I Wanna Feel Your Arms Around Me

Plot:Okay, so Tommy took off on tour 18 months ago, and his plane ride home crashed. He survived the crash, and decided to drive the rest of the way. But on the drive home, he was involved in a highway car pile-up. The pile-up caused a fire blaze, and his body was never found. Now, a year and a half later, Jude, who was engaged to marry Tommy after he returned from tour, is finally dating again. She begins talking to two men that Sadie has chosen for her on a dating site. What happens from there, nobody knows.

A/N: I switch up the font a lot.

Regular: Jude talking or just dialogue.

Italics:Jude thinking or Jude IMing

Bold:Jude Emailing

Chapter 1

Starting Over

"Come on Jude…You've gotta start dating again eventually. I mean, Tommy's not coming back."

Jude looked up at Sadie.

"I'm sorry. I hate to be so blunt about it, but-"

"It's not your fault, Sadie…But I cannot goon LoversConnect. I'm too popular…"

"That's why I signed you up with my name…All of your information, but with the name Sadie Elizabeth Harrison."

"Well…I still don't know…."

"Come on, Jude…I already checked your site, and 5 guys replied to it…I replied to two of them. You're free to talk to them." Sadie smiled.

"Well, no one makes it through without Sadie's approuval," Jude joked.

"That's right. Now get on there." Jude rolled her eyes and walked over to the computer.

"But," She turned back to Sadie, who rolled her eyes. "I'm just asking a question."

"Okay, shoot."

"What if they try to call me fake?"

"Ignore them. I always do. Plenty of people have attempted to say I'm not Sadie Harrison, Jude Harrison's sister. But I, have proof."

"And what about my pictures?"

"I put up personal family pictures, not media shots."

"But Sadie, that's why I don't have a MyLounge."

"These pictures can't be stolen. They're protected by the site. Anyone who tries to steal them is in violation of the Terms and Agreements that they agreed to when they signed up."

"You actually read that whole thing?"

"No." Sadie laughed as she opened the bottle of water in her hands. She sipped it. "Only the important stuff." She looked down one last time to make sure her shoes were tied tightly enough and then pulled on a sweater. "I'm going out for a run. I'll be back in like…4 hours."

"Running to Chris'?"

"Maybe…" Sadie joked. "Anyway, if I'm not home by then, I'll see you tomorrow at G Major?"

"One, the name is Rapid Music now, and two, no. I have to go to Los Angeles for a promotional thinger because they're changing the entire chain's name to Rapid Music."

"Wow….You really want to rip apart everything Darius did to G Major…"

"He nearly killed it, Sadie. Fortunately, with you, Georgia, and EJ, we might just be able to save it…Anyway, keep an eye on Mason and SME while I'm gone. EJ will be there to help you, but Georgia is going with me."

"Okay, okay. No need for a lecture. I've done this before, you know?"

"Yeah, and that resulted in SME and Jamie locking you in one of the intern offices and then Pegan setting you free….Be careful." Sadie rolled her eyes.

"Whatever….Jeyton!!!" A black and white husky ran into the room. "I'm taking Jeyton with me."

"Oh…and leaving John here with me?" Jude exclaimed, referring to the other black and white husky that they owned.

"Yup. He's your dog. Jeyton is mine. So….yeah. Have fun." Sadie said with a smile. Jude rolled her eyes and turned back to the computer. Sadie ran up the stairs and then back down. Jude's shoulder slumped as she scrolled down the page on the computer. Sadie walked over by Jude.

"It'll all be okay, Jude…." She gave her a small hug and then walked out. Jude looked back at the two guys Sadie had verified for her. One was a blonde 21 year old from LA. (What a coincidence.) The other was a brown haired 27 year old from Vancouver. She looked at both pictures of the guys, and then decided to look a little further into them. Clicking on the guy from LA's picture, she waited for his page to load.

As it did, the first thing she looked for was his name. Tyler. Tyler Christopher Jamieson. Jude smiled, deciding she liked the name. He was a 21 year old looking to sign a record contract. He was also looking for a girl. She looked at all of his pictures before deciding to e-mail him.

Dear Tyler,

Hi. I'm Jude.

What an Idiot. As if he won't realize-…Wait, no. Sadie has it set so that I have her name…I'm such a biff.

