Jude picked at her cheeseburger. She and Speed had been sitting in silence for the last few minutes, since their food arrived. The small talk had been nice, but they had more important things to discuss.

"So what's it like having Tommy back?" Speed asked in all seriousness. Jude smiled, blushing down at her food.

"It's great." Speed grinned.

"I recognize that smile, dish the details Harrison." Jude looked up.

"Actually it's Quincy now." Speed caught a glimpse of her wedding band.

"Get out! Tommy said he was a family man now." Jude nodded, looking down. "So you guys got any mini Quincy's running around?" Jude shook her head.

"Well, there's Noelle." Speed nodded before looking at Jude. She stared straight back at him.

"Noelle?" Speed asked. Jude frowned, pushing her plate away.

"Yeah, you know the daughter you helped create." Speed almost spit out his drink.

"Whoa, I almost totally forgot about that." Jude nodded, looking away. She could feel the anger rising in her stomach.

"Yeah well, you've been out of her life since the moment of conception." Speed looked down.

"Dude I'm sorry. But I thought that we agreed you'd have full custody. I didn't even think that you were actually keeping the baby." Jude glared at him.

"I didn't think that you would be running off to America to live out a rockstar's dream while I was stuck here in Toronto 19 years old and pregnant." Jude opened her purse and threw a picture at him.

"She's a beautiful, gifted 15 year old girl, no thanks to you." With that said, Jude grabbed her purse and jacket before storming off. Speed looked down at the photo of Noelle. His daughter.

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Tommy cleaned up the studio before exiting. He saw Jude come running into the building and storm off into her office. Tommy abandoned his destination for hospitality and a hot cup of coffee, and instead redirected himself towards Jude's office.

"Hey, you okay?" He asked, pushing the door open. Jude looked up at him, unshed tears in her eyes.

"What? Oh yeah, I'm just great." She began furiously organizing the items on her desk, something she did when she was upset. Tommy grabbed her hands, forcing her to stop.

"Jude! Jude!" She looked at him. "You want to tell me what's going on?" Tommy finished. Jude took her hand back before going to sit on her couch. Tommy sat down next to her. Jude instinctively curled up into him. She sighed.

"I don't know. I guess everything's just been getting to me a lot more, recently." Tommy wrapped his arm around her.

"Like what?" Jude shook her head.

"Little stuff. Must be my old age." She laughed. Tommy laughed with her. Jude had always had a very infectious laugh.

"Well if you're old, I must be ancient." Jude slapped him lightly.

"Shut up, for a 40 year old guy, you look pretty good." Tommy smiled at her.

"You think so?" Jude hit him again.

"Whatever you know that you're hot. That's why you flaunt it every chance you get!" She teased. Tommy chuckled, kissing her on the forehead.

"You ready to go home?" Jude nodded.

"Yeah." They stood up and gathered their things. Jude slipped her hands into his. Tommy looked at her and gave her hand a light squeeze. He made a mental note to talk to her about what had made her so upset later.

Jude looked over at Tommy who was driving. She loved him for his patience and not pushing her to tell him what was wrong. Jude made a mental note herself to talk to Mason the first chance she got. Tommy pulled up into the driveway and stopped the car. Jude grabbed her purse and headed inside.

"Noelle?" She called into the house. She didn't receive an answer. "Noelle!" She called again. Jude walked towards her daughter' bedroom; Tommy not that far behind her. She pushed the door open to see her listening to music on her computer.

"Hey don't you answer when I call your name anymore?" Jude asked. Noelle turned her music down.

"I'm sorry Mom; I didn't realize you guys were home." Jude folded her arms in front of her.

"Next time I call for you please answer me, okay? It worries me every time I don't know where you are." Jude walked into her room and shut the door, a little forcibly. Noelle looked at her dad.

"What's wrong with Mom?" She asked. Tommy stared at the door, a worried look on his face.

"I don't know." Tommy walked over to his and Jude's bedroom and opened the door to see Jude crying silently. He made his way over to the bed and sat down.

"Hey are you okay?" Jude shook her head, staring up at the ceiling.

"No, I am not okay. I don't why, but I feel constantly worried like something is going to happen to Noelle if I don't know where she is every minute of the day." Tommy looked at her.

"When did this transpire?" he asked, thinking of all the times Jude easily let Noelle run off with her friends. Jude shrugged, still not looking at him.

"It's always been there, in my gut. It's just part of being a mother." Tommy nodded.

"Are you sure that you're okay?" He asked.

"Tommy if you ask me that one more time, I will scream." Tommy chuckled.

"Okay, well if you need me I'll be downstairs, watching TV." Tommy kissed her on the forehead before disappearing out the door. The minute Tommy disappeared, Jude whipped out her cell phone and dialed Mason's number. He picked up after the third ring.

"Hello?"

"Mason, it's Jude, can we talk?" Jude asked. She heard Mason yawn.

"Yeah, but make it fast. I was about to take a nap." Jude apologized.

"It's just I talked with Speed today, and ever since I've been acting weird. Tommy and Noelle have both noticed it."

"Maybe it's time to tell the truth?" Mason said. Jude rolled her eyes. He had been trying for 15 years to get her to tell the truth. It hadn't happened yet.

"Mason, I can't." Mason gave her a chuckle.

"Okay, okay, just don't feed me anymore of your bullshit excuses." Jude laughed.

"Okay, thanks Mason. I'll see ya tomorrow." Mason hung up the phone, leaving Jude to herself. She curled up into the pillows and fell asleep.

Later that same night, Tommy walked into his room to change into sweats. He saw Jude curled up on the bed, fast asleep. Tommy smiled at her. She looked so peaceful. Tommy placed a loving kiss on her forehead, before pulling her shoes off her feet, trying to make her more comfortable. He gingerly pulled the covers out from under her, before slipping into the bed next to her. Jude grunted and rolled over, close to him. Tommy smiled and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in closer to him. He kissed her on the forehead again before falling asleep.