Hello everyone! I know it's been months since I updated and all of that, but school was really busy and I was very uninspired. But now, I am on winter break and my hiatus is officially over! Exciting, I know. Hopefully, I still have readers.
To end my hiatus, I bring this lovely drama filled chapter. I hope you like! You guys know the drill: read and then review because your reviews make me happy :)
Chapter 7
Tommy stormed angrily into the studio, waving his empty coffee cup around. "Who the hell drank the last of the coffee?" he demanded, looking between his co-producer and artist.
"Don't look at me dude, I don't do caffeine before noon" Speiderman said defensively as he put his hands up in the air.
Tommy looked over at Jude and narrowed his eyes. "You" he said simply, taking a step towards her. He was on a mission.
Jude's eyes widened and she glanced briefly over at her mug full of coffee next to her. "T-Tommy" she stammered, turning her attention back to him. "What are you doing?" she asked with a shakey voice as he continued to approach her.
Tommy stopped right in front of her and rolled his tongue around in his mouth. "I suggest you run, Harrison" he said, glaring down at her. Without a second thought, Jude quickly leapt out of the chair and bolted out the door of the studio, with Tommy following close behind her.
"Get your ass over here Harrison!" he yelled as he ran down a hallway after her. "Not a chance Quincy!" she yelled, looking back at him briefly. Tommy growled as he continued chasing after her until finally, he had her cornered.
Panic flashed across Jude's face and she turned to face Tommy when she found herself trapped in a corner. "Tommy, please" she begged as he slowed down his pace and smiled devilishly at her.
"You drink my coffee, you're going down" he said simply as he put his arms on the wall beside her, trapping her against it.
Jude stepped back as much as she could to get away from him, but she was completely trapped between his body and the wall. Suddenly, an idea came to her and she grinned devilishly. "I'm going down huh?" she asked as she brought her hand to his chest. "And exactly how far am I going to go Mr. Quincy?" she asked suggestively as she slowly trailed her hand down his chest and to the top of his jeans.
Tommy gulped loudly and watched her hand. "J-Jude" his voice cracked like a 13 year old boy. "W-what are you doing?" he asked, feeling the room getting 10 times hotter.
Jude quickly removed her hand and ducked under his arms. "Escaping!" she yelled as she ran down the opposite hallway, leaving Tommy there still completely stunned.
Tommy quickly shook his head of all the dirty thoughts that were running through his mind and ran in the same direction as Jude. "You are dead Harrison!" he yelled when he finally caught up to her.
"Bring it Quincy!" Jude challenged as she rounded a corner and ran a little faster.
Tommy narrowed his eyes and rounded that same corner, quickly lunging after her and grabbing her by the legs. "Your ass is mine!" he said as he got a better grip on her and pulled her down to the ground with him.
Jude screamed as Tommy wrestled her to the ground and waved her limbs around in an attempt to get away from his grip. Tommy reached for her arms, but immediately let go when the heel of Jude's boot met his chin. "Jesus Harrison, are you trying to kill me?" he asked as he sat up and brought his hand to his injured chin.
Jude's eyes widened and she immediately sat up with him. "Oh god Tommy, are you okay?" she asked, reaching out and lightly touching his cheek. Tommy winced at the contact and Jude quickly pulled her hand away. "Sorry" she said softly and Tommy just rolled his eyes at her. "Whatever Harrison, you're still dead!" he said as he quickly lunged towards her and pinned her to the ground.
Jude screamed as she was pushed to the ground and she kicked her feet from under him. "Okay, okay. I'm sorry. Let me up Quincy" she pleaded and Tommy just laughed. "Not a chance. Like I said, you drink my coffee, you're going to pay" he said as he quickly started tickling her. Jude immediately tensed up and started laughing uncontrollably from under him. "Tommy!" she cried out between laughs. "I'm going to pee my pants. Stop!" she pleaded and Tommy just laughed and continued what he was doing.
