Author's 1st Note: Don't know where I came up with this little idea, but I started writing it in a phone app to keep my self occupied in public when I didn't have my laptop, and I just finished it! So here ya go! haha Hope you enjoy. x)

"The Library"

Rated: K

It's not that Beca didn't want others to know about her most recent self discovery. But everything was still so new, and Beca wanted to make sure she wasn't just going through a "phase" before blurting it out to her loved ones that she was attracted to girls.

It had been a year since Beca really noticed this side of her. She had always considered herself straight until she began acknowledging the way her heart would beat faster when she noticed a pretty girl in the same room, or the way the strange pressure in her lower region would tingle whenever a girl would dry herself off in the girl's locker room. She hadn't plan for this to happen, but now that it had, Beca was still struggling to figure it all out.

Social media helped. Beca found ways to soothe her curiosities by watching movies or television shows that depicted lesbian characters. She also found satisfying therapy in stories. Fanfictions were always her first choice, but when the pace of new posts and updates slowed, Beca decided a trip to her local library might be a close second.

She didn't visit this place often and the only section she had any sense of familiarity with was "Teen Fiction". She began her search there, totally judging books by their covers and only pulling out those with titles that seemed "gay". After a few failing minutes, Beca accepted that this tactic wasn't going to get her anywhere.

She found an open computer and sat down, knowing how stupid it was to be trying so hard to be secretive about it. Beca quickly looked around, making sure know one could see her screen, and after confirming the coast was clear, started looking up books.

After typing in a few different key words, she eventually found a decent list of books that genuinely intrigued her. Beca picked up a small piece of paper and pencil from the blue basket sitting on the desk, and began writing down the call numbers of the ones that had the most appealing summaries.

She wound up with six different choices and now sat staring at the screen, pondering which book she should go find first.

"Keeping You a Secret has always been one of my favorites."

Beca jumped, startled by the unexpected voice, and quickly spun around in her chair. Her eyes were wide with embarrassment and her heart pounded in her chest with panic. However, Beca was surprised to feel her anxiety levels suddenly mollify as she took in the sight of the captivating girl in front of her.

Beautiful red hair was perfectly complimented by sparkling blue eyes, that gleamed with the stunning grin curved on her lips. Beca's befuddled expression must have been amusing, because the redhead giggled and Beca tried not to think about the way her stomach flipped at the sound.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." The ginger apologized, holding a hand up in defense, while tucking a strand of hair behind her ear with the other. "I just, thought I could help."

This girl was ridiculously gorgeous and for some reason, Beca wasn't all that upset at her friendly intrusion. After awkwardly staring for a few moments too long, Beca finally snapped out of her daze and licked her lips before speaking.

"N-No. It's okay, uh–" She looked down at the list in her hand, circled the title the girl had recommended, then held it back up, "I'll go check it out." She smiled, "Thanks."

"I can show you where it is if you want." Beca blinked at the sudden offer and the girl quickly shook her head, backtracking her words. "I-I mean, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be forward or anything. I just thought that, you know, if you did wanna get the book I could–" The redhead must have caught on to her rambling and stopped to close her eyes, taking in a much needed breath. "I just thought I could show you where it is." She slowly finished, reopening her eyes and covering her embarrassment with a shy smile.

Beca snickered at the girl's unintentional charm and quirked an eyebrow, "Do you like, come here a lot or something?" She asked, genuinely curious.

"Oh!" The ginger chuckled in relief, "Sorry, I should have mentioned this earlier." She glanced down and held up a badge that Beca hadn't noticed before. "I work here." She grinned.

"Oh," Beca processed, "Well, that's cool, um–" She took a moment to look back down at her list and couldn't believe she was about to let this stranger lead her to a book that was about two girls hiding their secret relationship. "Yeah, sure. You can, uh," she cleared her throat, "You can show me where it is."

"Great!" The girl chirped, earning a cautionary shush from the older librarian manning the center desk. The redhead jerked her lip to the side and whispered a "Sorry" before looking back at the brunette with a smile. "This way."

She guided Beca through the aisles and the brunette couldn't help the way her eyes kept landing on the redhead as they walked.

"Here ya go." Beca shook away her clouded thoughts and ignored the way her skin tingled where their fingers lightly brushed each other as she took the book. "I'm Chloe by the way." The redhead smiled.

"Beca," she grinned back. And something in the back of her mind knew that she would definitely be visiting the library more often.

Author's 2nd Note: Btw, I highly recommend that book, "Keeping You a Secret". It's written by Julie Anne Peters and it's really good.