Hello again. I wanted to say thank you to everyone who reviewed, and to those who didn't...I'm watching my traffic graphs. I know how many people viewed my story but didn't review... So please, if you read this story, drop a comment in, it's much appreciated. I don't have a lot of faith in this story as it is, and while I did get an awesome number of reviews, it was disappointing to see how many people looked at the story compared to the amount who actually reviewed it. Here's the next chapter, it's a little short, though. Enjoy! And please review!
The next morning, Beck and Jade sat at their kitchen table, with Cat still fast asleep in their bed.
"I swear, she acts more like our child than our friend, Beck." Jade commented, taking a sip of her coffee.
"I know, but she's always been that way. We just let her get away with it."
"She's sleeping in our bed, Beck. We've been sleeping in that bed for five years, she has to be out of her mind."
"She is out of her mind, right now. The guy she likes is engaged and getting married in a few months."
"I think she has mixed feelings about it."
"Why would you think that?"
"We'll, she hardly ever talks to the poor guy, for one. And two, he chased her all throughout high school. She just kept running. She may like him, but she's leading him on. She's been doing this for years."
"I know, but we do live three thousand miles away, they both work and it's hard. I hope he's thinking rationally and not just marrying the first girl he, quote on quote, loves."
"We haven't seen him in five years, we don't know how he really feels, but if he thinks he's making the right decision, then he probably is!" her voice was getting louder.
"Are we fighting over someone else's relationship?"
"No!" she snapped.
"Clearly, we are!" he said, raising his voice.
Jade was about to repute, when Cat slowly came out of the bedroom.
"Hiiiiiii." she said in a small voice.
"Good morning, Cat." Beck replied. Jade just sipped her coffee.
"I threw up." Cat said, taking a seat in between them.
"Why? Do you feel sick?" Jade asked, glaring at Beck. They'd only stopped their argument because Cat had come into the room.
"No just...bad." Cat explained. "I throw up when I get upset sometimes."
Jade just nodded, afraid to answer the wrong way. They sat in silence until Beck changed the subject.
"Well, I have to get ready to leave, I have to be on set in an hour." he said, getting up from the table.
"Do you have work today?" Jade asked her.
"No, I'm off today." she answered.
"Good, you must be exhausted after last night."
"Yeah, I am. Are you off?"
"No, I have to go in for a couple of hours, but not all day."
"Oh, ok."
"You should go home and get some rest. I'll come by when I get out of work."
"Kay-kay. Thank you, Jade."
"You're welcome."
Cat stood up from the table, and exited the apartment, leaving Jade sitting alone at the table. She sat there for a moment, then stood up and unnecessarily stomped out of the room. She stomped into the bathroom, where Beck was brushing his teeth. She pushed him out of the way, and began to fix her hair.
"What was that for?" he asked, his voice slurred from the toothpaste in his mouth.
"For before."
He bent over and spit into the sink, then wiped his mouth. "How was that my fault?"
"It just is."
"None of this is my fault, it has nothing to do with me!"
She ignored him, and continued fixing her hair.
"Did you hear me? I said none of this is my fault. This is Cat's life, not mine. It's none of our business anyway."
"It is our business!"
"No, it isn't!"
"It was our business last night when you let her into our apartment."
"She is our friend. She's practically our sister."
"Sometimes she acts more like our child."
"Why are we arguing about this again? We had the exact same fight half an hour ago."
Once again, she ignored him. She just continued with what she was doing. Beck sighed, pretty much his sign for giving up. He left the bathroom, then came back a few minutes later.
"I'm going to work."
She ignored him, again, so he decided to get playful with her. He stepped into the bathroom, grabbed her waist, and passionately kissed her. She didn't reject it. Right in the middle of the kiss, he broke it off, and just left the room.
"Dude!" Jade called, running angrily out of the bathroom.
He ignored her, just as she had to he, and gathered the belongings he needed to bring to work.
"Beck!" she called again, this time more angrily.
Two can play at this game, he thought, as he continually ignored her.
"Fine, then don't look for me when you get home tonight." she said, knowing that would probably get his attention. He turned around to see her standing outside the bathroom door, with her arms crossed over her chest.
"I love you, babe." he said, walking over and giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Love you, too." she replied, smiling. Then she rushed to finish getting ready while he left the apartment.
Meanwhile, Cat had just climbed into her bed, still feeling very emotional and confused. She was glad she didn't have to go to work, because she didn't want to overreact in front of her coworkers and bosses. While she laid in bed, she thought about the past, and how she wished she could've changed it. "If only...", were the two words that kept popping up in her head. But she couldn't change the past, and she knew that. The one thing she could control, even if it was just a little bit, was the future. Before she could get too far with her thinking, however, she collapsed from exhaustion.
Well, there's the second chapter. It was a little short. I hope you enjoyed it, and PLEASE REVIEW. Your reviews motivate me to continue to write! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'll see you for the next one :)
