New Years day
"ok Cat, there has been improvement, may I ask what you are doing to have gotten this far" says Quinn
"uhhh do I have to" asks Cat blushing
"ok that tells me everything I need to know, are you really that active" says Quinn
"they put that oxygen mask thing on me first, they turn it up so it flows more quickly then we have fun, is it that bad, I'm normally very energetic" says Cat
"ok they have to be careful not to give you oxygen toxicity, too much is as bad as not enough" says Quinn
"they looked up that info Quinn, they know what to look for, Lola and Zoey take turns keeping an eye on my vitals" says Cat
"how long have you made it to" asks Quinn
"I assume you need to know medically" asks Cat
"only so far in that it helps your doctor determine your energy levels which help her determine your recovery progress" says Quinn
"fifteen minutes at my preferred energy level then they slow to a crawl for the last ten minutes, I'm usually good for half an hour minimum, right now it's enough to get me warm and fuzzy for cuddles, it's different having Tori and Lola in the same room at the same time, a good different" says Cat
"knowing they are distant relatives does help, they only share like two percent DNA, likely less but that's what the very small blood test they took said and it only has an accuracy of forty percent, they don't share the same eye color, nor do they share the same hair color, Lola dyes her hair, though I doubt the information about her being eightieth cousins with Tori is accurate, it's more likely to be tenth at the most given their bone structure is so similar, some things you just can't fake, they are genetically different enough that a relationship is ok and legally sound, if they can maintain equal status in the relationship then marriage is actually an option" says Quinn
"how, that's' not what Tori's lawyer told us" says Cat
"he was working on the assumption that Tori was Lola's first cousin, which yes is generally frowned upon, anything including and beyond third cousins can not be stopped legally, the only issue that may stop it is the whole Poly relationship thing" says Quinn
"we haven't actually agreed on being a quad for that exact reason, if we can't be married together then we won't be, as much as Zoey refuses to admit it, what Chase, Nicole and Dana think about our situation, their voices matter, their opinions matter to her, they arrived yesterday and haven't talked to Zoey at all" says Cat
"Chase is on the property" asks Quinn intrigued
"he talked to Lola, Tori and me but walked away the moment Zoey showed up after helping Kazu acquire ingredients, long story short he does not approve, he believes that Zoey belongs with him, Nicole and Dana think we've been brainwashed, though they did say that if it's real love then they will stand in support of us" says Cat
"I know a skeptical Dana when I hear one, she's still in the closet as it were, she's telling everyone her and Nicole are just friends, I knew they were here and I knew where they hide to be together, I confronted them as they were kissing in the shadow of Dillard Hall, only then did Dana admit the truth, I gave Dana and Nicole my first half floor here, that this was a safe space, that they didn't have to hide their love" says Quinn
"why do they make Zoey sad, they must know their words are hurting her" asks Cat
"Nicole understands Zoey, Dana is fearful that if she supports Zoey that Zoe will think that she's flirting with her, the story about them fleeing to Alaska to hide from a bully was Dana's lie, they fled out of fear of what people like Chase, Logan or Michael would think, Chase likes to believe he knows us, Logan would have likely tried to make Nicole boy obsessed again, I'm not sure what Michael would do, he'd been rather quiet even though he lives here in Malibu" says Quinn
"Chase must not know how highly Zo hold his opinion, she already feels ashamed because her dad yelled at her for not wanting a university education, he called her childish, she's thinking of walking away and doing as her father wishes and getting a university education at Cali U, if she does Lola will never trust her feelings again and also walk out on us, our relationship is that fragile Quinn, Lola is only confident because Zoey is, if Zoey leaves for Cali U then Lola will flee, probably to Spain, I'd never trust either of them again, I'd probably force Tori out in fear she'd leave too" says Cat
Day 1 of Spring break
"how's Tori and Cat" asks Zoey
"they broke up two days after you decided your dad was right and you broke it off with Lola, who moved to France, Cat's here alone, paralyzed from the neck down, she can't breath on her own, she's tried to kill herself three times this month, you had something special and you decided your father's order that you obtain a university degree was more important, her doctor said Cat could have almost been healed by now" says Quinn
"but Cat and Tori were solid, why would they break up" asks Zoey
"you gained Cat's trust then shattered it, after that she didn't trust anyone with her heart, she made Tori leave because Cat feared that she would cheat on her anyway, Cat isn't as strong as she made herself out to be, Andre and Robbie have been taking care of her but yesterday she tried to get Dana to shoot her, you destroyed her Zoey, Lola refuses to come back, Tori moved to Buffalo in New York where she works herself to death on her music, how could you" says Quinn
"I didn't know what else to do Quinn, nobody approved of my relationship with them, no lawyer said marriage was allowed, marriage seemed like our only hope to be happy and even that seemed impossible, I'd felt that continuing a relationship with no good ending would hurt them more than walking away, it broke my heart to leave but I felt like I didn't have a choice" says Zoey as an angry Andre walks over
