Author's note:
Hey! So here's the 7th chapter. Sorry it took long to update. I have exams and I've been studying. I might update again on Sunday. (: Thanks for all the reviews. You can also leave questions if you don't understand some parts or you can correct my mistakes. Thanks.
-ColorsThatShine
Beck felt as if he had problems with his hearing. Serious problems. He was standing a few feet from the stage where Cat was having her interview. A few seconds ago the lady who asked questions turned to the topic of her "boyfriend" Lloyd and how she felt about Beck. He had expected her to say that she loved Lloyd and that her and Beck were just friends. He had stood there, awaiting her response. Putting his head down in shame, he had prepared for utter embarrassment and humiliation.
"Actually, I think you should know this" she began.
Beck had put his head up. He hadn't expected her to say that. What direction was she heading in?
"Me and Lloyd are not together. We never have been. Everything was a setup for publicity. And..I have had enough of pretending when.."
Now that was interesting. Beck had been so proud of her at that moment. She had finally opened up on that big problem she had been hiding. She had basically told everyone that her private love life was a lie. But he had still wondered what she had to say next. The slightest bit of hope came into his head.
"…..I'm actually falling in love with Beck"
Now Beck was fighting so many different emotions in his head. He looked up at his red-headed friend and saw her smile lightly. Beck was finally getting the life he thought he deserved. Respect and now..Cat. He could see quick flashes of future happenings popping up in his head. Him and Cat on the park swings, laughing, him and Cat laying on the grass, their arms wrapped around each other, looking up at the stars, him and Cat in a huge wedding chapel, putting their rings on each other's finger. That last thought was fascinating to Beck. He had to remind himself where he was and exactly what was happening.
Dismissing himself from his thoughts, he started to realize the number of curious eyes staring at him. Cameras were also all on him. He didn't like this attention but all he could think about was how Cat was doing. Was she okay? He looked up at the stage to see tears streaming down her face. He wondered why until he heard boos and signs of disapproval in the audience. He couldn't believe they were her fans. They couldn't be true fans.
Beck ran up to the stage and gathered Cat in his arms. By this time, loads of paparazzi had ignored the rules of not disturbing the interview and went straight up to her. They were crowded around her, asking her all sorts of stupid questions. Beck could feel Cat's heavy breathing and he felt her tears making his shirt damp. He couldn't take this anymore.
He quickly paced down the stage to the van. On the way, he had to push out several cameramen and asked fans to move out the way. Cat seemed really depressed and tired and she was crying really hard. Beck finally got her to the van and sat her down gently on the seat. He got in next to her and put his hand around her shoulder. Before closing the door to block out all the noise he made a single statement.
"Every human being has free will. Cat has free will. And if she chooses to love a person, I think all of you should except that"
He then shut the door, blocking out the flashing cameras and never ending questions. At least for now.
Cat was holding on to Beck like he was the last person that loved her. It really did seem like that. She wiped the tears that were literally leaking from her eyes as she sniffed. She didn't really know what had happened. All she knew was that after confessing that her and Lloyd were just a fake, all chaos broke out. She never wanted that to happen. She had expected people to stay calm and actually understand what she was trying to say. They had obviously taken it the wrong way.
What she was trying to tell everyone was that she couldn't live her life as a lie anymore. She wanted to go the way her heart was directing her yet no one seemed to follow after her. Cat felt as If no one would like her anymore. She would be left out in the corner to think about what she had done. But she didn't care. If she had went out on that date with Lloyd later that night and just continue to suffer from his words, she would never be happy. She wanted to be honest. To Lloyd, to Michael, to the media, to all her fans and to Beck.
"Beck" she thought. She was still lying in his arms, sobbing. She was ashamed of her breakdown and so she sat up straight and stopped her crying. Still, her face was wet from the tears and her cheeks were bright red. Her eyes wandered toward Beck as he reached to grab something from her bag. He took the tissues from her handbag and she expected him to hand her the tissues. Instead, he took one tissue and wiped her face. Cat felt so accepted and happy. Just the way he had held her and made her feel better. She knew from that moment that she could always trust him to be there for her.
