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A slight twist on the show. Set in Unsweet Sixteen, except Jude was never with Shay.

Sweet Sixteen

Jude and Tommy sat in the car, finally parked after Jude's terrifying driving.

"What? Just because I almost hit one dog?" she asked happily. "No, because the dog was on the sidewalk!" he replied, in an

altogether great mood after spending an afternoon with Jude on her birthday. He leaned over to pull the keys out of the ignition and

noticed her staring at him.

"What?" he asked, a bit hesitant. "I just miss us hanging out…that's all." "Yeah, me too," he replied sadly. He really had missed her

lately. Since her whole Shay duet, it seemed like he hadn't gotten to spend much time with her, and he truly missed her. "You can be a

serious pain in the butt, Quincy, but there's not one thing I'd change about you," she said softly as she leaned in to give him a kiss on

what she planned to be his cheek, but he changed that plan in a split second with the turn of his head. Their lips met in a sweet kiss. They

pulled back for a moment before meeting again, in a kiss that was more passionate than the last. They moved closer together, intensifying

the kiss, until Jude's cell phone rang. Jude pulled back reluctantly, and Tommy looked a little disappointed. She answered the phone to

find EJ calling her back to the studio.

"Um…I have to go…but we really need to talk about this later, ok?" she said to him with an actual kiss on the cheek this time, before

jumping out of the car. He watched her walk away with a sigh. She was the only one who was able to make him do the things he never

thought her would, like get involved with an artist…and someone who was underage. He couldn't resist her though. There was a certain

pull about her that he would never be able to fight..no matter how hard he tried.

The party was starting in about two minutes, and Tommy could not wait to see Jude. He hadn't seen her since their kiss in the car, and he

wanted to talk to her. He stood by Kwest, anxiously waiting for her to appear. When she did, she looked even more amazing than he

could ever imagine. His jaw dropped instantly, until he heard Kwest reminding him to pick it up. He grinned at her as he walked over to

her. He casually whispered in her ear, "I wanna kiss you so bad right now, girl. You look amazing." All she could do was grin at him. He

backed away and gave her a wink before disappearing back into the crowd. Jude would have to find him later, after the guests had been

tended to. He could wait for a few more hours to be with her again, he would just have to keep himself busy.

It was surprisingly easy, because there were so many people that he could schmooze with, although he knew he could think of one

person he would rather be schmoozing. As the party died down, he wandered off to his office, thinking he could do some work to

distract him for a little while longer. This worked well until he heard a soft knock on his door. "Come in," he called; desperately hoping it

was the one person on his mind.

TBC..