Second Chance, Second Choice.

Chapter 22 - The key

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Second Chance, Second Choice.

Chapter 22 – The key.

No One's POV.

Within 24 hours of getting her tattoo, Jade could no longer recall exactly why she got that specific design. She liked it and deep down sensed it was important, but the real reason was lost on her. Tori liked it too and asked Jade why she got it.

Jade remembered the excuse she gave her about that guest tattoo artist and again wasn't totally sure why she lied. She bad about it, but at the same time, knew somehow that the lie was necessary. It wasn't anything she could explain, even to herself. So, save herself any further complications of having to explain as she couldn't, she simply repeated the guest tattoo artist story and said she thought the design was cool.

Much to Jade's relief, Tori bought the story and didn't push the issue any further.

Time passed and Tori and Jade kept dating, growing ever closer. It was slow and occasionally bumpy between them during their "courtship" but each increasingly felt the other, was the one. 7 months later, they admitted their love for each other and made love for the first time.

As far as those events surrounding their first date, they remembered it as Tori, was unsure if Jade really liked Tori, broke the date. But Tori realizing she had made a mistake, apologized and after a period of talking things over, Jade forgave her and agreed to have the date. There were things neither of them could explain, but as time passed, they gave them less and less thought.

In that time, Trina and Robbie gradually became closer and started to date themselves. They got married a few years later. Cat meanwhile did a lot of volunteer work at the library, working with children. She found that it made her feel better and she rather enjoyed it. Realizing she really liked working with children, she eventually was able to get a job as a production assistant on a local children's television show.

It took time, but eventually Cat was welcomed back into the group. She had more than showed she was remorseful and worked hard on regaining the others trust. It was awkward at first between her and Robbie, but they eventually worked through it.

Cat would meet and eventually marry, a nice guy named Todd, who worked with the props on the same television show that she worked on.

Beck ended up going to Australia by himself, but by that point, the rest of the gang had long since stopped speaking to him. Unlike Cat, he never made any attempt to apologize to Robbie. But unlike the first time, his career faltered quickly after he was exposed having a relationship with a 17-year-old girl. He was never charged as the girl wished not to testify, but was deported back to the United States.

Though a number of things were different, a number of them stayed the same. In time, they wound up in that very same apartment and as before struggled to pay bills. They went to school and worked part time jobs, while at the same time worked on their perspective crafts as they had originally.

Jade's career was slightly different, as she wound up making a series of small budget independent films. While the films themselves did little at the box office, she racked up numerous good reviews for her performances. She also established as a somewhat temperamental, but otherwise dedicated actress who always gave 110%. She in addition made a few TV appearances and appeared in a few plays.

Torii worked on her music, hoping for her big break. Money was tight, time was scarce but they made the most of it.

But all in all, the pair, despite the strains and trials, were happy and desperately in love. When they were both 25, they got married on a Beach in Jamaica.