Chapter 25
I need to say that I am sorry that it has taken over a year to get the new chapter of Now And Forever up. I have had a lot going on. When Instant Star ended last year I lost my interest in writing this story. Then I had some family major drama that also caused me to lose interest in writing. Then I started to read some Instant Star fan fictions and I found my interest in writing and in Instant Star coming back. I need to say thank you to my two best internet friends Ashley and Sammy. You two stuck with me and let me vent to you when I needed to, you let me cry on your shoulders so to speak when I needed it and you make me laugh when I needed it. You have helped keep me sane these last few months. This chapter if for the two of you. Thank you for being here for me when I needed it. You are truly great friends. I also need to say thank you to every one for reading this story and to those of you that have sticking with me through it. I am sorry I let you down by not posting sooner. I am so sorry. Please keep reading and sick with me. There is one chapter left after this one.
It had been a two weeks since Ashlynne come to live with Jude and Tommy. They were finally getting things settled and figured out. Ashlynne seemed to be doing alright but kept having night mares about what her step father did to her and what he did to her baby. It was finally hitting her that her baby was dead. She had agreed to counseling and they had the baby dug up and an autopsy done they were still waiting for the results. Her mom and stepfather had been arrested. And Jude had been given custody of Ashlynne. Yes she was only five years older then Ashlynne but the judge had agreed to is and so had Ashylnnes's case worker. Beside that no one tell Darius Mills no. And he had backed Jude, Tommy and Ashlynne up in court all the way and that had helped. Ashlynne was surprisingly doing well with Mac. She played with Mac as much as she could and was really good with her. They had got Ashlynne in school. Jude felt bad though because they still had not got to go shopping for the things Ashlynne needed, wanted and deserved. So now Jude found her felt in the mall with Sadie and Ashlynne wondering if she should not have her head checked for agreeing to letting Sadie go shopping with them.
She looked over as Ashlynne who was sitting next to her. "Why did we agree to this again?" She asked as she ran a hand through her blond hair and sighed. They had got Ashlynne a new cell phone, I pod, Laptop and digital camera. They had cloths for her and everything else she would need. They have even went to Bath And Body Works and got her the things she wanted from there. Tommy was going to throw a fight when he sees how much they spent but it was worth it. Now Sadie was shopping for herself.
Ashlynne looked over and Jude and laughed. She had never had this before. Someone to talk to and sisters to agree with. She had never had friends before. She was liking so far and Jude and Tommy were cute together though she would never tell them that. "I have not idea is there some ways to get her to leave the mall?" She asked Jude with a smile on her face. The had been here for three hours. "I am ready to go home." She said as she looked down at the bag with her laptop, phone and I pod in it. She had only been with them for a week and yet being with Jude, Tommy and Mac and having Sadie, Kwest, Darius, Allie, Jamie, Patty, Portia, Liam and SME around felt like a family already. They made her feel welcome and wanted. They spent time with her and didn't treat her bad if she did something wrong or hurt her just for run. They all helped her with her school work.
She smiled as she thought about the people that had became like a family to her in just a short time. She laughed as she remembered the other day when Patty had come to pick her up from school. Some kids had been hassling hr because she was staying with Jude and Tommy and the story had gotten out of what had happened to her. Patty had seen them picking on her and her just taking it. Patty came up and told them off and when one of the guys for in Patty's face. She hit him and then give him a wedge all but ripping his under ware off of him. Then kicked him in his ass. She then told them that she was Ashlynne's body guard and if they mess with Ashlynne again they would be dealing with her and Big Lou. Then as they talked away Patty put her arm around Ashlynne and told her she needed to let her meanness out and that she was going to learn how to stand up to people and Patty was also going to teach her how to kick box. Ashlynne loved it. Until they all came long no one stood up for her.
Jude looked over at Ashlynne and smiled. "Why didn't I think of that before. You are a geniuses and I don't know what I would do with out you." She said as she looked up just as Sadie come out. "Hey Sadie, Tommy called we have to go home, Mac needs me." She told her as she winked at Ashlynne. She knew that it was a lie but she really wanted to go home to her baby and Tommy.
Sadie came out with two dresses in her arms. A red one and a black and purple one. She knew that Jude and Ashlynne wanted to go home and she had drug them from store to store after they had gotten all of the things Ashlynne needed and the things they wanted to get her. But she had made them come with her to get some things also. She sighed and added the dressed to her growing pile of cloths. "Nice try Jude. I know you two just want to go home because you don't like shopping. So since I know you are missing your daughter and you want to go home and play with your new laptop and I pod how about this let me pay for this then we will stop by Build A Bear Work Shop. I want to have a bear made for Mac and my new niece or nephew that you are having." She said to them as she smiled at them. That was not the only reason she wanted to go to Build A Bear Work Shop. The other day she had heard Ashlynne telling Portia that she had never had a Teddy Bear and she wanted to get Ashlynne one now.
Jude smiled at Sadie and looked over at Ashlynne. "That sounds great. I would love to have a Teddy Bear made for Mac and the new baby." She said as hand found her belly. She would like to say it was flat but it was not. She was starting so show already. A lost faster then she had with Mac. "Hurry up then Sadie and you have to carry all of that." She told her as pointed to the bag that the sales lady was handing do Sadie.
Ashlynne smiled as she watched them. She had never been to a Build A Bear Work Shop. She thought it was cool idea she wondered if it would be stupid to ask to make a bear for her daughter so her baby had something to be buried with when they bury her again. "That sounds like fun. Um do you think it would be alright to make a bear for my baby and bury it with her?" She asked in a quite voice.
