It's quiet in the girls' suite as they all pack up their suitcases and prepare to leave Las Vegas. Cat, who was already packed, sat in Jade's room on the bed sobbing and crying uncontrollably. Jade tries her best not to look at her, knowing that she will make her cry. She did this every time Jade left her. But Jade wasn't ready to cry...not yet.
"I just wish you were riding back to L.A. with us." Cat says wiping her tears.
"Me too, but I have to fly to Miami for a show. You know that."
"I know." Cat says sadly.
Jade continues to pack her belongings eventually stopping to give Cat a hug.
"This has been an awesome trip. And I'm so happy you got us all together."
"You're happy?" Cat says smiling.
"Yes Cat, I'm HAPPY!" Jade laughs.
"Good, I'm glad you're happy." Cat says jumping up on the bed.
Jade tries unsuccessfully to pull Cat down when there is a knock on the door.
"Come in." She yells still swatting at Cat's legs.
Beck walks in and stands behind Jade with a puzzled look on his face. "What's going on?' He asks.
"She won't get down." Jade says once again swatting at Cat's legs.
Cat playfully giggles as she jumps around on the bed trying to get away from Jade. Finally she jumps off the bed onto the floor. "I'm gonna go check on Tori." She says, running out of the room.
"That girl is crazy." Beck says putting his arms around Jade's waist.
"You know what, as crazy as she is, I'm still gonna miss her." Jade says quietly.
"Are you going to miss me too." Beck says, softly kissing her neck.
"Of course." Jade says as she turns to face him and throws her arms around his neck. She gives him a soft kiss on the lips and breaks her hold. She hops up on the bed and pats the spot next to her . "What are you doing over here anyway. I thought you had a lot of packing to do."
"I do... I'm taking a break. I wanted to see you."
Beck sits on the bed next Jade and puts his arm around her. Jade leans into him, like she had so many times before and puts her arms around him. "How are we going to do this? She whispers.
"We will... don't worry. If you want we can make a plan now."
She lets out a slow sigh and looks up at him. "Do you really want to do that?"
"I already told you, I lost you once. I'm not losing you again. This is it. So yeah, I do want to make a plan."
"Okay then, let's figure this out."
The party bus pulls up to Terminal 1 of McCarran International Airport and opens the door. Jade walks off followed by the driver, who starts unloading her luggage. Beck, Andre, Tori, Robbie and Cat all get off the bus and wait for Jade and the bus driver to finish with the bags. The driver goes inside the airport and grabs a cart and begins loading her things up for her. Jade walks up to Cat, who is once again crying uncontrollably and pulls her into her for a hug. They embrace each other for a long time as Jade fights the tears from escaping her eyes.
"I'm going to miss you Jade." Cat quietly weeps, hugging Jade tighter.
"I'm gonna miss you too." Jade says stroking Cat's hair.
"Please take care of yourself, okay. Make sure you eat good. I'm going to call you every other day and make sure you do." Cat pleads.
"I know you will." Jade laughs. "You don't need to worry about me. Take care of yourself... and my little niece or nephew in there...okay."
"I will, I love you."
"I love you too."
Cat gives Jade a kiss on the cheek and the two hug for a few minutes more. Jade finally lets go and Cat plants her face in her hands. Jade fans her eyes to try and stop the tears once again. She moves on to Robbie and gives him a big hug. "You take care of my girl, okay? And that baby!" She says.
"You know I will." Robbie tells her.
She gives him a quick peck on the cheek and tousles his hair with her hand. She moves on to Tori and gives her a hug. She begins to laugh as she pulls away. "Sorry again about the lip." She says looking down.
Tori laughs. "No problem. I'll see you around. okay."
"Okay."
"Andre!" Jade says happily as she give Andre a huge hug.
"We're getting in that studio next month, you hear me." Andre says rubbing her back.
"Hell yeah we are! You know I'll be calling you."
"Uh-huh." Andre says as he and Jade give each other a kiss on the cheek.
Now Jade moves on to Beck, this was the moment she had dreaded since they got back together. Beck pulls her into him and she sinks into his chest unable to hold back her tears any longer. Beck grabs her by the face and passionately kisses her as a tear rolls down his cheek. He picks her up and she wraps her legs around his waist and buries her head in his neck as they embrace each other.
"We're gonna see each other next week right?" Beck whispers in her ear.
"I'll see you next week." She says before kissing him again.
Jade jumps down and smiles at Beck, tears still flowing from her eyes. He takes his hand and wipes her tears and pulls her back into him again. "I love you." He tells her
"I love you too. I'll call you when I land." Jade says as she pulls her sunglasses from the top of her head over her eyes. She grabs her luggage cart from the driver and turns to her friends and gives them one last wave. Cat, Robbie, Tori and Andre all board the bus leaving Beck alone outside. He stands by himself as he watches Jade roll her cart towards the entrance hoping that she would turn around one last time. Just as the automatic doors are about to close, Jade stops and takes one last look outside. She sees Beck standing alone and blows him a kiss and waves. Beck smiles and gives her one last wave and watches her as she disappears into the airport. Once she was gone Beck climbed back onto the bus and he, along with the rest of the gang, made the four hour ride back to Los Angeles.
****I hope everyone enjoyed Vegas Vacation! If you liked this make sure to check out "Eighteen Months" a story about life with Beck and Jade eighteen months after Vegas Vacation. And also check out "Wear You Down". I call this my Bade beginnings story about how they met and how their relationship developed. I hope one of those sparks your interest. And thanks again for reading Vegas Vacation, I appreciated all of your comments and feedback.!
