Chapter 14:

**Day of Regionals**

The Bellas got dressed and hopped into the Treble bus. We all rode together since most of us were paired up and we wanted to save money. We arrived at the competition and went to our spots. The Sockapellas were on right now and we were up next. When they finished, we walked on stage after Jesse wished me good luck. We did a mash-up of Demons by Imagine Dragons, Part of Me by Katy Perry, and Adele's Set Fire To The Rain. As we finished, the crowd cheered. It had done the job. The Trebles went on next and sang "Payphone" by Maroon 5. They did really good, but they had no chance of beat us. The announcer came on stage and announced the winners after Jesse came running over to me.

"Nice job, by the way," Jesse said.

"You too, nerd."

"In third place, the Sockapellas!" said the announcer. Jesus these guys were good at getting third place. "In second place, and advancing to this year's Semi-Finals, the Treblemakers!" Jesse and the rest of the guys cheered. "And in first place, also advancing, the Barden Bellas!"

"Yes!" I said happily, even though I was expecting it. We ran up and received our trophy. I spotted Aubrey cheering in the crowd. I'm glad she's actually appreciating things I do.

Later that night, Jesse came over to give me another movication. I was in the shower when he came over.

Jesse's POV:

I knocked on the door to the Bellas house and Denise answered. "Where's Beca?" I asked.

"In the shower," she answered. I walked upstairs to find Beca and heard the sweet sound of her voice singing in the shower.

"…but all your bullets ricochet, you shoot me down, but I get up. I'm bulletproof, nothin' to lose, fire away, fire away. Ricochet, you take your aim, fire away, fire away…AH!" she screamed.

"Beca?" I pondered.

"Jesse? What- why-?" she stuttered.

"I was listening to your beautiful voice when I heard you scream." I was talking to her from behind the curtain.

"I swear, nothing has changed since we went to your parents' house," she stated.

"I have to disagree," I said opening the curtain. "My love for you grows stronger every single day," I planted a kiss on her forehead. "Now hurry up so I can give you movication. You look amazing by the way,"

"I'm still naked."

"I know," and I walked out of the room, shutting the door behind me.

Beca's POV:

I got out of the shower, dried off, and walked into my room where Jesse was waiting. "So what are we watching?" I asked, putting my clothes on.

"Depends on where you look," Jesse said seductively.

"Jesse, not tonight…" He looked at me with a questioning face. "Can we just watch a movie?" I begged.

"And why is that, Beca Mitchell?" I looked at him. Did I have to spell it out?"

"The pencil is red," I said.

"What?"

"The pencil. It's red." I looked down and he understood. "So… what movie are we watching?"

"Snow White and the Huntsman," he replied. The actress from the Twilight Saga was in it, Kristin Stewart I think? "Yes, that is Kristin Stewart," he said.

"Mind reader much?" I said after staring at him blankly.

"Timing is everything."

**Day Before Christmas Break**

Jesse and I were getting packed when his phone rang. "Hello?" he answered.

"Jesse?" the voice that sounded like his mothers said. "Remember when I told you about the rules? Well, they still apply. The twins are 14 and know about all of that, but I still don't want to explain why they heard that. Got it?" Jesse looked incredibly annoyed.

"Got it mom," he said hanging up. "Well shit, rules still apply."

"Jesse its fine. We can go a few days, plus they won't be home the entire vacation, and if you're that desperate for it, then you can have it," I tauntingly reassured him. He smiled and continued to pack. I walked over to Jesse's closet to get his Treble hoodie. "Jesse… what are these?" I said holding a box of coloured condoms.

"Oh yeah I need those," he said trying to remove them from my grasp.

"Jesse!"

"What? Not my fault I want to look and feel pretty," he pouted. I handed the box over to him and he smiled as big as he could.

"You're such a dork."

"But I'm your dork."

"My corny, corny dork."

The next day we arrived at the airport and took our seats on the plane. Jesse put in the movie "The Lightning Thief," and we started to watch it. It was really good and the front character was incredibly attractive. "So," I started, "Logan Lerman. What else is he in?"

"The Three Musketeers, Perks of Being a Wallflower, ooh and Sea of Monsters! We bought that a few days ago on DVD. We should watch it when we get home!"

"What is it?"

"Really? It's the second one to the Percy Jackson series!"

"Why don't they just call it Percy Jackson 2?" He made a loud gasp and put his hand up, practically shunning me.

"Beca. The Sea of Monsters is the title. If you call it 'Percy Jackson 2' you're sleeping outside."

"Well okay then. I guess we have to watch it then." The intercom came on and said we were landing in about ten minutes. We got our carry-ons from above our heads so we could be the first ones off. When we landed, they opened the door and Jesse and I walked out. We went to the luggage claimer and found our bags. We found Michael, David, and the twins waiting for us with yet another sign. Michael held one that said 'Movie-Loving Dipshit' while David held one that said 'Ear Spike' "Hasn't he held that one before?" I asked, gesturing to the sign Michael was holding.

"'Dipshit' is kind of his word for me," Jesse replied.

"Ear spike? Really David?" I kidded.

"For as long as I see that spike I am not letting this one go," said David. We walked to the car and drove to Jesse's house. When we arrived, Richard and Jane were cooking dinner. There were four days until Christmas so Jesse and I went shopping with the twins.

"Hey Jesse, I have to go to the bathroom so I'll text you and you guys go ahead," I said. He nodded and they walked into the shopping centre. After they disappeared I went into the Yankee Candle shop. I had something planned for Christmas night.

I texted Jesse and he said he was in Hollister getting the girls something while they were in Abercrombie. I met him there and he looked really confused. "Need help?"

"Yeah, what size do you think they wear and what would they like?" he asked me.

"Try this," I held up Hollister sweatpants and made a quick note. "They're super comfy and perfect for Christmas." He thanked me and proceeded to the check-out line. The girls though Jesse was in Abercrombie still so we went back there.

"Jesse where have you been?" asked Kate.

"Beca wanted me to come to her since she wasn't familiar with this mall," he said. Damn, he was getting a lot better at his excuses. Maybe I'm rubbing off on him.

"Wait, you guys bough each other's presents… together?" I asked.

"No silly! One goes to the fitting rooms while the other buys the apparel for the other one. It's simple and secret," explained Kiley. While Jesse and Kate were in the line to check out I pulled Kiley over.

"Can you do me a favour?" I asked.

"Sure, what?"

"I'm planning something for Jesse and I need to hide something in your room, can you do that?"

"Sure, just give it to me when we get home and tell me where to put it," she said. I thanked her and joined Jesse and Kate in the line.

"So, what would Michael and David want?" I asked Jesse.

"David likes video games and Michael likes books. We could head over to Barns & Noble then go to GameStop?" he offered. I nodded and we made our way over.

When we got home, I gave what needed hiding to the twins and they put it behind their closet door. "Just out of curiosity, why couldn't you put it in your room?"

"Because Jesse would see it and he might suspect something. Thanks guys, I appreciate this," and I walked out of their room. Jesse was laying on his bed watching TV and I decided to join him. I can't wait for my present to Jesse.

And no guys, the present she put behind the twins' door was not a candle lol. Oh and just to clear things up about their age in case you were wondering:

Kiley & Kate – 14

David – 18

Michael – 24

Jesse & Beca – 20

Parents – Late 40's

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