A/N: I felt like continuing this story because new ideas about it kept popping out at me. So here's the second chapter! Hope you enjoy! (And I will try and update my other stories ASAP. Sorry for the long wait!)
It had been a week and Jude was still wishing that that dream would come back to her. In fact it did come back to her one night, but it was shorter and it never even came close to the end. As she trudged into the studio the next morning she saw that there was someone else in the recording room there beside Tommy.
"So what do you think of my new single?" asked the mystery girl. Tommy smiled, sort of, as he turned to see Jude.
"Morning," she said as she walked into the room. Tommy looked at his watch.
"You're actually here early?' he said in an amazed voice. Jude rolled her eyes. "This is Karma," Tommy said gesturing to the new girl. "She's new here and will be my artist here beside you." Jude slightly glanced at Tommy as the girl spoke.
"Wow," she said in an almost shocked voice. "You're Jude Harrison." Jude smiled as Karma stared at her. "You have such an amazing voice. You're the one who inspired me to sing in the first place."
"You sing rock too?" Jude said thinking that she looked more like an R&B type of person.
"Oh, no, that's not really my style. I'm more into Hip Hop and R&B." Jude nodded as Tommy stood up.
"So you ready to record today?" Tommy asked as Jude broke her gaze away from Karma. She smiled and nodded as she looked at Tommy.
"Oh can I watch?" Karma asked excitedly. Tommy glanced at Jude already sensing her answer.
"Sure," said Jude as Tommy looked at her in surprise. She shrugged as she went to get her notebook. Jude knew Tommy would be shocked that she had said yes. In fact she was a bit surprised herself at her answer, but she wanted to show this new girl how a pro did it. And who better to show her than the pro herself?
Tommy was a little disappointed at her answer. He had always loved these little private sessions with Jude. Just him and her in a little room all alone. Anyway, he thought, at least this would be a good experience for Karma.
"Anything new, girl?" he asked as she went in to the recording booth. She nodded as she looked down at her notebook and bit her lip. She had forgotten that she had wrote a new song about Tommy and now she had to sing it in front of Karma when she barely even wanted to sing it in front of Tommy.
"Actually no," she said on second thought. Tommy gave her a look. "I just think I need to work on this one a little more that's all." Tommy now gave her a knowing look. "Can I sing something else?" she asked innocently. Tommy barely glanced at her and saw her innocent face and just couldn't say no.
"What do you want to sing?" he asked giving in to her innocent trick.
"How about Transparent lies?" she asked hopefully.
"Sure," said Tommy wanting to hear her new song instead, "Why not?" Jude smiled as she found herself out of her little mess. Karma watched between the two and smiled when a plan came into her head.
Jude took a deep breath and when the music came on in her headphones she closed her eyes as to not look at anyone and sang.
Furtive lies and insinuation
All designed to tarnish my reputation
And devised by you without explanation
Tell me why
Why you spreading all these lies
I'll try hard to end all this chaos
But when you disparage me you betray us
Said we'd be friends until the end and now I'm crushed
Tell me why
Why you feel a need to lie
Baby lies They poison everything in sight What you said continue to taunt me Baby lies
Those who lie can never keep track or take them back
Baby lies keep messing with your sleep at night
You never can disguise
Transparent lies
And the way you squandered oh, well it haunts me
Baby open your eyes and maybe you'll see
Your heart cries ' listen and apologize'
They poison everything in sight I got a story you want to tell Flagrant lies Baby lies
Those who lie can never keep track or take them back
Baby lies keep messing with your sleep at night
You never can disguise
Transparent lies
About a girl who loved a guy more than life itself
But he got overwhelmed
And undermined himself
Telling lies
Lies
Transparent lies
Lies, lies
Lies, lies
Why you telling lies
Lies
When the song was over she opened her eyes and saw Tommy staring right at her. She looked away. She loved that song, but it always reminded her of Tommy because when she had wrote it at the time it was about him.
"That was great," said Karma breaking the silence. Jude took off her headphones and went back into the studio. She glanced at Tommy who looked away when she caught his eye. He knew that song was about him and hearing it always brought back the memories of that day.
"Good take," said Tommy still not looking at her. Jude sighed. She had not meant for the song to bring back so many memories and for Tommy to think that she had sang it for him today.
"So do you think you can get the handle of things from here?" Jude asked Karma who looked a little too happy.
"I think so," she said, her voice coated with sugar. "But then again you always made these kinds of things look so easy." Jude smiled sensing something fake about her tone.
"You're too kind," she said as she looked at Tommy who turned away again. "I guess I'm going to go take a break then so you two can work on something," she said as she walked out of the room.
