"Ow!" Jude yelped at Franco, the hairstylist.
"Vat am I doing?" he said with his thick accent.
"Jude stop whining. Your hair is going to look gorgeous," EJ gushed.
"Yeah, if there's any left on my head," she muttered under her breath.
Sadie heard the comment and stifled her laughter while Jude pouted like a three-year-old.
Two hours later Jude's hair and make-up was finally finished. Her hair was in a curly updo with fresh, white flowers twined into it. A bronzy shadow swept across her eyelids, with black eyeliner, and thick black mascara. A nude, almost clear lipgloss had also been carefully applied.
When the stylists work had been done, they left with EJ and let the sisters finish dressing.
"Jude, you look so pretty," Sadie said, watching her sister twirl around in front of the mirror.
"Thanks Sades. You look awesome too," Jude admired the strappy, white, babydoll dress. "Only you could pull something like that off."
Sadie smiled. "Thanks."
Jude looked out the window and saw the limo pull up, and Tommy and Kwest emerge from it.
"Well ready to go sister?" Jude asked.
"Course I am."
They made their way out the door and down the steps.
Both Tommy and Kwest's gazes were directly on the Harrison girls.
"Well boys, what do you think of the girl of the hour?" Sadie asked with a smile.
"Wow Jude. You look, you look amazing." Tommy said.
"You don't clean up too bad yourself Quincy," she said as she walked past him and stepped into the limo.
"The belle of the ball, everyone,Jude Harrison accompanied by Tom Quincy," Shay announced.
Roars of applause and bulb flashes rushed through Jude's system. She smiled and held on to Tommy. It was known information by now that the two were dating and they recieved a few cold glares as they descended the steps but most of the fans approved of their less than professional relationship.
She peered out in the crowd and saw many of her friends but what surprised her most was the apparent presence of her paretns.
"Tommy," she whispered as they kept walking.
"What?"
"My parents are here."
"What," he said as he watched the color drain from her already pale face. "I can get you out of here in ten seconds."
"No, just follow my lead." Jude reached over and planted a passionate kiss with obvious tongue action on Tommy. Lights from the camera bulbs flashed like mad.
"Whoa," Tommy said when they broke apart.
"Jude Elizabeth Harrison!" her Dad yelled.
"Oh do I know you?" she said sarcastically.
"Jude, honey, I missed," Victoria said, trying to wrap her arms around her daughter.
"Take your hands off me," Jude said in monotone.
"But honey."
"I'm not your anything anymore!"
"Jude! Do not talk to your mother like that!" her Dad scolded.
"She is not my Mother and you sure as hell are not my Father!"Jude yelled as she stormed off out into the alley.
"Jude, wait!" Tommy called after her.
"Stay away from my daughter Quincy," Stuart said.
"I believe she made it quite clear that she doesn't care what you want or think."
"Jude," Tommy said when he caught up with her in the alley. The same spot they'd been a year ago, same time, place, and day.
"I told Georgia one of my parties could never be perfect. They had to come tonight didn't they?"
"Jude, I'm sorry about tonight."
"Don't worry about itTommy, it's not your fault. Nobody could have known they would come tonight."
"Jude, do ya know that surprise I had for you?"
"Yeah."
"Well here's part of it," he grabbed a small, black, box out of his suit coat and and handed it to her.