First date

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It's ridiculous. She has no idea why she's so nervous.

Back at Barden, they'd never actually done this. Yeah, they'd gone out to dinner together, obviously, but they'd never really bothered dating. After that first kiss at Lincoln Center, they'd just sort of fallen into being together, completely. No awkward dinner dates required. Still, Jesse wants to start over, and Beca can see the wisdom in that. They both different people than the other one remembers. They need to figure each other out again.

She spent most of the day looking for a dress. Hopefully, he'll like this one. God. Why is she so nervous?

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[a_capella_boy]

"That is absolutely what we're going to do," Jesse said, turning to speak to their waiter to pay the bill and leave a tip. They would have to come back here though because this had been fantastic. If nothing else he wanted to dance with Becca again. "It's actually based off a short story. There's an older version of it too but neither one is really like the story."

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"Baby, I love it when you talk movie to me," she says, holding out her hand to him once they're ready to go.

[a_capella_boy]

"You are going to learn so many cool little facts," he said, feeling his heart flutter a bit as he took her hand. Even if she was just teasing him there was something about hearing her talk like that that did something to him. Man, he was in trouble.

"Like in 1947 a version was shot with Danny Kaye, who is most well known for slapstick, so the story was heavily modified to showcase his talents."

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"You should wait for other people to tell you they're cool," she says, as they step out of the club and into the night air. She pauses. "But that is actually pretty cool."

[a_capella_boy]

"Danny Kaye was basically the original version of Jim Carey, if Jim Carey could also sing and dance," Jesse said as they walked back to his place. He continued to ramble about the movie and just in general, glad that Beca was at least being indulgent enough to let him ramble.

"Why don't you go grab something and change into it," Jesse said as he let her into the apartment. "I'll get the ice cream ready?"

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"I'm sort of disappointed you're not going to see what's under this dress," she says, starting to pick through his t-shirts. "It's sort of amazing."

[a_capella_boy]

"Well you'll just have to wear it for me another time," he said, trying not to sigh in frustration. He knew she was just playing with him but he also knew that she was being serious.

"But I promise to make it worthwhile when the time comes," he said with a grin.

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"I'll look forward to it," she says, selecting a worn band t-shirt and a pair of plaid cotton boxer shorts before she strips off her dress and fancy underwear.

"This? Is not quite as impressive."

[a_capella_boy]

"That depends on your perspective," Jesse called out from the fridge where he was getting their ice cream and trying to not think too much about what Beca was doing in the other room. He was going to think a little bit about it though.

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"Mmmhmm."

She steps in between him, hand going into the small of his back over vest and shirt. She feels distinctly underdressed. "What flavour are we having?"

[a_capella_boy]

Jesse leaned back a bit to his tough, surprised and just how good and comforting that felt. He wished that he didn't have so many layers on though so he could feel it better.

"We have Pebbly Path, which is the Darrow version of Rocky Road, and chocolate sauce to add, because ice cream always needs more chocolate. Go ahead and dish yourself some while I go change."

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When he leans back, it's like she gets a little bit of him back. It's sort of like a jigsaw when she thinks about it like that.

"I will miss that vest," she says, mournfully, already dishing herself out a generous bowl of ice-cream.

[a_capella_boy]

Jesse changed quickly, opting to go for some knit pants and the vest the he had been wearing. She said she would miss it and Jesse was a very thoughtful guy, if nothing else. Stepping back into the kitchen he started getting himself a small bowl.

"So are you ready for this? You're not going to fall asleep halfway through on me?"

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"You look like something from Magic Mike," says Beca, skirting the question altogether. "Hoping for a small role in the sequel?"

[a_capella_boy]

"Wait, there's a sequel? We absolutely need to find that movie and watching it," Jesse said with a laugh. He noticed how she had skipped his other question but that was fine. Once the movie started he was sure she'd be interested.

"Now come on, let's to crash on the bed and watch the movie."

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"I can't tell if you're being facetious or not," says Beca, walking ahead of him into his bedroom. "But I would be totally into that.

[a_capella_boy]

"Why wouldn't I want to watch it?" Jesse asked as he followed after her before getting the movie set up. Now that it was happening he was looking forward to falling asleep next to her. Maybe if she wasn't able to stay up it wouldn't be so bad.

"It's a movie about a bunch of guys being bros. they're basically the Trebles with more muscles and less singing."

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"And way more nudity," says Beca, sitting in the middle of his bed cross-legged.

[a_capella_boy]

"I think I can handle a little nudity," Jesse said, queue the movie up before laying back on his bed. Reaching out he wrapped his arms around Beca and pulled her back against him so that she was leaning against his chest. He didn't want to just and watch a movie with Beca with neither of them touching.

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Beca leans back against his chest, drawing her bare legs up as she eats her ice-cream. This feels so familiar it's hard to remember that anything's amiss.

[a_capella_boy]

Jesse provided occasional commentary to the movie as they ate, his head resting on her shoulder after his ice cream was done. A bit later he had taken to whispering in her ear, the entire situation feeling too intimate to talk at a normal volume. Before long though that evolved into just nuzzling along her neck, breathing in her scent and how soft her skin felt on his lips.

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He's making it really, really difficult to concentrate on the movie. She doesn't say anything but she does tilt her head to give him more room, her eyes still half focused on the screen.

[a_capella_boy]

Jesse nuzzled a bit more along her neck until she tilted it up and he couldn't resist the urge to plant soft, open mouthed kisses along her throat. Jesse didn't want to resist the urge. His initial assessment of how long it was going to take to feel comfortable around Beca was probably not very accurate. Everything about being with her felt so right that he realized it wasn't a scary or dangerous thing, it was just affirming that they were meant to be together.

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For someone who's been obsessed with taking it slow, those feel like pretty serious kisses. Beca's terrified to do anything that'll stop him. She sighs, though, shifts backwards to press closer against him.

[a_capella_boy]

Jesse reached up and brushed her hair away from her neck so that he could kiss up her neck and along her jaw. He pressed a kiss to the corner of her mouth before just resting his forehead against her, letting her choose whether or not to turn her face so that he could kiss her properly. Jesse really, really hoped that she would turn her head toward him, even just a bit.