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Chapter Three

"Yeah, that's my dick."

Chloe watches as Beca walks away and shakes her head in an attempt to hide her smirk. No one has ever tried to really challenge Aubrey. The redhead walks over toward Aubrey and offers a smile. "You okay?"

Aubrey sighs, letting her rigid posture slacken a tad. "We better have out shit together for SBT."

"I'm not worried," Chloe starts, glancing back at where the girls once stood. "I think we're gonna be aca-awesome." She nudges her blonde counterpart and offers a reassuring smile.

The blonde just turns to flip the board, obviously still agitated and worked up.

"You really like her, don't you?" The smile in Chloe's voice is obvious.

Aubrey turns around, cheeks turning crimson. "Aca-scuse me? Who?"

Chloe smirks, eyes bright and knowing. "Beca."

"W-what?" The blonde splutters, eyes wide. "Of course not! She drives me crazy and her attitude is appalling!" Aubrey crosses her arms, frowning but the blush only gets deeper.

"Hm," Chloe hums, still grinning at her.

"You're the one who was touching her all practice!" The Bellas captain says quickly. "And you jumped her in the shower!"

Chloe laughs. "Calm down, Bree. You act like it's a terrible thing to have a crush on Beca—"

"It is terrible!"

"It is not. And FYI, I did not jump her, although I bet that would have been fun..." Chloe trails off a moment, getting lost in a fantasy before she shakes her head. "Anyway, I merely shared a shower cubical with her…and convinced her to audition."

Aubrey rolls her eyes. "She's bad news, it's still terrible to—to—"

"Have a crush on her." Chloe finishes, still smiling.

"Yes."

"Why?" Chloe prompts, raising a perfectly sculpted eyebrow.

"I just told you why!" Aubrey snaps, sounding agitated now.

Chloe shakes her head. "No, you just said she was terrible and bad news. You didn't tell me why she was those things."

The blonde goes quiet for a moment before speaking. "She's sarcastic, stubborn and she challenges everything I say and she dresses like some punk and—"

"That's the exact reason you like her." The ginger says with another knowing grin.

Aubrey raises her brows. "Explain."

"You're both a lot alike, but you like her because she has the gall to challenge you. You like challenges. And she's everything your father would hate; she's messy and you're organized and she probably follows her instinct, her heart and you, you are pragmatic and poised. You follow the facts, the statistics; you would sort of…balance each other out." Chloe knows she's right.

The blonde looks pale as she takes in everything Chloe has said. She lets out a breath. "Okay," She says quietly, pushing a sweaty strand of blonde hair behind her ear. "Okay, but that doesn't mean I'm going to do anything about it. And you like her too." Aubrey says confidently but her voice is still quiet.

Chloe nods. "Yes, I do, but for different reasons… mostly."

"So—uhm, what does that mean for… for us?" Aubrey, for the first time in a long time looks vulnerable.

"Nothing if you don't want it to," Chloe says softly, gently taking Aubrey's hands. "I mean, I know we said this was an open relationship but honestly I haven't been seeing anyone but you and you know I love you." The redhead admits, a small smile adorning her face.

Aubrey lets out a shaky breath and mirrors the smile. "Me either and I love you too."

"But I can tell how much you like Beca," Chloe says after a pause, not unkindly.

The blonde looks away for a moment before looking back into Chloe's eyes. "So do you, Chlo. So where does that leave us?" Aubrey asks carefully.

Chloe's small smile widens and she wiggles her eyebrows suggestively. "We can always share her."

"What!?" Aubrey takes a step back, eyes wide.

"Don't look so scandalized, Bree. Geez, it was a suggestion." Chloe says, a pout forming on her lips.

Aubrey shakes her head as if to clear it. "I'm sorry, it's just… How the hell would that work…hypothetically of course."

"Well, I mean it would depend on if she liked us both and—"

"-If she's even into women." Aubrey adds, cutting Chloe off.

Chloe gives her a look. "Oh she's into women…" She smirks, eyes darkening.

