"I know. It does. It's not home and the ways it's like home hurt," he said, the memories of similar situations and times when he's felt like she did, or at least similar to it, we're all too fresh.

"And I know the only reason you went out with me tonight is because the person you really want to be with isn't here while everything I could ever want is right in front of me. But until I screwed it up, tonight was good. Please don't don't give up on me, Beca. Please don't give up on us."