A/N: Okay I know this is a really short chapter, and honestly looking back I'm not really too happy about this one. The next few ones should be better, but tell me what you think. Not too much happens it's really just a filler but I wanted to get something posted. So Read and Review!! I really do appreciate the comments.

Chapter Eight

When Haley and Jude arrived at club Rage, it was already a packed house. The line to get in went all the way around the corner past the tattoo shop and ended by the Dunkin' Donuts at the end of the block. So needless to say Haley was very glad she befriended a famous rock star who could by pass all of the madness.

"Wow this place is crazy!" Jude yelled over the loud music that was blaring through the speakers. Haley yelled back over the music.

"Yup, the best club in L.A. that's for sure."

They walked over to the bar and ordered a couple of drinks. Jude saw a hot guy a few seats down from them looking over at her and Haley. He had luscious green eyes, tan skin, and perfect muscles. Maybe this won't be as bad as I thought…Jude thought to herself while sipping on her martini. Who cares if she wasn't 21 yet? The bartender didn't seem to mind…

"Maybe this show's not going to be so bad. I mean we get to go out to a lot of places like this," Haley said looking at two hot guys that walked by her, "and if the guys look as good as they do tonight, then sign me up for the next season too!" she laughed as they both smiled flirtatiously at another guy.

"Definitely. Don't look now, but there's an unbelievingly hot guy sitting three seats down from us that keeps looking over in our direction," Jude smirked.

"Well I wonder why. Miss 'I don't want to go out tonight' wore the smallest dress I've ever seen in my life!"

"Hey trust me, in my line of work, there are much smaller," she laughed, thinking how many times E.J. or Portia had to change her outfits before concerts due to the fact that they always seemed to make Jude look like a whore. Tonight was a different story.

Haley started scanning the room for more "eye-candy" when her eyes widened in shock, freezing on the entrance to the club.

"Um, Jude? There's a gorgeous brunette that just walked in with the most amazing pair of ocean blue eyes I've ever seen."

"Ooh, where?" She asked spinning around to get a look, but only to find 'Mr. hotbod', as Mason put it, walking towards them. She immediately snapped her head away, trying to hide from view.

"What's wrong?"

"Why is he here? Him of all people! I was supposed to get away from him tonight," Jude ranted. Annoyance and frustration were two words that seemed appropriate right about now, but part of her was somewhat glad to see him. Not that it would help her in any way to forget about him. Confusion. Confusion seemed right on target as well.

"Well you better think of something fast because he's homing in on us like a guided missal," Haley stated as he started approaching them.

"Alright…. I can do this nothing to worry about." Jude started straightening out her dress and her hair as Tommy reached them wearing one of his famous smiles.

"Hey Tommy," Haley said taking a sip of her drink. Tommy glanced between the two of them, not failing to notice Jude's uneasiness as she fidgeted with her dress. Very short, dress.

"So…having fun?" he asked tentatively when he realized no one was going to say anything.

"Yup…oodles and oodles," Haley said trying not to laugh at the look on Jude's face for her grand choice of vocabulary.

"How about you Jude?" Tommy asked, turning the conversation in Jude's direction, who hadn't said a word since he arrived.

"Considering I have a lot of hot guys staring at me including you, Quincy, I'm doing great," Jude retorted, trying to hide her nervousness. Tommy laughed as he started to lean over to give Jude a peck on the cheek.

Jude tensed momentarily before ordering herself to ease up a little; it was just a kiss on the cheek, not a marriage proposal.

"It's good to see you, girl," Tommy said. Jude could feel herself melting from his intense blue eyes and looked away suddenly, breaking eye contact. This was not what she had in the cards for tonight. Jude smiled slightly, an awkward silence falling on the group as she felt all eyes on her.

"Ah, excuse me for a minute," Jude muttered, trying to push past Haley and Tommy. She was stopped by a hand on her arm. Haley.

"Where are you going?"

"Umm…" she mumbled trying to think of an excuse. Lucky for her, her eyes fell on a sign overtop a table by the stage up front. Bold letters advertised tonight as Karaoke Night. "It's time to let Los Angeles meet Jude Harrison," she said as both Tommy and Haley watched Jude head over to the sound booth where the karaoke registration was.

"What was that about? Things were fine between us earlier today," he said bewildered at how Jude was acting.

"Oh don't worry about her, there's loads of other gorgeous girls here who would love to be in your company tonight," she replied nonchalantly to Tommy, who was still looking at the karaoke table.

"I'm going over there," he said getting up out of his chair.

"You don't want to do that," she replied quickly trying to stop Tommy.

"Do what?"

"Try and mess with Jude. She's really stressed right now with her sister being, well…Sadie, all of her fans, her record company, her boss, and now YOU… lets just say she hasn't had it easy these past couple weeks." Tommy reluctantly sat back down, not satisfied by the answer.

"Just give her some time. If she really does like you the way we both think she does, it will all work out in the end," Haley finished, hoping that her lie held some sort of unknown truth.

"It's just… I have never felt this way for any girl before…. you know? I guess I just need to give her some space. I don't want to rush into this and hurt her and then have her hate me. I mean if could I would lock everyone in the mansion in one room and leave Jude and me by ourselves just to talk and…"

"Eww…. eww…you don't need to go into details!" Tommy looked at Haley, not being able to hold back an eye roll.

"Well if you would've let me finish I would've said that we could just figure things out, and not have to deal with all this drama."

Haley held a look of realization at what he had been trying to say, "I just learned an important lesson tonight." They both laughed as the announcer came on.

"Thank you Jessica and now we have a famous rock star in the house giving us a sneak peek into her new album, performing 'U + Ur Hand'…Jude Harrison!" Jude came on the stage and took the microphone, receiving loud cheers from everyone.

There was not one person in the room who could not take their eyes off of her, especially Tommy. Although there was one difference between Tommy and everyone else, Tommy was pissed. Jude on the other hand was having a great time. She kept looking over at him keeping eye contact, hoping he would get the message. She then turned her attention to two sexy guys in the front row, flirting heavily, before looking at Tommy once again. Her heart sank as she saw how hurt and angry he was and the look he was giving her, but she shook it off and continued performing without letting it get to her. After she finished, a horde of guys surrounded her trying helplessly to get a phone number. None succeeded. When she turned every last guy away she plopped down next to Haley at the bar once again, smiling thickly.

"So what did you think?"

"You were amazing, you tore the roof off!" Haley exclaimed, having been the first time she had seen Jude perform. Tommy quickly intervened.

"Jude can I talk to you…." looking at Haley, "Alone?" Jude stared at him for a second before rising from her chair.

"Yeah," they both walked together outside as Haley sighed.

"This doesn't look pretty."