"Hey I've been thinking about us," Beca said softly as she stroked Chloe's hair in their hotel bedroom that Friday night. They had gotten to the hotel a few hours before, but their first game wasn't until the following morning.

"What about us?" Chloe wondered with a soft giggle.

"If you're ready, I want to come out to the team," the brunette whispered.

"Yeah?" Chloe wondered excitedly. "You feel ready?"

Beca nodded, biting back a smile. "Everyone besides Mia has shown nothing but support to the lgbt community. And I trust them a lot."

"I'm so proud that you're okay with this," the redhead smiled. She had been wanting for Beca to be more trusting of people and to accept her sexuality for so long and she was so happy that she was finally able to.

"I still don't know about my dad but I'm working on it," Beca said reassuringly.

"I completely understand," Chloe replied. "We should get to bed, we've got an early day tomorrow."

Beca nodded in agreement. "I can't wait to win this with you."

"Beca I need you to pinch run for Kaitlin since she's catching next inning," Coach Smith said, pointing out to second base.

"Okay," Beca replied as she quickly put her helmet on and ran out to second base. Her knee was still bothering her a lot so she was trying to be careful, but she cared a lot more about winning than whether or not her knee was hurting. She took a lead off and when the ball went past the pitcher, she sprinted to third. Unfortunately, the catcher managed to get the ball pretty quickly and throw it down to third base, forcing Beca to slide into the base a little too late. The pressure on her knee from running along with the pressure from landing really messed it up and she couldn't even bring herself to get up for a few moments.

Coach Smith came out of the dugout to see if Beca was okay and the brunette was still struggling to stand up and put pressure on her knee. "Do you need help walking?" He wondered once Beca was finally able to stand up.

Beca nodded with a sigh. "It hurts really bad."

"Can someone come help Beca walk to the dugout?" He called to the team and Chloe immediately ran out, giving a hug to her girlfriend before she and coach Smith helped the girl walk into the dugout and sit down.

"Are you okay?" Chloe asked softly, helping Beca get situated with an ice pack.

"I really messed it up," Beca sighed. "It'll probably be okay to walk on in a little bit but I can't run on it anymore."

"Don't do anything you feel like will be too hard. I can carry you and help you walk if you need it," Chloe said seriously.

"Beca do you want to call your parents?" Coach Smith asked.

"It's okay, by the time they here, we'll be on our way home," Beca replied with a shrug.

He handed her an ace bandage and a safety pin to secure it. "Wrap this around your knee to keep the swelling down but keep the ice on it."

"Okay," Beca replied. "Thanks."

Chloe took the ace bandage from Beca and unraveled it. "I'm gonna put it on a little tight, let me know if the pain is unbearable," she said.

Beca nodded and winced as the redhead began wrapping the bandage around her knee. Chloe quickly secured it and put the ice back on Beca's knee. "Was I safe?" She asked with a laugh. "I wasn't even paying attention to that?"

"Yes you were," Chloe laughed. "Do you need anything?"

"Can you get me some water?" Beca asked.

Chloe nodded and went to the cooler before coming back with a cup of water. "There you go."

"Thanks so much," Beca winked as she took a sip.

Coach Smith looked up from the score book before turning around to look at Chloe. "Will you go play left field this inning?"

"Yeah!" Chloe said. "You'll be okay?" She asked Beca.

The brunette nodded. "I'm good."

"Alright," Chloe said.

"Go win this for me," Beca smiled as Chloe walked out of the dugout.

She got her phone out of her bag and tapped on Hailee's contact before hitting the call button.

"Did you win?" Hailee asked excitedly the second she picked up.

"The game's still going on," Beca laughed. "Where are you?"

"In the car with my mom," Hailee said.

"I screwed up my knee," The older girl said with a laugh.

"You hurt your knee?" Hailee repeated in shock.

Sheila grabbed the phone from Hailee and immediately started freaking out. "Do you need us to come get you? Is Kate there? Should I take you to the hospital?"

"I'm fine," Beca laughed. "Kate isn't here and by the time anyone gets here, we'll be almost home. Just have my dad make me an appointment for tomorrow. And tell him it's not a big deal."

