Chapter 19 - Someday

Back To Jude

Jordan: "Hey. Did I wake you?"

Jude rubbed her eyes: "Yeah. It's Ok. What's going on?"

Jordan: "Sorry. I thought you might be hungry. My aunt Muriel always makes a big dinner, I thought you might want to join."

Jude smiled sweetly: "When is it?"

Jordan laughed: "Now."

Jude: "Now? Isn't it too early for dinner?"

Jordan: "No actually it's 7:30 PM."

Jude: "Oh wow. Ok, I'll be down. Is 10 minutes Ok?"

Jordan: "That's fine. She takes forever setting the table anyways."

Jude smiled one last time and closed the door after Jordan walked away. She changed into a different pair of Jeans and sweat shirt. Once she washed her face with warm water she brushed her hair and pulled it up in a pony tail. She looked and felt comfortable. She walked over to where she had thrown her purse and took out her wallet. Inside she looked at the picture of her and Tommy. A small smile crossed her face. She kissed his part of the picture lightly and set it back on her purse. "Someday." she thought.

Just now had she started to realize how hungry she really was. Her stomach was growling. Jude made her way down the stairs. When she walked down to the lobby the table was set. Food covered the entire table. Three plates all set. No one was in the room though. Jude walked around the table and took a seat.

Jude: "Is anyone here?" she called softly.

Muriel: "Oh you must be Jade." she declared and smiled. She was an older woman with short, dark purple hair and dark eyes. Jude noticed she was missing her front set of teeth but her warm smile made Jude feel comfortable right away.

Muriel: "I am Muriel. It's so nice to have company. Jordan and I get lonely out here." she said and sat a basket of bread on the table. "You're such a pretty, young thing." she said and took a seat at the head of the table. Jude smiled and thanked her politely. Jordan finally walked in carrying drinks. He sat a glass in front of Jude and one in front of Muriel. He than took a seat across from Jude and smiled at her.

Jordan: "Sorry that I woke you up."

Jude: "It's Ok."

They each filled they're plates with several foods.

Muriel: "So Jade, what brings you to our little part of town?"

Jude tried thinking of something fast: "I am just passing through."

Muriel: "Really? Where are you going?"

Jude shrugged not knowing herself where she was going to go from here on out: "I don't know. A place where I can settle down, I guess."

Muriel smiled: "You're welcome to stay here for as long as you want. Maybe even settle down."

Jude replied with a smile and took another bite.

Jordan was eating his food quietly but paid close attention to they're conversation. For some reason he couldn't take his eyes off of Jude. Jude noticed this soon enough and started to feel uncomfortable. She was scared that he might actually place her from one of the magazines or TV appearances. Jude couldn't take that risk so she decided to try and talk to him instead of having him watch her so closely.

Jude: "So Jordan, what's your story?"

Jordan looked up at her confused at the question.

Jude: "I mean what are you doing here? You're pretty young. Why not go out and see the world?"

Muriel: "Oh I try to talk him into going off somewhere to school but he is loyal to his family. And as stubborn as his mother."

Jude turned her head from the older woman and looked at Jordan again.

Jordan shrugged: "I like it here. It's home."

Jude understood what he meant. There was no place like home. She missed her home, family and friends. She missed her room, her own bed. The comfort and protection it offered.

The dinner progressed rapidly. Afterwards Jude offered to wash the dishes but Muriel wouldn't hear of it. She wouldn't even let her help clean up.

Jordan: "Don't mind her. She has nothing to do so cooking and cleaning are the only things keeping her busy. Keeping her sane."

They both laughed and spread out on the couches of the lobby. Jude looked around and realized how empty this place was again.

Jude: "How come I haven't seen any of the other guests?"

Jordan smiled: "That's because there are no other guests. People just pass through here. They stay for on or two nights and leave, like you will. In the end it's just me and Muriel again."

Jude smiled a sympathetic smile. She could tell he was lonely and in need of a friend. Someone closer to his age. They talked for a few hours. After Muriel had finished cleaning up she had joined them. They had laughed at Muriel. She told the weirdest jokes. Jude and Jordan had almost been crying from laughter.

Muriel: "Ok listen to this one. 'A man walks into a bar and yells "Bartender, give me twenty shots of your best single malt scotch!"
The bartender pours the shots and the man drinks them down one at a time, as fast as he can.
The bartender says "Wow, I never saw anyone drink that fast" The man replies by saying, "Well, you'd drink fast if you had what I have" The bartender says "Oh my god, what do you have?"
The man says "Fifty cents" .

Jude and Jordan looked at each other and fell apart. Her jokes weren't even that funny but it was the thought that counts. Muriel lived to tell her jokes. Jordan had known every single one but he always pretend it was his first time hearing them. Jude noticed his smile. It was warm and comforting. For the first time, Jude realized how attractive he really was. He was tall and muscular. His brown eyes put a trance on her every time he looked her way. It was different from the blue eyes she had gotten used to and loved with all her heart.

Jude hadn't laughed in a long time like she had with these two strangers. She felt comfortable with them. They made her feel right at home. Before she knew it, it was 11:30 PM. Jude said her good-nights and walked up to her room. She took a quick shower but wasn't sleepy. She sat on her bed and looked outside her window. "Tommy? I wonder what you're doing right now. Mom, Dad, Sadie? Jude, you have to stay strong. It's not so bad. You're healing. It's a process. It takes time." she tried to reason with herself when a soft knock came at her door. Jude quickly rose from her bed and opened the door a little.

Jordan: "You're not sleeping are you?" he asked in a whisper.

Jude: "No."

Jordan: "Come with me. I have something to show you." he said excited.

Back In Canada

Tommy lay in bed. He had a humongous headache. A picture of Jude was in his hand. He had looked at it so much that he memorized every feature on her face. His eyes burned. Tears wanted to escape. His chest ached for her. He had made a fool of himself at her memorial service, worse yet he screwed it up with Georgia, Kwest and everyone else that ever cared about him. Jude would have hated what he became. She would have been disgusted with the way he had been acting. He brought the picture of Jude to his face once more. She smiled back at him and he couldn't help but think she'd walk through the door any second. He hated what he was doing to himself. He knew Jude would have been disappointed but it was the only thing that numbed his pain. Nothing could cure his broken heart but the alcohol numbed him, even if only for a few minutes.

He finally got up off the bed and walked out on the terrace. He looked up at the sky. The stars were out. "Jude? Why'd you leave me? Don't you know how much I need you? Look at me, I am a wreak. Please come back to me." he said looking up, hoping she'd just fall out of the clouds that have been building up. His throat was closing slowly "I know I screwed things up. It's what I do. I mess everything up. I get scared of letting someone in and I push them away. But I never meant to push you away. I loved you. Hell, I will always love you. You shouldn't have left me. It's not fair." he battled with himself.

Someone banged hard against his door. He walked slowly over to it, stepping over the empty beer bottles and opened it.

Hey everyone. I am so glad you all seemed to be enjoying this fanfic so much. I can't believe I got so much feedback for it in so little time. Thank you all for the support. I love reading everyone's replies.

AND to answer someone question weather Jude and Tommy are ever going to see each other again. OF COURSE (eventually) I mean what would be the point of this ff if not for those two? Lol

Anyways I hope u all keep on reading and responding. Thanks for all the support

Minela