Thanks you guys for all your reviews. It's good to know you like it. This is kind of a long chapter but I hope you enjoy it.I still have no clue how I'm gonna end this. But keep reading:)
The next day Jude was at the studio before Tommy got there. She was surprised at this and thought he would be there and ready to work on songwriting. She shrugged and thought he was running late.
She then went outside and sat at a picnic table under a tree and decided she might as well make an attempt to write something. Maybe it would make Tommy happy. She loved to see him happy.
And with that, Tommy came barging through the door full of apologies.
"I- I am so sorry Georgia, I just-" he said as Georgia put a hand up.
"Its okay, Tom. Jude is already here. She has just been working on lyrics."
He smiled at this. He just couldn't stop thinking about her since last night. He loved being around her. He could have it that way forever.
"Oh, where is she?"
Georgia could tell he liked Jude more then as a talent he was producing. She saw it the first day they met. She just wished he could see it too.
"She's sitting at the table outside."
"Okay."
He walked out and stopped for a minute when he heard her voice. She was singing a new song.
Because of you
I have this light in my eyes
it's a light
I haven't recognized
Because of you
I want to live each day
with a smile
on my face
It's all, oh it's all
Because of you
He smiled at this. Another great one. he thought. He loved when she wrote songs about him because that meant she was thinking about him.
He walked over to her and sat down across from her at the table, watching her write lyrics down and occasionally blow her red hair out of her face.
"Hey." he said softly.
"Hey, why were you late?" she said smiling.
"Oh, I- uh , woke up late." he smiled. He didn't want to tell her he was dreaming about her and that's why he didn't want to open his eyes this morning. His dreams were far too good.
"Oh, well I have some lyrics for you. Do you want to go and record a rough draft before your lunch date?" she said sarcastically. She didn't care too well that in a few hours her sister would be coming to pick Tommy up and then she was going to turn on her charm and Tommy would be all in love with her and pretend like Jude didn't exist.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot about that." he said frowning. he didn't really want to be in the company of Sadie for lunch. The mere thought made him want to lose his lunch. She was a great girl and everything, but she wasn't his type.
"Yeah, she told me to tell you she would be here around 12. Which probably means 11:45." she laughed trying not to think about him going out with her.
Tommy laughed but he still didn't want to go. But he couldn't be mean. Maybe he would just let Sadie do all the talking and just eat. Sounded like a good plan.
"Well, then we better get to it." he got up and walked into the studio and sat in the chair while Jude walked and sat on the stool in front of the microphone. She had forgotten her guitar today so she would have to do it a capella. She had no problem with this. She then let out a sigh and started to sing.
I used to think
I was so imperfect
I didn't know what to do
But now
its clear
I was perfect
to you
Because of you
I have this light in my eyes
it's a light
I haven't recognized
Because of you
I want to live each day
with a smile
on my face
It's all, oh it's all
Because of you
"That was really good Jude. Great job. It was perfect." he smiled looking at the clock seeing that it was 11:45.
"Thanks." she looked up noticing that he was looking at the clock. "Well, looks like you have to go." she smiled uneasily.
"Yeah, I guess so."
They walked out to see Sadie talking to Georgia and seeing that Georgia looked like she was about to choke herself.
"Hi, Sadie." Tommy said as she turned around and jumped to give Tommy a big hug.
"Hey, cutie! Are you ready to go?" she smiled
"Yeah, I guess." he walked out with a weird look on his face and looked back at Jude. She could tell he was uncomfortable.
As they left G Major Jude was left with a sad smile on her face. She loved her sister… but yet she found that she cared for Tommy. She just couldn't stand the fact that another girl was going to be the one who made that beautiful smile spread across his face. This thought killed her.
"So, where do you want to go?" Sadie said smiling sweetly.
"Oh, I don't know. The Diner maybe." he didn't really seem all that interested sitting there looking out the window.
"Ok. Sounds good." she said as she drove to the diner just 2 blocks down.
Jude decided she really didn't want to deal with Tommy coming back and talking about how much fun he had with Sadie so she got a ride back to her house. No one was home. She looked around in confusion and then walked into the kitchen and spotted a note on the counter saying her mom had to go out of town for something. Again. And that she wouldn't be back until late tomorrow night.
She sighed and placed the note back down on the counter and grabbed a soda out of the fridge and sat down at the table and started to read a magazine.
A couple minutes passed and the door bell rang. Who could this be? she thought.
She then got up and went to answer the door.
"Oh, hey Jamie, what's up?" she smiled as she met her best friend's eyes.
"Oh, nothing. Just hoping I would catch you. You know, since you're so busy over at G Major lately. Little Tommy Q working you to the bone huh?"
Jamie never really liked Tommy. At all. Being that he was the one keeping Jude from Jamie.
