Chapter 8

Speed woke up that morning around 10:30. The little bit of sunlight coming through the curtains hurt his head. He laid there trying to remember how and exactly where he was. He then looked at his hand; it was bruised and swollen a little bit. He then remembered the fight he had gotten into over Jude. He then looked over to see Jude lying there curled up asleep. From looking at Jude, he could suddenly remember what happened. He at first thought him and Jude was a dream, but was happy to be next to her. He couldn't help but think how beautiful and sweet she looked lying there. He also thought about how much he still loved her, but when he thought of love, Tommy then came in. Jude then started to wake up.

"Good morning gorgeous." Speed said right before he kissed her forehead.

"Good morning." Jude replied as she stretched out.

"Sleep well?" Speed asked as he brushed back her hair.

"Ummhmm." Jude hummed.

"Good, well, I think I need to leave soon before the guys wake up." Speed said as he sat up.

"You could, or you could take a shower with me." Jude replied as she wrapped her arms around him.

"Shower sounds better." Speed said with a slight grin on his face. "Let me grab my stuff and you can warm the water up."

"I will be waiting." Jude said as she kissed him before she went into the bathroom.

Kyle and Wally woke up around 10:50am and there was no sign of Speed. At 11:15, Kyle decided to go get lunch and Wally was going to take a shower. He noticed that he didn't have any towels; he figured Jude took them like she always did. He walked into her room and she wasn't there. He noticed that all the clothes were picked up and that her new friend was probably gone. He could hear the fan in the bathroom but no water. He waited a minute then walked over to the door.

Wally slowly opened the door and stuck his head in and said. "Dude, give me the towels."

When he looked over to the shower, Jude yelled. She and Speed had been standing there wrapped in towels. Wally could see Jude's face but not Speed's because his back was to him and we was bent over kissing the back of Jude's neck.

"Dude, sorry. Nice tattoo." Wally said quickly as he closed the door. "Wont mention it to you know who. Sorry again." Wally then added through the door.

"The tattoo, I completely forgot. Let me see." Jude said once she knew Wally was gone.

"Yea, I forgot about it. Now I have to be extra careful the guys don't see it." Speed said as he turned around.

"I still remember when we got those." Jude laughed as she moved the towel to show hers.

Her and Speed one night were bored and had been so slap happy, they decided to go get dude and sweet tattooed on them. They couldn't decide where, then Jude thought they should get it in spots no one else would see. She was more scared of her mom then anything, she hated the J tattoo. They decided to get it on the top of their butts. It was in a place that you could have it show or not. Jude got dude and Speed got sweet. Jude never really worried about it being seen unless she went swimming. Speed didn't care, but now he had too.

"Those were the good days." Speed replied as he kissed Jude again. "Well, I am going to run to the bus and change then come in and eat. This is our little secret." He then started to leave after him and Jude quickly got dressed.

"Ok, wait." Jude said as she grabbed his arm.

"What dude." Speed asked as he turned around.

"This." Jude replied as she gave him a quick kiss.

Ten minutes later, Jude skipped into the main room with Kyle and Wally. She was happy, she thought things might have changed between her and Speed. She was hoping that by the end of the week, they could be a couple again.

"Some one is on cloud nine." Wally joked as Jude came skipping in with a huge grin on her face.

"So, who was the mystery man?" Kyle asked as he handed her a sandwich.

"Oh, just this guy I met." Jude smiled, she wanted to say it was Speed, but she thought she should wait a day or two. "Where is Speed?"

"Not home yet, either he found someone or passed out on the bus drunk." Kyle said.

"I say passed out." Jude replied knowing that Speed should be there soon.

"I don't know, not trying to hurt ya Red, but he left with a blonde last night." Wally said.

"Oh," Jude replied trying to look a little hurt.

"So, tell us about your new friend. Sorry about the bathroom incident anyways." Wally stated.

"Not much to tell, meet him at the club." Jude said.

"Going for the bad guys now, ones with tattoos because you're looking at one." Kyle joked as he sat down next to her.

"Funny guys, he only had that one." Jude replied.

"Who would have thought Red would go for guys with tattoos." Wally laughed as looked at Kyle.

"Guys with tattoos?" Speed said as he walked in the room.

"Nothing, where were you last night?" Jude asked.

"Oh, met a nice blonde, went to her place and passed out." Speed replied.

"Dude, your hand." Kyle said as he noticed Speed's swollen knuckles.

"Punched a dude, he was hurting this girl." Speed said looking at Jude. Jude didn't realize Speed had hurt himself like that.

"So, what was your girl like?" Wally asked while making sure Jude wasn't feeling awkward.

"Awesome, she had a tattoo on the top of her ass. She showed it to me right before I passed out." Speed said smiling and he shot Jude a quick look.

"Funny, so did that guy that Ju…" Kyle was saying until Wally dived over Jude and shoved a pillow in his face.

"Did Harrison bring a friend home?" Speed asked trying to look shocked.

"None of your business Vincent." Jude said back trying not to laugh.

Jude's phone started to ring. Speed quickly grabbed it off the coffee table.

"Hello." Speed said.

"Is this Speed?" A voice said back.

"Yup cow poke, what is up?" Speed replied as he turned on speakerphone.

"Funny Vincent. I was just calling to see how the tour has been." Mason replied.

"Great." Kyle, Wally, and Jude yelled.

"Pretty good. Jude has a new friend." Speed replied as he turned off speakerphone.

"A new friend?" Mason asked curious.

"Let me talk to Mason." Jude said as she tried to retrieve her phone.

"He doesn't talk to sluts." Speed said back sarcastically as he darted away from Jude.

"What?" Mason yelled.

"Oh, Jude was caught twice, last night and this morning, with some dude she brought home from the club. He had a sweet tattoo on his ass." Speed replied.

"SHUT UP!" Jude yelled at Speed as she tried to get her phone.

"There isn't a chance that dude was you is there?" Mason asked Speed.

"Good one." Speed replied once he was alone.

"You two are back together?" Mason asked with a bit of excitement.

"Nope, just enemies with the benefits, and damn, I love those benefits." Speed chuckled.

"Speed!" Mason replied.

"I know, I know, I got to try and make things right, but it is hard. I am not good with that stuff." Speed said, he was now in the hall.

"Speed, you have to tell her how you feel." Mason said.

"It isn't that easy Mason, she is complicated." Speed replied.

"Ok, just do what I say. I will call you in a couple of days, just trust me, ok?" Mason asked.

"Whatever dude." Speed said before he hung up.

That night at the concert, Jude had a surprise in her dressing room.