Woot okay. So im back. Sorta.First off thanks to everyone who left sporadic comments. Even though I hadn't written anything- GREATLY appreciated
Secondly. This chapter is a bit short / but its just to give this story a rekick start.
Hoping everyone enjoys and of course feedback greatly loved adored cherished etc etc blah blah.
And maybe one day ill figure out how to officially leave an authors note here.
Two quick knocks were heard on the door before it swung open. "Sadie." came Jude's surprised voice as she watched Tommy and her sister pull away from each other and look up at her.
Not giving Jude a chance to jump to conclusions, Sadie quickly walked over to her and wrapped her arms around her. "Jude! Oh how I missed you." She mumbled into her sister's hair.
Jude just stood there for a second, letting Sadie hug her. Still not knowing what to make of this, she put her arms around her anyway. "I missed you too." She admitted as she looked over Sadie's shoulder at Tommy. He simply smiled at her as he stuck his hands in his pocket.
Jude pulled away as she looked Sadie in the eye. "How come you're back earlier than you said?" Jude tried to keep the suspicion out of her voice, but it was hard to when she remembered what she walked in on. Sadie and Tommy quickly exchanged a glance that wasn't lost on Jude.
"Is there something I'm missing?"
Sadie bit her lip before she sighed loudly at her sister's question. "Jude I guess you caught me." She announced dramatically letting her words sink in.
She quirked an eyebrow at Sadie, but said nothing. Tommy wearily watched her, not knowing exactly what to expect from Sadie.
"You caught me checking up on you." She admitted. "I lied and said I was getting back later because I wanted to talk to Tom about everything that had been going on with you." She threw her hands in front of her for emphasis. "I know you. I know you wouldn't have been exactly forthcoming with everything that happened with Chris and I just needed to make sure you were okay."
She walked over to Jude and laid her hands on her shoulders. "Really okay. Not just 'Sure, Sadie, everything's fine.' –just trying to placate me." She explained sincerely to her sister. "I knew Tommy would be honest, so I wanted to ask him about everything before I saw you."
Jude gave a small smile. "Sadie, everything IS fine." When she was about to cut in, Jude held up her hand. "I'm happy and you're home and it's all good." She said with a laugh. "Now don't worry about me. I'm fine. Chris is all but a distant memory in my mind." She replied with conviction as she took her sister into a hug.
Sadie returned the embrace tightly, but couldn't help but shoot an unsure glance at Tommy.
Later that day Tommy sat slouched in the chair distracted as Jude played her song for him in Studio B. He couldn't help but get his mind off of his conversation with Sadie.
"And then I was thinking that maybe we speed it up a bit for the chorus and make it a little more-" She stopped playing the guitar and stared straight ahead as if she was imagining it in her head. "more faster." She finished with a laugh as she turned to Tommy. "What do you think?" She looked him in the eyes waiting for an answer. When she received none, she called out his name. "Tommy?"
He turned his head slightly at his name and looked at Jude. "Huh?" He asked confused for a second. He shook his head realizing what she had said. "Yeah, yeah I agree." He quickly told her as he slanted up slightly from his chair and ran a hand through his hair.
She gave him a dubious look as she tilted her head. "What did I say?" She asked slyly challenging him. He unintentionally creased his eyebrows in thought leaning back into the chair.
"Aha!" Jude exclaimed as she jumped out of her seat and closed the distance between her and Tommy. "You have no idea what I just said, let alone what I just played, do you?" Her eyes squinted at him in accusation as she leaned in towards him and placed her hands on both of the arm rests.
He glanced up at her and couldn't help but smile. "Maybe. Maybe not." Before she had the chance to berate him he pulled the arm that lay next to him and spun it around causing her to fall on his lap with an oomph.
Tommy wrapped his arms around Jude bringing her even closer to him. "You're beautiful, you know that?" He whispered as he brushed away a stray strand of hair in front of her face.
Jude tilted her head at him. "Don't think you can sweet talk your way out of this one, Quincy." She said in pseudo stern voice as she poked him in the chest playfully. She then pushed both hands against his stomach to lean up but his vise like grip held her in place.
"No, no. I mean it." He told her with complete sincerity. She turned to look over her shoulder at him in puzzlement.
"Ookkayy." She drawled out the word. "You've been acting funny ever since-" She stopped for a minute as if she was realizing something. "Ever since Sadie saw you before. What's going on?" The old familiar suspicion rose in her voice again.
"Nothing." He replied as he watched her turn around to face him. He knew it was a lie, but he couldn't tell her what was really bothering him. His mind was still plagued with thoughts of Chris and what he knew.
When Jude didn't seem satisfied with his answer he attempted again. "Really Jude. It's nothing. I just want everything to always be as right as it feels now." When her eyes shone with confusion, he elaborated. "You know between us." He said as he took her hands in his and absently stroked her knuckles. "I just don't want anything to go wrong."
She melted at his words. There was this indescribable feeling she got when Tommy said things like that to her. Her free hand went to his cheek. "Stop thinking like that." She ordered softly. "Stop thinking so..negatively. Everything is great, don't doubt it okay?" SHe pleaded with him.
He nodded his head slowly as he gave her a small smile. "You're right." He admitted as he wrapped his arms around her. "You're right." He repeated again.
A few hours later Tommy walked into his apartment after driving Jude home from G Major and placed his keys on a nearby coffee table. He strolled over to the phonebook that sat on the table and skimmed through it until he found what he wanted. He picked up the phone from it's hook and punched in the numbers. As he waited for the call to go through, he shrugged off his jacket and threw it on the chair. "Hello?" He said through the reciever when he heard a voice. "Yeah. I'd like to schedule a flight to Californa." He paused for a minute as the woman said something through the phone. "To Los Angeles." He answered quickly.