Beca Mitchell sat in the sound booth of the radio station she ran. Her four o'clock DJ had skipped out and she was filling in. She was supposed to be at the studio and this had been a major setback. Lately, her life was consumed by her career. Two jobs… one at the radio station and one at the studio. She was mixing and managing and it was her music dreams come true. Los Angeles had been everything it needed to be after college. She was in complete bliss and could not have imagined it any differently. Except that right now she was supposed to be meeting with a client and not hosting a radio show. It was a meeting with a hot new young man on the music scene and she was desperately searching for a way to get out of the station. The door open and she jumped up.

"Hi! Thank you for saving this disaster…" Beca smiled.

The man smiled back, "No problem babe! What are we doing here?"

"Bryant… I just need you to do the show. Please… I'll make it up to you later."

Bryant was her husband. A fellow music enthusiast, they met after college. They were both twenty-two and new to LA. They each had graduated college at the request of their parents, something they bonded over. He hosted a radio show at the station right before her and heavy flirting led to a friend with benefits relationship before actually leading to love. They were the sexy couple, the mysterious couple, and all the things that Beca liked about life. He had been so different than her college relationship, which had been a breath of fresh air. Beca had surprised herself when she agreed to go to Vegas and get married, but she liked Bry and he was, if there was such thing, the guy for her. They were the same age and passionate about music. He still hosted a few local radio shows and enjoyed being in a band with a few friends. They were both busy now though, and in the last year or so, time together had become scarce.

"You're seriously not staying?" He asked, "You said you needed me…"

"Come on… I have Dane Ryker at the studio and I'm supposed to be in a meeting with him… don't do this."

Bryant sighed, "I just thought for once we were gonna do the show together. Something we used to do for a change…"

Beca groaned, "Will you do it or not?"

"I guess so…" Bryant said, "But you owe me."

Beca smiled, "You are the greatest. And I know… I'm just really busy. We'll find the time. Your birthday is in a few weeks… I'll take a day or two off and we can just be us…"

"Sure…" Bryant said.

"You're a doll…" Beca called as she left the station.

Jesse Swanson sat at his desk listening to the same song over and over again. This was the final decision he had to make and something just did not sound right. His job as a score writer for movies had been his dream and now, it was driving him crazy. The song finished and he sighed. Next Monday was his deadline for the newest movie he was working on, a new superhero flick. It was predicted that it would be the biggest movie of next year. That meant that the soundtrack and added music needed to be absolutely perfect. Having his name as the creative music producer for this movie was huge. It was honestly the first time he had flown on his own on a project and he needed it to showcase what he was. The phone on his desk rang and he answered.

"Hello?" He said into the receiver.

"Mr. Swanson…" His secretary, Grace, was on the other end, "Your wife is here to see you."

"Why?" Jesse asked, slightly annoyed. He was busy and she knew that.

Grace stifled a giggle, "She brought lunch. I'll let her in."

Jesse was twenty-nine years old tomorrow. His wife, Ellen, loved birthdays. She had been treating the entire week like it was his birthday. Normally, he appreciated the gesture. Today, he was frustrated by his work. Every day this week she had taken him away for a few hours and it had not been good for getting the soundtrack finished.

Jesse had met Ellen right after college. He moved to New York and took a position with a small company that wrote scores for low budget movies. That was where he met Ellen. He had been twenty-three and she was twenty-one. She was finishing college and working to become an accountant. She worked as a secretary at the company for a few extra dollars. When Jesse got his big job at Sony, he finally got the courage to ask Ellen out. It was the first relationship he had since college and it started hot and heavy. When Ellen graduated, he proposed to her after only six months of dating in front of her entire family. Ellen happily accepted and then spent two years planning their wedding. Now, after four years, their marriage had cooled a lot from the beginning. He still worked for Sony and she worked as an accountant at a small law firm. They had fallen into routine.

"Hi birthday boy!" Ellen smiled.

Jesse kissed her quickly, "I don't have much time El… I have to finish this. If you want me to take the day off tomorrow this needs to be done."

"Stop it! You're brilliant; you'll get it done. Take an hour on me." Ellen said. "Maybe we can make love on the desk like old times…" She teased, her breath hot near his face.

He pushed away from his desk, "Come on… let's eat."

"Well then…" She said.

Jesse sighed, "Stop that… I just have work to do… I want to be home early."

"Fine. Here's your lunch."

"Becs…" The door to her office at the studio opened up, "You have got to hear the new soundtrack for that superhero movie."

Beca looked up and saw her friend, Chloe, "You know I hate mainstream stuff…"

"That is just it. It's not mainstream… its slightly incredible. Just listen to it." Chloe placed the disc down onto her desk.

Beca watched as her friend and co-worker left. She went back to her work on her computer. Before she knew it, it was almost time to leave. Her eyes darted down to the disc and she decided it wouldn't kill her to give it a listen. Popping open the player on her computer, she slid the CD in and pressed play. The premise of the movie was so clearly represented in the first few seconds of music. She was impressed. It reminded her of a friend she had in college, really her boyfriend. It was amazing.

"Chloe?" She yelled out.

Chloe popped her head into Beca's office, "What's up?"

"Who is this guy?"

Chloe shrugged, "No clue. He works for Sony in New York. I was told they're trying to get him out here to do some promotion."

Beca nodded, "I want him here. Tell Mae to figure it out and get him up here. He is a genius and I want him to work with Dane and I on those songs for the new movie coming up."

Chloe smiled, "Told you he was good. I'll tell Mae to work on it."

"So Jesse… the movie wants you to head out to LA. They're really impressed with the soundtrack and they want you to help promote it. They've booked you a few radio shows and they want you to meet with some producers. There's a new movie script out and they have some new artists they want to try out and they want you're opinion."

Jesse's boss sat across from him, telling him about the new opportunity. Jesse's chest swelled with excitement, "They're using me to promote? That's incredible."

Charlie nodded, "It really is. I'm proud of this piece of work. You really poured your whole being into it and it shows. There's a station out in LA that thinks your compilations are amazing together. They have a DJ who also works in a recording studio and she has a new client. She wants your input on a few songs they're working on for a movie soundtrack."

Jesse shook his head in disbelief, "This is incredible. When is all this taking place?"

"Well… I know that this is super short notice but we just found out how great everyone thinks you are too. They want you to fly out tomorrow."

"Holy shit… I'll do it."

Charlie smiled, "Sure you don't wanna ask the wife first?"

"This might be my biggest break. I'm doing it."