A/N: Hey everyone! This one's a little angsty. Set during junior year. P.S. Keep sending me prompts!

The song referenced is "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge.

I still don't own anything.

I Want You

"In the end, there doesn't have to be anyone who understands you. There just has to be someone who wants you." – Robert Brault

"Hey, Bec, who is this?" Jesse handed his phone over to his girlfriend.

Beca looked at the Facebook picture on the screen. "My mom," she said quickly, handing the phone back and turning back to her computer.

Jesse looked again at the photograph. He could see now where Beca got her dark hair and light eyes. "You look like her. She's beautiful," he smiled sweetly.

"Yeah," Beca replied with a quick glance, "Dude, why are you creeping on my Facebook?"

"Why are you changing the subject?"

"Because I suck at taking compliments."

Jesse smiled and looked back at the picture. After moment, Jesse looked back up at Beca. "Bec, what happened between your parents?" he asked hesitantly.

"Long story. One I'd rather not relive," Beca replied, never looking up from her computer screen.

Jesse considered letting the issue drop. Over the past two-plus years, he'd slowly gotten Beca to open up to him, but her parents' divorce was something she never talked about. She had made comments to him about her dad, enough for him to gather that she was very angry with him, but he didn't really know what had happened to make her so angry, and he decided he wanted to find out. So he put a reassuring hand on her shoulder and said, "C'mon, babe, you can talk to me about it."

"I don't want to talk to anyone about it, okay? Just drop it." Beca shrugged Jesse's hand away.

"Beca, please don't shut me out. I'm just trying to understand—"

"Okay, fine," Beca slammed her fist down on the desk and stood up. She was yelling now, and she was vaguely grateful that the rest of the Bellas had gone to a movie, leaving the house they shared on campus empty. "You want to know what happened?" she asked, facing Jesse. "My dad cheated on my mom. Mom found out and instead of giving him what he deserved, she begged him to stay and work it out. But Dad is of the opinion that he's the only person on earth who matters, so he left. He walked out on us and moved down here. And yeah, that's why I shut everybody out. Just like in the stupid movies, I'm that girl with daddy issues who doesn't trust anybody because I'm afraid they're going to leave me like he did. And you know what, Jesse? You don't understand. You can't possibly understand what it's like to have the person who's supposed to love you no matter what just pick up and leave. You have no idea how lucky you are to have both your parents around. So don't tell me you're trying to understand, you won't." With that, Beca turned to escape down the stairs.

"Wait, Beca!" Jesse leapt off the bed before she could run (again). "You're right. I don't understand. I don't have a clue what that was like. But I see how much it hurts you, and I want to help, because I can't stand to see you push people away because you think you don't deserve to be cared about. Beca, I know that this whole relationship thing is scary for you. It's scary for me, too. But I knew freshman year that you were it for me. And if I haven't convinced you of that in two and a half years, I'm doing something very wrong." He crossed the room and put his hands steadily on Beca's shoulders. "What your dad did was shitty, and I'm going to spend every day trying to convince you that you deserve better."

"You're not going to get sick of me being-well, me-and leave?" Beca's face was uncertain.

"Sorry, babe, you can't get rid of me that easy."

"Jesse, I'm being serious."

"Beca, so am I. Whatever comes up in the future, I'm willing to work through it. I'm not going to leave you."

Beca wrapped her arms around Jesse's waist and hid her face in his shoulder. "Promise?"

After a moment, Beca felt herself start to sway as Jesse's tenor filled the room:

Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing?

Telling me to give you everything

Seasons may change, winter to spring

But I love you until the end of time

Come what may, come what may,

I will love you until my dying day.

Jesse lifted Beca's chin and kissed her gently. "Thank you," Beca whispered afterward, "Thank you."