Chapter 8: Hook, Line & Sinner

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Chloe ran her fingers through her hair as she sat on the sofa with a coffee in her hand, Aubrey soon landing down beside her "You and her have been doing whatever you've been doing for like what? Seven weeks now"

"That's a precise number"

"I am a teacher"

Chloe snorted a light laugh as she brought the coffee to her lips before mumbling "Drama teacher"

Aubrey just glared to her and then looked back to the TV "Still I kept count"

Chloe took a sip of coffee and then turned her head to Aubrey as she indulged whatever statement that she was trying to make "And what is the point to your counting, Bree?"

"You're not the type of person who has ever just had a casual sex thing"

"Maybe I am now"

"You're a relationship person and you know it" Aubrey raised her brows to her as she then added in a soft voice "And you like her in more than a casual sex way and you know it"

Chloe proceeded to set her mug down on the coffee table and sighed as she rested back against the couch, rubbing her forehead as Aubrey continued to go on "And yeah you say all these great things about her how she's complicated but still so warm and sweet and funny which is great but she sounds too complicated"

"What?" Chloe looked back to her, Aubrey shrugged "Didn't your cousin tell you that Beca isn't good with even saying the basics of how she feels"

"She's closed off for her reasons"

"Which you still have no idea about" Aubrey set her hand down on Chloe's arm "Sweetie you've known her for nearly two months and still know next to nothing about her. And I feel like she's too emotionally unstable to want anything more than this, and the way you talk about her...I think you're falling for her"

"Falling for her" Chloe laughed "C'mon, Bree"

"You come on Chlo" Aubrey smiled to settle her tone of argument "I've known you like my entire life, I've seen you in love before-"

"I thought I loved Tom"

"Exactly so I can tell the difference here. When you talk about her your eyes completely light up, I can even tell when you're thinking about her because of the way your whole face changes. That isn't something that happens when you're just casual"

"I love these evening lectures" Chloe teased, clearly a way to try and avoid this conversation. Mainly because she didn't know what to say. Aubrey was right about her having feelings for Beca, she wouldn't be doing any of this if she didn't. But falling for her? Chloe never gave that a thought, she quite liked going with the flow rather than over thinking things all the time.

"Okay I'm not going to ambush you. But just know that what you're doing, the whole staying at her place watching movies and then going for drinks after work...you guys are literally doing relationship stuff without any kind of label"

Chloe remained silent for a moment, biting down on her lip before taking her eyes back to her "What's wrong with that?"

"Nothing-I'm just looking out for you. I don't want you to put all of your feelings on the wrong person again"

"Stop referencing back to Tom" Chloe said in a sharper voice "They're not the same. Tom was selfish and immature and had no regards for my feelings, I've been doing this with Beca for seven weeks apparently and yeah she has made me feel differently than I've ever felt before. Because she's completely unselfish, extremely mature in the best situations and is considerate as hell. Maybe she's got some emotional baggage going on but honestly Aubrey I'll gladly take that on if it means I get to spend more time with her"

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