AN: Things I did while writing down this chapter:
Eat Pizza at 3 in the morning
Try to memorize the lyrics for The Happy Happy Birthday Song by Arrogant Worms and ending up trying to sing a Bollywood song, it got weird.
You don't need to know this, but I want you to know that inspiration comes from weird ass shit, like Bollywood songs.
Not now. Beca thought to herself noticing Jesse's car parked not far from her as the taxi driver was getting her suitcase from the truck. I haven't figured out what to do yet.
"It's okay, I got it" She said when Jesse ran up to her and took the suitcase from her.
"I didn't know you were coming home" Jesse said looking in front of him as he ignored her objection
"That makes two of us." she said following him.
"Going out with Stace?" Beca guessed as he pushed the button for her floor.
"No, I was dropping by movie tickets I had that I didn't need anymore, I was about to start the car but then I saw you struggling to drag your suitcase" he told her before leaning against the wall.
"What was that?" Beca asked when the elevator made a weird sound.
Jesse looked around them resting a hand on the elevator door and the other one on Beca's shoulder when elevator stopped absurdly.
"I think we're trapped" he said looking at her.
"Try the call button" Beca nodded at Jesse.
Jesse did as told "No one is answering"
"That is just great" Beca scoffed watching Jesse bang on the door.
"What do we do?" Beca asked when he stopped banging
"No idea." He said watching her
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Beca asked when he narrowed his eyes looking at her.
"I'm checking if you're on the verge of a panic attack"
"I'm fine" she shrugged putting her crutches to her side
"That's what you always say when you're having one." He deadpanned.
"No, really I am" she said reaching for her phone.
"I'm gonna try and call Stacie see if she can get some help" She said placing her phone to her ear as she looked at Jesse.
"Hey Stace, I'm back in L.A"
"What? Are you at the airport now? Do you want me to come and pick you up?"
"No no, I'm at the complex, I'm actually in the elevator, we're-"
"Why didn't say you're coming home?"
"Long story. Anyway listen, Jesse and I are stuck in the elevator and no one is picking up when we tried the call button, could please get us some help."
"That's sounds like the beginning of a bad porn" Stacie laughed
"I agree."
"I'll try building maintenance then text you, cool?"
"Just don't let me die in here"
"You have good company." Stacie chuckled "Please, don't end up having sex in there, you will complicate things."
"You don't have to tell me. I learned my lesson." Beca said before hanging up.
"She'll get building maintenance" Beca told Jesse placing her phone back inside her pocket.
'I was just with the maintenance guys, they said that there's a power malfunction or something, you're stuck there for a few hours. Get comfortable' Beca exhaled loudly before passing her phone to Jesse to read the text himself.
"Sweet" he said handing her the phone back.
Beca slid down wincing then opened her back bag grabbing her laptop
"You alright there?" he asked concerned.
"Yeah, it's just the usual." She shrugged turning her laptop on.
"Are your meds in the suitcase?"
"They're in my back bag, but I can handle it. Plus I've got no food, I'll get weird if I take them on an empty stomach" she grimaced.
"Good point" he nodded sitting down next to her. Beca glanced at him as he sat looking at the ceiling.
"Do you think-"
"You stay where you are," she interrupted him knowing exactly what he was going to say.
Jesse groaned "I've seen enough movies to know what to do"
"Jesse" Beca called him slowly
"Fine, buzzkill"
"Believe me having broken bones is the real buzzkill. And since I'm older I have the upper hand and I say you are not climbing up there" she said loading her mixing software.
"You're five months older than me" He reminded her.
"I got to legally get drunk five months before you" she shrugged "So you sit there like a good boy and wait for help" she said meeting his gaze "cool?"
"Grool" he nodded
"What?"
"It's cool and great put together" he explained interlocking his fingers. "It's from Mean Girls"
Beca rolled her eyes wearing her headphones.
"How was Georgia?" Jesse asked, poking Beca's shoulder, after a long thirty minute of silence.
"Come again?" she hung her headphones around her neck.
"I asked you how was Georgia"
"Hot" she answered looking back to the screen. "I got ear buds in my back bag if you want Jesse, along with my IPod" Beca suggested sensing his boredom.
"Thanks" he said reaching for her back bag
"Sure" she said wearing her headphones.
Looking through her back bag, the dvd case for The Breakfast Club caught his eyes. He grabbed it then looked at Beca waiting for her to look up.
Beca glanced up and said "I finally finished that movie, you were right, it does have the greatest ending to any movie ever."
Jesse chuckled realizing she quoted him.
