The next day as Andre arrives

"hey is Cat around, I need to talk to her" asks Andre

"she's avoiding you, I hope you know why" says Tori

"I broke the promise for a good reason and no not just to save your life" says Andre

"explain then" says Tori

"You deserved Cat more than Jade, sure they're a dynamic but Jade has a temper and Cat can be rebellious, Jade can only handle so much Cat before it begins to annoy her, sure Jade's family had issue with her relationship with Cat, as homophobic as their stance was, cutting Jade off financially probably saved Cat's life, Cat's families decision to cut Cat off was a reaction to Jade's family cutting her off not because Cat was dating a girl, I'd know because I was integral in that decision" says Andre

"Cat had medications she needed to take Andre, they way they were living, there was no way Jade nor Cat could afford them, thankfully my insurance plan agreed to cover all her and Allison's medication, Cat's medication alone costs a grand and a half" says Tori

"I was under the assumption that Cat would remain on the family insurance policy, I'd have never said it was a good idea to cut Cat off financially if I'd known the medication was that much" says Andre

"they could barely pay rent Andre, Cat did remain on her family insurance policy for six months, up until premiums were due, the rest of the family quickly paid, Cat tried her best to scrounge up money in time, by the time she had enough money to cover the next year's worth of coverage the company wanted nothing to do with her, her mother called and asked her to be reinstated and their response was 'she has no income, she'd be better off doing drugs, we can't insure someone who doesn't make enough to cover the premium', Cat was blacklisted from sixty percent of American insurance companies meaning she was basically sentenced to insanity or death by arrest from that day forward" says Tori

"what did your insurance company say, I know they're not fond of insuring polyamorous people" says Andre

"they did call me on it but I don't see our relationship as a polyamorous one, its more an open relationship style relationship, Allison more often than not focuses her attention on Cat, Ally gets two days with Cat, I get two days with Cat and I get two days with Ally, we only spend time in bed as a triad once a week, the bed is two queen beds connected together, there is more than enough space for privacy, anyway the insurance company had more of a problem insuring Cat than Allison, I told them that I'd hold them legally responsible if they didn't give Cat a fair shot when accessing her for coverage, that our sex life has absolutely nothing to do with her medical needs, that she almost died the last time she couldn't afford her medication, it took them two months of the tour to go through everything, they believe her diagnostic history is incomplete and that she should go in for more tests but they'd cover her on a yearly review basis" says Tori

"what do they believe is missing from her medical file" asks Andre

"the company my insurance policy is with has doctors they consult with when deciding whether to cover someone or not, this consult decision was vital in getting me covered, they believe her wide ranging moods is not indicative of anxiety in and of itself, that while it plays a part its not the full story, Cat's mom says that Cat's been to the doctors for mood disorder reasons with zero outcome since she was little" says Tori

"yeah, I was there for a few of them, the doctor was adamant that it can't be a mood disorder because that would mean she would possibly not be able to be part of the US workforce when she got older and they really wanted Cat to be in some form of paying job, oh by the way how'd she manage that feat on Venice and Rome, she has severe stage fright, the stages in LA is one thing but concert stages terrify her, or so I thought" says Andre

"the original plan was to teach me Italian so I could sing, I couldn't wrap my head around it fast enough so Cat had to, she was surrounded by one way glass, cameras could see in but she couldn't see out, she had headphones on that fed her the music being played without the crowd noise, she was able to convince herself that she was backstage, I was lucky and the fans never asked her about it, literally not a single one" says Tori

"you letting Naomi dance was adorable, she seemed right at home in her pretty dress, from what I heard your fans LOVED it" says Andre as Cat attempts to sneak out the back door

"Cat Andre wants to say something" says Tori as Cat winces

"can it wait" asks Cat trying to avoid the situation

"no, he needs to get this off his chest before I fire him, I know you don't want to talk to him so don't talk, just listen, a lot of things are going to make sense" says Tori as Cat reluctantly walks over

"first I must apologize for the whole financial blocking situation, it was partially my fault, your mom asked for my opinion on Jade's morality, your dad was convinced that Jade would have stolen all your money, despite the fact that my information said otherwise, your mom and brother believed me, your dad continued to believe that Jade was a gold digger once she had no money, as a compromise I said it might be a good idea to cut you off temporarily and only as a means to show you the real world but only as long and your insurance policy remained intact and paid for, everyone agreed to my terms, I had no idea that the insurance company would drop and blacklist you" says Andre

