Blah blah I don't own Instant Star or anything affiliated with it

But I wish I diddd!

Okay I know that this chapter is really short, but bear with me….

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Okay. So it's been what? Two weeks and I still haven't called Tommy back. I know I should but…he's TOMMY Q from BOYZ ATTACK? How am I supposed to take him seriously? Especially if he's producing somebody like SADIE? I guess I should called him sooner, before he came and found me.

So I'm falling asleep in Algebra right? When all of a sudden the door opens and all the girls in my class start screaming, which you know…wakes me up!

So I look up and there's Little Tommy Q, looking really REALLY uncomfortable. I couldn't help it…I started laughing.

"Um Ms.." Tommy looked at my teacher and I seriously thought she was going to pee in her pants.

" Johnson! What can I do for Mr…Quincy" and she giggled. My old hag of a math teacher giggled. I felt my mouth drop to my desk.

" Yeah so Ms. Johnson, can I talk to Jude really quickly?"

"Yes yes! By all means"

In the meantime, I had very artfully attempted to hide behind my math book, which really didn't work because Tommy came up to my desk and dragged me out of the room. I thought the girls in my class would kill me.

Once we got outside the room, he got straight down to business.

"Why haven't you called? I thought you wanted to record"

"Oh well… I dunno, I'm kind of failing math right now so my parents have um--"

"Yeah okay, you've been avoiding me"

"What? No I--"

"OH please, you're easier to read than a first grade book. So when will you come in and record?"

"Look Tommy-"

"Jude, you have to understand. You're the real thing, girl. You have to record your songs."

"But Sadie—things are already bad at home"

I looked away, and he seemed to look at me more closely.

" I don't want to lose the one person in my family that I can talk to, too hate me Tommy"

"Jude…I can see it in you, this is your dream"

"I know it is….but Sadie won this time, just like she always does. She won the contest, why're you chasing after me?"

"Well…between you and me, you actually have talent"

"Very funny" I was being sarcastic, but I admit, he did make me smile right then.

" Look, at least let me show you what you're missing. Tonight, why don't we just hang out. We'll go for dinner and work on some of your songs"

Okay, so here's where I got confused. Lil' Tommy Q was asking me out…wasn't he?

" I don't know Tommy…"

"Jude, you have to. I'm picking you up at 7, be ready"

"But!-"

He smiled and put on his sunglasses.

"Uh-uh-uh! Get back to what was it? Basic Math?"

"HEY! It's Algebra and I'm trying okay!"

He laughed at me and walked away; I opened my mouth to say something, then just went back to class.

Tommy's POV

So, I went to Jude's school knowing that she couldn't run from me there. But when I kind of asked her out, I'll admit I shocked myself. She's sixteen after all but… I hate to admit but even though I barely knew her she was getting to me. A sixteen year old who didn't treat me like Lil' Tommy Q who totally got---wait a second…

I like JUDE? Of all people, and somebody I've talked to what…twice. Somebody who's SIX YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME? And I asked her out on a date tonight. Maybe she won't think it's a date….because if she thinks it's a date…and I like her and I think it's a date…but she's SIXTEEN…

Oh tonight's going to be interesting. Very, very interesting….