A/N: So here it is…..the long awaited installment of 'Something To Believe In', and yes this is Jude's 18th birthday. I know I may have pissed some of you off by the ending but, in my defense my computer is what I like to call a 'fucktard' and lost the ending of the document, so I only could post that much before the entire thing crashed. I'm sorry, please don't kill me. I will do a flashback sometime in this series and give you the ending of 'Something To Believe In'.
Oh yeah, I got the title from High School Musical 3's song, Can I Have This Dance sang by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgins.
BTW: Jude is wearing the same dress she wore in 1 pt.1 and pt.2 and so is Sadie. Kwest and Darius are in the same thing as well, the only change is that Tommy is wearing a black suit, with a crimson shirt, and a black tie. With a black hat like Kwest's.
Can I Have This Dance?
Part 3 of 3 in the Birthday series
Shot 1 of 3
Day before Jude's 18th Birthday 10:00 PM at G-Major
"Darius wants a hit." Tommy said as he walked into the studio and saw Jude sitting in his chair spinning in circles. "Are you having fun?" He asked her and she stopped and smiled at him.
"Why yes, Master Quincy I am." She said sarcastically. He smiled at her and she moved out of his chair and waited from him to sit down, and then she sat on his lip.
"I love you, Harrison." He said kissing her on the lips.
"I love you too." She said back to him, and returning his kiss.
"Wow, Quincy I never thought of you as a guy who loved." A female voice came from behind them and they both turned. Tommy's eyes went wide as he looked at one of his past conquests.
"Cassandra, I haven't seen you in a while." He said to her and she smiled at him.
"You look good. Girlfriend?" She asked him.
"Yeah, this is my fiancé, Jude Harrison." He said kissing her on the cheek.
"Fiancé, wow I never thought that I'd see the day where Little Tommy Q would leave his past behind for monogamy." She said and he shrugged his shoulders.
"What can I say, she changed me."
"Wow, I have to tell Liza, and Charlotte." She said and took her phone out, and walked out of the studio.
"Cassandra Davidson, Liza Wolfe, and I'm assuming Charlotte C. Preston?" Jude asked, getting off of him, and he nodded. "Wow Quincy, I knew you had a past but I'm impressed all A-List actors. That's nice." Jude said walking out of the studio.
"Damn it." He said hanging his head, and banging it against the soundboard. He sighed and he got up out of his chair and went to hospitality to get a cup of coffee.
"You look like hell." Kwest said as she made himself a sandwich.
"Jude and I just had a fight."
"About what?"
"Cassandra showed up, right as I was telling Jude that I loved her. She made a deal out of me being monogamous and she let it slip that I also went with Liza, and Charlotte. Jude got angry and left."
"What is Cass doing here?"
"I don't know." Tommy said taking a sip of coffee as Kwest took a bite of his sandwich.
"Well, you'd better fix it soon. The big day is coming up."
"I know it is." Tommy said, and he sighed again and he walked back into the studio and picked up a guitar and let his fingers thought the strings that they hadn't for a little over two years.
Jude's Birthday 2:00 PM in the studio
"You ready to do this?" Tommy asked as Jude walked into the studio, and he finished setting up the mic.
"You ready to show me how it's done?" She asked. He didn't know what she meant but, he didn't want to go there.
"There are a lot of inappropriate answers to that question." He replied to her and she playfully hit him in the shoulder, and he feigned being hurt.
"Kwest, we're ready." Tommy yelled and Kwest hit the button. Tommy and Jude both slid on their headphones, and waited for their cue. Kwest gave them the thumbs up as Darius, Shay, Portia, and Cassandra entered the studio to watch.
(Jude)
Take my hand, take a breath
Pull me close, and take one step
Keep your eyes locked on mine
And let the music be your guide
(Tommy and Jude)
Now won't you promise me (Won't you promise me)
That you'll never forget (That we'll keep dancing)
To keep dancing (To keep dancing)
Where ever we go next
Tommy reached for Jude's hands and he held them tight as they moved into singing the chorus.
