Chapter Seven
Summary: What if instead of hearing one of Jude's songs on the radio, he hears one of Vin's. And now he knows he needs to come home. What could Spiederman possible have to say about Jude to make Tommy rush home and abandon his family after two long years? Jommy ultimately. Strong Juderman friendship.
Two Years After Tom Left
Background Information…
…Tom left to take care of some family problems
…Jude has a new boyfriend Derek
…The drunken photos never happened
…Tommy hasn't contacted Jude since their infamous 'first date'
…Sadie is the only family Jude has left anymore
…Jude has her own apartment
…Sadie shares her place with Kwest, her boyfriend of 1½ years
…Jude has been dating Derek for a little under a year
…Jude's third album is taking longer then expected, for 'some reason' the deadlines keep getting pushed back
…Kwest is Jude's producer
…Jude and Spied are still 'Bart and Lisa Simpson'
Previously on Little Sister::
'Master Key' Tommy thought.
Derek kicked the chair, causing the metal legs to hit Jude. Jude whimpered and Tommy's eyes darkened.
"This is for all the girls that were even beaten!"
He kicked Derek in the stomach.
"This is for all the girls that were beaten by you!"
He punched Derek right in the jaw.
"This is for my sister and what she had to go through for people like you!"
Tommy kicked Derek again, this time in the groin.
"And this is for even thinking about laying a hand on Jude! And then actually hurting her!"
Tommy stood up and kicked Derek right in the temple. He leaned over Derek's lifeless body.
"I want to come. I want to know what was so important that you left me. I want to know where I stand with you."
Ashley smiled faded, "Well a few times he would drug me and take advantage. And now here I am, pregnant."
"I trust you. If Tommy loves you so much there must be a reason. I figured I could use your help to break it to Tommy."
Tommy eyes widened, he didn't know what to say.
When Ashley's eyes met hers Jude quickly turned away and didn't say anything.
Ashley sighed, realizing that Jude still wasn't ready to talk. She just hoped she would talk soon, for her brother's sake.
Hospital
Tommy walked into Ashley's room with two hot cups of coffee. Sarah was sitting in one of the chairs with a coloring book and Ashley was lying in her bed watching her.
Tommy smiled. Ashley had been in the hospital for a little less than a week, the hospital wanted to observe her for any changes with the baby. So far so good.
Tommy came to visit her everyday and he would take Sarah too. A lot of the time Jude came but she never said anything, she would just share knowing glances with Ashley. They could have a whole conversation without saying anything, it amazed Tommy.
He looked over at Ashley, "Where'd Jude go?"
Ashley looked over at Tommy and her smile faded. "She said she was going to visit someone."
Tommy nodded but then realized she was going to see Derek. He handed Ashley both cups of coffee and ran out the door. As he was running down the hallway a few nurses yelled at him to slow down but he didn't listen.
Tommy finally reached room 301; he took a deep breath and opened the door. When inside he saw Derek's lifeless body lying in bed and Jude was lying right next to him. Derek was still in a coma and Jude had a few tears rolling down her face. She was curled up next to him and she pulled his arm so it was securely around her.
Tommy was in shock.
"Jude, what are you doing?"
Jude looked at Tommy shocked. "What do you mean?" She whispered. Since she told Tommy she wanted to come meet Ashley she hasn't said one word to him.
"He abused you Jude, what are you doing here now? Hell, I am wishing he dies and he never layed a hand on me."
Jude started to sob again, "H-he was per-perfect and h-he real-ly l-love me-me. Th-en it al-ll we-went do-down-down hill. I-t a-all got screw-screwed u-up."
Tommy sighed, he never even thought that Jude might care for him; why else would she deal with all this?
Tommy walked over to her and picked her up bridal style, lifting her away from Derek. Jude cried harder and sobbed into Tommy's chest. Tommy sat down on one of the chairs and rocked her back and forth, making soothing sounds in her ear and stroking her hair.
Jude balled her hands into fists and clutched pieces of Tommy's shirt inside of them.
For some reason…Jude just couldn't seem to let go of Derek.
Jude now visited Derek every time she would visit Ashley. She didn't know why she kept going back, she hated him, but she couldn't seem to just let go. It's like that fat cousin that you never want around, but yet you just can't seem to leave them all alone. Tommy hasn't exactly been supportive of her visiting Derek but he never stopped her, just got icy around her.
One day Jude was sitting in her normal chair next to Derek when there was a knock. She looked up at the door confused as to who would be visiting him, all of his friends (yes, he did have friends) only came to visit every once in awhile after work and right now it was like 11 in the morning. Too early for anyone to be expected.
The door opened and Tommy came in. "Hi Jude."
Jude just nodded at him, still confused as to why he was here.
Tommy sat next to her on another chair and they just sat in silence, staring at Derek's still lifeless body.
Tommy sighed and looked away from Derek, "Jude, I never meant to hurt him this bad…well that's a lie. I hated him for what he did to you. But I never meant to hurt you."
Jude just nodded, she honestly didn't know how to feel. She was holding Derek's hand when she felt him twitch. Her eyes went wide and she looked up at Tommy. "Tom…i-I this he's waking up…go get a doctor!!"
Tommy just pressed the call button next to the bed, he wasn't leaving Jude.
Derek started grunting and finally opened his eyes. He looked over at Jude confused. "Jude Harrison?"
