Tommy stopped pacing the floor and stared at Jude intensely. 'No,' he told himself. 'She didn't just say that; she didn't just throw that out at me.' Jude may have in some way, shape or form hinted to Tommy that she had feelings for him but she didn't dig deep enough. She didn't go down to the pits of her soul and fully express how she feels. And to Tommy, that was a sign, a sign that she was still scared.

Jude held her postion on the couch for a few moments then stood to leave. "I knew this was a bad idea." She looked at him one last time and headed for the door. Tommy stood and watched her walk away. When she made it to the door, he contemplated with himself whether or not to ask her to stay. He noticed how Jude didn't hesitate; she extended her arm and took the knob in her hand, twisting it open.

"Don't." Tommy said firmly. He thought about continuing with his statement but didn't find the need to when Jude released the knob from her hand. Jude turned around and looked at Tommy's demeanor. His hair was messy, eyes bloodshot and filled with love and longing. But to Jude, that still wasn't enough.

"Tell me why I should stay because as of right now, I can't think of a single reason why I should." Her voice was soft yet faltered; she was staying and she knew it. But just like Tommy did, Jude had her own reasons for playing her little mind games. She wanted for him to tell her how he feels; it was like she was using his words as a crutch, if he admitted something then she would too. If Tommy chose to push her away then she would go; she was leaving the ball in his court.

"If you go," Tommy began with a pleading voice, "then nothing will get accomplished. All of the questions we both have will go unanswered." Tommy paused a moment and noticed Jude didn't step away from the door. His heart fell down into the pits of his body at the mere thought of Jude walking out on him again. With his eyes now glassy, Tommy finished. "But what scares me the most Jude, is that if you walk out the door then I'll have no hope in us any longer. I'm broken now but if you walk out the door then I'll know there's no hope for me any longer in the love category. You're it for me, Jude. If you leave then I'll quit, not just love but everything. I'll leave G Major and everything that reminds me of you. I'll live with dark curtains in the windows shielding out the sunlight because it reminds me of your smile. I'll stop driving the viper because it will remind me of the time I took you for your first driving lesson. I'll stop kissing girls because each kiss will never compare to the ones we've shared. I'll just...stop living all together because I won't have any reason to continue with it. You'll be gone and I'll be alone."

Jude swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat as she slowly made her way towards Tommy. Once she made it back into the living room, she dropped her shoes and kicked them to the side. She made her way over towards his radio and put in the cd he gave her.

Tommy watched her as she moved about in his apartment. He didn't question her motives, he just let her go about her own business. He thought about what was coming next; would Jude express her feelings to him or would she continue to play her little mind games with him? Fortunately for Tommy, he wasn't allowed to divulge himself completely into these thoughts. Jude had returned in front of him and he heard the soft music playing through the speakers.

"Dance with me," Jude stated quietly. Tommy didn't disagree; he was going to take in any moment he could get with Jude. But instead of dancing the way he would've liked; hands on her waist and bodies molding together to form one, he placed one hand on her waist and the other hand in hers. Jude placed her free hand on Tommy's shoulder and the two locked their gaze upon each other. As the lyrics flooded the room, the two began to sway slightly with them.

Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of you
And I wish on a star
That somewhere you are thinking of me too

Tommy smiled sadly at Jude as the truthfulness of the lyrics settled into him. This particular song would always be a special one to him from that point on. But as the chorus started up, Tommy realized that the lyrics were his confession to Jude. A confession that he's been hiding inside for three years.

Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight
Till tomorrow, I'll be holding you tight
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room, dreaming about you and me

Jude noticed how Tommy's once glazed eyes were now filled to their brims with tears; tears of hurt, pain, sorrow, and many other feelings she chose to ignore. Jude felt her eyes growing glassy also but Tommy's sniffle is what made the tears appear. Before her tears had the chance to fall, the next verse came on and Jude did her best to stifle the silent and salty dropplets.

Wonder if you ever see me
And I wonder if you know I'm there
If you looked in my eyes
Would you see what's inside?
Would you even care?

