Click.

Beck shifted his arms and rearranged his face into a serious expression.

It's senior photo day. We're about an hour out of town at a lake, where everyone is taking pictures on a wooden bridge. Jade and I are already done, and Cat, Tori, Andre along with other people is getting their makeup done by the people that are taking the pictures for the school, Prestige Studios. Random side note, but isn't that the perfect name? Prestige.

The last few days between Beck, Tori and Jade are eerily reminiscent of the last few days of Beck and Jade as a couple. I feel almost legally obligated to say 'for now' because Jade has been practically attached to Tori and Beck.

Jade and I are looking on, sitting on the hood of Cat's SUV. The sun is shining brightly, so both of us have sunglasses on.

"Your sunglasses are so preppy it's not even funny." I said, smiling at her perfectly round, black shades.

I see the edges of her eyes dart to me. "Hey, you are going all Deka with the athletic sunglasses."

"They're cool, I'm not knocking them. You look good."

Jade quickly blushed and looked off into the distance. "I could say the same."

Now it's my turn to go red. "When did we get to the point of saying the other looks good?" I asked rhetorically.

"No idea, but I'm not taking it back." She said, clearly trying to keep her face calm.

"You gotta watch that estrogen girl."

She glared at me looking half scandalized. "What are you saying?"

"You still want Beck." I said simply.

She quickly looked to where Beck is, then to where the makeup artists were.

"C'mere." She grabbed me and started off to the lake, hidden by some tree cover.

We walked for about 5 minutes. After reaching the shore, she sat down on the beach.

"Am I that obvious?" She said, sounding scared.

"No, but I noticed because I know you so well."

She sighed and put her head on the fine pebbles. "I feel…dirty. We broke up. We became good friends. The whole thing worked out. Then Tori and he had that argument and the floodgates opened."

"I know what you mean."

"You do?" She sounded shocked.

"Remember? We beat Michael up, Cat and I went to the movies, broke up, did the friends thing, then got together. I felt conflicted about Cat during all 3 of those guys. I shouldn't like a girl that's with another guy…but she's Cat."

"And he's Beck." She finished.

"Exactly."

She groaned heavily and closed her eyes. "What do you think?"

"I'm not good at this remember? I constantly went to you guys for help."

"But then you decided to push the envelope your own way. Plus look at it. You owe me."

I responded with a groan of my own and looked back to where the others were hidden from view.

"I really don't care whether you and he get together."

She sat up quickly, looking at me like I had just broken her heart.

"Let me finish… if he makes you happy, then you should do it. What I don't want is for you to rush into it and ruin what both of you have worked to for about a year now."

She looked relieved. Kind of. "You want security in the group."

"What's wrong with that?" I asked.

"You put the whole dynamic in the blender by pursuing Cat. You fail, and disappear, then we aren't so close. You're being selfish." Jade said flatly.

I know I say it repeatedly, but this is old Jade at work. Told you what she thought if it was the truth. Otherwise, few people knew her true thoughts. And I've been in that group, out by choice, then allowed back in.

"You asked me for my opinion. I'm sorry if it sounds selfish." I responded.

Jade opened her mouth to respond, but there was a rustling behind us, with Cat moving towards us lightly with her tongue between her teeth.

"Hi!" She said cheerily.

"Hey Cat, is everyone done?"

"Beck and Tori and I are. They left to do something, they didn't tell me what. Why are you guys so far away?"

"We were just talking." I threw out.

"Ok, can I sit here?" She asked peppily.

"Sure…" Jade said, sounding unsure.

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"I don't think you guys were this quiet before I came here." Cat pointed out.

"Well, we were talking about Beck and Tori." Jade said, taking me by surprise.

"Oh. Well, you have been hanging out with them a lot." Cat pointed out. I smirked slightly, but Jade didn't see because she was looking at Cat.

"Because Beck is getting back into my head again."

Cat was silent and my head was completely blank. I didn't think she would tell her that. I mean, she can keep a secret but still.

Suddenly, Cat gasped and put her hands over her mouth. "You like him again!"

All Jade did was nod.

"Ohmanohmanohmanohmanohman that's not goooooood…" Cat said quickly.

"Why not?" Jade and I said at the same time.

"He's with Tori!"

"That's what HE said, but he didn't think of that when going after you!" Jade spat at me.

"Hey! Look where you are now! Are YOU thinking 100% clearly?" I shot back at her.

Cat looked uncomfortable. "What do you mean? I'm confused."

"He put it all on the table when going after you, even when you were with the other guys. Now he's telling me to be careful."

"I would have stopped if it would have meant cat or me leaving the group. You KNOW that." I told Jade firmly.

"You wouldn't have asked me out if that would have put others at risk?"

"I care too much to do that sunshine."

Suddenly her eyes were full with tears. "Am I burdening you Robbie? Do you want to break up?"

"What?" Jade and I said at the same time. I grabbed her and pulled her into my arms. She squirmed feverishly, but I didn't let go.

"No, no no no. I don't want to break up, or take a break or anything ok? I just think too much about loving you to hurt you."

She sniffled into my shoulder. I just glared at Jade, who at least looked guilty.

"I think that you should get back together, just don't let it spill into the rest of us." Cat asked.

Jade looked mildly irked, but swallowed her pride. "Sinjin." She said quickly, as Cat and I scrambled to our feet.

"Hi." He said as Cat and Jade huddled together.

"Yeah, I'd love to chat but I got to get to community service, so…" I said, heading back towards the lake.

"Bye!" Cat said, as she and Jade ran for it.

I wasn't far behind.