Monday at school
Judy sat down at the lunch table outside with Lydia, Quinn and Jessica as they continued their conversation about Spring Break destinations. Tom came up behind Judy kissing her cheek.
"Hey babe. Can I talk to you for a second?" Tom asked Judy taking her hand and walking to a private area.
"I've got another lead. I was talking to some players in the locker room and they were talking about buying some steroids from this Damien Ross guy." Tom whispered.
"Well, it seems that our little dealer is into selling everything to everyone." Judy replied.
"I'm going to Rob's house today after the pep rally; maybe he will let me in on something, so we can wrap up this case."
"Good luck." Judy said kissing Tom on the lips. "I'll see you later today."
Tom walked off and Judy went back to the table.
"What was that about?" asked Quinn.
"Oh, nothing. We just made plans for him to spend the weekend at my house, while my parents go to China on business." Hoffs answered.
"That's so cute! Are you guys going to go all the way?" Lydia asked.
"Are you stupid?" Quinn snapped. "If they're smart they will."
"Well I don't know. Tom is willing to wait, so I don't think we should rush into it." Judy said trying to be a good influence on the girls.
The bell rang and the girls got up and started walking to class. Judy ran into Doug and his friends as they walked up to the building. Doug held the door open for her and her friends.
"Hello girls." Doug said like a sly fox.
"Don't talk to us creep. Go back to the sludge you came from." Quinn said without hesitation.
The girls walked away, but Judy looked back at Doug with a smile on her face that seemed to say thanks for opening the door. He knew that she couldn't talk to him because her reputation was at risk.
At the Chapel
The four officers and their captain sat down to discuss Roosevelt High. Hoffs and Hanson told him everything about Damien Ross. Hanson even had his description after meeting him at Rob's house that afternoon.
"He wants to sell me some pot." Tom said.
"When will this take place?" asked Jenko
"Anytime I want. I have his pager number." Tom answered.
"Ioki and Penhall, what did you guys dig up?" Jenko asked.
"Well, these smart guys aren't as innocent as I thought. They are into crystal meth, so they can stay awake and study." Ioki answered. "I'm pretty sure I heard the name Ross too."
"Believe it or not, these guys I hang with know Ross pretty well. From what I hear, he used to be a student, a soccer player to be exact, but he got thrown out of school for drug possession. He sells them ecstasy every weekend." Penhall said.
Jenko just sat and listened to his cops give him the lowdown on everyone.
"Ok, here's what we are going to do. Hanson, set up a buy with this Ross fellow for Friday. Hoffs, keep up your role. Penhall, find out more about Ross; try to meet him before Friday. Ioki, you're done playing Nerds R Us; I want you to contact these kid's parents, so they can get them some help." Jenko said giving out more orders. "That's it for today kids. See you tomorrow at the same time."
The officers gathered their things to leave for the day.
"I'm exhausted, but Rob and Dan want to have a pre-game drinking binge tonight." Hanson complained.
"You should go just to make sure they don't get into trouble." a concerned Hoffs said.
"I'll see you guys later." Tom said walking out of the door with Ioki.
"Judy, do you want to get some dinner?" Penhall asked taking a major chance.
"What did you have in mind? Pizza, burgers, tacos?" Judy said sarcastically.
"No, I wanted to cook dinner for you."
"Really?" Judy sounded surprised. "You do know that cooking involves preparing food for human consumption by using heat." She said jokingly.
"Duh!" Penhall responded.
"Well that's sweet! What time do you want me to come over?"
"How about 7:30?"
"Ok, but I can't stay too late. I have school tomorrow."
Judy figured that this would be the perfect time to tell Doug that they couldn't see each other romantically anymore. Doug had other plans.
At Doug's apartment
Judy knocked on his door several times before he answered it.
"Is something burning?" Judy asked when he opened the door.
"I didn't think you could smell it out there." Doug said feeling silly.
Judy went into the kitchen to save the mess that Doug created.
"Um, Doug….This doesn't really look edible." she said with a smile on her face
"This is not funny." Doug said with a serious face.
"This is slightly funny you have to admit." Judy said trying not to laugh.
The two friends started laughing hysterically at Doug's expense.
"It looks like it will be pizza, sorry" Doug said.
"I would rather have pizza than that creation in the pan" she said still laughing.
They ordered pizza and relaxed on his sofa. While eating, Doug told Judy what happened to make his cooking adventure fail. They laughed so much that they were both tearing up. Doug turned on the radio to have a little more noise in the apartment. Judy figured this was her best chance to tell him, but she loved being with him. She even caught him looking at her the same way he did the night they made love.
Doug moved closer to Judy. Judy began to tense up and feel uncomfortable because she wanted him to kiss her.
"Hanson and I are dating now." Judy blurted out before things got out of control.
"When did this happen?"
"Last Sunday when he came over all upset because you told him we slept together, we spent the night together."
"You slept with Tom too?"
"No, at least not that night. We just slept together for the first time on Friday night after the party."
"Friday?" he said with anger in his voice.
"And Saturday and Sunday" she said feeling even worse.
"What?" Doug couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"It's just that I've always had a thing for Tom since the first day I met him. What happened between us was kind of a spontaneous thing."
Doug looked down at the floor for a minute trying to digest what she was saying. Judy put her hand on top of his and he jerked it away.
"I'm so sorry Doug." Judy said as she hung her head down to cry.
Doug knew he cared about her too much to be mad at her. He pulled her closer and wiped the tears off of her face. Judy whispered softly that she was sorry again. Doug just looked into her eyes and kissed her. Judy couldn't believe what was happening again between her and Doug. She pulled away this time and sat on the other end of the sofa.
"I'm sorry, but I had to kiss you one last time." Doug explained.
Doug leaned back on the sofa realizing that he just made another mistake. Judy launched herself across the sofa and sat on top of Doug and started kissing him passionately. Doug pulled her shirt over her head as she sat in his lap facing him. They both knew that they desperately wanted to make love to each other. Doug rubbed her bra-covered breast as he slipped his tongue in her mouth.
"Let me take your jeans off." Doug whispered to Judy.
Judy then realized that this was going too far. She wanted Doug, but she couldn't do this to Tom. She realized that she needed to stop going back and forth between them. Judy got up and searched for her shirt.
"I have to go Doug. This is getting really out of hand."
"What do you mean? I want you the same way you want me."
"Doug, I can't keep going back and forth between you guys. I have to end this…with both of you."
Judy picked up her purse and headed out of the door.