I am posting early because I might get too busy this weekend to post. Thanks to everyone who took this journey with me. I hope you enjoy the epilogue.

Epilogue

Jude sat on a huge stone bench looking up at the sky. It was a beautiful day in Rome. This was the first time she'd been back since her mom's death. Life had changed a lot since then. Today she felt at peace. She placed her hand on her mom's grave stone. "Hi, mom, I know it's been a while." She took a deep breath before continuing. "Life has been hard without you, but I'm making it. So many things have changed. Of course I am back in Toronto now. Tommy and I are stronger than ever. He really pulled me through. I didn't know if I was going to make it there for a while. He wouldn't let me give up. I'm back at G Major, but I do more producing than I record. Music is my life and it makes me very happy. I'm very content with the life Tommy and I have together. We just celebrated our one year anniversary a couple of months ago. I love being married to him. I wish I had done it when I was eighteen or nineteen, but I understand now why things couldn't happen that way. We really are perfect for each other in every way. Sadie and Kwest are finally getting married. That is why we are in Rome for the week. It's going to be beautiful. They have been planning this for a long time. I wasn't like that. I was ready to marry Tommy as soon as he asked. We had a nice ceremony with our closest friends. You were missed greatly that day. I know you were there in my heart. Don is doing well. He actually should be flying in today. He and I have lunch together once a week. When he's not working, he stays busy volunteering for cancer research charities. I even donated half the earnings off my last album. One day there will be a cure and people won't have to go through the heart break I went through. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you mom." Jude looked up and saw Tommy walking her way with the happiest four month old in the world.

"Hey." He kissed her lightly before handing her the baby.

"This is something else that has happened. Mom, meet your granddaughter Tori." Tori cooed at her name. "She really is the happiest baby in the world." Jude continued after kissing Tori's head.

"Jude's pregnancy wasn't easy, but we made it." Tommy squeezed her hand and kissed the back.

"Tori is worth every minute of it." Jude smiled at Tommy.

"Every minute." He added before walking away to answer his cell phone.

Tori giggled and cooed in Jude's arms. "Mom, if I am half the mother you were, I will be just fine. You thought me to follow my dreams and to never give up. All of the encouragement you gave me while you were sick, will follow me for the rest of my life. I will tell Tori stories about you all the time. I want her to know what her grandmother was like."

"That was Kwest," Tommy said returning. "Sadie is going all bridzilla again."

"Take Tori and I'll be right there." She handed him the baby.

"Come on, happy baby, let's let momma say her goodbyes." Tommy bounced her a couple of times before going to the car.

"He's so good with her." Jude laughed and wiped tears from her cheeks. "I'm going to go now. We are in Rome all week, so I am sure Sadie and I will be by again." Jude kissed her hand and placed it on the rock. "I love you, momma."

The End!

That is it you guys. It has been an amazing two years. I started this just to deal with my own stuff a little. When my mom passed away when I was 21, I lost a huge chunk of myself. The things Jude went through in this story I have seen happen to people in my life. Luckily I didn't turn to drugs and alcohol, but it would have been easy for me to do.

I figured it would be no more than 20 chapters and it just grew from there. Jude went through a lot of what I went through. The lost of a parent is something that sticks with you forever. Life gets easier, but the pain is always there. Jude was very lucky that she had a great group of friends that cared enough about her to pull her through.

Thank you to all my readers and reviewers. Reading your thoughts after every chapter made me proud to be writing this. I wanted to make every chapter good for you guys.

For now this is all she wrote for Instant Star. Life goes on and interests change. On the last chapter I said I was taking a break from writing, but I am stepping away from the Instant Star fandom. It's been fun and I still love Alexz's music, but my ideas have changed. If you like twilight fanfiction, you can still follow my writing.