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Chapter one
I made it. I finally made it. All my life I’ve been dreaming about living in LA and now I’m about to knock on the door of my new apartment which I’ll share with some girl that I only talked to via email. I know. It could be a little dangerous to do such a thing as house haunting on internet and don’t check on the house before say yes. But it was the only house with an acceptable rent, and the girl didn’t seem a weirdo or something. I finished my last year in college and my dad gladly helped me with the money I needed to come to LA. He never liked that I wanted to produce music so he made me go to college first so I could have something else if the DJ thing doesn’t work. At first I was pissed. I only talked to my dad on the phone or email. We didn’t have a bad relationship but we weren’t close either. My mom and he got a divorce when I was 15 but it was all in good terms. They fell out of love so it was the best thing that they could do. My dad moved away so that’s why I didn’t see him often. I didn’t want to go to college but at the end I did. Now I can play you the best music you’ll ever heard and I can teach you some philosophy. Yeah, I didn’t see that coming either, but now here I am. I already found a job. This club want me to play my music so it’s a good start. But first, let’s see if I’m not living with a psycho. I knocked 3 times and the door was open in a flush.
“Hi! You must be Beca. Come in” Wow…Those were the bluest eyes that I’ve ever seen. The redhead was looking at me with a big smile and hell, she was completely beautiful. She moved away from the door and let me in. The house was pretty good. It wasn’t a big house but it wasn’t small either. I realized that I haven’t said a word to her and blushed. Great, now she’ll think I’m the weird one.
“I am, you’re Chloe right?” She nodded and her smile grew if that’s even possible.
“That’s me. Okay, let me show you your room.” She took me by my arm and we went upstairs. This girl doesn’t know any boundaries. She opened one door and everything was so…girlish. “This is my room, my door is always open. But if it’s closed you can’t go in because you know…I have my needs too.” Did she just say that? Oh fuck, now I’m blushing harder and that wink. Not helping here. She opened the door next to her room. “And here’s yours. I hope it’s okay.” The room was empty. The only thing there was the furniture, a king size bed, a desk and a little closet. At least the window was above the bed. That’s good.
“It’s great. I can like fix it a little right?”
“Yes, of course. It’s yours.” She showed me the rest of the house. It seems that we have to share the bathroom but that’s okay, like I said, it was the best rent that I found and the girl, well, I still don’t know if she’s crazy or something but at least I have good views. She let me settle in. She offered to help me but I declined.
It took me a while but 2 hours later I was completely settle in. I knew someone was downstairs with Chloe or I was hoping that because if she was alone then she was talking to herself and that didn’t help with the psycho theory. But then I heard two other voices. I looked at the time and saw that it was in fact time for me to get ready to work. I took my laptop, my headphones and my leather jacket and went downstairs. There, sitting in the couch were Chloe, a blonde and a brunette. The blonde one face was a little bitchy.
“Beca! These are my friends, Aubrey and Stacie. Girls, this is Beca, my new roommate.” How could this girl smile so much? I gave them a weird wave and while the brunette, Stacie, waved back, the blonde, Aubrey, just gave me a bad look.
“Nice to meet you guys but I have to go now. See ya” With one final look at them I left.
I took a cab to get there and wow that place was huge, like a fucking castle huge. I knocked and a girl opened the door.
“Who are you?”
“I’m Beca. I’m the new DJ? Is Fat Amy here?” I knew this girl wasn’t her because I saw Fat Amy once. She was the one who did my interview, that’s how interested in me she was.
“I’m Cynthia-Rose but you can call me CR. We weren’t expecting you until an hour later” The girl, CR, smiled at me and let me in. “Hey Amy! Here’s your girl!”
“Short stuff! You are here early, I told you we open at 7pm and it’s like 5pm.” Amy crushed me in a big hug. “This tiny woman is amazing CR.”
“Can I look at my stuff? I need to have everything ready and all that jazz.” CR showed me where I’ll be working. I could see the whole club from the booth. It wasn’t small so it was good. I didn’t realize that it was time for opening the club until CR appeared in the door of the booth.
“Girl, break a leg! It’s your big night.” I didn’t have time to answer her because she left. I’m not nervous, why would I be? I mean it’s not like it’s my first time doing this. I looked down and see Amy with her thumbs up and grinning at me. I smiled at her too. Damn, that girl is crazy, but the good kind. The night was a blast. The club was completely packed and people loved my music. CR took me home and I couldn’t thank her enough because I was dead tired. It was 5am when I arrived home and in that moment I realized that Chloe never gave me the key. Fuck. What do I do now? Do I wake her up knocking? That would be rude. Do I wait here until it’s a good time to knock? God, I’m the worst roommate ever. I let my head hit the door and a second later I was falling but I didn’t touch the floor because I had two big arms holding me. I looked up and there she was with her big blue eyes. We looked at each other and once she saw that I was stable she let go of me.
“Beca, I’m so sorry! I totally forgot to give you your key. I’m the worst”
“Hey, it’s my fault. I didn’t ask for it either so…wait…were you waiting awake for me?” She couldn’t do that right?
“What? Oh no. But I did sleep on the couch so I could hear you when you get here.” She smiled at me with that big smile of hers and I found myself smiling back.