"I should kill you Zoey for thinking it was a good idea to come here for spring break, haven't you hurt Cat enough" says Andre
"you'd have every right to Andre but I was raped the whole time I was at Cali U, I can't go back, I'll leave if Quinn can find me a safe place to live, I'll sleep on the tennis court if I have to but it's clear I'm not safe anywhere else here in California, she has every right to hate me, they all do" says Zoey as she walks off to the tennis court
"Cat wants her here Quinn, is she upset that Zoey left to begin with yes but Zoey was key to her recovery, she was the one who united Tori and Lola, she feels that now that Zoey is here she can make progress again, she is willing to extend an olive branch if she will return to her side" says Andre
"what does Robbie think" asks Logan
"he thinks she's trying to ignite a flame again, which is good but he doesn't want her to push her luck" says Andre
"I'll go talk to her, I can't let her leave, not after going through what she went through" says Quinn as she heads after Zoey
With Zoey ten minutes later
"they want me gone don't they" cries Zoey
"they're being protective that's all, they say Cat wants you back, they don't want her opening up in case she's hurt again is all" says Quinn
"I alone can't make Cat happy or help her recover, if it's even possible now, Lola and Tori were as responsible for Cat's rate of healing as I was" says Zoey as Quinn calls Tori
"seriously do you know what time it is Quinn what the hell" says Tori
"I know but Zo's back, she was raped at Cali U, she's terrified, she's not the same, she doesn't feel deserving of anything" says Quinn
"I'd love to come back but I signed a six month lease Quinn, I can't break it, not without serious legal fees, if Cat accepts Zoey back then I will return the moment I can but I doubt Lola will, she's got quite a modelling career going over in Europe, she's richer than almost anyone right now" says Tori
"Cat has apparently made it known she wants to accept Zoey back, Cat's paralyzed from the neck down Tori, as much as I trust Andre and Robbie, I fear Robbie raped her, she no longer wants to be alone with him period, Andre always has to be there now" says Quinn
"Robbie has had an issue with his obsession over Cat, the only reason I let him anywhere near Cat before I left was because he promised me he'd been medicated for it, that it wasn't going to be a problem, that's the only reason I let Cat push me away, I've thought about her every day since I left" says Tori
"me too Tori, me too, had she ever been suicidal" says Zoey in tears
"no, she loves life, I doubt even being raped by Robbie would turn her that sour to life, why" says Tori
"because a few days ago she started begging Dana to shoot her" says Quinn
"it's something else then, even if Robbie raped her it wouldn't be because she's paralyzed, he'd probably have gotten a signal mixed up and thought she wanted to have sex, like if she said 'sex worked before' or something like that, it wouldn't lead her to ask someone to kill her, she'd have my dad arrest him, someone from her past had to have confronted her, Kyle, maybe Fred, I doubt it's Sam, she went to Italy to be with Carly, James maybe" says Tori
"there was a guy, Chris who visited her, he said he was her cousin's boyfriend" says Quinn
"she doesn't have a cousin, not one that would want to talk to her or send anyone anyway, she's made enemies of most of her family aside from her brother and her parents, Chris who Quinn" says Tori
"Chris Valeries maybe, I don't know he muffled his last name" says Quinn
"does he have a lisp" asks Zoey
"yeah why" asks Quinn
"Christian Valerie, he's Cat's bully from elementary school, he's bad, like really bad, had the teacher not been there to intervene Cat might have been dead, she defended herself by doing a backflip and breaking his jaw then ran, he then went to find her, he almost choked her to death that day, he was arrested, he'd have served his term as of last week, was Andre protecting Cat that day" says Tori
"yes, it was shower/bath day, she was in the tub when he arrived, all I know is he left with a serious black eye and a nosebleed" says Quinn
"Andre has a mean left hook when he wants to use it, took Ryder Daniels down a peg or two a few years back after Ryder lifted me up by my hair after I turned him down for a date, Andre kicked Ryder in the knee causing him to let me go and drop to one knee then proceeded to punch Ryder twice, Ryder never messed with me or my friends again, if I was into guys Andre would be my prince charming" says Tori
"I'm sure Cat kissed him for it" says Quinn
"she's bi so I bet she did, Andre is into girls like me though, the openly musically talented, while Cat can sing she doesn't do it in front of crowds, due to an incident in elementary school where she was so jazzed to meet Jade that day that she completely forgot to wear underwear or pants, all she had was a dress on, that day was school play day with Jade and she completely made a fool of herself when her dress ripped and everyone in the front row saw her kitten for like a minute because Jade had to go get a blanket to take her to the nurses office so she associates getting on a stage with that embarrassing incident and won't get up on stage ever again, no matter how beautiful her voice is" says Tori
"couldn't she have covered it up" asks Quinn
"no, after it ripped she'd peed herself and slipped on said pee and hit her head, other than her and Jade the rest of the students in that play were boys and none of them wanted to touch her incase she woke up and thought they touched her kitten so they all waited for Jade to get back, they had every right to be afraid, Cat can be quite accusatory when she's angry" says Tori