"Tommy what did you put in this cake?"

"It's a secret"

"Sure"

I ate another bite and this time something was different. Tommy was smiling at me.

"What?"

"Come here"

I leaned in, just as he swooped up to kiss me; it took me by surprise, cutting of that breath. His fingers intertwined themselves into my hair pulling my face to his. He pulled away a smile on his face.

"You had some frosting" he said pointing to my lips.

"Well thank you"

"Anytime"

The next morning, I woke up to see Tommy on the phone. He glanced over at me and smiled, as I caught bits and pieces of the conversation.

"Okay, we'll get it done"

"Yes"

"Alright we'll see you tomorrow" he said as he hung up.

"What was that about" I asked confused

"Nothing, just a… business deal"

"Well, your business is the same as my business"

"Fine, well if you must know, we're going out for a day"

"Tommy we..." he cut me off smiling, what was so funny about this?

"Look, you need an inspiration day, so Nicola told me to do whatever I can to pull a hit out of you"

"She did" I said a little at loss for words

"Yep, start fresh"

"What about 2am"

"It's going on don't worry"



Tommy dug into the drawer and pulled out the rough copy of 2am.

"How did you get that?"

"Recorded it"

"Oh, well Mr. Quincy, what do you have planned today?"

"I was thinking we go around for awhile, get some inspiration, plus I've got a surprise for you"

"I'm sure you do"

So me and Tommy went to our restaurant, where we hashed out a few lyrics. Then we went for a walk. I got some inspiration there too. Then, Tommy took me to this huge building I never knew existed.

"Tommy, where are we" I asked sitting on the couch

"Well, after Boyz Attack, I kinda took off for awhile, ended up here, and fell in love"

"You brought an apartment in London"

"Not exactly, I brought the whole building"

"The whole building" I said amazed

"I used to come here, record some of my own stuff or when I just needed to get away"

""Like the space back home"

"Yep"

"
But you don't live in Europe"

"This is where I spend most of my vacation time"

"Tommy, this is great"

"Well, when you need somewhere to go, it's always here"

"I love you"

"And I love you, always and forever"

"That's it"

"What Is?"

"A song, about putting yourself aside, for someone you love, not walking away"



"Build on it"

I pulled out my journal and began to write. After an hour of pacing back and forth and a little arguing with Tommy, we finally had our hit, I Still Love You. It screamed me and Tommy written all over it. When I sang the whole song for Tommy we both smiled.

"Hey Jude, I have one more thing to show you"

"What else can there possibly be?"

"You'll see"

Tommy covered my eyes and we walked up a couple of steps, then into another room. When Tommy uncovered my eyes, I saw a room covered in candles, and heard 24 hours in the background playing.

"Beautiful"

"It's alright, go look in the fridge"

When I looked in the fridge, there was a huge chunk of the cake he baked. I pulled it out and looked at Tommy. I must've looked like a kid in the candy store.

"Tommy how did you do this"

"I told you, I spent a lot of time here, you build connections"

"Did I mention I love you?"

"Yes, you did, look Jude; just tell me if it's too soon"

"I don't follow"

His face fell ever so slightly, as he led me to the couch, placing my feet lightly on top of him. O began to eat my cake a she spoke

"Jude, you know I love you, and I've screwed up again and again, but I'm really trying"

"I know you are, Tommy are you okay"

"Yeah, look Jude Elizabeth Harrison, I promise to love you my whole life, every day of it, will you marry me?" he said pulling out a little black velvet black box, placing it on my knee. I brushed my fingers over it. When I opened it revealed the most beautiful ring I'd ever saw. There were so many things I wanted to say, all too disgustingly gooey and romantic.

"It's beautiful"

"Is that a yes?"

"Of course, I said wrapping my arms around his neck.