A/N: Thanks for the favs, I must be doing something right! This Chapter's pretty long and I think the next ones even longer so I'm really sorry but it didn't feel right to end it sooner, so deal! :P Thanks for reading and I'd love to hear your opinions! (hinthintpleasereview) :)

Likelihood

Chloe was amazed at how one night could give you such a reputation. It wasn't as if before her little, rendezvous lets call it, she was unnoticed. She used to get stopped occasionally, not by the type of guys she would ever go near, but she was still chatted up occasionally.

Maybe it was because she was with Aubrey all the time, people are always intimidated by Aubrey. She's really sweet really though.

After the other week though, there wasn't a day that went by without some guy, or girl for that matter, trying to hit on her. It wasn't that she didn't appreciate the attention and she wasn't being called a slut or easy, but she didn't really want Aubrey to know what had happened that night. Sure Aubrey acted like she had an idea. Maybe she was on the right track, but Chloe was sure Aubrey didn't understand the extent of what Chloe had done that night.

It had taken Chloe herself a whole week to get used to the idea, she had disgusted herself at first. She felt so dirty and wrong. When she thinks of it now though, the elevator frat boy, Tom. His friend Jay... and his girlfriend whatsherface from psychology. Then that blonde girl with the nursery rhyme tattoo on her ribs? Then the few that didn't quite make it to her memory.

She was hardly proud of her endeavour, but she looked at it as a progression in her learning curve called life.

Just another college experience to tick off the list. She was finally relaxing into the college girl life. Everyone outside her apartment thought she was a sex goddess and she was cool with that, as long as they didn't find out she needed to snuggle up to her best friend every night. Sure it was a double life, but it worked. Sleeping next to Aubrey made Chloe relax, but when Chloe was relaxing Aubrey was getting more and more.. uptight.

It was really ever since Chloe's Nanabee had rang. The redhead was still in breakdown mode at that stage but after Aubrey had gotten sick, it was if she hardly wanted to be around Chloe.

Chloe thought maybe her intruding other peoples personal space thing was getting on her nerves, but lets face it that was three years too late.

It was almost a month later and the blonde wasn't different so to speak, it was just little things.

Aubrey however, was glad Chloe had settled. She had finally unpacked her stuff and sorted out her room. Not that she ever slept there, but it was progress from Bree's point of view. It wasn't like Aubrey minded anyway.

She just had to make sure she kept her mind on the straight and narrow. She found the best way to do that was to keep her head in her books and work on her Bellas numbers. It was only the occassional time before going to sleep or inbetween classes that her thoughts would wonder to Chloe. Aubrey would then find herself hung over a toilet bowl again. She had gone to the doctor who had diagnosed it as nerves. Aubrey had maybe stretched the truth about what she was thinking about when it happened, but it made sense. It wasn't all bad though. Even super bitch Prue had noticed how dedicated Aubrey had become in recent weeks.

"You keep this up Posen, you might just earn yourself a solo." Now that was a rare thing to hear from the brunette. Aubrey instantly found Chloe's eyes and gave her a grin, the red head squealed and gave her two thumbs up.

Turns out Aubrey still had a long way to go to get that solo, it wasn't until after semi-finals that Prue gave her a song to learn. Well, it was a chorus but Aubrey was excited anyway. She felt like she was finally getting somewhere. Even if it was so close to the end.

She practiced every night with Chloe. Which made her wish more and more that it was her she was duetting with, it wasn't particularily a love song but it made Aubrey notice how well their voices blended. Both sopranos, their harmonies intertwining effortessley, the transition from Chloe's verse to Aubrey's chorus was so smooth t'd take a trained ear to hear the difference in tone. Aubrey was just slightly more shrill. Chloe had this very easy laziness to her voice, it was so sexy. Oh god no, Aubrey felt her stomach turning and she ran to the bathroom.

"What did the Doc say that was again?" Chloe yelled from the other side of the door. Aubrey wouldn't let her in anymore. The thought of the redhead seeing her in this state made her worse, so if she was in the room with her well... Bad idea.

"My nerves... There's a proper.." Aubrey ducked her head into the bowl again. Chloe heard the wretch from outside. She felt so sorry for Aubrey, she seemed so stressed. She wouldn't stop studying or practicing, or doing anything academic. She had known her dad was a hard ass, but this year he must have really put his foot down. It confused Chloe though, Aubrey has had a 4.0 average since the day they met. It wasn't like she needed the extra study.

"Name for it." Aubrey said, now cleaning her face.

"But I can never remember it." Aubrey said opening the bathroom door to find Chloe staring a her.

"We need to go out." She said firmly looking at the blonde. Aubrey looked at her quizzically her brain immediately taking that sentence in the wrong context.

