May 10th

"hey David there's some sort of UN rep here to talk to Tori, her name is apparently Vanessa Perry" says Carly

"That's Tori and Trina's birth mother, what on earth is she doing here" says David

"no idea, from what I glean their Bio dad is a bad man" says Carly

"that's putting it mildly, he made Vanessa give them up when Tori was born, he forbade her from ever seeing them again, I think I should talk to my sister before she talks to either of them" says David as he heads to the 'common room'

"hello brother, how have you been" asks Vanessa

"I'm doing ok, it's been a long time Vani, you know it took me four years to find them, why are you here" says David

"he's gone David, he passed away, I'd like to at least be a part of their lives now, please" pleads Vanessa as Trina walks over

"Trina sure but Tori isn't in any condition to clear herself of her heritage, she has no idea her father was German with a connection to the gas chambers, if she knew it would destroy her already fragile condition" says David as Tori unwittingly overhears this

"hi mom, Dad believe me Tori knows" says Trina

"how could she possibly know" asks David shocked

"for one Ashley has some undisputable logic, that not knowing is more harmful than knowing who her father was, for another she literally just heard you say all that, her and Cat have been at odds since she left the hospital last week, Tori wanted to know who her parents were and Cat siding with me and you told her that if there was anything to find out that you'd have told her, Tori got angry and broke Cat's wrist" says Trina

"why didn't she talk to me" asks David

"an adverse reaction to one of the pain meds caused her to be a tad paranoid, hence why she got angry enough to hurt Cat, she didn't trust cat was telling the truth, mainly because we'd forced her to lie she barely trusts Robbie or Jade and doesn't trust you dad" says Trina

"if she's paranoid she won't believe the truth anyway" says David

"she has mom's eyes, let her try" says Trina

"should I" asks Vanessa

"you deliver her cheques every two weeks so you already have a bridge to her and she hasn't revoked the trust line so you have the best chance of getting through to her about why lying to her about you and Han had to be done, about why he was dangerous" says Trina

"it doesn't feel right though, she might think I'm lying" says Vanessa

"Vani I'll tell you one thing, Tori is the most understanding of her three selves, you wanted to be a part of her life now, this is your chance to prove me wrong" says David

"I guess it's now or never then" sighs Vanessa as she heads over to where Tori is

"hey" says Tori

"I don't know how to say this but I'm your mother, your bio mom" says Vanessa

"I kinda figured as much, I have your eyes, why was everyone so forceful about hiding you from me" asks Tori

"and Trina has my sense of humor, it wasn't my choice, your biological father was evil, by the time I realized that I was already wrapped around his finger, had he not chosen to make me give you and Trina up he'd have sold you guys into slavery for a sandwich, he was a Hitler youth and upheld that way of life over anything else, nobody in his circle had a choice in what they could do, had he found out you were alive and dating Catarina he'd have bullied you into submission, he was very controlling" says Vanessa

"but he let you work at the United Nations environment building, why" asks Tori

"because he liked to make things seem normal, whenever my boss would visit he'd serve them anything they asked for, he never showed anyone who he really was, the only people who knew who he really was would have been killed at even the mention of disloyalty, they feared for their lives" says Vanessa

"can you live here then, would the council let you" asks Tori

"I'm here aren't I, he died last week, my boss got to find out who he was and how bad things were, he said to go find your kids and be there for them, I'm still employed by them thankfully, they asked me to personally help the San Francisco team in any way I could, that includes making purchases for any equipment they may need" says Vanessa as Tori hugs her

"I'm glad you're here, at least I am, I don't speak for my other selves" says Tori as Cat walks over

"hey KitKat we need to talk" says Cat

"I already said I'm not marrying you, stop pressuring me" yells Tori

"ok that hurt, you know I only got signed to the record label to write songs about you but if you don't care then fine" says Cat as she walks off

"that was kind of insensitive Victoria" says Vanessa

"mom, you don't know what it's like to be me, Julia already proposed to Robbie, people assume it means I want to too, getting engaged to Cat would just make it harder for her fans to trust her or listen to her music, I don't want to be a scandal" says Tori

"so you yelling at her about not wanting to marry her isn't because you don't want to but because you're afraid of the tiny chance that her fans might hate her" asks Vanessa

"how are you the first person to figure that out" asks Tori

"because my best friend did the exact same thing with her ex, it drove them apart and she nearly killed herself over it" says Vanessa

