"That was original Quincy," Jude said as she grabbed a piece of garlic bread from the basket in the middle of the table.

"So it was a spur of the moment thing. I thought it sounded pretty good."

"I know what you meant by it."

The waiter came to take their orders seconds later. Jude ordered a simple lasagna and Tommy ordered stuffed portabella mushrooms.

"It's amazing how quiet it is here. If we'd be back in Montreal or Vancouver we'd be mauled by paparazzi and fans."

"I told you Greenville wasn't much for celebs. I'm sure they know who you are but they respect that your a person just like them."

"I don't think I ever want to go back home," Jude joked.

"I was thinking maybe Kwest, Sadie, and Shay could come up for a visit sometime next week."

"That would be fun. We could all go swimming and maybe we can record a few tracks before they come so Kwest can help with the beats," Jude said excitedly.

"My thoughts exactly girl," he said as their food was placed in front of them.

"This is so good," Jude said as she took a large bite of her lasagna.

Tommy smiled as he watched Jude. He hadn't really seen her eat since they had arrived at the cabin. It was so nice to see her so calm.

"My family used to come here all the time before," Tommy blurted out.

"Before what," Jude said as she gently set her fork down. She didn't know much about Tommy's family except that he was estranged from his brother and father.

"I don't want to talk about it, not here," Tommy said clenching his fists.

"Okay, we'll talk when we get home."

Jude had a feeling that it was her turn to be there for Tommy.

They ate the rest of their meal in silence. Tommy ached inside. He knew Jude would want the full, wretched story about what had happened six years ago. He wasn't sure how he was going to talk about it.

Tommy paid the cashier when they were done with their meal. He left a tip for the waiter before he grabbed Jude's hand and led her out of the restaurant.

"So now where to?" he asked her.

"Um, I'm not sure. What can you do here?"

"We could go down by the river shore."

"That sounds nice," Jude said.

They walked down to the shore hand in hand. Jude quickly kicked off her sandles and started running around in the soft sand. Tommy smiled at her. She looked so happy, so content, so like the Jude of old.

Tommy ran after her and grabbed her from behind. His warm arms wrapping around her tiny waist.

"Hey," she simply said as she threw her head back to face him.

"Hey what?" Tommy asked with a deep laugh.

"You caught me."

Tommy looked at her with a bit of conufsion in his eyes. "I what?

"Never mind," Jude said as she turned around.

Tommy looked down at her and brushed away a few strands of hair from her face, then reached for her hands. "I love you Jude Harrison, and nothing will change that. Not age, not anything." He bent down and gently kissed her soft red lips.

Jude felt Tommy's gentle loving lips upon her own. The kiss seemed to last for hours when it really only lasted a few moments.

After they broke the kiss Tommy put his forehead against Jude's.

"Tommy," Jude whispered.

He looked up to face her. "Yeah?"
"I love you."

Tommy wrapped his arm protectively around her shoulder. "Let's go home."

They slowly made their way back to the Viper with Tommy's arm never leaving her shoulder. So many emotions ran through the both of them. Jude was...she was happy. She told Tommy she loved him and he never said anything that would mean she had to take it back. It was the second kiss they had shared since she had been released from the hospital and she didn't know what either of them really meant but she did know she loved him with all her heart.

They drove back to the cabin, only saying a few words to each other. Tommy wanted, he needed to tell Jude why he had left and what happened six years ago. He just wasn't sure if Jude was ready to hear it and if he was ready to talk about it.