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Beca slipped out of bed. She needed to pee, like NOW. She tiptoed into the bathroom that connected Chloe’s room to her brother's room. She walked into the bathroom. And almost had a heart attack. There was Chloe’s brother completely naked getting into the shower. She covered her eyes. But it was too late she had seen everything. She turn quickly to leave.
“So you are the girlfriend,” came a deep voice. Beca dare not turn and look.
“Yes,” she said short. She had to pee and that meant that she had to leave now to find another toilet. But before she could get out Chloe’s brother James voice came again.
“Oh you can use the toilet in here, give me a chance to talk to you,” he said before he stepped into the shower. This made Be a gulp. She did not think that happened in real life but it did. She did what he said.
“What do you want from my sister?”
The question was simple enough. But the way he said it like he was implying that she was messing with Chloe hurt. There was poison in his voice. But Beca was going to have this conversation if that was what it took to win his approval. She was going to have to keep her temper in check as well.
“I love her, that’s why.”
“I don’t believe you. You know what I think? I think you are using my sister to experiment with. And when you’re done you will throw her away,”
“Or maybe and this might sound crazy but maybe I love her and want to be with her. Chloe is the best thing that has ever happened to me,” Beca said. She had never said the three little words to Chloe but saying them now just confirmed what she already knew. She was head over heals in love with Chloe. Beca got up and flushed the toilet. And she washes her hands. She walked out of the bathroom and right into Chloe, who smiled at her.
“I’m the best thing that has happened to you?” Chloe asked.
“Yes,” Beca confirmed.
“Awes Beca you’re so sweet,” Chloe said kissing Beca.
The Beale family all had breakfast together at one large dining room table. But unlike meals at the Mitchell's house it was loud and full of laughter. And though Beca had felt very uncomfortable the night before with Chloe’s mom and dad it was a much easier encounter at the breakfast table maybe spending two more nights at this house would not be so bad. The only person at the table that Beca could not look at was James. Everything he said sounded nice but there was an edge to his voice. But also she could not get the sight of him naked out of her head. Just looking at him made her blush.
After breakfast James pulled Beca aide. He had a stern face on.
“I was not done with our little talk,” he whispered.
“I get it you love your sister and want what's best for her. You don’t want her to get hurt. But she is an adult she can make choices for herself. Don’t you trust her?” Beca said going to no length to keep her voice down.
“I do, but..”
“Clearly you don’t. I. Love. Chloe. If you don’t trust me on this maybe you should ask your sister and trust what she thinks,” Beca interrupts. Then she walks away from him. She is done with being interrogated. She went to find Chloe. She found her in her room.
“Hey what are you up to?” Beca asked.
“Just finding my swimsuit so I can go swimming, come with me?”
“Oh you have a pool?” Beca asked. She was not surprised.
James watch his sister and her girlfriend. He wanted to see them together. He had to admit that he liked the girl that Chloe had brought home. She seemed to really care for Chloe. They seemed to click. And she stood up herself when he attacked her. She stood firmly by what she said that she loved Chloe, he had to push her harder to see if he could break her. He was a lawyer and could not stop himself from cross examining her. But Beca was tougher than he had thought.
Chloe could feel her older brother staring at her. That was enough. Beca had told her that he had ‘talked’ to her. She had not said what he had said precisely but she knew that it was not nice things. She knew her brother. She was not worried about Beca she knew that she could handle it but i she also knew that she could not handle it. No one could talk to her girlfriend like that. She excused herself and went over to talk to her brother.
“Stop,” Chloe said.
“Stop what?’ James said.
“You know what, James. Stop. I love Beca and I don’t want you to give her a hard time,”
“But what if she is wrong for you?”
“I am capable of handling myself Jame.”
"Okay okay I’ll give it a rest,” James said raising his hands.
“Good.” Chloe said.
The rest of the trip was fine. Beca really got along with Chloe’s parents and after the first morning James was nice too. She highly suspected that Chloe had something to do with that which made her feel good. Also Beca thought that Chloe’s family really did like her as well. This was a good idea. She was supper glad she came. But now it was all business. It was time to go kick some butt at the president's birthday party. Everyone was home, standing in a semicircle around her and Chloe. She stares at the faces that have become like family to her.
“Okay pitchess let's get this party started,” Beca says.
“All right but first is there something you two want to tell us?” Fat Amy says waving her hand between Beca and Chloe.
“We’re dating,” Chloe said. “But you already knew that.”
And with that they started the crazy thing they called rehearsal. Beca never knew how the Bellas got anything done.