Tommy gave her a helpless pout. "I'm sorry. That's just all I could think of to get her attention."
Sadie shook her head in disbelief. "Well try something else, cause turning sisters on each other is a jackass thing to do." She tried to turn away, showing him she meant business.
"Sadie…" he stated, turning her around in his arms for a hug. "I really am sorry."
Pulling away, Sadie looked into his eyes. As she tried to read into him, she could fell his sincerity. "That had better not have been a strategically placed hug either."
Tommy stepped away from her and threw his hands in the air. "Promise." He smiled at her and gave her another friendly hug. "Mind if we talk a little more privately? I can fill you in on why I needed her attention…"
With a smirk on her face, Sadie nodded her head up the stairs. They both stood and started up towards Sadie's room. The entire time, Jude's eyes rested on them with a touch of jealousy. Every relationship around her seemed fuzzy and undefined.
Arms linked together, Kat and Jamie walked back into the Harrison home. They took a seat on the couch next to Spiederman. The tree of them watched Jude hold a polite conversation with her grandparents before she joined them again.
Jude sat close to Speiderman, placing a gentle hand on his knee. She didn't want to stir things up with Jamie, but he did storm off for a while. "You're back."
"Yeah…" Jamie replied as he draped his arm over Kat's shoulder. "It was stupid of me to have reacted that way." Jamie turned his attention back towards Spiderman and added, "Sorry, man."
Shaking Jamie's hand across both girls' laps, Spiederman gave him a head nod of approval. "It's cool, man." He glanced over at Jude with a smile on his face. "It'd be hard to lose this girl."
Almost immediately, Jamie started to shake his head in disagreement. He didn't mean to offend Jude, but he knew it would be one way to get a reaction out of her.
"Uh, thanks, Jamie…" Jude stated hesitantly. She felt hurt and looked even worse. It was definitely an easy look to read from her eyes and voice.
With a touch of guilt, Jamie looked down at Kat and back at Jude. He wanted to check Spiederman's reaction as well. Jamie stated, "I didn't mean it like that." He took his arm from around Kat and leaned off of his seat to face Jude a little better. "It wasn't that I 'lost' you to Spied. I was just kinda angry that 'best friend Jamie' figured it out with everyone else."
"Same here," Kat blurted out. "Talk about leaving us out of the loop."
Jude moved from Spiederman's side to the coffee table. She sat directly across from Kat and Jamie. "I'm sorry you guys. Things just happened so quickly and with the tour and all… But it looks like you guys left me out about getting back together."
At the same time, Jamie and Kat looked at each other, back at Jude, at each other again, and then burst into laughter. Jude eyed them strangely the entire time.
Trying to fight the laughter, Kat spoke in a high pitched voice. "Jamie and I are just friend!"
Skeptically, Jude commented, "But I saw you guys acting all couple-y."
"Some people just work out better as friends," Jamie replied with the laughter dying. "It just took us a while to realize it." Jamie smiled, both because it was true that himself and Kat were at a good spot and because their plan was working out perfectly so far.
Nodding in agreement, Kat added, "Kinda like you and Jamie and Sadie and Tommy, you know? A lot of couples should just stay friends."
Hearing Tommy and Sadie were just friends put Jude's mind at ease. Still, it took her a moment to fully digest the idea that Jamie and Kat were trying to get across. She glanced over at Spiederman, him already deep in thought. She could also tell that his thoughts weren't very pleasant.
Jude turned her attention back to her friends and said, "Well, some of the best relationships start out as friendships."
A smile broke on Spiederman's face. "Damn straight," he agreed.
Instantly, Kat also agreed. "You're right!" She glanced over at Jamie, who looked incredibly shocked. To save both of them, and their agenda, she elaborated, "But you have to have that spark. You know, the magic you feel when you're writing a song… That undeniable connection." She shrugged, trying to play off the intensity of her hinting words. "That's the real stuff."
The smirk quickly returned to Jamie's face. He always knew Kat was brilliant. Really, he wanted to hug her or give her a high five, but he did his best to keep it in. He wouldn't let their plan be revealed or spoiled.
"I think we've got sparks," Spiederman remarked as he leaned forward towards Kat.
Trying to hide her face from him, Kat smiled sweetly at Jude. She stated, "I never said a thing."
Jamie was still trying his hardest to keep all his emotions inside. The whole situation was hilarious to him, but he couldn't laugh. He was afraid even his wise cracks would get him figured out. He glanced over his shoulder to find Tommy and Sadie coming back down the stairs. Jamie turned back around and found Jude also spotted them.