She knocked lightly on the door, she had never really seen the inside of his house although according to Jess the mere sight of the front room was to die for. Her mind swirled with possible conversation starters, if she were lucky whoever opened the door would be just as chatting as Ali was, but of course Tori never did have good luck.
"Tori?" Toby questioned swinging the door opened staring down the young girl who stood on his doorstep "Is there something I can do for you?"
"Umm…." She stuttered rubbing the back of her neck as she searched for something to say everything she had planned out before disappearing from her mind "How are you?" Her eyes fell upon his outfit he was still wearing his police uniform a gun strapped tightly to his hip. The sight of the gun brought chills across her body, what they were about to do was considered a crime, and if that wasn't bad enough they were committing a crime in the same house as a freaking cop!
"I'm good thanks for asking" He answered awkwardly "How are you?"
"Very good" She lied leaving out the true emotions which she was feeling "So…"
"Tori I don't mean to sound rude but do you have a reason for coming here? It's just Spencer and I were in the middle of dinner, and Liam isn't up for visitors now" He explained resting his hand on his gun the simple action scaring Tori to her very core "Why are you here?" He asked again after a moment of pure silence
She heard the faint sound of a bird call, the secret signal Jess and Emma had created claiming that it was ingenious. Once she heard the signal she knew she only had a few minutes to get out "Were just kidnapping your son" She laughed darting out of the house diving into the car which was waiting out front Jess holding the back door opened for her "Drive!" She ordered screaming at the top of her lungs causing Miranda to cringe at the sound of her voice grabbing her ears with her hands only resulting in the car swerving to the right Jess and Emma yelling out in unison for Miranda to get her hands back on the wheel.
"What's going on?" Liam asked wiggling the thin piece of duct tape from his mouth "Did you seriously just kidnap the sheriff's son!"
"Maybe" Jess giggled clapping her hands together as she peered out the window watching as the Rosewood trees became distant blurs "If it makes you feel any better we have a good reason for it!" She argued intertwining her fingers with Liam's scooting her body closer to his
"And what might that be?" He questioned his eyes drifting down to their connected hands catching sight of the sparkling rock sitting on Jess' finger "Shit! We're doing it?"
"Of course we are, one more thing to cross off my bucket list" Jess joked laying her head against his shoulder finally letting herself forget about every crappy thing going on in her life "I love you Liam" She declared lifting her head to meet his eyes feeling fireworks explode inside her heart, she had never said anything that was so true. She knew she loved Liam, she loved him with every fiber in her body, she loved him with every breath she took she loved him at times, more than she loved herself. "I really really really" She stressed the last really drawing out the word as she brought her lips closer to his "Love you" Jess connected their lips pressing her body against Liam's knocking against Tori who sat awkwardly beside the couple
"Do you need more room? I could ride in the trunk or better yet on the roof" Tori chuckled using her arms to push the couple further away from her scrunching up her nose as she watched Jess slip her tongue across Liam's lips "Fucking nasty" She whispered under her breath giving a light giggle before leaning against the driver's seat "Are we almost to the airport?"
"Give it another twenty minutes" Miranda answered doing her best to ignore the goosebumps that covered her neck from the feeling of Tori's hot breath. She had tried her best to forget about that nerdy who sat behind her, she did her best to forget every kiss, every time she held her hand, every time the brunette made one of her stupid jokes, every single time they expressed their love.
The rest of the trip was filled with meaningless banter, Emma beginning a discussion of what she planned to do once she got to college, stating on more than one occasion that she wanted to dorm with either Miranda or Tori deeming Jess to high maintenance which of course stared a debate on who the best roommate would be, the final answer being Tori the young girl proving to be the best in the kitchen, food being one of the most important things if not the most important thing to all four girls. Miranda pulled into the airport parking lot a few minutes later all five of the teens shuffling out of the crowded truck practically running inside in order to make their flight knocking into several people on their journey to find the correct terminal.
"I think it's over there" Emma suggested pointing to the left attempting to drag Miranda down the crowded hall not bothering to double check her ticket
"No, I'm pretty sure it's that way" Tori said glancing towards the right desperately trying to read off the gate numbers the absence of her glasses doing nothing but hurting her, her eyesight only a few prescriptions away from being legally blind
"And this is why we brought Liam" Jess interrupted digging through her purse "Which way honey?" She asked still searching through her junk filled bag a smile crossing her face as she pulled out the black case tossing it in Tori's direction
"Thanks" She mouthed inaudibly opening the case and placing the glasses onto her face mentally reminding herself to never lose her friendship with Jess the older girl proving to be come in handy the blonde holding onto an extra pair of her glasses, if there was a competition for who had the best, best friend Tori would definitely take home the gold.
