A/N: Sorry to keep you hanging like that the last week, I hope this chapter makes up for it. I might not be able to upload much the next few weeks, but instead you could watch the European Championships that start in London next Friday :)

Beca considered her options. Aubrey clearly wasn't going to explain anything. Stacie also didn't know Chloe was gone, otherwise she would have told Beca, and if the tall brunette didn't know, it was unlikely that any of her other teammates had more information. The best thing to do right now was probably go directly to the source. She had to call Chloe. Since she had already mustered up the nerves to got to her apartment, she might as well call while she was here.

Beca got out her phone and looked up Chloe in her contacts. She smiled when she saw the heart behind Chloe's name, something the redhead was responsible for, and pressed call. The phone rung a few times before she was redirected to voicemail. She hadn't really planned out what she was going to say, so she was silent for a moment after the beep, but then started talking.

"Hey Chlo, I'm at your apartment, but Aubrey said that you left Barden already. I would really like to talk about what happened. Not talking to you or seeing you is driving me crazy. Will you please call me back when you get this message?" She hesitated for a moment before she wrapped up her message. "I love you."

She hung up the phone and made her way over to Stacie's. She knew that if she went back to her dorm and sat around by herself, she would go crazy again. Stacie would also not like it if she sat around moping, the girl had been insistent on Beca coming to her if she needed company.

She hung out with Stacie the rest of the day, but eventually went back to her own dorm. Her friend had made her promise to go to bed at a decent time and get up to go to her lecture the next morning. She had found out that Beca had been skipping them the last few days, and reminded Beca that the coaches could still decide to kick her off the team if her grades weren't good enough.

Beca arrived back at her dorm and got ready for bed. She felt a lot more relaxed than the previous days and was confident that this night's sleep would be better than the last few. She found out she was right, as she slept through the night only to be woken by a ringing sound early in the morning. She checked the time on her phone and decided it was way too early to be woken up, until she realized the ringing sound meant someone was calling her. She checked the caller ID and read Chloe's name, so she answered the phone.

"Hey Becs, are you awake?"

"I am now," Beca said jokingly, before realizing joking right now probably wasn't the best idea. "Hi Chloe."

"I'm sorry to call you this early. I don't have a lot of spare time."

"Where are you?" Beca asked. She had been wanting to ask this question ever since she left Chloe's apartment yesterday. She heard Chloe sigh in response.

"It's kind of a long story, can you please hear me out before you say anything?" Beca agreed, but asked Chloe to wait for a bit while she stepped outside. She didn't need Kimmy Jin listening in on this conversation. Once she found a secluded spot outside she told Chloe to proceed.

"Okay, so last summer a rumour was going around that coaches of the national team were looking for new talent and they wanted to try something new. They were going to recruit more young players and have them train for a few weeks. Afterwards they would make a selection of the best players. Coaches could nominate their players and they would watch some of the matches and make a decision. Dawson told me that she had recommended me last summer. I didn't think I would make it, but I made a agreement with Barden to finish some of the coursework early in case I got the call. I never got a call, that is until last week. One of the other girls was injured, so they had to find a replacement and I was next on the list."

Beca interrupted her at that point. "Wait, you are training with the national team right now?"

"Well not exactly, we are training with a group of new recruits for the next few weeks. The best players will be asked to train with the national team. Anyway, I wanted to tell you then, but I thought you might not like me leaving early and would be distracted the last game. I wanted to talk to you about it after the game, but…"

"Yeah, I know," Beca said. She didn't really know what to say about all of this. She was glad that Chloe had gotten this opportunity, but hurt that she hadn't told her. On the other hand, she couldn't exactly blame the girl when she had kept some things from her as well. It was just overall a messy situation.

"You broke up with me," she said after a few moments of silence. She heard Chloe breathing on the other end of the line, but she didn't say anything. They sat in silence until Chloe spoke again.

"I know, I'm sorry. I didn't know what to say. I wanted to share this amazing news with you, but then you were angry and I was angry and I was hurt and stressed and just didn't know what to do anymore. Since I was leaving soon anyway I thought it might be easier for now. I was wrong, it was horrible the last two days. I have been playing crappy and everything just feels wrong."

"Then what do you want?" Beca asked. She was glad that Chloe changed her mind and she wanted to believe that things could be fixed again, but she needed to hear Chloe say it.

"I want you, I want us to fix this. I don't want us to be afraid to share our plans and dreams. I get that we might not be living in the same place, but I want it to work. I know I hurt you and I get if you don't want the same right now, but I hope we can try again."

