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That day after school everybody went to Jade's house again, she entered first and checked to make sure that Nick wasn't in the house and then the rest of them followed her into the living room. "Okay, so now what?" Andre asked.
"Our play is about what happens after death depending on the person's circumstances when they die" Tori informed. "We have five scenarios, in one the person dies from natural causes and goes to what we call heaven, in other the person goes to what we call hell, in other the person commits suicide, in other the person dies in an accident and in the last one the person is murdered" She explained.
"That sounds interesting" Andre said sincerely.
"Yep, we've written the characters so far so give us more ideas" Tori demanded as she sat down on the couch and turned on her laptop.
Suddenly, they heard the front door opening and Jade's mother and Nick walked into the living room. "Hey everybody, how are you? Are you hungry?" Melissa asked nicely.
"Yeah" They all said and she smiled.
"Great because we bought pizza for you guys" Nick informed and they all smiled happily but Jade found it weird.
"Why?" Jade asked confused.
"Well, Nick told me that your friends were coming today and we wanted to surprise you guys" Melissa responded.
"That's so nice of you" Tori said sweetly.
"It was Nick's idea" Melissa informed. "Come on; let's go to the dining room" She said and they all followed her into the other room.
"Come on, guys, sit down, this is your house" Nick said nicely and they sat down around the table while he and Melissa went to the kitchen to get the sauces.
"Your mom is so nice" Robbie commented.
"And so is your dad" Andre added.
"He is not my dad" Jade clarified coldly and sat down, she made sure to sit as far from Beck as she could and he knew it but they were seated in a way that they could see each other across the table. A few seconds later Melissa and Nick came back and he sat down right next to Jade.
"Oh I forgot the glasses, Jade, honey, come with me" Melissa demanded and Jade followed her to the kitchen.
"So, how is the play going so far?" Nick asked curiously.
"Good, thank you" Andre responded.
"Beck, tell me, what about you and Jade? Is she a good girlfriend and most importantly, are you a good boyfriend?" Nick asked and Beck stared at him slightly confused.
"Um... Jade and I are not dating anymore" Beck informed awkwardly and Nick got surprised.
"What? Really?" He questioned and Beck nodded.
"Jade didn't tell you?" Beck asked.
"No and since she spends the whole day out, I thought that she was with you but now I need to know what she does" Nick commented. "It's necessary to know what your kids are doing when you're not with them"
"I thought Jade wasn't your daughter" Tori said and Nick chuckled.
"Oh no, Jade is not my biological daughter but I love her like a father, she is the daughter I never had, I love her so much" Nick commented as Melissa and Jade walked into the room and Melissa smiled while Jade rolled her eyes.
"Aww, that's why I love you" Melissa said and gave him a peck, everybody was smiling except Jade, she was obviously upset and she wasn't even trying to hide it. "Honey, serve juice for Nick and Cat, please"
Jade was standing next to Nick and serving the juice in the glasses while her mother did the same for the rest of her friends, Beck couldn't help to stare at Jade and then he noticed that Nick didn't stop staring at Jade's body while biting his lip. "Thank you, sweetie" Nick said and Jade simply sat down, Beck wasn't sure whether he was just imagining it or not but he decided to let it go because Nick seemed a nice guy and at the end of the day, he wasn't Jade's boyfriend anymore.
"You're all so quiet, come on, talk, I bet you're not like this at school" Melissa said as everybody ate.
"Yes, Jade, tell us something..." Nick demanded. "How's school? What do you do in your free time?" He questioned and she raised an eyebrow at him confused.
"Come on, Nick, it's obvious that she spends it with her boyfriend... by the way, why aren't you guys seated together?" Melissa asked Beck and Jade looked down nervously and embarrassed, she didn't want her parents to know that she had broken up with Beck because she could spend the day out and use him as excuse and she also felt embarrassed because now Beck knew that she hadn't told her mother about their break up.
"Um, mom...Beck and I broke up" Jade informed.
"What? But why? When?" Her mother questioned surprised.
"A month ago" Jade quickly responded before Beck could say anything and he looked at her confused just like the rest of her friends but they didn't deny her story. "I don't want to discuss the reasons, mom"
"That's a shame because you guys made a beautiful couple, you were so in love" Melissa said sadly.
"Mom, please..." Jade said coldly.
"Yes, my love, you're being a little imprudent" Nick said to Melissa and she smiled awkwardly.
"Yes, you're right...I'm sorry, sorry, Beck" She apologized.
"No problem" Beck responded nicely.
"But Jade, you've been getting home late every day and if you weren't with Beck, then where have you been?" Nick asked curiously and everybody stared at her, her friends didn't know where she spent her time and neither did her mom.
"That's none of your business" Jade responded.
"Jade!" Her mother exclaimed upset. "I want to know too, if you weren't with Beck, then what have you been doing every day after school for the last month?"
