That night Kwest and Jersey stayed with Jude and Mason, while Riley went back to his own apartment, and Tommy stayed with a friend from his boy-band days.

Jude walked into her bedroom after taking her shower. She saw Jersey sitting on the bed, an odd look masking her face.

"What's going on?" Jude asked softly.

"He really has missed you."
"I'm sure he did," Jude said absentmindedly as she began to brush her hair.

"He just wants another chance."

Jude turned around and looked at Jersey like she was crazy. "I already gave him more chances than he ever deserved and making those choices almost destroyed me!"

"He's changed."

"No, no he hasn't. Tom Quincy doesn't change."

"I know it seems that way."

"Seems that way? It is that way! He's done so many things to hurt me, things he's not even aware of. I know he's your brother, but I can't be with him. I'm happy with Riley?"

"Do you love him?"

"Do I love who?"

"Riley, do you love him more than you love Tommy?"

"We've barely been together for two months."

"You fell in love with Tommy quicker than that. I could tell ya know, when he would call me. He had this brightness in his voice, that small thing that told me he was happy, and at the time I didn't know why. Then I started seeing the magazine articles and the suspicions that he had a relationship with you, then I knew why he was so happy. He hasn't had that voice since you left."

"He lost that voice a hell of a long time ago, way before I left."

"You're avoiding the question, do you love Riley more than you love Tommy?"

"You can't compare the two, they are different people."

"It's a simple question, but maybe I should be asking this one instead, are you still in love with Tommy?"

"I'm still in love with the Tommy I used to know, the Tommy who had pride in his work and in himself. I never fell in love with this clone. This person he's become, I can't love him, and I can't be with him, not even if I want to."

"He would change so much if you would just give him a chance."

"I can't! I don't need to go through that again."

"You don't see what he's done for you, what he's sacrificed."

Jude glared at Jersey. "What has he sacrificed besides a couple thousand dollar plane ticket out here? I don't want to talk about this anymore."

"If you stay with Riley, I can promise you that you won't be happy."

Jude walked out of the room and grabbed her jacket off the couch.

"Where are you going?" Kwest asked her.

"I'm going to Riley's," she said shortly.

"Hey, what happened?"

"Jersey decided to tell me that if I chose to be with Riley instead of Tommy, I would never be happy."

"She doesn't like seeing her brother like this."

"Okay, fair enough, but do you like seeing me like this? Ask Mason if he likes seeing me torment myself over memories of what Tommy and I had. Look, I'm going to stay with Riley until you guys find an apartment."

"Jude, you don't have to do that."

"Yes, I do. You both are my friends, but if this thing with Tommy keeps going, it's going to split us apart and I don't want you to have to choose sides."

"Before you go, were you happy when you moved here?"

"No, not right away, but then I met Riley and I was happy up until Tommy came out here."

"Jude, you only met him two months ago."

"What are you saying?"

"What do you know about him?"

"I know enough," she said, walking out the door.

Jude knocked impatiently on Riley's door and waited for him to answer it."

When Riley opened the door he nervously glanced back into the apartment and back at Jude.

"Hey, is it okay if I stay here for awhile?"

"Uh..."

"Is there something wrong?"

"No, I just-" Riley was interrupted by the harsh cries of an infant.

"Riley, what was that?"

He opened the door and Jude saw a tiny baby in a car seat, setting on the kitchen table. She watched as Riley carefully took the child out of the carseat and walked back to her.

" Meet Peyton...my daughter," Riley said quietly.

"Y-your daughter?" Jude asked, her face paling.

"Yeah, it's a long story."

"One you might have wanted to tell me awhile ago," Jude said. She could feel hot tears burning at the back of her eyes. She forced them away, she would not cry in front of him.

"I'm sorry Jude, I really am."

Jude stared at the baby which was cradled in her boyfriend's strong arms. Peyton didn't look more than three months old.

"H-how old is she?" She asked in a quiet, shaky voice.

"Two months."

"I can't do this right now," Jude said, leaving the apartment.

"Jude, wait," Riley pleaded, but his words fell on deaf ears.

Jude ran to her car and drove until she reached the studio. She quickly dug out her key card to get into the building and locked herself in. She sat down at the sound booth in one of the many recording booths and grabbed a guitar. Tears rolled down her cheeks while she sat frozen, the guitar held tightly in her hands. She hadn't heard the door open and didn't know anyone was there until she saw Tommy standing beside her. She quickly wiped her eyes and looked up at him. "What do you want?"

"What's wrong?" he asked as he sat down beside her.

"Nothing," she said softly, sniffing.

"You're crying."

"Just go away Tommy," she pleaded softly.

"Jude-"

"He has a daughter," Jude said, wiping her eyes.

"A what?"

"He has a baby."

"Girl, I'm sorry."

"She shook her head. "No you're not."

"Hey, look at me," he said softly.

"What?"

"You are first and foremost my friend right now, and I hate seeing you hurt."

Jude's body softened as the anger flooded away from her. Tears rushed down her face as she looked at Tommy's caring blue eyes.

Tommy brought her trembling body into his arms and soothingly rubbed her back as she sobbed into his chest.