"Bowling?" Gwen asked raising an eyebrow at Jude as they walked through the double doors of a local bowling alley.

Jude laughed. She knew that Gwen had assumed her life was a little more glamorous, the way it was in London, filled with clubs, pubs and nights out. But here, at home, everything was much more laid back. She had a jam session with the guys that had lasted for hours. They went through old songs, played some of Speid's, and just goofed around. It was so easy to be with them and have fun. She didn't need to be in the limelight to know that she was a rock star. "I wasn't legal last time I was home, plus bowling is fun, have a little faith."

"I do not doubt, I just have a hard time picturing you bowling." Gwen laughed. "Who all is going to be here?" she asked as the noise grew louder.

"Speid said it was just going to be a few people." Jude shrugged as they rounded the corner, coming into view of the eight lanes. There was a large sign hanging in the middle of the lanes, reading Happy Birthday, with the words late written in-between the two words in marker. Underneath it stood what seemed like everyone she knew from home.

"We rented out the whole place cause of you Harrison." Speiderman shouted.

"Speid!" Sadie said slapping his arm. No one wanted to continuously point out that Jude couldn't just go anywhere she wanted anymore, it wasn't safe.

"What?" he asked, laughing in an attempt to defuse the tension. "She needs to understand that I had intended for it to be us, not all of you." He looked back at everyone, most of them were people from G Major, a few high school friends, but mostly just the people she called her family.

Jude still had her hands over her mouth, covering up her shock and confusion. She let him fall to the side for a moment as her sister came forward, seeking a hug.

"Happy late Birthday." Sadie whispered as they hugged. "We thought it was only fair, since you didn't get a real party this year."

"Sadie." Jude could feel the hot tears sting her eyes. She knew that this was about more than just her birthday, this was to keep her mind off the trail, off the looming days that were to follow. And Jude loved it. There was nothing that could make this moment any better for her.

"You wouldn't believe how hard we worked, I mean that banner, it took hours." Speid laughed, coming forward as well.

"Thank you, you guys," Jude said hugging him. "You're seriously the best, she whispered in his ear.

"Honestly, it was Tommy's idea." Speid whispered back. Earlier that day he had found the time to sit with her and talk about what was going on, about what had happened before she had left. He had been a little hurt that she didn't talk to him about it before, and expressed that her. Jude had forgotten how well Vincent Speiderman understood her. He was her Bart after all.

"Lingering hug." Karma's voice snapped at her, making Jude pull back and laugh.

"Hey Karma, thanks for coming." Jude smiled.

"Like I had a choice, I would never willingly choose to wear someone else's shoes." She rolled her eyes, but gave Jude a quick smile.

"Still the same." Jude gave her a hug quickly before turning to greet the people in the crowd. She was amazed as some of the people there, faces she hadn't seen in years, and she was sure there were faces she didn't know.

"So what do you get the girl that has almost everything?" Tommy asked, coming up to her.

Jude laughed at his question, she could still remember when he asked her that so many years prior. Back then it was simple, all she wanted for was Shay and Tommy to get along. But now, what did she want? World peace? A cure of cancer? To find where her head had gone?

"This is crazy," she laughed, not wanting the air between them to become awkward. "I can't believe anyone had the time."

"For you, everyone makes time." Darius Mills laughed joining the two in front of bowling balls. "Happy Birthday Jude, and we're glad you're back, even if it's a short trip."

"Thanks D." Jude nodded at him as he choose a ball and walked away from them, before turning back to look at Tommy with confusion. She was surprised to see him there, but she knew, watching the way he watched her sister, Sadie was the reason he was there. She smiled back up at Tommy when they were left alone. "Really couldn't think of anything to get me Quincy?" she laughed.

"I'll get you anything you want." He breathed out in a whisper that made Jude's heart speed up. His words were so soft and filled with the passion Jude hadn't heard in months.

For a moment she thought about asking for a time machine, or something that could keep them stuck in that very moment. The way he looked at her, the way his crystal blue eyes poured into her own, it was something she didn't want to lose. She could feel as they both leaned closer to each other, his hand resting on her hip, where it seem to just naturally rest.

"Jude." Gwen coughed, from behind, making the two step apart.

"You've got to be kidding." She muttered under her breath turning to look at Gwen, noticing all the other people that were turning away from, acting as though they hadn't just been watching them. She had almost forgotten that they were surrounded by people; it was easy to lose herself in a moment with Tommy.

"Your shoes." Gwen said handing Jude a pair of bowling shoes.

"Thanks." She forced herself to smile and take the shoes from the girl, but by the time she turned back to Tommy, he wasn't there, lost in the crowd of people.