Author Notes: There will be no teen pregnancy, but the use of no condom in last part will come up for the person who bashed me in several e-mails for not putting it into my story. I also asked that you give constructive feedback, unlike the person (who I will be nice and not name) who decide to use fowl language in every other word. I love feedback, so please don't stop but be constructive, let the feedback let me know what you love and what I can do to improve my writing and my story.

Pairing: Jude/Tommy

Summary: Tommy and Jude experience the afterglow.

Disclaimer: I do not own Instant Star or its characters.

Rate: M

Season: 1

Category: Romance

Spoilers: Up to Won't Get Fooled Again (Part of the episode)

Sweet Sixteen: The Morning After

Tommy remembered being married to Portia, remembering being with Angie but nothing felt like this. When he woke up he felt the blissful pleasure-pain that was associated with a great night of amazing mind-blowing sex. Looking down he found Jude fast asleep; her head resting on his chest her arm swung over his stomach. Like him she was completely naked, looking to the side at the clock that said seven-twenty-four. He groaned slightly they had only been a sleep maybe four hours; he should not be awake yet.

Stretching he smiled as his eyes roamed over her body, the guilt still had not come yet. The main reason being because this was not like every other time he brought someone home with him. This was the girl who had been plaguing his thoughts for months, the only girl who saw more than just Little Tommy Q. To her he wasn't Tommy Q; the original boy band heartthrob. He was Tommy Quincy; producer, fellow musician, friend, and mentor. Looking into her eyes he saw what he had dreamed about seeing in another eyes and that scared him, but he also knew it wouldn't come along again.

Jude felt the sun on her face, and then she came to realize that she was not where she should be. For one the bed was too big, she only had a twin size bed, and two she always closed her curtains. The third clue that something was not right was the fact she felt naked, and she felt someone was with her. The fourth clue that something was not right was the soreness throughout her entire body. As her eyes fluttered open she closed them quickly as her eyes came into contact with Tommy's. Shifting to the side she hid her face into the pillow while bringing the sheet to cover more of her as she realized he had been watching her sleep.

"Were you watching me sleep," Jude mumbled blushing at the thought.

"You're adorable when you're being shy," Tommy smirked moving her hair out of the way.

"What time is it," Jude asked.

"Almost eight," Tommy answered watching her try to seat up while keeping the sheet pressed tightly against her body.

"You know I've already seen you naked," Tommy reminded her softly moving forward to kissing her shoulder.

"Don't remind me," Jude groaned embarrassed.

Tommy smiled at her right now it had been so long since he had been with someone like her. The girl who didn't know how gorgeous they were, the girl who blushed at simple compliments, and the girl who was not used to waking up in a man's bed. Placing another kiss on her shoulder he smiled against her skin as she relaxed against him. Moving his mouth up to her neck Jude closed her eyes as his arms went around her waist. Jude let out a small moan as he nipped at her skin.

Leaning her back gently Tommy captured her lips slipping himself under the sheet she had pressed against her. Jude gasped into his mouth as his body came down against hers. He took this opportunity to deepen the kiss, as the hunger and need from the night before started to awaken inside him again. It was Tommy's turn to gasp into her mouth as she innocently wiggled against him. His lips kissed a trail of fire down her body as he went to her breast. Jude let out a soft moan as his talented mouth began to work.

As his mouth went to work on her breast his hands did not stay idle. Moving down her body until it came to the perfect center of her body. Jude pulled at his hair slightly as two of his fingers slipped inside of her. Moving her legs farther apart Tommy body began to react to the sounds she made. Never in his life did one person hold this much power over him, to make him fall at just a simple sound of pleasure. His lips moved father down her body, this time taking the time to kiss nip and enjoy the taste of her. Last night he had her pressed against the door of his apartment the moment he shut the door behind them. Last night he didn't take the time to explore her body or get to know her body. But today was a different story, today he wanted to know every single inch of her.

Jude groaned as he removed his fingers from her body to shift her body in a new position. Jude was a little surprised at how much pleasure he was taking in just kissing her body. His mouth was slowly making its way to where she knew he wanted to go. He smiled at each new sound that escaped her lips. Finally his fingers went back to the moist center of her body. She hissed as his tongue flickered across the swollen clitoris, using his fingers to once again separate the slick folds.

