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"How is it for you?" Chloe asked after she and Jude had taken seats at a table at an outdoor cafe? Jude looked at her blankly, "what are you referring to?" Chloe laughed, "Oh, I'm sorry, half the time I'm three steps ahead of what I say, in my head I mean." She slapped herself lightly on the forehead with her free hand, "Nice Chloe, really make yourself sound like a geek there."

Jude couldn't help but chuckle, this girl, she had Tommy's traits, a lot of similar features, but she seemed a lot easier on herself, and others, not as demanding as Tommy was. Chloe finished her thought, "The music industry, Darius, my brother, how do you like it, I know it can be really hard, but it can also be really freaking awesome, so, what do you think about it?"

Jude shrugged, "I liked it a lot more last year, notw everything's, turns out my album didn't do very well, the company changed hands, from very cool ownership, to can I choke him now please ownership. To top it off, my parents are in the middle of a nasty divorce, one recent battle involved my trust fund... But, at the same time, I love it, I'm doing what I love, I have a great band, I'm making music I like."

Chloe smiled, visibly amused with Jude's rambling ways, "that's cool, it's always important to do what you love." Then she looked at Jude and laughed, "go ahead, ask me..." Jude looked at her, "once again, I lost where that train of thought was going." Chloe rolled her eyes, "two ways I pictured you going, either asking me about Tommy, or asking me how I became a crip, that's cripple for short by the way, I'm going with Tommy though now, 'cause you were raised right, probably won't ask me about the chair until I've known you for at least a day."

Jude leaned back, one thing Chloe and Tommy clearly had in common, their knack for calling people's bullshit, and saying what came to mind. "How far apart in age are you and Tommy?" Chloe grinned, "starting out with the softballs, nice... About a year and a half, almost closer to two actually, Tommy just turned 23, and I'm twenty one." Jude nodded, "was he the protective older brother?" Chloe snorted at that one, "he was the absent older brother, when Tom was in Bland Attack, I saw him, maybe, maybe four times a year" she paused, then gave Jude a sly grin, "didn't stop me from bugging the hell out of him on the phone though."

Jude laughed, "for some reason, I don't have a hard time envisioning that. So, were you in Toronto this whole time, and was Tommy really hiding his life from me, or did you live somewhere else." Chloe nodded at the somewhere else, "I went to school in Los Angeles, then I had a job out there, I got transferred back home, to Canada, about four days ago. I'm staying with Tommy until I find an apartment, I put my stuff in storage." Jude finished her coffee, then looked at Chloe impressed, "wow, Los Angeles, what do you do?", Chloe shrugged, "nothing that interesting, I'm a writer, I write books mainly, got two published, trashy teen stuff." Jude nodded, "I'm not much of a reader, but I'd love to read your stuff." Chloe laughed, "liar, but, I'll give a copy of the first book to Tommy... or, what, even better, a sure fire excuse for you to see the QUincy abode, come by later and get the book. Here, I'll give you the address."

Chloe scribbled an address and phone number on a piece of paper, "Jude, do you need a ride home?" Jude shook her head, "nah, this is pretty near my house, I'll catch the metro." Chloe nodded, "good, see you later, I totally forgot I have an appointment to look at an apartment, like, now, so I really have to go, but, see you later. It was awesome to meet you, I hear I might meet the other Harrison tonight." With a goodbye, and a quick wave, Chloe headed off quickly to her car. While Jude sat, thinking about the very strange conversation she just had.