The last set of lyrics made the tears in Tommy's eyes silently cascade down his face. Those five lines spoke of his everyday thoughts going into work. He would see Jude at the kitchenette with Kwest laughing and having a good time and he would always wonder if she seen him. He always thought about what it would be like to actually lock eyes with her in their everyday life. Maybe if they did then Jude would see what she had been ignoring for so long.

"I do care and I do see you when you look at me." Jude's choked out declaration tore Tommy away from his thoughts but it wasn't enough for him to strike up a conversation. In truth, he didn't want to leave Jude's hold. He knew that if he did his body would ache and the pains would grow in a teasing manor. He had her in his arms once and that was the feeling he would have to remember, not knowing when he would get that opportunity again.

I just wanna hold you close
But so far all I have are dreams of you
So I wait for the day
And the courage to say how much I love you

Tommy tried to push away the feeling growing inside of him; the feeling of moving closer into her arms and kissing her passionately. As much as he wanted too, he couldn't because he knew what came next.

The next set of lyrics spoke of the happy ending the fictional couple from the song had. This, however, wasn't a happy ending. The two still had unanswered questions and Jude has yet to spill her guts out to Tommy.

"I-I can't do this," Tommy stated as he stepped back from Jude, releasing her from his hold. He put his back to her as he brought his hands up to his face. Tommy held his head in his hands long enough for the remaining tears to fall from his eyes and wiped away. When he turned around, Jude was gone from his sight. Panic began to set in as he frantically walked around his apartment in search for her.

After searching every room in the apartment, Tommy returned to the living to find Jude in her previous position at the end. Relief consumed his body as embarrasment filled his cheeks with a rosy red color. He was so worried Jude had left that he forgot the check the original room the two were in. So instead, he went out in search for her when all along she was on the couch, watching him run around his apartment.

Tommy looked at Jude briefly before taking a seat at the vacant end of the couch. The song had ended a few moment prior to rediscovering Jude on the couch and Tommy was thankful for that. He didn't think he'd be able to listen to the young singer sing about the happy ending she and her loved one had recieved.

"You still don't get it do you," Tommy stated while not locking eyes with Jude. "You still don't understand the extent of the feelings I have for you."

Jude tore her gaze away from the imaginary piece of lint she was playing with on the couch cushin and focused in on Tommy, who gaze was still fixated on the table. "Tommy, look at me." Tommy obeyed hesitantly but still did his best to look into her eyes. "Believe it or not, I do care about you. I care about you more than anything else. What's it going to take for you to believe me?"

Tommy's eyes grew stern along with his voice as he said, "About four years of longing." Jude felt pain radiating throughout her entire body. She knew Tommy would be upset, but then again who wouldn't be? After the three years of hell he'd been through, she was surprised he would carry out a conversation with her. Tommy sighed heavily and felt the need to apologize for using that particular tone of voice. But instead, he just continued on his rant. "Tell me what you feel in here," he said as he pointed an index finger to his chest. Tommy moved closer to Jude, filling the cushin next to her.

Jude felt her body lean towards Tommy's as his weight crushed the cushin he was on and part of hers. Jude swallowed hard before beginning what she felt was a good enough explination of how she felt. "I feel like everytime I look at you, I'll hurt you more. After everything I put you through over the past three years I wouldn't be surprised if you gave up and moved on."

"I'll never move on from you, Jude. It's impossible for me to move on when you've always had my heart," Tommy stated truthfully.

"And I feel like crap when you say things like that to me because it pulls at my heart strings and it makes me feel worse for not saying yes to you when I had the chance." Jude paused for a moment when she felt the tears rising in her eyes once again. "I feel that I've lost every chance I've ever had to be with you because I think that throughout some part of whatever it is we'll become, you'll walk away and tell me to forget it. I don't want to forget it, Tommy. I don't want to forget anything when it comes to me and you."

As Jude's tearful confession came to a close, she felt something else. Something warm, inviting and loving, and that's when it hit her...