A/ N: Thanks to my readers and reviewers. This chapter has lots of Jommy!! With the serious lack of Jommy on the show lately I needed some myself. Hahaha. Enjoy and tell me if you liked it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Instant Star.

Chapter 10


Jude walked into studio A. Tommy had his headphones on. This time he sensed her come in. " Total déjà vu from this morning." He laughed.

Jude walked closer to Tommy's chair.

Tommy took off his headphones and grabbed Jude's hand.

"You wanted to record " Unbelievable." ?" She asked looking down at their hands shyly.

"Yeah. We'll get to that. But I actually wanted to talk to you about something else." He smiled.

"What about?" Jude silently pleaded he didn't want to talk about why she looked upset this morning. She still hadn't decided if she would tell Tommy or not.

"About our date." He said rubbing his thumb against hers. The simple touch of his thumb made Jude feel goose bumps run down her spine.

"Oh I have it bad. How am I supposed to keep such a big secret from you Tommy?" Jude thought.

Jude cleared her throat and pulled her hand away. She tried to smile at him and pretend he hadn't made her nervous. " Our… date?" She asked taking a seat next to him.

"Yeah. How about this Friday?" He smiled.

" This Friday?" She said quietly.

" Yes. I thought we could go see my niece. Then have dinner."

"Dinner?" Jude repeated.

Tommy laughed and shook his head. Jude gave him a weird look. " Sorry. But is there a reason you're repeating everything I say?" Tommy chuckled.

He saw her blush a little. " Oh. Sorry. Yeah. Friday is good for me." She smiled. Her smile faded a bit when she saw him move his chair closer to her. Even worse when she felt his hand on her knee. She looked down at his hand them back to his eyes. She felt herself getting lost in their icy blue depths. Jude suddenly felt her throat get dry. She swallowed hard, trying to get some moisture to her throat.

Tommy felt Jude tense up when he touched her knee. He actually didn't mean to. Tommy watched as Jude looked into his eyes. He tried to look deep within hers. He wanted to read her thoughts. She was so damn distant. He cursed himself for being the main reason that Jude no longer trusted him. But he was determined to fix the wrongs he had done. Tommy moved his hand away. He could have sworn he saw disappointment cross her lovely features.

When Tommy moved his hand away, she felt herself missing the feeling of his warm hand on her knee.

" Great. I'll make reservations." He smiled. " I can't wait for you to meet my niece Sam."

" Yeah. That'll be great." Jude a bit uneasily.

Tommy gave her an odd expression. " We can wait Jude. I don't want you to be uncomfortable. We can makeup our date some other time." Tommy said quickly.

" No. It's not that." She said touching his arm gently. Tommy grinned when he felt her small hand touching him. This was what he missed. The closeness they used to share. He found himself grinning at her.

She realized what she was doing and quickly moved her hand away. The moment was gone and Tommy was not the only one that felt at a small pang at his heart because of it.

"I'm just… nervous." She said biting her bottom lip.

"I promise I won't bite." He chuckled.

Jude gave him an annoyed look and hit his chest playfully. " Not about the date Mr. Ego. I mean meeting your niece." She smiled.

" She's four." He replied simply.

" I know that. It's just that. Kids scare me a little." Tommy gave her a weird look as she continued. " They remember everything you tell them and I just don't know how to talk to them. Hence the incident at that school I went to last year." Jude said looking at her shoes.

Tommy smiled as he remembered how Jude told that little ten year old to get used to people not liking her songs.

Tommy cupped Jude's chin with his hand. " Hey girl. You've come a long way since then. You're an adult now. Plus you went back and fixed it."

Jude looked mildly shocked when Tommy called her an adult. It was the first time he had acknowledge she wasn't a kid anymore. She grinned happily at him. " Ok. Quincy. Maybe Because of that, I won't make things as difficult as I was going to make them." Jude thought.

"Besides. She's already a huge Jude Harrison fan." He smiled.

" How's that?" She asked grinning.

" Well maybe it's because her uncle Tommy played her Jude Harrison's albums everyday. And she made him sing " Let Me Fall" every night before she went to bed."

Jude laughed out loud. " You're lying! Really? Every night? That's kind of cute uncle Tommy." She smiled sweetly.

"Well that's me CUTE uncle Tommy." He grinned.

