So I guess my original prediction came true. Sorry it took the whole three weeks guys, but thank you to all of you who are still sticking with this story. Never did I think I would have a story that reached 100 reviews. You guys are absolutely amazing! This chapter kind of took on a life of its own, but that's a good thing because now it's become a reward to all of you who've made it this far. Just a heads up, after taking stock of where we are in the story, I think there may only be one or two more chapters to go before it's done. I don't want to think about that right now though, so let's have some fun stuff instead.

Now it's time for the most fun of all...SHOUT OUT TIME!

Moltes gràcies (Catalan) to: DrizzyJ, Dawnmist of RiverClan, bella1985, Kaylee, SouthernB3lle, BadeFan4ever22, Victoriousjadefan, tikeshipper032, DrAmIoNeLoVeR1154, and last, but certainly not least, mina! :)

Sadly now, after fun time comes business time. Unfortunately the show is still going to be over because I do not own either Victorious or The Proposal. Boo to Nick!

Ok, that's all I'll say about that. For now, let's just get this show on the road! Enjoy! :D

Chapter 16

Sunday morning came all too soon in Jade's opinion. Unlike the previous morning, however, she knew exactly where she was when she woke up, without having to even open her eyes. Armed with this knowledge, she felt a pleasantly content smile spread across her face as she realized that the "pillow" underneath her cheek and hand was actually the well-defined chest of one Beck Oliver. His arm was also wrapped comfortably around her back, with his hand resting on her hip.

Opening her eyes, Jade tilted her head as slowly as possible, so she was able to look up at Beck's sleeping face without waking him. 'I can't believe it took me this long to admit that I like him. I just hope he really does like me back, and isn't pretending in order to stay out of jail. Oh my god! What if he's only faking being into me because I promised to stop sabotaging his future auditions?'

Jade was brought out of her inner monologue at the sound of Beck's voice. "So, I don't know about you, but that was one of the best night's sleep I've had in a long time."

Refocusing her sight, Jade realized Beck had caught her staring, and immediately averted her eyes back to his chest (which didn't really help too much). "Um, yeah. I slept pretty well too." As she spoke, Jade had begun to subconsciously rub small circles onto Beck's chest with her index finger. She stopped abruptly when she caught a glimpse of movement out of the corner of her eye.

Beck, having realized right away why Jade's hand had ceased its action, tried to downplay the situation. "Uh...hmm...s-sorry about t-that. It's j-just...you know...morning." A blush was forming on his face, but he used his free hand to cover his face, hoping it would go away before Jade noticed.

Fortunately for Beck, Jade was too preoccupied by 'little Beck,' (although, judging by the size of the tent in his boxers, it wasn't exactly little) to notice the redness of his cheeks. Knowing that it naturally happened to a lot of guys, but not knowing that Beck wasn't normally that attentive in the mornings, Jade began to get more fascinated the longer she stared. She had never in the past woken up next to a guy. She usually slept with guys, and then left (because she never had guys over to her place) before they even had the chance to get redressed.

Feeling Jade's hand moving lower on his stomach, Beck's hand left his face to fly straight down and grab ahold of Jade's, in order to halt her progress. "W-what are you d-doing?" He asked, slightly surprised that she was being so bold so early in the morning.

Jade hadn't even been aware of her hand's traitorous path until she felt it encased within Beck's. Too embarrassed to admit that she was fascinated by what lay beneath the waistband of his boxers, Jade reverted back to what was comfortable for her, anger. "Well I certainly wasn't doing what you think I was about to do. If you must know, I was going to reach for the blanket because I was cold."

Instead of being bothered by Jade's words, they actually calmed Beck down, and he started laughing. "Uh huh...suuuuure you were. That's your lie and you can stick to it."

Forgoing all previous intentions, Jade let her anger take over in full force now. "What?! I was so not lying! As a matter of fact, I don't even want your stupid blanket anymore. I'll just go get another one out of the cupboard!"

As she made to sit up and actually follow through with her threat, however, Beck, having recovered from his laughing fit, and still excited from Jade's earlier teasing, effectively stopped her by rolling over and pinning her body to the mattress with his own.

Jade attempted to struggle, but Beck was definitely stronger than her physically. The only thing she managed to accomplish with all of her movements was to make both of them even more aroused. After managing to capture both of her wrists within one hand, Beck used his free hand to grab the back of Jade's neck and pulled her face to his in a demandingly passionate kiss.

Not wanting to give in too easily and appear weak, Jade stopped her attempts to fight, but refused to kiss him back. After Beck had successfully maneuvered himself between her legs and she felt his excitement pressed fully against her, she dropped all pretenses and finally kissed him back with equal fervor.

Realizing that Jade had finally become an active participant in their current activity, Beck released his hold on her wrists. His hands began rubbing along her sides, all the way to her hips and back up, as he trailed his lips across her jaw and down the side of her neck. He was headed towards the tops of her breasts when he was roughly yanked by his hair back up to her face.

"I don't know about you, but I for one think we've already had enough foreplay in this relationship. Now if you don't get rid of those boxers within the next thirty seconds, you'll be taking care of your own business. Got it?"

