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Jade and Tori exited Melissa's office and saw Nick standing outside, he smiled victoriously at them and walked back in to see his fiancée, Jade simply rolled her eyes, took a deep breath and they both walked out. "I'm sorry about what happened" Tori said when they were in the car.
"I told you she wouldn't believe us" Jade responded. "That bastard is very smart; he used my own lie against me"
"I can't understand how a mother can put a man over her child" Tori commented sincerely.
"She is not a bad mom, Tori; I guess she just doesn't want to believe it, who would?" Jade responded.
"What are you gonna do now?" Tori asked.
"Nothing, I'll just do what I've always done, I'll deal with it" Jade simply said and Tori sighed sadly, she knew Jade was strong enough to handle it but it wasn't fair and she was worried that Nick would end up taking the harassment to another level.
"I don't know, Jade, I don't feel good about this, that man is dangerous" Tori commented.
"Please, he is not dangerous, I'm not afraid of him" Jade affirmed. "He is just an asshole"
"Yes but he is dangerous, why don't you move to my house for a while? i don't think my parents would have a problem" Tori suggested and Jade smiled at her, it felt nice to know Tori was willing to do anything to help her.
"Thanks, Tori" Jade said sincerely. "I'll take it because i really need to get out, but not right now, maybe in a week or two because i gotta fix some things first"
"Yes, absolutely" Tori responded nicely. "But Jade, please be careful while you are still there"
"Don't worry, he is not gonna do anything" Jade said.
"I still think you're underrating him, he could...you know, hurt you like seriously hurt you" Tori commented and Jade chuckled.
"No, he won't" Jade affirmed. "I told you he is afraid of going to jail and he doesn't want to lose my mom, he is not gonna take the risk" Tori wasn't very convinced but Jade was completely sure that she was in control so she decided to stop insisting, at the end of the day she would only be there for a few more days.
Jade and Tori went back to school and walked up to their friends at lunch. "Where were you, guys? You missed first and second period" Cat informed as they sat down with them.
"We went to see Jade's mom" Tori informed.
"Oh yeah, so will we go to your house after school?" Andre questioned.
"No, we can't keep working on the play in my house" Jade informed and they looked at her confused.
"Why not?" Robbie asked.
"My mom got upset" Jade answered.
"What did you do this time?" Beck questioned and she stared at him coldly.
"That's not your problem, you only need to know that you can't go to my house anymore" Jade responded.
"Whatever, it's not like I wanted to be near you anyway" Beck commented and Jade rolled her eyes.
"But it's Friday, the play is due Monday, we only have three days and we still have to finish the last two cases" Andre commented.
"We could do it in my house" Beck suggested.
"The RV?" Tori asked not very convinced.
"Yes or we could do it in my parents' house, it doesn't matter" Beck responded and they all nodded except Jade. "I can't today but we could work all day on the weekend"
"Do you think we'll finish it in two days?" Tori asked doubtful.
"Maybe if we stay awake all night..." Beck suggested.
"But I can't stay in your house, my parents wouldn't let me" Tori informed.
"I have an idea!" Cat exclaimed.
"What is it?" Robbie asked nicely.
"Remember when Tori was on a plane and we had to do the homework on video chat?" Cat asked and they nodded. "We could do it like that this time but like a long sleepover, Jade, Tori and I could stay at Tori's house for the weekend and you guys could stay at Beck's" She suggested and they realized it was actually a good idea.
"Yes, we could do that" Tori said.
"My mother doesn't allow me to sleep at other people's houses" Robbie informed. "But we could stay at mine"
"Yeah, sure" Beck said and Andre nodded.
"Done, so we'll start tomorrow morning, okay?" Tori asked.
"I can't stay at your house, Tori" Jade said and Tori remembered what had happened, they would have gone to Cat's house but her brother was there and he was very strange so they preferred not to go there.
"Why not?" Beck questioned curiously.
"I can't, period" Jade said coldly and Beck looked down annoyed. "But whatever, you guys stay together and I'll do it from my house"
After school Jade drove home hoping to find her mother there and as Melissa had promised, she was waiting for her in the house. "Hello Jade" Melissa said coldly as Jade entered the house.
"Go ahead, yell at me all you want" Jade simply said and Melissa smiled sadly; she stroked Jade's face and then hugged her but Jade didn't do anything, she didn't understand her mother's behavior.
"Come on..." Melissa said and walked with Jade towards the living room, they sat down and Melissa grabbed her daughter's hands. "I'm sorry for saying that you're not the daughter I always wanted, I was angry and I didn't think but you know that's not true, you know that I'm really proud of you, right?" she asked but Jade didn't say anything.
"I'm not going to deny that it hurts me a lot to know you're not happy and that you don't want me to be happy either, I don't know why but I guess it's something you can't control" Melissa said and Jade sighed. "I was very upset after you said those things about Nick but then he made me realize that it's not your fault and he is not angry with you either, he is sad that you hate him to the point of making up a lie like that but he understands that you're lonely and that you need me so he gave me an idea"
Jade really wanted to stand up and go to her room but she didn't want to make her mother angry again because then she would have to deal with that too so she just listened. "What idea?" Jade asked.
