AN: Let me know how I am doing.
They are both lost in each other's kiss when they are torn from their trance at the sound of a throat clearing. The slowly pull back slightly, their arms still wrapped around each other. "Wow you were amazing up there Beca, and no so bad out here in the audience either." Jesse said with a goofy grin spreading across his face.
"You are going to make me point out that you are a such a weirdo twice in less than a minute." Beca playfully smacks his shoulder with one of her hands that had been playing with the hair at the nape of his neck.
"Damn Shawshank, you planning on giving the crowd two shows tonight." Fat Amy chimes in.
The realization of where they were hit them, and Beca and Jesse pulled apart to sit in their assigned seats for the rest of the competition. Just before he turned back towards the stage he sees her mouth 'later' and wink at him. Oh he is such a goner this girl is going to be the death of him.
Jesse couldn't tell you what any of the songs were that the last few groups sang. He was too busy fighting the urge to make one of the Bellas trade seats with him so he could sit next to her and actually see her. He managed to sneak a few glances her way trying not to be too obvious to anyone other than her.
Beca had the better of the seats between her and Jesse. At least she could see him and watch him fidget while trying to focus on the performance at hand, but that also meant she could SEE him and he was right there less than two feet from her. She was tempted to run her hand over his shoulder a few times. Then finally the MC was on the stage about to announce the teams who placed in the competition, and she saw this as a perfect opportunity. She leaned forward, rubbed her hand across his shoulder and whispered close to his ear so her hot breath was tickling his skin, "Sorry you guys are going to lose, but I hope you get second place."
Even before he turned his head to see her, he knew she had that cheeky smile on her face. Oh she was teasing him already. He quickly reached up and grabbed the hand that was rubbing across his shoulders and turned towards her face returning her smile. He responded, "Mighty confident with our performance aren't we Becs." He knew the trebles didn't stand a chance, but he could play along too.
The Trebles came in second, and Bellas won of course, no one that watched the competition expected anything else. After all the congratulations from parents, media, judges, and other people from the audience, the teams began to file out back to the hotel that was hosting all the competing teams. As Beca and the rest of the Bellas were making their way out of the auditorium, she was looking for Jesse. She knew the Trebles had been swarmed after the awards had been presented (a lot of female fans she noticed). She didn't see him so she figured the Trebles must have already made it back to the hotel. She would see him there. As she rounded the corner into the lobby there he was, casually leaning against the wall waiting for her. She couldn't keep the smile from spreading across her face. God she hadn't smiled as much in the last year as she has tonight.
She tried to casually make her way over to him, all of a sudden unsure of what to say. She knew they needed to talk, but she was tonight the time or should she wait?
"What's up weirdo? Get left behind?" Beca joked with him as she approached.
"No I was just hoping to meet the famous Beca Mitchell that changed the sound of A capella." Jesse quipped back
"Shut up!" She playfully slapped his chest.
"Can I walk you back to the hotel before the parties get started?" Jesse asked a bit shy.
"I was hoping you would." She responded slipping her hand in his as they made their way to the door.
Wow Beca Mitchell with two PDAs in one night, he could get used to this.
"So, did Miss I hate movies actually watch an entire movie? Whatever made you do such a thing?" Jesse said lightly bumping her shoulder with his as they walked outside hand in hand.
She chuckled at him, she was pretty sure neither of them had stopped smiling in the last hour. "Well you see this movie nerd told me the endings were the best part, and I was hoping to prove him wrong. Turns out he might have been slightly right." She joked back giving his hand a little squeeze.
"Sounds like a really smart guy, you should listen to him more often."
The both chuckled. They were nearing the hotel, and Beca knew she had to say something before they were inside with all the a capella teams. She stopped just outside the hotel entrance and pulled his hand to stop him. He turned back towards her a bit confused. She took a deep breath, and said "Jesse I am sorry for such a bitch to you. I know you were just trying to help me, and I kept pushing you away. I was scared of…" she trailed off a little looking down towards the ground. He took his hand that was not holding hers and tucked a strand of hair that had fallen in her face behind her ear, and stroked her cheek giving her the encouragement she needed to finish. "I was scared of actually caring about someone and getting hurt. I can't promise I will be very good at this." (She motioned her hand between the two of them). "Actually, I am pretty sure I won't be very good, but if you are willing I would like to try."
Jesse couldn't resist any longer, he leaned in and kissed her. He tried to put all of the emotions he was feeling for her in that moment into the kiss to try to reassure her. When air finally became a necessity, they pulled back resting their foreheads together. Slightly breathless she chuckled and said, "I guess that's a yes."
He grinned at her and said, "Of course it is you weirdo. Now let's go celebrate your win." He wrapped his arm around her waist and led her inside to the after party.