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21. We Have To Decide Sometime

Jude walked into the living room and the house and tossed her keys on the side table. She sighed and walked into the kitchen.

"it's been a long day and I am hungry." she said to Lara as she filled her bowls. Lara wagged her tail and started to devour her dinner. Jude moved to the refrigerator and looked at the almost empty shelves.

"Crap." She shut the door and pulled out her phone, texting Tom asking him to bring something home for supper. She then took Lara out for a walk and after an hour with no response from Tom, Jude dialed the Thai restaurant that delivered from downtown.

"Hi, can I have an order of Spicy Thai Cashew Chicken and an order of Khoaneo Marmuing delivered, please?"

Jude gave then her address listened as they told her it would be 30 minutes and the total. She looked at the clock and did some mental math and decided she had enough time to take a shower. The doorbell rang just as she pulled on her tank top. Thanking the delivery person, she locked the door behind them and set the paper bag on the coffee table. Picking up her journal, she plopped down on the couch and ate as she wrote. After the food was gone and her thoughts put on paper, she checked her phone and saw there was still nothing from Tom. She called him and it went straight to voicemail. She looked at the time and realized how late it was and decided to go to bed. A few hours later, Jude awoke with a start as the floor creaked and Lara jumped off the bed. She started to get up, but paused when she saw Tom in the doorway.

"Sorry, Babe." He said quietly, "I didn't mean to wake you up."

"It's okay. Where were you?" She asked as he started to dress for bed.

"I got stuck at the studio."

"Until two a.m.?"

"Yeah, its crazy right now."

Jude nodded, "I tried to get a hold of you earlier, did you're phone die?"

"It must've during the day and I completely forgot to charge it, sorry if you were worried." He slid next to her and kissed her. She returned the kiss and told him, "You're forgiven."

The next morning Jude woke up early and used the last of the eggs and other staples to make breakfast for them. Just as she was finishing, Tom walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. He placed a light kiss on her shoulder and Jude turned her head and caught his lips. She turned off the burner and turned around in his arms. He pulled her close and she smiled up at him as the toast popped up and said, "Breakfast is done."

When they were finished, Jude checked her messages and was told she had the day off since her sessions for the day cancelled and to enjoy her day off. She told Tom, who had to go in shortly, and asked about dinner for the night.

"I should be able to get home in time for dinner." He told her, "Pick up whatever you want."

"Are you sure you don't want to stay home with me?" Jude asked, pulling him close as he said goodbye.

"That sounds so much better than relaying tracks because the new sound technician deleted them accidentally, but the deadline is coming up fast."

"Damn." Tom's hand slid from her waist down to her backside and he kissed her.

"Hold that thought." He told her, "I'll be back tonight."

Jude left for the store shortly after Tom left for work and picked up what they would need for the week. When she got back, she put the meal in the crockpot, and headed for her closet and pulled out her new dress of blue silk with a lace bodice. She draped it over the chair and set the matching shoes on the seat, then busied herself with her plans for the evening.

Her phone rang shortly before dinner was done. Jude smiled as she answered it and took the last roller out of her hair.

"Hey Babe, are you almost here? Dinner is almost done."

She heard him sigh, "I'm going to be late."

"How late?" Disappointment creeped into her voice.

"I'm not sure. Apparently things aren't good enough for anyone here today." She heard the frustration in his voice, "I'm sorry, girl."

"I understand, but this could always tell them to take a flying leap."

"D is in the mood to start shit-canning people."

"So."

"You know that won't work for me. He will blacklist me and I haven't been around long enough to have a career after that." Jude heard a voice telling Tom to get back to work.

"I gotta go. I will make it up to you."

"Oh yeah," Jude smirked, "how?"

"You'll think of something. I love you." The call disconnected and Jude set her phone down and started to clean up dinner. She exhaled forcefully, both irritated and disappointed, but knowing that he was right when he said he had to stay and hit the deadline. He was stressed about having to redo weeks of work and Jude didn't see the need to make a crappy situation worse.

Tom got home earlier then the night before, but it was still late. He walked to the bedroom and saw Jude's dress laying over the back of the chair. He swore under his breath, knowing that he would've loved to see her in it. He knocked on the bathroom door and told her that he was back.