Jude and Sadie looked at her. They had both been thinking the same thing just did not know how to ask her about it. Sadie handed the sales lady her credit card and told her she would be right back. She walked over and sat down on the other side of Ashlynne as Jude reach out and took Ashlynne's hand. "Sweetie I think that is a great idea. Yes we can do that. Any bear you want you pick it out and we will have it made for her.' Jude said to her as Sadie nodded her head in agreement.
"Ash don't ever be afraid to ask any of us any thing. None of us will get angry at you for asking us question or for you having an idea. I think it is sweet that you want to give your daughter a bear to have buried with her." She told her as her and Jude hugged Ashlynne.
Ashlynne hugged them back. Then pulled back and smiled at them. "I have thought of what I want to name my daughter. I want to name her Katherine Allison Rogers. After you and Sadie you two are the closest thing I have to sisters and you took me when I needed some place to go. You all have me a family and made me feel wanted." She told then as she got teary eyes. She saw the tears in Jude and Sadie's eyes. "So I asked Tommy and Kwest the other night what your middle names were and why I wanted to know and then told me." She said to him as she reach up and wiped the tears from her own eyes.
Jude felt the tears fall down her face as she listened to Ashlynne. She was honored that Ashlynne wanted to name her daughter after her and Sadie. "We think of you as family now Ashlynne you are stuck with all of us." She told her as Sadie and her hugged Ashlynne again.
Sadie was crying two. "I can't believe you want to name your baby after us. Thank you and Jude is right you are stuck with all of us now. You are part of our family." She said hugging her with Jude. Just as the sales lady called out and told them they had her stuff ready for her. She got up and grabbed all of her bags. "Now lets to Build A Bear And Build us some teddy bears." She said smiling at them knowing this was going to be fun.
An hour and half later the come walking into Jude and Tommy's place with bags after bags of cloths electronics and six bags fill with teddy bears and that was not counting the three huge bears that would not find in a bag that was still in the back of the car. Tommy looked up as the come and in Jude dropped her bags on the floor just inside the living room. He swallowed as he saw how any bags she just carried in. "Tell me that is all you bought." He asked her as walked over and dropped down next to him and laid her head on his shoulder.
She leaned up and kissed him then laid her had back in his shoulder and then closed her eyes again. "Sadly no what is not even half of it. Ash, Sadie and Kwest are brining in the rest of it." She said a she pulled her feet and laid relaxed again Tommy. She was tired and wanted to sleep. Her found her belly as she laid there on the couch next to him.
Tommy kissed her back then wrapped an arm around her as she laid against him on the couch. He kissed the top of her head and placed a hand over her on her belly were their child was growing. "Do you have any idea how much you spent?" Tommy asked her just as Sadie, Kwest, and Ashlynne come walking in with their arms loaded with bags. "Please tell me that some of that is Sadie's and you just carried it in by accident." He said staring at all the bags that they had.
Ashlynne laughed as she placed the bags in her arms and hands and dropped down in the chair just side the living room. "No there are all of ours. Sadie's are in Kwest's car." She said laughing as she thought about all the bags that had been put in Kwest's car. "It was a good think we took your hummer we never would have fit all the bags and us in to Kwest's car or Jude's mustang. His car is so full there is hardly any room for Kwest and Sadie in it." She said laughing at just how full the car was.
Jude opened her eyes and laughed at the look on Tommy's face. "Relax Quincy there are things here for me, Mac, the new baby, and for Ash. Most of what is here is for Ash. We spent about 3000.00 maybe a little bit more but before you freak out. Her laptop cost us almost a thousand dollars. I wanted to get her something that would last and had great memory and all that latest things in it. And we also got her a new cell phone and an I pod." She told him as she sat up and smiled at him.
Tommy relaxed when she told him how much she spent. "Alright that is not bad.." He said to her as Mac started to cry. "I will get here and bring her down and you can feed her." He said as he kissed her on the top of her head. He looked over at Ashlynne. "Hey come help me please and grab your stuff ." He said as he smiled at Ashlynne. He was glad her was here. She was a great kid.
Ashlynne laughed at looked at Tommy. "You spend more then that on hair care products so you can't complain to much." She said smiling at him as his mouth his the floor and Sadie, Kwest and Jude started to laugh. It was the first time Ashlynne had picked on Tommy about his hair.
"Hey leave my hair out of it and come help me please." He said as he walked by her and messed up her hair. It was good to see her joking with them and not flinching when someone touched her. It made him feel good that she trusted him. They walked up stairs and Tommy smiled over at her. "After you put those in your room would you come into Mac's room I want to talk to you for a few minutes." He said placed a hand on her shoulder when he saw her tense up. "Relax Ash it is nothing bad I promise." He told her as he removed his hand and went into get Mac and change her.
Ashlynne wondered what Tommy wanted to talk to her about as she placed the bags on the bed. She figured she would put them away later but she did pull out the box that had her laptop in it and put it together and plugged it in so it could charge. Then did the same with her I pod. She went into the nursery. "My laptop and I pod are plugged in and charging what did you want talk to me about?" She asked as she walked over and looked down at Mac and Tommy changed her. She reached out and ran a finger gently over Mac's soft baby blond hair and looked down at her.
Tommy smiled at her as he reach over and shut off the baby monitor. "My lawyer called today. My divorce is finale and I want to do something special for Jude tomorrow night. I want to ask her to marry me. I was hoping that you might be willing to watch Mac tonight for us. I will pay you for watching her. Patty and Jamie are right next door if you need any thing. They said they would help out if you are willing to baby site and if you need any thing and I will program my number, Darius, Allie, Spied, Wally and Kyle's numbers into your phone so you have them." He told her, he didn't want to over whelm Ashlynne so if she said no it would be alright and he knew Sadie and Kwest would watch her.
