A/N: This chapter is going to be a little weirder than the last few.

Disclaimer: I don't own the show

Chapter 6: Hold On Loosely

Jude and Tommy set out to see the city the next afternoon. Kwest had told them to go without him, since he was still tired and he didn't really want to see London anyway. Tommy took Jude everywhere. They were out all day, like he had planned. They ended up at a small park near a fountain. Jude looked around. "Wow, I see why you like this place." She laughed. "Hardly anyone's bothered us all day." Tommy grinned. He loved to see her happy.

"Yeah, well, I value my privacy." She sighed. "What?" She shrugged.

"I've missed you, Tommy."

"Yeah. I've missed you, too." She smiled. He put his arm around her shoulder. "Jude, can I ask you something?" She looked up at him and nodded.

"Sure. What is it?" He paused for a minute, trying to find the right words.

"Have you ever...really thought about our daughter?" She frowned.

"Yeah, sometimes. I think about where she is and what happened to her and things like that." He nodded.

"Me, too. I've thought about how we just gave her away like that."

"Well, we had to. We couldn't just come back to my mom and dad and everyone with a baby, could we?"

"I know, but still. Now, it kinda seems stupid." She nodded. They were silent for a little while until Jude finally stood up. Tommy looked at her. "Where are you going?" She looked back and smiled.

"Come on. I need to get back." He got up and followed her.

"Why?"

"I just got inspiration for a new song. We can use it for the album." He smiled.

"Ok." They left the park and walked back to Tommy's apartment. Once they got inside, Jude ran into her room and started playing around with the strings on her guitar. Tommy came in and sat next to her and she started singing. Tommy could only listen as he sat next to Jude. The song was beautiful. He smiled as she slowly finished playing. It was late and they were both tired, but they didn't care. She looked up at him.

"What did you think?"

"That was beautiful, girl." Like you, he thought. Jude yawned.

"Tommy, I-" She was cut off by Tommy putting his finger up to her lips.

"Shh. Go to sleep." She smiled and nodded. He got up and left and she slowly fell into a deep sleep. The dream came again that night, only this time, Jude turned around and could see Tommy standing behind her on his own. He reached down and pulled her to her feet without saying a word, and wrapped his arms around her tightly. They stayed like that for a little while until she looked up at him and saw his image fading. She reached up to touch his cheek but felt nothing as the image continued to fade out. She was alone again. She woke up in tears trying to figure out why this dream kept coming to her. She sat in her bed quietly sobbing until Tommy, who was just next door, came into her room. "Jude, girl, what's wrong?" She looked up.

"Everything. It's so damn cold in here, Tommy," she said between sobs. Tommy came up and put his arms around her.

"Shh. It's ok." He ran his hand through her hair soothingly. She calmed down and he slowly lowered her down onto her bed and got up. She reached up and grabbed his hand.

"Please, Tommy. Don't leave me again. I need you." He turned around and sat back down on her bed. He had never seen her like this, so scared, so vulnerable.

"I won't go anywhere. I promise." She sat up and hugged him. He hugged her back. "Everything's gonna be ok. Just go back to sleep." Jude closed her eyes. She could feel Tommy put her back down on her bed again, but didn't feel his arms release her from his embrace. She fell asleep with Tommy's arms wrapped around her protectively. They woke up the next morning in the same position. Tommy smiled down at Jude, remembering what had happened last night, but not quite knowing what it was about. He stayed there silently, not wanting to wake her until she moved and her eyes fluttered open. "Hey, girl." She smiled.

"Hi. I'm sorry about what happened last night. It's just this dream I keep having. It's crazy." She laughed. "God, I feel like a 5 year old telling you that." He smiled.

"It's ok." He looked down and pressed his lips against hers gently. She slowly ran her hands up and around his neck, making the kiss deeper. She broke apart and looked into his eyes. "Jude, I--I love you." A small smile came over Jude's face. She reached up and touched Tommy's cheek, making him look down at her.

"I love you, too." He grinned at her and leaned down to kiss her again, harder this time. She kissed him back, running her fingers through his hair greedily. They broke apart and Tommy looked at her.

"I can't take this anymore, Jude. I'm not gonna pretend we never felt anything towards eachother. I need you." Before Jude could respond, Tommy had captured her lips in his once again. He moved on top of her and slowly removed the t-shirt that she had been wearing. Jude responded by doing the same to him. He grinned and began laying a trail of kisses down her neck, down her chest and towards her breast. He slowly unhooked and removed her bra, both of them enjoying every minute. Jude loved the feeling of his bare chest against his as he moved his hands to the waistband of her sweats, but was stopped by the door opening and someone's voice coming from the hall.

"I see you're both up."

A/N: R&R.