Part 10
Jude walked into the studio the next day and looking for Kwest. She had just finalized her flight schedule. She would be leaving in exactly2 weeks for Europe. She was flying from Toronto to New York and then taking a flight from New York to London. She'd figure out where to go from there. She felt this over whelming sense of freedom for the first time in a long time. The only difference was that now she had to worry about Tommy and the feelings his arrival stirred in her. She had missed him. That was something she would only admit in the back of her mind. Never to him and never to anyone else. She didn't know how to act around. She knew she'd been cold the day before when they'd been face to face but honestly who could blame her? He just took off a year before when they were so close to finally being together and then he'd shown back up over a year later without so much as an explanation? She just couldn't get close to him again. She always ended up being the one hurt.
She walked into Studio B where Kwest was working with one of the new artists that was the 4th Instant Star. Her name was Brittany and she seemed nice enough. She reminded Jude of a mix between Mason and Sadie. She looked just like her sister but had Mason's personality. She was really starting to miss those kids. Sadie was off in college in Montreal and Jude really missed her. She would be coming back at the beginning of summer but she'd already been gone for about 5 months and in Jude's eyes that was way too long. Mason was gone too. He'd left for a tour of the states about a month before. He was working with SME now and they had all left and wouldn't be returning for another 6 weeks. That was why the studio seemed so dead and lonely.
Kwest had heard Jude come in and turned to face her "Hey what are you doing here? I thought D banned you from the studio again"?
Jude glared at him "He didn't "Ban" me from the studio Kwest. He just told me to take a long vacation". The statement sounded lame even to her so she just changed the subject.
Jude: I didn't come here to talk about that. I came here to ask you what we are doing about the album while I'm gone?
Kwest sighed. He knew this was coming but really didn't want to endure the wrath of Jude Harrsion "D wants it put on the back burner until you get back. Then when you get back……..youllbeworkingwithtom.
Jude's head whipped around so fast he could have sworn he heard her bones snap "WHAT"? Jude screeched at Kwest.
Kwest grimaced and continued "I guess Tom begged for D's forgiveness because I've been taken off your album. When you get back tom is your official producer again.
Jude was shocked. How could Darius do this to her? He knew how messed up she'd been after Tommy left and now he was just going to throw her to him like a piece of meat to a hungry dog?
Jude just shook her head and walked from the studio. She headed straight to Darius's office. She knocked but heard nothing. She knocked again this time harder and heard someone mutter "come in".
She walked into the office and was shocked at what she saw. Darius the man who was always dressed to impress. He had on sweats and a jacket and looked as though he hadn't shaved in days. She'd never seen him like this before. He looked so old. She had every intention of raising hell when she'd walked in but now seeing that D looked as though his best friend had died. Jude lost the heart to do it. She just mumbled a "I stopped by to say hi" and walked from the office.
What was wrong with D? Why did he look so upset and empty? Jude asked herself these questions as she walked from the studio to her car. She didn't exactly know what to do. She was already packed and she wasn't supposed to work for the next 2 months so she had absolutely nothing to do. She decided to go shopping. She hadn't taken a real shopping trip in months and now she was going to Europe she'd need some new clothes.