AN: Hey guys! Thanks so much for all the kind reviews. I'm glad that y'all are enjoying this story! I hope you continue to like it. Anyway, the song used in this chapter is "Take Me Away" by Avril Lavigne. R&R plz and enjoy!

Chapter Eight: Broken

When Jude and the guys reached the venue, they went straight for Jude's dressing room. Jude glanced around searching for Tristan but he was nowhere to be seen. It made Jude nervous not knowing where he was but she had SME with her so he wouldn't attempt anything, right? When they got to the dressing room they all went towards the mini fridge that was surely packed with food. Jude's cell phone rang interrupting the euphoric silence that had enveloped the group. Jude groaned and opened the phone without looking at the caller i.d.

"Hello?" she asked.

"Hey Jude." As soon as she heard his voice she bolted up and looked at the guys. When they saw her reaction they realized who it was, Tristan.

"Um, hey Tristan." Jude looked to the guys for help. They looked at each other and shrugged. Speed walked over to Jude and took the phone from her grasp.

"Tristan, its Speed. Jude can't talk right now but we're having a meeting in one hour in her dressing room." Speed said into the phone. Jude's eyes widened when she heard Tristan's angry voice.

"What do you mean Jude can't talk right now! She was doing just fine before you interrupted us! Give the phone back to her; I need to talk to my girlfriend."

"Look dude. I already told you she can't talk so get over it. Just be here in one hour." Speed said before closing Jude's phone. Speed handed Jude the phone back. She accepted the phone, stood up and gave Speed a hug.

"Thank you." She whispered. Speed shook his head and kissed Jude on her temple.

"No need to thank me." he said. He stepped out of the hug and went in the other part of the room. He pulled out his own cell phone and made the one call he thought he would never make.

"Tom, its Speed. Look, we need to talk."

Jude sat back down and grabbed her guitar. She had told Tommy that she had a new song but that wasn't true. Seeing as how the tour only had one more week left she figured she'd better start working on one. She closed her eyes and thought of the pain she felt when Tommy didn't show up to say good-bye and all the pain that Tristan had been causing her. She began to strum her guitar in a hypnotic rhythm; after about two measures of strumming, she began to sing.

I cannot find a way to describe it
It's there inside; all I do is hide
I wish that it would just go away
What would you do, you do, if you knew
What would you do

After she finished the first verse she quickly wrote down what she sang and began strumming the guitar once more. The chorus had to be full of emotion and all of the pain she had felt up until now.

All the pain I thought I knew
All the thoughts lead back to you
Back to what was never said
Back and forth inside my head
I can't handle this confusion
I'm unable; come and take me away

She smiled at the result and continued to write down more lyrics. The words just seemed to write themselves.

I feel like I am all alone
All by myself I need to get around this
My words are cold, I don't want them to hurt you
If I show you, I don't think you'd understand
Cause no one understands

I'm going nowhere (on and on and)
I'm getting nowhere (on and on and on)
Take me away
I'm going nowhere (on and off and off and on)
(and off and on)

Take me away
Break me away
Take me away

The song was perfect. She put down her guitar and looked up in shock when she heard applause. She paled at the sight before her. Tristan was leaning up against the wall across from her, smiling. It couldn't have been an hour already, could it?

"That was quite the song Harrison." Tristan said as he pushed himself off the wall. He slowly walked towards where Jude was sitting. Jude stood up and looked around, seeing no one but her and Tristan.

"Where's the guys?" she asked backing away from Tristan. Tristan chuckled and shook his head.

"They've been detained." Just as Tristan was grabbing Jude's arm, the dressing room door opened. Tristan dropped his hand and Jude breathed a sigh of relief. She looked up to see who had unknowingly saved her from a bad situation. Her eyes widened in shock at the same time Tristan's lowered in anger.

"Tommy?" Tommy's eyes glanced from Tristan to Jude for a second before returning back to Tristan.

"Sorry if I interrupted something. Jude, I need to talk to you, now." Tommy said as he grabbed hold of her hand and dragged her out of the room. Jude had to jog to keep up with Tom's angry strides. Tommy led her to another room and shut the door. He didn't say anything as he paced back and forth. Jude sat down on a chair and watched him go back and forth. She finally decided to break the silence when it was driving her insane.

"What are you doing here Tommy?" she asked. Tommy stopped moving and turned to look at Jude.

"I'm here because your lead guitarist called me and asked me to get here as soon as I could. Imagine my surprise when I got here and he filled me in on what's been going on with you and Tristan." He said as began pacing again. Jude sighed and lowered her head.

"What all did he tell you?" she whispered. Tommy stopped once again and sighed. He walked over and crouched down in front of her. He put his finger under her chin and slowly raised her face to look him directly in the eyes.

