I made up my mind, don't need to think it over

The splish-splash noise of water on her generic spray-tan calmed her. She leaned against her white porcelain sink for a moment, letting the day's events sink in. The water she splashed dripped down her face and neck, staining her shirt for a few seconds before evaporating like the stress in her body. She was doing the right thing. "Why did you choose today to care about our relationship?" Beck asked rhetorically, and hard edge in his deep voice. "Shut up!" Jade snapped back, her peaceful mood gone. Beck lay in her empty bathtub, fiddling with his phone. "I am trying to break up with you." She closed her eyes, letting the words take effect. "And why do you get to break up with me?" He spat. "I saw you kiss another girl!" She practically screamed. As if Tori was just "another girl." Beck sighed and shook his head. "She felt guilty about you. She said she loved you. I know that voice. Mostly because you haven't used it on me since middle school." This stopped Jade's train of thought. The air felt thick and the realization hit her hard. "You're an asshat." Jade cried, her voice tinged with venom. She balled up a purple hand towel and threw it at Beck. The towel draped itself around his denim-clad knees. Of course, he didn't react. "She loves you. But not as much as I love you." Beck barely looked up from his phone and he stated this as if he was ordering at a drive through. "Don't you dare put her on the same level as you, you bastard." Jade shook her head, willing herself to be strong. She needed him out of her house. "Jade, I need you." He confessed, finally tucking his phone into his back pocket. "I cheated on you because I knew you would never love me back the way you would love a girl." He barely flinched as she gave him the coldest stare she could muster. "Yeah, it was wrong of me. And I'm an idiot for doing it twice but…" Beck stood up, stretching to his full height and looking down on her. She could tell he liked making her feel small. "I needed your attention, babe." He gave a final shrug, closing his argument. Jade felt powerless, and she was pretty sure that's not how you're supposed to feel when you do the right thing. She wanted to scream and whine and stomp and bawl all at once, she wanted to throw a temper-tantrum like a snotty brat. How was he winning? Jade sucked every emotion in, noting sagely that she was now an expert at that. "I don't want you, I want her. Now get out." Jade said in an even, clipped tone. She gazed straight into his dark eyes, never wavering. Beck gave a single nod, and left her bathroom, shutting the door before she could move to follow him.

Here comes the night, here come the memories

"So, you really arranged all this?" Asked surprised Tori. "Yeah, trust me." Jade smiled as she motioned for Tori to click her seat belt. Tori gazed at Jade as if enthralled. "What?" giggled Jade as she adjusted her mirrors. "I like when you smile." Tori answered honestly. She was a split second away from adding I like you in general. In fact, she had to bite her tongue to keep from saying that. She felt it was too soon to assign these feelings any name, good or bad, crazy or sane, justified or not. So instead, Tori watched Jade blush like a little school girl, her dimples appearing. The engine roared and Tori fell back into her seat, comfortably. She was so happy with Jade, she was giddy and energized. It was like performing, the rush, the tingles, the accomplishment. Tori couldn't help but wonder how Jade felt around her. Did this thing they had make everything easier or harder? Jade started blasting the top forty and signing along in her sultry, smooth voice. Tori listened for another moment, then shrugged to herself and started singing along.

"This is insanely awesome." Tori said, impressed with her… Jade. They were on a short pier, the crystal Pacific waters glowing around them. At the end of said pier was tiny Ferris wheel, tinny music playing from the loud speakers near them. "I know, right?" Jade replied; cautiously reach for Tori's hand. Tori gladly met her half way and they strolled down the pier together. "Much better than staying home and watching a movie." Tori mused as Jade rested her head on her shoulder. "Oh, cotton candy!" Yelled Tori, full of child-like glee as she noticed a vendor. Jade let out a laugh. "You're starting to sound like Cat now, Vega." Tori shrugged and dragged Jade over to the portly man. "One please. Pink." Tori tried to control herself, but today was just too perfect. Tori helped herself to a generous portion as Jade rolled her eyes. Tori pretended to be offended at the eye roll and picked off a piece of the spun sugar, and mimed feeding it to Jade. Jade slowly closed her mouth around Tori's fingers, and sucked the cotton candy off, sensually. Jade cocked an eyebrow and Tori noticed how it was almost dusk. "It's almost dusk." Tori said dumbly. "We can see the sunset from the Ferris Wheel, then." Tori gave Jade a look. "You know me, always the eternal optimist." Jade joked. The girls continued to walk down the pier to the Ferris wheel, grateful for each other's company, soaking in the smell of the sea and the sound of peppy music.