It was about a week later after the fight. Each day Beca went in the studio with Chloe, it was tense. Chloe wasn't singing as well as she could be. Beca was more quiet then usual. The other band members of Chloe's band hated it. It was awkward and silent. Couple words would be muttered between the two on occasion. Usually it would be a mumbled "fuck off" or "whatever". Never had they ever had a fight last as long as this one.
Stacie, Aubrey, and Cynthia Rose were the only two able to show up in LA. Stacie flew out from Miami, Aubrey from her camp, CR was already in LA. They'd all tag team with Amy to Chloe and Beca. Team Chloe would be Stacie and Aubrey, Team Beca would be Cynthia Rose and Amy. Of course they had bets going. Fifty dollars was on the line for whoever got their girl to tell the other first how they felt. Typical Barden Bella's set up.
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Chloe was back at her house. She was watching the news and eating her cereal. Her dog constantly trying to steal food off her. Her shoulder shoving him away and muttering a "you're not getting anything!" with each shove. The news was a background noise more then anything. All she could feel was sickness in her stomach. The red haired girl hated the idea of the fight. She wanted to talk to Beca, but she wasn't answering. Chloe tried texting, calling, even emailing her. Nothing in return. She only saw her at the studio for a couple hours, then it was like she never even knew Beca.
Snapping her out of her own mind, the doorbell rang. She got up and followed the dog to the door. He was barking nonstop and jumping around, excited to see who awaited outside the door. She opened the door and nearly dropped her bowl.
"Aubrey!" Chloe screamed and her frown turned into a wide grin. She placed the bowl down quickly, not caring if her dog ate out of it. Instantly she wrapped her arms around the blonde, the girl returning the hug. "I've missed you so much!" Chloe smiled.
"I've missed you too!" Aubrey cheered and hugged her back. After the hug, Chloe picked the bowl up. Luckily her dog never ate it. She lead Aubrey in and they both went into the kitchen.
"So what brings you here?" Chloe asked as she started to do dishes. Aubrey walked to the fridge and welcomed herself to a water. She opened the bottle and shrugged.
"I could feel it that you weren't doing okay still. So, decided I would come and cheer up my bestfriend" Aubrey smiled and took a seat at the island table. Chloe nodded as she placed the plate under the water. She started to scrub it with the soap quickly and harshly.
"You didn't have to, Aubrey" Chloe said. She looked over at the phone, hoping it was notify her with something from Beca. Nothing. She took a sigh and returned her attention back over to the sink full of dirty dishes.
"So, what do you think about dinner tonight? Stacie is in town" Aubrey said. Aubrey knew Chloe wouldn't sense something was up. Chloe was way too blinded by the excitement of meeting up with her former band mates. She always loved seeing everyone. Each year she was in charge of a Bella's meet up. They always met up, except Beca. Each year for 5 years they would invite Beca, but Beca would either respond to be being busy or just not respond.
"Stacie?! Oh my god!! I haven't seen her in what feels like forever! I'm totally down" Chloe smiled and hurried along with the dishes. Aubrey laughed as she watched her bestfriend hurry up to go and get ready.
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"Come on Chlo' " Aubrey yelled to her friend who was taking forever to be ready. The uber was outside waiting for them to go meet up with Stacie who was probably already at the restaurant. She stood downstairs looking around. Aubrey found one photo of Chloe and Beca. She is the one who actually took that exact photo. Chloe is dressed up as Piper Chapman from Orange Is The New Black. Beca was as Alex Vause from Orange Is The New Black. She chuckled remembering how pissed off Beca was that day, but she did it for Chloe. Aubrey wasn't too fond of Beca, but she knew the tiny brunette did everything that Chloe would ask. She made Chloe extremely happy. It was like they were dating, but they weren't. Everyone wished they would instead of having their boyfriend's to distract them.
"This look okay?" Chloe asked, disrupting Aubrey thinking about her memories of that day. She looked over at the redhead and nodded.
"You look great" Aubrey smiled. "But! The uber is outside. We have to go now. Stacie is probably already there" Aubrey said and Chloe laughed.
"It isn't a night out with you if you aren't bitching at me to get moving is it?" Chloe asked as they walked out.
"It isn't a night out with you if you aren't always making us late is it?" Aubrey smirked back. They got in the black SUV and they took off to the restaurant.
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"Stacie!" Chloe yelled and ran up. Stacie got up from the table and they hugged.
"Oh my god!" Stacie smiled and hugged Aubrey. "I've missed you girls so much!" She added. They all agreed and shared their hugs and hellos. With that, they sat down and ordered drinks. Chloe got her iced tea, Aubrey with her normal coffee, Stacie with her glass of red wine. Afterwards the waitress left and the three girls were left to discuss about their lives. Stacie talked about her modelling career, Aubrey talked about her camp, then Chloe.
"So...Chloe, anyone special in your life?" Stacie smirked as she ate her salad. Chloe just shrugged. Instantly Beca jumped back in the front of her brain. She sighed and just played with the pasta on her plate.
"Beca's back" Chloe mumbled. Stacie pretended to act shocked. Luckily, she was a good actress. It was like Stacie was just a movie character and not even a real person.
"What do you mean back?" Stacie asked. "Like back as in finally in bed or back as in your friend?" Stacie asked. She felt Aubrey kick her under the table. Aubrey shot a glare and Stacie nodded.
"She is my producer. That's really it" Chloe said. It took a bit, but both girls got the redhead to finally talk. It wasn't hard to get her to talk about things though, luckily.
"We got into a fight the other day. Aubrey knows about it. I, I can't even remember how it started. I just know I broke her heart" Chloe mumbled. It was hard to hear her over the chatter of people and clunking of dishes, but the girls knew.
"Well, how did you?" Stacie asked the girl. Aubrey was always nervous Chloe would find out they knew all along and tried to set her up to go talk to Beca. It was normal for her to be nervous.
"Because, she told me the day I left for LA that she loved me. I had to go for my career! I couldn't stay for her!" Chloe said a little too loud.
"Chloe, you waited years for her to even say something. You could've left still and kept in contact! Or at least said, 'hey! I feel the same!' " Aubrey said a little to tough. But, Aubrey was known for tough love.
"I couldn't. I couldn't. I couldn't" Chloe repeated herself three times over and over. Both girls took a sigh and a bite from their food.
It fell silent once again until Aubrey decided to speak up again.
"Chlo' tell her. I know you still love her, it's obvious. You need to tell her. It's your life I know, but...I want you to be happy" Aubrey said and then the waiter came up. All three of them paid their split of the bill and then left. Chloe had a lot to think about that night.
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5 Years
FanfictionIt's been 5 years since the iconic Barden Bella girls graduated Barden University. They all moved on with their lives, but of course kept in touch. The two that surprisingly didn't see one another much were Beca and Chloe. Chloe's singing career too...
