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Chapter 25

"Oh my god, Jude." Tommy instantly had tears in his eyes when he saw her beautiful blue eyes. He'd been so scared he was never going to see them again. "You're awake."

"Where am I?" Her voice was weak. "What's going on?" She felt really confused.

"In the hospital; you were in an accident. Do you remember anything?"

Jude thought back and remembered going to the party and fighting with Mike. She couldn't remember anything past that. She felt a pain in her leg and wrist as her chest squeezed. Her heart rate shot up as she tried to catch her breath.

Tommy panicked when the heart monitor went off. "Jude, calm down. Let me go get a nurse."

"Don't leave me." Jude choked out. Irrational panic told her if Tommy walked out of the room, he wouldn't come back.

"Baby, I'm just letting the nurse know you are awake. I'm not going anywhere." His heart clenched when he saw tears running down her face. He decided to push the call button.

"Can I help you, Mr. Quincy?" The nurse asked through the speaker.

"She's a wake." He said never loosing eye contact with Jude. He was almost afraid if he blinked she'd be back unconscious.

"I'll call Dr. Anderson and her dad."

"Thank You." He cupped her face. "See, I didn't go anywhere."

"I'm so sorry." She cried.

"What are you sorry for?" He asked wiping her tears away with his thumbs.

"For being so messed up. I didn't…" Just then Stuart, Sadie, and Dr. Anderson walked in.

"Hey, Sweetheart" Stuart said.

"Daddy!" She said as more tears streamed down her face.

"How are you feeling, Jude?" Dr. Anderson asked.

"I ache all over." She whispered since her throat was still scratchy.

"That's to be expected. You have a broken leg and a sprained wrist." He explained to her while updating her chart. He checked all her vitals and her pupils and went back to her chart.

"What day is it?"Jude asked confused.

"It's Tuesday night. Do you remember anything?" Sadie asked.

Jude just shook her head. She couldn't believe she'd lost four days. That night was so choppy in her mind. She still couldn't remember anything past fighting with Mike; not even getting into her car. "My car." She said franticly.

"It was totaled, honey." He dad said.

"Why can't I remember what happened?" Jude asked the doctor.

"It's normal to be confused when you first wake up. I'm sure it will come back to you." He told her before turning back to the others. "Now that she's awake, I want to take her down for another CT. Just to make sure." Dr. Anderson said to Stuart.

"Okay. Sweetie, we are going to step out and we'll be waiting for you when you get back."

"Okay, dad." Jude answered in a small voice. "Can Tommy go with me?" She asked the doctor. She was so scared that he was going to disappear.

"Sure, I'll call the technician and let him know." Dr. Anderson saw the fear in Jude's eyes.

Tommy could tell Jude was scared, but he couldn't figure out why. "I'm right here, baby, and I'm not going any where." He said holding her good hand.

Jude knew her fear was irrational, but she didn't want Tommy out of her sight. If she lost Tommy now, she'd defiantly loose everything else. He was her rock and her security blanket. Her heart couldn't handle being away from him again. Even the thought of him walking into another room made her chest hurt.

Don sat in his hotel room trying to process what everyone had told him about Jude. It broke his heart to know she'd gotten so lost. Victoria had only wanted happiness for her girls. He just prayed Jude would be okay. His cell rang bringing him out of his thought. "Hey, Sadie, has there been any change?"

"She's awake. They took her for tests. It should be a while before she's back in her room if you want to come back to see her."

"I'll be there in a few minutes."

"Okay."

Don placed the phone on the bed beside and sighed in relief. Now it was time to get Jude some help. He just hoped she'd accept it. He'd learned over the years that Jude was a lot like her mother.

Jamie was stressed beyond belief. Jude had made it clear that she didn't want anything to do with him. So, he'd been relying on updates from Spied on how she was doing. He missed his best friend dearly, but wanted to respect her wishes even if she wasn't a wake. He and Zepp were doing better, but the whole situation had put a huge strain on them. He needed to prove he was the guy for her.

"Wally just called." Spied said walking into Jamie's office.

"Is there any change?" He asked looking up from his paperwork.

"Jude's awake. She woke up after Instant Star was on. Her family and Tommy are with her, so Karma and I are going by in the morning."

"Thanks for letting me know. Are you heading out for the night?"

"Yeah, Karma's going crazy at home with Ella by herself. Are you going by the hospital?"

"No, Zepp and I have plans." Jamie answered offhandedly.

"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Yeah, see ya."

After Spied was gone, Jamie went back to his paper work trying to keep his mind off Jude.

"So, we have plans, huh?" Zepp asked walking in.

"I just told him that."

"Is this to get out of going to the hospital to see Jude?" She asked sitting down.

"Jude doesn't want to see me."

"Jamie, you know that's not true. She just doesn't want you to pressure her about things she's not ready to deal with. You don't see Spied or even Tommy trying to get her to do something she doesn't want to do." She explained.

"But it is who she is."

"Maybe she's not who you always make her out to be. Jamie, she's human. Things change; people change. Now I don't know about you, but I'm stopping by the hospital on my way home."

Jude was so tired when they brought her back to her room. Visiting hours were almost over and she had several people wanting to see her. But she didn't feel like having visitors. "Tommy, I don't want to see anyone tonight."

