Double Trouble (Jori) X 2

Chapter 18 - Back Again

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Double trouble

Chapter 18 – Back again.

No One's POV

The walk back was quiet and tense and the longer the silence went on, the more Jade realized just how badly she messed things up. All was not lost of course, but the road back would be a long one. Jade just tried to focus on how she would regain Tori's trust.

Upon arriving back at the West home, they found Victoria sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee.

"Dare I ask how it went?" Victoria said as she bit her lip. "It's ok if you don't want to talk about it."

Jade lowered her head in shame, but Tori answered. "We are still a couple, but we're going to take a break from each other once you and Jadelyn get home. We both have things to work out and we need to work in repairing the relationship."

Jade looked up and took note of Victoria's black eye. The one she got while protecting Jadelyn. Seeing that only made her feel worse. "I'm sorry Victoria. I lost my head. I hope you can forgive me someday."

Victoria nodded and looked somber for a moment. "Perhaps I can someday."

Tori looked around. "Did Jadelyn go back to bed?"

"Yes. She's still very sore and in pain."

Jade, feeling more depressed by the moment looked at Tori and Victoria. "I'll let you two talk. I'm going to go lay down myself." Jade just left the room without saying anything else.

After a moment of silence, Victoria then pointed to the counter. "I made a pot of coffee. Join me."

Tori then walked to the counter, poured herself a cup of coffee and then sat down next to Victoria. She was tired and wanted to sleep, but felt that talking to her counterpart would help ease her troubled mind.

Tori then apologized herself. "Victoria, I'm so very sorry for Jade's behavior this weekend. I know she can be a total gank at times, but this I simply didn't see coming. Tell me, how is Jadelyn feeling, is she ok?"

A pained look came to Victoria's face for a moment. "It's not your fault Tori. As far as Jadelyn goes, she's badly beaten up, lots of bruises and cuts, but no permanent damage. But some good did come of it. Jade let me tend her wounds and I even told her I loved her. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, but it was my deepest secret. I was so afraid to tell even you."

"I understand, believe me I do. "

Victoria took Tori's hand. "You must be feeling pretty banged up yourself, at least emotionally."

Tori at this point seemed to break down in tears as if yet another emotional dam had burst. "It hurts so much. I loved her and she hurt me.....why?"

Victoria instinctively pulled Tori into her arms and let her cry it out. Then once Tori stopped crying they spent some time talking about Jade and Jadelyn and how they were going to proceed.

Victoria said that for now they would just be together and at the moment that's all she could hope for. But just knowing that she was providing Jadelyn what she needed was all the reward she needed.

Tori said that until the pain of betrayal subsided, she needed to be away from Jade. Only then could they see about rebuilding things.

Jade and Jadelyn both woke a few hours later at about the same time. Coming down stairs they found both Tori and Victoria lounging by the pool.