I thought I give Beca a bit of a break and not put her through hell...

...For now :)

Chapter 9 Feel the Love

Hearing knocking on the door Stacey, went to open it and saw Aubrey in a bit of a state. Inviting her in she led her to the kitchen as she put the kettle on.

No words were said until Stacey gave Aubrey her coffee. "Thanks…"

"You okay?" Stacey asked as she saw Aubrey grasping her mug and took a sip. "Not really…Just thinking about…"

"Beca?" Aubrey nodded her head. "I never picture you to worry about her…"

"Normally I don't but Chloe is heavy involved with her, I just don't want her…" Aubrey corrected herself. "I mean either of them hurt…" Aubrey's eyes locked onto Stacey's. "What do you know?"

"As much as you…We won worlds and she was on a high then went to the bathroom, then all of a sudden she was chasing after Chloe upset." Stacey could hear the clogs inside Aubrey's head working overtime. "What's in that head of yours?"

"Just thinking about events. Chloe mentioned something about the little troll having a crush on the captain of DSM, it had upset her. What do you know about the captain of DSM?"

"Her name is Kommissar. She's a bit of a power house. For some reason Beca began to verbally flirt with her. In front of everyone. Chloe tried to calm her down. Now you mentioned it Chloe did seemed shocked every time Beca flirted. I also remember Beca saying about being sexually confused because of her."

"All this in front of Chloe!?" Aubrey's eyes went wild as she was pretty sure Beca has some idea how Chloe felt about her. "Yeah, Chloe was always by her side. Talk about word diarrhoea, Beca was so flustered by her."

"You don't think something happened between the two."

"I don't know about that as I didn't see her since they finished, their set." Stacey heard Aubrey sighed, and started to rub the back of her neck.

Stacey put her mug down and walked over to Aubrey and started to give her a neck message, moving slowly down to her shoulder blades and using her thumbs getting rid of all the tension out of them.

"You're so tense, Bree…" Aubrey moaned in response and tried to fight off Stacey's touch. "It's just this Beca's situation."

"You know how she is Bree…Beca will open up when she's comfortable. Come on let me help you get rid of this tension properly." Aubrey smiled as she saw Stacey wriggled her eye brows. "Okay…Lead the way." Stacey took Aubrey's hand and giggled as she took her towards her bedroom.


Beca stretched and slowly opened her eyes, not remembering what happen earlier on. Smelling food, she started to head downstairs to look for either Chloe or Aubrey.

Chloe saw Beca coming down the stairs and greeted her. "Hey sleepy head! You slept okay?" Chloe did not want to bring anything up, specially her nightmares unless she brought it up, including the slap which lucky for her did not cause a bruise. "Yeah…Something smells good! What time is?"

"I'm cooking your favourite! Tacos! It's seven o'clock." Beca nodded her head and smiled, after looking around. "Where's the female version of Adolf Hitler?"

"BECA!" Chloe scolded her. "Sorry…" Chloe sighed. "I know it doesn't seem like it, but she is worried about you and without telling her what happened to you, she just doesn't know how to help you." Beca sat down on one of the bar stools. "I don't need her help. I'm fine with you and Lily knowing. I don't need anybody else."

"Okay." For now, the matter was dropped. "How's your ribs? Do you need your tablet?"

"Still sore but I be fine, for now..." Chloe saw Beca was struggling with herself. "What's on your mind?" She asked as she handed Beca some tacos. "Thanks…I'm just thinking what do I do now? I had a chance to make a name for myself in LA to start over, but that went tits up! In more ways, then one!" Beca sighed as she was picking at her food. "You find something to do, you can't push yourself too hard." Beca slammed her hand on the counter hard making Chloe jumped. "It's been six months Chloe! SIX FUCKING MONTHS! I should be over this! What happened!? Happened! I can't turn back time but I can move forward…But…"

"But what?" Chloe asked as she took a seat next to her. "Beca…Talk to me… "

"Every time I listen to music or try and do a mix…I get a mind fuck…There's nothing there, my mind goes empty…It's like…It's like."

