A/N: Well, here's my mid-week update and contribution to Hump Day. I hope this helps to get you through the rest of the week. Enjoy!

Many thanks Corinne for being my beta! You're the bestest!

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Chapter 6

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When Beca told her parents over one of their regular Sunday dinners that Jesse had moved in, they naturally went crazy. She knew things weren't going to go well but she didn't expect the response she got.

"Rebeca, have you lost your damn mind?!" Anne shrieked, uncharacteristically loudly as she dropped her fork on the plate with a loud clatter. It instantly made Beca realize where Aubrey got her shrillness from.

"Anne, clearly she has lost her damn mind! She's moved a complete stranger into her home." Will exclaimed. "And I am going to assume that he isn't a house mate and therefore he's sleeping and doing other things in her bedroom."

"Dad! Really? I'm not out of my mind nor have I lost my 'damn mind'. I'm of sound mind... and body, I swear." Beca protested. "I know you guys don't like Jesse but I think that's just because you haven't gotten the chance to get to know him. Look, I love him and we're ready to take the next step. I wish you'd give him a chance."

"Notice she didn't say that Jesse's wasn't a stranger." Anne mumbled as she dabbed at the corners of her mouth with her linen napkin.

"Ok look, I promise to give Jesse a chance, if…" William began, looking at Beca over the top of his glasses before taking a sip of his best wine. "If..."

'This should be good'. Beca thought to herself. "If what, Dad?"

"I want to protect you, your home and your things at all costs." William said taking another sip of wine, before carefully placing the glass back on the table and running his fingers up and down the stem as he decided on the words to use. "I'd like you sign the house over to your mother and I."

"What? Why? No! It's my house! I bought it with my own money!" Beca asked in a raised tone that took her parents by surprise. It sounded an awful lot like the crotchety tone of the snarky teenager they once knew.

"And part of that money came from your trust fund young lady." Anne quickly reminded Beca.

"So that gives you the right to take my house?" Beca screeched. "If I'd known that, I'd never have taken the money and I'd have bought a tent and fucking -"

"- Rebeca Elizabeth!" Anne admonished.

"Sorry." Beca said, remembering her mother's rule about swearing under her roof.

"Bec, we're not taking your house, we're only trying to protect you." Will said, keeping his voice even; Beca used to call it his 'professor voice'. "If you and Jesse are still together and happy in ten years time, we'll gladly sign the house back over to you, no questions asked, but for now, since we really don't know Jesse, I'd feel more comfortable knowing that the house is in our name. The house will be ours in name only."

"Fine!" Beca said petulantly, crossing her arms and looking at her dad with the stank eye. "Have it your way, but just so you know Jesse and I will prove you wrong." She knew, deep down, that her parents were right, none of them really knew Jesse but she didn't want to admit it. She knew that they had her best interests at heart.

So, by the end of the week, Beca signed her house over to her parents. Her father thanked her for her maturity towards the matter even though she was so desperate to poke her tongue out at him over the remark. The deed was officially in their name and according to them, no one else ever had to know.

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A little over a month later, Beca invited Jesse to go on a business trip with her for the first time. Jason DeRulo was filming a music video in Hawaii and Beca had to be on location for at least a week to oversee her client. She thought it would be the perfect getaway in the most beautiful tropical paradise to spend some time with him.

Jesse reminded Beca that he couldn't go because he had several gigs lined up, including one at the Paradise Cove Beach Bar which he had been trying to land for a while. He also had a few meetings with a couple of record label executives that Beca had set up for him and he really didn't want to miss out or reschedule. This could be the big break he was waiting for. While Beca was disappointed, she recognized the fire in Jesse's eyes and knew she couldn't insist on him coming along when he had his heart set on making it out of the bars and clubs and into a proper gig.

Beca arrived at work early the morning before she was due to leave and had been busy all morning getting things prepared for her trip when she got a text from Jesse. He had gotten a little better about communication after his nightmare the week before.

"Hey sexy! What's your schedule look like this afternoon?"

"Hi! It loosens up bit after Noon. What do you have in mind?"

"Lunch… 1pm?"

"Would love a lunch date with my man! Where?"

"I'll stop by your office and we can decide."

"Cool. See you soon."

"Can't wait!"

Jesse showed up at Beca's office about thirty minutes early, he wanted to see her in her element. The last time he'd really witnessed her work was the night they met when she was trying to offer him a contract, something he happily declined in favor of everything else he got in return that night.

