Hey Everybody!! Here is the sequel to Keep Holding On. If you haven't read it yet I suggest you do or you'll be lost on Jude and Tommy's relationship. Enjoy!! I own nothing.

Chapter 1

Jude walked around her London house. There were boxes everywhere. She was excited that she was moving back to Toronto in just a few weeks. London had been great. Her label was excellent, but Toronto was still home. She missed her dad and Sadie. She missed the life she once had.

She was turning twenty-one after her move. It made her remember what things were like when she turned eighteen. A lot of things had changed in three years.

Jude woke up with a huge smile on her face. She'd had the best birthday ever. Sure it didn't start out so great, and she and Tommy didn't have their first official outing. She knew there would be more to come. She looked at her ring. It was perfect.

"What are you smiling at?" Tommy's voice made her smile even bigger.

"You. Us. Everything?" She said looking up at him from her spot on his chest.

He was smiling and she got lost in his eyes as usual. They were both leaning in for a kiss when Jude's cell phone rang.

"Get that. I'll put on some coffee."

"Okay." She said as he walked from the room pulling on his jeans. "Sadie, what is it?" She said seeing it was her sister.

"Um Jude, Portia is here with a camera crew. Did you forget?"

"Oh shit! Tell her I will be there as soon as I can. I have some news when I get there."

"What?"

"I'll tell you when I get there."

"Okay hurry."

"Tommy?" Jude yelled as she was throwing on some clothes. She ran to the kitchen. "No time for coffee. I have to get home. Or my dad's house since this is home now."

"What's the rush?"

"Portia's there with a camera crew. I forgot I was doing the day in a life thing. Looks like we have to work today."

"I have to talk to Darius about Hunter any way." She could still hear worry in his voice.

"Babe, it'll be okay. He won't get me. I'm glad I had a bad feeling about him from the beginning. And I don't want you listening to anything he's had to say. Don't dare start blaming your self for Angie's death again."

"I won't. I just don't want to take any chances. He's very dangerous."

"That's why we are going to get more security, and do what ever we can to stay away from him." She said before kissing him quickly. "I'm gone. See you at G Major later."

Jude refused to let the thought of Hunter ruin her good mood. She was eighteen, in love, and engaged. Could life get any better?

She parked her car around the corner and started to walk toward her house. She could hear Portia talking to someone. She got closer and realized it was Hunter. He was trying to convince Portia to help him bring Tommy down. Jude's good mood was completely down the drain. Why was this guy outside her dad's house? She stayed hidden until he left.

She had to think. There was only one thing to do to keep them safe. She slipped her ring off and put it in her pocket. The news of their engagement would have to wait.

"Portia, I'm sorry I'm late."

"Jude, thank god. Where have you been?"

"I had to get away last night. How long do I have to get ready?"

Portia gave her a sympathetic look. "A couple of hours. The camera crew will follow you to G Major and stay with you all day."

"Okay. You look rough this morning. You have a good time last night?" Jude had never seen Portia so unorganized.

"Just a bit too much to drink. Come on sweetie, let's get you ready."

While getting dressed, she decided she was going to put on a show for the camera. She just hoped it was believable. This was going to be yet another major test for her relationship, but with her ring in her pocket, she knew they would pass this one.

"What's your big news?" Sadie asked ducking into her room getting away from the camera.

"It's nothing." It broke Jude's heart to say that, but for now she had to keep it to herself.

"It didn't sound like that earlier."

"If I get through the camera crew today, I'll tell you."

At G Major, Jude put off going to the studio as long as possible. She gave a tour of the whole place. The crew was excited to see her work, but she kept introducing people to the camera.

She saw Tommy storm out of Darius' office and her heart nearly stopped. He looked pissed off and she had a feeling what she was about to do was going to make things worse. She prayed he'd understand.

After a quick interview with Darius it was time to go to work, and see how good of an actress she could be. Tommy was already talking to the camera when she walked in. He was bragging on her. She felt like he was truly her biggest fan.

"You think we should get to work?"

"Sure. I already have the board set up."

"Oh? Without knowing what song we are doing?"

"Okay, what song are we doing?"

She noticed his confused look. "I don't know. You're the one who makes decisions without consulting me."

"Uh Jude, come on let's be professional like we always are."

"This is a bad idea. I can't work like this." She took a deep breath and leaned back against the soundboard.

"Do you need a break?" He asked walking over to her.

"No, you do, permanently."