"How do you know? She could be into that Treble boy Jesse." The blonde makes a face as if saying his name makes her physically ill, when Chloe just knows it's because Aubrey is jealous. She smirks at the thought.

"I saw her checking out the goodies when I ambushed her shower and by the way, she's so hot…" Chloe bites her lip at the thought of the alt girl before she's brought back by Aubrey snapping her fingers in the ginger's face.

"Okay, so say she likes women… likes both of us, how does that work, Chlo?"

Chloe cants her head to the side. "Haven't you ever her of polyamorous relationships? We could date each other, be a threesome." The redhead smiles at the idea.

Aubrey looks unsure. "I'm not sure about all of that, Chloe. We barely know Beca and it's just—there's a lot to consider. We should really think about this, observe Beca more." She says gently.

The ginger frowns but nods. "Okay, I suppose you're right."

"Aren't I always?" The blonde grins at her co-captain, hoping for a smile. She gets one.

Chloe rolls her eyes with a smirk before leaning in to press a kiss to the blonde's lips. "Whatever helps you sleep at night, hot-pants." She murmurs against soft lips before bolting towards the doors.

"Chloe Grace Beale, you're gonna get it!" Aubrey calls after the redhead before grabbing their things and running after her.

…..

The next few weeks are filled with rehearsals and Chloe slowly getting to know Beca, all the while keeping Aubrey from having a nervous breakdown. It takes a lot out of the redhead and her throat starts hurting. It gets gradually worse until she decides to go to the doctor before the Bella's first live performance.

And as it turns out, they don't do 'Aca-awesome' and Chloe has nodes. She feels like a rug has just been ripped from under her because what if she can't sing anymore? What if she has to quit the Bellas? It's all she can think about on the way back home, though she tries to put on a brave face, telling Aubrey she'll just pull back a little, as much as it kills her.

Aubrey's concern for her dwarfs the anger the blonde had wanted to express toward Chloe about not letting her know that she wasn't feeling well, about the doctor's appointment. Chloe is thankful she doesn't say anything and instead just comforts her.

Chloe throws herself into her schoolwork and helping the Bellas get ready for the Riff-off. She spends a little time with Beca and learns that the brunette seems pretty closed off and doesn't like to talk about herself or her family, but she doesn't seem to mind listening to Chloe talk.

The redhead starts to suspect Beca is hiding something big one day when they are at Chloe's favorite diner, having coffee and a slice of pie.

"So, how's your throat?" Beca asks gently, taking a sip of her coffee. Chloe notes that she seems genuinely concerned and curious.

"It's fine." She doesn't really want to talk about it and Beca seems to get that so she drops it.

"How come you don't like to talk about your family life?" Chloe asks, not one for her subtly.

Beca smirks a little and shakes her head. "You just have no boundaries at all, do you Beale?" She sighs softly, glancing down at the table. Chloe can tell she's thinking about how to answer her. Beca's eyes meet hers again. "Same reason you don't want to talk about your throat, I guess." She shrugs, picking up her fork and playing with a few pieces of pie.

Chloe swallows, looking down. "I'm sorry- I just—wanted to get to know you…"

"My dad left when I was seven and only came back when my mom died a few months back, saying I should give college a try." Beca blurts out, surprising Chloe. Her cerulean eyes snap up to see Beca staring out of the window. She can see the tears welling up in Beca's eyes and now notices the dark circles and how tired she actually looks.

Reaching out, Chloe places her hand on top of Beca's. It seems to startle the brunette because she whips her head back and her eyes drop to their hands and then up to Chloe. "I'm sorry, Becs. I shouldn't have asked." Chloe says gently, giving the hand in hers a light squeeze.

Beca smiles ruefully and shakes her head; the tears are gone. "It's okay. You didn't know." Her hand turns over so that they're palm to palm. It makes Chloe's heart flutter in her chest. She smiles.

"Well, we don't have to talk about it, but I'm always here if you need someone, okay, Becs?" Chloe interlocks their fingers, squeezing again, hoping that Beca understands that she means it.

