A/N : This chapter is the longest so far. I have to have some dental surgery done this weekend so if im not quite up with the updates. I really truely apologize. I hope you like this chapter.

"Questions and Answers"

She looked at him. "What is going on? she asked pulling out the card to read what it said. Her eyes widened with curiosity as she started reading it.

Darius smiled. "I don't know." as Jude looked down at the card. "Still think Darius is mad at you? I lied. Kwest knows what's wrong. He's in hospitality with Sadie. Go now." She went to Kwest just as the card had told her to do.

She looked at the card. "Wow, he really put some thought into this." She thought to herself as she smiled and walked out of Darius' office towards hospitality holding the rose and card in one hand. She smiled looking at Kwest and Sadie. "Do you guys know what's going on? she asked looking at kwest awaiting her next clue.

Kwest shook his head. He smiled and handed her the card. "All we were told was to hand you these and then let you go about your business."

"Okay..." She paused grabbing the next flowers and smelling them seeing another card. "oh my gosh you guys, he's really got this planned out." She grabbed the card opening it pulling it out

Sadie smiled and nodded. "I told you before. You can't say he's not passionate." Jude looked down at the card. "I hope you're enjoying this little hunt. It took quite a bit of plotting and planning. Speid's got the next card. Now shoo!"

She laughed at the now shoo comment. "Geeze Sades you were right." She walked away from the Sadie and kwest walking towards Speed. "okay do you know what is going on?"

Speid looked up from his guitar and remembered what he was supposed to do. He picked up the rose and card that was sitting next to the pen on his notebook, handing it to her. "I couldn't even give you a guess. He just insisted I give these to you...Have fun."

Jude looked at Speed. "I swear he's being sneaky." She said softly looking at Speed. "What is going on." she looked at flower and took the card from it opening it.

He shrugged. "Like I said, I have not a clue." Jude read the card. "Jude, i know you're asking if they know what's going on but they dont so please Stop asking if anybody knows what's going on. If they knew, one of they probably would have already teased you with a hint. You'll find the next little present sitting in the Viper. It's got something extra special sitting with it. "

"You know me too well Quincy." She laughed as she read the card and headed out to the viper with the flowers and cards in hand. She walked over towards it wondering what appear inside. she got to the viper and looked inside where she found...

She gasped, seeing a chain laying on the seat over a piece of cotton. She lifted up the chain, looking at it. The letters of her name dangled from it. She smiled and picked up the note card. "Sorry girl, if you thought this hunt was almost done, you're wrong. I'm working around you. Go look in your guitar case."

She walked over to the guitar case in the studio with the flowers and bracelet. She was in awe at the chain which looked like a bracelet. She took her time with the cards and flowers and chain with her name on it. She walked to her guitar case kneeling down and opening it.

As she opened it, she found another present. This time, a necklace with a two hearts intertwined. She picked it up and held it with the bracelet and then picked up the rose and card, opening it. "Having fun with the presents? Sadie has the next card. "

Her eyes widened as she saw the next gift. "Aww Tommy." She gushed as she picked up the stuff placing the cards into her pocket as she walked back to hospitality seeing Sadie. "Okay, Sadie...what is going on?" She asked in anticipation. "This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me."She squealed.

Sadie couldn't help but smile as she shrugged once again. "I honestly don't have clue Jude. Tommy just told us to keep giving you this stuff...How many roses do you have?"

" five ." she replied looking at Sadie.

Sadie nodded. "And this is number six?"

"Mmmmmhmmmm. " She took rose number six taking the card out waiting to read her next instruction.

"Think I'm running out of places to hide roses, Girl? Go look under the soundboard of Studio A.You'll find 7 there" Tommy was clever. She had in no way shape or form could've prepard to have had him plan such a adoreable rose hunt. Perhaps Tommy did have a romantic and softer side.

She walked towards the studio A and walked inside blushing wondering what was going on. She looked under the soundboard of studio a. surely enough there were the roses. "okay what is going on." She whispered taking the card from the roses awaiting his next move.

She looked around and walked back into the lobby of G-major walking towards the back waiting to see who the next person it was. She walked back. "Hello? Tommy? anyone?"

He stepped away from the gate, pulling a string, causing a large banner to fall. "Dinner with me, Jude?" He smiled and walked over to her.

"Awww Tommy, Yes of course i'll have dinner with you. " She smiled walking over to him wrapping her arms around him after setting the roses necklace and bracelet down. "Aww how did you come up with this ? it was cute. and i loved it." She said softly as she kissed him -

He smile and kissed her back "It took quite a bit of thought... But Kwest gave me the idea..."

"Aww Tommy." She kissed him again. tears falling down her cheeks. she'd never seen someone go through this much trouble to surprise her like this. "So what time are you picking me up Tommy?"

He smiled and kissed her again, keeping his arms around her. He shrugged. "Whatever amount of time it's going to take you to get ready girl..."

"Well are we going some place fancy?" she asked biting her lower lip.

He shrugged. "I know a good place across town called Oasis..." He smirked, knowing that she knew it was a very expensive resturaunt that was hard to get reservations at.

