Jade hadn't heard from Beck all weekend which made her very anxious on Monday morning as she sat on the floor next to her locker as she played with scissors, as she ran her fingers along the dull blade she heard someone approach her. "So?" Andre asked as he squatted next to her, "I haven't heard from him." She answered simply before looking up at Andre with hurt eyes; Andre put an arm around her and squeezed her slightly before standing up. He looked over to see Cat and Robbie walk by as they talked and not long after Tori entered the building and headed toward them, "Hey guys, I saw Beck out in the parking lot with Miss Titova. He said he'll be late because he's helping her set up her room." She announced, but with a good morning to two of her friends; Jade got up and went toward Miss Titova's room. "Jade?" Tori asked as she followed, "Marilyn knew Beck lied about my name." Jade stated as she stopped not too far from her desired location, "So?" Tori questioned, "Then she tried to spy on us in Sliver Streak." Tori looked at Jade with shock, "Really?" Jade nodded, "That's kind of weird." "You think?" Jade said sarcastically.
Jade crouched and walked toward the door and peeked through the window, she waved Tori closer, "Can you hear them?" Jade mouthed, Tori laid her head on the door before nodding, "So what did the whole 'you're too young to know what love is' thing mean, Mother." Beck said harshly, Marilyn turned around quickly, "Beck Oliver, do not talk to me like that." She hissed, but Beck stepped closer, "Fine. But still answer the question." "What I said." Marilyn snorted, "That you are too young to know what love is." Beck stomped his foot, "That's insult!" He snapped, "How?" Marilyn turned back around to fiddle with things on her desk, "You know what the fuck I mean!" Beck shouted, but quickly his was slapped. Jade ducked down and looked at Tori, who couldn't see what was happening, but she knew what had happened by the sound. Beck put his hand over his cheek as his looked at his mother with a hurt face, "If you're going to talk to your Mother like this after spending a few minutes with her, then she is not welcomed in my home and your life." She snapped; Beck didn't say anything as he sat down behind a table, he looked down as he still held his face. Few moments passed before Marilyn looked at her son, "Cub, I'm sorry." She cooed as she went to him, she kissed his cheek and coddled him as Jade and now Tori watched them. Jade grabbed Tori's hand and led her away from the door, "I can't believe she hit him!" Jade snarled, "What mother does that?" Tori shook her head as she followed her back to their lockers. Andre looked over with intrigue, "What?" Jade growled, "Marilyn slapped Beck!" She fumed, "What did he do?" Andre asked with concern, "He said fuck" Tori stated easily, Jade glared at her, "That isn't a reason!" "Well, if I said that word around my grandma, she'd slap me too." Andre shrugged, "But what happened after words?" "She called him cub and acted sorry." Jade bit her finger to contain the anger she felt as she thought about it. "Well, she must have been sorry." Andre said and Tori nodded, "She looked sorry." "Cub? Really? She was baby talking him." Jade spat as she felt her muscles burn with hatred, "Jade, last night she called him cub too." Tori reasoned, but Jade shook her head before storming off.
By Sikowitz's class everyone saw each other again since the morning, Jade looked watched closely as he entered the room and sat down, but he seemed normal. Even his face seemed normal, no mark was left, she leaned over toward Cat, "Hey, pinch Beck's cheeks." She whispered, Cat looked at her with confusion, "What?" "It's like tag, but you pinch each other's cheeks." Jade explained as Cat stared to giggle. She leaned forward and pinched Beck's cheeks and shook them a little as she giggled wildly, "You're it!" Beck laughed and didn't move, "Very funny, Cat." He didn't flinch or even twitch from pain, Jade glared, she knew Beck well enough to know when he was hurt he didn't like to be touched by anyone. It infuriated her, she didn't understand it sounded like it would have left a bruise, but he seemed like nothing like it ever happened. But quickly everyone's attention is to the door as it opened and Marilyn strode in, her eyes focused on Jade before she went to Sikowitz. They chatted quietly with their backs turned to class, but it was common when Teachers were planning things, but it was over quickly as Sikowitz wrote something down and handed it to Marilyn. She turned on her heels and quickly walked passed Beck before backing up; she tossed her hand out, "Beck." She said simply as she looked down at him. Beck chuckled, "What?" he asked innocently, but Marilyn huffed and bent down, all the boys looked at her in awe before she stood back up holding a cup of coffee. She retrieved from under Beck's chair and looked at him with a blank face; Beck looked embarrassed as he tried to take it from her, "I didn't pay for you to have braces so you can yellow your teeth." She scolded gently, all the boys in the class oohed and laughed as Beck shooed his mother. She quickly left as fast as she came in, but had taken Beck's coffee with her, Beck continued to slightly laugh from embarrassment, "She's so over bearing." He shrugged. Jade stared into the back of Beck's head, she was and it was starting to annoy her greatly, but she was exactly like that then again she didn't care it bothered her to see Beck so passive with someone else.
