Chapter 7 was the last chapter that the two families mirror each other. Please leave me feedback, I love hearing what you guys have to say!

The next time Beca and Jesse went out (to the movies, with Jesse happily rattling off facts about said movie and Beca groaning and complaining the whole way- Jesse was shocked because deep down inside, he was hoping that she was only saying she didn't like movies to mess with his head), Jesse requested he meet her girls. And Beca agreed that she wanted to meet his boys.

"You aren't meeting Chloe and Tom yet, though. That's just too much". Beca shook her head.

"Oh, I know. I don't want to scare you off", Jesse agreed. "How about dinner next Friday night? I haven't even told my boys about your kids, if I'm completely honest".

"No, the girls are clueless", Beca agreed. "Yeah, dinner on Friday night sounds good".

Jesse grinned, taking Beca's hand and squeezing it gently.

For anyone else, it would have been happy families.

But Beca wasn't average.

And neither was Jesse.

"So, want to know something funny?" Beca said cheerfully, as she ran an iron over Courtney's favourite dress (she didn't know where Courtney got her girlyness from, because Beca only wore jeans. Shorts if it was warm). "You know how I went out for dinner with my new friend Jesse, and how we went to the movies?"

"And we watched Hairspray with Aunt Chloe and Uncle Tom?" Rosie said brightly, nodding at her mother.

Beca glanced over to find her three girls lying on their stomachs on the carpet, looking at their mother with the air of innocence (although Beca knew better) and adoration in their eyes. Her heart melted a little, and she smiled at them.

"Guess what I found out about Jesse?"

"He's got a dog?" Natalie cheered excitedly.

Beca frowned slightly (all three girls shared her love for dogs, and although they didn't own one, they wanted one incredibly badly).

"No, Natty, he doesn't have a dog".

"A unicorn?" Courtney guessed.

"You've been spending too much time with Aunt Chloe. No, no unicorn".

"We give up", Rosie spoke for the three of them.

"Jesse has kids of his own", she said, before hanging up Courtney's dress. "Jesse has three sons. Ben, Dean and Brody".

Courtney wrinkled up her nose. "EW!"

"So if you and Jesse got married, they'd be our brothers?"

"I don't want brothers!" Natalie shrieked. "I've got enough sisters!"

(Her girls were very much like their mother- the only boys they trusted were Tom and Michael.)

Beca sighed heavily. "Like it or not, girlies, we're gonna meet them. Tonight. And if it's as bad as you guys are expecting, then I won't make you do it again, alright? This isn't about me this time".

"Mummy, are you gonna marry Jesse?" Rosie said quietly, and Beca didn't miss the flash of sadness in her eyes.

(Rosie was very much like her mother, and knew how to wear a mask. But Beca could always break through it.)

"I don't even know the guy!" Beca protested. "No matter what, though, you girls are my number one".

"And number two and three", Natalie giggled, hoisting herself up to give her a hug.

"Right. You girls are my numbers one, two and three". She held out her arms for Rosie and Courtney, who scrambled up to join them. "I love you".

"Love you", Rosie mumbled into her side, squeezing her extra tight. Beca held Rosie for a moment longer than the other girls, before pressing a kiss to the top of her head.

"Is Beca nice?" Brody wanted to know, as Jesse stretched the seatbelt over his youngest son. "Will we like her?"

"I think you guys will", Jesse said with a smile, checking on the other two. "Ben, Dean, are you wearing seatbelts?"

"Yep".

"Yeah, we are".

"Want to know the best part about Beca?" Jesse said, clicking in his own seatbelt and shoving the car into reverse (his duct taped Civic wasn't the fanciest of cars, but it got them from place to place, and it was his baby. He wasn't going to get rid of the Civic).

"Yeah, I do". Ben nodded, leaning forward in his seat.

"Does she like jokes like me?" Dean questioned.

"Beca's got three daughters", Jesse said, as he steered the car down their street.

There was immediate uproar in the backseat.

"What?"

"Girls?"

"Ew!'

"I don't want to go anymore!"

"Dad, why didn't you tell us?"

"Turn around!"

"Ben just punched me! Let's go home!"

"Guys!" Jesse roared over his children. "We are going to dinner and we are going to have a good time! Got it?"

They were silent- Jesse rarely yelled.

"Got it?" he repeated, coming to a stop at a sign.

"Got it", Brody said quietly. "But Dad, if we really, really hate it-"

"If you really, really hate it, we won't have to do it again". Jesse turned around to look at them. "Just try, alright? We'll just have to see what happens".

"Be-caw!" Jesse stood up and waved, as he saw the tiny brunette enter the restaurant. His widened when he saw the three girls- they were mini Becas, even tinier than his date.

"That's them, right?" Brody said, sipping his lemonade and stretching to see. "Who's who?"

"Hi!" Jesse stood up to greet the girls, Courtney hiding shyly behind her mother's leg. "Beca, you look beautiful".

"Thank you". She grinned at him, squeezing Natalie's hand. "Girls, say hi to Jesse".

"Hi", Rosie said shyly, looking at her feet.

