Thank you all so much for your reviews. I really do read them and take them all into account. I promise the next few chapters will be Jade taking care of Beck, but I already had this one planed, so I just went with it. I hope you enjoy.

L is for Laryngitis

The big showcase was three days away. Jade was super excited. She was performing a song she had written all on her own about her relationship with Beck and how much she loved him. She had been working on it every day for the past two weeks for at least three hours a day. Every free minute she could find, she was working on perfecting the song. Beck warned her to be careful, knowing her voice would eventually have to tire out from overuse, but Jade wanted this to be perfect.

However, three days before the show as she was working on the song just before school, she noticed she couldn't seem to get the high notes, no matter how much she tried. She brushed it off, knowing that often in the mornings her voice wasn't warmed up enough to hit the extremes of her insanely huge range. She ran out the door in a hurry that morning, forgetting her box of throat coat tea she meant to grab. She jumped in Beck's car, kissing him before taking the coffee he had in the cup holder.

"Good morning, Babe," he said, smiling at he pulled out of the drive way.

"Hey," she said, smiling back at him. They chatted as they drove, holding hands as they walked into school.

The day went off without any problems. Jade rehearsed her song for two hours after school while Beck practiced his skit with his two partners. Beck couldn't really sing, but his acting ability was superior to anyone in the school.

As Jade warmed herself up, she noticed the extremes of her range were still off. She shrugged it off, figuring it was just an off day. She worked on her song, her voice cracking at odd places. She guessed it was probably just because she forgot her tea. However, she pushed her voice just as hard as she would if she wasn't having problems. By the time she finished, her voice was getting raspy.

"Hey Babe," Beck said as she walked out of the soundproof room she had been working in.

"Hey," she said, smiling at him.

"Jade," he said, noticing the slight change in the sound of her voice, "Are you feeling alright?"

"Yeah," she said, "I just forgot my tea today. I will be fine tomorrow."

"Alright," he said skeptically, knowing she pushed herself harder than she often should, "Are you coming over tonight to do homework?"

"I don't have any," she said, "I was planning on going home and practicing for a few more hours before going to bed."

"Alright," he said, "Just don't push yourself too hard."

She nodded as he pulled into her driveway, "Love you," she said, kissing him before getting out of the car.

"Love you too," he said, "Please be careful with your gorgeous voice."

"I will," she called back, going into her house. Her mom was home and the minute Jade stepped inside, she stared yelling.

"Jadlyen Olivia West," he mom yelled, "Where have you been?"

"At school," Jade said, "Just like every day, not that you would know since you're never here."

"Don't speak to me that way," he mom yelled, "I'm your mother."

"No," Jade yelled, "You are not. You are just the woman who gave birth to me. You have no importance in my life."

The two continued the screaming match for about twenty minutes. By the end, Jade was crying so hard she could barely breathe and she ran from the house, dialing Becks number.

"Hey Babe," he said, answering, "What's up?"

"B…B…B…Beck," she cried into the phone.

"Jade," he said, gabbing his keys as soon as he heard the first sob, "I will be there in five minutes, just stay put. I'm here." He talked to her quietly, trying to calm her down as she continued to sob harder. He pulled up and ran to where she was sitting next to the garage.

"Sh," he said, rubbing her back as he hugged her, "Let's go."

She nodded and he helped her up. She calmed down on the drive to his house, but as she went to tell him what happened, she noticed her throat was burning and she literally had no voice left.

"Jade," he said as they walked into the RV, "I know you are upset, but I need to know why."

She opened her mouth to explain, but no sound came out. She grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down what happened. At the end, she wrote, "Now I have no voice."

He looked at the note, read it quickly and pulled her into a hug. "Oh, Jade," he said, pulling her into a hug and kissing her hair, knowing she just needed to be held for a little while.

Once she was calm, he pulled her off his chest and touched her neck carefully, feeling for swollen vocal chords. She winced and backed up as he touched the sore spot.

"I think you have laryngitis," he said, pulling her back to him.

She looked at him with tears in her eyes and wrote on the pad of paper. "But the big show case."

"I don't think you will be better by then," he said as she broke into tears. "I know," he said, "I know you worked so hard. But you can sing it for me when your voice is better. Please don't cry. I still love you, voice or none. I will love you forever."

Hope you liked it. If you have any ideas for any future letters, please please let me know. Thanks so much.