Wearing a pair of new jeans and a freshly laundered white shirt that tapered at the waist, he checked with the receptionist and was given a guest badge, then told that Beca's office was on the 42nd floor. The receptionist pointed him in the direction of the security desk and he headed off, following the direction of her finger, desperately trying to stop the squeak of his Converse on the highly polished marble floor as he crossed the foyer. He couldn't get over how secure the building actually was, as he spotted small infrared cameras, partially hidden in amongst the tall ferns that decorated the entrance to the building. He was used to looking out for security details from when he was a lad and about to steal from a shop and he was impressed with the place. No wonder Beca always told him that she would just meet him out front.

Upon arrival at the security desk, Jesse was met with a warm smile and a request to see his license and visitor ID badge. The young blonde looked him up and took in his toned physique and Jesse found himself subconsciously flexing his muscles. A couple of taps on the keyboard and a beaming smile later, he was directed towards the turnstiles and a huge, burly security guard asked him to swipe his ID badge through the reader before emptying his pockets into a battered black tray and walking through the metal detector. Jesse did as he was asked although he was surprised as he didn't think maximum security prisons had this many checkpoints. Earl, the security guard, handed him back his belongings and walked him over to the line of elevators, telling him that he'd have to swipe his visitor badge once inside. Wishing him a good day, he pressed the call button and returned to his desk. Jesse was impressed; he liked that Beca was safe at work, even if the security was overkill.

Stepping inside the elevator, he noted the soft brown leather couch that ran along one wall before swiping his guest badge as directed. Immediately the doors closed and with a gentle hum, he was whisked away to the 42nd floor. With the tiniest of dings, the doors slid open as a robotic voice announced which floor he was on. Jesse just stopped himself short of saying thank you as he exited the elevator, looking both ways before seeing her name on the wall with a suite number and an arrow, realizing that he needed to go right to get to Beca's office.

As he walked along the colorful corridor, he noted the paintings and music memorabilia strategically placed along the walls. There were autographed pictures and he spotted Beca in at least four of them, hugging Beyonce and even wearing Pharrell's hat. He laughed at the signature on the photograph, where she looked to be holding up a drunk Katy Perry, who had lovingly signed it with a "Finger banging rocks. Best day ever. KP xo".

The whole atmosphere of the office seemed to be fresh and fun and Jesse understood why Beca loved her job so much, why she never complained about the long hours or the intense workload. As he came to the end of the corridor and the front of Beca's office, he never in a million years expected to be greeted with icy glares from two obviously unhappy Asians in the middle of a world class stare down. It was the exact opposite of the bright, almost friendly ambience he'd encountered on his walk through the main part of the floor. He walked through the double glass doors and the hairs on the back of neck stood up as two sets of eyes turned in unison and bore into his soul. He gulped a couple of times as they stood watching him. They continued to blink simultaneously, narrowing their eyes at the intrusion. It seemed like something that the newest weekly comedy about office politics could be made of.

Jesse quickly introduced himself to both girls but got no response… just more icy glares and a frosty feeling. They continued to stare until Jesse could no longer manage to hold their gaze. He couldn't be sure, but he thought he saw a slight smile on one of the girls lips as he struggled with being extremely uncomfortable in their presence. Stepping further into the overly neat and orderly reception area, he finally breathed with relief when he saw Beca in her office. He took in his surroundings as he waited for either one of the girls to say something, anything. The only reason he knew their names was because of the name plaques that sat on their desk. Jesse finally got a little reprieve when Kimmy Jin paused briefly to answer the phone, barking into the mouthpiece, with an obvious attitude like she thought she was somebody important.

Jesse almost jumped out of his skin when he noted the smaller girl, Lilly, came up behind him and whispered things about dead people and robbing graves straight into his ear. He turned around quickly but she was already seated back at her desk, twisting a small voodoo doll around in her hands. Jesse was confused; this was more than a little odd. He couldn't understand why were these two working for Beca? They were nothing like her, although he did admit he was highly impressed at how organised and efficient they seemed to be.

Lilly was soon back at his side, with a small cup of steaming hot coffee in her hand. "Drink this and all of your troubles will go away." She whispered before whipping out a small comb from her sleeve and straightening her bangs.

"I... um, yeah. I don't drink coffee." Jesse lied, determined that he wasn't going to take anything that was offered by the small but scary Asian. He gulped a couple of times as he looked over Lilly's shoulder to see where the coffee machine was, noting quickly there wasn't one. He wondered where she had gotten the drink from. He looked over to where the other girl was but noted she was busy dusting a small bonsai tree that sat on her desk.

