A/N: I must state, I do not own the song "We Have All The Time In The World" by Louis Armstrong.


Chapter 8

Two Days Later – Saturday Night

It was a long day. Jude's sophomore album was near completion; all that needed to be done was a meeting with Darius over the final track listing and boom. Another one down.

Tommy and Jude were at 'home' flipping through the satellite guide to see if there was anything on.

"I don't think you're going to find something." Tommy stated, as Jude scrolled through the guide for the fifth time.

"I'm determined." She stated. Tommy sighed and said nothing.

"You want to go out?" He asked, casually. Jude dropped the remote and glanced at him.

"What?" She said, thinking she misheard what he had said. Tommy smirked at her and repeated himself.

"Do you want to go out? Maybe get dinner…go to a movie or something." He said a bit too casually. Jude tried hard not to gape at him. She shook herself mentally and found herself still at a loss for words. Tommy was staring at her questioningly. Come on brain…speak! Jude thought to herself. "If you don't want to, it's ok…" Tommy started to say and Jude snapped herself out of her funk.

"No, it's…I was just…surprised." Jude stuttered out. Yeah, real cool Jude. She scolded mentally. Tommy frowned and stared at her a moment.

"Are you ok?" He asked. Jude nodded and stood up.

"So, where ya gonna take me?" Jude asked him bluntly and Tommy looked mildly surprised at her bluntness.

"It's a surprise."

"Oh no. You know I don't like surprises." Jude said groaning. Tommy just smirked.

"That's what makes it so much fun." He said with a slight drawl. Jude glared at him a moment and they walked over to the door. Tommy grabbed his keys from the end table and slipped his shoes on as Jude pulled her boots on her feet.

Later

Tommy drove Jude to the outskirts of Toronto. She was confused as to where they were going and every time Jude asked him where they were going, he'd just smile and say "you'll see."

The drive was nice and they listened to the radio and chatted to pass some time. It was relaxing and made the drive seem faster than it really was. Tommy pulled into some out of the way diner and Jude glanced at him skeptically.

"Trust me." He said and Jude just shrugged her response, but mentally, she thought 'always'. He led her into the small diner and Jude was surprised by the atmosphere. The walls were decorated with pictures of Toronto City and various celebrities plastered the walls. There was a middle-aged man standing before the restaurant at a karaoke machine, serenading the restaurant in '50s era music. Jude couldn't help but smile at the friendly atmosphere.

Her eyes trailed around and she found she could see the whole tiny restaurant from where she stood. There was a bar closed off to one side and it wasn't too full nor noisy. A waitress walked over to them and led Tommy and Jude to their seats. She was professional and didn't squeal the moment she saw Tommy and didn't even ask for their autographs. She just welcomed them to the restaurant, asked them how their day was and handed them their menus before asking if they needed anything before she left.

"I like this place." Jude said, glancing around a bit more to take everything in.

"Yeah, so do I." Tommy said, smiling at Jude a moment before glancing over the menu before closing it and setting it aside. Jude looked at him questioningly. "I always come here. I know what I want." He explained, gesturing for her to find her order.

The place had an odd menu; it was one of those, a little of this, and a little of that and Jude found everything sounded wonderful. She eventually figured out what she wanted and the couple ordered before turning their attention to the singer.

"He's amazing." Jude said, as he finished singing New York, New York.

"Mmmm. It's a shame though." Tommy said, looking at the singer as he walked over to a random table and asked the person sitting there to sing with him.

"Why?"

"A voice like that? It's not appreciated anymore. No one would sign him because he wouldn't sell." Tommy stated, looking sadly at the singer. Jude frowned at him a moment before turning her attention back to him. Tommy and Jude listened to the singer serenade the small diner with the classics before their orders arrived at their table.

They ate their meals, talking casually as they did so. The singer had tried to get Tommy to sing with him, but he declined the invitation.

"You should sing with him." Jude said, smiling at Tommy knowingly.

"I can't sing like that." Tommy said, shaking his head. Jude laughed at him and they went back to watching the man perform.

"I could sit here all night and listen to him sing." Jude said, a small smile on her face.

"I thought you'd like it." Tommy stated and Jude glanced back at him, beaming and then back at the older man serenading the patrons of the diner once again.

"We have all, the time in the world
Time ENOUGH for life
To UNFOLD"

The older man walked through the tables and he stopped by Tommy and Jude and continued singing the rest of her verse, looking pointedly at the couple before him.

"All the precious things
Love has in store."

He winked at them before moving on. Jude looked over at Tommy and saw his blue eyes were soft as he gazed at her. She found she couldn't look away from the depths of his deep blue eyes and she kept her eyes focused on Tommy as she listened carefully to the lyrics he sang so beautifully.

"We have all the love in the world
If that's all we have"

Jude's eyes averted from his deep gaze as she saw an older couple got up from their seats and began to slow dance in the isles. She watched as their bodies melted together and they began to sway to the music in perfect harmony. A small smile came to her face as she watched them.

"You will find
We need nothing more"

"You want to dance?" Tommy asked. Jude tore her gaze away from the older couple and back at him. She opened her mouth to rebuff but the way he looked at her…his eyes so soft and full of emotion that she couldn't say no. He took her hand and helped her up from her seat and they moved together in perfect harmony. His arms circled around her waist and her arms slid up around his neck. Jude lay her head comfortably on his shoulder, almost by instinct, and let him lead their small dance.

"Every step of the way
Will find us
With the cares of the world
Far behind us"

Jude closed her eyes and allowed herself to get swept away in the music, the beautiful lyrics, and her love. She never felt more at peace as she did right then, in Tommy's arms, slow dancing the night away in a tiny diner in, seemingly, the middle of no-where, being serenaded by a karaoke singer. A small smile played on her lips and she felt Tommy's head rest against hers as the song continued on.

"We have all the time in the world
Just for love
Nothing more
Nothing less
Only love"

"Every step of the way
Will find us
With the cares of the world
Far behind us
Yes"

Jude opened her eyes as she heard Tommy softly singing the words to her. She smiled a bit wider and she felt him pull her a bit closer. She sighed in contentment and listened as the song continued to play around them.

"We have all the time in the world
Just for love
Nothing more
Nothing less
Only love"

The song was coming to a close and Jude glanced up at Tommy. They locked eyes for a moment and Tommy bent down and kissed her softly on the lips. Before she could respond, he pulled back and gave her a small smile before singing the last lyric at the song's closing.

"Only love"