Chapter Two
Beca POV
"Hey there", a smooth gentle and calming voice sliced me from my thoughts like a dagger.
I looked up to see Chloe standing before me, her eyes following mine to the phone in my hand.
Chloe's eyes lingered on the phone a second longer.
I gulped, I wasn't expecting her to come over.
"Hey", the word left my mouth like a raspy whisper.
Her head shot up and her piercing eyes stared straight into my own, concern flooding them once again.
"Jesse?" She asked. I couldn't help but look away.
"Yeah... I don't know it's just, everything has been so intense lately, it's all moving so quickly."
I didn't know what to say without giving away my internship.
To be honest I don't really know myself why I'm keeping it from her; I know lying about it will only cause a huge argument in the future, but I just
couldn't help it. I guess I was terrified of disappointing her, as well as the idea that one day there will be a life with no Bella's... No Chloe.
Seriously, what is going through my head lately? I can't keep thinking about Chloe like this, I don't understand all these feelings. I'm with Jesse and
he is a great guy; yeah we've hit a rough patch, it's nothing that we can't work out though.
I think the stress of one day losing Chloe is getting to me and playing with my emotions.
Tingles shot up my arm as she gently grabbed my hand, I looked back up to her. Her fingers wrapped around my own and gave them a reassuring
squeeze.
"Look, everyone gets really stressed at the start of senior year. I should know I've repeated it three times." She chuckled lightly at that
and I couldn't help but smile; she always had that effect on me.
"I don't know what the future holds," she paused and looked at me curiously, but only for a split second. "But, what I do know is that I can see how
much you both deeply care for each other, something like senior year stress can't just take that away." She looked down at the ground and exhaled
deeply, a frown quickly passing over her face.
A moment passed before she looked back up at me, whatever thoughts she was thinking had clearly vanished from her mind. She smirked, I couldn't
explain the butterflies that jumped in my stomach. Chloe gently squeezed my hand once more before asking,
"Is there anything else that's bothering you B?" Her eyes looked at me inquisitively.
"No, uh, you hit the nail on the head with that one, I guess I just need to get some balance back; maybe take a chill pill."
That whole interaction just left me feeling confused. It was the perfect time to tell Chloe about my internship; why couldn't I just tell her? And what
was with those butterflies? And why did I hate the way Jesse's name sounded falling from her lips so damn much.
All I wanted to do was cry, everything felt like one big mess.
"Hey, hey", Chloe leaned in and grabbed my other hand as well.
"Beca, it's all going to be okay, you have countless people here for you." She said, indicating over to the other Bella's; but all that did was make me
feel like I was betraying them even more.
"And I for one know, that you will always, always be my best friend; And I'll be damned if I just sit by and let you feel like this."
Her voice was always so peaceful, I couldn't help but relax into her words. For a moment it felt like it could all be okay. I looked straight up into her
eyes and saw nothing but love and concern. She was my best friend.
Chloe's voice chirped up, and a huge grin wondered onto her face. Her smile could light up the darkest room.
"I have the perfect idea on how to start getting that balance back, miss Beca Mitchell... Follow me."
She immediately dropped her hands from my own, and they instantly felt strangely cold.
I couldn't help but admire the way her hips gently swayed as she danced over towards the crowd, she could easily put anyone in a trance.
"Do you like what you see Mitchell?" I hurriedly looked up to see Chloe's face turned back towards my own, a smirk playing across her lips.
I gulped and blushed. Geez Beca, pull yourself together.
"Well come on!" Chloe raced back towards me and once again grabbed my hand.
Before I knew it we were heading towards the rest of the Bella's.
AN:
Hi everyone, I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.
This is my very first fanfiction, so I'm a brand newby.
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