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Chapter 13

The month of January just flew by, and the next thing Jude knew, February had sprung about. She hadn't seen Tommy since before Spring Break, though according Mason he was an extremely busy person these days. Mason mentioned how there would be a few times that he wouldn't even show up to class and a sub would be there.

Jude didn't know what to make of this information. She didn't know if she wanted to jump into another relationship so quickly, or if Tommy would even talk to her. Never-the-less, Jude focused on her studies and tried her hardest to at least keep her grades up.

That sunny morning, Jude was sitting at a local café waiting on Kat to show up. Kat had called her, complaining that she hadn't seen Jude in so long and that they needed to hang out and do something. Jude had heartily agreed, so they made plans to meet up at the café for a drink before going someplace else.

Jude had been waiting for little less then ten minutes. Every now and then she would look up and search the crowd of people for Kat's signature afro-like hair style. It was pretty much all she could look for as Kat herself was fairly short. Jude looked back down at the journal she had lying open in front of her. She felt a need to write, but she couldn't get what was in her head down on paper.

"Sorry I'm late." Jude looked up to see Kat breathing heavily in front of her, clutching her side.

"Did you run here or something?" Jude asked her teasingly. Kat grinned back as she sat down across from Jude.

"Or something." Jude closed her journal and stuck back in her bag.

"So what have you been up to?" Jude asked. Kat shrugged.

"Not much. I just started this internship. My boss is kind of harsh." Jude laughed.

"Well I could have warned you! I mean, I saw The Devil Wears Prada!" Kat laughed and shook her head.

"The fashion industry is not all that pop culture makes it out to be." Jude grinned.

"I'll have to take your word for it, I guess." The two giggled as a waiter came by and asked them what they would like.

"I'll just have a hot coffee." Jude told the young man.

"I'll take a tall vanilla latte with cinnamon, hold the foam." Jude looked at Kat, who in turn stared at Jude.

"What?" She asked. Jude shook her head.

"Nothing. I just never thought of you as a coffee connoisseur!" Kat glanced at the waiter who was now walking back to the kitchen with their orders.

"Oh. I guess I developed a fine taste for coffee."

"I'll say Miss Starbucks!" The two laughed as they drank their coffee, before finally deciding to go to the mall and do some window shopping.

"I don't know if I could ever afford that." Jude laughed as she pointed at this gorgeous black cocktail dress. Kat walked over and stared at it.

"What a shame, because I bet you'd look amazing in it!" Jude laughed and shook her head.

"Yeah, it's never going to happen." Jude turned away from the window and started walking away. Kat rushed to catch up to her.

"How are you?" Jude turned to Kat and gave her a funny look.

"Kat, we've been hanging out for almost two hours now, shouldn't you know?" Kat frowned.

"I just meant how are you holding up with the whole Speed thing." Jude rolled her eyes and moved towards a bench.

"I'm fine! I'm the one who chose to end it, and I'm okay, really." Jude made sure to turn and look Kat right in the eye. "Really."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!" Jude threw her hands up in the air and turned away.

"I don't understand why everyone keeps asking me this. I'm fine!"

"Okay, I believe you!" Kat told her. Jude turned back to face her.

"Good, can we drop the subject?" Kat nodded. "Okay." Kat grinned and started walking through the mall again. Jude gave a small smile, but she turned back and stared at the dress in the window with a longing look.

"Are you coming?" Kat asked. Jude quickly snapped her head in Kat's direction.

"Yeah, hold up!" Jude quickly spun on her heel to follow after Kat, but when she stepped back, she stepped on the shoe of a person behind her, causing Jude to trip and fall backwards, down on top of the person. Jude let out a shriek as she and the other person fell to the ground. The other person, who seemed to be a man, let out a little chuckle.

"I didn't think of you as the type of person to fall for a guy!" Jude quickly turned around and her mouth dropped open when she saw who the person was.

"Professor Quincy?" She asked, shocked. Last they had talked, he had seen her engagement ring and Jude hadn't ever bothered to correct him. He seemed pretty… unmad though right now. Tommy's smile faltered for a second as Jude scrambled to get up. Tommy slowly stood up as well. He straightened his pants out as Jude adjusted her clothes as well. They both looked away awkwardly. Tommy sucked in a deep breath.

"So I noticed that you aren't in my class anymore." Jude turned to look at him. Tommy nodded. "Yeah, I know you told me that you were going to drop it. I guess I just didn't believe it, or want to believe it." Jude looked away.

"Why not. It's not a class I need for my major. And besides, things are weird between us anyway." She focused her eyes on the ugly floor pattern of the mall.

"Maybe because you're talented?" Tommy supplied. Jude shrugged.

"I guess." Tommy just nodded and looked away. Jude bit her lip, wondering what he was thinking. He turned back to look her in the eye.

"What happened to your ring?" Confusion filled Jude's eyes.

"Huh?" Tommy gestured to her left hand.

"Your engagement ring." Unconsciously, Jude followed his gaze down to her ring finger where no ring was currently residing.

"I decided against it." Tommy looked away again.

"Why?" Jude was just about to answer him when Kat came running over.

"Jude! I heard that some girl tripped and fell! Are you okay?" Jude felt her cheeks grow warm in embarrassment.

"Yeah I'm fine Kat." Suddenly, Kat caught a look at Tommy and she began to eye him carefully, as if she was inspecting a piece of meat or something.

"You're not the only one." Kat muttered. Jude glared at her and subtly elbowed her in the rib. Jude turned towards Tommy.

"Tommy, do you think that maybe we could talk, later?" Tommy put his hands in his coat pockets and nodded as he started to back away.

"Sure, why don't you just meet me in my office later?" Jude nodded, and sadly watched as he disappeared in the crowd. Kat watched him until he disappeared as well.

"Now that is one fine piece of man!" She stated. Jude turned to Kat and slapped her upside the head.

"Down girl!" Kat shrugged as Jude pushed her to continue walking in the opposite direction.

"If you're not going to call him, can I call dibs?" Jude rolled her eyes. It pained her to have one of her best friends talk about her love interest like that.

"No Kat you cannot call dibs…"

"Ooo… seems like someone beat me to the chase! Oh well, he was so totally in to you." Jude stopped.

"Do you really think so?" Kat laughed as she pushed Jude towards the exit.

"You got it baaaad."