Chapter 3 – I can do this.

And as promised it is May 21st; my exams are over and here is another chapter! Enjoy.

Beck's POV

I had text Jade last night asking how her talk with Tori went; and she explained to me exactly what had happened, how she had thought she went too far and scared Tori away. She then explained to me exactly what Tori had explained to her; and that Tori was going to find me today.

I'd gotten to school early today and had to go straight to an audition for a new play (thankfully not directed by Sikowitz, so it was relatively normal) and hadn't been around for Tori to find. But it was now just before first lesson and I expected to see her any time now as we had class with Sikowitz first.

As if by magical, I turn round to see a rather frantic looking Tori walking nervously up to me.

"Hey, Tori".

"H-Hey… Can we talk? It's important" she asks scratching the back of her neck.

"Yeah… of course. Are you okay?"

"Of course I am" she says speaking in a fast nervous voice "why wouldn't I be... ah-ha... ha" a nervous laugh escapes from her lips as she uncomfortably shift her weight from her left foot to the right.

"Tori, calm down and just talk to me, okay?" I reassure her. I know what she's going to say but I want to give her the chance to tell me herself.

"I-I've sort of had a crush on someone for so long, and then last night she came to me and told me she feels the same way… and I just wanted to let you know because, as I think you already know, that person is Jade."

"I know."

"And I promise that if you aren't okay with this, then I'll back off" she says in almost one breath.

"Tori, keep breathing… And it's fine. I've known about how Jade has felt for a long time… and I sort of had a feeling you felt the same way about her"

"You did?"

"Yeah, it was pretty obvious. Even Cat picked up on it… the only one who didn't really see it was Robbie."

"Andre knew I liked her, I told him a long time ago"

"I thought you would have, I knew he knew because he's your best friend… but he didn't say anything"

"So… you're really okay with it?"

"Yeah, you two are oddly perfect for each other." I could see Tori's face light up as I spoke. She suddenly jumped up and grabbed me in a hug.

"Thank you, Beck. I couldn't be 100% sure about it until I got your blessing. And now I have it, and I'm ready. I can do this"

"I'm happy for you, for you both." I say smiling at her "take care of her though, she's not as tough as she makes out to be."

"I will, thank you again" she says beaming at me still.

I just chuckle at her extreme happiness. "Come on, Sikowitz will be waiting" I say and we head off to class.

Jade's POV

I walk into class a good 10 minutes late, with a cup of coffee in my hand; I had overslept and refused to miss my morning coffee, not that it wakes me up any, it's I've become immune to caffeine due to the amount I drink. I notice that I hadn't missed any of the lesson when I spot Sikowitz telling everyone about some strange smell coming from a wall in his house, I swear that man is on something more than just coconut juice.

I see Tori sat with an empty chair next to her so I instantly sit there. She leans towards me slightly and whispers "Hey, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. My alarm didn't go off and my mom is away with work so I had no one to check I'd woken up. Have you have a chance to speak with Beck yet?"

"Mmm-hmm" she hummed before turning to face the front where Sikowitz was now saying something about if Cat had ever considered entering the classroom through the window. I knew her talk with Beck would have gone well, I just hope she's able to accept his blessing.

"And did it go okay?" to which she just smirked at me, raised her finger to her lips and shushed me before turning back to face Sikowitz. I gathered I wasn't going to get much information out of her during this lesson, so I turn my attention back to the front of class.

After an hour of Sikowitz's crazy new tales, bizarre acting exercises and the announcement of the latest school production of 'Chicago' (which I was sure to be auditioning for) he let us go. Well, all except me, as he decided to give me a lecture about being late to class and something about how I should consider dying all my hair green rather than just streaks… I simply just agreed to everything he said (except the hair suggestion) so I could leave because I could see Tori waiting patiently by the door with a smirk on her face.

He finally lets me go and I walk over to Tori.

"Soooo..?" to which she replies by grabbling my wrist like I had yesterday to her and leading me into our usual 'secret hide out' of a janitor's closet. And before I have a chance to say anything else she has the door shut behind us and myself pinned against it with her lips on mine. It doesn't take me long to comprehend what's going on before I start kissing her back with as much passion as she's putting in. She pulls away and I'm left a little light headed, which I then realise is because I ran out of air; and it appears she did too.

"He said he was okay with it" she says beaming at me.

"And you are too?" I question.

"Correct" she smirks before leaning in again and capturing my lips in another heated kiss.

Tori's POV

We were in the janitor's closet for a good 10 minutes, just exploring each other's mouths, Jade was so warm and soft, nothing like her apparent personality that she seems to show. As the bell rang signalling that next class was about to start we had to leave a little disappointed that the moment had ended.

We decided it was best not to tell the others about us yet, Beck knew of course but Jade said she'd speak to him about staying quiet, that shouldn't be a problem. But we figure it best to keep it between us for a while, don't want anyone butting in and ruining anything before it's even started. I didn't have any other classes with Jade today, the only time I'd see her would be lunch. She put on her act of being mean to me, to avoid suspicions, but was texting me the whole time.

Jade: Hey, you busy later?

I couldn't help but smile at my phone. 'Nope' I text back.

Jade: Good, I'm taking you out. Dress nice and I'll pick you up at 5 xx

I tried to ignore her and hide my smile so no one asked any questions, but I could feel her eyes on me. I couldn't help but look up to see her looking right at me, I smiled and quickly looked back at my phone. Thankfully no one noticed us acting strange; Cat was too busy telling them the latest story about what her brothers been up to, so everyone was engaged in listening to her.

After lunch I had a few more classes, then headed home to get ready for my date.

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PS. This title of this chapter is a reference to a line in a movie if anyone picked up on that.