"Like..?" She started nervously, she could feel her stomach starting again.

"Like.. Hmm.." Chloe thought for her second.

"Like Karaoke!" She smiled excitedly. Aubrey relaxed.

"Oh, karaoke? Alright yeah! Just us?" Aubrey smiled closing the door behind her. Chloe grabbed her arm and brought her to their bedroom. Well Aubrey's bedroom.

"Yeah we need a night together, I don't know why we don't do this more!"

Because then it would be like having a date night. Aubrey thought to herself.

Chloe stuck on some songs on her laptop and flung open Aubrey's wardrobe doors.

"Sit." She said to Aubrey pointing to the bed as Sara Barellis started to play. Aubrey's minded was triggered, she started thinking of all the songs she could sing with Chloe. Maybe give her a subtle hint? No, she'd probably get sick. She'd have to stay concentrated and make sure she kept her insides, inside. Yes, that woud be wise.

"God Bree, you need some new clothes. We're gonna have to go shopping!" Chloe shut the closet doors after searching through all of her clothes. Which by the way, were all hung up in outfits and arranged in seasons, sub-divided into colour schemes. Chloe had laughed so hard when she found Aubrey doing it, but whatever it was cute.

Aubrey looked at the alarm clock on her bedside table. It was 5.46pm, there was no way they'd make it to the mall before six.

"But we've no time..?" Chloe smiled grabbing Aubrey's hand and her laptop.

"Not now silly, lets get you sexy." Chloe dragged Aubrey into her own bedroom and pushed her onto the bed.

"Sexier of course." She corrected herself winking at the blonde on her bed. Aubrey smiled to herself trying to stop the blood rushing to her cheeks. She thinks I'm sexy. Aubrey felt like a schoolgirl with a crush, but this was Chloe. She as the epitome of sexy. Aubrey choked down some stress induced bile and watched as the redhead flung open her own closet doors. Quickly looking through what clothes she had hung up before moving to the pile that was just flung on the floor of the wardrobe. For someone so organised Chloe was extremely untidy.

"Here." Chloe flung some clothes behind her hitting Aubrey in the face.

She laughed sweetly.

"You're supposed to wear that like a shirt not on your head, babe." Aubrey felt her heart rate quicken as the redhead teased her. She took the shirt off her head and held it out in front of her. It was more like a cloth. There was no way Aubrey could get away with that, Chloe, hell yes. Aubrey? Not so much.

"Chloe, is this even classified as a shirt? How is this legal?" The blonde asked rather disdained still holding thte shirt out. Chloe flashed the blonde a dashing smile and walked over to her.

"You..." Chloe took Bree by waist and lifted her off the bed, keeping uncomfortably close as usual.

"Aubrey Posen." She continued pointedly. Taking the shirt from the taller girls hands an placing it on the bed. She turned the blonde around and undid her bra with one swift hand movement.

"CHLO!" Aubrey squeeked in shock. You've had practice, she wanted to finish, but she didn't.

Chloe stuck a hand over the blonde's shoulder giving her a lacey red bra.

"Are gonna be smookin'." She finished with a smirk as Aubrey turned around in her shirt. It was a gorgeous boutique find, really sexy off the shoulder. It was black with lace on the sides, showing off the contrasting red bra she had just put on. It was also cut just at the ribs, showing off Aubrey's toned midsection. The red head smiled, triumphantly. Turning back to her closet.

"Go put this on and wear you red heels." She said throwing her a skirt, a smile still playing on the corner of her mouth.

"Then come back so I can do your hair. You're actualy going to let it down tonight." Chloe winked mischeviously and Aubrey let a giggle escape she knew resistance was futile, but at that moment she didn't want to fight back. She didn't want to tell Chloe how inappropriate it was for two Bella's to go out dressed in half tops and leather pencil skirts to a karaoke bar. She didn't want to tell her that she had a preliminary examination for law in the morning. She didn't want to tell her that maybe going out with Chloe, just the two of them singing songs together, was something that could make her so nervous she'd spend the next day in the bathroom. ('Cause that's something everyone loves to hear.)

So she didn't. She didn't even flinch when she realised the skirt was leather.

She smiled widely at her best friend. Deciding that if she was going to let her hair down tonight, she was going to do it whole-heartedly. She gave Chloe a wink.

"I'll be back in two, why don't you... Slip into something more comfortable." She skipped out the room, leaving the redhead in shock.

"That was sexy. And it wasn't just that top." Chloe smiled to herself under her breath. Glad that her friend was finally loosening up a bit even if it was just for one night. The redhead turned back to her wardrobe and started flicking through her clothes as fast as she could, looking for something that would compliment the blondes outfit.

