sweater weather / bechloe
“I’m sorry but I refuse to leave this dorm unless you put on a sweater.” Chloe says stubbornly as the brunette appears in just a long-sleeved t-shirt. “I’m fine, really.” Beca protests, looking down at her choice of clothing. “I don’t know if you happened to notice the snowing last week, but it’s literally winter. Put on a sweater.” The redhead folds her arms over each other and Beca holds up her hands in defense as a response. “Okay, mom, I’ll put on a sweater.” She mumbles before grabbing one out of an open drawer. “Happy?”
The concerning look disappears from Chloe’s face and is quickly replaced with the bubbly smile that is usually plastered on her lips. “Yep. Let’s go.” Beca shakes her head at her overprotective friend and grabs her bag before following the redhead. “Why is this whole thing outside if it’s so damn cold anyway?” The two friends walk next to each other, arms and hands casually brushing with every step they take. “Because it’s romantic.” “They could’ve been romantic in summer.”
They step out of the building and the brunette is genuinely taken aback by how cold the air is. It instantly makes her eyes water. “Jesus-” she mumbles into the collar of her sweater. “Hmm?” Chloe says, grinning at seeing the shorter girl realize how cold it is. “Nothing.” Beca says quickly, digging her hands deeply into the pockets of the sweater.
They arrive at the large grass field, where their plans for tonight take place. The large field is usually only filled during summer. Students study and relax in the grass. Tonight it’s filled with trucks and cars, and at the back of the field a large white screen is placed on which a movie will be projected later on. Students are on top of cars, sitting in the back of trucks that are parked backwards, or on the ground near the screen. They’re draped in blankets and warm clothes.
“Aubrey said they had nice spots at the front..” Chloe mumbles, looking around the numerous cars, trying to find their friends. “Oh, there they are!” Chloe squeaks as soon as she notices Stacie stepping out of the truck to stretch out her arms and legs. The redhead laces their fingers together before pulling her and Beca through the crowd. The brunette smiles down at their intertwined hands.
Moments later they are greeted by the group of Bella’s, whom are all spread around three cars. Bumper’s car roof is rolled down and Fat Amy and himself are situated in the backseats. The back of Aubrey’s truck is filled with the blonde herself and Emily- who decided to get some snacks at the little booth by the entrance of the field. The third car belongs to Cynthia-Rose and sitting in it are her, Stacie, Lilly and Flo.
“We saved you guys some seats, get over here!” Aubrey chirps when the two girls contemplate where to sit. They make their way to the truck, hands still clasped together. “How long have you guys been here?” Chloe asks, her hand now breaking loose from Beca’s so she is able to climb into the truck. “We drove the cars here like 4 hours ago to get the good spots but we haven’t been here the entire time. Most of us weren’t. I don’t know about them, but-” she nods her head towards Amy and Bumper, who are sharing a can of coke together. “I think they’ve been here the entire time.” Beca chuckles while getting into the back of truck. “I texted Emily to get you guys some warm drinks.”
“Thank god, I’m freezing.” Chloe says, rubbing her hands together. Beca just silently buries her face further into her sweater. “What about you Becs? Still think you didn’t need that sweater?” “Shut up Beale.” The grumpy Bella says. The ginger laughs softly before wrapping one of her arms around Beca’s shoulders and pulling her closer against her. Beca groans but has to hold back every muscle in her face to not beam at the bit of contact. Instead of removing her arm from around the brunette, she leaves it leaning on Beca’s shoulders. The redhead knows Beca would usually shimmy out of people’s embraces and hugs but it was never like that with the two of them.
After a while Emily arrives with four hot chocolates and a plastic bag filled with some snacks. “Yay! Thank you.” The redhead gradually takes the hot chocolate, as does the brunette even though she is more invested in warming up her cold hands than thanking Emily. “I’m so excited for the movie guys!” Emily exclaims when they are all seated and ready for the movie to start. Beca just groans in return, as she is not a huge fan of movies to begin with but along with being squished in the back of van in the middle of winter is a whole new level of horrid. “C'mon, lighten up.” Chloe says softly into Beca’s direction. She notices the brunette shivering as she takes a sip from the hot chocolate. “It’s gonna be fun, I promise.” The redhead states confidently. “Sure.”
When the movie starts, Beca has downed her warm beverage and it very slowly warms up her body enough for her to feel her feet again. Chloe’s arm is still around her shoulder and Beca grabs her hand in hopes for her own hands to warm up. “Jesus Beca, your hands are ice cold. Take my scarf.” Chloe yells when she feel the temperature of her hands. “No, it’s fine-” Before she can protest some more, Chloe’s bright red scarf is tightly wrapped around the younger Bella’s neck. “I’m wearing like 5 layers of clothes, don’t worry about it.” With every breath, the brunette inhales the scent of Chloe’s sweet strawberry perfume and it makes Beca smile with content. “Thanks Chlo.”
Something about Chloe calms Beca down. She makes her usual anti-social and grumpy guard come down. Not in a million years would she have agreed to do this with anyone else- but it was Chloe who begged her to go with her. And how could she say no to that? As the movie continues Beca slowly leans more into Chloe, suggesting her to wrap her arm around her again. Chloe seems to be too invested in the movie to notice the cold girl beside her, begging for her attention- or at least her warmth.
The brunette rolls her eyes and decides to grab Chloe’s arm and makes her wrap it around her, then cuddles into her side. She hears a soft giggle coming from the ginger’s lips. “Everything okay there, Beca don’t-touch-me Mitchell?” Despite Beca’s badass reputation being absolutely torn apart by her action, she decides to give Chloe what she wants. “You were right. It’s cold as hell. I should’ve put on more clothes. Please just- keep me warm.” And with that Chloe pulls Beca in a little tighter, and Beca rests her head on the redhead’s shoulder. “Told you so.” She whispers, receiving a pinch in her side as a response.