"Can we go home now? "Cat asked him. She was super exhausted from crying and was incredibly thirsty. As if he had read her mind, he took the water bottle out from her bag and handed it to her. She held the cold bottle in her hand as she took off the cap and started to drink. It felt so refreshing as the water poured down her dry throat. She gulped it down, twisted the cap back on, and put the bottle back in her bag.
"Sure we can" Beck said as he signed the driver to move forward. "He is so considerate" Cat thought as she smiled at him.
"Thank you" she said. Beck then took her in his arms and Cat laid her head on his shoulder. Cat wanted to stay in that moment forever. She looked into Beck's beautiful eyes. As she did,Cat flashed back to the day she had met him. It was so many years ago when she first saw that beautiful face. She remembered the days they had spent together as teenagers. As friends. And she recalled the time when they parted ways, when Cat thought that she would never have him. Now she awoke from her thoughts and realized that Beck was also looking at her. Cat didn't know what was happening but she knew it was something different. Beck seemed to be looking straight through her, into her mind. It seemed as if Beck knew exactly what she was thinking when she was thinking of it. At that moment she knew that Beck felt the same way for her. She felt that he actually liked her as much as she liked him. In the next second she noticed him slowly leaning in closer. Cat didn't know what to do. Was he..leaning in for a kiss?
Without thinking, she closed her eyes and waited for what she thought was about to happen. In less than a second she felt his soft lips pressing gently on hers. She felt his steady breathing and all she could think of was how she wanted that moment to live on forever. He was so gentle and loving. Whenever she had kissed Lloyd while they were in that "relationship" she had never felt anything. She knew it was all just for play. But In that moment she had never felt more alive. Beck slowly backed away and she opened her eyes. Beck quickly looked away.
"I'm sorry" he said as he rubbed his hands together nervously. Cat had no idea why he had said that. She thought guys would only say that when they regretted a kiss or felt as if the girl didn't want it which was weird since she had just admitted that she was falling for him. So that only meant one thing. He had regretted it.
"Why?" Cat began to say. Tears were forming in her eyes. She couldn't believe what was happening. She had just experienced what she thought was the best thing ever and Beck looked as if was his worst.
"Didn't you like it?" she asked. The tears were pouring down her face again. Beck looked at her with a warm expression.
"What?! No! Of course I did"
He looked at her with a reassuring look.
Cat thought he was lying. She felt as if he really did regret everything that just happened. She put her head down and looked away from him. She took a deep breath.
"It's okay if you did" she said.
Cat heard him sigh beside her. She didn't know what that was supposed to know. There were a lot of things she couldn't understand at that moment. The next thing she felt was an arm on her shoulder.
"Cat"
She turned around to see him. She looked in his eyes searching for a look of regret or discouragement but saw nothing. It was hard to read what emotion he was trying to reflect on her. She didn't know if he was about to tell her something bad or good. She expected the worst. The next thing she knew his lips were on hers once again. Cat didn't know what to think. Her emotions went wild as she realized what was happening. She felt the car come to a stop as he pulled away from her.
"I'll never regret our first kiss, or that last one" he began to say. Cat was confused. First he seemed to regret everything and now he seemed happy and loving. Beck was puzzling to her. But his next word solved every problem she had formulated in her head.
"I love you, Cat Valentine. I've already fell for you. I'll always be by your side, don't forget that. No matter where or when..I'll be there" he said as he kissed her forehead and opened up the car door.
Thanks for reading. I know there were some scenes. I do not mean for them to be rude or inappropriate. I like to tell you guys what she thinks of and the emotions she feels when they kiss, not how they actually kiss. So, thanks and if you think it's inappropriate/rude , please tell me. Thanks!
