A/N: I need to live life as a hermit or something. Honestly! Life has been insane lately! I'm hoping to be able to update a bit more frequently. I hate updating so erratically, but…I just can't help it. I hope you guys like the long chapter and I'm sorry it's been awhile. I was camping all weekend, came home on Monday, saw X-Men 3: The Last Stand (freaking rocked!), then went shopping for 4 hours with my mom, my sister, and my best friend. From there, I got home, watched a movie with the fam and then I passed out, literally. Yesterday, I worked all freaking day and when I wasn't working, I was doing my homework for my online computer class and today, again, I worked all day. I got home and went, I'm posting even if I fall asleep at the compy doing it!

Enjoy the update and I'm shooting for another on Friday!


Chapter 3

The Next Morning

Jude groaned as she crawled out of bed. She didn't want to get up, but she didn't want to take advantage of Tommy's hospitality either. She slipped her clothes from yesterday back on (she had borrowed a set of sweats to sleep in) and walked through the rather large apartment and into the kitchen, hoping to find some food.

A note on the table caught her attention and she looked at it before scrounging the cupboards. There was a set of keys and a credit card laying next to it. Intrigued, Jude read the note in Tommy's sloppy scrawl.

Hey Jude (Jude made a mental note to shoot him later)

I had to get to the studio early. Take the Viper out and get yourself some clothes and whatever else you need. Just…don't go too crazy.

Tommy

Jude laughed and she could picture the wince on his face as he wrote, and she could feel a squeal in her throat as she realized she could drive the infamous blue convertible Viper.

She grinned happily as she opened random cupboards, looking for cereal or pop tarts, or something equally as easy to eat. After some rummaging, she gave up with a sigh of annoyance. She definitely was going to have to make Quincy go do some shopping. Deciding on stopping at Cinnabun for breakfast, she grabbed her phone, Tommy's keys and his credit card and shoved it in her small wallet she carried in her back pocket along with her license.

As she worked on tying her shoes, she dialed a familiar number and held her cell to her ear as she slipped her shoes on her small feet.

"Do I want to know why you're calling me?" A tense voice said.

"Well…Tommy…how would you feel if I told you the Viper has a big scratch?"

"I'd tell you get to the store and get some paint before it rusts."

"And what if said scratch was accompanied by a rather large dent?" She asked sweetly as she opened the apartment door and closed it softly behind her.

"Then you get plunge out the dent."

"And what if I told you" There was a strangled noise from the other end of the phone.

"Step away from my car and tell me where you're at so I can kill you, resurrect you and kill you again." Tommy said, his voice serious.

"Chill Quincy. I haven't even left the apartment yet." Jude said, laughing slightly and stepping into the elevator.

"I'm going to kill you."

"I thought we were on truce?" She said, hitting the button for the lobby.

"We never agreed I couldn't kill you." Tommy pointed out.

"Hu…I think we need to rethink that agreement."

"Nah, it's working quite nice for me." Tommy joked.

"Ha-ha." She said, and sighed. "Seriously though, thanks." She said, changing the subject.

"Just…don't go crazy." Tommy said, and she could hear the slight fear in his voice.

"Tommy. Hello. I'm not Sadie, and besides, I don't plan on getting anything I can't pay you back for."

"Don't worry about it." Tommy said, his tone light.

"Well too bad!" She said, as the elevator doors dinged open.

"I thought we weren't going to argue." Tommy stated.

"Tom, hello. This is us we're talking about. We're always going to be bantering."

"So that's what this is called?" Tommy joked and Jude wanted nothing more than to stick her tongue out at him. Jude crossed the lobby and exited the apartment building.

"So, you gonna tell me where you hide the Quincy Mobile?" She asked.

"Quincy Mobile?"

"Otherwise known as the blue viper." Jude stated, looking around the parking lot and not seeing it.

"Uh-hu. Nope, you get to find it." Tommy said, and she could visualize the smirk on his face. "part of the job." He added.

"Very funny." She said, examining the keys to see if there as a remote on it. She grinned as she found what she was looking for and hit the red button, listening for the tell-tale signs of a car alarm. She heard it and grinned and began heading towards the sound.

"What's that?" Tommy asked.

"Your car alarm." Jude said, matter-of-factly and as calmly as she could.

"Do I want to know?" Tommy asked, sounding stressed.

"I swear you love that car more than me." Jude stated, still not able to find the exact location of the Viper. "Damn Quincy! Where do you hide that thing!"

"You're about to find out…" He said, and added "and yes, I do love that car more than you. The damn car doesn't talk back."

"Hey!"

"What!" He said in the same tone. Jude just glared and she stopped where she was standing, still hearing the car alarm going off, and looked around, unable to figure out where it was coming from.

"I seriously don't get how you can hide a Viper." She muttered.

"It takes practice." Tommy said light heartedly and Jude didn't bother to question him.

"Ah-HA! Found it!" Jude proclaimed, hitting the panic button again to turn the alarm off.

"Remind me to give you a medal later." Tommy said sarcastically.

"Well, you were no help." Jude scoffed.

"I would have told you eventually." Tommy stated.

"Oh, how sweet." She said, rolling her eyes.

"Don't dis the one who's feeding you." Tommy warned.

"Yeah, whatever Quincy." Jude said light heartedly.

"Why am I suddenly regretting leaving you with my keys?" Tommy wondered. Jude laughed evilly. "Oh, that's reassuring." Tommy muttered.

"Don't worry Quincy! You're car will come back in one piece." Jude said, and muttered "hopefully."

"I heard that!"

"Bye Tommy!" Jude said cheerfully and hung up the phone. She shook her head and unlocked the car and got into the leather seat, a grin coming to her face. She ran her hands over the steering wheel and remembered the last time she drove this car. She put the key in the ignition and started it. The engine roared to life and her cell phone chirped at her. Jude sighed and answered it.

"Yes Quincy?"

"Don't forget to shift!" He said, his voice panicked.

"Chill gramps! I've got it covered."

"Gramps?"

"Tommy, breath. You don't want to go pre-maturely grey do ya?"

"I'm going to regret this…" He muttered with a sigh.

"It'll be ok." She said sweetly.

"Just…remember to shift or else you'll ruin the engine and I'll have to pay a fortune to get it fixed."

"I know Tommy. You only lectured me a million times the last time."

"And don't ride on the sidewalk!"

"Tommy! Bye!" Jude yelled in annoyance and hung up on him and turned her phone off. She smirked at it lying in the passenger seat. Now that she had no interruptions, she backed out of the secluded parking spot and out onto the seat, grinning happily as she sped down the streets of Toronto.