Tommy closed his eyes she tasted better than anything that had ever past his lips before. And knowing that no other person had ever done this to her, that right now he was the only one to ever bring her this kind of pleasure made it even sweeter. Grabbing the sheets on his bed Jude moved her body with the pace he had set, wanting nothing more for the release to come. Then finally her body gave him, Tommy lifted his head to watch her. He smiled as the wave of pleasure washed over her, than watched her groaned again when she saw he had been watching her.

"You are beautiful," Tommy whispered.

"I'll have to take your word on that," Jude groaned covering her face with her hands.

Tommy moved back to kiss her, to show her what he meant. Moving her hands thought his hair Jude took whatever he was giving her, because the pleasure was just too much to deny. Moving her knees up Jude gasped as he entered her body slower then he did the first time. Arching into him he did not quicken the pace either. He wanted to enjoy the feeling of her, wanting to make it last for as long as his body let him. He moved slowly in and out of her, groaning as she tried to quicken his pace, hissing when she dug her nails into his back as her teeth sank into his shoulder.

The moment her nails dug into his butt pushing him in deeper was the moment he lost control. Grabbing her hands he pinned them down over her head as his started to pound into her. Wrapping her legs around him Jude met him thrust for thrust, bringing him as deep as he was willing to go. Her body was growing tighter and tighter, her head spinning faster and faster as he went even faster. Tommy gasped out her name as his body shook as he once again was thrown over by feeling her climax. Falling on top of her, he let go of her hands rolling off of her, tossing his used condom away.

Jude felt Tommy get out of the bed but right now she was just too out of it to move. Part of her was afraid to get out of this bed because then the real world would come down on her. In the real world she had just been publicly dumped by Shay for Eden, a woman twice her age. She sat up grabbing the sheet again, no matter what she would never be okay with Tommy seeing her naked and realizing it. When they were having sex his opinion of her seemed to be the last thing on her mind. As she slipped out of his bed she started to look for anything she could slip on until she found the rest of her clothes.

Jude let out a shriek as Tommy came from behind her picking her up. Tommy pushed the sheet away revealing her beautiful body, smiling at her. He loved the feeling of her body. She was so soft and when he held her she felt so delicate and fragile. Jude wanted to say something but the look in his eyes shut her up. He carried her out of his room and into his bathroom, placing her into the hot water slowly.

"I could have walked," Jude told him moaning as the warm water came around her body.

"What fun would that have been," Tommy smirked getting in with her.

"Right," Jude laughed nervously as he settled in the spot in front of her. "Okay you have me completely confused right now…because I heard you with Kwest yesterday. You told him that I was out of bounds."

"I thought I could watch you be with someone else," Tommy confessed looking away, then back at her. "I figured Shay would go to tour dump you over the phone and then everything would go back to the way it was. You'd start dating someone like Jamie, than you'd dump him in a few years giving me a chance to be with you."

"When I'm eighteen," Jude smiled knowing.

"I'm Tommy Q," Tommy frowned rolling his eyes. "Do you know how the press is going to react to this?"

"Then why did you do it," Jude asked even more confused. "Why didn't you just let me hide away last night?"

"Because I want to be that guy for you…I want to catch you when you fall," Tommy stated honestly, the emotion showing in his eyes. "I can't watch you with someone else…as much as I should I can't."

****

Jude looked at the clock it was close to eleven, and her parents had not called her once yet. She had called Kat when she and Tommy got out of their bath asking her to cover for her. She explained that Tommy snuck her out and let her crash at his place so she wouldn't have to face anyone. Kat agreed softly, able to hear the sounds of pain in her voice. She called her dad telling him that she would be home later; she needed some time to herself. Her mother left this morning for a business trip and her dad couldn't say no to her.

Picking up the guitar Tommy told her she could use she thought about the song she told him was for Shay. When in reality it was a song she started to write about Tommy, but when she got with Shay she changed it. Tommy watched her mess with his guitar strings, and then placed it in her lap to start playing. Nothing really came to her, so she just plays a few songs that have been playing in her head.

"It's okay to be a little off today," Tommy assured her toying with a box he held in his hands.

"I know," Jude sighed rubbing her eyes. "Georgia called my dad I don't have to go in until tomorrow."

"When EJ is done Shay will never be able to show his face around her again," Tommy laughed remembering EJ voice this morning, she was one publicist you did not want top mess with.

