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Chapter 17: Lies, all lies.

"Hey, Jude," Tommy said entering Studio A.

"What do you want?" I snapped at him.

"Whoa, easy girl, what's with you?" He asked sitting next to me.

"You're a manipulator. You tricked me and if Kwest hadn't come along, I don't know what you would've done."

"I wouldn't have done anything to you."

"That's bullshit."

"I might've kissed you."

"I say again bullshit. I don't believe you."

"Jude, you know I care about you. I wouldn't do anything to hurt you." He draped his arm around her.

She rolled her shoulder, knocking his arm off. "I wouldn't do that if I were you…"

"And why not?" He asked, wrapping his arm around her shoulders again.

"Because Kwest might not like it." She moved her shoulder again, removing his arm from her shoulder once more.

"Since when do I care what Kwest wants?" He rested his arm on her shoulder for the final time.

"Since Kwest and I-" I stopped when Kwest came in the room.

Kwest stared down Tommy. "Tom, want to explain to me why you have your arm around Jude?"

"Why do you care? You guys broke up."

"Oh but that's where you're very wrong. Now get away from her."

"Oh poor Kwest, pretending that you and Jude are still together to make you feel better."

"He's not pretending," I interrupted. "What I was trying to tell you was that Kwest and I got back together. But it's not like I need to tell you anything."

"As your producer you need to fill me in on somethings."

"None that have to do with my love life."

"She's right," Kwest agreed.

"Stay out of this, Kwest, this has nothing to do with you," Tommy shot at him.

"Of course it has to do with him, it's all about him," I yelled back.

"You don't have to explain anything to him," Kwest answered, trying to calm me down.

"You're right…" I stood up and headed towards the door with Kwest.

"You know I'll win, Kwest," Tom shouted at him. "In the end, I'll win."

He glanced back to Tom. "That's where you're wrong, Tommy," he replied. "She's not a trophy for you to win; therefore neither one of us will win." He turned back around and we walked out of Studio A.

"Kwest, that was awesome," I said to him.

"Well, I try," he replied, smugly.

"And it worked." I leaned in and kissed him gently. As I pulled away, I tasted blood in my mouth. I touched a finger to my lips, covering them in a deep red substance. "Kwest?" I asked looking up at him.

And there it was, blood slowly coming from the corner of his mouth. "I…" He mumbled with a mouthful of blood. His eyes fluttered shut and his body dropped to the floor.

"Kwest!" I screamed, kneeling next to him.

Tommy came from inside the studio and said, "What happened?"

"Get away and call a damn ambulance!" I screamed at him. "Please Kwest, pull through," I whispered to him.

AN: Oh, I wonder what happened… I know that this was a short chapter but I just want to have the effect of a cliffhanger, everyone knows how much I love those. Anyways, R&R! P.S. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and Happy Kwanzaa!