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Jade's POV
Show time. OH MY GOD. I mean the crowd is huge. Not that I'm afraid or nervous. Not at all. Jade West is never afraid. Ok maybe a little. What if I screw up? No no no no positive thoughts Jade. You will be perfect as always. I'm now changing putting a long beige dress on. My hair is straightened and falls down my waist. Yeah it's really long now. I put my shoes on and get out of my dressing room to get some air. I just can't stand the pressure I feel right now. When the show's gonna end Beck will announce me his decision. He is so damn stubborn. He keeps insisting that he must stay here. I want him to stay. I need him to stay. But I can't fucking let him. He can't lose this huge opportunity because of me. He wouldn't let me lose it if he was in the same boat I am now. So I'm not gonna be the arrogant selfish girl this time. I will be the patient and encouraging one. Cause that's what he deserves. The play starts at 9 o' clock. It's 8:30 and the theater is full. Of course. Jade West and Beck Oliver have the leading parts. Plus a famous director comes to see Beck Oliver so that he can include him in a future movie of his. No one could miss that. I wouldn't want to miss that either. I'm breathing fast now because of all the expectations every person in this theater has of me and Beck. I try to calm down and I fix my dress even though it's perfect.
"Jade? What are you doing here?" I hear a voice behind me. It's Vega.
"Nothing" I snap and I see she wears a similar dress to mine.
"Come on Jade you have to put your makeup on" she tries to be polite but then Andre comes in and interrupts her.
"I don't think she needs it. She is already gorgeous without it" he comments and I try hard not to blush. Instead I smirk a little bit and make a little remark.
"Don't say things like that in front of your girlfriend she might understand you tell the truth and she might get jealous" I see Tori rolling her eyes and then smiling.
"But seriously you have to get ready" says Tori and I huff.
"Alright. I'm leaving you two alone. Don't swallow each other" I tease them and I see Andre laughing and Tori putting her arms around his neck giving him a kiss. I hear Andre asking her if she is nervous but then I'm too far to hear her answer. I don't have to hear to know thou. Of course she is. Who isn't? Beck must be terrified. Beck. Should I go see him? Wish him luck? Or maybe it's stupid. Yeah what a stupid thought. I shouldn't bother him right now. But on the other hand I really want to see him. He is the only one who can calm me down. He always does. He is always the one that takes the fear away when I have a big performance in front of me. Without noticing I'm already outside his dressing room. I'm about to get inside (I don't need to knock duh) when I hear a conversation from inside. I slide down to the floor and try to understand what's going on.
"Please son relax you're gonna be amazing as always" I hear Beck's dad trying to encourage him. I'm happy that his parents are always by his side.
"I know it's just… I really have to take a great decision until the end of the play. You know…" I hear Beck saying and my heart starts beating fast.
"Because of Jade right?" says his mum and the reference of my name makes me shiver.
"Yeah. I really don't know what to do"
"You should do what you're supposed to. You know what is right and what is wrong. So follow the right path. Don't do things that later you'll regret" says his dad and I know he's referring to me. Yeah that's why I'm afraid too. If Beck stays here with me then sometime he'll regret not going away to make a career. I feel tears running down my cheeks and a sob threatens to leave my mouth. I put my hands in front of my mouth to keep me silent.
"Dad it's not that simple" Beck sounds sad.
"I know but you have to find the strength to do it. It's now or never son"
"I know. Alright so I guess it's settled. Decision made" I hear him say and more tears come to my eyes. I hear the door of the dressing room open but I don't have the strength to move. I rest my head to the wall and because of my blur vision I can't actually understand who's in front of me. I hear the door close and a hand whipping my tears. It's Beck's mum.
"Jade sweetie" she whispers but I cut her shaking my head.
"No it's ok. I'm happy about his decision. I was the first one to tell him he should go. I'm proud of him for deciding the right" I whisper back trying hard to swallow my sobs.
"Jade please you have to" she tries to say but I interrupt her once more.
