"Hey listen Chloe wants to go the beach," Stacie said looking at her phone as she poked Beca
"When?" Beca asked hanging her headphones around her neck.
"Sunday,"
"Okay, but I'm not swimming" Beca said before she put her headphones back.
"At least you're getting out of the house" Stacie shrugged. "Spend one more week indoors and you'll become dead people pale, which isn't far from your skin tone even when you go out"
"That's racist" Beca said looking up.
"Meh" Stacie shrugged resting her elbows on the couch, "Jesse will back in L.A by Sunday"
"Good to know." Beca exhaled trying to find a comfortable position to lay in.
"Do you want a pillow to rest your leg on?" Stacie asked watching Beca
"Yeah, that would be great." Beca winced sitting up.
"What are you working on?" Stacie asked walking back with a pillow
"The fourth mashup for the day."
"Lift your leg up" Beca did as told. "You should find another hobby, that isn't work related. Try sewing or knitting" Stacie suggested putting the pillow for Beca to rest her leg on.
"I was thinking maybe baking"
"Did you talk to Jesse about your inability to keep your hands off each other?" Stacie questioned sitting on the couch near Beca.
"Kind of." Beca looked up. "He's weirdly cool about it, which is very fishy."
"Maybe he took your word and moved on" Stacie shrugged.
Beca felt like someone splashed cold water on her as she sunk into the couch.
"That's what you want, right?" Stacie said tilting her head to look at Beca who nodded slowly.
"I'm honestly surprised he lasted this long with your hot and cold crap" Stacie looked back to the tv. "Make up your mind and stop dragging him around. You know I love you Mitchell, but you're being a cunt"
"Both times I slept with him I was either drunk or high- I'm not dragging him around, he could have said no to me" Beca crossed her arms defensively. Stacie shrugged leaning against the couch "Then stay sober around him. Hey by the way, you like dark chocolate right?"
"Yes, why?" Beca answered confused as she looked back to the computer screen
"To know what flavor to buy the ice-cream in. I have a feeling you'll be needing it, soon"
"Beca?" Chloe said waving her hand.
"Try clapping" Stacie said lowering her sunglasses. Chloe clapped making Beca jumped.
"What the fuck, Chloe" Beca said taking off her sunglasses.
"You were sleeping"
"So?"
"We're here to have fun"
"I can't have fun, the only thing I can do is check men out" Beca said laying back.
"Go work on your tan, Chlo" Beca suggested.
"We didn't get you out of the house to just lay here" Chloe said grabbing a bottle of water.
"I can't do shit with this" Beca pointed at her leg.
"Yes you can. But you don't want to" Stacie said.
"Where's Amy?" Beca asked looking around.
"Probably swimming, you should do that too" Chloe told her looking around.
"I'm not going to swim with a cast on my leg." Beca said before putting her headphones on.
"What?" Beca said annoyed as she took off her headphones without opening her eyes as she felt poking on her shoulder.
"You're in a good mood" Jesse grinned
"You're back" Beca said trying not to show how glad she was that he came.
"Yeah, I was hoping I'd find you in the water though" he sat down putting her legs on his lap.
"How was the wedding?" She asked hoping he didn't feel the goose bumps she felt at his touch.
"It was fun." He shrugged. "Alot of drinking, single girls were all over me. The usual wedding things" he smirked.
"Sure" she said laying back.
"You didn't get raped, right?" She asked keeping her voice even.
"No, I didn't sleep with any of them." he chuckled getting what she meant.
"How is your family?"
"Family is good." Jesse nodded "Mike can say full sentences now."
"Your nephew?"
"Yeah. My sister still doesn't believe me when I say I dated a celebrity, she says in all the paparazzi pictures of us I look like I'm stalking you, which all thanks to you and your allergies to PDA. Mom gave me judgy eyes 'cause I didn't bring you home." Beca chuckled
"How have you been?" He asked after a minute of comfortable silence.
"Awesome." She gave him thumbs up.
"Well you're going back to work soon, that must be exciting," he said noticing the sarcasm.
"I still have another week, it's so boring, I'm not used to this." Beca sighed.
"Anything interesting happen while I was gone"
"No. Not really. Expect for the fact that Bryan got my address and sent me flowers, that was interesting"
"Wow"
"Yeah. That's what I said" she said sitting up.
"Blonde guy two o clock, he's been looking at you ever since you got here"
Jesse glanced at him. "You think he's into me?"
"I don't know" Beca shrugged. "Ask him, if not send him my way, I need a sex slave" she smirked.
"Or we could have a three-some" Jesse said playing along
"That's an option to be considered"
"Did I hear three-some?" Stacie said when she got to them.
"You heard right, Stace" Beca said throwing her a towel.
