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After Celebrity Skin, Jude fears losing Tommy. He claims to be leaving town and for some reason, Jude just can't let him go.

Chapter One: On Top of the World

"I'm leaving town," Tommy said to Jude.

"And you're telling me this now because…?" Jude asked as she looked around. A glass of champagne was in her hand. Music blasted for Darius. Sadie was talking to Karma – wait. Jude's eyebrows scrunched. "Don't want me to make a scene Du Tois?"

"Jude…"

"Why are you doing this to me?" She turned to face him. "Don't leave. Stay. With me." Tommy sighed and Jude gently pulled his fingers into her hand. "Don't do this."

"Come with me," he whispered.

"I can't do that, Tommy, you know that."

Tommy sighed. "Can we talk in private, please?" Jude nodded and they walked out into studio a together.

"So… What'd you wanna talk to me about?" Jude asked as she sat on the soundboard.

"Angie."

Jude resisted the feeling of bursting into tears. "Oh."

He sighed, "Yeah."

Jude put her champagne down and held her hands out. "C'mere." Tommy walked over to her and took her hands. "You don't have to tell me anything. It's your past."

"My past is ruining my future."

"How?" Tommy sat down next to her.

"Sometimes I wonder where I would be if Angie was still around."

"You'd probably be with her right now," Jude said as she looked over at him.

"Maybe," he said.

"Do you regret where you are now?"

"Jude… The only thing I regret is hurting you."

Jude swallowed the lump in her throat. "Really?" He nodded.

"If I could go back…I wouldn't have waited as long as I did."

"What?"

Tommy let out a sad laugh. "I'd take back dating Sadie. You dating Spied, and Jamie. We'd be together." Jude looked down at her peep-toe shoes, admiring her black-painted toes. "I really did try to protect you. But like always," he said standing, "I just screwed up worse."

"Maybe you should trust me enough to know what's going on. Believe in me enough to fight with me, not for me. Love me enough…"

Tommy took her face in his hands. "I do love you." Jude could feel her cheeks turn bright red and warm up Tommy's hands. "My intentions for you were only the best. Jude, when we broke up…" His hands slid from her face to his sides.

"It really sucked. I mean waiting three years for it to be over in three days?" Tommy nodded and sighed. "Tommy."

"Yeah?"

"Come on tour with me."

"What? Jude…"

"Don't leave town. Come on tour with me, and…we'll figure everything out; I promise."

"And Jamie?"

"Jamie…will be fine. Here, in Toronto. You and I will be touring all over the US and Canada. Together."

"Together?" His eye brows rose.

"If it happens," she shrugged. "But…"

"But?"

"I need to feel I can trust you again."

Tommy nodded, "OK. I understand." He took her hands in his and pulled her off the soundboard. "Until then… I believe I owe you an arms' length dance?" Jude smiled and they walked out together.