A/N: Ugh sorry it took another week to update. Finals are killing me. I've been studying all this past week and the actual finals are all through this week. So I probably wouldn't expect another update for another week, but I'll try to find some time. :)


Jesse and Beca walked through the store, hand in hand.

"What about this one?" Beca caressed the dark wood of the crib. Jesse came to stand behind her, wrapping an arm around her waist. He had taken the day off of work so that they could go shopping for the nursery.

"It looks perfect," he said. "But…don't we need two?"

"Right," Beca said, biting her lip. "Still getting used to this twin thing," she said a with a nervous grin. "Jesse, what if we don't make good parents?"

"Stop right there," he said, meeting her anxious eyes. He grabbed her hands and held them in his. "We're going to be the best parents this world has ever seen. We're also going to have the cutest kids," he said with a grin. "And they're going to have the most amazing voices."

She rolled her eyes, but she seemed more relaxed.

"All right. On to crib number two," she grabbed his hand as they continued to walk.


Beca tried to help Jesse set up the furniture in their nursery, but he refused to let her. He didn't want her to "endanger the babies." Beca pretended to be really annoyed about it, but the truth was that she enjoyed watching him work. And the rocking chair that they had bought was extremely comfortable. Beca watched Jesse screw the wooden pieces together. She tried not to stare at his biceps as they moved with the cranking motion.

"Like what you see?" He asked with a wink. She turned away, determined to not let him see her blush. It would just give him a big head. But Jesse had noticed and he smiled to himself as he built the crib.


Beca was becoming very fed up with her oversized belly. At the beginning of her pregnancy, she was still able to prop the laptop on her lap and work on her music. Now, however, it was becoming close to impossible to fit the stupid thing on her lap. It would balance precariously and then start to slide off. Beca sighed as she closed her laptop and set it on the side table. She reached for her coffee, looking out the window as she sipped. She watched as the snowflakes drifted down, each of them different. She began to wonder how that was possible as she tried to calculate how many snowflakes fell, and how each design was still different, but quickly gave up. She glanced down at Echo, who was curled up on a fallen blanket. She rubbed her with her foot, smiling as the dog began to lick her. It had almost been a year since they had gotten her. She glanced longingly back at her laptop, then shook her head.

"I need to do something else." She declared, turning away from her computer. Beca looked out the window again, then quickly stood up, giving her hands a clap. Echo gave a start, bonking her head on the nearby table.

"Sorry, girlie," she crooned, leaning down to massage the sore spot on her head. "Momma just got a little excited. I figured out what to do."

Echo just looked at her, then curled up for another nap-far away from Beca.

Beca walked over to the cabinet and slowly kneeled. She stuck her head into one of the spaces, searching for a certain something.


Jesse watched the entire scene from the doorway. He watched lovingly as Beca tried to fit her laptop over her bulging belly and talked to herself. He had to stifle a laugh as she scared Echo and caused the poor dog to hit her head. So, when she half-crawled into one of their cabinets, he saw his perfect opportunity. He slowly walked over to her, holding a finger to his lips as Echo spotted him. She watched expectantly as if she sensed something entertaining was going to occur. Jesse stopped right behind Beca and situated himself. He grabbed her sides, tickling her. She squealed and jumped up- unfortunately, her head was still inside of the cabinet. The thump resonated throughout the house and Jesse immediately saw his mistake. Echo barked as if to say, "served her right."

"Didn't think that through," he muttered, rubbing his head. Beca emerged, looking murderous. "Good choice," Jesse said, pointing to the movie held in her hand.

"Don't try to change the topic," she said quietly, almost snarling. Uh-Oh. He tried for an innocent smile, but failed. As she approached him, he did the only thing he could think of that might save him. He pulled her in for a passionate kiss. She remained stiff against him, determined not to give in. She wasn't able to keep it up, though, as Jesse kept kissing her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, swaying in his arms. Jesse winked at Echo, who pawed at her eyes. He turned back to his wife, wrapping an arm around her back and then laying one on her stomach. She sighed as she leaned against him, fitting perfectly in his arms. They stayed like that for a long time, Jesse happy that he wasn't going to get punished. And that the woman in his arms was truly his.

