Jude walked over to the counter and grabbed a bottle of water. She took a sip and leaned against the counter, thinking about Tommy. She couldn't believe it when he had said that she was great, but of course it was about her singing. Jude knew that he was her producer, and that their relationship had to be professional, but he was hott, there was no denying that. He knew his music, and even though she hadn't known him for that long, Jude felt like they connected.
Too bad I'm just an annoying 19 year old, Jude thought. She sighed and went back to the studio. She opened the door and was about to say something, but she saw Kwest talking to Tommy. She knew it was wrong to eavesdrop, but this looked interesting.
"How are things going with Jude, T?" asked Kwest.
"It's going fine," Tommy replied.
"Just fine?" Kwest asked, with a grin on his face.
"What are you trying to get at man?" Tommy asked, a little annoyed.
"Come on T, I know you. You're a guy, she's a girl, a hott girl by the way," Kwest said.
"You're point…" Tommy said, fiddling with the soundboard.
Kwest looked at Tommy and said, "My point is that you like her, don't you?"
Tommy sighed and looked at Kwest and said, "Look man, she's my artist, and she's 19."
Jude's heart sank as she heard this. She knew Tommy didn't like her, why bother. She was about to walk away when she heard Kwest say, "So what? She's legal, go for it."
"That's not the problem Kwest…" Tommy replied.
"Then what is it?" Kwest asked.
"Jude's different…" Tommy said.
Kwest raised his eyebrows at Tommy and asked, "Different how?"
"She's not like other girls I've been with. She's smokin' hott and all but…"
"But what T?" Kwest asked.
"I actually connect with her. It's like we think on the same level. Her songs, they're amazing, they're my style," Tommy slowly said.
"So, that's a good thing, isn't it?" Kwest asked, still confused.
"Yeah, it's great," Tommy said.
"Then what's stopping you from getting with her?" Kwest asked.
"She's 19 man, and I'm 26," Tommy replied.
"So what, age ain't nothing but a number," Kwest said, grinning.
"I just don't want to hurt her. And she definitely doesn't feel the same way about me," Tommy said.
"How do you know that?" Kwest asked.
"I don't know, I just do," Tommy replied. "I'm an ex-boy bander and a complete player, she hates that kind of stuff."
"Well you'll never know until you try," Kwest said. "All I can tell you is to just go for it. Jude can be very surprising."