"Can you walk on it?"

"Not yet but I'll be able to in a little bit," Beca said. "It's been bothering me for a few weeks now but I didn't want to miss the rest of the season."

"Honey, you should've told us," Sheila said seriously.

"I'm fine," Beca shrugged. "Just tell my dad it's not a big deal and I'll go to the doctor tomorrow."

"Okay," Sheila sighed. "See you soon. I love you."

"I love you too," Beca said right before Hailee was put on the phone.

"What time are you coming home?" The younger girl wondered.

"Around 8," Beca said. "I'll see you in a little while, kid. I love you."

"Love you too Becs," Hailee laughed. "Bye!"

Beca put her phone down and tried to keep her mind off the pain in her knee.

Barden had won the game 4-3 and after celebratory ice cream, they were on their way home. Beca's knee had started feeling a little bit better and she was able to walk on it with a limp. Beca glanced up from her phone and leaned into Chloe. "I'm gonna say something now if that's okay."

Chloe nodded excitedly and squeezed Beca's hand back. "You'll be ok."

"So uh, I have something to tell you guys," Beca started out, turning around on the bus seat as best she could with her messed up knee. "Actually, me and Chloe both do. We're dating."

"I called it!" Kaylee said excitedly from the back of the bus.

"Me too!" A girl named Hannah said.

Beca smiled at that. "We were gonna say something earlier but I'm not out to my dad yet and I was so afraid that you guys would be weird about it."

"It's not a big deal," Kaitlin said. "We've had girls date on the team before. I think it's really sweet actually."

Chloe smiled at her girlfriend before wrapping her arms around her. "Can you guys just keep it on the down low for now? Beca's not out to her dad yet so she doesn't want stuff going around."

Beca nodded. "I'd really appreciate if this could just be between us."

"Of course," a girl named Zoe said reassuringly. "We're your team, we'll support you no matter what happens."

"Thanks guys, it really means a lot," Chloe smiled.

Beca nodded. "You guys are some of my best friends, it really means a lot that you support us."

"Can you come over?" Chloe asked as they unloaded the bus once they got back to school.

"I can't, I promised Hailee I'd be home tonight," Beca said apologetically. "Come over tomorrow though, we can go for lunch."

"Okay!" Chloe said excitedly. "Do you need help with your bags cause of your knee?"

"I'm okay," Beca said, looking back to make sure her dad wasn't in the car before giving Chloe a quick kiss. "See you tomorrow!"

"Love you!" Chloe called as the brunette walked away.

"Love you too!" Beca shouted back. She threw her bags in the trunk of Sheila's car before climbing in the front.

"How's your knee?" Sheila asked the second Beca got in the car.

"It's feeling a little better," Beca shrugged.

"Do you want to go to urgent care right now? Your dad wanted me to ask."

"I'll be fine until tomorrow morning," the girl replied with a shrug. "What time is my appointment?"

"9 am," Sheila said.

"Good because I want to go for lunch with Chloe," Beca said with a smile. "We came out to the team today. Everyone besides Mia is happy for us."

"Aww that's awesome honey! You won right?"

Beca nodded. "I can't believe we're state champions, I'm so proud of us."

"I'm so proud of you," Sheila smiled as they pulled into the driveway.

"Thanks," the girl smiled proudly.

They walked inside and Beca slipped on a pair of shorts and a tank top and got more ice for her knee before getting situated on the couch with a bowl of cereal. She was feeling really great about life at the moment. Her friends supported her, she was dating the girl of her dreams, and her team had just won the state championship. She felt as if nothing could go wrong, which is why she decided that she would finally try to come out to her dad. Once he finished his work for the evening and everyone was sitting in the living room, she decided to speak up.

"Hey dad, I have something to tell you," she said nervously with a huge smile on her face. "Hailee and Sheila already know, but I've been hesitant to tell you for a while."

"What is it?" John asked, looking up from his computer.

"Uh...I'm gay dad, I have a girlfriend too," Beca smiled. "I'm dating Chloe."

