AN: Welcome back my wonderful readers! This is our third installment in the little AU mini drama between our beloved Tommy and Jude! I hope you enjoy this first chapter as it sets the stage for some of the events to unfold in this particular installment! For those just joining make sure you read Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen and Help Me Make It Through the Night before reading this! It'll make a lot more sense that way! Enjoy!

Heaven Sent
By An American Mom
Chapter One: Welcome Home

Tom paces metaphorically wearing holes in the pavement of the G-Major parking lot as he among others waits for Jude's tour bus to arrive with the four insane teenage rock stars. How he'd survived the past few weeks was still beyond him, other than the fact he'd not been allowed to leave the Harrison house, had spent his time surrounded by a million things that reminded him of her, had been on triple psych appointments, and of course barely let out of Stuart Harrison's sight the entire time. He knows he deserved to be shadowed after all of his drunken stupidity while trying to cope with a past he wanted to deny but it didn't make it any less frustrating.

In just a few minutes his angel would finally be home. Now that he was physically back on his feet he'd already gained permission from Stuart that as soon as the family meal was over he could take her back home to his penthouse to spend some quality one-on-one time together. That of course making him even more anxious for the arrival of her tour bus as he continues to pace. A loud horn honking pulls him from his thoughts, the sound like something you'd expect from a semi-truck instead of an extremely expensive high class tour bus, Betty having been upgraded to something better by Darius of course for this extended second tour.

He stops dead in his tracks as the bus pulls up a few feet from him and stops the air whooshing from the brakes moments before the door opens. Speiderman is the first to climb out of the bus stretching and being as goofy as ever as he greets the rest of the staff who was waiting to welcome home the group, and of course Mr. Harrison who had invited the entire band to the house as part of the welcome home festivities. He stands rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet as he watches Kyle exit the bus next followed moments later by Wally who immediately greets his long time girlfriend Jessica who of course was also invited by Stuart to join the fun. His hand grips the keys to the Viper tightly in one pocket of his jeans, the other hand simply clenching into a nervous fist hidden in his other pocket as he watches holding his breath for a moment as there's still no sign of his girl.

After waiting for two or three minutes after Wally exits the bus there's still no sign of Jude. That's when he notices Speiderman coming towards him, both of them nodding to each other slightly before Speid says, "Hey Quincy. Jude's crashed out in her bunk man. You know she's like waking the dead and to be honest, we don't want to be the ones facing the wrath of Jude for disturbing her slumber."

"Why is she asleep in the first place?" Tommy raises a brow curiously, he knows she isn't an early riser and all but five in the afternoon was pushing it even for Jude.

"She hasn't slept in almost three days between performing and being frighteningly anxious about returning home. Then again if I'm being honest here she hasn't slept a whole lot during the entire tour until exhaustion just kicks her ass. She's spent a lot of time worried about you." Speid eyes Tommy carefully gauging his reaction, making sure the older man isn't going to kill him for being so blunt.

"That's my Jude. Show me to her bunk?" He follows after Speid nearly skipping up the steps into the bus though he instantly wrinkles his nose at the very typical teenage boy look of the inside. He shakes his head ignoring the odor and follows the teen into the back room where a single bed is found and a redhead sprawled out across the tiny space, her hair in disarray surrounding her face like a slow burning fire, beneath her hands is her journal and a pen open to the song she had been working on when sleep finally claimed her. "I'll take it from here, thanks."

"No problem, I'll let her dad know you'll bring her out one way or another." He chuckles shaking his head before taking off out of the bus to avoid Tommy's death glare.

He kneels down next to the bed reaching up to tuck some of her tangled hair behind her ear as he watches her for a moment. He leans in then and kisses her cheek softly before shaking her rather roughly and speaking in a playful but loud voice. "Rise and shine sleepy-head. You're home." He chuckles as she groans during another of his attempts to literally shake her into awareness. "I'll buy you Starbucks…" He bribes leaning down then to speak the words into her ears.

"Coffee? Tommy?" Her voice thick and sluggish with sleep mumbling the two words barely coherent enough for Tommy to make out as her bright blue eyes slowly open.

"Welcome home girl."

"Happy to see you…" Her speech is still not exactly articulate as she reaches up rubbing her eyes and sitting up slowly. It takes her a moment to reach up and realize her bed hair looks about like a rat's nest if that nest were on fire of course. Immediately she flops back down on the bed yanking the blanket over her head to hide knocking her journal to the floor.

"Jude, you've had worse bed-head in all the years I've known you. Come on, your dad has a great dinner planned and you're going home with me after..." The last part is sad sort of in a bribe fashion same as the coffee had been. He chuckles again as he sees her peek ever so slightly out from under the blankets. "Come on sleepy-head." He stands grabbing her journal in the process before reaching under the blanket with both hands pulling her out from under it with ease as he scoops her up into his arms the journal still firmly in one hand. He smiles as he feels her arms circle his neck and her face burring itself into the crook of his neck as he carries her out of the bus.

"Vincent explained, why don't you meet us at the house Tom?" Stuart says as Tommy exits the bus carrying Jude.

"Sure. We'll see you there." He walks to the Viper shifting her weight enough he can pull the keys from his pocket without dropping her or the journal and hits the keyless entry button before opening the passenger door. He gently places her in and helps her buckle her belt. He walks to the driver's side and climbs in before taking off in the direction of her house.

