"Yeah"
" I was wondering if you could me meet at the studio, to go over the song you recorded, you know maybe put an instrument to a song, see how that works"
"Tommy, I thought you were mad at me and that you didn't want to see me?" Jude said trying to figure out why Tommy all of a sudden was calling her.
"I, saw the song Jude" Tommy spoke
"What, song? I don't know what you're talking about" Jude was thinking of course he's going to see songs, I'm a songwriter
"The one you wrote a week after we came back from the farmhouse….Stupid" Tommy said still feeling a pain in his heart
"oh, how did you read it?"
"It was in the photo album you gave me, did you not realize you left in it there, planning your trip in advance I guess."
"No, Tommy I wasn't planning the trip in advance, I was trying to get all the pictures I could find at the time, of us together as we went along, I took it with me to Colorado to remember the way we were." Jude confessed.
"Oh, So can you meet me at the studio unless you have somewhere else to be?" Tommy said hoping she didn't because he really wanted to see her, alone, with no distractions and no where to run off this time so they could talk.
"I don't know Tommy" Jude didn't know what to think of the offer, but she thought about it some more
"Please Jude, it's the least you owe me, right now" Tommy giving her a guilt trip.
"Alright, fine I'll be there in a few"
"Alright, I'm already pulling in the parking lot, I'll meet you in studio B." Tommy added hanging up the phone before she could protest.
"Why, Studio B? Oh the piano's in there maybe he wants to really work on the song, and avoid any other form of communication, but wait how did he get my song" Jude thought to her self
"Kwest, he is soo dead, wait 'til I see him tomorrow." Jude said as she shoved her phone back into her bag and made a u-turn and headed in the direction of the studio, while reminding herself to call her house and tell her parents not to wait up, seeing how it was almost midnight.
As Jude was on her way to the studio, Tommy sat in a chair, holding the Cd that had Jude's new song on it, he slipped it in the stereo and put on the headphones and listened to it as the time past thinking of what he was going to say to Jude when she arrived.
As Jude reached the parking lot she saw Tommy's viper, she parked right next to it and killed the ignition and pulled out her cell phone contemplating whether or not to call her mom now or later, she decided now would be the best answer. She dialed her house and let it ring, hoping someone would pick it up.
"Come on, someone pick up the phone"
"Hello" came a groggily voice
"Hey, Sadie, it's Jude can you tell mom and dad tonotwait up, I'm at the studio and I'm going to record a song." Jude said wanting to rush the song, so she wouldn't keep Tommy waiting in his thoughts.
"Oh, the studio, Kwest called me a few minutes ago, so he's obviously not with you so may I ask who you are at the studio with, my dear loving sister?" Sadie said almost trying to get under Jude's skin and succeeding.
"Sades, cut the crap I think you know who I'm at the studio with."
"Yes, Dad Pay UP!"
"Damn it" Jude could hear her father's voice in the background
"Sadie, am I on speaker phone and did you guys make a bet if I was going to see Tommy tonight?" Jude trying sound angry.
"Umm, Hey Jude got to go, Have fun tonight, don't do anything I wouldn't do and have fun" Sadie said quickly and hanging the phone up without hesitation.
Jude just smiled to herself, she's been home for a few hours and her family were already making best about her and Tommy, she thought that Tommy would have a laugh at that if it were under different circumstances.
Jude finally got enough nerve and got out of the car and walked into a very dark G-Major again, and made her way to Studio B, to find no one insight except a piano and music note lyrics set on the music stand above the keys. She walked over and took a seat on the padded seat in front of the piano read over the notes and started to play the lonely notes, and then she added her lyrics to the song, not noticing Tommy standing behind her leaning against the door frame watching her pour her heart out in that one song, like she did with so many others.
"I will remember you
will you remember me?
don't let your life pass you by
weep not for the memories
Remember the good times that we had?
I let them slip away from us when things got bad
how clearly I first saw you smilin' in the sun
wanna feel your warmth upon me, I wanna be the one"
(Tommy moved quietly closer every time Jude started to sing another verse)
"I will remember you
will you remember me?
don't let your life pass you by
weep not for the memories
I'm so tired but I can't sleep
standin' on the edge of something much too deep
it's funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word
we are screaming inside, but we can't be heard……."
Jude couldn't finish the song meant to much to her, when she heard someone clear their voice, she turned around to see Tommy only a few feet away from her.
"Jude, that song was great" Tommy said not really knowing what else to say.
"Yeah, well whoever wrote the chords for it to be played on the piano helped me out a lot, Thank you" Jude said knowingly that Tommy was the one who made them.
"Your welcome. Well we both know that we're here for more than what we're doing" Tommy trailed off.
"I know, and I'm prepared for whatever you're about to say to me, I can handle it"
"Do, you because what happens if I say something you won't like, will you take off again, like you did before, it's just like you to run when things don't go you're way." Tommy said, feeling a lump in his throat rise.
"I don't need to sit here and have you lecture me about me running, what about you, Tommy, you've ran before too"
" See, This what I mean, you 're starting to run again. Jude that was only one time, and it was what for two weeks, you knew why I had to leave." Tommy said angered
"Yeah, Tommy and you knew why I had to leave" Jude said rising from her seat making her way to Tommy "Yet, you still choose to be angry at me!"
