A/N: Hey all, as promised, here is the post to chapter 10. If you would like to know why the long delay, I just started school again on thursday, and I've been so busy getting my readings and homework done. I really wanted to post this sooner, but it just didn't happen, so I appologize. I'm going to try and get ahead in some readings so it won't be so long between posts. I'm glad you guys liked the last chapter, even if I thought it was crap. This one is waaayyy better, in my opinion and I'm going to try and post between now and next sunday, but I definatly will be posting on sundays if I don't post any other time. :D Enjoy the chapter and I look forward to seeing your reviews.

I also want to let you know, as some of you saw, there was some technical difficulties with this chapter being posted. I have no clue as to why it wasn't showing up for all of you. I removed the chapter and reposted it several times, but ff.n just hated me on sunday. :( I'm sorry for the further delay and I'm hoping once I'm through here, this chapter will be available to all of you. Again, I'm sorry for the delay, but I was trying, really, I was...

Chapter 10
April 23, 2008
Jude's 19th Birthday

The stage was set, the guests had arrived, and all they were waiting on was everyone's favorite instant star to appear, rather fashionably late, as usual. Spiederman Mind Explosion was playing one of their newest songs on the stage to entertain the guests, EJ was hopping around between top record execs and the big time guests, Tommy and Kwest were by the stage, supervising Speed and his band, Georgia was on Darius's hand the couple also making their rounds, Kat and Jamie were feeling out of place but were enjoying Speed's music and waiting for their best friend to appear, Victoria and Stuart were being civil to one another and the very pregnant Yvette was complimenting Victoria's dress, and Sadie was bouncing along happily with Simon and dancing to the music. All in all, everyone was having fun and waiting for Jude Harrison, the star of the evening to show up.

When Jude entered from the back of the room, everyone cheered. The young woman couldn't help but smile at all the guests and feel happy to see everyone who mattered. Kat and Jamie both ran over and gave her a hug, and wished her a happy birthday before EJ pulled her away from her friends and made her talk to the 'important people'.

After rounds were done, Jude made her way over to her father and his new wife, who was currently very pregnant. Jude didn't know how far along, she didn't care.

"Happy Birthday Sweetheart," Her father said, giving his favorite daughter a hug. Jude smiled at her dad. She still hated him for breaking up their family, but she couldn't hate her father, so she chose to hate Yvette instead.

"Thanks," She said, and was pulled into a conversation with her much hated step-mother. Jude was trying to think up a good excuse to leave the woman and her father when a hand touched her shoulder. Jude turned her head and saw Tommy standing behind her. She smiled at him and her father stared rather disapprovingly at the man who was dating his little girl.

"Tom." Stuart said, extending a hand.

"Mr. Harrison," Tommy said, politely, and shook his hand and the exchange not raising any suspicion in Jude's mind. "If you don't mind, we kind of need Jude for a second…" Tommy said, and Stuart waved them off. As the couple walked away from her father and Yvette, Jude turned to Tommy.

"Thank you!" She praised, smiling up at him.

"Yeah, you didn't look like you wanted to be there much longer…" Tommy said, and Jude notice him glance around, looking rather nervous.

"What's wrong?"

"Can…" Tommy shook his head and took her hand. "Come on, let's go somewhere a little quieter to talk." Jude nodded and followed him out of the lobby of the studio and back to the sound booths. They entered Studio A, and Tommy sighed.

"What's up? Is something wrong?" She asked, feeling panic-y.

"No, just the opposite, I think," Tommy said, glancing at the floor and back at Jude. "The other day, when we kissed"

"I'm sorry about that." Jude said, quickly, feeling her heart sink slightly and a feeling of dread washing over her.

"I'm not," Tommy said, his voice almost inaudible.

"Wait….what?" Tommy sighed and took her hands, and stared into her eyes. She had a stray strand of hair falling into her face and Tommy brushed it away. "You look beautiful tonight." He said, changing the subject. Jude felt a blush run into her cheeks.

"Thanks," She said, and realized the sudden change in subject "Nu-uh, compliments are not going to get you off the hook mister." She stated, poking him in the chest. Tommy laughed and smiled at her, and glanced nervously away again and back into her eyes, feeling himself getting lost in them like so many times before.

"When we kissed, I started to remember some things." Tommy said, and when Jude opened her mouth to question him further, Tommy put a finger on her lips to quiet her. "Don't. Hear me out. I didn't get a full memory, just flashes of things, a smile, a kiss, mainly. Nothing big. After that, the memories started to come back…"

"So you remember?" Jude asked, gaping at him.

"Not completely…but mostly." Tommy said truthfully. Jude just continued to gape at him. He remembered. He didn't tell her. She just continued to stare at him, not knowing if she would kiss him, or…

Before she had a conscious thought of it, her hand left her side and connected with his cheek. She glared at him and stormed out of the studio, tears springing her eyes. He remembered. And he didn't tell her, where the only thoughts rising in her mind.