I know I already gave you chapter 2 earlier today, but I wanted to get chapter 3 out there, just for the heck of it.

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Chapter 3: Pregnant

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm clock beside him went off. Tommy's eyes flashed open sleepily and he reached over and smacked the off button. It had been three days since he ran from G-major and he hadn't shown up to work once. He had ignored Jude's frantic calls and messages, and was afraid that she felt betrayed by him. Tommy didn't know how much longer he could avoid Cassie…but when he went back to G-major would she and Jude be friends? The thought made him shake with pain and guilt. He couldn't let Jude run around and hang out with Cassie when he hasn't even told her that Cassie is the girl he slept with.

Tommy settled on the idea that he would go to work and talk to Jude…and if he had to, settle things with Cassie. With a heave he lifted himself out of his bed and slowly sauntered to the bathroom, going to fix his hair.

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Jude nodded at Sadie, who was sitting at the reception desk, "Yeah thanks Sades." Jude was holding a file in her hands when she turned around to see Tommy trekking through the doors nervously. Jude gaped, Oh my gosh Tommy…you're back. Jude turned around to her sister who had an equivalent expression to her own. She glanced back towards Tommy then at Sadie again.

Sadie hurriedly looked her anxious sister in the eyes and mouthed the words, "Go get him!" She almost laughed when Jude looked at the file and tried running in three different directions at once.

Jude started to pace herself so she didn't snap in half trying to do the impossible. Throwing down the file in her hands Jude jogged over to Tommy and grabbed his arms examining him, "Tommy! Are you okay? I thought you disappeared or something. You wouldn't answer my calls. What's wrong?"

Tommy avoided her gaze and nodded to himself. It was just like her to be worried. Now he was going to have to break the news to her and knowing this tantrum capable rock-star, he was either going to have her mad at him, or completely upset. Gathering up enough courage to say it, Tommy looked Jude in the eyes and whispered, "Cassie's the girl from the party."

Jude's eyes turned from worry and happiness, to shock and realization. She pulled Tommy into a hug and she sighed. "And you felt bad for me…because we're a thing and I would have to sit there and watch some random girl that slept with you… be in the studio with you too…" Jude said as she realized exactly why he had avoided G-major. "Oh Tommy…" Jude started.

Tommy put a finger to her lips and searched both of her eyes. With a pleading expression he just simply asked, "Forgive me?" Tommy really wanted anything but Jude mad at him. Jude was the only one that he would even dare confiding in…and even that to him seemed pathetic.

Jude blinked and answered, his finger still pressed to her lips making her voice somewhat muffled, "I was never angry. Anything, that happens because of Cassie…I promise I'll forgive you. She was just another girl that you picked up at a party…Do you believe me?"

Tommy nodded, his expression a little more lit and in the mood, "Yeah. And she picked me up, not the other way around. But yes, I believe you."

Jude smiled at him, "Then, the reason you were gone for three days, is because you came down with this horrible sickness that was super contagious. Or so that's what Darius thinks. You can thank me later. He told me to send you to him as soon as you got back so…" Jude trailed off motioning towards D's office.

Tommy smiled at her, "Go grab a bullet proof vest?"

Jude chuckled, "And start running for my life." She gave him a look.

Tommy raised an eyebrow… "Your life?"

Jude pursed her lips then nodded. "Yeah, my life… If you don't make it out alive, how will I ever live? I would have lost the best producer in the world, and… you in general." She broke into a smile at his confusion. Jude shook her head and rolled her eyes as she saw his eyes pondering what she said. "Get going, he'll blame me if you don't."

Tommy smiled, bent down and kissed her quickly, before heading away towards D's office. He glanced around to see if Cassie was around, and to his utter relief, she wasn't. Standing in front of Darius' office, Tommy took a deep breath and knocked. When there was no reply, he opened the door and stepped inside.

Darius was sitting there, waiting for him. His expression was blank and an eyebrow was raised. Tommy ignored Darius' curious expression and trekked across the room with his hands tucked inside his pockets. When he was at the desk Darius sat at, Tommy took a seat on the opposite side. Darius didn't speak, so Tommy tapped his fingers.

After two minutes and no one had still spoken Tommy looked away as he inquired, "Jude told me you wanted to see me?"

Darius nodded, nothing more. Finally he sat up in his chair and just announced, "Here's the deal T. You ditch the studio on your newest artist and she think you hate her. Now you're going to get her, and cut your session with Jude right now. She gets all of your time today. Here's the address." Darius tossed Tommy a piece of paper.

Tommy met Darius' gaze. He gaped slightly with a baffled expression. "You've got to be kidding me? Jude's album needs to start or else-"

"-Jude's album, can be started by Jude. She is your co-producer…So either she can produce herself today, or she can take her time off and help you with Cassie. It's only fair. Is that clear?" Without giving Tommy time to answer Darius nodded in approval, "Good, now go! You're wasting time."

