In LA 2 days later

"oh my God Ally you're actually alive and here, I wasn't sure Jade would be successful, I thought you'd died" says Carter in shock

"I'm a West baby, we don't die easy Carter, my brain is a sponge for survival information, growing up I learned how to barter and live off the land, that included bathing, anyway how's your schizophrenia, I've been worried" says Allison

"better recently, I'm on new meds, I've missed your voice" says Carter

"permission to hug you" asks Allison

"granted" says Carter as Allison walks over and hugs him

"you still love me….." asks Allison

"unless you have a reason I shouldn't the answer will always be yes" says Carter

"back before I was made to leave I experimented with Cat, we dated for two weeks, I broke it off and Cat yelled at me, two days later I was made to leave" says Allison

"I knew about that, I was ok with it, Cat had been toying with the idea that she was gay or possibly bisexual, your 'experiment' solidified her belief in her sexuality, she yelled at you because she was happy for those two weeks, you ending it made her feel like she'd never be happy again, her reaction had absolutely nothing to do with the order to keep you away from me, the restraining order was a police ploy to keep me a mentally unstable person in line with the law, by force I might add, mom had little choice in the matter, her choices were let me be happy or keep me a free person, she hoped you'd fight back but you ran, Cat quickly receded from being an outgoing person to limiting her friends and faking being straight, it wasn't easy she blamed herself, mom would tell her it wasn't her fault and continued to say so but Cat would just walk away when mom would bring it up, to this day she believes you being with me and her then you breaking up with her is why you were forced out of my life and nobody has been able to convince her otherwise" says Carter

"wait so I'm the reason she's with Victoria Vega now….., is she happy" asks Allison

"their relationship skipped the only romantic stage entirely, they're already at the sex stage, Cat's not wasting any time" says Carter

"does she still wear a pushup bra" asks Allison

"not so much recently, she read about how it could be bad for your health, she's learning to love her smaller chest size compared to what people expect, it helps that Tori is similar in size that way, compared to Jade Tori's chest is tiny" says Carter

"hey its genetic, Cat loved them by the way, mostly for resting her head on but still, no need to shame me Carter, I did bring Ally home after all" says Jade offended

"…. Cartie you're not shaming her are you" asks Allison

"maybe jabbing a little, Jade fed Cat's sexual side very well, dad would have said too well and mom would have agreed" says Carter

"what's your opinion" asks Allison

"I'd say you set things in motion not Jade, Jade merely provided a sexual outlet for her ideas and thoughts as well as being an amazing girlfriend, mom and dad misunderstood that and therefore judged Jade based on their assumptions, Jade's family is equally as guilty for judging Cat based off their ablist assumptions about her mental capacity" says Carter

"was the reason I wasn't allowed in Cat's room back then really because Cat's mental stability was actually in question or was there another reason" asks Allison

"her mental stability has always been in flux to a degree, she was diagnosed with Bipolar one shortly before you began dating her, she was advised against talking or interacting with people she was attracted to because she was what experiencing what I called a switch and people generally have a problem with Bipolar people, her doctor didn't want people to get the wrong idea and accuse her of things" says Carter

"what's a switch" asks Allison

"well if you looked it up you'd get sub and Dom references, of which Cat is definitely more the former than the latter, but I was more referring to manic verse depression when I coined her a switch, she could spend a few hours in depression then suddenly become manic and stay that way for a few days then deeply dive into depression, that history is why and how she was diagnosed as Bipolar, the two weeks you were with her were her most stable days in years, which is why she yelled at you, she felt you were planning to rob her of stability, after you it would be almost four years before she started dating Jade, it took her that long to trust her feelings for another girl, she very much is very insecure about how she feels for those she loves, ideally she'd be with multiple people, basically you and Tori if she was allowed to do so" says Carter

"…. Wait she actually still has feelings for me" asks Allison suddenly backing away from Carter

"quite yes, why do you suddenly seem scared to be around me" says Carter

"don't take this the wrong way but over the last six years she's been in my head more than you have, I don't know why, I was head over heels for you, being with her was an experiment for me,… please don't take this the wrong way but I don't think I can be with you, I don't think Miss Vega would appreciate me having feelings for Cat either, I guess it's back to living at dad's, I'm Soo sorry Carter, all this build up to find me only to tell me something that rocks my heart in a way I can't justify being with you" says Allison beginning to cry

"never apologize for how you feel Ally, you have a right to be happy, you should at least talk to Cat in person about this before they head off to Europe next month" says Carter

