Me to You:

Wow. Seriously. Wow. I am so flabbergasted over the response. Thank you! Thank you! Thank You!

Before I get into all this, can we take a minute to discuss last nights episode. . I want my next birthday to be like Judes! A Tommy would be a very nice present. Ive dated a lot of musicians. Bassist,guitarist, and drummers are my norm, but after last night I want a painist. I am in a primo music program, I should cruise the practice rooms for one. haha. Oh how amusing those places can be. I saw a guy whose insturment was like bigger than him. I laughed, hard. I was so amused.

Back to the subject! Liar Liar is such a haunting song. I cannot wait to work it into this fic!

Speaking of this fic, if you review lets say.. 20 more reviews, then I will update a chapter or two sooner then planned. I cannot wait till chapter 11. It is HUGE. We were all surprised. (We meaning me and the characters, which I dont own but these variations, yes). I believe it will make or break the story. Either way, I have an abnormal attachment to it.

Long story short, pleas read, enjoy, and review!

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Don't Bother

So don't bother
I won't die of deception
I promise you won't ever see me cry
Don't feel sorry
And don't bother
I'll be fine
But she's waiting
The ring you gave to her will lose its shine
So don't bother, be unkind
- Shakira

"Do you still have a record company to come home to?" Claudia inquired of Jude later that night."I see Tommy as being the one to blow a gasket. Boss lady seems more serene. I think she does yoga. She seems like a yogi."

"Tommy is pissed," Jude replied. "He tried to talk to me afterwards but Sad and Spied wouldn't let him. Samantha was very nice about it. She resigned as my producer."

"Well, that's one for Team Jude, right? I about died when I saw TRL today. I froze in horror. Jaime just stood there in the middle of hospitality spilling water."

"It was no big deal."

"No big deal? You basically declared that you did not like our boss because she is marrying Tommy!"

"Tommy is going to kill me!" Jude realized with dread. "Hey Claud, you have a killer voice. Do you want to be the new Instant Star?"

"Hmm.. Nope. Sorry. I am quite content with hanging in the background. If you are going to last in this business, you need to learn to lie. You totally froze up. Crashed and burned."

"Thanks, Clau. I always know I have you to make me feel good."

Claudia snorted in amusement. "That's cause I love you bunches and bunches! So, Jaime heard from Spied that you two had a date. You can't make your guitarist your rebound. They'll call you Yoko in the end."

"You know what? I think I am going to hang up and go to sleep. Good night!"

Jude hung up to Claudia's laughter. Jude tossed her phone on to Sadie's empty bed. Jude had lost Sadie to an evening out with Spencer Walsh. Jude rolled her eyes. Was she going to loose everybody to a member of IA? Jude was about to climb into bed when there was a knock at the door. She walked to the front door of the penthouse. She could hear the snores of the guys down the hall. They had promptly passed out after indulging in the mini bar sweets.

"We need to talk," Tommy said without greeting. "What was that today? Is it a fact? Do you not like Sam because I'm engaged to her? I asked her to marry me, Jude! Me. I got down on one knee and slipped the ring on her finger. The one that you should be having issues with is me."

Jude sighed. "You were just with my sister, Tommy."

"Now, Sadie is out partying it up with Spencer."

Jude growled to herself. This man was a moron. "Tommy, just forget it!"

"No. I will not forget. You insulted my fiancée on camera!"

"I didn't insult her!"

"What is your problem, Jude?"

"You are my problem, Tommy!"

Tommy looked at her perplexed.

"You run off for 6 months leaving me to deal with a heart broken Sadie and psychotic Darius then show up with a fiancée. I don't even know who you are anymore, Tommy! One of my best friends have gone completely AWOL."

"I'm still the same guy!" Tommy argued.

"No, you aren't. You're not my Tommy."

Tommy sighed and closed the door.

"Jude, I will always be Tommy. I am still your best friend, I am just engaged now. I love Sam, Jude. I love her as a person, an artist, friend and more. She gets me. She gets me the way you do, but better. Get to know her and you'll really like her. She can be the biggest bitch, but she will also do anything for those she cares about. I asked her to produce with me because I felt that she would make a great mentor for you. I can only teach you so much, but Sam.. She's been in the business a long time. She's worked hard for her credibility."

"You didn't ask her to produce just because she was your girlfriend?"

Tommy glared at her. " No, Jude. I've learned not to mix business with pleasure. It never turns out in the end. I didn't ask Sam as boyfriend asking girlfriend. I asked Sam as producer to producer. She knows her stuff. She's all ready arranged to take over one of my other projects, so you're just stuck with me again."

"You make that sound like a bad thing."

"Eh," Tommy responded with a shrug.

Jude smiled. "Ah, you know you love me, Quincy."

"Well, they pay me enough too," Tommy joke. The two stood in a nice silence. Tommy broke the steady eye contact. He shoved his hands in his pockets and walked towards the door.

"Jude, no matter who I marry, you'll always be my girl. I go to go. The car will be here around 11am. You guys are flying out at 1. EJ will meet you at the airport."

"You're not coming with us?"

Tommy shook his head. " I have a meeting in the afternoon. We are working out a tentative schedule. Liam and Darius are flying out to go over the schedules."

"Oh."

Tommy smiled softly and kissed Jude on the cheek before walking out. Jude closed the door and leaned back against it. Her mind elsewhere.

"I'll increase the ban, Samantha. All you have to do is say the word and I'll drop Jude Harrison from G-Major," Darius offered. His voice was rough with aggravation.

"No."

"Sam, Harrison has proved to be more problems than she is worth. She managed to be arrested, have herself banned from G-Major, and now has publicly announced that she doesn't like you because you have poor taste in men."

"Darius, you are over re-acting. Look, if we held all the times we bit the hand that fed us where would we be? I'd be disowned. She's a toddler, D."

"Sam, I've heard things about Tom and Jude. You know that she dated Shay-Shay, right?"

"Are you insinuating something inappropriate is going on between my fiancé and his artist?"

"Sam, I am going to be honest with you. There is something going on there. Something you need to be on the look out for. There was a lot of talk when Jude first started and after her spilt from Shay. I'm just saying--"

"You're just saying that a little girl is a threat to my relationship. What do you suggest I do, D? Knock her off? Drop her from the label? Ship Tommy to Timbuktu? What?"

" Calm down, Mrs. Quincy. Look, I am just looking out for you, girl. You are a smart woman, a beautiful woman. Quincy would be a fool to choose a child like Jude over a woman like you. You know, Shay isn't much younger than you…"

"Darius."

" I'm just concerned for my partner."

Samantha smirked. She knew what Darius was really concerned about. He would give anything to get rid of Tommy and Jude.

"I appreciate the concern, D. I really do, let me take care of the Tom and Jude issue."

"They are all yours, Ms. Martez."

"I'll see you tomorrow afternoon, right?"

"Of course."

Samantha hung up and wrapped the spare blanket on the couch around her body. Deep in contemplation, she fiddled with her ring.