Jade fidgets nervously and checks the time again. 11:54. She takes a deep breath and surveys the room. Their little apartment is almost filled with their friends and family. Jade knew she could handle their friends, but when Tori asked if her parents could come, she just couldn't say no to her. This for her, after all.
She doesn't realize she's staring until Tori waves at her, and she's reminded of when they first met. She's finished her conversation with Andre and his date and she's walking towards her with that sloping smile reserved for Jade. 'God, I love that smile' she thinks.
Every time she thought she'd made a mistake buying this ring, everytime she worried she was moving too fast, she'd think of that smile and realize it doesn't matter. Early or not, these feeling are real, right. She takes Jades hand and squeezes "Hey, are you alright?"
"Perfect." She shakes her head, trying to knock herself out of it. "I'm perfect." She finally smiles back. Tori takes her other hand "Agreed." And kisses her. They separate when Toris father clears his throat. "This is a fine party girls." He says formally. Toris mom laughs as she walks up next to him and hands him a drink. "Relax sweetheart. So Jade, hows the new project going?" She asks, taking his arm. "So great. We've already shot the opening scene."
She's only met Toris parents a handful of times, but its clear where Tori gets her amazing social skills. Holly Vega may be one of the only people, besides her daughter, who can truly make Jade comfortable. "Barbra, did you know that?" She calls to Jades mom.
"Know what?" Jade parents saunter over "Jades already shot the first scene of her movie!" Jade blushes at the ground. "Its not my movie..." She mumbles. "That's my girl." Says her dad, clamping a large hand on her shoulder. Tori squeezes her hand again "I've already watched it like ten times, I can't wait till its finished." Their huddles broken up when the rest of the party starts chanting along with the Tv displaying the ball drop.
"10...9!"
Jade swallows the lump in her throat.
"8...7!" Tori looks away from the television when Jade lets go of her hand.
"6...5!" Her confusion melts into shock as Jade takes a knee in front of her.
"4...3!" Jade pulls out a small velvet box, and Toris hands cover her mouth.
"2...1! Happy New Year!"
She flips open the lid as chaos erupts around them. The air is filled with colorful confetti and the sound of party horns. Slowly, every comes to notice their position and silence reigns, save for a few gasps.
"Tori, I know its early, but I love you and-and" she starts the speech she's been practicing with Beck for the past month, but she didn't prepare for all these people staring at her and she stutters. She closes her eyes and breathes, but she can feel their eyes on her and her stomach flips. When she opens her eyes Tori is bending down in front of her. She places a hand on the back of Jade neck and strokes. With that and Toris eyes looking deeply into hers, she finds her words again.
"I know its early, but I love you, and you love me. You're everything I need, you make me better. And I can't...I don't want to imagine my life without you. We..." She hesitates again, but only for a second. "We belong together." She says with conviction. Tears spring from Toris eyes and Jade doesn't realize she's crying too until Tori brushes a track off her cheek.
"Will you marry me?" Tori nods "Yes. Yes." Her voice is barely a whisper. She closes the short distance between them and the room erupts with applause. She helps her stand and Jade slides the ring on her finger. Jade wipes Toris face while she stares at her hand. Eventually she manages to look away and up at Jade. "I love you..." The tears start again. She holds Toris face in her hands and wipes them away with her thumbs. "I love you too, monkey." And they kiss again.
Trina hastily wipes her own tears away as Beck approaches. "That was a beautiful, huh?" Trina nods, still watching her sister. "You know...I totally helped." Trina finally looks at him. "Really?" "Yup, Beckett." He holds out a hand. 'Jades friend' she thinks. "Im Trina." She shakes his hand and smiles up him.
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A/N The end. Thank you for the reviews, it was literally my whole motivation.