"I'll be out in a minute." Tom changed into a pair of sweats and sat down on the bed. A few minutes later Jude walked out of the bathroom with her robe draped over her, open in the front; her hair and makeup still done from earlier. Tom's eyes raked over her from where he was sitting on the bed writing in his journal and he told her how beautiful she looked. She smiled to herself and walked over to him and straddled him. She kissed him deeply as she set his journal on the nightstand. He pulled her as close as her belly allowed and skimmed his hand across her body, sliding off the silky fabric and casting it aside. Jude ran her hand through his hair and tilted his head back and kissed him again before sliding her hands down to his neck and on to his chest. She massaged his chest and leaned forward, whispering in his ear and lightly taking the lobe between her teeth, a deep moan escaped his lips. Feeling him stir, she smiled ground against him before slowly uniting the drawstring on his sweatpants, slid them off his hips, and lowered on to him. She placed her hands on the wall behind Tom's head and swiveled her hips against his and set the pace; her breasts grazing his face. He took first one breast into his mouth, then did the same to the other. Jude gave a small cry at each pull and Tom rested his hands on her hips and moved with her until they both finished. Jude cried out and fell back with Tom's knees supporting her back. She tossed her head back and laughed.

"That was fun." Jude told him panting. Tom laughed and pulled her down to him and kissed her, running his hand through her hair. When he released her, she moved to the bed and rested her head on Tom's chest with his arm around her.

Jude awoke the next morning wrapped in Tom's arms; his hand resting on her bare chest. She moved to adjust the pillow under her belly and Tom's arm slid from her chest and snaked around her waist. He kissed her shoulder and Jude turned and caught his mouth with hers. He whispered, "Good morning, beautiful."

She smiled and whispered, "I love you." He pulled her closer and she nodded when he mumbled something sleepily about breakfast.

"What do you want?"

"Bacon waffles."

"Bacon waffles, is that a pregnancy thing?"

"No, it's delicious, you put the bacon in the waffle."

"Sounds good. Where did you come up with that?"

"Spied. He says everything is better with bacon." Tom nodded, and Jude told him, "You start the bacon and I'll make the waffles."

They started on their respective tasks and when they finished each had fluffy bacon waffles on their plates. When they finished, Tom cleared the table and said goodbye and that he would be back in time for her appointment.

Jude called Sadie a while later and asked her to go shopping. Sadie agreed and they met at Sadie's apartment before heading to the store.

"What more do you need after the shower haul?" Sadie asked as her and Jude wandered around the department store.

"Nothing really. Just looking I guess." They walked a little further and Sadie pulled a shirt off a rack and said, "This will look really cute on your basketball belly. You should get it."

She looked it over, "It's cute."

She unzipped her hoodie and pulled the shirt on over her tank top.

"You're right, it does look cute on my belly." Sadie looked at the next rack and handed her a pair of dark pants and said, "Get these too."

They picked out a few more things and Sadie picked up a white translucent lingerie top with solid floral lace around the top and bottom hems and matching panties.

"You should get this for Tom, he'd appreciate it."

"How do you know what my boyfriend appreciates?" Jude smirked.

"Because he's a man; and this is hot." Jude shrugged in a why not gesture.

"How's things with Tyler?"

"Good. Always fun to be a plus one at those swanky industry parties."

Jude laughed, "You like it and you know it. Free food, free booze, good music."

"True enough." Jude looked at her phone, "Oh crap. I have to go. I have a check up on the other side of town."

She paid, said goodbye, and headed for the doctor's office. She met Tom in the parking lot and they waited in the semi-crowded waiting room before being called back.

"Everything looks good, we'll see you next time." the doctor told them, handing Tom the ultrasound pictures. Tom took Jude's hand and they walked to Jude's car. He kissed her goodbye and told her he would see her after work and that if he finished up tonight, he was promised a few days off.

Later that evening, Tom walked in while Jude was watching herself on CDN while she was shopping with Sadie.

"Hey Babe, what are they saying tonight?" Tom leaned over the back of the couch and kissed her temple.

Jude looked up and smirked, "That my boyfriend needs to stop feeding me so much amazing Italian food, it's making me fat."

Tom laughed as he sat down next to her, "You look amazing, don't listen to them."

"You're so sweet." Tom placed his hand on her belly and felt the baby move. Jude smiled and said, "You know, we have to decide on a name sometime."

"I know." Tom responded, then looked at his ringing phone.

"Hey, Josie." Tom greeted when he heard the voice on the other end of the line. He listened and then looked at Jude, "hang on a second."

"Wanna go to a party?"

"Sure, when?"

"This weekend." Jude nodded and Tom told Josie, "We'll be there."

They both laughed at the excited girl and the call disconnected.

Thanks for reading :) Love you guys! Also, if you have any ideas for names, I'd love to hear them...