"If you pee on my carpet, I'll demote you to receptionist" Jamie's annoyed voice came from behind them and Tommy quickly stopped what he was doing and stood up, followed almost immediately by Jude. Jamie crossed his arms over his chest and looked disapprovingly between the two. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't you two be oh, I don't know, working?" he asked, clearly annoyed with their antics.
Tommy chuckled lightly and rolled his eyes. "Chill Andrews. We were just taking a little break" he said as he slapped Jamie's shoulder and then walked past him. Jamie blinked as he watched Tommy walk away and then turned back to Jude. "What's got Quincy so happy?" he asked curiously and Jude shrugged. "I don't know. He's been like that for the past couple of weeks." Jamie nodded and then stepped the side and Jude rolled her eyes at him. "Yeah, yeah. I'm going to work" she said with a sigh before she walked back into the studio.
XxX
"What do you think about that snare?" Tommy asked Jude as they sat in the studio listening to Spiederman's newly recorded song. Jude bit her bottom lip as she listened to the song and then shook her head. "I don't think it's right" she said and Tommy sighed from beside her. "Me either" he said as he turned the music off and spun around in his chair to face her. "Look at us working together peacefully" he teased and Jude rolled her eyes. "You can be such a pain in my ass Quincy, but we make a great team" she said, smiling at him. Tommy returned her smile and gazed at her intensely, unable to take his eyes away from hers.
His attention was taken away from her when there was a knock at the studio door and he turned his chair. Cindy, the receptionist, took that as her cue to walk in. "I'm sorry to bother you" she said nervously as she looked between Tommy and Jude. "But there's someone here to see you Mr. Quincy. She says she's your girlfriend" she said and Tommy's eyes widened.
Jude let out a laugh and shook her head. "Cindy, she's obviously some fan trying to get to him. Tommy doesn't have a girlfriend" she said confidently as he looked over at Tommy. Tommy scratched the back of his neck nervously and bit his bottom lip. "Umm…well actually…" he said nervously and Jude's face went blank.
Tommy opened his mouth to say something to her, but looked up when he heard a familiar voice enter the room.
"Hey sweetie" Amber said happily as she walked in with his leather jacket slung over her left arm. Tommy quickly put on a smile for her and stood up from his seat. "H-hey Amber" he said nervously, glancing quickly at Jude. He placed an awkward, chaste kiss on her lips and smiled nervously down at her. "What brings you here?" he asked.
Amber smiled up at her boyfriend and lifted his jacket up. "You left you jacket at my place last night" she said and Tommy closed his eyes briefly and sighed. He could feel Jude's eyes burning holes in his back. He opened his eyes and smiled down at Amber once again, taking his jacket from her. "Thanks babe" he said as he leaned in and kissed her cheek and he heard Jude clear her throat from behind him.
With a sigh he turned to Jude, doing his best to ignore the death glare she was giving him. "Jude, this Amber" he paused slightly. "My girlfriend" he finally spit out and Jude put on a fake smile. "It's nice to meet you Amber" she said through her teeth and Amber smiled warmly at her. "You too. It's nice to finally meet someone that Tom talks so much about" she said sincerely and Jude had to suppress the urge to puke.
Sensing the tension in the room, Tommy turned away from Jude and looked down at Amber. "Do you want to grab some lunch?" he asked and she smiled up at him and nodded. "Yeah, I'd love to" she said and Tommy couldn't help but smile and get lost in her eyes.
It tore Jude up inside to see Tommy looking at another girl like that, and she wanted to cry, scream, and possibly even punch him for being able to get over what they had, because despite what she said, she wasn't, and didn't know if she ever would be. Most of all though, she was mad that he hadn't told her. Weren't they supposed to be partners?
Jude quickly snapped out of her thoughts and stood up from her chair. "I'm going to grab some lunch" she said, not making eye contact with anyone, especially Tommy. "It was nice meeting you Amber" she said softly before she made her way out of the studio and to the parking lot to escape to the one place where she could be alone.
