Can we bring yesterday back around?
Cause I know how I feel about you now
I was dumb, I was wrong, I let you down
But I know how I feel about you now.

Tori stares out into the crowd one last time, adrenaline pumping through her blood and her heart beating wildly. She wants to savor this moment for as long as possible. The fact that she just opened the Platinum Music Awards is surreal. All her excitement makes it impossible to distinguish each face. She can only make out that hundreds of people, including some of her favorite artists, are giving her a standing ovation. Her smile widens and she waves a final good bye to the crowd before walking off stage.

Behind the curtains, people are scurrying about trying to make last second adjustments or trying to not miss a cue. Even with the chaos now surrounding her, the moment is still special. She walks a few feet away towards a refreshment table and grabs a bottle of water. The room temperature liquid quenches her thirst and helps her heartbeat slow down to a reasonable speed. As she continues to gulp down the water, her friends make their way through the craziness and run up to her. André reaches her first and instantly throws his arms around her and spins her around. Tori laughs as her feet rise off the ground and some of the water spills out of the bottle.

"You were incredible Tor" André exclaims as he sets her back down on the ground.

"You really were" says Cat who goes in for a hug.

"So good" says Robbie who gives her an awkward pat in the back. Tori smiles at her nerdy friend and glances behind him to where Jade is standing. Tori offers her a nervous smile. Jade smirks slightly and lifts her pierced eyebrow.

"You were not as bad as I thought you'd be Vega" she says.

"Uh...Thanks Jade. Seriously, thank you so much. What you did was...I can't thank you enough" Tori tells Jade.

"Don't mention it. Seriously, don't ever bring it up" Jade responds. She turns her back to the group and starts looking through the refreshments table.

Tori turns to look at André who is shaking his head. He smiles at her, almost as if to tell her not to mind Jade much. Tori nods her head and puts the cap back on the water bottle.

"Hey, where's Beck?" she asks once she notices that he is missing.

She looks over at Jade and notices her body tense a bit at the mention of his name but she doesn't turn around. Tori turns to look at her other friends.

"He said he needed to go home" Cat says.

"Oh" Tori says, the disappointment more obvious in her voice than she intended it to be.

From the corner of her eyes she sees Jade turn to look at her, but this time it is Tori who doesn't look over at her. She knows if she does, Jade might give her a menacing look because she is showing too much interest in Beck's departure.

"Hey, since you performed, do we get to hit up the after parties?" André asks giving a little shimmy that makes the rest of them chuckle.

"Uh, I'm not sure. I never really asked. Jade?" Tori says, hoping that perhaps Jade might have an answer.

Jade turns her body to face them once more and nods her head. "You didn't think I'd sign a contract and not get the perks did you?" she responds.

"Oh yeah! Par-Tay!" says André now fully dancing. Cat joins in on the fun as the other three watch amused from the spots.

"We still have to wait for the show to finish guys" Robbie said.

"Right" André says as he abruptly stops dancing.

"You guys go and take your seats. I'm just going to change out of these clothes and I'll meet you there" Tori says.

"Sounds good" says André. He looks over to Robbie who is nodding his head in agreement. As the two of them start making their way back to their seat, they turn around and see Cat still dancing. "Cat, come on baby girl" André says.

"Alrighty" the redhead replies all the while dancing as she walks.

Tori smiles as she watches her friends walk away and then quickly remembers that Jade is still standing behind her. Slowly, she turns to look at the intimidating girl who is still dressed in the outfit she was supposed to perform in.

"Soooo...you probably want to change too" she says nervously, taking a few steps away from Jade.

Jade offers a threatening smirk and nods her head. Without verbally replying, she gives Tori a long, questioning look before turning away. Once Jade is a safe distance away, Tori sighs in relief.

Several hours later, an exhausted Tori walks to the front door of her house. She waves good bye to André who slowly pulls out of her driveway. As soon as she steps inside, she reaches down to take off her heels. She sets them down by the door and looks at them. Not even the painful shoes can deter from the amazing night she's just experienced. Not only did she perform at the biggest musical event in the industry, she got the chance to hang out with her friends at an exclusive party.

As she makes her way up the stairs to her bedroom, she makes sure to be as quiet as possible. There is no need to wake her parents at this time or worse, her crazy older sister. If one thing can mess up this night, it would be Trina's whining about not being invited along to the party. Once she reaches the second floor, Tori tip toes past her sister's room and gently pushes open the door to her own bedroom. As soon as she's safely inside, she shuts the door and reaches for the light switch.

"Hey" she hears behind her as soon as the room is lit.

"Oh my gosh" she yelps and turns around to see the source of the greeting. She quickly brings her hands to her mouth to avoid making any more noise.

Once her eyes adjust to the luminosity, she spots Beck laying on her bed, his hands folded behind his head.

"Jesus Christ Beck you scared me" she hisses at him.

He smiles and sits up on her bed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you."

Tori walks across the room towards the bed and playfully slaps his arm. "I thought you were a thief" she exclaims.

"A thief that says hey?" he asks, a smirk now replacing his smile.