Tommy stood up and blinked as he turned around and left Darius' office, totally baffled.

Not to Tommy's surprise, Jude was standing a ways away from the office doors, waiting for him. He saw her frown when she saw the expression on his face. Tommy looked down and shook his head and stopped walking.

He could feel the presence of Jude heading up to him and her presence was confirmed when she said, "Hey…what's up? What did D say?"

Looking intently at Tommy, worried that he might have gotten fired or something worse, Jude rubbed his arm unintentionally out of anguish. She closed her eyes and sighed with displeasure when she heard what he said.

"I can't help you record today…D wants me to go pick up Cassie and record her first song…Because apparently, I'm going to be producing her." Tommy said with a fraud smile of enthusiasm on his face and a sarcastic tone.

Jude shook her head, "Ugh! This can't be happening. You've got to be kidding me? Tommy…" She leaned forward without opening her eyes and he embraced her with open arms. Jude leaned her head on his chest before pulling back with a smile or determination on her face, "You know what? This going to be fine, it will work. I'll go with you to pick her up and I'll be there in the studio with you. I just won't leave you alone with her." Jude stepped back so he could see the full view of her satisfaction.

Tommy smiled at her and shook his head at her persistence. Placing a hand on her back, he led her out of G-major and to his awaiting car. As they were crossing the street, Tommy saw Jude turn to him and ask curiously, "So what exactly happened once Cassie verbally seduced you?"

Tommy shook his head and rolled his eyes, "She drove me home…and then I think you know what happened from there," Tommy raised his eyebrows up and down.

Jude opened her mouth to comment on his dirty thoughts but then furrowed her brow in confusion. "Wait…didn't you drive your Viper to the party?"

Tommy bit his lip and nodded. He rubbed Jude's back and leaned his head on hers, "Yeah. It made me mad, when she declared she was driving me home…but it was the safest way to get home. Truly it was. But at the same time, I was mad because it was our special thing; for your birthday when I let you drive it."

Jude let out a slightly ragged sigh of anger but let it slide and just said softly, "At least your intentions were good." She looked up in his eyes and smiled at him. Having enough of their mushiness, Jude's smile changed into a wicked grin and she playfully teased, "Now come on Quincy, let's see how slow you've gotten in your old age of twenty-four." Jude dramatically slapped her hands over her heart before giggling and running the rest of the distance to the car, listening for Tommy's feet behind her.

Tommy smiled to himself as Jude ran away. Maybe her being so 17 isn't necessarily a bad thing, Tommy considered. He took a breath and started jogging after Jude, before she got bored waiting for him and got some kind of idea to vandalize his car.

When he reached the vehicle, he was huffing for air. He rested his hands on the door and looked up to the sky trying to get more air than he could consume at one time. Tommy ignored Jude, who was laughing silently at him as she sat in the passenger seat. With an exhausted breath that he didn't have, Tommy exclaimed, "I am not meant for running."

Jude tilted her head in amusement. "Kind of like you're not meant for life without hair gel?" Jude smiled at him innocently when he flashed a clear warning glare in her direction.

"Not even funny." Tommy declared as he opened his door and lifted himself in.

Cassie ran her fingers through her hair before opening the door with a smile on her face, "Tom—Oh……Jude?" Cassie declared as she pouted. She had been expecting Tommy. She glowered at the singer and demanded, "What do you want?"

Jude gave a sarcastic smile and then got to the point, "Here's the deal Cassie. I know you're the girl from the party, and you slept with Tommy. But," She emphasized the next part, "You're not with him. You were never with him. All you were to him was a girl that picked him up and got him into bed. Now you're no longer that girl. Now all you are to him is an artist that he produces. Is that in anyway unclear?" Jude tilted her head, not wanting a response. "Good, let's go, Tommy's waiting."

Cassie gasped, being overdramatically appalled as Jude turned around and ran down her front steps and jogged over to the truck that Cassie noticed Tommy was driving. You bitch, Cassie thought to herself as she watched Jude open the passenger door and slide in. Fine, if you want to play it that way…Cassie smiled at no one in particular and jogged after Jude shouting, "Wait for me!"

Jude buried her head in her hands and sighed while Tommy spoke into the microphone.

"Let's take it from the top and hit all the notes this time. Come on Cassie we don't have our whole life to get this single out there." Tommy nearly pleaded.

Jude looked over at Tommy with empathy and rested her chin on his arm that was resting on the control board. She waited while Tommy met her gaze and smiled when it said "Sorry" all over it.

Cassie stamped her foot inside the recording booth and whined, "Wasn't that good enough? And besides, I can't work in these conditions."

Tommy hit a button and demanded, "What conditions?"

Cassie nodded to Jude, "Her. How she just sits there staring at me."

Tommy was getting ready to defend Jude, when Jude stood up and leaned over Tommy and slammed down the button before speaking. "You know what Cassie? I'm his co-producer. I produce with him. You're going to have to get used to me. And besides it's good practice for when you have to perform. There will be people just staring at you, expecting music." Jude remarked dryly.