It's set to say that my name is Sadie because my sister is totally over-protective. (I might mention she verified that you were okay to talk to before she actually let me. Hope that doesn't creep you out.) Anyway, I see that you're both interested in a record contract and that you live in LA. I'm actually going to be there tomorrow to do some promotional stuff for my company. If you're interested, maybe we can meet up for coffee or something. Anyway, let me know, and I'll give you my cell number and we can talk it over.

Sincerely,

Jude.

Jude continued to look at Tyler's page for a few more minutes before going back to her own. Feeling brave again, she clicked on the 27 year old's page. She searched his page like she had Noahs, until she found his name. Tom. Thomas Cristopher Abott. What a coincidence that Tom and Noah had the same middle name. Jude shook her head, returning herself to what Tom's page said. There wasn't much, which gave off the vibe to Jude that this guy kept to himself. She smiled and then clicked the send this person a message button.

Dear Tom,

Hi, I'm Jude. You may be asking yourself why it says my name is Sadie. That's because I have an over protective sister who won't let me talk to any of the guys on here unless she verifies that they're okayto talk to first. Kind of quirky, I know, but I love her.

Jude chuckled at her own comment.

Anyway, I live in Toronto, and would love to talk to you sometime. Reply and maybe I'll be nice enough to give you my cell phone number.

Sincerely,

Jude.

She sent the message and then returned to her page, where there was already a reply from Noah. She clicked on the New Message button and opened it.

Dear Jude,

Hi. I'm Noah. I understand your sister's over protectiveness. I'd love to meet you too. If you'd like, this is my number. 224-747-2585 (a/n:Yes, I just pushed a bunch of random numbers.). You can give me a call and we'll talk about meeting up tomorrow. Can't wait to meet you.

---Tyler

Jude sat back and smiled. She had expected for the guy to be nice, but not this nice. She looked over at the phone, contemplating calling him. Her message window popped up, showing that she had a new IM from Kat.

CrazyKat:Hey, there girly…How's your day going?"

XCantDanceX: Comtemplating calling a guy from LoversConnect. Should I?

CrazyKat: Go ahead! That's how Jamie and I re-connected…He could be your future husband!

Jude bit her lip. This could be quite the leap. She hadn't noticed that her microphone or webcam were on, and almost jumped when she heard Kat's voice.

"Jude, just do it! It'll be worth it!" She smiled at Jude on the screen. Jude rolled her eyes and then grabbed the phone. As of on cue, The door opened. Jude turned around, un able to see who had just walked in the door.

"Hello?"

"Jude, it's Sadie…" Sadie called as she walked through the sitting room and sat down on the chesterfield.

"Where's Chris?"

"Coming. We're just going to grab few things and then be on our way."

"Okay…"

"Did you talk to either of the guys?"

"Um, yeah….I e-mailed them both. The one from LA replied back…The one from Vancouver isn't on." Sadie nodded as Chris walked in. Jude walked away from the computer, into the sitting room. She pulled a bag from the storage closet and handed it to Sadie.

"Here."

"What's this?"

"When you were at work today, I took the liberty of packing your things so that you wouldn't have to… I knew you'd go and then come back." Jude smiled.

"Well thank you." Sadie returned her smile and then grabbed Chris's hand and walked to the door.

"Don't stay up to late…We don't need you missing that flight."

"Yeah, yeah…" Jude said, tossing her hand up as if waving off Sadie's comment. She returned to the computer and picked up the phone. She tentatively dialed Tyler's number, and then bit her lip as the dial tone started. Kat had signed off, so she closed the messanger box and then shut off her web cam and microphone. The dial tone stopped, noting that someone had picked up the phone.

"Tyler…" The voice spoke, noting who they were.

"Hi, Tyler?"

"Yup. Is this Jude?"

"Yeah." She spoke tentatively.

"Hi…"

The two sat in silence for a moment, unsure of what to say to each other.

"So…Uh…How's the weather in Canada?" He asked with a bit of laughter in his voice.

"How's the weather?" Jude couldn't help but giggle.

"I didn't know what to say. "He admitted. Jude smiled, deciding she liked him already.

"That's okay. I didn't either." Jude heard another pop up, and looked up at her screen, seeing and invatation to chat. She clicked approuve, and waited for the IM to come up.

MusicEqualsLife27: Hi. Is this Jude?

XCantDanceX:Yeah…is this Tom?

"Is that typing chewing I hear?"

