Howdy. So here's the next chapter, unofficially titled "Sadie Speaks, Part II." There are only 2 chapters with Sadie speaking, so no worries, we're moving right along...:-)

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Jude lost her breath at the sound of those words. Her hands were shaking and she could hear her heart pounding. She felt like she had misheard, like it wasn't real. "What?" was all she could muster, staring back at Sadie.

"He's in love with you. He may not admit it, not to you or to himself, but he definitely is," Sadie said, as the tears rolled down her cheeks.

"I…I don't…we're just friends…" Jude contested.

"Wait, there's more. After I had this realization, I confronted him. I went to his place and told him exactly what I thought was going on and why he had been pulling away," she sniffed bringing up the memory. "You know what his response was? He told me I was being paranoid and that the problem in our relationship wasn't him or you, it was me—that I drove him away. Obviously, we broke up and the rest is history, but even though he didn't admit to having feelings for you, he didn't exactly deny it either."

"But…I don't understand. Why are you suddenly trying so hard to get him to admit it?" Jude asked, recalling their argument earlier.

"Because, Jude…part of me still feels like everything was my fault. Even though I know there was more to it, I can't help but believe that I did something to make him withdraw and our relationship fall apart. When I saw you two in the basement this morning, all of those emotions came back and I found myself on a mission to prove myself right. That whole charade I pulled with the kiss, it was all to get him to admit what he didn't that day. I was forcing him to face reality head on and allow me to close that chapter of my life," Sadie said feeling the tears well up.

"It can't be…" Jude thought aloud.

"It is, Jude. I swear. I may not know him like you do, but I know what I saw. And what I continue to see whenever the two of you are together. It's true."

"No, it can't be," Jude said shaking her head.

"Why not?" asked Sadie in bewilderment.

"Because…because I've been trying for the last year to get rid of him and now I'm supposed to give back in to those feelings when he won't even admit it to himself? I can't believe it's true, Sadie. I don't want to get hurt again."

"Jude, you can handle this however you want, but until you both come to terms with it, I can't let it go." Sadie muttered. "I love Ryan, but I can't give him more of myself until I have closure with Tommy."

Jude sat speechless and still in shock. Her mind was racing to comprehend everything she had just heard. Watching Sadie's tears fall, Jude suddenly felt guilty. Had she really been the reason for her sister's heartbreak?

She hung her head and softly whispered, "I'm sorry, Sadie."

"Don't be," she responded, wiping her eyes. "It's not your fault. For awhile, I thought it was. I thought you were intentionally trying to break us up, but this all happened before you even got home so it was really just him." Jude nodded in understanding.

Sadie continued, "Look, Jude, I know you're going to talk to Tommy about this, but can you keep it between the three of us? Ryan's already angry at me for causing a scene today, the last thing I need is for him to know I'm still stuck in Tommy-land."

"Sure," Jude agreed, watching Sadie yawn and standing to leave.

"Sadie, for what it's worth, thanks for telling me. I hated what you made me do downstairs and I seriously may never forgive you…"

"Oh come on, Jude. You know you loved it," Sadie said with a playful smile.

Jude hesitated but let the truth surface. "Okay, I loved it, at least while it was happening. But I hated that it happened in front of a crowd of people, including my ex," she said, remembering Jamie's irate reaction. "Anyway, you didn't have to tell me the truth about why you did this but you did. So thanks."

"No problem," Sadie responded watching Jude leave. "Jude?"

"Yeah?" she responded reappearing in the doorway.

Sadie paused and then said quietly, "He's a good kisser, isn't he?"

Jude blushed but smiled, knowing exactly what Sadie was referring to. "Good is an understatement. But I thought Ryan was your best?"

"I didn't say the best, I just said good. Ryan wins for overall magic but Tommy wins for intensity. And from what I witnessed today, it looks like you got a good dose of both."

Jude sighed, asking, "How can one person be so difficult and then make you feel like that?"

"Welcome to the world of guys, Jude. Get used to it. Especially if the guy is Tom Quincy—he's the king of contradiction."

Jude grinned in understanding and said, "Well, good night."

"Night," Sadie responded, watching Jude head out of the room.

She went downstairs, where everyone was already asleep. She eased herself into her sleeping bag and lay down. As exhausted as she was, she couldn't sleep. She kept tossing and turning, hearing Sadie's words repeating through her mind.

He's in love with you. He may not admit it, not to you or to himself, but he definitely is.

It was you all along, I was just the consolation prize.

I could tell, just in the way that he looked at you, in the way that you looked at each other, there was this warmth there that I never had with him.

She grabbed her watch: 2:10am. She huffed at the sight and then suddenly had an idea. She grabbed a flashlight and her notebook and crept upstairs to her cold bedroom. She closed the door and started to write. She grabbed her guitar from the corner and lightly strummed a few chords. Inspiration took hold of her as she wrote feverishly. She had just completed the first verse as she heard a light tapping on the door. Thinking she had awoken Sadie in the next room, she ran to the door and said, "Sorry, Sadie, I was—"

But staring back at her wasn't Sadie. It was Tommy.

Jude instantly felt nervous looking into his blue eyes glowing in the light from his candle.

"Oh, sorry, I thought it was Sadie..." she said, looking down.

"It's okay. I couldn't sleep and I thought I heard music. Can I come in?" he asked, following her eyes which were looking anywhere but at him. Jude hesitated for a moment and then swung the door open to let him in.

She walked back over to the corner and grabbed her guitar, saying, "Just make sure the door is closed. I don't want to wake Sadie."

Tommy silently closed the door, making sure it was secure, and leaned back against it, feeling his palms sweat as he watched Jude gently sit on the ground with her guitar.