When Aubrey came back Chloe had just finished zipping up her dress. She gave herself a quick sweep before putting her head over her shoulder, attempting to tease the blonde.

"What do you... wow." Chloe stuttered.

"Wow, you look amazing. Come here you've got that skirt up too high." She said walking over to the other girl revealing her own outfit. It was a small skin-tight red dress, low cut for a fierce amount of clevage but in a non-hooker-ish way. Her hair was slung laziy over one shoulder, obviously just taken out of her usual pony-tail, but God did she look gorgeous.

"Looks who's talking." Aubrey said as Chloe started pulling at her skirt. The redhead rolled her eyes playfully, ignoring the blonde's comment.

"The idea, of wearing a high top. Aubrey." She looked at her best friend pointedly.

"Is too show off your stomach, so you do not cover it up with a skirt. Genius." Chloe went back to the mirror. Posing at different angles to take in her own get-up.

"What do you think?" She asked Aubrey as she took up her curling wand from the bedside table. Chloe decided the over the shoulder thing was cool so she just planned on tidying it up a bit. Aubrey sat on the couch behind her putting her hands behind her she crossed her long legs and leaned back tossing her hair. She really was beautiful. Chloe was determined she wouldn't be the only one to know this side of the blonde. Chloe watched in the mirror as Aubrey swept her hand through her hair, giving it some lift.

She spun around excitedly.

"That's it! Come here!" Chloe forgot her own hair and got to work on Aubrey's, She straightened most of it then curled it at the ends. She parted it on the right side of her head letting her fringe fall across to the left side of her head. Making sure it was off Aubrey's face, Chloe sprayed it into position, pushing it up for more volume.

She pushed the blonde into the bathroom, without letting her look in the mirror and grabbed some make-up. Chloe gave Aubrey some really dark smokey eyes. It reminded her of the old Aubrey, who sometimes looked like a raccoon trying to be Taylor Momsem. Not tonight though.

Definitely not. Chloe took a step back admiring her own handy work.

She saw Aubrey raise an eyebrow at her quizzically.

"Mmmm.." Chloe hummed at her, finding her lip caught between her teeth.

Aubrey stood up and walked over to the mirror and examined herself. Chloe stood behind her nervously, waiting for some sort of reaction. She thought she had done a wonderful job, you wouldn't even know it was Aubrey. Not that Aubrey wasn't wonderful she just meant... Thank goodness she didn't say that out loud. Chloe watched Aubrey's relection intently.

"Chloe?" The blonde said finally, breaking Chloe's train of thought.

"Yeah?"

"Who's the really hot girl in your bedroom, will you introduce me?" Aubrey said over her shoulder, to the redhead. She gave a polite smile and nervous wave to her reflection and turned around. Her expression turning to an excited smile. She pointed over her shoulder at the mirror.

"She waved at me, I'm in there!" Chloe caught on and laughed, dorky aubrey was always the best fun. It just took a lot to get Aubrey to that stage now. When they were younger things like this would have been a regular occurence.

Chloe finished her own hair and make-up quickly. She danced into the living room twirling for Aubrey.

"What do you think?" She said giving her a classic Marilyn Monroe impression.

Aubrey started miming and waving her hands about.

"What? Did your voice go? How it was fine and we're supposed to be going to karaoke!?" Chloe started panicking looking for honey. She stopped as soon as she heard Aubrey's booming laugh.

The blonde girl was now hunched in half trying to save her make-up from tears of laughter.

"Bree! I thought you were sick what was with the...?" Chloe stopped as the joke clicked with her.

"Oh, you were speechless." She laughed, rolling her eyes again.

"Thanks." She said going back into her bedroom to grab her bag. She came back out with a massive grin plastered across her face from the confidence boost her best friend had just given her. She grabbed her leather jacket off the back of the sofa.

"Right come on let's go! I feel like I'm in a rush!" Chloe said throwing Aubrey's coat at her. Who was the uptight one now?

"Chlo, do you realise it's only half seven? The bars going to be empty." Chloe checked her phone and sure enough he blonde was right.

7.32pm.

"Well why did you let me do everything so fast?" Chloe said trying to compensate for being so pushy before. Aubrey raised ane eyebrow.

"Chlo, when you get an idea you're like a squirell on steroids. Nothing could stop you, even me." Chloe tried to keep the smirk off her lips with little success. She knew the blonde was right, but ideas just came to Chloe & if she didn't do it then and there when would she ever do it? She was a split decision maniac. So in true Chloe Beale style, on the spur of the moment, in the most platonic and innocent sense made a decision.

"Well lets go for dinner? Like a date."