He lost her today.
That's the first thought that runs through his mind as she wishes him good luck. She isn't his, and she never really was. She looks unsure as she says it, and that's when he knows she's lost to him, because Beca is never unsure about anything.
She wishes him good luck and all he can respond with is a half-hearted "you too."
But what he doesn't know is that she means more than just good luck. She is trying to tell him she wants whatever they had back. That she has changed and she wants to show him it.
And what she doesn't know is that when he responds his heart has just been broken in to pieces because he knew he lost her.
So they stand there in silence, one wondering why he pushed her away, and the other hoping that what she was about to do would be enough for him to take her back, enough for him to want her back
He waits in the wings still questioning why this girl can do what she does to him. He shifts his weight nervously then throws his arm down when he hears his cue in the music. He is done with Beca Mitchell. Done with the flirting. Done with the waiting. Done trying to fix her and help her.
She moves into the wings as he runs on to stage and watches him. He sings;he dances; he flirts with an acapella groupie screaming in the crowd. And he glances over at her to see if she is watching.
Beca has to bite her cheek to keep from smiling. With Bumper gone he has become the new front man of the Trebles and Lord has he done his job. He sings and she wishes she could run out there and apologize right there on stage. But that isn't her. She just has to watch.
The Trebles finish to the crowd screaming as the Bella's take the stage. Beca feels her stomache fluttering as she blows into the pitch pipe. She counts as Aubrey and Chloe begin their set in the typical Bella style. And then Lily breaks in and their set really starts.
He knows they've lost the minutheir Bellas begin to sing. Once upon a time Beca had complained about the lack of originality of the old Bella's. Jesse knew that if the set oftongs changed it was Beca's doing and if it was Beca's doing then it was unstoppable.
He puts his head down because he lost. He lost the ICCA's, he lost the Treble legacy, and he lost her. He begins to imagine Don't You playing and he thinks it's his minds sick little way of torturing him after his loss.
But it's her voice he hears and he looks up. And she's smiling at him. Jesse looks around to see if her dad is nearby. Nope.
And she doesn't break eye contact the entire time. She stares at him and he stares at her. And he realizes he never lost her. And he raises his fist into the air with her as she points back down at him.
And they both smile.
She runs off the stage and walks towards him. He is smiling and she is smiling but on the inside she is a little afraid. Singing to him on stage was one thing, but using her own words to apologize, totally different ball game.
Jesse spares her the need for an explanation and says simply "told you. The ending's the best part."
She responds ither typical fashion with an insult as she pulls him in for a searing kiss. Her arms wrap around his neck and his come to a rest on her waist. She pulls back with an embarrassed smile because they're in a crowded auditorium.
But then she looks into his eyes and kisses him again because you know what, this was their happy ending.