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Uninvited

Chapter 21 – Talking it out.

No one's POV

No sooner had Jade and Tori pulled out of the parking lot, did Jade dial her daughter Carrie and put it on speaker.

After two rings, Carrie answered. "HI moms. No Alice didn't call yet. Did she get inside?"

"She got in alright." Said Tori "That's all we know. We just saw Laurie's band play and are heading home. They were great. What are you doing honey?"

"Well, I'm not going anywhere. I told Ali that I'd pick her up if this didn't work out with Kendra. And just in case. I have tubs of Chocolate and Mint chip ice cream, and the entire series of Sex and the city, the reboot, ready to go. Until then er I mean let's hope not, but otherwise, I plan to do some the prep work for that dig just south of Tikal, in June. The whole site is almost completely undisturbed and was a major Mayan religious center."

"So, you did get picked for that dig." Jade beamed with pride. "I know you weren't sure which of the graduate students would go."

"Yeah, I learned this morning."

"That's my little archaeologist. Just think, all your friends had pictures of cute boys and various bands on the walls in their rooms and you had a picture of Ah Puch, the Mayan god of death on your wall. You always made your mommies so proud."

"I'm not an archaeologist yet mama Jade. I'm just a lowly, first year grad student."

This time Tori chimed in. "We are proud of you Carrie. Just be sure to let us know if Alice calls."

"Will do mama's. Bye."

"Bye Carrie" Jade and Tori said in unison as they hung up.

"Tori, you think I should text Alice, see if she's ok." Said Jade with a somewhat worried expression.

"Relax Baby. If she needs help, she'll call Carrie. She's our daughter and that means a lot."

Jade, still looking a bit apprehensive, nodded.

For a few minutes, Tori drove home while, Jade looked quietly out the window.

"Jade, I hear one direction, is reuniting for a reunion tour?" Tori said to break the tension, even if it is to talk about a band Jade could never stand.

A frown quickly formed on Jade's face. "Didn't one of them get eaten by a giant octopus?"

"No, that was that girl singer" Tori scratched her head for a moment "Can't remember her name, you know, long pony tail, she was on that tv show. You remember when she died, Cat cried for a week."

"Oh Yeah, freaky but cool way to die, great show though."

"No" Tori said, "it was one direction that had to call off its reunion tour a few years back, when one of them ended up in a body cast because the international space station landed on his car, unfortunately with him in it."

"I remember that." Jade said with a smile. "Too bad, that was a nice car."

For the rest of the ride, Tori kept the conversation going, but sticking to unimportant subjects, ranging from other strange deaths, something which always cheered Jade up, to President Swift's winning of the Nobel peace prize.

Finally, they arrived at home, which was located on that very cliff that Jade had loved all those years ago. Jade had bought it with the money she got from the very first book she sold. It was a horror thriller about a goth girl who decides to seduce what she thinks is an innocent girl, only to find out the innocent girl is actually a succubus. When she showed it to Tori, the Latina was not terribly flattered. At least, until Tori found out that Jade dedicated the book to "Tori, the love of my life"

The book was a best seller, spawned a movie and several sequels. With that money, Jade was able to buy only the lot they were on, but the lots on either side, for a little extra privacy. They had a nice modern, multi-level house with a large fence around it. The house itself had 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, an office, an entertainment room and everything else they needed. As there were no beaches nearby, they found that it wasn't all that popular and was only sparsely inhabited. That was something the girls liked very much.

After parking in the garage, they went inside, turned off the security and Tori headed into the bathroom, while Jade headed into the kitchen. Emerging from the bathroom, Tori walked into the kitchen only to see Jade sitting in a chair on the patio.

Walking on the patio, which was right on the cliff's edge, Jade was sitting one of two Adirondack chairs that were separated by a small table that had a bottle of wine and two glasses. It was well after sunset and Jade was gazing at one of the half-dozen stars that were visible in the night sky.

