Family Potrait

Chapter 12: Héll come around

"Really, yeah I dońt know, not really my type!"

"What is your type!

He shrugged.

He smiled at her, she smiled back.

She sat down beside him and looked at the lake. She looked back at him and found him staring at her.

"What?"

"Nothing, I just, I guess I missed you!"

"Me too"

They came closer and as their lips touched, both of them felt butterflyes in their stomaches.

Tommy was the first who broke away. He opened his eyes followed by Jude.

"Jude, I... it́s not that I dońt"

"I know, it never happened, Ím not 18.."

"Ím sorry, it́s just I cańt"

She nodded.

"Íll go get changed for dinner."she said finally.

He nodded, she stood up and walked away while he stared at her back.

In Judés room

She sat on the bed crying as someone knocked on the door.

She wiped her tears away as Joyce came into the room. She saw Jude and sat down beside her.

"Are you okay?"

Jude shook her head negativ.

Joyce nodded.

"My son is a stubborn little bastard!"

Jude looked at her and startet to laugh uncontrollable.

Joyce smiled.

Jude stopped laughing and looked at Joyce again.

"Jude, you have to know one thing, Thomas had a hard life, you can say I wasńt the best mother and his father,well..."

"Tommy never talked about his past or his family!"Jude answered.

"Thomas saw things and heard things that wasńt good for him, and while he grew up his father changed a lot, I love my son more than anything but sometimes it would have been better he would have grown up in another family."

Jude nodded.

"Look Jude, you probably know about his past, that he didńt made the 8th grade or about his fights.?"

Jude nodded again but now with a little confusion.

"That wasńt all his own fault, the whole situation was the reason, his father always hit me or him and if not he drank and I guess, I thought Tom didńt knew about our problems,but I was wrong and after he came home and told me... that Darius wants him in Boyzattack, I was so happy not because he went away but he had a chance to get away from his father and he is an amazing singer, like you know too and I think the whole reason why he never stardet a solo carriere and the reason that he doseńt hook up with you is that hés afraid that he could be like his father."

"But I mean why cańt he hook up with me?" Jude was crying now.

"Honey, I never saw anyone who meant so much for Tom and hés afraid that if this could become serious héll become his father and he loves you to much hurt you like that."

Jude nodded understanding.

"Can I ask you something?" she asked.

Joyce nodded.

"Why dońt you just take Stacey and runaway?"

"Because Ím afraid that héll find me and if not that héll find Tom"

Jude nodded, Joyce stood up and went to the door.

"Oh and Jude trust me, Thomas will come around."

Jude smiled and Joyce left the room.

An hour later in the dining room

They all ate in silence and Jude and Joyce smiled at each other.

"Thomas?"

"Yes mámere?"

"Tomorrow you could show Jude the horses!"

Tommy nodded.

"If you want to?" he asked Jude.

She nodded and smiled.

Tommy looked back at his plate and Jude at Joyce who had a big grin on her face.