Chapter 23

It Doesn't Matter

[Tori's & Beck's Text]

Wednesday Night

Tori: Babe.

Beck: Yeah wassup?

Tori: I found our little thief.

Beck: Yeah? Who?

Tori: Take a wild guess.

Beck:….A dog?

Tori: No, Kaylee!

Beck: Why would Kaylee take the system?

Tori: I really don't know. I'm not going to confront her about it….let's just see if she confesses.

Beck: lol, alright.

Tori: I also found something else on the tapes.

Beck: Yeah? What?

Tori: I think you should see this for yourself.

Beck: Why? Is it bad or something?

Tori: I just don't know what to think.

Beck: But what is it?

Tori: It's Monica.

Beck: Monica doing what?

Tori: You should just come see. Where are you?

Beck: Pulling in the driveway.

Tori: You were texting and driving! Beck, I told you don't do that!

Beck: (laughing emoticon) I'm coming in.

[Cat's & Tori's Phone Convo]

Thursday Morning

RING, RING, RING

Tori: "Hello?"

Cat: "Hi, is this Kaylee's mother?"

Tori: "….Cat?"

Cat: "…Um…?"

Tori: "Cat it's Tori."

Cat: (looks at the number she called) "Oh my gosh! It is Tori!"

Tori: "Hey sweety, how are you?"

Cat: "Oh I'm great Tori. I was calling because my daughter was wanting to go to her friends house this weekend….and she said this was her parent's number!"

Tori: "Ooooh that's what Kaylee was bugging me about. She said she wanted her friend to come over tomorrow. What a coincidence that it's your daughter! I didn't know they both went to the same school."

Cat: (giggling) "I know! Well I had to make sure it was okay?"

Tori: "Of course it's okay. I'd love to have her over."

Cat: "Okay well….yay!"

Tori: "Hey what are you doing tomorrow around 10am?"

Cat: "Nothing really, why?"

Tori: "Want to come shopping with me?"

Cat: "Yes!"

Tori: (laughing) "Okay great, I'm at work right now so I have to go. See you Cat."

Cat: "See you Tor!"

[Tori's POV]

Thursday Evening

"Monica! Can you come down here for a moment please!?"

"I'll be right down."

I sighed as I watched Beck pace back and forth in our living room as he ran his hands through his hair.

"Baby, sit down please?"

"I'm not going to sit down!"

"It's not that serious babe. We just need to talk-"

"-It is that serious! You want our daughter to grow up and marry another fucking-"

He stopped midsentence as Monica came running down the stairs. "Hey guys, what's up?" She asked once she was standing in front of us. I sat silently on the couch as Beck stood leaning against the arm of it with his hand to his face and his eyes to the floor.

"Can you sit down for a moment baby. We just want to talk to you about something."

She gave us both a confused look as she sat down on the couch right in front of us. "What is it? Is everyone okay? Nobody died did they? Nobody-"

"-No Monica." Beck interrupted her irritably.

I gave him a glare before turning back to Monica. "Beck and I were looking over the surveillance tapes and we happened to come across something."

Monica was quiet as she looked at me with a tilted head. "Came across what?"

I looked over at Beck who still wouldn't look anyone in the eyes or even say a word before turning back to Monica. "Is there something you want to tell us?"

She shook her head before she stopped and it seemed in her eyes she realized something.

"We saw you kissing that Isis girl on those tapes Monica." Beck stated as he glared at her. "What the fuck are you thinking!?" He pointed a finger at her.

"Beck-"

"-No don't Beck me. I didn't raise my daughter to be gay. I'm not going to have a gay daughter, it's not going to happen. You are not allowed around that girl ever again! DO you understand me!?"

"Beck stop it! She's your daughter for chiz sake! You are supposed to accept her no matter what! It doesn't matter!"

"Yes it does matter Tori! You always think everything is okay! Dandy andy! Its not! It's wrong Monica! You aren't seeing her anymore period!" He turned back around to her at the mention of her name.

I watched as tears filled her eyes as she nodded, got up and sprinted up the stairs.

"Monica!"

SLAM

I turned back around to my husband to see him running his hands through his hair with a look of worry and anger. "Are you fucking happy now?"

"It's for the best Tori."

"Fuck you Beck. You sleep down here tonight." I said as I pushed passed him and up to my room. I couldn't even bring myself to talk to Monica tonight. I was just emotionally and physically exhausted.

It doesn't matter to me if my daughter wants to date girls. Let her be her. I love her anyways. I love her no matter what and Beck should feel the same about his daughter.

Fuck him….

[Jade's POV]

Friday Morning

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP….

What the hell is that?

I walked out of our bathroom to see Cat still fast asleep on our bed while the beeping noise continued to irritate the shit out of me, but it wasn't coming from out room.

I walked into the hall where the beeping got louder, but I still couldn't pin point where it was coming from until I walked a few feet down to Ikenzie's room.

I opened her door and sure enough it was her alarm clock going off pretty loudly as she laid beside it fast asleep.

What the hell?

"Ikenzie!"

She moved her head slightly before falling back to sleep.

I walked over to her bed, yanked her covers off and gave her a shake. "Ikenzieeeeee!"

Her eyes flew open before closing again almost immediately likely to the bright sun coming through her curtains.

I reached over and turned off her alarm clock before I grabbed her arm and pulled her into a sitting position. "What the hell is wrong with you? Could you not hear your clock? Get ready before you're late." I said before I got up and walked over to her door. I took glance at her to see her slowly swinging her legs over her bed and put her hands to her face.

"What's the matter? You okay?"