"You were also right about the soundtrack," she smiled before looking back to the screen.
Jesse watched Beca crack her neck
"You sure Stacie got help?" Jesse asked wearing the ear buds
"You saw the text yourself Jesse" Beca said resting her head against the elevator's metallic wall.
Huffing Beca tried reaching for her suitcase but without any luck. Jesse grabbed it for her.
"Thanks" she said opening it.
"No problem" he said watching her.
"What are you doing?" he asked when she grabbed a pair of shorts and a t-shirt.
"You saw what Stacie said, I'm gonna get comfortable. The shorts I'm wearing right now are so not for sitting on the floor, my butt hurts" she said as she started to unbutton her shirt.
Jesse's eyes grew wide before he sat Indian style with his back facing her.
"Relax, I'm not gonna try and seduce you" she said watching him get all tensed.
"I kinda need your help to get up" Beca said after wearing her t-shirt.
"Are you wearing something?"
"Yes" Beca sighed. Jesse glanced at her to see for himself then got up helping her get up as well.
"Thank you" she said waiting for him to turn around.
He nodded before giving her his back.
"I don't get why you're acting like this, I mean you've seen me naked several times, and I'm not even naked right now." Beca said removing her current shorts.
"It's not the same" he rested his hands on the elevator's door
Beca shrugged wearing her shorts "I'm gonna hold on to you, okay?" Jesse nodded okay.
Beca clenched the back of his t-shirt for support as she wore her shorts.
"All done" she patting his back before she sat down again putting her laptop on her lap.
"What you working on?"
"Jesse, you can ignore me, it's okay" she smiled at him. "There's no need to try and keep the conversation going, I can feel your discomfort" she shrugged wearing her headphone. Say it, you pussy.
Looking up when he sat next to her, Beca noticed sweat forming on his forehead.
"Jesse are you okay?" she asked tilting her head to have a better look at him
"I don't feel so good" He turned to her. Beca frowned and pressed her hand on his forehead "No fever" she said confused.
"It's probably 'cause I don't like small places" he shrugged trying to keep it cool.
"Oh my god you're claustrophobic," Beca said in realization. "I thought you're uncomfortable because you're stuck with me" she said
"Why didn't you say something?" she asked
"I've never got to the point where I would panic." Jesse shrugged watching Beca
"What do you do when you have a panic attack, cause it's kinda the same, I think"
"Deep breaths, accepting that you're afraid and happy thoughts" she told him before she closed her laptop and put it in her back bag.
"Happy thoughts, okay" he said taking a deep breath.
Beca watched him exhale as he rested his head on the wall.
"Try thinking of fluffy bunnies, works for me"
"I've been trying to picture red pandas, they're really cute. But I can't"
"Concentrate on the breathing, it will pass Jesse— We could also- never mind,"
"When I kiss you you relax, that's what you were going to say" He guessed opening his eyes. Beca nodded staring at her phone.
"That's not a good idea though, keep trying to think of pandas" C'mon, it's easy. I lo- -I L word you so much, please forgive me.
Running a hand through her hair, she looked up.
"Red pandas" he corrected
"How are you holding up?"
"I feel like the walls are closing in on us"
"Jesse we're not going to die, not here at least. Keep up with the deep breathing, it has to pass" Jesse nodded taking a deep breath.
Watching him lean against the wall closing his eyes, Beca found herself staring at his lips.
Self-fucking-control.
"Could please just kiss me," Jesse asked feeling her gaze on him.
"C'mere," she sighed. "Let's just hope this helps" Beca said when he came closer to her.
Kissing him gently as she stroked his cheek, Jesse sighed softly against her lips and kissed her back.
Okay, brain, pull away, self-control remember? She told herself when she felt him relax.
Jesse got on his knees and cupped her face when she pulled away.
"Not enough" he said against her lips. Beca nodded opening her mouth for him to let him slip his tongue when he kissed her.
Gasping for air, Jesse pulled away but didn't let go of her.
"Better?" Beca asked panting when she met his gaze.
He nodded before sitting down.
"Thanks" he said running a hand through his hair.
Just say it.
"Jesse?" He turned to her
"I love—ed that mix tape you made me" Fuck! She looked away shaking her head. Three fucking words, what the fuck, I mean the three other words.
"I listened to it yesterday" Beca said.
"I gave it to you three months ago" he said watching her.
Mini apology now then a big one that I still have to figure out.
"But you told me not to listen to it right away" she tilted her head to face him.
"Yeah, but that was three months ago"
"I was going to listen to it the day we went to the beach, then you showed up, and— I didn't get to listen to it" She cleared her throat.
"Nice songs, by the way, and I see the artistic value in Jump then fall" she said sarcastically.
"Shut up, you like Taylor" he chuckled
"I'm sorry for how I treated you. I don't expect you to forgive me and we live happily ever after, but I just want you to know that I'm very sorry and I get that you hate me and don't want to be around me" Beca blurred out in a hurry then looked at him.
"I don't hate you" he shook his head.
"Well you should" she said picking up her phone to avoid looking at him.
"I was mad at you but I'm not anymore, thanks to Stacie. She went full on shrink on me and asked the right questions" He said turning thoughtful.
Beca grimaced resting her head on the wall.
"That must have been fun" she said closing her eyes.
"Very"
"Look at you getting all sarcastic" Beca chuckled
"I blame you"
"And I you for making me enjoy movies. Dad didn't believe his eyes when I got the breakfast club and asked him to watch it with me"
"Father daughter bonding, that's nice"
"I'm just trying to act my age and stop blaming him for turning out the way I did" she shrugged
"You turned out fine" he said making her laughed
"You don't have to be nice, nerd"
"Between the two of us you're the nerd"
"Really?" Beca said opening her eyes.
"Yep," he nodded
"Dude you have a shelve that has enough movies you could make a small fortune if you sell half of them"
"Same for you just with music. I don't think anyone still has cassettes"
"Hey, that's like a modern antic."
"Sure" he snorted. "And you are an a capella champion, that's huge on the nerd scale"
"We're both nerdy, fine. And the girls and I made a capella cool. We changed the face of a capella" she said crossing her legs, trying to get comfortable.
"Still got some of that candy?" Jesse asked when they went both quiet
"What?"
"When we kissed you tasted really sweet" he explained "Strawberry?" he guessed
Beca nodded reached for her back bag. "Call me a child, but these lollipops are so good" she said handing him a lollipop.
"I see what you did there" Jesse said taking it "And I'm sorry for calling a child" he apologized
"I was acting like one" she shrugged popping a lollipop in her mouth.
Checking her phone Beca realized they've been trapped in the elevator for 2 hours and huffed.
"What was Stacie doing when you dropped by?"
"Um, I don't know. Tom was there though"
"Tom, as in Tommy boy?"
"Yeah" he nodded
"That's weird, Stacie never sees the same guy twice in a mouth"
Jesse shrugged
"Why are you asking?"
"She didn't get back to me I've been texting her. I'm like 94% she's doing Tom as we speak" Beca said aiming her phone at her back bag.
Jesse checked the time then looked at her "It's been 2 hours"
"So what?" Beca shrugged looking up after successfully throwing her phone inside her back bag. "I'm starting to doubt the fact that she even contacted maintenance"
"No" Jesse said in disbelief "You really think so?"
Beca nodded "Try the call button again, if they don't pick up I'll try to get one of the girls to come to the rescue"
"Why don't we get 911?"
"No, Jesse we're not calling 911 'cause we're stuck in an elevator, they got far more serious shit to deal with, like a kitten stuck on a tree."
Jesse chuckled getting up.
"Still nothing" he looked at her.
"I'm gonna try Em." Beca said looking for her phone.
"I'll see if I could get Benji to come over" Jesse said sliding down.
"Emily just texted me, she's on her way"
"Her and Benji" Jesse said looking up
"Why did you bother the guy? Doesn't he have lives to save" Beca said leaning against the wall.
"Ours do not count?"
"Jesse we're not going to die—Shit you're not having another attack are you?" Beca questioned tilting her head to have a better look at Jesse.
"No" He shook his head, "I'm alright" he said looking at his shoes.
"Jesse" Beca said reaching for his chin and tilting his head to face her. "We're fine" she said confidently gazing into his eyes. "Don't worry, grool?" she said making him chuckle as he nodded.
Beca smiled then glanced at his lips before letting go of his chin.
Self-Fucking-Control. She looked away from him.
"Becs, we're moving" Jesse said looking around them.
"Finally!" she said watching Jesse get up.
"Here" Jesse said giving her his hand to help her get up.
"Thanks" Beca thanked him letting go of his hand and reaching for her crutches.
"Hey, Jesse?" Beca said when the elevator door opened
"Why did you get in the elevator with me?" she said realizing he joined her when he didn't have to
"Out of habit?" Jesse shrugged reaching for both her back bag and suitcase
AN: I got carried away and ended up with more 5k. I'll upload part two later. Don't forget to review.