Disclaimer: I do not own 21 Jump Street or its characters. They belong to Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh. I'm just borrowing them.
Chapter 9
Booker pulled into Judy's driveway first and Doug parked behind him. Booker got out of the car and leaned against it waiting for Penhall to go into the house to get Clavo. He started to take out a pack of cigarettes, but then he quickly shoved them back into his jacket pocket. He searched for a stick of gum instead, since he knew how much Judy hated cigarettes and wanted him to quit. He found a piece of gum and popped it into his mouth as he watched Tom and Doug get out of the car. He expressed uneasiness when Doug stopped at Booker's car while Tom continued his journey to the door.
"Hey!…where's he going?" Booker asked Doug as he pointed in Tom's direction.
"Relax…" Penhall brought his hand to Booker's chest and gracefully pushed him back against his car. "He's going to get Clavo."
"Why? He's your kid." Booker frowned.
"Just give him a minute." Penhall calmly instructed. "You owe him that much."
"Whatever" Booker rolled his eyes and yelled at Tom. "Just be quick about it…Hamburger!"
Hanson ignored Booker's comment as Judy reluctantly opened the front door. "(Sigh) What?" Her eyes were immediately drawn to the faint bruises on his face and the dirt on his clothes. "Hanson, what happened?" Her eyes widened in surprise.
Tom peeked over his shoulder to see if Booker was still watching him before meeting his eyes with Judy's. "Booker and I had a little talk." He quipped.
She nodded her head. "A talk huh?" She ran the tips of her fingers over his face and then his shirt.
"Yeah" He scanned the space behind her to make sure Clavo wasn't in earshot. He grasped her hand as she inspected his shirt and he held it to his chest. "Judy, I'm sorry about this morning."
She inched her hand away from his and changed the subject hinting that she didn't want to hear it. "Clavo's here."
"I know, but listen," He moved closer to her allowing his boot to stop at the silver plate at the bottom of the door. "I shouldn't have said those things to you. I was out of line."
"Yeah, you were." She snapped. "Is that all?"
"I hope not." He smiled as he moved his hand to push the door open a little wider, but she continued to block the doorway so he couldn't come inside. She crossed her arms and dropped her brows un-amused. "Come on, Jude. You know I didn't mean to hurt you." He pleaded as he gave her his best lost puppy look.
"Again" She sternly added refusing to be distracted by his beautiful brown eyes, amazing bone structure, cute dimples, charming ways, and… 'focus girl!' She reminded herself.
He put his hands in his pockets and stared at the ground. "(Sigh)Yes, again." He cleared his throat and turned his attention back to her. "I was a little…."
"Jealous?"
He shot a look at her indicating that he didn't agree, but went with it. "Okay….I might have…"
"Overreacted?" She raised her eyebrows daring him to disagree.
He huffed as he continued to swallow his pride. "I was…"
"A jerk?" As agitated as she was, she was starting to enjoy making him squirm.
"I was going to say I was wrong, but okay." He lifted his brows and lightly scratched the back of his head in annoyance. "Sometimes, I…"
"Jump to conclusions?...Are quick tempered?... What?" Judy moved her hand in a circular motion and continued to cut him off determined not to let him finish a sentence. "Don't listen…are stubborn…"
"I'm sorry!" He stressed as he cut her off. "Damn, Jude…I am sorry…..I was a jerk, and I am sorry." He paused for a moment in exasperation.
"Uh huh" She smirked, knowing that he was defeated.
"Uh huh?" He started to notice how much pleasure she was taking in making him grovel. He moved closer to her, licked his lips, and smiled in that sexy way that only he can. "Why don't you let me make it up to you?"
"Nah…nah…nah…oh no…" She rocked her index finger side to side. "You can't talk to me the way you did this morning, and still be my friend." She coldly instructed.
He wrapped his arm around her waist and whisked her into the house.
"Hanson! What are you doing?" She yelped, surprised by his actions.
"That's what I've been trying to tell you." He whispered in her ear. "I don't want to just be your friend…..I want to be your man again." She was at a loss for words. She was on a roller coaster ride of emotions and too overwhelmed to sort them out. She only had a couple of hours to think before they had dropped Clavo off, and now Tom was here and she was back to square one. "…let me make it up to you." He sweetly added.
"No…I wouldn't want to you to think I'd use you for sex." She sarcastically replied as she pushed him away refusing to give in this time. "One night stands are only good for one night….right?"
"I deserved that." He felt like she just kicked him in the gut.
"Don't get me started." She glared at Tom as Clavo walked into the room.
He exhaled as he tilted his head back and slightly to the side still looking at her. "You're never gonna let me live that down are you?" She shook her head no.
"Uncle Tommy!" Clavo ran straight to his Uncle who was waiting with open arms. "Am I going home with you now?" Clavo shouted in excitement as Tom picked him up into a big hug.
"Yeah, Aunt Judy and Dennis have to talk." Tom answered as he put Clavo down. Judy gave Tom a puzzled look. "He's outside waiting for us to leave."
"He's been out there the whole time?" Judy bolted to the door to look in the driveway. She saw Dennis and Doug talking and she wasn't sure what to think.
"Yeah, he pulled into the driveway before me and Doug did." He looked down at Clavo. "Go get your stuff buddy."
Judy strolled back over to where Tom was standing. "You mean to tell me that you're okay with Booker and I talking?...alone." She wasn't buying it.
Hanson ran his right thumb back and forth across the left side of his jaw. "Well…our 'talk' resulted in Fuller giving me the option of letting Booker talk to you alone or …..Um...I go to jail."
"What! Hanson, what the hell happened?" She yelled as she put her hands on her hips.
"Nothin'…you know me and Booker." He smiled and innocently shrugged.
"Oh, I know." She rolled her eyes at the thought. "But, I also know that you can't be this pissed at him over us dating. I mean, almost getting arrested?"
He dropped his head and looked off to the side as he sighed trying to avoid the inevitable. She put her two fingers under his chin and maneuvered his head to look into her eyes. "Hanson, are you going to tell me what's really going on with you two?"
Clavo came back into the room with his stuff, hugged his Aunt and they exchanged 'I love yous.' She started to walk them both out and just as Hanson placed his hand on Clavo's back to guide him out of the door. Judy stopped Tom in the doorway. "Hanson," She whispered. "You know we're not done here?"
He coyly grinned. "Baby, we're never done….just on hiatus." He winked.
"Whaaat..ever, Hanson" She tried to suppress a chuckle as she shook her head.
Booker and Hanson exchanged cold stares until Hanson got into the car and drove away. Once the car was out of sight, Dennis walked up to Judy's door. It was already open, but he knocked a couple of times anyway.
