I could be the one

Getting over you

Beca pulled up outside Chloe's apartment at 11:54pm and shut the engine off. She looked over at Chloe who was sat staring blankly ahead of her. "Chlo?" Beca asked with a confused expression. The redhead hadn't really been herself on the journey from the bus stop to her apartment. She was being awfully quiet to say she was Chloe Beale.

"Hmm?" she looked to her left and was met with a smirking Beca.

"We're here" Beca mused.

"Oh" she looked around and noticed that they were outside her building, "I.. Sorry" the redhead mumbled as she took her seat belt off and opened the car door, quickly stepping out into the brisk cool air.

Beca also took her seat belt off and opened her door. She walked over to meet Chloe at the side of the car. "Are you okay?" she asked, stepping forward and putting a comforting hand on Chloe's arm.

"I'm fine" Chloe looked down at her feet, hoping that Beca would just drop it. But the timid action didn't go unnoticed by the brunette. Beca brought her hand to cup Chloe's face but frowned when the redhead pushed her hand away.

"Chloe-"

"I'm sorry, I just.. I don't think I can do this" she took a step back and tried looking anywhere but Beca's eyes.

The DJ's face fell at the redhead's words. What is she talking about? "You can't do what?"

"This, Beca.. Whatever this is.." she sighed, "I- I just.. I could easily fall for you and I'm- I'm just not ready for it right now. I'm sorry" she felt tears prickling her eyes and she didn't dare herself to blink in case one of them fell. Because if one tear fell then that would most likely mean that a whole lot more would come after that.

"You just said we were okay" Beca mumbled, "You said that as long as we took things slowly we were gonna be fine"

"I know, but.. I just can't Beca"

"So.. You're just gonna throw this away?" she asked in a defeated tone which broke Chloe's heart.

"I can't-"

"You can't or you won't?" Beca interrupted as she felt tears gloss her eyes.

"I'm not used to feeling this way, Beca! I've been through so much shit in the past and I swore to myself that I wouldn't get involved in another relationship again! But then you come along and it's like you've just made me forget about all the stuff that's happened!"

"Chlo-"

"It's like once you've been hurt, you're so scared to get attached again.. Like.. You have this- this fear that every person you start to like is just going to leave you"

"I'm never gonna leave you, Chloe" Beca stepped forward and let out a sigh of relief when Chloe didn't step back. "I know that you're insecure about what happens behind closed doors, and you find it hard to trust me because I have rumors spreading about me all the time, just like that magazine said.. But I swear that I will never do anything to hurt you"

"Who was that girl you was with on Monday?" Chloe whispered, still looking at the ground.

"The only person I was with on Monday was the girl who came to see if there were any jobs going at the club.. Luke was out so I had to take care of the office for him"

"You looked pretty happy with her"

"Chloe, I've literally known her for, what- 15 minutes tops. You have to believe me when I say that nothing's going on"

Chloe finally lifted her head up to look Beca in the eyes. Beca felt her breath catch in her throat. The redhead looked worn out and tired. Her makeup was smudged and her eyes were rimming with tears. Her hair wasn't in its best state and she wasn't in perfectly fitted clothes. But the brunette swore that she had never seen anything so beautiful in her whole life. She took another step forward and cupped Chloe's face in both of her hands for the second time that night, smiling when Chloe didn't pull away.