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Chapter 4
Tommy cried for ten minutes. Finally he looked up at Katie and spoke, "I should get going. I don't want to waste any more of your time." With that, Tommy got up to leave. Turning around, he found himself face-to-face with some one he had longed to see. "Jude?" His voice was scared and confused. He thought she was dead. He had learned that she had died instantly in a car crash yet here he was, talking to her. "Yeah..." her voice was low and confused too. How would he react? What would he do? Would he suddenly hate her for not telling the truth...for lying about everything? These questions raced through her mind. "I thought that you...that you..." tears came to Tommy's eyes. He couldn't say it. He couldn't believe it. He cried for 20 minutes thinking she was gone forever when in real life it was all a lie. "...were dead..." Tommy finished. Jude could feel the tears, pushing to fall, but she did a great job at keeping them in. "No...I just...I couldn't face you. I was hoping that you would just leave, and not do anything. I thought that you had stop caring...I was just..." By this time, Jude wasn't making any sense. "Wait! Slow down Jude! Why...why did you lie about being..." Tommy gulped, which as heard by everyone, "about being...dead...?"
"Because...I just. I couldn't face you. I was hoping that if you thought I was dead, you would leave, and I could go back to having a good life here." Tommy felt rejected with those words. "You don't want me anymore do you?" He asked, afraid of the answer. "Tommy---"
"No, Jude, I get it. I fell in love with you and when we were finally together, I was happy. But then you disappeared for no reason. But I wanted you back so for two years...TWO YEARS JUDE! Two years, I sat around crying, I looked everywhere for you...two years my life was falling apart because the woman I loved didn't love me back. That was a stupid question...'you don't want me anymore?'..." Tommy chuckled to himself, feeling stupid for asking that question. "Of course you don't want me anymore...that's why you left. That's why you pretended to be...dead...to get me away...And I thought you loved me..." Tommy smiled to himself, feeling stupid...but deep down he was already beggining to die, for the thought of Jude still being there, loving him, made him live, and without that hope, he was as good as dead. "Tommy--"
"No, Jude...I get it. I just was hoping to talk. To get the reason why you left...to tell you...that I still love you...but, whatever, it's okay. I uh...I'm gonna get going. ...Bye."
Tommy was walking out of the door, leaving a saddened Jude, and an awe-filled Katie. "Jude, you have to tell him why you left...he still loves you...he deserves to know."
Jude nodded her head and ran towards Tommy. "Tommy! Tommy, wait!" He turned around to see Jude standing at her houses' doorway. "Please...just let me explain." Tommy stood there. Should he let her explain? Should he give her a chance to make up for it? Of course he should! He loves her. "Okay...I'll take you to dinner...come on..."
"Hi, I'm Cassie and I'll be your server for today. How can I help you guys?" Jude looked over the drink menu. "I'll just have a sprite, thanks."
"Make that tow sprites." Tommy said. The waitress left to get the drinks, leaving Tommy and Jude alone to talk. "Tommy...I just. GOD I' m so confused! Everything back there...it was all just a blur!" Jude looked confused. Placing her elbows on the table, she put her head in her hands, and spoke again. "These last couple of years have been a blur." Tommy just stared at her. All he wanted was the answer to a simple question. "Why'd you leave?" Jude looked up at Tommy. How could she tell him? How would she explain what happened? She tried thinking of a way to avoid the question for now. "Um...first off, how is everyone? Kwest? Sadie? Mom? Dad? IS everything okay?" Her voice truly sounded sympathetic, and full of worry. Tommy knew that she wasn't ready to tell him, so he played it off. "Well, Kwest is as good as ever. He and Sadie are dating actually. Your mom...she's been dating a lot lately. But she met this really great guy the other day; she seems to really like him. Your dad is doing great with Yvette. But...everyone misses you...a lot! Like, insane. In every conversation you come up, and everyone wonders where you are, how you are doing...if you are ever coming back..." Tommy trailed off and looked down at the empty table before him.
"Here yeh go." The waitress put down two plates. Both were steak and potatoes. Both medium rare, except Tommy of course had a baked potato and Jude had hers mashed with gravy. They began to eat in silence. After about ten minutes, Tommy couldn't take it anymore. "So...uhh, how have you been lately?" Jude looked up at Tommy. She wasn't expecting to have a conversation so it took a while for her to process Tommy's question. "Oh, uh. I've been doing...good. I'm working down at a local record store. Live with Katie, and her boyfriend. We split rent between the three of us, so it's not that bad. I'm healthy...still breathing...Ha ha." Tommy smiled. "Good, that's good...so you like it here in NY?" Jude shook her head. "Yeah, I do. It's really beautiful here. With all the different colors. I love it. It's exciting!"
"Yeah, I remember coming here for your second album thinking you'd love it here. Ha ha, then when I got back, you tackled me to the ground because I forgot to say goodbye. You were so mad at me for leaving with no goodbye." Tommy smiled at the memory. "Yeah, and then when we went out to eat, we got in a huge food fight!" Jude and Tommy laughed at their memories. "Man, I could have sworn that it took me atleast a week to completely get all the butter and gravy out of my hair!"
"Yeah, and then when I drove you home that night, you got it all OVER my Viper!" Jude laughed. "Same Tommy that's still in love with his car I see!" Tommy smiled and looked at Jude.
"Jude..." Jude looked up at Tommy and grew serious again. "Yeah?" Tommy looked like he was about to cry. Before Jude noticed he looked down, but still carried on. "We...we were perfect. We waited 3 years to be together...I thought we were happy. We had so much fuun together. Please, Jude, tell me what I did that made you run away...maybe I could fix it." By now, Tommy was looking at Jude, a tear flowing silently, and slowly down his face. Jude got teary at this. Well... she thought here goes nothing...
Ah! Once again, this is two chapters put together. Ya know, this is supposed to be 17 chapters long. Not happening! LOL! When I posted this, the chapters seemed A LOT longer. Now they're...well...really short! LOL! But I still hope you guys enjoyed it! I think this is the last time I'm putting two together. I'm sorry, but they might be a bit short. LOL! ANyway. Hope you guys liked it! Please review: )