"Jude," Tommy said opening the door to her room.

"Great," she thought to herself. "She just had to go get him didn't she?"

"Hey Tommy," she said in an upbeat voice.

"Sadie said I should come talk to you, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," Jude said.

"Somehow I don't believe that. Please tell me."

"Sadie seems to have a big mouth why not go ask her?" Jude said with resentment.

"You're right I could go ask her, but I want to hear what's wrong from you."

"Oh I'm really doubting you want to know this."

"Try me."

"Ryan came back last night."

"WHAT?" Tommy asked outraged.

"Yeah, that's not the half of it. He came to my room, why I got to be so lucky I don't know."

Tommy dreaded the next words that came out of her mouth. Part of him already knew what was going to be said. Instead of making her tell him he decided to apeak. "I know what he did," Tommy said.

"What? You knew about this?"

"No I didn't know technically, but I can just about guess and I should have been there to protect you. I'm sorry Jude," he said as he shook his head.

"It's not your fault," Jude said, trying to hold herself together.

Tommy looked up and looked into her sea-green eyes. She was so beautiful yet he could see the pain that was etched into her.

They sat in silence until Tommy looked over and saw tears running down her cheeks. He swiftly wrapped his arm around her and brought her close.

Jude stiffened at first but she knew Tommy would never hurt her. She felt his warm body and smelled his sweet smelling cologne. She knew she was safe.

Meanwhile Sadie was out in the kitchen explaining things to Kwest.

"I knew he was going to do something stupid. I just never thought he'd do this," Kwest said.

"She's hurting Kwest, I know she is. But she's acting so strong and calm," Sadie said, a few tears falling down her face.

Kwest walked over to Sadie and hugged her. "Maybe it's her way of dealing with it. Not everyone handles things the same." He knew this was going to be hard on everyone, but he knew Jude was the one that had to carry the burden.

"I'm going to kill him Jude."

"No," she sniffed.

"Jude he had no right to do that!"

"I know Tommy, but I'm not going to let you do something that stupid. I'll be okay."

"No you won't! This will haunt you forever Jude."

"Maybe it will-" she trailed off.

Tommy pulled away from her and held her hand. "You need to go to a doctor Jude."

"No!" she yelled, her eyes widening. "I won't go Tommy!"

"What? Why the hell not?"

"Becuase I don't want to," she said as she stood up and hobbled around her room with the crutches.

"Jude there is no way we can get Ryan arrested if you don't go!"

"I don't want anyone else touching me!" she screamed. "I don't want the whole world to know that Jude Harrison, Instant Star, was raped by her producer's older brother!"
"But-"

"No!" she said as she hobbled out of the room.

"Jude wait!"

"Just let me go Tommy," she said in an eerily calm voice.

Tommy let go of her hand and let her go into the studio.

She locked the door behind her and sat down in front of the sound board. She loved Tommy but she had to keep pushing him away. She couldn't deal with everything. She made a vow to herself that she would not turn to pills or blades. Ryan would not have that power over her.

"She won't go to the doctor," Tommy announced as he sat down in the kitchen and let out a defeated sigh.

"So she's just going to let him get away?" Sadie asked.

"She doesn't want to go and I won't force her Sadie."

"How could he do this to her?" Sadie rhetorically asked.

"He wants revenge Sadie. This has nothing to do with Jude. She's just his pawn."

"This is sick man, even for him," Kwest said.

"I know and I want to beat the crap out of him for doing what he did."

"What do we do now?" Sadie asked as she looked in the direction of the studio.

"I don't know. I guess we give her space. That's what she wants," Tommy said quietly.

"What if she hurts herself?"

"She won't," Tommy said as he walked back to his own room and sat on his bed. He knew there was no way he could ever grasp what had happened to Jude last night or even what was going through her head today. This was one thing Tommy couldn't take away. He could take away the pills, and he could take away the razors. But, he could not take away the pain of someone violating her.