I got a review on the last chapter that was one of my first bad reviews. I wouldn't call it a bad review, but he/she did point out some things I need to change and I appreciate it. Whoever you are…I'm going to do my best to fix it in this one, so I hope you like it.
Jade's POV
Last night was by far the best nights of my and I let everyone know that we are, in fact, together; we had an awesome party with decent music; I was invited to play in an LPGA Tournament by none other than Lexi Thompson herself; and Tori fucked my brains out. No need to sound cliché, but it was so magical. It was just…ARGH! I don't know what it is, but all of the troubles that I've gone through…my grandmother dying…my parents not wanting anything to do with me…when she's around, all my worries fade away.
As I lie in my bed, I just think about how much this girl…this girl that I used to hate so much could possibly sneak her way onto my friends and more than friends list. I roll over onto my side and I see my Latina beauty lying there beside me; her hair a frizzy mess; her dark caramel colored skin glowing in the sunlight peeking through my curtains. How could I ever have even thought about hating this girl? I guess it's official. I've gone soft.
The love of my life stirs under the covers. She rolls over, brown eyes still filled with sleep, yet so damn beautiful. She leans over and kisses my lips, softly, but passionately. I love her so much.
"Good morning, beautiful. How was your night?" Tori sang. I immediately recognized the song, sung by Steve Holy.
"Mine was wonderful, with you by my side. And I…open my eyes…to see your sweet face…" I add.
"…it's a… good morning, beautiful day." She finishes.
"That's an awesome song." I say.
She rolls over to lie on her back and she rubs the sleep out of her eyes. She peels the covers from her body and runs to my bathroom…or…our bathroom. I was so surprised to see that she was naked when she got out from under the covers. I instantly was aroused, but not so much so that I couldn't control it. I stand up and walk into the large bathroom. Tori was standing by the mirror running one of my brushes through her hair. I walked over to her, quickly and kissed her.
"Your boobs are way too bouncy." She says, gasping for breath after the passionate kiss.
"You know you love them." I smile.
She nods and goes back to fixing her hair.
I walk back into my bedroom after brushing my teeth and flossing, and rummage through my closet. Here is where we begin the same process same process I go through almost every time I enter my closet. Black, black, black, black, blacker, blackest, even blacker…and that damned pink shirt I always come across. This time I actually pick a real outfit. I choose a plain, whit bra and underwear, a light blue tank top, a black skirt, and a black corset type thingy. I think it's the same thing I wore to the Full Moon Jam when I sang that song to Beck. Memories…I guess you really don't want to remember some of them.
Speaking of the Full Moon Jam, it's about that time of the year again, and I need to be thinking about what song I want to sing. I was planning on being different, because you know me, I'm different. I definitely want to try something different from what I usually sing: all that hard core rock kind of stuff.
Next thing I know, Tori is walking in my room, now fully clothed in the things she was wearing last night. Her parents or parent…is going to get curious one of these days when she shows up to her house wearing the same shirt she wore the night before on backwards. Then I remember that there is still the matter of telling our parents about us. I know my parents won't give a shit, but I'm just worried about Tori's dad.
She lies down on my bed and snuggles close to me. She's up to something.
"I was wondering…do you think you could make me some breakfast?"
I laugh. "Sure, baby. Let's head down stairs."
We stand up and walk down the stairs, each of us still very tired and sore from the previous night. I open the fridge; I take out the milk that I bought at the store a few days ago, and then I head for the pantry. I get out some cereal and pair it together with the milk in a bowl and set it on the table in front of Tori. She has a very confused expression on her face. She looks up from her bowl and almost looks offended by what I've given her for breakfast.
"Damn, Tori, what's with the 'eat shit and die' look? I made you breakfast, now be happy." I say.
"What happened to eggs and sausage and biscuits and bacon and all that shit…I mean stuff." She grits her teeth, hoping that I didn't notice her little slip up…but I did.
"What did you just say, Tori?"
"Nothing…I didn't say anything." She blushes.
"Why, did little Miss Sally Peaches say a bad word?" I say, mocking her voice.
"I. Don't. Talk. Like. That." She says. "You're my girlfriend, yet you still mock me?"
"Only because I love you." I laugh again.
