Chapter 2- Beca's POV
"Hey, guys. This is… wait. I never asked your name, being the idiot I am. What might it be?" Jesse asked me, laughing quietly at himself(which I thought it was kinda cute how he seemed forgetful).
"Beca. My name is Beca, and it's fine. I forget stuff a lot too." I replied, laughing a little and smiling at him. I could've sworn I heard a small and quiet 'awww' from the guys after I said that.
"Ok. So, this is Beca, and she goes to Barden as well. I don't believe I've met her, but you guys might've. Do any of you remember her?" He asked them, looking around for any answer. It was kinda weird, I swear I have seen these guys before, I just can't put my finger on where I've seen them from. It seems like it's on the tip of my tongue, but it won't come out.
After a few minutes of awkward silence, one of the guys yelled, "Acapella! That's where she's from! She's a Bella!" Once he said this, everyone(except Jesse) made an 'ohhh' noise showing they remembered me.
"How would you guys have seen me? The Bellas only perform at competitions. You would've had to of been there to see us." I inquired, curious as to how they've seen me before.
"We're an a capella group as well. The Treblemakers. Have you heard of us before?" Jesse told me.
"Uh… Oh! Yeah, Aubrey mentioned you guys during our oath, and I think I've seen you perform as well. Were you at regionals this year?" I said, racking my brain to try to remember if I saw their performance from regionals.
"Yeah, we went right before you guys." The one from before replied, stepping up beside what seemed like the leader.
"Yeah, well anyway… How about we change the subject? I don't feel like talking much about school during break." Jesse piped in, turning toward me. "So? How long are you guys here for? A week?"
"Yeah, it should be the same as your guys. You know, since we go to the same school and all." I sarcastically said, giving him a fake disapproving look.
"Psh- I knew that…" He laughed, looking at his shoes. Clearly embarrassed for saying that. I laughed a little at that. He seemed like a confident guy, but he was embarrassed? Was it because he had said something stupid in front of the girl he liked? Or at least I think he likes me.
"What? Do I have something on my face? I do, don't I? I am being such an idiot today! I'm usually not this stupid, I don't know why it's any different today." He looked incredibly embarrassed. I was confused on why he said the first part though. Oh… I was looking at him for too long, wasn't I?
"It's pretty obvious why you're acting more stupid than usual today." One of the guys from the middle retorted.
"If it's so obvious, then why don't I know why?" Jesse replied, a hint of annoyance in his tone.
"It's because you're head over heels for Beca. Duh dude, I'm surprised you don't realize that considering you feel your own feelings." That guy from the middle piped up again. I think I blushed pretty red because that 'leader' guy chimed in,
"Oh. I'm sorry, did she not know you like her? Oops. Spilled the beans, sorry. Well, at least you don't have to go through that awkward part where you tell her you like her." He was being so sarcastic, I rolled my eyes dramatically so he would see.
"Um, excuse me? I kind of already knew considering he was apparently 'checking me out', and then called me, beautiful and sexy." I said, laughing a little when Jesse starting rubbing the back of his neck and looking down at his shoes again.
"Wow, already called her beautiful and sexy. Dude." The leader guy said. But after an intense glare from me, they all walked away, leaving us alone to sort things out.
'Sorry, I didn't mean to embarrass you in front of all of your friends, that's really rude on my part. I just wanted to get them off your back." I turned toward him while saying this.
"It's ok, they are going to tease me about it later, whether or not they know that. The thing is, why did you come over here with me, and then stand up for me? You clearly don't like me…" He pondered, a sad look on his face.
"Well… This is kind of hard for me to admit, but I'm certain, though it might be obvious. I just need to tell you." I croaked, looking down at my shoes, blushing. "I like you a lot too." That last part came out very quiet.
"You- you do?" He gasped, clearly shocked. I was still looking down at my feet when he said this, and he gently lifted my head up after a while. When I looked into his eyes, they still looked shocked, but he was grinning from ear to ear. I couldn't help but smile. It was a relief to know he was happy that I liked him because I thought he would reject me once he found out.
We stood there for a few minutes before he suggested we get away from the noise, so we could talk without shouting and the risk of others hearing our conversation.
"So, what do you-" I started, but I ended up stuttering and forgetting my words because he moved his face close to mine, inches away. I could feel his hot breath, and I wasn't sure if he was going to kiss me or not. I started to back up a little but ended up against a wall. He laughed a little at this.
"What's so funny Romeo? Got me trapped?" I retorted, rolling my eyes but laughing at his reaction to my using the name 'Romeo'.
"Kind of Juliet. I just think it's kinda funny that you tried to get away from me, clearly too nervous to kiss me, but now you don't have anywhere else to escape the inevitable." His husky tone made me go crazy, but I know that some instincts aren't to be acted upon. "Why are you smiling? I thought you would be blushing and trying to hide your face. Oh- well, you are blushing, but still." He continued, slowly walking towards me, stopping when his feet were almost touching mine.
"Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking…" I beamed, watching his expression change, trying to figure out what I was thinking about. He finally said,
"Penny for your thoughts?" I giggled. He was being dorky and cute, and I couldn't help but smile again. I really wanted to kiss him and date him and start a relationship with him. He was perfect: a dork, fit(yeah, yeah, I know that's a stupid reason but still…), funny but sarcastic, and an a capella singer(so we could challenge each other to sing-offs obviously). I really hoped he felt that way too.
"Umm… Nah. I think I'll keep my thoughts to myself today. Sorry" I said, smirking.
He just stood there, turned his head to the side, and looked at me. God, it was really hard not to just kiss him, but I knew that's what he wanted. Though he wasn't making it any easier by slowly leaning his face into mine. He really wanted me to kiss him, but we had only just met. I wanted to at least go on a date before I kissed him.
"Why? Are you too embarrassed to tell me?" He pried.
"No. It's just that we met like fifteen minutes ago. I'm not going to start telling you my thoughts. I don't even know you that well." I answered, moving to sit down on one of the nearby boxes. He followed.
"Well let's solve that. How about we sit here until we know everything about each other?" He suggested.
"Ok, I guess we could do that. You start." I said.