Ashley smiled at as listened to Tommy talk. She knew that he was nervous about tonight and that he was giving her a chance and showing that he trusted her. She pulled out her new titanium color black berry and handed it to him. "How much are you going to pay me and start adding numbers. Jude, Sadie, Kwest and G Major's number is already in there. So I don't need those. Now move and let me change Mac while you dot that." She said as Tommy took her phone from her and moved out of the way. She stepped up and finished putting Mac's cloths back on her since Tommy had already changed her. Ashlynne smiled down at her as she smiled up at her and reach out and grabbed for Ashlynne's long brown hair.
Tommy watched Ashlynne with Mac. "How about 100.00 dollars." He said with out thinking. He had never paid any one to baby sit and no idea what to pay any one. He started to place numbers into her phone. He had started to plan for tomorrow night since he got the call right after Jude and Ashlynne left.
Ashlynne looked over at him and gasped. "Tommy I think that might be way to much to pay me for baby sitting if you are only going to be gone for a couple of hours." She told him as she picked up Mac and walked over and sat down on the floor next to him.
Tommy looked down at her and smiled. "Then what if I ask you to help me with something else call it a bonus." He said as another idea come to him. "After we leave tomorrow night. I will have a bunch of rose petals and scented candles delivered. When I call would you go in and decorate Jude's room for me. Make is look special and light all the candles. Then keep the baby monitor into you room for the night and keep and ear out for her. Take care of her through the night and I will double what I am offering to pay you now." He told her he wanted to make the night special for Jude. He knew that Jude would not want to leave Mac over night with any one so soon after what had happened and this way it would be prefect. Mac would still be in the house and yet Jude and Tommy could still have their romantic.
Ashlynne smiled up at him. "I am so in and the money a great offer but I will do it for free Tommy. You, Jude and everyone have made me feel welcome and like I belong." She told him as she tickled Mac on her baby and laughed when Mac giggled at her.
Tommy finished programming her phone. "No I will pay you. I want to. And you are family now and you belong. I am paying you because I want to." He told her as he handed her phone back to her. "Lets get down stairs before Jude comes looking for us." He told her as he reach down and picked up Mac. He knew Jude would come looking for them soon.
"We better and hopefully by now Kwest has the rest of the stuff out of the car. I am ever going shopping with Sadie again. She bought three times what Jude and I bought. I feel bad for Kwest when he gets the credit card bill." She told him as they walked out of Mac's room and down the stairs her and Tommy both laughing.
They walked back into the living room and Tommy stopped and looked at the three huge bears sitting in the living room. "My god where did those come from? And who are they for?" He asked as he took in the site for him.
Jude smiled at him. "Well the purple on is for Mac. The black one and the blue one are for the new baby." She told him as Sadie walked over to Jude and handed her a medium size bear "And this black and red one is for you Ash. Sadie over heard you talk to Portia the other day. She heard you tell Portia that you had never had a bear before. So while you were having the purple and hot pink one made for you daughter Sadie had this one make for you." Jude told her as she handed the bear to Ashlynne and smiled at the look of surprise on her face.
Ashlynne had never had a teddy bear before. She could not believe Sadie and Jude had done this for her. She took the bear from her and looked at it with tears in her eyes. She looked up at them. "Thank you I love the bear thank you so much. No one had ever given me a teddy bear before." She told them as she looked around the room at the adults standing in the room.
Jude and Sadie once again had tears in their eyes. "I know that is why I told Jude about it and we got you the bear." She said to Ashlynne feeling good that she was able to do something special for her.
Jude leaned against Tommy as he walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "You did good Girl. It is great to see her smile." He said as he kissed her temple and went back to watching Ashlynne and Sadie.
Jude looked over when she heard Mac start to fuss. "Tommy would you go and get a bottle for her please so I can feed her." She said as she walked over to Kwest and took her daughter from him. "You can have her back after I feed her I promise." She told him as she placed Mac on her shoulder and patted her on the back. She knew the Kwest and everyone else wanted more time with her but Jude did not get the chance to breast feed her like she had wanted to. But she knew she could hold Mac and bond with her by feed her and holding her. So she did it as much as she could. "Tommy there are some more bears in the other bags for Mac and the new baby and there is one in there that is one in there for Ash's baby." She said as she took the bottle from Tommy and started to feed Mac.
Tommy smiled down at Jude. He could not wait until tomorrow night. The only people that knew that is divorce was finale was Portia, Darius, Shay, Mason, and Ashlynne. They had all agreed not to tell Jude so he could surprise her tomorrow night. He never thought he would get to be with Jude little lone marry her and have children with her. Now here they were with a daughter and another baby on the way. He knew that he was so lucky and now they had Ashlynne also. She was a new part of their family if any one had told him this would have been his life a year ago he would have told them they were out of their mind. He leaned down and kissed the top of Jude's head as he watched her. He looked up when he heard a click and saw Sadie and Ashlynne with their cell phones out taking pictures of them.
"We had to you three look so cute together." Sadie said as she smiled at them. She was happy for Jude and Tommy. She didn't think she would ever get the chance to see them together and happy like this not after what they had been through this last year.
Jude smiled up at Sadie. "Hey Sadie would you take a picture of us with Ashlynne please?" She asked Sadie as she patted for Ashlynne to join them on the couch. She wanted a picture of them together.
Sadie smiled and pulled out her phone. "Of course I will." She said to them as she took the picture of them.
Tommy smiled and looked over at Jude. Mac had finished her bottle and was asleep in Jude's arms. "Jude why don't you burp our daughter and then take her up stairs and put her down. Then go and take a shower. We are going out tonight." He told Jude as he winked as Ashlynne and then kissed Jude gently.
Jude looked at Tommy in surprise. "Tommy we can't just go out. We have no one to watch Mac." She said as she looked down at their daughter in her arm.
