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Sometimes, Tori would look out the window, and everything was right with the world. Like right then, despite everything, the world seemed so right, and she couldn't have asked for anything more.

"Okay, run that past me again?" Her father asked. They were on video chat, her on her first world tour, and him back in Los Angeles. "You ran into an old friend…"

"Ran into, stalked within the limits of my world tour…" Tori hedged. "Okay, I did kinda, sorta make damn sure she'd be someplace I could talk to her, cause of Beck."

"And I'm lost again." The father groaned. "Tori, you…" he hesitated, aware his voice had gotten louder. "Look, I get it, sometimes, we do things for friends…"

"Beck's not…" Her voice hitched. "Okay, he's a friend. A good one. A friend who always tried to do the right thing, and I do love him for that. Only, he never got how often his good intentions drifted into mansplaining. He tries, he really does. I swear, he's good for Cat. They could make a famous couple, cause she needs someone to believe in her, but more so than just about any girl I've ever met, she needs his kind of managing. Someone to look after her, help her see her mistakes, and if he ever learns how to be gentile about it, help correct her. Boy's too blunt for his own good."

"So you stalked his ex?" The police officer was worried, even though he knew it was more the choice of words, and not any one action. "Okay, why choose to use stalked? Why not just say you sought an opportunity to talk to her, because why? I seem to remember her, dark and scary and way to reactionary…"

"Hay, that rhymed.." Tori perked up a touch. "I chose that word because it kinda means what I did. Stalking is what predators do to prey, and if I was gonna help my friends, and Beck, then I needed to take Jade out of the picture."

An odd mix of relief and worry marred the aging police officers face. "Okay, so you were stalking her, just not in the legally defined way that's clearly illegal…"

"I stalked her on line, looking for my chance." Tori said. "Jade was doing this movie in New York, cause they had a budget, and thought, yea, lets blow it all on location. But Jade was doing the movie, and I knew, from what I was reading, her commitment to it would end about the time my tour got there, and no, I didn't plan or time it that way. Sometimes, things jut work out."

"For you." Jade said from someplace behind the Latina.

"Wait, she's still there?" David asked.

"Yea, I only succeeded in seducing her last night." The singer said.

"But New York was a week ago." The father noted. "How'd you only seduce her last night?"

"I romanced her, admittedly love bombed her, and got her to agree to spend some time with the tour." Tori explained. "Wasn't gonna seduce her all in one go. No, I needed to wear her defenses down, get her to see the advantages of us, and when that wasn't working, explained how Beck was good for Cat, even if his good intentions had ruined my dating life, as well as quite a few other peoples."

"In his defense." Jade's voice started. "Your dating life was pretty ruined to begin with."

"You know, given that you're three hours ahead…" The father hinted.

"Oh, that." Tori waved him off. "Once I got her out of her clothing, I was determined to sex her up as often as I could. At least for the early parts."

"Sex in a five star hotel is what some people call a date." Jade was heard to add.

"If you're gonna be in on this conversation, you might as well show up on screen." The father insisted, his voice a touch louded. A moment later, Scissorluv asked to join the conversation. "Really?"

"Let me let her in…" Tori told her dad. A second later, Jade, wrapped in a sheet, appeared in her small portion of the chat.

"A sheet?" Tori asked.

"I don't have my robe." Jade told her.

"Honestly, I'm on her side in this." David told his daughter. "So, Jade, how are you handling this whole…" He looked for words.

"Better then I'd have expected." The blue eyed girl said. For her roll, she'd gone dirty blond, and her hair still clung to that shade. "When she started, I was so sure she wanted something. The whole smothering me with attention was nice. Manipulative as chiz, but nice. Of course, it wasn't until she said those magic words that I agreed to taking this to the next level, and when that worked out, mostly because I've been ready for something like this for a while…"

"Wait, what?" Tori turned away from her screen to look directly at the girl. "You were expecting this?"

"No, not THIS." Jade promised, looking across at her lover. "But I'm hot, and aggressive, and it was only a mater of time before some chick seduced me. Hell, I've been interested in girls for a while now, or do you have a clue what was about to happen during out Sikowitz enforced play date before gods gift to celibacy tried to pick us up?"

