Hi everyone! I'm so so so so so sorry, that I didn't update in like forever. But I'll graduate in a few weeks and I'm more than busy. And I'm waiting for my acceptance letter from my dream college so keep your fingers crossed for me . :) But I needed a short break from studying and so I decided to write a new chapter, for the ones who are still interested in the story. I hope you like it.

P.S. When I finally graduate, I'll update more frequently. I promise! :)

"What happened, Cat? Is something wrong with Tori? Is your family okay?" Jade was very worried. Cat wasn't one to cry a lot. It had to be serious. "I'm at the airport. I'll be at the school tomorrow morning" Jade frowned. "Why are you coming back? Can you tell me what's going on now?" "D-Danny … he cheated on me. He said it was a mistake and it just happened and I – " Cat started sobbing again. Jade couldn't believe it. After all, she thought Danny was a nice guy. Cat and he have been dating for two years now and she would've never expected him to come down to such a low level. She would kill that guy! Cat was still crying. "Okay Cat, listen to me. You need to calm down. When does your plane take off?" "In half an hour. I-I first wanted to ask Tori to accompany me but she's missed her family so much and I didn't want to ruin their time together. It's Thanksgiving after all" Jade nodded. She realised that she was still standing at the door and entered the building. It was starting to get cold and her wet clothes didn't really warm her up. "It's okay. Cat, I want you to buy a nice magazine which you can read until you have to enter the plane. Then try to sleep through the way to New York, it'll take your mind off and you can rest a little. I'll pick you up at the airport and we'll watch a nice movie together. You can even choose which one!" Jade heard her friend giggle softly. "Okay, thanks Jade. See ya tomorrow" Jade smiled a little, hung up the phone and finally arrived at her dorm room. She entered the dark place and turned on the lights. She would never admit it but she felt kinda lonely when Tori and Cat weren't here. She was used to have them around now and being alone reminded her of her home. Well, if you even can call it home. If you look for loving parents and a comfortable atmosphere, don't visit the West's house. She sighed and grabbed a towel and her PJs. A long, hot shower would warm her up and take her mind off of everything.

When Jade got back to her room, she decided to call Tori. She doubted that Cat thought of that and their friend needed to be informed about the whole thing. As expected, Tori was shocked too and she swore to pay Danny a visit. Since Jade knew that her friend wasn't really one for revenge and threatening words, she gave Tori a message from herself which would cause him sleepless nights.

After that, Jade decided to go to bed so she could get to the airport on time. Cat would arrive at 6 a.m. and she wanted then to be there already. Jade laid down on her bed and was nearly asleep when her phone suddenly buzzed. It was a text message from Beck. Jade debated whether to read it or not. Her curiosity won and she opened it. 'Today was amazing. I hope Cat is alright. Wish you a good night. – Beck'

Jade smiled a little. She quickly typed a reply. 'It wasn't awful, I guess. Cat'll be fine. Night.' She put her phone away and stared at the ceiling. There's no way she'd catch much sleep that night. If Cat hadn't call earlier, Beck and she would have kissed. She would be lying if she said that she would have mind. No, she wished that Cat didn't interrupt their moment. And that was bad. It was really bad. She couldn't deny it any longer: She was starting to fall for Beck Oliver. But she promised to herself that she would never fall for a guy again. After everything she went through with Nathan. She couldn't let something like that happen to her again.

