Summary: Chloe starts to wonder if Beca will ever return her feelings because she just doesn't seem to care about her at all. Could Beca prove her wrong?

Warning: Use of strong language and some violence.

Beca doesn't care. At least that's what Chloe thinks.

Sure, Chloe already knows that Beca tends to give off that 'I generally don't give a shit about anything' sort of vibe. She knows that Beca's snarky remarks and all-too-frequent eye rolls come oh so naturally to her. She knows that Beca struggles to show affection (and most other emotions for that matter) even at the best of times. She knows that these are all things that make Beca who she is and in a weird way, Chloe loves them because she loves Beca.

So, Chloe has quickly come to learn not to expect too much from the brunette. She's learnt that as long as Beca isn't literally pushing her away, this was a good sign that the shorter woman was comfortable in her presence.

For the most part, this is enough for Chloe. This is enough to allow Chloe to throw all of her love and affection at the younger woman, with hopes that she can one day tell her how she feels and maybe just maybe the brunette will feel the same way back.

But Beca seems unfazed by it all, completely oblivious to everything the redhead does, barely reacting to the love and affection that she showers her with every day. So, Chloe can't help but wonder if Beca even cares about her at all.

It's a Friday night, the Treblemakers are hosting a party at their house and of course, the Bellas are invited. This isn't an 'A Capella only' party though so they've also been told to invite whoever else they want to make the party even better, although most of the Bellas don't since they're all best friends anyway.

Beca's has been busy at her internship with Residual Heat all day so she arrives at the party a little late. She makes her way through the backyard and into the house towards the kitchen where she can grab herself a drink, greeting a few of the Bellas on her way.

Beca also says hi to Jesse and complements him on the party before talking to him about what it's like to be working with Snoop Dogg at the internship.

By now, Beca's been at the house for around 15 minutes and still hasn't seen Chloe. This was unusual because Chloe always knew when Beca was nearby and never failed to pull her into a big hug like they'd been separated for the past 10 years. Still, Beca continued to chat to people at the party, sure that Chloe would turn up at some point.

A few minutes later, Chloe walks into the kitchen with a hurt expression on her face. She then spots Beca and fakes a smile while she walks towards her, followed closely behind by Stacie and Fat Amy.

"Chloe are you okay?" Fat Amy asks.

"That guy's a douchbag Chlo-, don't let him bother you." Stacie says.

Before Chloe can respond, Beca quickly chimes in "What guy?"

"The guy outside, Chloe had an argument with him." Fat Amy answers.

"It's nothing... it was just Tom." Chloe says, trying to put an end to the conversation.

Beca doesn't believe her though. She sees the hurt in Chloe's eyes despite the fake smile she's trying to cover it with so she decides to pry more.

"Why? What happened?" Beca asks.

Fat Amy quickly answers again as though Chloe isn't standing right next to her, "All I saw was that he followed her through the gate into the backyard shouting something about her being so much easier and up for it last year."

Chloe quickly interrupts, still trying to get the girls to drop the conversation "He's had a few drinks tonight, it's not a big deal."

"He called her a slut." Stacie adds, ignoring Chloe's interjection.

With that, Beca's face drops.

"He what?!" Her face is now stern, her teeth clenched together and her eyebrows burrowed.

Before anyone can say anything else, Beca is turning around and making her way outside, all the while scanning her surroundings in search of Tom. She eventually spots him talking to his friends on the opposite side of the pool and starts to make her way around the pool towards him, walking too fast for anyone to catch up and stop her.

As she walks up behind Tom, she reaches out and taps him on the shoulder "Hey!"

He turns around but before he can even formulate a word, her fist connects with his face.

Beca's rage combined with the fact that Tom was already a little unstable from the alcohol he had consumed was enough to knock the guy to the ground immediately.

"If you ever talk to Chloe like that again, I will break your legs." the brunette exclaims before turning around to begin making her way back inside the house.

As she turns around, she suddenly sees Chloe standing in front of her looking shocked, having witnessed everything that has just happened.

Chloe's expression of shock quickly changes to a big smile as she leaps towards Beca, wrapping her arms over her shoulders.

"So you do care!" Chloe exclaims, forgetting that Beca has no idea about Chloe's fear that she might not care about her.

"Care?" The brunette asks, puzzled by Chloe's statement.

"About me."

"Of course I do." Beca says, as though it's the most obvious thing in the world "I care about you more than anyone."