Wow! First I wanna thank all of you who follows this story and those who take time to write reviews about this story! Second, some of you got the twist right and it's about to get even more twisted. Third, I'm proud of myself for updating another chapter in less than 24hours! Woohoo! Anyways, hope you guys like the story so far and continue to follow and review! You guys are awesome so here's chapter 7:)

BTW, this chapter contains details not suitable for young audiences. So if you're 13 below, don't read this chapter! This chapter is rated "T".

Chapter 7-It was all for the sake of acting. Yeah, it was.

TORI's POV

People are murmuring in my dream. It's so annoying. I barely had any sleep last night and now people in my dream are whispering so loudly! Isn't that why they call it whispering so other people won't hear you? Sheesh..fine, I'll just wake up. I open my eyes and find Beck looking at a couple in front of an opened door. Beck looked confused but seemed to understand the situation at the same time. Ryder is still asleep and what I see next almost made me hold my breath. Why the heck is Jade lying so close to Ryder's face? And is she holding his hand? What the hell? Whatever. Maybe she just feels really bad and guilty for what happened. Yeah, maybe that's it. She was apologizing to Ryder in his sleep and she's tired so maybe she fell asleep coincidentally in that position. Yeah, that's probably it. I turn my gaze at Beck the same time he turned his gaze at me. I smile at him but he just had a blank face. Okay? What's going on? I turn my attention to the two people talking well, more like quietly arguing by the door. That's Beck's mom and Ryder's dad. What are they arguing about? Mrs. Oliver stopped talking the moment she saw me awake. Mr. Daniels looked over his shoulder to see what made Mrs. Oliver stop. Upon seeing me, he put on a smile and headed towards me. I stood up and he pulled me into a hug.

"Hi, Mr. Daniels."

"Tori, thank you for being here and for taking care of Ryder."

"It's all been Beck and Jade taking care of Ryder. I didn't find out until a few hours ago. Beck and Jade were the ones who never left him."

Mr. Daniels, okay it's getting tiring to call him Mr. Daniels in my thoughts. Robert looks at Beck and has this unexplainable expression on his face. Shannon put a hand over her forehead and turned around. I am definitely missing something. Beck started to get up but I rushed towards him.

"Beck, you have to wait for a nurse to get those things off of you."

"It's fine, Tori. I'm just trying to sit up."

"Do you want me to get the nurse and take those off of you?"

"Yes, please." Beck smiles at me. God, his smile just set my chest on fire. I step outside trying to calm my frantically beating heart. Ryder has never made me feel this way for a very long time now. Stop it, Tori! Now's not the right time to be thinking about Beck this way. You're boyfriend, well, sorta ex-boyfriend is unconscious in a hospital bed. I walked towards the nursing station and informed them that Beck wants the tubes and needles taken out. The nurse quietly followed me to the room and I noticed that Mrs. Daniels was already stirring. Jade and Ryder were the only ones asleep. The nurse went straight to Beck and cautiously took off the tubes and whatever was connected to him.

"Robert Harry Daniels! I'm so glad you're here but how did you get here right away? You said the next flight out was in 16hours?"

"My client owns a private jet and the moment they got clearance to fly out we did. I was with him when you called. We were both at the airport waiting for our respective flights when they delayed all the flights due to a mild storm."

"Oh, thank goodness. Beck and Ryder match so we were able to transfuse when the doctor called for it."

"I heard. Beck and I were able to talk a little bit. This is Beck's mom by the way."

Shannon steps out from behind Robert and extends a hand to Laura.

"Hi. I'm Shannon Oliver, pleased to meet you."

"I'm Laura Daniels. You have an amazing son. Thank you so much."

Shannon and Robert smiled an awkward smile at each other. Beck made his way towards his mom.

"Mom, can we go home? I really wanna take a shower."

"Sure thing, baby. Mr. And Mrs. Daniels, we're gonna go. We'll drop by to visit again this afternoon."

"Oh, please. Call me Laura. Thank you so much for stopping by. May I call you Shannon?"

"Of course, Laura." Shannon smiled and turned her attention to me.

"Tori? You want a ride home, sweetie?"

"Mom, let's just bring Tori with us to the house. She's alone." Beck flashes me a smile and I just smile back.

"Okay, dear. We'll swing by your house and pick up some clothes for you and you can stay over with us. Sounds good?"

"Oh, Mrs. Oliver, I don't want to impose. I'm really fine by myself."

"Nonsense, dear. You know we love having you over. Come on." I don't really wanna be alone with Beck right now but I don't want to stay home by myself either.

"Okay. Mr. & Mrs. Daniels, I'll come back later to watch Ryder and switch with you guys."

"Thank you, hon." Laura gives me a hug and lets me go. I look around the room and Jade is still asleep.

We quietly step out of Ryder's room and head for the parking lot. When we got to the exit of the hospital, Beck broke the silence.

"Mom, have you had any breakfast?"

"Yes, love. I already ate. Why don't you take Tori for breakfast and I'll meet you at home?"

Beck turns to me. "You up for breakfast?"

"Yeah, sure. Even though I'm in my pyjamas." Beck takes a quick sweep of his eyes down my body and lets out a chuckle.

"You look fine. We're just gonna go grab breakfast."

"Okay then, I'll see you kids at home. Drive safely, Beck."

"Yes, mom." Shannon gives Beck a quick peck on the cheek, gives me a quick hug as well and heads for the lot.

"So, Tia's okay?" Tia's is a diner near HA. They serve the best breakfast burrito you'll ever have in all of Hollywood so of course, I don't hesitate.

