A/N: Ok, this chapter is gonna be kinda weird and surprising, but I'm pretty sure most of you will like it. It ends in sort of a cliffhanger, but nothing major. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own the show.
Chapter 6: My Paper Heart
Hours later, Jude found herself strangely back in Tommy's bed, their clothes long since gone, and Tommy's lips crashing down hard on hers. She felt a wave of dizziness wash over her as she tried to remember how they ended up like this. She broke apart from Tommy and untangled herself from him, rolling over to the other side of the bed and covering herself with a blanket. "Whoa, wait a minute, what just happened here?" Tommy lifted his head in confusion, shocked that she had pulled away.
"What do you mean?" He was still in a drug-like state.
"This." Jude gestured between herself and Tommy. The whole night up to this point had gone by in a total blur for Jude, and she was finding it hard to clear her thoughts. "I mean…" she sighed, trying to catch her breath. "One minute we're talking about… getting a divorce…and the next we're sleeping together? It doesn't make sense, Tommy." He sighed and moved over her, putting an arm over her once again and looking seriously into her eyes.
"Jude, I told you, I love you. I can't handle losing you." They sat in silence for a while, Jude letting Tommy's words finally sink in and Tommy thinking of what to say next. After a while, Jude looked back up at Tommy questioningly.
"Tommy?" He looked back down at her.
"Yeah, girl?" She looked down at her hands, carefully choosing her words before she spoke them. She looked back up.
"Maybe…have you ever thought about trying again?" Tommy raised an eyebrow.
"Try again to do what? Make another baby?" She nodded silently, resuming gazing at her hands. Tommy gave her a half smile and lifted her chin to make her look at him. "All the time," he answered simply. "Jude, we've worked so hard for this. For us. Way too hard to just watch it fall apart." He paused when he saw the sad look on her face. "I'm going to do anything I can to save our marriage. I think we deserve at least that." She smiled and hugged him.
"Thank you. I love you so much Tommy," she whispered in his ear as she pulled away. His face lit up.
"I love you too, girl." He leaned down and kissed her passionately, and soon enough they were making love again. They were both glad to be back in each other's arms after going through something so painful. They both needed the other to get through it; it just took them until then to realize. When they were done, Jude collapsed against Tommy, resting her head on his chest and listening to his heart beating. Tommy smiled down at her. "Looks like things are finally gonna go back to the way they used to be." She nodded in response and he kissed her forehead. They said nothing more and Tommy soon drifted off to sleep, leaving Jude to let her mind wander. She thought back to when she had first told Tommy she was pregnant….