9 days later

After the Santa Monica show at the autograph table

"to Vanessa from Victoria with love, there now move your cute teenager butt I have about a bazillion more of these to sign" says Tori as the fan runs away and Cat and Jade walk up

"ugh I was hoping you didn't buy tickets, didn't your families already disown you, how did you even afford these tickets, though they're not as expensive as they should be they're still expensive" says Tori rolling her eyes

"I'd like mine signed 'Cat the friend I miss' please" says Cat pleading as Tori gives in and signs a picture for Cat

"Next" says Tori dismissing Jade

"well then, clearly something is wrong, aren't we lucky number ten, isn't number ten the number you usually take to your hotel room after the shows" says Jade

"my ten rule only applies to individuals, couples don't count, now seriously move along I'm sure you have better things to do, I have many more to sign and I'm running out of ink in my pens" says Tori as Trina walks up as guards take Cat and Jade away

"I guess I'm number ten then" says Trina

"indeed sis now come sit beside me while I finish signing these things" says Tori as Trina is ushered around the table

Later that night

"I've never seen you lash out at Cat before, she looked hurt" says Trina

"yeah well pain hurts too, it's bad enough they're getting engaged, it's worse that I had to find out through Robbie, I thought Cat cared enough to tell me herself, clearly not" says Tori

"you love her don't you, dad's suspected this for years, why'd you move out to the desert, it worries us" says Trina

"how I feel doesn't matter anymore Trina, they're engaged now, meaning they're planning a wedding, though with what money I don't know, you know full well why I moved out there, to get away from the toxicity after the slap fight, Robbie is literally the ONLY one who still talks to me, at this point after five years I might as well ask him out, not like I have any other choices" says Tori

"Cat cares you know" says Trina

"not enough to reach out apparently, even with all the money I have now I have no friends, not unless you count fans" says Tori as Trina suddenly panics

"I just realized that you brought me here, don't you like sleep with the fans you bring to your hotel room after the show" asks Trina

"you're kidding right, dad would kill me, no I do what I'm doing right now, I talk with them, they confide in me, six of the last ten have come out of the closet to me, three as gay, two as Bi and one as trans, the other four thought I was going to kill them" says Tori

"make that seven, I'm gay" says Trina as Tori chuckles

"the moment you panicked I knew you were going to come out to me" says Tori

"is it that obvious" asks Trina

"No but it's a trend, my first tour three girls came out to me, the next tour seven came out to me, this tour I'm expecting over ten" says Tori

"your tours have only had a maximum of fifteen stops, twelve this time round, that's pretty small even for small artists, why is that" says Trina changing the subject

"I can only handle so many, they book me in big venues, there are times it's so loud I almost forget the song I'm singing because I can't focus, as a result I do fewer stops but tour more often, four tours so far in north America, the next few are in Europe then if the fans ask one in Japan" says Tori beginning to dose off as Trina cuddles her

The next morning

"well how'd you sleep Trina" says Tori

"better than I have in awhile" says Trina

"wait you don't have a sibling crush on me do you" asks Tori hoping the answer is no

"no but you're very easy to cuddle, you know how handsy I get in my sleep" says Trina

"fair enough, I've asked Robbie to come with me to Europe when I do that first one in a month or so, he said yes but that he was going to ask Cat if it was ok, I have No idea why her opinion matters, they're not dating" says Tori

"they are still close friends Tori, I'm surprised you didn't ask me to go with you to Europe, you and I have gotten along better since high school" says Trina

"you have a job that requires you to be here, he doesn't, besides the press is convinced I have a secret lover, if I take you they'll assume it's you and my career could be over, that's why you never see me in paparazzi photos, I avoid them like the plague, I don't trust them" says Tori

"but you still talk to the press, as a public artist you have to don't you" asks Trina

"I do specific one on one interviews with the press, those interviews have a clause that states that I can sue them if they twist my words around" says Tori

"Cat deserves to know how you feel Tori" says Trina

"you also know she'd hire a skywriter to tell the world, she's not a very secret oriented person, you know that, face it Trina I now have no choice but to keep my feelings a secret, one of the many things I have to keep a secret going forward" says Tori

"you know what secrets do to you Tori, besides not telling Cat is worse than telling her, I'm almost certain Jade knows anyway, given that I'm almost certain she's told Cat her suspicions, not telling Cat is torture to her and you know you don't like torturing people" says Trina

"fine you can tell Cat but she can not under ANY circumstances tell anyone but Jade, my career is at risk" says Tori

"I assume your boss knows" says Trina

"my manager has no problem with me being gay, the label however doesn't tolerate it, not very well, the last person that came out as Bi the company had to have a court order them to keep her employed as fair employment, I'm sure the label knows, dads the chief now, they won't go there but that doesn't mean I have to out myself so Cat can tell me no" says Tori