"Okay, well...i guess i should go home and start getting ready." She said looking at him. "Thank you Tommy." she said smiling at him .

He smiled kissed her once more. "It was my pleasure. Really."

She kissed him back smiling. "I still can't believe how you did that. usually i end up spoiling the surprises." She smiled

He smiled. "The only way you would have spoiled the surprise would have been to not have gone and gotten those burritoes...Which, were good, I might add..."

She laughed. "ok prince charming...let me go get ready for tonight." She smiled biting her lower lip. She looked at him again leaning in and kissing his cheek. "And I must add you are the best. Thank you." She smiled politely. She still could not get over the fact he had done something so incredibly sweet.

He smiled and let go of her. "Okay, leave me if you must." He smiled and headed towards the door. "I need to grab my things before I leave anyway."

Okay, well see you in a bit Quincy." She smiled looking back once more as she took off towards the door for her car. She drove home to her place and got ready for their date. She found a simple black dress that was elegant. it had a halter like neck with a barely there tie...it also had a high slit on the side that exposed her inner thigh a bit. She thought this might be a good time to wear this with him. She finished getting ready and walked towards the bed awaiting Tommy to arrive.

Tommy, in the meantime, returned home and dressed in a pair of nice black dresspants and a dark blue pin-striped dress shirt with a black tie and black jacket to match. He grabbed his keys and made his way out of his house, arriving at her place in record time. He walked up to the door, holding a dozen white roses, ringing the doorbell once.

She got up from her seat on the bed and walked towards the door. She was eager to see Tommy. She looked through the eye hole and saw it was Tommy. She opened it after unlocking everything opening the door to see him. She smiled. "please, uh come in." she said softly.

He smiled at her nervousness and walked into the house, giving her a once over when he was inside the house. His words escaped him. When he managed to gather them again, they came in a stutter. "Y-you lo-look be-beautiful..."

"Why thank you kind sir." She smiled at his comment. "You look amazing yourself Tom." She walked closer to him wrapping her arms around his neck. "Those flowers are beautiful Tommy. Aww"

He smiled and handed them to her. "You're welcome." He kissed her cheek softly. "I picked them specially for you."

She blushed because of how gentleman like he was acting."Aww thank you Tom." She smiled looking into his eyes. " let me just go place these in water.-she placed them in water smiling

Tommy smiled and took a look at her outfit again. "You're not worried about going out in public dressed like...that?"

"Well i wanted to look special Tommy...but i can change if you want" She said looking at him smirking at his reaction. "I didn't think it was too much" Now normally Jude would never be caught wearing something like that but tonight was special. She wanted to be special for him. To look her best. So she picked out a dress that did just that. Showed off her curves in all the right places. alittle skin just enough to tease him some but not too much.

He shook his head, smiling. "No, no, no. I like it. I was just worried about what you think others might think. If you're fine with it, then I'm fine with it."

"Are you sure Tommy? because Im sick of what others are worried about. Tonight is about you and me and nothing else." She replied looking into his eyes.So many words exchanged with just one glance of their eyes. His deep blue eyes piercing their way into her soul where her inner most secrets rested. So many things that still needed to be said. Sure they were so in love but she longed to be with him. They just hadn't made it official yet. "Will he ask me out tonight or will he just say all of this is a mistake that it can't happen?" raced through her head.

He nodded. "I'm completely fine with it. Don't worry." He smiled and grabbed her hand, pulling her to him. "You ready to go?" He asked offering her his arm to walk her out to his car.

She smiled as he pulled her towards him. "of course Quincy." She replied kissing him a small peck on the lips. "Always."

He smiled, nuzzling his nose in her neck. He breathed in her scent, sighing as a rush went through him. He smiled and checked his watch. "We should get going. Traffic's nuts tonight and the restaurant is across town..."

She nodded looking into his eyes slipping her hand around his arm. "Yeah was it really that bad?" She asked him biting her lower lip and then smiling.- "I cant wait to go see this place." She replied.

He shook his head. "No, the dress is fine. The traffic? Yes. It's horrible." The reservations are for a half-hour from now." He grabbed her hand and walked towards the door, grabbing her leather jacket off the back of it as they walked outside. "Do you have your keys to lock up?"

She smiled feeling herself blush as he complimented her dress. "Yeah i do. they are over there." She pointed to the entertainment center and removed her hand from his arm briefly as she walked to it and grabbed them handing them to him. "You wanna lock up for me?" She asked flashing him a small smile.

He smiled and nodded, taking them from her. He waited for her to step outside before shutting the door and locking it. He handed the keys to her offering his arm once again as she placed her hand on the inside of his arm and walked towards the viper, walking around the side of it for her and opening the door for her. She removed her hand grabbing the side of the dress and sat down in the seat swinging her legs over the barrier. He then walked around after shutting the door behind her and walking around to the driver's side. He got in and pulled his seatbelt on before starting the car. He looked over at her. "You ready to go?"