"You bet."

Breakfast is kind of talk filled minus the laughing and the fun we usually have together. We both didn't mention about the almost kiss that almost happened in my living room last night. Beck was telling me about what state Jade was in last night and how she was worried about how I would react which caused me to choke on my apple juice. Beck hands me napkin, a smile forming on his face. Since when did Jade ever care for what I feel? Never. That's when. This is really weird. Even the way she's positioned in her sleep was weird. I decide not to bring it up. I don't want Beck angry. He told me about what he saw when Mr. Daniels walked into the room and how he reacted that Beck and Ryder match.

"He seriously has the same eyes as I do, Tori. If that's not a coincidence, I don't know what is."

"That's just creepy. Come to think of it, yours and Ryder's eyes do look similar."

"No. They don't."

"Yes, they kinda do. But that's common to have similar eyes. Anyways, wanna rehearse a bit later at your house? My audition is tomorrow."

"Sure. You have to see Andre at two right?"

"No, I told him I can't record the song with him. What with Ryder being in the hospital and all."

"Oh. Was he upset?"

"Course not. He said he'll get Cat to sing it with him instead."

"Okay. Ready to go?"

"Yup."

I drop my napkin on my almost empty plate. When we got to my house, Beck flopped on my couch as I head to my room to get some clothes. I was packing a small bag but decided to just change altogether. I took a quick shower and brushed my teeth. I looked at the mirror and re-applied make up on my bruised cheek. Thank god the Daniels didn't notice. And I'm glad they didn't ask about Jade's bruise as well. They probably thought it was from the accident. I walk down the stairs with my bag after 10 minutes and found Beck snoring lightly. He had his head hanging over the back of the couch a bit. I slowly sit beside him not wanting to jolt him awake. He didn't jolt but he stirred and he slowly opened his eyes. His eyes met mine and he just held my gaze for what seemed like eternity. I couldn't stop staring into his eyes as well. This is exactly where we were last night when we were about to kiss. Is it going to happen now? Beck closed his eyes to break the stare. I stood up and so did he. We walked out the door and into his car. 20 minutes later I was comfortably perched on his couch in his trailer waiting for him to finish with his shower and whatever else he was doing in his small bathroom. 10 minutes passed and Beck emerged from his bathroom, clad in his favorite ripped jeans and a towel slung over his shoulders. He turns around and chuckles at me. I immediately looked away and felt heat rush up to my cheeks. Oh my god, Beck caught me gawking at him!

"So, let's take it from scene 31."

I snap out of my thoughts and rummage through my bag for my copy of the script. Oh, scene 31 progresses to a kissing scene. I was told that they would pick a kissing scene for my audition to test our chemistry. Beck and I haven't kissed for a scene since the alphabet improv. And we always skipped the kissing when we rehearsed. My heart starts to race. What if he decides not to skip the kiss this time? Beck starts the scene.

"Why are you running away from me, Lucy?!" I put myself in character.

"I am not running away!" I turn my back towards Beck and he grabs me by the arm.

"You are running away. You haven't talked to me since you told me you were moving! What happened?!"

"Nothing happened, okay?! I just don't want to see you anymore!"

"That's a lie! You told me that you feel the same way I do. What changed all of a sudden?!"

I was on the verge of tears. This scene always manages to move me so it wasn't that hard to shed tears.

"I don't love you, Sam." Becks hold my face up with his hands.

"I don't believe you, Lucy."

"That's the truth, Sam! I can't love you! It's too much for me to bear! I can't let these feelings go on! I can't stand the thought of leaving you behind while I-"

Beck crushed his lips against mine just like it was supposed to happen in the scene. My eyes fluttered and closed completely as Beck's warm lips were on mine. I don't know what came over me but my lips were moving with Beck's and he feels so great, so right. I wrap my arms around Beck's neck and one of his hands moves to my hips, bringing me closer. There was no space between us. Beck deepened the kiss and I just let my lips move with his. He lingers the kiss, then stops, then kisses me softly again. We both slowly pulled away to catch our breath.

"You said you can't love me Lucy. So does that mean you're trying to convince yourself not to love me? But you already know that you do."

I cannot believe Beck was still in character so I say my next line.

"I love you, Sam, with my all. But I can't love you to the point that it will kill me to leave you."

"You won't leave me forever. I'll find you. No matter what, I'll find you."

We stayed glued to each other for a few more seconds, our foreheads touching each other, our eyes closed. At least mine were. Beck pulled away and I open my eyes. Beck was back to being Beck, no longer in character.

"That was great, Tori. If you perform with me like that tomorrow, you'll definitely have the lead."

"Th-thanks."

How can he just feel as if it was all an act? Well, it was part of an act but I can still hear my heart pounding, the taste of his lips still swirling in my mouth and feel the heat of his body against my skin. He's right to just treat it this way. It was all business. It was two actors practicing for an onscreen kiss. I can't take that seriously. I have to be professional. The producers want to see chemistry and if I felt it, why wouldn't they? It was all for the sake of acting. Yeah, it was. But why am I reliving the scene in my mind? What has Beck done to me?

A/N: They finally kissed! Although it was for the sake of Tori's audition the following day. A few thoughts to run through your curious little minds: was she the only one who felt the electricity running through her nerves when she felt his lips on hers? What was going through Beck's mind as their lips moved along with each other? What was he feeling? Did he kiss her out of professionalism or out of sheer desire for her?

Stay tuned for the next chapter...find out what went through his handsome mind. Be excited...I know I am