"Oh, not really. Just working hard to get my record finished on time. Well I'm glad you stopped by. Do you want a soda?" She said as they went back into the kitchen.
"Oh, yeah, thanks." he grabbed the soda from Jude and sat down across from her at the table.
"So, what's up? Where's your big time producer?" he said with jealousy stinging his voice.
"He went to lunch with Sadie; I didn't really want to stick around until he got back. So I came home."
Jamie could tell she had sadness in her eyes.
"What's wrong, Jude? Something on your mind?" Jamie knew it was Tommy but he thought he would be a good friend and ask anyway.
"Huh? Oh, nothing. Just tired, I guess. Maybe a little hungry."
"Well, we could go get something to eat if you want." he had a slight smile on his face.
"Oh, sure that would be fun." and with that her and Jamie walked over to the diner that they loved with the best comfort food around.
They didn't know that in the way back of the diner in a booth were Tommy and Sadie. This could create a lot of problems.
As they walked in Jude and Jamie sat at a table across the diner from Tommy and Sadie. They hadn't noticed that they were there but Tommy saw them.
"Oh, look who's here." Tommy said to Sadie with a smile on his face, the first smile he had since he left Jude at G Major.
Jude started looking through the menu at what she wanted to eat. She then looked over across the room and saw Tommy smiling at her. She couldn't help but smile back. Her smile quickly faded when Sadie turned around to glare at her younger sister.
"Hey, look, it's Tommy." Jamie said with disgust in his voice. "I swear everywhere I go….Jude, Jude? Are you there?"
Jude wasn't paying attention. She couldn't help but smile and think about Tommy and all the laughs they had shared in the past few days. She loved laughing with him. She loved…. Do I love him? No, I can't possibly. Can I? She thought.
"It's impossible." Jude was thinking out loud again.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Jamie said with confused eyes.
"Oh, nothing. You were saying." she looked away from Tommy and back to a very jealous Jamie.
"I was just saying that we cant go anywhere… oh never mind. What are you going to eat?"
"I don't know. Maybe a burger. What about you?"
It was like she was talking to Jamie but all she could think about was Tommy. She wished he was the one having lunch with her. She loved having Jamie around, but she just wanted to be with Tommy. She knew that could never happen.
And with that Tommy was thinking the same thing Jude was. All he wanted to do was spend time with Jude. He knew this lunch was a mistake. Sadie kept talking but he had no idea what she was saying. He just threw out the occasional 'Yeah' and 'Uh Huh' every now and then.
"So, I was thinking maybe we could go out again, Tommy? Tommy? Are you there?" she said watching his eyes looking past her and then she turned around to see he kept staring at Jude and she kept staring back.
"God, why don't you just go over and sit with her, for gods sakes. You might as well." she said crossing her arms.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" he said playing dumb.
"Jude, you're not even paying attention to me. It's all about her, right?"
Tommy knew she was right. It was all about Jude. All he wanted to do was tell her how he felt. But he knew it would never work out between them. She was too young. How could he just let the love of his life slip away? He couldn't do that, he refused to do that.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Why are you so mad?" he said playing the dumbfounded role once again.
"I am sick of this, I care about you Tommy and if you are too blind to see that, then you don't deserve me."
"I guess you're right, Sadie. I don't deserve you." he said with a half smile on his face.
"God, screw you then, Quincy. I'm leaving." she threw a glass of water in his face and walked out. Leaving a satisfied Tommy.
Jude couldn't help but wonder why her sister had just done that. Well she was about to find out. Just after she left the table where Tommy was sitting, Sadie was walking right towards Jude and Jamie.
"Stalk much?" she said with a mad look on her face.
"What are you talking about? We were hungry. What's your problem, Sadie?" Jude said with a defensive look on her face.
"Look, Jude, if you want to play those games, fine. I'm not into it anymore. Oh, and tell mom I wont be home tonight. I'm going to go stay at Dad's. Bye, stalker." and with that Sadie walked out and Jude was furious.
"Just what kind of games does she think I am playing? If it involves Tommy, she's totally wrong."
"But she isn't, is she, Jude?" Jamie said, knowing why Jude was getting so upset. He was her best friend, after all.
"What, not you too. Don't tell me you believe her." Jude said looking over at the table where Tommy was sitting. He must have already paid the bill and left.
"You know you care about him, Jude. Even after how much he hurt you. I see that now. It's the same was I feel about Kat. I will always love her. No matter what. So why don't you tell him how you feel?"
Jude took Jamie's words like a dagger. She knew he was right. But how was she supposed to tell the one guy that hurt her the most, that she couldn't hide her feelings anymore?
"Hey, Jamie, I'm not so hungry anymore. Do you think you could just take me home, I wanna try and get some sleep?"
"Yeah, I gotta go see Kat soon anyways. Let's go." and with that they paid the bill and left.
