Beck rose from his slumber, sat up and stretched his arms out while yawning. He rubbed his sleepy eyes then looked to his left and spotted the slim figure balled up laying next to him. At first he was caught by surprise but then remembered who the girl was and why she was there. He smiled at her sleeping body. Her chest moving in and out, breathing softly and a small smile plastered on her face. She looks so peaceful… like a little puppy. Beck chuckled quietly so he wouldn't wake the sleeping beauty and slowly got out of bed, careful not to wake her. He walked into his bathroom to rid himself from his morning breathe and tired expression. He closed the door only making a low click that managed to, somehow wake the girl.
Tori's heart stopped when the small sound seamed to thunder in her ears. She's such a delicate sleeper these days, she's constantly on the edge so anything can wake her even in her deepest of sleep. She kept her eyes squeezed shut, to afraid to open them as she pictured the image of her abuser sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for her to wake up so he can torment her. Most days he would wake her up by screaming in her ears but other days he would just sit there staring at her with the cruelest of expressions and as soon as she woke he would make her day a living hell for oversleeping.
Tori's eye's twitched as she gained the courage to finally open them. She opened them slowly but the view that appeared in front of her eyes wasn't her usual room. She inched her head to the side and looked at the edge of the bed… nothing. Nobody was there. She sighed in relief and sat up. tori glanced around the room not recognizing a single thing. Her breathing became uneasy and her hands where fidgeting uncontrollably as her eyes darted back and forth. Her eyes shot towards the bathroom door which was now opening. Beck came out and noticed she was awake.
"O good your awake?" beck spoke between the toothbrush that wigged in his mouth through the words. Tori finally felt at ease as the memories from last night flooded back into her mind. She giggled to herself at her unnecessary reaction of her location.
"what are you laughing at?" beck questioned her. Tori didn't want to tell him about her mini panic attack so she avoided the truth.
"it's nothing. I was just thinking of something" beck gave up on his curiosity and instead just bent over the sink and spit. He quickly gargled mouthwash then started a new conversation with tori.
"so you want to eat?" beck sat next to tori on the bed.
"yeah I'm starving. I just have to brush my teeth. You have a spare toothbrush?"
"yeah hold on" beck got up and walked into the bathroom. He opened the bottom cabinet and pulled out a rectangular box.
"here you go" he handed her the red box that contained the toothbrush. tori grabbed it and made her way to the bathroom. Beck watched as she brush then gargled and was done. she came back other after wiping the water off her mouth.
"I'll cook" tori offered and walked out the room. Beck followed.
"no it's ok. I'll do it." tori gave an uncomfortable smile. She's not so use to people cooking for her. After cooking for josh and being his slave it's just… different having someone care for her. Beck noticed her sudden change in attitude and decided to let her cook. He was unsure why she felt obligated to serve him but he wanted her to be comfortable.
Beck watched her glide around the kitchen, her long brown curls whipping behind her and long shapely legs guiding her in different directions. She was so graceful, it made him grin. Beck wanted nothing but to be there for tori in her time of need but he wont deny that he wishes to be more but she needs a friend right now so that's all beck will be for her until she's ready. When tori finished she set the table in front of him and placed the food on the wood.
"bon apatite" tori smiled and took the seat across from beck.
"looks delicious" He commented and went to serve himself but tori smacked his hand away.
"o i forgot! I will do it" she stood up and scooped the eggs in a spoon and dropped it on his plate. She continued with the rest of the food.
"why do you insist on serving me like this? I am a grown man. I can do it myself" beck questioned her actions.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean too. Am I making you uncomfortable. I'm so sorry" tori apologized over and over again.
"ooo no don't be sorry. I didn't mean it like that" beck felt horrible from her reaction. He didn't want to offend her… that was the last thing he wanted to do.
"it's just… I'm kinda use to it. You know… cause I cook for josh and stuff" tori looked down at her pancakes and shuffled them with her fork.
"so tori, me and andre where talking after you fell asleep last night" beck changed the subject realizing that subject was tender for her "and he said you should talk to your friend, ugh what's her name…" beck paused trying to recall the unique name. "ah… cat. He said you guys have something in common" beck stuck his fork into his eggs and bought them to his mouth. he moaned, please with the delicious taste.
"and what's that?" she asked, curiosity clouding her mind.
