I'd just like to make some things known really quick. This is a Bade story, but there will be some Bori in the beginning. Bear with me, please. Bade will come. Enjoy :)

Jade West walked through LAX, searching for her bubbly, red headed friend who was supposed to pick her up. She was still trying to figure out why she was relying so much on Cat, considering she could be very spacy and ditzy at times, but here she was. Once she got to her mother's house, she was going to do some serious life evaluating.

"Jadey!" Jade heard a high-pitched squeal coming from the left of her. She turned her head and saw Cat and Robbie standing next to a row of seats. Cat was waving her arms frantically in hopes of getting the brunette's attention. "Jade!"

Jade pushed past the tons of people in the airport and made her way over to her friends. "Hi, Cat." She gently pulled Cat into a hug. She did the same for Robbie. "Hi, Robbie."

Cat's eyes lit up. "Is this her?"

Jade looked down at the baby she was cradling in her arms. She had a baby blanket draped over her. "Yes, Bianca Olivia West."

"Can I see her?" Cat asked, reaching out to move the blanket.

Jade gently shook her head. "Maybe later, Cat. It was a very long, exhausting flight. I just got her to go to sleep and I really want to get out of here before the noise wakes her up."

"Okay. Let's go guys. Robbie, grab Jade's luggage."

Robbie grabbed Jade's suitcases while Cat gently pulled Jade towards the exit. "I'm so happy that you're here! This is going to be so much fun."

"Like I would miss your wedding. I am the maid-of-honor right?"

"So we have a lot to catch up on. You're a mommy now! How's New York? How is writing?"

Jade smiled. She had truly missed her friend.

"We are going to have such a busy week!" Tori Vega exclaimed, walking into her bedroom, iPad in hand. "Your interview with Good Day L.A. is tomorrow morning, your premiere is tomorrow evening. Cat wants us all to go to Nozu tonight. Plus, I need to start recording for my new album next week. I need my manager to schedule me time to breathe."

Beck looked up from his cell phone. "Well, we have time to relax right now." He patted the spot on the bed next to him. "Come sit with me."

Tori walked over to her bed and sat. "I am so glad Cat and Robbie's wedding is right around the corner. That'll be a nice distraction."

Beck nodded in agreement. He lifted up Tori's left hand and lightly traced the diamond ring sitting on her finger. "Then it will be our turn to get married."

Tori groaned, "Don't talk about it. I don't want to think about all of the planning that goes into a wedding. We should just run off the Vegas, or Reno and elope."

"Trina wouldn't like that very much." Beck pointed out, kissing Tori's hand.

"It's not Trina's wedding. It's ours."

"I don't think she cares."

"You're right about that."

"Let's not think about our wedding right now. We have to get through Cat and Robbie's, and I don't want to think about that either. Let's just enjoy today. Enjoy the fact that we're going to be hanging out our friends later on."

"Must you be so wise and perfect, Beck Oliver?"

Beck grinned, "Yes. Yes, I must."

"Jadelyn!" Jade's mother, Karen West, greeted warmly, seeing her daughter and granddaughter enter her house. She immediately hugged her. "I have missed you so much."

"Hi mom." Jade pulled out of her mother embrace and sat Bianca's car seat down.

Karen's eye's landed on Bianca. "Aww, my precious little angel." Bianca was now wide awake and looking around the strange room. Karen unbuckled Bianca and gently lifted her out of the car seat. "Hi! Do you remember your grandma? Do you remember me, my sweetheart?"

"I doubt it. She has only seen you a few times and that was when she was only a few days old."

Karen walked over to a chair and sat down. She stared into the baby's big brown eyes. Those she definitely didn't get from Jade, whose eyes were a sharp blue-green color.

She didn't know who Bianca's father was. Jade never uttered a word about him, and she had no intentions on doing so it seemed like. It initially worried her when she found out her 23 year old daughter was going to be a single mother, so far away from friends and family, but she was doing well. She was fiercely independent. Bianca was a happy baby, and Jade loved New York.

"Jade, I don't mean to pry-"

"Then don't even start, mother." Jade cut in, sitting down across from her mom.

"Do you think it's right that Bianca is growing up without her father?" Karen asked, ignoring her daughter.

"Yes. Bianca and I are fine."

"A young girl needs her father, Jadelyn." Karen continued.

"My father was pretty crappy, but I survived, and so will Bianca."

"So you want her to be fatherless because Richard chose his secretary and her stupid little dog over us? That is very selfish."

"Look, her father has his own life. He's happy, he's successful, and he does not need a 6 month old baby popping into the picture and complicating his perfect little life. Now, if you're going to judge how I choose to raise my daughter, please keep your comments to yourself or tell someone else because I am not interested." Jade looked up her mother who looked a bit hurt. Her eyes softened a bit. "I'm sorry I snapped."

"Apology accepted. So how is your writing coming along?"

"Good, actually."

"My heart burst with maternal pride knowing that my daughter's screenplay got nominated for an Academy Award."

"Glad I can make you proud."

Jade yawned, "I've been up all day. My flight was delayed twice and Bianca was up crying during most of it. I'm exhausted."

"Go upstairs and rest, Jade. I'll take care of Bianca for a few hours."

Jade smiled, "Thanks mom."

