Jude went home that night feeling defeated. This wasn't how she had pictured her day ending. In her mind she had seen it as being a perfect day. She was going to go to dinner, talk with her dad about the album, rub it in her sisters face, in her mind she got to be the important one was once. But her sister always seemed to have a way to bring her back down to reality, in a way she didn't much enjoy. Sure her and the band had gotten the best news possible, but knowing it would all be shared with Sadie, made it much harder to take.

Jude was so wrapped up in her own thoughts, and reply of her fight with Sadie that she didn't notice the person waiting outside her building.

"Aren't going to be able to walk around like that for much longer." The voice broke through her walls of self pity.

It was dark and she couldn't see the face, but she didn't need to, she knew the voice. Most days hearing that voice would make her smile, it would make her feel a million times better, but there was still a stand off war going on between the two.

"Excuse me?" She asked.

"I heard you guys got the album deal. Kyle called me, he thought as the manager, I'd want to know." He said. "I brought banana cream pie, as a peace offering."

"Did nana make it?" Jude asked, stopping a few feet away from him. She knew that she should feel bad. Jamie was their manager, he should knew about these things, but she couldn't find it in herself to tell him.

"You think she lets me cook?" Jamie tried to laugh, the tension between the two still visible. "Jude, I'm really sorry about how I reacted to the song, and the changes." He said after a moment passed. "I just feel like I'm getting pushed to the side, and left behind now. I am the bands manager, but I seem to be the only person that remembers that."

"Our manager, seriously Jamie?" Jude was frustrated. She was still angry about Sadie, and about the fact that her father wouldn't do anything about it. So she knew that a lot of those feelings were causing her emotions now. "Jamie you're my best friend over all else, and I didn't even feel like I could call you today, because I didn't think I could count on you to be excited for us."

"I am excited for you guys!" Jamie exclaimed. "You know that I am always going to support you."

"But you didn't!" Jude told him.

"I know, and I am sorry. But Jude you've got to understand that I am not always going to like everything you do, but that doesn't mean I am not going to support you or the guys, and it doesn't mean that I'm not your best friend anymore." Jamie explained.

Jude studied his face, his nose was red from the cold, and his ears looked as though they had to hurt. He had been waiting out there for a long time. She knew that he was sorry. "Why are you standing out here?" she sighed shaking her head, waiting for him to open the door, and allow both of them into the hallway.

"I wasn't sure I would be allowed inside." Jamie half laughed, following her down the hall. "That and Kat said that you were on your way home, but that was over 20 minutes ago."

Jude laughed. She hadn't talked to Kat since she left the coffee shop a few hours ago. She knew that Kat was looking out for her, and wouldn't want to ruin today for her. If only Kat had been there to help save the day when Sadie tried to bring it crashing down, or more centered around herself. It was funny, Sadie had the power to make everything about her, even when it wasn't.

Jude could remember when their parents went through the divorce, Sadie had found a way to make her suffering from the whole thing seem more important than anything else. That was how she had gotten her car paid for after all. Jude on the other hand stepped back and watched as her parents tore each other apart.

But it was inside her apartment that she was reminded of the family that she had built outside of the Harrison craziness. Wally was filling Kyle's mouth with whipped cream while Spied watched on with a banana cream pie on his lap, the whole place filled with laugher.

"You're back!" Kat shouted, skipping over to greet Jude. "How was dinner at your dads?"

Jude smiled at her. She didn't want to think about dinner at her dads, she didn't want to think about Sadie anymore tonight. "Let's talk about it tomorrow, right now, let's eat pie!"

"If you think you're getting any of this, you're sadly mistaken!" Spied said holding up the half empty pie tin. "Nana has always liked me best, and would hate to know that you made her share this amazing pie." He hopped off the counter and backed away from her, seeing the fight in her eyes. There wasn't much Jude Harrison wouldn't do for pie.

"Hand over the pie, and you'll live to see another day!" Jude told him, slowly going forward.

In was in the midst of that fight for the pie and Jude and Speid ended up in a heap on the couch, pie in their hair, ears, and smiles on their faces. Jude was resting on his chest, his arms around her waist. Kat had been the one to snap a picture of the two, while Speid licked pie off her cheek and she laughed, unable to pull away from him.

This is how life should be, how it should be feel to be around those that love you.