"You're what?" He asked incredulously. "Beca are you fucking kidding me?"

The brunette looked to her step mother and sister for help but the two were just as shocked as she was. "I- uh...is there a problem with that?"

"Rebeca that's completely ridiculous," John said. "It's obviously just some stupid phase you're going through and you better snap out of it soon because you're going to hell if you don't. I don't want to be associated with a lesbian."

"John! This is not a phase, it's who she is," Sheila said, finally composing herself enough to back up her step daughter.

Beca sat there with her eyes full of tears, trying to calm herself down. Hailee was quick to notice Beca's watery eyes and wrapped her in a hug.

"Dad, I don't understand why you won't accept me," Beca said quietly.

"My daughter is not a lesbian! No way," John said, shaking his head. "And until you get your priorities straight, you're not allowed in this house."

"You're kicking me out?" Beca asked incredulously.

"You made the choice to be gay, and until you make the choice to be straight, you're not allowed in this house," John shrugged.

"Are you kidding me? I'm not letting her leave," Sheila said, crossing her arms.

"She's my daughter, not yours," John said with a shrug as he stood up. "I want you gone Beca, this is not what I raised you to be." With that, he walked off to his office leaving Beca in tears.

The second he walked away, Beca completely broke down, letting the sobs wrack her body until Sheila and Hailee both wrapped their arms around her. "I'm gonna fix this honey," Sheila said seriously.

"What am I gonna do?" Beca sobbed.

"Beca please don't go," Hailee whispered, her eyes filling with tears.

"Hailee honey, go help Beca pack some things," Sheila said. "Beca, I'm gonna go talk to him. It's gonna be okay honey, I promise," she said gently, wrapping the girl in a hug and kissing her on the forehead.

Beca nodded and wiped her tears before she and Hailee went upstairs. "Will I still see you?" Hailee wondered through her tears as she helped Beca put clothes into an overnight bag.

"Your mom is gonna do everything she possibly can to make sure I see you all the time," Beca said with a sniffle. "Just keep your phone on you all the time so he doesn't try to take it away."

"Beca it's raining, you can't go walk in the rain," Hailee said. "Please don't leave me, please," she sobbed.

"I promise you it's not for long, I'll be fine," Beca said, wiping her tears before pulling the younger brunette into a hug. "Let's go find your mom."

"I don't fucking care that it's raining, I want that dyke out of my house right now," John yelled from his office as Sheila met Beca and Hailee at the bottom of the stairs.

"Go to Chloe's," Sheila said, wrapping the girl in a tight hug. "You're gonna be okay hun, I'll figure something out."

"Just make sure Hailee can still see me," Beca whispered. "I love you Sheila, thanks for defending me."

"You're practically my daughter, I'd do anything for you," Sheila said.

"I love you guys," Beca whispered as she gave both Sheila and Hailee a hug. "I'll talk to you soon."

After she left, she began walking in the rain until she was completely soaked and the pain in her knee got too bad. She sat down on the curb and clicked on Chloe's contact before hitting call. She'd done a pretty good job of keeping herself together but the second she heard Chloe's voice she broke down again.

"Chloe," she sobbed. "M-my dad, he kicked m-me out and-"

"What? Where are you?" Chloe asked in a panic. "I'm coming to get you."

"I'm halfway to your house," Beca sniffled. "My knee hurts too bad. I c-can't."

"Baby calm down," Chloe said. "I'll be there in two minutes, I'm gonna get my mom."

"O-okay," Beca said. "Thank you."

"I'll be there soon," Chloe said before hanging up. "Mom!" She yelled, running downstairs. "Mom we need to go pick up Beca right now," she said, grabbing a blanket off the couch.

"Why? What's wrong?"

"I only heard bits and pieces because she was crying and because of the rain but I think her dad kicked her out," Chloe said. "Mom we have to hurry, her knee is hurting and it's pouring."

"Where is she?" Kate asked, standing up from the couch and slipping on her shoes.

"Halfway here," Chloe replied, following her mom out the door. "She can stay here right?"

"Of course," Kate said as they got in the car and pulled out of the driveway. "Keep an eye out for her."