"Because, you left for a whole year, you kept in contact with people around me, people I talked to everyday, yet you didn't have the decency to call me up and say 'hey Tom, how are you I miss you' That would have made things a little easier for me, God Jude you don't know how hard it was for me when you left, I felt like some one took everything I worked for and ripped it right out of my hands and heart." Tommy said, flying his hands up in the air, with frustration "And the worse thing was, that you knew how I felt about you and yet you still left." Tommy said sadly making his way to the couch on the far side of the studio.
Jude felt the tears rise in her eyes, True she did know how Tommy felt, he confessed to her that he didn't want her to leave him. She walked back over to the piano and sat back down, and started to play again, but this time a different tune for a different song.
"Only Hope" by: Mandy Moore
"There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again.
I'm awaken in the infinite cold
But you sing to me over and over and over again
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray
To be only yours
I know now
You're my only hope
Sing to me the song of the stars
Of the galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me all the plans that you have for me over again.
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray
To be only yours
I know now
You're my only hope
I give you my destiny
I'm giving you all of me
I want your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs
I'm giving Him all I have
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray
To be only yours
I pray
To be only yours
I know now
You're my only hope
Mmm...
Ooh.…"
Jude sat there as she let the song play her as her tears streaked down her face, that was two songs, in just one night an hour or so apart from each other, telling the people around her of the heartbreak she felt, and still feels.
"I, know how you felt Tommy when I left, because I felt the same way, I felt like that I couldn't go a day without being around you and I hated that, because I hated being dependant on one person for so long, because what was going to happen when I would wake up one day to find out that you're not here and learn that my protector had left me" Jude said finally taking her hands off the piano and turning away from it and her back to Tommy. While tears fell down her face.
"Jude you know that would never happen.!" Tommy said coming up and kneeling beside her
"How, do I know that Tommy, How can I put all my trust and faith in the one person who broke my heart?"
"Because, Jude, deep down inside you're heart is telling me to give me another chance to give yourself another chance and let yourself believe in our friendship. Jude I'm ready to forgive you for walking out on me, it's just you have to be ready to forgive yourself." Tommy said walking over to a couch and sitting back down.
"I'm trying" Jude said in a whipser to herself.
That sat in silence for a few moments. When Tommy started laughing, Jude glared over at him.
"What?" Jude said more as a statement then a questions
"I think it's funny that's all, I realize now that it's well past midnight, and I planned on spending my birthday away from the studio at home doing nothing, maybe even going for a drive in the country, but look where I am" Tommy snickered to himself
"Yeah, well I thought that I'd be in bed by now." As Jude spoke her cell phone went off again
"Quincy's 25th" Jude smiled to herself and looked up at Tommy and smiled again even wider
"Happy Birthday Quincy"
Tommy smiled even though they still had questions and more problems to solve, but with that smile Jude gave him he couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy to be in her presence again.
"Thanks, I can't believe I made it to my 25th, for sure I thought I'd have a heart-attack with all running around and what not you made me do over the years." He gave a soft smile towards the girl who knew him better than anyone.
"You liked it, you enjoyed having me wrapped around your finger" Jude said.
"More than you know" Tommy said to himself
"Hey, I know it's late, but what do you say about going to get some coffee at the café, I know you have some, but maybe we could talk some more" Jude asked hoping he'd say yes afraid he'd say no at the same time.
"Sure, it doesn't look like I'm going anywhere anytime soon." Tommy said while getting up from his seat on the couch.
The two made there way out of the studio shutting off everything that was turned on and locked up as they headed to their cars, when Jude stopped giving Tommy a quizzical stare.
"What"
"I was just wondering if we were taking separate cars or if we're driving together like we used to."
"Oh, well seeing how you haven't been in the viper for a year, let me drive, and I can bring you back after to pick up your car and I'll follow you home to make sure you get there safely seeing how it's on my way back to my apartment." Tommy said while trying to figure out how they just pretended that they didn't just lay all of their feelings out on the floor back in the studio, only minutes ago.
"Ok" Jude said as they both made there way to the Viper and got in, when Tommy started the car Jude's voice filled the silent air, immediately making Jude and Tommy blush.
"So you just couldn't get me out of your head" Jude said with a smile
"You have no idea, and believe me I tried, I really did." Tommy admitted.
"I'm sure you did" Jude said slightly disappointed.
Ok Time for the update, I own nothing to do with Instant Star or the characters or the song's "Only Hope" By Mandy Moore or "I will remember You" By Sarah McLachLan. Hope you guys enjoy it and thanks for the support so far.!The two took off in the familiar Viper talking about the usual music and what not, like they've never been separated for that whole year, when they reached the café got out walked in and placed their orders and took a seat at the far corner of the café so they could drown of the non-existing voices, they just wanted privacy, when someone walked in and recognize not only Tommy but Jude and walked right over to them, while getting a stare from both Jude and Tommy.
"Hey, Jude what's it been a year or more" said the voice quiet coldly.
Alright so there you have it. Umm I'm just putting the final touches on Chapter 10, it'll be out hopefully by this weekend. read it like it reply to it and you'll get more!
Jess