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Chapter 6

The Next Morning

Jude was sitting on a stool by the kitchen island. She was eating a bowl of Froot Loops cereal and pondering the night before. After Tommy had gotten off the phone, the pair had sat in a semi-awkward silence until Jude called it a night and went into the 'guest room' which was now hers.

She glanced up as Tommy walked in the room. Her eyes stared at his naked chest a moment before Tommy slipped his shirt on, not noticing her hungry eyes on him. His hair was still wet from his shower and it made him look unbelievably sexy with his combination of jeans, t-shirt, and pre-gelled hair.

"What?" Tommy asked as he walked behind her and opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water.

"Nothing." She said, her voice slightly tense. Tommy just eyed her as he took a drink from the water bottle and replaced the cap. He sat down across from her and eyed her cereal a moment. "I thought you were working today?"

"I am." Tommy answered with a shrug. Jude raised an eyebrow. Darius was strict with his dress code. All employees (sans singers and musicians) were not permitted to wear jeans. "I'm mixing all day and I'll be damned if I'm going to dress up to sit at the soundboard all damn day."

"Finally mixing my album hu?" Jude asked, her voice light in teasing.

"I've been busy." Tommy argued and Jude just nodded her head in a 'yeah, right' gesture. Tommy eyed Jude with an appraising look. She was wearing a sweatshirt that was way too large and a pair of loose fitting sweat pants.

"Is that my sweat shirt?" He asked.

"Yup." Jude said, taking a bite of Froot Loops.

"I'm not getting that back am I?"

"Nope." She said, grinning as she took another spoonful. Tommy sighed.

"I liked that sweatshirt."

"It's mine now." Jude insisted.

"Nice to know you have no qualms stealing." He muttered. Before Jude could retort, her cell rang. She pulled it out of her pants pocket and answered it with a cheerful "hello."

"Jude?"

"Dad?" Tommy got an odd look as she said that and got up and moved away from her. Jude rolled her eyes. "What's up?" She asked, worried why her father was calling her.

"Jude, I just talked to Sadie; she told me about the house. Where the hell are you!" Her father demanded. Jude sighed.

"Chill dad. I'm staying with a friend." Jude said, purposely being vague as to who her friend was.

"Which friend?" Her father asked. Jude sighed. And she quickly ran through her list of friends; Speed…no, too weird. Wally, nice, but his girlfriend would kill him if she found out any more rumors about them. Kyle…well…they weren't that close. Kat..nope, still mad. Jamie…not likely. So she said the one thing she could think of.

"I'm staying with Mason." Jude said and Tommy gave her an amused look.

"Mason?"

"You've met Mason." Jude insisted. "He's the guy who's always wearing a cowboy hat."

"You're staying with him! Jude, I don't want you staying with a boy."

"Dad, please, Mason's so incredibly gay, it doesn't matter." She said light heartedly and Tommy, who had been drinking once again, promptly began choking. Jude glanced at him and mouthed 'what?' as he coughed loudly.

"Jude, I"

"Look, dad. You don't have to worry, ok? Mason's just a friend, and I'm only here until you get back. OK?"

"Jude…"

"I gatta go. Bye dad!" Jude said cheerfully and hung up her phone and glanced at Tommy. "You ok?" She asked.

"Mason's gay?"

"Totally." Jude confirmed. Tommy looked slightly surprised. "Please, you can't say you didn't think so."

"No…I had my suspicions but…" Jude shrugged.

"I can always tell ya what he thinks about you." Tommy shuddered.

"I don't want to know."

"Oh come on…it's funny." Jude said, eyes twinkling in mischief.

"I don't want to know." Tommy insisted, walking away from Jude.

"You sure?"

"Totally." He confirmed.

"You're no fun." She said, pouting. Tommy glanced at her in amusement.
"That's a first." Tommy countered, grinning at her. Jude rolled her eyes at the innuendo and said nothing more about that subject.

"When you going to the studio?" Jude asked.

"Trying to get rid of me Harrison?"

"No…I just…" She paused, considering her next words. Tommy just grinned at her in acknowledgement.

"Actually, I was going to get going. The sooner I get there, the sooner I can have your album done and the sooner I'll have some free time and one less annoying artist getting on my nerves."

"Hey!" Jude protested. Tommy just shrugged. "Can I come?" She asked.

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because, the last time you stayed for final mixing of your album, you ended up getting in the way of things." Jude pouted.

"Oh come on."
"No." Tommy insisted as he walked to the door and slipped his shoes on.

"Fine." She said with a heavy sigh.

"I'll bring ya a bootleg." Tommy said, grinning at her. Jude grinned happily and Tommy grabbed his keys and left the apartment. Jude sighed after he left and glanced around a moment, wondering what she was going to do all day.