After nearly a month and a half of craziness, the Hollywood Arts gang settled around their usual table on the Asphalt Café during lunch and caught up on things they hadn't been able to discuss during their classes.

Tori was eating pizza and French fries while bemoaning over her and Andre's previous having the baby scene they had performed earlier for Sikowitz.

" I am never having kids after that ," groaned Tori, between bites," not even pretend ones I would rather swing from a roof ….well, I don't know if I'd actually do that , but that pretend to push out a baby in front of the entire class was humiliating "

Andre chuckled ," Least Sikowitz didn't let you have a C-section "

" It was pretty funny ," agreed Jade , holding up her phone ," and so are the comments ."

" You recorded us ? Jade, I am going to kill you! No body wants to watch me pretend to push a beach ball out of my …that's gross " argued a frazzled Tori .

" More people than you would think ," said Jade , snarkily ," all 678 views of it "

" JADE "

" Chill, Tor," interceded a careful Andre ," so did you talk to your Dad "

" Yeah, what happened with crazy Danny ?" this came from a curious Beck.

" Cat and I , as you know , went down to the station and pressed assault charges against Daniel " explained Robbie , taking a strawberry from Cat's plate ," just to be safe "

" Even though this was the first time that Daniel has ever gone a little nutso in the head ," says Cat ," I think he just needs counseling but Robbie convinced me that he is dangerous . I still cant believe he even hurt Robbie ….."

Robbie smiled, lightly and touched his black eye. " It doesn't hurt quite as bad today "

Cat leaned against him, resting her head against his ." I am just so glad its all over with once and for all …"

" I did talk to Dad ," explained Tori , matter of fact ," but he could only tell me a little . Danny doesn't have a record of doing anything like this before and then there is the fact that his father is like one of the best lawyers in L.A., it doesn't sound good at all. "

" Dad figures he'll get a slap on the wrist , have to pay a fine and be released "

" Even though he scared Cat and beat the stuffing out of Robbie ?" asked Andre

" According to my Dad , that is what he figures "

" That doesn't seem right at all….." vocalized Robbie ," he should be punished . Cat never erased her texts he sent her …there were over 34 of them , and pretty creepy . I don't want him in the same city as my girl …"

Cat pressed a soft kiss against his lips ." You worry too much . Can we please just not talk anymore about Daniel ?"

" Rightarooni " assured Robbie, earning a smile from his girlfriend.

Beck nudged Jade . " Babe , you gonna tell them your good news or shall I ?"

All eyes turned to the dark beauty with interest at what exactly Jade's news would be .

" No , I was going to wait until I finished vomiting from all of Cat and Robbie's lovey dovey crap " remarked Jade , taking a bite out of her burrito.

" Your words don't affect us, you guys ," informed Robbie ," Cat and I are happy "

" That's right ," exclaimed Cat , suddenly having a thought and clapping her hands together in delight," Oh my God, I love good news ! You and Beck are getting married !"

Beck and jade exchanged amused looks. " Uh, no, Cat , not tying the knot "

Jade stared incredulously at her best friend ." No, and no ," stated Jade ," Beck and I are just back together . How the chizz did you jump to marriage, Cat ?"

Cat met her friends gaze ." Beck said it was happy , good news . A wedding is happy news ! "

" They aren't getting married, sweetheart " said Robbie, gently .

Cat sent him a look," Well, I realize that now but I don't see why its such a surprise . Beck and Jade could decide to get married …someday "

" Here I was going to go with a bun in the oven " chuckled Andre , watching as Tori tried not to laugh. He could tell that she had been thinking the same as he had about them.

Jade pulled a pair of scissors from her bag and waved them at him. " Dude , shut up! I am not having a baby ! "

Tori tried to intercede. " So if you and Beck aren't getting married or having a kid , what exactly is the good news , Jade ?"

