Chapter 8
Jude was lounging by the pool reading a magazine as Tyler lay next to her playing with her hair when her phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Jude. How's it going?"
"Kwest?" Jude gave a confused look at Ty.
"So how's Florida?"
"Great. Warm, sunny, but the company's so-so." Ty tickled her at hearing that. With a laugh she asked. "So what's going on?"
"G-Major's back. It's time to come home."
"G-Major?! What?! How?!" She asked in excitement. Meanwhile Ty grabbed his own cell phone and started to make a call.
"Did you hear about Georgia's new husband?"
"Yeah Spied said she got married to some rich guy."
"Well he's bankrolling her now and he bought G-Major back from Darius for her."
"Holy shit!"
"So you ready to make music again?"
"I'll be home soon Kwest. Thanks for calling me. Tell Sadie I love her."
"No problem. Talk to you soon."
She turned to Ty with a big grin on her face, unable to believe that this had happened.
"G-Major's open again." He nodded smiling back, happy for her.
"I heard. You have a flight for 8 tomorrow morning. Tonight you owe me a date." She gave him a sly smile.
"Since when?"
"I've got a present for you."
"Oh okay then." He laughed.
"I wish it were that easy to keep you." She shrugged coyly.
"What fun would that be?"
"Is she coming back.?" Tommy asked as Kwest hung up. Kwest nodded.
"She said soon." Tommy got up and started to walk out, fingering the star ring in his pocket. "Where you going man? We just got back to work."
" I need to buy something." Kwest just shook his head as Tommy left.
That night Ty knocked on Jude's door, to pick her up for their date.
"It's open." He walked in to see his goddess before him. She had on a long champagne
silk gown with a cowl neckline that dipped into her cleavage. She reached for her purse and turned back to him.
"Look at you." He said in awe. She blushed at the intensity in his eyes.
"You said to dress nice."
"You ready?" She nodded. He took her hand and led her to the elevators. He pushed the up arrow and she looked at him questioningly.
"You'll see." He bent down to kiss her as they waited. She wrapped her arms around him and tangled her hands in his hair. They didn't even notice the elevator opening and then closing again. Jude finally looked up and saw the button wasn't lit any longer. Ty laughed and pushed the up button again.
"You are too distracting." He said as he kissed her neck, loving the low neckline. The elevator doors opened again and they actually made it on this time. He pushed the button for the top level.
He led her onto the rooftop garden. In the middle, was a small table lit with candles. Her dress was perfect for the balmy weather. She looked at him with her eyebrow raised.
"What?" He said catching her stare.
"How many times have you pulled this trick out of your bag?" He groaned.
"Do you think I would do this for just anyone?"
"Are you avoiding the question?"
"You win Harrison. I use this romantic setting to seduce every woman I meet. Is that what you wanted to hear?" She grinned.
"Does it really work?" He rolled his eyes and picked her up, walking to the table to deposit her on the chair. He uncorked the bottle of champagne that had been left in a ice bucket and poured some into each of their glasses.
"Can we just enjoy your last night here?"
"Mmm I guess since you ask so nicely." She winked at him. "So where's the food? I'm starving." He shook his head in amazement.
"How do you burn all those calories off? I don't get it."
"Great genes I guess." He looked down at his watch.
"Food should be here in a few minutes. I have something for you." She looked up in interest. He took a black velvet box out of his pocket and placed it in her hand. When she opened it, she gasped.
"I noticed you didn't bring your star ring with you, so I thought I'd get you a replacement." She did an inward grimace. The last place she remembered having her favorite ring had been in Tommy's bathtub, where she'd removed it because the bath oil had made it loose on her finger. Her cheeks flushed at that memory. The ring she was staring at now was beautiful. It was a stylized star with hundreds of little diamonds that caught the light.
"Do you like it?" She nodded.
"It looks expensive though."
"Can I say without sounding cliché? You're worth it."
"No it really sounded cliché." He laughed.
"Alright how about this. To see your eyes light up is enough" She just looked at him for a moment before finally responding.
"Better." She took the ring out and placed it on middle finger. The diamonds caught the the candlelight, reflecting pins of light onto the tablecloth. "Thank you." She leaned over the table and kissed him.
After dinner they spent the rest of the night talking. He had practice in the morning so had a car service bring her to the airport. It wasn't really goodbye because he would be back in Toronto for the season opener in less than 2 weeks.
