A/N: I hope you read this, cause I really need to say sorry for double posting the Cabbie chapter! I clicked the wrong document and didn't check for a couple of days…so I'm sorry about that! I decided to switch it up a bit and put it on the top :P Hope you like it :)
Everyone can guess this story. They're childhood sweethearts, fresh out of school already with rings around their fingers and bills sky high. So when Jade got an acting job in a musical, they were ecstatic. She spent hours on her makeup, twirling her hair up this way and that way, making sure there were no stray hairs. She shook with anger when, as soon as she walked through the door, they handed her a bottle of makeup remover and told her "not to worry" as they'd restyle her hair for her.
She bit her tongue, thinking of Beck back home and how he'd said that she'd be on his mind. Plus, when she was belting out that last note on stage, with the lights only on her and a dozen roses being thrown at her, all she could think about was that moment. Nothing else mattered. Jade went home that night with rosy cheeks and a smile plastered on her face. She wrapped her arms round Beck and whispered to him. "We've done it," she sighs contentedly, leaning into his neck, "we've finally done it."
The years rolled by and various movie roles were given to them both. They accepted them all, and their careers flourished. Jade and Beck were splashed across magazines. Jade even got considered for a role on Disney Channel, which she considered for a while. Jade had to turn down that role pretty quickly after she discovered some exciting news. She was pregnant!
Everyone was a bit confused at that point. Jade never turned down roles. It was one of her tendencies, and you never saw Beck turn a part down either. She stayed out of the limelight for a while, taking everything slowly and only telling her close friends and family. Cat was so excited for her, forever sending the baby clothes and toys. Jade always wrote back, sending letters and emails and drawings. Cat always loved Jade's drawings. She told Jade that they made her smile when she was feeling down, so Jade always sent lots of drawings. In the later months of her pregnancy, Cat flew over. She gushed over Jade and her "rosy glow" or as Cat called it, her "mommy glow". It meant Beck could work more too, leaving Jade in Cat's capable hands.
Jade and Cat finally ventured out, Jade's swollen tummy covered with shawls and scarves, bags held in front of her. Jade was getting uncomfortable and the paparazzi didn't help, especially as Cat had just finished promoting her new movie, Forever After. Cat still cowered behind Jade, just as she always had. Jade didn't mind. Cat couldn't help it, and Jade just took her hand and powered through, sighing as she entered the nearest shop. Cat rubbed Jade's shoulder trying to comfort her as Jade sat to try on a pair of boots.
"Uh, Jade," Cat cleared her throat, "maybe they're a bit high at the moment. Plus, aren't your ankles swelling?" Cat tried her very best to be tactful, but Cat's tactful wasn't always very well achieved. However Jade was used to her and nodded, putting the fur lined boots back on and anxiously looking out of the pane of glass window that displayed the sale items. They asked the shop assistant very nicely if she could possibly let them go through the back way but she denied them, telling them that they'd just have to get over themselves. Jade was in the newspapers the next day, but not all for the right reasons.
"Well," she'd said, "I don't know why she wouldn't let me through. Eight months pregnant with a huge crowd! What a priss!"
The next few months of her pregnancy went well and she enjoyed Cat's company while Beck was filming his new movie. Jade and Cat pondered about whether or not she should do one of those pregnancy shoots for OK! Magazine, seeing as every other pregnant celebrity did it. She decided against it.
It was a late Friday evening when the baby came – though she was three weeks early. She was so scared for her baby; she couldn't even worry about pain. "Three weeks isn't very early, is it doctor? Please, he'll be alright won't he?"
"Your baby will be fine, he's not in too much danger, I promise," the doctor replied. "If it's a he, that." Jade smiled, held her tummy and breathed in deeply. Turns out the doctor was right, and a five pound little girl noisily made her way into the world a few hours later. She had gorgeous blue eyes and perfect brown curls in her hair. Cat called Beck and they were both by her side, and they were both there when Jade saw her baby's face for the first time. They both saw the love in her eyes.
"Oh, hi, little one," Beck said. Cat smiled down at her little face, taking in her rosebud lips and little button nose and sparkling eyes.
"Jade, she's gorgeous," Cat said. She took out her iPhone and took a snap of the family. Jade smiled at Cat.
"I can't believe that she's ours. How can she be so beautiful?" Jade commented, stroking the baby's cheek and looking up at Beck. He gently held the baby in his arms, cradling her.
"I don't know," Beck said softly. "She'll have to have a name to match her beautiful face though," Jade nodded in agreement. She breathed in, thinking and then paused.
"Alexis?" Beck shook his head.
"That's too harsh sounding. Let's make it sound prettier."
"Like?" Jade asked, twitching her nose, bemused.
"I like Lauren."
"Too common," Jade remarked, looking at the baby's face and trying to put a name to it. "What about Juliette?" Beck thought for a moment. He looked at her face, and smiled.
"I like it. Classical but elegant," Beck said. Jade nodded.
"Well hello, little Juliette,"
They brought their baby home and settled into life quickly. Jade was soon back to her old self, running at night and taking the baby out to show her off when she had interviews. Juliette Rain, they called her, but Rain was only a middle name, and Jade thought giving her a unique name would help her in life.
When Juliette was two, she got a modelling job for a catalogue. She tottered around the studio and blew kisses to the camera and at Jade. Months later Jade got a call back saying bring Juliette down to Macy's, there's a big surprise waiting for her. When they finally arrived, Juliette bouncing on her mother's hip, they both wore great big grins on their faces, though Jade wasn't sure if Juliette knew why.
