"Don't even think about going to find them, Tommy Quincy." Georgia ordered, blocking the door, and his way out.
"Why would she even agree to see that weasel?" Tommy angrily asked her.
"Oh, I don't know maybe because he's her boyfriend." She pointed out.
"Yeah, well that's not what it looked like to me last night." He said referring to the scene at the club, but mostly to the scene at the recording studio that nobody knew about. "I think it's safe to assume, they've broken up, or at least that's what she's doing right now." He smirked at the mental picture he was getting of Jude smacking Chris across the face and yelling at him.
"Um, I think it's safe to assume, that they're anything BUT broken it up." Kwest put in. "Man, you should have seen that kid. He looked like someone ran over his dog, put it in reverse, and did it again. Nice bruise you left him by the way. Yours is nothing compared to his." Tommy smiled at this, glad, at least, about that.
"Jude's gonna take one look at him and throw his ass to the curb." Tommy answered.
"Uh, I think Kwest is right, Tommy." Georgia began. "Didn't you notice she was still wearing his bracelet?"
Tommy thought for a second. "No, I didn't see it. But even is she was wearing it, she probably just forgot it was on." Tommy reasoned with Georgia, but more with himself.
Georgia looked at Tommy. "I doubt it, girls don't forget things like that."
"Whatever, Georgia." Tommy deduced that it had been about 5 minutes since Jude left. He worried that Jude couldn't handle him. "I'm going in there." He said as he pushed past a protesting Georgia.
"So you just let me carry on last night, making me look like an idiot?" Chris asked, incredulously stepping closer to her.
"Oh, I didn't have to help you with that." Jude shook her head and smiled. "You were doing a mighty fine job if it yourself."
Chris sighed, resigned. "I guess I was, huh?" He leaned his head on hers. "Do you forgive me?"
Jude met his sigh. " I honestly thought last night was it. That we were finished..."
"No," Chris swore, picking up his head. " It's my fault I know, but I'm not gonna give you up that easily. You mean so much to me and we are far from finished. But I mean if you still, uh, want me?" He asked hopefully.
"Hmm," She began as she wrapped her arms around him. "Kiss me, I'll think about it."
"I can handle that." He grinned as he met her lips. She moved her hands up to his neck and he felt the cold metal against it. He slowly pulled away. "You kept the bracelet on?"
"Yeah, I wasn't sure where we stood, but I couldn't bring myself to take it off." She explained.
Chris looked pleased with the answer. He pulled her back to him and kissed her again.
The door flew up and the two broke apart.
"What the hell are you doing, Jude?" a furious Tommy asked.
"Nice bruise you got there, Quincy." Chris smirked at him as he put his arm around Jude.
"It ain't half as bad as yours, Line." He fired back. "What are you doing all over her? She should be dumping you for what you pulled last night."
"Guess again Lil' Tommy Q, she forgave me." He grinned triumphantly.
Tommy looked at Jude. "She's crazy to-"
"Stop it!" Jude ordered, throwing her hands up in the air. "Stop fighting, stop talking about me like I'm not standing right here. I'm not going to be playing referee everytime you two come in contact. We're gonna settle this." She went over to Tommy. "You need to accept that fact that Christopher and I are going out." When he began to protest, she silenced him. "There's nothing you can say that'll change my mind. He's my boyfriend so that means he'll be at the studio, and your not to start anything Quincy or so help me God," She said but stopped when she heard Chris chuckling. "I don't know what your laughing at, I haven't gotten to you yet!" She proceeded than to walk over to Chris. "You need to accept the fact that, yes Tommy and I have a history, but he's my producer, okay? So that translates into a lot of time Tommy and I are gonna be spending together."
Tommy cut in. "A lot."
Jude turned to Tommy and shot him a deadly glare. "Shut up." She looked back at Chris. "So you can't become the green eyed monster whenever you see me and Tommy together. There's nothing going on between us, nothing." She said stressing the last word and throwing a look at Quincy.
Chris relented and sighed. "Okay, I believe you." He gave her a smile and went towards her when his phone alarm started beeping. He pulled it out and looked at it. "Shit, I gotta get to an audition. You sure everything's square between us?"
"100 positive." Jude smiled at him. Chris kissed Jude good-bye, ignoring Tommy who was gawking. "Bye, babe." He said as he started out the door. "Watch your hands around my girl, Quincy."
"Whatever, pretty boy." He drawled out as Chris slammed the door.
"See, that's what I'm talking about!" Jude exclaimed.
"What?" Tommy asked.
"That! You calling him pretty boy."
"What! Come on, Jude. That's what he is! You with an actor? I never thought I'd live to see that day. Besides don't you care what he did to you last night?"
"Compared to what you did, it was nothing. And I'm standing here talking to you, aren't I?"
Tommy thought it over quickly and realized she had a point. "Whatever, but what's this garbage about there's nothing between you and I? You just saying that to Chris to placate him."
"No, it's not garbage it's the truth. There is nothing going on between us, unless it's music. I told you, Quincy. Strictly business between us. Nothing else." She pointed a finger at him as she walked out of the room.
"Yeah," Tommy said to the empty room, coming up with a plan. "We'll play it your way Jude, for now. Oh I'll keep it strictly business." He chuckled as he exited the room, in order to hunt out Kwest.
Jude bumped into Georgia after she left Tommy.
"Hey girl. How'd it go with Chris?" She questioned.
"Good." Jude smiled. " He's sorry about everything you know, so I forgave him."
"Ah, how'd Tommy like that?" Georgia asked. "I tried to stop him from following you, but you know Tommy he's-"
"Thickheaded. Arrogant. Overprotective?" Jude offered.
Georgia laughed. "Exactly."
"Well, he was all that. But I set him straight. I told them both they need to learn to coexist. Don't know if they will though..." Jude trailed off.
"Ah don't worry, Jude. Tommy's just jealous as hell. It drives him crazy to see you with Chris." Georgia put a comforting arm around her.
"But why? I don't get why he's so jealous. He's always been protective of me, but it came off in a brotherly way. We never went out, he's not my ex-boyfriend, but he acts like it."
Georgia just chuckled. "Don't worry about it, kid. Go home."
"But I have to finish recording-"
"Go home. Or go out. Just get out of here and chill, okay? You look like you got absolutely no rest last night." She inspected Jude's face.
Jude realized she did feel a little tired, actually a lot. A nap did sound appealing right about now. "You sure...?"
"Yes, I'll make sure Tommy knows you left. Go now, before I drop you as client!" She joked as Jude kissed her on the cheek and went in search of her bag before she left.
"Georgia."
She turned around when she heard someone call her name. "Oh, Tommy. I was just going to search you out."
"Where's Jude going?" He asked as he saw Jude leave G Major.
"Home. I told her she should get out of here for a little. Rest and Relaxation, you know?"
"Hm, yeah. Can you call another meeting tomorrow morning?" Tommy asked planning to reveal his idea then.
"Okay, but why?" Georgia looked at him skeptically.
"Surprise." He grinned.
"I don't like surprises Quincy," She began.
"You'll like this one." He tried to convince her, but when she just tilted her head and gave him a doubtful look, he continued. "OK I'll tell you this much. I got the perfect publicity stunt to promote Jude's album."
"I want more Tommy..."
"Nope, that's all I'm sharing. Call the meeting tomorrow and you'll know everything." Tommy responded as he hurried out of the main room and into one of the recording studios.
"It better be good Quincy." She muttered to herself as she looked around for EJ to let her know about it.