Beca was busy mixing music in her room. She was already dressed to impress (Chloe) for the Bella's night out and she waited for Jesse to arrive. She hoped Jesse will be fine with the fact that it would be a Bella celebration. She never bothered to tell him the stupid and irrelevant details when she invited him out and she figured he wouldn't care anyway.
Beca looked up from her computer screen when she heard a knock on the door. Sometimes students knocked on the doors of dorm rooms when they walked passed it, just for the sake of it, so Beca waited for a second knock. Instead she heard Jesse speaking to her.
"Beca! It's meeee, Jessica."
It was Jesse.
He was probably referring to a random line from a movie again.
Beca got up and opened the door. Jesse stood there waiting, smiling.
"Hi." Beca greeted.
"Hi!" Jesse greeted warmly. "Did you get the movie reference? It's from The Hot Chick."
"The answer is no. Like always." Beca calmly responded, as if talking to a 5 year old. "You look horrible." Beca dryly observed, as she went back to her desk where her computer stood, leaving the door open for Jesse.
"I know. I can't wait to go out tonight, I need it." Jesse fell on Beca's bed, he looked tired. "I studied like a maniac today and had so much to do at the radio station this morning, alone, since you and Luke were busy having fun at the car-wash."
"Aubrey will also be at Bingo's tonight, so maybe she can make you feel better?" Beca smirked as she saw Jesse look up at her surprised.
"How do you know Aubrey will be there?" Jesse asked, trying hard not to look excited.
"Tonight is sort of a Bella celebration. We raised a lot of money at the car-wash." Beca explained.
"Oh, okay." Jesse replied, nonchalantly.
"Come on, Jesse, don't even pretend you two did not have a moment at the Bella rehearsal Thursday. It was disgusting, mister!" Beca laughed when she saw Jesse blush.
"Was it so obvious?"
Beca lifted her eyebrows as an answer.
"God, Beca, I can't get her out of my head. She is just, so, in control, you know. And she is attractive! And she has this sort of sassy professor Snape thing about her." Jesse spluttered.
"Aubrey is like a sassy professor Snape? No wonder you're still single."
"I probably should have used a better comparison." Jesse acknowledged, smiling thoughtfully.
"Yes, since her hair is not super oily. But, I get it, I do." Beca spoke, jokingly.
"Yeah?" Jesse asked, his tone of voice sounded hopeful.
"Aubrey is totally Slytherin. She is so cold she probably spits ice cubes. What's not to love?" Beca grinned.
"And I'm Gryffindor. And warm. And I spit fire. We can complete each other."
"No, you are Hufflepuff. Even could be a squib. Or Aunt Petunia. She wanted a letter to join Hogwarts but never got one."
"You are evil!"
Beca laughed. "Honestly, how are you not gay?"
"I don't know, I just like women, I guess. Mean women."
"Mean women? Really?" Beca smiled, she enjoyed mocking Jesse.
"I liked you too, remember? Maybe because you are also mean, like Aubrey."
Beca rolled her eyes. "I am not mean, I am sarcastic. Big difference."
"Sure, you crushed my dreams of having a cappella babies with you when you told me that you are gay." Jesse accusingly joked. "And ever since we started hanging out, you have had more one-night stands with girls than me. It's depressing."
"You can have a cappella babies with Aubrey now." Beca comforted jokingly, faking a disgusted-face. "And I can't help it that girls like me more than they like you." She smirked when she thought of Jesse's lack of charisma with girls.
"Ouch." Jesse answered. "Do you also have a crush on a girl I need to know of?" He curiously asked.
"Uhm." Beca was caught off-guard. Suddenly Chloe's face flashed before her eyes. Beca felt frustrated as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ears.
Why am I thinking of Chloe?
"Who?" Jesse asked, correctly reading Beca's apprehension as a sign that she was hiding something.
"Nobody." Beca answered, avoiding Jesse's gaze.
"Who?!" Jesse threw a pillow at Beca.
"Well, okay, maybe someone. But, I don't even know if she is gay. And even if she is, it would be very complicated." Beca answered truthfully. "I am not even considering it."
Beca was a little surprised with her answer as well. Hang on, does that mean I like her now?