She grabbed the keys back from him and replied,"Yes, Im all ready to go." she smiled placing her hand on top of his waiting for him to start the igition. "So what's this place like?" She asked softly looking around the parking lot of her apartment building

. He squeezed her hand lightly as they backed out of the driveway and headed towards the main street of town. He shrugged. "Expensive. Fancy. The usual. Hard to get reservations in...Of course, I know the owner, so I, ah...may have called in a favour or two," he said, smirking cockily at her. He looked back the road, pulling up to a red light.

"A favour or two? Quincy, what are you up to?" she teased lightly as she felt his hand squeeze hers lightly. "Since when did you go to fancy resturants anyway?"

He shrugged. "I don't. Often. I do sometimes. Usually for business deals. Which are never fun OR interesting." He sighed and looked around, checking both sidelines before pushing on the gas again, continuing the drive. He sighed. "Only a favour. One favour. Too many things will tire me out too quickly and we can't be having that, now can we?" He looked over at her quickly.

"No i guess we can't. We need you fully awake for tonight." She replied smiling back at him as they drove down the road. " plus im sensing you have something up your sleeve Tom." She giggled some imagining what it could be that he planned

He chuckled, sighing as they pulled up behind the traffic jam he'd got stuck in before. He looked over at her. "I'm sorry about this...The traffic jam, that is...I hope we don't there late..."

"It's okay Tommy, besides gives us more of a chance to talk." She smiled looking at him as they sat in the traffic jam. "How long did you wait in the traffic Jam?" she asked

He shrugged, rubbing his head. He look thought for a moment. "I was stuck for about 10 minutes...But it was slightly smaller than this." He sighed and leaned back in the seat, closing his eyes, trying to will the impending headache elsewhere. She looked at him rubbing his head. "You okay?" She asked looking at him. "If you're getting a headache i have some tylenol in my purse."

He shook his head. "Not yet...I'm trying to beat it befoer it actually gets me." He sighed, continuing to rub his temples. "It's fine, Jude. Really."

"You sure?" She asked looking over at him giving him a smile.

He nodded and sighed, looking up as the cars moved a few feet. He pushed on the gas a bit and then stopped again. He looked over at her for a moment before closing his eyes, waiting for more movement. 10 minutes passed by when traffic finally moved. She looked over at Tommy. "Tommy...traffic is moving." she said softly. He opened his eyes and rubbed them, reaching out and grabbing the steering wheel. He drove a few blocks and then pulled over, shutting the car off. He sat back in the seat. "I can- I can't drive...Everything's blurring."

"Tommy, maybe we should just...just go back home. We can do dinner another night." She said looking over at him as he turned off the car.He shook his head. "This is supposed to be good. And happy. And I'm ruining it."

"No Tommy, you're not." She replied. "Tommy, come on let's switch sides." She said. "I'll drive us back home." she got out of the car walking over towards his side waiting for him to get out.He sighed and got out, standing against the car for a moment, gaining his strength and then walked around he side of the car to the passenger seat. He got in and pulled his seatbelt on, clicking it in and then laid back and closed his eyes. "I'm so sorry..."

"Tommy, stop apologizing. We'll just do this another time that's all." she looked at him concerned as she got into the drivers side of the viper.

"You know what Tommy, dont worry about it." she leaned over and kissed his cheek softly then leaning back over to the drivers side as she placed the car into drive after turning it on. She made a quick U turn and then headed back home. "Do you want me to take you home or do you wanna go back to my place?" He shrugged. "I'd prefer to be in my own bed if thatsth not too mucsth trouble." He said, sighing, annoyed that his speech was becoming slurred.

"It's okay no problem." She said looking at him as she started to drive him back to his apartment. "Have you home soon, i promise...and i'll stay for alittle bit if you want me to that is."

He sighed in contempt and nodded. "You can sthay asthlong as you want..." He yawned, trying to stay awake.

They pull into his driveway and she stops the car placing it in park and turning off the igniton. She gets out of the car walking over to his side waiting for him. "You sure?" she asked. "Tommy...maybe we should go to the doctor, you're looking really sick." She said concerned.

He opened his eyes slowly and shook his head. "I'm fine." He used the door and roof of the car as leverage, pulling himself up and out of the car. He walked slowly towards the door. "You're comin' right?"

"Yeah." She said softly She had gut feeling he was anything but fine. She walked over towards him and towards his door wrapping her arms around him. He stopped near the doorstep, wavering a bit. He looked at her. "Let go."

She let go of him. "okay." she said. "Sorry." She was ginuwinely concerned. She was also scared for him. "Tom, you're not okay, i can see and hear it in your voice and eyes."

Tommy sighed and looked at her. "I'm. Fine." He spoke firmly; almost harsh. He looked at her. "I'm not a child, and I don't need to be treated like one. Okay?"

"Fine,but i was only trying to help Tommy." She said looking at him alittle hurt by how he said that but she tried to ignore it.

He sighed, blinking slowly. He doubled over, placing his hands on his knees. "More like over-bearing," he whispered under his breath.

"Excuse me what was that Tom?" She asked looking at him. "I am not over-bearing. Im sorry that i care so damn much about you and dont like to see you hurting."