Ashlynne smiled at Jude. "Jude I will watch her so you two can go out tonight it will only be for a little while and if I need any thing. I have Sadie, Kwest, Jamie, Patty. Darius, Allie, Shay, Mason, Spied, Wally, Kyle and Liam's numbers programmed into my phone and yours and Tommy's numbers also. Go out with him and have a good time. Mac and I will be fine." Ashlynne said to her as she ran a hand through her hair.
Jude smiled as Ashlynne and then looked over at Tommy. "Aright Tommy but if you need any thing at any time you call us." Jude said a she got up and headed for the stairs. With Mac in her arms as Ashlynne smiled at Tommy.
Sadie smiled as she watched Jude get up and go up stairs then she turned and looked over at Tommy. "Aright Tommy do you want to tell Kwest and I what I going on?" She asked as she walked over and sat down next to him and Ashlynne on the couch.
Tommy smiled at her. "My divorce if finale and I am going to take Jude out tonight and then bring her home and ask her to marry me. That is why I asked you to pick up the something special for her." He said to her.
Sadie gasped as Tommy and then hugged him. "I am so happy for you and Jude Tommy. And I was wondering why you wanted me to pick something like that up for her." She said as she pulled back and smiled at him. "You better make her happy Tommy or I will knock your teeth like I did my dad's" She said with a smile her face as she pushed a lock her long blond hair behind her ear. She looked over when she heard Ashlynne gasp at her.
"Tell me she is joking" Ashlynne said to her as she Tommy gulp and Kwest laughed.
"It is true. Stuart called Jude a bunch of names and said some pretty hurt full things to Jude when she was pregnant with Mac. And Sadie took care of it. She dropped her father with one punch." He said as he remembered that day.
"Wow maybe you should teach and Patty should start a class teaching young girls how to defend them self's." She said as she tired to picture Sadie hitting someone .
"If that happened we would all be in trouble." Tommy said to a smile on if face. "Sadie slid located Kwest's arm when they were told that Mac was dead. And I once saw Patty take down Shay by just twisting his finger." He told her as he got up and walked into the kitchen and got a bottle of water.
"Tommy, I am going to take your best friend home now." Sadie said when Tommy came back into the living room.
He smiled at her. "Alright I will talk to you two later." He said to them as he walked over and hugged Sadie and then gave Kwest a man hug. Then he watched them leave.
He looked over at Ashlynne. "I am going to go and get ready." He told her as he started for the stairs.
Ashlynne smiled at him. "I am going to go up to my room and play with my new laptop and start down loading music to my new I pod." She said walking with Tommy up stairs and into her room as Tommy went into his and Jude's room and got dressed. He went to check on Mac. He walked into her room and over to her crib. She was sound asleep dressed in a purple buttoned sleeper. He reach out and ran his hand over her baby soft hair. He could not believe that the little girl laying in the bribe before him was his and Jude's daughter. He never thought he could be this happy. He had a daughter that he loved. The girl of his dream and he was about to ask her to marry him tonight and they where going to have another baby. He never thought he could get this lucky or ever be this happy. He looked up when he heard a noise in the door way. He turned to find Jude standing there . "Wow." He said as he saw her standing there in a little black maternity dress. Her long blond hair was up in some type of hair do that looked like it could would fall at any moment.
Jude smiled at Tommy as she watched him with their daughter. "I am glad you like and you know it is your fault and that Quincy sperm or your. I am only three months along Tommy and I am ready starting to show. I never showed this soon with Mac." She told him as she smiled at him. She was not that big yet but you could tell that was pregnant.
Tommy smiled at her. "Jude you look amazing and I love that dress on you." He said as he walked over to her and kissed her gently as he pulled her close to him. He pulled back and smiled down at him. "I love you." He said told her as he kissed her forehead.
Jude smiled as he pulled her to him. She placed her hand on his shoulders and kissed her back when he kissed her. Only he could knock the wind out of her with just a kiss. "I love you two." She told him when he pulled back and said he loved her.
Tommy ran his hands up and down her arms. "What do you say we check in with Ash and let her know that we are leaving and then got to dinner." He suggested to her. He wanted to get this night started. He was nerves about asking her to marry him.
Jude nodded her head and pulled away from him. "Lets do that." She said as they walked to Ashlynne's door. The door was open and she was sitting her desk with her laptop open. "Ash we are leaving now. Here is the baby monitor and she should not need another bottle formula for another two hours. She should be alright. If you need any thing just call us or Allie and D." She said to Ashlynne as she sat the baby monitor on the desk.
Ashlynne looked up when Tommy and Jude come into her room. She smiled at them. "You two look great." She said as she took in the sight of them. She tired not to laugh as Jude told her when Mac needed to be fed. " Jude relax I will remember when she needs to be fed and I will call if I run into any trouble. And I know we won't. We are will be fine go and have fun." She as she had sure the monitor was on.
Jude nodded her head. "Alright we will talk to you in a little while." She said as she took Tommy's hand in hers. "Can we leave please before I change my mind about going out and leaving my baby." She told him she knew that Ashlynne would be alright alone with Mac. She just didn't want to leave her baby.
Tommy leaned down and kissed her temple. "Relax Girl Mac with be fine. I know you don't like leaving her. It means you are a great mom." He told her as they walked down the stairs and got our their coats. Tommy opened the door for Jude and made sure to shut and lock the door and made sure the security system was set.
They went to dinner at the finest restaurant in Toronto. They had a nice romantic dinner and went dancing. "That was fun Quincy." Jude said as they walked to the front door a couple of hours later. "Now what do you say we go into the house and finish this amazing night." She said as she leaned against the door and pulled him to her. She slid a hand up around his neck and pulled him down into a kiss.