"Do you think that guy is gay?" Jesse asked Stacie nodding at the blonde.
"Well he's married, look at his left hand. And there comes his wife"
"Shame." Beca said. "He's hot."
"C'mon" Jesse said tapping on Beca's leg.
"We're swimming" he told her getting up.
"I'm not going anywhere" she eyed him as he took off his t-shirt
"Don't make me do it, Becs. Even though I've been dying to" Jesse said stepping out of his flip-flops.
"Stacie sunscreen please" he asked looking at Stacie who was tanning.
"Thanks" he thanked her when she threw the bottle for him to catch.
"Why don't you wanna swim?" He asked Beca applying sunscreen.
"I'm comfortable just watching hot men walk by" she shrugged
"Could you help me with my back" he said handing her the bottle as he sat down.
"Sure" she said taking it from him.
Touching his back, Beca found herself thinking about the last time they've been together and bit her lip at the memory.
"Becs?" Jesse called when she didn't move her hands.
"Sorry, I thought the blondie was looking our way." She lied then shook her head at how lousy the lie was as she applied sunscreen on his back.
"You're all done" she tapped his back
"Thanks" Jesse said as he sat in a way he was facing her.
As he leaned over, Beca held her breath unable to pull away.
"Jesse no" she shouted when he threw her over his shoulder.
"Put me down, or else-"
"Or else what? You have a broken leg and you can't use the no sex card since we're not together. You want us to be friends? This is what friends do."
"Put me the fuck down, asshole"
"Language Beca, there are kids around. I've been wanting to throw you over my shoulder forever" he said readjusting her on his shoulder.
"Put me down" she repeated.
"Fine" he said throwing her into the water then jumping after her.
Jesse grinned when Beca glared at him.
"I hate you" she said swimming away.
"No you don't" he said as he swam after her.
"What's wrong?" Jesse asked her when she stopped swimming.
"I'm thinking of ways to kill you and not get caught" Beca said looking right into his eyes.
"Oh, c'mon. I made you watch twilight, this is nothing." Jesse smiled shrugging
"Still don't know how you got me to watch that or why" Beca said trying not stare at his body.
"My charms mainly and the fact that I love your commentary," he said before glancing at her breasts then looking up "You sat through it thanks to the drinking game, that you came up with." He smiled
"Oh yeah! Drink whenever Bella bits her lip or runs a hand through her hair." She paused thinking "What was the other one?"
"Whenever the creepy vampire does or says something fucked up" they said at the same time.
"You were trashed by the end of it" Jesse nodded at her words as his eyes fell on her breasts, again.
Catching him stare, Beca didn't want to make it weird between them, more that it already was, so she jumped into the water.
"lemme just take you back there" Jesse said as he watched Beca sit on the seashore.
"no" she shook her head. "bring me the crutches"
"They'll get stuck in the sand" he reasoned with her. Good point. She looked at him as he sat down next to her.
"You don't want me to hold you, fine" he shrugged playing with the sand.
"So" he turned to her "Do I need to scare the shit out of Bryan?"
"I'll let you know. But I doubted it. I'll hit him with my crutches if he does or says anything" She said resting her weight on her hands. Jesse laughed "They're efficient, ask Stacie" she looked at him to find him staring at her. Please don't lean over. She hoped knowing that she won't be able to help herself if he got any closer to her.
"What's that?" a little girl asked pointing at Beca's leg, making Jesse look away.
"It's a removable plastic cast" Beca answered her.
"It's something, you need when you break a bone. It helps it heal" Jesse explained when he saw the confusion on the girl's face.
"You broke your leg, ouch" the little kid said grimacing
"ouch, is the right word" Beca sighed looking at her leg.
"How did you break it?"
"I tripped over my shoelaces while running down the stairs" Beca told her. "Always tie your shoelaces, or else you'll end up with this" Beca added pointing her leg as she looked at the girl who nodded.
"And possibly this" Jesse said tucking Beca's hair so that the girl could see the stitches.
"Was someone chasing you?" the little girl stepped closer eyeing Beca's temple
"Nope, no one was chasing me. I was running from something I did and didn't want to deal with." She said looking at the sand in her hand.
"What's your name kiddo?" Jesse asked when Beca went quiet
"Katy" she grinned.
"Okay, Katy. I'm Jesse" he smiled at her "and this is my friend, Beca" he nodded at Beca who zoned out. "Is your mom dressed in a yellow dress?" Jesse asked looking behind Katy.
"Yes"
"She's calling for you" He said making the girl look behind her.
Beca looked up watching the little girl run back to her mother.
"Jesse?" she tilted her head to face him. He nodded for her to keep going.