"What are you saying?"

She could see the hurt in his eyes, but she didn't back down. "I don't want you producing me anymore. You're fired." There she said it. It would defiantly be in the show. So, Hunter could leave them alone. She just hoped Tommy didn't believe her little show, but play along.

He didn't give her a second look before walking out the door. She started second guessing herself after seeing the hurt in his eyes. Maybe she shouldn't have sprung that on him without running it by him first. "Jamie, what have I done?"

"You just fired Little Tommy Q on camera for everybody to see."

"You're not helping."

"I'm sorry I feel like it's my birthday. I guess last night didn't work out."

She saw a glint of hope in Jamie's eyes. She didn't want to lead him on. That worked our horrible last time. "I don't want to talk about it. Maybe I should…"

"Dude, come on. Let's show them what we can do." Wally yelled from the sound booth.

Getting set up, she noticed Sadie and Tommy talking. She tried to ignore it, but Sadie jerked her down to the conference room.

"Jude, what the hell is going on? Tommy is completely lost. He said you fired him."

"Yeah." She tried not to look Sadie in the eye.

"Why? Is this because he missed your party? Kwest said you were going over there so Tommy could explain last night. What happened?"

"I'm doing this to protect us, Sadie. If he believes what I did back there then maybe someone else will, too."

"What are you talking about?"

"Remember the guy that gave me the creeps last night?"

"Oh. Kwest told me who he was. So, you're doing this so he will leave you alone? Does Tommy know this?"

"No, and while the camera is around he can't know. It has to be believable."

"As long as you know what you're doing."

"I hope I do." She sighed.

"So you and Tommy are okay?"

"If he can forgive me for this then I hope so."

"I believe you can do this Jude."

Her first session producing all by herself went fairly well. She tried to focus on the music and not worry about Tommy. She had let him explain so many things over the years; she knew he'd let her explain this.

After the session she was able to escape the camera and go out the back alley.

"Jude, what was that back there?" Tommy ran out of a cab at her.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.' She said throwing her arms around his neck.

"What exactly are you sorry for? Girl, I'm really confused here."

"Hunter was in front of my house talking to Portia this morning. I thought if I fired you on camera and made a show of it, it would look like we were done. I did it for the same reason you skipped the party last night."

"I don't like this, Jude. I just sold the Porsche. Portia told me where he was staying. I'm hoping to end this tonight."

"Be careful." She was about to lean in to kiss him when the camera crew found them.

When she finally got back to her dad's house that night she was exhausted. "Rough day, huh?" Sadie asked.

"Yeah, but at least no more cameras. Remind me to never do that again."

"I'll make a mental note. So, what was your big news this morning?"

Jude smiled and pulled the ring form her pocket. "This."

"Is that what I think it is?" Sadie's eyes were huge.

Jude nodded. "He asked me last night. He wants me to move in right away."

"Wow, little sis, that's serious."

"Sadie, I love him so much. I know he is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with.

"Then I'm happy for you."

Jude's cell rang bringing her back to the present. "Hello? Hey… Yeah I'm heading out in a few minutes… Tell her no… I'm only doing this once, and I'm doing it right… Okay… You too… Bye." She ended the call with a small smile.

Tommy sat in his office at G Major. It was his first quiet moment of the day. Between Karma, Milo, and Madison he was on over load. He should have never agreed to three artists at once. Darius believed he could do it. Luckily his days at G Major were numbered. He could remember when coming to G Major was something he wanted to do everyday. It had been a long since he'd seen her face around the studio.

"Tom, Darius wants to speak with you." Sadie said from the doorway.

"Of course he does." He said sarcastically. "Can you tell Mad we have to put her session off until tomorrow? I told Spied I'd be at NBR by four."

"Sure. Try to get some sleep tonight. I'm starting to worry about you."

"Just let me finish my contract here. I'll be okay." He shrugged.

Sadie just nodded and left.

Walking into Darius' office gave him déjà vu. He remembered the day after Jude's eighteenth birthday.

Walking into G Major, Tommy had one thing in mind. He needed to talk to Darius about Hunter. He would make sure that Jude would be safe no matter what.

"I've called everyone I can think of. No one's seen Hunter."

"Maybe he's left town."

"D, you really think that? Before he go what he came for. He said he was gonna hurt Jude."

"T, your girl is safe with all these cameras around. You just need to be her producer and I'll take care if the rest."

"If anything happens to her."

"Nothing will."

