Cat never told Robbie about the doubts she had been having about the date. Even with Jade's comfort earlier in the week, she had felt a few regrets in the back of her mind. It was now Friday and the day of the date had finally arrived. Cat had been anxious about the dinner with Robbie all week. Jade told Beck what Cat had wanted to talk to her about in the janitor's closet since he was the only other person that knew about Robbie asking her out. Jade hadn't told him that Cat asked them to come along, because quite frankly, Jade didn't want to go with them. Her plan was not bring up that part of the conversation, but it was ruined by Cat who approached Beck assuming he already knew the plan. She started with a simple 'oh so for the date on Friday…' which confused him, so Cat explained the whole thing.
"I don't want to talk about this anymore!" Jade protested from the seat next to Beck.
It was lunch time and they had not yet been joined by the rest of their friends. Beck was trying to convince Jade to go along on the date with Cat. It wasn't his idea of a perfect Friday night, but as long as he was with Jade, nothing else mattered to him.
"But Cat already thinks we're coming. Do you really want to let her down?" Beck asked, forcing a sad puppy expression on his face to guilt his girlfriend.
Jade grunted and folded her arms across her chest while furrowing her eyebrows. She hated when Beck guilted her into doing things she really didn't feel like doing. She really just wanted to have a nice relaxing weekend in Beck's RV and maybe go out to dinner just the two of them. Now she had Cat in the back of her mind. Jade could just picture how mad Cat would be if she and Beck didn't show up.
"Oh my god, FINE!" Jade surrendered taking an angry bite out of her burrito.
"Great, I'll pick you up tonight." Beck smiled and let out a small victory chuckle just before giving Jade a peck on her cheek and standing up from the table.
"Where are you going?" Jade asked.
"I'll be right back. I forgot to give Sikowitz my homework this morning." Beck explained.
When Beck walked away, Tori and Robbie got to the table, and eventually Andre joined them. After a little while of chatting and eating, Beck and Cat got to the table. Andre and Tori still had no idea about the double date Beck, Jade, Robbie, and Cat were going on later in the evening, and no one bothered to tell them. It wasn't that they were trying to keep it a secret; it had just completely slipped their minds to mention it. They talked about it amongst themselves, but for some reason, it wasn't a topic when Andre and Tori were around.
…
Beck sat in his car in Jade's driveway. He sent her a text that he was outside and she replied that she would be down in a minute, so he relaxed for a while until he finally saw her walk out her front door. They were only going for sushi, but Jade decided that a date was a date and she should look nice for her boyfriend. She had a new black lace shirt on with a black camisole underneath it, jeans, and her signature red combat boots. Beck had also gone home and changed from the outfit he wore to school. He had on a grey blazer over a red plaid shirt, khaki pants, and his own pair of black combat boots. She swung the passenger side door open and slid herself inside then leaned in to receive a smooch from Beck.
"You look great." Beck pointed out.
"Yeah, whatever." Jade replied, seeming unimpressed with Beck's compliment.
"You do. I mean it." Beck defended as he backed out of the driveway and headed toward Nozu.
…
When they arrived at their sushi restaurant of choice, Jade grabbed her purse and walked hand in hand with Beck into the front door. Once they were inside, they could see Robbie sitting at a table set up with four chairs. Cat had told him about inviting Beck and Jade, and even though he was looking forward to just being alone with Cat, he was just glad to be out with her in general. As soon as Beck and Jade made it to the table, they greeted Robbie, and sat down next to each other.
"Where's Cat?" Jade asked as soon as she and Beck got settled.
"On her way." Robbie replied.
"So she's meeting us here?" Beck questioned.
"Yeah. I offered to pick her up. I even bought her flowers, but she said she wanted to meet us here." Robbie explained.
Just then, a waitress approached their table.
"Are you ready to order?" The waitress asked.
"Um, not yet. We're still waiting for one more person." Robbie began.
"Maybe we can order our drinks and Cat can just order hers when she gets here." Beck suggested.
"I just think we should wa—" Robbie started.
"I'll have a glass of water." Jade interrupted.
"Lemonade." Beck stated, ordering his favorite drink.
"I guess I'll have iced tea." Robbie sighed.
The waitress returned with the ordered drinks and before she asked if they were ready to order once again, she noticed that the fourth chair was still empty. So, instead of pulling out the form to write the orders down, she just smiled and set the drinks on the table.
