Back at home 3 days later
"ok Cat so Veronica said to take one pill twice daily and they have to be at least six hours apart" says Maria
"Mrs. Valentine I already walked her through all that, she's ready for this" says Tori
"but Veronica made it very clear I had to walk her through the steps for the medication" says Maria
"true mom however Tori is my girlfriend now, she thought hearing the rules of the meds would have been better from someone who takes the meds and has for four years and I trust Tori's judgment" says Cat
"I'm glad you have her by your side now Catarina, it always scared me that someone would convince you that you were doing something wrong or your love of your red hair was the sign of the devil or something" says Maria
"I mean they do think that but I like being different mom, you ok with my dating Tori" says Cat
"yes I'm okay with you dating Tori, the moment you two left the capitol building that first day, your dad told me that you were together, honestly while I would prefer grandchildren, seeing you blush when Tori kisses you makes me happy, your happiness means more to me than grandchildren Cat, please know that" says Maria
"oh we've talked about kids Mom, we do like the idea however we are technically still minors, at least for one more year anyway, Tori turns eighteen in a month or so if I remember correctly and I turn seventeen in May" says Cat
"the one thing I hadn't thought about Cat is the year and four-month age gap plus you being shorter, it almost scares me what the public would think" says Tori as her mom walks in
"Frank has assured me when you told him you and her were together he made sure the year and four months difference wasn't breaking any laws, he said that once Tori turns of legal age that as long as Cat is the one being given the choice and mutual consent of the relationship and anything you two may do in private that there shouldn't be a problem and gives his blessing on the relationship" says Trisha Vega
"mom, I'm happy you're here but why are you here exactly, we agreed cat and I would spend half our time here and half our time at my house" asks Tori
"for one I bought Cat a really cute dress and wanted to see how she looked in it, another I was so busy trying to find a cute outfit for you guys that I completely forgot I had three days off, I forgot to buy gas yesterday and ran out just down the street, I guess this might be the only street in Frank's district that didn't vote for him, regardless of party, the first door I knocked on they immediately started yelling at me, after I asked them to calm down, I explained that my daughter Tori Vega was dating Cat valentine and their tone immediately changed, I told them I'm trying to be supportive of their relationship and I forgot to fill up my gas tank and ran out, they asked for money and went and I just walked down here, I told them where I'd be" says Trisha
"ya Tori is quite a legend in this part of town, she's saved quite a few peoples lives, they all look up to her as a moral foundation for community and what it means to be human" says Maria
"wait so frank really really isn't fibbing, those stories he's been telling to garner support for his bill are real?" asks Trisha
"yes mom, before now nobody ever knew my dad was a publican representative in the capitol, let alone for a year and a half, personally I identify more with the demi views, especially on guns, I hate living in fear of being held at gun point again and being forced to hand over all the money on me any time I go outside, people are so scared of me because I'm Latina and can speak Spanish that I've been held at gun point once and knife point twice, simply because of the color of my skin and my ability to speak Spanish" says Tori
"you had a seizure on the house floor that day when you were asked questions didn't you" asks Cat
"yeah, it wasn't great but it showed even the extreme wing of the publican party that I am human, I was asked questions like 'from your point of view is society failing you' and 'what words did employers use when denying you a job', I tried for six months last year to get a job" says Tori
"what did they say baby" asks Cat
"they took one look at my stress risk factors and told me 'you sometimes have trouble speaking and are prone to seizures when stressed, good bye you aren't right for us', literally every single time that's what I was told, from pet stores to being a freaking janitor at the local news station, like seriously if I didn't think I could handle the job I wouldn't have freaking applied, it's like they want people with mental health issues to not be able to buy anything to live yet they're the same kind of people who complain we're lazy and living off the government and their taxes" says Tori as Cat curls up beside her and takes a nap
"wait a minute why aren't you two at school" asks Trisha
"a school shooter warning went out last night to all school parents via email, would explain why you got yelled at, if you didn't get it Frank must have" says Maria
"what did the email say" asks Trisha
