Wrapped Around My Finger

The Party

Chloe POV

The party had just begun and everything was in place. There was a snacks table that had enough alcohol to give to an army set up in the huge kitchen. I had a stack of DVDs by the T.V in the spacious lounge room where we had set up mattresses and sleeping bags. I spy Beca in the kitchen, where most of the Bellas are currently hanging out, in a corner with Fat Amy who has a beer in her hand. I grab an extra bottle and walk over.
"Do you want a drink, Beca?" I ask, holding out the bottle.
"I don't like to drink." She mumbles. I frown. This is going to be more difficult then I thought.
"Okay, I'll get you an alcoholic free drink." I say and wink at her. I walk over to Stacie who was by the drink and snacks table across the room.
"She doesn't drink." I say and slam the bottle on the table.
"Here, try this." Stacie says and hands me a cup filled with raspberry soda. "Two or three of these and she'll definitely be drunk."
"And the taste?" I ask, looking at it critically.
"Hardly noticeable." Stacie says.
"How do you know this?" I ask her, raising an eyebrow.
"I've had a few drink free people in my life." Stacie says with a wink. I take the drink and walk back over to Beca and Fat Amy.
"Here you go." I say and pass Beca the drink.
"What is it?" She asks, still not talking too loudly.
"Fizzy drink, raspberry." I answer. She takes a sip and nods to herself.

"Thank you." She says and I give her a warm smile, pushing my guilt to the back of my mind.

"So, you guys excited for the movie?" I ask and Beca rolls her eyes. "What? Don't you like movies?" She shakes her head, looking at the floor. "Any movies?" She shakes her head again. "Why?" She shrugs her shoulders.
"I find them predictable." She mumbles.
"Predictable? How?" I ask, actually curious. She looks up at me.
"The guy gets the girl, that kid sees dead people, Darth Vader is Luke's father." She says, looking away. Fat Amy slinks off, obviously already tipsy. Beca has slight panic in her eyes as she watches Amy leave.
"You knew one of the biggest cinematic reveals in history?" I ask, grabbing back her attention.
"Vader in German is father. His name is literally dark father." She says. I raise my eyebrows.
"Oh, really?" I ask, taking a step forward. She nods, noticing my step. "How interesting." I say, leaning in. "You know Dutch." She nods and shuffles back a bit but there was a wall in the way. She finishes off her drink. "Do you want another?" I ask and leave before she answers. I bring back another cup. "It may not be alcohol but we can always pretend, right?" I say with a wink. She takes it.
"Thanks." She mumbles and takes a sip. I stand next to her and lean against the wall.
"So, what are you doing hiding out in the corner?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't know what you're talking about." She mumbles and looks away.
"Come on! Join the party!" I say with a smile.
"I..I am." She mumbles.
"Please." I say with puppy dog eyes. Her eyes flicker up to meet mine.
"Fine." She sighs. I smirk. I may have just found Beca's weakness. I grab her arm and drag her into the lounge room and over to the couch. Most of the Bellas have already migrated into the room and are scattered around the TV. She sits on the end and I snuggle up next to her. Again, she shifts uncomfortably but her movements are a little wobbly. The drinks must be working. I smirk down at her.
"Are we watching a movie?" She asks. I nod and I hear her groan. She stands but I grab her arm.
"No, stay!" I whine and pull her back down. She nods a reluctantly. "Stay here," I say and pat her knee. I feel it tense under my touch. "I'm gonna go get the movie started." I say and stand up. I really hope she stays so I don't have to drag her back. I spot Aubrey and walk over. "Hey, can we start the movie?" I ask. She nods distractedly. "Oh, and also could you make it colder in here? So we can, you know, use blankets." I ask, trying to be subtle. She raises an eyebrow.
"You mean so you can have snuggle time?" She asks. Okay, so I'm not that subtle.

"Something like that." I evade. She sighs.
"Yeah. Go round up the rest of the girls. I'll go change the temperature on the air conditioner." She says and I turn around.
"Everyone! Movie!" I yell at the top of my voice.
"That's one way of doing it." I hear her mutter before walking away. Everyone surges towards the couches. Luckily, Beca had saved the spot for me. Which, I must admit, surprised me a little. I grab a blanket and sit down next to her, handing her some so we can share.
"You cold?" I ask her as I pull the blanket up to my chin. She shrugs but pulls the blanket around her anyway. Aubrey puts in the DVD. It's called Pan, yet another version of Peter Pan. I snuggle up next to Beca and put my head on top of hers. I feel her stiffen below me. She really doesn't like the whole touching thing but I keep my head there.