(n) frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone.

Jesse knew that Beca would never be his. He tried to get to know her. He tried to love her. She mattered, not just to him. She just mattered.

It didn't work. The walls stayed firmly in place.

Jesse pushed her away, but even that scared her. Suddenly she was fighting for him. They both knew it was only fear. Fear of being alone. Fear of no one left.

Then she noticed Chloe, Chloe who had always noticed her. Jesse felt hope. Maybe Chloe could show her the truth. Jesse loved Beca, but she would always belong to someone else.