Already fron afar Jeca could see Jesse standing at the entrance and waving in her direction with one hand. Jeca, who lived in the Bella's house, which was next to the Barden University, but she still had to cross the campus, smiled and waved back. Yes, this was Jesse all over. His dark brown hair, this big smile on his face, this shining in his eyes when he was talking about movie score or movies generally...this was it what made her best friend so special. And these things just made people love him.

"Hey Million Dollar Baby" Jesse said with a big smile when she finally arrived at where he was standing.

Beca responded the smile. "Hey weirdo, what's up? You've been waiting for a long time?"

"No, I just arrived a few minutes ago." He smiled again. "What shall we do now?"

Beca just shrugged. "I don't know, you can decide." She would be fine with everything - apart from 5 movies at one day - and Jesse knew her good enough to kniw what she may like and what not.

Jesse, who had seen that the brunette had been listening to music - her phone was in her pants pocket and the earphones were still sticking out - knew Beca was totally obsessed with making remixes. But sometimes she was just too shy to accept her talent for it. She knew she was good, but often, when he asked if he could listen to a few ones, she just said they weren't finished or something was still missing. But Jesse wanted to try it again. "Have you done any new remixes?"

Beca nodded. When she realized that Jesse wanted to listen to them she said fast: "...but they aren't finished, there's still missing somehting."

"Oh come on Beca, you say this every time! I know they're awesome." But Beca still shook her head, so Jesse grabbed her phone before she could withhold him. "Jesse, give me back my phone!" Beca exclaimed, but Jesse was already walking away. She followed him, but with her short legs she wasn't as fast as the boy forwards her.

"What's your code?" Jesse asked, noticing that Beca's phone was locked.

"Dude, give me back my phone!" Jesse had stopped all at once, with the result that Beca, who had been walking very fast, bumped into him. "Oops, sorry." she muttered.

Jesse turned around with a goofy smile. "Your code?" he asked again, perking his eyebrows up.

"I won't give you my code." Beca said, trying to grab the phone. But Jesse held it right to the top so that Beca never could reach it.

"Ha ha, very funny Jesse." Beca said when she realized that she had no chance, she was too small to reach it.

"I know." The boy in front of her grinned again. "I'm still waiting."

But the brunette just crossed her arms and stood in front of him, trying to look as annoyed as possible. "I can stay here for the whole day, you know?"

"Oh, it would be a pleasure." Jesse answered, that goofy smile on his face again. Slowly but surely his arm was getting heavy, so he put it a little bit down. This was enough for Beca, she reached out her arm and fast grabbed her phone. Jesse had no chance to prevent it. She looked at him with a triumphant smile, trying to ignore the warm prickling on her skin where she had touched Jesse's hand.

"Okay, you have won. Now wanna show me a few remixes?" Jesse asked carefully, making a puppy face.

Beca couldn't help that her heart stared to beat very fast when she saw Jesse's face. Also, she realized only now how close they were standing next to each other. "Nope, I won't" she answered, clearing her throat awkwardly and making a few steps backwards.

Sometimes this girl really was stubborn, so Jesse had an idea. Like a big cat he made one step towards the brunette. And then, while she was looking at him startled, he reached out his arms and started to tickle her.

Beca, who hadn't been prepared for this, couldn't escape. She tried to, but Jesse was merciless and didn't let her go. "Jesse...please...let go of me..." Beca said between laughing and gasping, but Jesse just kept quiet and went on tickling her, a big grin on his face. Beca tried to break away again and again, but she couldn't.

After a while of begging and laughing Jesse decided that Beca had suffered enough. The girl was turning her back on him, so he fast wrapped his arms around her waist so that she couldn't escape. When had they been so close to each other for the last time? He couldn't remember. But what he knew was that it was wonderful to hold the brunette in his arms, and he wished that it wouldn't just be because of a little game. Jesse tried to ignore his fast-pounding heart, which wasn't easy because Beca's proximity was making him feel completely different.

Beca, who on one hand was relieved that Jesse had stopped tickling her, on the other hand was kind of feeling uncomfortable feeling his arms wrapped around her waist and feeling him so close to her generally, had decided to just stand there without moving. She felt the warm breath Jesse was blowing into her neck unwittingly.

After a while Jesse begun to speak, or better to whisper inti her ear: " Now, did you change your mind?" His voice sounded throaty, which made Beca's flesh crowl. His proximity had caused a loss of speaking for a few seconds inside her, so she just nodded.

Jesse had seen that the girl he was holding in his arms had just nodded! Triumphing he smiled. It's not just that he had reached what he wanted, no, he was also holding the brunette in his arms. One second he savoured this moment, but then he slowly let go of Beca.

The girl breathed in deeply, trying to settle these feelings inside her that confused her, before turning around and looking as normal as possible. Jesse had that goofy smile on his face again. "Sorry Becs, but I didn't see another option."

Beca just couldn't help it, she returned the smile. "Just don't do this again, okay?" she said and punched him on the shoulder.

"Outch! Okay, I'll try." he answered. "You know what? It's already time for lunch, so let's go and get some food, and while eating you'll show me your remixes, okay?"

Jeca grinned. This boy would never give up. "Okay nerd, let's go get us some lunch."