"Jade, think of it this way." Tori took a bite of her sandwich. "After everything that happened he wants to marry you! Which is a huge step"
" Trust me i know how big of a step is" Jade chipped the black paint on her nails. "But after everything that happened is it the right step to take?"
Her old friend sighed before munching on her sandwich thoughtfully, "You rather get married to to you ex from ten years ago"
"What no!" Jade's focus shifted on the latina. "Don't be stupid. Beck is just a friend now. We both moved on, it's been years since we've dated and now we've been close friends since a year now"
"That's what they all say" She laughed. "Well I've gotta go, meeting in an hour. Let me know what your final decision so I can plan what I'll wear to the wedding" Tori got up and half hugged her.
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2 days later
Jade took a deep breath before ringing the doorbell, She was going to tell him.
"Jade?" Beck asked as he opened the door a surprised smile playing on his face.
"No, It's Martha" Jade pushed her way into the all so familiar house. "You're re-painting the house?" she asked her voiced lined with surprise and hints of anger.
"Yes..No" He sighed. "Just the wall near the kitchen. " He shook his head. "Anyways It's nice to see you, I thought your anger on me about eating the last mini ice-cream still hasn't simmered down yet. But we've definitely had bigger fights than that"
She didn't answer instead handed him an envelope, her face expressionless as he took it from her cautiously. His facial features distorted into shock and she swore she saw a flash on hidden sadness as he read through the letter.
"Congratulations" Beck's voice faltered. "We'll have to celebrate with a drink!" He raised his voice coating it with fake cheeriness as he went into the kitchen and looked through his collection of wines.
"I didn't know you drank this much" Jade ran her tongue across her teeth as she gazed at his collection.
"It's all for show" Beck laughed before pouring a hefty amount of red wine in two glasses. "Mainly to impress"
" Ben proposed yesterday" She took a sip. "I knew he had us getting married in his mind for a while" She didn't know why she was telling him this, but she had the sudden urge to tell him everything.
"Well that's fantastic" Beck paused. "You're not going to be a West anymore" he laughed, she could tell from a mile away it how forced it was.
"I think I'm going to be keeping my maiden name." She looked away. Memories from back when they dated played in her head as she always would laugh at him when he asked her to take his name till they came on a compromise of Jade West-Oliver. But he always argued Jade Oliver-West sounded better.
By the look on his face she could tell he was thinking the same thing, "I told Tori about the how Ben talked about proposing to me two days ago.She nursed the drink in her hand. "At first I was really unsure if us getting married was the right thing"
"Tori?" Beck snorted. "Ten years ago Tori would probably not even be invited to the wedding"
"A lot of things were different ten years ago" Jade retorted meeting his eyes. "Weren't they?"
"Yeah" He cleared his throat before looking down. "So when's the wedding?"
"Oh we still have work and there are still a lot of things to sort out" Jade paused. "In December"
"December?" He asked his throat going dry. That was the month she told him she wanted to get married to him years ago. "It's only august now"
"Obviously" She rolled her eyes and stood . "I've got to go now" She stated as her phone rang and hurried to the door before thanking him for the drink.
"That's five months isn't it?" He asked her as he turned around the corner of his kitchen leaning against the wall.
"Yep" She opened the door to leave.
"A lot of things could happen in five months" He grinned his eyes on his wine glass as he spun it around in his hands.
"They sure can" A smile formed on her lips as she left closing the door behind her, a laugh escaping her lips as she walked to her car.
A lot of things could happen in five months.
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BYE I MIGHT TURN THIS INTO A FIC
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