Chapter 4: He Told Me To Stay Away; But I Don't Know if I Can
Chloe had finished her school work and decided to go visit her stepbrother Luke at the radio station.
Chloe's parents had divorced when she was ten because her father had been having affair with some twenty five year old model. Five years ago, in her senior year of high school, her mother Kelly had married Luke's father, but kept her maiden name Beale, so Chloe did as well. But anyways, she and Luke got along pretty well, so she thought she'd go visit him.
Bella's had been a bitch and Luke always calmed her down with some hot tea in the booth while enjoying a nice conversation as Luke played music. As Chloe made her way got a text from Beca.
Beca: "Hey. Can we talk? At my dorm around 6:30? Something odd happened today."
Chloe was a bit confused by the text that Beca had sent her. But any excuse to talk to Beca or to spend time with her was alright with Chloe. She began to type out a response when Tom suddenly walked up to her, she put her phone in her pocket after sending it.
Chloe: "Sure."
"Hey babe." Time said kissing her. "Who you texting?" He asked a little anxiously.
"Oh I'm just texting Aubrey about the extra rehearsals for the riff off next week." She made up real quickly, it wasn't a complete lie. Aubrey had been texting her non stop about being ready for everything so they could beat the Treblemaker's.
"Oh cool." Tom said placing her hands on Chloe's waist and planting a sweet kiss on her lips. Chloe smiled at him, she still felt a bit awkward kissing Tom ever since the game night a month ago. And for one reason, Beca's kiss during spin the bottle. She couldn't get Beca's lips off of her mind. The way Beca kissed her with so much passion and lust. Beca's lips were so smooth, and her grip on her neck made Chloe feel so secure and safe. In summary, Chloe just couldn't get the kiss out of her head. She wanted more, and wanting more made her feel guilty and awkward when she was being intimate with Tom. Even the sex was odd because she thought about Beca the whole time and had to do use hard to keep from moaning or screaming her name.
The only problem is she wanted to make sure Beca was worth it before giving Tom up. As the kiss broke she smiled. "Yeah. You know Aubrey, she wants it to be perfect and if I'm not there to help her relax she may go on a rampage." She said.
Tom chuckled. "So I guess this means I should let you go?" He said rubbing his hands up and down her back.
"Probably." Chloe said cringing. "I'm sorry, I promise I'll make it up to you with some cuddling and hand stuff tomorrow." She said kissing Tom's cheek.
"You're the best girlfriend ever." He said smiling and giving her one last kiss before letting her run off.
Chloe dropped by her dorm to change into some yoga pants and a loose gray sweater that showed one of her shoulders. She then went over to Baker Hall.
Chloe: "Which room is yours?"
Beca: "304."
Chloe: "Okay! Be right up."
Beca made sure her room was nice and clean for Chloe so the redhead didn't think she was a slob. Her bed was made and her stuff was all organized. It had been a very interesting day for Beca.
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Not only had Bella's been an absolute pain in the ass, but an interesting thing occurred before she got to the radio station for work. She was about to walk in when Chloe's boyfriend Tom called out her name.
"Hey Beca." He said. "Wait up."
Beca paused her walked because she thought it was Jesse behind her. She was surprised when it was Tom. "Alright. What's up?" When he got up to her he stopped.
"I want to talk to you." He said as they stood on the corner of the sidewalk.
"Alright. Shoot." Beca said putting her phone away so she could listen.
"Is there anything going on between you and my girlfriend?" He said. Beca chuckled because she though Tom was chuckling. That was before she saw his expression. His eyes carried a dark, thin glare, and his lips were sealed shut. Tom's jaw was set as he awaited an answer.
"Why would anything be going on between me and Chloe?" Beca said.
"Because ever since that stupid little game night, I've noticed you checking her out. And I've noticed her liking it as well. You're all she ever fucking talks about." Tom said getting a bit more stern.