(Tommy and Jude)
It's like catching lightening
The chances of finding, someone like you
It's one in a million
The chances of feeling the way we do
And with every step together
We just keep on getting better
So can I have this dance? (Can I have this dance?)
Can I have this dance?
Jude smiled at Tommy and he smiled back. Jude closed her eyes remembering what had happened last year, the morning after Jude's last birthday, as Tommy started on the second verse.
"Jude, did you cheat on Shay?" He asked her.
"I don't consider it cheating. Mainly because he cheated on me an entire month with Eden, so no I don't consider what I did cheating because if he loved me like he said he did he wouldn't have done it and if he cared like he said he did he would've told me and ended it the minute he hooked up with Eden but, he didn't. So I ended it, or at least I tried to. I left him a voice mail right before the party, he never got it or at least I don't think he did."
"So you ended it beforehand right?"
"Yes, look me and Shay we had our chance and frankly since he cheated he was never an honorable man. So look judge me all you want but, I was the hurt one." Jude said and Darius backed down on her.
"Jude, are you seriously telling us that you have been sneaking behind our backs for the last two years?" Her mom asked and she nodded. Jude and Tommy both joined hands and they just looked at one another.
"Mom, look Jude and Tommy are not in any trouble mainly because age of consent is sixteen. The only thing that they have against them is the fact you the both of you don't like him. So I'm going to say this once, I love my sister and Tommy makes her incredibly happy and if you don't like it, frankly I don't care. But, I'm happy." Jude said and she smiled.
"I will agree to this one condition: no sex." Victoria said sternly and Jude and Tommy both smiled.
"Agreed." They said at the same time. Don and Stuart both had looks on their faces, and Tommy could tell that they weren't happy with everything.
"I have one question, Portia why did you tell?" Jude asked her and she just looked at her feet and ran out of the apartment. "Well, she is a bowl of sunshine this morning." Jude said in an anger filled tone.
"Jude, are you sure that you want this?" Her dad asked and she nodded.
"Fine." He said.
"Look, we can all talk about this later on during the day but for right now it is around 8:30 in the morning and I am extremely tired, and extremely caffeine deprived. So can we please get into the details later?" Jude asked and they all nodded and everyone left the house except for Sadie.
"Well, that was lovely." Sadie said and she left Jude and Tommy to the rest of their morning.
Jude and Tommy watched as Sadie left and they walked to the kitchen to make coffee and get something to eat before the media circus that was going to come of G-Major if Portia had went to the press. But, Jude let that though slip out of her mind because she sat on the barstool on Tommy's apartment and she watched as he made her breakfast. And, she knew that this was just the beginning and it gave her something to believe in.
(Tommy)
Take my hand, I'll take the lead
And every turn, will be safe with me
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid to fall
You know I'll catch you through it all
And you can't keep us apart (Even in a 1,000 miles can't keep us apart)
Cuz my heart is wherever you are (Because my heart is wherever you are)
Jude opened her eyes and she smiled and she started to sing the next chorus with Tommy. He moved from standing in front of her, to standing behind her, and he wrapped his arms around her waist.
(Tommy and Jude)
It's like catching lightening
The chances of finding, someone like you
It's one in a million
The chances of feeling the way we do
And with every step together
We just keep on getting better
So can I have this dance? (Can I have this dance?)
Can I have this dance?
(Jude)
Ooooooh!
No mountains to high and
(Tommy and Jude)
No oceans to wide
Cuz together or not, Our dance wont stop
Let it rain, let it pour
What we have is worth fighting for
You know I believe, that we were meant to beeeee
(Jude) Yeeeaaaaahhhh!
(Tommy and Jude)
It's like catching lightening
The chances of finding, someone like you (Oooh like you)
It's one in a million
The chances of feeling the way we do (The way we do)
And with every step together
We just keep on getting better
So can I have this dance? (Can I have this dance?)
Can I have this dance?
Can I have this dance? (This dance)
Can I have this dance?
As the two of them finished the song together, and as the music faded out Tommy looked at Jude and he kissed her on the lips lightly and she smiled at him. They both took of their headphones and Darius gave them the thumbs up, signaling that it was a good take.