"fair enough, I did need a good dose of reality but you still broke a promise you made to me" says Cat looking Andre dead in the eyes

"and I apologize for that but you must understand Jade never expected you to say yes, not with how you guys were living, when you said yes sure her world felt complete but everyone was pressuring her to treat you like a queen, the main ones being her co-workers, she began feeling like proposing was a mistake but she didn't know how to breach the subject, the pressure was too much, she felt the same pressure as she did in her relationship with Beck, that relationship got toxic the moment she felt pressure to be a normal couple, with you she knew it would never be normal, she began having nightmares that she'd wake up one day and you'd be dead, Tori's suicidal moment was the point at which I had to break that promise sure but I broke it so that if you needed to get away from Jade Tori would still be around to be an option for you to confide in" says Andre as Cat tilts her head in confusion

"you mean Jade told you all that but never told me…." Asks Cat

"she was afraid to talk to you about it, she knew on some level that you really preferred to be with Tori but something was stopping you, you have to understand Jade's childhood to understand why she didn't tell you, she rarely had a voice in anything growing up, her parents bought cereal for her based on what they felt she needed, if she didn't like the cereal they bought she didn't eat breakfast and was grounded for a week, that's why Beck had to break up with her, she wanted to date you so bad but she was in a relationship with Beck, she sees relationships as contracts Beck wanted to date her so in her eyes only he had the right to terminate the relationship, same goes for her when she was dating you, you eagerly said yes when she asked you out just before senior prom, she felt that only you could terminate the relationship, that it wouldn't be fair to you to, especially given the money and insurance situation, she didn't want anything to happen to you, the fear of you getting hurt or kidnapped terrified her, she was convinced that letting you go before you were ready to would end in your death and she'd pay the price for it" says Andre as Jade comes upstairs

"Jade is what he says true" asks Cat turning to face Jade

"every word, every time you left for your mall walks you were being followed, the only reason they never kidnapped you was because of my name, my dad may not have trusted you but if I'd said the word he would have protected you at all costs, my happiness became very important to him, you getting hurt put that at risk, you were targeted by an Italian trafficking ring Cat, one run by your now former Creepo uncle, my dad hired two former FBI agents who got injured trying to catch that trafficking ring, they kept you safe, playing interference but they couldn't protect you if you didn't stay in the same place, I wanted what was best for you and I was being prevented from doing so" says Jade

"ok so he had a very very good reason to break the promise, but why didn't you tell me Andre, you know how I get when people break promises, telling me avoids a big freakout" says Cat

"I told him not to tell you, we all know if you find out people are following you, both good and bad people, you will change where you go and when, that makes it harder to protect you, the bad guys would adapt quickly but it took the former agents three weeks to figure out your patterns to begin with, by the time they figured out you changed your route you might not have been there to save" says Jade

"couldn't they have asked, my mom was a lawyer, I'm used to people with authority talking to me, David did every day" says Cat

"David was the only reason they figured out your paths, if they talked to you the people following you would notice something was off, not to mention it would blow their cover, keeping their presence hidden was the job" says Jade

"I saw two people in your car Andre, who are they" asks Cat

"Olivia White and Mohini Banjaree, formally of Lemonade mouth" says Andre

"OMG they're alive, I thought they died, their music was amazing" says Jade

"Stella got cancer a few years back and had to quit the band, Charlie moved to Texas , Wen wanted Olivia to go with him to Canada for vacation while they worked on new music for a smaller band but Olivia couldn't leave her grandma all alone, Wen got upset and quit the band, they broke up as a result, leaving just Mo and Liv in the band, Scott didn't last long after that, he felt Liv was a rival trying to vie for Mo's affection, in reality she was just looking for comfort after Wen broke up with her for such a stupid reason" says Andre

"are they dating now, I thought I saw something on Olivia's socials about that but when I went looking for it the other day it was gone" says Tori

"Mo's dad is pretty strict about relationships, he didn't even want her dating Scott, he lessened up after the band became serious, Mo had a big fight with her dad after that post, Liv took it down, officially they broke up and are just friends" says Andre

"unofficially" asks Cat

"they're engaged" says Andre

"ok so why are they here" asks Tori hiding her excitement

"after graduation from Mesa High they did a tour, the only tour the band ever had by the way, anyway after the tour the New Jersey school of music, aka the music school I attended hired them as tutors, Liv for mathematics and vocal training, Mo for history and Music related history, in return they got lodging, food allowances and free education of their choice for the duration of the contract, it ended last year, a few months before I graduated, they opted to stay with me in my dorm room as I was the most understanding student they encountered, likewise I gave them their space, they followed me here as they don't have anywhere to go and they can't go home or Mo's dad will go nuts, I told them you were hoping to hire me, they want a job but don't want to make you feel like you have to hire them too, they're very humble like that" says Andre