"No," Jude giggled. "I'm typing a reply to an IM I received."

"Oh." Tyler laughed on the other end.

"So…What branch of the music business are you looking to get into?"

MusicEqualsLife27: Yeah. I like your page. You seem like a nice person. J

XCan'tDanceX:Thanks. You do too.

"Um…I don't know. I just love music and every aspect about it. I write my own songs, I've worked a little in production, and I can play piano and guitar…"

"Wow….same here…Well, that, and, with the help of a friend, I just took over my label."

"Wow….You're quite the accomplished person."

"Thank you." Jude smiled.

MusicEqualsLife27: So, since you're THE Jude Harrison, what's life like?

XCan'tDanceX: Um….busy? I'm going to L.A. tomorrow to promote my record label.

MusicEqualsLIfe27: Wow….Sounds like lots of fun.

XCan'tDanceX: It is…After that, I'll actually be making a stop in your town…

"What kind of music do you write?"

"Would you like to hear some of it?" Tyler spoke softly.

"Um, sure. I trust that you won't make my ears bleed."

Tyler laughed. "I promise not to." He grabbed his guitar and began to strum. Soft, but just loud enough that Jude could hear it.

"Watch my life,
Pass me by,
In the rear view mirror
Pictures frozen in time
Are becoming clearer
I don't wanna waste another day
Stuck in the shadow of my mistakes

Yeah...

Cause I want you,
And I feel you,
Crawling underneath my skin
Like a hunger,
Like a burning,
To find a place I've never been
Now I'm broken,
And I'm faded,
I'm half the man I thought I would be:
But you can have what's left of me

I've been dying inside,
Little by little,
No where to go,
But going out of my mind
In endless circles,
Running from my self until,
You gave me a reason for standing still

It's falling faster,
Barely breathing,
Give me something,
To believe in
Tell me: It's not all in my head

Take what's left
Of this man
Make me whole
Once again…

I've been dying inside you see
I'm going out of my mind
Out of my mind
I'm just running in circles all the time
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left of me?
Just running in circles in my mind
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left of me?"

Jude sighed in content as he finished.

"Wow…That was amazing."

"Thanks…I've been working on that for about 4 months…It's been a project that I've moved around on…."

"I know how that is."

"Really?"

"Yeah." Jude got up from the computer, forgetting that she was talking to another person. She grabbed her lap top and walked outside to the sun porch. The sun was starting to set, and there was a light mist in the air, hinting that rain was in the distance. She looked to the west, where the sky was beautifully separated into beautiful soft blues, pinks, oranges and purples. She smiled and reached for her guitar, which she'd left out there the night before. She reached for it and began to strum a few chords.

"Can I hear something?"

Jude smiled. "Sure….This is Where Does It Hurt." She strummed a few chords.

"When you open your heart

There's always so much to lose

So far to fall

And nowhere to go when it's through

But if you let me in

I won't let you down

Put your faith in me

Cause where ever you crash

Where ever you land

That's where I'll be

And for every endless midnight

There's a sky full of broken stars

But there'll always be a place for you

Inside my arms

And there's a million streets to walk down

In this city of broken hearts

But there'll always be a place for you

Inside my arms

Where does it hurt?"

She could feel Tyler smiling on the other end of the phone.

"That was amazing, Jude…"

"Really? You think so?"

"I know so…"

"Thanks…I…well, I'm sure you know about my past with Tom Quincy…"

"Yeah…who doesn't?" Jude chuckled.

"Well, I started that right after he died, and I just…I never finished it…" She admitted softly.

"Well, that's okay…You have all the time in the world to greive your loss…But don't let it hold you back from falling in love again…."

Jude smiled. "Thank you."

"For what?" Tyler was confused.

"For saying that….I needed to hear it, because it's true…" She looked at the clock on her computer. "Wow. I really need to start packing. Do you mind if I put you on speaker?"

"Not at all."

Jude smiled and grabbed her computer and guitar, walking inside. She made her way up the stairs to her bedroom and threw the door open. Everything was in it's proper order, and she moved swiftly across the floor to her bed, setting her guitar and laptop down. She set the phone on the cradle and turned it to speaker.

"So…What's Los Angeles like?"

"You mean you've never been here?"

"Actually, no." Jude walked to her closet, removing her luggage. She placed the bag on her bed and unzipped it. As always, it was clean and everything was perfectly straight. Any seams that may have been torn from the last trip had already been repaired. She smiled and walked to her dresser.

"Well, there's a LOT of places to go shopping. Besides the regular mall, we have a 2 mile long strip on 15th street where you can shop, eat, ecsetera. Besides that, there's also a LOT of restaurants. Most of them have out door service because of how hot it gets during the summer…Besides that,…Um…I don't know. We have some great clubs. There's one called Room, and that one was just opened by a friend of mine. Oh, and MACH. That's spelt M-A-C-H. It has to do with something that my friend wanted. Her and her boyfriends initials. Um…Besides that, there's Juicer, which most people think is just a hangout for teenagers, but it's actually a club at night."

Jude smiled. "I think I'm going to enjoy this trip."

"I would hope so." She couldn't help but smile. She heard a rustle on the other line and then speaking. "Shoot."

"Huh?" Jude turned away from her suitcase to the phone.

"I have to get to work. I didn't realize it was so late. But, ah, call me. When you get in. We'll plan something."

"Sounds like fun." Jude smiled. "I'll talk to you later."

"Bye Jude."

"Bye." She giggled softly as she said goodbye and then hung up the phone. She walked over to he laptop, where LoversConnect had loaded up as her main page. She shook her head. Sadie…. She noticed that she had a new message from Tom and clicked on it. The message loaded.

Hey, Jude,

Wow…I didn't know if I should start this off like that. I'm sure it probably aggravates you when people do that…Anyway, I noticed that you disappeared, so I'm sure you just got busy. Anyway, if you'd like to talk sometime, give me a call. The number is 224-593-7952. (Yes. Just another batch of random numbers.)

---Tom

Jude smiled. This guy was similar to…Well, to Tommy in a lot of ways. She walked over to the phone and dialed his number. The dial tone started, as she walked over to her dresser, pulling out undergarments.

"Hello?"

"Hi…Is this Tom?"

"Yeah. I'm guessing this is Jude?" Jude's breath caught in her throat. He sounded so much like-…

"Ye-yeah…"

"You sound tentative..Am I interrupting something?"

"No..no…You just…You sound like someone I used to know…." She spoke softly as she turned back to her bag.

"Oh…Is that a bad thing?"

"No. Not at all…Just kinda freaked me out at first, is all.

"Oh…I'm sorry. I'm not here to scare…" Jude giggled.

"Well, thank you. I've been scared enough lately. I hate Halloween."

Tom laughed on the other end. "I'm pretty sure I have an ex who was the same way."

"Pretty sure?"

"Well…It's a long story… One I'd love to explain, but,….maybe when we've actually talked in person." Jude smiled.

"Smart man…"

"Huh?" There was a lot of confusion in his voice as he spoke.

"Not giving out too much information….My sister would like you a lot…"

"Oh…"

"Oh, no…" Jude smacked herself lightly on the head. "I didn't mean like that…She's just very over protective…After my ex passed -…well, after my ex was out of our lives, she didn't really trust any guys. Some bad things happened after he was gone."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. Not your fault, just-" The doorbell interrupted Jude's thoughts. She grabbed the phone off the reciever and shut off the speaker. She plugged in her headset and shoved the phone in her pocket. "Hold on a sec."

Jude ran down the steps to the door, throwing it open.

"Hey, Georgia…"

"Hey…You all packed?" Georgia asked.

"No, I was just starting…"

"Then it's a good thing I came…"

"Am I interrupting something." Tom cut in.

"Uh, no…Sorry. I'm packing to leave for Los Angeles tomorrow…I told you about that?" Jude inquired.

"Oh, right…Is that your sister?"

"No, that would be my business partner."

"Oh…" She was pretty sure Tom was nodding on the other end.

"Am I interrupting something important?" Jude turned to Georgia.

"Of course not…I'm just talking."

"Ah…Is this one of the guys Sadie put you up to?"

Jude rolled her eyes. "Evidentally the whole world knows my business."

"No, Jude Sadie, me and EJ…and whatever men you happen to give this information to…" Georgia smiled, following Jude up to her room. Jude took the headset off and put the phone back on the cradle, turning it back to speaker.

"Well, since everyone seems to be meeting everyone today, Tom, this is my business parter, Georgia."

"Hi, Georgia."

"Wow…You sound a lot like…." She paused, catching herself. She looked over at Jude who rolled her eyes and nodded. "A lot like an old friend…."

