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Chapter 14: Dream a Dream

Jude tossed in her sleep, her mind wandering around and mixing memories.

In her mind, she was back at Kat's 15the birthday party, playing a game of spin-the-bottle. Of course she never had kissed any of the guys but it was still fun to play. But as she looked around, it wasn't the same as it was back then. Kat wasn't there, or any of the other girls for that matter. A guy from her present time had replaced every guy that had been there. There was Kwest, Tommy, and Chaz, the only one that was the same was Jamie.

Jude grabbed the bottle and spun it. Then all of the sudden, it was like she was viewing it from the bottle and she just spun around very fast, not seeing who she was passing. Soon she began to slow down. The guys became clearer: Chaz, Tommy, Kwest, Jamie, Chaz. It was all so confusing to her. The bottle slowed down even more. It was almost to a complete stop somewhere between Tommy and Chaz.

She shot up from her deep sleep with a scream. She fell from the couch, scratching her arm on the corner of the coffee table. "Ow!" She screeched.

Tommy ran out into the front room, in a pair of black boxers and a white T-shirt. "You okay?" He ran over to her and helped her up onto the couch.

"I'm fine, Tommy," she said. "Don't need to go into hero mode for me."

"Sorry, just whenever I see a damsel in distress, I have to go to the rescue."

"I'm not a damsel in distress, I'm not even a damsel."

He examined the scratch on her arm. "Well, it's not too bad."

"I knew it wasn't."

"Be right back." He got up and left the room, only to return with a band-aid in his hand. He sat down next to her and put it on her. "I'm really sorry about earlier. I just, don't want to let you go after only having you for such a short time."

"I know. I'm really sorry too. I didn't mean for you to see that. I didn't think you were home."

"It's okay, this place is kind of like your home for the time being too."

"But I still feel really stupid about it happening like that."

"You shouldn't. If you want to be with Chaz, that's up to you." He paused and looked up from her arm. Jude was blushing and trying to avoid eye contact. She eventually looked him in the eye. "Are you happy with him?" He asked.

"I think so."

"Think?"

"Tommy, I like him, I do, but I can't help to think that I hurt you more than I should've. Earlier today was a fluke, I was just blinded by Chaz's charm." She looked down at her hands in her lap. "I'm not that kind of girl."

"Does Chaz know that?"

"I don't think so. Did you know that when I moved in?"

"I did. You're sweet and you love music and you're beautiful. If Chaz wants to go further than you're ready for, then he doesn't see that." He stood up. "We should both get some sleep." He turned to walk away.

Jude's mind flashed back to her dream. The bottle finally stopped… on Tommy.

"Tommy!" She called getting up.

He turned around and caught her in a hug. "Wha-"

"I've made a mistake! I don't want to be with Chaz!"

"I- I want…"

"What?"

"You." He kissed her softly.

"All I have to do is tell Chaz…"

Jude sat there with a sadness filling her. "Chaz, I'm really sorry. But I just don't feel the same way with you as I feel with Tommy. But I really do like you."

"It's okay, I get it," he replied. "And I think we should maybe break off the fake relationship too, it's for the best."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure." He stood up, kissed her forehead, and left the studio. "Hey EJ," he said to her, "call any tabloid, tell them that me and Jude have broken up." He continued towards the door.

"I'm sorry about this," Tommy told him.

He stopped in his tracks and glared over to Tommy. "You'll be sorry about this, Tommy, I mean it." And with that, he left G Major.

AN: Hm… I wonder what Chaz meant by that… Oh wait! I know! HA! Anyways, R&R!