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Jude's eye slowly opened and it took a moment before he remembered where he was. The black fabric headboard was ripped in two places, and the din from the opened window was significantly louder than previous nights. Or mornings. Or whenever he or Lucy were listening last.
Lucy. He knew she felt the same way about him when he saw her on the other rooftop. It took most of his willpower to wait to get back to her room, and they hadn't left in six days. Or seven, he wasn't sure. Jude smiled down at the sleeping form next to him. She was so perfect, like the china dolls Julia would gaze at through the shop windows when they were kids. He shook his head quickly, trying to ignore the gnawing in his gut when he thought of her. He couldn't have told her he was leaving- she'd have tried to get him to stay, or take her with him, and it was hard enough booking one passage out, much less finding a bed for her to sleep in. Lucy's stirring roused him from his thoughts.
"Good morning," she smiled, stretching out like a cat. "Ready for another round?"
Jude chuckled and moved in to kiss her. "Actually," he said, hearing her stomach rumble "It sounds like we ought to get some breakfast. Where's your pants?"
"Finally, thought you two died in there or something." Max called from the kitchen chair, balanced on the back legs and drinking a beer.
Lucy opened the fridge and rummaged around. "Isn't it a little early to be drinking? What time is it?"
Jojo and Sadie smirked at each other. "It's about five in the evening honey. We've missed you; it's been a week since you two locked yourselves up in there."
"I had to sleep on the floor for a week sis; you better keep it in your pants now that I've got a job." Max grumbled, leaning forward with a thump. "So besides screwing my sister, how does it feel to be back in the land of the free and the home of the criminally insane?"
Jude sighed and leaned against the wall. "Feels great, better that I'm legal now." He laughed, looking around the room at the people he had missed so much. Everyone was there, Lucy, Max, Sadie, Jojo, and Prudence, but he knew what was missing and the twist in his stomach made it almost impossible to ignore.
"How's Julia? Is she coming over too?" Prudence's eyes lit up.
"Um, I dunno, she didn't say anything about it, but she might. I know she wanted to see how Max was doin'" Jude sighed, rubbing his forehead.
"Surprised she let you go alone," Sadie replied, eyeing him suspiciously. "Must have put up a fight."
"Who cares? Jude's here and we should be celebrating, not interrogating him." Lucy said quickly, wrapping her arm around him. "Let's go out tonight and have some fun!"