Quantum Leap: A Leap on Jump Street Series
A Leap for Judy and Tom
By Heather Samantha Beckett
Disclaimer: I do not own the concept of Quantum Leap or 21 Jump Street or their characters, those solely belong to Don Belisario (Quantum Leap) and Stephen J Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh (21 Jump Street)
Chapter 5: The Blind Double Date and the Chick Flick Trend
Before Sam knew it he was waiting at the front of the school for Judy.
"Hey Tom you need a ride?" Clayton asked Sam as he pulled up in his red Convertible, Michelle seated beside him.
"No, I'm ok. I am waiting on my ride," Sam said to Clayton .
"Ok see ya tomorrow," Clayton said driving off.
Five minuets had passed before Sam caught a glimpse of Judy's red tracker entering the school parking lot. When Judy pulled up Sam noticed an attractive white man sitting in the passenger seat.
"Hey Tom, how are you?" the man said getting out of the car to let Sam get in the back seat and shaking his hand.
"Oh I am fine," Sam said nervously. He didn't know who this man was but obviously Tom Hanson did.
Once again Judy came to Sam's rescue without realizing it.
"Tom, Bailey is taking us out to dinner after we debrief with Fuller. We are going to meet his sister, Aliyah there.
""Oh great," Sam muttered under his breath, he could smell a double date in the works. Sam hated double dates but he hated blind dates even more. Sam couldn't think of a time when a blind date ever went well for him. Sudden scary flashes of a bowling alley came to mind. Sam lost his train of thought when Al suddenly floated through the car and popped into Sam's view.
"Boo," The hologram whispered in Sam's ear laughing. He loved doing that to Sam..
"Don't do that!" Sam who was scared out of his mind muttered under his breath so no one could hear him.
"Well excuse me for living."
"Al what are you doing here?"
"I got a hot lead for you from Tom. He talked to me. Sure he thinks he's dead and I am God," Al chucled.
Sam gave his holographic friend a look of shocked amusement. The thought of someone thinking Al was God gave Sam the giggles although he didn't know why it should. He was sure that would be the reaction of most of the people he has leapt into when they suddenly realize that they aren't "in Kansas anymore," but Sam couldn't picture God sitting on a cloud looking down at the Earth below dressed in a green flouresent suit and a purple Fedora chomping on a cigar.
"What's so funny?" Judy asked.
"Huh?" Sam asked confused. The question had brought Sam back to Earth.
"You were laughing." Judy pointed out.
Sam thought fast. "Oh I was um just thinking of some stupid thing Penhall did last week."
"Real good save Sam," Al said impressed with Sam's sudden improv.
"Sicne when isn't Penhall doing something stupid," Judy laughed.
"Yea," Sam said hoping the conversation would come to an end and he could get back to what Al was about to say. "So Al you were saying something about a hot lead?"
"Oh yea," Al said as if he suddenly remebered something. "Tom Hanson wants us to change history for him. He wants you to keep Judy from dating this guy oh what was him name? Oh yea Bailey."
"That Bailey?" Sam asked pointing to the front seat.
"I don't know," Al said staring at Bailey with dagger eyes. "Is he her boyfriend?"
"Yes I think so," said Sam who suddenly noticed his friiend was giving Bailey a very dirty look. "What's wrong now?"
Al continued to give Bailey dagger eyes. "Ooooh that nozzle I wish I could pop him one."
"For what Al?" Sam whispered.
"Tom suspects that Bailey beats Judy and when he talked to her about it she got very defensive."
Sam felt sick to his stomach. He hated to think of the idea of any man beating on Judy but that's not what was making him feel sick.
"Al why am I feeling like there is something you are hiding form me? Why do I feel as if someone kicked me in the stomach every time we come across domestic violence?"
"I wish I could tell you Sam but you know the rules of quantum leaping. You have to remember things yourself."
"Damn it Al at least give me something," Sam said throwing his hands up in the air and punching his seat.
"I'm sorry I can't."
"You ok Tom?" Judy asked.
"Oh yea I was just thinking how frusrtrating it is that we still don't have any new leads to help us slove this case already," Sam said half lying and half telling the truth becasue he was really trying to solve the case just not the case Judy and the real Tom Hanson were trying to solve. Sam was at the moment trying to solve the case of what was Al hiding from him.
Al gave Sam a suspicious look.
"Ok Ok lets just drop it," Sam whispered to Al feeling defeated. "Ok at least tell me why you keep looking at Bailey like he's guilty of something. Does Tom know for absolute certain that Bailey is beating Judy?"
"No but he said she's had a lot of ' "accidents" ' lately."
Sam cringed at the word "accidents." He wished he could remember why this was bothering so much.
"But Sam listen," said Al breaking Sam's train of thought, "we know that in a week or so from now Melissa Copper will say to her sister that no teacher will ever hurt them again and that Bailey was going to pay."
"So that doesn't mean that Judy's Bailey is the attacker. We know he may beat on Judy but what does he have to do with girls in high school? He's not a teacher is he?"
"I don't know Sam. Ziggy doesn't have any information on that. For the time being stick to Officer Hoffs like glue well as close as you can to her in any case until I get more info for you." Al disappeared after he pressed some buttons on his hand link.
"Tom who are you talking to?" Bailey asked.
"No one. You must be hearing things," Sam said trying to sound as natural as possible.
"Bailey you know how Hanson like to think out loud." Judy said coming to Sam's defense.
"Whatever," said Bailey.