Sitting down, Tori could see that Jade had filled a glass for her. Tori quickly took a sip, then reached over and took Jade's hand.

"We going to have that talk now Jade?"

Jade turned her head and nodded.

"I know, you're a lot more upset than you've led on."

For a moment Jade looked as if she was going to deny it, then sighed. "Yes."

"Jade, I'm sorry, I didn't tell you me and Alice started to plan this, right away. That was my mistake. I'm sorry Baby. But what else is it?"

Jade leaned back in the chair then with her free hand took her wine glass and drained it.

"Tori, what happened in the last part of my pregnancy with Alice?"

After thinking for a moment, a sad expression formed on her face. "You had a partial Placental abruption, which was a separation of the placenta from the uterine lining. Which meant you had to go on total bedrest for the rest of the pregnancy. Otherwise, you would have lost the baby. And during that time, you were pretty much miserable. Even then, she was still 3 weeks premature."

Jade squeezed Tori's hand, yet didn't take her attention away from star hanging low in the sky. Looking over Tori would see a tear running down Jade's face. "Tori you had the first two and I had the 3rd. Despite the fact that I was sick as a dog all I cared about was our baby. I was so afraid I'd lose her. And after she was born, she was so small and had to be in that incubator. All I wanted to do was hold our baby and I couldn't."

"You've always been rather protective of her. Like the time that boy pushed her down on the playground and you rushed over and promptly threatened to gouge his eyes out with the scissors you pulled from you're boot. As I recall, he was last seen fleeing in terror. I elected to take us all out for ice cream, so when the kid's parent showed up, we wouldn't be there."

Jade smiled briefly, with a nod.

"You're worried because you still see her as this little tiny baby. You want to protect her. Let's face it, this is a risk and you're just especially worried for her. I understand how you feel. I'm her mother too." Tori then took another sip of wine. "Jade, I hope you don't think I didn't do enough for you when you were pregnant."

Jade quickly shook her head. "NO, NO. You were there for me, night and day. You put up with every insult and at the same time took care of Carrie and Laurie. You didn't complain once. You sang to me, you held me, told me I was a wonderful lover and wife. I would have never made it without you."

"Why would I be there for you Jade. You're my wife. I love you. We're in this together."

Smiling broadly, Jade reached over and refilled both glasses. "And you're my wife. My love. You've never let me down. Maybe I let my overprotectiveness get to me. But there's more."

"What?"

"That night you came over, that was the beginning of our lives together. I life I wouldn't give up for anything. You freed my heart; my soul and that night is one of my most cherished memories. The first time we made love." Jade then leaned over and kissed Tori, ever so tenderly. "I was afraid that if things went badly for Alice, it would tarnish the memory of that night. And that's why I've been upset and moody."

After pausing for a moment, Jade sighed rather forlornly. "Yes, that's the story of how the mighty Jade was laid low by…"

"Stop that!" Tori quickly snapped. "You're Jade West-Vega, the most beautiful, fierce, loving, sexy, kind, kick-ass, academy award winner for best original screenplay, goth wife a woman could have and don't you forget it! You're human and I'll admit I've had those same worries as well. You just happened to be more effected by them, for reasons you made perfectly clear. Understand! I messed up by not telling you right away. But Alice is just as fierce as her mama Jade and either way, she'll do just fine. Because she has the two greatest mothers and two greatest sisters in the world. And finally, nothing will ever tarnish the memory of that beautiful night and every one since then."

Jade promptly smirked and raised and eyebrow. "Looks like your top tonight."

Tori leaned over and smirked back. "Damn Right! Not to mention, my wife needs some lovin."

After quickly finishing her glass, Jade giggled, then got up and took Tori's hand. "Come on Vega, our boudoir awaits."

We learned a bit more about the life Tori and Jade have made together.

So, Jade was worried more than Tori for a few reasons, namely that she nearly lost the baby and as a result she's always been a bit more protective. Not to mention she didn't want to tarnish the memory of that night.

So now, they've worked things out and are now going to make love.