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Chapter 10: Questions

The next night after they finished recording her new song, they were sitting on the couch in the lobby and she was asleep with her head on my chest. I looked down and I kissed the top of her head. She opened her eyes and she looked up at me and she smiled. It reminded me of the night that she turned seventeen, when we got locked in the Chrome Cat. It was one of the best night of my life.

"Tommy?"

"What?"

"What are we going to do about my parents?"

"What do you mean?"

"They are mad as hell about the other day. I don't blame them but, I want to piss them off."

"Why?"

"Because they hate you, and I hate my mom mainly. I don't really care about my dad but, I want to hurt my mom."

"Jude you aren't making any sense."

"I want to shock them."

"How?"

"I'm going to have to think about it for a minute."

"Take all the time you need."

"I don't have a lot of time though, I need the king of pranks to help me."

"Why me?"

"Because Kwest told me some of the stuff you pulled on tour and it was hilarious."

"You seriously liked that stuff?"

"Yeah."

"What's so funny?" She asked because I was trying not to laugh.

"Look, I pulled that stuff because I was bored, and mainly because I was mean."

"You were mean?" Jude asked him. She was surprised at his re-action.

"Yes very very mean."

"Good... I have an Idea."

"What is it?"

"We could always got out to dinner with them and you could propose to me."

"Then what would we do after your mom and Don left?" I asked her curiously.

"I don't know, and personally I don't care. But, I want to give my mom a taste of the hell she out me through when she was home."

"And how would you be doing that?"

"Because, she dated Don, and I hated him, and I still do. She married him, and I still hated him, and she didn't ask for my opinion at all." She stated to him.

"All right, we can do this if you want to."

"Thank you. Now I'm going to call my mom and schedule dinner for tomorrow night." She said to me and she got up off of the couch and went into Studio A to make the phone call.

I decided that I was really going to do this right. I made up my mind that I was really going to propose to her. I didn't know how but, I was going to and I had two things to do before tomorrow night. The first one was easy and that was to get a ring. The second was I wasn't looking forward to doing but, I was going to have to since I am in a nice mood, and that was to ask her dad's permission.

I got up off of the couch and I went into my office to make the phone call. I shut the door behind me so that Jude wouldn't hear me. I pulled out my phone and I dialed the number but, I was still a little hesitant about pushing the button to dial the number. I waited a few seconds and I finally pushed the little green button that said talk on it.

"Stuart Harrison." I heard him say into the phone.

"Mr. Harrison it's Tommy."

"What can I do for you?" He asked me in a very nice tone.

"I wanted to as you something, and I was wondering if you would keep this between us for a little bit." I said to him getting around to the question.

"I'll do it." He sounded a little hesitant but, who wouldn't be.

"As you know, I love you daughter more than my life, more than life itself. I was wondering if you would give me your blessing to ask Jude to marry me."

"YOU WANT WHAT?" He yelled at me through the phone.

"Your blessing to ask Jude to marry me." I calmly repeated to him.

"I will give it to you if you swear something to me."

"Anything."

"That you won't break her heart a fourth time."

"I promise you with my life. With the very breath that I breathe." I said to him.

"Fine then , you have my permission to marry her." He said to me. I smiled from ear to ear.

"Thank you." I said to him, and he hung up the phone.

"Can I come in?"Jude asked.

"Of course." I said to her. She came in the door and she grabbed my hand.

I knew tomorrow was going to be a very long and restless day. Hell I was going to be nervous tonight because I knew I was going to be pouring my heart out to Jude yet again.

The next day I woke up and I went to the jewelry store and I looked for the perfect ring for Jude. I finally fond it after looking for two hours and ignoring about ten calls from Jude, four from Sadie, and three from Kwest. They knew something was going on but, I wasn't about to tell them what just yet. I didn't want them to know anything just yet because I knew that Sadie was going to rat me out.

There was exactly four hours until dinner after I got done the ring store and I bought some flowers for Jude. I was supposed to meet Jude, Sadie, and Kwest in the G-Major lobby and we were supposed to go together to the restaurant. When I met them in the Lobby my jaw almost dropped at the sight of what Jude was wearing. She looked absolutely gorgeous in this black strapless dress that hugged every part of her body perfectly.

I was almost captivated by her but, I picked up my jaw and I walked over to her and I held the white orchids behind my back (Jude's favorite).

"You look gorgeous." I said to her and I handed her the bouquet of flowers.

When we got to the restaurant I sat down beside Jude and Kwest and Sadie sat in front of us. Stuart was at one end of the table and to his left right beside Jude was Yvette. At the other end of the table was Victoria and to her left right beside Sadie was Don. Sadie looked very displeased by Victoria's actions but, she didn't say a word.

Dinner went by without hitch and when we went to order desert I made my move.

"Can I have everyone's attention please?" I asked the table. Everyone looked at me and I stood up and I Looked directly at Jude to get her attention.

"Jude," I began. "You mean the world to me. I love you with every part of my soul, with every breath that's inside of my body. I would do anything if it meant that you wold be safe. I would give it all up if that's what it took for you to be with me." I said to her and she just looked at me and I continued to speak. "Your the part of my soul that's missing. You're my soul mate." I said and I got down on one knee and I pulled the box out of my pocket. "Jude Harrison, will you marry me?"