3 days later
"please Hannah I didn't mean to step on your foot, please stop hurting me, I'm begging" says Beck
"you think this is painful, trust me you don't know pain" says Hannah angrily twisting Beck's arm
"Hannah Louise Cortez you will stop this now" screams Tori as Hannah gulps and lets go
"I'm dead aren't I" asks Hannah avoiding eye contact
"what did he do, because I can guarantee he doesn't deserve this" says Tori glaring at Hannah
"he stepped on my foot, I don't know what happened, one moment he stepped on my foot the next thing I know I have his arm behind his back, my dad turned me into a monster" says Hannah sitting on the couch
"you think he won don't you" says Beck
"didn't he though, one second I'm giggling like a fool feeling your muscles and the joke you made then the next thing I know I'm angrier than hell" says Hannah
"does that sound familiar Cat" asks Tori
"yup, she has what my doctor thought I had before they came to realize I'm Bipolar, sudden onset anger brought on by trauma, she needs therapy Tori" says Cat as Hannah shakes her head no
"I'm not going to see any therapist, you can't make me, my 'dad' took me to one to convince me I was crazy and that I should do everything my dad said, he succeeded and forced me to stay naked while inside the house, forcing me to get blackout drunk too, for about six months I had no idea what was going on because my dad had me tell my school I was sick and that I wouldn't be back for six months, I don't remember a single moment of it, all I know is suddenly I was most definitely pregnant at fourteen" says Hannah
"what are you getting at" says Cat
"I think it might be sexual tension, I think if I have sex it might calm me down" says Hannah
"ok now hold on Henna you told me you didn't want to" says Beck
"henna" asks Tori
"henna as in henna tattoo, I've gotten them for years, Beck was the first one to come up with something creative like calling me henna Hannah" says Hannah
"you didn't answer my question Henna" says Beck
"maybe I'm wrong but I've never had sex because I wanted to, I didn't know how to ask, sometimes I feel like a six year old figuring out how to ask for anything, if it doesn't work then I'll promise to see a doctor, it's just everything scares me, I'm finally free to live my own life and I don't know how to do anything, I can't drive, I can't cook, hell I can barely walk sometimes, I'd never pass the sober test, I'm cross-eyed ninety percent of the time" says Hannah
"how do you walk" asks Andre finally getting involved
"very carefully, I might as well be blind, once I know my way around a place I'm fine, my dad must have drugged me or something because since yesterday I've been better than normal" says Hannah
"what does it normally look like for you" Asks Tori
"well normally I can either see my nose in great detail or not at all and most of my surroundings are very blurry but since yesterday I can actually see Beck's hair without being a foot away from it" says Hannah
"yeah your dad definitely drugged you, my dad just texted me, he found at minimum fifty vials of drugs and needles, however what drug it was remains to be determined" says Tori
"please beck, I've wanted to since the day I met you" says Hannah
"how do I know it won't set you off again" says Beck
"I always keep cuffs on me, you can use them if it makes you feel better" says Hannah
"you actually like that stuff" Asks Molly
"how could I know, all I know is in a normal situation just the cold of the metal calms me down" says Hannah
"fine, let's go to my room Hannah, but remember you asked for it" says Beck
"I know, I love you Beck, I want to know what love really feels like" says Hannah
3 hours later
"oh my God beck I loved that, so much passion, my dad was always rough, you're the complete opposite, can we cuddle for a bit" says Hannah
"sure, but first do you feel any anger swelling up, we didn't use the cuffs" says Beck putting his boxers back on
"nope I feel so calm, I've never once felt this calm, I think you're the one for me" says Hannah as they cuddle
"I'm starting to feel the same way about you, I was unsure at first but I love a challenge, plus I can lift you so easily" says Beck
"so I'm not too small, my boobs are tiny compared to everyone here" says Hannah
"no you're perfect just the way you are, plus cats aren't as big as they look, cat thinks hers are tiny too, then again so does Tori" says Beck
"you look at their girls……." Says Hannah
"no I don't, not for the reasons you think, for one I'm a guy, I'm gonna look if they bring it up, plus it's a house of girls basically, they aren't shy about walking around in their bras and panties, it actually freaks Andre out but everyone is so at home here so of course they'd be comfortable just being themselves, I'm not going to ask that they change just to stop me from staring" says Beck
"well stare at me from now on ok" says Hannah
"what do you get jealous or something" asks Beck genuinely
"majorly ya and it might just set me off, when you'd flirt with other girls I could feel myself getting angry, that's why I'd run off like I did" says Hannah
"ok I understand, I'll try, that's the best I can do" says Beck
"it's a start" says Hannah almost asleep
With Jade
"hey Jade how do you think their sexy session went" says Tori