"Uh, thanks I guess…Jude said the same thing…Well, close to the same thing…"

Jude let out a small laugh.

"So…."

"Um…I'd love to meet you…Like I said, I'm going to LA tomorrow, and I'll be there for 3 days, but after that, we have to go to Vancouver for a few days…I'd love to meet you then…"

"Okay…"

"Okay?"

"Yeah…Just give me a call and we'll set something up."

"Okay,…Well, I have to finish packing, so, I'm gonna have to let you go."

"Okay. Bye."

"Bye." Jude shut the phone off and sat down on her bed.

"So…How're you feeling?"

"Scared…"

"Why?" Georgia stood in front of her.

"Because. I've met these two amazing guys who seem really, really sweet, and…I don't know…I feel like I'm trapped the Bermuda triangle of Jadommy again…It was bad enough the first 3 times around…"

"But this doesn't involve Tommy. OR Jamie…"

"But…What if I get to liking both of these guys?"

"From the way it sounds, you already do, hun…"

Jude sighed, throwing herself back on her bed.

"I have a life! I have a company to build back up! And on top of that we have to add boy drama!? Gosh, Georgia…Does it never end?"

"I guess not, hun…" She couldn't help but laugh a little.

"Well…If not, the fine…"

"Lets get the rest of this packed and then get to the airport." Georgia offered.

"Okay…Um…" Jude looked around.

"You aren't prepared at all, are you?"

Jude looed at Georgia, who rolled her eyes. She walked to Jude's closet and then returned with a laptop bag and a carry on.

"Okay, god knows that you're going to want your lap top with you on the plane. What next?"

"Something to eat?"

"I've got food covered."

"Okay….Then…"

"Maybe try a 2 sets of clothing. One casual and one business."

Jude nodded. "Right. Clothes." She walked to her closet and then returned a moment later with a knee length yellow skirt and soft pink plaid dress t-shirt. "Good?"

"Great…now grab a pair of jeans, a comfortable t-shirt, long-sleeved undershirt, and a comfortable pair of jeans." Jude nodded and walked to her dresser. She pulled out a black under shirt, a short sleeved shirt with love across the chest, and a pair of ripped, faded blue jeans. She laid them into the carry on and then turned to Georgia again. "Bunny hug?"

"Right. A bunny hug." Jude walked to her closet and returned with an oversized black bunny hug with Who cares? She's MY girl. across the front and Plus I Love Her on the back. She also brought out a pale green bunny hug and set it on the bed. She folded both and then put them into the bag.

"What next?"

"A pair of pajamas?"

"Right, pajamas." Jude walked to her dresser and opened a drawer, pulling out a pink pair or pajama pants with kittens on them, and a black t shirt. "Good?"

"Yep." She smiled and walked back over to the bed and laid her clothes neatly into the carry on bag.

"Now, the last few things you should put in here are your journal, and the notebooks and paper work with everything we have documented about Rapid Music." Jude nodded and pointed to a pile on the bed of notebooks and papers. Georgia grabbed them and put them at the top of the bag. Jude zipped it and tossed it on the floor. Afterwards, grabbed her lap top, and shoved it into it's bag. Following that, she finished packing her bag.

When everything was put in its proper place, Jude carried her bags down the stairs to the sitting room. She walked over to the computer, which had been left on from earlier, and shut it off.

"So when does the flight leave?"

"In 6 hours…And it's 4 hour drive…"

"So we should leave like…now?"

"Yeah, probably…I'll take these out to the car… you make sure you didn't forget anything." Jude nodded and then wrote Sadie a quick note before grabbing several bottles of orange juice and turning everything off.

After landing in L.A., Jude and Georgia went straight to their hotel and dropped everything off.

"How long do we have?" Jude turned to Georgia as she flipped open he suitcase.

"Um..The first meeting is at 5. And its….Almost 11 right now. Get some lunch, do a little shopping if you must, and then take a nap. You'll want to be rested for this thing….."

"Okay." Jude nodded, writing a few things down in the notebook she had just pulled out.

"I'm going to put everything in my room and then I'm going to a meeting with the board of directors for the Rapid Music here in L.A. It's nothing you need to attend, because you won't understand what they're talking about. But meet me in here at 4:30, and then we'll go from there, okay?"

