Part 6: Greed

Another month later, Jude, Tommy, Sadie, Kwest, Jamie, and Patsy all stood at the bar.

"Blue martini," Jude requested.

"Me too," Sadie seconded.

"Just a beer," Kwest ordered.

"I want-"

"A coke," Jamie cut Patsy off.

"Hey Jimmy, what the hell?"

"I am not bringing you home drunk tonight – again."

Patsy sighed. "Whatever."

"Water," Jamie and Tommy ordered simultaneously.

The bartender made their drinks and set them in front of their respected person. Jude sipped her martini and turned to Tommy. She opened her mouth to say something, but was cut off by a man's voice. "Do you wanna dance?" the voice asked. Jude turned and Tommy looked over her shoulder.

A nice looking man; blonde hair, green eyes. He reminded Tommy of Sadie. No wonder he didn't like him already. "Um, I…I don't know you," Jude stammered.

"I'm Eric, I know you're Jude. How much more do I need to know?"

Asshole, Jude and Tommy think at the same time.

Jude turns back to Tommy. "I think I'm gonna go dance just to get this guy off my back. I'll come back in about 3 or 4 minutes then we can get out of here, okay?" Tommy nods and kissed Jude's forehead before she walked off with this 'Eric' character.

Tommy watched Jude and Eric dance with steam practically coming out of his ears. Eric was getting a little too close for comfort in his opinion.

Then again, any guy within a foot of his girl pissed him off.

Back with Eric and Jude, he began talking. "He your boyfriend?"

"One, his name is Tommy Quincy-"

"I thought he looked familiar."

"And yes, he is boyfriend. Sorry to disappoint, but, he's the one."

"Yeah. Sure." Eric got a little closer to Jude, and she pushed him away.

"Look. I felt bad for you, and I wanted to dance. But… you're such a-"

"Jude." Tommy. Oh thank God. "There a problem over here? You were getting a little too grabby in opinion."

"Y-"

"She's fine," Eric cut her off. Jude looked at Eric, her eyes huge.

"I think my girlfriend can speak for herself."

"Thanks, I can. And, no, I'm not okay."

"You wanna head back home?"

"Yeah, I do." Tommy nodded and took hold of Jude's hand. They began walking to the exit.

"She's not all that anyway! Eden's much sexier!" Eric called at the couple. Jude shuddered. "I can't believe this! Little Tommy Q fucking THE Jude Harrison! How could someone of his standard sink that low?"

Tommy snapped. He ran over to Eric and hit his nose. Eric's head turned to the side and Tommy punched his stomach and Eric doubled over. Jude ran over to the two.

"Tommy…"

"Wow, that girl's got a tight leash on you," Eric commented in a pained voice, clutching his stomach. Tommy hit him again.

"Tommy!" Jude scolded. "Go to the car."

"Jude."

"Go."

"Ju-"

"Go." Tommy walked out of the club and Jude turned to Eric.

"You're one crazy-ass bi-" Jude kneed Eric in the groin and Eric fell over. Jude took a breath, flipped her hair over her shoulder and walked out of the club, cracking her fingers.

Jude walked into the parking lot, and found Tommy sitting in the passenger seat of his own Viper. She sighed and got into the driver's seat. Tommy held out the keys and Jude took them. She turned to him in her seat and looked at him. "What was that? You over-reacted!"

"No I didn't."

"Why did you hit him?"

"Sorry I care about my girlfriend?"

"It's not that you can't care, it's just…don't you think that was just a tad drastic?"

"No, actually I don't." He sighed. Jude turned and faced forward. She stuck the key in the ignition and started the car. "God, you can be such an asshole!" She said under her breath as she put the car in drive and backed out of the space.

Back at home, Jude stalked upstairs and went into the bedroom. She slammed the door closed and Tommy shuddered at the sound. Sighing, he sat on the couch and looked over at the end table next to the sofa. A picture of him and Jude in mid-kiss was in a silver frame with shooting stars engraved in it. He smiled sadly. He heard the door to the bedroom open and heard Jude's stomping footsteps.

Jude stood in front of Tommy on the couch holding a pillow and a blanket. "Jude, are you drunk?"

"No, actually, I'm just fine." She trusted the blanket and pillow at Tommy. "Have fun on the couch." She stalked back upstairs, leaving Tommy in awe. He snapped out of it when he heard the door slam closed again. He stood, rolling his eyes and lifted his shirt. He threw it on the love seat and unbuckled his belt and undid the button to his pants, which joined his shirt. In his boxers, he settled on the couch. He lied down and put the pillow under his head. He put the blanket over him up to his shoulders and closed his eyes.

