Tori and Cat went to the garden to cut some flowers for the house while Robbie and Andre played chess in the study. Jade was in her room just sitting on the edge of the bed looking at a photograph and Beck was standing outside just looking at her.
"Hey" He said and she turned to him so he saw she had tears in her eyes.
"Hi" Jade said and looked back at the photo.
"Can I see?" He asked as he sat down next to her and she handed him the photograph. It was a picture of a very young Jade accompanied by her parents and her brother; the parents were seated, the older boy was standing behind them and holding Jade with her head almost upside down between their parents' as her mother held her little hand and they were all smiling happily.
"That was the last family photo we took before coming" Jade commented.
"It's beautiful" He responded. "You were a very cute child"
"Thanks…" Jade simply said and sighed. "I'm sorry"
"What for?" Beck asked confused.
"For being so…emotional and distant with you" Jade said and looked at him. "This has been really hard"
"I know, you don't need to apologize" He said and held her hand. "But your family isn't the only thing bothering you, is it?"
"What do you mean?" Jade asked.
"You know what I mean, Jade…You were assaulted yesterday and you haven't given it much importance" Beck commented.
"I…I think it doesn't have it" She responded. "I'm fine"
"Are you? Really?" Beck asked clearly not believing her and she looked down. "It's okay, you can talk to me…I'm here for you, you know that right?" he asked as he held her face sweetly and made her look at him. "I'll always be here for you and I won't let anyone hurt you" He affirmed and she nodded with a few tears streaming down her face so he hugged her.
"Just hug me, that's all I need" Jade said as more tears ran down her cheeks and he held her tighter. "Tell me that you love me" she demanded and he smiled.
"I love you" He said on her ear and kissed her head while they hugged. "I always will…"
The lawyer came to the house a few hours later and they greeted him in the living room. "Miss West, what happened to you?" He asked concernedly after seeing the bruises.
"The neighbors attacked me" She simply responded. "You forgot to mention that small detail, you know? That my neighbors are psychos who hate my family"
"I…I'm sorry, I didn't think they'd do this" Carlos responded sincerely. "That family is full of criminals and the law here isn't really effective, it's a small town…Just stay away from them"
"I want you to sell this place as soon as possible, I want to leave" Jade informed.
"The money in all the accounts has been put under your name, that's about half of your inheritance" Carlos informed.
"And how much is that?" Jade asked curiously.
"It's…a lot, I can assure you that you won't need to worry about money ever again" He affirmed. "The other half of your inheritance is properties: this house, an apartment in New York City, a house in Malibu, a productive and currently working ranch in Mexico, a house in London and an apartment in Paris…The cars and vans that are in the garage are yours too" He finished and everyone's mouths were dropped by that point.
"Holy shit" Andre said.
"Jade, you're a millionaire" Robbie added and she took a breath processing the news.
"I mean, I remembered my family had money but not to this extent…" She confessed. "What did they do for a living?"
"The family's fortune has been passed down generations, Jade and every new generation has just made it bigger with other companies and businesses" He explained. "Your grandmother invested a lot of money in different companies and she also got revenues from the ranch in Mexico…Your family owns a company of cheeses, milk and meat there, that's how she continued to grow the fortune and now it's yours"
"How did I not know about this? Why didn't you tell me before? I could have lived on my own since I was a kid" Jade commented upset.
"You couldn't access it until you were of age and if it had been public information, many families would've wanted you just to get their hands on the money…They could've done disgraces with your assets" Carlos explained. "Your family's fortune has been kept a secret for decades, people around here know the West were a rich family but not how rich, they think you only have the house and some money but it's a lot more than that and now it's your duty to preserve it"
"Your life is solved, Jade!" Tori exclaimed happily.
"I know…crazy, right?" She said and sighed. "Well, what do I do now?"
"Wait, that's all you gotta do!" Carlos responded. "The money is now available for you but the properties require more paperwork, I'll need you to stick around for a few days because you have to sign a lot of papers"
"Fine but please make it quick, I don't like to be here" Jade said and he nodded.
"I'll do my best" Carlos said and left; Beck walked him to the door and then came back to see Jade and his friends just quietly staring at each other.
"Jade!" Cat suddenly exclaimed excitedly. "You're rich!"
"I…I know" Jade said still shocked and stood up as she took a breath. "I guess coming was worth it after all" she added and chuckled so they laughed a little. "I still need time to digest it, it feels like a dream"
"Yes, it does" Beck said.
"I have a feeling someone is going to propose real soon" Andre commented and laughed but no one else did so he awkwardly stopped.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Beck asked coldly. "Jade's inheritance hasn't changed my feelings for her in anyway and if I proposed, it would be for her, not for her money" He affirmed and Jade smiled a little.
"I'm sorry, it was a joke…" Andre responded and Jade rolled her eyes.
"Why don't we watch a movie?" Robbie suggested to ease the tension.
