Chapter One: Spreading Her Wings

Since summer had come to an end Jude had made the decision to leave her High School to become a full time artist, but Darius insisted she walk away with a Diploma so he had hired her one of the best tutors around. Jude and Tom had stayed in their perfect state with very little fights since her album release party. For once things with them had seemed to be only heading up. Now her 18th birthday was just days away and that would mark a year of her love life with Tommy. Something that was unbelievable for just about everyone in their lives including them. Time had flown since they met, and had seemed to sped up even more since they had become completely serious about one another.

Now, Jude was laying on her back in G Major's Longue on her favorite orange sofa. She was humming while staring at her phone and listening to the buzz and commotion of work being carried out around her. She was patiently waiting for her meeting with Darius to begin and she could only assume it was about how well her album was doing. In fact Jude kept up to date on her statistics; every day since it was released two months ago in August she checked the Canadian and US charts. In the United States alone her album had hit number one on the Top Rock Albums and Top Modern Rock categories. It had peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 list and even reached number one on Top Canadian albums. All of these exciting accomplishments meant only one thing to Jude now, tour. She was knocked out of thought when a pen came flying at her head. Her laid back position quickly changed to sitting up as she peered at the end of the couch.

Jude recognized his shaggy dirty blonde hair from anywhere, "Ouch Spiederman!"

"As if it actually hurt Rock Princess," just then Spied paused and smiled, "or should I say Queen?"

Jude could not help but beam, everyone had known of her success and she loved to bathe in it. "I could get used to the sound of that."

Spied moved closer on the couch to her chuckling, "You excited for tour?"

"Spied I don't know just yet-"

"Jude, you know you're going on tour. You knew since the album release and so did D. We talked about it ya know." Spied interjected Jude's speech.

Jude cocked her head and looked at the boy before her questionably, "You talked about it?"

"Say hello to your assistant tour manager!" Spied threw his hands in the air in excitement.

Her eyes widened with joy, "You're gonna be coming on tour with me too?"

"Me, you, and lord Squinty Frown, what a group! Am I right?" Spied excited.

Jude bobbed her head with a dissipating smile, "Yeah, right."

At Jude's off response Spied went to question her apparent uneasiness, but was cut off by the boss man. "Jude, my office."

Jude got up abruptly and followed Darius through the lavish gold doors leading into his office. She took a seat in the large embroidered chairs across from his desk and crossed her legs, "So what's the news D?"

Darius smiled wickedly while folding his hands, "Well your album is topping charts across the world and is especially doing good in the states. So as I promised-"

"I'm going on tour!" Jude shrieked in excitement.

Darius bellowed shaking his head, "Yes rock star you are. Three months long. You'll be traveling across the states and then back to Canada. You're send-off show and kick off to the tour will be here. It will also be your last spot on tour as well. I figure why not grace the city where you came from with a bonus performance."

"I can't believe this is happening," Jude spoke in awe as it settled in that all her dreams were coming true.

"Believe it Harrison. Now I'll be sending you on tour with my right hand man Liam, he will be your tour manager and oversee the roadies and make sure everything is in place, including you. Vincent will be his assistant, basically just running around for everyone again. You'll have your entourage of G Major people, you know ensemble, makeup, your tutor so you can graduate, a DJ, and I'm assuming if you wish, your producer." Darius explained everything thoroughly with a stern, yet gleeful demeanor, "You'll have your very own Jude Harrison tour bus stocked with only your favorites!"

Jude could not believe this was really happening, "So when do I leave?"

"It'll be a three month tour. We want to have your big bash send off on New Years Eve, price the tickets up real high so people can come into the New Year partying with their idol. Then New Years Day you're off to the states for a show in Boston on the 4th." Darius had everything exactly planned out, this tour would be a major profit for G Major and even Jude would get a healthy settlement.

After hashing out tour details Jude made her way out of G Major. She wasn't set to record any new work until after tour, although she had constantly been writing. Her brain took her to the only logical place to go, Tom Quincy's house. Since the success of an artist he brought in and produced was off the charts he was granted his time off as well. Tom was aware of the meeting Jude had with Darius today and he was also aware of what it meant.

Tommy was overly joyous when he heard his front door open, he rushed to see Jude walking in as expected, "How'd it go?"

"Nice to see you too Quincy." Jude joked as their arms began to wrap around one another.

Tom chuckled and placed a kiss on her cheek, "Sorry, I'm just anxious to hear the big news!"

"Looks like I'm going on tour!" Tom's arms flew open and Jude jumped up as he caught her.

He excitedly spun Jude around as their lips connected and tongues collided. When their lips parted she rested her head to his "I'm so proud of you girl," Tom hushed against her lips.

Later that night Jude and Tom were relaxing on his couch. She had her feet propped up on his lap as she leaned against the armrest of the sofa. Tom was half focusing on the television and half focusing on how Jude bit her pen in frustration and furrowed her eyebrows as she tried figuring out her tutor's homework.

Eventually a small groan fell from her lips and she dropped her papers to the floor while flinging her head back, "I hate homework."

Tom chuckled lightly to himself as he push her legs off of him so that he could work his way closer to Jude, "Then take a break."

Jude bit her lip as Tom slowly made his way to hover over her, "What exactly do you have in mind Quincy?"

His lips pecked at her jaw line, "Just a little something to relieve the stress."

Tom then positioned himself better so that he was in between her legs and his mouth began to suck at the sensitive skin of her neck. She let out subtle moans as his hands groped her hips causing their pelvises to thrust towards each other, "I'll definitely never get my work done on tour with you." Those words caused Tom to immediately stop what he was doing and spring his body up. Jude was confused at his reaction and looked at him as she squinted her eyes in curiosity, "I didn't say stop?"

