Moments Like These (Bechloe)

Chapter 28

"I'm Beca," she introduced to the tall blonde with a hug. "Chloe's told me a lot about you."

"Likewise," the older woman winked. She had long blonde curly hair with eyes just like Chloe's. It was a little scary how all three of the Beale children looked alike.

"So what's the plan?" Jesse asked as he lounged on Aubrey's couch. "We gonna put a bag over her head and kidnap her?"

"Jesse," Aubrey gasped as she smacked his leg. "That's not normal."

The junior shrugged his shoulders before sighing. "So then are we just gonna get a bunch of alcohol and invite the whole school?"

"No," Christian said. "We want to make her 18th different than any other one she's ever seen before."

"Well I planned on taking her out to dinner, but I can't do that anymore so how different are we talking?"

"The farthest thing from a party," Christina nodded.

"You guys are being extremely vague," Emily said as she rested her elbows on her legs. "Should we just start throwing out ideas?"

"Go for it," Stacie said. "We're not getting any younger."

"What about a pool party?" Benji asked bringing the attention of furrowed eyebrows away from the blonde and onto him.

"We did that for her 16th," the eldest in the room dismissed.

"Ohh what about the movies?" Emily perked up.

Christina looked down and said, "Honey, she's turning 18, not 12."

"Shit," the soccer player looked offended. "I'm sorry for suggesting that."

Everyone laughed as they continued to throw ideas out until Beca spoke up. "She talked to me a while back about wanting to try camping or just being by a lake." They all turned to her. "We could all drive up to the lake a couple hours away and just spend the weekend there."

"That's not a bad idea," Aubrey said. "I've heard her talk about that before."

"No thank you," Stacie announced as she uncrossed her legs. "I'm not a fan of bugs."

"Oh come on, Stace," Christian said calling her by her nickname which rose the eyebrows of her friends. "Not even for your close friend?"

"I don't like bugs."

"But there's a lake and we can all try something new," he pressed on. "It'll be fun, I promise."

"I hardly know you so therefore your promises aren't valid," the blonde said standing which caused everyone to laugh. "Alright, fine but if I die from a tick bite, I'm coming back to kill you all."

"Stacie," Benji said. "They actually suck your blood, not bite." Crossing her arms over her chest, the woman stared at him which made him fidget mumbling, "But that doesn't matter."

"Does anyone have tents?" Aubrey asked and the two oldest in the room nodded their heads.

"My husband grew up camping so he left a few here last time we visited," Christina said. "Our family have never actually camped so when Nick finally got me to go with him, it was relaxing and just nice being outside."

"Where is he anyway?" Beca asked. "I would like to meet him too."

"He's back at our parent's house with Josh."

"Who's Josh?" Emily asked yawning.

"My son," Christina laughed and the face Emily made was hilarious. "He's two."