" You know my play Love's Lament ' ?" brought up Jade," that I wrote for Sikowitz's class…turns out he and Lane really liked it "

" They loved it ," continued Beck, proudly ," so they took it to Helen "

" Our principal Helen ?" asked Cat , " cause you can never tell if she likes things "

" Yeah, that Helen ," picked up Jade ," anyway, she couldn't believe I wrote it ..whatever. Don't really care about that except she loved this so we are going to produce the play here "

" Told you it is your best work outside of Well Wishes, babe "

" That's awesome, Jade " said Tori ," it is really good ."

" Yeah, I'm happy about it ," said a cynical Jade ," I want to direct it but sikowitz wants me and Beck to be Morgana and Samuel so I don't know . So can I get you guys to help out with it or what ?"

" Sure ," told Andre , " there a part in there for me ?"

" Only if you audition for it " said Jade ," Robbie , will you help with all the stage things ? I think Sinjin will do the lighting for me ..Cat, will you make the costumes "

" Yuperrooni, sure will "

" I would love to make your costumes for your play, Jade . Yay ! "

" Cool ," Jade leaned into Beck, comfortably ," so it seems like things have worked out except for Andre and Vega "

" It was peaceful " remarked Beck , pointedly .

" Peaceful is boring chizz " brought up Jade," I need more coffee. " She turned her blue eyes upon Beck," Go get me more coffee "

" You could go get your own coffee ..just a thought "

" I thought you were trying to make amends and you always used to get my coffee "

" We are talking to our friends right now ," reminded Beck ," I can get you coffee later "

Tori managed a wan smile noting the couple seemed out of their weird romantic phase and were back to acting like normal . She picked at her fries and darted a glance at Robbie and cat , who were giggling and feeding each other strawberries .

Andre was absorbed in his phone and trying not to pay any sort of attention to her or the couples at their table .

It was difficult .

" Mom and dad are going to try counseling ," Tori changed the subject ," and they are planning a graduation party for Trina "

" I cant believe your sister is actually graduating " commented Andre , not unkindly ," she doesn't have any talent . Did her teachers just pass her so they didn't have to deal with her ?"

" I don't know ," answered Tori," maybe . I just know she had good grades and she is passing Hollywood Arts , finally "

" I may not be on the Honor Roll , Tori, but I don't suck " Trina ducked into the conversation ," and my party will be fabu . You are all invited and bring presents .."

Sinjin spotted her and made a beeline for her ." Trina ! My love, there you are ! I heard about the party …can I come ?"

" No," answered Trina , panic crossing her face," you make me sick, Sinjin "

His face fell in disappointment ." I know but just one date, Trina, before you graduate and leave me to pining away for you "

Trina made a face," Ew, no! The answer is always going to be no "

She grabbed one of Cat's strawberries and mushed it in his face before running as fast as her Fizzene heels would allow her to go .

" Did your sister really just invite us to her graduation party, Tori ?" asked Jade

" She has like five friends that I know of ," responded Tori ," so yea, real invite and you all had better show up in the mood to party . Trina graduating is a really big deal ! "

" We'll be there " assured Andre, resisting the urge to squeeze her hand .

Curb those impulses, Harris .

" Robbie and I will be there " assured Cat, playing with his fingers ," so, were we on for more movie watching tonight ? I have Roman Holiday that Steven picked up for me at a flea market …..pretty please, Robbie ?"

" How many times have you seen that movie , Cat ?" teased Robbie, knowingly .

" I don't know ," considered Cat ," maybe 54 and that is only because it is one of my favorite Audrey Hepburn movies "

Robbie laughed ," Fifty -five sounds like a good number then "

Cat kissed his cheek ," Goody "

Robbie had finished his homework and had decided it was time to rid himself of things he no longer needed . Cat and Jade had already disposed of all of Rex's clothes and with the evil puppet gone for good, he was feeling better and more confident about himself with every new day .

