A Victorious Fanfiction Piece by PleaseDon'tGetMeRescued

"Mommy, when will daddy be home?"

Jade looked into her son's chocolate brown eyes, so much like his father's. The deep brown sharply contrasted against his snow white skin, which he had inherited from her. With pitch black hair, he was probably the cutest little kid out there. Jade had no doubt.

"Well, he said he's be gone for two weeks. That's fourteen days and he's been gone nine. How many more days?"

Henry had also inherited his love of math from his mother. And, at the age of five, rather enjoyed practicing it.

As Jade tucked the blankets in around him, she grabbed his hand, halting his little moving fingers. "No cheating. Do it in your head. I know you can do it," she encourages, gently smooching his knuckles.

"Um," Henry scrunched his eyebrows together in a very Beck-ish manner, thinking hard. "Six?"

"Is that a question or an answer?" she raised an eyebrow.

"Six," he said more confidently. "No! Five!"

"Very good, buddy," Jade smiled, affectionately ruffling Henry's hair. "How'd you get so smart?"

"When daddy teaches me math he always eats the pretty colored M&Ms so only the brown and yellows are left. And last time there were nine yellows and five brown," he finished proudly.

Jade rolled her eyes. "Of course you father would be the one to teach you math with candy." Se smiled inwardly to herself. "He's so silly. Well, there you go. He'll be home in five days. Now, are you ready for sleep, you silly goose?" Henry shook his head vigorously. "Well too bad," she replied, repositioning herself on the edge of her son's racecar bed that Beck had insisted he needed. "The sooner you go to sleep, the sooner you can talk to daddy. Now, go to sleep. Goodnight, baby." She kissed his forehead before standing up and heading for the door.

"Mommy?" Jade turned around, looking intently at the small boy that was such a perfect mixture of both her and Beck. "Will you sing to me?"

"Of course, pumpkin," she said, smiling wide. Sitting back down on the side of his bed, Jade re-tucked the blankets at his side and pursed her lips in thought. After singing a few tunes, Jade finally sang the one that always did the trick.

"A dream is a wish your head makes when you're fast a sleep. In dreams you will lose your heartache. Whatever you wish for you keep. Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing the dream that you wish will come true."

By the time the final note was out, Henry was already fast asleep, his head lulled to the side, mouth slightly open. Kissing his cheek, Jade whispered an "I love you" before flicking off the light, softly closing the door and pulling out her cell phone, leaning against the wall outside Henry's door.

It rang only twice before he answered.

"Hey babe. Miss me yet?" Jade smiled automatically at the sound of her husband's voice. She absentmindedly spun her wedding ring around her finger.

"Don't be ridiculous. I was calling merely out of obligation."

Beck's laughter came through the phone line and Jade could just picture him running his fingers through his hair. "Well, I miss you too."

"Don't be such a sap," she scolded. "And, what about Henry? Don't you miss our son?"

"Well, of course I miss the little man. Is he asleep yet?"

"Yes," she sighed, pushing herself off the wall and making her way towards the master bedroom. "It took four songs tonight. He really misses you, Beck."

"I know. I miss you guys, too. So much. But, I'll be home in a few days."

"Five."

"What?"

"It's five days. Henry and I just did the math. And really, Beck? M&Ms for math lessons?"

"Hey, I had to find some way to make it interesting."

"Henry likes math," she deadpanned.

"Yeah, he inherited that God-awful gene from you. Poor kid."

"Oh, shut up. Our kid is great."

"The best." Jade sighed again. She did miss him, more than she could bear. Not that she'd ever tell him that.

"So, how's the movie going? Any chance you'll finish early and get to come home?"

"Sorry, I don't think so, babe. But, it's still going pretty well. Oh! Except Molly is acting like a total diva-"

"Because she is one."

"-And this morning James dropped his coffee cup and it splattered on, like, half of the set for the family room scene."

"Wow, klutz."

"Yeah, but I've got to get to bed. Early day tomorrow."

"Yeah, us too. Henry has a soccer game at eight, be there by seven fifteen." Beck laughed as she did the last part in her 'man voice.'

"Make sure you video tape it for me."

"I will."

"I love you guys." Jade could practically see his smile through the phone.

"We love you too."

"Bye, babe."

"Bye."

Hanging up the phone, Jade made her way into the bathroom getting ready for bed. Taking off her makeup and washing her face, Jade thought about her son and how so incredibly lucky she was to have him. She and Beck had gotten married at twenty, but they'd promised themselves to each other long before that. Most people didn't get it. That was fine, they didn't need to. About a year and a half later, when Jade was twenty-one and Beck was twenty-two, they had Henry. At first they'd been scared out of their minds. What did they know about raising a kid? Just about nothing. But, they must have figured it out sometime, because Henry was a seriously cool kid. When he had first been born, Beck and Jade still hadn't decided on a name. They'd argued for seven months and still they hadn't decided. "Why don't we just name him something dorky like Henry, then?" Jade had exclaimed, obviously annoyed.

"I actually like that name," Beck said, looking at Jade from where he'd been pacing during their argument.

"Me too," Jade said, her tone final.

"Okay."

"Fine."

And that was it. Beck had gone back over to sit next to Jade, who was still in her hospital bed from delivery. He grabbed her hand and they smiled at each other. They had gotten a lot of weird looks from the nurses that day, but they didn't care. All they cared about was their new family.

