CHAPTER 10

The next morning they woke up late. Having only about 30 minutes to get ready before Ted would be back to take them back to the hotel for brunch with their family and friends. Everyone would be leaving to go back to their normal lives on Monday.

"Baby," Jesse said as he kissed Beca's bare back, "its 10 o'clock. We need to get up and get ready to go.

"We can skip brunch," she said, "no one will know we're missing."

Jesse chuckled and said, "uhh...yes, they will." as he playfully smacked her on the butt.

"Ouch," she yelled, "beating me already I see." she giggled.

"Oh, so that's how it's gonna be huh." he said as he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder running to the shower.

As Jesse ran kisses down her wet neck, she said, "Damn, we get married and I can't even shower alone."

Jesse chuckled again, "We're conserving water and besides, Ted will be here to pick us up in 25 minutes."

They took a few quick moments to play in the shower before showering at lightning speed. They got dressed and Beca touched up her make-up from the night before. They had just finished getting ready when Ted knocked on the door.

"Good Morning Mr. Swanson." Ted said, "Are you ready to head back to the hotel?"

"Good Morning Ted," Jesse said, "let me collect my wife and we'll be right out."

"No rush, Mr. Swanson," he said, "take your time."

As Jesse closed the door and called, "Beca, Ted is here to take us back to the hotel. Are you ready?"

"I'll be right there." Beca called.

Jesse watched as his wife walk into the family room. Beca was dressed in a black scoop neck sweater, a short denim skirt, black tights and black ballet flats. He thought, "How did I get so lucky?"

"Here there handsome," Beca said, "you ready?"

"Yeah" Jesse said, "and if we don't leave now, we'll never leave."

"Oh yeah, why is that?" she asked

"Because I want to take you to our bedroom and have my way with you." he said with a devilish smirk and smacked her on the butt.

"Well, there's plenty of time for that later." Beca said, "I'm starved. Let's go."

The entire ride to the hotel, there was a lot of making out and heavy petting going on in the back seat. Jesse was so glad Beca had decided to wear her short denim skirt. That meant that even through her tights, he would be able to feel the warmth of her skin as he sat next to her during brunch.

When they arrived at the hotel, Ted waited in the lobby while they went back to their hotel suites to collect their things. After double checking that all of their things were out of both rooms, they went downstairs to check out before going to the dining hall they had reserved for brunch.

Upon entering the dining hall, everyone was already there and waiting for them. Jesse motioned to the waiter. He asked for drinks for himself and Beca and also let him know that they could start bringing breakfast in.

"So," Jesse said while Beca made her way around the room to give hugs and say hello, "how is everyone this morning?"

"We're great," Donald said wincing and rubbing his head, "slight headache, but great." Jesse laughed.

"Same here. The wedding really was beautiful," Beni said looking at Jessica, "we got a lot of great ideas."

"Well...that was all Beca's doing." Jesse said, "She did everything." As he said that, he looked up from the table to see Beca playing with Nicholas and the girls. She was so good with kids; he really hoped they would be thinking about a baby soon. Then he thought, "Wouldn't it be great if Beca had gotten pregnant last night. Nah, what were the odds of that?" He shook the thought out of his head.

"With any luck," Bryan said winking at Stacie, "there's gonna be another wedding soon."

"Really?!" Beca said excited.

"Really…" Stacie said, "we're gonna take the plunge."

Handing Nicholas to Jesse, Beca ran over to her best friend and gave her a huge bear hug. "I'm so happy for you. I'll help with whatever you need." Beca told her.

"Who would have thought that Shawshank could plan a wedding?" Amy said.

Everyone laughed except Dr. Mitchell and Sheila, who were completely puzzled by the nickname Amy had given their daughter although Dr. Mitchell thought he knew why Amy called her Shawshank, but he couldn't be sure.

"Well Amy," Beca said, "I'll plan yours too...and maybe I'll turn my hidden talents into a side job."

"Oh nooo," Jesse said getting up from the table and putting Nicholas on his hip so he could walk over to Beca, "all of your free time has been spent Mrs. Swanson." as he wrapped his free arm around her waist and bent down to kiss her. Nicholas giggled and covered his eyes.

The waiter entered with breakfast and everyone sat to enjoy their meal. The girls began chatting about Stacie's wedding (no one else knew about the baby yet), Lily's baby and Amy's boyfriend. There's was going to be a lot to celebrate in the coming months. Beca and Jesse were really looking forward to it.

Amy asked Lily as she rubbed her baby bump, "Are you gonna name the baby Amy?"

"Ummm…" Lily stuttered, "Donald and I have been kicking around a few names but haven't decided on anything."

"Well, you know, Amy is a great name." Amy said.

"But Amy…" Donald said, "We're having a boy."

"Ok, then…" Amy said as she tapped her chin, "what about Ames?"

While Lily rolled her eyes and everyone laughed, Donald said, "That's a huge negative ghost rider. Not naming my son Ames."

Lily looked at Amy and said, "Sorry."

"Ah, it's alright." Amy said, "Beca and Jesse can name a kid after me then.

"Amy, I love you like my luggage, but I don't intend on naming a child after you. Sorry." Beca said.

"Well damn it…" Amy said as she folded her arm across her chest, "All of you are just mean." Everyone just laughed. Amy was set on having an aca-niece named after her but it didn't look like it was going to happen.

"Lily…" Beca said, "If it's ok with you, Jesse and I would like to host a baby shower for you at the house."

