Tommy had been gone 6 months and nobody but EJ knew where he was. Jude wasn't over Tommy but she had moved on. She and Shay were back together but only for the public's sake. She wanted to be with Tommy and nobody else. She lied to her mom when she asked about her and Tommy, she told her that they were okay and nothing was wrong.

When Tommy finally decided to come back it was only because he was tired of being alone. He was ready to be with Jude again and wasn't going to be with her until they sorted things out. He had poured his heart out to her and she shattered it.

Tommy stepped into the studio and Jude turned as he walked in. She could see the hurt in his eyes and it was hurting her too. Tommy said a pleasant hello and walked into his office. Everybody looked at Jude to see her reaction but her face showed no emotion. It was like since her and Tommy broke up she had no emotions. Shay had told her that she loved him and her reply was "that's nice."

"You ready to do this?"

"I guess." Soon after Jude got settled in the booth Tommy came in. He just sat down next to Kwest as if nothing had ever happened between them. The music started and Jude started singing:

Da Da Da Da Da Da
Da Da Da Da Da Da
What just happened?
Did you kiss me?
Cause that's a place we've never been until now
And I don't know how it's gonna be after this
Do we pretend these feelings don't exist at all
Or do we fall?
My confusion shows whenever you get so close
I stumble, I stutter, forget what to say
I'm nervous, I wonder why I'm acting this way

Half-way through the song Jude started crying and she just left the booth. Tommy didn't move from his chair and Kwest starred at him like he was not Tommy.

"Dude go after her!"
"Kwest stay out of it, what she's going through is her fault this time not mine."

"Yeah I know but she needs you and you need her."

"She has Shay, so no." He stood and went back into his office. He wasn't ready to be there for her and he wasn't going to put his heart out there again. After awhile he went off in search of Jude. Kwest was right she did need him but he had to tell her why he had left. He found her on the in alley where they first kissed. She didn't even notice him until he was sitting down next to her.

"Hey."

"Tommy I'm really sorry."

"I don't care. I'm over that, now what's wrong?"

"I miss you."

"You're with Shay, I mean what you did was low."

"I know, but he just kissed me."

"I have to tell you something."

"Okay."

"I want us to be together but you have to realize that you broke my heart when you did that." He took a deep a breath and continued. "But the fact of the matter is that you and Shay are together and I'm not gonna get between you and him again. I think you and me need to figure out where you want this to go. I mean we need to work on us and the only way is take things one day at a time and if after you and Shay break up you want to give this another try, then we will." He stood up and left Jude drying her eyes. He walked back in the studio and waited for Jude to show up. Kwest soon followed and sat down next to Tommy.

"So what's going on?"

"Don't know, but she's with Shay so that doesn't matter."

"How are you gonna handle seeing them together?"

"I'm fine, I'm not jealous." Jude walked in on her phone. Tommy only heard little parts and knew it was Shay by the way she was only giving one word answers.

"Hey Jude can we finish this?"

"Yeah." She hung up her phone and mouthed thank you at Tommy. She sang the rest of her song and soon they were finished and Jude hung back. Tommy saw her and waited till she was ready to talk to her.

"What's wrong?"

"Shay's being all jealous now that you're back. I told him there's nothing to be jealous of, but he seems to think different and I'm getting tired of it. I mean he's barely around and now he's accusing me of cheating."

"Do you want me to talk to Shay? I mean I would if you wanted me to." He stopped in front of her car. They just stood there looking at each other, searching each other's eyes for any emotion. Tommy could see the hurt in her eyes and the need. She needed him. She sat on the hood of her car, just looking at him.

"No you don't have to talk to Shay. I'll handle it and I'm glad your back."

"Yeah."

"Why didn't you stay?"

"I needed to sort some stuff out. I mean I had to give us space."

"I'm really sorry about that. I tried calling you but you didn't answer."

"Yeah I got your messages that's kinda why I came back."

"I still love you that never changed."

"I know but I was hurt and when I'm hurt I need time to myself. I didn't think I would take 6 months."

"EJ told me where you were."

"Really?"

"Yeah she didn't want me to worry about you."

"You don't need to worry about me."

"Yeah I do." She stood up and looked at Tommy with a face that Tommy couldn't resist. She knew that she was his weakness and he knew that she knew. He thought it was unfair that she would use it against him.

He pulled her close and they just stood there. His mind was racing a mile a minute. He couldn't think straight being so close to her. He kissed her not knowing what he was doing or who was watching.

The next morning both Jude's and Tommy's phones were going off. They had spent the night together and Tommy was the first to answer his phone and Jude soon followed. He left the room so they get caught being together when she was technically with Shay.

"What were you thinking?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Why did you kiss her?"

"How did you find out?"

"It's on the cover of every tabloid this morning. Dude what were you thinking?"

"I don't know Kwest. I mean one minute we were just talking and the next we were kissing."

"Due what are you doing?"

"I love her and I can't change that. But I guess I'm gonna have to bow out for now."

"Too late, Darius called pissed off and I think Shay's gonna stage a public break-up."

"Do you know when?"

"The launch party on Friday."

"What if he kick him to the punch?"

"What are you thinking?"

"Well what if instead of him breaking up with her, we release a story that they were never really together and then at the party announce that Jude and I are together."

"You'd have to run it past Georgia."

"She'll agree because the break-up would be bad press for the record."

"I don't know."

"Well I'm gonna ask her.