Alright guys, you wanted another chapter, so here it is! You'll be getting a couple chapters pretty closely this weekend 'cause I've got it update on DLS to Ch. 14. So without any further ado, here's Chapter 10, The Date! (oh yea, and things might get a little mature for a while… just a heads up ;) ).

Tommy looked at the watch around his wrist. 6:50. He knew he should wait at least five more minutes but he couldn't stand not seeing her; not being able to touch her. Tonight would be the start of something big: he could feel it. He pulled the doorknob, letting it swing shut behind him as he headed for Jude's apartment, unaware of the fact that the door had not shut all the way.

Jude swore as she heard the knock on her door. Looking at the clock in her bathroom, she saw that it was 6:51. Even though she knew she shouldn't blame Tommy for the fact that she wasn't ready, she did anyway.

She continued to grumble as she pulled the towel around her higher up, opening the door and immediately walking back to the bathroom. All Tommy saw was her retreating back as she spoke to him.

"Just make yourself at home. If you haven't notice already, I'm not quite ready yet. Man, I should have expected it. You're a freaking perfectionist at work; why wouldn't you be one of the guys who shows up early for everything? Meanwhile I'm the girl who never wakes up to her alarm and can't think until there is coffee in her system…" she kept mumbling to herself as she slammed the door shut behind her, leaving Tommy standing alone in the middle of her living room.

He couldn't help but smirk at her attempt to blame everything on him. Over the last week of working at GMajor, he noticed a pattern with Jude. The two always drove together to the label, but each day Jude was consistently later, until now they were lucky if they got there by 9:30. In ways, the two were complete opposites. But Tommy wouldn't have it any other way.

He looked around her room, noticing that it fit her perfectly. There were odds and ends out of place, but he could imagine her lounging on the couch watching TV, or more importantly, sprawled out on the floor writing a song.

Just then Jude's head popped out of the door, bringing him back to reality. "There's soda in the fridge if you want any; I don't think the guys at the store would like it very much if a 20 year old tried to buy liquor so there's nothing stronger than that, sorry," ending with a sarcastic smile, she shut the door again, and Tommy could hear humming coming through the wall.

He chuckled to himself as he opened the refrigerator, only to find that it was full of orange and root beer soda. There were half full water bottles in the inside of the door, and a half-eaten sandwich on the first shelf. Tommy grabbed an orange can and sat down on the couch. He didn't mind waiting for Jude; he was happy to be within 20 feet of her again. In fact…she was probably naked on the other side of the thin wall separating them… Stop it, Quincy. You keep thinking like that and you'll never make it out of the apartment, he thought, but by then his mind was already full of fantasies that could be fulfilled just by opening that bathroom door.

Meanwhile, Jude was humming parts of "It Could Be You," which she had been working on here and there ever since the throw-down between her and Tommy. She didn't want to bring it up with him in the studio yet because it was their song. Once it was recorded, anyone could hear it and it wouldn't be the special thing between them anymore.

Jude shimmied into her dress, a red, knee length, strapless that hugged her curves extenuatingly. Her hair was down and in curls, but she left her face somewhat natural. She finished the outfit with red high heels that brought everything together. She hadn't been on a date since prom, and that was with a guy her aunt had picked out for her so she wouldn't have to go alone. She was nervous about how Tommy was going to react; would he like her dress, would he think she was boring outside of the studio, would he think she was too immature for him? Jude shook her head, clearing the doubts that had formed in her mind, and opened the door, stepping out into the living room to the man waiting for her.

When Tommy saw Jude, his heart just about stopped. He had thought she was gorgeous before, but now she was nothing short of unbelievably sexy. He stood up, all of his fantasies fleeing for a moment as he watched her spin around, then stop and wait for his approval. How am I gonna last through the night? he wondered, grasping for control as he walked up to her, put his arms around her waist, and pulled her in for a heated kiss.

Guess that answers MY question, Jude thought as Tommy's tongue delved deeper into her mouth, arousing her more than she thought imaginable. After a few minutes she pulled away slightly, taking a deep breath in lack of oxygen. "Tommy," she whispered, "we're never gonna get anywhere tonight if we keep this up."

"So? Would that be such a bad thing?" He answered huskily in her ear, one of his hands traveling up her thigh until she gave a slight moan. Then she seemed to pull herself together, taking a step back from him.

"You wanna get anywhere with me? You gotta do the old-fashioned dating routine. Now I'm ready to go have some fun…." She started to walk towards the door, but then turned back to look at him. "Do you need a minute first?" She made a point to look up and down his body, emphasizing her question.

Tommy knew she was baiting him, that she was going to leave him high and dry and see what he would do about it. But he wasn't the type to let his body overrun his mind, although right now a certain area of his body was pretty anxious. No, when he got with Jude, he was going to do it his way. He hadn't expected her to take up his offer; he just couldn't keep his hands off her. But now he was gonna make her pay for that. She'll be begging for it next time, he thought with a satisfied smirk.

"No, I'm good. Don't' worry, I'm gonna show you a "fun" time. Jude Harrison, get ready for the ride of your life" As he walked towards her, he put his arm up for her to take. She looked at him with a puzzled look for a second, amazed at his change of demeanor in the last minute, but took his arm nonetheless and let him lead her out of the apartment and into his awaiting Viper outside.

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