Tommy groaned as Jude kissed him. He slid his hands around his waist and pulled her closer to him as she kissed him. He slid his tongue over her bottom lip asking for entrance in Jude's mouth. He smiled against her lips as he heard her moan. He slid his tongue into her mouth and tangled her tongue with his. He pulled back when air because a must. "Jude we need to go in side." He told her as he rested his forehead against her.
Jude was gasping for air when Tommy pulled away from the kiss. She rest her forehead against his and closed her eyes. "Alright why don't you go and let Ash know we are home and I will go and check on Mac." She told him as Tommy opened the door and let them in. He shut off the alarm as he watched her put her coat away. He put his away and followed her up stairs. He stopped at Ashlynne's room and watched as Jude walked into Mac's room. He was just getting ready to knock on Ashlynne's door when he heard his and Jude's bedroom door open.
Ashlynne had been getting ready to leave Jude and Tommy's room when she heard them down stairs. She heard what Tommy said and waited until she heard Mac's door open. Then come out of Jude and Tommy's room. "Tommy I am sorry. I was just finishing up when you two come in it is all set. The songs you wanted to play are down loaded and burnt on a CD and on repeat in the stereo in your room. It is all set and ready to go. I have Mac's baby monitor still and I will keep an eye on her tonight. Good luck." She said as she leaned up and kissed him on the cheek then went into her room and closed the door.
Tommy smiled as he listened to Ashlynne talk. She was gone before he could never thank her. He sighed and knew he could do it tomorrow. He ran a hand through his hair and went to Mac's room. He leaned against the door and watched Jude with Mac.
Jude walked into Mac's room and over to her crib. She smiled down at her beautiful daughter as she leaned down and pick her up. Mac was a sleep but Jude still wanted to hold her. She could not believe her and Tommy had miss the first two months of Mac's life because of her mom. She still could not understand how her mom could have stolen her child from her. She just could not wrap her head around it. She leaned down and kissed the top of Mac's head and she held her close to her heart. "You are my beautiful little girl and I won't let any one take you from me or your daddy ever again. I love you more then life it self." She said as she smiled down at Mac. She looked up when she heard someone clear their throats. She smiled when she saw Tommy standing there.
She smiled at Tommy as she got up and placed Mac back into her bed. "We did good when we made her Quincy. She is the best of us." She told him as she walked over to him. "I never thought I could love any one as much as I love you her and this baby I am crying now." She said as she leaned up and kissed him gently.
Tommy smiled at her as he cupped her right cheek in his hand. "Yes we did do good. She is the best of us. I know what you mean about never knowing you could love any one as much as you love Mac and the baby. I feel the same way about you, Mac and the baby you are carrying." He said as he picked her up when she kissed him. Tommy pulled back and looked down into her eyes. "Come on lets go to bed." He said as he walked out of Mac's room and made sure the door was closed. He carried Jude to their room and opened the door. He smiled when he heard her gasp. He sat her down on the floor so she would look around the room.
Jude wrapped her arms around Tommy's neck when he picked her up she laid her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. She opened them when Tommy opened the door to their room and she was hit with the sound of her own voice. She gasped at what she saw before her. She started to walk around the room and look around when Tommy sat her on her feet. The hole room was light in nothing but candle light there were sliver roses all over the room and rose pedals all over the bed the floor and every surface that was not covered in candle and on the bed was a tray with dark chocolate dipped strawberries with white chocolate drizzled over them. She looked over at Tommy with tears in her eyes. "You did all of this how and why?" She asked him. Wondering when he had planned all of this.
Tommy reach out and wiped the tears from her face. "Yes I planed this. I had some help. Ash knew what I was doing. I had every thing delivered and she helped me get it ready for you. I wanted to night to be special you see I got a call today. Portia and I are not longer married." He said to her as he pulled her to him. "I love you Jude and I wanted to make this night special." He said as he leaned down and kissed her.
Jude gasped at him again as she listened to him talk. Her eyes filled with tears as he said that he and Portia were not longer married. "I love you two Tommy." She said against his lips as he kissed him.
He pulled back after a minute. "In the bathroom the is a box in the for you why don't you go and let your hair down and see what is in it while I change and open the bottle or sparkling cider. "He said as he turned her around and gently pushed her into the bathroom.
Jude laughed at Tommy pushed her into the bathroom. "I will be out in a few minutes." She said as she walked over to the counter and opened the box that Tommy had got her. She gasped as she saw a Pleated swingy slip from Victoria Secret in platinum and ivory lace. She had seen it today when they were at Victoria Secrets and Jude had loved it. She took her hair down and ran a brush through is then put some more lotion on and some body spray. Then removed her cloths and slid into the slip that Tommy had got her. She smiled as ti slid over her body it fit her even with her being pregnant. She loved it. She walked out into the bedroom to see Tommy in black silk boxers and nothing else.
Tommy had just changed and poured them each a glass of sparkling cider. He looked over at her when he heard the bathroom door open. "You look amazing." He said to her as she walked over to him. He got up and handed her a glass of the cider. "To us and our future together." He said smiling at her clinked their glasses together.
Jude took her glass from him. "You don't look so bad your self Quincy." She said smiling at him. She listened to his toast and nodded her head as she took a drink of her cider. She gasped as something in her glass hit her lip. She looked down into the glass and gasped again inside her glass was a diamond ring. She looked up at Tommy. "Tommy?" She asked as she looked back down into the glass again.
