The loud shrill cries woke the half-Latina from her pleasant slumber as she turned over on her bed, placing the white pillow over her left ear in an attempt to drone out the noise.

Her chocolate brown eyes opened once more to hear her door open, gently banging against her bedroom wall with a small 'thud' and saw the blue eyes thespian standing there with an exhausted and annoyed look across her face.

"Vega, get off of your ass and go see what that baby wants," she groaned, and you could tell she was exhausted. She had dark rings under her eyes that mirrored Tori's, making them look like raccoons. Strands of raven hair stood out of place and she gave a yawn to top it all off.

Tori groaned and threw back her purple blanket as she swung her tan legs over the side of the mattress and stood up, stretching out her arms before going into the guest room which had now turned into a semi-nursery.

Tori peered over the white crib to see Evelyn squirming around inside of her crib, tears streaming down her now rose red cheeks. "Aww, baby," Tori cooed as she lifted her hands down and gently scooped the five month old into her arms and rocked her.

Evelyn's tiny fingers curled around Tori's arms as she held her and looked up, cooing softly as her tears soon dissolved and turned into nothing more then soft occasional hiccups.

"You just wanted some attention, didn't you," Tori smiled and cooed at the baby and Jade rolled her eyes at the sappy scene but even though she would never admit it, it brought some type of feeling of warmth to grow inside of her, something she never felt before and didn't know why she was feeling it now, or so she told herself.

Tori glanced at the digital clock and read that it was thirty minutes past six in the morning and knew it was time for her to eat. "Jade, be a doll and go get her formula?" Tori said with a smile knowing she would hate the words that had just left her lips.

Jade gave another eye roll and grumbled something incoherent underneath her breath as she walked out of the room and down the stairs, making Tori snicker and chuckle softly.

Jade exhaled softly as she took a spoon and stirred the powdered formula, capturing her bottom lip in between her teeth in thought.

Why did she have this feeling? This, warm and fuzzy feeling inside of her? This is not her! She is Jade frickin' West for crying out loud! She doesn't feel warmth and show compassion! She was tough, and knew she had to keep it this way, block these feelings, but somehow she felt as if these emotions would eventually win her over.

Placing the nipple onto the top of the plastic bottle after warming it up in the microwave she placed a drop onto her arm to see if the temperature was alright. Knowing it was fine, she carried the bottle up the stairs and let out a groan at the sight of Vega tickling the baby.

Tori jumped, startled by the noise. "Oh, it's you." She said with a relieved smile as she carefully stood with Evelyn in her arms and walked to Jade to grab the bottle but then stopped herself.

"I'm not going to feed her," Tori said with a smirk on her face as she handed Evelyn in the pale girls direction, "You are."

Jades eyes went so wide it looked as of they would pop right out of her skull. "Excuse me?" She scoffed.

"You heard me," Tori smirked as she continued to hold the baby out towards her.

"No way in hell Vega," she snapped, rolling her eyes when Tori gasped and covered Evelyn's ear with her one free hand.

"No, I don't do that softie baby crap," she said. Tori looked at her skeptically and once more handed her in Jade's direction.

When realizing that Tori was not going to let this go, she let out an annoyed huff and gently took Evelyn into her arms, still holding the bottle.

"Fine Vega, if it will get you off my back," she said as she placed the tip of the nipple of the bottle to Evelyn's lips. The small baby cooed in appreciation as her tiny fingers curled around the sides of the plastic bottle as she stared up at Jade with big brown eyes.

"What?" Jade asked rhetorically as she looked down into Evelyn's eyes as she continued to gulp down the formula.

Jade fought back the urge to make any attempt to stroke her head or coo at her. You're Jade West, she kept telling herself over and over in her mind, You don't do any of that loving crap.

Tori smiled as she watched Jade hold and feed Evelyn and hoped that a bond could form between the baby and the thespian.

An idea popped into her head. She would make Jade go with her and make them spend a 'bonding day' together so that Jade could bond with Evelyn. She inwardly squealed excitedly at the idea.

Tori looked over to check the time and noticed that it was ten minutes past seven in the morning. It was still early, but not too early to get started.

"Jade, c'mon lets to eat breakfast and then go," Tori said.

"Go? Go where Vega?" Jade asked as she followed Tori down the stairs, still holding Evelyn in her arms.

"We're going to spend a bonding day with Evelyn!" Tori squealed excitedly as she pulled out milk, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and two bowls and spoons and began to pour in the cereal.

