Still Loving You

Disclaimer: I, in no way, have any sort of possession over anything Instant Star! Also, some lyrics are NOT mine and will be indicated as so. However, some are and again, will be indicated as so.

Summary: So, Tommy and Jude just got back from Europe, and they now have to return to reality; face people who they've hurt, people they've left wondering where they went, and people who don't much like the idea of the two of them together... And with the Darius/Portia scandal putting Jude and Tommy already in the spotlight, how will they deal with the already scandal-crazed press and more importantly, how will the press deal with them and their little secret? With Jude and Tommy starting their life together, Sadie beginning to really fall hard for Kwest, Jamie and Jude facing each other for the first time since the decision, Tommy dealing with psychological problems left over from his mysterious past, G major officially labeled 'no more', SME getting close to a breaking point, and everyone stuck with the question of "Where do we go from here", a lyric comes to mind: "Tighten up your grip, cause it's a long way down..."

Chapter 1

Tommy and Jude sat in his car outside of Jude's house, both staring straight ahead in silence.

"Okay, so… This is gonna be bad isn't it?" she finally spoke up, breaking the nervous silence.

"I'm not gonna lie to you… I'm kind of nervous about it myself…" Tommy said, letting out a sigh, "But Jude, we're both adults… and we have to face this…"

She nodded, still staring straight ahead.

"Yeah," she said in what was almost a whimper, "Yeah, okay… Let's go…"

They both got out of the blue viper, and Tommy walked around to Jude's side. As they both neared the door, Tommy squeezed her hand reassuringly. She turned her key in the door and opened it slowly to see Sadie and her dad standing beside the stairs waiting for them with their arms crossed over their chests.

"Welcome home…" Stuart said flatly, without even the slightest change in expression.

The four stood like that for a few more seconds, Jude too scared to even move.

"I thought you two were never gonna get out of your car!" Sadie said rushing to hug Jude, whose face showed complete shock.

She hugged her back, letting out a small, relieved laugh.

"Tom," Stuart crossed to shake his hand.

"Hi, Mr. Harrison," he replied with a nod.

"Now just because you're dating my daughter doesn't mean everything has to change!" he smiled, "…It's still Stuart."

"Dad!" Jude turned and hugged him, smiling sweetly.

"Hey, sweetie…" he closed his eyes and hugged her tighter.

"Hey, Tom," Sadie smiled, hugging him and giving his cheek a small peck before turning back to Jude, "Okay, you have to tell me everything!"

"First!" Stuart said, getting everyone's attention, "We do still have to go over a few things…"

His eyes met with Jude's and then with Tommy's, giving them a knowing look.

Sadie nodded before mouthing an enthusiastic "Later!" to Jude and scurrying off upstairs.

"In here…" Stuart nodded toward the living room.

Tommy and Jude sat beside each other on the couch as Stuart pulled up a chair across from them.

"First off, what you did was irresponsible by not letting me know you were leaving until you were in the airport… But you are eighteen and more than capable of making your own decisions… In most things!"

Tommy looked at her in disbelief, "You said you'd already talked to him…"

"I had!" she said and then smiled sheepishly, "…I just didn't say when…"

"Second… I'm glad you had fun, and even more so that you're back…" Stuart smiled, before continuing, "But there are some things we need to discuss… Like your plans now that you're home, whether you want to go to college, Jude, and what that means for you two as a couple if you do…"

"Well, actually, I have a partner who I've been talking to about buying the building and turning G-major into our own studio… and she's very interested… She's been working on filling out the paper work, and now that I'm back, we're going to try and finish it right away…" Tommy explained watching Jude's face light up.

"You didn't tell me this!" she hit him on the arm.

"It was going to be a surprise…" he smiled lovingly.

"That great, Tom…" Stuart replied, "To tell you the truth… I was pretty worried about what would happen to Jude's career… She's worked so hard for what she has… It'd be a shame to have that taken away from her because of mistakes beyond her control…"

"Definitely!" Tommy added, "She's actually why I decided to do this…"

Jude looked touched and smiled gently at him.

"It's definitely going to take some getting used to, though, I'll tell you that…" Tommy said in an amused tone.

"But you're still going to be my producer, right?" Jude asked concerned.

"That's why I've got a partner, babe," he smiled.

"Who is your partner?" Stuart added.

"Um…" Tommy glanced hesitantly at Jude.

"Ah, gotcha!" Stuart replied, noticing his uneasy actions at the mention of this.

"Wait… What?" Jude asked, looking over at Tommy with confusion.

"So what about college, Jude?" Stuart repeated, turning Jude's attention back onto him.

"Well… I was really just thinking about focusing on my career…"

"As long as you're sure that's what you want, honey…" Stuart replied honestly.

Jude smiled, "It's what I've always wanted…"