"Why does Eden hate me so much," Jude asked confused.

"She's jealous," Tommy explained tapping his fingers on the box a little loud hoping this would get her attention.

"She has her own record deal and she's an opening act on a major tour," Jude exclaimed frustrated.

"But her single is not in the top 20 and she isn't working with a producer like me," Tommy replied smirking going back to tossing around the box. "She is still second best and I think she figured this way she could out do you in one thing."

"Yes well it's going to take more than a cradle robbing tramp to stop me," Jude hissed the anger and determination glowing in her eyes.

"There's the Jude Harrison I know," Tommy laughed tapping the box on his knee starting to get annoyed.

"I see the box Tommy," Jude softly grinned giving him a small laugh that got him to smile back. "What is it?"

"The birthday gift I wanted to give to you," Tommy whispered extending the box out to her. "But then I decide it was better not to."

Jude smiled as she took the box from him smiling widely as she took the wrapping paper off. It was a rectangle white box, lifting the lid she looked up as she saw the tissue paper. She knew right away that this meant he got her some jewelry because looking down at the lid she recognized the logo on the inside. Placing the lid down she moved the tissue out of the way to reveal a white gold charm bracelet. Lifting the bracelet up she gasp as she saw that each charm was a music note, expect for the guitar charm and the J letter charm.

Tommy took it from her slowly undoing the clasp she lifted her wrist so he could put it on her. She looked at the bracelet as it fit her wrist perfectly, she could see the look in Tommy's eyes. Leaning forward she kissed him softly on the lips smiling as she heard the soft sound of jingle from the bracelet. Tommy then got up to go back to the kitchen to finish on their breakfast dash lunch. Looking at him walking away she couldn't help the glee she felt, besides the public dumping and humiliation her sixteenth birthday had ended as good as it started.

Going to the kitchen he stirred the stuff in each of the pots. His mother made sure that he could at least cook a few good meals. His mother had been a homemaker her entire life, perfecting the art of cooking. Looking back he smiled as he heard the sound of his guitar being play again, this time she was playing 24 hours, then going back to a new song. Putting the lid back on the pots he laughed softly he didn't know if he would ever look at G-Major again. It wasn't like he had never had sex in public before he was Little Tommy Q but never in his work place. That was sort of sacred area for him, a no sex zone if you will. Then his head snapped up as a thought he hadn't thought about came crashing down on him.

"We need to talk about something," Tommy told her coming back in the room.

"About," Jude asked frowning in frustrations as her musical muse seemed to have taken the day off.

"The first time we had sex last night we didn't use anything," Tommy nervously explained, getting her to look up. "I'm just going to assume you're not on birth control."

"No," Jude confirmed softly. "Um…it's too soon to do anything right now."

"Right," Tommy nibbled his bottom lip, the last time he was in this situation he had been married.

"Tommy stop imaging the worse case scenario," Jude order. "My periods are every 28 days to the day, and I have like another three weeks before I'm due for another one."

"Three weeks," Tommy repeated rubbing his eyes.

"About that…I don't have my planner so I can't tell you the exact date," Jude laughing softly at his semi-panic reaction. "Listen if I'm late I'll tell you and we'll deal with it, so just relax and don't make your self sick with stress over something that might not even be."

Tommy looked into her eyes and he did not see the teenage he saw a few days ago but a woman. One that knew her body better than anyone and who knew to keep herself clam above anything else. He nodded leaning his head back because she was right, there was no use getting him self sick over the thought right now. He would wait until she came to him telling him she was late, and then he would get sick with worry as they waited for the pregnancy test. His stomach began to twist and turn at the thought of having a child. He was not ready to be a father and Jude was not ready to be a mother, so he had to have hope that luck was on their side.

Suddenly his head snapped up again as another thought ran through his mind, one that she didn't have worry about but should. Looking up at her playing his guitar; she looked so beautiful right now. Her red hair was loose on her shoulders, and she kept moving it out of the way every few seconds. She wore only his over sized t-shirt and boxers. The bracelet he just gave her jingled every time she moved, so he could not help but smile. Right now by not asking the questions she should ask she was showing off her trust and innocence.

"Aren't you afraid that I could give you something," Tommy asked quietly. "We had unprotected sex; pregnancy isn't the only fear you should have."