She takes her first bite of cereal and quickly forgets about her anger towards me. That's another thing I love about her. She can't stay mad at you for too long unless it's serious. If it's serious, that bitch could hold a fucking grudge. The Full Moon Jam enters my mind again.
"You know, the Full Moon Jam is on Friday." I tell her.
"I know. I've been thinking about it a lot, lately. I wanted to do something a little…"
"Different." We both speak at the same time.
"Yeah, different; like a different genre or something. I don't want to do, like, heavy metal, or 1950's Rock and Roll or anything. I was thinking, like…country?" She adds.
I sit there thinking for a moment, pondering her proposal.
"I mean, I know it's a whole lot different from what we usually sing, but you, know… I just wanted to try it." She says.
"That might work. But what would we sing? I only know a handful of country songs. I'd probably only need my first hand to count them." I say.
"I guess we'll have to learn some." She answers.
"Yeah, this is gonna be hard."
Tori washes her bowl out and puts it up in the cupboard, then leaves for her house reluctantly, to work on her song.
I think I have a pretty good idea on what I'm going to sing, though. A few tweaks here and there, a few minor changes to the lyric and it would be the perfect song. I smile.
"Tori's gonna love this." I say to myself.
Tori's POV
The Full Moon Jam approached quickly. It felt like the four days I'd spent away from Jade were an eternity. Everyone was there. André, Cat, Robbie, Trina, Jade and I were there. Well, everyone but Beck was there. He had seemed very distant since the party. I have absolutely no clue why though. I wonder if something happened with him and Jade.
Now is not the time to be worrying, though. I'm surrounded by my friends and the woman that I love. We each decided to choose a song from a different genre and we chose country. I chose a song called "The Last Day of My Life," by Phil Vassar. It's a beautiful song. Jade chose not to tell me what she was singing because she wanted to torture me. Now, remember, I love this woman. And she's lucky I do, because I normally would have taken offense from that. We're sitting at our regular table and we are in this heated conversation about which person had the best voice at the table. And Trina, of course had to be included in this discussion.
"My voice is so much louder that any of yours. It's louder, it's stronger and it's better in almost every way." She says. Everyone snorted at that comment. Trina was then called up on the stage. I had no clue she was even going to sing.
She got up on stage and had to introduce herself, brag about her boots, and brag about her voice, which everyone knew was awful. She was finally ready to begin. And oh, my god; she was great. I mean, she was flawless.
When she finished and sat down at table, nobody said anything. They just stared at her. She just shrugged her shoulders and starting eating a candy bar. I was up now. I walked up to the stage after a kiss from my lover and approached the microphone. I told the band that I was ready and the song began.
I just left Bobby's house
The service was today
Got me thinkin' about how fragile life is
As I drove away
You know, Beck, he was her only love
In a moment he was gone, long gone
It could have been me or you
Oh, baby, there's no time to lose
So I'm gonna bring home a dozen roses
An' pour us a glass of wine
An' I'm gonna put on a little music
An' turn down the lights
An' I'm gonna wrap my arms around you
An' rock you all through the night
An' I'm gonna love you
Like it's the last day of my life
I drive off when the sun comes up
I get back when it's gone down
There's so much I wanna do with you
But I can't be around
Whoa, time has been just like a thief
It's stolen too much from us
So once it's gone we can't make it up
So tonight, let's get back in touch
I'm gonna bring home a dozen roses
An' pour us a glass of wine
An' I'm gonna put on a little music
An' turn down the lights
An' I'm gonna wrap my arms around you
An' rock you all through the night
An' I'm gonna love you
Like it's the last day of my
Life is a rainbow, it's a spring snow
It's the mornin' dew
An' I don't wanna waste another minute
Without you
So I'm gonna bring home a dozen roses
An' pour us a glass of wine
An' I'm gonna put on a little music
An' turn down the lights
An' I'm gonna wrap my arms around you
An' rock you all through the night
An' I'm gonna love you
Like it's the last day of my life
I'm gonna love you
Like it's the last day of my life
Oh, oh
I didn't bother to see everyone else's reaction. All I wanted to know was if Jade liked the song. I ran to our table and wrapped my arms around Jade, who did the same.