Tommy left Darius' office feeling like he wasn't taking the situation as serious as it really was. He hated to think about selling his car, but Jude was more important. If only he knew where to find Hunter.

One thing he knew Darius was right about was he needed to concentrate on being Jude's producer. He thought focusing on Jude and her music would make things better. They could put their heads together later and figure out something. He'd learned over the years it was easier to work through things with Jude instead of with out. That was why he was thrown for a complete loop when she fired him. He couldn't read her expression and noticed she wasn't wearing her ring. Had something changed that he didn't know about?

He stormed to his office. He was so confused. She'd never given him any idea that this was coming. Where was her ring? Had something happened between her leaving 'home' and getting to the studio? He didn't know the answers to any of his questions, but he did know he had to cool down before he made a scene. After a while he couldn't set around and do nothing. He decided he was going to find Hunter and finish this.

"Tommy, why aren't you working with Jude, today?" Sadie asked meeting him near the lobby.

"Didn't you hear? She fired me."

"What? Why?"

"I don't know Sadie. I'm completely lost. And I have to get out of here."

Before her could get into his car, Portia stopped him. "Tommy wait. I thought you should know Hunter is in town."

"Yeah I know. Didn't D tell you?"

"Tell me what?"

"That's why I wasn't at the party last night. He's after Jude."

"I know where he's staying. He's staying here, at this motel."

"How did you get this?"

"He found me this morning in front of Jude's house."

"I'll handle it."

To know Hunter found Portia at Jude's dad's house worried him. He wished he knew what Jude was doing. If she was ending things between them, then she was in even more danger. What if Hunter was watching the house? He needed to get the money to pay him off. Knowing where to find him would be a lot of help.

He met the guy and took a cab back to G Major. Finding Jude in the alley was pure luck. After hearing her explanation, he was relieved. It was odd how much a like they were sometimes. The camera found them before much could really be talked about. They had to put the show back on. He hated that they couldn't just be happy. There was always something around the corner. He was going to make it his goal to secure their future.

Tommy wasn't surprised by the run down motel. Where else would an ex-con stay? He wanted to get this over with so he could get home. With everything going on he figured Jude wouldn't be ready to move in, but he hoped he could convince her to come stay with him anyway.

"Hunter, open up. I know you're in there."

"What do you want?"

"I'm here to finish this."

"Here to kill me like you did my sister?"

"I didn't kill her. It was an accident."

"If you hadn't manipulated her to believe you loved her she wouldn't have been in that car that night. If you'd just left her alone. But no, Little Tommy Q wouldn't let a lowly back up singer turn him down." Tommy gave him a questioning look. "Yeah, Angie told me everything. She told you she wasn't interested. Your ego just couldn't take it. Is that how you got your little girlfriend, too? You know in some places that could be a crime."

"Leave Jude out of this. I loved Angie and I tried to stop her that night."

"You didn't try hard enough."

"What's it gonna take to make this right?"

"The only way to make things right would be to bring her back."

"I would if I could, believe me. What else would it take to put this behind us?"

"A hundred large."

"You are so predictable." Tommy said opening the briefcase. He saw the gleam in Hunter's eyes. "But this is it, Hunter. If you take this you don't show your face around her anymore. That means stay away from me, and anyone I associate with especially Jude. Cause if you don't, I'll break it."

The cab ride seemed to take forever. He hated to think about walking into an empty apartment. He tried Jude's cell, but it went straight to voicemail. This should have been his first night going home to her.

He unlocked his apartment door and was met with a delicious smell coming from the kitchen that shocked him. He kicked his shoes off and hung his leather jacket in the closet by the door. The kitchen was empty, so he went up to his bedroom. What he saw was a sight for sore eyes. Jude was unpacking. He couldn't help but smile.

"I didn't expect you." He said leaning against the door facing.

She was smiling when she turned around. "You said you wanted me to move in right away."

"I know, but after today…"

"I'm sorry, babe."

"You're here that's all that matters." He said walking over to help her.

For a few minutes they enjoyed the silence as they put things away. Tommy liked looking around the room and seeing their things mixed together. The apartment was feeling more like a home.

"Oh I almost forgot dinner." Jude said and ran down to the kitchen.

Tommy chuckled and followed her. "It smells great. You didn't…" He loved her but her cooking wasn't something he wanted to endure.

"Sadie. She helped me bring my things over. While she was here she thought we could use dinner."

