The peaceful moment was interrupted by the low grumblings of Beca's stomach. Chloe giggled, "Sounds like someone's hungry. When was the last time you ate?"

"Umm… I'm not really sure. The past couple of days have been kind of a blur. I don't really feel like eating, though."

"Your stomach disagrees. You need to eat something, Beca."

Beca sighed, clearly unhappy with the prospect of moving from their comfortable position. She looked down at the clothing she had been wearing for the past three days and winced at the idea of having to change.

As if reading her mind, Chloe offered, "How about I go out and get us some sandwiches from that place down the street? I know it's your favorite deli here."

Beca visibly relaxed at the idea of not having to leave the room. "Yeah, okay."

"Okay!" Chloe got off the bed and grabbed her purse from where she placed it on Beca's desk. "I'll only be a couple minutes, okay? Will you be okay here alone?" Beca nodded. "Call me if you need me, okay?" Beca nodded again, and Chloe was suddenly unsure about leaving her in the room alone. She was back to looking like the scared, small girl that had opened the door.

"Hey…" She walked back towards the bed and rubbed Beca's arms. "It's okay, I'll be back before you know it. Lock the door behind me. You'll be safe, okay?" Beca took a deep breath and then nodded, looking slightly more confident. "Okay, I'll see you in a couple minutes then."

With that, Chloe opened the door and walked out into the hallway. She paused, waiting for the sound of the lock, before continuing down the hallway. When she stepped outside, she was surprised to see that the sky had darkened significantly. Have I been here for that long? Pulling out her phone, she winced when she saw that she had five missed calls from Aubrey, as well as a couple from the other girls. She had told them about her plans to check on Beca and had promised to call as soon as she knew Beca was okay. Not trusting her voice at the moment, she sent out a quick text to Aubrey. Beca's alive. Might be spending the night. Long story.

The response was immediate.Is she okay? Chloe, what's going on? Everyone's at our apartment freaking out.

Chloe sighed, knowing that Beca would want this kept between the two of them at the moment. I can't explain right now.

Okay, well, take good care of her. Let her know that we're all here for her whenever she's ready. Chloe smiled. As much as Aubrey claimed to dislike the "alt-girl", Chloe knew that she actually did care for her and would never want to see her hurt.

She quickly walked to the sandwich shop and ordered their sandwiches, not wanting to leave Beca alone for too long. She was just exiting the elevator in Beca's dorm building when she heard a voice that made her heart stop.

"Beca! Open the door! It's Jesse!" Without giving much thought to what she should do, Chloe rushed down the hallway towards Jesse.

"Jesse! What the hell are you doing here?" Jesse jumped, not hearing anyone walking towards him.

"Chloe! Jeez, are you trying to give me a heart attack?" Chloe ignored him, though she mused that him having a heart attack wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. "I'm here to see Beca." Jesse said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "What are you doing here?"

"Beca doesn't want to see you." Chloe avoided the question.

"Yeah, she's been avoiding me all weekend. I'm worried about her."

Chloe scoffed. "Right. You're worried. That's rich."

Jesse frowned. "I don't understand. Is something wrong?"

Chloe fought the urge to punch him in the face. "You can keep up this act of confusion all you want, you're still not going anywhere near Beca. I think it would be best if you left. Now."

"Now, wait a minute. You can't tell me to leave. I have every right to see my girlfriend." He turned toward the door, banging on it with his fist. "Beca, let me in!"

Chloe had had enough. She dropped the sandwiches on the ground, and used all her strength to push the tall boy against the wall. His eyes widened in surprise as Chloe stepped close to him. "Now, let's be clear about something, Jesse. You can play innocent, but I know what you did and who you are. If you so much as think about speaking to Beca without her okay, I swear to God I will fucking kick you so hard you won't even want to think about sex because it'll hurt too much. Do not test me, Swanson. Do you understand?" Jesse stared at Chloe, his mouth hanging open. He had never heard the bubbly red head sound anything but cheerful. "Hey, I know you have a thick skull, but I asked you a question. Do. You. Understand?" She emphasized each word venomously. Jesse wordlessly nodded. "Good. Now I suggest you get out of here before I change my mind and kick your ass now." She was pleased to see Jesse quickly turn and walk away, daring to throw one frightened look over his shoulder before disappearing around the corner.

Taking a couple deep breaths to calm herself down, she picked up the sandwiches with shaking hands and lightly knocked on Beca's door. "Becs, it's Chloe. You can open up now. He's gone."

A/N: As always, thank you for reading and for all the wonderful reviews I've gotten so far. I have a feeling a lot of you will like bad-ass Chloe (I know I do) and will enjoy her, uh, "discussion" with Jesse. Keep the reviews coming and the suggestions as well. I'm kind of writing this story as it comes to me, so I love hearing what you guys want to happen. Thanks again and happy spring (even though it's snowing where I am)!