a/n: Wow, this is a short chapter. / I'm sorry I've been slacking. I have finals in three weeks and then I'm out for the summer. You'll get a lot more then.
"You know, I never told you Tommy, but I used to sneak into Sadie's room to look at your poster." Jude smiled at Tommy lopsidedly and nearly fell off the barstool.
"Bartender!" Jude slapped a hand on the counter. "Can we get another round of… ummm…"
"How about some coffee." Tommy chuckled.
"No, Tommy, silly." Jude shook her head and became dizzy. "Oh." She mumbled before sliding off the stool and hitting the floor.
Kwest and Sadie, both a little drunk themselves, turned around and laughed at the sight of Jude sprawled on the floor.
"Come on guys." Tommy pulled out his wallet and left six twenties to pay for all their drinks, although he had only had one shot himself. He then picked up Jude and cradled her in his arms. "Let's head in."
"Tommy, man." Kwest turned shook his head. "I'm fine. We're just gonna stay."
"Kwest, man. You're drunk." Tommy heaved Jude up a little; though she was light, she wasn't light enough to just stand there with.
"So? I hold alcohol good." He grinned and took another sip of his bacardi.
Sadie giggled and turned as well. "And I hold Kwest good."
Tommy raised an eyebrow at the two. "Come."
Sadie groaned and stumbled over next to Tommy. Kwest quickly followed and slipped his arm around Sadie's waist.
"I'm going to get Jude settled in her room, you two stay out of trouble." Tommy stated furtively as they got into the elevator.
"Yes, daddy." Kwest snorted.
Tommy just rolled his eyes. Sadie and Kwest began to talk again and the sound of Sadie's giggles were really starting to aggravate Tommy.
"What's wrong, To-" Jude hiccupped and covered her mouth. She looked bashfully at Tommy and then finished. "-mmy?"
He was about to reply when the elevator dinged and the doors slid open; floor nineteen. Before Tommy could make heads or tails of what was going on, Kwest and Sadie scrambled out of the elevator and rushed into the boys' room. Tommy would have gone after them, but he had to take care of Jude.
Another five minutes and Tommy was lugging Jude into her own room. He had managed to get the key from her back pocket, but she rightfully accused him of feeling her up while he did so.
"Can you make it to your bed?" He cooed.
"Yeah." She relented her grip on his hand and tried to move forward, but her feet stuck in place and she bombed straight to the floor.
"No." A carpet-muffled Jude called out.
Tommy sighed and swooped her into his arms. "Mind if I stay in your room tonight?" He closed the hotel room door with his foot and headed towards the bedroom.
A very curious expression crossed Jude's face, but Tommy shook his head. "You're gonna be out before you know it, don't even think about it."
"Aw, come on, Tommy." Jude purred.
Tommy just smiled and laid her down on the plush king-sized bed. "I'm only staying because the thought of walking in on best friend and my ex is just… ugh."
Jude looked at him in confusion. "What?"
"Kwest and Sadie, in my hotel room, doing God-knows-what." He lay down beside Jude and started to run his fingers through her hair.
"Uh oh."
"Yeah, uh oh." Tommy smiled.
"Portia isn't gonna be very happy." Jude murmured with half-lidded eyes.
"Why would Portia care?" He asked curiously, but not taking Jude's drunken ramblings to heart.
"Because Kwest is her beau." Jude grinned and her eyes drooped a little more. Tommy decided to just ignore this and continued to play with her hair.
"Kwest told me at the airport." She continued in a whisper. "He seemed happy, but Portia won't be any more. Nope, nuh uh."
"Are you sure?" A frowned etched itself in Tommy's features.
Nothing followed but silence. After a few moments of waiting for an answer, he glanced at Jude's face again. She was now fast asleep.