Tommy smiled at her and took the glass from her. He took the ring out of the glass and got down on knee. "I love you Jude. I have loved you from the day I first saw you when you called me Little Tommy Q. You stole my heart then I was just to stubborn to admit how I felt for you. You were only fifteen. Then when I kissed out on the night of sixteenth birthday I know I was a goner. You are all I could think about and it scared the hell out of me. Then I married Portia to help her but also thinking that you might move on but you didn't you stuck with me and I found myself falling for you even more. You became my world Jude. The reason I got up in the morning and the reason I went to bed at night so I could dream about you. You because my every thing. I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you and have lots more babies with you. Will you marry Jude?" He asked as he took her left hand and slid the ring onto her ring finger.
Jude had tears in her eyes as she listened to him talk. She looked down as he slid the ring onto her finger. "Yes I will marry you Tommy." She said as she leaned down and kissed him.
She slid a hand into his hair as he picked her and carried her over to the bed. He laid her on it and followed her down careful not to hurt her. He reach out and picked up the stay of strawberries and sat them on the stand next to the bed. He pulled back and smiled down at her. "I love you Harrison soon to be Quincy." He said as he moved her hair out of the way and found the sensitive spot behind her ear with his mouth. He started to nibble and suck and kiss his away down her neck as his hand founds it's way under her slip. He slid his hand up her thigh only to groan when he found that she didn't have on any panties. "God Jude are you tiring to kill me." He said as found her wet center with his finger. He ran a finger of her clit as he rubbed her gently.
Jude moaned as he found the sensitive spot behind her ear. She closed her eyes and spread her legs as he slid his hand up her thigh. "Mmm.. Tommy…" She moaned out as he slid his fingers over her bare center. She laughed when she asked if she was trying to kill him. "No I just thought it would speed things up a little if I did not put them on." She panted out a he slid a finger into her wet folds and found her clit. "Ahh…Tommy.." She cried out as he rubbed her clit.
Tommy smiled against her neck as she moaned and gasped as he rubbed her clit. He pulled his hand out of her and pulled back so he could remove her slip. He took in the sight of her laying there on their bed in nothing at all. "You are the most beautiful women I have never seen. "He said as he ran a hand down her body and over the small baby bump that was there already. He lowered his head and took her left nipple ito his mouth and started to nibble on suck on it as he rubbed her belly.
Jude helped him remove her slip and smiled up at him. She gasped as he ran a hand over he belly. "Only because you make me feel that way." She told him as she closed her eyes and moaned as he lowered his head and took her nipple into his mouth. "Tommy!" She cried out as she arched her back and slid a hand up into his hair.
Tommy felt him self getting harder and harder as she talked and cried out as he started to suck on her nipple. He slid the hand that was on belly down into her wet center again. He could not wait to be inside of her. He pulled back and removed his boxers and moved between her legs. "Jude I love you and I can't wait." He said as he lowered his head and kissed her.
Jude arched up into his hand when he slid into her wet center. "God Tommy." She moaned out as nibble and sucked on her breast and rubbed her clit. "I love you two Tommy and don't wait." She said as spread her legs and kissed him back. She cried out into his mouth as slid into her.
Tommy moaned into Jude's mouth as he slid into her. She was so wet and tight. He knew he would never get use to his. He loved the way she felt around him. He slid his tongue into her mouth as he started thrusting in and out of her.
Jude moaned and cried out as Tommy started thrusting in and out of her. She slid her legs up and around his waist as he made love to her. She knew either of them were going to lost long. "Tommy." She panted out when his hand slid down between them and started to rub her clit. It sent her over the edge. She came all over him.
Tommy kissed just hard as he moved his hand down between them and slid it into her wet folds. He was so close but he wanted her to cum before him so he found her clit with his finger and started to rub it. Knowing it would send her over the edge and he was right. A couple of minutes later she came apart in his arms. He came a minute latter yelling her name.
"I love you Jude." He said as he pulled out of her and laid down next to her and pulled her into his arms. He laid his head against her and ran his hand up and down her back as he held her close.
Jude smiled "I love you two." She said as she snuggled into him. She placed her hand on his chest as laid her head on his chest. She smiled when she saw the engagement ring on her finger. She could not believe Tommy had asked her to marry him. She closed her eyes and let out a sigh of contentment. "Hey Tommy someone has to blow out the candles that are still burning out." She told him as yawned.
Tommy opened his eyes and smiled. "I will get them and I will put the strawberries in away." He told her as he kissed the top of his head and got up out of the bed.
Jude opened her eyes and looked at him. "Hurry please. I want you to hold me." She told him as she watched him pull him boxers.
Tommy pulled on his boxer he leaned down and kissed her gently. "I will be back in a couple of minutes." He said as he picked up the tray and blow out the rest of the candles. He put the strawberries away then went back up stairs. He walked past his room and into Mac's. He walked over and looked down at his daughter. "Mommy said yes baby girl. Daddy asked her to marry him tonight and she said." He said to his sleeping daughter. He pulled her blanket up and around her and then went back into Jude. He smiled as he found her snuggled under the blankets asleep. He walk over to the bed and removed his boxers and climbed into bed with her. He had just pulled her close to him when he felt hand slid across his stomach. He smiled as he looked down at her. "I thought you were a sleep." He said as he kissed the top of her head.
Jude had her eyes closed when Tommy came into their room and got into bed. She kept her eyes closed as she felt him slid into their bed and pulled her close to him. She snuggled into his and slid a hand over his waist as she laid her head on his chest right over his heart. "No I want waiting for you to come back. I sleep better with you holding me." She said to him as she felt him kiss the top of her head. She smiled as she felt this. He always kissed the top of her head when they snuggled. She loved it. She closed her eyes again and started to drift off to sleep.
Tommy smiled and laid his head on top of hers. "I can't sleep with out holding you either." He told her he closed his eyes. He laid there listening to the sound of her breathing. He drifted off to the sound of her breathing and the feel of her in his arms.
