One

Being Tori's best friend, Andre is one of the first people to learn they're dating. Jade expected that. After all, she wouldn't have even known how long Tori's liked her if it wasn't for Andre. Though, that wasn't on purpose.

Still, Jade's definitely surprised when Andre pulls her into the janitor's closet exactly nine days after Tori and Jade first kissed.

"We need to talk," he says as the door clicks shut behind him.

"Please tell me this isn't the whole "if you hurt her, I'll hurt you" best friend spiel," Jade groans.

"It's not," Andre replies. "Because you already knew that."

Jade raises an eyebrow at him.

"Don't give me that look," Andre says. "It's true."

"Yeah. Yeah. Whatever."

"Jade," Andre warns.

"Fine," Jade huffs. "Yes, I knew that. And I have no intention of hurting her. Okay?"

"Thanks," Andre replies. "But that's not why I pulled you in here."

"What else could you possibly have to talk to me about in the god damn janitor's closet?"

"I didn't want to tell you this… but I think someone should," Andre starts.

"What?"

"And it doesn't mean anything. You have to know that."

"God, Andre, just freaking tell me already."

"So you know this weekend? You decided not to hang because you were finishing that play about the girl with multiple personalities?"

Jade nods.

"Well, I don't know if Tori mentioned it or not, but we got kinda bored and followed Rex to a party."

Jade groans.

"It wasn't a Northridge party," Andre adds. "But it was still pretty crazy anyway."

"I wouldn't expect anything less from Rex," Jade comments.

"Well, there was alcohol."

"Oooh, at a high school party? How shocking."

"And you know Tori can't really hold her liquor," Andre continues.

Jade nods.

"Well she and Beck might have gotten into a shot drinking contest that ended with the two of them making out."

Jade blinks at Andre several times before asking quietly, "What?"

"Um, yeah. They got drunk and made out."

"They did not," Jade tells Andre.

"What? How would you know? You weren't there."

"You're right. I wasn't. And you weren't either. Because it didn't happen," Jade replies.

"Uh, I beg to differ," Andre says. "And it did happen."

"No. It didn't," Jade insists.

"Why would you say that?"

"Because Tori wouldn't do that to me," Jade replies.

"Well, she was drinking."

"I don't care if she was snorting coke," Jade tells him. "She wouldn't do that to me. End of story."

"You're so sure," Andre comments.

"Because it's true."

"But how do you know? Really?"

"Tori wouldn't cheat," Jade defends.

"She was drunk," Andre offers.

"Doesn't matter. She wouldn't do that."

"You're really sure? Remember, she did kiss Beck her second day here."

"That was for a scene and to like stand up to me," Jade replies.

"Are you really sure about that?"

Jade takes several deep breathes. She genuinely likes Andre and considers him a friend. So hurting him with her scissors really isn't an option.

"Look, Andre," Jade says, slowly. "I know what you're doing. And I think it's admirable. But you've proved your point. So now you're just going to drop it."

"You're sure?"

"Andre!"

"Fine," he says, holding up his hands to defend himself. "You're right. I was lying."

"I knew it."

"I'm sorry. Really," Andre says. "But I just had to be sure."

"Whatever."

"Tori's my best friend," Andre continues. "I just wanted to make sure you weren't going to pull the same crap with her that you pulled with Beck."

"Crap? Is that what he called it? Because I was-"

"Jade," Andre interrupts. "That's not the point. I know why you were so damn sensitive about Beck. But that's not an issue with Tori, is it?"

"No," Jade agrees.

"But I had to make sure," Andre tells her. "Because Tori isn't going to necessarily put up with all that now that you're dating. No matter how long she's liked you."

"I know."

"And I just figured for both your sakes, I'd make sure."

"Both our sakes?" Jade questions.

Andre nods. "You and I are friends too. Right?"

"Yeah, we are."

"Good," Andre says.

"Can we please leave the damn janitor's closet now?" Jade asks. "Before people start to talk?"

Andre nods. "Though I'm pretty sure they already are."

Jade just shakes her head as she follow Andre out of the janitor's closet.