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Shock Value

Chapter 18 – Determination

No One's POV

Tori thought for a moment. "I do have a question. You would have started to show soon. What were you going to do?"

Jade felt her belly as the sad expression returned to her face. "I was going to drop out at the end of this semester and transfer schools. As far as everyone at Hollywood Art's goes, I would have just vanished. When the baby was born I was going to give it for adoption."

"I just wish you would have told me."

A forlorn sigh escaped Jade's lips. "It doesn't matter anymore." Jade remained silent for a few more seconds and tears began to flow from her eyes again. "I feel so empty inside"

Tori knew that the emotional devastation of the loss of the baby wouldn't be cured overnight. Tori wanted to take Jade's pain away so badly. But it ached her the fact that she couldn't. In the mean time she did all she could, which was just hold Jade's hand and be there for her.

"I've talked with your parents. Even when you go home, you're gonna need some help. With the broken leg and fractured skull in all. Getting around, bathroom that kind of thing. They're letting me stay with you, so I can help you." Tori said.

Jade's tears abruptly stopped as she looked at Tori in shock. "What?"

Tori nodded. "They were arguing over who was going to take care of you and which of them would have the time. They were going to hire a nurse. So I volunteered. I told them that I would do it for nothing. It took a little bit of convincing, but I got them to come around. I told them how much I loved you and all I wanted to do was make you better."

Jade was speechless, she didn't even know what to say.

Tori for a second began to worry if she had overstepped her boundaries. "Um…I'm sorry if you think I've overstepped my boundaries. But you need someone to care for you and I don't trust anyone else. I couldn't think of some nurse that doesn't really know you or care for you. I'm sorry but your parents are too self absorbed as well to do a proper job themselves. But the simple fact is that I love you Jade."

Tori began to cry at this point.

"I found out that you really did care for me. But you were here in a coma. They even said you may not wake up. I was so afraid Jade. I love you so much. I don't want to lose you. Maybe I'm being selfish but I want to nurse you back to health. Only I can give you the attention and love that you need. They said I can stay in the guest room but I'll sleep on the floor in your room. I have to be near you, incase you need help in the night. If you fell you could really hurt yourself. Please let me take care of you?" Tori was practically pleading by the end of her speech.

Tears returned to Jade's eyes. No one in her entire life had ever been so absolutely concerned with her welfare. Being adopted one can feel a sense of abandonment from that alone, which Jade did deep down. Jade's adoptive parents wanted a perfect little girl that wore pink dresses and would aspire to be a beauty queen or something. Jade early on, showed signs she would not turn out that way so they just gave her money and ignored her. That was one of the reasons she had lashed out at everyone. She felt that no one had ever truly loved her. Not even Beck. No one had ever loved her, so Jade felt no love for anyone else.

But here was Tori Vega. Sweet, kind, beautiful, caring and she was begging to attend to her every need. Wanting to do nothing more than lover her and be with her. Jade's heart melted with the knowledge that Tori was the only person she had ever known, that truly loved her. All that, made her love the goofy, perky, annoying, Latina that much more.

"You're not sleeping in on the floor or the guest bedroom Vega" Jade said quickly.

Tori's face quickly drooped. "But Jade, I want to take care…"

Jade cut her off. "Because you're going to be sleeping with me, in my bed. We don't have to do anything until you feel your ready, but you're sleeping with me from now on. I'm going to expect the best loving care from, you Tori Vega. But somehow I don't think you'll let me down. Because I know you're the most wonderful, caring, woman in the world and as it turns out, one I'm very in love with."

Tori sighed in relief and gave Jade quick but very passionate Kiss. "I'll take the very best care of you."

Jade nodded. "I do need to ask something."

"What, Baby?"

"Where's Beck?" Jade said as the expression on her face grew serious.

Tori bit her lip. "Police haven't found him yet. He ran off after he pushed you down the stairs and no one's seen him since. My dad said, it looked like he quickly grabbed his stuff from his trailer and left. The cops think he may have gone back to Canada to hide."

"Motherfucker" Jade hissed.

"Do you think he went to Canada? I'm sure the police will ask you that. They've been waiting to get your statement."

