Let's Stop Pretending (BECHLOE AU)

Chapter 2

The two weeks flew by and I haven't seen much of Chloe. I was honestly starting to get paranoid. Was she avoiding me? Is she regretting what happened? The longer I don't get to talk to Chloe the more I was overthinking. The whole thing was driving me crazy.

Was the sex that good that it was worth losing Chloe? The sex was too good, but was it worth it.

"Okay Beca, spill. You're starting to make me anxious too." Cynthia Rose said to me one day at work.

"What?"

"Tell me what's been bothering you. You've been at this for more than a week now. I thought it was just one of your mood swings."

I figured I had to talk to someone about this. I've known CR from when we interned together and now we were working together. She was actually a really good friend of mine. "Over beers later after work?"

"You've got first two rounds." She winked.

The next time I was able to properly talk to Chloe was on the Friday when we found ourselves packing for the weekend.

"I am actually really looking forward to this weekend. I have had such a shitty week at work and my friends keep setting me up with these randoms cause they're convinced I just need to get laid."

Okay, so I really was just overthinking it. I was sort of relieved that she was just stressed with work and that she wasn't avoiding me. But at the same time, I wanted to know what was bothering her and make her feel better.

"Did it work?" I asked before I could stop myself.

"Which one?" Chloe snapped back.

"Nothing." I don't think it did since she was still a bit cranky.

She covered her face in her hands for a second. "Sorry. I promise I'll be in a better mood when we're there."

We just exchanged smiles and went back to our packing. The actual renewal of vows was on Sunday but my parents also invited everyone who could make it to dinner on Saturday night.

"What do you say if we leave tonight? That way we'll have a whole day tomorrow to just relax. And the hotel has a pool, gym, sauna or we could go to the beach to lift your spirits."

It was the first time Chloe smiled since she came home from work. "We could do that?"

"Yeah I'll just call the place now and say we're on our way. We could also have drive thru on the way to save time?"

"Yes! Leave in half an hour?"

"I can do that."

Chloe's excitement was infectious. We were an hour in to our spontaneous trip. We have just been singing along to the radio. Next thing I knew Chloe was snoring in the passenger seat. If I weren't the one driving I would've taken a photo. She looked so cute.

I parked the car and Chloe woke up as soon as I did.

"We're here? Sorry. Was I gone for long? I don't even remember when I fell asleep. You good? What time is it?"

"Yeah don't worry. I'm glad you were able to rest. Quarter to 9. Lets go?"

The owners that greeted us led us to our room as well.

"Mr and Mrs Mitchell are already here and a few of the other guests. Enjoy your stay and if you need anything please don't hesitate to give us a ring."

"Thank you so much."

Chloe and I looked around the room as soon as they left us. It was decent sized with a queen bed and a balcony.