"Mysterious answer, Beca. I will get to the bottom of this." Jesse announced with mocked earnest.
Beca shrugged, and she heard few knocks on her door.
"That must be Chloe, we will be driving with her tonight." Beca muttered to Jesse. He gave Beca a confused look, the last time he checked they hated each other. Now Chloe, Beca's soon-to-be stepsister and one of the most popular girls at Barden, was giving them a ride to Bingo's?
Beca opened the door, and for the second time that day Chloe's appearance left her speechless. Chloe was wearing a tight, green cocktail dress. Her hair hung loosely in curls on her shoulders, and her make-up complimented her blue eyes, making it if possible, appear bluer than ever.
Chloe was searching for something in her handbag, and did not pay attention to Beca opening the door, so she luckily did not see Beca checking her out again.
"Hi." Beca greeted, wondering why Chloe looked so distracted.
"Hi." Chloe greeted. Her eyes flickered quickly over Beca's body, but she said nothing. Beca felt a bit disappointed.
Why do I want her to compliment the way I look anyway?
"Hi Chloe." Jesse greeted, standing at the door now too.
"Hi." Chloe greeted back awkwardly, before returning her attention to Beca. "I know it is your trademark to be late, but I like to be on time, so let's go."
Beca glared at Chloe.
"Aubrey is waiting for us in the car." Chloe explained a second later. She turned to walk to her car without waiting for Jesse and Beca.
"Did you hear that, Jesse? She is waiting." Beca laughed at him.
Jesse gave Beca an embarrassed smile and nervously brushed with his hands over his wrinkled his t-shirt, attempting to make himself look more presentable.
Beca laughed knowingly at him. Chloe folded her arms when she heard them laugh at their stifled private jokes.
Chloe was not in the mood to go out. She had a horrible day making sense of her feelings towards the dj, and now that she was in Beca's presence again she felt confused and irritated, yet thrilled and happy at the same time. How was it possible that Beca could make her feel so many different emotions simultaneously?
Has it always been that way? Am I only noticing it now?
They walked in silence towards Chloe's car, and the atmosphere was a bit tense. Her eyes kept glancing towards Beca, and she had to admit that the brunette looked very sexy in her skinny jeans and Nirvana t-shirt.
"Hurry up, guys!" Aubrey shouted impatiently through the front seat window of Chloe's car.
"Snape is getting angry, Jesse." Beca joked, and Jesse laughed.
Beca always made jokes when she was nervous, and Chloe made her feel weirdly nervous tonight. She was aware that Chloe was not her usual talkative self. At other times they would have been arguing over something stupid by now, but now Chloe ignored her.
Beca left out a sigh of frustration as she and Jesse scooted into the backseat of Chloe's car.
"Hey guys." Aubrey greeted.
"Hi." Beca greeted, feeling pissed, not knowing exactly why.
"Hi Aubrey." Jesse greeted, politely.
"Hi." Aubrey greeted, looking very distracted, typing a text message furiously on her phone. Chloe started the engine and they drove for a while in silence towards Bingo's.
You're Jesse, right?" Aubrey spoke up, and glanced backwards towards Jesse. Beca sensed she only spoke to create a conversation since the atmosphere in the car was painfully silent.
"Yes. I'm the Treble that interrupted the Bella's rehearsal. Again, sorry about that." Jesse answered.
"It's fine. And you did not really interrupt anything." Aubrey warmly assured Jesse. Beca let out a small cough. Aubrey acting all cool about a Treble not doing something wrong was comical.
"Yeah, don't feel bad Jesse, after all, it was Beca's fault to begin with. Not yours." Chloe murmured, as she took a turn.
"What?" Beca breathed incredulously at Chloe's remark. "I can't help that I had to work extra hours!"
"Okay guys! Stop! No fighting." Aubrey turned around in her seat and gave Beca a warning look.
"She started it!" Beca exclaimed to Aubrey, wondering why the blond always had to signal her out.
"Wow, you really fight like true sisters." Jesse joked, causing Chloe to tighten her hands on the staring wheel. Her eyes flashed wildly with anger. Beca punched Jesse hard on his leg, hating him.
