BeChloe Week 2023
Day 4 - "I Wanna Ruin Our Friendship"

Summary: Beca is confused and doesn't know who to talk to, so she has a conversation with herself to help her make a decision. It doesn't help.

Note: Parts in Italics are flashbacks.

Beca found herself with a rare Saturday afternoon alone in the apartment she shared with her best friends, Amy and Chloe. The other two occupants had gone to see a movie; they had invited Beca, but she declined because she still wasn't fond of movies and didn't relish wasting two hours she could never get back.

Beca had closed the sofa bed and was lying with her head propped on the arm of the sofa. She was going over the conversation she had with Chloe the night before, over drinks at their favorite bar. Both had broken up with their boyfriends within the last two months and gone out for drinks to take their minds off things.

"God, I miss sex," Chloe had said over their third drink of the night. "I think I miss the intimacy almost as much as the orgasms. You know what I mean?"

"Not really," Beca said, giggling. "Orgasms are the whole reason for sex, aren't they?"

"Usually, I'd agree with you," Chloe said, smirking. "I can rock my own world and have a mind-blowing orgasm. But I can't recreate the intimacy that a partner would provide. You know, the hugging, kissing, or licking my body."

"Ugh," Beca said. "I always hated when Jesse would lick anything. It was like he was marking me with his spit. The few times he performed oral on me wasn't very satisfying for me. I would end up taking care of myself after he fell asleep."

"Why do guys think their saliva is a turn-on?" Chloe said. "It's gross."

"Exactly," Beca said, downing the last of her drink and ordering another.

The two sat quietly, each lost in their own thoughts, when Chloe sighed again.

"All this talk about sex makes me horny," Chloe said, looking around the bar. "I wonder if any of these people are interested in a one-night stand."

"Chloe!" Beca shrieked as she nearly choked on her drink. "I thought you weren't into one-night stands anymore."

"I'm not, really," Chloe said. "I would have suggested we have a friends-with-benefits thing, but I didn't think you'd go for it."

Beca gave up on trying to drink as she stared at Chloe; Chloe stared back at her.

Beca's curiosity got the best of her, and blurted, "How does that even work?"

"You've never tried to be friends with benefits with anyone before?" Chloe asked.

"No," Beca said, shaking her head. "So, um, how does it work?"

"We agree to have sex whenever we're both horny and aren't dating anyone," Chloe said. "No strings attached and no feelings involved."

"Isn't that how friendships are ruined?"

"Only if you find yourself having feelings for the other person," Chloe said. "The whole idea is to satisfy the itch and still remain friends."

Beca shook the memory from her head and mumbled, "What happens if you already have feelings for the other person?"

~~ BeChloe Week 2023 - Day 4 ~~

A week later and Beca still couldn't stop thinking about the friends-with-benefits idea Chloe had mentioned. She rubbed her temples as if she could rub out the thoughts she had been having about Chloe. Sexual thoughts she really shouldn't be having about her best friend.

"This isn't working," Beca mumbled as she pressed her legs together to try and ease the sudden ache between her legs from thinking about Chloe naked.

Beca checked the time.

"Hmm, Chloe went for a run and probably won't be home for a while," Beca thought. "That should give me plenty of time."

Beca settled back on the bed, quickly unbuttoned her jeans, and slid them down to her knees. She slowly caressed her stomach and inched her hand down the front of her underwear. She hissed and shivered when her finger made contact with her clit through the soft cotton.

Beca was just about to put her hand down her underwear when her phone rang, causing her to jerk her hand back.

"Fuck!" she said, reaching for her phone to check the caller ID.

"Hey, Chloe, what's up?" Beca answered, trying to keep her breathing steady.

"I'm ready to head home from my run, and I stopped for ice cream," Chloe said. "Do you want me to bring you some?"

"Um, sure," Beca said. "You know what I like."

"Okay," Chloe said. "I'm at the store and should be home in about ten minutes. See you then, Bec."

"Yeah, see you then," Beca said and ended the call.

Beca let out a frustrated sigh. She jumped up and nearly fell to the floor, forgetting that her jeans were still down around her knees.

"Dammit," Beca muttered as she stood and pulled her jeans up. "I'd better freshen up and change my underwear before Chloe gets here."

~~ BeChloe Week 2023 - Day 4 ~~

A few days later, unbeknownst to her, Chloe was in the same situation as Beca and decided to take matters into her own hands. She had barely started when she heard the keys in the door. Beca opened the door, and Chloe squealed, frightening Beca, which caused her to come to a halt. Then, unsure of what she might encounter, she slowly peeked around the door and saw a semi-naked Chloe rushing into the bathroom.

