A/N: Hi, here's chapter 21. Enjoy :) As always R&R.

That Monday morning, at work, Beca was in a bad mood. She had burned herself with the stove while trying to make an omelet, the coffee cart outside Residual Heat was closed, her head hurt because she didn't have a good sleep the previous night, and her favorite mug (one she had bought at a David Guetta concert) had broken in a thousand pieces. To make things worse, Jesse had gone to Minnesota to visit his dying grandmother (a nice and friendly old lady who adored her grandson's girlfriend) and her hand was really itchy because of the cast. She felt it was one of those days when everything was meant to go wrong.

Beca was heavily concentrated on trying to ignore the itch when her boss, Frank Sutherland, opened the door of the small office she shared with three other guys and peeked in. Beca liked Frank. Although they had gotten off to a rough start because of his rude ways, she managed to win him over thanks to her talent and hard work. He used to say she was the most talented person working at Residual Heat.

"Beca, you've got a second?" She nodded and followed him into the recording studio, which served as his office most of the times. He invited her to take a seat.

"First of all, how is that hand?"

"Oh, it's much better now. It itches like hell but the pain has eased, and I've started doing small exercises to regain mobility."

"That's great, I'm glad to hear it."

"Thank you, although I don't think that's the reason why you wanted us to talk."

He smiled, something that didn't happen often.

"You are right. Let's talk business, then." He started walking around the room, holding his hands against his back. "Do you know what A&R means?"

"Of course, Artist and Repertoire. It's a division of a record label."

"And do you happen to know what its job is?"

"Well, their employees usually are in charge of finding new talents. They do everything from assisting with song selection to choosing the people that will produce the album and where it will be recorded."

"Go on." Frank encouraged her, and made Beca feel extremely curious.

"They oversee the recording process, they'll find songs or songwriters in case the artist doesn't write its own music. Sometimes they help the guys from marketing with the promotion stuff and all of that. They basically act as a liaison between artists and the record label."

He looked at her, visibly satisfied.

"Very good."

"It's often considered the most glamorous and important department of them all." Beca's curiosity kept increasing, and it didn't go unnoticed by her boss.

"Okay, you are probably wondering why I'm asking you this." She nodded. "Well, here's the thing: I've been offered the position of A&R Coordinator in our headquarters at New York."

Beca looked at him with her eyes wide open.

"Will you accept?"

"Of course I will, what kind of question is that? This has been my dream for as long as I can remember. It's a golden opportunity, and I'm not willing to let it pass."

"Well, that's great! I'm happy for you. I really am, Frank. You are an extremely talented guy and I know you will make an excellent job, although I'm gonna miss you." She said, and truly meant it.

"Wait, I'm not finished yet."

"Oh, there's more?"

"Yes, I decided to save the best for the end." He looked at her straight in the eye. "I want you to come and work for me."

Beca felt so shocked that she had to suppress the urgent need to scream.

"To New York?"

"Yes."

"Are you serious?"

"Serious as a heart attack."

Beca stood up and started walking in circles, giving herself small taps on the cast.

"Well, that's something I wasn't expecting."

"I can assure you, you won't be presented with an opportunity like this in a long time. Maybe never."

"Why me? I mean, am I not too young?"

"You are, and precisely that's what makes you ideal for the job. You have an amazing potential, and despite your youth you stand out from the crowd. I've been watching you every day since you began working here. You are clever and ambitious, besides talented and determined. The only thing you need is experience, and New York can give it to you."

Beca was still shocked, so she tried to win as much time as possible.

"Do you really think I have a future there?"

"Are you kidding me? You are creative, besides quite adept into the business of music producing. You have a special talent for finding people's strengths, even when it doesn't seem they have one. As a matter of fact, you have already made your first big discovery." He was talking about Emily, who wanted to pursue a singing career after graduating. She had already recorded three of her songs thanks to Beca's help. "Believe me when I say you were born to be in A&R." He made a pause, while Beca kept making noise with the cast. "So, what do you say?"

Beca didn't know what to say, she felt extremely overwhelmed by the whole idea.

"I… I feel so grateful that you thought of me." He sighted, as if he already knew what she was going to say. "It's such a great honor, but I have to think about it. It's not an easy decision to make and I don't wanna rush it, if you don't mind."

"All right. I have to be in New York on June 8th, so I'll give you three weeks to decide –until the end of May. If you haven't given me your answer by then, I'll assume you are not interested and I won't insist. You'll keep your job as if nothing had ever happened."

"Seems fitting to me. Thank you Frank, I promise I will consider it." She said, and hugged him. She then left the room and when back to her office.

Well, that's one hell of a decision to make. She thought as she walked away.

Suddenly, she wasn't in a bad mood anymore.