While brushing her teeth, Jade thought about Beck. They'd been married for seven years when no one had thought they'd even make it through high school together. Well, they'd proved everybody wrong. Although they argued just as much as before, they couldn't be happier. Beck was a well-known movie star while Jade starred in Wicked on Broadway in LA. The couple had discussed moving to New York, but finally decided staying in LA was best for Henry and their careers. That way, Beck could have his dream and Jade could still have hers. There were both more successful and happier that anyone imagined they'd be.

Switching off the bathroom light, Jade pulled down the covers on Beck's side of the bed and climbed in. It felt strange to sleep without Beck lying next to her. After seven years of marriage and dating all through high school, it was not a feeling Jade was used to, nor one she wanted to be familiar with. Sleeping on Beck's side of the bed was something she always did whenever he was gone, whether it be for one night of two weeks, like now.

Snuggling into the cold sheets that smelled like Beck, Jade closed her eyes, thinking of her family, before finally falling into a semi-uncomfortable sleep without her husband beside her.

XOXOXOX

"Mommy?"

Jade shifted her head on the pillow, inhaling Beck's scent.

"Mommy?" She felt a soft pressure on her side and heard sniffling. It took her a minute to realize what was happening.

"What's wrong, baby?" She asked calmly, although slightly panicking on the inside.

"I" sniffle "miss daddy!" Jade's heart broke at the sight of her baby's tear-stained face. Reaching her arms out to him, gesturing for him to come to her. Jade picked up the small boy and lifted him onto the bed next to her. Henry instantly climbed into her lap and smashed his face up against her neck, hugging her tight. "I miss daddy!" he sobbed, and Jade's heart broke a little more.

"It's okay, baby. Don't worry, daddy will be home in a few days, remember?"

"But I h-had a b-bad dream that he got h-hurt and didn't come back!" It came out muffled against her skin.

"I'm sure he's fine, pumpkin. Do you want to call him and see?"

Henry's little head moved up and down against her neck in a 'yes' motion.

"Okay," Jade said, gently rubbing Henry's back. Pulling out her phone, she glanced at the time before dialing Beck's number. Three thirteen in the morning. Oh well, she thought to herself. He'll understand.

Once again, Beck answered on the second ring, his voice almost frantic. "Jade? What's wrong?"

"It's Henry." Jade instantly winced at her own words. She made it sound like he was dying.

"What! What happened? Is he okay? Are you both okay?"

"Yeah, sorry, we're both find. He just misses you. I didn't mean to make it sound so bad." Jade relaxed as she heard Beck's relieved sigh through the speaker.

"It's okay. Put him on speaker." Jade quickly did as told and handed the phone down to Henry, who had moved from having his face against her neck, to having his back to his mother's chest.

"Hi daddy," he said quietly and sheepishly.

"Hey little man. What's up?" Jade smiled at her husband's obvious love for their son.

"I miss you. Why can't you come home?"

"Because I'm working, buddy. But I'll be home soon. And, I might even have a little surprise for you when I get back."

"But I want you to come home now!" Henry cried. Tiny tears streaking down his cheeks. Jade was surprised he completely ignored Beck's comment about a present.

"Well, bud, I can't come home yet. But, I'll be home in a few days and we can do whatever you want. Sound good?"

"Okay," the boy answered in a small voice.

"But, I need you to do me a favor," Beck said, surprising both Jade and Henry. Henry's head perked up at the thought of being able to do something for his father. "I need you to be really strong and really good, okay? Not for me, but for mommy. Because, even though she won't admit it, she misses me just as much as you do. Can you do that for me?"

"Yes. But daddy, mommy told me yesterday she missed you." Jade inwardly groaned.

"Did she now?" Henry jerkily nodded his head, forgetting that his father couldn't see him. "Well, I still need you to do that for me, okay?"

"Yes, daddy. I love you." Jade's heart melted just then.

"I love you too, kiddo. Now go back to sleep so you're all nice and rested for your big game tomorrow."

"Okay," he agreed, letting out a big yawn. "Daddy? Will you and mommy sing for me?"

"Sure thing, buddy. Ready, babe?"

"Sure am," Jade smiled, helping Henry lay down in bed next to her.

"When you wish upon a star dream can take you very far, everything your heart desires will come to you. If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme when you wish upon a star as dreamers do. Fate is kind. She brings to those who love the sweet fulfillment of their secret longing. Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through. When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true."

The couple finished in perfect harmony and Jade smoothed a piece of hair away from Henry's forehead.

"Is he out?" Beck asked quietly.

"Like a light," she replied, taking the phone off of speaker and putting it back up to her ear.

"Good," Beck sighed contentedly.

"You're so good with him," she said softly, running her fingers through her hair.

"We both are." Jade didn't say anything. She just stared down at the perfect copy of Beck and herself. After a few minutes, Beck finally broke the silence. "So, I told you you missed me," he teased.

"That was yesterday, I'm over it," she shot back.

Beck laughed. "I miss you too, sweetie. I'll answer a call from you at three AM any day."

"Yeah, sorry about that. He was crying and missed you and-"

"Jade, it's fine. I'm glad you called. I miss you too."

"Oh, and Beck, I swear to God, if that little surprise you have for him is a puppy, we're getting a divorce."

"Aw, Jade! You ruin all the fun. Besides, we all know that wouldn't happen. You'd miiisssss me too much."

"I hate you. I'm going back to sleep now," she said snottily.

"I love you." Jade smiled a big smile, glad he couldn't see her.

"I love you too," she said before hanging up quickly.

Sighing contentedly, Jade put the phone back on her bedside table before snuggling up to her son and closing her eyes, at peace.