The next morning, Kwest, Sadie, Tommy, and Jude were walking back to the ranch. They had left earlier that morning and went for a walk. They were all laughing at something Kwest said and were surprised when a beat up, old car stopped in front of them. The person got out, walked around the car, and leaned against it with their arms crossed. Jude's eyes grew wider as she looked at the person. She leaned away from Tommy as she spoke.

"I thought you fell off the face of the earth." She said. The person shrugged and smiled at her.

"It''s nice to see you too, Lil' Devil." The person answered in a slight Spanish accent. Tommy looked at Kwest, and all he got was a shrug.

"Jay..." Jude said with a sigh.

"Can big brother Jason get a big hug from little sister Jude?" He asked, spreading his arms out. Jude smiled and walked into his open arms. He closed his arms around her and sighed.

"I missed you Little Devil." He whispered into her hair. Jude nodded and pulled away. Tommy cleared his throat causing Jude to turn to him.

"Guys this is my brother, Jason. Jason, this is Tommy, Kwest, and Sadie." She said as she pointed to each of them. Jason smiled and shook Kwest and Tommy's hand. He stopped at Sadie and grabbed her hand, placing a small kiss on her knuckles. He didn't pull away until Jude smacked him upside the head. He looked at her bewildered. Jude pointed to Kwest as she spoke.

"Her boyfriend is right there." She said harshly. Jason looked at Kwest and smiled.

"Sorry man." Kwest nodded and grabbed Sadie's hand. Jude walked over to Tommy and leaned into him. Tommy wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her hair.

"Where have you been?" Jude asked once they started walking back to the ranch. Jason looked at her and shrugged.

"I..uh..I was in Iraq." Jude looked at him shocked.

"You were in the war?" Tommy asked. Jason nodded.

"Yeah. It was probably the best thing I've done in a long time." He looked at Jude and smiled.

"Jason, I need to get back to work" Jude said after a few minutes.

"Need help?" He asked. Jude opened her mouth to protest, but quickly shut it and nodded. Jason started making his way into the barn. Jude turned around and faced the others.

"I'll see you at around lunch time. We'll go get something to eat okay?" The three of them nodded and Kwest and Sadie started making their way towards Pablo's old bunk house. Jude leaned into Tommy and placed a soft kiss on his lips.

"I'll see you later. I love you." She said once she pulled away.

"I love you, too." He answered. Jude smiled and walked in the barn. Tommy sighed and walked away.

"So, this Tommy guy, he's your boyfriend?" Jason asked as put hay in all the stalls. Jude was cleaning Flames stall as he did so.

"Yeah, he is." She answered. Jason looked at her and smiled.

"You love him?" He asked. Jude smiled again and nodded.

"With all my heart." She replied truthfully. Jason looked at her and smiled, giving her a small nod. Jude looked at skeptically, before speaking.

"Jason, why are you really here?" She asked him, causing him to look at her and smile innocently.

"I just wanted to see my baby sister." Jude smiled and nodded, going back to cleaning. Jason looked at her, a sudden feeling of guilt creeping in him, knowing that she wasn't going to like why he was really here. He sighed and put on his best smile.

"So, how's Kaci?" He questioned. Jude shrugged, not looking at him, and thought about it for a minute before speaking.

"I haven't seen him that much since I've been in Toronto, you know, with me and him working and all." Jason nodded and asked,

"And mom?" Jude sighed and stopped what she was doing.

"She's not sober, but she's getting better. I try to spend as much time with her when I'm in Toronto."

"Jude I need to tel-"

"Ms. Harrison, we need to talk." A voice said, cutting Jason off. Jude and Jason turned to the direction of the voice and saw Sheik Omar Al Sayed standing at the door. Sheik Omar Al Sayed was probably one of the richest people in town, so if he had to speak to someone personally, you knew it was important. Jude looked at Jason, then back at Sheik.

"Yes?" She asked, stepping out of the stall. Sheik walked farther into the barn.

"It has come to my attention that you and Dani Davis both want your horses in the race this Saturday."

"With all do respect, what does this have to do with you?" Jude asked. Sheik laughed and nodded.

"I just bought the race track, and I have the say of who I want on the track racing." Jude nodded and looked at Jason, who was standing there, silently watching. Jude turned back to Sheik and nodded for him to continue.

"So I've come to a conclusion..."

"Which is?"

"A match race."

"A match race?" Jude and Jason questioned at the same time. Sheik nodded and smiled.

"A match race off the track, winner's in the race this Saturday." Jude's eyes bulged.

"You're serious?"

"Yeah and I'll call you this week with the details." He didn't even wait for a response before walking out on her.