A.N: Thank you again for all of your reviews! I can't thank you enough times - it really does mean a lot to me. I have quite a bit planned for Beca and Chloe to continue this fanfic for a while longer. Also, I really hope you enjoy this chapter. I know it's been a bit heavy so far, and they still have some problems ahead of them so I just wanted to write a really nice one for once. I love this chapter, and I hope you do too.
A week had passed since the incident at Chloe's and luckily there had been no repeat of events; at least not to Beca's knowledge. She was sitting in her philosophy class aimlessly taking notes when she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. It was a message from Chloe reading: I think it's about time I took you on a date, to make up for last week x. Beca eagerly replied arranging a time, and suddenly couldn't wait to get out of philosophy. After class she had a Bella's rehearsal, but the thought of Chloe being in the same room as her made the whole thing a lot more bearable. Beca sat behind her desk daydreaming about the date that night, and it took one of her classmates bashing into her as he walked by to snap her out of the trance. She looked around at the class emptying and speedily packed up her bags to head to rehearsal.
To say she was shocked when she walked in the hall was an understatement, as not only were the Bellas sitting there, but the Treble Makers were too. Cautiously she walked over and said, "What's going on?" Every one of the Bellas remained silent as she sat down, and they definitely didn't look pleased at the boys' intrusion. Eventually Bumper stood up and explained, "Kori told us that she was kicked out of your group just for sleeping with one of us. We just wanted to make a point about how unfair that is, because none of you ladies should be denied the pleasure of a world-rocking night with one of us." As he finished he winked at Stacie, who gave a flirty smile back. She was about to stand up but Chloe, who was sitting next to the sex-crazed girl, put her hand on Stacie's shoulder and pushed her down into the seat. Then, a boy whom Beca vaguely recognised stood up and looked at her and Chloe. "And if you two ever want to experience life on the other team, I'd be down with that."
Chloe's mouth dropped open and Beca stared in shock at the boy, and they finally remembered him as the guy who saw them kiss at the aca-party the other week. At the time they didn't think anything of it and just assumed that he would be too drunk to remember what he saw, but evidently they thought wrong. Fat Amy and Aubrey stayed silent not wanting to let on that they already knew, but the other girls didn't do well hiding their shock. Cynthia-Rose spun round and said, "I knew it!" Whereas Lilly just looked scared, and Stacie looked confused and spoke up, "But, Chloe and Beca aren't going to change teams. They're happy in the Barden Bella's and also, the Trebles are an all-boys group. Why would they want to change to that team?" Muffled laughter spread across the room until Cynthia took it upon herself to quietly explain it all to Stacie. Beca sunk down in her chair and wished for the ground to swallow her up there and then. She locked eyes with Jesse – her friend from the radio station, and pleaded with her eyes for him to say something and stop people talking about it, but he just sat there silently.
Much to everyone's surprise Aubrey stood up and said, "You need to leave. You've made your point about Kori, so now you can go and let us get on with rehearsal." Slowly the Trebles got up and sauntered out of the room. Chloe turned to Aubrey and mouthed, "Thank you," with a grateful smile. Even Beca had to admit she was thankful for the blonde standing up for them, and then making everyone work extra hard in rehearsal to take their minds off the recent revelation. After three hours of cardio and going over and over the 'I Saw a Sign' choreography, Aubrey decided to call it a day. Beca walked up to Chloe and said, "See you at six at your place?" Chloe nodded, and realising that there was no point in hiding it any more she leant over and gave Beca a quick kiss. From the other side of the room they heard someone cheer and wolf whistle, and spun round to see Fat Amy fist pumping the air. "Sorry," the Australian said, "I'm just really excited for you guys." The two girls laughed, and even Aubrey had to smirk at Amy's behaviour. Beca waved goodbye to them and then left to get ready for their date.