He and Cat were still new in their relationship but they felt as if they were thriving more and more with each new discovery they made about each other .

The being in love was even better than the falling in love .

Robbie grabbed his can of mayo from his fridge ( his stress relief ), glanced at the Miracle Whip, and decided there were better ways to handle it than he previously had been so he tossed it into the bag.

Framed pictures of him and Rex covered his walls as if taunting and haunting him .

One by one , Robbie began to take them off of the wall , adding them to his trash except for a small picture from last year. Rex had been silent and the picture was good .

He left it there and added a group shot of all of his friends that Sikowitz had taken recently .

Robbie smiled and turned to stare at the pink frame that held a picture of Cat in it that sat on his nightstand table . His girlfriend .

Cat had given him the picture a couple days after they had become official.

Robbie was waiting until Cat arrived tonight before putting up the pictures of them , together .

Meanwhile his computer screen blinked and winked alive as Freddie Benson appeared onscreen , a easy going smile on his face .

" Shapiro, you going to stop playing decorating so we can talk or what ?"

Robbie sat down ." Freddie, hey, I was not decorating . I was fixing my wall "

" Decorating ," teased Freddie ," so, I got your email that you finally dumped the demon . Gibby and I were happy to hear about it …..and thought you would like to know that Roxanne has been disowned by the family after the whole deal playing with you about her Grandfather being dead. "

" Gibby spilled the beans to his folks after what Cat told him…wasn't a pretty sight "

" I don't know what to say…maybe I should apologize to Gibby "

" Wasn't your fault, dude," replied Freddie ," Gibby's cool and its not like you lied to him. His evil demon cousin was the liar …."

" Benson, why am I in the kitchen and your yammering on the computer ? " yelled Sam Puckett, who was scanning the room for food while Marissa was gone .

" I'm talking to Robbie ,' shouted Freddie , over his shoulder ," just fix you a snack and I'll be in when I am finished ! "

Robbie smiled and cocked a brow ." You and Sam ?"

" We're back together ," answered Freddie with a happy smirk ," I told her how I felt about her and us . She threatened to beat me within an inch of my life and then we got back together a couple days ago …."

" Glad to hear it ," replied Robbie , pleased for his friend ," so, life is good . You are back with Sam and Cat and I are together . We are really, really good , Freddie "

Freddie chuckled ," Yea, cause I wouldn't have been able to figure that out on my own ..what with the fifty pics of you and Cat on your Slap page , Robbie "

" Cat couldn't wait to post those pictures of us " confided Robbie , happily ," it's been pretty insane this last month …...I haven't even told you the half of it "

" Like why you have a black eye ?" asked Freddie as he listened to Sam clang around , opening cabinets and doors in the kitchen .

" Cat's old boyfriend …." started Robbie as the door opened and his girlfriend came in.," and there is my girl "

" Hi Robbie " Cat sat down on his lap, placed her arms around his neck and greeted him with a tender kiss ," why are you talking about Daniel ? Does your eye still hurt ? You promised me that you would tell me if it was bothering you….."

Freddie watched the couple,amused ." Hey Cat , I hear you decided to take a chance with Shapiro after all "

Cat ran her fingers through Robbie's curly hair and waited for his answer first .

" Robbie …."

" I was going to explain everything to Freddie ," stated Robbie , " we're Skyping tonight . My eye is a little sore but it really doesn't hurt that bad ….honestly "

She stared at him, suspiciously ." Are you sure ?"

" It hurts even less than when those Moms beat me with sticks " told Robbie

Cat giggled and pressed a small kiss above his black eye ." Kay, that's good "

She turned around and faced the screen ," Sorry about that, Freddie , but this is the first time Robbie and I have had to be really alone . I swear, we kept getting interrupted at school …and how are you ?"

" Gotcha, Cat ," answered Freddie ," and we're all good here . I was just telling Rob that Sam and I are back together too …."

