After they were finished Portia made some popcorn while Jude got the movie ready.
"Come on you guys!" she called, announcing the movie was about to come on.
Ten minutes later Jude was curled up in Tommy's arms on the floor, Sadie was leaning against Kwest on the couch, and Portia was sitting on the leather loveseat. Jude snuggled closer to Tommy and he wrapped his arms tighter around her. A twinge of jealousy shot through Portia. What if's and what have been's ran through her head. What would have happened if Tommy hadn't started drinking? Would they still be married? Would they have kids? Would Jude have been an "Instant Star". She knew it wasn't Jude's fault for her failed marriage and she liked the younger woman, but it was still hard to see her with her ex-husband whom after four years, she still hadn't gotten over.
"Portia," Jude said quietly. "The movie is over."
"Oh, sorry," she said, throwing her hair over her shoulder.
"Don't worry about it. Everyone else went to bed so I'll see you in the morning?"
"Yeah, of course," Portia said.
"Night," she said as she walked back towards her room. She changed into a pair of black pajama pants and a red rocker tanktop. She was brushing her hair when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey Tommy."
"I'm surprised you knew who it was," Tommy said as he sat beside her on the bed.
"Who else would come into my bedroom in the middle of the night?" she asked with a smug smile.
"Good point," he said before he leaned in to kiss her.
"Mmm, I could get used to this."
"I already am. But we have to go back to Toronto sometime or another.
"I know, but do you blame me for not wanting to? Who knows what's going to happen with my parents. They don't care anyway," she said as she nonchalantly played with his hair.
"No I don't blame you. And I'm sure your parents do care about you," Tommy said, unsure if Jude's parents cared at all. He stretched out on her bed and grabbed a pillow.
"Hey I was planning on sleeping tonight."
"I was too, here with you." Tommy saw the instant shock and fear on Jude's face.
"Hey," he said reaching for her hand, "Sleeping and nothing more, k?"
Jude let out a small sigh of relief. "Okay," she said as she laid down beside Tommy and fell into a deep sleep.
"Are we almost there yet Andrews?" an impatient Kat said the next morning.
"Yes, just have some patience," Jamie said to his girlfriend of two months.
"We've been driving forever," Shay said from the backseat.
"We're almost there okay. Ten minutes...tops."
Portia, Sadie, and Kwest, all awoke at relatively the same time. Tommy and Jude were still sleeping peacefully, but the others did not know that Tommy was in Jude's room.
After playing rock paper scissor to see who was going to wake Tommy and Jude up, Sadie walked towards Jude's room first.
"Jude, time to get up," Sadie said as she hopened the door. The first thing she saw was a shirtless, boxer-clad Tommy, sleeping with her younger sister. "Holy shit!"
Jude's head popped up at the sound of Sadie's loud voice. She gently shook Tommy's shoulder to wake him up.
"Hey girl," he said, reaching up to kiss her.
Jude fiddled with her hair and pointed towards the door. "Um Tommy..."
"Yeah, uh Tommy what are you doing in bed with my sister?"
"I uh, I came to wake her up and I got tired. So, I rested," he said, already knowing it was a horrible lie.
"Sadie, nothing happened," Jude supplied.
"Nothing better happen...ever."
"We know Sadie," Jude said as she got out of bed and walked towards her closet.
Sadie retreated from the room, shaking her head, while Jude and Tommy succumbed to a fit of laughter.
"Like Sadie wasn't doing more than sleeping with guys when she was 16," Jude said as she dug through her drawer to find a pair of jeans.
"She's just worried about you Jude. Our relationship isn't exactly typical."
"What's that supposed to mean?" she asked heatedly.
"Nothing," Tommy said throwing his hands up in the air. "Just that how many 23 year olds date 16 year olds."
"So what Tommy? There was that Anna Nicole or whoever that married that 80 year old guy." Jude saw Tommy's look of questioning. "Okay so maybe not the best example, but seriously what is seven years."
"Seven years is a really big deal. Especially if I get caught and sent to jail."
"You won't get sent to jail Tommy! If you don't want this, fine!"
"I'm not saying I don't want this Jude. I'm just saying that people aren't going to think too highly of it."
"So what Tommy," she said as she dissapeared into the adjoining bathroom to change. "I don't really care and you shouldn't either!"
"I don't. But what about your parents, Georgia, and not to mention the press," Tommy said, pulling on his jeans. "It's one thing to date a minor, but when that minor is your client it's a little different."
"So your saying you want to end this?" she asked, coming out of the bathroom wearing jeans and a black cami.
"No! That's not what I meant! You keep twisting whatever I say!"
"So what are you saying Tommy?"
"I don't know Jude. Why do we have to complicate this now?"
Jude glared at him and stormed out of the room.
"Jeez I can't do anything right!" Tommy said to himself.
