"I know, man," Kwest replied. He watched Jude slide behind the curtain of the stage and added, "It's not too late."
With a deep sigh, Tommy confessed, "Everything's just so hard with her."
Kwest cocked his head back with an expression of disbelief. "Is it supposed to be easy?" Kwest questioned.
Shrugging, Tommy sighed and stated, "I don't know." Tommy sunk his head downwards and rubbed his forehead with his palm.
"Chill," Kwest told Tommy with a pat on his shoulder. In a low, calm tone, Kwest asked, "Things are more difficult with Jude, right?"
Tommy thought about the question and replied with a soft, "Yeah."
To show he took in the information, Kwest nodded. "Is that going to stop you from loving her?" Kwest asked with ease.
"No," Tommy answered instantly. "I don't think anything could stop me from loving that girl."
Kwest flashed Tommy a smirk of approval. With a nod, he responded, "Then work on your relationship. Fight for it. Fight for her."
"How's everyone doing tonight!" EJ questioned the crowd. She stood on the stage dressed in a whimsical green top and a white miniskirt. She spoke cheerfully into the microphone and waited for the audience's cheers to die down a little. She continued, "And here's the hottest girl that will rock you world… Jude Harrison!"
Leaning over the balcony, Tommy watched the curtains slowly open. Jude and her backup band immediately started playing "24 Hours" and got the club dancing. Tommy watched her so closely he even caught the few glances Jude shot in his direction during her performance. Even if those looks were dirty or filled with disgust, Tommy knew what the had to do.
After the song, Jude turned to her band and whispered something. She strummed a few soft chords as the drummer played a quiet and simply beat. The song was unfamiliar to the entire crowd, including the band. The only person not shocked by the song choice was Georgia as she stood to the side of the stage and sipped on her drink.
Jude started singing, deep and sultry.
"Why can't I just give up?
After all this I've had enough
Maybe we can't even be friends
Never enough to make amends.
I wish I was stronger
But in my heart your soul still lingers
Should I pretend I don't care?
Lie to everyone
Why is this so damn unfair?
Please tell me
How am I supposed to feel
How can I possibly deal
When pretending we're not real?
Our fighting seems so petty
We've been through so much already
We meet here once again
Never ready to tie loose ends.
I wish I was stronger
But in my mind your kiss still lingers
Should I pretend I don't care?
Lie to everyone
Why is this so damn unfair?
Please tell me
How am I supposed to feel
How can I possibly deal
When pretending we're not real?
Are you ready to tell me what to say?
Are you ready to tell me what to do?
I'm getting tired of pushing you away.
I can't keep falling for you.
You pretend you don't care
Lie to everyone
This couldn't be more unfair
You tell me
Just how I'm supposed to feel
That's I just need to deal
To pretend we're not real."
Still not too shocked, Georgia looked upwards at Kwest's balcony. She could only wonder what was going through Tom Quincy's head at that moment. After that song, she was already tapped into Jude's feelings, and it wasn't a pretty picture.
Almost with ease, Jude started with the next song. She sang "Me Out of Me" with more fire than usual, probably still feeing off of the previous song.
Tommy could only watch in awe. He heard what Kwest was saying earlier and he understood how he was wrong to Jude. Now he could actually feel her pain and realized where it was all coming from and why.
Out in the crow, Kat gripped Jamie's hand tight. She felt bad for blowing up at Jude the way she did. They ended it in peace earlier, but it easily couldn't have. She was just happy not much harm had been done to her friends with Jude.
Then there was Sadie that sat at the bar. She gulped hard when she ingested what her sister sang. She knew she was horrible to Jude and Jude felt badly about tit. But she also knew that she really had lost Tommy to Jude, so she ordered herself another drink.
Most of the crow danced and sang along, enjoying the show. But the people closest to Jude couldn't enjoy themselves. They just stared and listened.