"all I can promise them right now is lodging, my old bedroom is available, I only got clearance for you and Hannah Montana to work with me, she's taking a break from her music to help me develop other safer ways to interact with my fans as well as grow my following, I'll talk to Diana but I can't guarantee anything" says Tori

"right now a place to live without fear is as much as they could have wished for" says Andre

"well go get them settled, Diana's behind schedule, something about printer problems, get them settled asap, she'll be about half an hour to an hour, I'll bring up the option of their employment under me, Olivia's writing talent is the envy of most artists, I'm not surprised that music school scooped them up for a few years, shame they let them go" says Tori

"ok I'll let them know" says Andre as he heads out to his car

"you know them" asks Cat

"of course I do, Olivia's mom was a close friend of my mom all those years ago in College, Olivia and I are actually quite close as a result, she was one of my only friends growing up, even if only in person a few times and only because dad took me to her, the last time was after I had Lucas and Naomi, I spent the week with her, never left her side, her mom was pretty cool, I can never remember what her job was exactly, I just know it involved music in some way" says Tori

"what was she like back then" asks Cat

"just as nervous and shy as she is now, just more nervous puking, every time I visited she'd be very dehydrated, wouldn't throw up a single time while I was there, then the moment I left it would slowly start again, back then it was assumed to be water contamination, so sure that it was water contamination that before her mom died they replaced every single pipe in their entire house, not one inch was left untouched, when it stayed they got worried, as far as I know her mom never really found out that it was Olivia's nervous nature causing it, along with anxiety and stress issues" says Tori

"ok Uhh we should probably clean up" says Cat

"I agree" says Tori

45 minutes later

"why hello Olivia, it's been a minute hasn't it" asks Tori

"indeed, remember, I keep secrets, you keep secrets" says Olivia

"I honestly don't remember much of what you've even said, let alone what I've told you over the years, spots here and there but that's it" says Tori

"is it the medication or the damage it did, you used to have a near picture perfect memory, I remember the time you told my dad about the weird mole you noticed on my mom's neck during lunch one time, my dad's eyes widened, then two year later you asked him what it was, my dad was stunned, I was a momma's girl and even I'd forgotten about that, never in a million years did he expect you to remember the mole talk he had with me, for one he'd assumed you were out of earshot, for another you were distracted by your food" says Olivia

"I didn't hear anything, I wasn't entirely worried about your mom, I figured your dad would take care of it, I was worried about you, back then you were my only friend, looking back I think wanted to be more than friends" says Tori

"so you did know what you were feeling back then" says Jade

"I said looking back, I had no idea what I was feeling back then, I was more or less numb, I didn't trust my feelings after what Holly let happen to me, I didn't trust her and I barely trusted dad, my trust of Trina wavered from wanting to kill her to wanting to snuggle her, that wavering was daily, sometimes hourly" says Tori as tears roll down her face

"Jadelyn we've talked about this, these things are what made Tori into who you saw as a target" says Trina

"you never said it was that kind of thing" says Jade

"I wasn't allowed to be specific, you don't understand what it was like in that house when Holly was still alive, it was chaos Jade, Holly actively tried turning me against Tori, it was an evil hell, yes Naomi and Lucas were a result of rape but that doesn't make being separated from them any easier, if it wasn't for Dad being there Holly would have had them shot in front of Tori, Dad played by the rules, he called a judge and a family friend and got them out of there" says Trina as Diana walks in

"hey Tori so here's….. Olivia…. Is that you" says Diana suddenly shocked

"guess you never thought you'd see me again huh Aunty" asks Olivia

"never, you were three when I last saw you, your dad was doing very badly at taking care of you while your mom worked, I told your mom that your dad was not ready to take care of a child alone and she banned me from ever seeing you again" says Diana

"can they be added to the contact, both her and Mohini" asks Andre

"Olivia is a song writer Andre, her exceptional talent is in high demand, the other artists would be upset, Victoria already has Hannah and you as writers Andre, it wouldn't be fair" says Diana

"Mrs. Diana there is a very good reason to keep her here, Mohini's dad is very upset when he saw that post online, Liv took it down and had to fake break up with Mo so they could get away from him" says Andre

"Mo, is there a genuine reason to hide your location and employment from your father" asks Diana