"Jude wait," Tommy called after her as she walked out. "I'll be right back," he told Karma as he chased after Jude who was waiting for him just out of the doorway.
"What?' she asked as she started walking toward the kitchen.
"Are you okay?" he asked as she stopped walking to look at him. "I mean you just of kind walked out of there without saying much." She rolled her eyes at him as she sighed again.
"I think the question is are you okay?" Tommy looked at her quizzically. "Never mind, I'm fine."
"Are you sure you're okay?" Jude nodded. "Then I want you to come back to the studio."
"You want me to watch Karma?" Jude asked in an incredulous way. Tommy shook his head.
"She can wait. I want to hear your new song." Jude bit her lip and Tommy noticed this as a nervous reaction. "If you want I can kick Karma out so it's just me and you." Jude smiled. "Is that a yes?" Jude nodded as he took her hand and led her to the studio.
"So are we going to do something now?" Karma asked as she turned to see Tommy and Jude standing there holding hands. Seeing Karma smile at them Tommy realized they were still holding hands and quickly pulled away.
"Actually Jude is going to sing her new song first."
"Okay," said Karma as she sat in Tommy's seat and looked down at all the equipment in front of her
"Umm, Karma?" said Tommy carefully.
"What's wrong?" she asked without looking up.
"This is going to be a private session." Karma's head snapped up.
"Why?" she asked in a grave voice. Tommy and Jude looked at each other looking for how to respond. Karma rolled her eyes. "If you two just want to be alone then just tell me and I'll leave you two 'love birds' alone." Jude could've sworn she saw Tommy blush for a second.
"Look Karma, just leave okay?" he said obviously getting mad.
"Fine, I don't mind that I have to wait. Just tell me why it has to be a 'private' session. Are you two seriously hooked up?" That was the last straw.
"OUT!" Tommy yelled as he walked over to Karma and practically pushed her out the door.
"I'm going!" she said as he closed the door behind her. Jude stood there as Tommy turned back to look at her.
"Are you okay?" she asked thinking that he over reacted just a bit. He took a deep breath and then nodded.
"I'm fine she just…"
"Touched a nerve?" Jude finished his sentence. He nodded again as she thought what Karma had said that had touched a nerve.
"So are you ready?" he asked as he finally calmed down.
"I guess," she said as she grabbed her notebook and walked into the booth. She sat on the stool and looked out at Tommy with a nervous face.
"You don't have to do this today if you…" She shook her head.
"I can do this," she said as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I can do this," she said again.
"Whenever you're ready," he said as she opened her eyes. She had to sing this right the first time or it wouldn't mean anything. Of course it was about Tommy as all her songs were, but this one was different. It said everything she had ever wanted to say to Tommy. Everything that was in her heart.
"I'm ready," she said as she began to sing to him what he really meant to her.
It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best, when you say nothing at all
All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd
Old Mr. Webster could never define
What's being said between your heart and mine
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best, when you say nothing at all
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best, when you say nothing at all
When she stopped singing Tommy was staring right into her eyes as she stared right back into his. They didn't have to exchange a word. They both knew what the other was thinking.
"Jude," Tommy said when Darius walked in.
"Tommy I have Karma out here complaining to me that you two haven't done anything at all today…" he stopped when he saw Jude sitting in the booth. "You two recording something new?" he asked as Karma walked in.
"Well we just finished recording Jude's new song," said Tommy as he glanced at Jude who stood up and walked into the room.
"Good, maybe now we can do something productive," Karma said as she sat down next to Tommy.
"Well if you've already recorded something new today Jude I guess you can go home now," Said Darius as Jude stared at Tommy.
"But we haven't even put music behind the song," Jude said as an excuse to stay and here what Tommy was going to say about her song.
"You can do that tomorrow. Karma has to have something done today since this is her first day." Jude sighed.
"Cant she just stick around until Karma and I are done, we could just have another late night?" Tommy said trying to find someway to tell her what he had thought about that song.
"You could've if you didn't have to have a late night with Karma today. I need her new song completely recorded today and it's already getting late." Jude and Tommy both gave up.
"So I'll let you lock up tonight Tommy," Darius said as he walked out. Jude stayed in the room for a moment wondering what she was going to say.
"You can go now," Karma said impatiently. "This is a private session." Jude nodded as she walked toward the door.
"Jude," Tommy said before she reached the door. She turned back to see him walking toward her. "Can you come back here late tonight?" She smiled.
"What time?"
A/N: The songs I used are Transparent Lies by Alexz Johnson and When you Say Nothing At All by Alison Krauss. Please review!