Even at lunch when Jade was walking to rejoin their group; Marilyn stood in front of Beck holding some money, "Now, this is for today AND tomorrow. If you don't make it last you're not getting any tomorrow because I will be where?" She lectured Beck, "You'll be in a meeting." He droned before he snatched the money. He looked over and smiled at everyone as they laughed and waved as Marilyn left; Jade kept her distance until Marilyn had left before she walked over to her friends, "Hey." She said softly. Beck gave her a warm smile as everyone headed to the Sidewalk Café, but quickly Beck grabbed her hand and straggled behind, "Hey let me buy lunch." He offered, she pushed her hair behind her ear as they walked to the truck and getting lunch. They sat down and enjoyed a normal lunch in what seemed days and as everything seemed normal, but quickly Beck had a shadow cast over him and he froze. Everyone noticed and Beck stayed quiet and squeezed his hand which snapped the fork, "What's wrong?" Jade asked as he stood up, he stuck his hand to her and before quickly walking up the stairs to the stage. "Mom!" Beck shouted and everyone below jumped and looked up; Marilyn quickly stood up, "Don't yell at me." She scolded, "Thanks to me you came out smart!" She went to walk down the stairs; Beck followed her, "Really!" Marilyn kept walking to her car, "Yeah! Yeah! Stop spying on me! I'm grown up!" She waved an arm as she yelled back, "Blah Blah blah, teen age angst!" Beck sat back down with his friends, "Sorry, she's crazy." He apologized, "All moms are like that." Tori said, but it quickly became apparent that Jade shrunk in her sit and nibbled at her food. He had apologized about his mother, because he saw how Jade sulked, but as lunch ended he pulled Jade behind again, "What's wrong?" Jade didn't look at him and shrugged, "Nothing." She answered, but she was quickly pulled against him and kissed. It was passionate and loving, she felt her cheeks get hot and even smelled Beck's breath as he pulled back, "Cheer up." He said sweetly before kissing her head. They began to part and Jade brightened, "See you tomorrow." She said as she walked to their separate classes.
Jade even texted Beck later that evening, and he quickly showed signs of appreciation, he sent her sweet lyrics and was attentive. But as Beck lingered in the living room and his mother noticed, she sat down on the couch next to him and tried to read them as Beck typed them, but she couldn't catch them. "Who are you texting, cub?" She asked sweetly as she turned on the TV, "Jade." He sounded dreamy and even laid back and put his head in Marilyn's lap; she petted, "Why?" She asked as she gritted her teeth, "I think I want to ask her back out." He said as he lowered his phone, "I just can't shake the feelings I have for her." He closed his eyes and allowed his mother to comb his hair with her fingers, "Um, I don't think that's a good idea." She breathed, but he quickly opened an eye. "What do you mean?" Marilyn chewed her cheek, "You've only been broken up for what? A month?" she shook her head, "And it was a long relationship, you need to enjoy your youth." She tried to sound motherly seeing that was the best advice she received from her mother when she was Beck's age.
Beck sat up, "Mom, if you can't accept, then I won't tell you about it." He looked at her sternly before pulling out his phone again, but Marilyn grabbed it, "You won't tell me?" She questioned, "Mom, give it back." "Ha! No." She spat as she threw it against the wall which shattered it. "Mom!" Beck shouted, "What? Why?" "I've already said no and you have the balls to tell me you just won't talk to me!" She roared as she stood up, "Well, then. You're grounded, Beck Oliver!" she shattered a glass on the floor before storming off, but as Beck sunk in to the sofa his Dad hurried in. "What just happened?" He questioned with his deep voice, "Mom just broke my phone, a glass, and stormed off." Beck huffed as Austin crossed his arms, "What did you say?" "So now I'm in trouble with you?" Beck stood up to leave, but Austin caught his arm, "I didn't say that and just explain the situation." He reasoned as he sat down. Beck stayed standing as he crossed his arms, "I've told her how I feel about Jade and she won't give her a chance." "Is that all?" "Well, I told her if she doesn't accept it, then I won't tell her about it." Beck ran his fingers threw his hair as he sat down next to his Dad, "You knew that was gonna hurt." Austin said as he patted Beck's shoulders, "But, I love Jade." He pleaded, "Well, let's continue talking about it as we go get you another phone." Austin said as his smiled at him, "Thanks Dad." Was all that was said about it until they got to the safety of a car. "Now, Beck, I'm not getting you another phone just to do it." Austin began as she started his rental car, "I just know how you feel." He shook a finger at his son who smiled brightly, "So I'm not too young to know what love is?" Beck asked lightly, "I believe you're old enough, but I knew I was in love with your mother since her and I was in the second grade together." Beck chuckled, "You think it's a joke, but we knew if we ever had kids it was going to be a boy and we had a name picked out in 7th grade when Beck the Canadian singer became popular." Beck broke out laughing as they pulled up to the Pear Store, "Also, can I have some lunch money for tomorrow too?" Austin pulled out his wallet, "Now, what's the rule?" Austin asked as he handed over the money, "Don't tell, Mom."