"What? It was a joke!" Jesse defended himself. Aubrey let out a long defeated sigh.
"Let's just listen to the radio or something." Chloe suggested sideways to Aubrey, sounding very annoyed.
Aubrey turned the radio on, pleased to do something that could draw attention away from the tense atmosphere in the car. The optimistic voice of Luke, the dj on duty that night at Barden FM, soon filled the car.
"…for staying tuned tonight. Next on our playlist is Titanium, by David Guetta featuring Sia. Enjoy guys!"
Titanium started to play. Beca and Chloe both groaned loudly.
"I love this song!" Jesse exclaimed, trying to lighten the mood, still feeling bad for making that stupid joke earlier.
Chloe turned the radio off abruptly.
"Wha..? Why?" Jesse dumbly asked. Aubrey also looked at Chloe curiously, not knowing what was going on.
"Titanium is your favourite song, Chloe, you always listen to it?" Aubrey questioned Chloe sounding confused.
"Drop it, guys!" Beca snapped.
"I really need a drink." Jesse said, to nobody in particular.
"Ditto." Aubrey responded dryly.
They drove in silence to Bingo's following that. As soon as Chloe parked, Beca jumped out of the car. Jesse followed Beca quickly after weakly thanking Chloe for the ride, who just ignored him.
"Beca, you have some serious explaining to do. What happened in that car?" Jesse asked, trying hard to keep up with Beca who walked at a very fast pace towards the entrance of the club. He was confused. He knew Beca and Chloe hated each other, but he sensed there was something more behind it.
"I don't want to talk about it, let's just go get drunk." Beca responded.
Jesse shrugged. "Fine, but the tension in the car was horrible. I think we should take a taxi home later, I am not driving with Chloe and you in the same car ever again."
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Beca was waiting at the bar, waiting for a bartender to tend to them. She saw out of the corner of her eye that Chloe and Aubrey were in the club now as well, talking and greeting a random group of guys at a table. Chloe laughed loudly at something a muscular guy in a football shirt said, and she patted him playfully on his shoulder when she replied to him, chuckling.
"Ah, Beca. Look at that. Aubrey is talking to the seniors. How can I compete with them?" Jesse asked sadly, who also saw Chloe and Aubrey talk to the random group of guys. Their night started out horrible.
Beca turned and glanced at them again and felt upset when she saw Tom now standing with his arms around Chloe. They listened to whatever Aubrey told them, and they laughed hysterically.
A moment ago you were angry, and now you laugh? Along with Tom, the asshole. What the fuck?
Chloe glanced over to Beca, sensing that the dj was watching her. They looked at each other fleetingly. Chloe broke the moment by sweetly winking at Beca.
"Bitch." Beca softly cursed the redhead, turning her full attention to the very busy bartenders before her again.
"Two beers, and six tequila's." Beca ordered when the bartender finally asked her what she wanted.
"Tequila? You must really be pissed." Jesse laughed.
"Yeah, a beer and three tequila's for the two of us will start the night off well."
"No need to buy me anything more after this." Jesse also drank his shots and pulled a face. "I feel drunk already."
"I feel better already." Beca smirked. "Let's go dance, I can spot the other Bella's on the dance floor."
"Jesse!" Leonard, another Treble, walked over to them. "Let me go introduce you to a few a capella god's from out of state, we are sitting at that table there. Leonard pointed to a table. "Nice to see you here, dude!" He added, while shaking Jesse's hand.
"Uhm, sure, can Beca come?"
"You're a Bella right?" Leonard asked and Beca nodded. "Then no."
"Jesse, it's fine." Beca assured Jesse. "We can catch up later and I'm sure you don't want to dance the night away with the Barden Bella's." Beca smirked at Jesse.
"Okay, I will see you around and we will catch up later! Jesse responded, loudly over the music, as Leonard dragged him to the table where the 'a cappella gods' were sitting.
Beca made her way through the dancers on the dance floor towards the Bella's.
