Chloe groaned in frustration as her and Aubrey exited yet another dining hall. Beca was nowhere to be found and Chloe was starting to seriously worry about her whereabouts. "Hey, I'm sure Beca's okay. Maybe she's in her room or something?" Aubrey attempted, and failed, to soothe the worried red head.

"You don't understand, Bree. Beca could be in trouble."

Aubrey rolled her eyes, beginning to get annoyed with the secrecy. "Well, maybe you can explain it to me, Chloe, because I'm starting to think that you're just seriously overreacting. We have no reason to believe that Jesse would hurt Beca. He's seemed like nothing but totally sweet, granted a little annoying at times, but still, I would never peg him as a bad one."

Chloe simply shot her a glare and shook her head. "Just because he seems like a nice guy doesn't mean he is one. Come on, we have one more left. They've got to be there." Chloe briskly started walking towards the last dining hall on campus, desperately hoping to find Beca there. She had already texted and called the short brunette, but was met with silence every time. Chloe had an awful feeling in the pit of her stomach, and she just knew that something wasn't right. The pair reached the dining hall, their eyes scanning the room for the familiar face. Chloe sighed miserably when she didn't see it. "I don't get it, Bree. She's not here."

Aubrey put a sympathetic hand on Chloe's shoulder. Despite her annoyance, she hated seeing her best friend upset. "Hey…" Aubrey's eyes lit up as she looked across the room. "Isn't that Benji, Jesse's roommate? Maybe he's seen them!" Without another word, Chloe took off, Aubrey following closely behind her.

"Benji! Have you seen Beca and Jesse?" Chloe arrived at his table, breathless.

"Uh, hi to you too, Chloe."

Chloe smiled apologetically. "Sorry. I just really need to find Beca. It's an emergency."

"Well, you're in luck. I just saw them maybe five minutes ago. Jesse was taking Beca up to our room as I was leaving for dinner." He frowned when he saw Chloe face turn pale. "Is everything –" He didn't even finishing asking the question before Chloe turned and raced out of the hall.

Aubrey called Chloe's name, alarmed, before turning to Benji and saying, "Sorry about her. Thanks for your help." With that, the tall blonde turned and ran after her friend. She caught up with her easily, a result of all the cardio work she had been doing lately. "Chloe, what the hell is going on? Where is the fire?"

"There's no time to explain! We have to get to that room." Chloe increased her speed, not slowing down until they were in Jesse's dorm building. "Crap, I don't know which room is his!"

"He's in 143." Aubrey said, simply. Chloe gave her a confused look. "I make it a habit to know where all the Treble's live, just in case." She explained as if it was completely normal.

"That's weird, Bree." Chloe didn't have time to waste scolding Aubrey, though, and she quickly walked down the hallway, stopping at the door marked '143'.

"Wait, Chloe, what exactly is the plan here?" In truth, Chloe hadn't really thought of a plan. She was so focused on the fact that Beca could be in danger that she hadn't really thought about what she would do once she found her. She shrugged and decided that she was just going to wing it.

Chloe knocked loudly on the door, simultaneously shouting, "Jesse, it's Chloe. Open up." She heard shuffling and muffled talking before an angry Jesse opened the door.

"Chloe? Aubrey?" Chloe took one look at Jesse's shirtless appearance, and pushed her way into the room, not waiting for an invitation. She internally sighed in relief when she found Beca sitting on the bed, fully clothed. However, Chloe could tell by her body language that she was freaked out.

"I wanted to make sure that Beca's okay." She was looking at Beca as she said this, silently asking her the question.

"Beca's fine!" Jesse exclaimed.

Chloe's eyes didn't leave Beca's as she waited for a response. "Chloe, I'm fine." Beca replied in a quiet voice. Chloe could immediately tell that she was lying.

"See, Chloe, she's fine. Can you kindly get out of my room now? You were kind of interrupting something." Jesse expectantly held the door open.

"Beca?" Beca simply dropped her gaze as Chloe spoke to her. Chloe felt her blood boil at the terrified expression on Beca's face. "What did you do?" Chloe rounded on Jesse, anger filling her veins.

"Are you insane?! Are you on drugs or something?! She said she's fine!" Jesse yelled, no longer attempting to be polite. "Now I want you to get the hell out of my room!"

"Chloe. It's okay, really. Just go." Beca spoke up. Her voice was completely void of emotion, and Chloe knew that something was most definitely up.

