"Hey," the redhead said with furrowed eyebrows and a smile, noticing that the little brunette became very tense "you don't have to be afraid. Look… I won't bite."
When Beca, whose face is still red, slowly looks at the redhead's face, Chloe beamed a smile at her. And Beca could neither quite face nor look away from her gentle smile.
"And I'm fine with it." Chloe said, nodding toward Beca's journal "In fact, if it makes you feel any better, I'm very flattered that you drew me… So please, as cute as your blushing shy face may be, I want you to be comfortable. So don't fret."
Beca chuckled and she lets out a breath that she didn't know she's been holding for a quite a while now.
"Okay. I'm cool." Beca says closing her eyes, taking deep breaths.
A smile spread across Chloe's face and Beca's lips did the same as they gazed into each other's eyes for a brief moment. Now that Beca has regained her composure, she observes the color of Chloe's eyes. And she couldn't tell if they were either grey or blue.
"I'm guessing you drew this while I was looking at the mural of the moon earlier. Man, I was lost in that one. It felt nice too." Chloe says as she briefly looks off at the distance, recalling that moment.
Now that Beca thinks about it, she doesn't recall the painting that Chloe was staring at. She doesn't recall the paintings that they were surrounded by at that time. All she remembers was how beautiful Chloe looked while she was captivated by that painting. How her own heart raced while she drew her.
"May I take a closer look at it?" Chloe asked, gesturing to the journal in front of her.
"Yeah. Sure, I don't mind." Beca replied before sliding the journal to Chloe.
Chloe bites her lip with a smile as she grabs the journal. Her eyes roamed around the drawing made by the brunette. Her eyes widened at a certain spot and says jokingly
"Wow... Do my boobs really look that big?" which earned a laugh from the brunette in front of her.
"You even included the little scar on my forehead. You have a great eye for detail…uh?"
"Beca. My name's Beca Mitchell."
"Well Beca, I know you know my name but let me properly introduce myself…" Chloe says talking about the big letters on the journal that spelled out her name.
"I'm Chloe Beale."
Chloe and Beca gazed in to each other's eyes for a moment before going back to their topic.
"You're really good. How did you learn this?" Chloe asks.
"I'm studying as an art major in Barden University."
"No way! I study there too… An art major, huh? That's impressive, Beca."
Finally their orders came, one drink for Beca and three for Chloe. Beca stares at Chloe's drinks confused.
"Is one caffeine filled drink not enough for Chloe Beale? You look pretty energized to me, energized enough to last a whole week." Beca says with a quirked eyebrow. Chloe chuckled at Beca's thought and said
"No no no. The other two drinks are for my friends..." Chloe nods at Beca, gazing at the brunette. Beca twisted her head to the side while she held the redhead's gaze and thought that maybe Chloe is forgetting something.
Beca's gesture made Chloe furrow her eyebrows and instantly remember the task given to her by her friends. Chloe shakes her head, looking at the view from the window, and says
"Which! Reminds me that they are still waiting outside in the car."
Chloe switches her gaze back to Beca "But you seem really interesting Beca, I want to meet you again sometime."
Chloe uses Beca's pencil and wrote her number on the side of Beca's drawing. Her wrists slightly grazed the paper as she did so. She even added a little heart, how cute, Beca thought. She slides the journal back to Beca and stands up. Holding the take-out cup carriers that held the three drinks she ordered with her left hand.
"It was great meeting you Beca." Chloe gestures Beca for a hand shake with her right hand. Beca stands up and gladly accepts the hand shake.
For a moment as their hands touch, Beca felt a jolt under her skin.
Chloe's hand felt soft and it seems to fit well with her hand, Beca wonders if it would fit even more if their fingers were laced while their palms touched. Beca noticed Chloe's perfume for the first time, it was fruity and it engulfed Beca and her senses. Beca wanted more. And as Chloe turned to leave and started heading to the door, Beca was left wanting more.
Right as Chloe pushed the door, before Chloe left...She looked behind her, with her hair flipping as she does so. She looked at Beca and mouthed a little good bye.
Beca stood there, and watched as Chloe did so. She stood there, captivated by the fiery hair that flipped. She stood there, mesmerized by the lips that said goodbye. She stood there, charmed by the crystal eyes that held her gaze. She stood there, enchanted by the redhead that left her wanting more.
