Chapter 6

Jude and the band ran through Skin and the rest of her set for theabout anhour. Jude began to relax a little after one or two songs, singing always has a way to calm her down no matter what is going on, but she wasn't able to relax totally since Tommy continued to sit there staring straight at her through each song. God he looked so good, no matter how mad she was at him, Jude still was not totally unaffected by Tommy. It had been such a long three weeks without him by her side. She really missed just being near him, whether they were working or just hanging out at the studio drinking coffee, she just simply missed him. Why did he have to pick Sadie, this summer could have been great, touring together, hitting the clubs on her nights off, just dancing the night away and enjoying each other's company. Well, Jude thought, I am not going to just forgive and forget. He will see that I have grown without him these last few weeks on the road and I don't need him to make me good anymore, I am can do it all on my own. As the band started to pack up their things and head back to their rooms to get ready to go out that night, Jude mentally ran through the lineup for tomorrow night's show and made sure she was ready. This would be the turning point of the summer, she would show everyone she was for real and wasn't going to fall apart in the middle of her first tour. Once Jude felt sure that she was prepared for the following night's show, she slowly made her way across the room to the exit and casually walked out into the sunshine as if Tommy was not even in the room.

Tommy watched Judewalk out of the club and head back to her room. God, how can she act like I am not even in the room. What happened to the Jude that he used to know, the one that would never have backed down if she was angry and especially the Jude that could talk to him about everything. Tommy had this sick feeling that Jude had changed a lot in the last three weeks and that their relationship would never be the same again.

As Jude made her way back to her room, she contemplated calling the guys and telling them that she changed her mind about going out tonight. She really didn't feel like dressing up or dealing with the crowds and loud music, but Jude decided to go anyway, maybe it would help her forget that Tommy was back in town. Jude picked out her outfit for the night, a pair of old faded jeans with more holes than material and a cute tight green shirt that went perfectly with her red locks. An hour later, as Jude finished putting on the finishing touches to her makeup, she took a moment to look in the mirror and had to admit she looked pretty hot. "Eat your heart out Little Tommy Q!"

Jude's cell phone began ringing and suddenly Tommy's picture popped up on the screen. "Great, just great. I really don't want to deal with him right now."

Flipping open her phone, Jude barked:

J: What do you want Tommy?

T: Jude, now is that anyway to answer the phone? What if I was some big producer guy who wanted to produce your next album?

J: Tommy….

T: OK, OK, not funny. Seriously though Jude, we need to talk. Can I come up?

J: Sorry but I have plans tonight. I have to meet the guys in like 3 minutes and I don't want them to leave without me.

T: What do you mean you're going out? Where are you going? Who's going along?

J: Not that it is any of your business, but the band and I are going to go check out this club in town.

T: Jude, do you really think that is such a good idea? I mean come on, why would you want to go to some club, that's not you. You always said you didn't feel like you fit in when you went Shay.

J: Tommy, I am not a little girl, I can take care of myself and yes, I do want to go. So please, I have to go or I am going to be late.

T: Jude…

The line went dead before Tommy could say anything else. What was with her, she was acting totally different, nothing at all like the Jude he knew and liked. As much as Tommy hated admitting it, it was mostly all his fault that Jude was acting this way and he had to do something about it.

Tommy jumped up fromhis chair in the lobby and headed back the way he had come from his room. It looked like there was no changing Jude's mind about going out to the club, so Tommy guessed he was just going to have to keep an eye on her tonight and make sure she didn't do anything stupid. Tommy threw open the door to his room and started rummaging through the clothes in his suitcase.Fifteen minutes later, Tommy was dressed to go out and with one final look in the mirror, Tommy made his way to the lobby to find out just exactly what and where this club was.