"He thinks that we should go on a trip, just the three of us" Melissa said. "He thinks and I think that it would help us to become more of a family, I'll spend a lot of time with you, with my baby girl and you two will also be able to fix your differences and leave all this in the past"
"Mom..." Jade said but Melissa shook her head.
"I know that you must probably feel really bad after what you did but it's okay, honey, I get that you are lonely and you want my attention, I apologize for not being with you more time but I promise I'll try to be with you more from now on" Melissa commented. "Also, I hope that you don't call that boyfriend of yours again, he is not good for you and I hope that you understand that I am doing this to protect you, Jade, drugs are bad for you"
"I don't do drugs, mom" Jade affirmed.
"I really hope that you're telling the truth but even if you aren't, there is no way I'm gonna let you ruin your life with those things" Melissa said and smiled at her, Jade didn't want to ruin the moment so she smiled back and her mother hugged her.
"Okay, I'm glad we could fix this, I hate being in bad terms with you, honey" Melissa admitted.
"I don't like to fight with you either, mom" Jade said and Melissa smiled.
"Okay, well, I'm going to go get ready because I have a plane to catch" Melissa informed.
"Where are you going?" Jade questioned confused.
"I have a convention in New York this weekend but don't worry I'll be back by lunch on Monday and you and I will go to a very nice restaurant and we'll plan our trip" Melissa commented happily.
"Is Nick going with you?" Jade asked.
"No, I wish he were but he is going to San Diego to take care of his mother, she is very sick" Melissa responded and Jade felt relieved that she wouldn't have to deal with him.
"Mom, can I stay at Tori's house for the weekend?" Jade questioned and Melissa shook her head.
"No, honey, I told that girl to never come back here and it'd be inappropriate for you to go to her house, if Tori's mother kicked you out I would feel uncomfortable knowing Tori is here" Melissa explained.
Jade didn't even try to convince her because she knew she was going to be alone and she liked that, later that day Melissa left to New York City and Jade locked herself up in her house, she spent the rest of the day watching movies and next morning, she sat down in front of her computer ready to type because she was the one to do it.
Cat and Tori were at Tori's house and the boys were at Robbie's, they spent all day working on the play and could finish the accident case but they still had to write the murder one so on Sunday, they continued.
It was nearly midnight and they were all up working. "Come on, guys, give more ideas... Cat and I have been telling Jade what to write all day" Tori commented.
"What part are we in, Jade?" Andre asked, he and Robbie were in front of the computer and seconds later, Beck joined them holding a bowl of popcorn.
"The part where the girl realizes she was murdered" Jade responded annoyed, she was tired of typing but she wanted to make sure that the play was written correctly because she wanted it to win just so her father would go see it, she liked to have his recognition.
"I want popcorn" Cat commented as she saw her friends eating popcorn on the screen.
"It's 11pm, Cat, we are not making popcorn" Tori said. "God, I'm so tired, my butt hurts, we've been sitting here all day"
"The play is due tomorrow, we have to finish it" Andre affirmed.
"Jade, where is your mom? I haven't seen her" Cat commented.
"She went to New York for the weekend, she'll be back tomorrow" Jade responded.
"So you're alone?" Tori questioned worriedly. "Where is Nick?"
"He is in San Diego" Jade informed and Tori exhaled relieved. "And yes, I'm alone, now let's keep working" About two hours later, Andre and Robbie were asleep while Cat, Beck and Tori were trying their hardest to keep their eyes open, Jade was the only one fully conscious. "Guys, I asked you what happens next?" She questioned.
"The girl dies" Beck said and Jade rolled her eyes annoyed.
"That happened in the beginning, Beck" Jade informed and he yawned.
"Sure, yeah, we'll continue tomorrow" Beck responded.
"I didn't say that" Jade said and he closed his eyes. "Beck!"
"Good night" He mumbled and turned down the volume before laying back and falling asleep within seconds.
"Ugh whatever, so I think the girl should..." Jade began but then saw Tori and Cat ignoring her and falling asleep. "Tori, don't close your eyes" she demanded upset. "We still haven't finished"
"I'm so tired" Cat said as she yawned.
"Me too" Tori said as she rested her head on her hand. "We'll finish it tomorrow, Jade, good night"
"No, don't sleep, Tori!" Jade exclaimed angrily but Tori laid back anyway.
"Turn down the volume, Cat" Tori said and Cat did before joining Tori and falling sleep moments later.
"Ugh wonderful" Jade said sarcastically and continued typing. "I'm going to finish this"
Jade minimized the video chat window and focused on the play, she worked for about an hour and she was about to finish it when she suddenly heard her door opening so she immediately turned around only to see Nick standing there, she looked back to the screen and rolled her eyes angrily.
"What are you doing up so late? Were you waiting for me?" He questioned as he walked towards her.
"Aren't you supposed to be in San Diego?" She questioned coldly as she continued typing.
"No, baby, you and I have a date tonight"
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I know you probably hate me right now but i had to split the chapter in two bc it was too long (and the tenth chapter is very long two but i couldn't split that one) so yeah, sorry about that but i hope you enjoyed it!
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