Chapter Twenty-Five

Stuart walked with Jude to Tommy's front door, He put on a fake smile and followed Jude into the kitchen. Where everything was already set out for dinner there was wine for Tommy and Stuart, and a home made spaghetti with mixed steamed veggies. Stuart weakly smiled as he sat down. He piled food on to his plate. Tommy leaned over and said, "Stuart are you feeling okay?"

"Fine, so Tommy what's the special occasion?"

Stuart didn't miss the look between Jude and Tommy, he wondered if they shared these looks often while he was blind to them being together. He was almost positive that he missed a lot over the few months, WAIT…how long have they been dating? "Nothing really. Just wanted to see both of you."

Stuart excused himself from the table and went into the bathroom. He stayed in their a few moments trying to figure out what to say or what to do when, he was walking back he heard them talking, he stopped and listened to their conversation.

"Tommy, I'm scared….Jude its going to be fine, I'm sure you're dad will understand….I know I'm overacting but Its scary and a relief all at the same time, I'm so glad we decided to tell him, Oh but I'm so worried….Well we'll find out."

Stuart went back to the bathroom door slammed it shut and walked back into the dining room. He sat down, he felt a little relieved that they where going to tell him but still the whole idea of them together behind his back for god-knows how long. Stuart couldn't take it anymore he shouted while getting up and knocking his chair over, "WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ALREADY THAT YOUR DATING MY DAUGHTER ALREADY, SERIOUSLY HOW LONG DID YOU THINK YOU COULD HIDE IT FROM ME…HUH…OH HOW STUPID OF STUART, HUH, NOT NOTICING SOONER…I TRUSTED YOU TOMMY ALL THIS TIME, YOU ARE LIKE A SON TO ME, AND ALL THE TIMES I TURNED TO YOU AND YOU WHERE THE ONE SNEEKING BEHIND MY BACK."

Both Tommy's and Jude's mouth hung open in utter amazement, they thought they where so careful. Tommy slowly got up and said, "I know your mad at me but I just have to say one thing, I'm completely head over heals in love with your daughter."

"Completely in Love with her, you where her step brother and your five years older than her."

"Sure I WAS her step brother, but its not like we where ever close until recently when you married my mom I moved out to go on tour, when I got back we got to know eachother and things happened."

"Do you realize that you are taking advantage of a young girl."

"Now I'm going to have to stop you their dad, Tommy didn't take advantage of me, I love him, and I don't care if you want to keep us apart for a year, because I'm still going to be in love with him in a year, I can wait, because he's worth it."

"Jude grab your stuff we'll talk about this more when we get home." Stuart didn't wait to hear anything he grabbed his coat and keys and headed out the door. Tommy smiled weakly at Jude mouthed 'I love you Jude,' she nodded at him then left.

The car ride was really awkward Jude saw that they where almost at home and decided that right now would be the best time to talk to her dad, here there couldn't be locked doors or too much yelling, she said in a weak voice, "I'm Sorry Dad, but I love him."

"I understand why you didn't tell me, I understand that you two might think your in love, but you both are very young, and are bound to make mistakes."

"I don't think I'm in love dad, I am in Love. If this isn't love then I don't think I could handle love. My throat is already closing in my chest is tight, I cant sleep, cant eat. My stomach is in knots. I cant see my life without Tommy in it."

Stuart was going to say that he could be using an impressionable young adult, but thinking about it, there would be so many other girls to seduce, with Jude there would be everything to risk, his reputation, his family…everything, he's got to have strong feelings for Jude.

Jude was shocked when her dad made a quick u-turn and was heading back towards Tommy's house. "Dad, where are you going."

"I think you know where."

"Why?" Stuart didn't answer. He pulled up at Tommy's house put the gear into park roughly and was out of the car before she knew what was happening. Jude followed him. He didn't bother knocking he stormed in to see Tommy on the couch with his face buried in his hands. Tommy stood up and looked back and forth between both Stuart and Jude looking for answers, but nothing came.

"I've known for two days now and its killed me inside, the fact that you two kept it from me, but if I was in your shoes I would have kept it from me to, and you both where planning on telling me. What I'm trying to say is Tommy, you really are a great guy and I do know your not using her, since lets face it you're the one taking all the risk here. So I guess what I'm saying is I approve of your dating my daughter, but I think we need to have a talk about sex. I want you two to be honest with me are you two having sex."

Jude opened her mouth to say, "No…" and got cut off by Tommy, "I doubt your going to approve of us dating if we lie to you anymore, yes we have a physical relationshi…" and got cut off by Stuart hitting him in the face. Jude screamed and ran to Tommy but he raised his hand for her to stop. "I understand."

"Thanks for telling me, I didn't expect you to, as for you Judith I'm not disappointed, and as for you Thomas have you got checked?"

"Yes, actually Jude is the one who made me about two weeks ago."

"And are you two using protection." Jude put her face in her hands and Tommy knew this was killing her standing around talking about her sex life in front of her dad, but he also knew she knew it had to be said. "Yes we use protection."

"What forms of protection….I know you might think its none of my business but this is my daughter and I need to know your safe with her."

"Condoms and Jude's on Birth Control. I don't mind you asking these questions and I wouldn't mind a few more hits but I also see how Jude looks right now, so if you want to talk to me about this anymore will you go into the kitchen with me."

"No, I only have one more question for you two, how long have you been seeing each other, I don't mean physically, I don't want to know that, but I mean seeing each other."

"Three months, we have been dating three months and its been extremely hard to be together because both of us respect you so much it has been causing us to keep breaking up and getting back together, finally we decided we needed to tell you because we love each other. It was tell you or not be together and we decided to tell you." That was the first time Jude spoke. Since her dad started to ask questions.

AN:// There will be one more chapter after this, I am so sorry that it has taken so long for me to get this posted up but my laptop broke and my internet was done, so I've been using dial-up and thank you all for your reviews it was so nice seeing so many people enjoying my fanfic. Thanks again, and I will have the last and final chapter up soon hopefully!!! Your author AlishaP