He let out a shaky breath. He stood up slowly, staring at her. "You're treating me exactly how I DIDN'T want to be treated!! God, Jude!!! I'm not a ticking bomb. I can take care of myself. Just give me a damn minute!" He fumed in anger. Not just at her but at himself.

"Fine Tommy! you wanna take care of yourself then fine go take care of yourself!!" she exclaimed in frustration and started to walk away from him angry. She didnt know how to take this. She never loved anyone so damn much but she let him hurt her yet again. She hoped by tommorrow things will have cleared up. but once again she knew it would probably be awkward in the studio for a couple of days.

He sighed and stood there for a moment. Part of him was screaming to just walke away and go in the house, and the other was yelling to apologize. He sighed and looked over at Jude, grabbing his throat as pains shot through it. "Jude!"

She heard him shout her name in a weak painfiled voice. "Tommy?" she turned around slowly frightened kind of scared.

His eyes drifted shut, but he willed them to open again as his lungs continued to contract on him. He gasped for air, reaching out for her. He wavered, nearly losing his balance.

She rushed over to him concerned. "Tommy!" She reached her hand out for him taking some more steps closer to him. "What's going on?" She cried some.

He blinked slowly, trying keep himself conscious. He reached out to her, still struggling to breathe. "Jude...help..."

"Tommy, hold on." she cried reaching for her cell phone as she got closer to him pulling closer to her. "please hold on. We're going to get you help." She dialed 911 as she waited "Yes 911 i need an ambulance to 2552 lakeport road. please" She requested. She nodded as she stayed on the line answer questions from them. "Come on Tommy please, hold on." she hung up. "please."

He closed his eyes again, this time, not opening them. His body became dead weight in her arms as he drifted into unconsciousness, all things becoming irrelevant to both him and his body.

She continued to wait as ambulence arrived and came in and got out bringing a stretcher towards them. She watched as they told her to stand back as they followed procedure. They carried him after placing him on a stretcher back to the ambulance . She tried to get inside but told her no. She started crying as she got into his viper and started following the ambulance to the toronto hospital in downtown. she waited for a few moments before going inside. She walked inside after getting out of the car waiting the waiting for a doctor.

They whisked him away into an empty room, working quickly to draw blood to run a million different tests and hooking him up to zillion more different machines. After about half an hour, doctors finally began clearing out of the room, running off in different directions to do different things. The main doctor walked over to Jude. "Ms. Harrison?"

"Yes?" She said looking at the doctor concerned. "How is he? is he alright?"

The doctor sighed. "Thomas is stable. We've drawn blood that is going to be used to run a series of tests. He is hooked up to many machines, so I don't want yhou to be alarmed when you go in and see him. I'm his doctor, Dr. Jamison. Though cancer was ruled in a possible suspect to him being so sick lately, it' sbeen ruled out. We're still in search of what's wrong with him though..." He looked back down at the chart. "It appears that what happened was that whatever is making him so sick, triggered a reaction which attacked his airways and knocked him out..."

"Okay...but he does or doesn't have cancer..." She asked confused. She didnt understand all of it. but she was going to find out as much as she can. "Is he awake or...sleeping?" she whispered in tears. She felt so horrible for arguing with him.

The doctor looked back down at the chart, scribbling something on it. "He doesn't have cancer as far as we know. And he's awake. But resting. He's been given a sedative, so he'll be up for maybe a half-hour more, but he's going to get groggy fast..."

"Okay, which room is he in?" She asked looking at him with her voice crackling weakly.

"Room..." He drawled out the word a little bit, looking at the chart "374."

"ok thank you Dr. Jamison." She replied as she looked over at him smiling some through the tears and rushed over to Tommy's room knocking on it. "Tommy?" She asked waiting for the ok to come inside the room. He opened his eyes groggily and looked up at her. He had an oxygen mask over his mouth along with a nasal oxygen tube on. He moved the mask down. "Hey..." His voice came soft and hoarsely.

She looked at him concerned biting her lower lip. "Hey. how are you?" She asked approaching his bed. Tears still falling down her cheeks. He reached out and grabbed her hand. "Don't cry...I feel better..." his talking came weakly, a side-affect from the medication and earlier happenings of the night.

"Tommy." She said softly. She was still hurt from the argument they had previously had before this . But this wasnt the time nor the place to even talk about it. "Are you sure you feel better?"

He nodded and pulled her down next to him. "I'm fine baby...I promise..." he sighed softly, closing his eyes for a moment an then opening them again. "I'm sorry..."

"Why are you sorry?" She replied looking at him trying to pretend like she was fine. She didn't want to fight with him. She wanted him to be better. "For snapping at you...It was cruel of me...I just...Was upset..."

"Tommy, it's okay. i dont care about it anymore. I just care about you getting better." She replied looking over at Tommy standing next to him. She watched as the doctors walked in with the results and she held Tom's hand. He sighed and reached out for the papers. He scribbled his signature on them and then looked up at the doctor. "It appears that you have a severe infection that's been forming on the inside of a scar...Have you recently been in an accident?"

She looked at Tommy waiting for him to answer. She looked back to the doctor unsure of what Tommy's reply was going to be. He sighed and nodded. "I um...I need to explain something to her first..."

