Chapter 4
Beca was one of the first parents to arrive at the auditorium. The kids had stayed at school to prepare for their concert, so Beca had eaten something at the studio and gone straight to the school. Not feeling like talking to the other parents much she decided to take a seat. When Chloe takes a quick peek through the curtains Beca catches her eye and gives her a thumbs up and a cheesy grin. The ginger smiles back at her and takes a moment to admire the brunette. Of course Beca, couldn’t care less about the other parents and had shown up in a bright red and black plaid shirt, skinny jeans and biker boots, Chloe observed.
More and more parents start to pour in and as a couple takes a seat next to Beca, the woman begins to chat with her.
"Hi, you must be the mom of the new kid. I'm Alice and this is my husband Parker."
"Yes, I'm David's mom. My name is Beca. Nice to meet you" Beca replies politely.
"Nice to meet you too Beca. How are you guys liking the school so far?" Alice continues to make conversation.
"We've been here only two weeks, but David settled in pretty quickly, so that's good. He's a real music lover, so I guess it's the perfect school for him" Beca replies.
Before Alice can ask another question the curtains open and the kids file onto the stage. Chloe steps forward and welcomes everyone to the performance. Beca can’t help, but notice how great Chloe looked in the simple dark blue dress. The kids sing several songs alternated with a two very cute dance routines and several poems. As the last song ends David steps forward and recites one last poem thanking everyone and wishing everyone a good night. Beca's heart swells in her chest and her eyes start to get watery. She is so proud of her little boy.
When the lights come back on and people start getting up Alice starts talking to Beca again. "I also wanted to tell you that I am the president of the parents committee. We provide a helping hand in projects and outings. I was wondering if I could interest you in volunteering?"
"No, I'm sorry. I'm already busy enough as it is, with my job and David and all..."
"Oh, maybe your husband? Or your... Uhhmm... life partner?" Beca cringes at that comment "Plaid shirt, low heeled boots, obviously she had to be a lesbian. (Not that it wasn't true, but that was beside the point. Beca just hated stereotypes)
Not wanting to cause a scene Beca just replies: "Actually I'm a single mother"
"Oh" Alice quickly changes the topic, switching back to small talk and introducing Beca to a couple of more parents as they come out in the hallway where drinks and snacks are laid out for the parents.
When Alice spots Chloe, she pulls Beca towards the teacher. "Have you already met Ms. Beale?" Giving Beca no time to interrupt, she goes on "She's an absolute angel with our children. And she's a musical genius as well. The school is so lucky to have her. Did you know that in college Ms Beale lead her team to various national titles and even a world title in acapella?"
Chloe knew just how Beca feels about people like Alice and decided to play a little game. "Aww Alice, that's too much. I could never have done it without my co-captain who was the actual musical genius" she replies, locking eyes with Beca.
Completely unaware of what is going on, Alice continues: "Oh, I'm sure you're just selling yourself short, Ms Beale. Actually, I wasn't sure if you had already met Beca? She's David's mom."
Beca and Chloe now have to break eye contact before Beca dryly replies: "Yeah, we've met before."
Beca excuses herself and makes her way to the bathroom. She fishes her phone out of her pocket and she types a quick text to Chloe.
Beca 8:12 PM You, Chloe Beale, are pure evil. But thanks, you made my night :D
Beca 8:12 PM (Besides my little superstar of course)
The brunette is just about to go find David and head home when her phone buzzes.
Chloe 8:14 PM :) Come find me ASAP
Wondering what's going on Beca wanders back into the hallway. She quickly spots Chloe who is talking to, or rather being talked to by, a man. As she approaches, she recognizes the situation and knows what Chloe needs her to do.
"Ms Beale, uhm, sorry to interrupt, but I have some pressing matters concerning my son I would like to discuss... If I'm not interrupting..."
"No problem, Ms Mitchell. If you would excuse us, Mr Adams"
"Of course, Ms Beale" the man replies with a smile that gives Beca the creeps.
"You're a lifesaver, Beca. Ugh, I hate that douchebag. Who would hit on their kid's teacher?" Chloe says as they walk away. "Hey, now that it's just the two of us; I would very much like to see you tomorrow."
"Uhm Chlo, tomorrow is Saturday... I already promised David to go to the zoo..."
"The zoo sounds great to me, if that's okay with you."
"Uhm... How about you come over for a movie night instead? It's not that I that I don't trust you with David...obviously, but I think it might be ... weird? With you being his teacher … and us needing to work some stuff out. I'd prefer some alone time with you."
Chloe wiggles her eyebrows at that statement causing Beca to roll her eyes.
"Okay, I see your point, Becs. That might indeed be better." Chloe says, but she can't help feeling a little disappointed.
"Okay, see you tomorrow night then. I'm gonna head home now. You stay out of trouble, I won't be able to save you anymore." Beca winks
"Good night, Beca"