A/N: hey guys! Sorry it's been ages. I've had this finished for a while but never got around to uploading it, but here we are! Enjoy!

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The air conditioning was broken. It was way too hot, and the air conditioning was broken, yet there were still people coming into The Grill, even though there was a restaurant across the street with working AC. All of the staff were overheating, Beca included. One waitress, Sam, had actually passed out, and they'd made her sit in the freezer to cool down before letting her drive home. "Holy shit, I can't do this anymore," Beca groaned, raking her hair into a higher ponytail in attempt to keep it away from her sweaty neck.

"Is this even allowed?" Another employee, Gillian, quipped. They two were standing in the doorway at the back, waiting for a breeze to go by, not that one ever did.

"It's fine, ladies. Don't you have tables to deal with?" Susanne, the only manager who nobody liked, glared at them as she passed. The two girls shared a look, before making their way back out to the floor. "Hi," Beca forced a smile, wondering if she looked as sweaty as she felt. "Welcome to The Grill. My names Beca and I'll be taking care of you this afternoon."

"Is there any table in this place where there is air conditioning?" The man asked, and she bit down hard on the inside of her cheek to keep from letting out an annoyed sigh. She'd been getting asked that all day.

"Unfortunately not, it's been down since this morning."

"Has anybody tried to fix it?" Of course they had tried to fix it. She could guarantee that it felt one thousand times hotter for the staff, whom were actually working, and doing things aside from sitting in a comfy booth.

"Yes, and there's nothing we can do about it until the repair people get here, and I'm not sure when that will be.

"Alright," the man sighed, and shared an unimpressed look with his wife.

Had they not read the sign on the door explaining the situation? "Can I start you off with something to drink?"

"Ice water with lemon, please."

"Sure thing."

All she wanted was to go home and text Jesse about her shitty day. She missed him like crazy, but couldn't text him back at work with Susanne glaring over she shoulder. "Beca, those earrings are not pleasant to look at. Do you really think that our customers want their waitress to look like she could stab someone with her piercing?"

"Sorry," she had rolled her eyes.

"You're walking a fine line, Miss Mitchell, keep that in mind."

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"Hey Million Dollar Baby." Beca could tell he was smiling through the phone as she collected her things from her cubby at work, finally heading home for the day.

"Hey," she grinned back, even though he couldn't see. "What's up?"

"Not much, just packing for the big camping trip coming up and thinking about how much I miss you, what about you?"

"You're ridiculous," she laughed. "I miss you, too. I just got off work," she told him, mouthing a quick 'bye' to Gillian as she pushed her way out the door.

"How was it today?" He knew she wasn't particularly fond of her waitressing job and would much rather being doing something music related, and he couldn't say he blamed her.

"Hell," Beca answered.

"That bad, huh?"

"You don't even know. First, the air conditioning broke. The air conditioning. It broke. So that put everybody in a bad mood, the staff included, especially Susanne, which I didn't even know was possible,"

"Ah yes, the She-Devil."

"That's the one, and Sam passed out, so we were short staffed, and God, it just was terrible. It made the Bellas seem like a breeze."

"I'm sorry your day sucked."

"It's not your fault, Nerd. I do miss you though."

"I know, I miss you, too, Bec. But just think, in three weeks I'm all yours, and you get a whole two weeks off work."

"I can't wait," she said honestly.

"Me neither. Listen, I've got to go, my mom wants me to help get Ryan ready to go for tomorrow, but I'll call you tonight, okay?"

"Okay. Say hi to your family for me."

"I will. I love you."

"I love you, too." She hit end, getting into her car, immediately cranking the air conditioning. She sat there for a minute, letting herself cool down, her mind overwhelmed by the thought of Jesse. Going from seeing him everyday to not at all was horrible. As much as she hated it, or sometimes pretended to, she just wanted to hang out and watch movies with him. He would smile and mouth along at all his favourite parts, and keep looking at her to make sure she was paying attention. Beca just wanted to have him around, especially on a day that particularly sucked like this one. He would make her feel better, he always did.

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"Hey, Becs," Shannon grinned when she walked in the door. Her cheeks were rosy and she seemed awfully happy.

"Hey?"

"We're going to go out for dinner tonight, okay? We have something to talk to you about."

"Sure," Beca shrugged. "Just let me shower and get changed." She definitely had her suspicions about what they were planning on telling her, and she smiled to herself as she turned on the tap.

Just over an hour later, Beca was sat across from her mom and Austin at a booth tucked in a corner. "So?" She asked, raising an eyebrow and taking a sip of her water. She watched as Austin rested his hand over Shannon's, offering a sense of comfort. A wave of missing Jesse coursed through her.

"Well, I guess there's no real way to beat around the bush, so, um, we're expecting."

"Shut up," Beca grinned. Her mom was married to someone who actually cared about them, and now they were expecting a baby. She was thrilled for them. "How far along are you?"

"We just found out the other day. We were just waiting for the right time to tell you, and I was worried you would be upset."

"Mom, of course I'm not upset. I'm so happy for you guys."

"Thanks, Bec," Austin smiled. "We're really excited."

"You should be!"

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"Couldn't go three hours without talking to me?" Jesse chuckled as he answered the phone, watching as Ryan pranced around, making up a song about their camping trip.

"Shut up, Nerd," she laughed with him, placing her phone on speaker and setting it on her desk as she worked on a mix. "So, I have news."