They'd both walked out of the studio hand in hand only to find a very angry Cassandra and Shay to greet them. But, they ignored that and they were both stunned with the smile that was plastered on Darius's face. "That is going to be a hug money maker. Good work." He said in an excited tone before he left the studio.
"Do we need to record again?" Jude asked and Tommy and Kwest both nodded no.
"That was good Jude." Shay said before he left the studio and Kwest soon followed.
"Cass, what did you think?" He asked her.
"I think it was great, and that I have a plane to catch." She said to him, and she left the room, leaving them alone.
"Wow Quincy, I think this is the first time we have been alone in a very long time." She said to him and he nodded to her. He reached out and he tugged at the belt loops on her jeans, pulling her close to his body. She smiled as his lips touched hers.
Jude's fingers knotted in Tommy's hair and they started moving backwards. Jude's legs buckled under her and they fell onto the soundboard. Tommy pushed her down on it, and he started unbuttoning the buttons on her shirt. Jude moaned as she felt Tommy's hands on her bare skin.
She arched her back and let him slid the shirt off of her shoulders. Tommy was about to unclasp her bra, when they heard a knock at the door. Jude and Tommy Both groaned and Jude buttoned her shirt back and straightened her hair up. Tommy went to open the door, revealing Portia standing behind it.
"And, you want what?" He asked in a rude tone and she walked into the studio.
"I wanted to apologize."
"For what?" Jude asked and Portia got a look on her face.
"You know for what." She spat back at her.
"Oh you mean for telling Darius, telling my parents or outing us to the media?" Jude asked her. "I'm a little confused on which one you're sorry for." Jude spat at her and she walked out of the room and down the hall into Tommy's office and locked the door.
"Look, she is really pissed, and so am I. You betrayed our trust. I was just starting to trust you again when you pulled the bullshit that you pulled last year. We have nothing, and I mean it. You are Portia Mills, and I am Tom Quincy. We were never married, and we were never friends. Got it?" He asked her and she nodded. He left her standing alone in the room, and he walked down the hall to his office.
He stopped at the door, and he could see her shadow, she was pacing. He knew that this was never a good sign. Then he heard her fist collide with something. Then he heard the tears. He reached in his pocked and pulled out the key that unlocked the door and he rushed inside locking the door behind him. He saw Jude as she sank to her knees, her back sliding down the wall and she put her arms around her knees. She sniffled a little bit, and then he heard the tears starting to fall harder.
"Jude, are you all right?" He asked coming over to her and kneeling in front of her. He reached under her arms and lifted her head up. He saw her red puffy eyes. She closed them but, the tears kept falling. He leaned in and he kissed her eyelids, then the tip of her nose, and then her forehead, and then her lips softly. "Hey, I love you. Don't ever forget that." He whispered to her and she cracked a smile.
"Thank you Quincy." She said to him, and he nodded and smiled.
"Come on, it's almost time for your party. Let's get you ready." He said and he grabbed her hand and he pulled her up off of the ground and they walked out of his office and out into the G-Major lobby. Their hands joined and they left the building and they walked out to Tommy's car and her drove her to her house.
"Thank you for being you Quincy." She said to him as he pulled into her driveway and killed the engine in the car.
"I love you Harrison." He whispered to her before he jumped out of the car and walked around to her door, and opened it for her.
He walked Jude to her door, and he kissed her goodbye, with a few soft kissed on her lips. "Go before I change my mind." She said to him and he let her go inside and he groaned a little before he walked back to his car.
Day after Jude's party 2:00 PM
"I now pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss your bride." The judge said to them and he pulled her close and he kissed her fiercely on the lips. And, this kiss was different: it was full of love, lust and passion, and it was also the first of many kisses to be shared for the many years that they would spend together happily ever after.
Both of them pulled away and Jude grabbed her purse from the chair behind her, and they walked out of the courtroom and down the hallway. "I love you Mr. Quincy." She said to him.
"I love you Mrs. Quincy." He said back and he pulled her close and he kissed her again. "I know you said that you didn't want to make a big deal out of this, and just wanted it to be us. But I made some calls and you have a few visitors." He said and opened the double doors that led from the courtroom to the rest of city hall.
