"So you're gonna be gone for four whole weeks?" Ellen asked, she had a hand draped over her swollen stomach.

Jesse nodded as he packed his bag, "I totally promise I will be back on time for little man. Don't stress yourself out and have anything happen. If you need someone you have our parents. Please don't get too overwhelmed. Literally everything is done and you'll still have a full four weeks to go before he's here once I get back."

She smiled, "I know… I'm not worried. It will all be fine."

"Great. I know that we still haven't picked a name so we can work on that during our FaceTime calls. Okay sweetheart?"

"Yes. Now come on, I want to drive you to the airport."

Jesse and Ellen had been working hard over the last month and a half to figure out their plans. Jesse was going to LA to put the finishing touches on a soundtrack he had been working on. Life had been going by so fast lately that he had not had a lot of time to think about stuff. He figured that was good. Whenever his mind started to drift, Beca crept into his thoughts. It was probably a good thing that he was busy. The guilt of what he had done was definitely settling in. The only reason he felt okay was that he knew it had been a one-time situation. His schedule for LA was not leading him to her this time and he figured that would be good. But he was sure next time he saw her he could be professional and needed to leave their past in the past.

Beca struggled to button her jeans as she walked out of the bathroom. Chloe sat on her couch and shook her head.

"I told you that you're gonna have to buy new clothes. It's just a fact. Stop ignoring it." She laughed.

Beca groaned, "Ugh… why is this happening to me?"

Chloe smiled softly at her friend, "You're going to be a good mom, Beca."

"Oh yeah… a tough and edgy mislead young girl as a mom and a radio DJ and wedding band singer father really makes for the picturesque lifestyle. This is going to be a disaster."

Chloe sighed, "Maybe the little one doesn't have that life story, Becs. I hate to be the one to bring up the elephant in the room but…"

"No. That's his dad. It has to be Chloe. I'm praying. Jesse lives on the other side of the country… he's married. This needs to be Bryant's baby so it's going to be his baby."

"Oh yeah… that is a really great plan Beca…" Chloe rolled her eyes, "That's not how you raise a baby. I'm sorry but this is wrong of you. They both deserve to know and so do you. If you put Bryant's name on that birth certificate and it's not his baby…. What if something happens to you someday?"

Beca sighed, "I never imagined doing this with Bryant, Chloe. And if I'm going to have too… I just need to dive into it fully."

Beca had been thinking a lot about her situations. She knew in her heart that Chloe was right but she was worried that finding out it was Jesse's baby would break her. Bryant was here, and he was excited. Beca figured that she could ride on that wave for a while. Eventually, Beca would figure out that she needed to do the right thing. But she was scared. The idea of raising a child was frightening enough in and of itself. Now, the idea that the child she was carrying might be the result of an affair she had with her college boyfriend was too much to handle. Jesse would be in Los Angeles for the next four weeks. Beca was praying they did not run into each other. Although they did not have any direct projects together, there was always a chance of an elevator run in. It felt like her morning sickness had just subsided and been replaced with the nauseating feeling that she might run into the possible father of her baby.

Jesse stepped into Paramount and felt at home. Sometimes, he still wished his permanent job were in Los Angeles. There was just something about the air here that made it seem like a better place to be. The business of the main lobby was something he took comfort in and he smiled at the noise around him. It was his fourth and final week in Los Angeles. He could not believe how quickly the last month had flown by. He had been working on finalizing two new soundtracks with his team and had visited a variety of movie sets. There was a new television show he was being assigned and that was his goal for this week. The idea of going home scared him a little. Not only did he have so much to get done before then, but going home meant he was about to become a father too.

In the past three weeks, he had somehow managed to avoid contact with Beca. The idea of seeing her and having to tell her about his impending delivery killed him, so he was really glad they had not come into contact. He just needed to make it through the next few days. Ellen had been going crazy without him and Jesse knew that needed to be his focus right now. So, he took a deep breath and walked in for the last week of work.

"Good morning Jesse!" Kelly, a member of his team smiled as he walked in.

"Hey everyone!" Jesse sat down, "Do we have the scripts for Season 2 and 3 today?"

Another team member, Grant, nodded, "All here. I just sent out an e-mail. We only got them this morning."

Jesse nodded, "Great. Where's Ryan?"

"Oh… you weren't told yet…" The last member of his team, Jenna, said, "He quit last night."

"What?" Jesse said, shocked.

Kelly spoke up, "Don't worry… they're sending a replacement down any minute."

"Okay… let's get to work then."

Just as Jesse said that, the door slid open and in walked a familiar face, they smiled, "Hi everyone."

"Beca?" Jesse said.

Jesse looked down and saw the slight bulge of a pregnancy bump from underneath her shirt. His breath hitched in his throat as he tried to calculate how far along she could be. This was not good. He was going to need to sit down. It suddenly felt like the world was turning against him for the horrible choices he had made. The room began to spin and it all went black.

"Jesse?" He heard, "Come on, are you okay?"

He opened his eyes and saw Beca leaning over him, "What the hell happened?"

Beca sighed, "You passed out."

Jesse began to sit up slowly and Beca helped him, "Holy shit…"

"Hey guys… can you give us a minute?" Beca asked.

"Sure." The rest of the team said as they made their way out of the door and back to their offices.

Jesse rested his head against the wall and closed his eyes, "Beca…."

"Nope… Jesse don't worry…." Beca said.

Jesse rubbed his temples, "That is not my baby right?"

"No." She lied. In all honesty, she had no idea whose baby this way. Her head had been spinning too. Since this morning when she received the news that she was being put on an assignment with Jesse, she had known this moment would come. Jesse wasn't stupid and he had immediately put two and two together. Now, here they were, sitting on the floor after he had passed out.

Jesse opened his eyes, "Are you sure?"

Beca nodded, "It's Bryant and I's. We are starting a family. It felt like the right time."

Jesse looked at her, "Right after you slept with me? You decided that? Come on Beca you are not the mothering type, let's be real here. This seems a little bit fishy to me. I leave and then you decide to have a baby… what are you trying to match me? Is this some type of game?"

"Why are you being so mean?" Beca said, tears coming to her eyes. The damn pregnancy hormones were really killing her tough guy attitude, "It was a bit of a surprise but we're happy. Don't worry I did a DNA test… you're off the fucking hook."

"Good…" He said quietly.

Beca stood up, "Wait… match you?"

"My wife is having a baby… you knew that." Jesse said, slowly following her in standing up.

Beca felt her breath catch, "No I didn't… how far along is she?"

"Thirty-six weeks." Jesse said.

Beca looked at him, "You slept with me while your wife was pregnant with your child? Jesus Christ Jesse…"

"Oh don't give me that shit… you wanted it just as bad as I did. You were married too…"

"You know what… just stop. Stop this. We have to work together and that is it. I don't want to talk about this anymore…"

Jesse's phone rang in his pocket, "It's my mother… Beca…"

"Save it." Beca said as she got up and walked out of the room.

Jesse sighed and felt his world spinning again, "Hello?"

"Jesse…" Laurie said, sounding nervous.

"Hi mom… listen is there anyway I can call you back a little bit later I have a really busy-"

His mom cut him off, "Jesse… you need to get on a plan right now and come home."

"What? Why… mom is everything okay?"

"The baby is coming Jesse…" She said.

"Okay… holy shit. Okay… but that's not bad! She's at the point where the doctor said it was safe."

"Right…" His mother said, still not convincing him that everything was okay, "Jesse just please come home."