"you don't know she'll say no" says Trina

"I'd know Trina, I came out to her before I came out to anyone, I gauged her reaction, she neither seemed interested nor did she seem to believe me, anyway here's your dress, go flaunt it, sell It I don't care" says Tori handing Trina the dress

"is it my size" asks Trina

"yes, I knew you bought tickets, I needed to vent to someone I could trust, anyway I have to get packed up" says Tori

"ok, enjoy the rest of your day" says Trina as she leaves

At the Vega house an hour later

"what was so important that you had to have us walk all the way here, that's like a mile, maybe two" says Jade

"Cat why didn't you tell anyone Tori came out to you as gay years ago" asks Trina

"I didn't know if I should have believed her, I thought it was a prank or you dared her to say that" says Cat

"I may be cruel at times Cat but I'd never make someone do that, even less so my own blood, Tori and I may have had issues getting along but at the end of the day we are blood related, there are limitations to how much I could make her do" says Trina

"surely she told. You guys first and I was the last to know" says Cat getting defensive

"nope, she told me herself, she came out to you before she told anyone else" says Trina

"….. so Jade's right, Tori loves me" says Cat

"you and only you Cat, the problem is she heard about your engagement to Jade and now she doesn't feel she has the right to feel how she feels" says Trina

"why does she feel that way, I only want what's best for Cat, I thought it was me but if Cat feels Tori is who she wants to be with then I won stop her" says Jade

"Velvet cupcakes, Tori's first foray into her own music is about Cat, an anti-gay guy tracked her down, tied her up then fired a gun very close to her left ear then released her, as a result she's lost hearing in that ear entirely and her right ear is also beginning to lose hearing now, she didn't tell me this but I cuddled her last night and I checked her ears, both have hearing aids, she wasn't like that last year, also her label isn't exactly gay friendly" says Trina

"wait so you had sex with her, that's what she does when she brings a fan to her hotel room after a show right" asks Cat

"no she's not that kind of person Cat, she has a very good 'rainbowdar' as she calls it, seven of the last eleven fans confided in her about their sexuality, I'm part of that seven, she's a safe space for them, she's not strong enough to defend herself against the label that signed her, not alone" says Trina

"it's called a 'gaydar' Trina" says Cat

"that may be Cat but she calls it a 'rainbowdar' because she's better at telling others on the sexual or gender spectrum and less so gays, when I told her I was gay she didn't act surprised but I could tell she wasn't expecting that, Cat you have a choice to make" says Trina

"Jade is it really ok…. Wait but she asked Robbie to go with her to Europe, he asked me already and I said it was ok" says Cat

"she's big in Spain but basically nowhere else in Europe, I don't see her label actually sending her to Europe just to tour in Spain, they probably told her they'd send her to Europe so she didn't feel like a useless artist just touring the same areas again and again" says Trina

"doesn't she just live in a group of shacks outside Vegas, why'd she move out there if she's making so much money" asks Cat

"she felt the LA area was too toxic after the whole slap fight follower thing, as if she felt it was your territory Jade, anyway the shacks are actually pretty cool, she's completely off grid power wise, the only thing that comes to her 'house' is internet and plumbing, each shack is a room, her bedroom shack is literally the size of your apartment Jade, the bathroom shack is pretty big, it has a Jacuzzi tub, a shower and two toilets and two sinks, there are five shacks in total, her land plot is about one and a half miles square so its pretty big actually, she was expecting people to visit so she has two guest shacks on one side and her shacks on the other, I'd visit more often but it's expensive, as a result she's developed a slight gambling problem, though she wins half the time so she doesn't see it as a problem" says Trina

"Jade is it really ok if I go to Tori, I know you like me like lots but I really do like her more" says Cat

"go with your heart Cat, it's always better to follow your heart, whether you and Tori work out or not I'll support your choice" says Jade

"how far is it to Vegas" asks Cat

"she won't be driven directly to Vegas, the Vegas show isn't for eight more days, it's the end of this tour and she likes to drag out the end of her tours, she'll spend a few days in Barstow and a few days in Baker, if we leave now we can eat in Barstow before she gets there and meet up with her" says Trina

"you're certain doing so won't freak her out, I'd hate to ruin her last show by scaring her" asks Cat

"if all else fails you'll get a backstage pass and an invite to her house instead of joining her onward from Barstow, she's afraid of losing her contract with the label so she'll probably be vague in attempt to hide her true intent, now let's get going" says Trina

"ok I just need to get my pear top, it's important my brother doesn't get to it, my mom put it in a safety box at their house" says Cat

"you don't have time Cat, I'll go pick it up and bring it here at the very least, then Trina can ferry it to Tori's at some point when she's not working, as it is you're lucky she has today off, seriously go" says Jade

"feel free to stay here for a few days Jade, dad won't mind" says Trina as she grabs her coat d keys

"are you asking me out Trina" asks Jade

"I'm not quite that bold, take what I said however makes the most sense to you, we'll talk" says Trina as they leave