Rather than responding with words, Beck hurriedly tore off the offending item, while also managing to remove both Jade's pajama bottoms and underwear, all within the alloted time frame.

Unfortunately for his libido, this still wasn't good enough for Jade. Feeling the skin to skin contact below her waist made her crave that same connection with their chests. Instead of letting Beck continue towards his ultimate destination, Jade pushed on his shoulders so that she could sit up a little.

Beck's groan of disappointment was cut off when his eyes registered Jade's actions. She had just enough time to throw her shirt somewhere off to the side before Beck was once again attacking her lips with his own. He had also removed his shirt, and was presently creating a delicious friction between their upper bodies. He waited until Jade was ready, before finally connecting their lower halves.

Jade could do nothing but make nonsensical noise because of the feelings in which Beck was evoking from her body with each thrust of his hips.

Though Beck was able to actually produce sound, he wasn't fairing any better at being coherent. "Unnh...uhhhh...ohhhhh."

The two continued their steady rhythm, focusing solely on each other, and completing tuning out everything outside the bedroom door.

/

Meanwhile...

Upon awakening, Betty was eager to start planning for Beck and Jade's wedding. Unfortunately, Mary did not share her enthusiasm. "I'm sorry mom, but I just don't see why we're supporting this marriage. I mean prior to meeting Jade in person, I'd heard all kinds of awful things from Beck about her. Since they've been here I haven't really gotten to speak to either of them much, but from what I've seen, Jade has earned her reputation. Plus, Beck still hasn't explained to me why he's suddenly had this change of heart, and is now in a romantic relationship with her."

The two were eating breakfast and drinking their morning coffee while discussing the day's events.

"Oh Mary, you can't honestly tell me that you don't see the way Beck looks at Jade whenever he thinks no one else is aware? That boy's eyes shine with so much love every time she walks into the room I'm surprised there aren't fireworks. Now forget everything Beck has told you in the past about Jade, and the biased baloney that just came out of your mouth, and admit the truth. You're just upset because your baby boy is growing up and you won't be the most important woman in his life anymore."

Sighing in defeat, Mary set her mug down and decided to open up to her mother-in-law. "As much as it pains me to say it, you're right. When Beck was engaged to Violet I thought I was okay with it, but I can't tell you how happy I was when they broke up. It was nothing against Violet either, because I love her like the daughter I never had. I just wasn't ready for my little boy to leave home." She paused to let out a sardonic laugh. "Of course then he went and broke my heart anyway by moving all the way to California, but obviously you already know all of this."

Betty nodded her head in acknowledgement. "Yes I remember that those days all too well. Of course I also remember the day my little boy came and told me you had accepted his proposal. I think that's what really upsets you the most. The fact that Beck didn't tell you about his engagement to Jade when it happened."

"That may be true, but there's still a part of me that refuses to believe there's not something else going on here. Things just seem too rushed, and the whole picture isn't adding up for me yet." Mary began picking at her food in order to avoid having to look into Betty's all-knowing eyes.

"Oh my dear, that is such a naive way of thinking. You of all people should realize there's a thin line between love and hate." A trademark wink accompanied the end of her statement. Mary's dear-in-headlights look told Betty her words were right on the mark.

Just as Mary opened her mouth to respond to Betty's words, the back door opened and Cat bounced in followed by Andre.

"Hi! Hi! Good morning! Isn't it a great day? I'm so excited because I get to hang out with Jadey again today! We're going to have so much fun!" Cat finally stopped to take a breath as she noticed the way the older women were looking at her.

"Oh my this is just perfect!" Betty looked at Cat as if the younger woman was the answer to all her prayers. Mary was also happy that Cat was there because it meant the bubbly red head could help Betty plan everything and Mary didn't have to do it.

"I'll just let mom explain everything to you guys. I'm going to go see if Craig needs any help outside." With those parting words, Mary left the others in the kitchen and made her way to the back yard.

/

"OMG! OMG! OMG! Jadey and Beck are getting married TODAY! EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK!" Cat couldn't stop bouncing up and down and squealing after Betty informed her of the change in the day's events.

"Cat...baby...please calm down before you pass out. I love you girl, but you've gotta breathe every few seconds so I don't lose you." Andre punctuated his declaration by wrapping his arms around Cat to keep her on the ground, then kissing her forehead.

"Okay okay break it up you two. Cat and I need to get going because we've got tons of things to do in order to get everything ready for tonight. Now Andre, please let go of my helper so she can do her job, and you go wake up the lovebirds before they try to sleep the day away." Betty then proceeded to link her arm in Cat's, and the two went out to the barn to start planning.

Andre had made it all the way to the top of the staircase before he was hit with an eerie sense of something he couldn't name. Shaking if off, he proceeded towards the door to Beck and Jade's room. Fist poised in mid-air, two seconds away from knocking, he heard noises he thought he'd never again hear in his life.

"Uhh...unnnh...ohhh...yessssss." The feeling of déjà vu returned full force and Andre couldn't stop a chuckle from escaping his lips. He quickly stuffed his fist into his mouth so as not to be heard (little did he know that there was zero chance of that actually happening since the room's occupants were in their own little world).