"Hey, you must be Rosie!" Jesse knelt down to smile at the seven year old. "I'm Jesse- your mum's told me a lot about you girls. I like your dress, Courtney, you look very pretty".

"Thank you". Courtney's voice was barely audible, as she glanced at the man. Giving him a small smile, she let go of her mother's hand.

"Nice to meet you", Natalie said, her voice quiet but audible.

"You're Natalie, aren't you?"

She nodded, breaking into a smile.

Beca, with Courtney still holding her hand, stepped towards the table.

"You must be Ben", Beca said to Jesse's eldest, and he nodded shyly, sipping his Sprite.

"I'm Ben".

"I'm Beca, nice to meet you". She held out his hand and he shook it gently, before Beca turned to the other two.

"I'm Brody!" the four year old said brightly.

"Nice to meet you! That means you must be Dean".

Dean nodded. "Do you like jokes?"

"I do- but Natalie likes jokes more. Don't you, Natty?"

Natalie nodded, and Dean's face lit up, patting the seat beside him. "why did the plane crash?"

"Because the pilot was a loaf of bread!" Natalie said quickly. "my Uncle Tom told me that one".

Jesse laughed, pulling out a chair for Beca.

"Thank you", Beca said, suddenly feeling as shy as her daughters. Luke had never pulled out a chair for her, in all the time they were together. But Jesse was a gentleman, and so different to Luke.

"You're welcome". And he kept standing, pulling out Courtney and Rosie's chairs. Courtney giggle, sitting on her legs to see over the table.

When Jesse ordered drinks for them, he asked for colouring in kids menus for the six kids.

"Thank you Jesse!" Courtney said with a smile, as he presented them to her.

"You're welcome!"

Beca was blown away at how polite Jesse's children were. Despite how he had claimed they were rough as guts average boys, the three sat there quietly, talking among themselves. And then there was Jesse, who was astounded about how quiet Beca's girls were. He knew it was a lot to take in for all six kids, but he had to keep his ears on high alert for when Courtney spoke, because her voice was so quiet.

But as the night went on, their true colours were shown.

"Horses aren't purple", Brody accused.

"It's not a horse, it's a unicorn". Courtney stared at him from where she was colouring in her drawing. "Unicorns can be purple".

And Ben and Rosie, who had spent their time not talking to each other, started to bicker.

(Beca and Jesse both knew they were expecting a miracle if they thought they were getting happy families from the get go- they weren't in the least surprised.)

The only two who got along, much to the surprise of their parents (because she was Beca's cheekiest and he was Jesse's troublemaker), were Dean and Natalie. Unlike their arguing siblings, the two got along very well- Jesse thought it was adorable.

"It's not as bad as I thought it would be", Beca said in a whisper, and Jesse broke into an ear to ear smile.

"I wish you would have said the same about our movie date".

She frowned at him, not giving the boy the satisfaction of grinning.

After the kids finished their dessert (scoops of vanilla ice cream with the topping of their favourite flavour- Courtney was surprised and gave Ben the smallest of smiles when she saw that he was ordering caramel too), Jesse stood up to pay their bill (after much protest on Beca's part, but Jesse insisted. Because he was a gentleman), they stood up and made their way outside the restaurant.

"Next time I'll bring one of my joke books", Dean said to Natalie with a grin, and Natalie nodded eagerly.

"I'll bring the one my Uncle Tom gave me. It's my favourite".

"Cool!"

"Thank you for coming tonight, Bec". Jesse grinned at her, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Thank you for having us- you know you didn't have to pay. You didn't have to act all chivalrous and gentlemanny".

"That's just the kind of guy I am". He shrugged.

"Thank you". She leant up on her toes, pecking a kiss to his cheek (not missing Ben and Rosie's eyes widen in shock). Colour rushed to her face (it was an act of impulse and completely out of character, she didn't know what was wrong with her) and she looked down at he toes. Jesse's grin widened, but he didn't want to push her away by kissing her (also, he didn't want to kiss her in front of their menagerie of kids).

"I'll call you?" Jesse wanted to know.

Beca nodded, squeezing Courtney's hand. "I'd like that".

(She felt like she was eighteen again, riding on the highs of falling in love for the first time. The circumstances were so different, but the feeling was the same. And that feeling scared the hell out of her.)

"Say goodbye to Beca and the girls, guys", Jesse told his boys, and Ben gave her a small smile.

"Bye, Beca".

"Bye Jesse!" and Courtney surprised him the most with a small hug, making her mother break into a grin.

"Bye, Courtney". Jesse knelt down to give her a hug back, smiling up at Beca.

After saying their farewells, they made their way to their respective cars.

"So, what do you think?" Beca wanted to know, as she helped Courtney into her car seat.

"I like Jesse", Courtney said.

"Yeah, Jesse seems okay, but I don't like the boys", Rosie said firmly.

"I like Dean".

"I know you do". And Beca kissed Natalie's head, before climbing into the driver's seat.

"Did you guys like Beca?" Jesse wanted to know, strapping Brody into his seat.

"I like her", Brody said quietly.

"Not those girls". Ben shook his head.

But Jesse knew his boys. They'd come around, eventually. He hoped they would, at least.

Because he liked Beca. He liked her a lot.