Ok, so this is the sequel to Perfect Chemistry. If you haven't read it, go read! I really haven't figured out what I want to do with this, so there's not much drama at hand... yet. The song in this chapter is called Full Throttle by me :)
Tell me what you think, R&R.
Jude and Tommy, Jude and Tommy, Jude and Tommy. The tabloids covered nothing but it for almost five weeks. Jude was forced to do two interviews nearly every day with Tommy by her side. Darius decided he wanted to make Jude and Tommy do another video, this time for Perfect Chemistry. Business was booming, and it was their hookup that created it all.
It was like any other day. A few interviews and then a couple of hours of studio time. Jude and Tommy wereabout to appear on a talk show, though neither had ever heard of it before.
"Hello everybody. On today's show we have a couple of super stars with super status, the man who defied gravity, and a woman who will share her traumatic story of being stalked. This isLila Eye!"
The audience wildly applauded as Jude and Tommy were ushered onto the stage, hand in hand. They sat close on the bright fuchsia couch and smiled towards the audience. Cameras all around zoomed in on them and Jude tried to conceal the nervous clutter in her stomach; through the four years of her career, Jude had never been on a talk show.
"First off today, we have Jude Harrison, former instant star winner, and Tom Quincy, Boyz Attack heart throb." The host, Lila, was an overly perky woman in her forties with platinum blonde hair and extremely high cheekbones.
As they were introduced Jude grinned and Tommy gave a small wave.
"So you two got together shortly after Jude released her Lead Me On video." Jenny said. Jude already knew what the question was going to be. "Did your part in the video have anything to do with your hook up?"
Tommy chuckled. "No, it really didn't. We both made sure the video was strictly professional."
"So what did make you two finally get together? Your work relationship is supposed to be platonic, right?"
Jude decided she would answer this time. "It is platonic and it always has been. Our chemistry in the studio was undeniable; it just took us four years to try it outside of music and it just clicked."
"Rumors have it that you were, in fact, engaged to a different woman only two months before the confirmation of your relationship, Mr. Quincy."
"I was." The audience broke into mumbles. "It wasn't right though. I could just look at Jude and know that I couldn't be with anybody else, so I broke it off."
Lila'aww'ed at this and the crowd followed suite. "So you two have been working together for four years and Jude has released two very successful albums. Do you think your music in any way has changed since you started dating?"
"Well, both our music has. Our bond is so much tighter, I couldn't make better music with anybody else." Jude grinned and squeezed Tommy's hand. "And actually, Tommy has his own album coming out next month, May 10th, and it's called Frozen."
"Check it out." Tommy nodded with a bemused smile.
"Any word of a new album from you, Jude?"
"Yeah, my new album should be out late this year or early next year."
"So you have to know, every body has been wondering if the age difference has effected either of you at all?"Lila seemed unsatisfied with the couple's too perfect answers. She wanted juicy details.
"Of course it did." Tommy said with a small shrug. "When Jude was 17 I couldn't act on my feelings and neither could she."
Jude nodded. "It isn't a problem anymore, but two years ago it was. Now I don't even think about it. I mean, Anna Nicole Smith married some guy three times her age. Tommy is only older than me by seven years."
"Some people are still set against such an age gap, what do you think?"
"It's not their choice to make." Tommy said simply. "Before our relationship was legal, sure I cared, but Jude's age never stopped me from loving her. And it still doesn't."
Jude blushed slightly; Tommy was such a prince.
"Last but not least, have you two made a decision upon the movie that has rumored to of been offered?"
Tommy and Jude exchanged curious glances. "Well, neither of us knew about a movie, so that's just what it is; a rumor."
"Well, thank you both for coming on my show."
"It was our pleasure." Jude shookLila's hand and Tommy followed her off stage. The studio audience roared with pleasure- mostly because they had just been in the same room as Little Tommy Q.
"A movie deal?" Jude questioned Tommy as they were greeted by a limo that would take them back to the studio for the rest of the workday.
"I don't know either." Tommy shrugged as he signed an autograph.
They pushed through the crowd that had formed outside of the building and clambered into the limo. As soon as the door closed Tommy scooted over next to Jude and wrapped his arms around her.
"Have I told you how beautiful you are today?" He asked as he planted a soft kiss on her bottom lip.
Jude smiled and took in his light scent of expensive cologne and clean clothes. "No, I don't think you have. Remind me."
Tommy chuckled and began to nibble on her lips. She accepted his seductive pecks and brought his closer as her hands wrapped around his neck.
The two were embraced in the limo for almost ten minutes when it came to a stop. They parted and straightened up their clothes so that they would look presentable for the paparazzi when they walked into G Major. Lately they couldn't get away from the cameras, so their appearance was crucial.
"You two have got to see this!" Kwest bombarded Tommy and Jude before they could even take a real glance around G Major. But when Jude took a look, everything seemed normal.
"What?" She asked.
