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"I have no idea what you're talking about." Thea shook her head with a small, nervous laugh.
"Don't lie. You went to Sean and asked him to give you some guy's address. Which could get him into a lot of trouble." Jude said.
"Did you?" AJ turned to Thea, holding James in her arms.
"Who was it even for? Some old coke dealer?" Jude spat.
"Shut your mouth." Thea sat her coffee down angrily.
"Ok, Jude that's enough." Punk warned, "What is going on here?" He turned to Thea.
"I just asked Sean to get me an address for an old friend. That's it." Thea said, wondering how long she could get away with it.
"What old friend?" AJ shook her head.
"Just… someone from college." Thea said with frustration, "It wasn't a big deal, ok?"
"It is a big deal. Don't go to my boyfriend behind my back and ask him to do something illegal. He could get into so much trouble for that but he didn't want to say no to you because he's still trying to get all of you to like him." Jude said.
"Well maybe he should grow a set of balls." Thea said as Jude grabbed Punk's paper from him, running over to Thea and smacking her with it continuously.
"Hey!" Punk yelled angrily standing up, "Quit it, the both of you." He got in between them as AJ watched.
"You had no right." Jude pointed to Thea.
"Oh, it's not even a big deal." Thea rolled her eyes, "You're being stupid!"
"It's a big deal to me." Jude said, "It's typical Thea."
"Excuse me?" Thea shook her head, "What the hell does that mean?"
"You just doing what you want, no regard to what anyone else thinks. You've been that way you're entire life." Jude said angrily, "Taking drugs and letting all of us fall apart around you."
"That is so unfair." Thea said, hurt.
"It's true." Jude spat.
"Jude, that's enough." AJ warned.
"No… no, it's not. She needs to hear these things." Jude said.
"What is your problem? I asked Sean for a favour. It's not like I went and screwed the guy-"
"Well, I wouldn't put it past you." Jude said as Thea began to go for Jude.
"Enough." Punk held Thea back, "What the hell is wrong with you two? Acting like a bunch of kids." He said angrily.
"It was a small favour. If I knew you'd be so pissed about it, I wouldn't have asked. Sean didn't mind-"
"That's not the point. You don't put him in a position where he could get into trouble at his job." Jude said, "Whose address were you even wanting? You have like two friends." She said.
"I told you. Someone who went to college with me. They sent me a get well soon card so I wanted write back." Thea said, "Isn't it a good thing that I was comfortable enough to go to Sean and ask him?"
"No! Of course it doesn't." Jude said.
Thea desperately wished she could have told Jude the truth, but she didn't want her sister to worry. She just wanted to protect her, and she really felt like Jeremy was someone she needed protected from. She just felt it.
"Look, I'm sorry, ok? Is that what you want me to say?" Thea shook her head, "Sorry for thinking I could ask your boyfriend to do me a small favour-"
"You went behind my back and did it. That's why I'm mad." Jude said.
"Well get over it." Thea said.
"You're unbelievable." Jude shook her head, storming out of the kitchen.
"Jude, wait." Punk went after her.
"No, she never thinks before she does anything. It's all about what she wants all the time." Jude said, walking towards the door as Punk followed.
"Ok, so she made a mistake. You both just need to talk it out-"
"No, I'm not talking to her." Jude shook her head, "Stupid bitch." She said, opening up the door.
"Jude." Punk said as she slammed the door shut behind her. He placed his hands on his hips and took a deep breath, walking back through to the kitchen, "The hell is wrong with you?" Punk asked Thea.
"Oh, don't you start." Thea shook her head.
"No, I will." Punk said, "You're not putting that poor boy's job at risk-"
"He's the one who was fine with it." Thea said.
"Who was the old friend?" AJ asked curiously.
"Just a girl from college." Thea said, her back to them as Punk and AJ looked at one another.
"She's upset because you did it behind her back." AJ said.
"Oh my God, why is everybody acting like I slept with the guy or something? I asked him if he could find me an address, he told me he could get into trouble, I said no one would find out and he got me the address. That was it." Thea said.
"It just looks like you've done it behind her back." Punk said, "And she likes this guy. You shouldn't be giving them any reasons to have issues." He said.
"Oh, you know what… I'm gonna go somewhere else for breakfast." Thea shook her head, pouring her coffee down the sink, "You two are annoying me too." She said, taking James from AJ.
"Why? Because we're telling you the truth? Go speak to your little sister and fix it." Punk said.
"Come on, baby." Thea smiled, putting James back in his carrier, ignoring her parents.
"You don't have to go." AJ shook her head.