Jade walked into Nozu and instantly spotted Mrs. Lee. She was barking orders at one of her employees in her obnoxious tone of voice. Great, that is exactly what Jade needed at the moment.

"Hello, how may I-oh, it's you." Mrs. Lee said. "You're the girl that left my daughter to dangle in the air."

Jade glared at Mrs. Lee. "You're the one who gave birth to that tone-deaf, talentless piece of-"

"Jade?"

Jade turned around and her eyes landed on Beck. She froze. "Beck."

Beck stared at Jade intently. She had changed. Her hair was lighter, and longer than from the last time he saw her. There were no more colored streaks in her hair. All of her pieces of face jewelry were gone. It looked like she had gained weight, and her skin was a bit paler than before. Despite the differences, she was still Jade. She still wore black, he could still see her star tattoo on her arm. She looked gorgeous.

"What are you doing out here?" Beck asked, his eyes still never leaving Jade's. "Robbie said you still live in New York."

"It's not like I could miss Cat's wedding. I am the maid-of-honor, after all."

"Really? I didn't know that."

"Why would you?"

"I don't know. I just assumed that Cat would have said something."

"When you assume, you make-"

Jade was cut off when she saw Tori walking over to them. She grabbed a hold of Beck's hand. Jade was able to get a glimpse of the huge diamond ring sitting on her finger. Tori turned to Jade. "Jade? Oh my goodness, what are you doing out here?" She let go of Beck's hand and ran to hug Jade.

Jade struggled to get out of Tori's grip. After a while she just pushed Tori off of her. "God, Vega. Way to invade my personal space."

"Sorry. We haven't seen you in over a year! How are you? How's New York?"

"I'm fine. New York is fine."

"Jade is out here for Cat and Robbie's wedding." Beck explained, focusing his attention back onto Jade.

"If a wedding is all it took, Beck and I would've gotten married sooner."

Jade was about to reply with some very witty, possibly very insulting words when Andre popped out. "Guys, our table is ready."

"Great! I have had such a craving for a spicy tuna roll." Tori followed behind Andre. Beck and Jade followed, too.

"Yay, Jade I'm glad you could make it." Cat said, clapping. She scooted over. "Sit next to me."

Jade sat down, and the rest of the dinner party followed suit. Beck sat down directly across from her.

Tori turned her attention to Cat. "Cat, you didn't tell us that Jade was coming back into town."

"She kept me waiting until last night, actually. I didn't think she was going to be able to make it with all of her writing and the baby-"

"Baby?" Tori repeated. "Jade, you have a baby?"

In that moment, Jade wished she could disappear. Everyone was staring at her.

Jade cleared her throat, "Uh, yeah."

"When did you have a kid?"

"Six months ago." Jade answered.

"Show them a picture, Jade." Cat ordered, lightly nudging her friend.

Jade shook her head. "No."

"Come on Jade." Andre insisted. "Show us a picture."

Jade glared at Andre. If she could kill him right now, she would. "Fine." She reached for her phone so she could find a good picture of Bianca. "Her name is Bianca." She handed the phone to Tori.

Tori smiled, "She's gorgeous, Jade. Absolutely gorgeous." Tori showed Beck the picture. "Beck, look at her."

Beck had to admit, she was a beautiful little girl. She had Jade's nose and natural hair color. They didn't share the same skin tone, though. Bianca had more of a olive skin tone whereas Jade was a paler. The baby was sleeping, so Beck couldn't see what color her eyes were, but he was willing to bet that they were blue-green just like Jade's.

He passed the phone back to Jade, and while Jade's arm was extended, he noticed that she wasn't wearing a ring. Maybe she was single. Maybe she had a boyfriend, and they weren't ready to get married yet.

"She's beautiful, Jade."

Jade ran a shaky hand through her hair. That was close. "Thank you." She stood up and slid out of the booth. "I'm going to go the restroom."

Jade walked out of the dining area and down the long hall heading towards the bathroom. Before she could reach the door, she felt a hand grab onto her shoulder and spin her around.

"Andre, what the hell are you doing?"

Andre took a step closer to Jade. She took a step back. "Jade, don't you think 15 months is long enough?"

"I don't understand-"

"When are you going to tell him?"

Jade cocked her head to the side. "Tell who, what?"

"Don't insult my intelligence by playing stupid. When are you going to tell Beck that he has a daughter?" Andre questioned.

Jade put her hand on her chin. "Oh, um never."

"You can't keep Bianca away from him."

"I can and I will." Jade punched Andre's shoulder. "And what the hell were you thinking, forcing me to show them a picture of Bianca? Are you trying to out me?"

"He needs to know the truth, Jade."

"He's happy. He and Vega can go run off together, get married, and make pretty little babies all while winning Oscars and Grammys. Bianca and I are fine. Our life is fine. Now can you just be my friend and respect my decision?"

Andre sighed. He hated that he was in the middle of this mess. "Yes, but don't think for a second that you will be able to pull this off for the rest of Bianca's life. He'll start putting puzzle pieces together. She might even start looking a lot more like him. And you might be content for now, but Bianca will grow up and wonder why she's the only kid who doesn't have a father to make a card for on Father's Day. Get your shit together, West."

Jade shook her head and put buried her face in her hands. She couldn't wait to get back to New York, but first, she'd have to get the hell out of this restaurant.