"Straight" He answered rapidly strutting forward with Jess clinging tightly to his side Tori Emma and Miranda not far behind "Thank you" He smiled passing his ticket over before boarding the plane quickly settling down into his seat feeling Jess return her head to his shoulder as she took the empty seat beside him the warmth of her body calming him down instantly, his nerves about the upcoming plane ride seeming to evaporate in a matter of seconds.
"Your cute" Tori commented taking the final seat in the row pretending to throw up at the sight of Jess and Liam cuddling "I'm so glad I get to witness this, for this entire trip" She groaned glancing to her right watching as Emma and Miranda dove into a deep conversation revolving around the group of guys in front of them. She hated to admit it, but seeing Miranda gush over the guys set off a fire of jealously in her heart. She had known Miranda liked girls and guys from the moment she met her, the blonde constantly flirting with both Liam and Emma, of course the two were completely clueless Miranda's flirting skills less than stellar, and yet something about her quirky ways roped her in.
"How did you get stuck sitting next to us?" Jess questioned pulling Tori from her thoughts of the blonde who sat two seats away from her
"Miranda and I flipped a coin, we figured the two of us couldn't sit next to each other for a four hour flight without fighting" Tori explained Jess giving an understanding shrug of her shoulders the older girl knowing just how bad it has been between the two girls. Ever since the middle of the school year the two of them had engaged in a number of vicious verbal matches Miranda deeming Tori a quitter who gave up on everything, while Tori once again criticized Miranda for being a crazy bitch with physiological problems, her words exactly! Jess hated seeing her friends like this especially because after every one of their fights she was forced to take sides more often than not siding with Tori as a result of the girl code, which strictly states you can never go against your best friend. She had long forgiven Miranda for her mistake with Liam, as a matter of fact she barely even remembered it all she wanted was for all the drama surrounding her to end. Like now! "Since I'm stuck next to you, can you try and keep the PDA to a minimum?" Tori begged giving a brief yawn doing her best to ignore the kissy faces and pet names emanating from the seats beside her.
"I'll try but have you seen my fiancée? She's kind of irresistible?" Liam beamed his bright smile seeming to light up the plane. It was great to see Liam this way, at least that's what Jess thought. Ever since finding out about his cancer he had resembled a roller coaster, ranging from drinking all day and not giving a damn about his life to researching ever possible treatment option and having long dreary discussions with Tori who seemed to know anything about everything that had to do with the medical field, that young brunette definitely bound for medical school. "Can I ask you something?"
"Anything" Jess said twisting her hair with her fingers trying to find something to fill the vast amount of time she had
"Why did you decide to accept?" He questioned playing with the ring that sat on her finger admitting the way it look on her the mere sight of it bringing the largest smile possible to his face
"When you asked me last summer if I wanted to marry you, I was scared and taken off guard and to be honest I wasn't ready but now…"
"Wait!" Tori interrupted covering Jess' mouth with her hand forbidding her from speaking "He asked you last summer and you didn't tell me! You fucking asshole!" She whined removing her hand from Jess' face just long enough to smack Jess in her bicep
"Excuse me miss do you mind? There are children on board" The old man behind her said peeking his head into the aisle looking Tori dead in the eyes a disapproving look etched across his face
"Ever heard of freedom of speech?" Tori shot back rolling her eyes at the older man "Exactly that's what I thought" She laughed sticking out her tongue knowing that she had outwitted the man who strangely enough resembled one of the Muppets. Liam had fallen asleep after his discussion with Jess on the reasons for her sudden acceptance of the proposal, Jess stating that she had accepted because she had just realized how much she loved him when in reality she had said yes because of his impending death sentence.