Tommy woke up the next morning to find Jude gone. He got up and went in and took a shower and shaved then got put on a pair of jeans and a long sleeved black and gray t-shirt. He walked down stairs to find Jude sitting on the couch dressed in a pair of legging and a gray and white top. Her hair was up in a missy bun and she was Mac in her arms feeding her. "How are my to beautiful girls this morning?" He asked as he walked over and sat down next to her.
Jude looked up when she heard Tommy come down the stairs. She smiled at him. "We are great. I woke up early and got up and took a shower and got dressed then went to check on our daughter. I found her and Ash in the nursery playing. She is great with Mac, Tommy and you paid her two hundred dollars to baby sit and help you with last night." She said smiling at him as he sat down next to her and Mac. "You are an amazing man Quincy and I love you." She said as she leaned up and kissed him.
Tommy smiled and kissed her back when she kissed him. He slid a hand up and cupped the back of her head in his hand and deepened their kiss. He pulled back when he heard Mac laughing at them. "Hey angle baby how are you today." He said as he lowered his head and kissed Mac on her forehead. "Hey where is Ash I want to thank her for help with last night.?" He asked her as Mac took on of his fingers in her little hand and started to play with his finger.
Jude was so caught up in the kiss that she forgot for a minute that Mac was there until she heard her laugh. She pulled back and smiled down at their daughter and at Tommy as he talked to Mac. He was amazing with her. "Sadie stopped by and they went to get some coffee and muffins and a chi tea for me." She told him just as the door opened and Ashlynne, Sadie and Kwest walked in with coffee and muffins. Jude looked up at them as the smell of the coffee hit her nose. "Get the coffee out of here please." She said as she went pale.
Sadie gasped as she remembered. "Shit Jude I am sorry I forgot about coffee making you sick while you are pregnant." She said as she pulled of Jude's spiced chi. "Take these out side." She told Kwest as she handed him the coffee. Kwest nodded and all but ran out of the house with the coffee.
Ashlynne laughed as she saw Kwest run out of the house. "I have never seen him move that fast before."" She said to them.
Tommy chuckled. "That is because when Jude was pregnant with Mac. Kwest came into the studio on day with coffee and Jude throw up all over him. He kept coffee away from her after that." He said explained to Ashlynne.
Sadie laughed as she remembered that day. "I am surprised he didn't say any thing about the coffee." She said as she walked over and handed Jude her chi tea. She gasped when she saw the ring on Jude's finger. "Damn Tommy you sure know how to pick a rock." She said happily as she looked at the ring on Jude's finger.
Jude laughed at Sadie's statement. "Yes he does. So Sadie want to help me plan a wedding for three months from now. I want bet married before I have this baby." She said to them just as Mac started to fuss. "Quincy could you please get her a bottle." She said as she sat down her chi tea and started to rock Mac.
Sadie smiled at her. "I would love to help you plan your wedding. Any idea on the colors you want?" She asked as she started thinking of idea.
Jude rubbed Mac's back. "I was thinking black and red only because I can't see Patty in any other color but black or red. I want you to be my maid of honor and Patty, Ashlynne, Allie and Portia to be brides maids and Mason." She said smiling at them.
Tommy walked back into the living room just as Kwest come back into the house. He smiled at Jude. "I like the idea of that. And I want Kwest to be my best man, and I want Jamie, Shay, Wally, Kyle and Spied to be my grooms men." He said to them as he sat back down next to her.
Jude took the bottle and started to feed Mac. Just as there was a knock at the front door. She looked up at Tommy. He kissed the told of her head and sighed. "I will get the door and you feed Mac." He said getting up and to answer the door. He come back in a minute later running a hand thought his hair. He walked over to Sadie and Kwest and leaned down. "I need you two to take Mac up stairs. D and Allie are here and they need to talk to Ash. The autopsy is back. I will fill you in later. I don't want " He told Sadie and Kwest.
Sadie saw the look and Tommy's face as she walked back into the room. She knew what was about to happen was not going to be a good thing. She nodded her head and got up .
Tommy walked over to Jude and knelt down next to her. "Hey Girl D and Allie are here they need to talk to us and Ash. Let Kwest and Sadie take Mac up and stairs and finish feeding her up there." He said to her as she looked into his eyes and knew that he was trying to say with out saying it.
"She needs another ounces before you burp her. Feed her then feed her the last three ounces." Jude said as she handed Mac to Sadie and Kwest took Mac and went up stairs.
Tommy looked over at Ashlynne as Darius and Allie walked into the room. Ashlynne looked at them and waved a them. She had a feeling why they were here but was not sure if she was ready to hear it yet. "You got the results back didn't you?" She asked as she sat down next Jude and looked back and forth between the adults in the room.
Darius looked at Allie then over at Ashlynne. He didn't realize this would be so hard. This girl in front of them had been through so much in her life now she was about to find out how her daughter died. He looked at Allie knowing that he could not tell her. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then opened them when he felt Allie squeeze his hand.
Allie knew that this was going to be hard. "Ashlynne I don't know how to tell you but to come out and say it." She said sadly wanting to find the right words but knowing it was never come out any way but harsh and cold.
Ashlynne walked over to Jude and sat down next to her. She took Jude's hand and held on to it. She knew that she as going to need Jude's support. "Just tell me Allie please." She said as she bit her lip and tired to remain calm.
Allie sighed and nodded her head. "Ashlynne he smothered her Ashlynne your step father killed our daughter." Allie said as tears filled her eyes. She knew she was not suppose to get involved with her patience but she had with this group of people and she could not help but feel for this girl sitting in from of her.