"who Hannah and Beck, knowing Beck she's probably feeling the love, he can last a an hour at a time, she's probably asleep by now, I know I always was" says Jade
"an hour, that's rookie numbers, Cat can last three" boasts Tori
"before she releases or before she's tired" says Jade
"the former, I've worn her down a bit though because she was tired yesterday, to be fair we did two rounds but still, I really hope he's wearing a condom because I made sure she had birth control but I doubt she took it" says Tori
"Beck always does, I don't know why but he keeps like six on him at all times, he restocked yesterday so my guess is he saw this coming, I guess girls can only say no so many times, or maybe Hannah told him in advance that she would be open to it but had been refusing because she didn't feel ready" says Jade
"probably the last one, I know Hannah quite well from our texts and she loves love more than Cat which is saying something, maybe there's something about being fun sized that just ramps up the sex drive or something, I honestly don't know, but what I do know is she wasn't lying about wanting Beck to have sex with her since she first saw him" says Tori
"you know what I just noticed, none of us are dressed, we're in our undergarments, that must be really weird for Beck, Andre and Ryder" says Jade
"if they had a problem with it trust me they'd say something, the only reason Cat was dressed today was because she got called into work, today was supposed to be her day off, she had everything planned, makeouts, movies, sex and food, all dashed because someone is being interviewed today" says Tori
"you know I never got a call back from that interview I did with Wankos, they were impressed with my resume but I never got a call back" says Jade
"Cat said they're busy interviewing for an expansion of Wankos to include what would have been Record world LA, Cat said they haven't called anyone back yet but that she'd text me if she heard anything good, oh speak of the cutie" says Tori as her phone goes off
Jade got the job of music department manager, thirty an hour, six or seven hour days, she's to start after her wedding – kitty bitty
Awesome thanks – puppylove
"what's the verdict" asks Jade
"you're manager of the new music department, thirty dollars an hour, six or seven hour days, to start after your wedding, I'd assume it's six or seven days a week, that's some serious weekly money" says Tori
"thirty d-dollars an hour, that's double what I got at record world" says Jade as Tori's phone goes off again
"apparently the southern California Wankos district manager remembers talking to you once at record world and was impressed by your attention to detail and demanded you get top dollar, you'd be working closely with Cat on stock" says Tori
"sweet" says Jade
Actually could she come in now – kitty bitty
Why – puppylove
We just got a whack load of music cd's and records, Han wants to talk pricing – kitty bitty
Kk – puppylove
"apparently they just got a whack load of music and wanted you to come in immediately" says Tori
"ok I'll go get dressed and head right there" says Jade
At Wankos 20 minutes later
"welcome to the team Jade, what did Record world sell their records for" asks Han
"depended on the rarity, but the common ones were about twenty dollars before tax, cd albums averaged around the ten to fifteen mark" says Jade
"on point as always according to Cat, I already knew that information, I just wanted to see if they had any illegal price fixing, record world is no more, we bought up the remainder of their stock, as the sole survivor that remained in the market I was expecting you to be upset, anyway I have all these boxes of cd's and records, if you could price them and put them on the displays I'd appreciate it, you're only needed for three hours or so today as we haven't opened the new music department yet but you will be paid for a full shift, I need to get back to interviews" says Han
"yup no problem" says Jade getting to work immediately
30 minutes later
"holy cow Jade you work fast, those crates were expected to take an hour, I'll bring more over now" says Cat
"I have everything written down if you could put them in active inventory I'd appreciate it, also I've got nothing else to do right now" says Jade handing Cat a sheet of paper
"sweet, thanks that makes my job about ten times easier" says Cat
"hey I'm efficient for once, bring five crates over, I'll mark anything that we already have out if there is extra" says Jade
"kay kay, this is fun isn't it, if only Tori wanted to work here too" says Cat
"oh I think she actually applied yesterday as did Robbie" says Jade
"eek" says Cat as she gets the other crates
Close time
"um Jade did you do this all by yourself, because the whole department is stocked, I was expecting this to take a week" says Han
"yup, this is all me, cat was working overtime bringing me crates, needless to say I wrote everything I stocked down so cat could put it in active inventory, honestly I wasn't expecting to be this fast either but when I'm alone I work faster" says Jade
"ok well I have your employees all counted, Robbie, Tori and Ryder" says Han
"sweet, this department will be a well oiled machine then because all three of them are hard workers" says Jade