Jesse politely moved away from Lilly and sat in one of the four chairs along the wall to wait. Beca's inner office was amazing with its floor to ceiling windows, glass walls and large potted plants. Her desk was in the centre of the room and made of titanium steel and glass. He watched her intently as she talked on the phone, twirling the phone cord around in her hand and gently swaying her chair as she looked out the window. He chuckled out loud as he watched her get quite animated, suddenly springing forward on her chair and throwing her head back as she laughed.

He suddenly felt chilled. He looked away from Beca and found four big icy Asian eyes giving him the stare down again. What was with these two? Apparently his chuckle had evidently disturbed their afternoon frost war. Lilly, the girl sitting at the desk on the right, mumbled something about sleeping like a bat but Jesse was too afraid to ask what she meant, while Kimmy Jin, on the left, never uttered a word, although she did give his shoes a quick once over and raised an eyebrow in his direction.

When Jesse saw Beca hang up the phone, walk over to her whiteboard and scribble a few notes then sit back down at her desk, he stood up sharply, catching the attention of the icy ninjas in the waiting area. That he knew of, Beca still hadn't seen him waiting for her but there was no way that he was staying in the frigid waiting area any longer.

"I'm… I'm just… I'm gonna…" Jesse babbled as he motioned toward Beca's office. He cautiously turned around and made a beeline for the door to Beca's office before either girl could cast a spell on him or freeze him in his tracks. Pushing open the door, he immediately felt the warmth from her emanating around the door and the ever present, soft scent of her perfume. He instantly felt better, like he'd come home.

Beca looked up as he walked through the door. "Hey you!" She said, as she opened an email that just hit her inbox. "Is it 1 o'clock already?"

"No, not quite." He told her, wiping his palms on his pants. He hadn't realized how much he'd been sweating in the three minutes he'd been waiting for her outside. "I'm a few minutes early."

"I just have to send a quick response to this email then we can head out." Beca said, beginning to type.

"No rush." Jesse said.

"You can wait outside if you like. Just don't take any coffee from Lilly. That stuff'll kill ya." Beca mused as she watched his face drop. "Relax dude, I'm just kidding." Jesse swallowed a few times before he walked around her desk and kissed the top of her head. She leaned into him a little as she continued typing and he rubbed her shoulders for a second or two before making his way over to the wall of windows to have a looked out. He couldn't imagine getting anything done during the day with this type of view. It was literally a window to the world.

He turned back around; her office was truly amazing. He glanced at her bookcases and wanting a closer look, he walked toward them. They were full of vinyl records, CD's, awards and picture frames. She had pictures of her family, friends, artists that she worked with and others that she met. She really did have it all. He was surprised to see a small silver frame with a picture of the two of them in and amongst pictures of Kanye West, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran.

"Ok you… I'm all yours." She said closing out her email, bringing him back into the moment. "Where we going?"

"I was thinking Claim Jumper?" He suggested, holding out his hand to her. "It's close… they have steak and we could walk if you want."

"Oh.. That place is awesome. I haven't been there in forever."

"Ok, let's do this."

Beca dropped her phone into her purse, grabbed Jesse's hand and walked out. "Kimmy… I'm going out to lunch. I should be back in…" Beca hesitated as she glanced at her watch. "...about an hour or so. Hold all my calls unless it's an emergency."

"Sure thing Beca, enjoy your lunch." Kimmy Jin answered, fixing her gaze onto Beca. Jesse was impressed that Beca didn't even flinch.

"Thanks." Beca started to turn around but remembered something else she needed Kimmy to do. "And Kimmy, can you confirm my 3:30 conference call this afternoon?"

"Will do." Kimmy Jin said, acknowledging what Beca said without blinking.

"And… please be sure to check me in for my flight and print out my boarding pass." Beca asked as she began ticking things off her mental checklist. "If they ask, I'll have my purse, laptop bag and one checked bag."

"You got it." Kimmy Jin said as she mock saluted.

Jesse couldn't help but notice that once Beca entered the room, it suddenly it felt a lot less threatening and the girls, dare he say it, were almost friendly. He wasn't sure if it was because of Beca's 'take charge' attitude, if they had some unspoken agreement between them or if they just didn't like dealing with guests. He silently wondered what that was about and decided to ask Beca about it later.

"I also need you to make sure to have a car here to meet me at 9:45pm sharp to take me to LAX tonight."

"I'm on it boss." Kimmy told her, suddenly smiling broadly, showing perfectly straight white teeth. "Anything else?"