"So," he said finally, "Should we watch Elf?"

Beca looked at the movie held in her hand and grinned. "The one and only."


"We could name our son Buddy," Jesse said after the movie. Beca wrinkled her nose so adorably that Jesse had to lean in and kiss it. Echo watched them disapprovingly from the floor. Jesse threw a blanket at her and pumped his fist victoriously as the blanket floated down on top of the dog. Beca smiled as she watched Echo back out of the blanket, her fur sticking up from the static electricity.

"Ouch!" Jesse rubbed his leg and glared at Echo. Beca burst out laughing and kept laughing until her sides hurt.

"Whew," she breathed. "I think I feel a 6 pack coming on."

Jesse looked pointedly at her huge stomach; she stuck her tongue out at him. He smiled the grin that he knew she loved. He watched as her face melted and she reached out to touch his cheek.

"Why do you have this effect on me," she asked, scooching closer to him.

He shrugged. "I guess I'm just that irresistible."

She smacked his chest, but she was smiling. She laid her head on his chest and sighed.

"Why am I so tired all the time."

"Probably because you're carrying and feeding our children."

"That was a rhetorical question," she mumbled into his shirt.

He kissed the top of her head as she fell asleep.


"It's time," Jesse said as he and Beca were relaxing in the living room.

"Time for…?" Beca asked as she carefully sipped her hot chocolate. Jesse watched her reflection on the window, a stark contrast against the dark world outside. He turned back to her, meeting her blue eyes.

"To pick out some names for the youngsters."

"Hang on," Beca said, getting up and walking into the bedroom. "I need to get my PJ's on."
She returned a moment later and settled beside Jesse on the couch. Echo jumped up beside her, laying her head on her lap.

"Now that the family's all together, let's begin," Jesse said. He grabbed the paper pad and pen from the side table.

Hours and many crumbled up papers later, Jesse and Beca had agreed on a name for their son.

"Tobias," Jesse tried the name out. He leaned his ear against Beca's stomach and tapped it gently. "You in there, buddy?"

"Of course he is, dummy." Beca smiled as she kissed him. "So what're we going to name our daughter?"

Jesse sighed, rubbing his head. "I still like the name Piper. It's a name fit for an aca-child."

Beca rolled her eyes, smiling. They had been debating their daughter's name for some time now. They had agreed easily on their son, but their daughter was proving to be more difficult.

"I like the name Piper," she said slowly. "But I think we should still consider Teresa."

Jesse nodded. "We could give her the nickname Tessa," he said.

"I like that," she said with a grin. "But I know how much you like the name Piper. I vote we wait until she's born and decide then if she's more of a Piper or a Tessa."

"This is why I married you," he said. "You're excellent at problem solving. Well," he amended. "Most of the time."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing, love," he said as he kissed her. "Absolutely nothing."

She yawned and stretched. "I think it's time to get to bed." Jesse followed her to their bedroom, struggling to keep his eyes open. He stubbed his toe on the doorway and tripped into bed.

"Nice." Jesse could feel Beca's smile in the dark.


A/N: This is a bit of a longer chapter, or at least longer than the last one. Which isn't hard to do :) But I worked hard on this thing. I didn't think this story would be as long as it is, but as I write I just keep thinking of more great ideas :) And I just watched Elf again last night, so I had to throw that in there. Anyone who has not seen it, go do so right now. It's great. And the names are from Divergent (Tobias), Percy Jackson (Piper) and Infernal Devices (Tessa. This is also the name of my horse). These are names that I have loved from some of my favorite books. So I had to put this in my story! :) And tomorrow is looking like it might be a snow day! I sincerely hope so! It's the one day this week that I don't have a final and we haven't had a snow day yet this year. We did have enough snow that it would've been counted as one, but that was on Thanksgiving Break, so...Anyways, please let me know what you're thinking. I always love hearing from you, and it gives me motivation to write more. I'm not trying to bribe you into reviewing or anything, it's just really nice to hear from people that are reading my writing. It feels good :) So thank you for sticking with this story so far. And happy almost Christmas Break!