A/N: I don't own Instant Star yaddh yadda yadda
Part 6
Tommy
carried a ton of shopping bags, but he didn't mind in fact he was
smiling. It had taken over an hour to convince her that a) she needed
clothes b) he would buy them for her c) she would pay him back
eventually d) and not through sexual favors or the like. Tom Quincy
apologized for the umpteenth time to the person he ran into. "What's
with the hold up" he said with a muffled voice. He peeked over
the bag that was blocking his view and gulped. They were standing
directly in front of Victoria Secret.
"Jude, I'll just
uh...wait out here...on this bench...and watch the bags?" he
said quickly. "Don't be ridiculous" she said grabbing his
hand and forcibly dragging him with her. "Besides you have the
credit card sugar daddy" she said playfully. "Just go find
a seat while I look around" she said. Tommy found a chair and
collapsed. His shoulders ached from carrying so many shopping bags.
The other guys on the other couches gave him a sympathetic nod of the
head. After a much needed rest, he asked one of the
boyfriends/husbands to watch his stuff while he looked for his "of
course she's not your girlfriend" friend who happened to be a
girl. He lost track of course when he got distracted by lingerie made
of thin gauze. He held it in front of him to where Jude was standing
fifteen feet away. A sales clerk saw him, the lingerie, and the
recipient of his stare. She grabbed the lingerie out of Tommy's grasp
and purposefully walked to Jude. "Excuse me miss but I think
your boyfriend found something for you and it looks exactly your
size, nice pick by the way, very popular this season" she said
as she held it up to Jude's frame. "Did he now, how thoughtful
of him" Jude deadpanned as Tommy's face turned white. "I
um...I wasn't...I was...well" Tommy stuttered. "Why don't
you take a seat over there by the dressing room while she tries it
on, huh?" said the salesclerk. Jude heard Tommy gulp. "Yeah
honey, why don't you take a seat while I try this little thing on for
you" she said in a sing song voices filled with veiled sarcasm.
His face was utterly priceless.
He tapped his toe nervously and loosened the collar of his shirt. "Is it just me or does the room feel like it's over 100 degrees" he silently thought to himself. Jude looked at herself in the mirror. "He's going to wet himself" she said with amusement. "Oh Tommy could you come in here for a second? I need a hand…" she said mercilessly. Tommy nervously walked up to the curtain and was in the middle of a long calming breath that was cut short when she grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him in.
"So thumbs up or thumbs down" she said nervously as he stared at her with his mouth hanging open which she gently shut with her hand. She had to work extremely hard to stifle the giggle that threatened to burst from her throat. He looked her up and down before walking a full circle around her. The dressing room was definitely cramped for two people. Noiselessly his eyes grazed every inch of her body. The lingerie left little to the imagination since it was essentially see through. Jude held her chin up as he inspected her as if to challenge him. She saw hunger in his eyes and her stomach fluttered. He slowly cornered her and rested his hands against the walls essentially encircling her. As he leaned into her closing the distance between the two Jude closed her eyes and parted her mouth. And then nothing. When she opened her eyes she saw a shame faced Tommy who was standing as far as he could move while still remaining in the dressing room. "I'm sorry... I almost crossed the line...No strings...I respect you...I wasn't trying to...take advantage of you... honestly my brain is so addled right now...I need some air. Sorry" he said in one long stream as he burst through the curtain and left Jude standing there alone. As she was changing back into her clothes he entered the dressing room again. "Sorry" he said as he glimpsed her semi-naked, covered his eyes, and handed her the credit card. Buy whatever you need from here. I'm going to walk to the car and pull up at the front. Sorry again" he said staring at her feet before he walked out of the store.
Jude made her purchases and saw Tommy waiting in the car. She stopped and stared as he yelled a slew of curses, slammed his fists into the steering wheel, causing it to beep, yelling a few more words that were certainly physically impossible and probably painful and then watched as he crashed his forehead several times into the steering wheel. She politely knocked. He looked up as she waved. "Wow. Uh, this is awkward" he mumbled as he got out of the car and helped her with the bags. Jude pretended to not notice what had just transpired and he was grateful. When he finally got back into the driver's side, put on his seatbelt, Jude spontaneously gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for today" she said. Tommy flushed to the tips of his ears and mumbled a 'your welcome' before they exited the parking lot.