"Look I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I really am" Jess said for around the fiftieth time trying to get Tori to forgive her, the brunette drowning in her own silence the girl never going longer than 30 minutes without talking, this creating a new record. 2 hours and twenty minutes to be exact. "I wanted to tell you, but I was terrified that you would call us crazy"
"You're kidding me right?" Tori snapped scaring Jess so bad so sent the peanuts she was currently eating flying out of her hand and into the old man's hair only adding to his hatred towards the young girls "You deliberately kept this from me, I thought we were friends and last time I checked friends tell friends when there engaged!" She crossed her arms firmly over her chest turning her head in the opposite direction locking eyes with Miranda who smirked at the sight of Jess basically praying for forgiveness "Fuck off" She mouth silently to Miranda who responded with a simple flick of her middle finger
"Tori" Jess said drawing out the word
"J, I forgive you okay? Its fine I just don't want you to keep things from me, were best friends and I hope you can trust me enough to tell me the important things in your life" Tori explained barely listening to the announcement which vibrated through the speakers of the plane describing the fact that they were arriving in Las Vegas in around 5 minutes. "But if you really want to be forgiven, you'll have to do one thing"
"What's that?" Jess questioned
"I can't believe you got her to do that!" Liam laughed holding his side in pain as Miranda, Emma, and Tori re-watched the video for the fifth time taking great pleasure in seeing Jess dressed up in the Elvis outfit doing her best impersonation of the king on the stage inside the crowded Las Vegas club which the five of them had successfully snuck into "This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen!"
"I second that" Emma chucked raising her hand her eyes darting towards Jess who sat stone faced on the hotel room bed her arms crossed firmly over her chest still dressed head to toe in her outfit
"The only reason I did that is because I value my friendship with Tori"
"You value that over your dignity?" Miranda asked flipping through the countless new photos of Jess almost chocking on her own laughter
"Screw you! Screw all of you!" Jess groaned ripping the wig off of her head revealing her static filled hair "Screw every single one of you" She said pulling Tori into a tight hug the youngest girl the only one no longer laughing at the embarrassing photos of Jess "I only did this for you"
"I know and that's exactly why I love you," Tori grinned burrowing her head into the crook of Jess' neck "But….Jess to be honest I want Elvis back" She stated rolling out of Jess' arms before the blonde could retaliate
"Nice one Tor!" Emma gigged high fiving her before diving into the bathroom locking herself in preventing Jess from taking out her anger on her leaving Miranda and Tori to fend for themselves
"Hey, hey I haven't done anything wrong" Miranda began taking a defensive position "Anyway, I was thinking about going to the circus later this week but why bother now? The freak show has already arrived" She chuckled pointing to Jess who tried her best to look intimidating her best effort failing miserably the ridiculous outfit working against her
"You're dead!" She declared eyeing Miranda and Tori the two girls laughing like small school girls after spotting an attractive student
"You first!" Tori yelled shoving Miranda in front of her throwing opened the door darting out into the hallway as quickly as she could Miranda only a few feet behind her
"Jackasses!" Jess whined popping her head out of there hotel door before slamming it forcefully shut turning to face Liam the same look of pure rage on her face
"You can't be mad at me! I have cancer" He said holding his hands in front of him back up towards the window
"I'm not mad at anyone, I just needed to get them out of the room" She admitted wrapping her arms around his neck "Now we can be alone"
"Jessica Kahn did you just manipulate your friends?"
"Maybe" She whispered in his ear
"Do you have any idea how sexy that is?" He smiled nibbling seductively on her ear only pulling away when he heard the click of a lock followed by the sound of a creaking door Emma standing near the bathroom door a goofy smile plastered on her face her hands resting on her hips
"Don't mind me I'm leaving now" She giggled reaching for the door "Don't forget to use protection!" She yelled rushing out of the room leaving Jess and Liam alone the blonde hiding her head in Liam's shoulder out of embarrassment completely forgetting that Emma had hidden in the bathroom
"I hate my friends"
Question (answer in reviews): This is more of a poll rather than question, I'm gonna give you a little control over the story so chose one of these scenarios that you want to happen in the next chapter:
After running out of the hotel room Miranda and Tori spend the rest of the evening sneaking in and out of various casinos downing numerous shots distorting their minds which may or may not end up in them hooking up
Emma, Miranda and Tori spend the night doing shots and partying around Vegas buying time until they can return to their hotel room, during their night of partying Miranda and Emma both have too much to drink Miranda accidently revealing that she used to have a crush on Emma further complicating there already rocking friendship
Liam and Jess use there alone time to their advantage sleeping together for the first time since the summer of their junior year, this seemingly perfect moment possibly ruined due to an unexpected visitor