The doctor nodded and walked away briefly while she looked over at Tommy confused. "Okay now you're scaring me Tom." She said softly. "what's going on?"

He sighed and looked down at the blanket. "Back in Montana...I got attacked, and ah..." he scratched the side of his head, looking up at her. "It didn't end so well."

"What do you mean attacked?" She looked at him curiously. She wasn't comprehending. "You mean Hunter?"

He shook his head. "No, not Hunter. Hunter was still in jail...It was a group of guys that my ah...that I was involved with before Boyz Attack!...They didn't like it so much when i took off, and of course they kept their grudge...Tom Quincy was number one in their list of people to care, and they didn't care who was going to try and get in their way..."

Tommy sighed and turned his head away. He almost felt...ashamed for not telling her sooner. "I'm sorry, Jude..." He looked back over at her, tears forming in his eyes. He sighed and looked over at her. "If you want to hear the whole story, then..."

"Tommy...it can wait." She said looking at him. "it can wait for another time...Dont be sorry. " She saw the tears forming in his eyes and her own tears started streaming down her cheek. She placed his hand on his.

He pulled her hand up to him and kissed her fingers. "No. You should know...I should have told you sooner." He let out a scoff. "I should have thought about it sooner..."

"Then what happened Tommy? why did these guys do this to you?"

He looked at her. "I told you. They held a grudge against me because I walked away. For better things. That was the worst part of it. Because I was getting better than they wanted me to have...I was doing better than the group leader...And that wasn't 'allowed'...it was stupid, and it was stupid for me to get involved with, but at the time, I was willing to do anything to get away from home, and..." He looked up at her shrugging.

She looked at him as she held her hand. She pulled his hand up to her lips and she kissed his hand. "I am so so sorry Tommy." She said looking into his eyes trying to hold back tears. "im sorry for being such a pain in the ass and everything else." The near thought of losing him about killed her.

He shook his head. "It's not your fault. The past or now..." He looked down at the blanket. "The guys...they wanted revenge for me trying to get away from all of that...crap. It was a stupid choice. I shouldn't have agreed to meet them for lunch..." He shook his head and then looked back up at her. "Do you want me to tell you what happened, or not?"

"If you want to Tommy, it's entirely up to you." She replied looking at him. He sighed again, nodding. He thought about it for a moment, thinking about what the better choice would be. He didn't want to keep secrets from her anymore. "After I had lunch with a few of the guys...They went out and were following me towards the truck...and one of the guys grabbed me and pulled me into the alley... They beat me down, and then a couple more guys showed up with knives...I got stabbed 4 times...Once on my upper back, once in the shoulder, once in the ankle..." He looked up at her and pulled down the hospital gown, revealing a scar just below his throat. "And once in the neck."

Oh god. " she said looking at his throat. She couldn't believe someone could do something so so horrible to him. She swallowed hard. "Tommy, why didn't you say anything to me before?" He shrugged. "I didn't want to scare you...I love you too much to worry you..."

"Yeah but Tommy dont you understand that i worry more when i have no idea what's going on with you?" She asked looking at him.

He sighed and nodded once again, looking back at down at the blanket, Jude...Girl, the last thing I wanted to do was hurt you...and telling you something like that, I KNEW would hurt you. And I didn't want to hurt you. Because seeing your hurt kills me..."

"I know but what if i had lost you Tommy?" She asked looking at him. "What've you been killed? how were you gonna tell me then?"

He sighed and looked at her. "You can't think about that now...Because if you do, then we get totally sidetracked form the point that I am here..okay?"

"Okay." She said looking at him. " I just - i just wanna get you out of here. i dont like seeing you having to be hooked up to all these wires. and i hate hospitals...but you knew that already." He chuckled and nodded. "I understand girl...But what would you have done if it HAD been cancer? Hid at home?" He laughed. "I'm just curious as to where the infection is." He cleared his throat. "I-i dont know Tommy. probably not hid at home but still. the fact i could lose you kills me. or could have." She replied. The doctor walked back in. "hi dr.jamison..."

He looked back up at the doctor and sighed. "So..." The doctor looked at the both of them. "We've located the infection...And it's the reason that your lungs closed..."

"His back?...because that'd be near his lungs and ...we can treat it right? with antibiotics?" She asked looking at the doctor.

The doctor shook his head. "No." He looked back down at the series of papers he was holding. He handed a few to Tommy. "Those are scans of the MRI that we took you in for when you first got here...The infection is," he set down the papers and walked over to them, peeliing down the front of the gown. "There." He pointed to just above the scar on his neck at the base of his throat.

"So he can't be treated with antibiotics?" she swallowed hard.

The doctor shook his head. "It's going to require surgery...And then antibiotics. If we don't do surgery soon, it'll damage his vocal chords and possibly destroy them..."

"

ok...well then...Tommy you need to do it...i'll be here im not going anywhere." She replied looking at The doctor then to Tommy.

Tommy nodded. "Whatever it takes...But how's it going to affect my voice?"

