I'm backkk. Short first chapter, but I have tons of ideas for this sequel, so I promise it'll get better. I'm hoping to have another chapter up tomorrow, and of course, I'm always open to suggestions, so if there's something you wanna see, no matter how random, let me know!
Title:Depending on Destiny
Summary: Sequel to "Surviving Fate". Tommy and Jude are back in the real world. She's recording, he's producing, and they're dating. But can those back at home understand their relationship? How will they cope outside of isolation?
Disclaimer: I own nothing, sadly.
Reviews: are always appreciated, as I'm sure you all know
Chapter One - Back in the Saddle
It'd been an entire month since she had left the deserted area she came to call home. It'd been about two weeks since she'd last seen Tommy; he came to visit her briefly, but for the most part, he was busy between preparing for work and moving into a new apartment, closer to G Major Records. It'd been three days since she last spoke to him, which was odd for her.
And it'd been at least ten minutes since she left the cab and stood outside of G Major's building.
She couldn't wait to see him again; she had grown so accustomed to being with him all day and night that these last few weeks felt almost out of place. But what if he changed his mind? What if she walked in and he treated her as any other artist? What if he didn't miss her like she had missed him?
She didn't want to face him; she didn't want to face any changes that he, in her mind, undoubtedly encountered.
She readjusted the guitar strapped to her back for what seemed like the twentieth time, and finally walked in. She was overwhelmed at first; there were interns running around, and an Asian woman pushing carts of clothes and accessories around. She walked to the front desk, waiting for the receptionist to end her call.
"How can I help you?" She couldn't be any older than 25; she was tan, her hair was long and blonde, and Jude felt intimidated just standing in front of her.
"Um, I'm looking for Georgia? I'm the Instant Star winner…" she explained, chewing on her bottom lip nervously.
"Oh, okay," she replied, eying her. "Walk straight back that way, it's your last door to your left," she pointed quickly, then was back on the phone again.
Jude mumbled a quick thank you and followed the directions, knocking lightly on the office door.
"Come on in," she heard a pleasant voice, and she pushed the door open. She was surprised to see a woman whose appearance wasn't completely frightening. That's how she'd imagined her boss to be, anyway, after all the awful people she met when she won.
"Jude Harrison?" she asked, and Jude nodded.
"Welcome to G Major! I'm glad you arrived safely. It's nice to finally meet the girl we've heard so much about," Georgia stood up from behind her desk to shake her hand, and she immediately felt somewhat relieved.
After formalities: signing contracts and going over work and time schedules, Georgia gave her a small tour, introducing her to EJ, her publicist, and then led her to Studio A.
"Now I know it's your first day, so if you don't have material or anything that's okay. We can record the song you won with, but I want you to get working right away on songs for your album. Tommy should be in there already," the mere mention of his name sent butterflies to her stomach, " and Kwest is his wingman, I'm sure you'll get along famously. If you have any questions, just ask me. I'm sure you won't have any problems."
She walked in anxiously, steadying her breathing as she saw Tommy turn around.
She sighed in relief though, when she saw his smile. He immediately rose to his feet, embracing her in a hug.
"I missed you," he whispered, and all doubts erased momentarily from her mind. As he held her close, she noticed a man still sitting at the soundboard; he cleared his throat, gaining Tommy's attention.
"Oh, Kwest… this is Jude Harrison," he said pointedly.
She watched as his jaw dropped in surprise, but he quickly recovered. " It's nice to finally meet you…"
"Thanks," she said awkwardly, as Tommy guided her to a nearby sofa. They sat for a minute in silence, happy to finally be back together, but not sure as to how to react.
Finally Kwest spoke, "So Jude, how old are you?"
"Seventeen next month," she smiled, but she could have sworn she felt Tommy tense up.
"You're sixteen?" Kwest questioned in surprise.
Oh yeah. He was definitely tense.