Flashback

"Urgh, why do you even have a phone if you never pick up?!" 16-year old Jade tossed her own phone at the wall and turned on her laptop. Of course, Nathan wasn't online either. She sighed. Today was their first anniversary and Nathan forgot it. Jade wasn't the type girl who would insist on celebrating every moment of her relationship but she wanted at least to spend time with her boyfriend. After all, they stayed together for 12 months even after everybody tried to discourage her from Nathan. When they met, he was a senior at Hollywood Arts and they got to know each other after they got the lead roles for a play. Nathan was the typical bad boy. He had similar interests like Jade, a similar behaviour and they even dressed in a similar way. But Nathan was also known to be a player. Jade knew that very well but after they went on a few dates and spent time together she saw a new side of him. He was nice and caring whenever he was with her. So they started dating two months after their first date and everything was fine. Even the other people at school had to admit that Nathan changed and Jade was happy. Really happy.
But in the last few weeks he changed again but this time not for the better. He dropped out of the college he started after graduating from HA and began working at a mechanic. At first, Jade didn't really mind since he had more time for her. At least she thought so. Nathan met new friends which had a really bad influence on him. He once brought Jade to a meeting with them and she was shocked. They were smoking weed and drinking alcohol non-stop. Jade wasn't a naïve girl and also drank sometimes at parties but these people were really wild. Additionally, one guy kept hitting on her the whole time and Nathan didn't do anything about it. Eventually Jade had enough and wanted to leave. Nathan just shrugged and stayed with his stoned friends. She couldn't believe what happened to her sweet boyfriend and left.

That was three days ago. She hasn't heard anything from him since then. "This is ridiculous!" Jade shouted and went to her car. If she visited him at home he couldn't avoid her any longer.

She arrived at his house and saw that his car was parked on the driveway. His parents' on the other hand weren't there. They were probably still at work. She got out of her car and searched the house key Nathan gave her a few months ago. She feared that he wouldn't open up if she just rang the doorbell. She entered the empty house and went upstairs. Nathan was in his room for sure. When she got closer, she heard loud moaning and heavy breathing. Her heartbeat increased and she slowly opened the door. She wished, she didn't. On the bed was Nathan with some blonde chick. For the first time in her life, Jade was speechless. She just stood in at the door and watched the disgusting scene in front of her. It took a few minutes until the blonde realised that there was someone else in the room. "Hey babe, who's that?" Nathan looked up and saw Jade. "Jade, what are you doing here?" He had an annoyed expression on his face. Jade swallowed hard. There was no way she would start crying in front of them. "I just stopped by because you didn't answer your phone. I kinda thought you could, you know, spend some time with your GIRLFRIEND" By that time she screamed at him. He just shrugged and said nonchalantly: "Well, I'm busy as you see" The blonde smirked and Jade wanted to cut that stupid grin off her ugly face. But she decided against it and just turned around and left.

Jade went straight to Tori's house. Cat wasn't an option since she was just too innocent and naïve to talk about it. Tori was shocked and comforted her friend. Jade cried that day. She cried a lot. But it was the last time she cried because of a guy.

Nathan didn't try to get in touch with her. Least of all he apologized. A few months after the incident, Jade heard that his parents forced him to check into rehab. She didn't know if it was successful and honestly, she didn't care anymore.

Although Jade knew, that Beck would probably never change like Nathan did, she knew that she would end up hurt. Beck seemed like a decent guy but she didn't want to risk anything. She had to end this thing they had going on before it was too late.

'It wasn't awful, I guess. Cat'll be fine. Night.' Beck smirked. He knew Jade enjoyed the day, she was just too proud to admit it. He turned off the lights and tried to fall asleep. But it was impossible. Tonight, they nearly kissed. He smiled. Everything would have been perfect. The atmosphere, the time, the girl … but yeah, easy come, easy go. But now he knew that Jade liked him. Now he didn't have to worry about the possibility that she would turn him down because she wasn't attracted to him. Beck was full of joy and planned how he would approach her the next day. Mention the nearly-kiss? That might not be the best start. He had the feeling that Jade would try to ignore it. He should talk about their day and casually ask her to go out on a date again. Why should she turn him down? They had a lot of fun together and they had great chemistry. They were the perfect couple. He just had to make it clear to her. And there was more than enough time since the holidays have only started. He smiled confidently and slowly fell asleep. He really doesn't have to mention what his dream was about.