Chapter 18

And I Would've Stayed Up All Night….

Disclaimer: Yeah…none of it….the title is from The Fray's "How To Save A Life"

So, now it was finally time to start our lives as parents. The doctors kept Jude and the babies in the hospital for about a week just for precaution. To say she was fine with finally being off bed-rest would be an understatement. She was ecstatic…She was so happy; she explained it to me on the 20 minutes ride home from the hospital…

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Flashback

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"You're really happy to be going home today, aren't you?"

She nodded her head excitedly as Tommy looked back to road.

"I'm so glad to be able to walk around again! God, call me weird but I can't wait till tonight when they wake up, and we have to get them…"

"Oh God…You're actually happy about that? I was dreading going to sleep tonight…."

"Are you serious?" She looked at him, slightly offended.

"I was kidding girl…I can't wait…And at least I won't have to wait on you 24/7 anymore…"

"I kn--- HEY!" She hit him playfully in the arm, and he looked over at her smiling.

"I love you, you know…."

He looked at her momentarily, waiting for a response.

"I love you, too…"

She leaned across the seat when they came to a red light, and gave him a light kiss.

"mmm…Green light…"

She sat back in her seat, and the rest of the ride was silent.

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They pulled up to the house, and got out to grab the twins out of the back. Tommy took most of the things from the back, leaving Jude to just have to carry the car-seat that TJ was in. They walked up to the door, and Tommy unlocked it, before stepping aside to let her in.

"SURPRISE!" They jumped back at first, seeing all of their family and friends inside.

They got everything situated, and then took the twins out of their car-seats, and were sitting around and talking, while Tommy and Jude had the babies.

When everyone seemed pre-occupied, Jude leaned across by Tommy and whispered in his ear.

"Did you have anything to do with this?"

"I had no idea…I didn't even know Sadie had a key…"

"Well…."

"Let's just make the best of it…"

After a while, they were passing around the twins and talking about how much they both looked like Tommy and Jude.

"Oh…I see it now…Jen is going to be the spitting image of Jude….with Tommy's hair color…."

"And TJ, he's gonna be a heartbreaker…bleach-blond hair, crystal, piercing blue eyes, great body…"

"SADIE!"

"Sorry…" Everyone burst out laughing.

"So Jude, written any new material?"

"Yeah right….you think Tom would actually give me ½ an hour to write a song?"

"The doctor said no stress, and when you can't come up with lyrics, you get stressed out!"

"Who says I would've gotten stressed out….I had plenty of things to write about...How angry you were making me…How much I couldn't wait to get of bed-rest…How much I couldn't wait to be a mom…"

There was a long silence.

"Is it just hitting you guys right now that you're mommy and daddy?"

They both silently nodded.

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Things died down a little later, and they all sat in the living room, eating cake and ice cream, and talking, after Jude and Tommy had put the twins down.

"So, when is Jude getting back in the studio?"

"Probably not for another 6 weeks or so….now that I can finally write!"

She laid her head against Tommy's lap, getting comfortable.

"I need time to recover from these last few months…and write new material…."

"Yeah…Oh God, I just had a thought…What's it gonna be like for you guys to go on tour."

"We've always toured together, so….I'm assuming that's not going to change…"

They both looked at Georgia and Darius.

"Not if I have anything to say about it…" Georgia looked to Darius.

"I don't have any plans on splitting you two up….I tried to do that before he proposed…and it didn't work, so I quit…"

"And on the subject of music, we'll be right back…." Georgia and Darius walked out of the room, as everyone waited to see what they meant.

Several minutes later, they returned with 2 large boxes. They handed one to Jude and the other to Tommy.

"These, are for you…"

They took the boxes eagerly, and opened them. Jude gasped when she saw the plaque.

"Is this….Are you serious?"

"Yep…it went triple platinum last week…." Jude pulled the plaque out of the box and showed everyone in the room. It was for her and Tom's dual album. Under that one, sat another for her album she'd released before finding out about the twins. She looked down and saw it.

"Oh my…Georgia, Darius…how…"

"You did all the work girl…you and Quincy over there…"

Tommy, on the other hand, had 3 in his box. He set the first one aside, which was from their dual album. He pulled the second one out, which was for his first album going triple platinum like Jude's. They all admired it for several minutes.

"That's it babe….you did it! That's all your work and effort…"

"Finally…" He and Jude shared a celebratory kiss, as everyone passed the plaque around.

Finally, they came to the last one, which Tommy lifted out of the box.

"What's this for?" He looked confusedly to Georgia and Darius.

"It's for 'Frozen'…It hit Number 1 yesterday…"

A smile spread widely across Tommy's face. "You're telling me 'Frozen' knocked 'Invisible' out of the number 1 spot?"

"Yep…"

"It's official….people love me more than my wife." Tommy joked.

"Pure luck…that's all it is….it's nothing special…"

"In your dreams girl….you know that I worked my ass off on that album…"

She smiled up at him from where her head laid, back in his lap.

"So what…I've had more number 1's than you…"

"By default….Shoot me because Darius wouldn't release my solo album…"

"And thank God he didn't…."

"Yeah…" He leaned down and kissed her.

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After everyone had headed home, Jude and Tommy sat down to watch the news, while feeding the twins.

"And in the latest Celebrity gossip, Jude and Tommy Quincy have returned home with their baby twins. Publicists of the couple released today that the two had fraternal twins…One boy and one girl, named Jennifer Catherine Quincy and Tommy Quincy Jr. The couple also went triple platinum with their albums this week, and Little Tommy Q knocked his wife's song "Invisible out of number 1 with Frozen…Their dual album ALSO went triple platinum last week….But it was released today, that Jamie Andrews, the man who allegedly raped Jude, had made a jail break, and is out for revenge. The police are out looking for him now. We'll give you more updates on that as we receive them, and anyone who might have useful information, is to call the Toronto Police Department."

Jude nearly dropped TJ when she heard that.

"He's nowhere near here…he can't hurt you…"

Tommy assured her, as they walked into the twins room and laid them in their cribs, before Tommy grabbed the baby monitor and turned it on as they walked back out of the room, and walked downstairs to the kitchen.

"You hungry?"

"Always…"

"What would you like for a late snack, Mrs. Quincy?"

"Mmm…I'm thinking ice cream…"

Tommy nodded and pulled 2 chocolate Oreo blizzards from Dairy Queen out of the freezer, and handed one to her.

"I bought then last night…"

He grabbed the plastic spoons out of the freezer as well, and handed one to her.


They began to eat in silence, before Tommy looked up and stepped back at the sight.

"Jude, come here…"

"What?" He didn't speak again; instead he pulled her around to the other side of the island, and pulled her down to the floor.

"What's going on?"

"Shh…Jamie's out there…" They heard footsteps coming towards the kitchen.

"To---" He clapped his hand over her mouth, as Jamie pulled himself up on the counter.

"Get up Quincy's…"

Jude and Tommy stood up.

I've been waiting a year for this….

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Flashback

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What can I say…It was the beginning of the worst night of my life...

Alright guys, "The Accident" is the next chapter, and so be prepared with Tissues….I plan on having it up later today….