.

I'm sure it's really no surprise that Beca is Aubrey's step-sister in this. Benji will be in this story too, and I'm going to try to incorporate some other people as well. I don't think this story is going to be long at all. I'm guessing it'll be maybe ten chapters.

Thank you to everyone who reviewed on the last chapter, I was surprised by how many people liked it. I see all the reviews and wish I could reply to them all, but unfortunately I can't reply to the anons (even if the anons have names they use everytime lol). I do see them all though, and read them. I appreciate it all so much, so thank you :)

So, let me know what you thought of this chapter. Take any guesses on what the second movie is that I'm using for this. Guesses will earn a preview of the next chapter :)