They drove for about 30 seconds before they came across the brunette standing in the rain. Chloe hopped out of the car and wrapped Beca in a hug. "I'm so glad to see you," she said, squeezing the girl tighter.

"I fucked up," Beca sighed.

"No you didn't," Chloe said, wrapping an arm around Beca's waist to help her walk to the car. She helped her get in and wrapped the blanket around her before getting in next to her. "Are you okay?" She asked gently.

"Not really, but I'll get there," Beca said, squeezing Chloe's hand. "Thank you for picking me up, Kate."

"Honey you're pretty much family, we'd do anything for you," Kate said reassuringly. "Have you eaten anything?"

"Half a bowl of cereal," Beca shrugged.

"Alright, well after you get warmed up and we look at your knee, I'll heat you up some leftover pasta," Kate replied.

"Thank you," Beca said as they pulled into the drive way.

Chloe helped Beca walk up the stairs before they both sat down on her bed. Beca was shivering from the cold and Chloe wrapped her in a tight hug. "Why don't you go take a shower and then we'll head downstairs and figure some stuff out."

"Okay," Beca replied.

Chloe stood up and got a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt out of her dresser for breakfast. "I know you have clothes but if you want these, you can wear them."

"I think I'll take you up on that," Beca smiled tiredly.

"Your knee is really swollen," Chloe noticed as Beca unwrapped the bandage.

"Yeah because I walked half a mile," Beca shrugged.

"I'll get you a towel and a wash cloth," Chloe said, leading Beca out of her bedroom. "Need anything else?"

"I'm good, thanks babe," Beca said exhaustedly, giving Chloe a quick kiss before closing the bathroom door.

Chloe went downstairs and sat down at the breakfast bar while she waited for her mom to get off the phone with Sheila. "What's gonna happen to her?" Chloe asked anxiously after Kate put her phone down.

"She's trying to figure out where she can stay," Kate said.

"With us," the girl said with a shrug.

"Honey this will work for a few days but not permanently," Kate said seriously. "Sheila is gonna talk to her parents and see if Beca can stay there for awhile."

"I don't want her to live far away," Chloe said, her eyes filling with tears.

"Relax honey, they only live 15 minutes from here," Kate said. "She and Hailee are gonna pick up Beca tomorrow morning to take her to the doctor for her knee and figure some stuff out."

"So her dad found out?"

"She told him," Kate said. "He said some really awful things to her and then he told her to leave."

"Just like my dad," Chloe said sadly.

The older redhead sighed as she gave her daughter a hug. "People say and do shitty I things that hurt a lot of people, but she's gonna be okay."

"I know," Chloe said with a sad smile. "She should be almost done now, I'm gonna go see if she needs help. Her knee looks bad."

"Alright," Kate said as her daughter disappeared upstairs.

Beca came out of the bathroom just as Chloe walked into the hallway. "Are you warmed up a little?" Chloe asked.

Beca nodded. "Thank you so much Chlo, I don't know what I'd do without you."

"You're so welcome," Chloe said, giving her a kiss. "You hungry?"

"A little," Beca shrugged as she and Chloe went downstairs.

"Mom can you heat up some pasta for Beca?" Chloe called as she led the brunette into the living room and handed her the tv remote. "I'll be right back," she said, kissing the shorter girl on the forehead. She walked into the kitchen and got a ziplock bag out of the freezer and filled it with ice before wrapping a kitchen towel around it.

Kate took the bowl of pasta out of the microwave before getting a napkin and a fork for Beca and following Chloe out of the kitchen. "Alright honey, lets look at your knee," Kate said as she set the bowl of pasta down on the coffee table.

Beca rolled up the leg on her sweatpants and put her leg up on the couch. "It's been hurting for weeks but I didn't want to get it checked out until the season ended."

"There's some light bruising all around it," Kate noticed as she gently felt Beca's knee. "It's really swollen."

"I know," Beca sighed. "Sheila thinks it's either a stress fracture or a torn acl."

"Can you bend it?"

"It hurts to bend or straighten it all the way," Beca said.

