The breakup with Jade had been messy—loud, explosive, and honestly… pointless. She accused him of “hanging around too many girls,” he told her she was being unreasonable, and she stormed out of his RV with mascara tears and slammed doors.

The whole school knew they were done.

Beck tried to act unaffected. Calm. Unbothered. Chill, like always.

But it was all a lie.

He kept replaying the fight in his head, wondering what he could’ve said differently.

Then you walked into Hollywood Arts.

Jade’s cousin.

And everything changed.

You didn’t look like Jade—no dark eyeliner, no sharp attitude, no death-glare. But you had her confidence, her boldness, and something he wasn’t ready for:

You had Jade’s fire… without the chaos.

You were calm where Jade was sharp, soft where Jade was intense. But you had a spark in your eyes that caught him immediately.

The moment you introduced yourself to the class, Beck froze. Tori nudged him. Andre raised an eyebrow. Cat giggled quietly.

Beck wasn’t subtle.

He kept looking at you. Studying you. Wondering how Jade never told him she had a cousin like you.

And then he heard your last name spoken aloud:

“West.”

His stomach dropped.

Jade’s. Cousin.

Suddenly everything felt… complicated. Forbidden. Dangerous.

Jade was still furious with him. The breakup was still fresh. And here he was, unable to take his eyes off her cousin.

He tried to stay neutral, polite— but Beck Oliver was never good at hiding interest.

He helped you find your locker. Showed you around the set. Sat beside you during improv, just a little too close.

Everyone noticed.

Cat whispered, “Beck liiikes her…”

Andre smirked knowingly.

Even Robbie muttered, “This’ll get messy.”

But Beck didn’t care.

Because for the first time since the breakup, his mind wasn’t on Jade screaming at him— it was on you laughing at one of his jokes.

You were the first person who made him feel something new. Something refreshing. Something he wasn’t supposed to feel.

And when he found out you’d be staying at Hollywood Arts permanently… he just knew:

He was already falling— and Jade West had no idea her cousin had just caught Beck Oliver’s attention in a way she never expected.