Beck's Problem

Chapter 5

Beck woke up to the sound of urgent knocking on his RV door. Then, he felt Jade resting on his chest. She was still asleep and her expression warmed his heart; she looked less fierce than usual, just peaceful in his arms. But once he was done examining her face, he was suddenly aware of the fact that she was straddling his very naked lower half. He took a deep breath and shook Jade awake. "Jade, wake up. Someone's at the door."

She opened her eyes and her usual frown. "What is it?" she said harshly. Her features softened as Beck grinned up at her. Another knock came from outside and Jade groaned and sat up. She twisted around to try to look at the door and Beck put his hands on her waist.

"Probably not a good idea for you to be squirming up there if we don't want it to be extremely awkward when I answer the door."

"Right. Sorry," Jade apologized. She slid her hips up his once quickly before she stood up causing him to take in a sharp breath. She laughed and tossed him his underwear and jeans.

Cat shouted from outside. "Guys? Are you there?"

"We'll be out in a sec," Beck responded. He threw on a different shirt since he'd slept in the one he'd worn to school the day before. "How does Cat know you're here?" he asked Jade, tossing her a black shirt to change into.

"I told her yesterday when she was over." When she pulled off her shirt to change into Beck's, he politely looked away.

"You didn't tell her about..." He shrugged a shoulder in the direction of his ruffled sheets. Jade shook her head.

"Oh god, no. I just said I was sleeping over."

He nodded and opened the door. "Hey, Cat," he greeted her.

"Hi." Cat stepped inside and smiled at the two with a friendly look on her face. She stood there for a couple of seconds before Jade broke the silence.

"What do you want?" Jade asked.

"Oh, right. I needed a ride to school. My brother ran the car into a ditch."

"That's terrible. Is he okay?" Beck asked concernedly.

"Yeah. He wasn't in the car." She smiled, warning confused looks from the two.

"Well, we'd better head out." Beck led the two to his car and Cat got into the backseat.

As he started the car, Cat's questions started. "Jade, why're you wearing that top? Isn't it Beck's?"

"Yeah. I forgot to bring an extra one," Jade answered. Looking down at her shirt, she realized it really wasn't her style at all. It was a black button up and was quite obviously something Beck would wear, not her. Her wearing his shirt made Beck happy though and that's all that mattered.

"And your makeup's all wonky. Your eyes look normal but where's your lipstick?"

Jade turned around. "Cat, stop analyzing."

"Kay-kay."

Beck looked over at Jade's messy appearance and noticed that she did not look very well put together that morning. But at the same time, something about her fluffed up hair, creased skirt, and faded makeup was incredibly hot. Cat was right; her lack of lipstick was pretty noticeable but he secretly was proud of the reason why her lipstick was gone. Images of those lips wrapped around him flashed through his mind and he shook his head quickly to keep his focus on the road.

"You okay?" Jade asked, putting her hand on his thigh concernedly.

"Uh, yeah." Now was not the time, especially with Cat in the backseat. For once, Beck was actually glad for Cat's ignorance. "Just thinking about things."