"Hi, my name is Beca Mitchell. I'm applying for the assistant posting."
Joey, the security guard on the bottom floor of Beale's Record looks up at the dark blue-eyed female and tells her "Sign here and ID please" while handing her a clipboard. The clipboard already has multiple sign in's from 20 other people looking for a spot in this Grammy award-winning label.
Beca receives the clipboard and sets it down on the desk and begins to look for her ID in her purse. After looking for a good 20 seconds she hands her ID to the security. Then she signs the clipboard along and also writes down who she was assigned to see.
She slides the clipboard across the desk closer to the guard to signal she finished signing. And she waits until the security guard finishes
Wow, this place seems to be really strict with security. Beca thinks as the guard finally hands her ID back.
Joey takes the clipboard and makes sure she did everything correctly.
After making sure that she filled in everything the thing that caught his eye was the name Chloe Beale as the person this woman plans to work for. He looks up at her.
"Take the elevator to the 10th floor, take a right, and go into the conference room number 2." says the guard.
"Okay, thank you." says Beca and turns to go to the elevator.
"Good luck"
Beca turns her face toward the security guard and simply gives a smile as a form of gratitude and goes back toward the elevator.
Once inside the elevator, Beca gets extremely nervous and her mind goes overdrive. She thinks about how the guard told her good luck. Not just the phrase good luck that one says to someone out of politeness but the way the guard said it as if to prepare her for what's to come. She tries not to think about it too much and goes back to thinking that she really needs this job since she was denied in bigger more popular record labels.
Hopefully, I get the job. Beca thinks once the elevator nears the correct floor.
Beca patiently waits inside the conference room she was directed to go in alongside 8 other people. She notes that one person seems familiar.
Oh, she was at the other label also applying as a representative. Beca recounts after looking at this other woman for a bit. I thought she got the job. Beca wondered as she looked out of the window since she decided to sit at the end of the rectangle table.
"Good Morning everyone, my name is Aubrey Posen I am the Co-director of marketing and sales and I will be in charge of interviewing and choosing only two assistants who will be working for this department"
Beca looks at the woman who announced her presence at the door of the conference room. She is accompanied by a guy, who appears to be her assistant, with a clipboard in hand.
"Okay, so we will be starting in alphabetical order by last name so please listen for your name carefully. We will head to my office to do the interview there and please have your resume ready" stated Aubrey.
Some just slightly nodded and some just looked at her with mild fear.
"Who's first Alex?" asked Aubrey facing her assistant.
"Umm…Ms. Stacie Conrad?" said the blonde-haired man looking down at his clipboard.
"Pretty impressive resume you have here"
"Thank you, I've been told that I tend to go above and beyond when it comes to my career"
"Looking at your resume it looks like you had a couple of careers not just one," said Aubrey finally looking up to face the tall stunning woman sitting in front of her.
"Yeah…after graduating college I knew that I had a few career paths to choose from but I didn't know the full extent a marketing degree could get me" responded Stacie.
"So you want to try them all?" asked Aubrey playfully. Stacie let out a small chuckle understanding the playful question being asked.
"I mean if it's possible maybe? I like to learn and try new things and I've been given the chance to try a few career paths thanks to not just my marketing degree but the extracurricular activities I did during college and even before college"
"Yeah, I see that too and I'm also impressed. Since most people just have one or maybe two clubs they joined during college along with maybe one volunteer activity" said Aubrey looking directly at Stacie. She felt astonished and maybe a bit intimated that this gorgeous woman has done a lot for herself in what looks to be four years based on her resume dates.
"I am a social person when it comes to school and my career."
"Facebook marketing rep, Paramount animation marketing assistant, iheart media intern and then became a marketing director just under two months after becoming an intern and then working for Disney. Anything else you didn't do?"
Stacie just smiled. Feeling a little hot under the spotlight. She fidgeted in her seat and responded. "I did apply for another label and I did get the job but with all honestly I felt like I didn't fit in. Which I know I should be grateful for since many other applicants would have wished for the job... But I know my worth and I know I deserve somewhere that I feel like I fit it."
"I respect that. So I have to ask…do you think you would 'fit in' Beale records"
Stacie looked up to lock onto green, emerald eyes in front of her.
"Honestly, I don't know if I will fit in but I would love the opportunity to figure out that question."
"Why Beale Records after working for some popular and well-respected companies? Why music?"
"After working for both Disney and Iheart Media I realized that I really enjoy working or having to do something with music so I hope to go deeper into music with Beale Records"
"I like your honesty Ms. Conrad"
Aubrey and Stacie gently smiled at each other.
"Do you have any questions for me, Ms. Conrad?"
"Nothing comes to mind."
"Great, we will call you tomorrow morning to let you know if you got the job or not" Aubrey said while reaching out her hand.
Stacie gladly took the hand and gave a firm handshake. "Thank you for this opportunity and I look forward to that call tomorrow".
Her hands are so soft.
Aubrey felt butterflies in her stomach after making a short brief contact.
"Alex could guide you to the exit and have a good day"
"Mitchell… Beca Mitchell, please follow me"
Beca stood up after hearing her name and followed the assistant to Ms. Posen's office. After entering the office, she shook Ms. Posen's hand and sat down after exchanging greetings.
"Ms. Mitchell, seeing your resume here it looks like you worked for a small record company here in LA, so my question is what happened there?"
"We had some creative differences when it came to my work at the label"
"I understand"
"How do you think you would fit into this team if you joined this label?"