She nodded before she removed her hands and stretched. "I'm j,j,ust so tired."

"What were you doing last night?"

She shook her head before she stood to her feet and walked lazily passed me out of her room and to the hallway bathroom.

I returned to our room to see Cat missing from our bed and the shower running.

I'm sorry, I just had to do it….

I ran over to the toilet and gave it a flush before I heard her squeal at the coldness of the shower water I know was taking over.

"Jade!"

I yanked the shower curtain back as she squealed again and covered her body as if I haven't seen her fully naked ever before in my life.

"What are you covering up?"

She instantly dropped her hands. "What's that supposed to mean!?"

I faced palmed myself before closing the curtain again. "Finish." I stated simply before finishing up myself.

"So what do you and your friend have planned this weekend?" I asked Ikenzie as I drove her to school before I headed out to work.

She's going to her little friend's house this weekend and to tell you the truth I'm glad she is. She never gets out and does anything. She's so boring. I'm surprised to see someone even has interest on her coming over. They must be a quiet little nerd as well whoever the chick is.

She shrugged as she put her head against the window and closed her eyes.

"Hey, wake up."

"I'm not sleeping. I just have a s,s,small headache is all."

"Have you been taking your meds?"

She nodded before opening her eyes and staring out of the window.

"When can I run track again?"

I reached over and squeezed her hand. "Soon babe okay?"

"But I'm better now. I can run."

"We just don't want anything to happen. Just wait a little while longer."

"Nothing is going to happen. I'll make sure to drink plenty of w,w,water this time."

I gave her a side smiled as I pulled into her school. "We'll see about getting you back on the track here in a few weeks. You have a doctor's appointment coming up. Let's see what she has to say?"

"But I know I'm better. I've gotten my voice back and everything."

I leaned over and kissed her on her head. "I know babe. We'll see. We just don't want to push you into anything yet if your body isn't ready. Have a good weekend okay? I'll text you."

She nodded before she exited my car with a weak smile.

To be honest I don't want her to run track ever again but that's not just up to me.

I have to let her do what she likes….

[Tori's POV]

I pulled up at Cat's house a little after dropping my daughter off at school to see her already sitting on her porch with a sun dress and flats on.

She skipped up to my car like a the little girl she's always been before hopping in the passenger's seat.

"Good morning Tor!" She said reaching over hugging me tight. Cat always smells like a mixer of flowers and strawberries. I love it.

"What store are we going to shop at!?" She asked excitedly as she reached over and put her seat belt on.

"The mall."

"Oh yay! I love the mall. One time my brother and I went to the mall, but he thought it was the zoo so he kept throwing bacon at people." She giggled.

"Wow...okay Cat." I chuckled as we made our way to the mall.

The mall was surpassingly empty for a Friday, but the time of day may have had a something to do with that.

"Ohhh Tori can we try on dresses!" She tugged on my sleeve and jumped up and down.

"Of course Cat."

"Lookie there's a dress store here!" She said as she pulled me into the bright white and pink prom dress store.

It wasn't long at all before we were trying on dresses and modeling them for each other as if we were professional models on a runway. The way Cat would come out and spin around in her dress with her genuine smile was just so gorgeous to see. It's like Cat can really be model.

"Tori!" Cat called from her dressing room as I waited for her to model her next dress.

"Yes?"

"Can you help me with this dress!? I can't zip it."

I stood up and walked over to her room as she unlocked it and let me in.

"Can you just grab the zipper?"

"Sure Cat." I said as she smiled and turned around.

I reached down and grabbed the end of the zipper and started to zip up before my eyes fell to her back.

"Did it get stuck Tor?" She asked as my sudden stop of zipping.

"Cat…what happened to your back?" I asked as I met her eyes in the mirror. She instantly tensed up and turned her back away from me to look me in my eyes.

"Nothing Tori. I got it from here."

"Cat what happened? Did you fall?"

"Yes! Yes I fell…a long way. And…rocks scrapped my back."

"Where were you Cat?"

"Umm, the...mountains. Yeah that's right. I was hiking and I slipped and slid on my back. It hurt my back pretty badly Tor. Don't touch it okay. I don't like to think about it."

I nodded. "Let me finish zipping you up okay?"

She nodded as she turned back around.

I took the zipper in my hands and slowly started back zipping her up as I inspected her back. I mean….wow. Those rocks did a number to her.

I finally finished getting her zipped up and she modeled the dress for me before we finally left the dress store and actually did some shopping.

I end up buying her a few things along with my stuff before we left and I drove her home.

"Thanks again for another fun day Tor!"

I laughed. "No problem Cat….can I ask you something about your daughter?"

"Yes?"

"Did you know…that….Isis is…dating my daughter?"

"Yes I did." She stated with a smile.

"Like..dating dating Cat."

"Yes, I know, did Monica tell you?"

"No….um we saw her kissing Isis on our cameras."

"You guys have cameras! Wow!" She said as she opened her door and hoped out. "Thanks again for everything Tori! See you!" She blew a kiss to me before skipping happily with her bags to her front door.

She acted like she cared nothing about Isis and Monica…as if it was nothing. And she was right for that. It is nothing. And it definitely wouldn't be anything for her. I mean she has a wife but that doesn't even matter. She wouldn't care anyways. And neither do I.

Beck can just calm down.

[Tori's & November's Text]

Tori: November baby?

November: Yes?

Tori: I made you a doctor's app for October 3rd at doctor Sams. I'll get you from school and take you. Okay?

November: Thank you so much Tori!

Tori: No problem babe. We'll get you better soon.

November: (smiling emoticon)

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