Pitch Perfect Uncommon Connections

Chapter 1

Most of the girls had already left to go to their familie's homes for the three week Christmas and New Year Holiday. Jesse had broken up with her when he graduated. She at least didn't have to worry about bumping into him during the holiday. Beca jumped in surprise when Emily Junk sat down on the sofa next to her, and leaned against her shoulder.

"What are you still doing here?" Beca asked her with a quirked eyebrow at the taller girl's closeness. Emily had a habit of invading her personal space constantly. Even though most of the Bella's knew the Chloe was usually the only one who managed to do this without Beca getting flustered. Emily was no exception. Beca got flustered around her for a different reason though. She was used to Chloe being overly affectionate by now. Emily was smirking at the effect she had on her friend.

"I'm hanging out with you, silly." Emily nudged her their knees together. Leaning both of hers against Beca's lap.

"I meant. What are you still doing at Barden?" Beca set her laptop to the side, and sat uncomfortably beside the clumsy, lanky girl.

"My dad got called away for a business trip overseas. I told my mom you were staying here by yourself for the holidays. She insisted on coming here. Instead of me going there. We're spending the holidays here at the Bella house with you instead." Emily explained. Beca looked at her with surprise.

"You didn't have to.. You don't have to…" Beca stumbled over her words.

"Beca… Just because you don't want to go to your dad's. It doesn't mean you should have to spend the holidays alone. Plus. My mom, and I are used to my brother, and my dad running around the house at Christmas too. It would be too quiet if it was just the two of us. My brother is too bogged down with work at the hospital. He can't make it home either." Emily told her with soft smile.

"I'm sorry Emily." Beca squeezed her hand comfortingly.

"I still have my mom. She's excited to meet you." Emily sighed with a shrug. Beca looked down at her hands. Emily nudged her again.

"Stop it." Emily ordered when she saw Beca disappearing into herself.

"Stop what?" Beca whispered.

"Doing that thing you do when you get sad. You aren't alone. You don't have to be. There's no way we were going to let you stay here by yourself over the holidays either. I had already talked to her about bringing you with me to Oregon over the holidays if you weren't going home. Stacie wanted to take you to Texas, but I figured that would be too traumatizing for you." Emily informed her with a laugh. Beca chuckled, and wiped at her eyes.

"Yeah. Who knows what Stacie would try to do to me." Beca spoke through a laugh.

"I figured you wouldn't want to go with me to Oregon either, and mom suggested that she just come here instead. Get ready for Christmas decoration explosion around here." Emily pulled Beca's hand into her lap after she entwined their fingers, and leaned her head against Beca's shoulder.

"You realize this is breaking all of my personal space boundary rules." Beca grumbled even though she wasn't uncomfortable at all.

"Get used to it. My mom is just as handsy. If not worse." Emily chuckled.

"Oh boy." Beca smiled.

Emily woke up alone on the sofa the next morning with a blanket covering her, and a pillow under her head. She smiled realizing Beca must have moved her the night before, but was also a little disappointed that the older girl wasn't there when she woke up. She looked around, and got confused when she heard someone moving around in the kitchen. She wandered in to see Beca standing over a frying pan at the stove.

"Hey." Emily grumbled through her waking state.

"Hey. I made coffee. I didn't know if you drink it, or what you put in it." Beca slid her a cup when Emily sat down at the counter island.

"You can cook?" Emily grunted tiredly propping her head up on her hand while she stirred some sugar into the coffee.

"Yeah. My mom made me take classes when she got sick. I made Pancakes, Bacon, and Eggs." Beca dropped a few plates on the counter. Emily took her hand, and held it over the counter before Beca could turn back towards the dishes.

"I know this has to be a hard time for you Beca. Just know you can talk to me okay. Don't barricade yourself in there. I'm here if you need me. Don't even think about those dishes right now either. I'll clean them up when we get done eating." Emily tapped her head.

Beca slowly turned her hand over to line up with Emily's. Emily looked at her in surprise, but it quickly turned into a smile. They were caught up in a moment that neither of them seemed to understand. Emily moved her thumb slowly over Beca's hand. Terrified of scaring the older girl off. They both jumped when the doorbell rang. Emily let go of Beca's hand, and told her to wait there. Beca heard yelling and laughing from the kitchen, and rolled her eyes. She wondered out from the kitchen even though Emily had told her to wait. The older woman with black hair stopped singing when she spotted Beca leaning against the doorway with a smile.

"You must be Beca Mitchel. I'm Kathrine." Emily's mom introduced herself to the small girl.

"It's nice to meet you Mrs. Junk." Beca went to shake the other woman's hand, but let out a squeak when she was pulled into a tight hug.

"Please just call me Kate." Kathrine, and Beca both chuckled.

"Mom. Beca's uncomfortable with too much contact." Emily tried to pull her mother away from her friend.

"Oh. I'm sorry dear." Kathrine pulled away noticing the look of discomfort on Beca's face.

