Beca scanned the restaurant for the only reason she was here. Chloe Beale. She caught sight of the flash of raven hair that stood out amongst all the rest of the brunettes and blondes. As if on cue Chloe turned her head towards the entrance catching Beca's dark grey eyes. Chloe sent a friendly smile and nod her way to let Beca know she was okay before the brunette continued to make her way towards a booth behind her client. Sliding into the booth she kept her eyes fixated on the red head that was sitting on the other side of the transparent glass that separated the booths. The red head glanced Beca's way a few times capturing her attention. There was something about that raven haired woman which was intriguing. Beca had nearly spent a whole day with her and she still hadn't been able to put her finger on it.
"Ma'am are you ready to order?" the waitress asked snapping Beca out of her subconsciousness. Beca picked up the menu and nodded "Yes, I would like the steak with a side of salad and an orange juice" Beca confirmed handing the menu to the waitress. "Alright that should be ready in 25 minutes" the waitress assured Beca before sending her a seductive wink as she walked away. "Hey there stranger" a familiar voice echoed through Beca's ears as she directed her attention in the direction of the voice. A pair of bright crystal-like blue eyes pierced through Beca's intimidating Beca a little bit, but Chloe's beauty intimidated her in general. Chloe Beale was the type of woman you would take home to meet your parents, the girl next door, the type you just want to hold and kiss endlessly. "Hey yourself, what are you doing over here" Beca wondered as Chloe took the free seat across from Beca. "I could ask you the same thing! So I can see you're done with the hostility" Chloe said matter of factly.
Beca shook her head but the smile that had appeared on her face didn't go away "I'm your bodyguard I'm not meant to be seen with you in times of celebration, and you know how seriously I take my job, I'm just trying to hold my professionalism together" Beca explained. Chloe nodded "And how's that going for you?" Chloe probed with a smirk. Beca couldn't help but admire the woman in front of her. Chloe was the exact definition of perfect. Chloe's confidence and the way she held Beca's stare as if to say "I'm trying to eye fuck you without making it obvious" sent shivers up her spine. Why was she letting temptation take over her body. Beca had been trained to specifically repel feelings like this, she was disciplined and controlled, but yet Chloe had her forgetting what exactly her trainer had taught her.
"Doesn't matter really as long as you're safe" Beca replied. "Alright the steak with a side of salad and a large orange juice" a voice interrupted Chloe and Beca's silent tension. They broke eye contact immediately as soon as the plate of food was placed in front of Beca. "Thank you" Beca thanked "For you, anytime" the waitress replied with a seductive wink as she slid napkin with her number towards the bodyguard, before walking away. Chloe smirked at the little interaction as all thoughts of further conversation disappeared "looks like you have yourself a fan" Chloe pointed out as Beca sipped on her drink, Beca smiled before looking back at the group of friends Chloe had originally situated herself with. "You better go back to your friends, they look like they need some kind of adult supervision" Beca observed sarcastically causing the older woman to let out a contagious giggle. "Well, you're welcome to help "supervise" any time tonight" Chloe replied as she got up and made her way back to her friends. Beca smiled as she watched Chloe walked back to her friends admiring her from behind.
"You've finally returned…without the bodyguard I see" Chloe's best friend Aubrey stated. Chloe watched as the smirk on Aubrey's face grew "She's just doing her job Bree" Chloe replied. Aubrey shook her head "Yeah cause eye fucking you and staring at your ass is doing her job" Aubrey blurted out. She was obviously drunk. Chloe gasped "Keep your voice down she might hear you and you don't even know if she's gay" Chloe replied. Aubrey shook her head "You don't need a gaydar to know that acts like that are gay" Aubrey replied. Chloe smiled "Bree your drunk, you're probably just seeing things" Chloe confirmed as she took another sip of her alcohol.
A few hours had passed and Beca was still in her same position pretending to be on her phone, but really look out for any pure danger. "Babe, come dance with me" Tom smiled as he walked over to his girlfriend and place a kiss on her head. Chloe obliged following her drunken boyfriend onto the dance floor wrapping her arms around his neck. "So, I see that you have hired a babysitter" Tom stated bluntly as he directed his attention to Beca. As soon as she saw movement of Chloe walking away with Tom she had to follow, it was suit. She had nestled herself against the wall as she watched not necessarily Chloe but the crowd around her. Chloe slapped her boyfriend playfully "She's just doing her job" she repeated. "Well, is there anywhere we can go to get a little privacy away from her?" Tom asked as politely as he could. As soon as the words left Tom's mouth Chloe's signature mysterious smirk plastered across her face.
"Do you wanna dance?" a familiar voice asked. Beca drew her attention away from Chloe and Tom for a few seconds to face the waitress that she had met at dinner. Beca smiled "I can't, I'm working" she explained. The younger waitress frowned "Maybe next time, by the way…" the waitress said as she leaned to whisper into the bodyguard's ear "That number has me available any day and all night" as she walked off Beca could feel the Goosebumps rise on her arms. "Oh shit" Beca panicked as Chloe or Tom weren't in sight. "Jesus Christ they were just there" she said to no one in particular. If it were any other person in her position they would immediately panicked and call for back up, but she wasn't any other person, she was Beca Mitchell and she knew what she had to do.
"Aubrey have you seen Chloe, I took my eyes off her for a second and she was gone" Beca admitted to a very drunk Aubrey. "No, but I heard Tom say that he was going to take her outside" Aubrey replied as she joined the rest of their friends. Beca raced outside into the cold New York air, and just like Aubrey said she saw Chloe there, but no Tom. "Hey, I was looking for you, I told you that you can't leave anywhere without me" Beca stated as she crossed her arms. Chloe was sitting in the gutter on the side of the road as she turned her head to meet Beca's. "I'm a big girl, I don't need you to baby me" Chloe spat back. Beca tried her hardest to ignore the older woman's tear stained cheeks. "We're leaving" Beca said sternly as she forcefully picked Chloe up by the arm. "Stop, I don't want to go" Chloe cried as she wiggled loose from Beca's grip. They had made it to the car. "Chloe I promised your father that I would take care of you in all shapes and forms, and if that means that I have to get you home now, to prevent any unwanted danger than that's what's going to happen. Now get in the car" Beca demanded. Both Beca and Chloe had a silent staring competition (more like death glare) before either woman made a move to get inside the car.
The car ride home was silent and Beca might have been able to stand it for a few more seconds if it wasn't for Chloe. Bec felt a little bit guilty for snapping at the girl, she was obviously hurt over something and she could bet it was over Tom. "I'm sorry" Beca apologised as they stopped at a red light. Chloe wiped a tear and looked over at Beca "What?" Chloe asked. "I said I'm sorry. Tonight when I couldn't find you, you scared me. You really had me thinking I had fucked up my job" Beca explained. Chloe shook her head "It's fine, I shouldn't have left without telling you" Chloe admitted. "I know, did you want to talk about it" Beca asked. Chloe knew what Beca was talking about and wasn't in the mood for beating around the bush "Not really" Chloe replied. Beca nodded in understanding "Alright, but can I point something out?" Beca asked. Chloe nodded. "He's doing it wrong" Beca replied. Chloe turned to Beca "what do you mean?" Chloe asked. "Well, my mom always said that a man should always smudge a girls lipstick but never make her mascara run" Beca replied with a smile.
Chloe's heart fluttered at the words they stole a long glance into each other's eyes. Chloe's saying "thank you for being sweet" and Beca's saying "anytime" before the traffic lights turned green and they made their way towards the Beale household.