Chapter 3: Material Girl
Thanks for the reviews everybody! My goal by this chapter was 5 reviews so, yay! I'm glad you're all loving Jude's new attitude. I was so sick of Tommy playing the moody, difficult one all the time so I decided to switch the roles. I think he's way overdue for a taste of his own medicine, eh? Also, I hate how Jude is so clingy in the show so I thought I'd pull her in a whole different direction in this story.
Tommy watched nervously from behind the counter as Jude chatted it up with her ex-boyfriend at lunch. He couldn't help the thoughts that entered his head. Were they back together? Had they slept together? What had happened when he was gone? He heard Jude giggle flirtatiously. Since when did Jude giggle? Since when was Jude flirtatious?
"That was so much fun last night!" She gushed to Speid, taking his hands in her own.
"Yeah, I shoulda asked you out earlier." Speid leaned his face towards Jude and stared at her lips. Jude raised her eyebrows at him but closed the remaining distance anyway, smashing her lips into his. Tommy had to restrain himself to keep from strangling the life out of that boy. How dare he kiss his girl? Okay, so maybe she wasn't technically his girl anymore, but still, there was such a thing as male code. His thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Jude's voice.
"Just so you know…this doesn't mean we're…like…together."
Speid furrowed his brow. "Wh-what do you mean?"
"Well, I just don't want to give you the wrong idea," Jude explained, fiddling with the hem of her shirt. "I mean, I don't want to date just one person right now. I don't like feeling…restrained."
Tommy could see that Speid was getting angry now. "Oh, I get it. You want to go clubbing with your delinquent friend every week, get drunk and hook up with random strangers?"
Jude nodded. "Yeah. I kinda do." Her voice was frustrated now. "It's called having fun."
"No, Jude." Speid countered, getting up off the couch. "It's called being a slut."
Jude remained on the couch, turning her attention back to her double cheeseburger. She didn't even seem upset about Speid's behavior towards her. Tommy, on the other hand, was more than a little disturbed. A part of him wanted to punch Speid in the face for talking to his girl that way, but a part of him wanted to talk some sense into Jude. What was she thinking? Getting drunk? Having sex? Who the hell was this girl and what had she done to Jude? His Jude?
After lunch, Tommy, Kwest and Jude were back in the studio.
"So, Jude, Darius wants a new single. Time to break out the ol' songbook. Tell me when you're ready to lay down some tracks" Kwest said, standing up and exiting.
"You can go too, Tommy. I've been writing my own songs for six months now." Jude avoided his scrutinizing gaze. She silently begged him to say no, to say he wanted nothing more than to work with her again. Shut up Jude, she thought. You don't need him, you don't want him. He's nothing to you.
"Actually Jude, I'd like to stay and help, if that's alright." He prayed she couldn't hear the pleading tone that had crept into his voice.
"Uh, sure, why not?" Jude looked down, allowing herself to feel relief for a moment before returning to her unaffected demeanor. She pulled out her songbook and flipped to the third page.
"Here's what I have so far. Give it a read." Tommy took the book from her and read the first line.
I love it in your room at night.
Oh crap. Tommy thought. What have I gotten myself into?
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