As the room emptied Chloe turned to her best friend and said, "You didn't have to do that, but I'm glad you did." Aubrey smiled but looked at the floor, feeling slightly embarrassed. Then, returning to her normal self she took Chloe by the arm and said, "Come on, let's go and get you a new outfit for your hot date tonight." Chloe grinned and allowed herself to be pulled by Aubrey, unbelievably glad that her best friend was showing signs of liking and accepting Beca. They walked off arm in arm and headed for the shops. Meanwhile in the Baker Hall dorm, Beca was frantically pulling out several different outfits. She was definitely wearing skinny jeans – she knew that much. But then it was a question of heels or flats? Formal or casual top? Jacket or sweater? After an hour of deliberation, she decided on a deep red vest top with a silvery grey scarf, her leather jacket and low black boot heels. Noticing the time she grabbed her clothes and a towel, and ran down to the shower rooms.
"You look amazing Chloe," Aubrey sighed as she admired her best friend trying on an outfit. It was a royal blue dress with a neckline sweeping around her collarbone, and matching blue heels. "Do you really think so?" Chloe asked, and Aubrey nodded eagerly. It didn't take much convincing for her to buy it, and soon they headed back to the apartment so Chloe could get ready. Once she was dressed she sat on the floor in front of the sofa where Aubrey was sitting, and she let her best friend's nimble fingers brush and style her hair. She had her hair tied up all day so now she was having it out long and falling perfectly over her shoulders. A wave of nerves hit her, and Chloe began panicking, "Are you sure I look okay? This is our first proper date… I know we've been together a while but we've just never been on an actual date before. What do I do? Is there any gum lying around? I don't want to have bad breath. And can I borrow your perfume? You know the one I really like? And-…"
"Chloe," Aubrey interrupted, "You look fine, you smell fine, and you are going to be fine." Chloe let out a shaky breath and nodded unconvincingly. Suddenly there was a knock at the door, and they both looked at the time realising it was already 6 o'clock. "I'm not ready yet! I haven't even put my makeup on yet!" Chloe panicked, but Aubrey held her by the arms and shook her gently into her senses. "You don't need makeup – you look absolutely fine, trust me. Now go in your room and compose yourself; don't worry about Beca, I'll let her in and tell her you'll just be a couple of minutes." Chloe nodded and hurried into her room to do her final checks of how her dress looked and then tried to calm herself down.
Whilst Chloe was smoothing down creases in her room, Aubrey opened the door to Beca and invited her in. They sat on the sofa and Aubrey explained, "She'll just be a few minutes." Beca nodded, and the two sat there in an awkward silence until Beca cracked under pressure and desperately asked, "How do I look? Am I too casual? Should I have worn a dress? Or is this too much? I've never been on a date before… Not just with Chloe but with anyone. What do I do?" She was cut off when Aubrey burst out laughing. When she saw Beca's confused look she explained, "I'm sorry – I don't mean to laugh! It's just… I literally heard the same thing from Chloe five minutes ago. You're fine, you look great Beca – don't worry." The two girls smiled each other, realising that neither one of them was as bad as the other thought.
Aubrey started to ask Beca about her mixes, and even suggested her bringing one into rehearsal for them all to try out. As they began to discuss songs, a much calmer Chloe walked out of her room. "Wow," was all that Beca could say as she noticed how blue Chloe's eyes looked against her dress. "Wow yourself," Chloe replied as she walked over and gave her girlfriend a quick kiss. "I see you two are bonding?" she said, looking at Aubrey and Beca sitting there smiling together. Aubrey nodded and explained, "Yes we are. Beca even said she'd bring one of her mixes into next rehearsal. But anyway – you better get on your way." The two girls walked towards the door and just before they left, Aubrey whispered into Chloe's ear, "If you want me to get out of the apartment so you have the place to yourselves when you get back, just text me and I'll be out of your way." Chloe winked at her best friend and whispered thanks before heading outside hand in hand with Beca.
The restaurant they were going to was quite low-key and not too far away from campus, so they arrived within ten minutes. Once they had sat down and ordered, Beca reached under the table and held Chloe's hand. It took them several minutes before Chloe moved their hands onto the table and said, "We don't have to hide it anymore. Everyone knows now, and I suppose that this is one good thing that's come out of it." They sat there with wide grins on their faces and only separated their hands when the food arrived.
