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CHAPTER 5
"I don't feel comfortable doing this." Benji says for what has to be the tenth time since arriving to the Bellas' practice room.
"Hush." Stacie says keeping focus on her nails as she files them.
"Seriously, I don't like this. We're supposed to look after Chloe but I think this is a bit over the top." Benji says as he activates the wireless surveillance camera hidden behind on of the overhead lights. He is currently hooked up to one of Lilly's rigs and Lilly is across the room securing another camera.
"It's not like we're putting a camera in her shower Benji." Stacie says not looking up from her nails.
"You and Lilly broke into her and Aubrey's apartment and bugged the place." Benji points out as Stacie waves him off as if it isn't a big deal.
They hear doors opening and Stacie jumps to her feet looking for an exit. Lilly comes down from the ceiling and wraps an arm around Stacie's waist. Stacie wraps her arms around Lilly's shoulders as the gears of the rig turn lifting them up.
Benji presses the button on the small remote Lilly gave him to lift himself up and like Lilly and Stacie he climbs onto the rafters and duck into the shadows.
It's Chloe and Aubrey.
"I know you want to be like we were last year but I think some change would be nice." Chloe says and Aubrey rolls her eyes.
"We will use the set list from last year. It got us to Lincoln center before and it will get us there again." Aubrey says and her tone lets Chloe and the three hidden occupants know that there is no changing the blonde's mind.
"Beca is like an unlimited music source. She could help us." Chloe says and the glare Aubrey gives her causes her to flinch.
"We will stick to tradition." Aubrey says going over to the white board and writing things down.
Chloe sighs and goes to sit down as Aubrey puts her master plan together. As she takes a seat in the risers her phone goes off. She takes it out and giggles at the message.
"What?" Aubrey asks quirking an eyebrow.
"It's my mom. She wants me to try and talk Beca into coming home for Thanksgiving dinner." Chloe answers and Stacie looks over at Benji who gives her a look. The three of them know why Beca hasn't been home. The same reason they haven't.
It was actually Thanksgiving when they met Lilly. The day before actually.
November 24, 2010
"Why can't I just grift my way in and get it?" Stacie asks for the seventh time that morning.
Beca rolls her eyes. "Because you don't look old enough to play the part." Beca says pulling up a slide of the safe being projected to the blank white wall of their hotel from a projector sitting on the coffee table. "The safe has three code locks and a blood analyzer." Beca uses a laser pointer to point out the small pad where blood is drawn.
"How do we get his blood?" Benji asks. "The passcodes are easy to hack through, but how do we get the blood?"
"I could punch him in the nose." Amy suggests and Stacie agrees with a smile while nodding vigorously. Both frown when Beca tells them no.
"You can't hit an ambassador without going straight to prison." Beca says. "Besides, only two of the locks are electronic." She points. "The last one is a twist lock."
"Can't you get it open?" Stacie asks. Beca is the thief and brains of the crew.
Beca nods. "Yeah, but we still need to be able to get in and out in less than five minutes and we still need to get his blood." Beca says.
Amy throws her hands up. "This man is a masochist! What kind of person wants to stab their finger every time they want to open a safe?"
"It's to ensure that only he is allowed into the vault. Him and his…" Beca trails off and smirks.
"I know and love that look." Benji says rubbing his hands together.
"He has a son about our age." Beca states and Stacie grins.
"The safe is for him and his family. So the genetic codes include the wife, son and daughter, not just him." Stacie says understanding.
"Yes, one who would love a distraction from all the new changes of moving here to France because of his father's job." Beca says as their newest plan seems to be coming together.
Three hours later Stacie comes storming in and glares at Beca.
"It's easy she says!" Stacie shouts as Amy can no longer contain her laughter and burst out laughing. Benji joins in and Beca soon follows. "It's not funny! I threw him everything! I showed as much cleavage as I could and it gets us nowhere near the safe!" Stacie shouts. The three keep laughing! "Are you done yet?!"
Beca is the first to sober up. "Sorry, but how was I supposed to know he liked his books more than chicks?" Beca asks trying but failing to hold back laughter.
"But you got the attention of his mom." Benji adds in a high pitched voice from trying not to laugh but Amy starts laughing harder and Benji starts laughing again.
Stacie rolls her eyes. "Of course the woman is a cougar, she's a freaking MILF! But I am not dancing that tango!" Stacie shouts.
"I could help." They all jump at the new voice and Amy instantly has a throwing knife in hand ready to attack.
Standing by the now open window is an Asian girl with an unimpressed look on her face as she looks them over.
"How did you get in here?" Beca asks holding a hand up to Amy.
"The window." She says in a 'duh' tone. "You want in that safe and so do I, there is a priceless vase that is going for millions and I plan on getting it. But I tried to do it on my own and almost got caught." She looks angered at this. "I never get caught. Not even almost, I get in and out before people know I'm there." She looks over at the plans being projected on the wall. "You don't get five minutes, you have a three point two minute window to get in and out. I cracked the codes for the locks but I didn't have the blood. The analyzing panel came out after I cracked the codes."
"Who are you?" Stacie asks.
"Lilly."
"You think you can get us into that vault and out before the remote alert system lets them know the vault has been accessed?" Beca asks and Lilly nods. "Well…" Beca motions to the vacant arm chair. "Have a seat."
The next day their plan was ready.
The ambassador was hosting a gathering and while the gathering was in full swing they would make their move.
