In the morning, feeling stiff and rough, Beck opened his eyes, yawning widely. He didn't move his head, he felt too tired still and felt that if he sat up too fast he might get a crick in his neck. The room was silent apart from Tori's soft breathing. Cat was on the other side of the couches that they had pushed together, wearing another blanket decorated with hearts. Beck could feel the other fabric hung over his body, the entire blanket having been obviously draped across him and Tori on purpose. Cat must've done this when I fell asleep… Beck thought. But why? When he shifted his lolling head he realised it was resting on something. His eyes flickered down to see the brown under his shaggy black hair and realised his head was resting on Tori's. He smiled, lifting his arm that had once been resting across the back of the couch that was now loosely hanging over Tori's shoulder. Beck lifted his head but kept his arm there, reluctant to wake up Tori, feeling a little embarrassed. It was just as well Jade wasn't here, she would commit murder!Cat stirred, blinking twice before sitting up slowly and yawning. She turned to Beck and waved sleepily.
"Hey Beck. Any good dreams?" Cat's eyes darted from him to sleeping Tori and back again.
"Cat? Did you deliberately move over there so you could 'tuck me and Tori in'?" Beck grinned slightly, finding it slightly amusing.
Cat giggled, covering her mouth with her hands.
"You guys looked so cute!" Cat defended with a laugh.
"You do know I am still dating Jade" Beck raised his eyebrows.
Cat frowned slightly. Beck, perplexed, tried to figure out why that would make her frown. Did she want him and Tori to…get together? Was she seriously thinking that he would risk his relationship with Jade while she was away or his and Tori's friendship?
"Cat?" Beck pressed, his eyebrows furrowed.
Cat thinks that as soon as Jade leaves I'm going to give up on her? We haven't given a long distance relationship a chance…
"I'm going to get some cereal" Cat said brightly, making it seem that there had been no conversation in the first place.
Beck almost jumped when he felt Tori waking. He hurriedly lifted his arm from over her shoulder and sat upright properly.
Monday Evening: 7:00pm, Beck's POV
I opened up my laptop and I smiled as I saw Jade's screen name appear on the list. Before I could request a video call with her, she had beat me to it and I answered.
"Hey" Beck greeted cheerily.
"Oh Hey. Boyfriend." Jade replied coldly, her facial expression unfriendly.
I raised his eyebrows and laughed without humour.
"Why are you in a bad mood?"
"Why don't you ask yourself and Vega!" Jade snapped.
"What are you talking about?" I demanded, feeling increasingly aggravated.
"You know what I mean."
"Maybe I don't?"
"Why don't you check Cat's latest photo and then explain."
I froze.
Cat didn't. She just couldn't… WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?
I opened up a new webpage as Jade sat back and watched my expression with curiosity. I clicked onto Cat's page and my mouth fell open slightly when I saw the photo. Cat had tagged it as the 'cutest photo ever'. It was a still shot of me and Tori, Tori's head on my shoulder, my head on hers and my arm sleepily draped over her shoulder. Now I could understand why Jade was so upset. I had to calm her down before she took it out of hand.
"Jade…it's not what you think" I defended lamely.
"Of course it's not. It's what I know." Jade smirked icily "You and Vega had had a little thing going on ever since she walked through the door and as soon as I'm out of the picture…"
"Jade it's not like that!" I snapped.
"The evidence is against you Beck" Jade stated.
I ground my teeth together. I was going to seriously have a word with Cat later… But Jade wasn't listening to me!
"Jade. We were watching a movie and Tori fell asleep" I tried to explain calmly.
"Round her house the day I leave and she falls asleep on you" Jade said.
"Nothing is going on! Cat partly set up the photo by moving…"
"Cat was there too?" Jade exclaimed.
"Jade!"
"I get it now. Tori's got her little claws in you soooo deep." Jade sounded as if she was about to cry, hurt and accusation rolling off of her.
"This isn't Tori's fault! Why do you always have to pick on her!" I rolled my eyes.
"So who's fault is it?" Jade cried.
"If anyone's it's…" I trailed off, not wanting to pin the full blame on Cat. She didn't think…
"Well?" Jade waited, angrily.
"Jade I'm getting a bit sick of you not trusting me" I stated hotly.
"I have a clear reason to!" Jade retorted confidently.
"Your so insecure that you don't trust me or listen to me…"
"Because Tori…""Leave Tori alone!"
There was a pause where I thought Jade might burst into tears and that hurt me. I didn't want to be having this argument with her. But if she was going to relate it all back to Tori and me because of Cat's silly mistake then she didn't deserve my explanation. Why was she so damn negative?
"I can't trust you anymore"
"Oh really?"
"Nope"
"Then why don't we just take a break."
Jade looked as if I'd slapped her. I didn't understand since she had just claimed that she couldn't trust me anymore…
"What are you talking about?" She sniffed.
"Why don't we just…have a clean break" I repeated feeling hot and distressed.
"Fine. Have fun with Vega" Jade said quietly, her voice soaked with bitterness.
She ended the video call and I slammed the laptop lid down.