Tom aggressively ran his hands over his face, "Jude are you really sure you want me to tour with you?" This thought had been racking his brain for days.

"Come on Tommy, I didn't mean it like that!" She huffed crossing her arms and blowing a stray piece of hair from her face, "I was just teasing you."

Tom relaxed back into the sofa staring at Jude, "I just want to make sure you want me there. I don't want you to feel obligated to bring your boring old boyfriend along."

Jude playfully kicked his leg, "Quincy you are anything but boring and I wouldn't go as far to say you're old."

Tom let out a deep breath and shook his head, "Jude I'm being serious. I just want to make sure this isn't something you want to do on your own. I don't want to smother you or have you get tired of me."

Quickly all of Jude's friskiness left her body as she began to contemplate his words, "I mean I asked you to come didn't I?"

"I know babe, but you were in the heat of the moment," Tom paused to gather his thoughts. "You had just found out about the possibility of it and everything was a rush, I just don't want it to be a sporadic decision that you regret. I just don't want you to miss out on anything girl."

"I'm not understanding where this is coming from." Jude felt her eyes sting, but she wasn't sure why. She could sense doubt in his words, something she hadn't felt from him in awhile.

Tom stood up from the couch and grabbed Jude's hand gently to pull her body to his, "Here goes nothing." He mumbled under his breath. It was now or never, he had to make her understand his thought process. "Jude, I'm standing before you a much better man than the way you originally found me. When I saw you walk down that red carpet almost a year ago you truly took my breath away. That night when you gave yourself to me I knew you were different, but I also knew I was too bad of a man to claim you as mine. But you stayed, you helped me work through my difficulties, and you showed me I really did have a heart. I never thought a woman could hurt me let alone I would ever fall in love and want to settle down." Jude's breath was hitching as she felt tears rolling down her face, where was this all leading? "I want to make absolute sure that you will be ready to settle down, I mean you're only turning 18 next week. I'm not saying you will want someone else, I'm just saying maybe you will wish you experienced a little bit more of life without me." Tom took a deep breath and looked into her darkened blue watery eyes, "I was gonna wait until your birthday, but it feels right, I need to do this now."

Jude's eyes widened as she began to understand what was about to happen, "Oh my god." Her voice was faint in amazement.

"Whether you want to spread your wings and tour without me as everyone says or tag me along I will be right here Jude because I want you to marry me. I want you to be my fiancé and someday my beautiful wife." He watched the smile rise from her lips and that's when he knew, "So what do you say Jude Harrison, you want to be a Quincy?"

No words were said as she crashed her lips to his and his arms melted around her. They could both taste the salty tears of bliss as their tongues collided. When she felt her mind was better able to communicate she pulled away breathless staring at him, "Yes Tommy, yes!"

"Thank god." Tom let out a small laugh, "I don't have the ring now but-"

"It doesn't matter Quincy, that was amazing." Jude gushed as her hand caressed his cheek.

Tom smiled shyly, "I had this whole plan for your birthday. The ring would be in and we'd be at our little romantic dinner and I was gonna do the whole knee thing."

"No Tom, this was absolutely perfect." She pecked his lips again, "What made you do it now?"

"Well I was ready to do it months ago, but I figured that was way too soon. I just want you to know whatever you pick, really pick, I'm here. I don't want you to change your mind about us months or even years from now " Tom hushed as his eyes deepened their stare.

"What do you think is best Tommy?" Jude asked because she really wasn't sure. She knew Tom had a crazy life before her, one that she often heard stories about, and she knew she didn't have very many of her own so this thought he brought up came to mind, "I know I asked on a whim. I was just so excited, but do you really think I'll want to be free and all?"

"I don't know Jude, I don't want to ruin this whole proposal." Tom let out a sorrowful bellow, "It's just I don't want to hold you back. I'll let you go have your wild times I've had enough. Just promise me one thing?"

"And what would that be Quincy?" Jude knew he was right, touring without him would definitely prove if their love could withstand time and if he was willing why not?

"Don't forget about your little old fiancé waiting at home." Tom whispered lightly knowing what decision he had brought her too.

"Tommy I could never forget about you in a million year." Jude pulled his hands to follow her down to the couch. They both sat as both of their hands stayed locked together, "I'm grateful that you thought about me and us this much that'd you sacrifice going if it meant we'd be better in the long run. I'm not saying I want to go be crazy and wild, but maybe this could be a good thing. We've never actually been apart when we've been so amazing because right now Quincy you have me feeling like I'm on top of the world. So if I do this alone, if I go at this and grow up a bit, promise me one thing too?"

"Anything Harrison." Tom replied simply staring into the depths of her eyes.

"When I get back, this summer we have a small wedding on the beach in LA. We'll fly out only close friends and family and we will make it official." Jude bit her lip, she knew it was asking a bit much to have a wedding ready in six short months, but she didn't want to lose Tom over touring and she didn't want him to lose hope. Jude knew how fast he could lose that.

A smile rekindled over Tom's face as he let out another breath, "You really thought that up fast didn't you girl."

Jude tilted her head back and forth with a grin, "So I've thought about us getting hitched before. I'm a teenage girl, what do you expect?"

Tom gently kissed her forehead and placed a hand to her cheek, "I love that idea."

Maybe it was crazy to get engaged after a year. Maybe it was even crazier to get married after only a year and a half of knowing each other. But nothing about being in love was ever sane or normal, especially for Tom Quincy and Jude Harrison.