Don't You Forget About Me

Chapter 25~ Romance and Rebounds

Chapter 25~ Romance and Rebounds

*Beca's P.O.V.*

Breathing heavily, Jesse pulled from me and rested his head on my stomach. I laid one hand on the back of his head and the other on his cheek as we tried to calm our breathing. He lifted his head to look at me.

"You are so beautiful." He said.

I gave him a little smile as he leaned up and kissed me. He rolled off and laid beside me. He grabbed my hand and brought it up to his mouth, placing a light kiss on it. I rolled over and looked at him.

We gazed at each other for a moment until I closed my eyes. I felt him scoot closer, leaning his forehead against mine and resting his hand on my hip. Our hands were still intertwined and I felt his eyes on me. A smile crept onto my face as I felt his eyes linger on me.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked quietly as his hand moved from my hip and pushed some stray hair behind my ear.

"I am really hoping that this isn't another one of those dreams. I don't want to open my eyes to see you vanish." He chuckled a little.

"Open your eyes." He said running his hand down my back. I opened my eyes and they immediately peered into Jesse's beautiful chocolate ones. "It's not a dream." I smiled and lightly pressed my lips to his, my tongue gently colliding with his.

"This was amazing, Jess." I said when I pulled away and pressed my forehead against his.

"Yeah, it was." I watched him as he pulled our still intertwined hands up and rested the back of mine against his lips, the warmth of his breath sending goosebumps down my arm. It was quiet as he caressed my hand and placed the occasional kiss on it.

"So, what are you going to do?" he broke  the silence, startling me a little.

''About what?''

''About staying or leaving.'' at those words,  I became fully alert and looked him in the eyes.

''Between all of the packing, the Bellas, and you burrowing your way under my skin..." I paused for dramatic effect. "...there's no f*cking way I'm leaving."

He smiled which made me smile. He practically pounced on me, causing me to shriek. Now laying on me, he kissed me long and passionately before rolling onto his back. He motioned for me so I scooted across the bed and cuddled into his chest. He wrapped an arm possessively around me as I lightly traced the defibrillator scars on his chest.

"Why didn't you tell me you died?" I asked, still tracing the scars.

"You had your own problems, I didn't want to load mine onto you."

"Mine wasn't death."

"No but yours is still a problem, I'm alive. It's not a big deal." I sat up and looked him the eyes.

"It's a big deal to me." I partially yelled as he propped himself up on his elbows.

"Why?"

"Because I-" I desperately wanted to tell him I love him but I don't know how to say it. "If I didn't make it obvious with this," I gestured to our naked bodies lazily wrapped in the bed sheets, "I really like you and I care deeply for you."

"I love you, too, Bec." He said with a smirk.

"I didn't-"

"You don't have to." I gave him a half smile. "Now, give me those juicy lips." I giggled as I leaned down and locked my lips to his. "Okay baby, let's get some sleep."

"Baby? Does this mean we're officially together?"

"Are you kidding? In my world, we never broke up. Besides, after everything we've been through I think we both deserve a little happiness."