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During lights out, Jude and Connor stayed up. It seemed like a blissful thing, that they were talking now. So they talked, talked, and talked. They knew they should go to sleep, but they just couldn't make themselves sleep.

Jude was telling Connor all about the latest Adams-Foster-family drama. He was just in the middle of talking about Sophia when Connor cut him off.

"You know, you don't always have to be the nice guy. You can be mad at Callie for talking to Sophia. No one will blame you." Jude looked at him, unidentifiable expression on his face.

"But, Callie is happy hanging out with Sophia. I want Callie to be happy."

Connor laughed. "Jude, even if you do get pissed, it's not because you don't want Callie to be unhappy. You should let her know that you aren't feeling as important as Sophia. You can let Callie know how you feel without taking away her happiness. She should want you to be happy too."

Jude nodded. "I guess you're right. I don't really like that she hangs out with Sophia and her real dad instead of me and our moms. It feels like she prefers them to us. But at the same time, I like that she has a friend, since she doesn't really have many. I just wish that her friend wasn't… Sophia."

Connor put his hand on Jude's shoulder, as if comforting him. "I'm sorry Jude. I wish I could help."

"You can! You just have to be my friend. I can't be codependent on Callie anymore. I need to get friends, and have other people to talk to and hang out with. Can you do that?" Jude looked up at Connor, inquiring expression on his face.

"Of course I can." Connor smiled at Jude. Jude returned the smile, lighting up his entire face. Connor loved it when Jude smiled, because it meant that Jude wasn't angry at him, and was finally over his meltdown.

Connor didn't know what hit him. First he was smiling at Jude, then he was kissing him. He pulled away almost as soon as he touched his lips to Jude's.

It was quick, but they were both stunned to silence. Internally, they were both panicking. Jude had a confused expression on his face, whereas Connor had a shocked expression on his.

"D-did you just kiss me?" Jude finally managed to force out. Connor could only nod.

"Hey, it's okay, Connor. It was just a kiss, not like we just got married or anything." Jude went for the joke route. It didn't work, Connor still couldn't speak.

Eventually, tired of the silence, they both got into their sleeping bags and attempted to go to sleep. Right as Jude was about to doze off, he heard Connor say "You can't tell anyone. Promise me, Jude."

Almost unknowingly, Jude whispered "I promise."

He promptly fell asleep.