Beca covered her eyes and called out, "Chloe, are you okay?"

"Um, yeah," Chloe responded. "I, uh, I wasn't expecting you home so early."

"There was a power outage in our building, so the boss sent everyone home," Beca said louder when the shower started running. "I would have texted you, but I thought you would be at work."

"Oh, our boss let me come home early because there wasn't much going on," Chloe said loudly to be heard over the running water.

"Want to go to the diner for dinner?" Beca asked. "My treat."

"What about Amy?" Chloe asked.

"She has a date and probably won't be home until tomorrow," Beca said.

Beca heard the shower stop and finally set her shoulder bag down. She grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator and sat at the table, sipping from the bottle. Chloe came out a few minutes later.

"So, um, what caused the power outage?" Chloe asked, looking all around the apartment but seemingly unable to look at Beca.

"They're not sure," Beca said. "But it may not be fixed until sometime tomorrow, so I get the day off."

"Tomorrow's my regular day off," Chloe said as she sat across from Beca. "Wanna do something?"

"I want to ruin our friendship," Beca blurted.

Chloe's eyes widened, as did Beca's.

"I don't know why I said that," Beca said, red-faced. "I mean, I know why I said it; I'm just not sure if I really meant it. I mean, I meant it and want to know what your reaction is before I get too involved or excited about it. I'm sorry, now I'm just rambling, and I think I should shut up."

Beca slouched in her chair and sipped her water.

"Wait," Chloe said, moving her hand back and forth between her and Beca. "Does that mean you want you and me to, you know?"

"Um, yeah?" Beca said, then sighed. "I, um. I want to do the friends-with-benefits thing with you."

"Oh," Chloe said. "I'm not sure that's a good idea anymore."

"Why not?" Beca asked, sitting up straight.

Chloe sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She looked at Beca and scrunched her nose.

"I have feelings for you," Chloe said.

"You have feelings?" Beca repeated. "For me?"

"Yeah," Chloe said softly, looking down at her hands.

"Romantic feelings?" Beca asked.

Chloe looked up to see Beca smirking.

"Shut up," Chloe said, giggling as she slapped Beca's arm.

Beca chuckled and moved closer to Chloe, singsonging in her ear, "You love me, and you want to kiss me, hug me, and...do other stuff to me."

Beca suddenly found Chloe's lips smashed against hers. She kissed Chloe back and could feel Chloe's smile as they kissed; she also found herself smiling.

Chloe stood and brought Beca up with her; their lips remained attached. Chloe turned them so that Beca's back was to the bed. She put her hands on Beca's waist and gently nudged her backward. Beca felt her legs hit the bed and fell back, pulling Chloe down with her.

The fall broke their kiss, and they both started laughing.

"I can't believe we just did that," Chloe said.

"Can we do it again?" Beca asked, pulling Chloe to her.

"Only if we can do other stuff," Chloe said.

Beca looked up at Chloe and smiled.

"What?" Chloe said, smiling down at Beca.

"I love you," Beca whispered, putting her hand behind Chloe's head and pulling her into another kiss.

Several hours later, the two girls were cuddled together.

"I'm hungry," Chloe said. "Is that offer of dinner at the diner still good?"

"Definitely," Beca said, pecking Chloe on the lips. "It can be our first official date as a couple."

"So, we're official, huh?" Chloe asked.

"Well, yeah," Beca said, then furrowed her brow, asking, "Aren't we?"

"Yeah, we are," Chloe said as she straddled Beca's waist and leaned down to kiss Beca.

Beca's stomach rumbled, and she pulled back from the kiss.

"I need some sustenance if we are going to continue this," Beca said.

"If?" Chloe questioned.

~~ BeChloe Week 2023 - Day 4 ~~

After their dinner date at the diner, Beca and Chloe returned home to pick up where they left off. The next morning, Amy came home and, seeing them wrapped in each other's arms, slapped a hand over her mouth to hold in the squeal threatening to come out. She quickly pulled out her phone; after snapping a few pictures, she stepped out of the apartment and quietly closed the door.

Amy quickly exited the building and let out an earsplitting cheer, causing those around her to give her a wide berth as they continued on their way. Amy looked at her phone and opened a Bellas group chat, minus Beca and Chloe.

Amy attached one of the photos she took and captioned it, It only took six years, but Bhloe is finally real.

She hit send and stood by, waiting for what she knew was coming.