"Did you like it?" I ask. She kisses me. I think I have my answer.
Now she was up and I was anxious to see what she had prepared. She gets up to the microphone and the song begins quickly.
Good morning, beautiful, how was your night?
Mine was wonderful with you by my side
And when I open my eyes to see your sweet face
It's a good morning, beautiful day
I couldn't see the light, I didn't know day from night
I had no reason to care
Well, since you've came along, I can face the dawn
'Cause I know, you'll be there
Good morning, beautiful, how was your night?
Mine was wonderful with you by my side
And when I open my eyes to see your sweet face
It's a good morning, beautiful day
I never worry if it's raining outside
'Cause in here with you, girl, the sun always shines
Good morning, beautiful, how was your night?
Mine was wonderful with you by my side
And when I open my eyes to see your sweet face
It's a good morning, beautiful day
Hmm, good morning, beautiful day
Hmm, it's a beautiful day
(Good morning beautiful, good morning beautiful)
Good morning, what a beautiful day
(Good morning beautiful, good morning beautiful)
Everyone erupts into this huge applause. That was the song we sang together a few mornings ago. Tears were stinging my eyes. Then, I saw my raven-haired goddess walk from the stairs and up to me. She pulls me close, kisses my lips and looks deep into my eyes. I didn't know whether to laugh, cry or…whatever. I was just wrapped up in the moment.
Then, Jade did something no one expected her to do. Jade dropped to one knee and pulled out a box. My heart skipped a beat. I was now breathless. She looks up at me, smiling. My jaw was on the ground.
"It's only been a few months, but I figure it's gonna happen anyway, so why not do it now?" She clears her throat. "Victoria Dawn Vega, will you marry me?"
"Yes." That's all I can muster.
Everyone claps again.
A few minutes later, the final performer had finished and everyone was ready to leave. Jade walked me to my car and kissed me goodbye.
"I'm going to go home to get some things and I'll be right over. Is that okay, Jade?" I ask.
"Yes, baby, that's okay." I hop into my car and peel out of the parking lot. I was so giddy that the rest of the car ride was a blur. I was just so focused on getting to Jade's house. But then I thought, "I still have to come up with an excuse to go over to Jade's." I'll think of something.
I pulled into my driveway and was surprised to see Holly's car. I rolled my eyes, dreading what may come of my being there, and enter the house. There was, of course, screaming going on between my Mom and Dad. Then I also remembered the day she came to ask for forgiveness. I stand in the doorway, ready to explode.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE, YOU BITCH!?" I say.
"I came to beg for forgiveness. I was stupid to do what I did. I treated you girls like garbage and you deserved none of that treatment. I think I know the answer to this, but I'm going to try again anyway. Will you girls please forgive me?" She pleads.
"Absolutely not; you don't deserve forgiveness, Holly. I will never…ever… be able to forgive you. I can't believe you have the audacity to come and do this again. So no; I don't forgive. Now get the fuck outta here!" I yell.
She slowly walks for the door. She wraps her arms around me, but it's just not like it used to be. I just let my arms dangle to the side and watch her walk out the door. The sound of the car driving away gave me assurance that she wasn't coming back. And I was so glad.
I ran upstairs and went through my closet. I grab a few pairs of my skinny jeans, some shirts, my favorite boots and some more essentials for the morning time. I run down stairs and exit the house without a word. I was quite surprised no one stopped me. I get into my car and drive to Jade's house. Holly is now nowhere in my mind and I'm a much happier person because of it.
Jade's house is just a few minutes away from my own, so the drive doesn't take too long. I get out of my car and head to the front door. I use my key that she gave me and enter the house. Jade is sitting in the living room, watching "America's Funniest Disasters". When she sees me, she stands up and notices the bag in my hands.
"Welcome home." That's all she says.
I thought it would be a good time to have Jade pop the question. And I know someone is going to give me grief about it happening a little early, but it opens up a lot of story arcs I can work with. So I hope you guys liked it. Review, review, review…
Oh… and I thought I'd say that I don't own "The Last Day of My Life" by Phil Vassar, or "Good Morning, Beautiful" by Steve Holy. And obviously, I don't own Victorious, because if I did, I'd be shelling out money I don't have to keep it on the air. Thanks, guys.