Benji handed Lilly a com. Lilly scrunched up her face. "It helps." He assures. "It allows us to stay in contact, you just stick it in your ear." Benji says and Lilly rolls her eyes but puts the com in anyway.
"Can everyone hear me?" Beca's voice comes through the coms and she gets four affirmatives. "Good, the vault isn't being protected and it would seem that all security is focused on the party." Beca says. She is on the balcony of the second floor looking out at the party. "This house is gorgeous by the way." She adds as a side note.
Stacie groans. "This sucks!" She is lying on the bed, her feet on the pillow and her head hanging off the edge. "Why do I have to do this again?" A dress is lying next to her still in the plastic.
"Thought you said she was a MILF?" Benji teases from the couch in front of the coffee table.
"She is, but I feel kind of terrible about seducing a married woman." Stacie says.
"Stacie, we need those documents back." Beca reminds.
"I know, but if Amy hadn't been careless we never would have lost them." Stacie says.
"It wasn't my fault! Benji was the last one to have them!"
"What documents?" Lilly asks confused.
"We took a job for this guy a week back. He wanted some documents that could help his company and him make a lot of money. We lost track of them in our hasty escape." Benji exclaims.
"Why were you making a hasty escape?"
"Because Amy's lazy ass decided to sit down on the desk setting off the vibration sensors." Stacie answers getting up and grabbing the dress. She tears the plastic bag covering it off and starts stripping.
Lilly raises an eyebrow and looks at Benji. Benji just shakes his head.
"She is pretty confident about her body."
"As she should be." Beca's voice comes through and Stacie grins.
"I knew you were looking." Stacie grins cockily.
"And she's so modest too!" Beca drawls out sarcastically.
Benji chuckles as he hands Lilly the trick glass. Lilly is dressed in a black and white server's outfit of black slacks, a whit button up and black waist coat. "It's fragile, when he grabs it the glass will shatter and hopefully cut his hand or something that will allow us to get his blood. If the glass fails, there is always Stacie." Benji smirks as Stacie rolls her eyes walking up to him.
Stacie turns her back to him. "Zip me up?" Benji grabs the zipper and drags it up. "Thanks." Stacie says grabbing a matching clutch.
"What is Stacie doing?" Lilly asks.
"She will be seducing the wife." Benji answers and Lilly frowns.
"That's it?" Lilly asks.
"That's it?" Stacie echoes offended. "I am seducing the wife who, should you fail in cutting the ambassador with your thin little glass there, will accidentally be hit the nose causing a bleed." Stacie says.
"Yeah!" Amy cheers through the coms. Amy is already walking around the party serving hors d'oeuvres.
"That's your plan?" Why not just punch the ambassador?" Lilly asks.
"That's what I said!" Amy shouts.
"Because Amy would be thrown in prison immediately." Beca answers. "We're good, but we aren't that good."
"There are rumors about you guys, you just started recently and you have pulled off jobs that would take even the most skilled weeks to finish. You're good." Lilly says.
"Rumors of us?" Beca asks.
"The crew of kids that shouldn't be underestimated." Lilly says.
"That's us?" Amy asks. "I thought that was some other crew."
"Back to the task at hand." Beca says. "Stacie, you come in and Lilly, hurry."
Stacie checks her make-up and fixes her hair once more before smiling at her reflection in the mirror and leaving.
Being Thanksgiving the ambassador wanted to share an American holiday with his foreign friends. A gathering a friends and family.
Beca finds this whole thing ridiculous. The man is obviously just kissing ass.
Beca watches as Lilly approaches the ambassador who grabs the faulty champagne flute and as soon as he puts a grip to it the flute shatters but alas, no blood is drawn.
"Damn it!" Beca curses as Lilly plays her part and starts handing the ambassador napkins and apologizing for the glass and making up some bullshit story of how it must of gotten damaged in transport to the mansion. "Stacie, you and Amy are up."
"Aw yeah!" Amy beams.
"Lilly get in place." Beca says as she continues to look over the party.
Beca hears a crash and some screaming from somewhere behind her in the house and smiles.
"Got the blood." Amy announces.
"Good." Beca turns and leaves the balcony. "I'll meet you at the car." Beca says.
Five minutes later Amy, Stacie and Lilly are jumping into the limo Amy's parents got for them and drive off. Having Amy's parents to talk to about all this is relieving for them. They can't tell their own parents but they have Amy's who help and encourage even if they shouldn't be.
"Got what you needed?" Beca asks Lilly who nods lifting the vase. "And your files were hidden inside of it." She pulls the files out and hands them to Beca. "That is some decent work, is that what you always get paid?" Lilly asks.
"When we take a job yeah. When we run our own we make double with what we decide to sell." Beca says.
After that Lilly just never left.
"Doesn't she go home for Thanksgiving?" Aubrey asks and Chloe shakes her head. "And no offense but Thanksgiving is months away."
"Beca hasn't been home for Thanksgiving or Christmas for the past two years, they hope I can convince her this year." Chloe says.
"I may not particularly enjoy my family Thanksgivings but I still go home for them." Aubrey says.
Chloe shrugs. "Beca never really gives her mom a reason, just says that she is doing some awesome thing all the way across the globe and sends gifts." Chloe says with a frown. "I was home the past two Christmases and hoped I'd see her but she was never there. Guess that's what I get huh? I blew them off for two years and the time I decide to go Beca isn't there."
"Are you sure you aren't in love with her?" Aubrey asks and Chloe starts sputtering.
"I am not! I just miss her. We were really close back then, I'd like to get that back." Chloe says but the blush on her face tells Aubrey a different story.
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