December 24th
Before the wedding
"hey Cass, I don't look fat in my dress do I" asks Cat
"it's physically impossible for you to be fat Catarina, your genes don't allow it, you're definitely not Trina, her weight goes up and down like the wind" says Cassandra
"her and Sadie are thinking about IVF, Sadie an only child and always wanted a semi big family, so do I look good, I can't wait to see how Tori and Jade look in their dresses" says Cat
"you look amazing" says Cassandra
With Jade
"do I really look good in navy blue David, this day means a lot to me, I've never felt more loved than I do with them" asks Jade
"I'm not the fashion person, that was always Lucia, Tori's a bit flustered today, she's afraid of messing up her words" says David
"Cat's the same right now, though I've known them long enough to know its not what they're afraid of, my mom's giving me away during the ceremony, she promised to be civil but kind words has never been her thing as long as I've known her, like Cat she has no filter, the difference is my mom's always been uptight and angry, she and my dad tried Poly out in college but it didn't go over well, it had been a consensual trio but the girl they added went crazy when my mom talked about marriage, she called the cops on them and apparently it changed her" says Jade as Akina walks in
"my my don't you look lovely, then again you did always look better in dark colors" says Akina West
"you're really happy for me mom, that's not like you" asks Jade
"Cat's parents are old friends of mine, it's a shame about Deborah's death, she was always telling me to look for the silver lining in my pain, you get to live my dream Jadelyn, you found two girls who would love you even if you were poor, most people I knew growing up only cared about money" says Akina
"is that why you tried to keep my dad's money from me even though he willed it to me" asks Jade
"you had every right to take it back from me, I grew up poor in Japan, when I moved to LA for college everyone assumed I only dated your father because he was rich, the truth is I assumed they were lying because they were jealous, I didn't realize that Jake was actually rich till the day before our wedding, I didn't want people to assume the same for whoever you dated, I didn't want money to be a factor, I honestly couldn't be more proud of you, you're everything your father and I were not and more" says Akina
"well you're scaring my girls just being here, I need you to be nice to them, I obviously didn't understand the whole story and I told them how I felt around you so they're terrified" says Jade
"there is nothing to worry about today, it's all taken care of" says Akina
With Tori
"Tori you look beautiful" says Trina
"Adella what do you think" asks Tori as she twirls in her dress
"words can't possibly describe how beautiful you look, that's why I paint, I capture what words can't, you asked me to paint you, Jade and Cat today, Valerie won't speak today, her nerves are very high today" says Adella hugging Valerie
"separation fears, I know, it's nothing new, Andrew just made it worse, she hated going to school, most times she'd come to our house after school because she was too afraid to be alone, too afraid that when she got home that Aunt Delores would be dead or missing, she has had nightmares about it, the longer she's with you the better she will get, what you have to get through to her is that you're building a life around her, her anxiety clouds her judgement, her fears run rampant, if you are meant to be together Adella you will help her realize that those things don't control her Destiny, if you love her you will show her she's bigger than her fears" says Tori
"you mean like how Cat and Jade do that for you" asks Adella
"yes but Valeria wears her fear and anxiety on her chest, mine are hidden away, neither Cat nor Jade would have even known about them had I not told them about them, for most of the time they knew me I presented a false front of fears, then Cat started dating me and I told her the truth, trust me I have it easier than Valeria does, I can hide behind a mask when I need time to center myself, Valeria can not" says Tori twirling again
"ok" says Adella
After the wedding at the reception
"ok that was beautiful" says Trina
"I thought you'd have brought Sadie, are you guys doing ok" asks Jade
"closer than ever, it's her time of the month, Olivia and Mo are taking care of her, Sadie was already not feeling well before it hit, she didn't want to make a scene, that's why I was recording it" says Trina
"that's fair, do you want to see the painting Adella painted today, it's quite amazing" says Tori
"we were there when she painted it, it really is amazing" says David
"oh right I guess I got tunnel vision or something, it felt like it was only Cat, Jade, the priest and I in the room, like nobody was there" says Tori
"that's called love babe, it was a moment none of us will ever forget, you have ADD, fixation is a thing you will experience as you come out of your shell" says Jade
"but that's a cat thing to do not a me thing" says Tori
"it's an us thing Tor, your ADD, my autistic stims, we have more in common than just love, we both have things that will come out as we get used to this new life together, I will stim more often, my focus went even further than yours, I was so lost in your and Jade's beauty that the only time I even heard anything the officiant was saying was when I had to say my vows and when I was prompted to either back out or say I do" says Cat
"wait really, that explains you drooling" says Cassandra
"ya ya make fun of the girl who can't fight back Cass, I drooled because my mind was on what happens later, as in… in bed tonight, you guys don't know this but I wanted a Christmas eve wedding so I could be a present" says Cat
"no we pretty much got that from the massive bow on your head sis" says Henry
"oh I actually forgot I still had that on" says Cat embarrassed as Tori playfully takes the bow off her head
"I think it's cute" says Derick
"you would though dad, I wish mom was here, she would have been proud" says Cat hugging Jade and Tori as their wife for the first time
