AN: OMG, I am sooooo, sooooosorry for not posting until now. I hope this will make up for it.

If you think this fanfic's too slow, let me know. Don't just not review, otherwise I won't know how to make it better. I don't care if it's flames or whatever, I just need reviews to keep me going. So please review, OK?

Disclaimer: I also don't own any of the characters on Instant Star, but I wish I owned Tim. I loved the episode that came out on Friday, and I think this coming Friday's the episode where Jude pushes Tommy into the fountain. I wonder what he said to make her do that...? I'm so glad that Tommy broke up with Sadie…she was being a little too selfish wanting Tommy all the time, and not even letting him work. Tommy and Jude have to get it on already, but Jude needs to break up with Jamie first. Does anyone know if Kat's coming back this season? OK, don't mind my rambling…Here's the latest chapter.

Chapter 34:

I knew Jude would talk to Georgia to try and get me off her tour, so I made my way towards Georgia's office. When I got there, I knocked on the door. Georgia didn't call out her usual, "What?", so I put my ear to the door. I heard murmuring between Georgia and someone else, and strained to listen to what was being said.

"Look, Georgia, G Major needs to go big-time, and that's where I come in. It's a win-win situation for both of us," Darius insisted.

"I don't know, Darius. I need time to think. I built G Major from the ground up, and I'm not sure if I could just give it up and let someone else take over from here. Can I get back to you in a couple days?" Georgia asked.

"OK, but I'd be surprised if G Major's still standing when I get back. Call me when you make up your mind." I ran away, then slowly walked back as Darius left Georgia's office.

"Tom, long time no see." Darius nodded.

"Yeah, Darius. How're things?" I asked, hoping to appear clueless.

"Right now? Things are looking up," Darius smiled, and walked away. What was that supposed to mean? I decided to find out.

"Hey Georgia," I knocked on Georgia's office door, even though it was open. "What's Darius doing here?"

"Nothing," Georgia said, a little too quickly. I knew something was up, but had more important matters to discuss. "What'd you want to see me about?"

"It's Jude…" I managed to get out, before Georgia nodded in understanding.

"Let me guess, you said something, Jude's mad at you, and you're wondering if you're going on tour with her…" Georgia replied, smirking.

"Did she tell you that?" I suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

"No, but I know you two well enough by now to know something's wrong." Georgia said. "And whatever it is, it'll have to wait, because Jude's tour got pushed up even further."

"When's she leaving, and am I going or not?" I demanded to know.

"She's leaving in a couple days, and until then, I want you guys to stay away from one another. The last thing Jude needs is to get even more distracted. She has a tour to prepare for, and just in case you decide to go and see her, I especially arranged it so that you'll have some other projects to keep you busy." At my pained expression, Georgia smiled, reading my thoughts exactly. "Don't worry, Kwest's going with her. She's in good hands. Maybe it's good that you have some time apart to cool off and think."

"Whatever you say, chief," I knew I couldn't argue with her. Just then, the phone rang, and I left Georgia to speak in private.

I went to look for Kwest, and found him where I least expected him to be: in the lounge. "Kwest, man. I need to talk to you about something," I sat down across from him.

"OK, shoot. Dr. Kwest is in the house," Kwest joked, but I wasn't in the mood for it.

"It's Jude. We talked, I said some things, she's mad, and she's leaving on tour without me in a couple days…" I burst out, surprised when Kwest nodded.

"Yeah, I know," Kwest said.

"And you didn't tell me? I'm your best friend," I was beginning to get a little, OK, a lot, upset.

"Chill, dude, I got it. While we're gone, I'll talk to Jude and see if I can't get her to forgive you. In the meantime, think about what you want to say to her, then let me know, so that I can tell whether it'll go over well or not. I know you guys, and the both of you always manage to screw things up with one another."

"OK, tell me something I don't know." I was annoyed now.

"Uh--" Kwest mumbled something under his breath.

"What did you say?" I wondered.

"Jamie's coming with us."

"What? You mean, Jude's best friend, the guy who's always had a hopeless crush on her gets to go, but I don't?" Now I was livid.

"Whoa, man, don't worry about it. I'll make sure nothing happens, OK?" Kwest tried to smooth things over, but it didn't help much.

"It better not." I was still upset, but knew Kwest would keep his promise.

Just then, Jude breezed by. "Hey, Kwest, I have a new song I've been working on, and I think it'll be a hit. Wanna hear it?" She completely ignored me.

Kwest glanced at me, shrugging his shoulders. "Sure, let's see what you got." He followed Jude back to the studio, leaving me alone to brood.