"You two stay in the bedroom, I'll take the couch. Goodnight." Chloe pecked Beca on the cheek after she had whispered in her ear and shut their dorm door behind them. The brunette turned to her in surprise and nodded, though still obviously thrown off by the news she had received. She had always known that her mother was weak; it was evident in the way she had never had the strength or decency to get Jaiden out of the house. But to take that man back…she just couldn't believe it.
Beca followed her younger sister into the dorm's single bedroom and closed the door behind them, figuring she'd want some privacy. If there was one thing that the Mitchells were, it was private. Jaiden stopped to stand on the opposite side of the room and Beca stared at her silently, completely at a loss for what to do.
"I know Chloe freaked out about it earlier, but do you want to smoke?" She offered finally. Jaiden turned towards her slightly and nodded a bit. The older girl sighed, feeling guilty for offering her a vice and even guiltier for not knowing a better solution, and pulled her small tin box out of the desk drawer. She sat on her bed and waited for Jaiden to come over, which she eventually did.
"Thanks." Jaiden murmured as she handed her the joint and a lighter. Beca watched as she inhaled deeply and held the smoke in her lungs as she passed the weed back to her.
"So what's going on in that pretty little head of yours?" The older of the two prodded. She took a hit, waiting for Jaiden to answer, if she even would.
"I can't believe she took him back. After everything." The freshman muttered finally, wisps of smoke escaping from her nose.
"Our parents suck." Beca noted. She watched Jaiden take another drag and waved her off when she tried to offer the joint back. "You finish the rest of that. You need it more than I do."
"Thanks. They do suck, don't they? Our father didn't stop it when it was happening and our mother's about to let it happen again." Jaiden laughed dryly and she inhaled on the joint. Her eyes were becoming more bloodshot by the second and she reclined back against the headboard.
"It won't happen again." Beca replied firmly. The older girl felt her jaw lock at the thought of Ted even looking at Jaiden again. The room was slowly clouding with a thin layer of smoke and Jaiden could feel her head growing lighter by the second.
"You can't control that, Becs. You know that. He's bigger than you." Jaiden pointed out.
"I'm serious Jaiden. If it comes down to it, I will put myself between you and him. We both know you're going to have to go home eventually, at least to get your things, and then I want you to move in with Chloe and me. We've been looking at apartments and we're putting the first payment down tomorrow." Jaiden looked up from the joint in her hand and she blinked a few times in surprise.
"I don't know if that's an okay idea." She shrugged finally. Beca leaned back on the headboard beside her and rested against her hesitantly.
"Please? I promise I'll keep Chloe off of your back and we can grab your car when we go back, so it's not like you'll be trapped with us." Beca pleaded, glancing upwards at the younger girl from her position on her shoulder. She could see the wheels turning in Jaiden's mind. "Chloe's also a really good cook, in case you haven't noticed. So, like, food." She added hopefully.
"Don't freshmen have to live on campus?"
"Dad can get that waved. Just say yes, Jaiden. It's your best option right now. I swear I'll give you your privacy. Just promise to put up with Chlo the best you can and she'll cool down eventually." Jaiden sighed loudly, smoke pouring out of her mouth, and looked down at her.
"Okay," she decided finally. "Thank you."
"Of course. I meant what I said about looking out for you. Especially now." Beca reminded her. Jaiden offered the joint to her once again and this time the older girl took it. The two of them smoked in silence for a few minutes before Jaiden finally stood up from the bed and stretched. She started towards the door and Beca got up to follow her, confused.
"Where are you going?" The older girl asked.
"Look; that party's probably still going on and I could really use a distraction for a while." Jaiden replied simply. She let herself out into the hall quietly and Beca chewed her bottom lip, unsure of what to do. Chloe sat up on the couch as the two of them crossed through the small living area and yawned. She frowned, not knowing what was going on, and looked at Beca for an explanation.
"Maybe you should just stay in tonight…" Beca let her voice trail off as Jaiden turned around to shoot her an irritated glare. "Okay then. Just, you know, be safe. Text me when you get back to your dorm safe."
Chloe watched in disbelief as her girlfriend late Jaiden slip on her jacket and walk out the door. Beca turned to her, knowing she was about to be chewed out, and braced herself.
"Beca, what the hell? Where is she going?" Chloe demanded, standing up from the couch and tossing the blanket down.
"She said she's heading back to the party. I can't control her, babe." Beca replied as non-confrontationally as she could.
"You could have barricaded the door-"
"Come here," Beca interrupted as she walked around the couch and slunk her arms around the taller girl's waist. "I don't want to fight tonight."
