Moments Like These (Bechloe)

Chapter 24

The rest of Christmas break went smoothly for everybody; especially Beca and Chloe. The soccer player did in fact get her New Year's kiss which meant everything to her. Chloe meant everything to her and she was finding that out with each day that passed. However, break was over and the group of friends were currently sitting at their table in the middle of the cafeteria telling funny stories about what happened to them over break. Beca and Emily wanted to keep their little shirtless interaction with their dad a secret, but Jesse knew something happened and bugged them until they caved. Everyone laughed at the whole story except for the two girls who were still mortified.

"I heard there were two lesbians but I didn't believe it," a girl from the volleyball team said to her friend as they walked passed the group of friends.

"Yeah, my cousin saw them kissing in public," the other friend, a blonde, added before eyeing Beca and Chloe. "It shouldn't be allowed."

"Just ignore them," Emily whispered to Chloe who sat in between her and Beca.

Chloe's heart raced and her eyes quickly began to burn with tears. The redhead wasn't as strong as Beca; she had a heart of gold but it also made her very emotional. She was never bullied throughout school so to find out what it feels like firsthand made it worse.

The redhead nodded her head and looked down at the table before feeling Emily grab her hand in reassurance.

"Really?" Aubrey asked. "We just got back from break and you really want to start the new year off being a bitch?"

"I'm sorry," the brunette said moving her hair out of the way. "Were we talking to you?"

"You might as well have been," the senior retorted and Stacie rested a hand on her shoulder to get her to stop.

"We don't even know who you are but judging by your attitude, I'm assuming this will be hard for you," Stacie said with a forced smile. "But if you could at least try to not be a fucking bitch, that would be absolutely wonderful."

"You're not pregnant yet?" the blonde who served more as a sidekick to the brunette, said and Stacie just glared at her, choosing not to give her more acknowledgement.

"Okay, that's enough," Beca said getting pissed off. "Just leave."

"Says the lesbian who probably forced Chloe here to be one too," the brunette said and turned to the senior who already had a tear fall down her cheek. "What'd she do? Force you to be with her so she could get more popular?"

Chloe's mouth slightly dropped at the insinuation of Beca using her for popularity and Emily just pulled her in for a hug and rubbed her arm. From across the table, Jesse, Benji and Aubrey sent sympathetic looks her way.

"This is why I hate people," Beca said to Stacie with a shake of her head. "Does anybody in the school know how to be nice or at least considerate of others' feelings?"

"Do your parents know, Chloe?" the brunette who has yet to even say her name asked. "You're probably a disappointment to them already anyway."

Before anyone could register what happened, Stacie had stood up to drive a fist right to the girl's fairly large nose causing her to fall to the ground grabbing it.

Gasps were heard and mouths dropped as students quickly realized what happened.

"Dude," Beca said with a surprised smile and Stacie shrugged before looking down at the girl with a bloody nose.

"Don't fuck with my friends," she said before standing up on the table, her group of close friends looking up at her. Chloe had tears running down her cheeks but looked up with her mouth still agape. "In fact," she said louder, grabbing the whole student body's attention. "If any one of you make any comment or fuck with any of my friends at all whether it be for their sexuality or just because you're a dick and feel insecure about yourself, I promise you, you'll regret it."