Cynthia Rose was chatting to two girls, who Beca remembers from one of her classes at Barden, and Fat Amy, Jessica and Lily were dancing a piece of their Bella's routine, laughing. Stacy was holding a tray full of shots she probably just bought at the bar, and when the Bella's saw Beca they greeted her excitedly, giving her a few shots from Stacy's tray, probably thinking she just got there and that she hasn't had her fair share of alcohol to drink yet.
They danced as if nobody was watching. Fat Amy and Stacy bought them all rounds of shots, she has lost count of how many, and Beca was having fun. Beca was quite drunk, and was surprised when she later saw that Chloe was dancing next to her and that Aubrey was dancing next to Lily. When did they join the group? She glanced over at Chloe, who looked effortlessly hot.
Beca would have been happy watching Chloe dance for a while longer, but since Tom was dancing behind Chloe, Beca diverted her gaze elsewhere. When she heard Chloe giggle at something he mumbled in her ear, she groaned loudly.
Why should I dance next to the two people I detest the most in this world? Just my luck.
Chloe dragged Tom into the middle of the Bella's group and stated to grind into him. Beca saw Tom, who was smiling gleefully, move his hands towards Chloe's hips. They both moved in time with the music playing, never missing one beat. She pulled him closer on the hem of his jeans, and Chloe's hand started to trail patterns on his back in a teasing manner. She whispered something playfully in his ear. He whispered something back, causing her to laugh and to wink cheekily at Tom.
Beca watched them dance with a horror-stricken face. Jealousy was fuming inside every inch of her body and she wanted so much to punch Tom in the face. She hated seeing Chloe dance with Tom, in a very similar fashion, in which they danced earlier that day at the car-wash.
To Chloe it is just all a game. I was so stupid to ever think that I might have liked her.
"I am going outside!" Beca screamed at Fat Amy, who has been watching the poor brunette react to Chloe's flirtatious dancing closely.
"Sure, short stuff. When you come back we will get you really drunk!" Fat Amy smiled at Beca.
Beca walked away from the group, closely watched by Chloe.
Chloe mouthed to Tom that she wanted to go to the bathroom, and she walked off following Beca. Tom looked disappointed but smiled when one of his friends high fived him for 'getting it on' with Chloe on the dance floor.
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Beca was standing outside the club, and she felt furious with the whole world. She hated Chloe so much right now. And to make it worse, Beca felt hot tears building up in her eyes. Don't cry, damn it. Beca scolded herself, but it was too late. She felt hot tears running down her face, and embarrassed she closed her eyes. The day so far has left her exhausted, mentally and physically.
Beca always kept her feelings hidden, and it was relatively easy to do normally, but her feelings for Chloe were something that frustrated and confused her in every level possible. It all proven too much to digest, and the amount of alcohol she had so far did not assist in helping her deal with it at all.
"Beca?" Chloe found Beca standing outside.
Chloe must have followed me out. Shit.
"What?" Beca snapped at Chloe, still with her eyes closed, trying to sound as if she wasn't crying. She turned her back on Chloe, but it was too late.
Chloe saw Beca quickly wiping her face with her hands, trying to wipe her tears away.
"Beca?" Chloe weakly spoke. It was agony to see Beca crying. "Are you crying?"
"No, I'm laughing. Ha ha." Beca sarcastically replied.
Chloe determinedly took a step towards Beca, and lifted a hand to Beca's shoulder. She turned the dj towards her gently.
"Go away." Beca ordered. "I will be fine." Beca attempted a brave face, but was startled when she saw the amount of care in Chloe's eyes looking into hers. Beca wanted to break the eye contact, but she couldn't.
"Just go away." Beca ordered again.
"No."
Chloe grabbed Beca close to her and kissed her.
Beca did not have time to comprehend what was happening. She felt weightless and all her anger at the redhead disappeared instantly. Chloe's lips were soft against hers, and when Chloe trailed her tongue on Beca's lips, urging entrance, Beca parted her lips causing Chloe to immediately deepen the kiss, pulling and gripping Beca, if possible, closer to her.
Chloe wiped the tears of Beca's face without once breaking the kiss. They both moaned when they had to break for air for the briefest of seconds, and their lips crashed against each other's again, craving contact from each other. Beca lifted her hand to cup Chloe's cheek, causing the redhead to whimper silently, and Beca breathed in nervously when she felt Chloe's hand trailing underneath her t-shirt, exploring Beca's toned stomach.
