Giant grins on their faces, Tommy and Jamie walked back into the Harrison home like they owned the place. A few of the guests had left by then, but there was still a pretty good crowd. Jamie pulled Kat away from the group surrounding Jude as Tommy joined behind Sadie.

Standing close to Sadie, Tommy placed a hand on her back. Into her ear, he whispered, "Guess what."

Recognizing his voice, Sadie leaned back and whispered, "What's up?"

Tommy smiled big. His hand slipped from behind Sadie to her side as he tickled her slightly. They were far back enough in the crowd, that no one really noticed where his hands where. She giggled as he replied, "You're a great help."

She twirled around in Tommy's arms, trying to get him to stop tickling. It too her a while to stop laughing before she asked, "What do you mean?"

Tommy leaned in close to her, slightly tilting his head. He closed his eyes as he replied, "You're a great friend."

Straightening up, Tommy gave Sadie a big hug. He left her a little confused, but she knew that it happened a lot when Jude's around. It was nearly normal.

A few feet away, Jude stood shocked. She heard from Sadie that they were just friends. The smiles and laughing was at the friends end, but that kiss? The kiss is not of "friends" territory. A kiss is something more.

Near the entrance to the kitchen, Jamie stood with a slightly annoyed Kat. "What do you want, Andrews?"

Jamie bent his knees slightly and leaned forwards. It was a bad habit for a tall guy, trying to speak quietly with a petite girl. "I need your help," Jamie replied with hinting eyes towards Jude.

With a scoff, Kat said a little louder than necessary, "I thought you were over her!"

"Could you be a little louder, Tiny?" Jamie questioned nervously.

Not so sincerely, Kat replied, "Sorry…"

"And for the record, I am over her," Jamie commented with a slight attitude. He couldn't help it since he's had that conversation a few too many times over the summer.

"Then what is this about?" Kat asked impatiently.

Trying not to say it, Jamie realized he needed to say the words. "It's about Jude."

Throwing her arms into the air, Kat scoffed and started to leave. Quickly, Jamie grabbed her by the arms to keep her in place in front of him. He continued, "It's about helping Tommy with Jude."

Kat calmed herself and looked at Jamie shocked. She stared him down until she could tell he was serious and let out a giant smile. She hugged him and exclaimed, "Jamie! This is great!"

Taking her focus off of Tommy and Sadie, Jude turned to Jamie and Kat. It was almost like no one missed her. Her best friends were off to one side, and her mentor and sister were to the other. Maybe her homecoming wasn't really such a bid deal. Maybe she wasn't a big deal.

Jamie put Kat down and tried to calm her. "So are you on board?"

Looking up at him, Kat gave him a devilish smirk. "What do you think?" she questioned.

"Work with me," Jamie insisted as he held her hand and led her out into the Harrison's backyard. They watched the door as Jamie shared the plan with Kat.

Inside, Tommy pulled Sadie over to the stairs and took a seat on the steps. Sadie sat next to him. Still, Jude watched them from across the room, almost like she was trying to solve a puzzle.

"What's up with you, Tom?" Sadie asked sweetly.

Tommy folded his hands over his lap and sighed. Leaning forward, he replied, "What? Can't two friends have fun together?"

Sadie nodded her head in agreement. She leaned forward to his level and commented, "Apparently, friends can also make a younger sister/object of affection jealous." When she saw the less than shocked expression on Tommy's face, Sadie looked straight forward. "I'm not stupid, Tom."

"I never said you were," Tommy replied with ease.

She gave him a curious look. Sadie didn't exactly understand why her sister was giving her death threats through her eyes, but she had a pretty good idea that it had something to do with Tommy. "So what did you just have me do to piss Jude off?"

He took a minute to think before he replied, "She might think that we just… Kissed."

Eyes wide, Sadie exclaimed, "What!"

"When I tickled you, I might've had this perfectly angled pretend kiss…"

Sadie shook her head in disbelief. "You're a real… A real… I don't know what you are, Quincy."