Chapter 4: Secrets

Aubrey Posen X Jesse Swanson

Prompt: Aubrey and Jesse have been secretly dating for some time now. What will happen when a certain redhead and brunette accidently discover this?

"Aww, Jesse! You shouldn't have!" Aubrey says, smiling, as she sets down her present from her boyfriend. They share a quick kiss. She lays her head back onto his chest and sighs happily. She couldn't be more glad that Beca and Jesse had broken up a few years ago, leaving him open for her. Which reminded her… "Jesse?"

"Yeah, Bree?" She raises her head to look him in the eye.

"Did you tell Beca about us yet?" Immediately guilt raises to his eyes.

"Uh, no…You told Chloe yet?"

The familiar feeling of guilt rises up in her too. She shakes her head and he starts laughing.

"What's so funny?" He was laughing so hard that there were tears coming out of his eyes. He wipes them away as Aubrey slaps his arm playfully. "What?"

He finally catches his breath. "I just find it funny that you hadn't told you best friend yet. Usually you two are like connected in the brain, one knows exactly what the other knows and stuff like that. I'm just surprised that you managed to keep your mouth shut this lo—I mean…love you babe?" Her eyes were narrowed at him in anger. Wrong things to say to an Aubrey Posen.

"Jesse!" She whacks the side of his arm.

"Ow! Sorry babe. But you and Chloe are pretty much tied to the hip…well most of the time." She continues to glare at him as she huffs in annoyance. Well, Aubrey thinks, he does have a point. She sighs. "I guess you're right, but… that really hurt my feelings, Jesse." He immediately looks up, a look of horror written across his face. When he realizes that she was joking, he frowns.

"Not cool, Bree." She raises an eyebrow at him. He sighs again. "I meant, sorry babe. That was very rude an inconsiderate of me. Will you ever forgive this giant mess you call a boyfriend?" Aubrey pretends to think for a minute before smiling and turning over so that she was partially laying on top of him. She softly kisses him. "It's okay. I forgive y—"

"Shit!" Both heads shoot up as the door slams open, a small brunette flying through it and an angry looking redhead following close behind. They stare slack-jawed as both of them start yelling at each other, not seeing the other company. "It wasn't my fault Chlo'!"

"It was exactly your fault! Beca!"

"Chloe!" The younger girl whines.

"No Beca! Whining and pulling that pout will not get you out of this!" Chloe throws her bag onto the couch where Aubrey and Jesse were sitting without looking back and seeing the couple. "Ow!" Aubrey cries out as it hits her. That was when they realize they weren't alone in the room.

"Bree?"

"Jesse?" Then the brunette and redhead stare at each other before looking back at the other two. "Why is she lying on top of you?" Aubrey's face flushes red and she quickly climbs off her boyfriend, fixing a death glare on the small DJ.

"Why is Chloe yelling at you?" Aubrey shoots back.

Beca turns to look at Chloe before looking back at the blonde. "I think this is way more interesting than whatever we were just arguing about." Aubrey turns to complain to her best friend only to see that she was also nodding.

"Totes, Becs. It's totes more important than whatever the hell we were just talking about. When did you two become a couple? And how come I didn't know, Bree? I thought we were best friends!" Aubrey's face falls when she sees Chloe's crestfallen expression.

"We are, we just…" She turns to look at Jesse for help. He gives her the 'don't ask me. She's your best friend' look. "We just wanted to keep it quiet because there was no way the hobbit could keep a secret and no offense but if I told you you would immediately tell her."

Chloe gives her the 'yeah, you're probably right' face and Beca indignantly yells out, "Hobbit? What?! Who said I would tell?"

Aubrey gives her a pointed look and Chloe jumps in to try and help. "You know, she is right, Becs." Beca opens her mouth to interrupt but Chloe just continues on. "You know when Stacie actually got in a relationship and told you not to tell everyone, you kinda told the entire Bellas."

"I was drunk! You guys all know I talk when I'm drunk!"

"Or that time when we were going to throw a surprise party for Emily and then you told her. While you were stone sober."

Beca's face turns into a frown. "She was giving me those puppy dog eyes! We all know that's my weakness!"

"Whatever, hobbit. We just all know you can't keep your mouth shut even if your life depended on it." They all stare in shock at Aubrey. "What? I'm just telling the truth."

Beca smirks, seeing a perfect opportunity to get back at the blonde. "Well I'm just telling the truth that the Bellas will be excited to start gossiping about this 'Jaubrey' thing." Chloe breaks out into laughter while the couple looks at her in horror.

"Really Beca? A ship name? How mature."

"What? You call me hobbit all the time. How mature of you." Chloe and Jesse could totally tell that shit was about to go down if they didn't stop the two of them.

"Okay! Let's not have my girlfriend kill me best friend, so…why don't we come to an agreement?"

"Like what?"

Aubrey thinks for a minute before replying.

"Something about not being able to make fun of me and Jesse."

"Fine. I won't make fun of you two if you stop calling me a hobbit."

"Deal." Aubrey shakes her hand and then sits back down next to Jesse. Chloe takes a seat on the armrest of the same chair as Beca. They were all still staring at each other.

Silence. Then, "Does that mean I can be your best bro at the wedding?"

Jesse: "Sure."

Aubrey: "Hobbit!"