Tommy stormed out of G Major. How could he have been so stupid? Thinking that Jude would wait around for him forever? She had moved on, she'd moved on with Mason. God he wanted to hate the guy but the truth was, he really liked him. He was a great person and he could tell Mason cared about Jude and vise versa. They were living together? What was that? She was only 18 years old and she was living with some guy? Tommy was so frustrated. He knew he was only mad because it wasn't him that she was living with. How long had they been together? There was so much he wanted to know, that he wanted to ask her but he knew he had no right anymore. He'd walked away and left her and she had gotten on with her life with someone who didn't leave her.
TommyT: You brought this on yourself jackass.
Jude was sitting in the studio with Mason, they both had a look of shock on their face. Mason was shocked because for some reason he always thought that people knew he was gay but the truth was he didn't act that way at all. As a matter of fact Jude had thought he was straight at first too. Mason smiled at the memory. Jude had been up for her first award and was trying to make Speed jealous so she'd kissed him in the middle of their song. He hadn't minded really because it kept the girls at bay, and no one assumed he didn't like them. Jude was the first person he had come out too and she'd been shocked, but accepting. She was a good friend like that.
Mason: Jude, if you want to you can tell Tommy I'm gay. I don't mind.
Jude smiled at Mason. He was willing to let Jude give away his secret just to fix her problems. He was so generous. Jude couldn't do it though. She'd let Tommy think what he wanted, and she'd keep Mason's secret in the process.
Jude: No Mason. It's ok. He can think what he wants about us, if it's ok with you I mean.
Mason just smiled, it's fine Jude. If you ever want to tell him though you have my permission.
Jude knew it was wrong to use Mason as an easy out of not having to tell Tommy that her and Mason weren't together and that they were living together as roomies but she liked having some time where she didn't have to worry about Tommy. For now she could put him in the back of her mind instead of on the tip of her tongue.
Mason and Jude went home that night and once they got their Jude relieved Sadie of her babysitting duties. Sadie pranced out of the house on cloud 9 about her dinner with Caleb parents that night. Mason had mentioned to Jude that a new "friend" Of his was going to be coming over for dinner that night and Jude could see how excited he was about it. Mason started dinner as Jude went upstairs to give Kaitlyn her bath. Once she had finished giving her a bottle and her bath Jude took Kaitlyn into her room and sat down in the rocking chair underneath the window. She gently sang her daughter to sleep with a lullaby like she did ever night.
Mason was adding spices to his pasta when he heard Jude's melodic voice drifting downstairs from Kaitlyn's bedroom. He followed Jude's voice to the room where he stood in the doorway and watched her sing her daughter to sleep with a sweet lullaby. Kaitlyn's eyes had closed and Jude finally finished her song. Jude glanced up and saw Mason standing there looking at her with a smile on his face.
Jude smiled at her friend "What are you smiling at"?
Mason whispered back "Oh nothing, just my best friend who is also a great mother".
Jude's face brightened.
Jude: Thanks Mason, that means a lot.
Mason: No problem Jude, it's the truth.
Jude laid Kaitlyn down in her crib gently and grabbed the baby monitor and turned it on. She closed the door as she walked from her daughters room and walked down the stairs to join Mason in the kitchen where he was stirring a pot of pasta sauce. She sat down at the breakfast nook across from him and decided to begin the inquisition.
Jude: So Mase, how did you meet this new "friend"?
Mason raised an eyebrow at his nosy friend.
Mason: I happened to meet him at a bar if you must know.
Jude: I must now tell me what's up with him?
Mason: What do you mean what's up with him?
Jude: you know, is he going to be hitting on me tonight or is he on your team.
Mason laughed at this analogy.
Mason: If you are asking if he's straight or gay, he happens to be gay. His face curved at this slip of information and he blushed without even realizing it.
Jude: Awww so is this like a date? Am I a total third wheel here?
Mason looked horrified "no of course not Jude, you could never be a third wheel".
Jude laughed, "yes I could Mason, besides I'm tired so I'm just gonna take a shower and head to bed, enjoy your dat…I mean dinner with your friend".
Jude went upstairs and took a long hot bath. She deserved it for all the hard work she'd been putting in the studio lately and taking care of Kaitlyn. She was tired and needed to relax for a bit.
Jude sat at the edge of her chair while applying her make up. She had just finished getting her hair done and thought it looked quite beautiful. She stared at herself in the mirror. She was a 19 year old rock star, and a single mother to a beautiful 7 month old little girl. She was looking down at her dress. It was a baby blue color. It had spagetti straps and came down a little longer than mid thigh. The color of the dress brought out the color of her eyes and made them pop. She looked good. She had gotten her body back in shape about 3 months after she'd had Kaitlyn and appreciated her slim figure. The only thing that had really changed was that she filled out her clothes a lot more now, she had bigger breasts from breast feeding the first few months, and she had actual curves now. She liked what mother hood had done to her figure. She also loved what mother hood had done to her heart. She was so unbelievably happy. She knew her life wouldn't have been complete without her little girl, even though her and Tommy weren't together she was ok, it still hurt to see him every day in the studio but they were getting along a lot better lately, just like old times. She felt 16 again like she was falling in love with him all over again. He just had this personality that sucked you in.
Jude was thinking to herself when she heard a knock at the door.
Jude: Yes?
Voice: Jude, your on in 3.
Jude: Thanks Mason. I'll be out in a sec.
Jude took one last look in the mirror.
Jude: Ok, here It goes Harrison. It's your birthday look alive.
She got up and made her way to the stage.
Darius had flown in for Jude's 19th birthday party. He wanted to check the progress on her album and see for himself that everything was going right. It was Jude's first time on stage in exactly 1 year.
Darius walked to the stage and grabbed the microphone.
Darius: Now I'd like to introduce who this bash is all for. She is a talented young woman who has personally made me a lot of money (crowd chuckles) and is one of my favorite rising artists. Miss Jude Harrison ladies and gentleman.
The crowd cheered for Jude as she made her way to the stage. She sat down on a stool put on stage for her and began to strum her guitar.
Jude: This song is for someone very close to me that I love with all my heart. She began to play her song "someday".
Nothing seems to
be the way
That it used to
Everything seems shallow
God give
me truth,In me
And tell me somebody's watching
Over me
And
that is all Im praying is that
Someday I will understand
In
God's whole plan
And what He's done to me
Oh but maybe someday
I will breathe
And I'll finally see
I'll see it all in my
baby
Don't you run too fast my dear
Why don't you
stop?
stop and listen to your tears
They're all you've got
It's
in you
You see somebody's watching
Over you
And that is all
Im praying is that
Someday you will understand
In God's
whole plan
And what He does to you
Oh but maybe someday you
will breathe
And you'll finally see
You'll see it all in your
baby
You'll see it all in your baby
No moment,will be more
than true
than the moment, I look at you
It's in you
You'll
see somebody's watching
Over you
And that is all I pray is
that
Someday you will understand
In God's whole plan
And
what He does to you
Oh but maybe someday you will breathe
And
you'll finally see
You'll see it all in your baby...
You'll see
it all in your baby...
You'll see it all in my baby...
You'll
see it all in your baby...
The whole time Jude was singing she stared at Tommy who was in the crowd watching her in awe. He thought the song was for Mason, but he was wrong. It was for their little girl, the little girl he didn't even know existed. Tears fell down Jude's cheeks as she sang but he had no idea why. He just knew that he had fallen in love with her all over again and didn't know what to do.
