Behind The Scenes

The Diddly Bops

Beck cracks one eye open and sees Jade staring at him from her pillow. "You're here."

"I'm here," Jade whispers back.

Beck honestly expected to wake up at 3 am and find her gone again. He's even started to get into the Law and Order reruns. But instead, there's light streaming into the RV and Jade is right here for the first time in three weeks. "I missed waking up next to you."

Jade rolls her eyes. "You're a sap."

He wants to ask her what happened. Why last night was different and where she goes and will she stay tonight? But he doesn't want to push. When he pushed the first week, she just avoided his questions and when that failed she grew angry. "You love me."

"Sometimes." Her voice is light and there's a playful glint in her eyes. "So breakfast."

Beck allows a small smile to tug at his lips. It's been a long time since they've gotten up early to make breakfast together. Either Jade isn't hungry or she's indifferent. Or not okay. "Eggs?"

Jade scrunches her face up. "Waffles, obviously."

Beck chuckles. "Obviously." When he doesn't make a move to get up right away, Jade pinches his arm. "Ow!"

"You're not moving."

Beck opens one eye. "Neither are you." Considering that she's draped over him, this feels like a pretty good argument. But it results in Jade getting out of bed and that's not what he meant to happen. "Babe."

"Waffles, Beck. Waffles." She doesn't wait for him. She's already plugging in the waffle maker.

Beck watches as she pushes her curls, which are more messy waves now, behind her ear as she digs around his cabinets. She's absentmindedly singing as she searches."Beck! I'm not making these alone like some housewife."

She seems okay, human even. He can't remember the last time she seemed human.