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Chapter 20

Tommy stayed where he was and watched Nikki walk out of the room. Once she was out of range, Tommy turned to Kwest.

"You got it?" He asked. Kwest nodded and hit a button on the soundboard and held up a cd. Tommy smiled and walked back to the mixing room. Kwest handed Tommy the cd.

"Police Station?" Kwest asked. Tommy nodded and placed it in the cd player and stuck another blank cd into the player and let the cd play a moment and then hit record, right after the accusation of stealing the cellphone. Kwest eyed Tommy in suspicion.

"Editing to my advantage." Tommy said, grinning at Kwest.

"And what are you going to say when they ask you about it?"

"She dropped it." Tommy insisted, winking at Kwest. Kwest shook his head. Once the CD was completely burned, Tommy ejected the disk and placed it in a case.

"Go get your girl." Kwest said, grinning. Tommy grinned back.

"Thanks man." They stared at each other a moment and hugged quickly and ran out of the studio to turn the evidence over to the cops.

2 Hours Later

Tommy, Kwest, Jude, Jude's Lawyer, and the officers assigned to the Mark Snow investigation were all seated in the rather cramped interrogation room, listening to the playback of the conversation Tommy and Kwest had previously recorded. The cd had just come to an end and the officers ejected the cd.

"We're going to need to keep this for evidence…" The first mountie stated and Tommy nodded his acknowledgement to that fact.

"Now, we have to ask…how were you able to get Ms. McNickols to talk to you?" Kwest glanced over at Tommy who was leaning back in his chair.

"I had some suspicions about her and went to her house to talk to her…unfortunately, she was in a rush to get to a meeting or something and dropped her cellphone on the pavement. I tried to give it back to her, but she was in a rush and before I could give it to her, she drove away and being the kind person that I am, I notified her that I had it and she came by the studio to get it from me." Tommy said, his voice serious and Jude stared at him with narrowed eyes. If she didn't know Tommy better, she would have believed his lie, but she could tell he was lying. It was in his slightly higher tone and the way the whole scenario was described. The Mounties were dumb enough to by it and they apologized profusely to Jude and let her go.

Tommy, Kwest, and Jude were walking out to Kwest's Jeep when Jude glanced around and stopped abruptly.

"OK, tell me the truth." She demanded, her arms crossed around her chest and eyes boaring into Tommy's. Tommy and Kwest shared a look.

"About what honey?" Tommy asked, his voice too sincere for his own good. Jude glared at him and smacked him on the arm. "HEY!" Tommy yelled, rubbing his arm and wincing slightly. Jude turned her firey gaze on Kwest.

"He stole it!"

"Some friend you are." Tommy muttered. Jude turned back to Tommy, glaring at him.

"You STOLE her phone!"
"Do you want me to be arrested!" Tommy demanded, tilting his head at the station enterance that was not even 3 feet from where they were standing. Jude pursed her lips and continued to glare. "But I did it for you." Tommy said, his eyes soft and lips pouty. Jude's resolve melted slightly and she hit him again.

"What was that for!"

"For thinking that was going to get you off the hook." Jude said, her voice honest. Tommy looked exasperated and glanced at Kwest for help.

"Hey, I wasn't the one who flirted their way to steal a cellphone." Tommy, as soon as Kwest said flirted, smacked his hand to his forehead and winced. Jude said nothing for a long moment.

"You. Flirted. With…that woman!"

"It was all for a good cause…"

"Was she pretty?" Jude demanded.

"What does that have to do with"

"KWEST!"

"Kind of.." Tommy glared at Kwest.

"Not as beautiful as you"

"Oh save it!" Jude yelled, storming off to the Jeep. Tommy glared at his best friend.