Several hours later after a lot of talking and even more laughing, Chloe called for the bill in preparation to leave. Beca picked it up and looked at how much her meal was before reaching for her purse, but Chloe stopped her. "This is a date, and I'm paying," she insisted, but Beca wasn't going down without a fight. She tried to explain how it was only fair that she paid her own way, but eventually Chloe got her own way and they left soon after. Neither of them had even considered what would happen after the date, especially not as far as Aubrey had obviously thought into it. As they reached campus though Chloe realised she didn't want the night to end and said, "Do you want to come over mine? We can watch TV and just laze about like every other time?" Beca nodded, feeling exactly the same way about not wanting the night to end. Subtly Chloe whipped out her phone and text Aubrey: Coming back with Beca but you don't have to leave – we're just going to watch a movie x.
As they reached the front door to the apartment Chloe put her key in the door and pushed it open. "We're back!" she called out, but no response came. She flicked on the light and noticed a piece of paper sitting on the kitchen counter. She read it and then said, "Oh Aubrey's gone over her boyfriends." Beca nodded, took off her scarf and coat, kicked off her shoes and headed over to the sofa. "What do you fancy watching?" she called out. Chloe took off her heels and threw them into her room before wandering over to the sofa. "I think I saved an episode of House if you want to watch that?" she said, and Beca flicked on the TV and put it on. It wasn't long before Beca was leaning into Chloe, resting her head on her shoulder. Chloe put her arm around the smaller girl, feeling so warm and like that was how it was meant to be – just the two of them cuddling up against each other.
"I had an awesome time tonight. We need to go on dates more often," Beca said, turning her head to look at Chloe. Chloe looked directly into the cobalt eyes that she loved and replied, "I had an amazing time too. And you looked really beautiful." Beca smiled and weakly shook her head in disbelief. "Trust me," Chloe said, "You are beautiful," and she leant in and kissed Beca. At first it was tender and sweet, but soon the kiss deepened. Both of them turned slightly on the sofa so they were fully facing each other, and Chloe rested one hand on Beca's leg. She felt Beca's tongue graze her lips and her mouth opened slightly. Their tongues brushed together smoothly and the kiss became more passionate, more sensual. Beca lifted her hands and ran them through the flames of hair as Chloe repositioned her hands to Beca's waist. Her fingers found the hem of the red vest top and she ran her fingertips gently across the bare skin beneath the material.
Almost subconsciously Chloe swiftly tugged the top upwards and discarded it to the floor. She waited for any sign of resistance from Beca, but if anything she was encouraged to continue. She put her hands beneath the upper part of Beca's legs and attempted to lift, but a sudden pain in her side from the injury that hospitalised her just over a week ago stopped her. Noticing the discomfort it caused her, Beca stood up and held one of Chloe's hands. She glanced over to the bedroom and Chloe said, "Are you sure?" Beca nodded and pulled Chloe to her feet before leading her into the room.
Chloe pushed the door shut behind her and before she could walk any further into the room Beca kissed her again, leaning her back against the door. She linked their hands together and brought them above their heads before running her hands down Chloe's sides and finding the zip of the dress. In one swift move she pulled it down, and hooked the straps off Chloe's arms before leaving a trail of kisses from her shoulder to her neck, and then back up to her mouth. The blue outfit slipped off Chloe's toned body, and not parting their lips for one moment, she walked Beca backwards to the bed and held the back of her head as she lay her down gently on top of the duvet. As she eased herself above the smaller girl's body she couldn't help but run her hands up Beca's sides, loving the feel of her smooth, bare skin. Beca ran her fingers down Chloe's back, gently grazing her spine with her fingernails. Chloe's body automatically responded by dipping closer to Beca's so their skin was touching, and amongst many other things, Chloe thought how glad she was that Aubrey had decided to go out for the night.