A/N: YAY! A new chapter! Like always, thanks to my reviewers. You guys rock. I kind of like this chapter the best of the first five I think. I hope you guys like it. You also learn a little more about Speed's family and childhood. It will sort of have an important role later. Also, if you read Wanting The One I Can't Have, it is finally updated.
Now enjoy and be sure to review or I will throw my law book at you ;)

Chapter 4

"This place is really nice." Jude said as she and Speed sat in a restaurant waiting for their drinks.

"It is, my dad made us reservations. He recommended it." Speed said as he sat there nervously, this was his only chance to show Jude he had changed.

"Do you see your dad much?" Jude asked curiously.

"Every once in a while, Lynli spends Saturday nights with him when he is not on a business trip. So I see him when I drop her off and pick her up, but we never really do much. I do talk to him at least twice a week." Speed said as looked down at his napkin.

"Oh, I am sorry I brought him up." Jude said, she knew Speed's family had a lot of problems in it as well as a lot of topics not to talk about.

"It is ok." Speed said as he reached over and grabbed Jude's hand.

Jude and Speed sat in silence until their drinks came. As soon as the drinks were sat down and the waiter was gone, Speed let go of Jude's hand. As he was moving back to his side of the table, he knocked Jude's drink over and it went right to her dress.

"Oh god Jude, I am so sorry." Speed said as he jumped up to help Jude. As he jumped up, he did not see the waitress with a plate of spaghetti and a salad. He hit the waitress and the food landed on the floor beside Jude while half of it landed on her.

"Jude, oh my god. I am so, so, sorry." Speed said as he froze completely mortified.

"Speed, please sit down." Jude said as Speed tried to help her and the two waiters, but he was just making it worse.

Once the salads arrived, Speed was pretty sure he had blown the date.

"Do you like tomatoes?" Jude asked as she looked at the tomatoes on her salad that she specifically had asked them to leave off.

"Yea, why?" Speed asked as he stared at his salad afraid that if he looked at her he might mess up.

"You want mine, I don't like them at all." Jude replied.

"Sure." Speed said as he held his little appetizer plate over to Jude.

"Speed." Jude gasped.

"What." Speed asked wondering what was going wrong now.

"Your…your… your…" Jude stuttered as she pointed to the sleeve of Speed's jacket.

"Shit." Speed said as he realized his sleeve was on fire.

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"I am sorry I ruined our date." Speed said as he and Jude quickly walked out of the restaurant.

"It is ok." Jude lied. This date had to be on the top of her worst date list, the only thing that made it a little better was the fact that she knew how hard Speed had tried to make this date perfect, so hard he screwed it up.

"Do you want to take your dress off?" Speed asked as he looked at Jude's dress.

"What?" Jude asked shocked.

"That probably came out wrong. I meant, do you want to go change from that disgusting looking dress and put on my dress shirt to wear home, which is where we are headed." Speed explained.

"I think I will." Jude said as Speed started to unbutton his shirt.

"I will wait outside the bathroom for you." Speed said as he handed Jude his shirt.

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"What?" Kyle asked Wally through the phone.

"I know why Jude and Speed are acting weird." Wally restated.

"Dude, this better not be some stupid joke because Veronica is in the bathroom changing into something more comfortable and aren't you supposed to be with Tia?" Kyle asked.

"Lance, her boyfriend, called during dinner. But here is why I called, my mom and dad were on a date tonight and they saw Jude and Speed on a date. My dad sent me a picture and it most definitely looks like a date and my mom said she saw them kiss." Wally explained.

"What?" Kyle shouted.

"I know, he is lying to us. We can't let them know that we know, but we are going to have to be sneaky and catch them." Wally stated.

"Plan catch Juderman is now in effect and Veronica is coming out of the bathroom in see through lingerie. Later." Kyle said as he hung up the phone.

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"Thanks for tonight." Jude said as she and Speed stood at her front door.

"I am sorry I ruined tonight, I really am. I can understand if you never want to go out on another date with me. Goodnight Jude." Speed said as he turned around to leave.

"Speed, wait." Jude said as she reached out and stopped Speed.

"What?" Speed asked feeling depressed.