The doctor looked back down at the stack of papers. He set them on the table. "You'll be voiceless for atleast a month. While your vocal chords weren't affected, the voice box is completely surrounded by the infection...That's why you can't ever get your throat to clear..." He picked up another sheet of paper. "After that, your voice should start to come back...but it's going to be 4 to 6 weeks...It sucks, I know, and it's a long time...But it's better than death."

She looked at Tommy holding his hand. "Yeah, he's right. " She replied looking at Tommy. " plus it's really not that long. plus i get -she whispered in his ear. "play nurse Jude." She giggled some.

He laughed and shook his head at her. "I think you're going to like this more than I am...I refuse to eat the first week. I've read about that crap. People who won't even drink water because it hurts that much..." He shook his head, crossing his arms. "Thats my only condition..."

"Tommy, they'll probably give you vicodin." She replied looking at him. "no i think you'll like it more then i will. me waiting on you hand and foot?" she looked at the doctor then back to Tommy.

He laughed and shook his head. "If you say so..." He smiled. "Yeah...So I can think random things endlessly and type them down to you...you'll think i'm crazy." He shook his head, laughing. He looked up t Dr. Jamison. "So...when do we do surger.." She looked at him rolling her eyes giggling. "no just insane...im kidding! im kidding!" She looked at Dr.Jamison awaiting his reply.

His jaw dropped, feigning hurt. "That was mean." He chuckled. He looked up at Dr. Jamison. "I'd like to do it asap...I can slate you in to do it tonight, if you'd like..."

"Hey dont get me started on mean there Quincy." She replied. " Tommy, you should do it." She said softly.

He growled softly at her and then looked at Dr. Jamison. "Umm...sure. Yeah. Let's do it..." "Yeah so how long will surgury be?" she asked the doctor curiously

Dr. Jamison grabbed a sheet of paper and drew a line. he drew two ends. "The two ends are start and finish. Start beign the inscision and finish being recovery." He looked to both of them for understanding before continuing. He drew lines on the papers and as he explained each thing, he wrote anotherthing down. "We'll start with moving the muscle aside, because the infection has formed in two sides, running down to the voice box and encircling it. We'll move all the muscle and tissue aside that isn't infected and remove what has been infected, or damaged from the infection. Next, we'll move everything aside to get to the voice box and slowly cut way at the infection until we've got several pieces to it, all awhile being careful not to damage your voice box. After that, we'll remove all of

the infection, and then stitch you back up and send you down to recovery. It's fairly simple...Not well-known, but simple...It shouldn't take more than 2 to 3 hours..." He looked at both Jude and Tommy, waiting for their reactions.

Oh wow." She replied looking at Tommy. not expecting to hear all of the procedure..."umn excuse me, i need to go use the washroom. "She rushed off to the washroom and proceeded to become ill. She finished and washed her mouth walking back into the room. "s-s-s-orry."

Tommy looked at her, worried. "Are you okay?" Both he and Dr. Jamison looked at her, wondering what was wrong. "Did I upset you in some way?"

"No...no you didnt. " she looked at Tommy with wide eyes knowing that she had just gotten sick. He should know she gets sick from things like that easily.

He sighed and pulled her into a light hug. "I'm sorry Girl. I should have said something...Considering it'll be the last time for a long time..." He sighed and looked up at Dr. Jamison. "We should get you prepped for surgery..."

"Tommy you make it sound like you're never going to talk again." She replied looking at him. "I love you." She kissed his lip lightly

He chuckled. "4 to 6 weeks is a long time to not talk...it's 28 to 42 days. its 5292 to 7056 hours its-..." He stopped talking as Jude put her hand over his mouth.

"Tommy just relax." She watch the doctor roll him off to surgery. "Go get my lap top, please!" he said it loudly, but didn't yell. He went into surgery as she went back to his apartment and retrieved his laptop. She came back it was 3 hours later after the surgery and she grabbed the laptop and was awaiting his return from surgery.

Tommy opened his eyes grogilly as they entered the room, smiling when he saw Jude. He mouthed a hey, though he knew she was probably as tired as he was, considering the time.

She looked at him and said "hi." She was tired looking at the time but she didnt care. she was glad to have him back from surgery He patted the spot next to him on the bed, not even bothering to try and talk. He yawned, though there was a stupid smile on his face.

She curled up next to him on the bed laying down snuggling up to him and yawning. "goodnight Tommy." She yawned. " I love you." She started to fall asleep. He barely had his arm wrapped around her before he began drifting back to sleep.

The next morning...

She awoke the next morning yawning. "mmmm" escaped her lips. Her voice aroused him from his sleep, and he opened his eyes. He looked at her and smiled.

She looked at him. "How're you feeling Tommy?" She smiled. He shrugged, and mouthed 'fine,' laying back against the pillows. Even if he wasn't on anything now, he would be soon, and the thought of that made him want to laugh.

He nodded and laid back against the pillows. He was sure. For the moment. She kissed him softly. "I love you." He smiled and kissed her back, mouthing an 'i love you too' back to her.

She bit her lower lip. "Can i get you anything?" She asked him. He nodded and motioned as if he were lifting a glass to his mouth.

"Anything else i can get you?" She asked looking into his eyes. He shook his head and pulled her back down to him.