Once he calmed down, Andre decided that he was going to have some fun with Beck. He was going to bust open the door, but not actually walk into the room because he knew once something is seen, it can never be unseen, and Andre was very sure that he didn't want to see what was going on beyond the closed door. As soon as he had the thought, however, he was once again stopped from action, but this time it was by a new voice emanating from inside the bedroom.

"Fuck Beck che si sente così bene! AHHH... OH MIO DIO SÌ!" (Fuck Beck that feels so good! AHHH...OH MY GOD YES!). Andre's jaw fell so far and so fast he thought it must have dislocated. Promptly spinning around on his heel, he descended the stairs as quickly as possible. Then, without even slowing down, he walked straight out the back door to join Cat and Betty in the barn.

/

"I don't know where the hell you learned all that, and I really don't want to know, but if you keep giving me orgasms like the ones I just had, we're never going to leave this room." Jade was laying in a position similar to the one she had been in upon awakening, except this time both she and Beck were naked, and one of her legs was currently entangled within his. Her fingers were tracing random patterns on Beck's chest, but this time Jade wasn't looking at her hand. She had her head propped up, and was too busy staring into Beck's eyes as she spoke.

Beck, still riding high from his own mind-blowing orgasm, could only smile widely at Jade's statement. His arm had taken its natural place around Jade's back, while his hand was playing with tendrils of her hair. Once he felt coherent enough to speak he said, "First of all, can I get that in writing because I think that may be the only compliment you've ever given me." Beck wasn't deterred by Jade's light-hearted smack on his chest, and continued with, "Seriously though, thank you for that ego boost. I hate to admit it, but pretty much all of my sexual knowledge came from reading things on the internet."

Jade let out an amused snort at his confession, while Beck slightly chuckled, happy that he was the source of both Jade's smile and her glowing skin.

Knowing that what Beck just admitted wasn't the complete truth because he had been with other women before her, Jade chose to effectively end that subject by bringing up another. "So, just out of curiosity, do you think there's any way to talk your grandmother out of having the wedding today, and letting us wait a little longer?"

Jade had placed her head had back on Beck's chest, therefore she missed the disappointed look in his eyes as she spoke about delaying the wedding. Only a short amount of time had passed since they had gotten 'engaged,' but Beck was already starting to think of the wedding with fondness, as opposed to the dread he had felt before coming to Irricana.

"I don't think so. Once Nana gets an idea in her head, it's kinda hard to talk her out of it. She really likes to play the 'I won't be around much longer so please do this for me' card every chance she gets. Plus, what's the big deal? Why can't we just go ahead and have the wedding today to humor Nana?" Beck had been rubbing designs on Jade's back as he talked, and the sensations he was producing, along with the smooth cadence in his voice, caused Jade to drift off into her own little world.

Snapping back to reality as she actually processed Beck's words, Jade found herself afraid of the way she was reacting to them. She had finally come to terms with the fact that she actually liked Beck in the romantic sense, but after their little rendezvous this morning, she found herself realistically picturing a future with him, and that scared the living hell out of her. As a result, instead of speaking openly and telling Beck how she really felt about the situation, she once again chose to suppress the truth, and went with the more familiar emotion, anger.

Sitting up and away from him, (to maintain her anger by avoiding physical contact) Jade began spouting off whatever excuses she could think of, no matter how petty they sounded. "What's the big deal?! WE'RE STILL IN CANADA! That alone should be a good enough reason to not get married today. Another one is the fact that your parents hate me. Then, after the scene last night at your grandma's birthday dinner, I'm sure at least half of this whole town now hates me as well." Realizing that she really had nothing else to say to continue supporting her anger, Jade wrapped the bed sheet around her body and left the bed to go into the bathroom.

As soon as Jade began her angry 'rant,' Beck's eyes started to glaze over. 'God she is so sexy when she's all fired up about something. I don't even know what she's saying, but it doesn't really matter. Wait...why is she leaving the bed? Where is she going?' Coming out of his Jade-induced wanderings, Beck sprung up out of bed, not caring at all that he didn't have any clothes on, and stopped her by standing in front of the bathroom door.

"Move out of my way Beck. I need to go to the bathroom."

"Sorry Jade, no can do. We're going to go back to the bed and calmly talk about this like rational adults, because I'm sure that the lies you just spouted off sounded much better to you than they did to me." Having learned that physical contact is about the only thing that calms Jade down, Beck wrapped his arms around her in a hug. Being that close to her, he couldn't resist planting soft feather-light kisses down the side of her neck. When she finally tilted her head to make it easier for him, he began walking them backwards towards the bed.

Their progress was halted, however, by a loud banging on the bedroom door and Cat's voice calling out, "Jadey! Are you awake yet? You're getting married today so you can't sleep the day away silly! Can I come in Jadey?"

A/N: Well there you have it. I hope this one lived up to any expectations you guys may have had. I promise the next chapter will deal with the wedding. Until then, Hade (just saw a cruise ship commercial, so this one's Norwegian) my heavenly hamsters! :D