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"Jude!" Victoria yelled up the stairs. She looked back at Tommy who was glancing at the clock on the wall. "Sorry, she was up late last night with her guitar. Jude, Tommy's here."
Tommy could hear her moving around upstairs and started getting really impatient. It'd been two days since they'd recorded Picked Up the Pieces and Jude had disappeared right after they had finished. She'd said she had to think some things through and then left. Georgia had asked him to leave her alone for a couple days. She claimed to not know what was up with her but with only a couple weeks until her tour and to still have a song to record with no song written. They were in a world of hurt if she couldn't come through with a song soon.
"Jude!" Victoria yelled even louder.
"I'm coming, geez, take a pill," she said running down the stairs. She gave a half smile to Tommy as she grabbed her guitar case off the floor. She gave her mom a kiss on the cheek and followed Tommy out to his viper.
"You want to tell me what's up yet?" Tommy asked after he pulled out onto the road.
"Um…not really no, still processing," Jude said staring out the window.
"Jude," Tommy said slowly. "I like to think we're friends. Maybe not as close as you and Jamie but friends. So if something has happened to you, I'd like to know about it. So I can at least help you through whatever happened."
"Jamie and I aren't that close anymore. Ever since him and Kat hooked up." Jude took a deep breath before she continued. "And nothing bad happened. It might be a good thing, I just have to finish thinking it through in my own head before I tell anybody about it. But it's not bad, nobody hurt me, I'm not gonna get all depressed. I'm okay."
Tommy nodded and turned into G Major. "Okay, I'll let it go for now."
Jude smiled. "Well this should cheer you up, I wrote a song last night."
"A good one?"
"All my songs are good," Jude said glaring at him.
"Lets go give it a listen then," he said leading the way towards their favorite studio.
Jude hooked everything up while Tommy got set up. Jude was running through the words when she heard Tommy say he was ready for her. She gave him a thumbs up before she sat down with her guitar. She could still remember how the words had flown the night before. The music had been a little harder but the words. It's like they'd been there this whole time but she hadn't been ready for them until now.
"Ready Jude," Tommy said again when she just sat there staring at the music stand.
Jude looked up and saw that Georgia and EJ had stepped into the room and were both watching her. She wished it was just her and Tommy. Georgia was great and EJ was well, EJ but she really wanted some alone time with Tommy. If she went on tour with Shay, Tommy definitely wouldn't be coming with.
"Here I go," she whispered as she started playing her guitar.
You said you didn't need me (but you did)
You said you didn't want me (but you do)
It's kinda like a comedy
Well first you kiss me
Then you say we're through
I say you got some issues (yeah, you do)
Some things you gotta work through (really do)
It's sorta like a talk show, no wait a freak show
When the freak is you
Jude looked through the window and saw Georgia and EJ smiling. It was definitely a slap in the face to a couple guys in her life. They, of course, didn't know that. But Tommy did. And from the look on his face, he wasn't exactly thrilled.
Chorus
I'm the smoke from your fire
I'm that lie you can trust
I'm the chord on your guitar
I'm that girl you can't shut up
I'm that blood you might need
In your car when you speed
In that cigarette you breath
You can't get rid of me
Tommy tried to ignore Georgia and EJ, who were going on about who the guy could possibly be that had pissed her off so bad again. And the only thing running through his mind was 'what in the hell had he done now?' She might as well have titled it, 'Tommy is a Jackass.' But he had thought they were finally on good terms and were getting back to there friendship stage. There was no way she could have found out about Sadie, they had both talked it over and decided to keep it quiet. It wasn't like they were a couple, they were just hanging out.
You said I wasn't funny (but you laughed)
You said I couldn't drive fast (then you crashed)
Funny how it works out
With your big mouth
You'll always get it back (ha ha ha ha)
You thought you had me worked out (you're not deep)
Mr. "I Screw about" (your still a creep)
At best you could've confessed
That you're a big mess
And that you're so damn weak
God she has so much anger, Georgia thought as she listened to the words. The only guy that came to mind was Shay but why was she singing about him again. She had seemed fine lately, even happy. Especially when she got to make Eden look like a fool. And the only other guy in her life was Tommy, that she knew about. And they seemed fine.
