Chapter 9

Jude walked in her dressing room. The lights were off, but she could smell the scent of roses. She turned on the light to see a beautiful vase of flowers with a card. Jude grabbed the card and it read:

Jude, here is 24 roses. Each rose represents an hour I think about you daily. There are 23 orange roses. I know you think that red roses are overrated and these orange ones remind me of your lovely hair you had when we first became friends. The white rose is to represent my love, when it dies, my love for you dies. I love you Jude and I hope you feel the same. Your not so secret admirer.

Jude found the white rose. She ran her fingers across it to find that it was a silk rose. She wondered whom those were from, that was too sweet for the Speed she loved.

"Dude, where did those come from?" Kyle asked as him and the guys walked in her dressing room.

"Here, read this." Jude said as she handed the card to the guys.

"Dude, did you do this?" Wally whispered to Speed.

"No, I wouldn't have ever thought of that. When I find this guy, he is getting it." Speed replied back.

"But I thought you didn't have feeling for her anymore?" Kyle quickly stated.

"Shut up." Speed said as he punched Kyle's arm.

"Jude, this is so nice. Who do you think it is?" Wally asked after they read the card.

"I seriously don't know." Jude replied.

"It wasn't your mystery guy is it?" Kyle asked.

"No, he didn't know I was the Jude Harrison." Jude lied.

"Be right back." Speed said as he ran out of the room to answer his cell phone.

"Dude, good thing you called, I need your help now. Jude has a secret admirer." Speed said to Mason as he answered his phone.

"Whoa, calm Speed. I sent those." Mason replied.

"I am going to kill you." Speed growled.

"Dude, did you forget?" Mason replied.

"Oh sorry, then why did you do that?" Speed asked now a little embarrassed.

"Those are from you. Step one." Mason laughed.

"Ok, now what?" Speed asked.

"Ok, Jude loved holding hands, she thinks it is totally under rated. Tonight, when you sing Soft Spoken hold her hand. Just when it is you two or something, try and find any excuse to hold her hand. And try to lay off the pranks and insults." Mason instructed.

"Ok, step two, holding hands." Speed said. "Thanks dude."

"Who was that?" Wally asked when Speed returned.

"Oh, no one really." Speed replied, he was in a little better mood.

"Guys leave so I can get ready." Jude said as she pushed out the door.

That night, when Jude and Speed sang their duet, Speed grabbed her hand and held it tightly in his. Wally and Kyle noticed that something had changed between Jude and Speed, there seemed to be more passion in that song and just the fact that Speed was holding her hand.

Kyle and Wally were the first to leave the after the concert. Jude had to stay over to talk with reporters. When she walked outside, Speed was waiting for her. She didn't see him when she walked out and just started walking towards the hotel.

"Red, wait up." Speed yelled as he jogged up to Jude. Jude just stopped and looked at him waiting for him to tell her why he was chasing her. When he got up there, he just grabbed her hand and started to walk. Jude walked along holding his hand. She loved holding hands. She thought the whole holding hands thing was totally under rated. When they got to the hotel room, Speed grabbed the other hand and pulled her close to him.

"Speed, why did you wait to walk me here?" Jude asked as they stood in the main room.

Speed had that grin on his face and he bent down and kissed her. He then said, "Good night dude." Speed then kissed her again before he started to walk away.

"Wait." Jude said as she stopped Speed. She grabbed both of his hands and led him into her room. Once she had led him to the bed, she pushed him down and fell right on top of him. She slowly kissed his neck, then his cheek working her way to his lips. Before long, they were engaged in a long passionate kiss. Jude had her fingers entangled in his hair; she loved to have her fingers in his soft hair. Speed had his hands resting on her bareback. The kisses seemed to be filled with more passion and intensity then the night before. The kisses also reminded Jude of the first time her and Speed kissed, even though it was a dare from Wally, it meant something to Jude.

A few hours later, Jude was lying there with her head on Speed's chest and her arm draped over his stomach. Speed had one arm around Jude while the other hand was slowly running through Jude's hair.

"Speed, this is the third time we have been together like this in twenty-four hours." Jude said as she looked up at Speed.

"I know, damn, I love these benefits." Speed replied as he kissed her forehead.

"Yea benefits." Jude mumbled.

"What?" Speed asked.

"Oh, nothing…well, it is just, don't you feel anything for me. How can you just do this and not have feelings, seriously Speed. Don't you want something more then just a friend with benefits?" Jude asked in a very sad tone.

"You agreed on the benefit things. We had more but you destroyed it, you destroyed my heart Jude. But…" Speed was saying until Jude interrupted.

"Fine Speed, just go. I get it; I hurt you so all I am is someone who is willing to have sex with you, and nothing more. I get it." Jude cried as she kicked Speed out.

If Jude wouldn't have interrupted, Speed was about to tell her that he was willing to put that in the past and try and start new because he had feelings.