A/N Hey guys sorry for the super long sabbatical. Long story short, I lost my muse awhile ago and recently it has come back into my life so the words are pouring out of me. Now I know the sequel is coming up soon, but since I doubt they will introduce a Beca/Chloe relationship, I feel pretty confident in just continuing where I left off and seeing what happens with my story. Thank you all for hanging in there, and I won't waste more time explaining, so without further ado...I do not own characters or songs used in this story.

Alone In the Pool

Chloe watched quietly as Beca's eyes explored her face, almost as if she was searching for the right words to begin. Chloe was unsure of Beca's feelings at this point. The freeze out had led her to believe that Beca wanted nothing to do with her. But then Beca sang that song, mashed Just a Dream with Just the way you are. Was that a sign? Or was Chloe just overthinking it. Overthinking wasn't Chloe's thing and she didn't like the feeling. As Chloe got lost in her mind for what felt like decades, her thought process was broken by a soft voice.

"So..." Beca started, and Chloe immediately snapped her focus. "So first of all, I need to apologize." Beca looked so awkward as she spoke, Chloe just wanted to wrap her arms around her and tell her that everything was going to be okay.

"A lot was going on with me, between blowing the competition, and then Jesse..." Chloe's heart sank. Jesse, the annoying bane in her existance. If it wasn't for him, she felt, everything would've been a lot easier. Chloe nodded along, trying not to let her face give away her uncertainty.

Beca continued. "And then we had that night together" Both of their faces flushed despite the cool air in the empty swimming pool. "And I was even more confused. I mean I don't know about you, but I have never done anything like that before. I mean for me it wasn't even an option. I mean sure, there were rumors in high school, mostly stemming from my clothes and how awkward I was around other girls. But that was just highschool, I never actually thought..." Beca let the sentence trail off.

Chloe was even more confused than before, but that made her realize how confused Beca must be feeling right now. It made her feel awful. The absolute last thing she wanted was to make things any harder for Beca.

Of course Beca didn't feel the same way, I mean Chloe practically forced herself upon the girl that night. Chloe was never someone who had to force anyone to have sex with her, but after that night, all she could think about was how she never gave Beca a chance to say no. She was so stupid, so selfish, so self absorbed that she didn't even notice that Beca was speaking again, she was so caught up in her guilt.

"-amazing, and beautiful. And the most incredible friend. And I mean, no one has ever made me feel the way you did that night." Beca wouldn't even meet her eyes as her face became a deeper red. Beca sighed before continuing and Chloe could see the emotional toll that her actions had taken.

"I just...I don't know what to feel. Something tells me this is a giant mistake, not because you're a woman, but because you're you. You're easily the person that I'm the closest to. My roommate's a bitch, and my dad doesn't understand me, and Jesse just wants more than I can give to him...more than I want to give to him."

Chloe was silent, trying to process what she was saying. "And it's not that I don't want to give those things to you. I just couldn't do anything to ruin what we have. You're the only person I know I can come to with anything. The only one I feel like will never judge me. And if I lost that-"

This was the moment that Beca's voice cracked, and Chloe's heart broke for her. Immediately, Chloe slid her arms around her and pulled her into a tight hug. Beca collapsed into her arms naturally, burying her face in Chloe's neck. Chloe took this time to finally speak up.

She struggled with whether to make Beca more aware of her true feelings, or to strictly comfort her. "Beca, sweetie, no. No matter what happens with us, you will always have me. You're more than just a friend, more than just a Bella. Since you came to this school, you have completely turned my world upside down. I've never been able to keep you from my mind. Aubrey has been and always will be my best friend, but you are so much more. And that terrifies me"

Beca let out a small sob in her arms and Chloe gently pulled away to look in her tear filled eyes. "God I can't even imagine how scared this all makes you feel." Chloe reached a hand out to wipe a tear off of her cheek and Beca leaned into her hand, almost involuntarily.

Chloe locked eyes with her, and suddenly the attraction between them was palpable. Beca's eyes searched hers, almost begging her to fix everything. Chloe did the only thing she could think to do. She leaned in and kissed Beca sweetly, tasting the saltiness of a tear she must have missed.

Beca responded hungrily, as if her body had been aching for this moment since that night. Little did Chloe know that it had. So they stood there, in the middle of the empty pool, liplocked long into the night.