"Look, baby, you're up there!" Jade cooed. She pointed up at the advert where little Juliette was holding a bottle of perfume at arm's length and spraying it at the camera. Jade called Beck and gushed about their little girl.
"I know momma," Juliette giggled, smiling at Jade happily and holding her pink bunny rabbit toy. Jade had raised her eyebrows when she picked it out, but she said yes anyway, saying "Well, she's her own person and all," to Beck when she got home. Usually Jade let her buy what she wanted, within reason. Beck bought her lots home when he went to shoot movies. Juliette was a very stubborn little girl, and it took a lot for him to leave her – emotionally and physically – but he went every so often anyway. Jade mainly stayed at home with the baby.
Years down the line, Juliette was a blossoming five year old with lots of energy and personality. Her fiery charisma certainly matched her mothers. So when it was time to send her to school, Jade had a little bit of trouble.
"Now, sweetheart, it's time to go to school," Jade coaxed from the hall. Juliette got up, walked up to Jade and smiled sweetly.
"Yes, mommy," she replied. Jade narrowed her eyes, then caught herself and gave an equally cheery smile. She waited in the kitchen, quoting her fears and doubts to Beck.
"What's the big deal?" Beck shrugged, biting a piece of toast hot from the toaster. "She said okay, didn't she?" Jade rolled her icy eyes from the island in the middle of the room. She sipped her coffee and slammed it down.
"You know she's not coming down, right?" Jade asked, walking to the stairs.
"How'd you know?" Beck asked, finishing his own coffee. Jade smirked, taking hold of the old shiny banister that lined the stairs.
"I did the exact same thing," She singsonged from halfway upstairs. Beck smiled up at her, shaking his head playfully. Eventually Beck and Jade got her down and walked her to school. She was going to a private school just down the road and Beck decided that he'd walk her to school to let Jade pursue her own career again. Jade agreed and soon her career was up and running again.
Only as soon as she finished her first movie role, she discovered some news. If she was honest, she really didn't know what to think about it. She was going to have a baby again! She broke the news to Beck and he pressed his lips together.
"Aren't you upset? We just got everything normal again." Beck shifted his weight to his other foot and looked at Jade uneasily. "Are you sure?" Jade breathed out through her nose heavily. She was confused at what Beck was implying.
"Well of course not, can you ever be, but what can we do now? It's far too late to be thinking about whether we want another baby now!" Jade shuffled her feet, feeling awkward. Beck sighed at her, taking her hands.
"We'll do whatever you want to do," Beck said gently, touching her stomach lightly. She half smiled and kissed him on the lips. Jade turned on her heels and headed for the door. "Where are you going?" Beck called, struggling to understand Jade's mind.
"I have to have a little chat with my other baby," Jade said, with a little smile. She waved and left.
Months later and the new baby was here. It was another girl, much to Beck's delight. He cradled the baby gently and it reminded him of Juliette when she was born. Tori, who had come to see the baby, brought Juliette in for them. She'd been looking after her.
"Auntie Tori," Juliette had lisped to Tori on the car ride there, "what will the baby look like?" Tori glanced at her from the rear-view mirror.
"She'll look a lot like you, probably," Tori said. "So she'll be very pretty." Tori winked at her, trying to make her feel better. Tori knew it must be hard for her. When Tori was younger Trina used to cry and scream and cling to their mother, because Tori was upset and she wasn't getting any attention. Tori hoped Juliette wouldn't be like that. Juliette smiled from the backseat. "Almost there, baby,"
Juliette clung to Tori's hand, walking through the hallways of the hospital. "Come on, we'll go find your mommy," After room searching and a visit to the front desk, they got to Jade's room. Jade's face lit up seeing Juliette.
"Hi, Juliette, would you like to see your baby sister?" Juliette nodded shyly and Tori handed her hand over to Beck. Juliette sat on Jade's bed beside her and looked at her baby sister intently. She pursed her lips, thinking.
"Daddy, what's the baby's name?" They were taken back to the time Juliette was born.
"We don't know yet, baby. We're going to name her now," Beck smiled at her. "Would you like to help?"
"Yes daddy."
"I was thinking maybe Madeline," Jade said. "We need to think of a name that fits with Juliette,"
"I don't like that name mommy," Juliette squawked, her eyes glistening over. Jade glanced at Beck.
"Okay, Juliette, we'll think of something else."
"Isabella mommy," Juliette cried after a minute of thinking. "Can we call her Bella?"
"Okay. I like that name. Do you?" Jade asked Beck. Beck nodded and they all agreed. Days later, they welcomed little Bella home. Jade decided that instead of waiting five years to start work again, she'd start right away and Beck could stay home. Jade missed Bella lots, she missed Juliette's little hands reaching for the hem of her skirt and she missed Beck coming through the door and kissing everyone hello.
After some time of Jade being the working one, they decided to switch roles again. Juliette was a blossoming nine year old by then, and Bella was just starting school, so Jade could do things around the house and go out to do movie roles. She wasn't content being a housewife now the children weren't babies.
She also got sick of starring in stupid movies with no real plot. So she sat at home for a couple of months in her study and wrote a movie. Then, she starred in it and produced it. Juliette got a part in it too, where she played young Jade.
After years of sadness and anger at Tori and Beck Jade's finally at peace. And finally Beck can kiss his cousins on the cheek without being questioned. Their lives are just getting started.
Finished!
A/N:
So….it's finally done. :) I really hope you like it. I'm sorry for the double posting! I started this ages ago, but I went on holiday then got writer's block so I tried to make it okay.
Just out of interest, how old would you guess I was? (doesn't matter even if you guess way off :P)
Thank you, and for one last time please review :)