Jude just stood there for a full 30 seconds, shocked. It took her a few more seconds to realized that Tommy was holding Chris by his shirt sending daggers at him with his eyes.
"I think Jude told you no," Tommy said, his voice deadly low. "Last time I checked, "no" meant get the hell off of me. How do you like someone all over you refusing to let you go?" Tommy shoved him roughly against the wall "Not so nice when it's the other way around, huh?"
When Tommy's voice registered in Jude's head, she came back to her senses and realized that this wasn't some terrible joke. She ran towards them
"Let him go, Tommy!" She yelled, trying to pry him off of Chris, who's faced turned from shocked to scared to angry.
When Tommy looked at Jude to say something, Chris saw his opportunity. "She said let me go, Lil Tommy Q" Chris said the last part sarcastically, then pushed Tommy, sending him a few inches back.
Tommy just turned his head slightly and laughed before he lunged at Chris.
"Stop it!" Jude screamed as she jumped into the middle of them. "Cut it out!"
Jamie and Kat heard the commotion from the hallway and peaked their heads inside.
"Oh, shit." Kat murmured when she saw the scene in front of them as Jamie rushed in to help Jude. Jude tried to calm down Chris as Jamie went to Tommy, grabbing his arms tightly.
"Back off, man." Tommy said dangerously to Jamie. "He was trying to force himself on Jude."
"It wasn't like that!" Chris shouted back as Jude kept trying to soothe him.
Jamie loosened his grip on Tommy when he heard this. "Is that true?" Jamie looked Tommy in the eye.
"Would I say it if it wasn't?" He shot back.
And with that, Jamie let go of Tommy's arm, and Tommy advanced on Chris again. Jude backed away a little and yelled to Kat "Go get Kwest!" Kat rushed out of the room without a word. "Guys stop it! This is ridiculous, Tommy!" She yelled when she saw him deliver a clean cut to Chris's jaw. "Don't just stand there, Jamie. Help me!"
"Okay," He said mildly as he drew Jude back further away from the two fighting men, hoping to keep her out of harms way. If what Tommy said was true, Chris was getting everything he deserved.
Kwest and Georgia rushed through the door with Kat and Sadie on their heels.
"Oh, shit." Kwest muttered, echoing the statement Kat made a few minutes ago, as he ran towards Tommy and pulled him off of Chris. "Chill, man!" He yelled.
"Let me go, Kwest." He warned, his eyes dark.
Georgia and Jude went to Chris as he stood there fuming.
"Oh God, Chris are you okay?" Jude asked hurriedly, inspecting his chin.
Tommy scoffed. "You're worried about that pig?" He questioned angrily. "After what he did?"
"You don't know what you're talking about Quincy!" Chris yelled, ready to go a second round.
"Jude," Georgia interjected. "Is there something wrong?"
"No!" She said. "Tommy just jumped to a conclusion so fast, he missed a step and fell!" She yelled towards him
"That's rich." Tommy laughed sarcastically.
"Jude, why don't you take Chris to the room straight across from here. I think there's a first aid kit there, okay?" She said, knowing that if she kept Chris and Tommy in the same room any longer there'd be blood spilled.
When Tommy was about to protest, Georgia cut him off, "Sadie and Kat, go with Jude in case she needs any help."
When the four exited, Georgia turned to Tommy. "Happy?"
"No," He answered as he turned away from them and slammed his fist against the wall. "I don't trust that kid with Jude." He whirled back, furious. "You should have seen what he was doing." He lightly touched his cheek where Chris had actually been able to get a hit in. 'That'll definitely bruise.' He thought dismally.
"What exactly happened?" Jamie piped up.
"Well, I came in here to find Jude to tell her I was back and we were just talking." Tommy said, but Georgia and Kwest sent each other a look. Tommy ignored it and sat in a chair. "Then we here Line's voice and Jude got all nervous and made me hide, because she claims he hates me, for reasons I don't know why. Then before I knew it, he was all over her, and she was telling him no and he wouldn't stop, so I did the logical thing and beat the crap out of him. "He smiled grimly at the memory of his fist meeting Chris's face.
