"Tom Quincy kissed you?" Kat shrieked in excitement.
"Kat!" Jude pulled Kat back to the couch and sat her down. "Remember the not telling Jamie so he doesn't freak? Well, I think the whole neighborhood knows now."
Calming down, Kat replied, "Sorry. Go on."
Jude thought long and hard about what she was going to say next. Kat could hardly handle the first half of the story. "You know how I feel about Tommy…" Jude could almost feel Kat's heart racing, but she didn't move a muscle. "He told me to pretend like the kiss never happened, or he had to quit working at G Major with me. And-and it felt like he only kissed me because of what Shay did. But I heard him talking to Kwest about me, remember?"
Nodding her head repeatedly, Kat responded, "Yeah."
"I hated him for it. He made dealing with Shay and my dad even harder." Jude ran her fingers through her hair and cleared her throat. "And today… We just talking a lot about everything."
"Well that's good," Kat stated calmly. Quietly, but with excitement, Kat threw in, "And then you guys kissed some more?"
A smile broke on Jude's face. It seemed as if Tommy's kisses weren't just on her mind, but Kat's too. Jude even melted a little just thinking about the next time she could kiss him. In secret, that is. Everything was still a secret, and she had to keep her mouth shut. "No. We're just… Friends. Again."
Kat nodded, looking away from Jude. "Wow. And I thought you were finally going to tell me the truth," she said with a bitter tone.
Shocked, Jude started, "Kat--"
"No," Kat interjected. "I believe everything about your birthday. The way Tommy stood up to Shay and ran after you, and the stuff he said to Kwest, and just the way he was looking at you, I expected at least a kiss. That's the truth. And maybe if you didn't want to talk anymore, or you couldn't say anymore, you could've just told me," Kat rambled on quietly with frustration. "But I just asked you a question and you flat out lied to my face without any trouble."
"Kat, I--" Jude started, confused and hurt by Kat's pain.
"I saw you, Jude," Kat interrupted again. "I thought I hear the Viper, so I looked out the window and caught you kissing Tommy. It could've been a 'just friends' kiss, but I know you. It wasn't, was it? Wait! Don't answer that. It might just be more lies anyways."
Kat sat silently and gave Jude a cold glare. Jude wanted to say something to make it better, but she couldn't. That very moment she realized what a hypocrite she was.
Walking into the room with a giant bowl of popcorn, Jamie called out, "I'm ready to get to work!" He paused and looked at the faces of the two girls, suddenly noticing the tension. "Maybe I should to pop some more corn," Jamie stated in an uneasy tone.
Trying not to bring him into the situation, Jude joked, "That's enough popcorn to feed everyone at G Major-- Including Shay's ego." I think you've made enough." Jude smiled sweetly at Jamie and added, "Let's just work."
"Wait," Jamie held out his hand to halt Jude from going to their work station. "Shay's staying at G Major?"
Running her fingers through her hair, Jude sighed and replied, "Yup."
With a slight smile on his face, Jamie stated, "I don't exactly like Tommy, but that's a nice little predicament Georgia's put him in."
Jude pushed Jamie casually by the shoulder. She gave him a look of disbelief, but quickly wiped the expression away, aware of the way Kat was watching her. "Kwest is going to be Shay's producer."
"So you and Lil' Tommy Q… Alone at last," Jamie added in a sickened voice.
"Speaking of Tommy and G Major…" Kat started as she observed Jude's frightened expression and Jamie's curiosity. She didn't want to hide anything from him, but she wasn't going to be a bad friend to Jude either. If anything, all she was going to do was keep her promise not to tell Jamie what they talked about. "You should probably get ready for that party tonight. Jamie and I can handle the rest of the work."
"It's ok. I can--" Jude spoke.
In a stern tone, Kat stopped Jude to say, "No. It's fine. You can go."
Jude took the hint and gathered her things. She made her way towards the door, but turned back to her friends. "You guys are coming tonight, right?"
With a scoff, Jamie asked, "Have I missed a Jude Harrison performance yet?" and he wrapped her arm around her shoulders, giving her a short, warm hug.
Nodding her head, Jude smiled at Jamie. She then turned her attention to Kat. Kat's arms were folded neatly across her chest, and her mouth nearly sagged to a frown. "What about you, Kat?"
"I go where the dork goes," Kat replied with a slight smirk.
"Then I'll se you guys tonight," Jude commented with a bright smile.