"Should I be afraid," Jude asked softly looking up at him.

"No Darius made the band get tested every six months said you never could be too careful with fan-girls," Tommy admitted frowning as memories of Darius lecturing on safe sex popped into his head. "And besides you the only other person I've ever had unprotected sex with was my ex-wife."

"Okay then," Jude shrugged satisfied with his answer, knowing he would not lie to her about this.

"But I have had quite a few pervious partners," Tommy continued. "You should have at least thought about asking me…I wouldn't have gotten mad or insulted."

"How many is quite a few," Jude questioned seriously getting a nervous blush for him.

"What you want an exact number," Tommy laughed jokingly.

"Yes," Jude confirmed not finding this amusing anymore. She waited a few minutes until she finally spoke up again. "Well Tommy how many women came before me?"

"I don't know the number exactly," Tommy mumbled.

"A rounded estimate will do," Jude offered, getting a look from him that made her gasp. "You don't know do you."

"I didn't exactly keep count Jude," Tommy said attempting to defend himself and his past lifestyle. "That is one reason why I was so against us, I didn't want you to think you were like the other."

The look in her eyes was enough to slap Tommy across the face. She read about Tommy Q in the tabloids, she saw him on TV with various actresses, models, singers, and people she had never heard of. She wasn't even that naive to think that he had not slept with most of them and from what Sadie told her he enjoyed more than a few one night stands here and there. So she knew what to expect, but what she didn't expect is that he couldn't even round up the number, that sex had been nothing more than a recreational activity to him.

Tommy started to say something when she placed his guitar to the side stood up. He watched her smooth down his t-shit she was wearing then went over to his desk. He watched her fumble with some items until she came to what she had been looking for. She would not get mad at him because he did say he wanted her to be different. Plus Tommy was Tommy and those past choices made him the man she had fallen in love with, not that she would voice that to him. But if Tommy wanted to be with her he was going to have to be honest with her. That was all she wanted, she wanted to know that what come out of his mouth was the absolute truth.

She walked over to where she was sitting taking the pen and writing something down. She looked up at him her eyes were not as ice cold as they had been a moment before. He knew that she was up to something, something that he knew he was not going to like. Standing up again she took two steps towards him extending the piece of paper and pen to him. He took them from her, looking down at what the title said. He wanted to laugh but knew that right now it would not be a good idea.

"You want me to write down every person I've had sex with," Tommy sighed looking up at her.

"Since you are having such a hard time remembering maybe this will help jog your memory," Jude told him hands on her hips.

"Jude you don't want me to do this," Tommy warned softly.

"All I want from you is honesty," Jude snapped. "I don't know if we're going to be together for a month or four years, and I will never ask you to be anything but who you are. The only thing I will ever ask of you is that you never lie or water down the truth...no matter how much it hurts."

"Okay," Tommy sighed unable to believe he was doing this, but the look in her eyes made him unwilling to do anything else. Sucking in a deep breath he looked up at her guiltily. "Uh Jude just one more thing,"

"You're going to need more paper aren't you," Jude guessed frowning.

"Yea," Tommy nodded putting the paper aside.

Jude nodded before going back over to the desk, almost rethinking this decision. But then she thought about what he said, she should know his pervious partners. She believed him when he said he was clean but it was her right as one of his now partners to know who he had been with. Getting about five more pieces of paper she walked towards placing them under the first one. He had gone back into the kitchen to finish making their food. Walking towards the kitchen she saw him turn around.

Tommy could not believe he was willing doing this for her, but the look in her eyes had been too much. He did want to hurt her, and his answer had hurt her. He was her first lover, and if he had anything to say about it her only. He was going in this wanting this to be more, needing this to be more. So he would give her what she wanted because she was going to have to give him what he wanted. For now they had to stay quiet, right now with the Shay fiasco they needed to remain a secret.

"Should seven pieces of paper do it," Jude smirked leaning against the door way.

"I'll make it work," Tommy laughed softly then turned to look at her. "This might take me a little bit to get done we're talking nine years here."

"Take your time babe," Jude smiled a smile that actually scared him. "But know just one thing."

"What is that," Tommy asked hesitantly.

"Until your list is done my clothes stay on," Jude told him turning to go back to seat down.

"Right," Tommy groaned, then grabbed her hand pulling her to him. "I want to clarify that the only reason I am doing this is because it is you and that you can not use this against me at anytime."

