A/N: Hey hey my wonderful reviewers and readers who do not review…I know there has to be some out there, my reads are way higher than my review stats! I'm updating broken dreams real quickly…it's a shorter update, but I'm on a time crunch right now. I'm trying to delegate writing to each one of my fics, and it's getting rough. I hope you enjoy this update, more will come at a later time!

Chapter 12

June 10, 2008

Jude and Tommy were in the studio with Kwest, trying to work on a new song. EJ was constantly complaining over the bad press Tommy and Jude were getting (especially Tommy). She was working overtime to calm the media down to no avail. Tommy had officially unplugged his phone from the wall because of the constant calls concerning the investigation. Most of the time, he didn't even bother answering his cell unless it was Jude, Kwest, or Georgia.

The previous arrest was putting everyone on edge and life wasn't getting any better. Jude's album was on a hiatus. Both Tommy and Jude had too much on their minds to write the last song for her album. They were sitting in the studio, hoping something would come to mind, but their efforts seemed to be in vain.

"I'm sorry Jude." Tommy said, breaking a long moment of silence.

"For what?"

"For all of this." He said, not meeting her eyes.

"There's nothing for you to be sorry over. You didn't kill him; I know it, everyone important knows it." She said, coming closer to him and sliding her arms around him in a hug.

"I just wish this was over with." Tommy muttered, and Jude pulled back and stared at him a moment.

"We know it wasn't you, so we'll just have to start our own investigation." Jude declared.

"What!"

"We're going to prove your innocence." She said, smirking at Tommy. Tommy stared at her a long moment, confusion evident on his face. "Don't worry! Jude Harrison, and Kwest Detectives are on the case!"

"Hey!" Kwest protested.

"I'm going to jail." Tommy said, dramatically and Jude glared at him and smacked him lightly on the arm. Kwest smiled but held back his laughter.

"Don't you say that!" The couple stood in their places, glaring at each other a moment. Jude noticed a smirk play at the corners of Tommy's mouth and before she could wonder what he was going to do, his fingers were tickling her sides. Jude let out a shriek of laughter and tried to get away from him with no luck. Kwest watched the pair in amusement and after what felt like 10 minutes of torture, Tommy stopped tickling Jude and the couple smiled at each other, both needing the laughs. A knock at the door caught their attention. Two cops stood in the doorway and Tommy let out a groan. Jude glanced at Tommy and then at the officers.

"Mr. Quincy?"

"What can I do for you officers?"

"You're under arrest for the suspicion of the murder of Mark Snow. New evidence has pointed in your direction." One of the officers explained. Tommy sighed as they stepped closer to him and Jude stood between the officers and Tommy.

"You have to be mistaken, Tommy didn't kill him."

"Evidence seems to point otherwise, Ms. Harrison."

"But"

"Jude." Tommy said, his voice soft but firm. Jude looked over her shoulder at him and Tommy could see the tears filling her eyes. He grabbed her gently by the shoulders and spun her so she faced him. "It's ok."

"No it's not!" She insisted, a couple tears streaming down her face. Tommy lifted a hand and wiped away the tears falling down her cheeks. He kissed her quickly and walked over to the officers. Jude lunged for Tommy, but hands on her arms kept her in her place. She watched as the officers cuffed Tommy and led him away. Jude struggled against Kwest's hold but it was light fighting chains. She let out a strangled cry and would have collapsed if Kwest wouldn't have caught her.