She does realize how unusual it is for Beca to do this. The brunette initiated the two of them embracing in public. She must be pretty cold. After an hour of watching a small break is announced so people can pee and get some more drinks. Beca quickly sits up and pulls her knees up to her chest, then wrapping her arms around her legs. “I’m gonna get some drinks, you guys want some?” “Yes please.” Beca pleads, causing Chloe to chuckle. “I’ll come with you, I gotta pee.” Emily says, following Aubrey. “I should’ve asked one of them to take a picture of us. As proof that you are secretly a softie.”
“Haha.” Beca says sarcastically, embarrassed to admit to her ego-crushing actions. “Don’t we have blankets or anything?” The brunette asks, looking around. “Maybe Cynthia has some.” Chloe suggests. “I’ll go check.” Beca says, crawling out of the truck.
“Hey Becs, enjoying the movie?” Cynthia asks when Beca nears her car. “I’m dying. Do you have some blankets in here?” “I think I have one in the trunk.” The brunette quickly makes her way to the back of the car and cheers quietly to herself when she sees a blanket folded neatly in the back. “Yes! Thank you so much CR.” Beca yells, hurrying back to Aubrey’s car to show the redhead her find. “I’m no longer going to die!” She cheers while climbing back in and holding the blanket up in the air. Chloe chuckles at how happy the brunette is with the piece of fabric.
“Come sit here.” The ginger suggests, spreading her legs and patting the spot in front of her. If Beca wasn’t completely numb she would’ve rejected and be seated in the corner of the truck, draped in the blanket. But to survive this outstanding temperature of 6°C/42.8°F she accepted the offer. Also, it was Chloe. And how could she say no?
She leaned back agains the redhead, who wrapped both arms around the petite girl’s waist and rested her chin on the brunette’s shoulder. “I hope we survive.” Beca mumbles dead-serious, causing the redhead to laugh. “I know you’re cold but I’m sure we’ll get through it.” Aubrey and Emily return shortly before the movie stars again, bringing some more hot chocolate and tea and they share a grin when they find the two girls cuddled up together. “I have not turned soft.” Beca says, pointing her finger when she notices the sly smile on Emily’s face. “Yeah, of course.” Aubrey says. Chloe just grins while she inhales Beca’s perfume.
Beca does warm up a bit now. The scarf, blanket, warm drinks and of course being held in the arms of Chloe slowly start to warm up her body to normal temperature. “Feeling any better?” Chloe whispers after a while. Beca hums in response, as the ginger’s warm breath hits the back of her ear. The brunette draws small circles on top of Chloe’s knees. She’s pretty sure she has not seen 1 full scene of the movie, but she is a hundred percent fine with it.
“Thanks for tagging along.” Chloe whispers a little later. “I know you don’t like movies.” Beca shrugs softly. “You like them, so I don’t mind. As long as you enjoyed it.” She didn’t intend to make such a sappy comment but it makes the redhead’s heart melt in her chest and she nuzzles her face in Beca’s neck, pressing a soft kiss in her neck before leaning back. Beca can’t help the shiver that runs through her body when Chloe presses her lips to her neck.
After 15 minutes the movie has sadly come to an end, which means they have to go back to their dorms. Beca is very comfortable right there in Chloe’s arms, as is the redhead herself with the younger girl in front of her. “I don’t want to get up.” Beca mumbles when she notices Aubrey and Emily get out of the van. “Me neither.” Chloe responds. Before Beca realizes what’s happening, Aubrey gets her phone out of her pocket and snaps a picture of the two girls sitting together. Beca shoots up when she notices the phone. “No!” She jumps up and runs up to Aubrey, who’s running away. “I already sent it in the group, there’s no turning back!” The blonde laughs when Beca grabs her phone out of her hands. “I hate you.” Beca sighs while handing her phone back.
Chloe chuckles at her friends while she also gets out of the truck. “You wanna head back Becs?” The redhead asks, making Beca calm down about the picture and softly nod. “Yep.” “See you later guys!” Chloe yells at the Bellas, who are all getting ready to leave. “Bye Bhloe!” They hear Fat Amy yell, followed by some whistling and laughter. The two of them continue to walk away, a light color of red covering their cheeks.
“So, was it completely terrible or did you secretly love it?” Chloe asks when they’re making their way to the dorms. “Apart from freezing to death it was pretty okay. Definitely wouldn’t say love it. Thanks for keeping me warm though.” “No problem.” Chloe says, softly nudging her smaller friend. Their hands brush against each other softly and naturally Chloe slowly traps Beca’s hand in hers. They share a comfortable silence as they enter the building, hands remaining together. They arrive at Beca’s room first. “In all honesty, I did like the idea of it all.” Beca confesses as she opens the door. “Don’t think I even know the title of the movie they played but-” Chloe chuckles.
“Thanks for going with me.” Chloe says wrapping her arms around Beca’s waist. Beca smiles and is pulled into a warm hug by the redhead. She closes her eyes as she rests her head against Chloe’s chest. She doesn’t want the night to end. She doesn’t want to sit alone in her dorm and try to relive all the moments they shared. And it’s like Chloe feels the same way cause she doesn’t let go as long as Beca doesn’t. They acknowledge the fact that this hug is obviously way more than just a friendly see-you-later hug, and when they lean back they give each other the same type of smile. “Goodnight.” Chloe whispers before leaning in quickly and pressing a small peck onto Beca’s lips, taking the brunette by surprise. “Goodnight.”