"Mom, it's my life and I can do whatever I want with it" Jade affirmed and her mother stared at her upset.
"No, Jade, as long as you live in my house you can't decide by yourself and I need to know what you do or else, your permissions will be over" Her mother threatened and Jade exhaled madly.
"Fine, I have another boyfriend" Jade informed and Beck felt he had been kicked in the stomach.
"What?" Melissa asked surprised. "So fast? Is that why you broke up with Beck? Who is him?"
"No, he isn't the reason and you don't know him, nobody here knows him" Jade commented.
"What's his name?" Tori asked.
"Nathan" Jade responded and Beck looked down, he tried to pretend he didn't care but he felt really bad to know Jade had another boyfriend and he also found strange that she had lied about the dates.
"And why haven't you brought him here?" Nick questioned.
"Because I'm not eleven and you don't need to know the person I'm with, it's my personal life" Jade affirmed and her mother shook her head.
"No, young lady, like I said, while you live in my house I am in control of your life and if I let you go out with Beck was because I thought he was a nice, respectful boy but there's no way I'm gonna let you spend the whole day with some man I don't know and who hasn't been brave enough to come here, to your house and ask for permission to date you" Melissa commented.
"What's your problem? You are not here all day and when you get home, I'm always in my room" Jade informed.
"That doesn't matter, I have to work, Jade but fortunately, Nick is around to keep an eye on you" Her mother commented.
"Yes, he certainly does" Jade commented sarcastically and her mother shook her head.
"I'm sorry but if your new boyfriend doesn't come here, then I want you in the house every day after school, I'm gonna call and if you don't pick up the phone, we are going to have problems, my house, my rules" Melissa informed.
"So that's the thing, right? It's your house and so I have to obey? Well, then I'm leaving!" Jade affirmed and stood up, everybody was just awkwardly watching the argument between mother and daughter.
"Jade, sweetie..." Nick said and grabbed her arm but she pulled it away and walked out of the room followed by her mother.
"What are you gonna do, uh? Are you going to live on the streets, is that it? All because you don't want to introduce me to your new boyfriend?" Melissa asked, Jade's friends and Nick were in the entrance of the dining room just watching quietly the tense scene. "Now I'm even more convinced that I made the right decision, if you are willing to leave the house it must be because that guy, Nathan, is not good for you, where are you going to live? With him?"
"No, I'm going to live with my dad" Jade informed and Melissa shook her head while chuckling.
"You know that you can't live with him, Jade, we've talked about this and even if there was a possibility for you to stay there, you'd be just another piece of furniture" Melissa affirmed. "Is that what you want? You want to get ignored by him every day and deal with his wife's comments, we both know she hates you, your life would become hell in that house"
"But that would be better than having to deal with N...with your rules" Jade said, she wanted to accuse Nick but she knew she had to be careful when she did it and she didn't want her friends to know, especially Beck, she already felt bad for lying in front of him, she felt pathetic. "I am sick of this, I am sick of not being able to relax in my own house, oh sorry, your house, I am sick of not seeing you here until night every day or sometimes not seeing you for days, I don't like to be alone" She commented and Tori looked at Beck, who simply looked back at her and continued watching Jade and her mother discuss.
"Okay, let's calm down, honey" Melissa said and grabbed her hands. "I'm sorry if I haven't been the mother you wish you had but you know I love you and everything I do is for you, I have to work to maintain this house and give you the life you're used to and it also mortifies me to know you spend all this time alone, that's why I was glad when you were with Beck, because I knew that you were safe and happy but now that I know you two broke up and you tell me that you're dating someone else, I can't help but be afraid"
"Jade, you're my only daughter and I don't want anyone to hurt you and I'm sorry but I can't trust a person I don't know, I can't be sure whether you two watch movies or if Nathan makes you do things, please understand that everything I do is meant to protect you" Melissa affirmed. "If you've been dating this guy for less than a month, you don't really know him and I'm not going to risk you so I'm sorry but you're not allowed to date him until I see him and I say it's okay, in the mean time you're going to be here every day after school without excuses"
"But mom" Jade complained. "What if I am with Cat or Tori? Would that be okay?"
"Yes, of course but I would have to confirm you're indeed with them" Melissa said and Jade sighed upset. "But I would be more comfortable knowing that you're here, in your house, safe with Nick" she commented and Nick smiled at Jade.
"Of course, besides, you and I have a lot of things to talk about and we could use that time to get to know each other better" Nick commented as he grabbed her hands and Jade stared at him coldly. "I want you to see my like a father or at least like a good friend, a person you can trust"
"That's a wonderful idea, god, I don't know what I did to deserve a man like you, you're caring, sweet and you love my daughter, what else could a woman ask for?" Melissa said happily while hugging Nick as he smirked at Jade but only she could see his face. "The two persons I love the most in the whole world are going to become good friends, it makes me so happy"