"Yes, mom." Jude said jokingly. Georgia rolled her eyes and then walked over to Jude. She enveloped her in a hug and then walked to the door.

"Everything's gonna be just fine, kiddo."

"Georgia, I'm not a kid-"

"Any more. I know. Old habits die hard…" She smiled and then opened the door, walking out. Jude opened her suitcase and pulled out a denim mini skirt and a tan blouse with a white tank top under it.

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She carried her clothes into the washroom and set them on the counter before retrieving a towel and gathering her shower gel and body wash from her bag. She walked back into the washroom and shut the door. After undressing, she got into the shower, letting the hot water run down her back. She was going to meet Tyler in an hour at a resturant that he had mentioned. They were going to have lunch and talk. She had to admit. Her nerves were all over the place. She hadn't dated anyone since Tommy's accident, and doing so was going to be….different…She didn't think there was anyone who could ever measure up to Tommy. Shaking her thoughts away as she finished washing up, she stepped out of the shower and grabbed her towel off the drying rack, wrapping it around herself. She stared at herself in the mirror for a moment. Though she knew it wasn't good for he own personal health, she had an issue with critiquing her own body whenever she was standing in front of the mirror.

Come on Jude…you're prettier than this…You know you are.

She looked down at her flat stomach, and ran a hand over it. Her baby used to be there. THEIR baby…Hers and Tommy's. Tears filled her eyes.

And if you hadn't been so absent-minded and stupid that night-…

She stopped her thoughts, forcing herself to walk away from the mirror. It wasn't her fault…It wasn't her fault, and she knew that…But she always seemed to come back to the result that it WAS her fault.

She'd been 3 and a half months pregnant. She was driving home from G Major. She and Kwest had just finished her 4th album, and it was going to be shipped out to New York the next day. She'd been so ecstatic all day. Even though Tommy was gone, she was having their baby, and she couldn't be happier because of that. This baby was her reason for hanging on. Four block away from home, she made a wrong turn. She'd been too busy thinking about the baby and things to come. A drunk driver was swerving in and out of her lane. As she snapped back to reality, it happened too late. The drunk driver slammed into the drivers side door. Fortunately for the driver, he walked away fine…except for a lawsuit for manslaughter. Jude made it out with a broken wrist and lots of bruises. But the baby didn't….

Jude was mad. She could have survived if it had bee a limb she lost. She would have gladly given her left arm if it meant getting her baby back. She was supposed to go in the next day to have an ultrasound and find out the sex of the baby. When the doctor had told her about her miscarraige, he'd asked if she wanted to know. She didn't even really give an answer. She just cocked her head in a weird way, and the doctor must have assumed it was a yes, because he told her it had been a boy…and a girl. She and Tommy would have had fraternal twins.

After losing the twins she fell into a deep depression. She spent weeks in her room, not eating. Just sleeping, crying, and more sleeping. Eventually, she made herself so sick that she ended up in the hospital at a frail 87 pounds. When Sadie yelled at her and the two fought for three hours in Jude's hospital room, she finally reached her breaking point.

It all seemed uphill from there, but she still hadn't tried to date anyone since everything had happened.

Shaking the thoughts from her head. She walked over to the mirror and made sure she looked descent. She pulled her hair up into a pony tail and then grabbed her purse and slipped on a pair of black flip flops before walking out the door. She made her way out of the hotel and then hailed a cab.

"Where to?"

"7th Street, please. I front of Forever 21." Those were the only instructions she'd been given. 7th street and Forever 21. Tyler hadn't hinted as to what else was there, or where he would be. Just that as soon as he arrived, she would see why he had picked that place for them to meet.

"Not that I'm trying to make you sound stupid, but from here, that's a two block walk…." The cabdriver turned her head slightly, looking at Jude. Jude looked up at the street signs and blushed.

"Thanks." She smiled and got of the car, stepping back as someone else rushed to take the cab. She walked to the street corner and made her way down to 7th street.

As she reached the store, she looked around. The sun was beating down hard from where she was standing. She pulled out a pair of sunglasses from her purse and slipped them on.

"Jude?"

She turned, hearing a familiar voice. A smile spread across her lips. She slipped her sunglasses up onto head.

"Tyler?" She smiled, seeing the 21 year old approach her. He was DEFINITELY good looking.

"Hi…" He stuck his hand out. She smiled wider and shook it.

"Hi…."

Tyler:

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