Two hours later, back up stairs, Jude turned in their bed for the umpteenth time and sighed. She looked over at the digital clock. '3:14' was in bright red and she groaned, pulling the blanket over her head. She hadn't gotten a wink of sleep since last night. She pulled the blanket back and swung her feet onto the plush carpet. She stood and walked over to the door. She opened the door and saw Tommy standing there looking like he was gonna knock on the door.

"Hi," Tommy whispered.

"Hi," Jude also said in a whisper. "Have you slept?"

"I can't sleep without you."

"Tommy..."

"Let's never fight again, okay?" Jude smiled and nodded. She pulled him into a quick kiss and hugged him. "I love you," he whispered in his ear.

"I love you too," she said in his ear. They pulled away and Jude pulled him into the room. She closed the door and pushed Tommy onto the bed. She climbed onto the bed and snuggled up next to him. He put his arm around her and kissed her forehead.

The next day, Jude and Sadie were at Sadie's apartment planning Sadie's wedding.

"I actually don't want pink. Baby blue," Sadie told Jude, who wrote it on her notepad. "White roses…" Sadie sighed. "Jude. I have to ask you something important."

"Yeah, Sades?"

"Will you be my maid of honor?" Jude gasped at looked at her sister.

"What?"

Sadie sat next to Jude. "I really want you to be my maid of honor."

"Sadie…"

"What do you say?"

"Yeah, Sadie. I'll be your maid of honor." Sadie and Jude hugged. After sometime, Jude and Sadie got into the topic of marriage. "I wanna get married and five kids and the big kahuna!" Jude commented.

"I don't. ...I want 4 kids and get married and the big kahuna," Sadie giggled. "Speaking of wedding bells, anything with you and Tommy?"

"I love him to death. I guess, when the time's right."

Three months later, it was the big day. Sadie and Kwest had been married and hour before and it was party time. The reception was held in a beautifully decorated hotel hall. Jude and Tommy watched happily form their table at the Mr. and Mrs. Kristopher West. Tommy pulled his chair closer to Jude's and put his arm around her. She looked at him and smiled. He leaned down and kissed her.

Patsy, Jamie, and Portia all stood at the bar, also watching the newlyweds. "Aren't they so adorable?" Portia asked.

"Yeah, so sweet," Patsy remarked sarcastically. Jamie sniggered and shrugged apologetically at Portia.

"GIRLS!" Sadie called. "IT'S TIME TO TOSS THE BOUQUET!"

Jude sighed. "Here we go."

"Good luck," Tommy called after her as he watched her walk to middle of the room. All the girls rounded up (well, accept Patsy) and Sadie turned her back.

"With Sadie and Kwest getting married, I wonder who's next," Jamie remarked. Sadie tossed the bouquet and it ended up landing on Tommy's lap. He was just sitting there, minding his own business and a batch of flowers lands in his lap.

"A guy is not supposed to catch the bouquet," Patsy commented.

"I guess that answers my question."

Jude ran over to Tommy laughing. "You know," she began as she took the bouquet from his hand, "A girl is supposed to catch the bouquet."

"It's not like I want it anyway." Tommy stood and put his arms around Jude's waist. "Dance with me?" Jude nodded and Tommy led Jude to the dance floor. "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" by Britney Spears filled the room and Jude put her left arm around Tommy's shoulders. Tommy put his left arm around her waist and took her right hand in his. He held her hand to his chest, over his heart. They swayed together in a nice silence, except for the music.

"Tommy?" Jude whispered.

"Yeah, baby girl?" he whispered back.

"We need to talk."

"Jude…"

"I'm not breaking up with you," she assured him quickly. Tommy chuckled.

"Good."

"But, it's still really important."

"Tell me, Jude."

"I...I kinda wanna stop taking birth control."

"Jude, that's a really big step."

"I know. But I wanna take it. I wanna take it with you. I want to have babies with you."

"Jude, are you sure?"

"Yes, more than anything." Tommy sighed.

"To think… A little Jude or Tommy?"

"Yeah…" Jude had tears in her eyes.

"So you're sure?"

"Yes. I wanted to ask you first. When we have a baby, it's not just mine. It's ours."

"Then I think we should get married." The bridge hit as Tommy got down on one knee. Jude's jaw had fallen and people were already cat-calling. "Judith Allison Harrison…" Tommy reached into his pocket and pulled out a velvet box. Jude gasped. He opened the case and shown the ring. It was princess cut, very large diamond in the center with two smaller diamonds on the side. The band was silver and it was the most beautiful thing Jude had seen. "Will you marry me?"

Jude stuttered. She couldn't believe this. The man she was deeply in love with was asking her, Judith Allison Harrison to be his, Tommy Quincy's, wife? "No…is the farthest thing from my mind! YES!" Tommy slipped the gorgeous ring on her finger and stood. She kissed him so passionately, he almost fell over. "Yes, yes, yes…yes." She kissed him again as applause cluttered the room.