It had been two hours since Beck had broken up with Jade. Everyone had left after a few more games of cards, and Beck was sitting at Tori's kitchen table while she cleaned up.

"You okay?" She called out to him.

He looked up at her, "Huh? Oh . . . yeah. I'm fine, thanks."

Tori frowned and put the cups she had washed back in the cabinet before sitting next to Beck, "Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really, but I'm gonna have to sometime, right? So why not just get it over with?" He said, "I don't know . . . I was going to open the door, I really was, but as she got closer to ten, I realized I didn't want to open the door. I just knew that going back into a relationship with her would just make me more miserable." Tori nodded and waited for him to continue, but he didn't.

"Is that it?" She finally asked.

"I told you I didn't really want to talk about it," he sighed. "She just . . . she's a lot to handle. She's always jealous of other girls. Like you, I could just be talking to you and she would freak out. She didn't trust me enough. Sometimes I feel like she treats me unfairly, but I don't say anything." He paused, "Honestly? I'm relieved that her and I broke up. I feel like a weight has been lifted off of me."

"So, you really are fine?"

He smiled, "Yeah, I am."

"You'll find someone better than her, Beck." Tori assured him, "Someone who will treat you equally, and trust you."

"Someone like you?" He asked.

Tori stared at him for a minute. What exactly did he mean? Did he like her? Tori's always had a slight crush on him, ever since her second day at Hollywood Arts when they kissed. Maybe that crush had grown? "What do you mean?"

"I mean, you treat me equally. You trust me, right? So I'll find someone like you? Someone sweet, and nice, and caring . . . and beautiful." He said, staring into her eyes. A weird feeling was stirring inside of him now.

Tori smiled, "Thanks."

"You're welcome." He smiled back. "I should probably get going," he added and stood up. Tori stood up after him and walked to the door with him.

She opened the door when they got there, "So I'll see you later, Beck?"

"Yeah. See you tomorrow." He said then leaned down and kissed her cheek. "Thank you for listening to me, Tori."

Tori blushed and nodded, "Y-You're welcome."

He smiled and then left. Tori closed the door behind him. She smiled to herself and then walked upstairs. She put on some pajamas and then she fell asleep, thinking about Beck.