"I'll have to remember to thank her." He wrapped his arms around her from behind. "It's been an interesting couple of days."

"Yeah." She leaned in to him.

He just held her for a few minutes until the timer went off on the oven. "So what is this that Sadie fixed up?"

"Not sure, but it smells really good."

They sat and ate still just enjoying the silence of being together. Tommy thought he might have Sadie come over and cook for them every once in a while.

"What are you thinking about?" Jude asked him.

"That Sadie should do this again sometime."

"Remember you want to have everyone over one night. We could have a dinner party. We could even invite the guys and their girlfriends, too." She said starting to clean up the kitchen.

"We could do that."

"Maybe even have D and Portia. We could announce our engagement that way. So far Sadie is the only one who knows."

That thought made Tommy smile. "That would be really nice. You could invite Jamie, too." He'd noticed them talking at G Major. And since he was the one that brought her home form the party, he figured they'd patched everything up.

"I don't know." She looked distressed when she said that, she kept talking where he couldn't ask about it. "So apparently Spied and Karma are all out in the open now." She was leaning against the counter not looking at him, and he knew something was wrong.

"Jude, what's wrong?" He asked walking over and turning her around.

"I screwed up again." She said with a heavy sigh.

He cradled her face in his hands so she would look at him. "Hey, talk to me."

"I did it again."

She was being so vague, and he was trying not to get frustrated. "What did you do again?"

Her big beautiful eyes looked like tears were just going to spill out. "I led Jamie on. I'm so sorry, Tommy. I didn't mean to."

"It's okay, Jude. Everything's okay." He kept his voice gentle. She seemed like she was going to break. "Why do you think you led him on?"

"He came to my party, and I asked him to get me out of there. I couldn't breathe in that ballroom without you. While he was driving I was going on and on about how I had wasted the last two years. When I decided for him to bring me here, he wasn't sure if it was the best idea. He didn't want me to get hurt anymore." It broke Tommy's heart to listen to her because he hated to cause her any pain. "Then today I saw hope in his eyes after I fired you. Tommy, I shouldn't have done it. We could have figured out something else."

"Shh." He said trying to calm her down. He moved his hands from her cheeks and threaded his fingers into her hair. Their lips crashed together in a desperate kiss. She was the one demanding entrance into his mouth. It was like she was begging for forgiveness.

Tommy picked her up and sat her on the counter. He stepped between her legs as the kiss continued. He wanted her to realize she had nothing to be sorry for. In the future they needed to talk these decisions out. When they broke apart for air, he still held her to him resting their foreheads together.

"I'm sorry." Slipped from her mouth.

"You have nothing to be sorry for. We need to start talking these things out from now on. If either of us makes a decision that will effect our relationship, we will come to the other and talk it out."

"But what am I going to do about Jamie?"

"Just be honest with him, Jude. Isn't that all you ever want, honesty?"

"Yeah."

Tommy gave her a smile and pulled her off the counter into a tight hug. He never wanted to let go of her. Hopefully now he'd never have to.

After cleaning the kitchen, they were laying on the couch together. Tommy just stared absent-mindedly at the TV while Jude played with their fingers. "So how was your first solo producing session?" He finally asked breaking their silence.

"I think it went okay. Of course I felt horrible, but I made the best of it."

"Let's just wait until the Hunter situation is gone, and I'll be back."

"Did you find him?"

"Yeah."

"And?"

He didn't want to go into the whole story, but knew he had to give her some details. "He took the money. Now we just have to keep our eyes open. I won't let him near you."

"I know you won't." He could see how much she trusted him through her eyes.

He kissed her forehead. "I love you."

"I love you too." She said as she fell asleep.

He just smiled before closing his eyes.

"What's up, D?"

"How's everything coming along?"

"Karma's album is ready for mastering. Milo is working on a couple more songs. And Madison should be done next week. She's working with her song writers today."

"You sure I can't talk you into staying?"

"D, you know in a way I'll always be a part of the G Major family, but I need to move on. Six years is a long time."

"T, a lot of changes are coming."

"I know." Was all he said. There had been a time when he hated Darius, but over the last few years he'd learned to really appreciate him.

"Go home and get some rest. You look like you need it."

"No sleep for me. I promised Spied I'd work with him tonight."

"You're spreading yourself too thin."

"No, I just hate going home alone." He told him and headed out.

Work was the only thing that kept Tommy from feeling lonely. It kept his mind occupied so he wouldn't miss her.

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