"ok." She got closer to him crawling in bed with him. He sighed and kissed the top of her head, smiling at her.

"Cant wait for you to get out of here and we can go home and you can relax." She said biting her lower lip as she shut her eyes feeling safe in his arms.He pulled his arms a little tighter around her and tipped her chin up to look up at her. He smiled and kissed her.She smiled feeling his arms get tighter around her waist. She leaned up and kissed him back. "mmmm " she said softly. He smiled, pulling her as closely as he could, pulling away when air was a neccesity.

"You okay?"She asked looking at him. "Do you want me to go sit down in the chair?" she bit her lower lip looking into his eyes.

He shook his head and sighed, attempting a low whisper. "Needed air..."

"I know Tommy. I just want you to be okay." She replied looking into his eyes. He smiled and rubbed his hand up and down her back. "I am..."

"Okay." She said looking at him. "If you want me to go sit in the chair then i'll go sit in the chair." He shook his head. "No...stay." He mouthed as he nuzzled his face in her neck.

She sat there next to him in his arms. "You sure?" She looked into his eyes then closed her eyes as he nuzzled his face in her neck. He kissed her neck softly, breathing in her scent." mmmm Tommy that feels good." She said softly. He smiled and continued, trailing the kisses up to behind her ear, breathing softly against it. He bit down gently.

"mmmmm" She moaned softly. "Tommy..." She said softly with her eyes shut.

He smiled and pulled away after a few moments. He looked at her. "Told you I'm fine..."

"Tommy...You are totally macking on me in the hospital." She teased biting her lower lip. "baby save this for...another night when were at home. So what were we going to do at dinner?"

He shrugged. "Eat...Talk..."

"Talk about?" She asked looking at him. "or are we...saving that talk for another night?"

He shrugged. "I don't know...Dinner. Date...talking..."

"Okay...careful quincy, dont want to rip your stitches." She said softly as He sighed and laid back against the pillow.

She looked at him closing her eyes. "mmmmmm" she loved being close to him even though they were in the hospital.

He smiled and closed his eyes. He opened them a few moments later. "Medicine..."

"Eww..." She cringed at the thought of medicene.

A few days later...

Jude had went home the day before Tommy was due to come home. She sat there preparing his welcome home stuff together. She missed him and couldn't wait for him to be home. She bit her lower lip. "okay...i can't wait for him to arrive home." She was sat there looking at some stuff.

Tommy pulled up to his home and grabbed his bag out of the seat next to him and got out of the car. He walked to the door and unlocked it, walking inside. Though he couldn't talk much, he could manage a low whisper. "Jude?" a few minutes later after she finished looking at pictures and papers. She was in the bedroom fast asleep. He set his things next to the door and walked into the sitting room. When he didn't see here there, he walked to the bedroom, and laughed softly to himself, seeing her asleep. He walked over to her and shook her lightly. "Jude..." "Mmm?" she groaned in her sleep. She thought she was dreaming. she could smell the scent of his colongue on his pillows and was smiling in her sleep. He smirked and shook her again. "Jude. Wake up."

"What?!?" She jumped up out of bed. "Tommy?...what are you doing here?"

He laughed and shook his head. "I'm home from the hospital.."

"Oh! Hey!." She looked up at him. "I missed you!" She sat up looking deeply into his eyes. "I love you, and so glad you're home.

He laughed and smiled kissing her softly. "I love you too." She kissed him back softly wrapping her arms slowly around his neck. She smiled as they kissed. "mmmmm.I've missed you, i've missed you, i've missed you sooooo much."

He laughed and pulled away. "Someone in the mood to do more than just talk."

"You were the other day were you not?" She teased looking at him.

Tommy chuckled. "That was the other day," he teased back. she leaned back on the bed pulling him on top of her "Well mr. hormone." She teased. "i know how that mind of yours works."

He laughed at her. "Umm...Okay..." He kissed her softly before laying down next to her. "Me? I think you've got the wrong person."

"Tommy...i swear sometimes you drive me so crazy." She teased as she kissed him again.

"You've got that right girl, you drive me crazy but that's why I love you." Tommy smirked as he kissed her gently on the lips then fully kissing her slipping his tongue into her mouth.

"Mmmmmm." Escaped her lips as they kissed. "Thought you ..." She was cut off by his kiss. "Shhh Harrison, dont ruin the moment." He said pulling away briefly.

She pulled away from underneath him. "Tommy, i think maybe we should stop ..."

"What? why girl, i thought you..." He asked surprised.

"Well I just...just dont know Tommy, i want my first time to be special." She said biting her lower lip. "Plus, i dont wanna be one of your random hookups. I want to be your girl."

"Girl, you are. You're my shooting star, my world, my life, heart,soul,air that i breathe, my inspiration." He said looking into her eyes. He truely meant it. He never meant it towards any other girl but she was different.

"Awww Tommy, but really i want it to be special. I love you so much but right now i think maybe we should take it slow." She looked into his eyes smiling softly.

"I want to make this special. make it right all of it." She looked into his eyes. "Everything between us just be perfect once again, no more tension, jealousy, no more angry spats, just us being us nothing else matter."

