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Chapter 4

Jude and Speed were laying in Jude's king size bed curled up under the covers playing with each other's hands.

"Eight years was way too long." Jude said breaking the awkwardly comfortable silence.

"Way too long." Speed replied while he thought, why did you never return my calls, my letters? Why did you never come visit with those tickets I always sent you or take the time to call me?

"I missed this, you know, you and me." Jude said.

"Me too, can I ask you about your relationship with Quincy? It has been bugging me, you know the whole living here and not dating thing."

"You just did, but I know what you mean. I dated him once if that is what you wanted to know. It didn't last like every other relationship after you. We became better friends from that and he offered to help me with Vienna, which I totally needed."

"I see, do you two ever you know?"

"Have sex? Sometimes, not often. It is usually after some benefit where I am totally drunk and so is he. He still has that awful model addiction."

"Oh, tell me about your past relationships."

"I have had many, all interesting in one way. I dated someone who went to counseling for his unhealthy active sex life; didn't know till after two months and he tried to sleep with me and Quincy. Heads up, all these relationships seemed perfect for a month or two, occasionally three before I learned their secrets. Dated a guy who had seven outstanding warrants for his arrest in Canada and ten in the states; another guy was a Russian spy, really odd I know; then their was the bipolar guy; the psycho stalker liar; and the best was my third cousin. There were two that just didn't work and my longest was ten months."

"Harrison, you can pick some winners, what happened to the ten month one?"

"We had a little incident in bed which was the final straw. It was the anniversary of you leaving seven years ago. All I thought about was you and his name was Victor Spenser. Well, I was so focused on you and not him I yelled your name several times during sex. He didn't think much of it till Quincy made a smart-ass remark about it. Enough with me, now you."

"Ok. Well the same scenario as yours, perfect then the bombs are dropped. Two were porn stars; one was a striper; the prostitute and don't ask; the universal groupie as in she appeared everywhere even in my suitcase; the psychotic racecar driver; and then the obsessive-compulsive shopper. The longest I had was four months, she didn't work out because I didn't love her. I haven't been able to love since you Jude."

"We sure are a bunch of winners."

"Seriously, but I am back for good Jude."

"Why did you wait eight years?"

"I had nothing to come back to and I couldn't face you after it all. It hurt too much, I thought the farther I kept you the less pain I could feel."

"Oh, well, I am ready to go to sleep."

"Me too." Speed said as he wrapped his arms around Jude and she quickly curled up against his body.

That night, Jude kept dreaming of the past. She could remember how most nights seemed to go. She lived with her dad but mostly stayed at SME's apartment.

"Hmm…I am tired." Jude said yawning. They, as Jude and SME, had been watching a movie.

"Jude, it is only 9." Kyle said looking at the clock on the wall.

"I am just worn out. I think I am going to bed." Jude said as she got up off the couch where she had been laying with Speed.

"Night Jude." Kyle and Wally said.

"Night guys, night Speed." Jude said shuffling out of the room.

Ten minutes later, Speed said, "I think I am going to call it a night too."

"Night dude, and please try to be quieter tonight." Wally said.

"What are you talking about?" Speed said trying to hide his embarrassment.

"Dude, we are not stupid." Kyle said as Speed disappeared around the corner.

As soon as Speed rounded the corner Jude jumped into his arms kissing him. They then stumbled down the hall until they got to Speed's room. Once they shut the bedroom door, the clothes flew everywhere as they frantically searched for the bed trying not to break the kiss.

Jude loved those nights. She always remembered how safe she felt falling asleep in Speed's arms with her body right up against his and how it seemed that no one could hurt her there.

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That morning, Vie and Jamey were the first to wake up.

"Wow, look at all the snow!" Vie said looking out the window.

"I can't wait to go sledding in that." Jamey said.

"Me either, but I really want breakfast."

"You should ask Speed to come."

"Yea, I really like him and I think my mom does."

"Why?"

"I saw them kissing on the couch last night. They kissed just like your mom and dad do."

"Wow, wouldn't that be cool if your mom and Speed got married?"

"It would be, let's go get my mom up." Vie said heading to the steps with Jamey following.

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"Good morning sunshine." Jude said jokingly as Speed opened his eyes.

"Good morning gorgeous." Speed replied as he lightly kissed Jude.

"How did you sleep?"

"Great, and how about you?"

"Perfectly, maybe it was due to the fact I had you here to protect me."

"How adorable." Speed said jokingly as he kissed her again. "I think we should keep this to ourselves for now."

"Exactly what I was thinking."

"We should get up before the kids catch us you know?"

"We should but I was thinking we could do it like old times. You know where we lay in bed forever making out and eventually get up and head to the shower."

"Papa likes." Speed said pulling Jude on top of him as he kissed her intensely.

After fifteen minutes, Speed had flipped them over. He was leaving a trail of kisses down Jude's front side as she tangled her fingers in his hair. Suddenly the door busted open.

"Mommy, mommy! We are hungry." Vie yelled as her and Jamey came running in the room.

"Vienna out!" Jude shouted as she quickly bunched the sheets up over her.

"Can we get doughnuts and go sledding." Vie whined.

"Maybe, out now!" Jude shouted.

"Embarrassing huh?" Speed said once Jamey and Vie were gone.

"Very but nothing Jamey hasn't seen before." Jude replied.

"What the hell?" Speed asked.

"He has walked in on Jamie and Patsy before. Listen to how they explained this. When you are over eighteen, you can only share a bed with someone you love or is your bestest friend, that part for me and Tommy. Then if you are really in love and want to marry this person or are married to them, you can legally sleep naked with them. If you don't plan to marry them, it is illegal and you can go to jail."

"Damn, I can so see Patsy saying that and it looks like we are going to get married."

"Ha ha ha, remember when Tommy caught us that one time?"

"Sort of, it was in the bathroom at G-Major wasn't it?"

"No, that was Kwest, this was in the storage closet."

"Oh, I now remember it. Kyle and Wally made a joke about us coming out of the closet. Why did we ever do it in the bathroom? Of all places we picked the employee bathroom at G-Major that had no privacy and had seen more action then a dollar whore… which are actually awesome…but why?"

"Simple, someone got very excited every time he saw a hickey on my neck and kept thinking back to when he left it."

"Oh yea, I remember that night. Who could forget sex like that, I had you in so many kinky positions. Want to do it again? I won't leave that many hickeys again."

"Speed!"

"You know what, I will never forget the time your dad caught us."

"I was never able to look at the backseat of your car the same. Do you still have that car?"

"Nope, got rid of it eight years ago."

"Well, let's get ready."

"I think separate showers in call for, there are kids who are awake and don't need to hear your shower vocals."

"You are no fun Vin." Jude said laughing as Speed picked her up.

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