Jade thought for a few moments. "Something tells me no. He's from a tiny town in Ontario, there's not much there. The whole town pretty much consists of a restaurant, 3 parked cars and a Laundromat. If he was an outdoors type I would say it was a good place to go. Lots of woods are nearby. But he's not an outdoors type. He's more likely hiding somewhere in here the city."

Tori looked out the window to see the rain was letting up and wondered where he was. "Do you have any ideas?"

"I can't think right now, I still have a splitting headache." Jade said, as she rubbed her right temple.

All of a sudden there was a knock on the door. A female doctor in her 30's with black hair was standing in the doorway.

"Hello Jade. I'm Doctor Simms." The Doctor said as she walked in. The nurse told me you were awake. That's very good. I've come to check you out. How do you feel right now?"

"Like some soon to be dead ex-boyfriend of mine tossed me down a flight of stairs." Jade said bitterly. "What were you expecting, me doing the hustle?"

"Jade." Tori said sternly, as she put her hand on Jade's arm.

Jade huffed. "My leg hurts like hell, my wrist hurts like hell. I've got so many bruises on my body, it looks like a star chart and I have a splitting headache."

"Jade, If you don't mind I have to run some errands. I asked the school to get the work you missed together. Now that you're awake, I was going to stop by the office and pick it up. That and you look like you need some decent coffee. Do you want me to get anything else? You'll be here for 2 or 3 more days at least."

"Please get me my kindle, phone, its charger, a pair of headphones and my black notebook from my bag and some pens and pencils." Jade asked.

Tori kissed Jade on the forehead. "I'll see you later baby. Be nice to the doctor."

Jade just grumbled.

After stopping at home for a bit, Tori started to run her errands. She had gotten everything done except for getting Jade's coffee and dropping off a CD at Andre's house.

A few moments after she knocked on his door, Andre answered. Seeing Tori's happy expression he quickly guessed Jade was OK.

"I take it Jade's OK?" He said.

Tori nodded and gave Andre a hug. "Yes, she's awake and we are officially a couple. She's even letting me nurse her back to health. I'm so happy."

"That's great. Come on in." He said. "My Grandma is out so you can relax."

Tori pulled out a CD. "I brought that CD back you borrowed me. That's a great group. I bought myself my own copy."

Before Andre could respond Tori's phone rang.

"Hello" Tori said.

"Vega, I'm calling on the room phone. I just thought of something you may want to tell your dad. There is an old closed movie theatre over on Filmore drive and 7th street. It's called the Park Theatre. It was one of those grand movie houses. Well some guy was restoring it but ran out of money like a year or two ago. He hasn't been back there since. The thing is that the power and water are still on. Beck and I found a way in about a year ago. We would smoke pot and party there. I liked it, because when the lights were off it was all creepy. The lock on the door to the roof is broken. You just cross over from the roof of the building behind it. It's a perfect place for him to hide."

"I'll let him know Jade."

"Great. I'm kind of tired, so I'm going to nap for a bit. If I'm still sleeping when you get back, just wake me."

"Ok Jade, Love you"

"Love you too Vega."

As Tori turned off the phone Andre sat down. "What was that about?"

"Jade told me that she and Beck used to hang out at this old movie theatre on Filmore. She said he may be hiding there. I was just about to call my dad."

"The Park theatre, Right?" He asked.

Tori nodded, as she started to dial her father.

Andre stood up and from a nearby closet extracted a baseball bat. "Hang up, I think we can handle this. No point in wasting the cops time for what may be a false alarm."

Tori looked rather surprised. "What?"

Andre tossed Tori the bat, and then pulled out a second one. "Do you want the cops to arrest him, before we've had a chance to kick the shit out of that motherfucker first? He hurt you and he hurt Jade."

Tori hadn't much time to think about it, but the thought of Beck tossing her beloved Jade down the stairs made Tori's blood boil.

It was wrong but Tori didn't care. She nearly lost the love of her life thanks to that asshole. Tori took a swing with the bat through the air, to get a feel for the bat's weight. Beck was going to go to prison, but not before Tori dispensed some of her own justice.

An evil grin appeared on Tori's face. "Let's play ball"

It's been a few days since my last update so here you go. Next chapter of The wolf in me should be out soon.

I'm so glad everyone is enjoying the story.