"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 would've posted this chapter earlier but my girlfriend surprised me with tickets to Universal so I was out of town for a few days. Jude is out of the story for awhile now so the Jommy or Jade thing is gonna take a backseat for awhile to the rest of the story.

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"What?" Tommy sputtered. "You're F.B.I.?"

"I'm not actually an agent but I'm working with them," Darius replied.

"But you shot Jamie," Sadie protested. "And killed Spied."

"The shooting was my idea," Jamie interrupted. "I thought Liam would buy my story more if Darius had shot me."

"I'm seriously confused," Stuart spoke. "What the hell is going on?"

"Liam was the one using G Major to launder money," Jamie explained. "When he found out that Darius was on to him, he planted fake evidence for Tommy to find and then posed as an F.B.I. agent. He had help from his men."

"And Spied?" Sadie repeated.

"Safe," Darius answered. "I never hurt him. But he found out the truth so I had to get him out of harm's way."

"What about the explosion?" Stuart demanded.

"The agents told me they knew Liam had several explosives placed around but they didn't know where. He slipped out the back door when he saw Jamie arrive and detonated."

"So this entire time," Tommy began.

"I've been on your side," Darius finished.

Tommy shook his head. "I don't believe this."

"Well you're gonna have to," Jamie snapped. "Cause Jude doesn't have time to wait."

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Darius walked back into the kitchen, having gotten off the phone with the agent in charge of the case. "There's no trace of her," he reported. "There's no telling where Liam picked her up."

Tommy sighed and put his head in his hands. "There has to be something we can do."

"Until the F.B.I. finds a trace of Liam, there isn't much you can do," Darius reminded him.

Tommy stood. "Whatever." Without another word he left the Andrews home.

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A few hours later, Jamie found himself knocking on Tommy's door. "What?" the producer demanded, throwing open his door.

"What are we going to do?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Tommy asked him.

"Me and you both know you're not gonna take this lying down. Now I want in," Jamie replied.

"Jamie, even if I was planning something, I sure as hell wouldn't want you involved," Tommy spat.

"Oh really?" Jamie grinned back. "Do you know where Jude is?"

"Do you?"

"One of Liam's lackeys just bought a ticket to Miami," Jamie said. "There's a flight leaving in a hour."

Tommy stood staring at him silently for a few seconds before saying, "How long before you're ready?"

"I'm already packed."

Tommy nodded. "I guess we're going to Miami then."