Jude couldn't believe Tommy had left her record-opening party to go get her SISTER! Talk about betrayal! She sat at the bar downing shots she knew the bartender shouldn't be giving her. SHe knew how much to drink was too much. Jude sat their thinking of how Tommy had the balls to tell her she wasn't ready for the Shay tour. Jude was in such a daze she didn't realize someone tapping her shoulder from behind her.
"Jude" A once very familiar voice came "Jude-You okay" THis familiar voice was not with out concern "hello?"
She finally processed someone was trying to communicate with her "Oh Sor-" She said turning around but stopping upon realizing it was Shay, "What do you want Shay?"
"Listen I'm sorry for what went on with us, I ma-"
"Shay you think you can give me a ride home my sister left" She blurted out before thinking "I really don't think I should be driving"
"Don't you think you should be staying you just-" Shay tried to reason with
"Shay can you take me or not?" Jude wanted to get straight to the point. Shay nodded and led them out to the car. They rode with an aakward silence
"You know I think I'm cursed when it comes to big parties" Jude began fighting back the tears "Last big party thrown for me
your the one who initially broke my heart" She sighed as they pulled up into her drive way "And I went to find comfort in Tommy"
SHe looked up at him "But then he handed my heart to me in a million tinier pieces than you left it." She looked at him, he only
put his head down, then looked up
"Jude, I am so sorry. If I could take it back I would but I can't. All I can try and do is to be here for you, as a friend, from now on.
Jude whats wrong? What happened?" Shay asked her. She looked at him, and her need for comfort was confirmed in his eyes
"It all started after you dumped me at the party, Tommy went out and found me. He-He kissed me." She was looking down playing with her hands and fingers now
" THen told me to forget about it, and make me promise him to agree that it never happened.
Was he dreaming when he thought I could do that?" She asked balling now
"Anyway, then I found my dad was cheating on my mom but thats something totally different. These past few weeks I thought Tommy and I were getting some where,
but he was actually getting somewhere with my sister. Tonight he chose my sister over me, and is probaly in that room right now" She said pointing
to the living room window. "Doing her. I can't believe I let myself fall for him again, he is always hurting me. Then he has the
gall to tell me not to go on your tour because I'm not ready"
Shay positioned Jude so she was facing towards her
"Girl, can't you see what I've been hearing from you is Quincy did this, Quincy says that. He's trying to control you Jude. I remember our first date at the
movie theaters, you were going on about how you couldn't believe the big Shay was macking on you"
They both laughed reminescing "Then Tommy sent you a message and before I could blink you were gone. He's got you wrapped around his finger.
HE's playing you, he was until your sister and you had the fall out. He doesn't want you to go on this tour, not because you aren't ready. He knows your
ready. He's just afraid you'll find something bigger & better than him. So now its your decision Jude. Tommy was faced with
a choice tonight You or your sister, and he chose your sister. Still gonna follow him like a puppy"
There was a non-aakward silence the next few minutes as Jude contemplated what Shay had said, everything he said lined up.
Tommy chose-chose everything for her. She thought about how she let him, depended so much on him, and he took advantage
of her. She then began to think what life would be with out Tommy, if she did cut the string-she figured she would never know
if she didn't try. She also figured it would shock & show Tommy he wasn't going to be controling her anymore. Teaching him
a lesson was one of the many plusses. She thought of the irony of Shay picking her up when Tommy knocked her over, maybe
he wouldn't be such a bad friend, Jude told herself. She gave SHay a hug, he warmly accepted.
"Hey Shay" She started
"Yeah"
"Thanks"
"No Problem Girl"
"And Shay"
"Yeah"
"If I do go on tour with you, will you promise to help me get over Tommy" There was a knock on the car window, she didn't even
look back to tentative on what Shay's answer would be. Shay didn't pay attention to the banging knock on the window either,
he looked at her with the most sincere eyes.
"I promise Jude if you go on tour with me I'll make you forget all about Tommy"
"JUDE" She heard yelling from outside. They both looked over to see it was Tommy & Sadie. "I guess I better go" She said turning her attention back to Shay
"Whats your decision girl?" HE asked 90 sure of the answer
She smile "I'm gunna sleep on it and tell you about it tommorow" She gave him a kiss on the cheek "Thanks again Shay" Jude smiled as she close the door. Shay jetted on the gas pedal once Jude was out not wanting to risk a run in with Tommy
Tommy walked out of the Harrison's house. He knew his body thought he made the right decision in choosing Sadie over Jude but his head and heart were not so supportive of his decision, but his body overruled his heart. He did feel bad for the mess Jude was going to be in, but what was he going to do? She allowed herself to fall for him, not his fault, he also reasoned he led her on though and wasn't completely over her, still not. This was Tommy's logic. He was suprised to see a foreign Escalade in Jude's driveway, he was shocked when he went over to investigate and saw Jude & Shay hugging in the window. He couldn't believe Jude was hugging Shay? After what he did to her! He couldn't believe she would even talk to him. He kept yelling her name, apparently loud enough for Sadie to come out who was also ticked at seeing her sister with what they thought was being taken advantage of by Shay. Tommy & Sadie couldn't believe they were actually smiling when they looked over. Jude got out of the car
"JUDE? Did you forget he broke your heart?" Tommy began. Having a feeling in his stomach mixed with jealousy, & rage
"Jude as a sister I can't let you get back involved with him" Sadie began
Jude couldn't believe these two hypocrites
"First off Tommy. SHey did break my heart! But you broke it twice. ANd unlike you he's good at comforting & not making things worse. 2ndly Sadie don't give me this sister shit. I don't see any sisters in this place. Sisters don't betray and hurt each other okay so you two can just go fuck yourselves well in your case each other" She laughed to fight off the pain and at the irony of these 2 Jude smiled and walked off, leaving the two stunned
