Hey everybody, sorry it's taken so long for an update. My computer has a virus so I am relying on somebody else's and it isn't working right. But here it is, it's a short one because it went in a direction I wasn't planning on. So now I have to rewrite some of the next chapter. So yeah, I'll get that posted as soon as I can. Please review and tell me what you think!

Jude stormed into her house with only one thought on her mind. Finding out what alien had taken over her mother's body and getting rid of it. There was no way her real mother would call Georgia and tell her to rip up her contract. One it was illegal and G Major Records could sue. Two, it was just plain wrong. Jude had spent her whole life working for this and her mom was going to just take it all away.

"Mom!" Jude yelled slamming the door behind her.

"Get in here Jude!" Victoria yelled from the kitchen.

Jude made her way to the kitchen looking at all the boxes and suitcases in confusion. Her dad had taken all his stuff earlier and he didn't own a pink suitcase. Who was moving in now and please say Dan was not moving in. Especially with pink luggage.

"Who's moving in?" Jude asked forgetting for a moment that she was mad.

"Nobody," her mom said closing the freezer.

"But then…" Jude said even more confused.

"Sadie," Victoria said finally turning to look at her daughter. "Sadie has decided to move out. Said that it was your idea and told me I should thank you." Victoria waited for Jude to say something but when she just stood there staring at her she took a deep breath trying to calm down. "So since you both think this family is ridiculous and that your father and I need help, I'm going to fix that. For the both of you."

"What are you talking about?" Jude asked beginning to feel a little nervous.

"This family is ridiculous. Your father cheating, throwing us all away for some bimbo. Sadie moving out to live with some friend that I've never heard of. And you, blatantly ignoring me when I ask you to do something for me, plus skipping school. This family does need help," Victoria said picking up the bowl of ice cream she just dished for herself.

"It's not that big of a deal," Jude said quietly.

"No, it is a big deal. You've never skipped school before. You've skipped doing homework for sure but not school. And you have never ignored me like you did today. At least, not while your father was living here," she said holding back the tears that threatened to fall. "Look, I know you are closer to your father. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. I never understood the whole music thing, you two never let me in."

"Mom, its just that you never seemed interested," Jude admitted sitting down at the kitchen table. "I never meant to keep you out of my music."

Victoria stared at her. "I would never make you quit, I hope you know that. I was just so angry when I got home and saw the house still a mess and Sadie packing. I just lost it."

Jude smiled. "Believe me, I know how that goes. I think I've been going crazy all week. I can't eat, sleep, write songs and I think I'm mad at Jamie."

"You think?" her mom asked now the confused one.

"I'm too tired to figure out if I am or not," Jude said beginning to laugh.

Victoria joined her and they were both soon sharing a bowl of ice cream and talking about everything.

"I made Dad tell you and not a day goes by that I wonder if that was the right thing or if I should have just stayed out of it," Jude said wiping away the tears that were falling. She

hated crying but if she had to shed a few tears, at least it was in front of her mom.

"No Jude, don't blame yourself. You did the right thing. It was your father that was wrong. He never should have told you to stay quiet," Victoria said pulling Jude in for a hug. "I know how much you idolized him. And this hurts you the most and I wish I could say something to make it better but I can't. I'm just sorry that it happened right after the whole Shay debacle."

"Mom, don't even worry about me," Jude said pulling away. "I'm actually feeling a lot better. I overreacted to the whole Shay thing."

"Jude, you loved him," she said smiling sadly at her youngest daughter. "It's okay to hurt. Believe me, I do. Sometimes I feel like I'll always hurt."

Jude stared at her mom and watched as the one person she had always thought of as strong and independent. She always thought crying made you weak but watching her mom cry into a bowl of ice cream made her realize that it wasn't weak. It was human and it was almost refreshing. It was like cleansing your soul. "I'm sorry mom, really sorry."

"It's okay hon, really, I'll be okay."

Jude nodded and took a deep breath. Her mom was right. She was hurt but she was done letting that control her whole life. It was time to suck it up and get back into the game. She had a CD to finish and a tour to plan. Jude Harrison was back.