Disclaimer: Since I feel the need to make a fanfiction, I was obviously not happy with the oringinal show. Hence, I could not own it. (Sadly...) I also do not own the song Two Steps Behind. That beauty belongs to Def Leppard and whatever writers/managers that might have copywrite.
Two Steps Behind
It had hurt when her friends gave up on her. It had hurt when Shay broke up with her. It had hurt when she caught her dad cheating on her mom.
But nothing hurt as bad as this.
Just steps away from the jet that would take her away from everything she knew, and on to the next stage of her life, Jude Harrison was having second thoughts.
At her farewell concert, she knew without a doubt what her choice needed to be. Yet the devastation on Tommy's face almost made her take her words back; to call him on stage and tell the world that she never planned on letting him go.
But she didn't take her words back, nor could she.
The worst thing though, was Tommy's understanding. While he didn't agree with her choice, he respected it.
And it was killing her.
Just before Jude let her thoughts show and her tears flow, the gentle strumming of a guitar picked up behind her. In shock, she froze as a beautiful voice began to sing:
Walk away if you want to.
It's okay if you need to.
Well, you can run, but you never hide,
From the shadow that's creepin' up inside you.
And there's a magic runnin' through your soul.
But you can't have it all.
(Whatever you do)
I'll be two steps behind you.
(Wherever you go)
And I'll be there to remind you,
That it only takes a minute of your precious time,
To turn around.
I'll be two steps behind.
Yeah, yeah
There was no mistaking that voice. Dropping her bags, Jude slowly turned to face him.
Take the time to think about it.
Just walk the line; you know you just can't fight it.
Take a look around, and see what you can find,
Like the fire that's burnin' up inside me.
Now there's a magic runnin' through your soul.
But you can't have it all.
No…
(Whatever you do)
I'll be two steps behind you.
(Wherever you go)
And I'll be there to remind you,
That it only takes a minute of your precious time,
To turn around.
I'll be two steps behind.
Yeah, yeah
Oh…
His words and their meaning running through her head, Jude took a step forward.
Oh…
And there's a magic runnin' through your soul.
But you, you can't have it all.
(Whatever you do)
I'll be two steps behind you.
(Wherever you go)
And I'll be there to remind you,
That it only takes a minute of your precious time,
To turn around.
I'll be two steps behind.
Yeah, baby.
Two steps behind.
Oh, sugar.
Two steps behind.
As the final chords faded into the still air between them, Tommy spoke.
"You want me to let you go, but I just can't do that, Jude. I'll give you space to live whatever kind of life you need to, if that's what you want. But I'm gonna be there for you, girl, in any way that you'll have me."
Bringing a hand up to wipe away the wetness that had begun to course down her cheeks, Jude quickly covered the distance between them. Stopping just before she was in his arms, she looked up into Tommy's mesmerizing blue eyes and told him the truth.
"I can't have you two steps behind me, Tommy."
As Tommy's face began to fall, Jude closed the last few inches separating them and laced her fingers behind his neck.
"Because having you anywhere other than right beside me would make this kind of difficult."
Whispering her last few words, Jude softly pressed her lips to Tommy's own.
London may have been calling, but this kiss promised that two would be answering the summons.
The End
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