Chloe smiles as she opens the snap from Stacie, a picture of both Stacie and Aubrey in matching face paint. She's typing a response to this when there's an unexpected knock at the door.

She quickly tries to recall whether she was meeting anyone as she calls out, "coming!" when there's another rapid succession of knocks.

Chloe flings open the door with a little smile on her face when she sees that it's Beca on the other side, "Oh, well hi there stran-"

The rest of her sentence dies off as Beca quickly walks through the entrance shaking her head, headed towards the living room.

Chloe takes a deep breath and worries her bottom lip. Things have been a little off between them. They've been distant over the past couple of weeks and Chloe, who had been giving Beca some time to herself, had been planning on talking to Beca about it over the weekend, but glancing over towards the girl now occupying the living room, she sees that perhaps Beca thinks they should broach the subject tonight instead.

Anxious and a little concerned, Chloe shuts and locks the front door before taking a deep breath and following Beca's direction. She clears her throat slightly as she steps into the living room, watching as Beca stops fidgeting around the room as she asks, "Is everything okay?"

Beca's brow is furrowed when she looks at Chloe, "You know…You've really got some nerve." Her voice is low as she says this. Not menacing in any way, but not as warm and inviting as Chloe has become used to over the course of their history.

Chloe's eyes widen slightly, and she barely breathes out, "Excuse me?"

Beca walks to the end of the room and breathes deeply, letting out the breath slowly, before she walks back towards Chloe, "I was perfectly fine in my lonely. I was good at being lonely."

Chloe takes a step forward towards Beca but remains silent, knowing Beca must have been going over this in her mind repeatedly before getting to the point where she feels ready to speak out and talk about things.

Beca shakes her head slightly, "I didn't need anyone. I was perfectly fine on my own. I made it that way. Before you, I was a pro at lonely. And now…now I can't even go a day without thinking about you. I can't go two weeks without being near you. How dare you do this to me? How dare you make a home in my heart?"

Chloe is standing in front of a shaking Beca who is looking at her accusingly now, her dark eyes woeful as she continues to talk.

"I didn't ask you to break up my lonely. I didn't ask you for any of it. And the nerve you have to tell me you want me and that I'm beautiful. How rude of you, to come waltzing in and ruining my miserable."

Her voice cracks as she speaks, and it now isn't as low as it had been when she first started, gaining speed as well as some more strength.

Beca takes a deep and shuddering breath, her hands tremble as she clenches and unclenches her fists around her hoodie's sleeves. Her eyes are darker than usual and Chloe's frown matches Beca's when Chloe sees the tears that have started to fill them.

"You tricked me." Beca manages to growl out, "Nobody asked you to get me attached to you." She wipes at a stray tear angrily. She hadn't wanted to cry at all when she set out to see Chloe, and she's angry at herself for being unable to control herself long enough to get through this without breaking down.

Chloe's heart aches, "Beca," she whispers as she desperately tries to keep her hands to herself and not reach out to touch Beca. She's successful for now, but just barely.

Beca chokes back a little sob that tries to escape and she takes several breaths before shaking her head, "I can't believe you've done this to me." She throws her hands out to the sides, "I was sane. I would never have been caught dead doing this before you." She turns away from Chloe to walk around the room again before once again stopping in front of Chloe.

"You changed me." Beca says softly. Her eyes are still dark, but she doesn't sound as reproachful. She's still clutching onto her sleeves, "You just…you changed up everything. And God I'm so mad at you." She flops her hands against her thighs, "I'm so mad at you for being so fucking cute and changing my rude. That's not okay. What's wrong with you?"

Chloe blinks as she watches Beca sigh and drop down onto the couch. Her mind is reeling as she silently takes a seat beside Beca, but she quietens it as she cautiously reaches a hand out and places it over Beca's. She says nothing as she listens to Beca, desperately trying to understand her, wanting to be able to comfort her as best as she can.

Beca sighs softly and points at their hands with her free one, "No one else would be able to get away with that. No one else would know that they could get away with it."

Chloe meets Beca's gaze and holds it as she quietly says, "You know if you aren't okay with it, I'd stop."

Beca shakes her head slightly, "You've- I wasn't okay with it. I wasn't okay with any of it before you."

Chloe swallows and tilts her head as she silently waits for Beca to gather her thoughts.

