A/N: Hey everyone! Just want to thank you all for love and support you have shown me. It means so much. I especially wish to thank xAnoMollyx (Molly) for her input and idea to help with the storyline! Thank you Molly As usual, I don't own the movie or the characters. So here's the next installment for your enjoyment. Feel free to leave your thoughts and comments in a review! Cheryl out! Xx

A/N: Play and Recreation part 1

6am came too quickly for Beca as she grumbled with the sunlight shining through the cracked shade in her room as she pulled the covers over her head. She mentally noted to kick Chloe's ass for making her go out for drinks on a work night; not that she drank a lot, but enough to feel sluggish this morning. The tiny brunette can't consume too much alcohol. Throwing her feet on the floor, she shuffled herself toward the bathroom to get a shower and start her day with a headache from hell. Turning her shower on as hot as she can stand it, she stepped in under the waterfall letting the wetness tingle on her skin.

Taking her bottle of Strawberry Vanilla shampoo, she squirted a sizable amount in her hand and lathered it in her hair while massaging her scalp. She hummed at the sensation. Beca put her head under the shower while running her hands through her hair to rinse the shampoo out and run down the drain.

Beca stepped out of the shower, grabbed her two towels; wrapped her body with one and drying her hair with the other when she walked in her bedroom.

Truthfully, she wanted nothing more than to collapse back down onto her nice comfy bed and drag herself back underneath her warm comforter and sleep for seven more hours. But Brad would wake soon and he would need breakfast, and Beca still has far too many things to get ready for her upcoming session with Katy Perry.

"Uuuhhhggggmmmmfff!" She muttered in defeat, shambling over to her closet.

For one brief moment, she seriously considered gabbing a pair of sweat pants and a baggy t shirt, but settled for grabbing her favorite jeans and her faded purple, off the shoulder sweater, with a black camisole to wear underneath. She dressed robotically, but before putting on just enough makeup to make her look human. When she was through with that she walked to Brad's room to wake him up and take him to the kitchen to get breakfast ready.

"Coffee," she told herself in monotone after she deposited Brad into his seat.

Just a little nudge. Now, what's next?

"Mommy, you sound funny," Brad giggled as she trudged across the kitchen to get a pot of coffee ready. Beca huffed quietly in response. Coffee would make everything better, she told herself.

Blinking his eyes open, Jesse glanced at the clock as the red digital light displayed 8am. Stretching his body he thinks to himself it felt good to sleep in a little on his day off. He hears faint scratching noises coming from the monitor on his nightstand to indicate his precious little girl is waking.

He placed his feet on the floor, pressing forward to walk to the bathroom. After he washed his face and hands, he went to Emily's room and picked her up in his arms.

"Hey, my little princess, daddy's off today so we are going out to have some fun." He spoke gently whilst he brushed the hair behind her ears. Jesse loved these morning with his daughter with her beautiful blonde locks tousled from sleep.

"Da da nummy." Emily cooed before she laid her head on his chest. Jesse changed and dressed Emily before they went downstairs for breakfast. He placed her on the floor and put on Bubble Guppies for her to keep her content while he made pancakes with smiley fruit faces on them.

He grabbed all the things he needed to start cooking. In the other room, he can hear Emily singing to her show and takes a peak to find his little beauty shaking her hips back and forth and clapping her hands. It's moments like these he smiles the most and thinks about his beloved wife Aubrey. He misses her and Emily is a spitting image of her mother.

Though he'd lost count of how many times it had happened, he could clearly recall walking into the kitchen only to catch Aubrey singing and dancing along to the radio while she cooked. The way she would shake her hips, just slightly off beat, and her hair swinging as she twirled around.

Jesse sighed quietly. He still missed Aubrey, and his heart still ached from the loss of her. But he still took joy in the ways that Emily reminded him of her.

"Maybe today would be a good day to go to the playground," he mused himself.

She had promised Bradley to take him to the playground today, and she wouldn't miss that for the world. So she blocked her afternoon events in her calendar and left the office at 2pm.

"Mommy!" Bradley ran towards her as she entered the garden. She picked him up and peppered his little face with kisses till he squeaks with delight.

"We go praygroun now?"

"Sure kiddo" she strapped him in into his car seat and they set off.

[At the playground]

She was so happy to see her little boy playing with other kids, since he was in daycare he opened up to other kids and she was happy about that.

Bradley was now playing happily in the sandbox, building a tower, next to him Beca recognized a cute little blonde girl with locks just as Bradley. She smiled.

An older boy just stormed into the sandbox trampling over the little girls sand and took her shovel. The girl started to cry immediately. Beca was about to stand up as she observed her son crawling over to the little one trying to comfort her. It was too cute to be true.

A tall man with dark hair came up to the two toddlers, taking the girl in his arms patting Bradley's head for thanking him. Beca came closer.

"Everything OK?" she asked. The man turned towards her and she recognized him as the owner from…

He smiled as he recognized her as well "Beca right?"

"Yeah, Hi" she smiled back. Bradley came towards her and she picked him up.

"He's your son? Such a nice little Gentlemen." Jesse held out his hand to high five Bradley who did it instantly giggling.

"Thanks Buddy for comforting Emily". Bradley smiled wide and nuzzled his face in Becas hair. She kissed the top of his head.

"Hey, you wanna join Em and me for a little snack? I brought juice pouches and peanut butter- jelly sandwiches." He laughed. Beca couldn't deny the small butterflies that spread their wings in her stomach. And so she nodded.

"Sure"

A/N: So, I decided to throw in a little cuteness before some things start getting interesting. Thanks to all those that viewed, reviewed, favored and followed this story. You guys and gals are what keeps me going. Much love, Cheryl 3