Jude walked away, shocked by what she had just heard. Tom Quincy, the Tom Quincy actually liked her?!? Now that she had heard that conversation between Kwest and Tommy, Jude was sure about her feelings for Tommy. But how could she go back into the studio and face him? Ugh…being a girl is so hard, she thought. Guys have it so easy!
"That's a pretty long water break," a voice behind Jude said.
Jude turned around and saw Tommy. She immediately started to blush and said, "Oh…um…sorry. Hah…"
Tommy raised his eyebrows but just said, "Right. Well anyways, I'm gonna mix your song now, if you want to help you can."
"Seriously?" Jude asked excitedly.
"Seriously," Tommy replied, amused at how excited Jude was.
The two went into the studio and sat down. Jude was really excited, she rarely got an opportunity to mix her own song. Darius always thought it was a waste of studio time and money.
An hour later Jude's song Natural Disaster was finished.
"Do you like it girl?" Tommy asked, looking at Jude.
Jude smiled and said, "I love it. Thanks for letting me help you Tommy."
She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. She noticed when she did that Tommy held his breath, and when she leaned back in her chair he was blushing. Jude was amazed, she'd never made an older guy blush before.
"Soo…" Tommy said, trying to make conversation. "You're 20th birthday, that's pretty cool, huh?"
Jude laughed and said, "Yeah, I guess." Her face got really sad then and she fell silent.
"You ok?" Tommy asked in a concerned voice.
"Yeah, it's just that …I was hoping my mom would come home for my birthday. I guess not, I guess Don's just too important," she said in a sad voice. "And then my dad's off with Yvette, and Sadie's with Kwest all the time. I just feel so alone…" she trailed off, staring into space.
"C'mon Jude, that's not true. You have Jamie, Speid, and me," Tommy said, trying to cheer her up.
When Tommy said me Jude's face lit up. Tommy noticed this and got excited. He wondered if this was because he mentioned Jamie and Speid, or himself.
"I'll always be here for you Jude, in and out of the studio," Tommy said in a voice that made Jude melt.
Jude looked up at him and smiled. She leaned toward Tommy and stopped when she was an inch away from his face. Tommy closed the gap between them by grabbing her lips in a passionate kiss. Both of them wanted this so much, all of the tension between them was gone now.
Jude put her hands on Tommy's head, running her hands through his hair. Tommy moaned and grabbed Jude by the waist. Both of them stood up and Tommy pushed her into the wall. He put his hand on her back, slowly inching up her shirt. Jude broke the kiss for a second to unbutton his flannel shirt. It just then hit Tommy what was happening. He quickly took his hand out of Jude's shirt and took her hands off of him. He stepped backwards and Jude looked up at him, confusion in her eyes.
"No…no…"Tommy said, shaking his head.
"Tommy, what are you talking about?" Jude asked, coming towards him.
"No, this can't happen. I won't let it happen…" he said.
"Tommy what the hell!" Jude yelled.
"Jude, calm down," Tommy said, worried that someone would hear them.
"Don't tell me to calm down. You kiss me, put your hand up my shirt, then stop and tell me this can't happen. And you want me to calm down!" Jude said, getting angrier by the second.
"Look Jude, I'm sorry. But this can't happen. You're 19, I'm 26 –"
"So what! Didn't you ever hear about Ashton and Demi Moore?" Jude said, still angry.
"I'm also your producer. I'm supposed to be your mentor, not you're…you know…" Tommy said.
Jude just looked at him and shook her head. She couldn't believe this, what a jerk she thought.
Tommy sighed and said, "Can we just forget about this? Go back to the way it was before?"
Jude scoffed and said, "Sure Tommy, it never happened. You never kissed me and you sure as hell didn't put your hand up my shirt."
Jude grabbed her stuff and walked out the studio, slamming the door behind her.
Tommy just stood there and watched her leave.