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Chapter 2
The first day of school went fairly well for the gang.
"Any minute now Tori, it's 4 o'clock. If you haven't had enough time talking to Cat and Robbie then that's too bad" an agitated Jade said standing outside of Tori's car.
After failing the test two times, Tori finally got her driver's license in July some time. With everyone being surprised that she actually passed, her parents decided to surprise her with a white 2012 Audi A4. Now that Jade was back, Tori wanted her to experience her new car and "driving skills" for the first time.
"Okay okayy" whined Tori, "I'll talk to you guys later" she concluded as she began to make her way to the car.
The ride wasn't as long as one would imagine it being. "Remind me how you got your license again?" questioned a baffled Jade as they pulled into the Vegas' driveway. "What are you talking about, I drive sensibly" defended Tori. "Sure you do. I'm sure that the squirrel you nearly hit feels the same way...and the dog...and the...", "Ok! I get it..." interrupted the brunette.
Jade responded with a satisfied smirk as they walked inside.
"Strawberry, Cherry or Banana?" Offered Tori of her favourite homemade smoothies. " I recommend cherry but it's on you " she continued, preparing the blender and the cups.
"Cherry me" she said while flipping through the channels for something to watch while waiting for the boys to come. "Speaking of cherries, has Andre managed to pop yours yet" smirked Jade deviously. "Oh my gosh...Whyyyy would you ask that?" asked a perplexed and disturbed Tori. Laughing at how flushed her friend got, the blue-eyed girl responded "You're the one who brought up the subject". "Hahaha very funny" mocked Tori, " And no he hasn't..we're not interested in that right now, let alone ready for it...not yet"
"Ohh, still some tension going on after the whole awkward break up incident?" questioned a serious Jade. "It's not really tension, it's just trust issues I guess. Like we can totally hang out and enjoy each other's company alone, but sometimes when certain situations present themselves either he gets defensive or I do."
"What's a good romance without the hiccups...I guess you're both still trying to get over what happened, it's normal..just give it time." Jade advised. "Even with Beck and I, we still get defensive and offensive about things of the past but we work on it and get through it because we believe that what we have is worth it." she concluded.
"Awwwww" sings Tori. "Alright alright cut the theatrics" interrupted a playfully annoyed Jade as she got up to open the door for Beck and Andre who have been knocking impatiently for about 30 seconds. "Hold your horses!" She yelled unlocking the door.
"We shouldn't have to" said Beck to Jade before giving her a kiss on her cheek, to which she replies "Whatever".
"The line at Panda Express was sooo long...I was so ready to order pizza or something and cancel our order." voiced Andre as he and Beck placed the bags of chinese food on the living room table. "So true" added Beck.
"If you guys came here with pizza you would've ate it by yourselves outside" said Tori chuckling. "You wouldn't have let us inside?" an amused Andre asks the brunette as he approached her in the kitchen.
"Of course not." she said while trying to pick up the four glasses of smoothies yet failing at it. "Well I guess you don't need help with that" he teased her walking away. "Dre" she said flatly. He laughed and turned around to help her yet bumped into her while doing so, not knowing that she made it that far carrying the four glasses.
"Good job" she said entertained by her boyfriend covered in cherry smoothie from the waist up. He somehow got more of the fruit blast than she did, and two of the smoothies survived.
He looked at her with a sarcastic glare and said "thanks". She smiled at his karma telling him " you probably should get cleaned up" pointing at his grey shirt, "and let's just say that the good tasting red stuff on you was you and Beck's." she concluded by kissing him on the cheek and walking to the couch triumphantly to a cuddled up Beck and Jade.
After about 15 minutes of eating chinese food and watching Girly Cow, Andre wasn't back from the bathroom yet so Tori decided to check on him.
"What's taking you so long? We want to start the movie" she said looking at her shirtless boyfriend from the door of the upstairs bathroom. He was hand washing his tee feverishly and said "this is one of my favorite shirts, I gotta get this out."
He turned around to look at her, and their eyes locked. Her eyes burned right through him, speaking of her adoration as she was attracted to the seriousness of his voice and his well built body. Unable to resist temptation, she took 3 steps towards him and said "let me help you" then gently pressed her lips against his.
The kiss was slow and passionate lasting for about a minute. When their lips separated, their foreheads touched and Tori's hand fell to his chest. They stood in silence allowing the silence to speak of the things that they were afraid to speak of. After about 15 seconds in that position, she turned to walk away from him saying "we're starting the movie". He grabbed her wrist to stop her in her tracks and when she turned to look at him he said "umm...a spare shirt is in my car, can u tell Beck to bring it up for me please? ". She could tell that that wasn't what he wanted to say, but she responded "kay, hurry up".
The night proceeded as planned, they watched a few movies including Mockingjay Part 2, snuggled up as pairs. The time passed with laughter, food, and love at the center of it all. It felt good to make up for the lost time for when Beck and Jade were in England. It was like a miniature reunion. Only Cat and Robbie were missing because they had to spend the evening taking care of Robbie's mama who was sick.
Beck couldn't help but to notice that Andre was barely watching the movie. The musician's eyes were fixed on the brunette settled between his legs laying on his chest. Every time Tori said something about the movie to him he just played along as if he was watching and said "Yeah" with a light smile. Beck knew that Andre was either hoplessly in love with the girl on him or he wanted to say something to her that he couldn't muster up the courage to say. Yet, it was both.
Hours passed, and after the third movie ended they called it a night.
"Night guys" said Beck as he and Jade made their departure out of the Vega household.
"Night" Tori and Andre responded. "I should get going too it's after 12 already" Andre said to Tori placing a kiss on her forehead, following which they embraced each other. "I love you" Andre said, which she responded to by asking "Real or not real?"
He chuckled and gave her a peck on her smiling lips saying "Realer than real". Smiling faintly she says "I love you too."
"I'll walk away while you're still smiling...night baby " he says walking out the door. "Night" she concluded.
She couldn't shake the feeling that there was something he wasn't saying to her, and that made her mind race. The thoughts reminded her of the events surrounding their break up. Although she was slowly getting over it all, whatever Andre was hiding made her scared of having a repeat of the past.
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What is Andre hiding? Will he tell Tori before things blow out of proportion? We'll have to see.
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