Jude ran to her sister and hugged her tightly. "Congrats little sister." Sadie whispered to Jude in her ear before she pulled away to hug Spied and the rest of SME.
"Thank you." She said to Tommy and he smiled. Jude hugged Kat and Jamie before they left the courthouse. "Where are we going?" She asked Tommy and he smiled.
"I was thinking of going to get food but, if you're not hungry then we can just go ahead and get on the plane." He said to her and she punched him in the shoulder.
"Don't tease me like that again Quincy." She said to him as they entered the diner that was around the corner from City Hall.
"Hi, how may a help you?" The hostess asked.
"We need a table for 9." Quincy replied to her and she delved out her best flirtatious smile.
"Right this way." She said and Tommy just looked at Jude and he grinned.
Tommy rolled his eyes as soon as the hostess turned her back. Jude got a grin on her face, and she started laughing, causing Tommy to join her. "You're an ass." Jude whispered into his ear, and he got a curious look on his face.
"How am I an ass?" He asked her and she smirked at him. "She is ugly compared to you." With those words alone, Jude was ready to jump his bones in the restaurant but, she maintained her composure. She just smirked at Tommy and he smirked back. They both knew where this was going to go.
Everyone took their seats at the table, and then quieted down, all of them looking in the direction of Jude and Tommy. "All right. Since they won't speak, I will." Sadie said and everyone directed attention at her. "The last three years have been one interesting ride with this couple. And, I mean that in both good and bad ways. They have fought, believe me, I know they have but, now they have found their way home, where they belong, with each other. So, I am very happy to see what comes of this newfound marriage." Sadie said smiling and Jude tore off a piece of bread that was sitting at the table and threw it at her older sister. Sadie rebutted by throwing one back but, the fight subsided when the waiter arrived to get everyone's orders.
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The lunch was wrapping up, with everyone full and happy. Not one harsh word the spoken at the table which shocked Jude, Tom, and Sadie considerably. After Tom paid the bill everyone parted their separate ways.
Jude and Tommy were walking down the street, heading towards G-Major, to give Darius one last single before they left for what they considered to be their honeymoon.
After Jude's Party 1:00 AM
Jude smiled as Tommy's hands wrapped around her neck, and pulled her closely to him. He hung his head down and his lips met hers in a fiery kiss. Jude playfully bit his bottom lip as their tongues danced. Her hands roamed his back and moved to unbutton his shirt and she slid it down his shoulders.
He backed them against a wall and his hands unwrapped from her neck, and moved to the zipper on her dress. He unzipped it, and he stepped back and watched it fall from her body. He licked his lips and he kissed her again. Jude's hands unbuckled Tom's belt and unzipped his pants and she slipped her hand inside of his boxers to feel his hardening shaft.
He moaned Jude's name as her hands roamed his penis. She smirked at him as his left hand massaged her boob, then his mouth started sucking on her hard nipple. After he left a love bite on her right boob, he kissed down her body as she stepped out of her shoes. She moaned Tommy's name as his lips kissed her southern lips through her panties. He kissed her back up her body until he met her lips.
Jude wrapped one leg around Tommy's waist and she slipped his boxers down. Jude moaned when she felt Tommy's hard penis on her inner thigh. He entered her in one swift movement. Jude gasped at his movement and she felt him thrusting in and out of her at a fast even pace. Tommy grunted as he felt Jude's walls cave in around his dick after five or six thrusts.
He started thrusting faster and she felt her release coming. When she felt her walls come down again, she bit down on his right shoulder, to keep from screaming out in ecstasy. Tommy continued to thrust inside of her, until he found his own release a few thrusts later, biting down on Jude, leaving a mark on her right shoulder.
Jude kissed the beads of sweat that were on Tommy's forehead. Their lips met again, for a soft sweet kiss before he pulled himself out of her. They got dressed quickly sharing kisses in between and stealing glances at one another.
"We have to get up early tomorrow." Tommy said as he put his jacket around Jude's shoulders.
"Let's go, and get some sleep. Because I have a feeling that I won't have any for a while." Jude said and he put his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him and they left the stage and walked towards Tommy's apartment.