"What? You gonna punch me again?" Darius asked as he saw Tommy and Jude near.

Shay and Georgia turned around to see the couple walking towards them, holding hands.

"I shoved you," Tommy corrected. "And I'm not gonna do it again if you don't about Jude like that ever again." He stood tall next to Darius, staring him in the eye.

Darius stood just a little bit taller. HE looked over Tommy and Jude with critical eyes. He let out a chuckle as he took one last glance over Tommy and replied, "The boy's in love!" Darius started to pat Tommy on the back. "It's about time!"

They couldn't help but smile at Darius' light-hearted response. Especially since it came from a man that stroke terror in people and always had some reason to cause drama.

The only person that didn't seem to be enjoying the occasion was Shay. He stood a few feet away from the group, silent. He clenched his jaw, trying to hold in his frustration, but didn't succeed. "Are you people stupid or crazy? Because I can't figure it out!"

"Shay Shay—" Darius started with a hand signaling him to stop.

Ignoring his uncle, Shay continued, "It's like some bad pedophile joke. It isn't love!"

He started to walk away, but Jude's voice stopped him when she asked, "Then what's your idea of love, Shay?"

He tried to think of something, anything. Yet the more he thought about it, the more he felt like a fool. Shay always felt that Tommy was a threat when he was dating Jude, and now he knew why. "I hope you two are happy together," was all he could mutter.

It should've ended there, but Jude followed him to the back of the club. Jude the two of them, Jude called out, "Well I hope you're happy with Eden."

"I'm not with Eden anymore," Shay stated with an irritated tone.

Hitting him like a ton of bricks, Shay turned to look at Jude. He squinted his eyes with bewilderment and asked, "Is that what this is about? Are you trying to-to get back at me?"

Jude scoffed at his ego and answered, "Tommy and I have nothing to do with you."

Nodding stiffly, Shay questioned, "Then what are you doing here? Why'd you follow me?"

With a chuckle, Jude said, "Apparently for the wrong reason." She turned away, not wanting to be in the same room with the kid anymore.

But Shay grabbed her arm to stop her. "What is it?" he questioned with a little bit of kindness.

"I forgive you," Jude said uneasily. She could see he didn't fully comprehend what she had said. Jude continued, "I've spent so much time hating you, Shay. And I'm not saying what you did was okay, but… I forgive you."

Shay nodded his head and responded with, "Thank you."

Giving him a slight smile, Jude tried leaving again. This time, she stopped herself to say, "It was nice working with you, Shay."

"Same here, Shorty," Shay stated with a grin.

Jude left Shay alone and walked back into the crowded club. She caught up with Tommy and joined him at a table. "Miss me?"

Tommy stood and took her hand. He gave it a soft peck and sweetly replied, "Of course." Tommy pulled out the chair for Jude and walked around the table to his own seat. "So, uh, what went down with Shay?"

"Nothing," Jude replied. She could see that Tommy didn't completely believe her and reassured him, "Really. Nothing 'went down'."

Nodding his head, Tommy said, "Okay."

She could sense the curiosity in his voice. Jude rolled her eyes and elaborated. "I told him that I forgave him for what happened."

"You forgave him?" Tommy asked with a touch of shock. He was still mad at the kid and it wasn't even his heart that got broken.

Jude nodded her head. "You gotta forgive people sooner or later… I'd rather do it before it's too late." Jude smiled, slightly referencing multiple conversations they'd had that day.

Wide eyed, Tommy spoke, "Speaking of forgiveness…" Tommy nodded towards the club door.

At that moment, Jude turned around to see Stuart stiffly walking into the scene. She froze, not wanting him to be there.

Stuart Harrison caught a glance of his daughter and quickly made his way towards her. "Jude!" he called to her.

Sliding off of her seat, Jude stood. She grabbed Tommy's hand after stating, "Let's go." She dragged him through the crowd, heading towards the back exit.

Once they were outside of the club, Tommy slowed down, also slowing Jude. "Whoa," he said as they finally came to a completely stop in the parking lot. "Are you okay?"

Jude spun around in Tommy's arms and sighed. Her face was stained with tears and obvious pain lay in her eyes. She gave Tommy one look and melted in his arms. "I just—I can't do it! I can't look at him the same way anymore!" she squealed.

"Shh…" Tommy tried everything he could think of to comfort her. He whispered optimistic thoughts in her ear and stroked her back gently as she wept openly.

Placing Jude in his car, Tommy knew exactly where to take her to clear their minds. Evan though the drive was silent, both of their minds were on overload.

After a twenty minute drive, Tommy parked his Viper in what seemed to be the pitch black night. He got out and opened the door for Jude. Before closing the door, Tommy leaned in and turned up the radio. They sat on the hood of his car and looked out into a valley of lights. Tommy brought Jude to a secluded park above the entire city. They were on top of the world.

Tommy sighed and commented, "If this doesn't help clear your mind… I don't know what would."

He breathed in his surroundings. The lights were nothing more than lit houses and offices, street lights and signs. Yet, from a distance, it was more magical than a person could imagine.

Jude glanced over at Tommy and could see the tranquility in his eyes. His voice and attitude calmed her, even though she was still thinking about her father. Scooting closer to him, Jude let her body fall into his arms. She quietly said, "I don't want to 'clear my mind'."

With a sweet peck on the top of her head, Tommy inquired, "What do you want?"

"I don't know… To think..?"

Tommy ran his fingers through her red locks, gently playing with her hair. "I'm all ears if you wanna think aloud."

A few of the lights had dimmed since they started gazing. It was hard to make out where the lights had disappeared from in such a mass amount, but Jude noticed the difference. She took a deep breath and stated, "I can forgive a creep like Shay, but I can't even look at my own father. My flesh and blood."

Tommy understood where Jude was coming from. It was just that day that they discussed her issues of forgiveness. "You looked up to your dad, Jude. When he let you down, it meant a lot more than Shay Shay being a stupid kid. It'll take time."

"Do you know how much you mean to me?" Jude pulled back to look into Tommy's eyes. When she saw the shock on his face, she continued, "I love you, Tommy. You mean so much to me, and on occasion, you've hurt me… Now look at us. Why is forgiveness so hard when it comes to my dad?"

Clearing his throat, Tommy tried to think of some brilliant words of wisdom. "I-I don't have an answer for you, Jude. But if you ask anyone else, I'm sure they're just as confused."

Closing her eyes tight, Jude buried her face in Tommy's chest. She knew he was right, but it wasn't the answer she was looking for. "The worst part I that I keep on shutting him out. I miss him so much, Tommy. I just can't let him back in."

As she started to weep, Tommy held her in his arms. "It'll be alright." Trying to calm her, Tommy gave Jude the occasional kiss on her head. "Just give it some time."