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Disclaimer I don't own It Never Happened. The song is actually The Best Thing That Never Happened by Paul WesterBerg. I also don't own Instant Star, but I wish I did!
"What are you doing in here? Aren't you supposed to be working with Jude on your guys' next duet?" Tommy asks just wanting to get rid of Shay.
"Yeah well that was the plan, but Jude kicked me out of the studio because..."
"Because she's finally using her brain and realizes she's too good for you?" Tommy says cutting him off. This causes Kwest to start laughing.
"Tommy would you shut up for five seconds and let Shay talk!" Sadie says slapping him lightly on the shoulder.
"Ok. I'm sorry. You were saying?" Tommy says rolling his eyes and leaning back in his chair.
"Well I was going to come and try and help you with your Jude dilemma. But now I'm not so sure you deserve my help."
"Please. Like you know something about my sister that would help Tommy, which the three of us don't already know." Sadie says trying to keep the skepticism out of her voice, but failing horribly at it.
"Well that depends. Do you guys know that right now Jude is writing a song that she hopes will drive Tommy away? And that's why I was kicked out of the studio with her."
"Why would she kick you out while she's writing a song? It's not like she hasn't written in front of you before?"
"Well normally I'm not sitting there trying to talk her out of it."
"Why were you trying to talk her out of it? Don't you want me out of the picture?"
"I did. But I've figured out that even if you did leave again Jude still wouldn't want to date me. She would still want you and would hope for your return."
"Yeah right. Because it sounds like she's dying for me to stay right now." Tommy scoffs wanting to know Shays true reasons for doing whatever it is he's doing.
"I don't care about that right now." Sadie says shutting Tommy up. "I want to know how you know so much about Jude, when I'm her sister and she'll hardly say two words to me about Tommy."
"That's because I'm an outside 3rd party that doesn't really have an opinion."
"Yeah right! Just yesterday you told me that you wanted Jude back. How does that make you an outside party with no opinion?"
"Because I've talked with Jude and like I've been saying. She. Loves. You."
"She said that? To you. Why?" Sadie asks disbelieving everything coming out of Shay's mouth.
"No what she said to me is that she's over Quincy and she wants him to leave her alone."
"So how do you get she loves me from all of that?"
"Jude is the worst liar in the world. And besides she spending so much time deny her feelings for you that it's pretty obvious that she loves you."
"It's true Tom. She is a horrible liar." Kwest says.
"And why would she be trying to convince all of us over and over again that she hates you and wants you gone." Sadie points out thinking that Shat is on to something.
"Because maybe she does. Did you guys ever think of that possibility?"
"What Jude is doing is trying to convince herself. Not us."
"Why would she be trying to convince herself of that?" Tommy asks which causes Shay to turn away before he hits Tommy up side the head for being a moron.
"Because if she can make herself believe she doesn't love you, then it will be easier for her to let you go."
"And she believes that if she can let you go she won't have a chance of being hurt anymore."
"You guys I hear you. And I want to believe you. But I've tried telling Jude how I've felt and she still is pushing me away. Why would she do that if she truly had feelings for me?" Tommy asks looking at all of them and feeling a little bit smug when none of them come up with an answer right away.
Finally Shay decides that he can't stay silent anymore. Yes in a way he's betraying Jude's trust, but at the same time he's helping her from making the biggest mistake of her life. "Ok I'm going to tell you guys something, but this can't get back to Jude. She'll never talk to me again if she found out I told."
"What is it now Shay?"
"Jude told me about her 16th birthday Tom. It never happened. Remember? She told me about you keeping yours and Sadie relationship secret. She told me about the night you left. How you had finally let her in and you weren't running anymore. Then you left her crying in the middle of the road. "Shay says all of this without breaking eye contact with Tommy. "You've been playing keep away with Jude for so long. You would get so close, but then pull away, get real close and then pull away."
"I've played with her head so much that now she doesn't believe that she can trust me anymore. She doesn't trust that I won't pull away again." Tommy says mentally kicking himself for everything he's done in the past 2 years. "That's it isn't it? That's why she is fighting so hard."
"She's afraid of getting hurt all over again." Shay says nodding his head. Glad that he's finally getting through to Tommy.
"Well what do I do? I know Jude. She isn't going to just give in to me and trust me again. She is going to be stubborn as always."
"Beat her at her own game. Prove to her that you're staying. Take everything she throws at you. Don't let her suspect that you know she still cares for you. Let her think you think you have no chance." Shay says.
"Yeah but that could take forever." Kwest whines thinking about the months of torture he might be put through just so Tommy and Jude can hook up.
"Oh stop being a baby!" Sadie says elbowing him. "Would you rather have both of them miserable and lonely forever? Or wait out a month or two and have both of them happy again?"
"That's easy for you to say. You're out there at a receptionist desk away from the drama. You don't have to deal first hand with these two bickering and fighting all the time."
"Were you listening at all? Shay did tell Tommy to fight back with Jude. He's just supposed to let her dish it out."
"No." Tommy says interrupting their lovers spat. "If I'm going to get Jude back I'm going to have to fight fire with fire. I can't just sit there and do nothing. If I do she'll think I don't care anymore. I'll have to still try and prove to her that I want her."