"But what if something happens to her? She's not in a good mindset." Chloe pulled away lightly, glancing towards the door. Beca could see the question of going after Jaiden swimming in her blue eyes and she cupped Chloe's cheek lightly.
"Jay just needs a distraction. She's going to text me when she leaves and," Beca paused for dramatic effect. "She's going to move in with us. We get the apartment on Monday, right?" Chloe's eyes lit up at the announcement and she finally was able to focus on the brunette in front of her.
"I'm sorry I'm so pushy about her. I guess I just, I don't know, um-"
"You care about her," Beca finished for her. "And I really love that."
"Well, I really love you." Chloe smiled down at her and leaned down to kiss her. She felt Beca rise up on the balls of her feet and pulled her closer. It had been a week since the two of them had had an evening together and it wasn't long before that thought took over.
"Couch," Chloe murmured, parting their lips for only a brief second. Still locked in each other's arms, the two of them maneuvered their way around the piece of furniture and collapsed onto it. Beca had ended up on top and she pulled back for a few seconds, staring down into the blue eyes below her.
"I love you, Chlo. I don't say that enough." She whispered. Chloe's eyes flickered from Beca's, down to the younger girl's lips.
"I love you more." The redhead replied finally.
Jaiden winced as she walked back into the rehearsal hall and the volume of the music hit her. The place had seemed to get even more crowded while she was gone, and she maneuvered her way through a mess of sweaty bodies, over to the liquor table. On the walk back, she had had enough alone time to start thinking about the phone call. In fact, the THC in her system had made her mind center on the idea that she would have to encounter the man who had sent her to the hospital and effectively destroyed her relationship with her sister.
"Hey! Jaiden! Where were you?" Jaiden set down the bottle of vodka she had just splashed into a cup and turned around to find Amber pushing her way towards her.
"I needed some fresh air. Have you seen Stacie?" She asked. Jaiden turned her attention back to her drink and grabbed an open can of Dr. Pepper. She poured the remainder into her plastic cup and caught sight of Amber out of the corner of her eye as the older girl finally made it to the table.
"Who?" Amber frowned in confusion. She could tell something was up with the brunette, though she didn't know her well enough to even begin to guess.
"Okay, she's tall, hot, went up when I was singing-"
"Oh, that one," Amber's eyes narrowed over towards the speakers. "She's over there with the girl running the music." Jaiden looked up from her drink and spotted Stacie, who was leaning over on the stand holding Cynthia Rose's sound equipment.
"Thanks. I'll catch you later." Jaiden picked up her cup and nodded at Amber before starting over towards Stacie. It took her around 5 minutes to finally cut across the rehearsal space, in which time she drained the vodka and soda in her cup.
"Stace," Jaiden threw her cup in the general direction of a trashcan and caught the older girl's attention as she approached. She watched Stacie's eyes lock on her and she straightened up from the table with a surprised smirk.
"I thought you bailed, Baby Mitchell." She arched an eyebrow questioningly and strutted over towards freshman, leaving an irritated Cynthia Rose in the dust.
"Okay, no, not a cute nickname," Jaiden shook her head. "So…do you want to go somewhere more private?"
"Well aren't you smooth? Come on," Stacie chuckled. She grabbed the younger girl's hand and Jaiden followed her, stumbling a bit here and there. She always knew it was a bad idea to smoke and drink and hoped desperately that Stacie was going to take the lead tonight. And by the look in Stacie's eye when she spotted her, Jaiden wasn't that worried about it.
"In here," Stacie opened a door to the left of the exit and tugged Jaiden inside. The intoxicated freshman took a second to glance around and then scoffed.
"A storage closet? What is this, Grey's Anatomy-" Jaiden was cut off as Stacie leaned down and kissed her, hard. The taller girl took Jaiden by the waist and lifted her up onto a sparsely used shelf, knocking down the few bottles of cleaner that sat on it. Jaiden instinctively wrapped her legs around Stacie, trapping the brunette against her and moaned slightly as Stacie ground her hips against her.
"Shhh. They can't hear us." Stacie warned her breathily, pulling back just long enough to whisper the order. Jaiden bit her bottom lip, astounded at how attracted she was to the older girl, and nodded. Blood rushed to her face as she felt her jeans being unbuttoned very much began to doubt how quiet she was going to be able to be.
Hope you guys are liking the story so far! I'll try to incorporate a little more Bechloe in and I also was wondering if you guys want to see smut in the story. I'd be happy to write it, but only if you guys want. Let me know and thank you for reading!