"Well what can I say? I'm awesome, but there isn't anything going on between us so don't worry." Beca said smirking deviously up at Tom, who was about a foot taller than Beca. Which made this confrontation quite hilarious in a way. It made picking on someone your own size sound kind of ironic. Tom then grabbed her wrist and pulled her in close.
"Stay away from Chloe." He stated.
"Well that will be kind of hard considering we have Bella's together." She said being a smart ass.
"You know what I mean." Tom said.
"Look here Thomas. Is that your real name?" Beca said pulling away from his grip. "I've never done anything to come onto your girlfriend. First of all, spin the bottle is just a game. And second, if you want yours and hers relationship to work out you have to trust her."
"I do trust her." Tom stated.
"Well obviously you don't trust her enough or we wouldn't be having this conversation." She said.
He pushed up against the wall. "Listen here Rebecca."
"Don't fucking call me that, and get your hands off me." Beca said trying to squirm and get free. Her attempts were unsuccessful as Tom would just push her back against the wall.
"Stay away from Chloe. She's mine, and I will not have her dump me for some stupid alt girl who may not even love her back." Tom said.
"Well the jokes on you buddy. I do love her." Beca said. "I'm just gonna let the chips fall where they. And let her decide."
"She'll choose me. Chloe's not gay." Tom said smirking at Beca.
"You don't have to be gay. You just have to be bisexual." She shot back.
"You really think she'll choose you over me. I'm an athlete, I'm the love of her life. I run track and I'm majoring in quantum physics. You really think she's gonna go for some music major punk ass DJ? She ain't. And if you tell anyone about our little conversation, you'll be sorry." He said releasing Beca from his grip. "And if you try to go for Chloe it will be even worse. So back off dyke." He said before turning away and then walking off.
Beca stood there dumbstruck, unable to contemplate what had just happened for a moment. Tom was serious about her staying away from Chloe, but if the guy really trusted Chloe he wouldn't be worried about her flocking over to Beca. Anyways he had made his point for Beca to stay away. Beca had been staying away, but maybe Chloe was interested in her and that was why Tom had come up to talk to her. Maybe Chloe was crushing on her. The thought made her smile widely, but the smile quickly turned to a frown when she realized that Tom would probably hurt Chloe as well if Beca tried to win her heart. She had to figure out if Chloe did in fact share feelings for Beca.
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That's what lead to Beca texting Chloe about coming to talk at Beca's dorm. To clear the air and figure out what exactly was going on between the two of them. Beca had been working on some mixes when Chloe texted her. Beca began to save her work shut off her equipment. Soon Chloe knocked on the door, Beca knew Kimmy Jin would be back for another few hours or so, she was out late every night.
Beca walked over to the door. She opened up to find Chloe in her yoga pants and a gray sweater that Almaty made Beca go weak in the knees. "Hey." She said smiling at the redhead.
"Hi Beca." Beca smiled at Chloe, getting lost in Chloe's eyes, trying to see what the senior was thinking. She hadn't realized how long she had done this until, "May I come in?" Chloe asked.
Beca snapped out of her gaze. "Yeah sure." The sexual tension between these was so thick it could cut through like a knife. She closed the door behind Chloe. "Sit anywhere you want." Chloe sat on her bed and then Beca joined her.
"Bella's was so hard today, I'm definitely gonna be sore tomorrow." Beca said chuckling and rubbing out her sore feet muscles. "My feet are killing me."
"You get used to that over time." Chloe said smiling at Beca as the young freshman groaned at the pains in her feet.
"I don't know if could." Beca chuckling slightly. They then both sat cross cross on the bed, sitting in silence for a moment.
Chloe broke the silence by asking, "What did you want to talk about? You said something odd happened earlier today."
"Oh yeah. Well um, I was on my way to the radio station, because I work there." Beca said. "And your boyfriend stopped me." Beca then told Chloe the whole story, how Tom had basically threatened her to stay away from Chloe. Also that if Beca told anyone or tried to get with her that there would be consequences.
Chloe acted like she didn't understand Tom's actions at first. "Why would he do that?"
"Because he thinks there's something going on between us." Beca informed her. "And I just wanted to know, is there? Because I never got any vibes from you."
