A/N: I don't own Instant Star yaddh yadda yadda

Part 4

Jude marveled at the view from her room. "My room" she breathed as she marveled at the words. She'd never had her own anything, ever. "In here is a walk-in closet" he said. "Yeah for the ton of stuff I have" she said sarcastically with a hand on her hip. "And this is the bathroom" he said as he motioned for her to follow him. Jude stood there with her mouth agape as she took in her surroundings. Not only was there a spacious shower that looked like it could easily fit four people, but there was also a bathtub/jacuzzi built into the floor. There were two sinks, a toilet, a bideau, and mirrors. As they walked out of the bathroom, Tom Quincy, did something so out of character and unexpected that it had Jude clutching her sides from laughter as she watched him run and leap onto the bed and sigh in contentment. He lifted his head from the bed with a raised eyebrow, "C'mon, girl, I know you want to try it" he said as he patted the spot next to him on the queen sized bed. With a mischievous grin on her face Jude ran and jumped and accidentally landed on top of Tommy. "Oomph" he said as the wind was knocked out of him. "I'm not that heavy" she said in protest as she began to tickle him, which brought a smile to his lips. It was a flurry of laughter and tickling that abruptly stopped when he had her wrists pinned above her head, with his legs straddled around her waist as he hovered a few inches from her body. She could feel his warm breath on her face. They stared into each other's eyes. Blue met blue. Tommy felt as if he were standing on the edge of an abyss. Jude on the other hand felt for the first time in her life a sense of peace, warmth, the promise of friendship, acceptance and belonging, and something else. They were both terrified and quickly broke apart. "So, anyway if you...um...need anything...I'm a down the hall" he said quickly and bolted out the door. She stifled a laugh as she watched him make his way past her door a second time. "Heh heh, my room...is...a...that...way" he said and pointed abashedly. A few minutes of silence passed, Jude stared at the ceiling not sure what to do with the tumult of emotions she was feeling. She quickly pushed them in the back of her mind as she distracted herself by leaping into the air and landing on the bed. She wrapped herself up in the comforter, snug as a caterpillar, yawned and was soon fast asleep.