Beca opened her eyes and sat up with a yawn. Looking over and noticing Chloe absent from the bed the brunette got up and began throwing on more layers of clothes, all the while mumbling about how much she hated the cold. Stepping into the main room she looked out the window, finding the ginger mane she'd been searching for. Throwing on her coat, gloves and boots she stepped outside.
"There you are sleepy head." Chloe greeted her cheerfully from the porch swing, a blanket over her lap and a steaming mug in her mittened hands. I thought I'd let you sleep in since you had a rough night. You know, with the aliens and all."
"Oh ha ha." Beca deadpanned.
"Come on, sit with me." Chloe said, scooching over and adjusting the blanket to make room for Beca.
"Why are you out here?" The younger girl asked sitting next to the redhead.
"Watching the snow."
"That sounds... boring."
"I've lived in the south all my life. Where at best we get a light dusting every once in a while. I've only seen snow like this in movies. It's beautiful. There's something calming about watching it drift down and covering the tree's. It's peaceful."
"Yeah. I guess there in something to this." Beca said, after sitting in silence for a long while. They sat there a little longer until the snow began to let up. "Oh my god, is it finally done snowing?" The brunette asked.
"I don't think so. It's been like this since we got here. It stops for a while and comes back." Beca groaned in response. "I thought you were cool with the snow now?"
"I admit there's something peaceful about it and it's pretty. But it's also the reason we're trapped here."
"Oh come on. It's been like a day, don't be a downer. I've been having a great time so far. In fact." The redhead stood up and grabbed Beca by her hands pulling her up. "Help me build snowman!"
"Really?"
"Yes really!"
After rolling up two large balls of snow to make up the base and body of the snow man Chloe bagan working on the head. "Hey, Becs. Do you think you could try to find some sticks and rocks so it can have eyes and arms?"
"Yeah, sure Chlo."
"Thank you!" A couple minutes later as Chloe stood in front of her snowman adjusting the head she had just made for it she felt something hit her back. She turned around and looked at Beca, who was rocking slightly on feet, hands behind her back looking up at the sky doing her best to look casual. "Did you just throw a snowball at me?"
"I'm sorry what?" The brunette responded, pretending not to hear her.
"I said did you just throw a snowball at me?"
Beca mock gasped. "I would never! I can't believe you'd even ask me that."
Chloe squinted her eyes and glared at the younger girl. "Oh its on." She said, scooping up some snow and forming a ball. Beca finally let the grin she'd been holding back slip and threw the ball she'd been hiding behind her back. "You're gonna pay for that!" She shouted at smaller girl, returning fire.
They ran all around yard, hiding behind tree's throwing snowballs. At each other. Until Chloe closed the distance between them she grabbed Beca and brought her to ground. She climbed on top of the smaller girl and held a snowball above her. "Okay okay I yield!" Beca shouted.
"I told you you'd pay!" The redhead said through her laughter. Beca used her free hand to grab some snow and throw it in the older girls face, using the distraction to roll them over so she was on top. "That's cheating! You yielded!" Chloe cried out, covering herself from the snow the brunette was scooping onto her.
"I lied!" She cried back, continuing her assault until she was suddenly she rolled over to be back on bottom. "Okay I really quit this time!" She called out as Chloe rubbed snow into her chocolate locks. The redhead ceased her attack but pinned down the smaller girls hands this time. As she pinned her she locked eyes with the girl beneath her, their faces, only inches away from each other. Both of them wanted so badly to lean in and close the distance between them. Both of them not knowing that's exactly what the other one wanted.
After the brief moment that felt like forever for the both of them Chloe rolled off the brunette to lay on her back next to her. "Why are you so strong?" Beca asked, breaking the tension after a moment.
"I keep telling you Becs, you really should mix a little weight lifting into your workout routine." After a couple minutes of laying there watching clouds of the overcast sky pass she stood up. "I'm gonna go take a shower. I got snow down my shirt and now my boobs are cold."
Beca sat up. "Save me some hot water?"
"Of course." The ginger said with a warm smile before heading back towards the cabin.
Beca laid back down, again watching the clouds of the overcast sky, thinking about what had just happened. She was sure if only for a second she saw something in Chloe's eyes. Something like the same desire that she so often felt for the redhead in those bright blue eyes. "Don't be stupid. You were only seeing what you wanted to." She said aloud to herself. Before to long fresh snow began to fall from the sky which the brunette took as her cue to head inside. Just before closing the door behind she looked at the disturbed snow throughout the yard before all evidence of their moment was covered up. "Let it go, Mitchell. It was nothing." She whispered again.
Chloe emerged into the room just as the brunette removed her boots. "All yours, Becs."
"Thanks."
"You mind if I set up a movie while you're gone? Or we can do something else if you want. I feel bad torturing with all these movies. I know hate it."
"No. It's fine. Not like there's much else to do here anyway. Worst case scenario I'll just fall asleep." The smaller girl replied heading towards the bathroom.
"True. Have a nice shower!"
"I'll try, weirdo."
As the door shut behind the brunette Chloe stood there for a moment looking at it. Wondering if Beca had felt the same thing she did in the brief time the brunette had been under her. She shook her head and sighed. "Why would it be different this time?" She asked herself before wandering over to the TV to pick a movie.