A/n: Hey guys thank you so much for the reviews! You have no clue how much they mean good or bad cause like I said it's nice to hear how people respond to your stories. I'm going to try to post a lot more this weekend cause I have time on Saturday to write a lot. This is more of a conclusion of the nights events and then I'll post the day after sometime this weekend or hey maybe I'll be inspired by Fridays episode and post then. SO keep the reviews coming! Xoxo luv ya all Lo

Tommy stood where Jude had left him only a few moments ago. His jaw was slightly dropped more out of surprise then anything that Jude had spoke those few precious words.

She loves me? She actually loves me. I probably just fucked up the only chance I ever had with her all because I didn't just stop and let my heart take control for once. Tommy felt the odd need to get very drunk and sit in his darkened penthouse until he had to go face the world and most of all.

Jude.

Tommy ascended the last couple of stairs and took the back exit of the club briefly meeting Braden's eyes as he entered the back of the club to go visit his very good friend Jack Daniels.

I can't believe I just said that!

The slightly shaken girl thought to herself as she wiped her mouth after vomiting hopefully the last remainder of her Jr. Bacon cheeseburger. She had been running to go find Braden when she got the sudden urge to puke. Jude looked at herself in the mirror of the bathroom before walking over to the bar in the hope of Braden being on a break. She looked like shit to put it flatly her hair had fallen out of some of the pins scattered across her hair and her mascara and eye liner were running after she finally let a couple of stray tears go.

Jude shook it off and walked over to the bar to see Braden putting away some glasses behind the bar. As she walked across the room Braden looked up and saw a dishelved Jude Harrison walking towards him with conviction. Jude met Braden's questioning gaze and shook it off with a shrug saying 'I don't want to talk about it.'

"Screwdriver on the rocks and don't you dare give me that Look Brade." She said with more force than she wanted too. But at this point the entire male race was on her hit list.

"Sorry Jude I can't do that." He replied matter of factly while continuing putting glasses away.

"What the hell does that mean? You're a bartender! Its your job." She said obnoxiously while slamming her hand on the counter causing a guy near her to give her a dirty look. Jude suddenly broke down in tears and put her forehead on the cool marble tabletop while wrapping one arm around her head as if it was a shield against all the hurt and the pain.

Braden exhaled and took Jude's hands in his own and brushed his fingers across the palm of her hand. He smoothed her hair out repeatedly and whispered that everything would be okay in her hair. Jude took a deep breath and looked up at the concerned green eyes of her best friend of late. She couldn't help but feel thankful that he was here for her, just when she needed him.

"Brade when are you getting off work?" she asked while trying to wipe her eyes of her remaining make-up.

"I can leave now if you want me too. My boss shouldn't care I've been working over time." He answered while brushing away one of her tears.

"Ya can you? I need a ride to my apartment I'm not exactly in the right frame of mind to operate a vehicle." she said with a slight smile.

"Anything for you Rock Star." Braden replied with a little more sincerity then he meant to let on.

They both grabbed their jackets and belongings from behind the bar and went out the back exit to Braden's 67' Mustang convertible. Braden opened the door for Jude and walked around to the other side of the car and hopped over the side. Jude laughed for the first time in which seemed the entire night. Braden loved the sound of her laugh and wished he could her it all the time. He knew Jude was hurting and it was most likely because of Tommy but he figured she would open up to him on her own time.

They drove in comfortable silence each thinking about their own problems and the best way to solve them. Before they knew it they were in front of Jude's apartment building and Braden killed the engine. They both sat there still lost in thought and Jude was the first to turn and face Braden.

"Thank you Brade for always being there for me. You have no idea what your friendship means to me." She said to him while squeezing his hand to show him that she really appreciated it.

"It's no problem really Jude," he said while returning the kind gesture.

"I just hope that you can talk to me about things rather than drinking away your problems it's not healthy. I won't judge you, I'm not the one who has a right too and I know how it is to feel like all your problems can be taken away by numbing the pain."

It amazed Jude how much Braden understood her. It was weird because she always though that Tommy was her only confidant anymore and it was nice to know that she hadn't been totally abandoned. Even thinking about Tommy made Jude's heart break a little at a time. She had laid her heart on the line and he simply ignored the gesture. She was not looking forward to seeing him in only 4 hours and at this point sleep wasn't an option she needed to vent and the only way right now was to do what she did best.

"Why can't every guy be like you Braden?" Jude asked while unbuckling her seatbelt and stepping out of the car.

She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. She pulled back and stopped a few inches from his face and whispered,

"You're the best friend anyone could have."

And with that Jude waved goodbye and walked into the lobby of her apartment complex.

Braden finally let out a breath that he had been holding in since she got out of the car. He banged his head on the steering wheel and closed his eyes.

I can't be falling for her! I just can't! She's Tommy's and I really don't need to get in between that mess. Ugh! This can't be happening not now.

No matter what Braden told himself, he knew he was.

Nothing would prepare him for just how much shit he was in for.

Because nothing and no one would ever stop the natural disaster that was Tom Quincy and Jude Harrison.