"you'll just have to talk to her to find out." beck taunted her. Tori shot him an annoyed expression but then replaced it with guilt.
"she probably wont want to talk to me. I haven't spoken to her in a year" she frowned and scolded herself mentally for letting the red head slip away. They use to be so close… what happen to them. Tori thought for a second then realized ... Josh. Everyone began a the past once she got engaged to josh. Nobody else mattered at the time.
"well judging by what andre said cat wont mind. She's been dying to see you again. He said he hung out with her and her boyfriend… uh…" beck paused again trying to remember the name "robbie and cat couldn't stop asking about you" beck stood up and grabbed tori's empty plate and put it in the sink.
"um I can do those" tori once again felt the need to do the dirty work but this time beck denied. She kept asking but he wouldn't let her do it. She sighed in defeat and sat down feeling uneasy.
"she really was asking about me?" tori smiled "maybe I will talk to her. I mean I do miss her" tori shrugged and got lost in thought until beck snapped her out of her thoughts.
"tori… tori! Your phone" tori jumped and ran to beck's bedroom and snatched her phone from beck's bedside table. She glanced down at the name on her phone. Her whole body tensed up as she read the four bold letters displayed on the screen.
JOSH
"hey who is it?" beck asked, curious about what was taking her so long. He walked up to her frozen body and read the name on the her phone. He lifted his hand to the phone and slowly took it out from her hand but stood silent. She looked at him surprised.
"let me answer. If I don't answer then… then he'll be mad at me." tori reached for the phone but he ignored her desperate plea.
"tori you can't answer. If you do he'll make you go back and just hurt you like he's been doing for the past weeks." she still threw her hand around trying to rip the phone from his closed fist.
"give it to me!" she cried as her eyes welled up with tears. Beck had to force himself to keep the phone away from her. He wanted to give it to her just so he didn't have to see her sad face. He hated the thought of being the reason why she cried but he had to protect her.
"no tori!" the phone stopped ringing and soon went off again but this time it was a text. She felt even more raged.
"beck! Give me the phone… please I have to answer… I have too" she yelled but beck just extended his arm into the air so she couldn't reach it. One of the benefits of being taller then tori.
"why do you need to answer?!" beck shouted.
"because" she gave him a one word answer while still struggling and begging to get the phone but beck didn't beak.
"because what" beck said calmly this time.
"because… because I'm scared!" tori's anger now was replaced with guilt and fear. She stopped her efforts. Her legs became weak and wobbled causing her to fall to the ground but beck caught her an held her up.
"you don't need to be. He can't find you. He won't hurt you. You have me tori. I will protect you." beck said in his most re-ensuring voice as he held tori close and tried to sooth her sobbing.
"you can't protect me… he's ganna find me." tori choked through her tears as they flowed from her eyes.
"what do you mean?" beck asked confused. He stared at the whimpering girl in his arms.
"he has a chip in my phone. He's probably tracking me right now" beck's eye widened in surprise. He's tracking her? Beck asked himself in disbelief. The phone begun to ring again. Beck, now angry, squeezed the phone as he contemplated a plan in his head.
"here sit" beck led her to a chair in the kitchen. She reluctantly sat down. Tori's eyes followed beck as he walked around to the sink. He raised his hand, still holding the phone in his hand and wiggled it.
"watch" beck smiled and dropped the phone in the garbage disposal, turned it on and backed away quickly as sparks flew. Tori's eyes popped open and mouth dropped as she witnessed the murder of her pear phone.
"my phone!" she screamed and ran to the sink, turning it off and sticking her hand in the disposal. Beck stood back and watched as she freaked.
"why would you do that!" tori held the dismantled phone in her hands. She held it in front of her big brown eyes and examined the broken pieces.
"relax. He can't find you now. I'll just buy a new one" he grabbed the phone from her hands and dropped it in the trash. He didn't really see the big deal… he was going to buy her another one. A newer one.
"you still didn't have to destroy the poor thing like that" she defended her dead phone.
"well better safe then sorry" beck shrugged. A little smile crossed her lips.
"that's what I like to see" beck placed his hand on her cheek and squeezed it softly. They looked into each others eyes, staying like that for what felt like forever. Emotions and temptation hovered in the air and filled the space between them. Before beck could think he was leaning down coming inches from tori's lips. However, before they could touch beck caught himself.
