Jade was sound asleep in her bed on Saturday morning, that is, until her phone's continuous buzzing awoke her. She is a pretty heavy sleeper, so waking her up is no easy task. That's why she leaves her phone on the highest, most obnoxious buzzing level possible at night. When she looked at the screen of her phone, she saw that Beck was calling.
"Ugh, WHAT?!" Jade groaned as she flopped over onto her back.
"Good morning to you too…" Beck laughed from the other side of the phone.
"Do know what time it is!?" Jade complained.
"About 9:30." Beck answered sarcastically.
Jade took the phone off of her ear where she had comfortably placed it, to look at the clock on the screen. It read 9:32 a.m. Her eyes bulged open realizing that she had thought it was much earlier, and she must have been more tired than she thought. She liked to sleep in, so it was still early—especially for a weekend—but she figured she should get up, because it wasn't that early.
"Whatever. What do you want?" Jade muttered into the phone.
"Well, I was going to invite you somewhere, but if you're going to be grumpy…" Beck teased.
"Where? When?" Jade asked, suddenly awake and interested in what her boyfriend had to say.
"Tonight. My parents want us over for dinner." Beck began.
"Ew, never mind then." Jade protested.
"Babe…" Beck started in a begging tone.
"No. Your parents hate me." Jade argued.
"They do not. If they did, they wouldn't have asked me to invite you for dinner." Beck continued.
Jade was quiet for a few seconds. She really had no proof that Beck's parents hated her; she had always just assumed they did. Most of her peers were terrified of her, and most adults just thought she was rude. Even though she and Beck had been together for a while, she had only encountered his parents a handful of times. They were just as detached from Beck as Jade's parents were with her, but in a different way. Beck's parents trusted him enough to allow him to move out and live by his own rules in his RV. Whereas Jade's parents really didn't care for her or anything she did, especially her father.
"Okay, fine. But if they annoy me, I get to go home." Jade instructed.
"Deal. I'll pick you up at 6:30." Beck announced just before saying his goodbyes and hanging up the phone.
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Jade just finished putting on the last bit of makeup, and then checked the digital clock on her phone. It read 6:27. Knowing that Beck was always prompt, she slid her shoes on, grabbed her bag and turned the—very dim—light in her room off. Just as she approached the top of her staircase, her phone sounded. She read a text from Beck stating that he was in the driveway. Once she threw her phone back into her bag, she proceeded down the stairs and out her front door. When Beck caught sight of Jade, his eyes bulged. He thought she looked amazing when they went to dinner with Cat and Robbie yesterday, but she surprised him with an even more amazing outfit this time. She walked out wearing a deep purple dress that ended before her knees, a few very 'Jade-like' bracelets, black lace tights, and black heels. Her hair was curled with purple streaks in it.
"Jade." Beck exhaled.
"Beck." Jade mocked as she slid into the car.
"Oh my god. You look beautiful." Beck admitted, completely breathless.
Jade smiled and pecked Beck on the lips. She couldn't remember the last time he said she looked beautiful. He always made comments about how good she looked, but every compliment involved the words 'hot, fantastic, and amazing', very rarely did the word 'beautiful' come out of his mouth. She just knew that his parents were a little more proper than hers, so she knew they would probably be dressed nicely for dinner, and she didn't want to stand out. Beck knew his mom and dad all too well, so he was dressed nicely as well. Jade's heart fluttered as the word he had just referred to her as, repeated in her head the whole way to his parents' house.
Beck parked his car near his RV, and then he and Jade walked over to his childhood home. Even though it was only a few feet from where he resided now, he felt as though he was entering a new world. The house was very big and obviously well taken care of. All the hedges along the walkway were flawlessly cut and each bush of roses was perfect, as was the small patch of grass beside them.
"Beck, Jade. Welcome." Mr. Oliver greeted as soon when he answered the door after Beck rang it.
Beck and Jade continued inside the beautifully furnished home as Jade thought back to the first time she had ever been inside. It was the night Beck wanted to introduce her to his parents. She didn't want to meet them simply because she didn't feel it was absolutely necessary. But since that night, Beck had moved out. The house looked different. There were more paintings they had probably collected over the past few years, and they had painted the walls from beige to a soft yellow.
