"Chloe, Stacie's like, all over her." Beca frowned and tugged on her girlfriend's arm. She had been staring down Jaiden's impromptu date for the entire night, trying to act as uncaring as possible, but seeing her sister like that was an entirely new thing to handle. Chloe broke away from her current conversation and looked in the direction that Beca was staring off to.
"She's an adult now, babe. She can make her own choices." Chloe shrugged. The alcohol in her system had lowered her ability to pick up on whatever was going on through Beca's head. Besides, when the redhead got drunk, it only took a matter of time before she was trying to drag it to the bedroom. "Let's go." She purred, dragging her fingertips across Beca's thigh lightly.
"Sure, what the hell?" Beca gave in, tearing her eyes away from her sister's compromising position on their couch. She could hardly see her sister under Stacie's tall form anyways. The tiny brunette stood up and took her girlfriend by the waist. Trying to ignore the fact that she wouldn't be able to keep an eye on Jaiden anymore, she followed Chloe to their bedroom and locked the door behind them. The redhead whirled around clumsily once they were alone inside and smirked suggestively. Beca leaned back against the door and watched as her girlfriend slowly closed the distance between them.
"Just relax, baby. You should be happy tonight. She showed up and now you're going to get to see her at practices." Chloe murmured before pressing her lips to Beca's neck. If her words couldn't get the brunette to relax, she was going to find another way. The redhead felt Beca practically melt under her touch and smirked against the crook of her neck.
"I am…I am happy about it." Beca replied breathily, arching her head back as Chloe's lips made their way down to the collar of her plaid shirt. The older girl hands came up from Beca's waist and began to expertly undo the buttons. The brunette shrugged out of the red and black clothing, remaining only in a black tank top. Chloe leaned back long enough to help her pull it up over her head and then kissed her girlfriend on the lips passionately. Beca moaned against the older girl's lips and slipped her hands under the light sweater that she was wearing. Chloe broke away from the kiss and grinned as she pulled Beca over to the bed.
"Round 2?" Jaiden was pulled out of her drunken thoughts by the girl on her lap's suggestion. The 18 year old had noticed that Beca had disappeared a little bit ago and she had been toying with the idea of leaving.
"I'm down. How about we find somewhere a little more private though? My dorm isn't that far." The freshman replied smoothly. She now had the perfect excuse to escape, plus the added bonus of taking Stacie with her. The taller brunette bit her bottom lip and glanced around the rowdy room, figuring that no one would notice if they slipped out now.
"Mine's downstairs. Let's go before your watchdog sister comes back out." Stacie stood up and pulled Jaiden up by her waist. The 18 year old stumbled on her feet initially, but caught herself on Stacie and began towards the door with her.
"Sorry about her. Things, uh, they aren't really that good with our family. This is the first time I've seen her in years." Jaiden slurred, not really registering that she was starting to talk about the Beca situation. Stacie quietly shut the door behind them in the hallway and they started towards the stairs, veering to the left and right as they walked.
"Is that the reason she's so angsty all the time?" The older girl laughed. Jaiden snickered as they made it into the stairwell and carefully started down the stairs. "Don't think this is the start of a relationship or anything, by the way. I don't do those." She added bluntly.
"Me neither. Friends with benefits though?" Jaiden arched an eyebrow as she pulled open the stairwell door for the older girl. Stacie glanced down at her and nodded.
"I can manage that."
"Yo Beca, Stacie and your little sis bailed while you two were getting nasty. And now that y'all are done, the rest of us are heading out too." Cynthia greeted the short brunette as she and Chloe wandered back into the main area of their dorm. The look that overcame Beca's face went unnoticed by everyone except for her girlfriend as the group of singers all managed to get to their feet and file out the door. Chloe waved goodbye with an intoxicated smile, satisfied with how the night had gone.
"I can't believe she just left." Beca mumbled, tears glistening in her eyes. Chloe turned in surprise and froze as she realized how drunk her girlfriend was. The younger girl had only cried a handful of times in front of Chloe, and the majority of the instances had involved large amounts of booze.
"Becs, don't. I'm sure…I'm sure she didn't mean it in a bad way. She's just getting laid." Chloe stepped in front of her girlfriend and put a hand on each her shoulders. She could feel Beca begin to shake with held back sobs and sobered significantly.
"She's n-never going to love me." Beca stammered out. Chloe pulled her into a tight embrace, smelling the alcohol rolling off of her girlfriend, and realized that she needed to get her a glass of water and into bed.
"She already does, baby." The redhead replied as she steered Beca into their bedroom. She sat the crying drunk down on their bed and hurried into the kitchen. Grabbing a bottle of water out of their fridge, she made it back as fast as she could and handed it to Beca after unscrewing the cap for her. The smaller girl reluctantly began to sip at it, watching Chloe as she searched through their drawers for a change of clothes for the both of them.
"I don't want to change." Beca whined. Chloe rolled her eyes and turned back around to look at her.
"You at least need to take off the stuff you're wearing. I don't want our entire bed to smell like the beer you spilled down your shirt." The redhead chastised gently. Beca rolled her eyes, set down her half empty water bottle on the bed, and began the seemingly difficult process of getting out of her clothes. Chloe watched for a good two minutes, half amused and half pitying, as Beca struggled with her own skinny jeans.
"You're so helpless when you're wasted." She chuckled, crossing the room and hooking her fingers in the waist of Beca's jeans. She slid them off of the brunette easily and then helped her out of her shirt. Beca sprawled out, now only in her bra and underwear, and buried her face in one of their pillows.
"Why did you say she loves me?" Beca asked quietly as Chloe turned out the lights and stripped out of her own clothes. The redhead waited until she was comfortably in bed next to her girlfriend to answer. Wrapping an arm around Beca, she sighed and pulled the younger girl closer.
"Because she came to that audition for you, Beca. You think she wants to be in the Bellas? I know I don't know her as well as you do, but I get a feeling that acapella singing isn't really her style. There was no other reason for her to join except for her sister." Chloe explained her reasoning softly, rubbing her thumbs over Beca's hips.
"For me?" The tiny brunette questioned, her voice hinting at insecurity. Chloe felt a pang of sadness at the side of Beca that always came out when she got drunk. It was practically the only time the tiny brunette allowed herself to be completely vulnerable in front of her and everything that she worked so hard to hide always came spilling out. It broke Chloe's heart every time.
"Mmhmm." Chloe hummed softly, placing a kiss on the back of Beca's neck. "Let yourself sleep, Becs."
"Okay. I love you, Chloe." The intoxicated girl relented. She relaxed back against Chloe and yawned before falling quiet.
"I know you do." Fighting the heaviness in her own eyelids, the redhead waited until she heard Beca's breathing even out and she was sure that she was completely asleep before allowing herself to close her eyes.
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