Chapter 53 – Broken Promises
Sadie: "I like her too." She said and smiled at him. Before she knew it her hand was on his cheek tracing the delicate lines of his faces. She could barely see him in the dark but she knew her way around Tommy. She knew ever cheekbone, every wrinkle on his face. She saw him closing his eyes at her touch and slowly, she leaned in. Before either knew it, Sadie's lips brushed against Tommy's.
The next morning Jude lay in bed awake. She wanted to call Tommy but it was a little past six in the morning. He was probably still asleep. She hadn't slept the whole night. Too many thoughts ran through her head; thoughts of Tommy and her and what they finally were, and thoughts of school and her music. The last song that she had recorded with Tony was an instant hit. It was the number one played single on almost every radio station in Canada. Even though she didn't like admitting it to herself her music was good enough without Tommy's genius influence. What she didn't like even more was the fact that she liked how Tony knew just what buttons to push with her. He knew how to get her to the point she needed to be for the song to sound just right. Just when Jude thought about getting up and getting ready for school her phone rang. She reached for it and took a look at the caller id. It was Sadie.
Jude: "Hey Sadie, what's up?"
Sadie squealed: "Jude." She almost screamed. Jude had to push the phone off her ear.
Jude: "Sadie, is there a reason you're calling me at 6 in the morning?"
Sadie: "Yes, something happened." She said gigging.
Jude: "What? Are you Ok?" thinking of the worst, automatically.
Sadie: "Yes, chill Grammy I'm fine. Something happened with Tom." She said. Jude's heart almost stopped. What happened to Tommy?
Jude: "What happened? Is he Ok?"
Sadie: "Yes, he's fine. Stop worrying. We kissed." She said squealing again. Jude thought she hadn't heard right.
Jude: "What?"
Sadie: "Last night in my dorm. We were alone and just talking and it happened. We kissed. Jude this is so awesome. I think Tommy and I are going to work this time." She went on. Jude just closed her cell.
This couldn't be happening. Her heart sank, her throat clogged up, tears threatened to fall, and her hands started to shake. The night before Tommy left ran through her head. She was lying in the same bed where he had made love to her. Where he had promised her he would wait for her. How could he hurt her like this? Jude's whole world crumbled around her.
A few hours later there was banging on Jude's door. She heard it but she wasn't moving. She didn't care who it was. The studio had called, her mom had called, Sadie had called again, and even Tony but Jude hadn't picked up the phone for anyone. The banging became louder and than it stopped all together. Jude buried her head deeper into the pillow. She clung to the bed sheets as the tears just ran down her eyes freely. They hadn't stopped falling for hours now. She had never known a person could cry as much as she just had. All of a sudden she heard footsteps running up the stairs but before she could respond her door flung open.
Back To Tommy
Tommy opened his eyes to the dark clouds outside his window. His phone rang. He picked it up to find Sadie on the other line. The kiss played over in his head. He had screwed up.
Sadie: "Morning sleepy head."
Tommy: "Hey Sadie. Why are you calling this early?" he asked looking at the clock.
Sadie: "I thought you'd be up."
Tommy: "I am; why are you up? You don't have class until afternoon."
Sadie: "Oh I woke up early and talked to Jude." She said. Tommy's heart sank. Had she told her sister about the kiss?
Tommy: "Sadie, you didn't tell her about last night, did you?" he asked horror struck. Worst case scenarios ran in his head.
Sadie: "Yeah, why? I wasn't supposed to? It doesn't matter; I mean she knew we were together." Tommy's room began to spin. All he could picture was Jude. Her eyes full of pain. No more, he couldn't cause her any more of it.
Tommy: "Sadie, I have to go." He just said and hung up. He quickly dialed the familiar numbers to Jude's phone. It rang once, twice, three times. She wasn't picking up; her voicemail. He tried again. The same thing, her voice mail.
Back To Jude
Jude: "What are you doing here, Tony?" she asked looking at him through her blurred vision. He was standing in the doorway out of breath.