Jude rolled her eyes at Tommy and got up. " We need to get to work Quincy."

After a while Jude and Tommy got to recording and Jude felt like it was old times. Well except for the fact that she couldn't stop thinking , she had some psycho stalking her.

Jude tried to push bad thoughts away. She was looking forward to this weekend. Even though the weekend also meant the photo shoot with Karma. Was it normal that the mere thought of her made Jude sick? And darn it! Wasn't she was trying to push bad thoughts away? " Stop thinking Jude" She thought.

" Uh. You ok in there girl?" She heard Tommy say into her headphones.

" What? Yeah. Sorry." She said snapping back to realty.

"Are you sure? Because you just told yourself to stop thinking and I could have sworn you mumbled something about Karma making you sick." He smiled.

"Can we do another take?" She asked, ignoring his question.

Tommy laughed. " What ever my girl wants."

Jude looked at him through the glass that separated them. To say she was taken aback by his comment would be an understatement. She felt butterflies in her stomach. He smiled at her and she heard her music in her headphones. She began to sing her song again and couldn't help but smile at Tommy the whole time.

A few days later

The weekend couldn't have come fast enough for Jude. The whole week was full of studio time with Tommy ( which she didn't mind), fittings with Portia about the wardrobe for the photo shoot and paparazzi trying to ask her what it felt like to be Canada's newest bad girl.

Strangely she hadn't heard from that stalker dude. She was happy she didn't hear from him, but she was a bit scared about his silence. She received a few calls on her cell phone from an unidentified number, but when she answered they hung up.

Kwest offered to walk her everywhere she went outside G-Major and warned her not to be alone too much when she was out. She still hadn't told Tommy, but he was always around her too and somehow she felt protected by him. Even if he had no idea he was protecting her.

Sadie was putting on the final touched on her makeup. She was going out with that Kevin guy again. Jude and her dad had yet to meet the mystery man.

" So when do we get to meet prince charming?" Jude teased.

"It's too soon. But you will. I promise." Sadie smiled. "He actually wants to meet you. He says he's a huge fan of yours." Sadie said putting on her lipstick.

" Really? Well I have to meet him soon then." Jude smiled.

" So. Big date with Tom Quincy." Sadie grinned, changing the subject. She turned to look at Jude.

"It's not a date. It's two friends having dinner." Jude said rolling her eyes.

" Sure. Two friends who seriously want each other." Sadie laughed. Sadie was kind of happy Jude was going out with Tommy tonight . She didn't want to think something was going on with Jude and Kwest.

The girls went to the window when they heard a car horn. " Oooh. That's Kevin! I'll see you later." Sadie said as she opened the door.

" Wait. He's not to come to the door for you? I want to meet him." Jude said stepping outside.

"Don't you dare Jude Harrison. You're such a dork." Sadie said pushing Jude back into the house.

" Ok. You tell Kevin he's safe for now. But next time dad and I have to meet him." Jude laughed.

Sadie smiled and rolled her eyes at Jude. "What ever." Sadie said shutting the door behind her.

Sadie climbed into Kevin's car and kissed him on the cheek. "Sorry, my sister wouldn't leave me alone."

"Why's that?" Kevin said interested in Sadie's answer.

"She wants to know when she gets to meet you." Sadie replied.

"Well you can tell her it'll be soon. I'm sure she'll like me when she meets me." Kevin grinned. " She was wearing a dress. Is she going out?"

" Yeah. She's going out with Tom Quincy." Sadie replied plainly.

" Her producer? I didn't know she was dating him?" Kevin said trying to hide his anger.

"She's not. She claims it's 'friends' having dinner. " Sadie said and Kevin calmed down. " Those two keep dancing around the fact they want each other." Sadie smiled.

"Is that so?" Kevin said interested.

Sadie looked over at him. " You better not sell the information to the tabloids. Jude will have my head." Sadie teased.

Kevin smiled. " So my little rock star has a crush on little Tommy Q? We'll have to do something about that." Kevin thought before he leaned in to kiss Sadie and they drove away.

Jude ran upstairs to her room to finish getting ready for her date with Tommy.

30 minutes later, she heard the door bell ring. Her dad was home now so he opened the door.

"Mr. Harrison." Tommy greeted. Jude's dad eyed Tommy before letting him come in.

" She'll be down in a minute." He said motioning to the couch in the living room.

Jude tried to finish getting ready quickly. Only God knows what her dad would tell Tommy if she wasn't there to stop him.

" So Jude told me you two are going to dinner. That should take long right?" Stuart said.

"Actually we're going to my house first."

Stuart Harrison raised his eyebrows at Tommy. Tommy realized what Stuart was thinking. " I want Jude to meet my niece, who lives with me now." He smiled.

" Right. Jude told me about her. It's a big responsibility."

"Yes it is but, I'm managing. I love her very much. " Tommy said., looking toward the stairs. He silently prayed Jude would hurry up and come down.

" Tom. I'm going to get straight to the point. Now that you are taking care of your niece, I bet you know what's like to want to protect her from anything and anyone that can hurt her."

Jude walked down the stairs in time to hear Tommy's voice.

"Mr. Harrison. I know where you're going with this. I care about Jude a lot. I would do anything to protect her." Tommy said sincerely.

" That's a little hard to believe coming from you." Stuart scoffed.

" I know a lot of people have hurt Jude before." Stuart stiffened when he heard that. He knew Tommy was including Stuart in the list of those people that have hurt Jude. "One of those people being me, but like I said. I'll do anything to defend and look after Jude. She's ….my best friend."

Jude smiled from the bottom of the stairs. Just then Tommy saw her. Jude came into the living room.

She looked beautiful. She was wearing a silk, light chocolate color, strapless evening gown. It went down to just below her knees. The top was rouched, giving way to a graceful silhouette. At the waist was a slightly darker chocolate colored silk ribbon belt . She turned around to reveal the belt ended in a soft bow in back. Her hair was up in a messy bun. Her golden curls framing her face and some falling over her exposed shoulders. She had on dark eye shadow and light pink lip-gloss adorned her lips.

"What? Is it too fancy? I'll go change?" She said looking at Tommy's stunned face.

Tommy quickly got up and ran to her, stopping her as she turned around to head back upstairs.

" No. You're perfect." He blurted out.

Jude smiled.

" I mean you look good…. I mean you look appropriate for where we're going." Tommy stuttered.

Jude laughed. " Ok. Then. So maybe we should get going then."

Tommy offered his hand and she didn't hesitate in taking it, as they walked out the door. " Bye Dad." Jude called over her shoulder but didn't look back to look at her father.

Tommy opened the car door for her and she climbed in.

Soon they were at Tommy's house. She had never actually been here before. He opened her door for her and helped her out. As they walked up the walkway she couldn't help but stare at the enormous house before her. Tommy opened the door and Jude stepped inside. She looked around. The first thing she noticed was the auburn colored staircase.

He grabbed her hand and took her upstairs. They reached the second floor and Jude saw the house went up yet another floor. Tommy walked toward a room at the end of a long hallway. He was about to knock when an older woman came out of the room.

" Jude, this is Ms. Rachel. She's Sam's nanny." Jude smiled at the older woman. " Nice to meet you. Ms. Rachel."

" Ms. Rachel this is Jude." Ms. Rachel looked Jude over and smiled warmly. " Like wise. I've heard a lot about you. Please call me Rachel. Thomas and Sam are the only ones that insist on calling me Ms. Rachel. It makes me feel old." Jude smiled at the woman and decided she liked her already.

Rachel turned to Tommy. " I just helped her with her bath and she won't go to sleep until you sing her to sleep."

Tommy smiled and took Jude into the room. The room was full of pink. Pink walls, pink curtains, a pink bed and under the pink covers was a little girl, in pink pajamas. She smiled when she saw Tommy.

Tommy saw Jude looking around the room. " She's going through her pink phase." Tommy whispered in Jude's ear. Then walked over to the little girl and kissed her forehead. " Sam. I have a surprise for you." He motioned for Jude, who was still standing at the doorway, to come closer.

" Look who's here to see you. My friend Jude." Jude smiled and walked over.

Sam gasped and jumped on the bed. " Daddy! That's the girl on my picture!"

Jude assumed she meant on the CD cover, since Tommy told her he played Jude's albums for the little girl.

Jude saw Sam climb off the bed and run over to her. She wrapped her arm around Jude's legs. Jude kneeled down and hugged the little girl.

