A/N: Hey guys! I know, another update! Haha! I'm trying to get caught up with them, so I'll probably be updating like a fiend for awhile. The peeps on my message board are up to chapter…28 or something. I had started them off a few chaps ahead and now I'm trying to catch you guys up, but time hasn't been on my side recently. I hope you guys like and I'm hoping to update again like once a night or something, so be kind with your reviews! We're going to be moving quick!

Chapter 18

The party was winding down and most of the guests were gone. Jude and Ryland had parted ways, Jude going out to her car. Once she got out to it, she realized she had gave Jamie her keys to hold onto and he had left a hour or so ago with Kat. Jude let out a groan and looked around the parking lot, seeing if a familiar car was still parked there.

The door to the club opened and banged shut and Jude turned to see Tommy walking out the door.

"Tommy!" Jude yelled, trying to run over to him, but it was hard to do in three inch heels.

"Jude…"

"I'm so glad to see you!" She said, and Tommy raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "I gave Jamie my car keys and he left and I'm stranded."

"And you want me to do what?" Tommy asked, smirking at her.

"Help me."

"I'm not a mechanic." Tommy said, staring at her in bewilderment. Jude smacked him on the arm. "Ow! Hey!"

"Stop playing stupid and give me a ride."

"Is that anyway to treat your savior?" Tommy asked, looking hurt.

"Yup." Jude said, beaming at Tommy. Tommy shook his head in amusement.

"you're lucky I'm too tired to argue." Tommy said, walking over to the Viper. Jude followed and got in the passenger side when Tommy hit the remote lock.

"I can't believe you still have this car." Jude said, buckling her seat belt.

"Sell it!" Tommy said, looking mortified.

"Breathe Tom…" Jude said, patting him on the shoulder.

"I'm ok…" Tommy said, looking slightly pale.

"I was just…I was surprised, that's all. I figured you would have gotten a new one." Jude said, shrugging. Tommy put the key in the ignition and turned it. The car roared to life and Tommy glanced back over to Jude.

"It has sentimental value." Tommy stated, putting the car into gear and pulling out of the parking space.

"You know where Kat and Jamie live right?"

"yup." Tommy said, and paused. "whoa…"

"What?"

"Words I never thought I'd say…" Tommy said, shaking his head as he pulled out onto the deserted Canadian street.

"Scare yourself?" Jude asked, her tone light with laughter.

"Yeah…almost had a heart attack." Tommy joked, rolling his eyes.

"So, you and Jamie hu?"

"Kid isn't so bad now that he's grown up." Tommy admitted, keeping his eyes on the road.

"Jamie hasn't changed much."

"He's not as geeky as he used to be." Tommy stated, and added "Besides, he kind of became likeable once he stopped dating Patsy." Tommy paused a moment and glanced back at Jude. "What's got you into twenty questions mode?"

"Nothing…" Jude answered and glanced out the window and frowned as she remembered what happened in the bathroom. Tommy and Jude fell into a comfortable silence as he navigated through Toronto city traffic towards Kat and Jamie's apartment. Jude looked away from the window and studied Tommy a moment in the darkness. Tommy glanced over at her from the corner of his eyes.

"What?" He asked, noticing she was staring at him. Jude mentally shook herself.

"Nothing…it's nothing."

"Something's on your mind Harrison." Tommy stated, breaking for a redlight.

"There's nothing on my mind." Jude lied. "I'm not going to do it tonight, no. It's just something I've been thinking about." Where the words that Michelle had said. She didn't say she was going to break up with Tommy…Jude sighed, trying to figure out if she was making something out of nothing.

"Uh-hu." Tommy commented, and the light turned green and he accelerated through the intersection.

"It's just…I was thinking about Ryland." Jude lied. Jude noticed Tommy's frown.

"How'd you meet Ryland anyway? I mean, Shattered wasn't around G Major when you left." Tommy asked, and Jude wondered if he was asking out of jealousy or concern for her wellbeing.

"Sadie and Kwest set me up with him. Why are you so interested Quincy?" Tommy smirked.

"What'd I tell ya about Quincy?"

"you never told me what it really was." She said, looking at him questioningly. Tommy smirked.

"Maybe some day you'll figure it out." Tommy said, grinning.

"You never answered my question." Jude said, remembering how he changed the subject from Ryland to himself.

"Can't be looking out for a friend?" Tommy asked.

"Like I said, Sadie and Kwest set me up with him. They knew I'd be the…7th wheel otherwise." Jude answered, and added "And before you ask, yes I liked Ryland, he was fun." She smiled at Tommy when she saw him frown slightly.

"Just…be careful, ok?" Tommy said, pulling into Kat and Jamie's apartment complex. Tommy shut off the engine and they both got out of the car. Jude glanced at Tommy questioningly. "you really think I'm going to let you go up there on your own? At 2:15 am? In downtown Toronto?"

"Thanks." Jude said, and Tommy walked her into the building and up to the apartment. Jude went to open the door but paused when she saw a black scrunchy on the door. Oh snap. Jude thought. Scrunchy on the door only meant one thing.

"You locked out too?" Tommy asked, smiling at her.

"No…it's not that."

"Then what?"

"I can't get in." Jude said, looking at Tommy, her expression slightly horrified. Tommy looked confused and Jude pointed at the door knob. Tommy glanced at the door and saw the object in question. Jude noticed several shades of color drained from his features.

"Does that mean what I think it does?" Tommy asked.

"It depends on what you think…" Jude said and Tommy shuddered. "Yep, it means that." Tommy and Jude stared at each other a moment, their expressions both mirroring horror. They shuddered in unison and Tommy grabbed Jude's arm and pulled her down the hall.

"Tommy"

"Lets get out of here before I hurl."

"Where am I a going to go?" Jude asked, her voice breaking. Tommy paused at the elevator, hitting the main floor button.

"To my place." Tommy said, without a moments hesitation. Before Jude could protest, the elevator doors dinged open and Tommy pulled her in behind him. The doors closed and Jude glanced at Tommy.

"Are you sure Michelle won't get mad?"

"If she doesn't trust me by now, there's no hope." Tommy said, sighing heavily.

"How…" Jude frowned. "How long have you guys been together?" Jude asked, realizing she didn't know the length of the relationship.

"Uh…" Tommy looked thoughtful and Jude smiled. Classic guy, she thought as he struggled to remember. "I don't know for sure…we've been seeing each other probably just over a year, but probably officially dating for…I'd say…8 months?" He said, looking uncertain. Jude shook her head and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't hurt yourself trying to figure it out." Jude said, her voice light with humor.

"har, har." Tommy said, still looking like he was still trying to figure out when he and Michelle started dating.

"So, you're ok with"

"I'm not going to leave you outside your apartment, waiting for Jamie and Kat to stop…" He trailed off making a small hand gesture and shuddered. "Must, get image out of my head…" Tommy said with a groan.

"I'm working overtime to keep images out of my mind." Jude said, nodding in agreement. The doors to the elevator dinged open.

"That had to be the slowest elevator in history…" Tommy commented as they stepped out of the elevator and into the main lobby and back out to the Viper. The couple got in and Tommy sped off to his own place several miles away.