"Good idea!" Tori exclaimed and they went to the TV room; they saw a movie and when it was over, they decided to tour the house because it was huge and they hadn't seen all of it. They visited the eight bedrooms of the house, the playroom, the study, the dining room, the garage and all the other rooms they had already been to.
"Well, looks like we covered it all" Tori commented as they threw themselves on the sofas.
"This place is big" Robbie added.
"We didn't even go to the basement" Jade commented.
"We don't need to" Beck affirmed. "Besides, I'm tired"
"Yes, so are we" Tori said and they all nodded. "Anyway, what are you gonna do with all your money?"
"I have no idea, I guess I'll have to learn how to manage it…we'll see" Jade responded and then the doorbell rang so everyone turned to the door confused. At first they didn't know what to do because they were afraid it would turn out to be the neighbors but Jade decided to face them so she stood up, grabbed the gun and everyone followed her.
"Wait, I'll go first" Beck whispered and stood in front of her. "Who's there?" He asked before opening.
"It's officer Lopez, I was sent here by Mr. Carlos Woods for protection" A man said and Jade opened the door. "Hi, I'm sorry to have entered your property like this but I screamed for hours and no one came out so I had to let myself in"
"It's fine, so you're here to prevent those assholes from entering?" She questioned and he nodded.
"The Murray family, yes...I'll be out here all night and my partner will come tomorrow, don't worry, you'll be safe until you leave" The cop affirmed and they exhaled relieved.
"Thanks, good night…"
The gang had dinner and went to bed a lot more relaxed than the previous night but they still slept with a partner. Next morning Jade was the first one to wake up because she'd had a nightmare, she opened her eyes and abruptly sat up on the bed, Beck was hugging her so he felt her and woke up as well.
"Hey…" Beck said as he rubbed his eyes and yawned. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing, I had a bad dream…" Jade said and stood up.
"Come back" Beck said and pulled her back into the bed, she landed on top of him so he hugged her and she smiled at him. He kissed her and what started as a sweet peck turned into a hot make out session, Beck put Jade to the mattress and got on top of her as he stroked her back and made his way down to her hips. "Wait…I'm sorry" he suddenly said and stopped.
"What?" Jade asked confused. "Sorry for what?"
"Are you sure about this? You don't feel…uncomfortable? I don't want to push you" Beck said and she smiled but then kissed him and pulled him close to her again so he got his answer.
Beck kept stroking her back and put her legs around him while they kissed, he started pulling her shirt up and she pushed him down to get on top again. Beck smiled and helped her to take her shirt off, she bit her lip and they continued kissing as his hands explored her body and she moved her hips slowly but then she looked to the side and saw a portrait of her parents on the table next to the bed, they were staring back at her so she was immediately put off.
"You are so beautiful" Beck said as he stroked her but then she moved off so he got confused.
"What's the matter?" He asked as he caught his breath. "Are you okay?" He asked worriedly.
"Yeah, it's just…this was my parents' room" Jade said and sighed. "It's not okay"
"Babe, listen-" Beck started but she cut him off.
"Don't insist, Beck, I don't want to do it…I feel they are watching me" Jade said and he hugged her from behind.
"I wasn't going to insist, I understand" He responded and kissed her shoulder. "I just want you to be okay" She turned around and stroked his cheek with a little smile on her face so he kissed her finger.
"I love you" Jade said sincerely and he smiled back at her.
"I love you too" He responded and gave her a sweet kiss. "Now, what about eggs and toasts for breakfast?"
"Sounds good, I'm starving" Jade responded and he nodded. They got dressed and knocked on their friends' doors to wake them up as well.
"Good morning, Officer" Beck said nicely as he walked to the door with a cup of coffee for him but he didn't see anyone outside. There was only his hat on the floor so he got confused.
"Good morning! What are you doing on the door?" Tori asked as she and the rest of the gang came downstairs.
"Hey…I was looking for the cop but he is not here anymore" Beck said and closed the door.
"And looks like he forgot his hat" Robbie added.
"He probably dropped it or he didn't notice it was gone, after being awake all night it's understandable" Tori commented.
"I guess so but he didn't even say goodbye" Beck said.
"His replacement must be on his way, don't worry" Andre said and Beck nodded so they all went to the kitchen to have breakfast but when they stepped into the room, their eyes wide opened because the door on the wall was open and Jade wasn't there.
"Oh no" Beck said worriedly and walked towards the door, he opened it more to look inside and in that second, Jade walked into the kitchen from behind.
"Where are you going?" Jade asked and everyone turned to her, Beck exhaled relieved and she stared at him confused. "I asked you a question, where are you going?"
"I thought you had gone down there, where were you?" Beck asked back.
"I went to the living room to get my charger, I forgot it there last night" Jade simply commented. "What made you think I'd go down there? I told you I wasn't interested"
"Oh nothing, it looked like someone had opened it but it was probably our mistake...We didn't close it properly last night" Beck said and closed the door again. "Let's have breakfast"
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