"See! They're going to argue and fight and put me in the middle of it."
"Kwest if you don't stop complaining I'm going to get Liam on you case of Patsy's studio antics."
"You wouldn't dare!"
"Oh wouldn't I?" Sadie says trying hard not to laugh.
"Can you two shut up? I'm trying to come up with a plan." Tommy says leaning towards Shay. "So how hard am I going to have to work at getting Jude to forgive me?"
"I don't know. She kicked me out before she finished the chorus of this new song and from what I had read it looks harsh."
"That's ok I've always been good at games." Tommy says smiling and leaning back in his chair. He finally felt like he had control of the situation. As long as he had Sadie, Kwest, and surprisingly Shay working with him, he might actually get Jude back.
A few minutes later Jude walks in on the four of them talking quietly. "Should I be worried about you guys getting along?" She says pointing to Shay and Tommy.
"You have nothing to worry about Jude. Me and Tommy have come to an agreement."
"Oh really and what would that be?"
"The best man won." Shay says putting on his most charming smile.
"Neither of you have won anything Shay." Jude points out before turning to Kwest. "I have a new song I want to record."
"Ok Jude, but I'm not your producer, Tommy is."
"Ok then." Jude turns towards Tommy. "Quincy. I have a new song I'd like to record."
"Fine Harrison. Lets hear it."
Jude walks into the other room and puts on her headphones. "I like to call this song Never Happened." She looks at Tommy who has gotten slightly paler. And she tries hard not to laugh. She knows exactly what's going through his mind right now.
Her sixteenth birthday. Closing her eyes Jude remembers back to that horrible night.
I'm the best thing
That never happened
I'm the best thing
You never had
That night Tommy had given her the one thing she had wanted more than anything. Then he took it all away.
You're the best thing
that never happened
that never happened
It's really too bad
She had been so excited. She had a boyfriend that she "loved" and loved her back.
And I was the last thing
that you ever wanted
I'm the best thing
You never had
She was having one of the greatest birthdays that any girl could ever ask for.
You were the first one
To turn me on
To turn me on fast
To turn me down flat
Cause I was the last thing
That you ever wanted
Then her boyfriend dumps her for her arch rival Eden and publicly humiliates her in front of her friends and family and every TV news station.
Still the best thing you never had
Now you don't know
What you're missing
You'll never know what you had
You'll never know what you're missing
oh yeah
Running away to hide Jude wanted to just die right then and there. She never wanted to face any of those people again. Sitting out in the rain she figured that she had finally hit rock bottom. Her life was over. But then Tommy came out to be her shining prince.
I was the best thing
That never happened
The best thing you never had
You want the pick of the litter
Don't go away bitter
And to make her world seem better. He had been failing miserably and Jude was about to tell him to go away when he grabbed her and kissed her. That kiss had had more passion and want and love in it, more than she had ever experienced and knew could exist. It had made her SO happy.
I was the last thing
That you ever wanted
The best thing
You'll never have
But he took it all away. He broke her heart. Not intentionally she knew that now. But it didn't matter because he had still done it.
And I'm the best thing
that never happened
The best thing
You'll never have
The best thing
You'll never have
He had hurt her so bad with three simple little words.
Because
It never happened
Yeah yeah
It never happened
Never happened
With the song over Jude knows that she should open her eyes walking into the other room and put on the I'm a bad ass that doesn't care attitude, but she can't. Because it hurts thinking back to that night, to all of their nights and remembering. Remembering everything they went through, all the good times and the bad times.
She still loved Tommy and thinking about the moments they had shared she wished she could get over him to save herself. Opening her eyes she sees everyone looking at her, all with different expressions on their faces.
Shay is giving her a pity type of look and trying to offer her support, because he knows it's hard for her to try and lie to Tommy and let him believe she is over him. Sadie and Kwest are both staring wide eyed at her. She doesn't think either of them was expecting such an emotional song. But none of them really mattered. What mattered were those crystal blue eyes looking straight into hers.
Tommy had such a sad and sorry look on his. She new what he was thinking. And she couldn't stand it. She couldn't stand the fact she was letting him break through her big wall of protection. So she did the only thing she could think of. She ran.
Ok she knew it probably looked bad to run away from them, because it proved she was more affected by Tommy then she was letting on, but she didn't care. It was easier. So when she finally got out into the ally she kicks the wall before sliding down and crouching on the ground.
"You're so stupid Jude! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid." She quietly shouts to herself. "You know if you let him in you're going to get hurt again. You know it! So then why do you let him get to you?" Jude asks her self knowing she probably looks crazy to anyone passing the ally. But she doesn't care, because she is crazy. Jude sits outside for about five minutes looking at the ground when she hears the door open. "I don't want to hear I told you so Shay!" Jude says without even looking up. She knows it has to be him coming to tell he was right about her not being able to sing that song.
"Last time I looked I wasn't Shay." Jude looks up and wishes the earth would just swallow her whole.
"What do you want Tommy?"
There's chapter 11 for you guys. I hope you all enjoyed it! I just want to say thank you again to all who are still reading this. And a special thanks to those reviewing, it means so much! So just keep reviewing I love to read them!