"My way of dealing with everyone…my way was to keep everyone away. Every single person never got the chance to be let it. And love? Who needs it. I'm better off without."

Beca sighs once more and lifts a shoulder, "I was doing fine against Jesse." She looks away for a second and then looks back at Chloe, "I wasn't trying to fall in love but…boy oh boy you pushed me right into it."

Beca leans her head back against the couch and laughs breathlessly, "You just- you shoved me Chloe. And I- I never was going to try to melt this iron heart of mine," she points to her chest as she says this, "but you, you hold me?"

She turns her head, still resting it against the couch, to look at Chloe, "And you look at me, and you being near me and with me…you make who I was…I mean, the old me is nowhere in sight now because of you."

Beca turns her hand over and gently holds Chloe's, "You-you've ruined who I was."

Chloe gently squeezes her hand and scoots closer, still silent.

"I'm terrified," Beca confesses in a whisper, as she turns her head away from looking at Chloe, so that she's now looking straight up at the ceiling.

"Of what?" Chloe whispers back after it's apparent Beca will need her to ask to start talking again.

Beca lifts her shoulder, "Everything. All of it. I spend my days daydreaming about you until I get to see you again. I'm not used to this Chloe. I've been…I've been hurt before ya know? And I'm so used to people just using me." Beca turns her head to look at her, "And I mean, for you to be you with me is completely new to me. It feels so different. I'm so different."

Chloe squeezes her hand again, "You let me in to see the real you."

Beca nods, "Which is terrifying."

Chloe smiles softly, "You're doing a pretty good job letting me stay."

Beca hums and they stay that way for a little while, in silence, before Beca softly speaks up again.

"You told me you love me."

Chloe nods her head, and says ardently "I do."

Beca takes a deep breath, "I don't give myself often Chloe."

"I know," Chloe whispers seriously, then allows a little smile to appear, as her eyes never leave Beca's face.

"I just- you've got to handle me with caution. I need you to be careful with me Chloe. I don't know if I can take getting hurt again. I…I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared to fall in love but…but if you promise you'll catch me, I know that I could…I'd be willing to let myself. And, I mean you did push me so…" she trails off, and there's a tiny smile playing at her own lips now.

Chloe gently squeezes her hand, "You know I won't go anywhere. I promise I'll catch you, and I'll handle you with all the care in the world. There's not a thing I would ever do to hurt you. You mean so much to me Beca."

Beca laces their fingers together and tugs on her gently as Beca leans forward a little, her eyes locked onto Chloe's, "You made me tear down my defenses. You've literally walked in and built a home in my heart…just barged in and tore down barricades, opened windows and doors, brought in all your furniture and you just basically act like you've always belonged right there."

Chloe rests her forehead against Beca's, smiling softly, as Beca continues, "I've made room for one. Just one. And it's all you. And the past couple of weeks have been…well it's been Hell basically. And I didn't want to admit it to myself. I didn't want to put myself in a position where I could get hurt again." Beca leans back and brushes her thumb against Chloe's cheek, "I was hurting myself staying away from you."

Chloe tugs on her hand, "So don't stay away from me anymore silly. I'm right here."

Beca's eyes shut slowly and her bottom lip disappears into her mouth at hearing that, and Chloe's face softens and she places her free hand on Beca's cheek as she repeats, "I'm right here. I'm yours."

Beca's eyes flutter open, and she whispers, "I'm yours," her eyes searching Chloe's as she does.

Chloe's smile is blinding, "So yours." She tugs Beca gently yet assuredly into her arms and hugs her close, nuzzling her face into her hair as she feels Beca bury herself into her neck.

She hears Beca murmur, "I've missed this," against her shoulder and Chloe runs her fingers through her hair and nods because she totally gets it. She's missed having her close too.

"So…you've fallen in love with me is what I'm getting from all of this." Chloe says a little while later, a large smile on her face, and she feels Beca roll her eyes even though her head is resting against her chest after they've taken to cuddling on the couch.

"You know what? I changed my mind, I'm not anymore." Beca says, not sounding the least bit serious what with having a smile on her own face.

Chloe giggles and rubs her thumb against Beca's lower back, "Nuuh, no take backs."

"No. No take backs."

A/N: Totally absolutely inspired by Alessia Cara's song 'I'm Yours'