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If there was one thing that Beca knew for sure it was that Chloe loved her. Undoubtedly and wholeheartedly. That's why when she found herself in a jewelry store not even a full week after they returned from Colorado their wasn't a single doubt in her mind. In fact she had been meaning to do this for at least a month now but was waiting around for some free time to actually go out and do it. That and she wanted to consult her dad but that conversation was weird to say the least. When she told him he let out a low chuckle but told her that he supported her the whole way. Beca was still taken aback by the fact that his original reaction was to laugh though.
She shook it off though and went about shopping for a ring like she originally intended to and put her focus on finding just the right ring.
Dad (4:42 pm): How’d the shopping go?
Beca (4:50 pm): Nothing yet.
Dad (4:55 pm): There’s no rush. You got time. Make sure you’ve got just the right one.
Beca (5:02 pm): Which is why I’m waiting to buy anything. Will keep you updated
Dad (5:06 pm): You better and good luck
Beca threw her phone back into her bag as she dropped into the car with a defeated sigh. No such like in finding the just the right ring today but she’s got a better idea of what she wants so at least that’s a step in the right direction. She was in no rush to find just the right ring so it didn’t matter how long it was going to take her to find it. After all she didn’t plan to do anything with it until the summer anyway. She’s got the time.
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“Hey Aubrey,” Beca greeted upon entering their apartment.
“Hey. Where were you today?” Aubrey asked curiously.
“Uh, my dads,” Beca hesitated looking around the apartment for any sight of the redhead. “And shopping.”
“Oh? She’s not here,” Aubrey confirmed giving the younger girl a weird look.
“Okay. Yeah,” Beca mumbled throwing her bag into their bedroom before returning to the living room where Aubrey was seated.
“What were you shopping for?”
“Just browsing,” Beca replied as she dug out her laptop from underneath some magazines.
“For?” Aubrey questioned clearly getting more curious with the younger girl’s vagueness.
“Just something. Since when are you so interested in how I spent my day shopping?” Beca shot back before dropping onto the opposite side of the couch.
“Since you’re being weirdly vague about it. Even for you it’s weird,” Aubrey declares with a questioning gaze.
“Whatever Posen. I got work to do,” Beca announces as she opens up a word document.
“Yeah, sure.”
Aubrey glances over to Beca’s laptop once to see that she actually did open up a word document which she assumed was to work on some assignment. But soon after she typed her name at the top she opened up the internet browser and typed something into google. And then Aubrey saw her click on the first result and be brought to a jewelry store. The blonde watched in slight shock as Beca clicked through to the rings section and began browsing them.
Beca bit her lip nervously scrolling through the options waiting for something to catch her eye. Aubrey watched her as she did so her smile growing as Beca got deeper and deeper into thought while looking through them. The blonde only turned away when Beca clicked back to the word document and began typing away at her assignment.
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“So when were you planning on proposing?” Aubrey asked curiously the next day after Beca had left for class.
“I’m not sure. Sometime after graduation,” Chloe replied quickly without giving much thought as to why this conversation was coming up.
“Like what month are we talking here?”
“Probably June sometime. Maybe July if I can’t find the right time then,” Chloe clarified. “I asked her dad already for his blessing or whatever. Just in case.”
“Alright, sounds good. When did you do that?” Aubrey responded before leaving the kitchen to go get her stuff for work.
“I don’t know it was like three or so weeks ago. Why were you asking by the way?” Chloe asked after Aubrey had disappeared into her room.
“No reason. Just curious,” Aubrey replied nonchalantly as she made her way back into the living room. “Alright, I’m off. See you later.”
“Okay, bye,” Chloe called as she opened the door to the hallway. There was no way that Aubrey was just asking because she was curious. Sure that’s something that the blonde would do but she’s known her long enough to know that wasn’t the case. There was some reason for Aubrey’s question but she couldn’t quite figure it out.
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“Whatcha looking at?” Aubrey chirped from behind where Beca was sitting on the couch.
“Nothing,” Beca jumped instantly slamming her laptop shut in attempts of not getting caught.
“Doesn’t seem like nothing,” Aubrey observed watching a now very tense Beca try to dance around the subject.
“Nah, it’s nothing. Just some stuff for research and whatever for a friend,” Beca frantically replied. If there’s one thing she’s good at it’s comebacks. But under pressure like this she was completely useless. Aubrey catching her in the act was one of the last things she expected to happen so she definitely did not have a good cover story for what she was actually doing. And it just so happened to be something not so easily bullshitted and covered up.
“Right, research,” Aubrey quipped as she made her way to the bedroom. “That one really suits her by the way.”
“What?” Beca asks feigning confusion.
“You’ve been staring at that one for the past ten minutes and I’m sure you’ve been looking at it longer than that. Don’t play stupid we both know that’s the one,” Aubrey clarified before disappearing into her bedroom leaving behind a very stunned Beca.
Admittedly she had been staring at it for quite some time. And she had been looking at this one for the past three days. Every time she saw a new one she just kept on coming back to this one. As much as it kills her to admit it she knew that Aubrey was right. Somehow Aubrey’s reassurance was just what Beca needed to lock in her decision.
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Aubrey found far too much entertainment in this situation between Chloe and Beca and their decision to propose. Because of course Chloe was the first to actually admit it but she definitely didn’t expect Beca to be so close behind in the decision. Which is why the thought of them playing an unknown game of who’s going to propose first was never a thought that crossed the blonde’s mind. But now it was just a matter of waiting to see if Chloe would beat her to it. Aubrey was entirely banking on the fact that Beca always overthinks things and takes forever to actually fully commit to doing them. In her mind she’s sure that Beca would hold onto that ring for at least a solid four months before even planning when she was going to propose. Chloe was definitely going to propose first.
But Fat Amy wasn’t so sure. Soon enough every one of the Bellas had chipped in their own stories about how it would go down and were all placing bets on when and who would do it. The predictions of who was going to do the proposing were split evenly but the when was completely up in the air. Jessica and Ashley bet that it would be Chloe but that she wouldn’t wait until after graduation like she had planned. Fat Amy bet on Beca and doing it after graduation or in the airport. Cynthia Rose bet on Chloe and the day that they officially moved in together to their own place wherever it may be. Stacie and Lilly, surprisingly enough, both bet on Beca and the weekend they were set to go to some music festival in California come April. And Emily bet on them choosing the same day to propose during some lantern festival that everyone just rolls their eyes at.
Aubrey on the other hand is confident that Chloe is going to propose first and that she will wait until after graduation like she originally planned. Which is why the blonde had no trouble at all placing down $50 on Chloe. This quite possibly could be the biggest bet that this group of people have ever put together. The winnings were totally over $150 to be split up with whoever guessed the right person and dealt with from there. Aubrey was positive that she would at least get her $50 back at the end of this. Which is what justified her putting down so much and even participating in the rather immature act of betting on her friend’s proposal.