"Honestly, I think every successful team or group works when they balance each other. So I think my input in this team will..." Beca was interrupted by someone who abruptly entered the office.
"BREE are you almost finished with the interviews? It's almost lunchtime"
"Umm…sorry Ms. Mitchell… CHLOE I have two more interviews and you just interrupted one going on now"
"Sorry, but please hurry up." said Chloe not even with the slightest hint of sounding sorry.
Beca couldn't stop staring at the intruder.
Chloe felt a stare so she looked down at the person being interviewed and locked eyes with the most beautiful dark blue eyes.
"Hi, m-my name is Beca Mitchell it's a pleasure to meet you" Beca reached out her hand looking to make contact with the most gorgeous and hottest woman she has ever met.
"Hi" Chloe said ignoring the hand. "Come to my office Bree when you finish." Chloe said and left the office.
"Sorry about that let's continue where we left off."
Beca couldn't stop thinking about Chloe the whole interview. She knew what was coming when she decided to apply for Beale Records. She knows who the CEO is and has seen both him and his daughter online. She was kind of smitten with Ms. Beale ever since she saw a picture of her online posing with her dad.
Beca thought that was extremely beautiful. So she jumped at the chance of applying for Beale Records when there was an opening. She doesn't think she would get the job but she would not lose the chance of at least applying.
The next day, Tuesday afternoon, both Stacie and Beca received a call. They got the jobs and were told to come in the following day, Wednesday.
Stacie was appointed as the assistant of Aubrey Posen while Beca was assigned to be the assistant for the one and only Chloe Beale.
"Okay, so you both were assigned different posts since me and Ms. Beale share the director title. I handle the sales team while Ms. Beale handles the marketing team but all in all we collaborate both teams for the majority."
"Alex, here will show you around and kind of guide you both this week until you get comfortable"
Both the new hires nodded in understanding.
Beca and Stacie stood side by side looking at Aubrey. Alex reached out his hand after Aubrey finished speaking.
"Hi, my name is Alex Posen I like to finally introduce myself."
After, the brief tour it was nearing noon, and the new assistants were left to learn the daily tasks they needed to do.
Beca was in her new office and it was bigger than what she honestly expected and it's right beside her boss with a door connecting them. She hasn't officially met with Chloe Beale since she didn't come to the office today and she felt a bit disappointed with that.
After sitting at her desk for a few hours only eating an apple and a sandwich a face popped in.
"Hey, I wanted to check up on how you doing"
"Hey Alex, yeah um… I was just looking at Ms. Beale's calendar and looking at it I could only assume that she only comes in when she has meetings or documents to sign right?"
"Yeah your assumption would be correct" Alex said while heading to the chair across Beca's desk. "That was kind of the reason why she didn't really need an assistant and why I am paid to be her assistant in a sense but for the majority I was my sister's assistant"
"I see. I was wondering why the director of this department didn't have a personal assistant already. But why not just hire one assistant and have them work for both your sister and Ms. Beale like how you've been doing it?"
"Trust me I suggested my sister to do that, but she insisted that Chloe needs an assistant since she is set to take over as president of the label in the near future and that obviously has a lot of responsibility."
"Oh wow. President? So, her dad is stepping down as president and remaining as CEO?"
"Yeah pretty much"
"If you don't mind me asking. Why aren't you remaining as an assistant for your sister?"
"I was offered a job in the accounting department, and I decided to take it since I just finished my degree a few months ago"
"Congrats and yeah I think the only thing I have to do is answer emails huh?"
"Yeah pretty much but I do warn you that when Chloe is here she is pretty strict and… I don't like using this term but kinda…spoiled."
"It's okay, I've handled worse people in my old job so I always keep things professional"
Beca, although doesn't look like it, keeps everything professional in the hopes in advancing in the label in order eventually and hopefully get where she really wants to be, which is in the music production department.
"You have been warned dude" Alex said standing up and heading to the door. "Okay, so I will leave you too it and see you tomorrow."
"Bye" Beca looked down at her phone and saw she had text messages from her roommate.
Jesse: BECAAA
Jesse: Your girlfriend came looking for you
Jesse: I let her know that you went home yet
Beca: She's NOT my girlfriend
Jesse: Your lover?
Jesse: Girl you have sex with?
Jesse: Friend with benefits?
Jesse: Bartender?
Beca: I'll be home soon.
"Hey Becaw"
"Hey Jess" Beca walked into the apartment where Jess was currently eating some fruit at the kitchen table. She opened the fridge and got a cold water bottle.
"So since you didn't get beer from the fridge I'm assuming the first day went good?"
"Honestly it wasn't that bad of a day for me"
"Nice, your girl came by to drop off your sweater"
"Where is my sweater?"
"It's on the couch"
"Thanks"
"Beca.."
"Yeah?" Beca responded while still scrolling through her phone while sitting on one of the stools near the kitchen counter.
"You don't think that either of you guys are catching feelings?"
Beca looked at Jesse and instantly responded. "Jes we are really just friends with benefits and since we are both pretty close to her we will stop hooking up if we catch feelings since that could fuck up our friendship. No, I don't have feelings for her and I don't think she does either"
Authors Note
After reading so many bechloe fics I finally got the courage to write one. So please be gentle with the grammar and all that good stuff :')
Please leave a review for the first few chapters it would help a lot :)
PS I will be taking suggestions for this story since I am kind of improvising it as I write.
