The next morning, Jude sat at bar in the kitchen. She had been listlessly stirring around her Frosted Flakes for the past 15 minutes. She was staring at the magazine in front of her, but her mind was somewhere else entirely.
"Jude pass me the milk..." Sadie asked. "Jude. Jude. Jude! JUDE!"
"What?" Jude snapped.
"Pass me the milk," Sadie responded, looking at her sister weirdly. "Where's your head at girl?"
"Right here." Jude said, staring at her cereal.
"Nuh uh..." Sadie said in a singsong tone.
"Yeah it is."
"No it isn't."
"It really is..." Jude grunted, finally getting up and pouring the soggy cereal down the sink.
"No it's not."
"Sadie?" Jude groaned, hopping on the countertop.
"Jude..." Sadie smiled. "You know I'm going to win...you might as well tell me what's up with you lately."
Jude glanced sideways at Sadie, debating rather to confide in her sister or not.
"What do you think about Speed?" she asked her, chipping the nail polish off her right index finger.
"Speed?" Sadie asked. "He's okay I guess. Pretty Cute." she told Jude before looking up suddenly. "Why?" she asked, "Are you into him? You are aren't you? Oh my gosh Jude!" Sadie squealed.
"Sadie, calm down," Jude told her, "We're not going out or anything, we just-sort of- kissed." All the time that Jude was telling Sadie this, her brain was screaming 'No Harrison! Don't do it!' but her mouth kept talking. Jude found out why.
"Oh. My. God. Jude, this is big!" Sadie exclaimed, "You have to make the first move after this! He won't, trust me. Okay, now sit down and tell me every single detail." Sadie instructed her.
"Sadie," Jude started, "I have to get to the studio. Sorry!" Jude said as she slipped out the door. She decided not to wait on Tommy today, but to walk instead. "I need to walk more," she thought to herself, when the real reason was that Speed lived nearby, and she was hoping to bump into him. Meanwhile Speed was sitting in his living room looking out the window. He had been thinking of Jude and that kiss all morning.
"Man what if she doesn't like me back," he thought to himself. "That's gonna suck being around her all day after that." Just then he saw Jude walking down the sidewalk past his house. He smiled, jumped up and grabbed his stuff, then went out the door to go and see Jude.
"Hey…" Speed said, as casually as possible.
"Hey…" Jude smiled, continuing to walk.
"Where you off to?" Speed asked, falling into step beside her.
"To the studio. You coming with huh?"
"Yeah, I was on my way there too…" Speed stuttered.
"Um…why aren't you driving then?" Speed bit his bottom lip and shrugged.
"I felt like walking…"
Jude looked at him skeptically. "Uh huh."
"Okay," Speed grinned. "I thought you might need protection…girls shouldn't be walking around by themselves these days. It's a man's world Jude."
"Shut up." Jude responded, laughing at his stupid comments. "So you're here to protect me huh?"
"You know it…" he replied looking at her seriously.
"Um…that's good to know," Jude replied looking away shyly. "But you know what?"
"What?" Speed asked, suddenly interested.
"I don't believe you…"
"What's not to believe, Harrison?" Speed asked as he playfully kicked snow at Jude.
"I just think... that maybe you have an ulterior motives, that's all," Jude told him, smiling.
"Oh really?" Speed looked at her. "And you don't?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jude asked.
"Well," Speed started. "Instead of riding in that hot, hot viper on this wet, cold day, you're walking to the studio with me. Face it Harrison, you have a thing for me," he said jokingly, even though Jude knew he was serious.
"Maybe I do," Jude let out, barely above a whisper.
"What!" Speed stopped to look at her. "Did you just say what I think you said?" he asked her.
"Oh, too late now, Speed. I don't repeat myself I guess you'll have to figure out what I said on you own." She told him, walking off as Speed continued to stand there and gape at her.
"Hey, Jude wait up!" Speed called out as he went down the street after her.
Jude continued to walk down the street acting like she didn't hear Speed. Speed eventually sped up and was able to surpass Jude and stand right in front of her.
"You know if you just stand there like that, I won't be able to pass." She said acting like she was observing it.
"I don't want you to pass." He said looking in her eyes.
"And why is that?" She asked taking a step forward and locking eyes with him.
"Because I..." But honking sound cut him off. Speed and Jude looked over and saw a blue viper and little Tommy Q in it.
"Hey Jude you need a ride?" He asked looking from Jude to Speed. Jude looked at Speed and then at Tommy.
"Yeah, I'd like a ride." She left Speed standing there hurt, wet and alone.