"Then what's it about Jude? Enlighten me, if you will."

"How can I tell you when I'm not even sure."

After a few moments of silence Jude turned around and went back to her room.

A defeated Tommy sighed and retreated to his own room. He quickly stripped down to his foxers and slipped into bed. After a few hours of staring at the ceiling he fell asleep, and his alarm clock seemed to wake him up moments later.

The next few days leading to Jude's birthday were a whirlwind. Tabloid after tabloid had something about the disastrous Under the Mic session. Jude tried to blow everything off and act like she didn't care, but instead she began to push her friends and Tommy away.

The morning of her birthday she drove to the studio with Tommy, like usual. EJ grabbed her the instant she walked in the door.

"EJ what are you doing?" Jude whined.

"You need to get ready."

"EJ, the party doesn't start until 8 tonight. It's 9 in the morning!"

"EJ, leave Jude alone. There's plenty of time before the party."

EJ gave Georgia a cold look and stalked off in the other direction.

"Don't worry about her, she just wants everything to be perfect."

"It's one of my parties Georgia, I think she can forget about it being perfect."

"Jude everything will go fine. But, there is one thing I want to talk to you about."

"Yeah?"

"Tommy's really worried about you, we all are."

"I'm fine Georgia," Jude said irratably. "I just want to put it all behind me and move on. It's been a week since Under the Mic, and everythings just starting to die down."

"I can understand that Jude, but what about what you're doing to Tommy?"

Jude looked at her oddly. "What am I doing to Tommy?"

"Oh I don't know, ignoring him, getting mad at him for no reason, any of that ring a bell?"

Jude thought for a moment. Georgia did have a point, but it wasn't like Tommy got mad at her for any of it, and he knew she didn't mean it.

"Go talk to him, figure things out."

"There's nothing to figure out Georgia."

"Jude."

"Fine, I'll go."

Jude stalked off towards Tommy's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in," Tommy's charismatic voice said.

Jude slowly opened the door and walked in.

"Jude, hi."

"Hey. I Um, I came to say I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For being so horrible to you this past week."

"Jude don't worry about it, I understand. Look, I have a surprise for you tonight after your party."

"A surprise?" Jude's eyes lit up. "What is it?"

Tommy wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her forehead. "Now if I told you it wouldn't be a surprise anymore."

Jude pouted and looked up at Tommy with sad eyes. "Quincy you're no fun."

Tommy laughed and shooed Jude out the door. "You'll find out tonight. Not go home and wait for EJ and her specialists to get there to make you all pretty," Tommy mocked, knowing Jude's hatred for EJ's primping sessions.

"So not funny Quincy," she quickly gave him a peck on the lips and proceeded to exit G Major.