I walked across the courtyard with my backpack around my shoulders and I inhaled the scent of the fresh signature Braden flowers, roses. I hadn't planned on coming back for college this semester. In fact, one year ago I was begging my dad to let me quit. But I couldn't leave the bellas, I was leader now that Aubrey and Chloe graduated. I also couldnt leave my amazing boyfriend year I decided to room with Stacie, instead of Kimmy Jin. We're right across the hall from Jesse and Benji, shockingly. Speaking of Jesse, where is he? He was supposed to meet me in the courtyard ten minutes ago. Just then I felt someone come up behind me and poke my sides. I twitched and kind of shrieked but then I realized it was Jesse and we started laughing. "Welcome back beautiful," he smiled and put his forehead against mine and the tip of our noses touched. He is always so sweet, he's not like the other guys who try to make out with their girlfriends 24/7. But sometimes a little make out session isn't that bad. "How was your summer?" He asked me, though he already knew every aspect about it; we had skyped and texted every day. "It was good but it's even better to see you" I smiled and pressed my lips to his for the first time since last year. We hadn't visited each other at all over the summer, we hadn't been dating that long and didn't want to rush things. Then we pulled away and walked started walking through the courtyard, hand in hand. "Where to?" I asked him. "A little welcome back bellas & trebles party." He smiled. When we got to the stage, where the party was, there were banners hung up everywhere saying hAppy birthday on them and there was a cake on a tAble. "SURPRISE!" Everyone yelled when we walked in. "What's all this?" I asked. "We couldn't let your birthday go uncelebrated! What kind of friends do you think we are?!" Jesse said and I smiled at him. My birthday had been last Thursday and he had blown up my whole inbox with happy birthday voicemails. "It was all Jesse's idea!" Stacie said as she hugged me. "I'm not surprised," I replied and turned around and kissed jesse softly on the lips. "Let's go get something to drink" I said and pulled him towards the snack table. He truly was an amazing boyfriend, he even knew what my favorite drink was. After hours of dancing and singing, jesse grabbed my hand and pulled me outside. I shivered with cold and he wrapped his jacket around me. He pulled a small box out of his pocket and said "this is for you" "Jesse you didn't have to get my anything." I said, feeling guilty I hadn't gotten him something for his birthday last may. We hadn't been dating at the time, but I still felt bad. "I know, I wanted to." He said and waited for me to open the small box. Inside the box was a gorgeous silver necklace. It had a heart on it with "I love you forever and always" engraved on it. "I know it isn't a diamond ring, but-" "I love it. It's you. I love you, Jesse." I said and kissed him. He pulled away a little and said "I've been waiting for you to say that. I love you too Becs." I blushed a little. "Will you put it on me?" I asked him. He nodded and took the necklace out of the box. He got behind me and pushed my hair out of the way and then put the necklace around my neck and clasped it shut.