"You don't have to keep your promise, I don't know what was I thinking when I made you promise me that. It's not fair, you can do better- you deserve better. I'm way too fucked up for my own good." Jesse shook his head standing up.
"When I make promises I tend to keep them. And you can't tell me what I deserve or not. I know what-who I want. And she's sitting right in front me." He smiled making Beca's heart skip a beat.
"C'mon," He gave her his hand. Beca took it then wrapped her arm around his waist as he help her walk back to their spot.
"Love birds went for a swim" Amy said in an attempt to provoke Beca who didn't even seem to notice her.
"How did you get her to swim?" Fat Amy asked watching Jesse help Beca sit.
"Oh wait, you don't have to answer it" Amy held a hand "It's because you're you" She answered herself making Jesse chuckle as he sat next to Beca.
"I wish that was the case. But I actually had to literally throw Beca in the water" he said nudging Beca.
"What?" she said snapping out of her thoughts as she looked at them.
"He was telling me how he made you swim, without getting murdered" Beca nodded curtly
"Well, you did want to kill me for like a minute" he said smiling at Beca
"I considered drowning you" Beca said reaching for her sunglasses
"You couldn't even if you tried" Jesse flexed
"You're underestimating me, budd" she said as she avoided directly looking at him.
Beca was half asleep when her phone rang
"Hi, dad" Beca said picking up.
"how are you doing, Becs?"
"I'm alright" Beca sat up
"You're coming right?"
"Yes. You don't have to call me every day, I'm not gonna skip, don't worry, already got my plane ticket."
"Okay. How is your leg?"
"It's tolerable," she put her sunglasses on again.
"How's Sheila doing?" Beca asked him, 'cause it was expected from her
"She's fine, thanks for asking. She actually prepared your room for ya"
"I already booked a room in a hotel, dad" Beca told him in a bored tone. Hearing her say so, Jesse guessed what her father said and threw sand her way
'What?' she mouthed looking at him sit up from the deck chair was laying on
"Don't be a dick to your father" he whispered yelled
"Oh, okay" Mr. Mitchell exhaled.
Jesse kept looking at her "I can cancel my reservation" she said gazing back at Jesse who smiled.
"You don't have to"
"It's alright, dad." Beca smiled back. "Just don't make me eat whatever she bakes, it reminds me of grandma when she does it, and it is weird."
"Sure, Becs" Her father laughed. "I'll pick you up from the airport, I guess"
"Yep. I'll get there around one pm if there weren't any delays"
"Okay, take care sweetheart."
"You too" Beca said to him before hanging up.
"How is the old man doing?" Jesse asked watching her put her phone back in her bag.
"He's fine. Has mixed feelings about the whole retirement thing. I mean, whom is he going to lecture? Ever since my mom came last February and told she and dad wanted a fresh start, the lectures stopped" she sighed
"You sound like you like his so called lectures"
"Fuck, no. I hated them. But I admit I miss his lectures, it's like he cares enough to tear my ear off when I fuck up, but most of the time it's just to tell me how wrong I'm living my life." She shrugged.
"Your family really knows how to show affection"
"I'm surprised they last seven years.- I'm gonna get sun burns, thanks Jesse."
"You're at the beach why didn't you apply sunscreen"
"I was laying on a deck chair, under a parasol with no intention of swimming or staying under the sun. And you didn't give me time to"
"You wouldn't have swam if I didn't drag you. And we didn't stay for long, so don't exaggerate- Oh wait, I forgot your awful pain tolerance"
Beca rolled her eyes.
"Hey, where's everyone? Stacie my ride" Beca said noticing it was just her and Jesse.
"I don't know, their stuff is gone- I'll drop you home. Later." He said getting up.
"What are you up to?" she narrowed her eyes.
"More swimming. With you. 'Cause I don't want you to stay by yourself." he grimaced
"I got my music" she held her IPod up.
"Put on sunscreen, Becs" he said throwing her the bottle.
"I'll throw you over my shoulder" he sang
"Okay, fine. No shoulder" she said applying sunscreen in fake annoyance.
"You know I can tell when you're annoyed, and right now you're not. Show that smile you're holding back" he said grinning making her bite the inside of her cheek harder.
"Thanks for the ride, Jess" Beca thanked Jesse when opening the car door.
"Don't mention it" he said before stepping out of the car himself.
"You don't have to" Beca said watching him open the backseat door and grab her crutches and bag.
"It's okay" he handed her the crutches and her bag
"You sure you're good to go?" he asked her frowning
"Yeah, I got it" she smiled, readjusting her bag on her shoulder "Bye Jesse."
AN: Fyi the sunburns thing actually happened to me few days ago :3 and I thought why not included it. Genius thinking I know.