Beca let out the breath she had been holding. She wanted nothing more than to hear Chloe say this. She was glad that Chloe hadn't given up on her.

"I should have told you about LA, I'm sorry. I am not used to sharing anything with other people. I will try my best to tell you things from now on. I really missed you the last few days. I thought I blew it."

"You can't get rid of me that easily, Beca Mitchell," Chloe joked. They sat in a comfortable silence for a while, before Beca heard voices on the other end of the line.

"I have to go," Chloe told her. "We start the day at seven with breakfast before starting morning practice. It is really killing. I will try to call you again when I have the time."

"Thank you for calling, Chlo. I'm glad we talked." Beca was sad that Chloe had to go, but was feeling much better after their talk.

"Me too. And Beca, I better not hear that your grades dropped or that you skipped any lectures while I was away."

"Yeah yeah, you go show those amateurs how it's done. I love you, Chloe Beale."

"I love you too, Beca Mitchell."

That afternoon Beca got another call from Chloe, but unfortunately the redhead didn't have much time. They had a very tight schedule and she had to be at dinner in time. They talked about their day for a bit. Chloe told her that she did much better in practice today. When it was almost time to hang up, Chloe voice became nervous.

"Chlo, what's going on?" Beca asked anxiously.

"I forgot to tell you this morning, but I told Aubrey about your plans to go to LA and she was not exactly amused. I think you should go talk to her." She stayed silent for a moment. "Are you mad I told her?"

"No, she would have found out sooner or later anyway. I will talk to her. If you don't hear anything from me tonight your best friend probably killed me. This does explain why she seemed so angry earlier."

"I'm sorry," Chloe said with a small voice.

"Don't worry about it. I will talk to her. You focus on playing well, okay?"

"I will, thank you. I love you."

"I love you too."

Beca decided that it was no use to delay talking to her blonde captain, so she made her way to the familiar door immediately after dinner. She took a few deep breaths before she knocked on the door. It took a few moments before the door was opened. As soon as Aubrey saw who was at her door, her face turned into a scowl.

"I told you already, Chloe is not here," she said while she was already closing the door.

Beca took a step forward so Aubrey couldn't close the door. "I know, I came to talk to you."

"Well, you could have talked to me four months ago and you didn't. Why would I want to talk to you now?" Aubrey put both of her hands on her hips and looked extremely intimidating. She was obviously pissed at Beca.

"I understand that you're angry, I would like to explain my actions, if you let me," Beca responded. She didn't step back this time, she wanted to show her captain that she had no intention of leaving. She needed to do this for the team and most of all Chloe.

Aubrey looked at her tentatively for a moment, but eventually stepped aside just enough to let Beca through. The smaller girl stepped into the apartment. She didn't dare to sit down until Aubrey did and gestured at one of the chairs opposite her. Aubrey looked at her intently and gestured for her to start talking.

"Chloe told me she told you about my plans to go to LA next year. I wanted to go last year, but my father wanted me to go to college. He offered me a deal, if I would go to Barden, join the hockey team and make an effort for a year, he would help me move to LA. I didn't want to play hockey due to last year's events, but when I started playing here, I realized I was actually enjoying it again. I never expected to get this attached to you guys. I should have told you about my plans from the start."

"Yes, you should have! Did you ever consider that we're actually trying to build something here. I could have chosen a dozen other girls who would be willing to stay for the next four years, but instead I chose you. I had this nagging feeling that something bad would come of it, that's why we revealed your name last when we announced the team. I wanted to see your reaction, and when I saw that you were genuinely relieved, I thought that maybe I was wrong. But now I know I was right all along."

Beca didn't really know what to say to that. Aubrey was right, of course. Before she could come up with a good response, Aubrey continued.

"Chloe protected you from the beginning. She is the reason you made the team in the first place and the reason you are still on the team. How do you think she feels about you running off without telling her. You have no idea in what kind of state she came to me Sunday night. Why would you even start a relationship with her when you knew you would be gone soon?"

"I never planned to get involved with Chloe, but things happened. I was afraid to tell her about LA, and before I knew it, it was too late."

"I know she forgave you already, but you're not off the hook with me. You better make this right. You two need to talk about your plans and work it out. As for the team, I can't exactly kick you off halfway through the season, unfortunately. You better bring your A game each practice and match, because if I find an excuse to bench you, I will take it. I would like for you to leave now."

Beca didn't like the way the conversation ended, but didn't want to cross Aubrey either, so she stood up and made her way to the door. Before Aubrey closed the door behind her, she turned around to face her captain one more time.

"I really am sorry."