"I know that I fucked up, but it's been two days." Chloe pouted from the lunch table, looking over at Beca who was sitting at another table with Jesse and Benji. "I've apologized like twenty times already and I told my parents. Can't she just sit with me?" She whined.
"Chloe, she knows you're sorry. I think she's just hurt that you hadn't told them. She's supposed to be important to you and-"
"She is important to me!" Chloe interrupted.
"I know that and she knows that, but how would you feel if she didn't tell her sister about you?" Aubrey asked and Chloe's shoulders slumped.
"Shitty." She mumbled.
"Exactly, so just give her a few days to get over it. It's not like she's totally ignoring you either, she's just sitting with her other friends for a few days."Aubrey tried to explain to her friend.
"What do you think Beca…Beca?... Beca!" Jesse yelled bringing Beca out of her stupor. She finally tore her eyes from Chloe and looked at Jesse.
"What?" She exasperated.
"Just go over there already! You know you want to." Jesse said and Beca shook her head.
"No."
"Why not?" He asked and Beca shrugged her shoulders.
"She didn't tell her parents about me and we've been dating for three months."
"She told them right after you left the other night." He countered.
"Yeah, because she felt guilty." Beca said. "It made me feel like I didn't mean anything to her. It felt just like with what's her face, she didn't want to tell anyone either. She was ashamed of me and so is Chloe." She finished in a whisper with her head hanging low. Jesse scooted closer to her and put his hands on her shoulder.
"Listen to me Beca, Chloe is most definitely not ashamed of you. Look at her over there." Jesse pointed to where Chloe and the rest of the girls were sitting. Beca shifted her eyes to her girlfriend. "She looks as miserable as you do right now. She loves you. So stop moping around and go make up with her." Jesse practically pushed Beca out of her chair. She stood giving him a dirty look but then it changed to one of gratitude.
"Thanks Jess." She stated then he smiled and nodded at her. She then made her way over to the other lunch table. Chloe had her head in her hands looking down at the table. "Hey." Was all that Beca said and Chloe's head shot up, surprised. Beca gave a small shy smile which Chloe returned wholeheartedly.
"Hey." She stood up and cupped Beca's face. "I'm so, so, so, so, soooo sorry baby. I meant to tell them sooner but they went out of town then I never could-" She was cut off by Beca's lips on hers. She gripped Beca's waist pulling her closer. Chloe had missed those lips the past two days. They heard a round of cheers and cat calls from their friends and of course every straight guy in the room. Beca smiled into the kiss then she heard Fat Amy yell.
"Yeah aca-bitches! Get it on!" They pulled away from each other and Beca blushed as she realized every eye in the room was on them.
"Can we talk for a sec?" The brunette asked and Chloe nodded taking her hand, leading her out of the cafeteria. They went into the gym taking a seat on the bleachers and turning towards each other.
"Beca I-"
"Wait! Let me start" Beca interrupted, she took Chloe's hands in her own looking at them before staring back at Chloe. "I want to apologize. I overreacted about everything…I just…I thought you didn't want to tell your parent because you were ashamed of me." Beca finished as she suddenly found their hands very interesting. Chloe's heart dropped, she hated herself for making Beca feel that way. She took Beca's face in her hands, lifting her face, making her look at her.
"You mean everything to me Beca. I am so sorry for making you feel that way. Trust me when I say I'm absolutely not ashamed of you, I am so proud to be your girlfriend. I wanted to tell my parents as soon as we got together, but you know how they are. They're always out of town or doing some charity thing and I just didn't have time to tell them in person. And I didn't want to tell them over the phone. But I told them as soon as you left the other night. Not because I felt guilty but because I wanted to tell them. I wanted to-"
"I know. I overreacted and I'm sorry I've been a jackass the past couple of days. Forgive me?" Beca asked, leaning her forehead against Chloe's and the redhead nodded.
"Do you forgive me?" She asked in a whisper. Instead of answering Beca just leaned in kissing the redhead. Chloe smiled into the kiss then pulled away. "Is that a yes?" She asked causing Beca to roll her eyes but smiling nonetheless.
"We're good baby." She went in for another quick peck just showing Chloe their little spat was completely over. "Now, on to more important matters." She said making the redhead quirk an eyebrow in question. "Will you go to the homecoming dance with me?" She grinned then rolled her eyes at herself. She never thought she would be the type to want to get all dressed up and go to some dance.
"Of course silly." Chloe answered smiling brightly. "I'd figure we'd go together, you didn't have to ask." She said but liked the fact that Beca was being cute and asked anyway.
"I know but I wanted to officially ask my beautiful girlfriend to be my date." The bell rang a few seconds later and Beca stood grabbing Chloe's hand. "Come on and I'll walk you to class."
"So I see that you and Beca made up. I told you." Aubrey said as she laid on Chloe's bed the next day after school as Beca was at basketball practice. Chloe came and lay beside her, smiling.
"Yeah." She answered. She sighed, looking at her best friend seriously. "I still feel really bad for making her feel that way though. I want to do something really special to let her know how much I love her. I just don't know what to do." They laid there for a little bit brainstorming ideas of what Chloe could do for Beca. About fifteen minutes later of not coming up with anything, Chloe shot up into a sitting position as the perfect idea hit her. "Aren't the girls and boys basketball teams walking at homecoming to form the balloon arch for the candidates?" Chloe asked. It was something that the school did every basketball season during the first home game of the year. It was a way to introduce all the basketball players to the fans. One boy and one girl would walk out together and be announced to the crowd, carrying a balloon with two strings, and would form a line around half court. When both teams were lined up, they would form a balloon arch for the homecoming candidates to walk through.
"Yeah, what do you have in mind?" Aubrey asked and Chloe grinned mischievously.
"I have a plan, but I'm going to need everyone's help."