Tommy closed his eyes and let out a heavy sigh after she walked out. That wasn't how this was supposed to go. He didn't want her to find out like this. Opening his eyes, he looked down at Amber. "Would you hate me if I said I actually had to take a rain check on that lunch?" he asked tentatively. Amber shook her head and looked up at him. "No, is everything okay?" she asked, suddenly concerned by his change in mood. Tommy put on a smile for her and nodded. "Yeah, everything's fine. It's just…I have this meeting that I totally forgot about" he lied and she accepted his answer.
Quickly, he grabbed his jacket and gave her a light kiss. "I'll call you tonight" he said before he rushed out of the studio and to the parking lot.
xXx
Tommy parked his black Porsche in front of the rehearsal space and let out a heavy sigh before he got out of the car and made his way inside the building. He got to her floor and tentatively walked up to her door, knocking lightly. Moments later, the door opened and Jude was on the other side.
"Are you here to tell me more lies Quincy?" she asked bitterly and Tommy sighed.
"Just let me in Jude" he said tiredly and Jude scoffed in response. "You don't get to tell me what to do Tom. And how the hell did you know I was here anyways?" she asked, realizing that he'd just shown up. Tommy shrugged and took a step in the door, making them only an inch apart. "Because I know you Harrison" he said as he looked down at her for a moment.
Jude's breath hitched in her throat when Tommy got close to her and she could almost see that look in his eyes that he reserved specially for her. Tommy cleared his throat and took that as his opportunity to step further inside. She felt her anger rising once again and slammed the door shut. "What the fuck do you want Tommy?" she screamed.
Tommy turned around to face her when she yelled at him, and he could feel his own anger coming on. "Well I was going to apologize for how things went down today, but now that you're being so overdramatic, I'm not so sure that I want to anymore" he said, raising his voice slightly.
Jude glared at him. "You are such an insensitive jackass Tom Quincy" she spat bitterly at him and he clenched his jaw. "Yeah? Well at least I'm not an immature little teenager!" he yelled back, letting his anger get the best of him.
"I'm immature?" she asked, stepping close to him so that she was up in is face. "I'm not the one who lied Tommy! I'm not the one who had to hide my relationship from his partner. You are! So don't you even think about calling me immature" she screamed in his face and he turned his head to the side slightly and closed his eyes. "Who I date is none of your business" he said calmly, not looking at her.
Jude scoffed and turned away from him, putting her hands on her hips. "We are partners Tommy!" she yelled as he turned to face him again. "Doesn't that mean anything to you!?" she added. "We are partners in the studio Jude, not in life, okay? I don't have to tell you about my life. You lost that privilege when you chose him over me" he said bitterly.
"Tommy!" Jude yelled. "How many times do I have to tell you? That was a mistake, and believe me, I'd give anything to go back and choose you" she said and Tommy put his hand up to stop her. "It doesn't matter Jude. I've moved on, and I'm sorry, but you do not get to act like a jealous ex girlfriend right now" he said seriously and Jude looked at him incredulously. "Doesn't what we had mean anything to you?" she demanded, trying to fight back the tears that threatened to fall. Tommy shook his head and ran his fingers through his previously perfect hair. "We dated for a week!" he yelled back, completely frustrated.
Jude stared at him for a moment, completely shocked and enraged. After a moment, she stepped closer to him and slapped him across the face. "You are such a bastard!" she screamed.
Tommy brought his hand to his cheek and looked at her hatefully. "You know, I thought we could be friends, and I thought that when I finally moved on, that you could be happy for me" he said softly, but sternly. "But I guess you can't handle to see me happy when you're alone and miserable" he added before he turned and walked out of the performance space, slamming the door as hard as he could.
Jude jumped slightly when he slammed the door shut and let the tears fall freely from her eyes. She angrily grabbed a cymbal from the drum set in the corner and threw it at the door he'd just walked out of, watching it come crashing down to the floor. She brought her hands to her face and sunk down onto the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. Her worst fear had finally come true. She'd finally lost the love of her life.