"Tori is cash, Robbie is Stocker and Ryder is cash as well, essentially this is essentially a different store, I'm actually surprised that Tori applied, she's a super popular person right now and she has the money to prove it" says Han
"it's not about the money Han, she's bored at home without Cat, her songs only take her a day to write then a day to produce, she has three albums worth of songs written and recorded in just this past week, plus working here she can spend a little time with cat on shift" says Jade
"Cat's busy and unless you write the schedule that way their lunch breaks won't even be close" says Han
"I will definitely do that because it's one of the reasons she applied here, but Tori and Cat are professionals and won't play favorites, I have a feeling that with Tori working here it will be super busy" says Jade
"I have no doubt about that, people have been asking for four days when the music department will be opening, I told them two weeks, if everything Is accounted for I might do a soft opening in two days, five people max for the first week" says Han
"that's my wedding day Han, none of us will be available, I'd invite you to it since almost no one will be showing up, half a million dollar wedding and only ten people are showing up besides my friends, but you have to work" says Jade
"I can shut the store down for one day Jade, is it black tie or something because sixteen of my employees really want to go support you on your big day" says Han
"how did they even find out" says Jade confused
"they didn't, a lot of them really like the duo song you did with Tori, as well as your solo song, they're like major fans of yours" says Han
"sure they can come, no it's not black tie, it's a fairytale theme, my dress alone cost ten grand, I'm a princess and Robbie is my knight in shining armor, I've dreamt of this day since I was six and it's so close" says Jade
"go on home miss West, come back after the wedding, cat still has an hour left, I'll send the cheque with her" says Han
"wait what cheque" says Jade
"you did a week's worth of work in three hours, trust me corporate won't have a problem considering how well you did today, I might recommend a raise on day one, I'll see if they can approve a forty-five an hour wage" says Han
"what why" asks Jade
"because that's what they wanted at first for you, Ben tried to push it through but the board was skeptical, I certainly wasn't expecting you to be this good either but Cat's recommendation pulled through" says Han as Jade walks to her car confused
At home 2 hours later
"I can't believe you stocked a whole department in three hours Jade, oh and here's your one grand cheque" says Cat
"it wasn't as hard as I thought actually, and since I'm motivated it was less stressful, did he tell you I might be getting a raise" says Jade excitedly
"he did and he had the board members walk through the department, they were insanely impressed, we're both getting raises as a result, they've never had two managers of different parts of the store work so well together, actually all employees are getting slight raises because of the record world buy out, I'm going from twenty-eight dollars an hour to thirty eight dollars an hour and they approved your forty-five an hour wage" says Cat as Tori walks over
"so what's my wage then" says Tori
"I didn't know you were hired" says Cat confused
"yup about the time Jade got home" says Tori
"same with Ryder and Robbie, Tori you're wage is twenty five an hour, Cat, Robbie is the Stocker for the music department so he will be working directly with you, Tori you're cash with Ryder, he wants you both there tomorrow to run through the cash training" says Jade
"ooh yay I get to work with Ryder, I'm psyched" says Tori sarcastically
"hey if you didn't want the job you didn't have to apply" says Jade
"fair enough, though why does Jade get more money than you cat, it doesn't seem fair" says Tori
"first of all she stocked an entire department in three hours, Han had a week set for stocking the shelves, besides the difference between thirty-eight and forty-five isn't enough to worry about, also as a department manager she works directly under Han, I'm just stock manager, technically I'm one tier below Jade hierarchy wise, besides if I do well in the next month Han hinted that the assistant manager position is still open, which is a fifty dollars an hour position, I'm not gunning for it but if I'm offered the position I won't say no, as assistant manager I'd still be managing the stock but all the employees would report to me which isn't a responsibility would exactly be psyched about without help Tori, Jade's your boss Tori, she writes up your schedule so we might not even see much of each other" says Cat
"actually I plan to have you guys have lunch breaks at the same time but the afternoon break isn't going to be matched up" says Jade
"sweet, do I get to sign autographs If I'm asked because I'm sure he realized that might be a thing if people recognize me" says Tori
"that's your afternoon break once a day, however many autographs you can sign in half an hour is all you can do, why did you want to work anyway, you have a few billion dollars by now" says Jade
"because I miss being a normal person, I was totally fine working at in and out burger, I didn't actually think people would like my music this much" says Tori