Beck sits alone at the kitchen bar eating a bowl of cereal when he hears keys jingling in the lock and the door swings open. He turns to see Jade walk in, carrying her clothes and still wearing a t-shirt and pair of basketball shorts she borrowed from Andre the night before. She sits the clothes down on a stool and pours herself a glass of orange juice. Beck watches her as she silently drinks from her glass refusing to acknowledge his presence.
"I love you." He tells her, breaking the silence.
Jade looks at him and gives a forgiving sigh. "I love you too." She tells him, sitting her glass on the counter.
"Are you still mad at me?" He asks.
"Yeah."
"Can we talk about it?"
"Sure."
"Come on, lets go in the livingroom."
Jade walks to the livingroom with Beck following behind, carrying his bowl of cereal. They both have a seat on the couch neither one knowing what to say to the other.
"I didn't want to do it." Beck suddenly says. "It's in my contract to promote the movie. I had no idea that they were planning to move the release date."
"I know." Jade says understandingly. "Did you at least try to negotiate with them at all?"
"I did, and I managed to get it down to a week. Trust me babe, I want to be here just as much if not more than you want me here. I feel like I'm missing out on everything. And I don't want you to hate me..."
"I don't hate you. I was pissed but I guess I'm fine now. You know how I am sometimes. I just needed to get away and gather my thoughts."
"Yeah I know... I was worried about you last night. I just wanted to talk to you and know that you were safe."
"I was fine, I stayed with Andre...but I'm sure he told you that." Jade laughs.
"What, he didn't tell me anything." Beck says coyly.
"Yeah right, it's Andre. He always wants to do the right thing so I'm sure he told you where I was."
"Yeah, he told me. He also told me I couldn't come over."
"See that's why I like Andre. He ratted me out, but still made sure I got my alone time."
Beck slowly nods his head and grins. "Andre's a good guy." He says.
"Yeah he is." Jade agrees.
"We should make him the godfather."
"Of the baby?"
"No, of the mafia.. Yes Jade, of the baby. Would you be cool with that?"
"I don't have a problem with it."
"Do you think Rob will be mad? He did pick me to be Jonah's godfather."
"You've been friends with Andre longer, I don't think he'll be mad. Cat's obviously going to be the god mom so he'll still kinda be like a godfather, by marriage."
"I guess...You know what, I think you going away last night did me some good too. It gave me some time to think."
"Really? What about."
"About us."
"Okay, what about us?"
"I've been unfair."
"I could've told you that."
"Let me talk."
"Okay, go ahead."
Beck takes a long drawn out breath While his fiancé watches him curiously. "Can you just stay on the west coast, no flying...please."
"What are you talking about?" A confused Jade says.
"If I have to go promote my movie its only fair that you get to promote your single. Can you just try to stay local, you know, LA based talk shows, late night shows, and stuff like like. Please don't go to New York, I'm still not comfortable with you flying all over the county. Can we agree to that?"
"I can agree to that."
"Thanks babe. Are you going to be okay when I leave?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine."
Beck sits his bowl on the table and scoots himself closer to Jade. He pulls her in for a hug and kisses her forehead. "I swear you're the biggest pain in the ass." He chuckles.
"I am?"
"Um-hmm, but I'm crazy about you."
"You're so corny." Jade laughs, giving him a playful shove.
"I know."
"I guess I should tell you what was on my mind last night."
"What?"
"I was thinking about my mom."
"Really, what brought that on?"
"Cat had told me the other day that she talked to her and she said she wanted to talk to me. I told her no at first, but maybe I can use the time that you're gone, getting reacquainted with my mom. She wants to be more involved in my life and she especially wants to be involved with her grandchild."
"I think that's a great idea. You and Jeana were always so close, it was sad to hear that the two of you didn't even speak anymore. I'm glad you two are going to work on your relationship."
"Yeah, I'm going to tell Cat to see if she wants to meet for lunch today."
"That'll be good. Do you want me to come?"
"Yeah, thanks. I'll probably need all the support I can get."
"No problem. It'll be good to see Jeana again."
"I love you." Jade says, lying her head on Beck's shoulder.
"I love you more." He says, as he runs his fingers through her hair. "Come on, let's go upstairs."
"For what."
"So I can hold you, I didn't get to last night. Plus you need to take these clothes off." He says, tugging at her shirt. "I don't like seeing you in another man's clothes, even if it is just Andre."
Jade giggles and takes her shirt off and tosses it onto Beck's head. "Come on." She tells him as she takes his hand and leads him up the stairs to the bedroom.
-Jade
I came back home ready to apologize, but I wasn't going to do it right away. I planned on giving him the cold shoulder for awhile, but when I got home his first words to me were I love you. Even after I was a straight up bitch to him, the first thing he thought to tell me was that he loved me. That's why I love him. Even when we're fighting he makes sure to let me know that he loves me.
I'm surprised that Beck reconsidered me working while he's working. I don't even know if I'm going to do it or not, but its good to know he would be okay with it if I were to do it. He just asks that I stay on the west coast, which I don't have a problem with. I'm miserable enough as it is, the last thing I want to do is be stuck on a plane for hours. I know I give him a hard time, but Beck's a great guy. I'm glad he's mine, but he better make sure he's only gone for a week or I'm gonna kill him.
-Beck
I was so relieved to see Jade walk in the door this morning. I know she was with Andre, and he would never let anything happen to her, but I just needed her here with me. I don't think Jade will ever understand just how much I love her. I'm just happy she's home and that we were able to work everything out.
On a side note, I was happy to hear that Jade and her mother are going to try to work on their relationship. They used to be so close when we were in school, until her mom started dating that jerk. I hope everything works out with them. I know my mom is around but it's just not the same. I can tell that it bothers Jade to not have her mom around sometimes. Hopefully this will be the beginning of them becoming as close as they once were.
Alright, I'm ready to take my baby upstairs and hold her in my arms for awhile. I want to spend as much time together as we possibly can for the next two weeks before I have to leave.