"Well I am." Thea said, putting her jacket on and grabbing her keys, lifting James' carrier and leaving the house as Punk looked over at AJ.
"What the hell was that about?" He shook his head as AJ shrugged.
"Thea doesn't have old friends." AJ scoffed, "What is she up to?" She looked at him curiously.
"I don't know." Punk shook his head with confusion.
"Coffee to go, please." Jude nodded, standing in a coffee shop after she had left her parents house angrily, putting in her order and waiting in the queue.
She wasn't so much mad at her sister for what she did, but more so mad at the fact she had done it behind her back. She wasn't sure if it was because she liked Sean so much, and for her sister to interfere with his job, she was worried he would back off from her. She was just pissed at the nerve her sister had to do what she did.
"Here you go, sweetie." The barista sat Jude's coffee down.
"Thanks." Jude nodded, taking the coffee and heading out of the coffee shop.
When she turned the corner, she bumped into someone so abrupt that she spilled some of her coffee over her, wincing at the burning feeling on her chest as she looked up.
"God, I'm so sorry." Jeremy shook his head as Jude looked up at him.
"You're always bumping into me like this." Jude said lightly, trying not to get too mad as she tried wiping her t-shirt and jacket from the spilled coffee.
"Yeah well I live around here… I know you're not far, right?" Jeremy said.
"Just a few blocks away." Jude nodded, "Enjoying the Christmas break?" She asked him.
She'd known him for a few years in college. She did think to herself he was a little weird, but she wasn't a judgemental person, and she certainly wasn't rude to anyone. He was always sweet, overly sweet at times, to her and she had no reason to be worried.
"Yeah, I really needed a break after all the work." Jeremy said.
"Yeah me too." Jude smiled, "You doing something nice for the holidays?" She asked him.
"No, my family are out of town so it's just me." Jeremy said, "What about you?"
"Going to my parents for dinner." Jude nodded, "It's going in so quick. Before we know it, we'll be back at college." She shook her head.
"Yeah tell me about it." Jeremy nodded, "Hey, there's a party on Christmas Eve at The Dot if you and Kirsty want to come."
"Christmas Eve? God, my mom would kill me if I showed up to dinner on Christmas Day with a hangover." Jude chuckled as Jeremy laughed too.
"It's a lot of college people. It's normally a good night." Jeremy said as Jude nodded.
"I'll tell Kirsty about it, maybe we'll come for a little while." Jude nodded.
"Great." Jeremy smiled, "So I'll maybe see you there." He said.
"Maybe." Jude smiled.
"Ok… sorry again about the coffee. Are you ok?" He asked her.
"Yeah, I'm all good." Jude smiled, "I'll see you around." She said, walking on by him and down the street as Jeremy watched her walking away.
"A Christmas Eve party?" Kirsty asked, sitting on the couch in their apartment, "Interesting." She said.
"Could be fun." Jude shrugged.
"I don't know if I trust an invite from Jeremy, though. He's weird." Kirsty said.
"He's harmless." Jude rolled her eyes, "Sean is working Christmas Eve so… maybe we could go for a little while." She shrugged.
"Sure. But I don't wanna be going to your parents house for dinner the next day with a hangover." Kirsty said.
"Me neither because they'll kill us." Jude said, "I just came from there. Had a massive argument with Thea."
"About what?" Kirsty asked.
"She went to Sean when he was at work to get an address for someone, which is illegal for Sean to do, but because she's my sister he felt like he didn't have a choice. I'm so mad at her." Jude shook her head.
"Oh, you guys will make up." Kirsty waved her hand.
"No, I'm not talking to her. She's just so self-involved." Jude said.
"That's a bit unfair. She's been through a lot these past few months." Kirsty said.
"Doesn't give her a right to go behind my back with my boyfriend, at his job. I would never do anything like that with Dominic." Jude said.
"Maybe she just thought it would be no big deal." Kirsty said.
"I just don't want Sean thinking that my family are like that. That they're gonna take advantage of him because he's a cop." Jude said, "I really like him and I just… I don't want anything ruining it-"
"Do you think you're maybe just scared that something is gonna go wrong?" Kirsty asked, "I'm sure Thea didn't mean it to hurt you or him. It seems pretty innocent."
"She knew what she was doing. Don't defend her." Jude shook her head, "I've finally met someone who gives a damn about me and I'm not having my entitled sister ruin it-"
"Come on, she wouldn't wanna ruin it. Maybe you're overreacting a little." Kirsty said.
"I'm not. She's done this her entire life." Jude shook her head, walking into her bedroom and closing the door over.