"Hey!" EJ called out to Jude.
Jude smiled and directed to both Georgia and EJ, "Hi."
Georgia noticed Jude's tense movements and glares. Noticing the glare towards Tommy, she grew concerned. Subtly, she sent EJ away. "Will you go check on who we're still waiting for?"
Checking out the crowded club, EJ replied, "Sure." She made her way over to the front door and spoke with the bouncers.
Jude watched her, trying to ignore Darius, Shay, and Tommy, but it only made her more obvious to Georgia. Trying to ease Jude, Georgia put her arm around Jude's shoulder and asked, "Are you ready to perform tonight?"
Jumping at the opportunity, Jude stated, "Actually, I have a change in my set if it's okay."
"So now you ask? Last time you just sang that poor boy's heart out," Georgia commented, referring to "Skin" and Shay.
Innocently, Jude replied, "Yeah… I thought I might change things up after singing my dad's heart out."
A little shocked by the correction, Georgia rubbed Jude's back. "You do what you think is best. You killed it last time because everyone could feel what you were singing. If you have to change you performance to do it again, then so be it." Giving Jude one last pat on the back, Georgia walked away to join Darius and Shay.
Jude looked around, hoping to find a friendly face to keep her company. Looking up, Jude saw Kwest at the balcony turntables and decided to join him. Climbing the stairs, many people stopped to greet her, and even took some pictures, making the final destination even sweeter. "Kwest!"
"Hey, Jude," he said with delight. "What's up?"
On the first floor of the club, she could see Shay and Darius mingling. When she spotted Tommy, his eyes were already fixed on her. Pretending like she didn't notice or care, she turned back to Kwest. "I just thought you could use some company."
Reaching for his water bottle, Kwest responded, "You do know I'm Kwest, right?" Leaving a moment for Jude to be confused, he took a drink of water before continuing. "You came up here to stay away from all of that," Kwest said before nodding downwards.
"True," Jude admitted. "But I could've just gone somewhere other than here."
Kwest smirked and added, "But you wanted to keep an eye on things… On Tommy."
Crossing her arms over her chest, Jude leaned back against the turntable. "Tommy can do whatever he wants."
"Like tell me you guys had a fight?" Kwest checked for Jude's shocked expression out of the corner of his eye. "Because he did."
"Tommy was telling me what to do, and I didn't like it," Jude replied simply.
Looking down, Kwest sighed deeply. "He didn't mean any harm, Jude."
"He didn't mean for it, but it still happened," Jude stated. "Let me put it this way: He told you what happened today from this morning to the fight, right?"
"Yeah," Kwest answered as he looked at Jude puzzled.
Jude coldly stated, "I wasn't allowed to tell anyone. One of my best friends and my sister figured it out, and all they really know is I lied to them."
Kwest took his headset completely off. He only uncovered one ear to talk to Jude when she had first come to talk, but he needed all his thoughts for this. And what he had to say must be important to tear Kwest away from mixing. "It sounds like you've had a rough day, and I can see how you'd want to blame Tommy. He made a mistake, Jude. People make mistakes. Even you."
Not able to look him in the eye, Jude only whispered, "But he told me to lie."
"He told you not to tell," Kwest corrected. "It's a fine line, but it's still there."
Calmly, Jude asked, "So you think I was wrong?"
Kwest moved closer to Jude, getting in her face so she had to look at him. "Truthfully, both of you were wrong. He didn't tell you to lie, but he shouldn't have asked you to keep it a secret either. You guys love each other. That should be enough."
"It should," Jude agreed. "But that doesn't mean it is."
Both Jude and Kwest turned their heads to see Tommy watching them. They stood silently with Tommy biting his bottom lip with his hands in his pockets. "You should get ready for your set," Tommy said, slightly pained, to Jude.