Tori rolls her eyes, "it's not impossible" she replies. "What are you doing here anyway?"

"I realized I didn't congratulate you on the performance" he answers as he lays back down on her bed.

"And you couldn't wait until tomorrow to do that, you know, at a reasonable hour?" she says and she looks at her phone and realizes how late it is.

"Nope" he says coyly.

"Well, I'm glad to see you got comfortable while you waited for me to get home" Tori tells him as she motions to his position on her bed.

"You have a really comfortable bed" he says. He lifts his head a bit to fluff her pillows.

"I know, I would actually like to get in it" she says

"What's stopping you?" he asks, his expression becoming more somber.

"For one thing, you're in it" she says.

Beck takes a moment before replying. He moves a bit further in the bed, making more space. "Plenty of room for you here" he answers.

Tori's mouth widens slightly and she looks straight into his eyes. His smoldering brown eyes make her knees wobble and her heart feels like it's doing flips. The silence between them is long, but surprisingly not awkward. She continues to stare as he sits up more, his determination for her to join him no longer seeming as a joke.

"Um..I, uh, should change out of this dress" she tells him as she draws her eyes away from him and down to the floor.

"Here," he offers finally getting off the bed. He takes a few steps and stands close behind her. Tori's body tenses as his hands reach up to move her hair to the side. Slowly, he begins unzipping the back of her dress. Every hair on her body is on end as she feels his hot breath on her, his hands gliding excruciatingly slow down her back.

"There" he whispers in her ear, his arms dropping to his side.

"T-thanks" Tori answers. She turns around to face him and her breath hitches when she realizes just how close they actually are.

"No problem" he replies quietly. His jaw tenses for a second and he brings his right hand up to push her hair back. He then lets his hands slide down her arm, his eyes never leaving hers.

"Congratulations" he says.

Tori laughs. Leave it to Beck to take such a sensual moment and relieve it with some humor. "Thank you" she says.

Beck smiles but still doesn't move from his spot right in front of her. "I should probably let you sleep" he says, his voice giving away his reluctance to leave.

"I guess you should" Tori says. She looks down at her hands which are now in his and smiles. Being in her room with Beck feels weird. It isn't the first time he's been there, they are friends after all and they have both hung out there and rehearsed for several school projects. However, they haven't really spoken since their almost-kiss right before the awards and for him to be there now, being flirtatious and unzipping her dress...it's not something she expected him to do after she turned him down. Since that day, she has kicked herself for putting Jade's feelings before her own. It's not like Jade even likes her. Then again, she did give up her spot in the show and let Tori perform.

Instantly, the guilt once again begins to consume her and her body tenses. She looks back up into Beck's eyes and sees him frown. Somehow, he senses the change in her.

"Tori?" he says, questioning her state of mind.

"I can't get her out of my mind. I want to, I do because this," she says motioning at the space between them, "is what I want. I just don't think it's right, especially after tonight."

"You don't owe Jade anything, not even now. What she did...she knows it was the right thing to do, that's why she did it. She didn't do it so you owed her a favor" Beck tells Tori.

"I don't know Beck. She loves you, a lot."

"I know," he starts, "but I'm not in love with Jade anymore. I wouldn't be here if I was."

"It's just confusing. I'm sorry to be so difficult, I just can't help thinking about how she would feel."

"You don't need to apologize for being a good person. Just answer one question. Do you want to be with me?"

"Beck-"

"Yes or no" he says firmly.

"I do but-"

Beck brings his hands up to stop her from saying anything else.

"We don't have to do anything now. I can wait until you're ready" he says.

"You'd wait?" she asks. Even though Beck was with Jade since she met him, Tori has seem every girl in school try to date him. Surely, he could have his pick of any of them. None of them would hesitate at the chance to go on one date with him.

"Absolutely" he says.

Tori smiles. She didn't think it was possible for this day to get better, but he just managed to make it even more special. Knowing that he is willing to wait to be with her makes her feel incredibly lucky.

"I'm going to get going before your dad wakes up and tasers me" he says jokingly.

Tori laughs, "okay" she answers.

"Sleep tight pop star" he says before kissing her forehead.

"Good night" Tori replies.

Beck starts to slowly let go of her hand and just before they separate, Tori steps forward and grabs hold of it again. Beck smiles and gently pulls her towards him. "Not ready to let go?" he teases.

"Don't want to" she says, her voice barely a whisper.

"Me either" he says. "I can stop by tomorrow night again."

"I'd love that" she says.

"Okay," he says smiling, "I'll be here."

Tori nods her head and reluctantly lets go of his hand. She watches as he walks towards the window and throws one leg over the other side. Before beginning his short descend to the ground floor, he turns to look at her one last time. "Good night Tor" he says.

"Good night" she says.

He slowly brings his other leg out the window and starts climbing down the ledges outside her house. Tori walks over to her window, making sure he makes it all the way down safely. It takes a few minutes for him to make it down but once there he waves up to her and she waves back. She looks after him until all she can see are shadows forming from the rising sun. As she turns to get ready for bed, she decides to leave her window open...just in case.