"No it's ok I understand. I really do. Anyway I have to go put my makeup on and get ready. I really have to go. Bye" I leave before she can stop me and run to my dressing room. I lock the door and start crying hard. This is it. After the play I'll have to say goodbye to him. It's for the best Jade. It's the right thing to do. You should be happy for him. I am. But I'm gonna miss him so much. I already do. It's gonna be so hard. But you have to be strong Jade. I get up from the floor and sit on the chair whipping my tears and putting my makeup on. I take deep breaths in order to relax and I try to clear my head. It's show time Jade. You're destined to be a professional actress. Professional actresses leave their personal problems aside when it's show time. Put your mask on Jade. Put the mask of the arrogant, bitch girl on and get on the stage to shine. I unlock the door and get out of my dressing room. On my way I see Cat running towards me. She gives me a hug and wishes me good luck happily. I respond with a weak smile. Stay strong Jade I keep reminding myself as I walk towards the stage. I see Andre and Tori hugging. Andre catches my eye and his face turns to serious. I shake my head to tell him I'm ok but he doesn't seem completely convinced. As I reach the curtain I hear Beck's voice.
"Nervous?" I turn around and manage a little smirk.
"A little bit" I answer trying to swallow "You?"
"A little bit" he smiles a little bit and opens his arms. I quickly run to his hug and he closes his arms tightly around me. I smell his scent and caress his hair.
"Everything is gonna be ok" I whisper so low that I'm not sure if he has heard me. I feel his lips find my temple and I try hard to keep the tears in my eyes.
"I know" he whispers back and my hands are now trembling. I catch his shirt hard and bring him closer to me. His hands caress my hair and I feel his breath on my neck. I pull apart a little bit and look into his eyes. He caresses my cheek and I see him leaning towards me. Is this our last kiss? Is this the last time I'm gonna feel his lips locking to mine? It can't be. It's so sweet and small. All our kisses are passionate and long. Yet he might want to keep our last kiss as a sweet memory. As we pull apart I see him examine every part of my face. I do too. I want to remember him. I want to remember every detail from his face. A perfect memory of the person I once loved the most.
"In two we begin" I hear our director announce and I take a step back.
"Good luck" I whisper and get away from him without waiting for his answer. All my friends gather around me to wish me good luck and I respond with a smile. As I take my position I give Beck one last look. I'm sitting on a chair with my hands on my lap as the curtain rises and I give the audience a look. Suddenly my eye catches my parents. Both my parents. I haven't even invited them. They were supposed to work till late tonight. Then I see my little brother waving at me. I try to keep a straight face and from the corner of my eye I see Beck looking at the same direction with me and then smile. I take my look from my family and my gaze finds the ground. And the show begins. Both Cat and Tori enter the stage fighting.
"What are you talking about Josephine? I bet this is one of your imaginations again" says Cat frustrated. She's such a good actress. Her usual bubbly self has now transformed to a serious girl with strong character and extreme confidence.
"I've seen them Christine it's not an imagination or illusion as you claim. They are here" says Tori in a pleading tone.
"What are you guys talking about?" I say my line with a straight voice and a confused expression.
"Josephine says she saw three guys and a woman come this morning in our neighborhood" answers Cat rolling her eyes. Hey that's my habit!
"Okay So?" I ask impatiently.
"So? Alicia they were so handsome. You should have seen them! Especially one of them. He was amazing" Tori takes a dreamy face and I hear the crowd laughing.
"Okay take it from the top. Where did you see them?" I continue with my part. After Tori says her lines there are two more scenes played by Beck Andre and Robbie and it's time for the main characters to meet each other. I'm supposedly talking with my sisters when the boys enter the stage. My gaze finds Beck's and I freeze. His eyes are locked with mine longer than necessary and only Cat's jolt brings me back to the ground. I take my eyes from Beck's and I 'm about to leave when Ryder comes in sight.
"Well well what do we have here? It's the Mills sisters. Beautiful as always my ladies" he says and I take a defensive position "Oh I see our new neighbors the Grey's are here too. You must be Ryan" he turns his gaze to Beck "and you must be Alexander and Peter" he turns to Robbie and Andre.
"What do you want Caleb?" I ask taking a step to the front.
"Oh my beautiful Alicia. What wouldn't I give to kiss you right now" he says with a smile and my face turns from serious to disgusted.
"Not happening Caleb" I answer back and I look at Beck for a second.
"Why not my beauty? As far as I am concerned every girl in this world dies to kiss me"
"I'm still alive as you see" I respond and I see Beck smirking. So does the crowd. Oh yeah this was so Jade-like.
"You can't deny kissing me. Look even your sisters did" he says and with a quick move he catches Cat's arm and presses a kiss on her lips then reaches Tori who tries to escape and kisses her too. I see my "sisters" whipping their mouths in disgust and I take a step back.
"Don't you dare Caleb" I threaten him and I make myself seem like I'm trembling. I catch my mum's eyes and I see her smile widely. My gaze turns to Ryder then Beck then all my other friends and as I'm about to speak suddenly Ryder's lips find mine and my eyes widen. I push him back and slap him in the face taking a disgusted and panicked expression. I hear Ryder laugh a little bit and Cat's and Tori's hands trying to calm me down. I look at Beck to find him looking at me with sad eyes. I take one step towards him but then he and his "brothers" leave the stage. I feel tears in my eyes and try to swallow.
"What's up my sweetheart? Why so sad?" I hear Ryder say sarcastically and I bit my lip hard so that no tears will run down my cheeks. Cat's whispering comforting words about seeing Ryan again but I don't really hear her. So they drag me off stage broken and hurt. As soon as I get off stage I go to my dressing room to change my outfit. I put a long baby blue dress. It makes contrast with my hair but matches my eyes. I have to admit it. It's beautiful. I reach my friends again and Tori gives me a smile before entering the stage. It's the Josephine/Peter scene. From the other side of the stage I notice Beck and he winks at me. I smile a little bit and join Cat who's wearing a light green dress. Her hair is made in a ponytail.
"Are you ok?" she asks and I nod slightly.
"Focus Cat we have to be perfect" I tell her and she shakes her head positively. No what's that supposed to mean this time. We are all pretty serious about this play. It might open our wings and set us free in the world of acting. When it's Cat's turn I give her a small hug unusual for me I know but I need her to know I'm supporting her as much as she does for me. She steps on the stage and starts with her lines. Tori and Andre have already come beside me and I turn to look at them.
"I told you not to swallow her" I tease Andre one more time and I see him smile.
"Yeah thank you, you were great too" answers Andre and I give him a pat on the shoulder.
"No good words for me?" asks Tori smiling and I stop the urge of insulting her because she was really good.
"Good job Tori" I offer and I see her eyes widen "But don't get used to my kind words because they can turn to insulting in a sec" I add and she laughs.
"Thank you Jade" she answers and I turn around to focus on my own part. In less than 10 minutes comes my scene with Beck. I try to take little breaths and Andre massages my shoulders. Ok he really is a good friend. I need this so much.
It's time. Cat get's off stage and I high five her. I take a deep breath and walk forward. By the time I enter the stage Beck does too and we both freeze. He is about to leave when I speak.
"Wait. Please wait" my voice cracks in the end and I sound very stressed. Well I am. Beck turns around but he doesn't look at me "Ryan I wanted to talk to you. The kiss with Caleb meant nothing. I mean I hate him. I don't even like him. It meant… nothing" I continue and I see him raise his eyebrow.
"Any specific reason you're telling me this?" he asks and I move nervously.
"I just wanted you to know" I say in a low voice but still loud enough to be heard in the last seat of the theater "I mean I don't want you to think that I'm even close with this kind of people"
"I never thought about it" he admits and I feel a smile playing in my lips.
"Okay" I say and I take a step back but I hear his voice.
"Alicia wait"
"Yeah?"
"I was wondering if you wanna join me so… you know so we can learn each other better" he offers and I smile shyly.
"Yeah sure" I respond and we sit on a bench. The scene continues with me speaking about Alicia's life and Beck explaining why his character and his family moved to her neighborhood.
"You're so funny" I exclaim after he has told me a joke.
"And you're so beautiful" he admits looking in my eyes. There's the sparkle I'm gonna miss. This sparkle every time I look into his eyes. Without noticing we are already moving towards each other and his lips are locked in mine. My arms move to find the back of his neck and his breath starts getting faster. By the time I try to pull away his tongue finds mine and I can't ignore it. Our kiss takes longer than necessary but I don't think that anyone minds. As we pull apart we laugh at each other and his hand finds mine pulling me out of stage which is now taken by Andre and Robbie. I let go of Beck's hand and go to the other side of the stage to find Cat smiling knowingly at me. I roll my eyes and sit beside her. Next is the second kiss of Caleb and Alicia, then a fight between Ryan and Caleb, the other scene with Alicia and Ryan when they talk about how much they loved one another so they would die for each other and then two scenes with all the characters. As far as the last scene ends Beck and I are the only ones in the stage. Beck is in front of me and has my hands in his. I can't look into his eyes but his finger pushes my chin up. I take a deep breath and I get away from his grip.
"So what now?" I ask in a sad voice "I mean you have paid your debts and you're free to go. I can't come with you clearly. So what's gonna happen with us?" I say with my back turned.
"Of course you can come. You and your family can come stay with us. My family loves you. And you can finally stay away from Caleb"
"I can't come Ryan. This is my home. As for Caleb he's in prison now" I respond and I hear Beck's steps get closer to me.
"Then I'll stay here" he says determined and I smile sadly.
"We clearly can't do that either. I can't force you to stay here in this filthy neighborhood. I can't sentence you in misery"
"No misery if I have you by my side" he answers and I shake my head.
"Ryan that's very sweet of you but I can't let you do it" my voice cracks in the end and feel tears in my eyes. God it's too early to cry. Calm down Jade. The ironical thing here is that our roles have the same problem we have. Way to go guys. Well done.
"Of course you can. You know I can't live without you. If we don't have any other solution then I'm staying here. I'm not gonna leave you behind" he says and catches my shoulders.
"You have to" I say and a tear escaped my eye. I get away from Beck's grip and as I walk I wipe the tear away.
"So you say we have to… break up?" he says and I hear his voice tremble. I turn around to look at him sadly and I see him putting his hand in his hair – a move he does always when he's nervous.
"I don't want to. But I think we should" I say and I lower my head.
"So you're gonna end everything we feel for each other just like that" he sounds really pissed and I close my eyes as tears start falling down my cheeks.
"There's nothing else we can do" I say trying to calm down.
"We can do anything we want. But I guess you don't want me as much as I want you"
Now I'm pissed. I look at him frustrated and I snap "How can you even say that? How dare you?"
"I can't say anything different when you behave like that"
"I can't believe you Ryan. After all we've passed you say I don't care about you? Are you crazy?" I 'm crying hard and I turn around one more time so that he can't see my face. I don't hear him approach me but suddenly I feel his arms around me.
"I'm sorry Alicia. I'm so sorry" he tries to calm me down but I push him away.
"No no Ryan I'm so disappointed in you. Leave me alone" I try to go away but he catches my arm violently and kisses me hard on the mouth. I feel my legs paralyzed and his grip tightens on me. I cry into the kiss.
"Please come with me" he whispers after kissing my forehead.
"I can't. I really can't" I say and I see his look turn to hurt and angry.
"As you wish" he answers and lets me go. He walks away and I sink in the floor crying my eyes out. The scene is supposed to end there .Yeah I know this story has an unhappy ending. It's not like those movies we see that the couple despite the problems stays together. No motto of happy ending in our case. Just like it's gonna happen after the play is over.
Suddenly I feel Beck's arms around me getting me up from the ground and holding me in his chest. My eyes widen and I look at his parents in the first row. Then I look at him as he speaks.
"I can't leave you damn it. I love you so much. I'm never gonna leave you do you understand it? I'm not going away you want it or not. I'm gonna stay here and we'll be together and we're gonna move on but TOGETHER. No different paths for us. Do you hear me?" he says and I'm sure I have an extremely shocked expression on my face right now. This is not in the script. He changed the script. This wasn't supposed to happen. He screwed up. I see his teary eyes and I know he is referring to our real problem. He is out of character. Before I can say anything he takes my face in his hands and kisses me passionately. I'm too surprised to react at first but then my eyes close and I return the kiss. My heart beats fast. We've screwed up. This is the end. No chance for Beck. No London for him. Shit we've screwed up. His only chance is now lost. I open my eyes and I see his parents smiling widely. What on hell? The curtain falls and I hear the crowd applauding. I blink a little bit and I take a step back.
"Beck you're screwed. We're screwed. God damn it you lost your chance" I start freaking out but he catches my arms.
"I don't care. I told you before. I don't wanna go away and leave you behind. You are my whole life. And I love my life so much. So why ruin it?" he says gently while I'm trembling. I shake my head about a million times trying to clear it but I can't.
"Holy shit. You're not going to London. And it's my fault" I whisper and he catches my face with his hands.
"No it's my fault. I changed the play not you. I took a decision. The right decision. You are my right decision. The best one. I need you more than this stupid London trip. You are more important. I love you" he says and without noticing all our friends are around us asking us questions like "Why the change?" or "Was this in the script?" or "Oh my god what did you just do?" and suddenly it is time for the curtain to rise again so we take out places Beck by my side. The curtain rises and the audience cheers loudly. I see my family clapping and smiling. My brother is whistling. Then Beck's parents clap happily smiling at us. And so does a man next to them. It has to be the director. I look at Beck and he kisses my temple. Tears come to my eyes when Cat gives me a bouquet with red roses. Robbie gives one to Beck too. We take a step to the front as the leaders of this play and the crowd applauses even harder. A smile comes in face but I quickly remember what just happened and I feel the urge of crying again. As the curtain falls Beck takes my hand in his again and makes me look at him.
"Babe are you ok?"
"I can't believe what you just did. This is craziness. You just threw one of your biggest opportunities" I whisper and he just smiles.
"No I just got the opportunity to show everyone that you are the most important person in my life" he kisses my forehead and I shiver.
"Beck Oliver" we hear and I see the Beck's parents with the other man beside them "I'm quite surprised by your performance" I hear him say and I sigh taking a sad expression. Beck squeezes my hand but I ignore him.
"I changed the end" I hear Beck say and I look at him exasperated.
"I know. I've read the script" says the man and I put my head in my hands.
"I'm not coming to London. I don't want to leave my family and friends behind. But most of all I don't want to leave my girlfriend. I just can't do it" Beck's words are clear and I look exasperated at his parents. His mother just winks at me. Winks? What's going on?
"So I guess you'll throw away everything just to stay with the ones you love" assumes the man with a serious face.
"Yes sir. I'm sorry but I prefer to stay here with my girl not to some foreign country away from my family my friends and my school" says Beck and he puts an arm around my waist while I lower my head.
"Then congratulations Beck Oliver you've got the part for my movie" says the man now smiling. My head rises up and I look at him in surprise. Beck has gotten the part? Beck looks as shocked as I do. His parents are smiling widely.
"Wait what?" I ask and I see them laugh.
"How? Why? But… I changed the script" says Beck and I feel him trembling.
"Look Beck I want my actors to have other priorities in their lives too. Acting has to be one of them but family should be one of them too. Clearly Jade is the biggest priority to you. And that makes you a sensitive but also responsible human. You care about her and your family enough to not let a strange man ruin your life. That's the kind of actors I'm looking for. I want actors ready to act but also love and live their lives just as THEY decide to do. Not what others want them to do. You're one of them. Congratulations" I turn to Beck and then to the man in front of me.
"Beck has got the part?" I ask and the man nods "Beck has got the part" I announce "Beck has got the part!" I shout and I jump on Beck. He grabs me from the waist still surprised and I laugh loudly "You've got the part" I say looking into his eyes and I hug him one more time. From the corner of my eyes I can see Beck's parents laugh at my expression but I can't care less.
"You knew" says Beck pointing at his parents.
"Sorry Mr. Bates made us promise we won't tell"
"Adrian please" says the man and he smiles at them and then turns at me "Are you ok? I thought you will faint a minute ago" he teases me and I stop myself from punching him.
"I'm ok" I reassure him and he laughs.
"I'm surprised by you too you know. I've heard that you're a strong girl stubborn that always gets what she wants. You really wanted him to follow his dream"
"I did and I still do. It was a big opportunity and he deserves to shine" I admit and he looks at me with an adoring expression. Kill me now.
"You really love him" he says and I nod " And I have to congratulate you too. Your acting was incredible. You have some serious acting skills girl" he mentions and I smile "So what would you say if I told you that I want you to play the female leading part in the same movie Beck will get the male one?" he says smiling and I look at him shocked.
"Wait- I- Uh- Serisously?" I say and he nods. I feel Beck's arms around me and I smile widely "It would be an honor" I respond and I hear my friends clapping (when did they arrive?) but I add in the last minute "ONLY if you won't get into my nerves too much" I sense Beck laughing and Mr. Bates face turns into skeptical.
"Hmm a hard to please actress huh? I think I like it" he smiles and I hear everyone cheering.
"I love you" I whisper in Beck's ear and he kisses me hard and lifts me from the ground. All my friends come to congratulate us and from a far distance I see my family. I get away from the team-hug and reach them.
"What are you doing here?" I ask and Mum hugs me tightly.
"We wouldn't miss it" says Mum and I smile.
"Thank your little brother for reminding us" says my Dad and pulls me into a hug. That makes me smile a little bit. My brother hugs me after kissing me and I whisper in his ear.
"Thanks kiddo. Weren't you supposed to be on a date?"
"You're my sister. I'll always help you. As you always do for me" he says showing me a girl in black sitting on the chairs waiting for them. I roll my eyes at him as he giggles –hey he has taken my money without a reason I'm gonna kill him- and I wave at the girl. She smiles shyly and approaches us.
"Hello" I greet her and she waves.
"Hello. You were great" she says and I smirk.
"Thank you very much" I then feel someone's arms around me. Beck.
"I guess even though the script is sad we still have a happy ending" he says and I smile.
"Yeah seems so" I say and lean my head against his chest. Beck by my side and not away from me? Leading part in a huge production with Beck as the male leading part? My family finally accepting who I am and supporting me? Hey that's so much more that I ever asked for. And it feels so good. So so good.
~THE END~
Seriously I'm gonna cry. My story ended. Long longggggggg last chapter as you see guys. One more time I wanna thank you VERY VERY much for your support. I actually can't thank you enough. You gave me the motivation to write and I so so happy that I got each one of your incredible reviews/views/favorites/follows. I'm so honored! Seriously! That's it guys. I really don't know if I'm gonna do a comeback with a sequel. I'll see in the future. For the ones that haven't checked my PREVIOUS STORIES already I have one called Did you ever tell him (bade of course) and a BADE one-shot called Always by your side. You can find them in my profile. I guess this is goodbye!
P.S. There is A ~~~~~~NEW STORY I'M CO-WRITING~~~~~~~~~ WITH MY FRIEND what. that. supposed. to. mean CALLED I HEART YOU. We have already posted the first chapter so go check it out if you're searching for a new bade story to read. You can find the story in her profile. Go review favorite follow or just read. You make us happy by even reading. Thank you so much for your support. I hope I'll see you soon in that story and everything new I'll write. Happy reading Bade lovers!