"Let me know when your friend shows up." The waitress instructed.
…
Fifteen minutes later, Robbie, Beck, and Jade were still waiting for Cat to arrive. Robbie had tried to call her multiple times, but never received an answer. Jade and Beck sipped their drinks awkwardly as they watched him attempt to call her one more time.
"Why don't you try to call her?" Beck whispered into Jade's ear.
"I don't want to call her. She's not my date." Jade whispered back.
Robbie ended the call and stared sadly at the screen of his phone before letting out a deep breath and looking up at Beck and Jade.
"Listen, Robbie. I don't think she's coming." Beck started, putting his hand on Robbie's shoulder.
"Yeah, I know. Maybe we should just order some food to go." Robbie suggested.
"I'm going to the bathroom first. Beck, you know what I like, order it." Jade demanded as she stood up and walked away.
When Jade walked into the bathroom, she went to the mirrors first to check her makeup. While she was reapplying her neutral lipstick, she heard a sniffle, followed by some movement in the stall directly behind her. She turned around and looked underneath the stall to see if she could see anything, when she saw some familiar-looking pumps.
"Cat?" Jade called out loud to see if there was any response.
Before there was any kind of response, the bathroom stall's door opened, revealing exactly the person Jade expected.
"Cat, when did you get here?" Jade asked, giving a confused look to her best friend.
"About two hours ago." Cat replied in a weak voice.
"TWO HOURS?! Cat, we've been waiting for you for thirty minutes. Beck and Robbie are outside ordering our food to go right now." Jade replied, stunned that Cat had been in the restaurant—or at least its bathroom—before any of them had even arrived.
"I'm sorry! I was just…" Cat began.
"Just what?" Jade asked, hoping Cat would finish her thought.
"…Still a little unsure about this whole 'date' thing." Cat finished.
"But you dragged Beck and I here so you could feel more comfortable!" Jade argued.
"I know. I just don't think I like Robbie that way." Cat explained.
"Okay, so why don't we go out and have this dinner as friends." Jade suggested.
Cat agreed, and walked out slowly behind Jade for protection in case Robbie was angry with her.
"Look who I found in the bathroom." Jade announced as she moved to the side to show Cat.
"Cat?!" Beck and Robbie yelled simultaneously. Both were completely surprised to see the tiny red head.
"Can we just have dinner as friends, Robbie? I like you, but I would feel more comfortable that way." Cat blurted as soon as Jade revealed her.
"Sure, Cat. I'll do anything to make you feel more at ease." Robbie admitted.
Cat and Jade joined both boys and once the waitress came back, they explained to her that they did indeed want their meal to be served to them instead of in to go boxes like they had just ordered.
After a nice meal that was not quite as awkward as they had anticipated, Jade and Beck said goodbye to Cat and Robbie. Cat had graciously accepted Robbie's offer to take her home, so they got into the car he had borrowed from his Mamaw as Beck and Jade got back into Beck's car.
On the way to Jade's house, Beck turned down the music they had been listening to, to speak up.
"You're a good friend, you know." Beck started.
"What are you talking about?" Jade furrowed her eyebrows.
"I know you and Cat probably had to have a little talk before getting her to come out of the bathroom. That's what good friends do." Beck pointed out.
"Ugh whatever." Jade grunted, half smiling because she was being praised for something she had done in private.
Beck pulled into Jade's driveway once again, and after a long make out session, they said good night to each other and Beck watched as Jade disappeared into the darkness of her home.
Meanwhile, Robbie had just pulled up into the Valentine's driveway, and wasn't sure if he should hug or kiss or just wave goodbye to Cat. She had told him she wanted to just stay friends, after all.
"Thank you for dinner." Cat spoke up.
"No problem. Thank you for coming out of the bathroom to eat it with me." Robbie smiled.
"I'm sorry that I took so long to come out and that I ignored your calls. I really do like you, Robbie." Cat apologized.
Before Robbie could reply to the girl of his dreams, Cat did something so unexpected, it took Robbie by surprise. She kissed him. It was a small peck, but a kiss nonetheless. After their smooch, Cat squeaked and ran into the front door of her house, reminding Robbie all too much of the Cow Wow.
Author's Note: I hope this chapter didn't disappoint any of you. Just a little Bade, Cabbie, and Cade to get you through the week! I'm always second guessing my work, so feedback is much appreciated, just as reviews are always welcome as well. I hope you all have a beautiful week(: