Shelby gets caught
Training is seriously wearing on my relationship with Andre. This fight was going to be the day that Tori planned to tell her girlfriend that she had a twin. Which, I was cool with. But the day before the fight, I kind of trapped Tori in the bathroom, and I dressed in her clothes and headed to Hollywood Arts in her stead.
I really needed to see Andre and Dad and Ray kept me so busy, I hadn't been able to see him. I think they know I'm fucking... and fucking is so good.
As soon as I got to school, Jade's arm snaked around me. "Hey." She said in a tone I am sure Tori would have melted for.
I smiled and wondered if she would be able to tell me and Tori apart, like Andre had. "Babe, Hi… Um… Hey."
She furrowed her brows. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm just worried about this Music Theory assignment…" I lied. I didn't want to be here when Jade started searching for Tori's tells and they weren't there. "Have you seen Andre?"
"Babe, you know I don't see anyone but you this early in the morning." She grumps.
I smiled, that was sweet. Jade was actually trying. But I couldn't stay here because that meant she was going to be able to tell the difference Luckily Andre was walking toward the stairs. I leaned closer to Jade and gave her a small peck because I had not tried to kiss her yet, and that was all that Jade and Tori did between classes, or so she said. "I will see you later? Andre just walked in."
I ran away from her and pulled Andre all the way to the library. "Wait.. Tor…" he said fighting me a little.
"Not Tori." I said and his eyes widened as I led him to the back corner of the library the most secluded spot.
"Shelby?" He said and finally I jumped him. I missed him. I kissed him so hard. He lifted me in his arms and placed me atop a desk in the corner and we made out Heavily.
"What the fuck is going on here?" I heard Jade's voice. We froze.
"Shit." I said and peeked out from behind Andre who was trying not to turn because he was tenting..
"Yeah Vega, Shit." Jade said and shook her head turning to leave.
"Jade wait!" I shouted chasing after her. "It's not what you think. By this time we were at the top of the stairs. She turned. To face me. Her eyes streaked with tears.
"So you weren't up there making out with YOUR best friend after you spent months trying to get me to fall for you?"
"What?" The two of us heard. At the bottom of the stairs. Where Trina and Tori stood.
Jade turned and looked at Tori… her eyes widening. Then back to me. "What the fuck is happening?"
Andre came out of the library, shame very apparent on his features. "Jade, this is my girlfriend Shelby," He said to her.
"Why couldn't you just ask me to cover for you at the gym after school?" Tori said coming up to us. She was angry. She reached out and touched Jade's lower back but she faced me. " You did not have to lock me in a room and sneak in here, I would have figured out something, you helped me enough this year."
"How did she help you?" Jade finally said her angry eyes on my sister.
I didn't have words but in that moment I found them. "She really didn't know how to talk to you. So I... we kind of Cyranoed your whole relationship."
She looked at Tori. "You never said anything about a twin."
"She was kinda keeping us a secret… being famous and all." Tori stated sheepishly. "She was always the one to prop me up. I'm sorry I didn't have the courage to go to you myself."
"I'm done with this family," Jade stated and walked away from the three of us.
Tori's face fell "Thanks a lot Shelby."
"Tori, I'm sorry." I said but my sister left the building all together. She was going to miss school.
"Nice move Shelby." Trina stated. " she'll come around, but you better intercede for Tori with that girl again."
I sighed and squeezed Andre's bicep in goodbye. I followed the direction Jade had gone in.
I found her in the Janitor's closet stabbing a trash can with her scissors. "Which one are you?" She growled when she glanced up at me.
"The one that can take you, watch those scissors." I answered.
"What she can't even fight her own battles?" Jade asked.
"She's equipped." I said and sat next to her on the ground. "I have had the privilege of getting to know you through this thing Tori and I were doing, and I know you care a lot about not being lied to. "But let me tell you a little something about my little sister, and why you'd be a fool to give that up."
I told Jade who Tori was, and what she did for me. Which is a lot. I mean yeah I harp on how shy she is but she is steady, and loving, and can love anyone through anything they may be going through… because I knew Jade had been through a lot.
"You have told me things, that In the interest of this relationship I had to tell Tori. She doesn't know some of the harsher things, but she gets you." I whispered. "I understand that it will be hard to forgive the lie. But promise me you will think about it and give it a chance if she finds her own courage to talk with you."
Jade didn't look at me; she only stabbed her scissors into the trashcan again. I nodded and stood up. "Tori left school today. I have to go train, so I'm not going to be here today either so you at least wont have our faces to look at."
She didn't look up at me, she just kept stab- stab- stabbing. I nodded in understanding and left her to it.
There is no damage control. The Damage is complete in that one. "You're up Tor… good luck with that."
