The Hot New Teacher

Chapter 44: Mistletoe and Wine

December 23rd
'Christmas time, Mistletoe and Wine, children singing Christian rhymes..' Chloe had blasted the volume of the radio as soon as the song had come on and was dancing around the pairs kitchen. Barden had broken up the previous week for Christmas and New Year so Beca and Chloe's days were spent lazily wrapped up in blankets or doing 'Christmas-based activities' which generally involved Chloe dragging Beca to all the Christmas shows and stores and of course, decorating the tree they had carefully placed in the corner.
"Turn that shit down, you're gonna piss of the neighbours, to hell with that, you're gonna piss off the whole state," Beca groaned as she trudged into the room, cocooned in a flurry of blankets.
"Excuse me grumpy, it's not shit it's christmas music and to hell with the neighbours," Chloe laughed, "you'll be singing soon, just you wait,"
"I'm not saying I won't be," the brunette smirked as she let herself fall on the couch. "So what have you planned for us today Beale? Mentally psyching myself up to meet your dad?" Beca asked with a slight cringe. Chloe's father was coming over on Boxing Day and it was the first time Beca had met him in person.
"You might need it," Chloe teased, "it's a bit weird really, we've been together like 14 months and you still haven't met my father," she shrugged.
"Well I've done everything else apart from meet him haven't I, I guess... He's skyped you a few times and we had that proper awkward conversation on the phone, and he told me that he already knows a lot about me, I mean dos you have to send him that picture of me!" Beca groaned with a chuckle.
"Well you were mixing and you looked cute, but yeah I guess... It shouldn't be much different, he already really likes you, from what both me and mom have said," Chloe poked Beca's nose and the brunette grumbled.
"Doesn't make me any less nervous," Beca shrugged.
"You'll be fineeee, oh and as for what I have planned for today. We can make those peppermint things, I looove them!"
"Peppermint creams?" Beca cocked an eyebrow and Chloe nodded, "ok I'm definitely in I bloody love those things," Beca grinned as she rolled off the couch.
"Hey, you're like a pig in blanket," Chloe cracked up as Beca rolled around on the floor, huffing up at her, hair ending up sprawled on the carpet.
Beca gave up, "oh well you're the one having sex with a pig," she grumbled.
"A sexy pig, I'll have you know," Chloe laughed as she offered her hand to help Beca up, who reluctantly look it before hopping to her feet and dragging the blanket back into the bedroom.

"What on earth are all these?" Chloe asked as she came back from the bathroom.
"Well when I went to the store the other day, I picked up a bunch of food colourings, thought they might come in handy one day, and hello, many colours of peppermint creams," Beca gathered the colourings as she spoke.
"Ah, now that is far from a bad idea," Chloe spoke as she leaned back against the kitchen island.
"Let's bake," Beca put on a gravely voice as she spoke, "wait well, what do you call it? It's not baking really because you don't cook anything... Screw it," she laughed eventually. 
"How'd you even make these? I can't remember..." Chloe scrunched her nose up in thought.
"Y'see Beale this is why Google is my best friend," Beca waved her phone at the redhead, a recipe on the screen.
"Well excuse me, I appear to have been replaced by a search engine?" Chloe asked.
"Don't be silly, Jesse's been replaced by a search engine," Beca rolled her eyes but couldn't contain her laughter as Chloe's face turned shocked before she started playfully hitting the brunette, "alright, alright, you're better than them both," she whispered in Chloe's ear, causing her to pout but give out a chuckle.
"Right, no more fighting please," Beca have Chloe a joking stare, "and we can proceed with our... baking?" Beca shrugged as she spun around and began to gather the ingredients.

A couple of hours later, the pairs fridge was stocked full of chilling peppermint creams of different colours.
"Did we really need this many?" Chloe pondered whilst staring at the multiple shelves of blue, pink, green and white creams.
"Hey, I could eat like 20 of these a day, these are like some of the best treat things around at Christmas," Beca grinned as she plucked one off a tray and ate it.
"Hmm they are good I'll give you that," the ginger smiled, "hey what time is it?"
"Just gone 2:30," Beca swiped her phone and collapsed on the couch before jumping back up, "shit!"
"Huh?" Chloe asked.
"Kinda forgot to tell you that Bree and Stace are coming at 3," Beca grimaced.
"Idiot," Chloe laughed, "it's fine we'll just get ready," she shrugged.
"Yeah n I need to clean up the kitchen," Beca shrugged as she trudged into the bedroom with a groan.

"Woah, who destroyed your kitchen," Aubrey laughed as she poked her head around the door, "hey Beca,"
"Hey and can't you see I'm working on it!" Beca half shouted from the kitchen as Aubrey disappeared.
"Heyyy Becs!" Stacie grinned as she leant against the kitchen island.
"Hey?" Beca raised an eyebrow at Stacie's greeting.
"Either you and Chloe have been having really messy kitchen sex, or you've been making something..."
"Ew Stacie! We made peppermint creams gee," the brunette rolled her eyes.
"C'mon ditch the kitchen we brought wine," Stacie groaned as she pulled Beca into the living room where Chloe and Aubrey were sat chatting. Aubrey momentarily paused to raise the wine in Beca's direction, eliciting a grin.
"Special occasion?" She asked.
"Yeah, it's called Christmas Beca it's a magical thing that happens every year and it's really pretty and.. Magical an-" Chloe began teasing but stopped short when Stacie started laughing and Aubrey was grinning widely.
"Funny Beale," Beca rolled her eyes, "I'll get glasses,"

"So what are you guys doing for Christmas?" Chloe asked.
"Well we're going to Stace's parents tomorrow for dinner, spending Christmas Day with eachother and then my folks on Boxing Day," Aubrey explained.
"How about you two?" Added Stacie.
"Well we're going to Beca's fathers for a big dinner on Christmas Day, and my  family are coming down for Boxing Day," Chloe smiled.
"First time meeting the father face-to-face if I'm right eh?" Stacie asked as she elbowed Beca.
"Don't remind me," she grumbled.
"You'll be fine, my brother may or may not want to hear some mixes," Chloe rubbed her neck.
"Oh, even more to add to my nerves,"
"Beca you'll be fine," Aubrey laughed as she picked up her wine glass.
"Agreed, stop panicking," Stacie nodded.

The four carried on the evening and went through an extra two bottles of wine, Stacie and Aubrey crashed the night on the couches after being slightly more intoxicated then they would've hoped...