AN: Thanks also to Erin McKinley for all the name suggestions. As always, r & r!

Disclaimer – As always, I do not own Instant Star or any of the characters. If I did, Tommy + Jude would already be together, but judging from the last episode…we'll just have to wait and see.

Previously:

"So, what's it going to be, Jude?" Stuart asked his youngest.

Everyone stared at Jude in eager anticipation.

Jude: "I think I'll name them…"

Part 5:

Jude: "…Thomas Matthew and Alexzandra Elizabeth." She winced as Stuart immediately started sputtering. "What! How can you name them that? Those aren't even decent names, they're not names in any of the Beatles songs…"

Stuart trailed off as Tommy took her hand, silently supporting her decision.

"I think those are great names," Tommy praised Jude's decision-making. Jude gazed up at her husband, eyes full of love and thanks for taking her side.

"Yeah, dad. They don't have to be Beatles' names to be good ones. Right, mom?" Jude smiled, savoring the shock that registered on her mother's face as Stuart glanced angrily at his wife.

"Um, honey, maybe we should leave them alone," Victoria said, recovering quickly, hoping to diffuse the situation as quickly as she could. "Jude must be exhausted, and Tommy probably wants to spend some time with her before they go home."

Stuart snorted, "Right, like Tommy hasn't spent enough time with her already. Barely nine months, and we're grandparents," he muttered loudly enough for everyone to hear. "What does that tell you?"

Victoria just shook her head at him, and pushed a still livid Stuart out the door, as Kwest and Sadie fought to keep themselves from laughing. As soon as the door had barely closed, they all exploded in laughter, with Kwest glancing back at the door and trying to quiet the others down.

Sadie spoke up and hugged her sister. "I never thought you'd beat me in having children, but I'm glad you guys made me an aunt." She picked up her niece and smiled, saying, "Hi Alexz, I'm your Aunt Sadie, and this is your Uncle Kwest. I'm gonna come over every day just to see you, and we'll have so much fun. Then when you're older, I'll teach you all about boys, and clothes, and makeup, and…"

Kwest laughed as he picked up Thomas. "Hold up, babe, you don't want to scare her, do you?" Mumbling softly to Thomas, he said, "Never mind what your Aunt Sadie just told you. You're going to learn how to work the soundboard, and who better to teach you than your dad and me? Pretty soon, you'll be the best artist/songwriter/producer in the industry, and Darius will be crawling to you on his hands and knees to beg you for advice."

Jude groaned and pulled her daughter away from Sadie. "Can I get my children back before you scar them for life?" she joked, cradling her baby in her arms. Jude had this beautiful smile on her face, as if she'd just realized she was a mother for the first time. Then her smile faded as a thought occurred to her, and she looked up at Tommy.

"Tommy, I don't know if I can do this," Jude said, fear and panic replacing her initial happiness and joy.

"Jude, we'll be fine. I'll be right there with you, and you'll have Kwest and Sadie, Kat and Jamie, and your parents. That is, once your dad gets over the names," Tommy looked at Kwest and Sadie, who both nodded as they all tried to reassure her.

But Jude wasn't convinced. "Maybe my dad was right after all."

"What do you mean?" Kwest said.

Sadie cut in. "When I was doing an assignment for my media class on Tommy, my dad walked in on us kissing, and he told me I was too young to be dating him. Now Jude thinks she's too young to be a mother."

Kwest nodded, then said, "You're not too young. My mom had me when she was about Jude's age, and look how I turned out."

Sadie elbowed Kwest in the stomach hard, and as Kwest gasped in pain, Tommy said, "Kwest's right. Besides, I'll be here to help. And if we have any trouble finding someone to watch them while we work, maybe we can ask Georgia if we could move the studio equipment to the mansion and record there, so that we can keep an eye on the twins."

"Don't worry, I'd be more than happy to watch them," Sadie gushed, still not getting over how cute her niece and nephew were. "Did you need any help setting up the nursery?"