Beca thought for a minute. "Yes… while I'm out, please keep Lilly from throwing knives at the walls, the maintenance guys have complained about the amount of time they have to spend in this office repairing the walls and there is to be absolutely no more hanging in the corner of my office like a bat during her break. She's really starting to freak people out."

"You can't be serious right now?" Kimmy questioned, her smile fading quickly. "Why do I have to be the babysitter?"

"I most certainly am serious." Beca said very assertively. "Sawyer says if he finds another knife hole in the wall, she's gone and while I know you don't like her, we do need her so please, play nice. By the way, where is Lilly?"

"She said something about looking for teeth in the public restroom."

"Oh God." Beca's face fell sharply. "Ok, look if she's not back in five minutes, call Security. And for goodness sake, don't let anyone-"

"-Beca…" Kimmy started as she stood up.

"Yes…"

"Go to lunch." she said and pointed toward the elevators.

Beca smiled. "I'm on it."

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They enjoyed the slow walk to the restaurant; soaking in the sunshine and each other's company as they did. Beca filled Jesse in on the weirdness between Kimmy Jin and Lilly and why they were so icy toward each other. Jesse nearly tripped up the curb as Beca explained how their great grandfathers were from rival gangs and even though both girls had been born and raised in the US, they felt it their duty to keep up with tradition. Jesse asked why she kept them both employed and Beca simply replied that it kept her amused most days.

They discussed Beca's trip, the video shoot and how much they were going to miss each other over the following week. Beca again, took the opportunity to invite Jesse to join her in Hawaii, even if it was only for a couple of days. She had plenty frequent flier miles so she could get him a flight relatively easily all he had to do was say ok. He promised to think about it and let her know but he was keen to stay to work out a new set list with Casey.

They were pleased to see that the lunch crowds had already thinned out by the time they got to the restaurant and they were seated immediately in the far back corner booth. Taking in the ambience, they ordered a couple of drinks while they read through the menu.

Jesse loved watching Beca order food. He'd never met anyone so tiny eat so much and her enthusiasm matched her appetite. As the server joined them at the table, placing a bottle of beer in front of Jesse and a Moscow Mule in front of Beca. She quickly asked if she could add extras to one of the menu choices. The server looked up in surprise at her request but assured her that if she wanted grilled shrimp with her 12oz steak and baked potato, she could easily add that as an additional item.

After placing their order, Jesse immediately wrapped his arm around Beca, pulling her close to him as he began to compliment her on her choice of outfit. He kissed her neck and told her how much he loved the khaki pencil skirt that hit right above her knee and had a high slit up the front. She had paired it with a long sleeved sapphire button up, a thin leopard print belt and matching pointy toed heels. Glancing down her blouse when she reached for her glass, he could see the lacy leopard bra he loved so much.

"I'm not sure I'm entirely comfortable with you flying to Hawaii in this outfit." He whispered in her ear as he ran his finger along the inside of the neckline, making sure to graze her skin as he did.

She grinned and crunched on an ice cube. "Well, too bad because I'm not changing."

"Well… I could do things to you so that you'll have to change." He said as his fingers began to wander up over her knee and under the hemline of her skirt.

Beca laughed. "You act like we didn't have sex twice... just this morning."

"Don't you know by now that I'll never get enough of you?" Jesse quietly growled as he leaned over to kiss her neck.

"If you wanted to have sex…" she said angling her head to give him better access to her neck. "... you should have asked me to meet you at home for lunch."

When their waitress came back to the table with their salad plates and their second round of drinks, Beca pushed Jesse off. They were in public after all and she really didn't need to go back to work all hot and bothered.

"My thought was that we'd christen your office before you left me for a week but now having seen that you only have one wall that's not glass, that's not really an option… unless you're into voyeurism."

"Gross. Not happening."

"Oh come on… we need to do something to melt the polar ice caps in that place." He said with a shitty grin plastered across his face.

"If we do that, then I'll need to call Noah to come by with the Ark to take my soaking wet ass home."

Jesse smirked. "Mmm… now there's a sight I'd love to see."

"Eat your lunch." Beca told him as she smacked his leg. "Besides, if Lilly were to witness that kind of action, she would never stop combing her bangs."

o~O~o

More than an hour later, Jesse walked Beca back to work. Because she was with him, he didn't have to go through all the security checkpoints again; they got flagged through on her employee ID badge alone. She scanned her employee badge inside the elevator and they were on their way to the 42nd floor within seconds.