"Come on." Kwest led them into his office and flicked on the TV with his universal remote. The station was channel 7 and a thumbnail picture of Tommy and Jude holding hands appeared in the corner of the screen. A newswoman was holding her microphone up to a tall, gawky-looking man's lips.
"We signed the contract yesterday. It's going to spin off of theirhook upstory." The man said gleefully.
"And so we will find out some things about their relationshipthat we were never told before?"
"A lot of things." The gawky man's stringy hair fell in his face as he nodded. "A lot of it won't be what happened, though, so there is no determining what is real and what isn't for the movie goers."
"And there you have it. The couple that has swept television and caused so much controversy is now releasing a full motion picture."
Kwest turned off the TV and turned back to them. Tommy looked angry; Jude was just awestruck.
"We're making a movie?" She bit her lip. But this is a good thing… I guess. I mean seriously. Am I really supposed to be movie star?
"Darius has a lot of explaining to do…" Tommy grabbed Jude's limp hand and dragged her out of Kwest's office and into Darius's. He was working on his computer and not, surprisingly enough, talking on the phone.
"Can I help you?" He asked with an edge to his voice.
"We were just wondering when we were going find out that we were doing a movie?" Tommy spat.
"It wasn't official until yesterday and Georgia couldn't get a hold of you."
"I didn't get any calls."
Jude just shrugged. "So we're really doing a movie?" She looked at the serious expression on Darius's face. "On our lives?"
"On a spin on your lives. They love how you both look on screen and they love your story, it's just not juicy enough."
Jude snorted and Tommy shot her a venomous look.
"But I don't pay either of you to stand around and interrogate me." He waved at them and turned his attention back to his computer screen.
"This is just bull shit!" Tommy said as soon as they left the office and threw his hands up in the air.
"It's not going to be that bad." Jude tried to smother his temper.
"Jude, think about it. We're already running ourselves dry with the interviews. If we're recording, doing interviews, and filming a movie, while trying to even hold a healthy relationship, we're going to have, what, two hours of sleep?"
"At least we'll be together." She cooed, sliding her arms around his neck and placing gentle kisses on his taught lips.
Tommy sighed and Jude felt his body relax in her arms. "I just can't be in a bad mood when you do that."
"That's the point." She laughed and continued to give him affectionate smooches.
"I suppose you two rather make out in the lobby than go to work." Kwest interrupted.
They broke apart and looked at him with an expression that said 'duh!'
"Actually, I've got a song I want to get started on."
Tommy looked at Jude with a confused look. Lately they had been writing everything together.
"Come on, producer man." She nudged him.
Tommy rolled his eyes. "Alright, artist woman."
Jude smacked him. "Mocking me won't get you anywhere later."
Kwest raised an eyebrow, Tommy began to laugh, and Jude turned alight shade of rose. "I didn't mean it like that."
"Right, because the farthest you two go is little kisses in front of the camera." Kwest said sarcastically as they all entered Studio B.
"Aren't you supposed to be working with Damien or something?" Jude asked with a little bite in her bark.
"Actually he has an interview today. Just because you are so famous that you get your producer all to yourself doesn't mean the my artists don't get a little camera time too." Kwest placed a hand on his hip and snapped at her. Tommy just shook his head and laughed.
"Well last time I checked, Tommy madeDamien a good artist before he handed him down to you." Jude followed Kwest's actions, placed a hand on her jutted out hip, and began snapping at him.
"Ok, will the three year olds in this room please grow up." Tommy sat down in his usual chair and motioned for Jude to take her place behind the glass.
Jude complied but stuck her tongue out at Kwest first.
Kwest laughed and sat beside Tommy in the engineer's seat.
"Alright, there's a blank tape here." Tommy spoke through the intercom.
Jude nodded and sat on the stool with a complacent grin.
"Uh, you forgot your guitar." He looked at her questioningly.
She shook her head. "I don't have anything really in mind. I think I want to let Spied have a go at it."
"Got a tune in your head?"
She nodded.
"Alright, we'll do some vocals for them to play off of and then you can re-record later."
Jude nodded again.
Tommy gave a thumbs up and she began to sing with a flagrant spiciness to her voice.
"You rev my engine up
I'm like a pickup truck
Full Throttle
Going tough
Now you know I'm playing rough
We're gonna burn this out
So hot you're gonna shout
Full throttle
Gaining Speed
So hard I'll make you bleed."
Kwest snickered so loud that Tommy could barely concentrate.
"Full Throttle
Freeway Love
I'm riled up
I've had too much
Full Throttle
You and Me
Loving hard
Shooting breeze
This escalated fast
Talking dirty, talking trash
Full throttle
Screwing off
It's a lot but not enough
Full Throttle
Freeway Love
I'm riled up
I've had too much
Full Throttle
You and Me
Loving hard
Shooting breeze
Full Throttle
Freeway Love
I'm riled up
I've had too much
Full Throttle
You and Me
Loving hard
Shooting breeze."
"Right, it's not like that." Kwest sputtered through fits of laughter.
"You rev my engine up."
"Shut up, man." Tommy retorted, but he couldn't help but smile.
