Bechloe Week Day 4: Touch

Beca gaze was so focused on her screen, staring blankly, that she didn't notice a certain redhead creep up the stairs, walk across the room, and stand next to the side of her bed.

"HI, BECS. Whatcha doing?"

"FUCK, CHLOE." The brunette sprung up, nearly hitting her head on the metal flower attached to her headboard, and shut her laptop.

"I mean, I'm down, but dinner beforehand would be great too." The redhead winked at her slowly reddening companion. A lasting seductive look sent Beca squirming to the right side of her bed, away from the perpetrator.

"I'm just gonna pretend I didn't hear that... What do you want, Beale?" Beca sighed, a tight-lipped smile directed at the Bella who sank down on the bed next to her.

"I asked you first. Whatcha doing?" Chloe asked again, scooting closer to the brunette. Beca shoved her laptop under her pillow.

"Um. Nothing. Homework."

"Beca Mitchell doing homework. If I had a dollar every time I saw that...I'd be broke."

"Ha. Ha. Very funny, Beale. You are hilar- Wait!" Beca reached out to stop Chloe from snatching her laptop from under the pillow, but she was too slow.

"I'm just dying to see what homework is important enough to occupy my favorite shorty on a Friday night," replied Chloe, sarcastically. Who knew the super senior was capable of sarcasm? Beca really was rubbing off on her. NOT in an inappropriate way, of course. Chloe flipped open the younger Bella's laptop and logged back in. Beca never EVER let anyone touch her laptop, much less KNOW her password, but Chloe had somehow wormed her way through the DJ's barriers and stayed inside. But Beca didn't fight it.

"Hmmm, interesting homework you've got here, Becs. 'LGBT Movies,' Chloe read, browsing the Amazon Video website that came up as soon as she logged on. "What were you watching? 'Raven's Touch.' Sexy cover photo. How was it?"

Beca couldn't stop the blush spreading across her face. "Uhhh, I'm barely halfway through. It's a little...slow."

"Hm, not enough scenes of Raven touching..." Chloe squinted at the screen. "...Kate? The ladies haven't gotten it on yet?" The redhead smirked, noticing that the shade of the other girl's face now closely resembled her own red hair.

"That's not what I meant, Beale!" Beca groaned in frustration. This wasn't a new development, though. Chloe's sensual comments always flustered her, even if she knew her best friend was just joking around. "No, they haven't...done anything yet. But that's not why I watched this!"

"Oh, really? The picture of a lady kissing another lady's bare stomach didn't entice you to click on this movie?" Chloe continued teasing, pushing Beca to cover her face with her pillow, groaning again. "Okay, okay, I'll stop! It's just so fun watching you all squirmy. You never have to be embarrassed around me, Becs. It's a judgment-free zone." Chloe's tone turned serious as she lifted the pillow off of Beca's face. "Seriously. You can tell me anything. You know that."

Yes, Beca knew that. And she never knew how much she needed a confidant until Chloe put it upon herself to make sure Beca always felt comfortable around her, save for the occasions when she made the brunette squirm. Chloe returned to browsing the website, scrolling through the other movies in that category.

"I guess Jesse's moviecation isn't good enough for you? What's wrong? Tired of all the 'guy gets the girl' endings he shows you?"

Beca lifted her eyebrows in surprise. She'd never figure out how the redhead could read her so easily, but she was actually grateful for that. Effectively expressing her thoughts wasn't exactly her strong suit.

"Well, Becs, you're in luck! I happen to be an expert on movies of the ladies loving ladies variety. Most of the ones on here...not so great, no matter how hot the cover artwork is. One of them dies, or they don't end up together, or one of them is already some guy's wife, or there's a creepy age gap, or the story just sucks."

Beca just looked up at her friend, a look of disappointment evident on her face. Chloe continued.

"Yea, the mainstream movie circuit is just lacking good content for the lady-loving ladies of the world. It's really disappointing, especially since I really enjoy those rom-coms and rom-drams."

The younger Bella took a moment to process what she just heard. Did she understand correctly?

"You like...girls?"

Chloe looked up from the screen to frown curiously at Beca, tilting her head at a slight angle.

"Um, yeah. Is this news to you?"

"No, uh, I mean, yeah, yes. Yes, this is news to me." Beca had never seen Chloe remotely intimate with another girl. Come to think of it, Beca hasn't actually seen Chloe with anyone, except for Tom last year, in the showers and at hood night. They'd only started living in the Bella house together this year, but Beca would've definitely noticed if Chloe brought a girl home. Or anyone home, for that matter.

"Well then, yes I do. I like girls, guys, and everyone outside those labels. But I've always leaned more towards the feminine side of the spectrum. I don't know. There's just...something about them that just draws me in…" Chloe paused, in thought for a moment, before continuing. "Anyways, back to this movie thing. Come on. Let me showing something that you'll probably like more than 'Raven's Touch.'"

Chloe grabbed the brunette's arm and led her down the stairs and into the senior's single room, the only one in the house. After setting the younger girl on her bed, Chloe went over to her movie shelf, grabbed a DVD, and showed it to her friend.

"I present to you tonight's entertainment! 'I Can't Think Straight', my favorite ladies loving ladies movie, out of all the ones I've seen anyways." She placed the DVD in the player, grabbed the remote, and sat down on the bed next to Beca.

For once, Beca was completely engrossed in the movie, eye never leaving the screen. The pair stayed still for the duration of the feature, save for a few times when Chloe just glanced at her best friend and smiled. Nearly an hour and a half later, the credits started rolling, but Beca's eyes were still glued to the screen. Chloe broke the silence.

"So...Was that better than 'Raven's Touch?'"

Beca slowly switched her gaze from the screen to Chloe and paused for a moment. "Yes, yes it was. Way better." Beca smiled softly and reached out to squeeze the redhead's hand. That was another development, the closed-off semi-hermit initiating contact with another person. She always felt uncomfortable doing so, but not when it was Chloe. Despite her best friend's occasionally lewd comments, Beca always felt comfortable when she was with the redhead. When she showed the side of herself that was hidden from the rest of the world, Beca knew that Chloe wouldn't run off like everyone else always did; she knew that Chloe would always be the one constant in her life, Beca would see to that.

"Thanks, Chlo."

Before Chloe could reply, Beca let go of her friend's hand and hurried back upstairs to lay on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

'Do I really love Jesse? Or are there just things that I love about him?'

Beca didn't have an answer to those questions. At least, not yet.