Gives You Hell? Really?
‘Tell me why we’re doing this again?’ Beca asked, shoving their bags in the overhead luggage space before taking her seat by the window to let Chloe sit down next to her.
‘Because you love me.’ Chloe joked, gently pinching Beca’s cheek.
Beca swallowed and smiled weakly. ‘Yeah.’
They spent the next couple of hours of the flight listening to the playlist that Beca had made specially for the plane journey.
‘Gives You Hell? Really?’ Chloe burst out laughing.
‘Hey! That’s a good song!’ Beca defended herself, clutching her phone in her hands.
The redhead shook her head in amusement at her friend, and started to quietly sing along, gently elbowing Beca to force her to join in.
‘Dude, we’re on a plane full of people.’ She protested, gesturing around them.
Chloe frowned. ‘So?’
Beca rolled her eyes and grinned, not able to resist the ginger, and quietly joined in with the singing much to the delight of Chloe.
They spent the rest of the flight sleeping in hopes that they would be rested enough when they landed.
It wasn’t unusual for the girls to fall asleep next to one another, so it wasn’t a shock when they two woke up leaning on each other as the pilot told the plane that they were about to land so to put on their seatbelts.
‘Are you ready?’ Chloe asked, putting on her seatbelt, watching Beca do the same.
‘Let’s do it.’ She nodded. ‘Are we getting a cab or? How does this work?’
Chloe shook her head. ‘My brothers are picking us up.’
‘Throwing me to the sharks right away huh? Thanks Beale.’ Beca raised an eyebrow.
‘I’ll tell them to be on their best behaviour.’ She winked.
Once the plane had landed and Beca had complained the entire time between getting off the plane, getting their suitcases, and walking through the airport, they stopped to get a cup of coffee.
Beca ordered regular coffee of course, but Chloe knew she preferred the caramel flavoured ones with all the ‘fancy stuff’ (As Beca called it) which is why Chloe ordered that, and let Beca share it with her.
‘We should go and meet the boys now.’ Chloe glanced down at her phone, Beca nodding in agreement as they made their way back through the airport.
‘Ooh! I see them.’ Chloe pointed to the group of 3 guys waving over at them.
They walked over, and Beca watched as Chloe got engulfed in a group hug by the three not so small lads.
‘Chlo bear we missed you.’ The tallest one said.
‘Miss you too.’ She smiled, then followed her brother’s’ gaze towards Beca. ‘Oh right.’
She gestured towards Beca. ‘This is Beca, Beca this is Brandon, Matthew, and John.’
‘Nice to meet you.’ Beca smiled politely, before getting pulled into a hug by the three brothers.
‘You’d best be taking care of our little sister!’ John teased, pointed towards Beca as they pulled away from the hug.
Beca shrugged with a grin. ‘Yeah, I think I do a good job of that.’
Chloe playfully rolled her eyes. ‘Ever the modest one Becs.’
‘Right, let’s get you guys to the hotel before mom has a fit.’ Brandon said, as they each grabbed a bag from the girls and carried them to the car, with the girls following behind.
‘See that wasn’t so bad right?’ Chloe took Beca’s hand in hers, swinging their arms slightly as they walked.
Beca bit her lip, it wasn’t that they had never held hands before, but with the kind of context…it felt new. ‘No they seem cool, unlike you.’
Chloe gently shoved Beca with her free hand. ‘Shut it you.’
They got into the back seat of the car with Chloe sat next John. With their hands still linked, Beca absentmindedly kissed the tops of Chloe’s knuckles before realising what she was doing. She let go of Chloe’s hand instantly before remembering the guys were there too, and picked it back up.
‘Sorry.’ She mumbled.
‘No, I liked it.’ Chloe smiled comfortingly, and kissed the tops of Beca’s knuckles.
‘Will you two please stop being gross in my car.’ Brandon scolded, smiling as he said it. Chloe just laughed at him whilst Beca blushed and leant into Chloe. ‘I hope you’re ready for the craziness that is the Beale family Beca.’
Beca chuckled. ‘Well, I’ve had a lot of practice with this weirdo here, I think I can handle a few more of you.’
‘You sure you want to do this?’ John asked teasingly.
‘It’d be my pleasure. Show me what you got!’ Beca smirked confidently.
John nodded. ‘I like this one Chlo.’
The redhead just grinned happily in response.
So did she.