"when I was dating Scott I had to keep it a secret, then the band broke up and one night I brought Liv over for dinner, I hinted at a relationship between us, mom told me to keep the relationship a secret, dad told me that Liv and I were to break up, end of discussion, he banished her from the house, I'd only brought her to my house because I wanted her to try traditional Indian food, after that incident I wasn't allowed to leave the house for a week, not even to buy clothes because it was possible that I'd run into Olivia" says Mo

"is he traditional Indian or radical in his beliefs" asks Diana

"he likes to say the only reason I got to grow up in New Mexico is because he believes American education is better than Indian education, he still believes in the old ways like arranged marriage, I didn't struggle through elementary school around people that told rude Indian jokes to me thinking I'd find them funny just to be married to someone I don't know" says Mo

"ok fair enough, if Victoria can house you then you can stay here and be employed by her, on the condition that if another artist asks me to get you to write a song for them that you both will consider it, I will then request the artist buy the song to keep your name out of the news, Tori is advised to do the same" says Diana

"wait would that mean I'll never be recognized again, Mo and I loved being looked up to" asks Olivia

"we'll talk once I know you're secure here, I'd hate to prove your mom right after all these years, especially when you're engaged" says Diana

"how'd you know" asks Mo nervously playing with her hair

"for one your ring, for another I can see how she looks at you, I looked at my husband the same way after our engagement, I can see how much she loves you but I can also see she has doubts that it was the right thing to do, she's always second guessing herself, Liv, tell her the real reason you were caught in that closet" says Diana as Olivia sighs

"I was worried I wasn't studying enough, that I'd fail everything" says Olivia

"Liv you were studying twelve hours a day that we knew about, you didn't want many friends, you barely talked to me, you hated Charlie to a degree and you avoided Wen every chance you got, you didn't need to study more than that" says Mo

"Mo, she made a promise to me all those years ago, she hated living in New Mexico, she promised me that when she could that she would move to LA, she looked me dead in the eyes when she said it, as you probably know she doesn't just do that" says Tori

"fair enough, you have a point there, Liv do you have feelings for Victoria" says Mo

"I used to back then yeah, not anymore, I have you, you've made my life so much better, I just wish Wen hadn't taken Moshy, I miss that cat so much" says Olivia

"I can talk to him Liv, I can get your cat back" says Tori

"don't, please, he loved that cat more than he's loved anything, besides I don't have the money right now" says Olivia

"wasn't your grandma loaded" asks Mo

"she had a lot of medical debt Mo, I'm talking millions in debt, most of which came due around the time she passed away, I believe the amount sent her into shock and that's why she passed, anyway almost all of it went to pay that off, they took the house, all my stuff is at Stella's house, I'm just glad she's alive at this point, that bout with cancer almost killed her" says Olivia as Diana tilts her head

"Stella Yamada" asks Diana

"yeah why" asks Mo

"she's made a name for herself for fighting for what's right, she's sued parents who disowned their children on the basis of sexuality or gender and won almost every case, nobody understands why she does that but I think I know now" says Diana

"she's a justice warrior aunty but yes she's doing It get back at Mo's dad, to make him uncomfortable enough to not go out and find us, he sees her as an obstacle to religious rights, as in his right to marry her off to someone who benefits him, he's never liked anyone in town, anyone her age was 'never good enough' for Mo, his attitude was barely ever shown in his actions but in his words and they can be quite harsh, when she was diagnosed with cancer was an opening and he would send quite aggressive texts, basically demanding that she continue religious practices or she would be as good as dead" says Olivia

"did she cow to these threats" asks Diana as she passes out the contracts

"there was no need, while scaled back Mo never outright stopped practicing her religion, not ever, though she did westernize it a smidge the core remains the same" says Olivia as Mo shakes her head no

"not anymore babe, my dad weaponized our religion against me, marrying you would mean conversion from Hinduism to Christianity and I'm okay with it" says Mo as they all sign the contracts

"but you promised me you wouldn't convert" says Olivia

"I know but in my head he's tainted it, he's made me feel like it's all about control and I'm not ok with that, I can't practice my religion without feeling like I'm destined to be just like him, maybe I'll come back to it some day but right now I don't want anything to do with it because of him" says Mo handing the signed contract back

"fair enough boo, is that all aunty" says Olivia

"yes, as of tomorrow night you will work for Victoria, you will only go where you are told on this property, if you go to the mall you're free to but this property is historically important so no digging" says Diana

"understood aunty" says Olivia as Diana leaves