Chloe sighed and looked down. How was she going to say this and not look like a total player? "If I told you there might be would you freak out?" Chloe said squinting nervously.
The room was silent for a moment, Beca's heart leaped with joy as she heard the words come out of Chloe's mouth. Chloe however was worried Beca would call her a freak and make her leave. "You have feelings for me?" Beca said turning her head, he kept her smile inside.
"I don't know. I mean I think so. I just, I'm scared of what Tom would do to you if he found out that I like you," Chloe stated looking straight down at Beca's bed.
"So you do have feelings?" Beca said, think Chloe was adorable. The redheads cheeks were as red as her hair. She quickly nodded and Beca smiled.
"Is that weird?" Chloe said.
"Why would it be weird?" Beca chuckled.
"Because I don't know you're gay or bi or-" Chloe just stopped talking when Beca smirked at her, making the girl go even more red.
"I'm straight up gay." Beca said smiling.
"Also, I've never felt feelings like this for a girl before. But I'm feeling the same things for you that I feel for Tom and it's really confusing me. I don't know what to do." Chloe said putting her head in her hands. Beca moved them away and took the girls hands in hers.
"You don't have to make a decision. Not right now." Beca said. She tucked some of Chloe's hair behind the girls ear. Chloe watched the girl as she did so. "He told me to stay away, but I don't know if I can." Beca stated, looking at Chloe's beautiful face as Beca's finger lifted it up by Chloe's chin.
"You have feelings for me too?" She said smiling.
"More than feelings." Beca said smiling at Chloe widely. "I've never felt this way about anyone before." Their eyes locked on one another, baby blue orbs gazing into the midnight skies.
It had been a month and a half since they shared their first kiss at the game night. Chloe began to lean in, and Beca finished the gap closing by sealing Chloe's lips against hers for a sweet and tender kiss.
Both of their breaths hitched, Beca placed her hand on Chloe's neck like she had last time, pulling Chloe's lips onto hers even more if that was possible. Everything about this kiss was perfect. Neither of the two girls wanted it to end, but eventually it did.
Beca didn't pull back completely though. She rested their foreheads together as they caught their breath from the exhilarating kiss they had just shared. "Wow." Chloe said as their foreheads remained together and Beca's hand remained on Chloe's neck.
"Yeah." Beca stated still in complete awe of how amazing Chloe's lips tasted against hers. After a moment of staying there, the two remained in their position. "I'm going to fight for you. Because I don't have the strength to stay out of your life Chloe. I want to be with you. And I know Tom does as well, but the decision is yours. And take your time, don't rush anything." Beca said. "I'll wait for you my little red panda." She said.
"I should probably go." Chloe said pulling back. Beca got up with her and walked her to the door. She opened it up and looked back at Beca, smiling.
"Goodnight Chlo." Beca said smiling at Chloe.
"Goodnight Beca." Chloe said back. Beca watched Chloe walk off before shutting her door and smiling to herself in a dorky way. She was about to fall into bed and sleep when she heard another knock. She opened up the door and Chloe pounced on her, giving her another kiss.
Beca smiled and placed her hands on Chloe's waist, using tongue in the kiss. Her hands roamed over Chloe's body as the kiss continued for a bit longer.
"You didn't give me a goodnight kiss." Chloe said as they finally pulled back, Beca's hands still on Chloe's waist. Chloe had her arms around Beca's neck.
Beca smiled and kissed Chloe one time before saying, "Goodnight Chlo."
"Goodnight Beca." Chloe then went back to her dorm for real. She lay in her bed that night staring up at the ceiling. She couldn't help but smile. Beca wanted her, and she couldn't be happier. She also couldn't feel more conflicted about Beca and Tom. Who would she choose? Things were about to get a lot more complicated for those three college students. But for now, Chloe just decided to smile at Beca's words. "He told me to stay away, but I don't know if I can." That made Chloe. So she decided to fall asleep at the thought of Beca's lips on hers. And there were much worse things to fall asleep to.