"Because, even though it was probably the worst date ever, it still was nice since I was with you and I hope we can try this again." Jude said as she reached up and put a hand on Speed's cheek.

"Really?" Speed asked showing a slight smile.

"Really." Jude replied as she leaned up and met Speed in a kiss.

"Goodnight Jude, I will see you at the studio bright and early." Speed said as he walked away feeling a lot better.

"Bye." Jude said as she watched Speed go get in his car.

Once Speed was gone, Jude walked inside with a smile.

"Was that you and Spiederman making out on the front step?" Sadie asked as she scared Jude.

"Maybe, maybe not. Goodnight Sadie." Jude said as she ran up the stairs with a huge smile.

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"So how was my cousin?" Speed asked as SME and Jude waited for Kwest and Tommy to come in and record with them.

"She was good, then her boyfriend called and that was the end of our date." Wally replied.

"She has a boyfriend?" Speed asked shocked.

"Lance." Wally muttered.

"Oh god, I thought they broke up for good. He is a major douche. Sorry dude." Speed replied.

"How was your date Speed?" Kyle asked with a slight smirk.

"Typical date with one of Alec's set ups." Speed said. "How was your night?"

"Awesome, I think we might be having another night out. She plain out said that she doesn't require a nice dinner to get in bed with me." Kyle said proudly.

"Ew." Jude stated.

"How was your busy night?" Kyle replied.

"Exhausting." Jude stated.

"Hey guys, we are going to start recording right now." Kwest said through the microphone.

"We aren't waiting for Tommy?" Jude asked.

"No, his wife is sick still and he is taking her to the doctor. They think she is pregnant." Kwest told them. Tommy had recently reappeared three months ago with a wife after leaving during Jude's second album release party.

"Ok, let's record then." Speed said as he and the guys took their places.

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"Hey, do you want to hang out later tonight?" Speed asked Jude as they left the studio.

"I don't think I have plans, so sure." Jude replied with a smile.

"Cool, you can just come over around six and we can have something to eat and watch a movie." Speed said.

"Alright, I will see you then." Jude said as she got in her car.

"Yes." Speed said happily as he got in his car. He was finally making progress.

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"Vinnie, is that you?" Speed's mom yelled as he walked in the house.

"Yea." Speed yelled back as he headed to his room.

"We need to talk right now." Speed's mom stated as she came to the steps.

"What?" Speed asked, he had a lot of things to do before Jude came over.

"I am leaving in two hours to go on a date with Alec and then I am staying with him tonight. You need to watch Lynli for me." Speed's mom stated.

"I can't, I have a date with Jude." Speed complained.

"I thought you two were just friends now." Speed's mom replied.

"But she is giving me a second chance Mom, I can't watch Lynli. Why can't you take her with you?" Speed asked.

"No, I can't take her out to a bar with us. You are watching your sister and that is final." Speed's mom said as she walked away.

"This isn't fair." Speed complained as he went into his room.

Once Speed got to his room, he called Jude and she understood luckily.

"Vinnie, I wants to take a nap." Lynli said as she walked into Speed's room around four o'clock.

"Ok, let's go tuck you in." Speed said as he got up off his bed.

"Will you take a nap withs me?" Lynli asked as Speed picked her up.

"I might as well, I have nothing else to do." Speed said as he walked into his sister's room and laid them down in bed.

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"Ok, I am betting those two are together right now." Wally said to Kyle.

"I bet they are as well, want to go drop in?" Kyle asked.

"Let's call first and then go over." Wally replied.

"What if he says we can't come over?" Kyle asked.

"We go anyways, and then we have reason to be suspicious." Wally state.

"Alright, I will call." Kyle said as he grabbed his cell phone.

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Speed was still sound asleep in his sister's bed, but Lynli was up and playing with Nintendo DS. She heard Speed's phone ringing and didn't want to wake him up, so she took it upon herself to answer the phone.

"Ello?" Lynli said into the phone.

"Hey Lynli, this is Kyle. Is Vinnie there?" Kyle asked.

"He is sleepy right now." Lynli replied.

"Oh, ok. Do you know if he is doing anything tonight?" Kyle asked.

"Yes." Lynli replied.

"What is he doing sweetie?" Kyle asked.

