Chapter: Nobody

Disclaimer: Not mine, nope never.Want it, w nt it bad. Song by George Strait.

A/N: Okay people I want to asure you all that this will end Jommy/ Tude. Now some people are not gonna like this chapy. But I promise Jude and Tommy moments in the next chapter.

Tommy walked in to his studio, he was now an award winng solo artist. He did a little prodicing on the side, and tried to raise his daughter. He assumed he was doing a good job, becuse his little girl was happy. A little spoiled, but she minded. Tommy's life was the picture of sucess, that is inless you knew him. Two years ago he'd shown up to late to stop the love of his life fome making the biggest mistake of her's. Tommy had knocked on the Harrison's door two days after Jude's wedding; to have Sadie tell him the happy couple had already left for their honeymoon. Broken harted he had returned to his Montana home, but not alone. Sadie angery at her family, and Kwest just followed Sadie andTommy. The four of them had become a family of sorts. Tommy's daughter considered Sadie and Kwest her aunt and uncle, and they in return helped Tommy spoil her rotton.

Bright and early this friday moring, okay about three in the afternoon, Tommy was gonig to recored another song for his next albam: The Wasy that it Was! Tommy walked past the lobby into his booth, and up to the mic. After he made a motion to Kwest and put on his headphones he began to sing.

At the first lyrics :

I burn with desire
each time my heart fans the fire
To that old flame
that burns inside of me


Memories of Jude with brazen red and Brilliant blond hair shook him to his soul. Just the recollection of her smile made his heart flipflop in his in his chest.

She cried when I left her
now I try to forget her

Tommy thought of all the times he'd seen her cry. After Shay dumped her, after her and Speed broke up. After Jamie broked her heart and after she found out about her Dad's affair. Then his mind drifted to all the times he had made her cry. He wondered how long she had cried after he had left her. Tommy thought of how hard he'd tried to forget Jude. But he missed her, so bad that there was not enough whiskey or brandy in the states to make him forget her. Yet he still tried everynight, praying this would be the night he drank her memory away.

Oh how foolish I was
to ever wanna leave

He hadn't wanted to leave her.He knew now he should have taken a moment ot exlpain why he had to leave. He should have answered her phone calls. What he should have done circled in his head, laughing at his stupidity. Kwest nodded to him as he started the chorus.

Because nobody in his right mind
would've left her
I had to be crazy to say good bye
Nobody in his right mind
could've left her
Even my heart was smart enough
to stay behind

Yeah, he'd left his heart with Jude still had it, or at least the peices she'd broken it in to when she married Darius Mills. And trying to leave without her was driving him out of his mind.

I still carry her picture

Tommy had a photo, in his wallet, of Him and Jude after they had finished her second albam. He had one by his bed of them at her sixteenth birthday.

I wish her well
with the new love
I know she's found by now

He read everyting about her, in all the rags and in the ligt papers. By all acount she was happy, and she was sucessful.


Each night finds me dreamin'
each day I spend thinkin'
How much I wish
she was still around

He dreamed of her every night. As soon as he put his daughter to bed at night, he'd start with whiskey and her first albam and see how far he got till he passed out. He'd drink intill her face was all he could see. Oh God he wished he hadn't screwed up.

Because nobody in his right mind
would've left her
I had to be crazy to say good bye
Nobody in his right mind
could've left her
Even my heart was smart enough
to stay behind

Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind

As soon as Tommy finished the last chorus he walked away form the mic. He came up behind Kwest and said " I'm going home to spend some time with with Lucy. When you get done go on home". Kwest looked at his best friend, and his face filled with worry and concern."Sure no problem." Kwest said "Hey, don't forget, Sadie and me will be over for dinner about 7:30 , Okay. Tommy just nodded his head and walked away.

At home Tommy grabed hi copy of Entertainment Weekly and a bottle of brandy. His daughter, Lucy, was at a friends sleep over tonight, so all Tommy had to do tonight was get drunk. He walked in to his dark and dreary study. The room reflected his emotions, all black and dark browns. Sadie and him had a huge argument about his color scheme, she belived the colos were adding to his depression. Tonny had just tuned her out, he had gotten good at that, he did it alot. Anytime someone tried to help him he just ignored them. After he sat down in his brown leather wingback chair,Tommy sighed and looked at the news article in his hand. Jude was married and to Darius no less. The two had been blissfuly wed for about two years now and the press still loved them. Darius and Jude Mills were considered a power couple. D was richer then ever and Jude was a three time Grammy winner, and thanks to D's backingan Acadamy Award Winner. Tommy had watched her win, hell he'd recorded it. She had worn a slinky, all gold dress that showed off her curves, and with her then honey brown hair, she had looked irresistible. She had made no mention of him or Kwest or even Sadie in her speech; even though her first Grammy had been for her secound albma.

Lost in thought, Tommy didn't hear the door open, he didn't see Sadie and Kwest enter his dismal,morose sanctuary. He couldn't see in the darkened room, the look of pity in his friend's eyes. He couldn't see the anger flashing in Sadie's eyes. Sadie, livid at his wallow in self pity, marched over to Tommy and grabbed the bottle of brandy from his hand. She went to pour in in the trash can, only to find out it was empty.

"Damn it Tommy do you plan on dieing form liver failer? You arrogant Jackass, You die and that little girl is an orphan. Do you want that?" Sadie was a picture of berserk barbie,actually she reminded him of when Lucy had spilled red finger paint all over her favorie barbie. That had been an enormous mess, And after he had tried to fix the doll the mayham had gotten worse. Some how the kitched sink had been turned pink and the floor of the playroom was still sporting red stains.

"No" Tommy voiced softy.

"Sadie, honey, leave him alone." Kwest said " Let's just put him to bed and go home okay." Sadie opend her mouth to yell at her husband of six months, when the song "Alabama", Jude'song filled the room from Kwest's pants pocket. Pained looks crossed both Tommy and Sadie's faces at the sound. For Sadie tihs was the first time she had heard he sister's voice in two years. Sadie's mind flashed back to he moring of Jude's Press confrence. Stuart and Victoria, Jude's parents had taken the news surprisingly well. Sadie, however was confused. When she confronted Jude about her inpending nuptials, Jude told her it was none of her bissness, and cruely dismissed her from the room. Sadie's last words to her sister were: " Fine then you little moron, screw up your life. You didn't deserve Tommy anyway." Sadly, Sadie didn't hear Jude say " Too late, Already done that." As they say "Speak in haste, repent in leisure". Sure Sadie missed her sister but she was still angery by how Jude had treated her. Shaking her head clear of the painful thoughts, she asked Kwest who was calling. When Kwest didn't answer Tommy got up and took the cell phone from Kwest's hand. Tommy's face went blank and his voice was unreadable as he read the words on the called I.D aloud. " Mills Productions".

A/N: Thank you for reading to this point. In the next chapter we will find out about Jude and Darius's relatoinship and who is calling. Now inledd you want me to add a nude Darius to the next chapter please Review. (I am not playing people, I wil make Daruis butt naked!)