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Chapter 3: Failure's Not Flattering
Jude and the boys from SME arrived at the next stop that next day. With only 1 day left until she got to see Tommy again, Jude was finding it hard to focus on anything else. She didn't get any mail when she went up to check at the front desk, so when she went up to her room, she pulled out her laptop, thinking Tommy might have taken her joke seriously. Sure enough, she had one new e-mail. She opened it and read what Tommy had written her just last night. She was nearly in tears when it came to the end; she knew what it meant. "Things have changed?" "I need to talk to you?" He's gonna break up with me. I know it. He probably found someone else. Someone prettier than me. Smarter, too. I can't believe this is happening again! Shay, I can understand, but Tommy? After he promised he would never hurt me again. Jude thought back to that day.
Flashback
It was the day after her sweet sixteenth, and Jude and Tommy were at the studio. "Jude, can I talk to you for a minute?" Jude looked up to see Tommy staring at her with his gorgeous blue eyes. She had to fight the urge to smile.
"What do you want, Quincy? I've got work to do." He grabbed her hand and pulled her up. "Let me go."
"Just for a minute.Then I promise you can ignore me for as long as you want." She scowled.
"You can count on it." He led her onto the roof. "Hurry up, Tommy. Neither of us has much time for this." He nodded.
"Jude, i'm sorry for what I said yesterday. I shouldn't have told you to forget the kiss. It did happen and as much as either of us denies it, it did mean something."
"You're the one denying it, Quincy. Not me."
"Ok. You're right. But that's not the point."
"Then what is the point?" He took her hand and squeezed it gently.
"The point is that I didn't mean what I said, Jude. I love you." She smiled, but remained silent. "Well, say something." Instead of saying something, Jude leaned into Tommy and kissed him hard on the lips.
She whispered "I love you, too," before running back into the studio. He grinned and chased her back in. When he finally caught up with her, they were both out of breath, standing in the middle of studio C, the one that no one ever goes into. He went up to her and wrapped his arms around her tightly.
"I will never, ever hurt you again, girl. I promise." she smiled. They kissed again, more passionately than before. Pretty soon they were caught in a full-on make out session. Neither of them had ever been happier, nor had either of them noticed the figure in the doorway.
"Guys, as much as I love watching this," It said sarchastically, "I really don't think this qualifies as work." They reluctantly pulled apart and turned to see Kwest in the doorway, staring at them. Tommy went up to him.
"Kwest, man, you're not gonna tell anyone, are you?" He shook his head.
"No. Secret's safe with me. You're just lucky I was the only one who caught you 2 here." Tommy and Jude exchanged worried glances. "Come on. We need to get back to work."
End of flashback
Jude's eyes were flooded with tears. "How could he do this to me?"
A/N: R&R.