Lily looked at Beca in shock. "Are you sure? I wouldn't want to impose."

"You're kidding right?" Beca asked. "You and Donald are our best friends; we'd love to do this for you."

"That's so sweet guys. We'd love it if you would host our baby shower." Lily said wiping a tear from her eye.

"Guys, this is so awesome…thanks!" Donald said.

"It's no problem at all man." Jesse said. "I figured all us guys can watch the football game in the media room while the girls do the baby thing."

"Then count me in." Donald said.

"Lily, just let us know a couple of dates that will work for you and we'll start planning." Beca said.

"I can do that." Lily said with a grin as she rubbed her baby bump.

Around 12:30, Beca noticed that Nicholas was sleepily rubbing his eyes. She took him out of his highchair and the poor little guy went right to sleep on her chest. He was so cute.

"Beca…" Chloe said, "I can take him from you if you want."

"Oh no Chlo…" she said, "He's fine. I'm enjoying every minute I can with my precious godson before you whisk him back off to the big apple. I'm not sure when we'll get to see him again." She said as she brushed his soft round cheeks.

Chloe winked at Jesse, "In that case, he's all yours until we leave."

"Hey Chloe… what are your plans for New Years?" Jesse asked

"Since Josh's parents are going on a cruise, we were thinking of going to my parents." Chloe said.

"Oh well…never mind" Jesse said. Beca was now looking at him with a very confused look.

"We haven't made any definite plans yet." Chloe said with a wink

By now Beca was completely confused and asked, "Ok, you two…what's going on?"

Jesse reached under his chair to grab a gift bag and handed it to Beca.

"What's this?" She asked.

"Well…" Jesse said, rubbing the back of his neck, "why don't you open it and find out?"

Beca picked up the bag, careful not to wake Nicholas. All eyes were now on Beca and she wasn't sure what to make of it. Inside the bag was a noise maker, an apple, one of the hotels pieces from a monopoly game, a toy plane, a champagne glass, her watch and an envelope. Beca gave Jesse a puzzled look as she took each item out of the bag.

"What is all of this?" She asked.

"They're clues…" Jesse said, "Open the envelope." Inside the envelope was a note that read:

"Beca,

I know you say that I spoil you but I just can't help it. You are an amazing woman and you deserve to be spoiled.

Not long ago, you mentioned that you'd like to be in Times Square on New Year's Eve to see the ball drop. Well pack your bags baby; we're going to the big apple!

I love you so much!

XOXO"

Jesse

"Oh my God, Jesse…." She squealed, "Are you serious?!

"I'm serious." He said, "We're going to spend New Year's in New York with Chloe, Josh and Nicholas!"

"Thank You Babe. This is the BEST surprise ever!" Beca said as she pulled him close to give him a kiss.

"But wait!" she said as reality started to sink in, "I may not be able to get the time off. I've been off all this week and I won't go back to work for another 2 weeks. What if I can't get the time off?" She said with a very disappointed look.

"It's all been taken care of." Jesse said.

"What do you mean 'it's all been taken care of'?" she asked

"I called Rod before I booked the trip. He thought it was a great idea especially since you never take time off."

"Are you serious?" Beca asked, "You called Rod? He approved it?"

"Yes, I'm serious. Yes, I called Rod and yes, he approved it. He said that nothing really goes on during that time anyway. You're going to get am email, he said he's closing the office for that entire week." Jesse said.

"Oh my God…" Beca squealed again as she hugged him, "you are the best husband ever!'

"No need to call me God… Jesse works just fine." He joked and everyone laughed. "You're welcome baby. You know I'd do anything for you."

Beca giggled, kissed Jesse then kissed Nicholas on the forehead. Somehow, Nicholas managed to stay asleep during all of Beca's squealing. The kid could sleep through anything. As Jesse put his arm around the back of Beca's chair he kissed both her and Nicholas.

He whispered to her, "You look so beautiful with a sleeping baby on your chest, do you know that?"

"Oh…Do I?" She said as she looked at Nicholas's sweet face and placed kiss on his cheek.

"You do." He said as he ran a hand up her thigh, "How long before we have one of our own?"

As she sipped her orange juice, she whispered, "I don't know...but I'm not doing anything to prevent it."

"Does that mean what I think it means?" He whispered

"That means, we haven't been using condoms, and you know I'm not on birth control because I don't like the side effects." She whispered with a winked.

"Then I hope there's a new little Swanson in there right now." He said as he glanced at her tummy and kissed her forehead.

She grinned and said, "I guess we'll find out soon enough, won't we?"

"Yes...we will." He said as he hugged both her and Nicholas.

It was soon time for everyone to start leaving. There was tons of food left and just as she had instructed the waiter last night, she again asked that a plate be made for their driver and that all the other left overs be boxed up and taken to the homeless shelter.

After saying their goodbyes, everyone went their separate ways. Beca hated giving Nicholas back to Chloe. She was enjoying holding him. He really was a sweet baby.

"Well, Mrs. Swanson..." Jesse said, "Are you ready to head back home?"

"I am." She replied.

"Good, because I think Laney is starting to think we abandoned her." he said jokingly.

"No, she doesn't," Beca laughed, "We'll take her for a walk when we get home."

"Let's go." He said, "I'm missing my pooch!"

Beca giggled, "Come on my man child, let's go home and play with our puppy for a few hours before Aunt Stacie and Uncle Bryan come to get her!" she said as she took his hand and started to walk to the car.