As soon as the elevator doors closed, Jesse took the opportunity to corner Beca. His mouth was on hers and his hands wandered her body, as each quiet, delicate ping signaled they were running out of time. She watched him as he got down on his knees, ran his hands up her legs and without any warning, yanked her panties down, shoving them in the front pocket of his jeans as he stood up.

Beca threw her head back. He hadn't even touched her yet and she was already coming apart at the seams. "Jess… mmm… security." She managed to get out, as he attacked her mouth with this tongue.

"What about them?" He asked between kisses. His hands were making their way to the buttons on her shirt.

"There's cameras in here." Beca said turning her head to give Jesse better access to her neck and doing nothing to stop him.

"Then they're about to get one hell of a show!" He said unbuckling his belt and undoing his pants, dropping them around his ankles. She grunted as he picked her up so she could wrap her legs around his waist. She wildy pulled her skirt up as he thrust into her, causing her to let a guttural moan escape involuntarily.

They quickly fell into a rhythm with Beca hanging on for dear life while trying not to give the security guards too much of a show at the same time. "We need… ahh… to… hurry." she told him.

"Let me know when we get to the 38th floor." he told her, as he bit down on her shoulder causing a flush of heat to race to her core.

Jesse's thrusts were coming faster and faster, harder and harder. So hard in fact, that Beca felt like there was going to be a permanent dent in the elevator wall when she finally peeled herself off of it. It wasn't long before their afternoon activities rivaled the the sounds of wild animals mating.

The two were a jumble of limbs and out of breath when Jesse finally hit the spot that sent Beca over the edge. Her head fell backwards as she silently screamed while her core squeezed around him as he struggled to continuing pushing inside her. A few seconds after she went limp around him, he exploded inside her, warming up her insides as his head fell forward, nestling between her breasts.

"Sweet Jesus." Beca breathed out.

"Is there time to do that again?" Jesse puffed out, looking at the floor indicator. "Shit, we're on the 39th floor!"

"Dude, give me back my panties!"

"Who's that?" Jesse asked as loud laughter could be heard from outside the elevator.

"Oh fuck." Beca said, wrestling her skirt down. "It's Amy. I forgot she was coming to get concert tickets for Bumper this afternoon. Forget my panties but dude, your fly is still undone."

"Amy works here?"

"Yeah, she works in the design department."

Beca and Jesse were still straightening their clothes when the elevator dinged and the doors opened. There was just enough time to wipe the smirks off their faces. Beca mentally braced herself for what was about to happen.

"Whoa flatbutt's man candy!" Amy said, making a huge show of pretending to cover her eyes but looking between the lines. "This is a place of business… not a brothel in the red light district. I take that back. A brothel is a business, of sorts, but well… that's not the point now is it." Amy took a step forward towards the elevator as Beca tried to smooth down her hair. "Either someone has been crop dusting in here or you two have been..." Amy sniffed long and hard before laughing loudly. "... guess you're gonna tell me that's just mayo on your skirt, huh shawshank?"

Ignoring Amy completely, Beca pushed Jesse out of the elevator, ushering him down the corridor towards her office. The blonde followed cackling like an old witch as she continued talking. "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. It's locked away in a safe place and the key is up my bum!"

"And you call her a friend?" Jesse hissed out of the corner of his mouth.

"Define 'friend'." Beca said, rolling her eyes. "She kind of grows on you after a while though."

"Yeah, like herpes!" Amy called from behind. "Hey Mini John Wayne…"

"Who's she talking to?" Jesse whispered to Beca.

"... you got yourself a little hitch in your get along."

"What is she talking about?" Jesse asked.

"Just keeping walking. She won't follow us into my office. She's afraid of Kimmy Jin. Now you know the real reason I keep Kimmy on my staff."

"So Kimmy is your pet ninja?" Jesse asked. "What's that make Lilly?"

"A weirdo." Beca told him. "Come on… walk faster, she's catching up."

"You got a copy room or a janitor's closet on this floor? Anything with a lock on it?" Jesse asked.

"Yeah, why?" Beca looked at him puzzled.

"I'm not quite ready to let you go yet." Jesse said with a wink.

"I've got fifteen minutes before my meeting."

"That's enough time to go twice then!"

Beca winked. "And if you behave while I'm in my meeting, I'll let you take me on Kimmy's desk after she leaves for the day."

"No sex on the desk Beca, you've been burned before!" Amy yelled, as she watched them disappear into the copy room. "That's right Sticky Thighs... you go copy that junk, it's gonna be a long week without it! And don't forget to clean up the jizz that's running down your leg!" Amy yelled as she turned to walk away. "Oh shit... Kimmy Jin! Deuces bitches!"