"It's okay. I've gotten use to it with Emily, and Chloe around." Beca shrugged. Kathrine smiled at her daughter pulling the younger girl into another hug.

"Um. I had just made us breakfast when you knocked. It's still warm if you are hungry." Beca told Emily's mother running her hand over the back over her neck awkwardly.

"I can see why you like her so much… That sounds lovely Beca." Kathrine squeezed Emily one more time before she let go.

"Mom!" Emily shoved her mother lightly at the first statement. Beca raised an eyebrow at Emily, and smiled slightly at her friend's discomfort.

"Now. Come on Beca. I want to get to know you over this delicious smelling breakfast you made for my daughter. She talks about you all the time. You know?" Kathrine pulled a smirking Beca into the kitchen with her while Emily grimaced at her mother's successful attempts to embarrass her.

"Oh really?" Beca shot a smile at Emily over Kathrine's shoulder.

"Alright. Emily if you don't marry this woman right now. I may divorce your father, and marry her myself." Kathrine moaned around a mouthful of chocolate chip pancakes.

"Mom!" Emily hid her face in her hands while Beca laughed.

"We're going Christmas tree shopping later. I hope you guys are ready for decorations." Kathrine clapped her hands excitedly. Beca was leaning against the counter across from the Junks as she ate.

"I'm happy to do whatever you guys want to do. I have a truck we can haul it back in." Beca told them stirring her coffee.

While Emily did the dishes, she had promised to do after they ate. Swatting away Beca's hands every time she tried to help. Kathrine smiled at the two of them. They were driving to the Christmas tree lot at the center of campus about an hour later. Bundled up in winter gear. The roads were starting to get slick which had Beca driving super slow while Emily was holding onto the center console, and the door-handle. Kathrine was laughing at her daughter from the back seat.

"Emily. I used to live in Minnesota. We're going to be fine." Beca chuckled at the frightened girl in the passenger seat.

"I totally believe you." Emily tried to defend her fearful facial expression she heard her mother let out a laugh from the backseat.

"Yeah okay." Beca purposefully swerved the truck making Emily let out a squeak. Beca laughed at her along with Kathrine.

"You're a terrible liar Legacy." Beca smiled pulling into a parking space at the tree lot. Emily was the first one out of the truck opening the door, and helping her mother out. Beca laughed then followed the taller girl, and her mother into the Christmas tree lot. She ended up walking beside Kathrine while Emily wondered through the trees excitedly.

"When are you going to tell her you have feelings for her?" Kathrine asked the small girl walking beside her. Beca's eyes widened, and her head turned to Kathrine quickly.

"I…." Beca stuttered.

"It's okay dear. I've known Emily is interested in women for a few years now, and she really does talk about you all the time. She's a little shy though, and I doubt she would ever make the first move." Kathrine told a stunned Beca who was looking towards Emily after the declaration from Kathrine. Emily was still bouncing through the trees excitedly. Beca shook her head fondly at the other Bella's visible excitement.

"I didn't even know she was interested in women." Beca admitted.

"Oh. Well woops. I'm serious though Beca. You should just tell her how you feel." Kathrine sighed.

"You want me to date your daughter? You don't know anything about me." Beca laughed.

"I actually know a lot about you Beca. I told you Emily talks bout you a lot. I wasn't lying about that. You are an aspiring DJ. You father walked out on you, and your mother when you were in high school. Then your mother passed away right before you graduated. You want to move to LA after you graduate, and work for a music label. You dated some guy named Jesse who my daughter absolutely hated for two years. Your dad is a philosophy professor here at Barden U, and you are helping my daughter produce a song that she wrote." Kathrine confirmed that Emily had talked to her about Beca.

"Jesse wasn't a bad guy. We just wanted different things. Well… I guess the same thing really." Beca chuckled glancing at Emily again. Kathrine rolled her eyes.

"Just tell her." Kathrine smacked Beca on the shoulder.

"I'm a junior, she is a freshman. I want to go to LA when I graduate. I don't want to end up hurting her later." Beca sighed.

"You don't think it's worth giving her a shot? What if you decide you are willing to wait a couple of years to take her with you?" Kathrine slapped her arm again.

"That's what I'm scared of happening. She's amazing." Beca admitted.

"Who's amazing?" Emily bounded over to them still incredibly hyper she skidded slightly when she reached them. Beca balanced her placing her hands on Emily's hips.

"Britney." Beca lied easily. Kathrine chuckled. Emily looked at her confused.

"Well duh. Britney is always amazing. I think I found the perfect tree." Emily pulled Beca, and Kathrine over to the section she had just been looking through. Beca let out a sigh of relief. They loaded up the tree, and started heading back to the Bella's house while Beca smirked at a once again terrified Emily in the passenger seat.

"We better have a lot of food at the house. We are not getting back out with the roads like this. Ready to be cooped up with the Junks for a week?" Emily tapped Beca on the thigh.

"I think I'll be able to manage." Beca glanced back at Kathrine in the backseat. Kathrine just winked at her, and looked out the window.