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Chapter 22

Tommy and Jude made it to her house in record time; what was a normally 25 minute drive (for normal people), took Tommy about 10 minutes to complete. He parked in the driveway and glanced at Jude.

"You're not going to come in?"

"I don't think it's wise." Tommy said, glancing nervously at the door. Jude rolled her eyes and glanced around.

"Sadie's car's not here. You'll be fine." She said, getting out of the car and glancing expectantly at Tommy. Tommy sighed and followed Jude into the house. "I'll be right back." She said, dashing up the stairs to her room. Tommy let out a deep sigh and sat down on the couch, and rubbed his temples. He was dogged tired and wasn't looking forward to another long day in the studio. The front door opened and Tommy leaped to his feet, praying to the music gods that Sadie wouldn't walk through the door.

"Tom, what are you doing here?" A voice asked. Tommy smiled warmly.

"Hello Mrs. Harrison, I'm waiting on Jude…" He said, and pointed up at the stairs. Victoria regarded him with a suspicious look but continued to go about her business. Tommy thanked whoever decided to do him a favor and seconds later, Jude clomped down the stairs carrying her black combat boots. Tommy raised an eyebrow and stared at Jude as she pulled the boots on, not bothering to lace them and grabbed her jean jacket, which she had tossed on the stair rail and glanced at Tommy.

"Ready?" She asked, shrugging into her jacket. Tommy shook his head in amusement.

"Uh, yeah." He said, and Mrs. Harrison reentered the room.

"Jude…where were you last night?" She asked, glancing suspiciously at Tommy and back at her daughter.

"With Patsy, sorry, it was a late night and we were tired, I stayed at her house." Jude lied.

"And…why are you here?" Mrs. Harrison asked Tommy, her suspicious eyes boaring into Tommy's.

"Because, he"

"I was asking Tommy, Jude." Victoria crossed her hands and glared at Tommy.

"It's not at all what you think. We were called into the studio. Patsy had dropped Jude off and she called me asking for a ride. Patsy has the day off and Jude said she didn't want to bother her about a ride to the studio, and asked if I'd give her a ride since no one was home at the time." Tommy said, hoping his reasoning didn't sound as bad as it did in his head. Victoria said nothing but seemed satisfied with his answer.

"Where'd Sadie run off to?" Jude shrugged.

"Look, mom, we're going to be late…sooo…"

"Jude, be home for dinner. You're father is coming tonight." Jude nodded and Tommy glanced at Jude to see how she was taking the news. The girl revealed no emotions and turned and reached for the door. Tommy nodded his regards to Mrs. Harrison and stepped hurriedly out the door.

Once safely away from the Harrison household, Tommy glanced over at Jude, a smirk of mirth on his face.

"What?"

"I feel like I was just caught with my hand in the cookie jar." He said, letting out a laugh. Jude rolled her eyes.

"You wish." She said.

"Don't you know it." Jude gaped at him, and he just smirked back at her and turned his attention to the road. Nothing else was said on the drive to G Major.

Darius was impressed on their quick return, and banished them to the studio until they had recorded another hit. Tommy and Jude split up; Tommy to warm up the soundboards and Jude to get their usual drinks from the kitchen.

Tommy unlocked the studio door and opened it and gaped at what he saw. Kwest and Sadie were in a throw of passion and he quickly turned away and shut the door and shuddered. He then took a glance back at the door and dashed down the hallway to his office, trying to get the images of Kwest and Sadie going at it on the soundboard out of his mind. During his retreat, Tommy bumped into Jude.

"I though"

"I don't think we should go into the studio at the moment… "

"But Darius said"

"Screw Darius." Tommy said, trying to hold back a shudder.

"Funny." Jude said, handed Tommy his coffee mug and walked towards the studio, and placed her hand on the door. Tommy let out a strangled noise.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you…" Tommy said. Jude rolled her eyes at him and opened the door and promptly closed it. She shuddered and glared at Tommy.

"You couldn't have warned me?"

"I tried…" Tommy said, shuddering again. "I'm trying to repress the image of my best friend and ex girlfriend going at it, ok?" Tommy shuddered once again.

"I will never be able to look at Kwest again…"

"You won't?" Tommy exclaimed.

"So…now what do we do?" Tommy shrugged, and opened his office door, and pulled out a schedule. "It's Studio C or nothing." Tommy said, and glanced up at Jude with a disgusted look on his face. "Let's get out of here."

"Hu?"

"We'll go somewhere else."

"Like where?"

"I dunno…somewhere. We've been cooped up in the studio, and frankly? I don't want to see Kwest…ever." Tommy said, shutting the folder and glancing expectantly at Jude. Jude sighed.

"Why not? It'll piss Darius off." Tommy grinned.

"My point exactly." They grinned wickedly at each other and snuck out the studio through the back alley.