A/N: Hey all! I'm so glad you guys are interested in this:D I'm going to double post, I want to try and get you all caught up asap with my other readers, that way I don't have to keep track of where each group is…makes my life harder. So…I'll leave 2 and 3 up now and later, I'll probably post 4 and 5 (I would like to see about 5 new reviews) so let's strive:D Hope you all enjoy!
Please note, I don't own That Girl, and I do own the song Jude is writing in the end of this chapter, Do You Think of Me? I will be severly annoyed if I see anyone using that 'song' without my consent, so please don't steal it.
Chapter 2
"…And still I try and justify
try and let this die, you'll never say goodbye
I can't quite rub it in your face
Just in three more days I'll send you home to cry
I'm the blood you might need
in your car when you speed
In that cigarette you breathe
You can't get rid of me…"
Jude finished the song and smiled at the applause she got. The crowd was cheering so loudly, the sound was deafening. She bowed and the boys from SME did the same. Jude turned to them and grinned. Once the cheering died down, Jude picked up the mic for one last word.
"Thank you all for coming out tonight," There was a chorus of cheers and several shouts of "I love you Jude!" Jude just smiled and waited for her fans to settle down. "That was the last song for the night and thanks for being such a great crowd." The fans cheered louder than before and Jude returned the mic to the mic stand and she left the stage with the SME boys. Once backstage, Jude let out a deep breathe and continued to beam at the band.
"That song kicked ass Jude!" Speed said, walking towards the tour bus with her. Jude just nodded. "Most of your songs have gotten more…vocal" Speed said, waiting for a response. Jude just shrugged.
"The tours going great, the fans are awesome, I'm just loving this." Jude said, not revealing the real passion behind her songs. She was trying to avoid singing the songs she wrote about Tommy, but it was hard. He was her inspiration during the past year and it was hard to pick songs that weren't about him. Each set opened with her first hit, 24 Hours. She then varied in her performance list, usually staying away from Skin, Time to be Your 21, Temporary Insanity, Could Be You, That Girl, and Your Eyes (mostly because of Shay). That only left her with a couple of options, which she didn't mind, but she wanted to mix up the songs a bit. Tonight, she had played 24 Hours, Me Out of Me, Let Me Fall, I'm In Love With My Guitar, and lastly, That Girl.
"uh-hu." Speed said, not sounding at all convinced. Jude just shrugged off his ways and entered the tour bus to see the rest of the guys jumping around and jamming to Metallica. Jude shook her head at the guys. It seemed after every show, the guys were hyped and ready to go out and party, while Jude just felt drained. She was surprised her voice hadn't started to get hoarse yet with all the powerful vocals she had been putting out.
"Hey Jude," Wally said, realizing her presence. "We're going to go to a local club to party, want to come?" He asked her, looking like he really wanted her to go out with them. Jude shook her head.
"Guys, I'm beat." She said, staring empathetically at their energetic faces. "Go out, have fun. I'm going to relax." The singer stated, sitting down on the couch and propping her feet up. Speed and the guys just stared at her a moment, shrugged, and said their good byes and left her alone.
With the guys gone, the bus was filled with eerie quietness and Jude found herself basking in it. It wasn't often she got time to herself these days. Bus life didn't leave room for much privacy. She had to admit, she was growing fond of the SME boys. They were a little weird, but the reminded her of Jamie; her best friend turned boyfriend who was still back home.
Jude still wasn't sure what to make of the new-found relationship, but she wasn't going to discard the friendship they had over the years. She didn't know if she could ever love Jamie in any other way, but she was willing to try…if she could just get a certain someone out of her mind. Jude frowned and scolded herself once again for thinking about her producer who was going behind her back and started dating her sister. She would ask him, what exactly he sees in Sadie if it wasn't so obvious what he saw in her. Any guy wouldn't turn Sadie away…unless they were gay.
Feeling frustrated with the turn of events, Jude went to her bunk and pulled out her old notebook. She had been trying to write lyrics the whole tour, but Speiderman was too insane to let her get any work done. Speed was like a giant three year old. You can't leave him unattended or he can't be held responsible for whatever happens while not under supervision. She uncapped her pen and began to write, while singing:
"I can't get you out of my mind…
No matter how hard I try…
I can't rid myself of thoughts of you
Do you bury me under your skin
Do you think of me
When you kiss her
Do you think of me?
When you touch her
Do you think of me?
In the darkness of your bed
Do you think of me?
Cuz I think of you…
You're like an addiction
No matter how I try,
I can't stop
Wanting…
Needing…
Thinking…
Fantasizing…
Loving…
You
Do you bury me under your skin
Do you think of me
When you kiss her
Do you think of me?
When you touch her
Do you think of me?
In the darkness of your bed
Do you think of me?
Cuz I think of you…"
Jude put her pen in her mouth and stared at the lyrics. She liked the rough copy, but they still needed something…something more. She continued to think on her lyrics and couldn't think of another lyric variation so she picked up her guitar, for the thousandth time in the last month, and began strumming a few soft chords, and sang quietly the lyrics she had just wrote. She smiled at the sound and continued working, glad she'd have something to record when she returned to Toronto.
