"How do you guys want me to do this?" Andre asked.
"Just type in her old email and write down what we said," Cat said. Over the two years since everyone had graduated from Hollywood Arts.
Cat Valentine had grown up a lot and her song was now the song of summer. Beck Oliver was in a new show called Twisted. Tori hadn't really been up, neither had Andre, and Robbie hadn't booked anything.
While the rest of the gang stayed in touch no one had heard from Jade West in two years. She hadn't tried to contact anyone. At first everyone just thought this was because Beck broke up with her pretty nastily but now it had been two years. She abandoned all social networks.
Dear Jade,
Hey! We haven't heard from you in two years. Everyone is meeting at the Asphalt Café next Saturday. We were wondering if you come too because everyone else stayed in touch. Bring anyone that you have made a relationship if you would like!
Hope to see you there
Andre, Cat, Tori, Robbie, and Beck
"Mark!" Jade West shouted.
"What?" Mark walked through the door.
"My friends invited me back to our old school. Can I go?" Jade asked politely.
"Sure, but I'm coming with you,"
"Do you have to," Jade was cut off by Mark violently squeezing her wrist,
"Your ex-boyfriend will be there and plus I can't keep care of Stella all by myself," Jade silently nodded.
Stella started crying all of sudden. Mark pushed her towards Stella's room.
Jade picked Stella up and gently rocked her.
"Shh, shh, baby," Jade whispered to her only daughter.
Stella was one year old and had Mark's black hair, nose, mouth, and ears. The only way she looked like Jade was her blue eyes.
"Hush little baby don't you cry
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird don't sing
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring,"
"Jade! Is that singing?" Mark said banging on Stella's door.
"No! Of course not!" Jade said quickly.
"Put Stella down," Mark commanded. Jade set Stella back in her crib and turned to Mark.
"What have I told you about singing?"
"It's a waste of time and you can't get anywhere with it," Jade whispered looking down. She wanted to tell Mark that Cat Valentine had been her friend in high school but he wouldn't believe her.
Mark advanced on Jade and hit her on the face. "I told you the rules and you know what happens if you break one of them,"
Once Mark left Jade picked up Stella. "Daddy really is a good guy, trust me baby," Jade whispered to Stella.
"Dada!" Stella pointed to the door where Mark had just left.
"Yep! Who's this?" Jade said pointing to herself.
"Mama!" Stella said happily before bursting into to laughter.
"Come on, let's go find daddy," Jade said and walked out of Stella's room.
Jade and Stella walked around there house several times before Jade found the not Mark had left.
Jade-
I'm going out for a few hours. Take care of Stella.
Jade and Stella decided to watch a movie. Once Stella feel asleep Jade took out her phone and read the email again. She knew she couldn't respond because Mark would kill her. Jade went on her Instagram and scrolled through everyone's photos. Happy her friends had gotten on with their lives.
"Mama!" Stella had shouted when she woke up.
"I'm right here, baby," Stella was throwing a temper tantrum and Jade couldn't yet calm her down.
"Stella Judith West, please, please give mama some peace and quiet," Jade whispered to her still crying baby.
"Jade, Stella!" Mark shouted coming into the living room.
"Please help me get her to be quiet!" Jade pleaded.
"Trust me, I will not be able to get her to be quiet," Mark said.
"Please!" Jade begged. Mark reluctantly took her daughter and rocked her. Nothing helped.
"Hungry, not been changed?" Mark guessed.
"I just did those! She's just not happy," Jade said while taking Stella in her arms.
Cat Valentine and Robbie Shapiro were currently getting ready to go to Tori's house. Tori's parents had left and so had Trina so Tori got the house to herself. Cat had lived there for a few months before moving in with Robbie. Jade had been offered to staying there but instead she left for New York.
Cat and Robbie were the last ones to arrive. Beck was on one of the couches and Tori and Andre were snuggling on the other couch.
"So, who thinks Jade will actually come?" Tori asked.
"She hasn't responded to my email, I tried her old number and an answering machine picked up which means she still has the same number because it was her voice, but no one has heard from her in two years,"
"I want Jade to come back! I miss her so much!" Cat said.
"We all do," Beck reassured her.
Cat, still angry at Beck for what happened two years ago, glared at him. "Let us listen to some music," Tori suggested. Once she had turned on the radio Problem started playing. Cat very angrily changed the channel.
The Saturday they were due to meet Jade. Everyone sat at the same table in silent. Andre had sent another email saying to meet them at three.
It was 3:20. Everyone stood up to leave until a voice shouted for them to wait. Jade, a baby carrier, and a man came running.
Lots of Jade's! were thrown around and people were hugged before Jade finally introduced people.
"Everyone this is my boy_" Jade was cut off by Mark squeezing her wrist, "Husband Mark! We've only been married a month, I forget sometimes. Anyway and this is my daughter, Stella Judith,"
"How old is she," Cat cooed to the baby.
"7 months," Mark said.
"She's one year old, she turned one last month. Maybe if you actually came to her party you would have known," Jade snarled.
There was the Jade the gang had been missing. It was weird seeing her like that. Her hair had gone back to her natural brown, she lost all of her color streaks, her face piercings were gone, and her personality had changed.
Beck had his suspicions.
AN: This is a multi chapter! Yay! I can't wait to start this! This one is just starting us off and kind of getting a feeling for everyone. Hope to see you soon!