"He told me everything Jude. He told me about the shoves and the hurtful words. Jude, why didn't you tell me what was going on? I could've helped you." Tommy said softly. Jude closed her eyes and tried to lower her head but Tommy's hand stopped the motion.

"Jude…" he began but Jude cut him off.

"I tried to tell you. I just couldn't get the words out. I was ashamed that I had let it go that far. I thought it was my fault that Tristan was acting the way he was. I've always had a knack for driving guys away." Jude said. She shook her head and opened her eyes. "He just made me feel special in the beginning, ya know? I hoped that he'd change back to the old Tristan just as quickly as he had changed in to the new one." Tommy took Jude's hands into his and sighed.

"Jude, you can tell me anything. I wouldn't judge you or anything like that. It definitely wasn't your fault Tristan turned into an ass. It's his fault. He must be crazy to want to hurt you." Tom said as he softly caressed her cheek. A tear had made its way down and Tommy had wiped it away before pulling Jude into a hug. Jude collapsed into his arms and cried her emotions out onto his shoulder. Tommy closed his eyes and slowly rubbed her back to help soothe her. The only thing he could think about was what he was going to do to Tristan when they were alone.

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After Tommy had come in and took Jude away, Tristan stormed out of her dressing room fully intending on going after them. He didn't even make it halfway down the hall when SME stood in front of him blocking his path.

"Just where do you think you're going?" Wally asked, crossing his arms across his chest. Kyle and Speed repeated the motion.

"I'm going after Jude, thank you very much. We were rudely interrupted." Tristan said trying to get around the three guys.

"You're not going anywhere near Jude anymore, buck-o." Speed said. Tristan's eyes widened.

"You can't tell me what to do Vincent. Now move along and go play with your little guitar." Tristan said before shoving his way through Wally and Kyle. He smirked when he made it to the door where he heard Jude talking. He was just about to open the door when he felt himself being slammed down on the ground. He tried to shove the assailant off but that only resulted in a punch in the face. Tristan opened his eyes and saw an angry Speed being pulled off him by Wally and Kyle.

"Let me go! I won't hurt him too much, maybe two or three more good punches. That's all I want." Speed yelled.

Hearing the commotion outside Jude and Tommy stood up from where they were sitting and opened the door. Jude gasped in shock at the sight before her. Tristan was trying to stand up and Speed was being held back by Wally and Kyle.

"What is going on out here?" Tom asked. Tristan finally righted himself and went towards Jude. Tommy stood in front of her and shook his head.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Tom said, pushing Tristan back. Tristan smiled and got in Tommy's face.

"And why is that, Quincy?" Speed had finally calmed down and shook off Kyle and Wally's hands.

"Because Tristan, if you take another step you'd have four angry men on your ass." Speed said as he walked up beside Tommy. Kyle and Wally joined in on the barricade. Jude was completely shocked at what was going on around her. She tapped Tommy on the shoulder causing him to break his stare with Tristan to look back at her.

"Yeah?" he asked softly.

"Let me talk to him." She replied. Tommy opened his mouth to disagree but she put her finger over his mouth. "Trust me." Tommy sighed and side stepped allowing Jude to come forward. When Jude was standing in front of Tristan, Tommy stood right beside her.

"Tristan, you hurt me. More emotionally than physically but that doesn't change anything. It's over between us. You're not the Tristan I fell in love with. I want you off the tour and away from me. I never want to see you again. Do you understand?" Jude said never once taking her eyes off Tristan's.

"But Jude, I love you. I am the same guy. Please don't do this." Tristan got down on his knees and hugged Jude's legs. Jude looked down in shock. Tristan was now breaking down. Jude tried to step out of Tristan's hold but he just held on tighter.

"Tristan, you don't love me. If you did you wouldn't treat me like trash. Get up, you're embarrassing yourself." Jude said. Tristan tightened his grip even more and shook his head against Jude's stomach. Jude looked over towards Tommy who was silently watching Jude. He knew what she was asking him to do. He stepped away from Jude and walked around so he was behind Tristan and in front of Jude. He grabbed Tristan by the waist and pulled him until he released his grip. Jude almost lost her balance but Speed caught her before she tumbled to the floor. Tristan just sat on the floor looking at his feet. Tommy lifted him up by the collar of his shirt and shoved him into the wall.

"How does it feel? Not so good, huh? Now listen up, I don't ever want to see you anywhere near Jude again and so help you God if I do." Tommy said before letting go of Tristan's collar. Tristan fixed his shirt and straightened his hair before looking at Jude.

"You're going to regret this Jude." he said before he walked away. Jude shivered at the hatred that laced his words. Tommy turned around and quickly pulled Jude in for a hug.

"Don't worry about him. It's over." Tommy said. Jude nodded into his chest but she just couldn't help but feel that this was anything but over.