Tommy hit the playback button on the soundboard, mixing SME's single. He listened to it, liking, for the most part, what he heard. He still wasn't sure about Wally's bass part. It just wasn't flowing with the drums. Tommy groaned, knowing that he'd have to get them both back into the studio to rerecord. Tommy set his headphones down and exited the studio, heading towards hospitality where he knew SME would be lounging around.
As he suspected, the guys were goofing off with a bottle of spray cheese. He cleared his throat, getting their attention.
"Wally, Kyle I need you guys to redo your parts. Wally your tempo is completely off from Kyle's." Both of the guys groaned. Speed laughed.
"That's what you dudes get for goofing around all the time instead of taking our music seriously." Kyle tossed Speed the spray cheese.
"Stuff it dude." He said, following Wally and Tommy back to Studio 2. Tommy shut the door and walked over to the mike.
"You ladies ready to record?" Tommy teased. Both Kyle and Wally looked up at him.
"Let's just do this man." Kyle said, slipping his headphones on and waiting for his count off. Wally nodded in agreement, doing the same. Tommy put his phones on and hit the record button.
"SME take… oh whatever the hell." He pointed towards Kyle, motioning him to start the count off.
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Jude entered G Major in a huff. She immediately spotted Speed stuffing his face in the lobby. She stalked over to him, one hand on her hip the legal papers in the other.
"What the hell is this?" Some people turned around to look at her. Jude didn't want anyone to hear her and Speed's conversation so she grabbed his arm and pulled him outside into the alley. He leaned against the wall, watching her pace in front of him. Jude stopped in front of him, the anger flaring in her eyes.
"What. The Hell. Is this!" She spat out at him. Speed shrugged nonchalantly.
"Custody papers." Jude rolled her eyes.
"I can read genius! I meant why are you doing this?" Speed shrugged again.
"You were right. I have a daughter and even though I haven't been there, I want to be now." Jude widened her eyes and threw her hands into the air.
"You signed your rights as a father away! You wanted to party and be free to date your groupies on tour. So I let you! You haven't even met your daughter, so do not start feeding me bullshit about how you're ready to be a parent now! You think I was ready at 19? At least I didn't run away and forget about her!" Jude screamed. Speed looked back at her, anger rising in him as well.
"You know, I'm real sick of you making me out to be the bad guy! I have a right to be her father! Just sign the damn papers!" Jude threw the papers on the ground.
"You have no rights! Tommy is her father in every way, not you! I am not about to let my daughter get to know you just so you can leave on tour leaving me to pick up the pieces! I refuse to let you anywhere near my family. Stay out of my life!" she screamed at him one final time, before storming towards the parking lot. Speed watched her go, bending down to pick up the papers. If she wanted a fight, she would get one.