“Thank you for that. I’m going to bed now and you should too. It’s late or…early.” I frowned at myself.
“Yeah, I should do that.” We go upstairs in silent. I don’t know what to say to her, I’m not really good with this kind of things. I’m awkward and she is…well she is gorgeous and that doesn’t help me to be normal. I always knew I was attracted to girls. My parents did too. They say that every time a boy got closer to me to kiss me on kindergarten I would push him away from me and tell him how much I prefer to kiss a girl, so yeah, I’m out since then it seems. “Goodnight Beca.” She spoke so softly that I almost miss it.
“Goodnight Chloe” She smiles at me and gets into her room. Like she said her door is left open. I went to my room and closed the door. I took off my clothes and put only a loose shirt. I throw myself in the bed, face first and in that moment Chloe opened the door and it hits me that I’m not wearing pants so I jump and cover myself.
“Sorry” Is she blushing? “I just…your key…” She gets closer to me and puts the key in my hand. “So…yep…nighty night Beca”
“T-thank you for the key. Night” That was weird.
I woke up to someone singing ‘Love me like you do’. It would be annoying if the voice wasn’t the sweetest voice I’ve ever heard. I look at the clock and see that it’s already noon. I go downstairs after putting some pants on, and there in the kitchen is Chloe singing like a damn angel. She hasn’t realized that I’m there with her so I take this change to really look at her. She is not only a pretty face. She has an amazing body too. She is wearing this cute pyjama with hearts on it. I don’t want to scare her so I keep walking until I’m in the kitchen with her. She jumps anyway.
“Jesus, you scared me.” She puts her hand in her heart.
“Jesus didn’t. I did. And sorry for it.” I smirk at her and she smiles.
“Did I wake you? I’m sorry. This roommate thing is new to me”
“Don’t worry for it. I had to get up anyway” That’s a lie but whatever.
“Well Beca, do you have something to do today?”
“Not really. Not until tonight anyway. Why do you ask?”
“I think we should talk you know? Getting to know each other a little bit more.”
“I think that’s fair enough” In that moment my stomach decides that it’s a good moment to growl and Chloe is giggling. Fuck. Does she have to do that cute thing?
“What do you think about us having lunch together? I know this little place not far from here if you want”
“Yeah, that would be good.”
“Okay, go get ready” I laugh at her and she looks at me funny.
“What?”
“Are you going in your pjs?” She looks down at herself and blushes.
“Okay…let’s go both to get ready” She laughs this time.
We’re sitting in a table waiting for the waiter to get our order. The place is really cool.
“So what’s your story Beca Mitchell?”
“What makes you think I have a story? And how do you know my surname?” She laughs.
“Your full name is in the contract silly and I know you have one because everyone has.”
“Okay, tell me yours then” She smiles at me like I said the best thing in the world.
“My name is Chloe Beale, I’m 23 and I’m from Arizona. I have my own dance studio here where I work and you already met my besties Aubrey and Stacie. We’ve known each other since we were kids. Now you”
“Beca Mitchell but that you already knew” She laughs a little “I’m 21 and I’m working as a DJ in Camix. I don’t have any friends here yet and mmm I’m from Ohio.”
“You are a DJ?! That’s awesome. And you’re wrong about the friend’s thing. You have me now.” She smiles and winks at me.
“That’s good then.” I smile at her and the waiter arrives.
“What can I get you girls?” He winks at me and I see Chloe frowning at him.
“We both have the special, thank you” Chloe says with a smile on her face but she is not looking at him but me.
“Okay, do you want something else beautiful?” Seriously? Ugh.
“No thank you, just what she said” He leaves and Chloe is now looking at me and I can see the wheels turning in her head.
“What?”
“Nothing…Just thinking” She smiles.
“mmm okay”
We talk while we eat and damn she was right. The food is really good. She told me a little about her friends and I explained to her that my only friend now lives in New York so it’s hard to keep in touch. We are about to pay when the same waiter come to our table.
“Can I maybe have your phone number?” Oh god…he is talking to me. I’m not good at this stuff and why would he ask me when he has the beauty of Chloe in front of him.
“I…I…” I’m still thinking to how tell him no without being a bitch, not that I care but I don’t want Chloe to see that side of me, not yet anyway, when I feel her interlacing our fingers.
“Sorry-” She looks at the badge with his name “-Nate, but I don’t share my girl” She puts the money on the table and pulls me on my feet without letting go of my hand. We are out of the restaurant when I find my voice again.
“Thank you for that” I look down and see our hands still interlocked. I let go and see her smiling.
“It’s okay, I see you struggling there” She looks at me with the same look as before.
“Spit it out”
“What? I wasn’t I-“ I don’t let her finish.
“Chlo, if you want to ask something, ask. You said it yourself, we are friends now” I smile at her.
“It’s just…why? I mean you don’t have to answer me but why didn’t you give it to him? Are you with someone?”
“No, I’m not dating anyone right now and he…he wasn’t my type.” It seems that she is happy with that answer because she just nods and smiles.
“I think we’re going to be really good friends Beca” I don’t know what to say to that so I just smile and nod.