The DJ nods. "Thanks, Chlo." Her voice cracks a little and she coughs before taking her hand back and wrapping it around her coffee cup. "I'm uh—not good at the whole 'share your feelings' thing, sorry."

Chloe offers another reassuring smile. "That's okay, I just wanted you to know that I'm here. I am your best friend after all." Her smile widens, waiting for the sarcastic quip. She's not disappointed.

"Oh, so you're my best friend, huh?" Beca raises a brow, a playful smirk creasing her lips.

"Yup! I'm your best friend and you're mine, there's no going back now. You're stuck with me." Chloe says with a bright smile.

Beca seems to be trying to hide the smile that wants to spread across her face but she can't and it's a beautiful smile. "Yeah? Do we get special matching sweatshirts and BFF bracelets? Maybe those split necklaces that come together?" The brunette asks in a teasing tone.

"Oh, totes! We can make each other friendship bracelets and get matching necklaces, it's gonna be aca-awesome." Chloe says, playing along.

"That does sound awesome…" Beca says a little quietly, smile losing a bit of its luster. Chloe wonders if she's ever had a best friend before. She means to ask but Beca's phone cuts her off. "Just a sec." Beca says as she grabs it from the corner of the table and unlocks it.

All at once the smile drops from Beca's face and she goes pale. "Beca? Are you okay?"

Beca looks up from what was obviously a text and opens and closes her mouth like a fish. She's already gathering her things before she blurts out, "I have to go. I'll text you!" and then she slaps down some money before bolting out of the diner.

Chloe is certain there is more to the tiny DJ's story, but she's not sure what. It makes her anxious. Aubrey is no help either, telling the redhead that it's none of their business and if Beca wants to share, then she'll share. So Chloe lets it go… for now.

…..

Time seems to go by quickly and before Chloe knows it, it's time for the riff-off. She's all nerves and excitement as she looks around the concrete pool. She steps up next to Aubrey and goes to speak but notes the frown that mars her features before following her line of sight. She spots Jesse who is grinning over at Beca.

Chloe watches as he tells the brunette, "You're going down." But she can't help but chuckle as Beca just mouths, 'I don't care,' as she holds her hands out and shrugs in a noncommittal manner.

As the riff-off begins Beca comes up next to her. "So we just pick any song that works?"

Chloe nods. "Yeah, any song."

"And you just go with it? Nice." Beca seems satisfied with that as the next category is said.

"And the next category is: Songs about sex." Justin says.

Chloe grins when Cynthia-Rose starts up with 'S&M', Stacie backing her up. She follows the rest of the Bellas lead and joins in until Trebles cut them off with 'Let's Talk About Sex'. The redhead watches as Stacie talks to Aubrey before the busty brunette grins and steps back out into the center, cutting the Trebles off with 'I'll Make Love To You'.

All the Bellas groan when Jesse steps up singing, 'Feels Like The First Time'. Chloe feels a spike of jealousy when the Treble boy points to Beca who merely blows him a sarcastic kiss. It doesn't quell the sick feeling in her stomach though. She notices Aubrey clenching her hands at her side, clearly feeling the same thing.

Just when Chloe is sure that the Trebles are going to finish their song, she watches as Beca runs out to the center and to her surprise, starts to rap. Chloe feels her mouth drop open and her heart stammer in her chest because it's literally the hottest thing. She feels Aubrey grab her hand tightly.

It's going down, fade to Blackstreet
The homies got RB, collab' creations
Bump like Acne, no doubt
I put it down, never slouch
As long as my credit can vouch
A dog couldn't catch me straight up
Tell me who can stop when Dre making moves
Attracting honeys like a magnet
Giving 'em eargasms with my mellow accent
Still moving this flavour
With the homies Blackstreet and Teddy
The original rump shakers

Beca seems to falter a little as none of the Bellas back her up. Aubrey is looking at her for help but Chloe is stuck in some sort of lustful haze.