"I would never do that," Jude swore leaning up to kissing him lightly.

"So when you say your clothes stay on," Tommy asked as she walked away.

"Absolutely no action what so ever," Jude clarified turning to look at him smugly.

"Right," Tommy repeated with a groan going back to finish their food.

*****

Sadie waited for Jude to get back, her father told her she needed time to get herself together. The moment she walked into the house the moment her eyes met Sadie's she fell. Sadie hugged her close because the pain she felt the night before was something no one should feel. It was the pain she knew her mother would feel someday. Hugging Sadie was something that crushed her, it was like all the emotions she had come to terms with came back. Her father watched as Jude went back up to her room. Then he watched Sadie go into the kitchen, and start to bang things around.

Sadie walked up stairs with a plate of fix it food. The whole school had done nothing but talk about Jude and how horrible it must have been. She made it clear to anyone she came into contact with that asking questions would not be advised. The school excused her for the rest of the week, mainly because of the press they knew would follow. Walking into her room she saw Jude standing in her room just looking around. She seemed so lost, so confused, it made Sadie want to find Shay and beat him upside the head with the first object she could find.

"Here these will help," Sadie smiled placing the ice cream and various other sweet treats down.

"Thanks Sadie," Jude mumbled going to seat on her bed.

"By Monday this will be yesterday's news," Sadie promised.

"Why did he have to ruin my day," Jude asked. "Why not just miss it or came afterwards…why on my birthday?"

"Because he's a pig," Sadie explained softly going over to hug her sister. "He thinks because he's famous he can do whatever he wants and no one will tell him otherwise."

"Well Tommy said EJ is on the war path," Jude sighed trying not to smile. "So I can only hope Darius is ready because she can vicious by what Tommy told me."

"Of course she can," Said laughed. "She a publicist and this is what they do."

"Jude," Stuart said knocking on the door.

"Come on in dad," Jude announced, smiling as her father opened the door slowly.

"Darius Mills is here to see you," Stuart frowned. "He claims he only needs a moment of your time, but give me the word and he is gone."

"No it's fine," Jude whispered, knowing it would bad if she sent him away and she refused to have that in the press. "Tell him I'll be down in a minute I want to change out of this dress."

Sadie gave her one last hug before leaving the room. She could not believe Jude was going to face him after what his nephew did. As the door shut Sadie knew that she could never do any of this. She was going to have to face the entire world, listen to a song that she wrote for a guy who just tore out her heart. The worse thing was that their song and video were climbing the charts, since their public break up the request for the video had double. Sadie heard that on MTV today.

As her door shut she slipped off the dress kicking it aside, she didn't know whether to burn it or keep it. It would always remind her of what Shay did, but then there were the things Tommy did while she had the dress on. Going over to her closest she pulled out a pair of loose pants and a baggy sweater. Quickly putting them on, she did not want to be seen in that dress ever again. Despite the fact the rain had ruin the dress, she wouldn't be able to wear anyways. But the color green was right now one of her least favorite colors.

Going over to her dresser she brushed her hair quickly, she just wanted to get this done. She looked like herself right now; she looked like a girl who had been dumped by her boyfriend. Opening her door she heard nothing as she made her way down stairs. Walking down the stairs she saw Darius standing in the living room, actually looking slightly nervous. Her father was sitting down looking at him Sadie was sitting next to him glaring at him. Walking into the room Jude felt like she going to drown by the tension in the room.

"Darius," Jude greeted softly.

"Jude," Darius greeted back giving her his best smile, but her appearance actually affected him. "I wanted to give you my personal apology for Shay's behavior last night…if I had known I would have never allowed him to come and ruin your special night."

"Thank you Darius," Jude told him smiling sweetly, must keep things good was all that went through her heard.

"Shay also wants me to tell you he is sorry," Darius continued. "He says that he wishes he had handled it differently and that he is sorry he embarrassed you in front of everyone. He'll also be making a public apology to you and your family for this humiliation."

"That's not necessary," Jude told him gently.

"I think it is," Darius argued holding up his hand.

"As do I," Stuart agreed.

"Jude you have a great career ahead of you," Darius smiled genuinely. "Something like this will either break you or make you depending on how you handle it…so think wisely about your choices."

TBC