"Now, Tommy, when Jude said 'No', did she sound scared or nervous?" Georgia questioned.
Tommy though for a minute, then saying, "No, but-"
"Did Chris sound in any way menacing or threatening," Georgia asked, knowing the answer already.
"Well, no but he-"
"So maybe Jude had something when she said you came to the wrong conclusion?'
Tommy realized there was some truth in what Georgia said, but he wouldn't sure until he talk to Jude himself. "Whatever Georgia, I was here, and I had to see it."
Georgia just shook her head, and went to go look for a first aid kit.
Jude sat Chris in a chair while she, Sadie, and Kat searched the nearest desk for a first aid kit
"Got it." Sadie held it up, handing it to Jude.
Jude came towards him, opening the box and taking out antiseptic and a bandage. "I'm not really good at this whole 'nurse' thing, so bare me with, okay?" She nervously laughed.
"What was he doing there, Jude? Why didn't you tell me he was here?" He asked, angry. He hissed slightly as Jude applied antiseptic.
"Sorry," She murmured, as she finished cleaning it out and applied the Band-Aid on. When she was satisfied with her job, she sat down next to him and answered his question. "Because, I know how you get when Tommy's name is even mentioned, I knew you'd be royally pissed if you knew he was here."
"So you thought it was better to hide him? What were you two doing anyway before I got there?" Chris questioned. "Did I interrupt anything?" He asked, sarcastically.
"No! It wasn't like that-"
"Did you know he was here?"
"No, he only revealed himself to me a half hour ago. I had no idea, otherwise I wouldn't have talked to him." Jude explained. Kat and Sadie looked at each other, feeling guiltier by the second.
"For some reason, I don't believe you." He began as he got off of the couch and walked away from Jude. "You looked pretty flustered when I walked in. Did you kiss him? You know for old times sake?"
Jude looked away, feeling bad. When she was about to say something, Chris gave a hollow laugh when he saw the truth in her face.
"Save it, I don't want to hear your answer, I already know it." Chris then stormed out of the room, not giving Jude a second glance.
"Chris! It wasn't like that." She ran after him into the hallway, and grabbed his arm.
Tommy, Georgia, Kwest, and Jamie looked up from the room they were in when they heard Jude's voice. Tommy was about to get up to intervene, but Georgia shoved him back down in his seat.
"Wasn't like what, Jude? You kissed him!"
Georgia, Kwest, and Jamie and Kat and Sadie who had come to the doorway across the hall looked at Tommy, accusingly. Tommy just shrugged.
"You told me you were over him," Chris began, whirling around to look Jude in the eye. "I should have known better," He gave another short, humorless laugh. "After what happened 3 weeks ago, I should have known better."
"Don't," Jude started, not wanting to bring that up in front of their audience.
"What, Jude? Embarrassed now? Feeling like an idiot?" Chris accused. "How do you think I felt when you said some other guy's name when you were kissing me!"
When everyone gasped at Jude in shock, she turned to Chris, hurt in her eyes, "Low blow." She murmured. "Really low blow."
"Yeah, well this whole night has been one low blow for me, okay?" He shot at her, not caring that he hurt her. " You've made such a fool out of me, but no more, I'm done. At least before Quincy wasn't around, but now that's he's back, I'm gonna save us a lot of trouble, and just end it. It's not worth it." And with that, he turned around and walked out.
Jude stood there, heart broken. She didn't bother running after him because she wanted to save what dignity she had left. 'It's not worth it.' Chris's words played over in Jude's head. She'd heard those words before from Tommy, and it didn't hurt any less hearing it second time around. She looked to her left where Kat and Jamie stood, sending sympathetic looks her way. She turned the other way where Georgia, Kwest, and Jamie were sending mirrored looks. She didn't want their pity. Her eyes focused on Tommy, whose expression was unreadable. Suddenly enraged she flew into the room and pointed a finger accusingly at him.
"Look what you've done Tommy! You must be pretty damn proud of yourself."