"….. t-t-talk to Cat…. No absolutely not, I need to keep this a secret, I'm not willing to ruin another person's relationship, Polyamory is illegal anyway, I doubt Miss Vega favors it, it's not very popular in music people's lives, that much I've learned from the past six years, Poly artist after Poly artist have died because of their relationships Carter, I absolutely will NOT put Miss Vega or Cat in the crosshairs of someone with a gun, I don't give a rats ass about your wanting me to discuss this with Cat, there are absolutely things you just don't bring up to people in the public eye, I will NOT make Cat choose, she's happy now, I value her happiness more than I value my feelings" says Allison heading right back out the door

"well I tried Carter, you can't win everything I guess, I'm really sorry about how this turned out" says Jade

"I got to see her again Jade, that's something I never thought would happen, besides she said she didn't want to be WITH me, she never said she didn't want to be my friend anymore, you forget Ally and I were friends first, now you go make sure she's all settled in, I have a call to make" says Carter

"you can't tell your mom about what Ally said about Cat, that that's why she's not with you, Ally will find out if you say that and then she really will hate you for it, I know her better than you do, she's come around from worse, she could still come back to you at a later date" says Jade

"you're certain she could come back to me, please don't drill that into her head, if she does come back to me I want it to be her choice and her choice alone" says Carter

"it's entirely possible, she changes her mind often though part of me thinks she ran because of Cat not you, anyway I really should get going, hopefully things work out" says Jade as she leaves and Carter immediately dials mom

With Cat 20 minutes later

"where's Tori" asks Brenda

"sick, apparently my place tastes like algae, that stupid beach day I forced Jade to take the day off for is ruining my life a YEAR after it happened, the doctor said I only had to take the dang antifungal pills, she bought me special underwear hoping that it would get rid of the taste, ugh why am I such a space cadet" says Cat visibly upset

"you need to talk to Tori about something" says Brenda

"what why, Jade texted me this morning, Ally's back and should be with Carter by now, what's there to talk about, I'm already at risk of losing all love making privileges because of the stupid f***ing smell, if I stress Tori out now she could very well break up with me, sending me back to LA, deep into depression" says Cat

"I just got off the phone with Carter, he said he said something that freaked her out but that she won't let him say what, just that they were not together" says Brenda

"f***ing blabberguts, he told, he promised he'd never tell" says Cat

"you're in a very curse heavy mood, what did he tell her" says Brenda treading carefully

"that I'm open to loving two people at once and that she was one of them, you know what THEY would do if THEY found out, that THEY'D track me down and kill me and probably Tori too, SHE knows that too, she's very perceptive, she backed away to keep me alive mom, she's depriving herself of love to give me a f***ing chance to survive" says Cat

"your uncle can't touch you Cat, you got that restraining order against him remember, he can never touch you again" says Brenda

"you haven't seen the European tour stops have you, THREE of them are in Italy, one in Venice, one in Rome and one in Soverato, you really think they're going to make rich uncle creepo leave Rome while I'm there mom, he makes big donations to the government, more than likely they'll arrest me for infringing on his rights, the moment I'm in Rome I'm basically as good as dead mom, you know he has people in the Rome police force working for him" says Cat

"oh my God you're going to break up with Tori aren't you" asks Brenda absolutely shocked

"if HIS minions don't kill me you know they will hand me over to him, my secret is out, you know my choices, naked slavery in his house or death, both can happen if I stay with her, I don't see another way out" says Cat

"if you told her about your feelings…" says Brenda as Cat cuts her off

"she'd throw me to the wolves for betraying her, she's the product of a triad mom, her mother isn't her mother, she's been trying to stop me from wanting that life since I moved in with her, her real mother is in jail for life, Holly betrayed them and played it like her and David were forced into that relationship, as a result triad relationships leave a bad taste in Tori's mouth, she vowed to turn anyone in who feels triads should be normalized, she doesn't understand that they can be truly loving relationships, she doesn't believe it is possible, if I value my life and her safety I can't stay with her, get me out of here" says Cat

"aren't you worried Tori will think someone kidnapped you" asks Brenda

"she will know why I left, we spoke about the issues with Italy before, I made a passing reference to uncle creepo, she pushed to ask more but I wouldn't talk about it with her, she tried to ask her label manager to change the rome venue to something outside Rome but they said no and if she asked something like that again they'd cancel the entire tour and force her to pay everyone back then drop her and take most of her money away, I can't risk letting her kill her career because of MY problems mom, the easiest solution is to take myself OUT of the equation, JUST GET ME OUT OF HERE" says Cat

"fine I'll drive you to Vegas where you can catch the bus to LA but I WILL deal with this" says Brenda