Chloe hung up the phone and sat back in her desk chair. She was still wearing Beca's jacket after all these hours. When she had shivered and mentioned that she had left her own in the bag that was stowed with the larger luggage Beca had immediately offered hers. It was a quick trip into the gas station so Fat Amy and Stacie could use the bathroom and everyone else could stretch their legs. The eager look on Beca's face had made her smile and gesture made her feel special but it was also a little bittersweet.

Seeing Beca with Jesse hurt her more than she was prepared for. It wasn't as if she had really put herself out there as an option at least not in her mind. However, it seemed to be obvious to everyone but Beca that she was head over heels. Aubry had been on her about it from the beginning. She even suggested that Chloe seduce Beca so that she could be a "good influence" on her. Chloe had translated that to; maybe you can make her fall in line. That was the only reason Aubry didn't gag every time she swooned over the memory of Beca's rap during the riff off yet again.

Her arm brushed the small bulge in the pocket where the iPod lay. She reached in and took it out. It wouldn't hurt anything to just see what music was on it. It might be crossing a line to some but Chloe wasn't really that great with boundaries where Beca was concerned anyway. She powered up the device, put in the ear buds, and scrolled through the playlists. A lot of it was mashups that Beca had created and a few original instrumental tracks. Then she hit a list titled "LadyJams" Now, her curiosity was really piqued. She held her breath as she took in the track list.

"Iris" - GoGo Dolls

"Creep" - Radiohead

"Closer" - Tegan and Sara

"Try" - Pink

"Wonderwall" - Oasis

"Feel So Close" - Calvin Harris

"Paper Thin" - Data Romance

"Titanium" - David Guetta fet. Sia

She didn't want to assume that this could have something to do with her but the appearance of "Titanium" was suspicious at best. Her brain kicked in and reminded her to exhale. She shook her head to help clear her thoughts. It had all started at the activities fair.

At the time her only worries were finding the right girls to repopulate the ranks of the Bellas, meeting the deadline for her senior project, and trying to get Aubrey to chilax a little. The girl was a major drama queen when it came to acapella. After Fat Amy had simultaneously impressed and weirded them out she had seen Beca checking out the booths. It was intrigue at first sight. She was pretty but she carried it in a way that told you that she wasn't aware or concerned about it. Her style was a little edgy or what Aubrey liked to call "alternative", but there was something else. A mote of brightness that sparkled at half light. She felt drawn to her instantly and some unknown instinct told her that this girl could shake things up in her world.

Then her mind fast forwarded to that infamous night. It was well known that Chloe wasn't shy so it hadn't really occurred to her that she probably shouldn't intrude on someone while they were taking a shower. Admittedly, she had been flirting with Beca in part and testing the waters but she had definitely felt a vibe between them, especially while they sang together. It wasn't a common situation, even for her, and that only heightened her attraction to Beca.

She pulled the the earbuds out of her ears and placed the iPod back in the jacket pocket. With a sigh she stood and stripped the jacket off, folding it neatly. Before she placed it on her chair she pressed the fabric to her nose and breathed in Beca's scent. It was a subtle combination of androgynous botanical and sweet lavender. She sighed, she had it so bad. It was sad really, she had never felt this pathetically smitten, no man or woman had ever gotten Chloe Beale this pitch whipped. The problem was she was pretty sure that Beca didn't even know and now she probably never would.

Chloe reluctantly let the jacket fall to the chair. Suspicious playlist or not Beca was with Jesse now and she would never interfere. She had missed her shot and all she could do now was concede defeat even if was just to herself. Sleeping it off the stress seemed like the best option. She would have to face Beca tomorrow when she returned the jacket and then they would be fine. she could never imagine losing Beca as a friend, even if in her heart she wanted so much more.

After she was ready for bed she slipped under the covers and suddenly her private room seemed very lonely. Up until this year she had roomed with Aubrey but they had each wanted their own space. Aubrey to relinquish the lack of control that a roommate, however close they were, caused; Chloe because she was tired of living under the dictatorship of her best friend and also because she felt it was rude to bring dates back for sleepovers if she had a roommate.

Aubrey actually gave good advice when she put her prejudices and personal vendettas aside. That was something she could use at the moment. How did you get over unrequited feelings. It wasn't an area she had any experience in. She had been pretty lucky apart from her first crush on a female. It wasn't really plausible to try to seduce your fifth grade teacher though, so she didn't really count that one. She would have to consult Aubrey tomorrow after the jacket exchange. No doubt she would want to hold a post championship meeting with the full Bellas within the week.

There was no was getting any sleep at this rate so she reached for the only thing that relaxed her when she was trying to drift off, music. It was funny that she had found that playlist on Beca's iPod because she had one of her own. She set it on repeat and closed her eyes to the sounds of Ingrid Michaelson's "Locked Up".