" Jude. I'll be right back. I'm going to tell Ms. Rachel where we're going to be." Tommy said going toward the door.

Jude nodded and turned her attention back to Sam.

Jude sat on the bed next to Sam. "So. How do you like Canada?" Jude asked Sam, not really knowing what else to ask her.

Sam looked up to the ceiling trying to think. " It's ok. I miss my old house."

Jude looked at Sam with a sad expression on her face. " But Daddy Tommy is here and he promised he was taking me to the zoo for my birthday." Sam smiled.

" When's your birthday?" Jude asked.

"Daddy said two weeks last time I asked him." She shrugged. Then her eyes got really big. " You can come to the zoo too!!" Sam beamed.

"Sure sweetie. That would be great." Jude smiled at how happy she seemed.

Jude watched Sam grab a toy treasure chest and bring it over to where Jude was sitting on the bed. Sam began to rummage through her toy treasure chest. Jude peeked over her shoulder and saw inside the box. There were pictures of a woman and man that looked like Tommy. " Must be Tommy's brother and sister in law." Jude thought.

Sam gave her one of the pictures. "That's my mommy and my first daddy." Sam pointed. She put the picture back in the box and Sam pulled out Jude's CD's out of the box and showed them to Jude. " Daddy Tommy gave them to me." Sam smiled.

"You like them?"

"Yup." The little girl nodded.

"Is this the picture you were talking about?" Jude asked pointing to her CD covers. Sam shook her head and took another picture out of her box, handing it to Jude. It was a picture of Tommy and Jude at the Vinyl Palace. Jude's first concert. Jude had her guitar in one hand while Tommy hugged her waist. It was taken before her concert. Before she kissed him and Tommy reminded her she was fifteen. She had forgotten all about that picture. She was surprised Tommy kept it and even more so that Sam had it. She handed it back to Sam who was smiling up at her.

She turned around when she heard Tommy enter the room. "We have to go princess, but would you like for Jude to sing you to sleep?"

Sam nodded and got under the covers. " What do you want me to sing?" Jude said tucking Sam under the covers.

" Ummm. 'Let Me Fall' !" Sam squealed.

Tommy laughed . He watched as Jude sang his niece to sleep. He had heard part of their conversation before he entered the room. Jude was really good with kids. Well with Sam anyway. Despite what Jude thought.

Sam drifted off to sleep. And Tommy and Jude walked out of the house with Tommy. When they approached the car, he looked over at Jude. He noticed Jude was really quiet. " You ok girl?" He asked snapping her out of her thoughts.

" Yeah, It's just. Poor Sam. It must be terrible to be so young and lose both your parents." Jude sighed. " She hugged me so tight. I'm glad she's with you." She smiled grabbing his hand.

He brought her hand up to his lips and kissed it. " She's a great kid. I think she likes your music a lot because I used to play it for her when her dad got really bad. You know to distract her. When her dad died she begged me to put your CD in her CD player. The psychologist thinks it's a way for her to escape her sadness. That's probably why she hugged you. Your music makes her happy. She's usually kind of shy with strangers. I wanted her to meet you. I figured it would do her good. Plus she wanted to meet the Jude I told her so much about." He smiled.

" I'm glad you brought me." She smiled.

Tommy opened the door for Jude and she climbed in.

Once they were on their way to the restaurant, Tommy looked over at Jude who seemed amused by something. " Can I ask what you're so amused about girl."

Jude looked over at Tommy and smiled. " It's just that you're going all out tonight. Opening the door for me and all." She smiled again.

"Well #1: I'm a gentleman and #2 : it's our first date. I want you to be unforgettable.. for both of us." He said looking into her eyes.

"Tommy…." Jude started.

"I know girl. This is two friends having dinner. But we both know that's not all we are." He said quietly.

He saw how confused she looked. "We're here." He said as they pulled up to the restaurant. "And I have a surprise for you." He smiled.

"What is it?" She smiled.

"If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise anymore." He tapped her nose with his finger.

She smiled at him.

He got out of the car and walked around the car to open her door. He offered her his hand and she took it. This was it. Tommy and Jude's first date. Finally.

A/N: Next chapter will be the much awaited Jommy date. I hope you liked the chapter. Let me know what you guys thought.