Jude just nodded confusingly. Why would he use her full name like that?
Derek still looked unbelievably confused. "Jude Harrison…okay…if you don't mind me asking what are you doing here? I mean I am a fan and everything but how do you know me?"
Jude was confused. Her brow was knitted in confusing; she opened and closed her mouth a few times trying to figure out the right words to say.
The doctor walked in, "Ah, Mr. Miller; good to have you with us again."
"Did I get trampled at the concert or something? What happened?"
The Doctor nodded and wrote some things down on his clipboard, still not answering anyone's questions. He finally lifted his head and sighed, he opened his mouth to explain but then he spotted Tommy. "Mr. Quincy, if you will excuse us…"
Tommy looked at the doctor like he was crazy, "Yeah, like I am going to leave this psycho here with Jude." He said sarcastically. He wanted to kill Derek once again now that he was awake.
Derek sat up in his bed, "Psycho?! What the hell is your problem?! I don't even know you!"
The doctor sighed again and got everyone calmed down, Jude still hasn't said anything.
"Mr. Miller, what is the last thing you remember?"
"Being at one of Ju-Ms. Harrison's concerts with a few friends."
Jude looked up, "That's where we met…"
The doctor nodded and wrote a few more things down on his clipboard. "Doc? What's going on?"
The doctor looked at Jude, "Do you want to explain it to him or should I?"
Jude just looked confused, "How can I explain it when I myself don't even get it…"
"Well someone better explain it!" Derek yelled, get frustrated as to what he was missing.
The doctor sighed, "Jude, please explain your relationship and everything that has happened recently and I will explain the medical explanations."
Jude nodded and turned to Derek, taking his hand. "Derek, Baby---"
"Baby?"
"We met at my concert, about a year ago. We started going out. Then there was…" Jude sent Tommy a look, "An accident. You slipped into a coma…"
Jude nodded at him and then looked at the doctor. Jude went to sit back in her chair again but Derek held a tight grip on her hand, at first, fear coursed through her body but then she saw the lost look in Derek's eyes. It wasn't hatred. It was fear, he needed someone to trust right now and as far as he knew, that was his "girlfriend".
The doctor turned to the group. "After a situation like this, the brain tends to block out all bad memories. Trying to protect or isolate your emotions in a way. Right now, everything that has happened that you don't remember is either a bad memory or has to do with one. Obviously who you slipped into a coma in the first place is a bad memory that your brain is trying to save you from, and obviously remembering Jude will trigger this memory so your brain blocked out ever meeting here. Due to this new information, Jude the police will probably want to talk to you again." With that the doctor left the room, giving the group some privacy.
Derek looked over at Jude and suddenly dropped her hand like it was diseased. "You did this to me? You hurt me?"
Tommy snorted in response, "Please! Even if she wanted to severely hurt you she wouldn't have been able to because she was to busy being hit herself. By you!!"
Derek looked shocked at this, Jude looked shocked that he had dumped that all out, Jude grabbed Derek's hand again and this time he didn't drop it. Tommy saw that no one was in the room except them so he walked over to Derek and got really close to his face, "You beat her. I left to take care of my family and when I come back my girl is getting beat and raped by you. So I beat you, I beat you so hard that you went info a fucking coma! And I don't regret anything, because now I will be able to make sure you never come near her again."
With that Tommy walked swiftly away from the hospital bed and looked at Jude, just waiting for some kind of emotion to come from her.
Derek raised his hand and pointed his single pointer finger at the door. "Go. Leave."
Jude and Tommy both looked up in shocked. Jude was just shocked and Tommy was fuming that he was telling them what to do. "JUST GO!" Derek yelled.
Tommy grabbed Jude's arm and quickly dragged her out of the room. Jude's hand seemed to drop from Derek's in slow motion. When the message that her hand left his got to his brain it his him like 53 tons of bricks. Jude was already out the door but Derek could still feel her, in his mind. A ton of emotions and memories came rushing back to him and it hurt, so bad.
He saw a happy Jude, singing and dancing on the stage.
He saw a happy Jude sitting in what he guessed was his apartment.
He saw a scared Jude as he raised his fist over her face for the first time.
He saw Jude crying when she was looking at her bruises in the bathroom.
He heard Jude's sad voice as she sang one of many sad songs, that's all she sang now.
He saw Jude put on a fake smile, and he felt himself liking it. Like he had power.
That's when Derek noticed something about himself, He liked power.
Another cluster of memories hit him, this set not making him feel very good. He saw Jude sitting under a black machine with a chair in front of her.
He felt himself being thrown to the ground and then getting his ass kicked.
Then everything went black.
Derek opened his eyes. He felt bile coming up his throat and quickly emptied it into the little, plastic bin next to his bed. He looked up with fire in his eyes. He didn't like being made a fool of. And he would make sure to show everyone whose boss.
Derek quickly slipped on his clothes that were folded neatly on a chair next to his bed. He felt better knowing that Jude was there when he woke up, it meant he still had a hold over her.
He quickly and quietly signed himself out by charming the nurse and then left. He passed Jude and Tommy in a room. Jude looked blank and Tommy was holding her close. Inside the room was a dark haired girl and then a young child. Derek smirked…now how can I use this to my advantage? He thought as he exited the hospital.