"Hey, that girl scares me more than my own mother." Kwest stated, shaking his head and walking over to his car. Tommy seethed for a moment and sighed. He could take Jude being mad at him for a day or so if it meant her being out of jail. He shoved his hands in his pockets and followed Kwest to his car. Moments later, they left the parking lot and Kwest drove the couple back to G Major so Tommy could get his Viper and Jude could let everyone know she was now out of jail.

Later that Night

Tommy was back at his apartment, his mind going over the days events. He couldn't help but sulk over the day. It should have been happier and he was glad Jude was out of Jail, but he didn't her to get mad at him so quickly after.

A knock on the door snapped him out of his brooding and he got up with a heavy sigh and opened the door. He was momentarily taken aback at who stood before him.

"Jude."
"Hey," She said, smiling brightly. Tommy stared at her skeptically a moment and let her into the apartment. As soon as he shut the door, he turned towards her to ask her what she was doing there, but before he could form the words, Jude pulled him into a passionate kiss. Tommy was too shocked at first to respond, but after a moment, he did and the kiss soon grew in passion. Jude's hands were tangled in his hair and his hands were under her shirt. When they separated, they both panted for breath.

"Hm…looks like I have to steal cellphones more often." Tommy said, looking thoughtful. Jude laughed.

"Don't make a habit of flirting with other girls." She said, her voice stern.

"Only you." Tommy said, his voice conveying his honesty.

"Why only me?" Jude asked, her voice serious. Tommy stared at her in confusion. "You could have any girl out there, so why me?" She asked, her eyes filling up with tears. Tommy could only stare at her in confusion.

"What's bringing this on?" He asked, concerned about where she was going with this. Jude sighed, grabbed his hand and led him over to the couch. She sat down and Tommy followed suit, neither one of them letting the other's hand go.

"Why did you flirt with her?"
"To steal her phone without her noticing." Tommy said, and added "Jude, I would have done anything…well, not exactly anything but at the time, that was all I could think of to get her to meet with us again. She wouldn't have done it without something…so I noticed her phone in her pocket and I had to do something quick…and that was the first thing I thought of." Tommy explained, honesty filling his voice. Jude nodded slightly and looked away from him. "Jude, you have to understand, it bothered me too, but to me, it didn't matter if it got you back to me." He said, and picked up her hand and brought it to his lips and kissed it gently. Jude turned to him, a single tear falling down her face.

"And my first question. Why only me?" Jude asked and Tommy sighed and answered her without hesitation.

"Because when I met you, something inside of my came alive. I didn't want to like you, I didn't want to be your friend. I only wanted to pay Georgia back a favor by producing her stupid contest winner and getting the heck out of Canada. But Jude? I fell in love. Sure, your song sucked," Jude smiled, and he smiled back "and you played the guitar like it was glass…but there was something about you that I couldn't stay away from. I was in love with you when you kissed me back in the Vinyl Palace, it killed me when you dated Shay, and it hurt to keep fighting my feelings for you. That's why I left, I was afraid I'd make another mistake and get wrapped up in my emotions and screw everything up for both of us."

"But you came back." Jude added. Tommy smiled.

"I came back for you." He added, and rested his forehead against hers. "What's with the doubts?" He asked her, looking her straight in the eyes.

"I don't know…it just bothered me that you flirted with that woman while I was in jail."
"I know, and it wasn't easy." Tommy said, leaning back slightly and Jude nodded her agreement. She wrapped her arms around Tommy and lay her head on his chest. His arms circled around her and she sighed in contentment.

"I missed this." She murmured, her eyes getting heavy, and she snuggled closer to Tommy. He smiled and kissed the top of her head.

"Me too." He said and paused a moment. "So…is our wedding still on?" He asked, tentatively. Jude sat up abruptly and stared at him with a horrified expression.

"OMG! The Wedding! It's only five months away!" She yelled, leaping off the couch and running into the kitchen. Tommy's eyes followed her, his face a mix of confusion and amusement and sighed heavily. The joys of being engaged. He thought as he heard Jude's voice yelling for him at the other end of the apartment.