Sam hadn't realized it before but he noticed that there seemed to be red blotchy spots on Judy's neck that didn't look like your average hickey they were more a bruised color. It looked like someone with big hands had grabbed her hard by the neck.
"Hey Judy what happened to your neck?" Sam asked
Sam noticed that Judy and Bailey had exchanged nervous glances.
"TOM," Judy said blushing, "don't make me say it out loud are you that out of it? Is your love life that bad that you can't see a you know what when you see it?"
"You mean a hickey? That's looks more like a bruise than a hickey to me."
"Well that just means that oh don't make me say it," said Judy trying to sound embarrassed but Sam wasn't buying it.
"Well I guess you had a wild night," said Sam sarcastically.
Judy shot him a drop it look and Sam got the hint. He didn't talk to Judy about her "hickeys" for the rest of the night.
After Sam and Judy debriefed with Fuller they met Bailey's sister Aliyah at Lobster Bay for dinner. Sam couldn't remember if he liked seafood so he ordered chicken to be on the safe side. Sam had more fun then he expected to on the blind double date despite the fact that he hated being set up on blind dates and he couldn't stand to look at Bailey and Judy together.
Being with Aliyah made Sam's night. He wasn't falling for her or trying to he just didn't expect to have a good time at all and it turned out that Aliyah was a Spanish major at the state university and was going to go to study abroad in Spain the next semester. She and Sam talked in Spanish the rest of the night.
"I didn't know you spoke Spanish Tom," Judy said looking at Sam in amazement.
"Oh there is a lot of things you don't about me."
"I guess not," Judy said shaking her head.
After dinner Judy and Bailey decided to go see a movie and Sam and Aliyah decided to go with them. When they got to the theater Judy saw that Ghost was playing and wanted to see it but Bailey wanted to see the new Die Hard movie, they argued for about 10 minuets about what movie to see.
Sam couldn't remember either movies but Die Hard 2 sounded better to him but he hated to see Judy loose the battle.
"So Tom what do you want to see?"
"Let the girls watch the chick flick we can see Die Hard 2 another day."
Bailey and Judy looked at Sam with weird looks but Aliyah smiled.
"Chick flick" Judy said as if she was highly offended at being called a chick.
"Chick flick hey I like that," said Aliyah.
"You would," said Bailey rolling his eyes.
Oh great I started the trend, Sam thought to himself.
Bailey had grabbed Judy by the arm and pulled her aside.
"Ow you are hurting me," Sam heard Judy yelp.
"Hey man," Sam protested.
"Stay out of this it has nothing to do with you," growled Bailey.
"Tom please," Judy pleaded.
Sam backed away but continued to stare at Bailey to see if things were going to get out of hand and then he would step in no matter what his partner said. He wasn't going to stand around and watch Bailey bully Judy.
"You know I wouldn't have to if you would quit arguing with me," Bailey yelled at Judy.
Aliyah rolled her eyes. "Bailey quit being a punk and let go of her."
"I think the lady is right," Sam said agreeing with Aliyah.
Bailey didn't want to cause a public scene so he let go of Judy and whispered something in her ear. Sam figured he was threatening her because he saw her cringe when Bailey whispered in her ear, but he didn't say anything because he didn't wart Bailey causing anymore problems.
Judy finally agreed to let everyone watch Die Hard 2 and everyone enjoyed the movie even Judy but Sam who had remembered the movie once he started watching it, talked to Al instead.
"So Sam what's going on," Al said sniffing the air.
"What are you smelling? You are a hologram you can't smell."
"I was just seeing if holograms could smell freshly buttered movie theater popcorn," Al said sniffing the air some more and beginning to pout, "but I can't. I can pretend though right? I just love the smell of freshly popped movie theater popcorn. So what are you watching? Oh Die Hard 2 Die Hard 3 is the best."
"There's a third one?"
"Yea Bruce Willis pairs up with Samuel L Jackson they make a funny team. I can't belive you haven't seen it. Oh yea I forgot Im talking to the man who loves Man of Lamancha and show tunes. Are you sure you aren't gay?" Al said chuckling.
"Al would you get real? Sam said in an annoyed tone of voice. "What's wrong with likeing Man of Lamancha and show tunes? I have a phd in music remember?"
"You need to be more of a man's man," Al said answering Sam's question.
"And that's coming from the human bilboard? The guy who dresses in flouresent colors? Gee I can't think of any manly men who like dressing in neon green and purple," Sam laughed ignoring the dirty look the hologram was giving him. "Anyway I want Gushie to center you on Judy's tonight and let me know what happens." Sam said changing the subject and explaining to Al about the burises on Judy's neck that she swore to Sam were hickeys even though Sam knew other wise and about Bailey and Judy's altercation and the fact that he saw Judy cringe when Bailey whispered in her ear.
Al's Face turned beet red. "OOOH that nozzle I hope you get to pop him a good one Sam."
"You and me both, but I didn't leap here to pop Bailey a good one. I'm here to make sure that Judy doesn't get seriously hurt and that Tom doesn't loose his job."
"I know but all the same I hope you get to pop him a good one upside the noggin. Ok Sam I will have Gushie center me on Judy's tonight and if things turn ugly I will get you right away."
After the date was over Judy and Bailey dropped Aliyah off at the dorm and Sam at Tom's apartment. Sam spent 3 hours pacing up and down Tom's living room. He was gettting tired and was about to call it a night when Al suddenly appeared through the imaging chamber doorway breathless, "SAM! SAM! You gotta get there quick, that nozzle is beating her to a pulp. GO SAM GO BEFORE SHE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THAT FREAK!"
Sam ran out of the door as quick as lightning.