"Jude you know it's not going to be absolutely perfect. I wish it could be but girl the only thing that's perfect or makes sense is you and me." He said in a sheepish grin. "I love you Harrison." He leaned in pulling her closer to him kissing her again. "Well not perfect but you know i mean."

A few weeks later...

Jude and Tommy were getting ready for work. He looked into her eyes. "So Harrison...how about that dinner?" He asked looking into his eyes "Alright." She said looking into his eyes. "I want to make up for that night Jude. This time it will be absolutely flawless." He smiled stroking her face with his hand.

Jude finished gathering her notebook as they got ready for work. She walked towards the door and he followed suit. He opened the door she flashed him a smile and thanked him. They walked outside of his apartment and she locked the door walking outside heading towards his viper. She got inside the viper as he had unlocked the door and she watched him get inside of the car. They soon pulled off towards G-major as soon as he turned on the car.

They both walked inside at seperate times even though it was completely obvious that they were an item even if they were not official quite yet. She looked at him motioning for him to come inside once she had gotten past a certain point and she saw him walking in and she pretended to bump into him. "Uh Hey Harrison. How was your night?" He asked. "It was good, mostly laid around the house." She said softly looking into his eyes. "That's cool." He said.

"So how about we go work on that song of your Harrison." He said looking into her eyes. "Sound good to me." "After you Jude." He said politely looking into her eyes entranced by her beauty. "Pick up your mouth tom." She whispered softly. "Huh what?" he asked looking at her following her into the studio. "So which song for your 4th album will we be singing and recording today?" "Complete." She replied walking into the recording area slipping the headphones on as he got everything ready.

"Complete take one. " He motioned for her to sing with the music was ready.

"Complete"

1st verse
Your love is something
i cant seem to get enough of
It's amazing so pure and real
baby it amazes me
how youre just so into me
when i met you that one day
i knew my life would never be the same

chorus:
So take my hand and hold it tight
let me know everything will be alright
baby you're the only one
who can make me complete

verse 2:
You have a part of me
thats yours and yours alone
with each passing day i want you more and more
the kindest man i have ever known
but youre like a drug
you keep me coming back for more

chorus 1x

Bridge:
i dont know what is that you do to me
all i know is youre all i see
my heart just keeps skipping everytime i hear you name that's how i know i'm never gonna be the same

chorus 2x

end:
youre the only one who makes meeee compllleeeetttteee

She finished singing and he called her back into the soundbooth. She walked into the booth sitting down and listening to the playback. She smiled looking deeply into his eyes. "It sounds amazing girl, just keep up the tempo. You faltered alittle at the 2nd verse. but other then that it was amazing." "Okay thanks Tommy." She gave him a warm smile.

a few hours had passed when he finished fiddling with the song and making it perfect. Jude had already left for the evening heading home for their date. She had gotten ready in another black dress. A simple halter top like dress that swoooping neckline on it. He headed home and proceeded to get ready for their date as well splashing on some colongue and a tie and a nice dress shirt and pants. He heard the neighbors going inside their apartment. He started humming a song. He then proceeded to the car getting inside of the car and heading towards his car. He got inside and drove to Jude's. She was singing and dancing around to the music in her stereo. She heard a car pull up and knew it was Tommy. He fixed his outfit and got out of the car. He smirked as he walked up to her door knocking on it with a white rose, red rose and pink rose. She opened the door. "These are for you girl." He smiled at her as he kissed her lips somemore. "Thanks Tom." She said as she took them to some water and put them in a vase.

After she put the flowers in water she walked back out to him and they took off towards his car. She got inside and so did he. They drove off towards a fancy resturant and pulled in the driveway and parked. Once they parked she climbed out of the passenger side and waited for Tommy to walk around to her. He walked around towards her and he slid his hand on hers interlocking his fingers with hers. They walked inside the resturant and got seated. As they began to order their meal after ordering and recieving their beverages Tommy looked over at Jude.

"Jude?" He asked softly looking into her eyes smiling placing his hand on hers as they sat across from each other.

"Yes Tommy?" She asked looking back into his eyes wondering what he was going to ask her.

"You and i have been working together for a long time. You know we've been complicated as well but i also know that you mean more to me than anything else in this world. You've had my heart forever and a lifetime. Jude what im trying to say is i want to be with you. Not just as your producer...but as your boyfriend.."

She blushed looking into his eyes. "Really Tommy?" She gushed blushing as she bit her lower lip. "Yes Tommy, i would love to be your girlfriend." She smiled widely as a tear fell down her cheek. It was really tears of Joy. He stroked his finger across her cheek in a tender way to whipe away the tear.

"I love you girl." He said softly looking at her. He thought he was looking into the face of an angel. Her voice just was amazing. He couldn't help but fall madly in love with her every minute.

"I love you too so so so much." She looked back at him blushing yet again. Just then as they were getting their meal a girl walked up. A girl with a thin tall figure. Brunette hair and gorgeous hazel eyes. Someone from Tommy's past.

"Hello Tom." She said brushing her hand across his shoulder...