"Keep going." She hears Jesse say. And then Beca starts to sing and Chloe gets goosebumps. She lets out a shuddery breath because apparently she had stopped breathing for a minute.

Shorty get down, good Lord
Baby got 'em open all over town
Strictly bitch, you don't play around
Cover much ground, got game by the pound
Getting paid is a forte
Each and every day, true player way
I can't get her out of my mind

Fat Amy finally jumps in, and the smile that lights Beca's face sends warmth throughout Chloe's body. She finally joins the other Bellas but she almost falters at the way Beca looks at her as she sings, 'I can't get her out of my mind' and then her eyes move to Aubrey as she continues, 'I think about the girl all the time'. However Chloe barely has time to think about the action because before she knows it, everyone has joined them.

They lose over something stupid but despite that, Chloe is proud of their teamwork. Aubrey seems to be proud too and she can't keep her eyes off of Beca. Chloe smirks at the telltale signs of arousal she sees in the blonde.

Aubrey catches her eye and then she watches as her girlfriend puts on the hard-ass act to hide it. "Before everybody goes to bed tonight, I need you to make a list of everything you did wrong."

"I'm gonna melt that cabbage patch kid." Fat Amy pipes up.

Beca looks baffled, though the smile she wore earlier as everyone joined it is threatening to take over her face. "Hey guys, what we just did was great, right?"

Aubrey rolls her eyes. "Calm your pits Beca, we still lost."

"Yeah but it was spontaneous. It was awesome. We were actually listening to—"

Aubrey cuts her off. "Okay everybody, hands in. "Ahh" on my count. On three or after three?"

They end up messing it up again which results in Aubrey storming off. Chloe sighs as the rest of the girls break up and go their separate ways; except for Beca who walks up next to her. "I'm not wrong, that was awesome." She says, eyes staring ahead.

Chloe smiles and links their arms together. "You were awesome. But yes, it was awesome and I know Aubrey agrees, she's just…" The ginger trails off. "She wants to be good and make it back to the ICCAs so everyone will forget the whole pukesgate thing, ya know? She's not so bad when she's not obsessing over winning."

Beca chuckles a little, nodding. "I'll have to see it to believe it, but I guess I'd be obsessed too if I had blown chunks into the audience." The brunette shrugs.

The ginger nods and sighs. "Well, I better go check on her. I'll see you soon, Becs!" Chloe leans in and presses her lips to the brunette's cheek before she darts off, smirking at the bemused expression on Beca's face.

…..

As soon as Chloe enters their shared little apartment just off campus, she spots Aubrey lounging on the couch with a glass of wine. Chloe smirks and hangs up her coat before plopping down next to the blonde. "You okay?"

Wordlessly, Aubrey leans forward to grab the second glass of wine off of the coffee table and hands it to Chloe before she takes a sip of her own wine. "I'm not sure." She finally says.

Chloe chuckles before taking a sip of wine. "Well, I don't know about you but I found it really, really hot..."

"I know." Aubrey says, voice going an octave lower. Chloe's eyes widen slightly. She wasn't expecting that answer. "Damn Beca and her rapping, and her alto voice…" Aubrey shakes her head and downs the rest of her wine.

"Are you ready to revisit that discussion we had a few months ago?" Chloe knows that Aubrey knows what she's talking about.

The blonde looks at Chloe with an unreadable expression. "I—I don't know, Chloe…"

"I really like her, Aubrey and I love you and I know you like her too."

"I know." Aubrey sighs deeply and closes her eyes. "How would we even go about this?" The blonde finally asks.

Chloe grins wide. "We flirt with her, of course… Dip our toes in and then eventually we sit down and have a conversation."

"I guess we can try…" Aubrey says after a moment of thought.

Grinning even wider, Chloe stands up and grabs the blonde's hand and pulls her up. "Great, but for now… I think you need to relax…" The ginger leans in and kisses Aubrey slowly before pulling back and taking her hand to lead them to the bedroom.