Bread Crumbs

A/N: Since you guys asked for a part two. Thank you for the amazing reviews: kerbear82, Grey, thecurlingiron, Guest, Alanasilver, Lily887787, and jessica yip 792.

10. He is 320 days older than Beca

Jesse's first birthday as a college student doesn't start out well. It happens a month into the school year and he has not only a math test but also a quiz in his Music Appreciation class. He manages to spill his coffee on his phone halfway through the day and when he finally is able to get in touch with his parents, they tell him that though they will replace it he has to wait at least a week for it. He then spends almost an hour trying to find Benji's hamster that somehow got loose in their dorm room and as a result is almost forty minutes late for his shift at the radio station.

Luke is an asshole about it, even though Jesse tries to explain and ask for a break (it is his birthday), but the British senior still goes on about it for another ten minutes and tells him he has to stay for an extra hour. As a result of his rather horrible day Jesse isn't in the best of moods.

"I'm not sure if taking out your frustrations on the CD's is going to do you any good" he hears Beca say from across the room and it's the first time he notices she is even there.

"Yeah but its been a crappy day" he answers, going back to roughly shoving CD's back into their designed place.

It's the first time Beca sees Jesse when he isn't shitting rainbows or unicorns or whatever he does that makes him smile all the time, she has to admit to herself it's a little weird. She keeps half an eye on him for the rest of their shift as he mumbles under his breath about a horrible birthday.

When Jesse is finally done at the radio station, he's glad that this day is finally almost over and wants nothing more than to go to his dorm and watching one of his new movies, somehow Beca catches up with him as he is about to walk into his building and hands him a brown paper box.

"Happy birthday, weirdo" she tells him, already heading back to her own building "stop being such a cry baby"

When he opens the box there's a cupcake with blue icing for him and he can't help but think that maybe, just maybe, this wasn't such a horrible day.

-/-/-/-

His 21st birthday is the first birthday of the school year so the Treble's make it an excuse to hold a house party and buy way too much booze. There are so many people in the Treble house that the party has spilled into the front and back yard, the hot-tub is filled with half-dressed half-drunk college students, and the music is loud with an amazing beat (since Beca took control of the DJing).

He finds Beca still by the DJ equipment, where she's been for most of the party, completely immersed in what she is doing that she doesn't notice him at first.

"Gonna take a break anytime soon?" he asks loudly over the pounding music taking (a now legal) sip of his drink.

"I need to finish this playlist" she answers, not exactly looking up from her laptop.

"Come on Becs, let's go dance" Jesse urges, leaning forward trying to catch her eye.

"Jesse you're gonna spill that all over my equipment!" she hisses, blue eyes glaring at him.

"Excuse me for trying to spend time with my girlfriend on my birthday" he shoots back, turning away from her and disappearing into the sea of party goers.

Beca finds him outside almost an hour later; he is a little unsteady on his feet talking to a pretty blonde who seems to think he's the funniest most interesting guy she's ever met.

"Hey weirdo" she says when she gets closer, arched brow and arms crossed over her chest (and she is not jealous).

"Beca" Jesse says as a greeting, tipping his cup her way clumsily so some of his drink spills over the rim. The blonde he was talking to steps closer to him so their arms are touching and she can get a better look at the little brunet who's stolen Jesse's attention.

"Let's go inside" Beca uncrosses her arms, reaching to grasp his hand in hers, shooting the blond a look that clearly says 'back off'.

"Mmm-kay" he is still a bit unsteady on his feet, grinning like an idiot in her direction before he remembers the blonde next to him "Bye Sophia... Lucia... Maria?"

Beca half drags her boyfriend to the house, trading his drink for a water bottle as she pulls him into the middle of the dancing bodies, then her body is moving against his with the beat. A few songs in and he is finally a little more sober, pulling her as close to him as possible leaving kisses over her shoulder and laughing as a few of his friends tell them to get a room.

"Sorry" she whispers against his ear, rocking gently at the slow song that comes on with her arms around his neck "You're right, I'm here to be your girlfriend not the DJ"

"It's fine" he says, though they both know it really isn't okay that she ignored him earlier, but he hates fighting with her and would much rather just have an awesome birthday with her pressed tightly against him in this too hot room.

"I love you Jesse" she says with a kiss.

-/-/-/-

He wakes up to her kissing his neck and shoulder for his 27th birthday, he smiles pulling his wife on top of him still feeling butterflies on his stomach at the love he can see in her eyes and her throaty laugh.

She leans down to press a kiss against his lips, her long curls tickling his skin.

"Happy birthday to you" she sings against his lips, her fingers tracing down his shoulder and chest "happy birthday to you" a hard kiss that leaves him breathless "happy birthday dear Jesse" her hips grind into his and they both moan "happy birthday" another breathtaking kiss "to you" they both gasp as he sinks into her.

Her eyes are fluttering closed as her breathing evens out, his fingers brushing tangles out of her hair wondering how he can love her so much after all these years. Wondering how she still can take his breath away after waking up next to her every day for years.

Beca's eyes open slowly as she leans to kiss him gently "Your present is on your nightstand"

He reaches for the plain brown box and sits up against the headboard as Beca's eyes follow his movements chewing on her bottom lip.

He unravels what feels like yards of blue tissue paper until he reaches his present, when his eyes finally take it in his smile is so big it hurts his cheeks. The box and paper fall to the floor as he pulls Beca up, cupping her face in his hands and kissing her with as much love as he can muster.

Because that little pink plus sign is the best birthday present he could ever hope for.

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