"He is staying home and playing with me. Tonight is Lynli Vinnie night since mommy is sleeping at Alec's. Vinnie is mad at mommy too." Lynli told Kyle.

"Why is he mad?" Kyle asked curiously.

"I heards him yelling because he had a date tonight and mommy told him he wasn't allowed to see the pretty girl." Lynli explained.

"I see, would you like it if Wally and I came over tonight with a couple movies and some yummy snacks?" Kyle asked.

"YAY!" Lynli shouted.

"Ok, don't tell Vinnie because we want to surprise him. Ok?" Kyle asked.

"Otay, bye Kyle." Lynli said hanging up.

Lynli went back to playing with her Nintendo DS as her brother slept beside her.

"Vinnie." Lynli said as she tapped his shoulder a few minutes later.

"What?" Speed mumbled as he slowly woke up.

"I love you." Lynli said as she kissed Speed on the cheek.

"I love you too sis. How about we go get dinner?" Speed suggested as he stretched.

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"Well, I don't think we are going to catch him and Jude together tonight." Kyle stated.

"Why?" Wally asked.

"Because he is stuck with Lynli, their mom is out for the night." Kyle explained.

"Damn, you know, I really feel sorry for him. He has had such a rough life and he is more of a parent to Lynli then their dad is." Wally said.

"I know, the most immature person is really the most mature. I still remember when he found out about Lynli." Kyle said.

"Me too." Wally replied.

"Speed, what is going on?" Kyle asked as he and Wally found Speed sitting in the back of a park.

"Really, we haven't seen for hear from you since Thursday and it is Tuesday." Wally added.

"My mom is pregnant with a little girl." Speed stated.

"Oh, is it James's kid?" Kyle asked as he and Wally sat down.

"No, they are over. It is my dad's." Speed said looking up. Kyle and Wally could see that he was crying.

"That isn't so bad, does it mean they are getting together?" Wally asked.

"No, mom has another new boyfriend. My parent's are fighting so much now. It is worse. I didn't even know they had talked outside of the meetings about me every two months and then she comes home pregnant with his baby." Speed explained.

"Are they sure?" Kyle asked.

"They said it is one hundred percent his and the little girl will be born in like four and a half months." Speed stated.

"Maybe it won't be as bad." Wally said trying to remain positive.

"No, it is worse guys. The fighting is horrible and a social worker came over last night to reevaluate things. Apparently my dad is starting up a new custody battle over me and the baby after seven long years." Speed said as he looked down.

"Speed, you aren't leaving are you?" Kyle asked worried.

"I am, they don't think it is fit for me to live at home right now. I am moving back with my aunt and uncle for two months and they will reevaluate everything then and determine if I can come home." Speed said.

"You…you are transferring schools?" Wally asked upset.

"No, my aunt's job is moving her position here so she can bring me with her and I can stay at school. I will just have a forty minute ride to and from school." Speed explained.

"Maybe things will get better, you have to remain positive." Wally said as he and Kyle looked at their best friend.

"It is not going to get better guys, I just know it. Just so you two know, you will always be my best friends no matter where I end up." Speed said as Kyle and Wally felt like they were losing their best friend.

"He has been through so much with his parents. His mom changes boyfriends so much, but then again she has been with Alec for a year now. His dad has little to do with him beside a couple calls and an occasional dinner. Then there is Lynli, he watches her more then anyone." Kyle said feeling bad for Speed.

"I know and then everyone wonders why he acts the way he does. He jokes around and gets in trouble to try and forget his home life and take the focus off of those problems. Sometimes I think it is just so his parents will pay attention to him regardless of it is good or bad. Look at him, he is one of the top guitarist around at almost eighteen, yet his parents don't even notice." Wally added.

"I told Lynli we would be over tonight to hang out with them, is that ok?" Kyle asked.

"Yea, we probably should go over. I bet he is upset too. My dad said that Speed's dad has been on a lot of trips lately and hasn't seen Speed and Lynli for a month. He was supposed to take Speed out for a special bonding weekend tonight, but cancelled Tuesday." Wally stated.

"He doesn't deserve this, but there is nothing that can be done." Kyle said as he and Wally headed to the car to go get stuff for Speed's that night. They had long forgotten about trying to catch Speed and Jude together. But they remembered to review ;)