"I have to get to an addition at 2" beck stopped leaning, cleared his throat and looked away. Tori got off the tips of her toes and looked down. Awkward filled the room as they realized what almost happened.
"yeah of course…" tori crossed her arms behind her back and beck ran his hand through his hair. "well it's nice to know you still proceeding with being an actor" tori quickly changed the subject.
"yeah well it's something I've wanted to do since I was a child" beck realized how close they still were and awkwardly stepped backwards.
"what about you and your singing?" beck walked into his room and searched his dresser drawer for something for his audition.
"I gave up on that. Josh never let me sing around the house and forbid me from singing at any restaurants or signing any record deals that were thrown my way." tori sighed and thought about her most recent opportunity.
2 months ago (just 2 weeks before josh started abusing her) tori snuck into an abandoned theater that she often went to to sing her heart out. She walked onto the dark brown wooden stage that creaked with every step and grabbed an old microphone she hid under a loose wooden piece of wood on the stage. Tori had sung her favorite song she wrote, Cheer me up. She was sad that day and she just wanted to sing out what she wanted. She wanted someone to make her happy which josh wasn't doing.
When she finished singing, she was caught by surprise when a bald, tall dark skinned man wearing a gray suit walked through the darkness to the stage calling for her attention. He gawked at her amazing voice and beauty before speaking. He had offered her a singing contract, guarantying a first album, tour, ect but when she bought it up to josh he through a fit and made her deny.
"josh" beck mumbled under his voice and shook his head. "you need to sing to me sometime. I forgot how your singing voice sounds after all these years" He pulled out a pair of tan khakis, a white button down.
"I'll think about it" tori giggled and beck chuckled. He looked at his cloths then glanced at tori who got the hint and backed out the room with a small smirk on her face so he can change.
Tori walked into the kitchen and searched the cabinets for some cleaning supplies. She pulled out Clorox wipes and scrubbed the counters. Then she moved to sweeping when beck walked out of the room. She looked up and stopped in place when the dark haired man flashed her a smile.
"what do you think? Is this good for an addition. It's casual but professional. will it do?" beck raised his hands and spun slowly once so she can get a full view of his outfit. Tori raised her eyebrows and her jaw dropped slightly while she examined his outfit. His tan khakis paired with a black belt, his loose white shirt tucked into his pants and unbuttoned at the top. It looked very sexy but unprofessional yet age appropriate all at the same time.
Beck chuckled at tori's reaction feeling pretty confident. Tori heard his chuckle and shot her head down trying to hide to color forming on her cheeks.
"I'll take that as a yes" beck smiled to himself, proud he could have that effect on tori.
"ooo shut up" She stuck out her tongue and continued sweeping.
"ok well I have to go now. Don't forget to call cat. Her number is on a yellow sticky note on the top of my dresser ." beck informed tori as he slipped on his Calvin Klein dress shoes.
"ok I'll call her when I finish with this" tori grabbed the dust pain and swept the dirt on it.
"you really don't have to clean my house." beck walked into the kitchen and leaned on the counter.
"um yes I do you're a slob" tori joked.
"I'm a guy what do you expect" he shrugged in defense and they laughed.
"well good luck with your addition" tori said to beck as she walked him to the front door.
"thanks. Ok so use the house phone if you need to call me. I texted andre and told him I have an audition and you're here alone. I think you should invite cat over so you wont be alone. Andre might stop by though. Don't open the door if josh somehow find you and keep the alarm on. I'll probably be back in 2 hours." beck told tori, concerned for her safety.
"ok relax beck I'm not a child." tori laughed at how overprotective he was being.
"ok… ok. Just remember what I said" beck leaned down and kissed her forehead before heading out the door and to his car. Tori waved and shut the door, locked it and turned on the alarm just like beck said too.
"Now to call cat." tori grabbed the house phone and walked into becks room. She picked up the sticky note and dialed the number. It rang only twice before a high pitched voice answered.
"cat?" she asked.
"TOOORRRIIIII!" the voice squeaked from the other end.
ok so i no this is boring but i promise i will add drama again probably in the next chapter. this chapter is just kinda filling you in some but heyy... at least i had boriness in it. anyway please please review! you guys are so sweet i love all your reviews! they make me feel good. so please share you opinions and thoughts :) i love you all and i really appreciate all of you following my story3
