"Best Friends"

Summary: Tommy Quincy hates Jamie Andrews with a passion. But why? Takes place after "Date With the Night."

Disclaimer: All chapter titles are songs by Fall Out Boy. Also I don't own anything related to "Instant Star" except for a couple of Jude-centric fantasies.

Author's Note: I know that in all likely hood Jamie's house would've taken some damage from the explosion but then I would have to come up with some other place for Jude and her family to stay and I'm just too lazy to do that. Oh, and sadly that dog that appears once a season died too.

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Tommy nervously ran his fingers through his hair for the seventh or eighth time in the past five minutes. "You okay, man?" Kwest asked.

The two men were sitting at the airport waiting for Jude, Jamie, and Stuart to return. "Fine," Tommy lied.

"Yeah, right."

Tommy began to say something nasty back but stopped when he spotted Jamie's somewhat pathetic form limping over to them."Hey, man," Kwest greeted. "How you holding up?"

Jamie glanced at his cane. "As well as you could imagine given the circumstances."

"Where's Jude?" Tommy cut in.

"Jude and Stuart are coming," Jamie answered. "I just got out first to ask you about the ring."

Tommy reached into his pocket and pulled out the box. "Here it is," he said, handing it to Jamie.

"What's that?" Kwest asked.

Jamie smiled. "I'm gonna ask Jude to marry me."

Kwest laughed and patted Jamie on the back. "Way to go, Andrews!"

Jamie blushed and asked Tommy, "Have you heard about Patsy?"

"Rehab."

"Good," Jamie sighed. "She needs it."

"Hey," Kwest said. "There's Jude."

Jamie hurriedly put away the box and walked over to his girlfriend, never once noticing the look Tommy was sending his way.

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After dropping Jude and the others off at Jamie's house, where they were staying, Tommy invited Kwest to a bar nearby.

"How you holding up?" Kwest asked, after the bartender handed them their drinks.

"What do you mean?"

Kwest chuckled. "Tom, I know you. You love Jude. And now she and Jamie are having this whole baby/marriage thing and I don't care how well you're getting along with him now, I know you want to kick Jamie's ass."

Tommy smirked as he took another swig of his beer. "Kwest," he began, "I'm not gonna hurt Jamie."

"Then you're at least gonna tell Jude how you feel, right?"

Tommy shook his head. "Nope."

"What?" Kwest couldn't help the incredulous look that came across his face. "The Great and Powerful Tommy Q is just gonna lie down while Jamie takes his girl?"

"She's not mine," Tommy answered dejectedly. "She's his. They're starting a family and I'm not coming between them." He and Kwest sat in silence for a few seconds before he added, "Besides, how many eighteen year-olds stayed married for life?"

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"Christmas is coming up." Jamie looked up from the Rolling Stone he was reading as Jude walked into the bedroom.

"Yeah, I know."

"It would be our first," Jude said, laying down next to him. "As a couple...," she trailed off, looking at her belly. "And as a family."

Jamie smiled and pulled her close. "Trust me Jude," he whispered. "This will be a Christmas we'll never forget."

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A/N 2: Oh, come on. You know something big is gonna go down on Christmas. Anyway, here's smoe more spoilers: Jamie proposes, someone comes back from the dead, and someone gets kidnaped by Darius.