Tony: "Looking for you. I went to your school to surprise you with the final mixing of the song we spend the whole day on yesterday. Sam finalized it and I knew how anxious you always are to hear it. They told me you're not there. Then I called the studio to see if you showed up, no. So I drove over here and you didn't answer. I called your phone, same thing. So I found the spare key under the welcoming mat. I was worried. Why are you crying?" he asked just now noticing her red and puffy eyes. Jude just looked at him. His eyes were on hers as he moved closer to her bed. The phone rang, again. Tony reached for it and handed it to her. Tommy's face flashed on the screen. Jude shut her eyes closed and set the phone on the nightstand without answering it. It continued to ring.
Tony: "Aren't you going to get that?" he asked confused.
Jude: "No." she said. Tony waited for it to stop ringing. It did but a second later it started again and again and again. His patients was at an all time low and he grabbed the phone answering it irritated.
Tony: "HELLO?" he almost yelled. Jude's eyes flickered. She couldn't believe he had just answered her phone.
Tommy: "Who's this?" he asked puzzled.
Tony: "Tony. Can I help you?" he asked.
Tommy: "Why are you answering Jude's phone?"
Tony: "Because she wouldn't." he said looking at Jude who was avoiding his eyes.
Tommy: "Is she there? Let me talk to her." Jude could hear Tommy loud and clear. She shook her head no.
Tony: "No, we're working." Jude smiled. For the first time since she had met Tony, she was thankful for his outspoken nature and maybe even the little, white lie he just told.
Tommy: "I don't care if you're delivering a baby. Put Jude on the phone, NOW." he said getting angry. Jude knew he was pissed. She knew Tommy. She could almost see his jaw tightening and his hands forming into fists.
Tony: "And I don't care if you're the pope. Jude will not be talking to you right now. GOOD-BYE." He said and closed the cell. He threw it at Jude who caught it.
Jude: "Thank you." She whispered.
Tony: "Wanna explain?" he asked sitting down next to her.
Jude: "No." she said. Tony nodded as though he understood.
Tony: "Wanna talk about it?" he asked a minute later.
Jude smirked: "No." he rolled his eyes.
Tony: "I give pretty good advice." He said looking at her.
Jude smiled: "I don't think I could handle your advice." Just as she finished the sentence her house phone rang.
Jude and Tony both looked at the phone. It continued to ring.
Tony: "Three guesses who that is." He said. Jude looked at him defeated.
Jude: "Can you give me a minute?"
Tony: "I'll make some coffee." He said and headed downstairs. Jude reached out for the receiver.
Jude: "Hello."
Tommy: "Don't hang up. Let me explain."
Jude: "Tommy." She whispered. She heard him sigh on the other end.
Tommy: "Jude." He whispered to her softly. They both remained quiet for a second "I'm so sorry."
Jude: "Yeah right. Not even a month and you're already screwing your ex."
Tommy: "Jude, it's not like that. I told you Sadie and I never."
Jude: "Yeah, and I'm suppose to believe that."
Tommy: "Jude, it's not like that. It just happened. We only kissed."
Jude: "Yeah just like you and me happened. Well that was a huge mistake." She spat back at him. Tommy closed his eyes.
Tommy: "You don't mean that."
Jude: "I do. WE were a huge mistake. I should have never trusted you."
Tommy: "Girl……" he was looking for the right words but there were none.
Jude: "Don't. I was so stupid to think you actually cared about ME. Why don't I ever listen? Why the HELL was I so DAMN convinced that I was different to you." she asked tears falling down her cheeks again. "Tommy, I promised you something. I'm breaking it. There's no need for it anymore."
Tommy: "JUDE, I don't care about her the way."
Jude: "What? Let me guess. The way you cared about me? Same lines different times. I'm done falling for it. You made your choice now I'm making mine. Make the best with Sadie because we're through for good this time." She said and hung up the phone. A part of her waited for him to call back. She wanted the phone to ring again but it remained silent. Everything was quiet. She heard a racked coming from down stairs and made her way to the kitchen.
When she walked in she found coffee powder all over the kitchen counter and the water was dripping from the coffee machine but not into the pot, instead on the bottom part of the device. Jude laughed as Tony struggled with the buttons on the appliance.
Tony: "It wouldn't stop dripping. What's so funny?"
Jude: "You don't know how to make coffee?" she asked through her laughter.
Tony: "I've never used a coffee maker." He admitted. Jude stopped laughing and her face turned into a serious expression. Tony noticed this and set the pot down.
Tony: "What's up?" he asked.
Jude: "I've changed my mind. I'd like to start home schooling." She said.