Cassie made a face and looked away.

Tommy hit the button and calmly offered, "Take a break."

With that, Tommy stood up and pulled a whining Jude to her feet, suddenly taking on all of her weight. Jude vividly pretended to collapse in his arms as he led her out of the studio and over to the lounge.

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Jude and Tommy were discussing something completely not music related when Cassie came up and politely asked, directing the question at Jude, "Can I speak with Tommy alone please?"

Tommy stopped in mid sentence to glare up at Cassie. He didn't answer right away. First he looked back to Jude and waited for some kind of sign.

Jude smiled at Tommy then back up to Cassie, "He's not my property. He's a person of his own. But sure, knock yourself out as long as you don't try getting him into bed again. Because unlike the last time you did that, he's not single right now."

Cassie smiled and gave a sarcastic, "Thanks." With a smirk she pulled Tommy up off the couch and into a soundproof studio.

Cassie glanced nervously around. She had started to get nervous as soon as she and Tommy had entered the studio and was on edge, feeling as though someone was watching them. She pulled Tommy close to her and she pressed her lips against his, only to find him immediately pull away.

Tommy glared at her and dismissed any romantic thoughts from her mind, "I'm with Jude. When we…did it…I was drunk. You are just another girl that got picked up at a party and had sex. We are nothing." He made it as clear as he could that Cassie and he weren't, and it was obvious that he was uncomfortable.

Cassie frowned and sighed. She tentatively gave in, "That's going to be hard…considering that I'm pregnant."

Tommy gawked at her and shook his head and actually screamed, "No! No you're not pregnant." He raised a finger, "You know what Cassie? I'm sick of your attempts for attention. Find yourself a new producer, I quit."

Tommy scowled as he marched towards the door, but Cassie shouted after him, "It's true, I am! And you're the father. So be the man that you pretend to be, start sucking in the truth and do something about it! Don't leave me in this alone Tommy."

Tommy was already out the door when she finished. Across the lobby, Jude was looking intently at him, anxious to know what was wrong and what was going on. Tommy ignored Jude and spun on his heels to face Cassie, "How could I leave you alone in something that doesn't exist?" Tommy took a breath, glanced at Jude who was now running over, and just turned away and fled the studio…again.

Jude watched the G-major doors close and Tommy disappear before turning to Cassie, who had exited the soundproof studio and come to watch Tommy depart. Jude grabbed Cassie's shoulder and spun her around to face her.

"What did you do to him?" Jude demanded, literally ready to smack Cassie and was forcing herself not to.

Cassie opened her mouth innocently, "What did I do to him? Nothing, he just can't handle the truth."

Jude threw her hands up in the air, clearly impatient, "What truth!?"

Cassie tilted her head and sneered, "Oh I'm sure your boy toy will tell you soon enough."

Jude bit her lip, screw it, she thought as she lunged forward and struck Cassie across the cheek. Jude glared as Cassie gasped and instinctively reached up to hold her hurt face. Jude raised her eyebrows and demanded quietly, "Stay away from him."

With that, Jude left a revolted Cassie to stand there and watch her producer and co-producer walk out on her…the very first day of work.

Jude looked up to make sure she was at the right apartment. It had been a few days since Tommy had fled G-major for the second time. With a breath of courage she opened to door and stepped into the kitchen. She looked around at the not-so-fancy apartment that Tommy lived in. She wondered why he didn't buy something better, because obviously money wasn't an issue.

Jude looked around and saw the living room and then a hallway leading away from it. Silently, Jude crossed the kitchen and headed down the hallway. As she passed the bathroom she looked in and smiled when she saw the many bottles of hair gel on the counter. Dismissing the thoughts, she concentrated on the reason why she was there.

She continued down the hallway, jittery incase Tommy popped out at her like she was a freak murderer or something. Then she saw the door that she knew had to be his. She stood before it and examined it up and down as if it were a life or death situation.

Jude knocked on his bedroom door, afraid to go in. She was worried about him; ever since Cassie joined G-major he had been acting strange. And then back there when he just ran out on her… "Tommy? Can I come in?"

Tommy froze on his bed, and slowly sat up. Jude had come to his apartment? He went to the door and opened it. There before him, was the only person he wanted to see right now. He met her gaze

Jude stared at him. He was scruffy as if he hadn't shaved since the morning he ran out on Jude and Cassie. His eyes were distant and had dark circles below them from lack of sleep. Jude gasped softly and whispered, "Tommy, what happened to you?"

Teasers for Chapter 4: Consequences

Tommy looked up at Darius and just simply spit it out, "Cassie's pregnant." Tommy saw the look of knowing cross Darius' face.

Darius nodded. "I know. She told me when she signed her contract. Now the question is; what are you going to do about it?"

Okay I hoped you liked it!! Please review. And I'll try to get Chapter 4 out as soon as possible.

---Anna