Jude just stood there for a second, before she looped her hands around Tommy's neck, and continued the kiss. She couldn't help but think how wonderful it felt to be in his arms. After she realized what she inwardly thought, she pull away.
She gave him a look of disbelief before she shoved him , bringing her knee up to make direct contact with his stomach.
Tommy made a "gawff" sound, clutching his stomach with his hand as he saw stars. He stumbled into the room, and Jude followed him, slamming the door shut.
"What the hell are you doing here Tommy? What the hell do you want?" She questioned him, her initial shock turning to anger.
"Right now all I want is to be able to breathe without pain coursing through my body." Tommy managed to say as he slid into a nearby chair. "Jesus, Jude you taking boxing or something?"
"Defense 101." She said with her hands on her hips. "Me and Kat took it two months ago.." She said but realized she was getting off track. "You got a lot of nerve kissing me Quincy, you're lucky I didn't aim my knee a little lower."
Tommy winced at the thought. "I'm sorry Jude, aren't you happy to see me?" He looked at her sheepishly.
"Happy?" She laughed. "Happy? Oh, I'm alotta things right now, but happy isn't one of them. Again, what the hell are you doing here, Tommy?" She shot at him.
"I came for you." He got up when he was sure he wouldn't topple over. He put his hand on her cheek. "I missed you. I almost went crazy when I saw you tonight. You look so beautiful."
Jude melted at his words and leaned her cheek slightly towards Tommy's palm and sighed. She missed him too. Just seeing him again gave her stomach butterflies and made her pulse race. But she wasn't about to admit it. "Well, you know if you hadn't left in the first place, you wouldn't have missed me at all." She accused as she removed his hand from her cheek. "What did you think was gonna happen, Tommy? I'd be so overjoyed that you were back, you'd only have to say a few nice words and I'd forgive and forget? Think again, Tommy. I'm 18 now, I've grown up. You were right, age really does make a difference after all." She shot her words at him, hoping it hit its mark.
And it did. "Jude, I don't think you understand why I left." Tommy answered her, prepared to make sure she knew.
"Oh I understand real perfect, you were tired of me, now your not, so you've decided to come back. But I'm not gonna go through that again. You really hurt me, Tommy. More than anyone." She admitted, feeling the same emotions she felt all those months ago when he left.
"I'm sorry," He repeated again. "Damn it, I didn't know that I could hurt..." He trailed off, as he stared into her eyes. He shook his head before he spoke. "You know what, it doesn't matter now. I'm back okay and it'll be better this time. We'll be better." He gave her a tentative smile.
Jude gave a short, humorless laugh. "You really are delusional, aren't you? You really think after all this time, after what you did, after what you said, that I was just gonna jump in your arms and say something corny like 'let's make beautiful music together? God Tommy, I'm not a fool anymore. I'm not some love sick girl who would have killed for you to say would you just said to me. I'm over you okay?" She said the last part softly, hoping to convince him and herself.
"Jude, I wasn't lying when I said I didn't want to hurt you, but I had to go away, I needed it."
"Well, I needed you!" She yelled unexpectedly. "But you left anyway. You hurt me, real bad and you of all people should know how much I hate to be hurt."
Tommy noticed the sadness in her eyes and cursed himself for being responsible for it. He reached out a hand to her, but Jude slapped it away.
"Don't touch me, Quincy. I can't think when you do." She pinched the top of her nose as she felt a headache coming on. This was too much for her. "I'm with Christopher Line now anyway okay? So even If I remotely forgave you-which I don't- there couldn't be anything between us."
Tommy found himself suddenly becoming angry. This wasn't going how he planned. "You mean that punk? You're serious about him?"
"Yeah, I am." She said, unconsciously toying with the charm bracelet he had given her mere hours ago.
Tommy noticed it and picked up her wrist to inspect the gift. "He give this to you?"
Sticking her chin up, ready for a battle, Jude said, "Yeah, he did. It's beautiful and I love it. Got a problem with that?"
"No," He murmured still holding her wrist. "But the Jude I knew wouldn't have been impressed by some piece of expensive jewelry. Maybe you have changed. " His words were whispered as he dropped her wrist.
Furious at him for insulting her, Jude went to go hit him again, but a voice coming from the hallway stopped her.
"It's Christopher!" She hissed when she realized who it belonged to. She frantically tried to push Tommy behind a desk knowing that there was no time for Tommy to leave the room without Chris seeing him. "You have to hide, okay? I don't want him to see us together."
Tommy smiled and didn't move an inch. "Why, Jude you act like we're secret lovers or something. I thought you just said there's nothing between us, if that's true who cares if he sees me and you together? He asked calmly, looking her straight in the eye.
"He hates you." She whispered as she continue to attempt to move him.
"Why, I never met him." Tommy wondered out loud, puzzled even though he felt the same way about Chris.
"Listen I can't give you an explanation, right now just go!" She gave him one final push and Tommy's hip banged into the side of the desk. Jude gasped as Tommy grabbed his hip in pain. "Sorry!"
"Ow, Jesus, Jude, you trying to kill me?" He said as he absently rubbed his now sore hip.
"Whatever, I'll kiss the boo boo later, just go!" She said as she shoved his head down, just as Christopher was opening the door.
"Promise?" He grinned up at her.
Jude ignored him as she went over to the door to greet Chris.
"Hey Babe, I was looking all over you." He smiled as he took her in his arms.
"Uh, hey Chris, what's up?" She said feeling a little flustered.
Chris raised his eyebrows at her. "Is something wrong?"
"No, no everything's fine!" She said, just a little too enthusiastic.
"Okay, good. I've been looking everywhere for you. Glad I found you in this deserted office with just you and me in it. Alone." He said as he started to play with her hair.
"Ha, ha. Yep, just you and me." She giggled nervously as she shot a quick look back at the desk.
"Well since we're finally alone, we should make use of it, eh?" Chris started to kiss her, moving his hand to her shoulder, than even lower.
"Not here Chris." She said trying to swat his hand away.
Tommy felt as if he spent most of his day hidden behind some damn desk. When he heard Chris saying something about being alone, Tommy thought he was going be sick. When all he heard was silence for a few seconds, he knew he was going to be.
"Oh come on babe. Nobody's gonna miss us," He said ignoring her protests as he started to trail kisses down her neck. She became a little distracted but when he started to back her towards the desk, Jude remembered where they were and more importantly who was in the room.
"Seriously, Chris, not now." She said, thinking of Tommy a few feet away.
"You're not that convincing," Chris grinned as he tapped her lightly on the nose and continued to kiss her.
"Come on, Christopher. I'm not kidding. Stop." She said a little bit more firmly this time. She hated Tommy right now, but she wasn't that cruel that she'd subject him to her making out with her boyfriend. She tried again to push him away, but he wouldn't move. Before she got the chance to push him harder, Chris flew off her and somehow landed between the hard wall and one angry Tommy Quincy.