So, don't normally update two days in a row, but once again, I was pressured into doing this, haha! Thank my friend for it! She's the one who reminds me to update almost every time! Haha :)

Andre's POV

I looked down at Tori in disbelief. She was crying in her hands as if I'd just hurt her or something, but I hadn't even touched her. Well, not just now.

"Tori," I said softly and bent down. I gently touched her shoulder, but she screamed when I did that, so I immediately pulled away. "Hey, Tori, what did I do?"

She was still crying, but she managed to get out, "Andre…please…just take me home."

It took Tori a good while to stand up and leave the studio. I tried to help her up, but she just screamed until I let go of her. It's like she was untouchable. I didn't know what was wrong with her.

I took her home and she immediately ran upstairs to her room and closed the door behind her. I thanked Tori's mom for watching Branson and then I took him with me and we went home. Once I was home, I pulled my phone out and called Beck. I hoped that maybe he could answer some questions I had.

"Hey, Andre, what's up?" said Beck when he answered.

"Not much, just got back from the studio with Tori."

"With Tori?" he said. "Hmm and how did that go?"

"Um…okay…at first,"

"What do you mean at first?" he asked.

"Well…it started out with me just recording some songs while Tori listened." I started off. "Then I got to record a new one that I wrote about Tori. She figured it out and it's like she got mad at me. Then we got into a fight. But then…there was a silence between us and…we kissed."

"You guys kissed?" exclaimed Beck.

"Yeah," I said. "Well…I don't know if kissed would be the right word. It was more like…a spontaneous make-out session."

"Oh…I see," said Beck slowly. "Those are nice, huh?"

"Well… yeah. It was kind of nice." I said and then sighed shakily. "But…in the middle of it…Tori pulled away out of nowhere. I don't know if it was something I did or something I said, but she changed. If I were to touch her, she would literally scream. It's like she was scared of me."

Beck hesitated. "Huh…that's really weird. Are you sure you didn't say anything that could have made her act that way?"

"I'm pretty sure." I told him.

"Hmm," said Beck, thinking about it. He was silent for a good while before eventually saying, "Wait a minute…you guys kissed, right?"

"Yeah,"

"Okay…think about it, Andre," he started off. "You kissed her and the last guy she kissed hurt her…badly."

I wasn't following him. "And…?"

He sighed in an aggravated way. "She's scarred, Andre, and has trust issues. The last guy she fell in love with and married physically abused her. For so many years, that's the only thing she's known. She probably doesn't know that good guys still exist, because the last one she was with literally screwed her over."

"But I didn't screw her over," I told him. "It just didn't work out. I never hurt her."

"I know, but you guys weren't married," he said. "You dated each other, but it wasn't like a real commitment, you know? What I'm saying is that this is the first guy that she really committed to and…you know…shared things with that she hasn't with anyone else."

I cleared my throat. I knew what he was talking about there. "Uh…Beck…no, he's not."

"Huh?"

"Uh…well…me and Tori…you know…did it," I had never told anyone that Tori and I had sex with each other.

"What?" he exclaimed. "You've got to be kidding me!"

"Nope," I said. "I'm dead serious."

"When?"

"Well…the first time–"

"The first time?" he exclaimed. "You mean to say that you guys did it more than once?"

I sighed. "I guess so. And the first time was toward the beginning of our senior year."

"Dang," he said. "That's crazy, dude."

"What's so crazy about it?"

"I just assumed that you would wait until to marriage to do something like that, but I guess not." he said slowly.

"Libby and I didn't even wait until marriage." I told him. "It was when we found out that she was pregnant that we decided to get married. Man, I thought you knew that."

"I guess I forgot." he said. "But seriously…I always thought you would wait until marriage to have sex. It just seems to be the right thing to do."

I laughed. "So you're saying that you and Jade waited until marriage?"

He hesitated and then cleared his throat. "Touché,"

"But changing the subject, I see what you're saying," I said. "Me and Tori were committed, but not in the marriage way. I just don't understand how she could be so scarred from that. I know he hurt her, but she's a strong girl. She battled anorexia and she came out of that just fine."

"That's different, Andre," he said. "Besides, she only went through the anorexia for a few months, but she dealt with Caleb for…do you know how many years?"

"Almost four,"

"She dealt with Caleb for about four years; that's a long time to be in an abusive relationship," he said. "Plus, she wasn't only dealing with Caleb; she was trying to protect her daughter from him. She was probably under a lot of stress."

"I just don't understand it." I said. "How could anyone be so hateful to someone as sweet as Tori? She's the most innocent, caring, and kind person I've ever met. The day Tori told me about him, I wanted to go straight to New York and beat the crap out of him and I still want to."

"Me, too," he said immediately. "I would love to join you, but that wouldn't do any good. Didn't Tori say that he was an alcoholic?"

"Yeah," I said. "That's what made him start hurting her in the first place."

"There you go," he said. "I'm sure Caleb was a great husband in the beginning, but he changed."

"Yeah,"

"So I have a quick question," started off Beck. "Do you want to be with Tori again?"

I sighed. "Honestly?"

"Yes, honestly,"

"Yes," I said. "I would love to be with her again. I still love her. It's just…she's not ready to be with anyone right now."

"Give it time," said Beck gently. "It's hasn't been that long that she was with Caleb. Just give her some time to recover from what happened. Besides, you just told me that you guys had a spontaneous make-out session. I'm sure she loves you just as much as you love her. She's just not ready for any kind of relationship yet."

Hearing that advice, I couldn't but think that Beck should be a therapist. He sure could give some great advice.