Perfect Timing and a Perky Redhead

Chapter 7

The next few weeks continued in a basic pattern for Beca. She'd go to class, go to Bella's rehearsal, and two or three times a week go home with Chloe. Beca was fulfilling needs she really didn't know she had, but she still wasn't growing very close to Chloe. The two had good conversations every once in a while, but it wasn't consistent. The most constant conversations they could have were about Beca's mixes.

The short brunette was pleasantly surprised with Chloe's enthusiasm about her music. The redhead loved them, always asking Beca for more and stealing the brunette's giant headphones when they were in Beca's room and Kimmy Jin was absent. Beca hated people touching her prized headphones, but they looked so adorable on Chloe she allowed it.

Beca was walking around the campus reflecting on her progress with Chloe when the redhead herself appeared from abuilding, quickly pacing away. Deciding to catch up, Beca jogged until she was right behind Chloe. "Hey pretty girl," Beca called out to the perky redhead. However, when Chloe turned around, she was certainly not perky.

Her face was flat, no sign of a smile in sight. "Hi, Beca," she said distantly.

Beca felt a small pang of hurt, but ignored it. "Are you okay?" The brunette asked with concern laced in her voice.

Chloe pursed her lips. Might as well tell her. "I'm okay. I'm just a little upset that I'm about to fail a class and if I do then there's no way I can get into the med school I want and then I'll never be a doctor so I'll graduate with nothing and have to work at a hot dog stand or-"

"Hey, hey!" Beca interrupted, placing her hand on Chloe's shoulder comfortingly. The redhead stopped talking, but Beca could see the tears begin to well up in her eyes.

Beca looked around the campus, hoping an idea would strike her- Got it!

"Come here," Beca stated softly, moving her hand from the senior's shoulder to her hand, and started to direct the girl to the destination in mind. The campus was cleared of student life, and Beca found a perfect tree to sit beneath.

The brunette silently sat Chloe down against the tree and then decided to sit on the redhead's lap. Beca was a bit nervous about her decision until Chloe wrapped her arm around Beca's waist and smiled slightly. Beca grinned and pulled out one of her ear buds (a spare pair she had for when she didn't want her giant headphones around her neck) and offered it to the redhead.

Chloe placed it in her ear with her free hand and smiled wider when a Beca Mitchell original began to play. "I haven't heard this one yet," Chloe teased.

Beca felt a satisfaction at the more relaxed state of her soul mate. "I just made a few new mixes last night, but I feel like I need to make a few more adjustments to them before they're perfect."

Chloe, forgetting her inhibitions for a moment, leaned forward and kissed Beca lightly on the lips while intertwining their hands together. "It's perfect," Chloe whispered, closing her eyes and leaning back against the tall tree.

Beca felt swarms of butterflies attack her body. She leaned into Chloe's shoulder, closing her eyes too and listening to the music with the older girl.

No, Chloe. You're perfect. So, I'm going to ask you to be my girlfriend tonight.

Chloe was on her way to Bella's rehearsal, thinking about earlier in the day. Laying under that tree with Beca was…aca-awesome. She felt a lot better and calmer after spending thirty minutes together in peace before Beca had to head to her class.

Chloe wasn't sure about her increasing feelings for the brunette, but she tried to ignore those thoughts for later.

So, of course, all the Bella's had to ask her about it when she walked into the auditorium.

"So, I saw you and a certain brunette getting pretty cozy together under a tree earlier," Stacie said playfully when the redhead walked into the building. All the other Bella's were already present, stretching and warming up. Beca was going to be a few minutes late because of her afternoon class, so they decided to wait to begin rehearsal.

Chloe rolled her eyes. She figured the Bella's must have guessed something was going on, especially after that practice riff off a month ago, but they never brought it up to Chloe's face before.

"You two were pretty adorable from what this one told me," Cynthia-Rose commented, gesturing to Stacie.

"Whatever guys," Chloe remarked, getting slightly annoyed.

"You two are perfect together!" Jessica stated excitedly, thrilled by the romance. The blonde, after all, was a hopeless romantic.

"DJs are pretty good with their hands," Fat Amy commented to Cynthia Rose, who laughed and high fived the Australian.

"I ship it," Lily whispered so low that Chloe didn't even hear her comment.

"You guys, come on," Chloe stated, really getting annoyed now. She didn't want to think about the possibility of committing to Beca right now, let alone discussing it with everyone.

"She's over all the time, Chloe," Aubrey stated, not glancing at Chloe's expression. Maybe if she did, she would have stopped. "You might as well ask her out already." Aubrey thought the two, in spite of Beca's alternative appearance and sarcastic attitude, would be a good couple.

"Alright guys, stop," Chloe firmly stated. All the Bella's looked at her, surprised by the harsh tone of the usually friendly redhead. "Me and Beca are not dating. We are not going to date. I'm leaving at the end of the year anyway! She's just a fling like, like friends with benefits! That's all."

"That's all?" Beca Mitchell repeated from behind Chloe.

Chloe turned around quickly, shock shooting up her spine. "Beca…" the redhead trailed off.

"No, Chloe, you made it very clear what you think of me," Beca stated, feeling her heart tearing itself apart. This isn't supposed to be like this. Beca glanced at the flower in her hand, the one she was going to give to Chloe and ask to be her girlfriend. Furious, upset, and hurt more than she had been ever before, she dropped the flower. "I quit!" Beca shouted, storming out of the auditorium, and out of the Barden Bella's.

Everyone stood shocked, staring at the redhead facing the exit to the auditorium. Chloe felt so guilty. She wasn't even sure she meant half of the things she had just said. Chloe turned around to face Aubrey, unable to talk.

"Go," Aubrey stated softly. Chloe ran out the door, chasing after Beca. The blonde turned to the rest of the Bella's. "Well? We can still run rehearsal. Let's get some cardio going aca-bitches!"

The remaining Bella's groaned.