"No. I am not leaving you alone with him." Chloe spat out the last word as if it were venom. "Come on, let's get out of here."

"She's not going anywhere! I'm her boyfriend and she's staying here." Beca sat silently, glancing between the two in alarm.

"Chlo… If she doesn't want to go…" Aubrey spoke, having been watching the scene unfold from the doorway.

"No, I know that you don't want to be here, Becs. Come on!" Chloe was desperate now, pleading with Beca to listen to her.

Beca took one look at Jesse and lowered her gaze, muttering, "Jesse's right. You should go, Chloe." Jesse smiled triumphantly, motioning for Chloe to leave with his right arm.

"Beca, he raped you!" The words came spilling out of Chloe's mouth before she could even stop to think about the repercussions they would have. Chloe's hand flew up to her mouth, a stagnant silence falling over the shocked occupants of the room.

"What did you just say?" Jesse broke the silence, looking intensely at Chloe. "Did you just say that I raped her? That is complete bullshit!" Chloe said nothing in return, only turning to look at Beca. She couldn't help but feel guilty at the betrayed expression on the brunette's face. "I would never do that to Beca or to anyone else, for that matter! How dare you accuse me of that?! Beca, back me up here!"

Everyone's eyes were on Beca now and she froze under the sudden spotlight. "I…" She stuttered, not sure what to say.

"Beca… You know me. I would never hurt you. I love you. You believe that, don't you?" His voice was pleading and desperate, and even Chloe doubted her own words for a moment. The feeling lasted for just a second, though, as her anger returned when she saw Jesse getting closer to the bed.

"Beca, you can't trust him. He's lying. You told me what happened. You know that it wasn't right!"

Beca looked at both of the faces in front of her, seeing nothing but love in both of their features. Her gut was screaming at her to go with Chloe, to not trust Jesse, but her brain reasoned that maybe things didn't happen like she thought they did. Her boyfriend had been so sweet during dinner, even bringing her a huge bouquet of her favorite flowers for no reason but to see her smile. When she looked into his eyes, she saw the Jesse she had come to know and love, not the stranger from Friday night that plagued her nightmares. There was just no way that the Jesse in front of her had done something so terrible. She must be remembering it wrong, must not have said no as loudly as she thought she did. It just wasn't possible. Beca cleared her throat, trying to find her voice under the three expectant gazes. "You're wrong, Chloe. I'm sorry if I gave the impression that Jesse hurt me. You must have misunderstood. He wouldn't do that." The lie fell easily from her lips, her voice sounding even and controlled. When she looked up into Chloe's betrayed eyes, she instantly regretted her actions, wanting to take it all back and jump into Chloe's safe embrace. She stayed where she was though, knowing it was too late for all of that.

After a beat, Chloe nodded in defeat and dropped her gaze, fighting tears that she wouldn't allow to fall until she was in the safety of her own apartment. "I understand. My mistake." She shot one last look at Beca, who avoided eye contact, before walking to the door. "Sorry to bother you guys." Beca's heart constricted as she heard the door close. She looked up when she felt the bed dip as Jesse sat next to her.

"Well, that was something, huh?" He laughed nervously, rubbing his sweaty palms against his jeans. "You know, I've got to say, I'm surprised. I knew Chloe was jealous, but I never would have expected her to come up with such an elaborate lie to break us up." He roughly threw his arm around her shoulders, not noticing the way Beca tensed the second he made contact. "You know, Beca, I don't think it's a good idea for you to see Chloe anymore. Since day one, I feel like she's been trying to put a wedge between us and I've had enough of it. You don't need her in your life; not when you've got me." He smiled, happily squeezing her shoulders.

The old Beca would have broken his arm by now. She would have yelled about how he had no right to tell her who she could and could not see. She would have broken up with him on the spot, telling him that she wasn't some doll that he could control. But, Beca had lost her fight. So, she simply nodded, a dead, cold feeling growing inside of her.

What have I done?

A/N: Okay, who's a little annoyed with Beca? I know, I know, even I'm getting a little frustrated and I'm the writer. It pains me to have her and Chloe fighting, but, don't worry, it's all building to something great at the end. As always, review and let me know you thoughts, concerns, frustrations, ideas, dying questions, etc. I'll do my best to get the next chapter to you in a timely fashion. Happy Friday!