"Beck!" Mrs. Oliver shrieked as she walked out of the kitchen to greet her son with a hug.
"Hey mom." Beck greeted back, welcoming her hug. Even though he lived in the driveway, it was rare for him to ever see his parents.
"Jade, honey, you look magnificent." Mrs. Oliver complimented, holding her arms out and walking closer to Jade to receive a hug from her as well.
Much to Beck's surprise, Jade accepted the hug from his mother, and even thanked her for complimenting her appearance. Beck couldn't help but smile from ear to ear at the sight of the two most important women in his life sharing a moment.
"Dinner is served, come sit." Mr. Oliver instructed.
Beck and Jade sat next to each other, as did Beck's parents, only, on the opposite side of the table to face the two teenagers. Beck reached for Jade's hand that was under the table on her lap, and played with her fingers just as he always loved to do. As the four of them continued to eat dinner they mostly made small talk, until Mrs. Oliver spoke up.
"So, Beck, Jade. We have something we'd like to say." Mrs. Oliver began, looking up from her perfectly seasoned chicken.
Jade and Beck looked at each other, and then looked up at the adults that faced them, not knowing what to expect.
"First, we would just like to say how proud we are of the two of you for going off to college in the fall. I know we don't see you as often as we would like to, but we want you to know that we care about the both of you very much." Mr. Oliver continued.
Jade couldn't believe that Beck's parents were praising her. She would be surprised if her parents even knew she was a senior in high school, let alone going to college next year. She and Beck both beamed with pride just before Mrs. Oliver spoke again.
"So, we have a little something for the two of you." Mrs. Oliver announced as Mr. Oliver pulled out an envelope from the pocket inside his blazer.
Mr. Oliver placed his arm around his wife as they watched their son take the envelope and begin to open it with his girlfriend. They smiled at each other as they saw both Beck and Jade's eyes widen.
"Mom…is this for real?" Beck gasped in awe of what his parents had given him and Jade.
"Sure is. Just a few weeks after graduation, you guys will be relaxing in Cancun!" Mrs. Oliver clarified excitedly.
"Wow, thank you so much." Beck said, getting up from his chair to hug his mother and father.
"Yeah, thank you." Jade laughed in excitement from across the table.
"No problem! We felt terrible that Beck's aunt uninvited you when you were supposed to go for semester break and you both deserve it." Mrs. Oliver explained.
Now, Jade couldn't wait to graduate. Being able to go on a vacation with Beck had been her dream for so long. The trip they took to Yerba didn't count as a vacation to her. And even though they had a weekend away in Santa Barbara, they still had yet to go on a real vacation together.
After dinner, they thanked Mr. and Mrs. Oliver one last time and walked back to Beck's RV. When they got to the spot between the tiny mobile home and Beck's car, Beck looked up at Jade.
"So, do you want me to take you home now, or do you want to have a little alone time in the RV?" Beck asked with a seductive smile.
Jade didn't respond, but she took Beck's wrist in her hand and led him though his door and into his RV with a wide grin on her face.
Once Jade took her heels off and Beck changed into just a tank top and boxers, they crawled onto Beck's bed.
"I can't believe your parents paid for a trip to Cancun for us." Jade admitted.
"I know. They're insane, but I'm glad they did it. It's nice to know that our hard work hasn't gone unnoticed." Beck added.
"My parents would never do something like that. And if they did, it would be because they needed me out of the way for a while." Jade claimed, resting her head on Beck's hard abs that were covered by the soft cotton tank top he had on.
"You really think they would just want you out of the way?" Beck asked, saddened that Jade's accusation was most likely true. Beck hated that her parents didn't seem to care much about what she did as long as she left a note before she left the house. He believed a girl like her deserved to be acknowledged, especially by her own parents.
"I don't think so, I know so. I highly doubt they even know that I'm graduating in a couple of months. They hate me. Especially my dad." Jade stated.
"Well you don't need him. I love you, and that's all that matters." Beck smiled.
They shared another small peck that escalated quickly into more passionate kisses, and with that, their Saturday night fun truly began.
Author's Note: I thought that since I had a lot of Cabbie and Cade in my last few chapters, I would treat you all with a nice Bade one. Thank you so much for continuing to read this every week, it means more to me than you will ever know. Reviews are always appreciated(: