A/N: Hello my faithful readers (or should I say reader since there was only one review… :-( )! I'm doing another large update, and after this, you will all be caught up with the rest of my readers on this fic. I'm kind of disappointed at the lack of reviews on the last chapter updates. So, I'm going to make a deal: 5 reviews (from 5 different people) and I'll post another chapter (after chapter 8). Can't be too hard! I know there's more than 5 people reading this…at least, I hope…

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Chapter 6

Tommy and Kwest left the meeting and went their separate ways. Tommy had nodded off a total of four times during the six hour meeting. He bee-lined straight for the coffee pot and was pouring a cup when a tap on the shoulder almost made him spill some of the hot liquid on himself. Tommy turned to snap at the person and saw Jamie Andrews, Jude's best friend apparently turned boyfriend, standing behind him, looking anxious. Tommy sighed.

"What do you want?" He asked. Tommy had to admit, during the time Jude was gone, Jamie and Tommy had a chance to…bond. They weren't necessarily friends, but they managed to get past a few differences and didn't totally hate each other. They called a mutual truce on the benefit of Jude.

"Jude comes home in three weeks!" Jamie said, his voice panicking. Tommy set the coffee pot down, took a sip and stared at Jamie, his eyebrows raised in amusement. "What do I do!" Jamie asked, his voice dramatic. Tommy smirked, patted the younger man on the shoulder and walked away, shaking his head in amusement. "Oh, come on!" Jamie said, following Tommy.

"Dude! You're supposed to be her best friend…er, boyfriend…do whatever it is you do! Cuz, apparently, it's working for you." Tommy said, and added silently, don't know why…

"Oh, come on! She's been gone for over two months! And we didn't really establish the relationship…" Jamie said trailing off as he followed Tommy around the studio. Tommy sighed and opened the door to his office. Jamie followed Tommy in, not waiting for an invitation.

"So…what do you want me to do?" Tommy asked, puzzled as to what Jamie's melt down was about.

"She likes cool guys! I mean, come on! There was Shay and…well…you…and now…I mean, I'm not cool! I can't even do the cool guy glasses thing!" Jamie said, looking defeated.

"Uh…Jamie? I don't think she'd have kissed you if she didn't like you. Jude's not like that." Tommy said, and stared at Jamie a moment.

"Can you teach me the cool-guy sunglasses thing?" Tommy stared at Jamie.

"What 'cool-guy' sunglasses thing?"

"Ya know, the sunglasses thing you do…and Shay did…" Tommy stared at Jamie like he grew a third head.

"look, Jamie…I doubt Jude cares if you're 'cool' or not. Just be yourself man." Tommy said, taking a sip of coffee, still unable to wrap his mind over what Jude saw in Jamie, but at least the guy is better than Shay.

"Come on Tommy! She likes cool guys! Teach me to be cool!" Tommy nearly choked on his coffee. Jamie Andrews and the word "cool" just didn't go together. Tommy stared at the teenager a moment in thoughtfulness.

"First? Loose the glasses." Tommy said, and Jamie stared at Tommy like the man was talking Arabic.

"But I won't be able to see…"

"Jamie? Welcome to the 21st Century, it's called contacts." Tommy said, his voice sarcastic.

"OK…so, contacts. OK, I can do that." Jamie said, looking thoughtful. Tommy nodded, glanced at his watch and got out of his chair and walked towards the door. "Where are you going!"

"Some of us have work to do."

"But"

"You'll be fine Jamie!" Tommy said, shaking his head in amusement at the teenager and heading towards the studio. Jamie Andrews trying to be cool. That would be the day. He thought, and entered Studio A where he had a band waiting for him to record. He sighed and pushed his conversation with Jamie out of his mind. It was time to get down to business.