"she was present, she was cremated, I brought her ashes, a portion for you to keep, now that you are married there is a ring that all Valentine's receive, passed down over a hundred generations is the one your mother wore every day since I asked her to be my wife, was she perfect no, but nobody is, she wasn't sure you'd want the ring because of the trauma she caused you by giving you away when after you were born, post partum struck her hard when you were born, it wasn't anything against you, she never got the courage to explain that to you, you looked like her mom, Nona who you were close with till she passed, your mother didn't want to hurt you" says Derick handing Cat the family ring
"did she support my desire for both Jade and Tori, to get married to them" asks Cat
"she understood you more than you realize Cat, Nona was very understanding, taught your mom and her twin sister to be open minded" says Derick
"I didn't know mom had a twin" says Cat confused
"honestly neither did I" says Cassandra as Isabelle and Anna walk over
"I knew that priest looked familiar" says Isabelle
"huh" asks Cat
"she's aunt Gabbie, your moms sister" says Derick
"she has a slight Irish accent though, we all have either Italian or Norwegian accents" says Cat even more confused as Gabbie Valentine walks over
"it was an honour to marry my sisters daughter to her girls, I've lived in Ireland for the past thirty years, I was fifteen when I moved, following the one I loved, I'd only ever met Cassandra, Isabella and Anna prior to this, Catarina is ever similar to my sister, bless her soul, she died doing what she loved, teaching others about safety, in my eyes there is no better way to pass on" says Gabbie
"what was my mom like when she was little" asks Cat
"rebellious, ever pushing the boundaries, trying to see where our mom, your Nona would draw the line, it only took crossing that line once for Deborah to realize just how important safety was, after that she dreamed about being a science teacher, only Hollywood arts would hire her, then you showed talent and a desire to learn and were accepted into Hollywood arts and she resigned because she couldn't possibly resist favoritism, she understood how smart you were, highest IQ in the family besides Cassandra, though not by much" says Gabbie
"how do you know this, you've been in Ireland for thirty years, you told me that not ten minutes ago" says Cat nervously stimming
"me and your mom rarely got along when we were in the same room, we were so similar yet so different, she'd begun to see things in black and white, that's why I followed the boy I loved to Ireland, we still talked every day, then one day she told called me to say she was pregnant again after a miscarriage after Henry was born, I visited for seven months, helping her pick out paint, clothes and a crib, only for post partum to kick in the moment you were born, I didn't speak to her for three years after she gave you away, I may have followed religious roots to become a priest but I was the stable one between me and her, she blamed me leaving to preach to my church as the reason she gave you up, being an identical twin is hard, two years later I left the church I was with to visit her and try and talk sense into her, six months went by without incident then she slapped me when I'd visited you, told me I'd crossed a line, finally something cracked and she was able to bring you back into her family, ever since she'd been religiously apologetic, I knew something was up when she didn't call me after guest speaking at your school, nobody practiced scientific safety the way she did, she was an expert in her field, she will be missed, if you ever need to talk give me a shout Cat" says Gabbie
"her college professor called me the week after she passed, I never knew she was that famous" says Cat
"people were in awe of her ability to maintain the highest safety in the classroom while maintaining an engaged student body, nobody had that mastery, last I heard the California government had offered her a job as the education secretary, don't be surprised if government's call you to ask about her" says Gabbie as the blood drains from Cat's face
"yeah its best they either call Derick, Jade, Tori or even Cassandra, Cat was the one who by accident started the fire, she didn't know the chemicals had been mixed up, a student named Ryder Daniels had tried to rape her on school grounds, it was supposed to be an elephant toothpaste experiment, exothermic reaction, she was hoping the heat would kill her, the moment I noticed it boiling I lunged at Cat to get her out of immediate danger, it still caused burns on her feet, she feels immensely responsible for the death of Deborah and the ten fellow students who died, if anyone with authority to direct police calls her she will immediately assume they want her in jail, nobody will be able to convince her otherwise" says Andre
"ok that's fine, Isabelle are you happy with him" says Gabbie
"happier than I've been in years… oh that reminds me, Adella Miley can't make it to Glasgow, she slipped on some ice getting from her car to the house steps and broke her ankles in several places, she's in a wheelchair, could you stay in London a few days at her place and paint her" says Isabelle
"is she still paying" asks Adella
"of course, she's all about being authentic, she'd planned to make a whole post about how amazing your art is, so that other popular people, in the music world or otherwise would take you seriously, she was hoping to get the same deal Tori got, the two painting deal, Tori showed them to her and Miley was blown away, if you do this she has a friend named Ariel that has been looking for an artist to paint her for years" says Isabelle
"Ariel is like the biggest thing in pop-country, you really think she'd fly all the way here from Nashville to have Adella paint her" asks Sarah
"Miley and Ariel are childhood friends, they've been in contact ever since Hannah became famous, if Miley says Ariel will come here then she will come here" says Cassandra