A/N - :) Thanks for the reviews ya'll! I know that most of you want a sequel..but i'm not sure i'm up to writing one..heh, it was hard enough keeping this one interesting. Since this is my first fic and all I think i'm just going to end it in a few chapters..maybe start a new story? hope ya'll will considering reading if i do. Ok so anyway thankyou again, ya'll are the greatest!

Disclaimer - I do not own Instant Star or any characters (cept jessica) and my own ideas/songs/poems

Chapter 14 - A problem..

Jude flipped the phone open quickly.

"Dad."

"Jude where the hell are you? and what's this about you moving in with tom?"

"Dad.."

"You are 17 years old! who do you think you are walking out on your mother!"

"Who is she to walk out on me?" Jude squeaked.

"What? what are you talking about?" Jude calmed herself a bit.

"There are a lot of things I need to tell you, but dad I'm not going home."

"Where are you now?" Jude glanced at tommy who had been watching her all along with concern.

"I'm with tommy.." She said quietly.

"Jude, he is 23 years old! you are not staying alone with him!" He screamed.

"He is the only one who cares about me and I care about him. I'm not a kid anymore. Love you dad..i'll call you tomorrow." Stuart was heard protesting on the other line but jude ignored him and hung up.

Tommy looked out the window at the storm that was occuring outside.

"Now you see..this is what we would go through everyday." Tommy said flatly.

Jude sat next to him.

"What are you talking about?" She asked.

"Us jude. No one is going to accept this." He looked at her and met her eyes.

"Tommy, don't do this. We will make it work." She grabbed his hand, hers were shaking.

"I don't know jude." He looked down at her pale hand. Jude laughed to herself which brought his eyes back up to hers.

"I can't believe it.." She started, pulling her hand from his grasp.

"Believe what?" Frustration echoed his words.

"That I actually thought you changed tommy." For once she didn't feel as though she wanted to cry. She was too mad.

"What?" He was in shock.

"You'll never change." She got up from the bed but before she could walk away he grabbed her wrist and brought her back to him.

"You know if there was any way possible..." He stated, angrily.

"Tommy I just basically told my dad about us and NOW you want to give up?" Her words were sharp.

"You think I want to give this up? YOU up?" Tommy's words grew more tender and they tore at her heart.

"I don't know what you want tommy, I don't think you even know what you want." She spoke just a bit louder than a whisper. He lowered his head and took her words into consideration, not letting go of her wrist.

"Jude, you know I want to be with you.."

"So he does know what he wants." She sarcastically stated.

Tommy dropped her wrist and stood up to her. She didn't want to look up but it was like he was magnetic, her face lifted slowly and she met his ocean blue eyes.

"I'm not giving up." He whispered and pulled her into an embrace, she hesitantly wrapped her arms around him as well. After a few minutes he pulled away again and smiled at her before kissing her forehead.

"You hungry?" He asked. Neither of the two had eaten anything all day and it was already 6 in the evening.

"Starving." He smiled and put his arm around her shoulders and led her out the door. They made it to the lobby and she seen jessica smiling at her. She smiled back and jessica winked. They made it to a near by table and sat down. Tommy grabbed her hand and held it over the table.

"Tommy..people are watching." She couldn't help but smile.

"So? you embarrassed?" He smiled back.

"Yeah, in case you havent remembered I do have a rep. and you are an ex-boybander." She laughed to herself, tommy didn't find it too funny but still shook his head in amusement.

"Right." He dropped her hand. Jessica made her way over, smiling from ear to ear.

"Hey tommy, jude, can I get you something to drink?" Tommy waited for jude to blow up on jessica but when she didn't tommy decided to order.

"Um, yeah iced tea please." He smiled at jessica and jude replied with a 'same'.

Jessica nodded and clicked her pen, walking away.

Tommy and jude sat in awkward silence for a few minutes before he decided to bring up the one thing they needed to get settled.

"So jude, about lex.." He seen her switch postitions in her chair.

"We need to figure out what we are going to do about this." She shook her head.

"I told you tommy..lets just leave it, okay?"

"You know we can't just leave it." Tommy tried to be sympathetic, he really did. But, he loved jude too much to let this guy go without punishment, or atleast a restraining order against her and her family. He wanted the best for her, he wanted her to be safe. Personally he wouldn't mind showing that guy what he deserves but that would involve tommy going to jail and he promised he wouldn't leave jude.

Jude sighed and wiped her bangs from her face.

"Can we wait til' we get home to talk about it?..we're together now..I want to be happy." Tommy forced a smile and nodded. Jessica walked over with the iced teas and then took their order. Tommy and jude spent the rest of the time talking about how darius was going to handle the fact that they were together and if they should even tell him at all. They finally came to the conclusion that it would be the best to tell him..whatever happens happens.

After eating they went back to the room and tommy took a shower while jude layed on the bed thinking about how good things were going. Most of the time things were good when she was with tommy, that is, when he wasn't breaking her heart. She closed her eyes and let the cool air sweep her into a light sleep. After a few minutes tommy came out of the bathroom. He watched her sleep peacefully and loved the thought of sleeping next to her. He tiptoed to the bed and got in as easily as he could. He managed to get in without her waking but when he went to pull the covers over himself her eye popped open.

"Tommy?" She said sleepily. He smiled and put his arm around her waist.

"Shh, go back to sleep." She did as she was told and fell asleep close to his warm figure. That night was the best night sleep she had ever got.

When jude awoke she was expecting tommy to be next to her but when she felt the emptiness next to her she furrowed her brow and looked up to find tommy pacing up and down the room, moving one of his hands in frustration and using the other to hold the phone. His voice was low, he thought jude was still asleep and he didn't want to wake her. Finally tommy flipped the phone shut and looked towards jude who was now sitting up in the bed, confused.

"We have a problem jude..."

A/N - Once again, I just can't thank you guys enough! keep reviewing it makes me so happy and fuzzy inside hehe lol ok i'm done..:)