Moments Like These (Bechloe)

Chapter 7

"Where have you three been?" Coach Howard asked as soon as the three girls made it to him, Emily tripping over a bag.

"Way too long of a story to tell you," Stacie said putting her hair up in a pony tail. "Are we good to start?"

"I'd say yes, but we already made a play," he said turning to look at all three players.

From his furrowed eyebrows and wrinkled forehead, anyone within a good distance could see how pissed he really was and that was never good.

Beca looked up just in time to see Chloe and Aubrey take a seat beside Jesse and Benji, the redhead waving at her.

"We're three of your starting 11!" Beca exclaimed.

"And you're late so you three will be sitting bench until I say," he said and walked away. "Actions have consequences, ladies!"

"I blame you," Beca said turning to Stacie who's mouth dropped and eyes widened.

"What? Why me?" She questioned.

"You're the one who insisted on me playing the piano!"

"Oh you wanted to and you know it," she smiled. "You can never pass up the opportunity to create music."

"Maybe, but still," Beca laughed. "I need someone to blame and right now, that's you."

"Why not Miss. I've-Never-Got-A-Speeding-Ticket-In-My-Life-And-I'm-Not-Going-To-Start-Now? She didn't pass 75 once."

"Hey, in her defense, the speed limit is 70 so technically she was speeding," Emily said and Stacie rolled her eyes and Beca laughed.

"Break!" They heard the team yell and Stacie groaned dramatically.

"This is so not fair."

"Maybe now everyone will see just how much the three of us carry the team," Emily said and both girls turned to her with furrowed eyebrows.

"A little cocky there, Em," Beca said and the taller brunette shrugged.

"I bet ten dollars we'll all be in before halftime," she said.

"I'll take that bet," Beca said shaking her hand and they turned to Stacie who puckered her lips in thought before shaking her hand.

"Psst," Beca heard and she turned to see Jesse leaning over the railing.

"What on Earth are you doing?" She laughed, her arms going to her sides.

"We all wanna know why the coach didn't put you guys in," he answered and Beca leaned to the left to see her three other friends.

"We were late," she simply said. "Now let me focus on the game."

Jesse just salutes her before sitting back down on the first row of bleachers on the end beside Benji.

"Damn it, Steggler!" The coach yelled and Beca shook her head.

Madison had got fouled and completely missed the free kick by a mile.

"That should be you," Stacie said and Beca shrugged as she began juggling a ball.

"She was the one who wanted to take shots," Emily said catching the ball with her foot before passing it to Stacie in their little circle. A little game they did to practice footwork. "Now she's embarrassing herself."

Fifteen minutes passed and Barden was already down 2-0.

"This is horrifying," someone in the bleachers said and Beca tried ignoring the comment, too afraid to watch the game.