Chorus
I'm the smoke from your fire
I'm that lie you can trust
I'm the chord on your guitar
I'm that girl you can't shut up
I'm the blood you might need
In your car when you speed
In that cigarette you breath
You can't get rid of me
It's definitely about Tommy. He's pissed her off again, EJ said shaking her head. She wanted to smack him upside the head and tell him to put both of them out of their misery. Age was a number, and in the end, numbers are useless. Besides, if they hooked up, it would make for a lovely PR move.
But still, I try and justify
Try to let this die
We'll never say goodbye I can't wait
I'll rub it in your face
Dressed in pretty lace
I'll send you home, to cry
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha
Chorus
I'm the blood you might need
In your car when you speed
In that cigarette you breath
You can't get rid of me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha
(repeat 2x)
Can't get rid of me
Jude set her guitar down slowly knowing that once she stepped back into the room she would have to explain a couple things. And she really didn't want Tommy thinking that whole song was about him. So she decided it was time to lay it all out. Georgia might even already know about it. Who knew what went on between her and Darius?
"Great song Jude," EJ said smiling. "I really like the chorus. It's another hit, that's for sure."
"Thanks," Jude said before turning to Georgia. "Before you ask, I really have to talk to you about an offer I received."
"Shay's tour," Georgia guessed. She should have known that once Darius had told Shay about his idea that he would run to Jude. She just wished she could have been the one to tell her about it.
"So Darius did talk to you," Jude said nodding. "I thought so. What do you think?"
"It's a big change from what you are use to," Georgia said unwilling to tell her that it would be a mistake. Jude would have to make this decision on her own. Georgia would not be getting involved.
"Um…care to let the rest of us in on this conversation," EJ said really confused.
"Shay stopped by to see me the other day," Jude said glancing at Tommy out of the corner of her eye. "Seems his fans don't exactly like Eden and he would like me to join him on his next tour. He leaves in less than a month."
"OMG, that would be so good as a career move," EJ said getting excited. "You could both perform Waste My Time at every venue. I would show that you weren't bitter over the whole birthday fiasco and Shay's tour will lead to some big benefits for you."
"Yeah, I got all that," Jude said wishing she could snap her fingers and EJ would disappears. Sometimes she got a little to excited for her. She was like a cheerleader on crack.
"We do have a much smaller tour set up for you," Georgia pointed out. "It's just small clubs and a couple fairs in Canada. No where near the scale of Shay's United States Tour. But it would be just your fans. People would be coming to see just you, not Shay."
Jude nodded as she watched Georgia walk out pulling EJ out behind her. She wasn't exactly ready to be alone with Tommy but it didn't see like she had a choice.
"So that song was about Shay," Tommy said changing the subject. He wasn't ready to deal with the whole tour issue.
"No, not all of it," Jude admitted sitting down.
"Jude, I thought we were okay, cool even," Tommy said really sounding confused.
"Tommy, we are okay. With you as my producer and me as just another artist," Jude said softly. "But we aren't friends. You may be able to forget about that night but you gave me something that night that I will never forget. And it hurts me so much to know you can. So yes, I am angry at you still. Probably even more angry at you then at Shay. Because you meant more to me than he did."
"I thought we said we weren't going to talk about that night," Tommy said unable to think of anything else to say.
"Is that really what you want to say right now Tommy? Because you just proved my point," Jude said glaring at him. She stood up and began pacing back and forth. "I'm not going to apologize for writing the song, it's a good song and most of it isn't even about you. But right now Tommy, I need you to be my producer. Be objective and really tell me what I should do about the tour situation. Because I have no clue."
"I can't tell you what to do," Tommy said standing up. "All I can say is if you go with Shay, I'm not going with you. And be ready for a rollercoaster ride because if you think for one moment that he won't leave you for another girl exactly like Eden then you're wrong. Because guys like that won't change."
"Tommy, this isn't even about that. This is about me musically," Jude said getting frustrated. "Am I ready for that kind of tour?"
"No," Tommy said opening the door. "You aren't ready. And if you go with Shay, you'll regret it."
Jude watched Tommy leave the studio and she sat down surprised to find tears running down her face. She didn't even know why she was crying. She should be on top of the world. All she had to do was record her song and pick a tour. Who knew that writing a song and choosing a tour could make life so hard.