A soft knock on the door stirred Beca from the sleepy stupor she was in. It had been eight days since she brought Ensley home and this was the first time she had sat on the couch and now someone was here. She figured it would be Chloe making sure her and the baby were still breathing. Her mom had left yesterday, she was making her final move into her apartment that was just a five minute drive from her. Beca had promised she would be okay, but not she had wished she took her mom up on another week of help.

Jesse had only been over once, to bring Beca a check for things for the baby. It was killing Beca, but raising a baby on her own was easier than having her heart broken again. They had agreed that it was best for Beca to have the baby right now. Once she was a month old, Jesse could start seeing her more frequently. Then maybe when she was eating something other than off of Beca's breasts, he could keep her overnight. Jesse had been calm when Beca saw him, he didn't push at all. Beca sighed at the thought and got up to answer the door.

"Hi!" Chloe said quietly, "It sounds like you have her sleeping, finally."

Beca nodded, "Yes. So be quiet."

Chloe scoffed, "I am always quiet…"

Beca rolled her eyes, "Sure."

"How's the day been without your mom here?" Chloe asked as they walked towards the couch.

Beca sighed, "Okay. I'm just so tired."

"I know… it's tough with a new baby."

"And you didn't do it alone…" Beca sighed.

Chloe looked at her friend, "Can I ask you a question without you freaking out on me?"

Beca shook her head, "I'm not talking about Jesse."

"But Bec… come on. He came back, doesn't that mean anything? The day the baby was born you were sitting in your room sobbing about him leaving and now he's here and you don't want him back? Beca… I think you're being irrational."

"Stop Chloe! I just can't okay… what if… what if this isn't meant to be? What if all of this was a big mistake? My parents splitting up was the worst thing that ever happened to me. When I sat there all day crying, I thought about it all over again and realized him leaving was a blessing. Ensley will never have to go through the pain of watching two people fall out of love."

"Beca… you and Jesse were apart for years and when he came back it was like nothing had changed." Chloe said.

Beca groaned, "But what about when the passion runs out? What's let then?"

"LOVE! Beca, come on you know that! This isn't passion that you and Jesse have, it's love. You've been in love with him since the beginning and I think he's been in love with you since the moment her met you. Stop fighting it."

A shrieking cry pierced the air, "GREAT! You woke her up."

Beca got up angrily and walked out of the room, leaving her friend sitting on the couch. She was done talking about this. It was her life and her decisions and nothing was going to change now.

Jesse sat on a bed in the new apartment he was renting. It was a cool day in Los Angeles; the middle of March sometimes brought weather like that. Or at least that's what Jesse had been told by the barista that made his coffee every morning. The last two weeks had gone by painfully slow. Beca had rejected him and now he was figuring out what direction his life was going to go in. He knew he needed to be there for his daughter, that was what was most important right now. What Jesse was trying to figure out though, was why Beca felt like they had no chance anymore. He had come back here for her and thought that would be enough to prove that he was there for her. It felt like his whole life was failing and flopping around him and all he could do was sit and watch. Jesse's phone rang and he answered.

"Hi mom." He said sullenly.

Laurie sighed, "Don't sound so blue kiddo."

"Just a rough few weeks ma."

Laurie sounded sympathetic, "I know pal… it will all work out, and I know it."

Jesse chuckled, "How do you know that mom? How do you know it won't be like this forever and ever and ever? What makes you think Beca is just going to magically change her mind?"

"Because it's Beca." Laurie said matter-of-factly, "Because she is stubborn, but you know how to crack her code. Plus once those pregnancy hormones calm down… she'll realize that life with you in it will be better."

"Well… I sure hope you're right mom. I would do anything to get her back… anything."

"I know you would buddy. I know…" Laurie sighed.

Jesse smiled softly, "So what were you calling for?"

"Well you have an offer on the old house. I spoke with Ellen and she agreed to sell her half finally so I think you should take the offer. It's for $458 and I think that's pretty great. She also finally signed the divorce papers…"

Jesse laughed, "I thought I'd be celebrating that by drinking wine with Beca… not by sitting sadly in a dingy apartment by myself."

"I told you it will all work out sweetie and I really do believe it will."

Corinne stood in her new Los Angeles apartment unpacking boxes. Her daughter sat on the couch nursing her new granddaughter. It had all seemed surreal to Corinne, what had happened in the last few weeks and months that is. She was incredibly grateful to be close to her daughter again. Beca and she had been fighting and arguing for as long as she could remember. The last time they had gotten along was probably when Beca was eight. Now, it was as if they had never been at odds. The only thing Corinne wished was that it had been a more pleasant situation for her to walk into. Seeing Beca become a mom, alone, was heartbreaking. Especially when Corinne knew that the father was the only man that Beca had ever truly loved.

Corinne had done the single mom thing. It was tough and she did not want to discourage Beca, so she kept those thoughts to herself. But she and Beca's father had never really been a good match. He was too intellectual and Corinne was a free spirit. They had started hot and heavy and when Corinne found out she was pregnant, their short fling became much more permanent. Of course, Corinne loved her daughter and thanked Beca's dad more than anyone else for helping to give her the one thing she had never realized she needed. But for most of Beca's life, she had gone through it alone. The late nights of feeding, the art projects, the math worksheets, soccer practice, music lessons, teenage angst… it was hard to do it by yourself. And it killed Corinne knowing Beca was letting a chance to have a partner to do all of that with fall through her hands.

Jesse was a good guy… Corinne knew that. When Beca had introduced them years ago, Corinne had been so surprised by the character of the boy Beca had chosen to love. He was so different than who she had imagined her daughter would find in college, but truth be told that was a refreshing surprise. When they had broken up, Corinne had felt a deep ache for her daughter, thinking she would never find a love like that again. Years went by and Bryant was a nice guy, but Corinne never saw the sparkle in Beca's eye that she had with Jesse. The day Beca told Corinne that she and Bryant were getting married; it took everything in Corinne to not scream at her to stop being stupid.

Those years with Bryant, Beca was not happy. She managed, and she pretended, but it was never like it had been when Jesse was around. When Beca had called Corinne and told her she was pregnant and divorcing Bryant, it was almost immediate that Corinne figured out Jesse must be back. That was the only person Beca would ever be tempted to cheat with. Corinne knew she needed to be there for her daughter. That's why it had been an immediate reaction to leave her job and move to Los Angeles. Now, Corinne had to figure out how to fix her daughter's life. She had watched for the last two weeks as Beca struggled as a single mother. Corinne had watched her stare off into space, her mind inevitably wandering to the only man that Corinne knew Beca would ever love.

"Mom?" Beca asked, "Look at this picture I just took of Ens!"

Corinne walked over to her daughter and looked at the phone screen, "How cute! She is a little doll. You should send that to Jesse."

Beca looked up at her mom, silent for a moment before responding, "Why would that thought cross your mind?"

"He's her daddy… just thought it was a cute picture for him to have. Send it to your dad and Chlo too."

Beca nodded her head, "You're right… totally screensaver worthy. Everyone is going to want this. By the way… Dad is going to be here this weekend."

Corinne sat on the side of her daughter, "Perfect. He can take over some baby duty for me."

"Shut up! You love her."

Corinne smiled and held her arms out, "I do love my little squish. Give her here!"

Corinne knew what she was doing… she was going to help those two kids find each other. Even if it was the last thing she ever did.