Ashlynne felt tears to her eyes as Allie told her how her baby died. "Oh god no," She said on a sob as it hit her. Her step father had killed her baby. He had murdered his own child. "It's my fault. If I had told someone I was pregnant and what my step father was doing to me. She would be a live today. It's all my fault. I killed my baby" She said as she cried. She felt Jude and Tommy wrap their arms around her as she cried.
Jude didn't know what to do so she just wrapped her arms round Ashlynne and just held her. She pulled back and looked at Ashlynne with tears in her eyes. "No." Jude said turning Ashlynne so Jude could look her in the eyes. "Ashlynne it is not your fault that your baby is dead. You did not kill her. You loved her and carried her for nine months. You have birth to her all alone and nursed her and loved her. You did nothing wrong. You can't blame your self." Jude said as she hugged Ashlynne again as Ashlynne sobbed in her arms. She felt tears in her eyes and had not idea how to help Ashlynne.
Tommy wanted to punch something. He could see and hear the pain in Ashlynne and knew there was nothing they could do about it. He had tears in his own eyes as he listened to Jude talk to Ashlynne and try to get through to her. "Ashlynne he will pay for what he did. I promise you that. We will do everything we can to make sure he pays for what he did to you and your baby." He said as he rubbed her back wishing he would do more and hating that he felt so help less.
Ashlynne pulled back with tears in her eyes and looked at them. "It hurts, it hurts so much that I let him hurt me and then he hurt my baby. I loved her. I never loved any one liked I loved her and he took her away from me. He killed her and I couldn't help her. I could not help her and she needed me." She sobbed as she ran a hand thought her hair. She sobbed for herself. Her lost of innocents but most of all for the loss of her baby. A little girl that she would never to see take her first steps, ever get to see go to school. She would never get to see her daughter to any of the things a little girl should get to do. Her step father as seen to that. "I will make sure he pays. I want charges pressed against him for what he did to me and to my daughter. I want to make sure he can never do any thing like this again. I am tired of hiding. I had her for nine months like I was ashamed of her and I wasn't. I don't want her forgotten." She said as she stood up and whipped the tears from her eyes. She knew this was not going to be easy. Her daughter was dead.
Darius stepped for ward. "We will help you to make sure she is never forgotten. We will start a foundation and have a benefit concert to help raise money to fund the foundation to helped other girls. To give them a safe place to go and get help. I will personally do what ever I can to help you." He said to her feeling as helpless as the rest of the where and hopping he could do more.
Ashlynne looked up at Darius. "Thank you D. Thanks all of you. I don't know what I would do with out any of you here right now. You have all saved me." She told them as she stood up and ran a hand through her long hair. "I need to be lone right now. I am going to go up to my room." She said to them.
Jude nodded her head. "Ash you are welcome and if you need any thing or don't want o be lone we are here. If you want to yell at someone or hit someone let us know and we will call Patty and Spied. He makes a good punching bag and Patty would love to help you hit someone." She said with a small smiled on her face.
Ashlynne smiled at her she would not help it. "I will keep that in mind and I promise that if I need someone to yell at or hit I will let you know and we can all Patty and Spied." She said as headed for the stairs. She went up into her room and picked up the bear that she had made for Katherine and laid down on her bed and cried for her baby.
Jude looked over at Tommy, Allie and Darius with a worried look on her face. "Do you really think she okay alone?" She asked as she ran hand through her hair.
Darius sighed and ran a hand over his head. "She wanted to be lone Jude. I think she will be okay just be here if she needs you. You are doing a great job here with her and I am every proud of the both of you." He said to them. As he heard Allie gasp. He looked over at her wondering what was going on.
Allie was just getting ready to say something when Jude ran her hand through her hair. "Darius look at her hand." She said smiling as she walked over and took Jude's hand and showed Darius the ring on Jude's finger. "When did he ask you?" She asked as she starred at the diamond on Jude's finger.
Darius looked at the ring on Jude's finger. "T, you sure know how to pick a diamond every girl working at G Major is going to want a rock like that." He said smiling down at it.
Jude smiled at them. "He asked me last night." She said to them as she looked over at Darius. "I need to ask you something." She said as she felt herself starting to get chocked up. "Darius as you know my father is not longer around. Over the last few years you have been there thought a lot with me. And this last year you were here and helped us thought so much. You have became like a father to us and Sadie and I don't know what we would do with our you. I love you Darius you are have become like a second father to me and I want you to give me way please." Jude said with tears in her eyes as she looked up at him.
Darius listened to what Jude was saying. He had started to think of Jude and Sadie like daughters of the last couple of years and he loved them like they were is daughter. "Jude I love you like a daughter and I would be honored to give you away at your wedding." He aid as he walked over to her and hugged her. He pulled back and looked at Tommy. "You better not hurt her Tommy or I will lock in a room with Sadie and Patty." He warned as he smiled at Tommy.
Tommy smiled as he listened to Jude talk to Darius. "I will do every thing in my power not to hurt her." He said as he pulled Jude into his arms and kissed her gently. "Allie you have become a big part of our family in the last year. We want you in the wedding party also." Tommy told her as he remember what they talked about earlier.
Allie smiled at them. "I am so happy for the both of you and I would love to be a part of your wedding." She said to them as she hugged Jude and then Tommy. She leaned against Darius and smiled. She was so happy that she was a part of this family.
Jude smiled at Darius and Allie as she laid her head on Tommy's shoulder. She knew they had a lot to over come and that they really had to be here for Ashlynne for now. But she knew that they would do it. They were all a family and they could do any thing as long as they stuck together.
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A/N: That is it for this chapter. The next chapter I think will be set just before the wedding we will find out the sex of Jude and Tommy's baby and the out come of the investigation into what happen to Portia's son. Please review and let me know what you think. I love the feed back and am open to suggestions if you think I should change something.
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