"Beca?!" Jesse called, causing Beca and Chloe both opened their eyes. "Are you okay…? Oh!" Jesse looked shocked as Beca and Chloe broke apart. "Shit, sorry! I did not see you guys. Sorry!" Jesse closed his eyes with his hands.
"Jesse! What the fuck?!" Beca screamed at him. Chloe looked at Jesse angrily, still breathless from the kiss, her firm grip around Beca's body unchanged.
"Sorry! I'll go back inside. I thought you looked upset when you walked out of the club and I followed you, but I got distracted along the way and then I stumbled over a…"
"Fuck off, Jesse!" Beca screamed irritated, her body bouncing with every word uttered, causing Chloe to reluctantly loosen her grip around the brunette.
"Okay." Jesse weakly replied, and he ran into the club again.
Chloe and Beca looked at each other awkwardly. What now? Beca thought.
Chloe smiled and took Beca's hands in hers. Beca grinned at Chloe happily.
"I am happy we missed the dinner tonight with our parents." Chloe laughed. "Tonight seems totally worth it now, doesn't it?"
Chloe was not sure when last she felt so happy before. She played with Beca's hands in hers and she wanted to kiss Beca again, but the brunette now looked at Chloe with a confused expression.
Reality sunk in, and Beca's mind went into overdrive.
Shit, have I just kissed my future stepsister? How drunk am I?
Beca was panicking.
"Did I say something wrong?" Chloe asked, she searched in Beca's eyes desperately to see if she could read what the dj was thinking, but the dj's eyes were hazy and expressionless.
This is a disaster. Yes, a massive fucking mistake. We had too much to drink and Chloe confused me with her dancing and fine, I like her, but what the hell will my father say? He did not take it well at all when I told him I was gay in high school, and now I am at a club kissing his future wife's daughter? What?!
"Beca, what are you thinking?" Chloe worriedly asked. She grabbed Beca's hands into her own again, but Beca quickly drew her hands away from hers.
"No, Chloe."
"Beca, is it the whole 'stepsister thing' that bothers you?" Chloe asked, impatiently.
"Yes! How can it not bother you?" Beca incredulously asked.
"So what if we will be stepsisters." Chloe simply answered. She wanted to remain calm, but was scared to death that Beca would turn her down just because of the whole stepsister problem.
"Newsflash, Chloe, we will be stepsisters. What will your mother and my father say? I am sure they will be just thrilled to hear that we get along better and that we even kissed to seal the deal, but you can't deny how complicated it makes things." Beca retorted sarcastically.
"So we are just going to pretend the kiss never happened then?" Chloe asked, feeling very frustrated. She did not give damn what their families thought of them.
"Yes."
Chloe's eyes snapped to Beca's. "What?"
"I am sorry Chloe. This is just, urgh, well, too complicated." Beca lifted her hands and shook her head. "I was confused, and emotionally drained, and we are both really drunk. I am sure we will wake up tomorrow thinking that we were both idiots tonight for kissing each other."
"The kiss meant nothing to you then?"
No, I felt weightless. It meant everything.
"Yes." Beca answered with a dead-panned expression. "I cried and you felt sorry for me and then you kissed me." Beca hated herself for saying it, but she had no other choice.
Chloe looked absolutely livid. She was staring at Beca with her arms folded and her eyes shot daggers at Beca's.
"You kissed me back, you know." Chloe remarked. "And I must add, that I agree with you. I agree with everything."
"You do?" Beca asked, surprised. She felt her heart drop at Chloe's words.
"Yes. I was stupid for kissing you." Chloe answered. "It meant nothing. And since this discussion is going nowhere, I am going inside."
"Fine." Beca replied.
"And before I go – I forgot to tell you - we will be having dinner at your father's home at 7pm tomorrow night. Don't be late. I am not picking you up again, you can take the bus, sis." Chloe walked off into the club without once glancing back at Beca.
Beca was sure she heard Chloe suppress a sob when she entered the club. Beca lifted her hands to her head, feeling exasperated. She has never felt more confused in her life before.
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