-1Thanks for all the nice things you said in your reviews. I'm having a blast writing this and you can bet there will be a sequel. Please let me know what you think of the newest addition. I worked really hard on it. Enjoy.

"Picked up the Pieces will be on my album," Jude said for the thousandth time. They'd been arguing about it for hours and so far the only person that agreed with her was Georgia. Tommy and Kwest were both adamantly against it.

"No you aren't, the song is pathetic, bad for you image," Tommy said getting sick of the argument. He couldn't figure out why Jude wanted to record it. Yeah it had been fun singing it together at the charity concert but they didn't need to get carried away with it. The song wasn't a Jude Harrison song. "Besides I thought you wanted to only have original songs on the album.

"Yeah well, I changed my mind," Jude said rolling her eyes.

"Why this song?" Kwest asked confused. He couldn't figure it out. Jude hated Boyz Attack's music but now she wanted to record their top song from back in the day. It didn't make sense.

"Because I like it," Jude admitted feeling her face flush. "Not the whole boy band thing but the words. It's a fun song, I really enjoyed singing it."

"So what," Tommy said. "That doesn't make the song right for you."

Jude sighed and stood up. "I'm recording the song with or without you Tommy."

"I'm your producer, you need me to record anything," Tommy pointed out.

"Tommy, I want to do this song. I know my fans and with the way I sing it, they'll like it. Please, I know you don't agree but I want to record it," Jude said pleading with him. She couldn't explain why she wanted to so badly. She just knew she couldn't back down. "Besides, you wrote the song, won't you get a royalty check or something if I sing it."

Tommy chuckled softly. "You think I care about the money. I just don't want you to regret it when your fans are like, what was she thinking?"

"I won't," Jude promised.

"Fine, you can record it but you still have to come up with one more song," Tommy explained.

"Already on it," Jude said smiling. She grabbed her backpack and walked towards the door. " I've gotta get to school but I'll be here after to start. Thank you so much. Bye."

"I hope I didn't just make a mistake," Tommy said more to himself than Georgia or Kwest.

"Tommy, you didn't see her face while she sang that song. She really liked it. I don't think it's a mistake. And it's not like she is going to make it a single or anything. It's just a song, on her album," Georgia said as her phone rang.

Tommy nodded and slowly made his way out of the room. He headed towards his office but changed directions and pulled out his cell phone. Remembering Sadie's words from the charity concert, he dialed her cell.

"Hello," she said sounding out of breath.

"Sadie, it's Tommy."

"Oh hey," she said happily. "Wow, little Tommy Q calling me."

"Okay, the first time I let it slide because you were angry. But never call me that again," Tommy said smiling when he heard her laugh.

"Alright, so what can I do you for?" she asked.

"Well, I remember you saying if I ever wanted to hang out to call you," he said leaving G Major and walking towards his viper.

"Oh," Sadie said sounding surprised. "Wow, I never thought you'd actually call me."

Tommy was smiling as he pulled out of the parking lot. "Well I did and I'm ready to hang out. Meet me somewhere."

Sadie looked at the clock on the wall and decided that blowing off one class wouldn't kill her. And besides, how many times in your life did a celebrity call you asking to hang out. She dropped her book bag on the floor and opened her closet door. Now the only thing she had to do was find a killer outfit.

Jude was only a block away from her high school when the limo pulled up. She stopped on the sidewalk and looked around but the only person outside was her. And the only person she knew that road in a limo was… Shay.

"Hey Jude," he said stepping out of the limo.

"What do you want?" she asked wishing she had the courage to just give him the finger and walk away.

"Is that anyway to treat an old friend, an old boyfriend?" Shay asked trying to make her smile but when he saw the look in her eyes he realized how wrong he was.

"You don't want to bring that up, believe me," Jude said crossing her arms over her chest.

"Jude we need to talk," Shay said softly.

"I think you said all you had to say at my sixteenth birthday party. You know the one that you brought your new skanky ass girlfriend to. The girl you used to cheat on me with," Jude said surprised at how angry she still was.

"Don't even go there girl," Shay said interrupting her. "I heard what you said about me on TV. That song you wrote. I never lied to you girl so that song was bogus. I don't think there's room for you to talk."

"Shay, we were broken up when I said those things. Plus, you broke up with me on national TV with Eden there. I was just trying to save myself from looking like a complete idiot. Do you even realize how ridiculous you made me look? Not even to the reporters and strangers there but to my family and friends. I had been talking about seeing you all day, all week, hell, the whole time you were gone. I missed you and the whole time I did, you were with Eden. So I will not apologize for saying things to get me through it. Don't you even dare ask me to. And that song, Skin. Wasn't even about you. It was about every guy in my life lying to me, using me and just being jerks."

Shay looked away before he said anything. "I read about your parents, I'm sorry." He wanted to wrap his arms around her and hold her but knew she wouldn't welcome it. "I didn't think I hurt you that bad. Truth is, I always thought you had a thing with Quincy on the side. Eden told me I was just your cover."

"Are you kidding me?" Jude asked shocked. "Me and Tommy, there is nothing there Shay. Nothing, he's my producer and I'm just a job to him."

"Maybe that's all it is but that's not what you want," Shay said.

It was Jude's turn to look away. She had never been very good at lying and she wasn't going to even try. "You're right, I do like Tommy. But I never once looked at him while we were together. When I was with you, I was with you."

"I wasn't with Eden until after your party," Shay said after a long silence. "She would hit on me and looking back, she made you look immature and I let her color my vision when it came to you. She'd show me pictures of you with Tommy or Jamie in the magazines and I just decided being with Eden was easier."

"Then you were right to break up with me," Jude said. "Because I don't want something easy. I want something that you have to work at everyday. I want to be with somebody who won't believe somebody else's words over what's in his heart. And I'm worth all that. So if you want easy, Eden is the right girl for you."

"I was wrong," Shay admitted. "I don't like easy. I miss you."

Jude stared at him. For weeks after the break up she'd been imagining this moment. Him coming to her and wanting her back. But now, she'd finally gotten her life back in order. She didn't want a boyfriend, well, unless it was Tommy. But it wasn't going to happen anytime soon. She was only sixteen. God, it was just a damn number.

"Listen, I don't expect you to jump into my arms and tell me you love me. It'd be nice but I don't expect it," Shay said pulling something out of his wallet. "I found you for another reason thought. I'm going on tour in less than a month. I am looking for a new opening act, interested?"

"But Eden?" Jude asked confused.

"My fans don't like her," Shay said making them both chuckle. "I really would like you to join me. Maybe we could talk and become friends again. I miss talking to you. So here's my new cell number and where I'm staying this month. Call me if you want more info."

Jude took the card and watched as Shay climbed back into the limo.

"I meant it when I said I missed you," he said right before he closed the door.

Jude stood there until the limo turned the corner. She stared at the card and thought about what he was offering her. A tour with at least 15,000 fans in the audience every night. A chance to get an even bigger fan base. And a chance to gain his friendship back. That last one wasn't that important. She wasn't sure she wanted a friend like him anyway. But what he was offering was almost to good to pass up. And that's what she was afraid of.