The Trouble With Love Is…
By the end of the day, word spread of Cat's new relationship with a boy she didn't even know existed until that day. Beck was regretting his outburst with Robbie because now he was feeling major jealousy over Cat's boyfriend, how wasn't even her boyfriend and they didn't even know him. Andre kept glaring at Beck for putting them in this situation. Could you blame him? Cat was their girl. Not Tug's.
Tug…who names a kid Tug?
"So Prome is this weekend!" Tori came up with her fake smile and peppy annoying attitude. "We can't wait to meet Tug!"
Cat sat in class in between Andre and Beck, her usual spot, and stared at Tori in shock. "What?"
"Well, obviously Tug will be your date right?" Tori said in an obvious tone.
"Um…sure." Cat sighed and leaned back in her chair. Tori started up a conversation with someone else and Cat glared to Beck. "Great. Now what?"
Beck gulped. He didn't know. Their plan for Prom night was to have a movie night over at Beck's RV and hang out playing board games, or writing a new song, or just laying outside to watch the stars. Now he opened a can of worms he can't close. "I guess we're going to go talk to Tug."
"What?" Both Andre and Cat asked in surprise, but quietly to not draw attention to themselves.
"Cat, I'm sorry I got you into this, ok?" Beck sighed, looking through Cat's Pear-Pad. "Let me handle this. I'll set you up on a date with him and you can ask him to Prom."
Cat's lip trembled as he looked through Tug's profile on TheSlap. "But I want to date you and Andre…I want to spend Prom night with you guys."
Beck's heart cracked a little as he sent Tug a message to meet him, Andre, and Cat at the mall after school. "I know, girl, but to keep our image, we need to do this." Cat started to tear up and tried not to cry. Andre sighed and put an arm around her to comfort her. Beck felt terrible for making her do this, but he rather not go through over two years in high school with being called "gay" or "bi" and getting bullied every day. Did he have to sacrifice Cat's happiness for that? "It's just one night, Cat." Beck said, putting her Pear-Pad away. "After that, you don't have to see him ever again."
Cat sighed. "K…"
They waited by the large fountain in the mall for Tug to come up. Beck knew what he looked like from the profile picture on theSlap. He saw him coming towards them in a football jacket. He had blonde fluffy hair, ocean blue eyes, and was around 6'2''. Cat could've drooled. Beck stood up and brought Cat with him as Tug came up to them. "Hi, Tug. My name is Beck. This is my friend, Cat."
"I know her." Tug blushed a little. "I saw you in a play you did last year. You were beautiful and you sing like an angel."
Cat blushed now. "Thank you."
"No, seriously, I've never heard anyone sing like you before." Tug told her. "I sing a little too."
Cat looked interested. "Really?"
"Yes, but to keep my football image, I can't tell people I sing." Tug shrugged. "I got to keep my image."
Cat sighed and peeked over to Beck and Andre, who looked jealous, even though this was Beck's idea in the first place. "I know the feeling."
"Hey…you want to go get a piece of Pizza in the food court?" Tug asked. "It'll be my treat."
"Um…" Cat looked back at Beck and Andre, who turned away, unable to watch this. "Sure." She let them and Tug offered his hand. She took it. She couldn't believe how right it felt.
Once they were out of ear range, Andre glared to Beck. "Right now, I want to punch you."
"I'm sorry." Beck mumbled.
"Our girlfriend is going on a date with some guy we don't even know!" Andre growled. "You pushed her to date another guy!"
"This is only a onetime thing." Beck pushed. "After Prom, we don't have to hear about Tug ever again."
Andre looked worried. "What if she ends up liking him though? Cat's tired of keeping our relationship a secret. She's also tired of guys hitting on her because they think she's single. Maybe she'll think that Tug can be her boyfriend and she could finally have someone who's not ashamed of her."
"Hey!" Beck snapped, but quieted down to not catch attention of other people. "I'm not ashamed of Cat, or you. I love you both very much."
"You have a funky way of showing it." Andre grumbled. "I love you too, but I'm telling you right now, if Cat dumps us for Tug…I'll never forgive you." With that, Andre walked away.
Beck sighed. "I won't forgive myself either."
A/N: I decided to do two chapters today. Maybe I'll do more…just kidding. Review. -Thomas