"Hold up, I'm not doing any of that crap, I've already fed her, that's enough 'bonding time' for me." Jade scowled, growing frustrated with her frienemy.

"Oh come on Jade, please! It will be fun and you two might really bond," Tori smiled as she pushed the bowl of cereal over in Jades direction, who picked up the silver spoon and began to eat.

"Fine," she said through mouthfuls of chewed cereal, "I'll go if it will quit your whining little miss 'Oh come on Jade, spend some time with the baby and then we can all get a soda pop!' " She said in her southern belle accent that she reserved to mock Tori with.

"I. Don't. Talk like that!" Tori seethed, but you could tell that she honestly was not to offended by Jades 'intimidation' of her, for lack of better words.

Jade rolled her eyes, "What ever," she said a she continued to eat her cereal.

"So you're coming, right?" Tori said with her eyebrows raised, and Jade nodded with a huff.

Tori smiled, "Yay! Come on!" She said as she stood up. "But, we need to take your car..." Tori said sheepishly, feeling embarrassed that she still did not have a drivers license.

Jade rolled her eyes and took her car keys from her pocket and jingled them before hearing to her car with Evelyn in her hand.

"Oh! I have to go grab the car seat from when I was little and hook it up in the backseat before we go," Tori said and ran upstairs, digging through her closet before carrying the pink and purple car seat to Jades car and hooked it up in the backseat.

Once the car seat was hooked into place Tori took Evelyn from Jade's arms and buckled her in. "Alright! We're all set to go to Babies R Us!" Tori smiled and Jade groaned at her overly peppy tone before getting in the drivers seat and started the engine once Tori was in the passengers seat.


Tori smiled excitedly as Jade pulled into the parking lot of the mall. "How about you carry her Jade?" Tori asked with a smirk. Jade surprisingly nodded her head and unbuckled Evelyn and picked her up.

Evelyn immediately squeaked and giggled when seeing Jade and curled her tiny fingers around her, cuddling into her and let out a content coo.

As much as she tried, Jade could not fight back the soft smile that stretched across her peach glossed lips when seeing Evelyn cuddle into her and wrap her arms around her small body a bit tighter.

Tori grabbed a cart once they were inside and pushed it beside Jade. "Do you wanna put her in the cart?" Tori asked as she pushed the cart to which Jade immediately shook her head.

"No. Uh, no, I'm fine Vega..." She said as we continued to hold the cooing Baby.

Tori smiled before pushing the cart into the baby clothes department and looked around, gasping when she saw a little green summer dress and picked it up.

"How about this? It's so cute!" She smiled as she showed Jade and Jade nodded her head. Tori giggled and placed it in the cart, along with a pink one.

"Fine, but if you get to pick out those I get to pick out this," she said as she held up a black dress with pink skull patterns on it. Tori's eyes widened but she reluctantly nodded her head and Jade smirked as she placed it in the cart.


Once they were finished picking out clothes they were in the toy department. "Okay, I need the bathroom, go and pick out a the stuffed animals and stuff." Tori said, leaving the cart as she headed to the restroom area.

Jade walked through the aisle and sat down with Evelyn in her lap as she picked up a soft teddy bear from the shelf and waved it in front of Evelyn's face.

Evelyn giggled and clung to the stuffed animal before holding it up to Jade wanting to share and play.

Jade smiled; "Okay, so this ones a keeper, huh?" She cooed, surprised at how she was acting right now, of how this little baby was breaking down the walls that guarded her heart faster then Beck or anyone else could, and most failed. What was so special about Evelyn?

Evelyn giggled and crawled off of her lap and picked up another stuffed animal and placed it on Jades lap, giving a toothless grin.

Jade chuckled and picked it up as well. It was a stuffed animal yellow tabby cat with green eyes. "Okay," she smiled. Evelyn giggled and crawled back into her lap, her little fingers clinging to the fabric of Jades black clothing.

When Tori came back it was a sight she never imagined she would see. Jade was sitting on the floor, her hand caressing Evelyn's head as she was asleep against her stomach.

"Aww, I thought I'd never see the day," Tori said, causing Jade to jump and send Tori a death glare.

"Vega," she growled but held Evelyn close.

"I honestly thought it would take a lot longer for something like this to happen, but I'm glad it didn't." Tori smiled, and Jade returned it as she picked up the stuffed animals and little baby Evelyn.

"Me too."