"Yeah, we were just about to finish by Jude's due date, but since they came early…" Tommy looked at Kwest pointedly.

"You got it, man. We're all over it. Come on, Sades," Kwest said, slipping an arm around his wife. They left the room. Seconds later, Kat barged in, dragging Jamie behind her.

"OMG, they're absolutely adorable!" Kat squealed, unable to control her emotions. She picked Alexz up, and Alexz stared at Kat with wide eyes, then gurgled happily.

Jamie, however, went over and stood at Jude's side. "Jude, how're you holding up?"

"I'm great, thanks. A little tired, maybe, but I'm good," Jude said, holding her hands out toward Thomas. Tommy reluctantly handed his son over to Jude, and smiled as Thomas reached out and whacked Jamie's glasses off his face.

"Ow!" Jamie said. He glared at Tommy. "Yep, he's definitely little Tommy Q Jr."

Tommy turned serious, and glared back at Jamie. "Dude, don't start. And don't you ever call me little Tommy Q again. No one does."

Jude cleared her throat, and Tommy quickly added, "Except Jude, but she's special." Tommy cringed as Jude whacked him in the side, then amended his statement. "I mean, she's the only one who can get away with it. But that doesn't mean you can."

"Right, Tommy," Jamie said, trying not to laugh at Jude's absolute control over Tommy. She had the same effect on him when they were kids.

Meanwhile, Kat was too absorbed with Alexz to notice what was going on. She only noticed when Tommy tried to take his daughter from her that she instinctively whacked Tommy, thinking it was Jamie.

"Ow!" Tommy pretended to be hurt, but he was really just joking.

"Kat!" Jude exclaimed, thinking Kat had hurt him.

"Sorry," Kat mumbled, "I thought Tommy was Jamie."

"It's OK," Tommy said, "except for the fact that I'm not a tall skinny dork with goofy glasses." Tommy was just teasing now, since he'd come to tolerate Jamie after seeing how Jamie'd always stuck by Jude.

"HEY!" Jamie protested. "At least I'm not a lame ex-boyband member who spent all his teen years shaking his butt and calling it dancing."

"Dude, don't even go there," Tommy said, a menacing gleam in his eye.

"OK, guys, a little too much testosterone in here." Jude interrupted, before Tommy could start beating Jamie up.

"You're right," Tommy said, "Mind if I throw Jamie out?" He grinned evilly as he grabbed Jamie's shirt, but Jamie wrenched his shirt out of Tommy's grasp.

Kat handed Alexz over to Jude just before Jamie grabbed her hand.

"Never mind, we're leaving. Jude, just make sure your son doesn't end up like Little Tommy Q," Jamie spat out, just before ducking out the door.

Tommy laughed as soon as he'd left, and Jude couldn't help but join in.

"Promise me something?" Jude glanced at Tommy, who thought she wanted him to stop picking on Jamie.

"What?" Tommy wondered.

"That no matter what happens between us, that we'll always be able to work it out?" Jude asked.

"Definitely. And no matter who comes along, or who tries to break us up: Shay, Speed, Eden, Portia, whoever, we'll always be together?" Tommy asked.

"Of course. It's not always going to be easy, and we won't always know what'll happen, but if we stay together, we'll be able to make it work, right?" Jude smiled, already knowing Tommy's answer.

"I wouldn't have it any other way," Tommy said, handing Thomas to one of the nurses who had just come in to check on Jude. He leaned down and kissed Jude with all the passion he felt, then broke it off to say, "Thanks for making me a dad."

Jude smiled as she moved closer to Tommy. "No problem," she said, as Tommy smirked. "Thanks for making me a mom." Then she pulled Tommy down for another long, passionate kiss.

THE END

AN: Sooo...what do you think? Whether you hate it or love it, I'd appreciate a review. :o)! Thanks for reading!