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Innocent Criminal

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He was crying, this was the first time I'd ever seen him cry.

I struggled to stay conscious.

I had to stay with him.

Stay with me Jude. He whispered.

Please.

But my breath came slower.

And Myra cackled.

Then another shot.

I felt Tommy's hands release me.

Then it all went black.

Again.

It was a simple brown box. She had just gotten home from the studio. A simple brown box awaited her. Jude smiled at the thought of who left the box. Tommy. She had said goodbye, simply, without a kiss, he didn't deny it. And Jude nearly wept with joy.

Then the door opened. And Myra appeared, leaning against the doorway.

"Any idea where Tommy is?" She snapped.

"Why are you in my house?" Jude replied.

Sadie appeared beside Myra, a bottle of beer in one hand, she took a quick swig before turning to look at Jude, obviously drunk. "We're hanging out!" She lazily drooped a shoulder across Myra's shoulders. And Myra shot her a look saying she and Kwest had a fight.

"I'm going to call Tommy." Myra sighed, walking away from the door.

Jude lifted the small cardboard box and entered the house. Kicking the door shut behind her. Sadie had already passed out on the couch. Jude trudged upstairs, anxious to tear apart the box to find what was inside.

She crossed the hall to her bedroom, when she heard Myra's high pitched yell. She quietly ducked beside the wall and tried to overhear the conversation inside Sadie's bedroom. "You were just recording? Why didn't you call?"

"You had me worried sick." Jude mimicked and sure enough Myra said the same thing in the same annoying worried tone. She heard Myra slam down the phone and Jude quickly ducked inside her own bedroom.

The door slammed shut. Myra had left.

My eyes settled on the brown box in front of me. I was almost scared to open it, what if it was a practical joke and there were rubber spiders in it? What if they were real? I shook away that thought and hastily tore at the paper.

My eyes widened and a hand flew to my mouth. I gasped back tears but they still spilled over. After a few seconds I put my hand inside the box and carefully traced the gold band. I pulled it out of the box and held it to my chest.

I suddenly had flashbacks of two summers ago, they were both drunk, and they were in each others arms...

"Jude..." Tommy slurred as he gently stroked her arm with the back of his hand, "Screw tabloids, screw everyone Jude. We're getting married. I can't...I can't..." He stopped to tag another swig of beer, "I can't afford a ring right now...But I'm going to get you one...shiny as hell girl. You and I," He kissed her hair, "We're going to be together forever okay? I love you girl...I love you so much." Jude knew he was lying; he was drunk... was she. "Okay Tommy." She whispered. But he was already conked out.

Omniscient POV

"God dammit Tommy." Jude said through her tears. She was about to chuck the ring across the room, suddenly angry that Tommy did love her, when a glint inside the band caught her eye. She looked at it, tenderly drawing her finger across the words engraved.

I wasn't kidding.

This made her fall to the floor. She buried her head in the carpet and dropped the ring beside her. No! Why does he have to love me? Why do I have to be so scared of him? Why can't I just love him? "Why can't I just love him?" Jude yelled.

"Life's hard girl." She sat up stunned, to see a smiling Tommy leaning against the doorframe. Jude felt more tears fall and she picked up the ring. Tommy sighed and kneeled beside her on the floor. "Jude..." There he went, using her name like nobody else could.

Nobody else could look at her and make her melt.

"Jude this isn't what you think." Her heart broke, "I'm still with Myra. But I'm giving this to you as a promise ring. I'm always going to be there when you need me." Jude couldn't believe her ears.

She knew it wasn't mean to be.

She was about to stand when Tommy grabbed her wrist causing her to nearly fall in his lap. She looked into his eyes momentarily before he forced his lips onto hers. She felt herself falling deeper and deeper until she couldn't stop herself.

As Jude lay under Tommy, watching his eyes trace every feature of her face before leaning down and kissing her tenderly...her last thought before her heart took over was...Thank god Sadie passed out.

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