"Just keep the ice on it for now," Kate said. "Ten minutes on and ten minutes off so you don't get frostbite."

"Thank you," Beca smiled. "Thank you for all of this Kate, it means so much."

Kate said nothing but wrapped the girl in a tight hug. "It's gonna be okay honey. Sheila and Hailee are gonna take you to your appointment tomorrow and work something out for you. But you can stay here as often as you need."

"Thank you," Beca said with a sad smile.

Kate nodded with a sympathetic smile before walking away.

"Do you want to watch Supergirl?" Chloe asked as she sat down next to Beca and handed her the bowl of pasta.

"Anything's fine," Beca shrugged. "Hey out of curiosity, you thought today was going really great too up until a few hours ago right?"

The redhead nodded as she played with the hem on Beca's shirt. "Why?"

"I just don't understand how such a good day can turn awful so fast," Beca said, shaking her head.

"If you're up to talking about it, what happened exactly?"

"Well I got home and when my dad finished his lesson plans he came in the living room with us and I don't know...it just felt like a good time I guess. So I told him I'm gay and I'm dating you and he told me that he didn't raise me to be this way and he wanted me to leave." Beca sighed.

"Sheila didn't stop him?"

"She tried for a good 10 minutes but he told her that I'm not her daughter," Beca said, her eyes filling with tears. "She's so good to me Chlo, and I'm not even hers."

"She loves you," Chloe shrugged. "Even though she's not your mom, you're her daughter."

"I just want my mom sometimes," Beca said, wiping her eyes.

"I know, love," Chloe said, soothingly rubbing the brunette's back. "Why don't you tell me about her?"

"I have her eyes," Beca smiled. "And her nose. Her skin was just slightly darker than mine and her hair was a little bit lighter. She was shorter too, 5'1" I think. She was sweet and sarcastic and she always knew exactly what to say. I thought she was happy, but obviously she wasn't. She killed herself the day after my 9th birthday."

"Oh Beca," Chloe said sadly. "I'm so sorry."

"I'll never understand why," Beca sighed. "She didn't say goodbye to me or anything."

"Come here," Chloe said, wrapping the brunette in a hug.

"I just want my mom sometimes," Beca said, wiping her tears.

"I know," Chloe said, soothingly rubbing the brunette's hair.

"Now my dad doesn't even love me," Beca sniffled. "I don't have a family anymore, Chloe."

"Yes you do," Chloe said seriously. "You have Sheila and Hailee and me and my mom."

"I mean my biological family," Beca said with a sigh.

"Hey, your dad might come around," Chloe pointed out. "Just give it time babe. You ready for bed?"

Beca nodded as she stood up from the couch with the empty bowl. She put the bowl into the sink when she and Chloe walked into the kitchen. "You want any water?" Chloe asked, pulling a bottle out of the fridge.

"Yeah sure," Beca replied. Chloe tossed her the bottle and got another one before walking out of the kitchen with Beca following.

After they walked upstairs, Chloe stopped by her mom's room to tell her they were going to bed before going into her room. "Are you feeling okay?" Chloe wondered since Beca was zoning out into space. "Bec?"

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," Beca shrugged. "Well as fine as one who was just kicked out of her home and who has a hurt knee can be."

"C'mere," Chloe said as she laid down on the bed and pulled Beca with her. "I know this is hard. It's hard on me too, seeing you so hurt and upset. If you need anything, all night, I'm here for you."

"I know," Beca winked with a yawn. "I'm gonna get some sleep. Thank you for everything."

"You don't have to thank me, you're the love of my life," Chloe said with a laugh.

"You and your mom dropped everything to take me in," Beca said. "I don't know where I'd be if it wasn't for you."

"Don't worry about it," Chloe said. "Beca I just want you to know that I love and accept everything about who you are."

"Me too," Beca smiled. "You're an amazing person, Chloe Beale."

Chloe smiled at that and snuggled into the brunette. "I love you baby. Sleep good."

"You too," Beca smiled.

Beca was so lost and broken, but the fact that Chloe was so kind and accepting made her feel a lot better about the whole situation.