"you like this friend don't you" asks Tori

"yes but she lives in Tokyo now and she's married, I don't have the right to tell her how I feel" says Vanessa

"see that's exactly my problem, Cat's happy doing her music and I don't feel I have the right to be happy and possibly ruin her career, if you want me to follow your example then you need to show me it works" says Tori

"wait you want me to call her right now" asks Vanessa

"I know I need to apologize to Cat for my angry outburst, however I am trapped by fear that I neither deserve nor should receive her forgiveness, I need to know it can be done" says Tori as Vanessa calls Bree

Bree – sorry I can't come to the phone right now, I'm on a plane to Vancouver for work, please leave your message after the tone – beep

"hey Bree it's Vani, when you get a chance please call me back, I have something to tell you" says Vanessa as she hangs up

"what does she do for work exactly" asks Tori

"she's a free diver, one of the best in the world right now" says Vanessa

"is she cute" asks Tori

"very, I mean she's no Catarina Valentine but she is Italian, she's a third generation free diver and the best in her family, she's spent most of her life in the ocean, she's even made friends with a few great whites, surprising I know but believe me it's true, Bella and Greg are the closest to San Francisco, they never really stray far from the coast of the states, it's quite amazing how close she can get with them, they're marketed as ferocious killing machines but without bubbles they don't seem to have a problem with her or her crew, she's never worked in Canada before though, God her eyes are an amazing rare ruby tone" says Vanessa

"maybe she likes you" asks Tori

"honestly I doubt that she does but I hope you're right" says Vanessa

"Wait Tori didn't you hire a Breanne Ricci last week" asks David

"dad I have no idea what you're talking about, believe me I wish I knew who 'I' hired as Julia handles that stuff, I'm not exactly great at talking to people, she is" says Tori

"no way, that's her, how is it possible" asks Vanessa nervously

"Julia is wicked smart, she probably made some sort of connection, her boy Robbie is very techy so he probably helped her do research" says Tori

"wouldn't that also make Robbie your boy" asks Vanessa

"yes and no, Julia is her own person, I'm almost certain Julia is flinging it up with all three of them, I know this because Julia tends to bite Cat when they have fun and last month Cat was covered in hickeys" says Tori

"is that uncommon" asks Vanessa

"majorly, she has a thing about public perception, she generally prefers bites or hickey's in places she can hide, oh I forgot to mention that…" says Tori as she has an absent seizure as Cat walks over

"what's happening to her" asks Cat

"she's having a seizure" says Vanessa

"shouldn't we get her to the hospital then" asks Cat

"no it's an absent seizure, I used to have them all the time, she should be fine in a few minutes, there is something you should know about her" says Vanessa

"I know her pretty well" says Cat

"not this believe me Cat" says David

"what is it then" asks Cat

"it's not that she doesn't want to marry you because I can tell just by the way she talks about you that it would be her dream to call you her wife but because you have so many fans, her clearly being one of them she doesn't feel she has the right to be more important than any of your fans, basically she doesn't feel she has the right to propose or be proposed to by you" says Vanessa

"how long is she going to seize for" asks Cat as she holds Tori so she doesn't fall

"if it's the same type of seizure Vani had growing up it shouldn't last more than ten minutes" says David as Jade brings over Tori's wheelchair and Cat gingerly sits Tori in it

"why did she seize" asks Cat

"she was coming off the medication induced paranoia, she probably thinks she's in no place to love anyone anymore, stress like that can put a major stress on a brain, if she's like me she's likely wired different than most people, I have pitch perfect hearing but no ability to sing, David can sing but is a bit off when it comes to writing the music, chances are the meds did some damage, they could have added or removed a personality, if I were to guess it added one, at my peak I had six, I still have two besides me" says Vanessa

"so she'll always be like this, she's already too afraid to leave the house" cries Cat

"she's going to be afraid of a lot of things Catarina, people with personality disorders aren't often given the same rights as normal people, I was arrested six times growing up simply because my alternate dominant personality kept forgetting her debit pin code and would try and use mine, the sheer fact that a court is willing to hear her legal case is a massive deal, it's never been successfully done ever, mainly because families get drowned in the medical costs associated with the meds to be able to pay for a good lawyer" says Vanessa as Tori stops seizing but doesn't open her eyes

"she's going to be ok right, she stopped trembling and her heart seems ok now" cries Cat

"that depends on you, Robbie and Jade, her being independent of you guys can only take her so far, her future is in your guy's hands" says David