Author's 1st Note: Hey guys! So this was a short Bechloe AU fic I had originally written back in 2015. I decided to revisit and update it, and I've changed a few things here and there.

You can find the original upload under my "Bechloe Prompts" collection if you want to read that one too.

Either way, I hope you enjoy this little ficlet! :)

It's not that Beca didn't want others to know about her most recent self discovery. But everything was still so new, and Beca wanted to make sure she wasn't just going through a "phase" before blurting it out to her loved ones that she was attracted to girls.

It had been a year since Beca really noticed this side of her. She had always considered herself straight until she began acknowledging the way her heart would beat faster when she noticed a pretty girl in the same room, or how the prominent pressure in her lower region would throb whenever a girl would dry herself off in front of her in the locker room.

Beca hadn't planned for this to happen. Not at all. But since it had, Beca was still struggling to figure it all out.

Social media helped. Beca found ways to soothe her curiosities by watching movies or television shows that depicted lesbian characters. She also found satisfying therapy in reading stories.

Fan fictions were always her first choice. There was a sense of freedom in the online writings that Beca didn't find apparent in normal books. But unfortunately, when the pace of new story posts and updates slowed, Beca decided that a trip to her local library would have to suffice.

Beca didn't visit the library that often, and whenever she did, the only section that she had any sense of familiarity with was "Teen Fiction". Sure she was already seventeen years old, but hey. That still counted as being a "teen"… right?

When she finally reached the library, Beca began her search there. She was totally judging books by their covers and only pulled out the ones with titles that seemed "gay". After a few failing minutes, Beca accepted that this tactic wasn't going very well, and decided to search in a different way.

Beca found an open computer by the main desk and sat down, knowing how stupid it was to try to be secretive about it. Beca quickly looked around, making sure no one could see her screen, and after confirming the coast was clear, started looking up lesbian books.

After typing in a few different key words, Beca eventually found a decent list of books that genuinely intrigued her. She picked up a small piece of paper and pencil from the blue basket sitting on the desk, and began writing down the call numbers of the books that had the most appealing summaries.

Beca wound up with six different options and stared at the screen, pondering which book she should go find first.

"Style has always been one of my favorites."

Beca jumped, startled by the unexpected voice, and quickly spun around in her chair. Her eyes were wide and her heart pounded in her chest as her cheeks burned with embarrassment.

Someone saw what kind of books she was looking for.

Though as panicked as Beca initially felt, she was surprised to feel her anxiety suddenly mollify as she took in the sight of the captivating girl in front of her.

Beautiful red hair was perfectly complimented by sparkling blue eyes and they gleamed along with the stunning grin curved on her lips. Beca's befuddled expression must have been amusing, because the redhead giggled and Beca tried not to think about the way it made her stomach flip.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." The girl apologized, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "I just thought I would help."

This girl was ridiculously gorgeous and for some reason, Beca wasn't all that upset at her intrusion. After awkwardly staring at her for a few moments too long, Beca finally snapped out of her daze and licked her lips before speaking.

"N-No. It's okay, uh–" Beca took the pencil and looked down at the list to circle, "Style," then held the paper up. "I'll go check it out." She smiled. "Thanks."

"I can show you where it is if you want." Beca blinked at the sudden offer and the girl quickly shook her head, backtracking her words. "I-I mean, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be forward or anything. I just thought that, you know, if you did wanna get the book I could–" The redhead must have caught on to her rambling and stopped to close her eyes and take a much needed breath. "I just thought I could show you where it is." She reopened her eyes and smiled sheepishly.

Beca snickered at the girl's unintentional charm and quirked a brow. "Do you like, come here a lot or something?" She asked, genuinely curious.

"Oh!" The girl chuckled. "Sorry, I should have mentioned this before." She glanced down and held up a badge that Beca hadn't noticed before. "I work here." She grinned.

"Oh." Beca processed. "Well, that's cool, um–" She took a moment to look at her list again and couldn't believe she was about to let this beautiful girl lead her to a book that was about two girls falling in love with each other. "Yeah, sure. You can–" Beca cleared her throat. "You can show me where it is."

"Great!" The girl beamed, earning a cautionary shush from the older librarian manning the center desk. The redhead jerked her lip to the side and whispered, "Sorry," before looking back at Beca with a smile. "This way." She guided them through the aisles and Beca couldn't help the way her eyes kept landing on her as they walked. They stopped midway at a shelf on the other side of the library and the girl carefully pulled out the book. "Here ya go."

Beca shook away her clouded thoughts and ignored the way her skin tingled where their fingers lightly brushed each other as she took it.

"I'm Chloe by the way." The redhead smiled.

"Beca." She grinned back, something in the back of her mind telling her that she would definitely be visiting the library more often.

Author's 2nd Note: For the record I HIGHLY recommend the book, "Style" by Chelsea M. Cameron. It's SO freakin' cute! You guys would love it.

Click on for part 2!