"Tell me…" Chloe encouraged. "It's like…I'm on a standstill, I'm just frozen in place and I see everyone else carrying on with their lives…The world keeps on spinning, rotating around the sun, the start of a new day comes and goes, but for me!? I feel I'm wasting away…I'm just living, just breathing the air around me and waiting to die."

Chloe for the moment stayed silent as she let what Beca just said sank in, to Chloe it sounded like Beca was suffering from some sort of depression and she might not be able to help her. "Maybe, you should talk to someone?" She suggested. "I am talking to someone, I'm talking to you."

"I meant someone more professional in this field." Beca let out a small laugh. "You mean a shirk? What is it with you and spawn of Satan wanting me to talk to shirks. I'm fine!" Beca snapped. "Who are you trying to convince more? Me or yourself?" Chloe said without thinking and as soon as those words came out she mentally slapped herself.

Beca glared at her and pushed her plate back, got up and left to go upstairs. "Fuck!" Chloe said to herself knowing that this could set off Beca's mood again.


"How you feeling now?" Stacey asked her lover as she draped her arm over Aubrey, playing with her hair with her free hand.

Aubrey savoured her touch, closing her eyes wanting to stay in her arms forever. All her tension faded away. "I'm feeling good! It's just want I needed…" Aubrey smiled as she turned to face her. "...What time is it?"

"Seven! Why?" Stacey replied as she carrying on stroking Aubrey's gorgeous blonde hair. Aubrey sighed not wanting to leave Stacey's arms but knowing she has to. "I best be getting back. I don't want Chloe to cope on her own with the little midget in case…" Aubrey did not want to finish her sentence by assuming the worst of Beca. "In case what?" Aubrey grew tense again. "Aubrey! You tensing up again…What's wrong? "

"It's Mitchell…I'm worried whatever her problem is, she going to end up hurting Chloe…"

"How?"

"…Emotional…Physically…" Aubrey whispered the last part. "Aubrey…"

"We know Chloe has a thing for the troll and she will do anything for her. Even cover for her…You remember she wore the Bella bandana around her neck?" She turned and saw Stacey nod. "I heard a scream in their room last night and went to investigate. I saw Mitchell with her bags at hand and Chloe holding her neck. Before I came here I pulled the bandana off her neck and saw…" Aubrey cut off and face back to the wall but Stacey could hear all her emotion coming out. "Aubrey?"

"She had bruises on her neck Stace. Bruises that Mitchell gave her…"

"Beca? She wouldn't hurt a fly…Sure she might be verbally aggressive and she did, threw that punch to protect Jesse…But intentionally?"

"I'm not making this up…" Aubrey was getting worked up. Stacey had to stroke her cheek and shushing her to calm her down. "Hey…Hey… Okay don't get upset please! What are you going to do?"

"What can I do? I just have to keep an eye on them. Unless Mitchell tells me…" Aubrey turned to face Stacey once again and meeting each other's eyes Stacey saw the determination that Aubrey's held in them. "Or I will find out myself."


Chloe saw Beca's door ajar and knock whilst leaning on the door frame, seeing Beca lying on the bed staring at the celling. "Can I come in?" Beca nodded her head, sitting up to make room for Chloe to sit down. As Chloe sat on the bed she began to play with the pattern on the duvet, before looking at Beca and apologising. "Beca… I'm sorry… For what I said downstairs."

"It's okay…Not hard feelings, as long as we don't talk about it ever again! You got to understand Chloe I do not need to see a shrink." Beca put her head, on Chloe's shoulder. "Then tell me what you do need?" Chloe asked as she stroked Beca's head, she then placed her own head, on top of Beca's.

"You!" Beca answered.

Chloe stopped what she was doing and look down to try and face Beca. "I'm sorry…I…What?" Chloe stopped and stuttered not sure if she heard Beca correctly, she felt the weight on her shoulder being lifted as Beca had now given Chloe her full attention and seemly getting lost in the red head's eyes.

"I need you…" She repeated herself as she felt her heart race and finding herself being drawn to Chloe's lips inching that little bit closer to taste them.

TBC...

How will Chloe react? Accept her kiss or decline?