" That is wonderful , Freddie ! "

" Fredwardly , did your Mom toss out the ham ?" called Out Sam, coming into his room ," cause the only good thing I see in this house besides the ham that isn't in there is a can of pudding . "

" Check the freezer, Sam ," said Freddie ," there was half a ham left or just eat the pudding "

" I already ate the pudding ," retorted Sam, smacking him aside the head with affection ," why are you still yakking to your nubbish gaming friend when you could be talking to Mama's lips instead ?"

" Robbie and I are finishing up here , Sam," growled Freddie , giving her a heated look ," and don't go no where with those lips, Mama "

Sam appraised the screen ," This is private, dudes "

Cat gasped out loud ," Who are you calling a nub," Cat got her ire up ," that is rude "

" Freddie's a nub and so is the puppet geek " remarked Sam, calling it as she saw it.

" Oh crap …." Freddie tried to restrain Sam," Sam, don't ..please ..don't do it "

Cat looked at her boyfriend ." Oh my God, she is calling you one . "

Robbie held her waist ." I think she meant me, Cat, but its fine . That's just Sam "

" No, it isn't fine, Robbie " decided Cat , " its very mean and uncalled for "

" You going to pout about it , Red , or what ? I don't have all day and I'm in the mood for some Freddie so you need to end this stupid geek talk before I do "

" I cannot believe how rude you are ," says an outraged Cat , starting to get annoyed ," Robbie isn't a nub. Don't be mean to my boyfriend …."

" Don't tell me what to do, " started Sam ," and I was just calling a nub when I see one . If Shapiro wasn't a nub, he'd bee the puppet geek . "

" Robbie doesn't have a puppet anymore ! " defended Cat , the blonde getting on her nerves .

" Cat ," Robbie soothed ," sweetie, its alright. Sam is just being herself …its fine "

" You are always nice , Robbie , and she is being very mean ," declared a passionate Cat ," Sam might be able to talk to Freddie like that but I don't like her talking to my boyfriend in that way "

" I love you, Cat " Awed by her reaction, Robbie drew her into a dizzy kiss .

" Love you back "

" I don't want to watch this chizz ," announced Sam," you can call the nub back later "

She ended the conversation with a press of a button and the screen went blank.

" Did you have to pick a fight with Cat ?" asked Freddie ," you know she and Robbie are my friends . You could have at least ..tried ..for me "

" She's girly and irritating " announced Sam ,in defense ," and she started it . Not my fault she didn't know her geeky boyfriend is a stupid nub…"

" Whatever , I'll apologize to them later ," Freddie grabbed her hand ," now lets find you the ham so we can get to the lips .."

" Maybe ," agreed Sam as they headed to the kitchen ," but I want the ham first "

" You are amazing, Cat ," Robbie kissed her again," but I really wasn't fine . I don't know Sam well but according to Freddie , that is just how she is and you know, Jade has called me much worse before "

" Jade only partially means it though so its not the same " says Cat , pressing a kiss to his temple ," and it just bothered me . Okay, I cant help it ! I don't like it, Robbie '

" I understand " replied a touched Robbie , taking her hand into his ," come here, I want you to see something, Cat "

They stood and he led her over to the wall where all of the new pictures hung .

" You took down your whole wall and changed it ," Cat hugged his side ," and oh, you have a picture of all of us from the parade parade and there is Tori and Andre performing at the Friday Night Jam. You even have pictures of Beck and Jade and ….me "

" All of the important people in my life ," Robbie held up a framed picture of them holding each other at Karaoke Dokee ," and the special . "

" Us '

" Us ," answered Robbie ," I thought we could hang it up together "

" I think it needs to go front and center " Together, they hung their picture .

" Perfect " declared Robbie, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her hair .

Finally , they had found each other and their happily ever after with each other .

A/N: Thank you so much for reading Hearts Don't Lie and I hope you stick around for the sequel. Much more fun, drama, romance and more on the horizon .