"We had us a moment… I remember being slightly uncomfortable, and you and I…" Tori raced her mind back, all while her father watched. "Oh my GOD! We were gonna kiss…'

"Maybe, but not necessarily." Jade told her. "But that moment got me thinking, and studying, just in case. I've been ready for some girl to seduce me ever since… Well, kinda ever since after I did my research. However, I knew what to do once the moment came, withing reason, and made damn sure I enjoyed what you did to me. Only problem was, I hadn't realized that I'd be so drawn into the relationship…"

"So she got you with the concept of a relationship?" David asked.

"No, when she told me this was for Cat, and revenge on Beck." Jade told her future father in law. "Kinda big on revenge, and I'm always looking out for Cat…"

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"So, anyways, I seduced her, got her to spend some time with the play, but the real challenge was making sure that she and I continued past the sex part." Tori added, determined to finish her story.

"So, exactly what did you say to her?" David asked, not very concerned.

"Long engagement." Jade tossed out far too causally for a girl wrapped in sheets.

"I just said I'd like some level of commitment before we got frisky." Tori insisted. "I admit, given who I was seducing, I did calculate that would get you out of your bra. The rest, that was gonna require a touch more. However, I do stand by my statement, that I want more from you, er, her… Kinda hard, given I'm talking to two people right now…"

"Bottom line is, I'm running out of free time, and will be heading back to Los Angeles soon." Jade continued. "So, this whole proposal thing was almost her promise ring, saying we're a couple now. Kinda extreme, but I take it as a promise, and I hate it when people break their promises to me…."

"And now I see how a girl can be intimidating in a sheet." The police officer said.

"Good, if you could just explain that to my agent.." Jade started.

"No shop talk." Tori snapped. "Jade, darling, you have the job ot getting Beck and Cat together, once back in Los Angeles. That, and making damn sure Beck see's that rock you have on now…"

"You got her a ring?" David asked. "Wait, no, of course you already got her a ring. The whole seduction included the proposal…"

"She didn't get me the ring." Jade assured her future father in law. "The props manager did. From my last movie. He said he knew some people, and the jewelry business in New York, kinda major…. Guy got me a good price, cause I wasn't gonna wear some fake ass ring…"

"So some props guy helped you get your own ring, all in a week?" David felt that was off somehow. "Be honest, Jade, the ring, it was to keep creeps off of you while you filmed your roll."

"You caught me." The pale girl laughed. "I wanted the ring, and it had to be real, cause while my character was married, and the ring was a nice touch, I paid for it, and kept it, and will be using it in the future to pretend me and Vega here…"

"You CAN call me Tori."

"Were engaged before things started happening." Jade finished. "Just, long engagement, cause I like my freedom."

"Relax, jade, I will fulfill my promises, but this was about revenge, and taking care of Cat." Tori had again turned from the camera to speak across to her lover. Then, quietly, she typed a private message to her father stating won't be too long. I'll twist that arm, probably after the tour.

David sighed. "My girl, never going half way." He said to no one. "Okay, Jade, if your serious about joining the family, then welcome. I see why this call was so important. Just, not crazy about some kind of twisted revenge, even if it'll also help a friend, and possibly the victim of the revenge..."

"Anyways, what Vega failed to mention is, I'm gonna be back and forthing with her for the rest of her tour." Jade filled in. "Either her to me, or me to her. Either way, I was thinking…"

"No you weren't." Tori snapped. "Sorry, dad, it was something that came up this morning, between rounds, and I thought of it first." She twisted around to look at the girl in the sheet. "I suggested you bring my parents along, maybe, so I could show them some places."

"No, you suggested I could find a roll for Trina." Jade whisper yelled back. "I said I'd look into it, and it'd be easier if I just ferried your folks back and forth during our biweekly booty calls."

"Signing off now." David said, seeing this for what it was, adjustment fighting from two strong willed women. He'd learned what he'd needed too. "Jade, see you when you get it. Hell, I'll see if Holly wants to pick you up at the airport."

"I have a service…"

"But Holly might want too." He insisted. "Now, I'm gonna sign off, get back to my morning, and let you two work this out." He signed off even as a tanned hand ripped the sheet off of the pale figure, showing only her shoulders and a touch of the top of her breasts. Nothing her fashion sense hadn't already shown. "Welcome to the family." He said again. Then, he turned to face his wife. "So, should we warn Beck?"

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I have no idea where this one came from, but it has several elements I've used in the past… Thoughts?