"it said 'attention all Erica pride public school students parents, there is an armed and dangerous person on the loose in the area of the school, we please ask that you keep your kids home for a few days to a week or whenever the person is taken into custody, we will have teachers email your kids the lessons and homework, we apologize for the inconvenience', honestly I'm just glad the police let the school know in advance, they must have some sort of new initiative or something to prevent school children being at risk" says Maria
"it's called the Tori Vega initiative, the mayor named it after me because of the lives I've saved, basically if a person of interest to the police is at large and is found to be armed and dangerous in the area close to a school, said school is informed of the risk and the school is to inform the parents about the situation and to ask them to keep the kids safe at home until a time is given to allow them to return to school, I managed to talk one would be teacher killer off the brink of a big mistake, the mayor took notice, it was never my intention to get media or news coverage for that, however I'm glad a preventive initiative came out of it" says Tori
"didn't that kid get sent to juvie anyway" asks Trisha
"yeah, intent is still intent and honestly he said felt guilty for giving into the hate filled lies people fed him about the mentoring the teachers daughter was giving his twin sister, his 'friends' had convinced him the girl mentoring his sister was raping her, I had to fix the lies he'd been told, once I got him calm I explained to him that even if the claims his 'friends' were making were true, killing the alleged rapists mother wasn't the way to fix it, that all it did was hurt his fellow students who would have to go for months without a replacement teacher and a bunch of traumatized kids" says Tori as Cat rests her head In her lap still sleeping
"does Cat do that a lot" asks Trisha
"yes, she has a free period at the end of the day, she curls up in the library on the giant bean bag seat thing we have there and since I was the only person willing to be her friend the principal asked me to go wake her up at the end of the day, so if you think about it really Cat and I have been together since the day we met" says Tori
"it is true that whenever she spoke about you for longer than a minute she'd start stimming, she absolutely loves your eyes Tori, now might be a good time to say she has a twin, Cally is deaf so before I write my book every day I homeschool her" says Maria
"I know Cally, she was curious about me yesterday when I arrived and Cat signed to her, Cally is adorable, I hope she finds someone who loves her" says Tori
"see the problem is I think she has feelings for you" says Maria
"isn't that creepy, her and Cat are twins, how would that even work, I'm kinda scared as it is because of the age gap, I don't need more fear right now" says Tori
"would you break up with Cat if she said it was ok" asks Trisha nervous
"I don't know, it just feels wrong knowing they might do stuff together in the heat of the moment and it scares me" says Tori
"Cally was almost raped in LA Tori, Cat doesn't like to talk about it because it scarred her, they've never agreed on anything before like ever, from cereal to clothes, they like to share everything but can't agree on what they want, that was before you came into the picture, now suddenly they agree on everything, trust me they've never been the type to do anything with one another, Cally loves mascara and this morning after Cat signed that you were her girlfriend Cally's mascara was in streaks down her face" says Maria
"that's not good" says Trisha
"wait mom are you saying it's ok for me to date both Cat and Cally" asks Tori
"hey that's up to you but basically yes, there is nothing wrong with loving two girls, hell it was my dream growing up, the only line you'd have to make clear is they can't do anything with one another" says Trisha as Cat wakes up
"I don't know, I mean Cally is pretty but it just feels wrong to me" says Tori
"you don't have to babe but Cally really loves you, hell I hadn't even thought about you in a romantic way till she brought it up, there are things nobody actually knows about her but me" says Cat
"like what" asks Tori
"the attempted rapist was her close friend, someone she confided in daily, it was at a school dance, he dosed her juice, she was out cold in minutes, he was about to take her inside the school to rape her and I stopped him with my friend Robbie, his reasoning to the cops was she's deaf and never says no so he figured since she chose him as her date to the dance that he was allowed to have sex with her, so the fact that she trusts literally anyone now besides me is amazing, the least she deserves is a chat about it with her before you decide anything, she deserves that much" says Cat
"ok tomorrow, Mrs. Valentine, bring Cally out, since we're gonna be here for a few days I might as well get to know her first before we talk about things" says Tori
"I'll go get her" says Cat