A/N: Okay, so here is the next part. Pardon me for any spelling mistakes, I'm currently without Microsoft Word and that was the only form of beta I had. I did my best to catch any mistakes but I might have missed a few. On a fanfic note, I'm not feeling to good about this post; I don't think I wrote it that well. I do however, feel that I left it at a good part. Criticism is always appreciated...

Setting: Jude's party

Jude let out the breath she didn't know she was holding as she took a seat on the sofa inside the studio. Putting her head in her hands, she thought about what this meant; what this half of a heart meant. She knew what it meant right down to the 't' but it was easier for her to think about what it meant than it was for her to accept it's meaning. The bracelet was gorgeous and the charms fit her perfectly, especially the broken heart. Jude knew that the broken heart was to make her realize that Tommy still loved her. It symbolized exactly what he felt at that moment. He may love her but the feeling in his point of view wasn't mutual but that was because she never told him.

Jude dug her head out of her hands and stood up from the sofa. Once her weight was stablized and she was able to walk in the heels, she headed towards the door of the studio. Before she opened the door, she straightened out her dress a bit then exited, heading towards Sadie who was still standing at the bar with Kwest.

"Hey," Sadie said to Jude as she gave her a comforting hug. "I'm guessing it didn't go so well in there." Jude shook her head no to Sadie in response.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Kwest asked sincerely. He knew that Tommy was a touchy subject for Jude to talk about and the same went for Tommy; he only like talking about Jude when it involved good memories of the two.

Jude thought about it for a moment then responded. "I told him I wanted to take the past three years back." Jude tore her gaze away from the couple in front of her as her voice faltered towards the end of her sentence. "And it's the truth; I really do wish things weren't like this."

"Well," Kwest began in a soft voice. "How do you wish they were?"

Jude sucked in a deep breath then exhaled it quickly after. "I wish I was with him; I wish he knew how much I love him. But now that I think about it, I don't think I can find the courage to tell him."

"Jude," Sadie began. "If you continue to keep your true feelings for him inside, then the three years of heartache you desperately want to take back will turn into five years of unecessary pain for the both of you. If you honestly want him to know how you feel, then you need to tell him soon."

"I know I do."

"So then go tell him," Kwest stated flatly.

"I-I can't," Jude stated truthfully. "I can't because I'm afraid he won't take me; I'm afraid he'll push me away like I did to him."

"Well," Sadie began, "if that happens, then you'll deserve it, Jude. As hurtful as that sounds, it's the truth. So I suggest you go tell him soon before that actually happens."

Jude nodded her head then turned to walk towards one of the exits. As she began to walk she realized she would need a ride so she turned back around and looked at Sadie. "Could you bring me?" Sadie smiled at Jude and turned to Kwest.

"I have to go do this with her, Kwest." She leaned up and gave him a gentle yet loving kiss on the lips. "I'll be back in a few." Sadie turned around and met up with her sister in the middle of the dance floor.

The drive to Tommy's apartment complex was filled with noise of the night. Crickets chirping, owls hooing and the sound of on coming cars came through the small space the girls had allowed their windows to go down. As of up to that moment in time, no words were spoken between the two women since they left G Major.

Once Jude stopped fiddling with the bracelet that was now hanging loosely from her wrist, she remembered the cd Tommy gave her. She remembered there was a note inside from him and decided that now was the best time to read it. She glanced down at the jewel case as it sat on her lap and opened the case. She retrieved the note from the case and slowly opened it. Jude inhaled a few breaths as she noticed his small yet messy scrawl on the paper along with a few tear stains. She ran her fingers over the stains and felt her eyes grow glassy. Before she allowed the tears to fall, she began to slowly read the note in an attempt to grasp everything Tommy was trying to tell her.

Jude,
I've been wanting to do this for a while now, you know, tell you how I feel. But the more I think about it the more I realize that you already know and you have known since you were eighteen; you just chose to not believe it. And I think that's what bothers me most, the fact that you don't believe me. I know that in the past I've done things to make you not want to trust me or believe me on certain subjects but on this particular one, it's true. Everything I've ever told you about how I feel about you is real, even through the hardships we've shared my love for you stood through it all. That's what kept me going; the thought of us one day being together is what got me up in the morning but as of right now I'm not sure.
Tonight I went to see Sadie and Kwest about your gift. I showed them the bracelet I bought for you and they were in awe; but then again that's what you do to me. You take my breath away everytime I look at you. Even though that single gift cost me a month's rent, it still didn't seem like enough. And that's where the cd comes in. The cd has a single song on it; one that I happen to know is your favorite. I hope that the song gives you some insight on what I feel for you because lately it seems like words aren't enough.
It seems like the more I tell you the more you disbelieve what I'm saying. Don't Jude, don't think that what I tell you are all lies because they aren't. The words are from my heart and soul and they speak of promise; a promise in which I intend on keeping forever. I love you, Jude and that's the promise you refuse to believe. By you doing that, you make me think that this particular promise is false, that I don't love you. But I do, all your actions say to me is that you don't want me too. So if that's what you want from me from now on, then fine. I'll tell you that I don't love you because that's what you want, but when I say that to you, that will qualify as the one and only lie that I will ever say to you.
-Tommy

As the tears in her eyes began to fall freely, Jude felt Sadie's warm hand on top of hers.

"We're here, Jude," was all Sadie said. Jude shut her eyes lightly, trying her hardest to push the tears back down to their origin. After a few moments, Jude fluttered her eyes open and stepped out of the car. With a quick wave goodbye to Sadie, Jude was on her way to see Tommy with both the cd and the bracelet in tow...