A/N: Sorry for the long period between updates, I have a bit of writer's block. Therefore, I don't think this chapter's my greatest but review and let me know what you think!

The following day was Barden's quarterfinal game against Ashfield. The girls had worked hard to prepare for this game. Because they were the number one seed, the game would be played at home. As the team walked out to take the field, a shout of "Chloe" could be heard. All the girls turned their heads to see who had called out to their senior goal keeper. When Beca looked over and noticed it was Sarah, she scoffed. This was not what she needed right before a playoff game. Fortunately though, as soon as Chloe noticed who was trying to get her attention, she turned away. All the girls, Chloe included, continued to the field to warm-up.

As Beca was stretching she noticed Chloe approach her warily. "I just wanted to tell you that I swear I didn't know she'd be here" Chloe stated nervously.

"I believe you" Beca replied as she continued to stretch. When she realized that Chloe was still hesitant she continued, "Chlo, really, I believe you. Let's just both ignore her and focus on the game". Chloe sensed the honesty in Beca's voice and relaxed more, although not completely, after all, they were about to play a playoff game. She gave Beca a quick kiss on the cheek before moving on to continue her warm-ups.

Two ninety-minute halves later and Barden was walking off the field with a 3-0 win, putting them into the semi-final match later in the week. Chloe was waiting for Beca to head back to the locker room. One of the players on the other team was someone Beca played with in high school and so she was spending a few minutes catching up. Chloe had noticed Sarah still lingering near the field and she didn't want to walk by her alone. As Chloe finished her conversation with a teammate Beca came over.

"I would have thought you'd have been back in the locker room by now" Beca stated as she picked up her and Chloe's bag.

"I was waiting for you" Chloe replied as she tried to take her bag back, but Beca was insistent.

As the girls were walking off the field Beca took note of Sarah lingering near by. She cringed inwardly before putting on a tough exterior. She knew that this probably wasn't easy for Chloe. As the couple continued off the field and by Sarah they could hear her voice in the background. "Enjoy my sloppy seconds".

At that, Chloe pulled the brunette closer to her and made sure to interlock their hands. She could see that the freshman was tensing up. Sarah, though, was relentless. "She's not much of a catch anyway".

Beca was really trying to ignore the other girl, but she couldn't block her out any longer. "Seriously, go the fuck away" Beca spat angrily as she turned around, placing herself between Sarah and Chloe.

"Whoa, calm down there, I was just trying to give you a friendly piece of advice" Sarah said, holding her hands up in mock defense.

"You want a friendly piece of advice? How about you walk away before I before I beat the shit out of you" Beca said as she stepped closer to the intruder. Before Sarah had a chance to say anything back Chloe stepped in.

"Babe, don't. She's not worth it". The senior said as she grabbed Beca's hand again and started to pull her back.

"I'm not worth it? Please, you're worthless" Sarah replied.

At that, Beca dropped her hand from Chloe's, turned, and delivered a swift blow to the older girl's cheek. As Sarah cried out from shock and pain, Beca grabbed her wrist. She had stupidly hit the other girl with her previously injured wrist. Chloe wanted to get away from the situation as quickly as possible. She left Sarah behind as she pulled Beca along with her towards her apartment. "Come on tough guy, let's get some ice on that".

When the pair entered the apartment, Aubrey came out of her room to greet them. She quickly took note of Beca's hand.

"Whoa, what the hell happened?"

"Beca decided to go all tough guy and punched Sarah" Chloe said as she went to grab ice from the freezer.

"Seriously? That's awesome!" Aubrey cheered. The redhead shoot her a look, clearly not amused, and led Beca over to the couch.

"Don't encourage her. I'm not Sarah's biggest fan either but that was a bit much" Chloe replied as she wrapped Beca's wrist with an ace bandage and ice.

"Are you kidding me? She totally deserves that!" Aubrey stated as she followed the couple into the living room. Her and Beca didn't always see eye to eye but the freshman gained some respect in her eyes by sticking up for her best friend.

"Okay, fine, it was pretty cool." Chloe couldn't deny it. While she didn't like violence, she found it sexy the way that Beca stood up for her.

Sometime during the rest of the day Chloe and Aubrey had decided it would be a good idea to have the team over for a celebratory drink. They knew they had two more games to go but it couldn't hurt to let loose for a bit. Beca's wrist was still in pain from hitting Sarah and because she had taken Ibuprofen for it, opted out of drinking. Instead, she was enjoying watching the rest of the girls interacting.

For the most part, Chloe had been closely by her side, but the redhead had gone into the kitchen about ten minutes ago, stating something about needing her jingle juice. Beca was currently engrossed in a conversation with Jessica, another freshman, when she heard a loud exclamation from the other room.

"Ohmygosh, did I tell you that I'm dating Beca!" When she heard this, Beca chucked to herself. This was not the first time she had heard that tonight. Chloe was clearly enjoying telling everyone that the two of them were together.

Normally Beca would be embarrassed but she found it cute that Chloe was so excited about the two of them. The pair had hit a rough patch earlier in the week but Beca was slowly falling for the redhead. In her previous relationship, Ashley had always apologised for her behavior, but she was never sincere about it, always hurting the brunette again. While Chloe had hurt Beca, the brunette had the sense that the senior was sincere in her apology and truly cared for her. Beca couldn't deny the way that her heart rate would always pick up whenever the senior walked into a room. Nor could she deny how she always felt lighter whenever Chloe was around. She had never felt that way around Ashley, despite the fact that she had claimed to love her. Having met Chloe, Beca knew that what she had felt in her past relationship compared nothing to what she had in the short amount of time she had been with Chloe.

Beca was pulled out of her thoughts when she felt two arms wrap around her and Chloe's breath on her cheek.

"Hey baby!"

"Hey, having fun?" Beca asked as she turned around to see the girl that was affectionately calling her her girlfriend all night.

"Mmm, I'd be having more fun if it was just the two of us" Chloe purred as she leaned in to kiss the brunette. Despite the taste of beer, Beca willingly kissed the redhead in her arms back. For a moment, the rest of the room seemed to fade away. Before things got out of hand Beca pulled back and leaned her forward against Chloe's.

"I can't believe you're my girlfriend" Chloe whispered. Beca didn't say anything back, instead just kissing the girl in front of her again.

Seriously, get a room" Aubrey said as she pushed her way in between the two.

"Aubrey, really, you're my best friend and I love you, but I'm going to kill you" Chloe replied as she begrudgingly pulled away from her girlfriend.

A few hours later and the team had started to filter out, only a few girls left behind. Chloe had passed out a half hour ago, snuggled into Beca's side on the couch. The brunette was growing tired herself but didn't have it in her to wake her girlfriend. As she struggled to keep her eyes open, she noticed Aubrey come into the room.

"I can put her into bed if you want, she'll fall right back asleep" Aubrey said as she plopped herself into a chair opposite Beca.

"That's okay, I don't want to disturb her" Beca replied as Chloe snuggled into her more and Beca held her closer.

"You know, I know we aren't each other's favorite person, but I think you're good for her."

"What?" Beca was momentarily startled. "You're good for her. It's easy to see that you care about her." Beca was stunned. She had never expected such a compliment from Aubrey.

"Um, thanks". "Don't get me wrong though. If you hurt her, I will kill you" the blonde said, a serious look on her face.