Crawling Back to You Chapter Six, an instant star fanfic

A/N Song used: Crawling Back to You, Backstreet Boys (Yes this is exactly where I got the title for this story) Are you guys enjoying this so far? To those who do review, thank you! It's because of the reviews I have received I've been able to keep writing! I give you the newest installment! Of course as this one is posted I am finishing up chapter nine.

Chapter Six

Now the girls had managed to convince the big D to let them off work early, Tommy might have had a little something to do with that. He needed Jude out of the studio without arousing suspicion and with Sadie and now Darius helping him along with Kwest his plan might just go off without a hitch. The only foreseeable problem of course would be his stubborn girl, though if you asked him he'd admit he wouldn't have it any other way.

He sits beside Kwest in Studio A working on the final mixing of the instrumental disk he needs for his surprise. He looks behind them at the clock, his leg bouncing up and down rapidly in anticipation and a little fear. His mind keeps wandering to all the ways it could go, right or wrong. But it's Kwest's cell phone going off that pulls him out of his thoughts. "What's the word man?"

"Everything's going according to schedule T. If we leave now you've got about ninety minutes to get everything else ready, think that'll be enough?" Kwest asks which his best friend nearly exploding in anticipation. It still seemed strange, even after watching them together for the last four years, to see his best friend so deeply and passionately in love with one woman. In all honesty he knew it wasn't his relationship with Sadie that kept him in line that night his cousin was in town and they had models literally pawing them. No, what caused him to turn an honest to God blind eye was Jude, and Kwest knew it.

"Yeah it should be, if I leave now. Meet me at Jude's in ninety minutes man? Oh but make sure to park out of sight."

"You got it. And T? Don't give up if tonight doesn't soften her completely, she's stubborn just like you, and you've screwed up a lot so it's not going to be easy."

"I know. I'll see you there." Tommy walks out of the studio and out of G-Major and hops into his viper, heading home to get everything else ready.

During the drive, and even once he got home, his mind is flooded with Jude. A small smile caresses its way across his velvet lips as he remembers her sixteenth birthday, the look on her face when he told her she was getting driving lessons in his precious viper. It was no secret how protective he was and still is of that car, and she still remains the only person to ever drive it.

He closes his eyes a moment in the middle of getting dressed, thinking back to the night of her party when he kissed her in the rain. Her words echoing in his mind, "Tell me what I do wrong Tommy? Tell me so I can fix it, please?" But he couldn't tell her, because the only problem with her he could see, even now looking back on things, was her age. If it hadn't been for her age he never would have had any trouble telling her how he felt.

He chuckles softly at that thought just as he finishes dressing, it wasn't entirely true. It still would have taken him a while to admit it to himself and to her. He was the last person in the world anyone would expect to be monogamous. But here he was, trying to fix that once again, to get her back and keep her for good this time.

As he finally gets everything he needs gathered and into the viper, he's freshly showered and dressed in a pair of black slacks, a white t-shirt and a sapphire blue button down shirt open, with his leather jacket to complete things, he climbs into the viper thinking about their first time on the way to her house. He can still feel her silken skin beneath him, against him, her short platinum tresses curled around his fingers as he kisses her deep, drawing her against him. He can still smell her, like while flowers and honey. He still feels honored that he was her first for so many things. But then, in her own way she was his first for some things too, and his only. That one night at the rehearsal space, the only night they'd had the opportunity to make love, was the one and only time he's ever made love. His track record with women wasn't small, they both knew it, and he'd even written them down for her at her request. But of those names, it wasn't until hers was added that it mattered, that it was real, and that it was love.

As he pulls up to her house he sees Kwest already in place. He had the disk in the stereo of his viper and Kwest was positioned and ready to start it as soon as they got the go ahead from Sadie.

Sadie and Jude have just started the first of their movie picks of the night, a romantic chick flick that Sadie had of course picked out, though it was also a comedy. She was trying to 'set the mood' for what was to come without giving it away. The movie in question is 10 Things I Hate About You. Sadie's a pro at playing it cool, despite the fact that even she has butterflies when it comes to this whole thing. But she knows her job, to signal the guys and make sure Jude opens the door when it all goes down.

As they sit on the floor in their comfy clothes, which Jude had finally gotten a little girlie with, munching on popcorn as they watch the movie. Jude is in an ankle length slightly elegant night gown that has thin straps across her shoulders, criss crossing in the back. The night gown is a deep blue colored silk with a heart shaped neckline and flowed around her ankles when she walks. A gift from Sadie of course, specifically for their 'girls night', Sadie is of course in a similar night gown though hers has a slit from hem to hip on either side and is a rose color. She'd even convince Jude to let her play with her hair and make up, thankfully Jude doesn't suspect a thing, but her lips are painted a scarlet hue and her eyes have a dust of silver across them. Her hair is just loose around her head in those platinum waves.

When the movie gets to where Julia Styles character flashes the coach to get the bad boy out of detention she discreetly pulls out her phone and sends Kwest the message to get things going.

The music starts, loud and booming from outside, filtering in through the living room windows Sadie had opened without Jude's knowledge. The girls pause the movie listening, looking at each other in confusion; though Sadie's was faked of course. Until an all too familiar voice came floating through, deep and so full of emotion,

Everybody knows
That I was such a fool
To ever let go of you
But baby I was wrong
Yeah I know I said
We'd be better off alone
It was time that we moved on
I know that I broke your heart
I didn't mean to break your heart.

As the chorus begins Tommy literally starts banging on their front door as he continues to sing.

But baby here I am
Banging on your front door
My pride spilled on the floor
My hands and knees are bruised
And I'm crawling back to you
Begging for a second chance
Are you gonna let me in?
I was running from the truth
And now I'm crawling back to you

By the end of the chorus tears have collected in the depths of his blue eyes threatening to honestly spill down his cheeks as he kneels at her front door, pausing banging as he sings the next verse.

I know you're in there
And you can make me wait
But I'm gonna wait
It's the least I can do
Just to tell you face to face
I was lying to myself
Now I'm dying in this hell
Girl I know you're mad
Well I can't blame you for being mad

As he prepares to start singing the chorus again he resumes banging on her door.

He stops banging as he prepares to sing the next verse, though his hands are resting against the door along with his forehead.

If you could see these tears I'm crying
Touch these hands that can't stop shaking
Hear my heart that's barely beating
You would see a different man

Half way through the verse Jude finally opens the door, her own aqua pools brimming with tears as she looks down at Tommy still kneeling in front of her door, tears spilling down his cheeks. She can see how broken his heart is, and it breaks hers all over again, but she watches him finish what he's start, his vocals slowing down but still over flowing with every ounce of emotion he has inside of him.

Bangin on your front door
My pride spilled on the floor
I was running from the truth
Now I'm crawling back to you

As he finished the song he looks up at Jude from the ground silently, waiting to see her reaction. For a long time no one said anything, but finally Jude couldn't take it any more and he reaches out letting her silken fingertips collect the tears from his cheeks, removing them as she curls one hand against his cheek. "You keep making this so hard Tommy… But, I just can't do this again yet…" As she finishes saying this, fresh tears are spilling down her cheeks.

Every logical bone in her body is telling her to pull away now, walk back into the house and shut the door. But it's not the logical part of her that wins, it's the illness that's been tormenting her for several days now that forces her to pull away and literally run upstairs, but no door is shut in her wake.