"That's okay, I'll tell them. Will you be okay for just a minute while I go to the lobby?"

She nodded, but as he walked out she felt pressure crushing her chest. The monitors went off as she was gasping for air. Tears streamed down her face.

"How is she?" Mason asked when he walked into the waiting room.

"Dr. Anderson said he'd go over the tests with us in the morning. Jude is really tired and doesn't feel up to visitors. She'll feel better tomorrow hopefully." Tommy was amazed by how many people were there.

"Will you tell her I was here?" Zepp asked him.

"Of course. Stuart, Sadie, and Don, she hasn't gone back to sleep yet if you want to say good night."

"Thanks, Tom."

When they walked back into her room, she was crying and rocking back and forth. "Jude, what's wrong?" He said rushing to her side.

"You left me." She chocked out.

"Hey, I just went to tell everyone you were too tired for visitors; remember? Its okay, I'm right here."

"Jude, honey, we are going home, but we'll be back in the morning." Stuart told her.

"Okay, daddy."

The nurse came in after everyone was gone. "Miss Harrison, time for your meds."

Jude instantly tensed up. "I don't need any."

"Jude, you have to be in pain." Tommy reasoned with her.

"I'm fine." She argued.

"Sorry, doctor's orders. This will help you sleep, hun."

Tommy noticed how hesitant she was when she finally took the pills. He figured it was because of what led to her accident. They hadn't had a chance to talk about that yet. He wasn't sure how to approach that conversation. "See, it wasn't that bad." He said after the nurse left the room. "Are you comfortable?"

"I'm fine." She said looking around at everything except him.

"Everyone said they'd come by tomorrow to see you. Zepp wanted me to make sure to tell you she came by. You gave us all quite a scare."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry, Baby. We just want you to get well."

"Tommy, I'm not sick." She said defensively. "My leg and wrist will heal just fine."

"You know that is not what I am talking about." He said softly sitting by her bed."

"I'm going to sleep." She said rolling away from him.

"Jude." She didn't respond. "Do you want me to go home?"

She instantly rolled over and grabbed his hand. "Don't leave me." She gasped out trying to keep the tears away, but it didn't work. Tears streamed down her face again as her whole body shook.

"What's going on?" Tommy asked pulling her to him.

"Can we please not talk?" Jude sobbed.

"Sure." Tommy said and carefully crawled in bed with her. "Just get some sleep." He kissed her forehead. He knew this was going to be hard, but wasn't prepared for how hard it really was.

Jude stayed completely still until she knew Tommy was asleep. She kept going over that night in her head. The memory of everything flooded her mind. The panic feeling was back and she wished she had something to calm her down. She pressed the nurse button.

"What'ca need, sweetie?" The nurse whispered when she came in.

"Is there any way I can get something for my nerves?"

"Of course, Dear."

Jude watched Tommy out of the corner of her eye. She knew she needed something. The pain medicine was already kicking in. She just couldn't take anything in front of him. "Thank you." She said when the nurse handed her the little cup.

"You're very lucky. He's barely left your side. Sleep well."

Jude nodded before cuddling back down into Tommy's hold. This was where she belonged; in his arms. She was asleep in no time.

Jamie was sitting in his study when Zepp got home. "How was she?" He asked.

"Not up for visitors tonight. I'll go by tomorrow. I'd really like for you to go with me. From what I hear, Jude's got a ways to go before she's really better."

"What are you talking about?" Jamie had been so busy staying out of Jude's business; he had no clue what she was really going through.

"Apparently, she's been taking pills for sometime now, and that and drinking was what caused her accident."

"That's crazy. Jude would never take pills. It's probably some excuse Quincy made up after breaking her heart again." He knew it was just a matter of time before it happened. Tommy always broke her heart.

"Jamie, Tommy has barely left her side."

"Yeah because yet again it's his fault she's done something reckless."

"You know what; forget it. I'm going to bed and you can sleep in the guest room tonight." Zepp said heading to their bedroom.

Jamie completely refused to believe what Zepp told him. He knew Jude, and she would never do something like that. He felt it had to be a Quincy cover up. Jude had always been against drug use. Losing her mom couldn't have changed her that much.

Tommy woke up early the next morning and found Jude sound asleep. He eased out of the bed so he wouldn't wake her. With her asleep it was the perfect time to slip out and talk to Dr. Anderson.

"Mr. Quincy, I was just coming to see you." Dr. Anderson was at the nurses' station. "The nurse told me Jude tried to refuse her pain meds last night, but after you were asleep she asked for something for her nerves. And her heart monitor has gone erratic at times."

"She goes frantic when I'm not around or even mention going somewhere." Tommy told him.

"Looks like we probably need to call for the psych evaluation."

"Okay. I better get back in there before she wakes up."

"I'll be talking more with you and her father later today."

"Thank you, Dr. Anderson." Tommy took a deep breath hoping she'd still be asleep when he opened the door.

Can everybody get Jude the help she needs? Stay tuned.

Sorry about the long wait, but I've had some family issues and then I wanted to get You're Still the One finished. Now I can focus on updates for this story for a while.