It takes then about fifteen minutes longer than everyone else to return to her house because as promised he stopped by Starbucks on the way to get her coffee. The treat of course forcing the tired teen to wake up more fully and become a little more aware of her surroundings though she is still trying to convince him to skip the dinner at her house and just drive straight to his penthouse. "Please Tommy? I've been on the road for weeks, I just want to shower get in my comfy close and curl up with you and fall asleep watching some old re-run on TV." Her lower lip sticks out slightly as she pouts up at him.

He shakes his head as they pull up in her driveway and he cuts the engine. "No can do superstar. Your dad says we have to attend and I hate to say this but he's a bit more intimidating than you are. Besides we'll have plenty of time to sleep and be together after dinner."

She huffs childishly sticking her tongue out at him, "Fine!" She grins as she climbs out of the car when she sees the panicked expression on his features having thought she was actually mad at him.

When the two enter the house hand in hand the house is already filled with the members of her band and of course Wally's girlfriend Jessica, Darius, Kwest, and even Sadie came up for the weekend, from University in New York, to welcome her sister home. Sadie had finally calmed down around Tommy to where they could actually be in the same room without any problems.

As dinner progresses Jude and the boys start telling everyone about the prank war they'd started amongst each other on the tour bus the past few weeks that out shined last tour. It's when Jude finishes her latest story, "So Speid chases after Kyle covered from head to toe in chocolate syrup and crushed nuts through downtown Moosejaw!" Dinner is finally wrapping up, well once the entire group stops laughing so hard they're nearly in tears and looking about to fall out of their seats.

"Well I think it's time we all call it a night, I need my best artist and her band in the studio first thing in the morning." Darius booms in his rich loud voice as he tries to usher the sugar hyped SME boys out the door with the help of Kwest to try and give Tommy and the Harrison's some peace hugging Jude before stepping out into the night.

Once SME and Darius have left Sadie looks at Jude, "Let's go get you unpacked and get you an over night bag before you two take off. I want a few sisterly minutes before you run off again and I have to be back in the dorms." She loops her arm through Jude's dragging her upstairs.

Stuart looks between Kwest and Tommy motioning for both to follow him to the living room. He waits until all three of them are seated before taking a deep breath and beginning. "Now I've already spoken to Sadie while Jude was on tour, I'll talk to Jude tomorrow after you bring her home," He pauses looking at Tom. "But I was offered a serious promotion through my company that starts in a month, right before the start of Jude's senior year."

"That's fantastic Stuart!" Tommy congratulates the older man but quickly silences himself as he sees the tense expression on his face waiting for him to go on.

"Thank you Tom. The problem is the promotion involves me moving to Montreal, and I've agreed." He holds his hand up instantly as he sees the panicked expression on Tom's face. "Don't worry; I'm not taking Jude away from you or from her music. That's why I wanted to talk to the two of you. Primarily I am leaving her in your care Tom. Legally you'll have guardianship so that there are no problems looking out for her, making any decisions that are necessary. But I want to know that you," He turns his gaze to Kwest then, "Will help Tom in this and look out for her as well. There are bound to be things she won't want to talk to or go to Tom for as her guardian because of their romantic relationship. Can the two of you do this for me? For her?"

"Of course," Tommy agrees without hesitation, anything that kept him from losing his girl.

Kwest is silent for some time before he nods slowly looking up at Stuart. "She's like a little sister to me, I'll do my very best for her sir, and you don't have to worry. How does Sadie feel about this though?"

"Sadie is a little uncomfortable with the fact that I am leaving Jude with the two of you not because she doesn't have faith in you Kwest, though she is a little concerned with you Tom. But I think it's more that she knows it's unlikely I would have done the same for her if she was Jude's age. Her other concern of course is the fact that, Tom, I either need you to move into this house or she needs to be able to move into the apartment with you. Though to be honest I'd feel a lot better if I just signed the house over to you and the two of you moved in here. Then Sadie would have a place she felt comfortable coming home to during breaks from school. Neither of you are obligated to do this though; I want you to know that."

Tom looks from Stuart to Kwest eyeing his other best friend in hopes he's about to make the right decision, one he hopes he agrees with. "I agree with you, it would be best for both of the girls if Kwest and I moved in here."

"Jude's a very independent girl though; do you think she's going to be okay with both of us being here Stuart? I mean we all know she'll love having Tommy around all of the time, but I'm the big brother sort of figure in her life…" Kwest questions curiously.

"That's exactly why it'd be best for you to be here as well Kwest. Once I've spoken to her you know she'll come running to the two of you to discuss it further. Leave it until then." Stuart says.

Both young men nod in agreement standing to their feet as they hear Jude and Sadie coming down the stairs. Tommy crosses the short distance to his girl as she reaches the bottom of the stairs wrapping his arms around her and pulling her close. He kisses her forehead, "Ready to go girl?"

She nods stifling a yawn as she pulls from his embrace to hug and kiss her father goodbye. In a way she feels like she's abandoning her father seeing as she's just gotten home from tour and she's not even spending the night in her father's house. "It's fine kiddo, go spend time with him. You and I will talk tomorrow." Stuart kisses the top of her head before ushering them out the front door.