chapter13

Jude pulled Tom's hoodie up over her head and walked into G-major. She walked through fairly unnoticed, she didn't want there to be a big hoopla that she was back. She ever so slightly knocked on Darius office door and he yelled for whoever it was to come in. She opened the door and walked in.
"Jude!" She shoved her hands in her pocket and walked to meet Darius. He had jumped up from behind his desk and walked towards her. He hugged her gently and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"How are you kid?" he asked. She removed her hood and Darius could see the small scars on the left side of her face.
"I'm ok" she said sitting down in a chair. Darius leaned on his desk and looked down at her not sure what to say.
"So what brings you here?" The look on Jude's face called him a dumbass, and she cleared her throat.
"Um, well," she said folding her hands in her lap, "I was going to record with Kwest." Darius' face continued with a dumbfounded look on his face.
"Jude, we blocked you out of the studio for a month…I just figured you would need time for thereapy and to fully recover."
"Without asking me? Darius you didn't even come to the hospital to see me, how would you know how badly I was hurt, I've already been out for almost a month, and I don't want to wait one more!" Darius pushed off his desk, and sat down beside her in another chair.
"Your right, I didn't come see you, Tom and Kwest were the only ones. Nobody else really knew how to handle it. Don't think about it as we didn't care enough to come see you Jude. Think about it as we care so much about you we couldn't stand to see you hurt. Plus we didn't want to get in the way, or bother you."
Jude reached over and patted his hand and smiled.
"I get it D, I just…I just wanna sing again."
"I understand, I can't do anything about the rest of the week, but I'll see what I can do for after that. I'll move some people around and get you back in there." Jude clapped quietly and leaned over and hugged him. After her goodbyes and thank you's with Darius she walked around the studio telling people hello. The last place she went was Studio B. Kwest sat in there nodding his head up and down to a silent beat that only he could hear. When she closed the door he noticed and looked up and smiled at her. She sat down on the couch behind him, waiting for him to get done. A minute later he took off his headphones and stood up stretching.

"I'm glad you're here" he told her sitting down next to her placing a friendly hand on her leg.
"Why is that?" she asked placing her hand on top of his.
"I needed a break" he said laughing. Jude laughed and punched him playfully in the shoulder.
"Oh, I see how it is; I thought you would be glad to see me up and alive, and functioning. But no, I'm just here to relieve you of working."
"That's right," he said laughing and putting an arm around her. She leaned into him, wrapping her other arm around him. Kwest hugged her back and the two just sat there. Soon he realized she was crying against him.
"Jude?" She pulled back and looked at him crying.
"What would have happened to me if you hadn't of come by Kwest…I might not have lived and I would have never seen Tom again, or sang again…you saved me." Kwest just looked at her and brushed her tears away. He wrapped his arms back around her, "I didn't do anything but help my friend, and anyone else who passed would have done the same thing. When I saw your car…" he said laughing a little, "the first thing I thought was Tommy is going to kill me, and then my next instinct was to get you out…"
"I just don't know-"
"Am I interrupting something?"
Tommy leaned against the doorframe with his arms crossed. The scowl on his face was apparent, and obviously he hadn't heard what they were talking about. Jude pulled her self out of Kwest arms and wiped her face off, while Kwest quickly stood and stepped away from her.

"No, I was just, thanking him. You know for everything he did."
"Like?" Tom said stepping inside and sitting down in one of the chairs.
"Umm…saving my life and pulling me out of my car?"
"Oh," he said.
"Oh, is that all you have to say?"
Tom crossed his arms and leaned back into the chair.
"Thanks." Jude huffed and stood up.
"I can't believe you! He is our friend, and he saved my life…"
"Well that seems to be discounted a little when I find you in his arms." He said smugly
"Whoa man, you got the wrong idea, I was just comforting a friend, and accepting her gratitude, that's it."
"I know man; I'm not saying you did anything."
If Jude could have shot fire out of her eyes she would have.
"You have got to be kidding me Tommy! Seriously! When you can finally pull your head out of your ASS, please call me."
"Me? You're the one finding comfort is someone else's arms Jude"
"Well them I'm equal with you aren't I?"
"Don't start that"
"Don't start what? That you're the one cheating! Not me Tom, I'm the one sitting around and waiting for you."
"Could have fooled me!" he said standing, facing her.
"WHAT? Are you dense? Did you not hear what I told you we were talking about? I wasn't fucking him for Christ sakes."
Tom just crossed his arms across his chest and yawned.
"Look just because I'm sure Sadie would love to hook me up with someone like Kwest doesn't mean I'm going to on my own." The shocked look on Tom face answered the question she had been asking herself.

"Ah ha! I'm right aren't I?" Tom didn't say anything but just looked down at the floor. If she had something to throw at him, it would have been perfect.
"You ASS!" she said.
"What can you really blame me?" he said.
"YES, yes I can blame you, for letting that blonde headed little bimbo bitch get inside your head! When you can learn to trust me, because I've never given you a reason not to, you can come find me. Oh and the next time you wanna hop into bed with me…your going to call Kwest and thank HIM, for saving me" she said. She shot him a look one last time. Before she turned to leave she looked at Kwest, "Thanks again for everything...you really have been a great friend to me, and to Tommy"
Once she had left the room Tom sat down in the chair and groaned…He looked at Kwest and laughed.
"Why am I so stupid?" he asked him.
"I don't know man, but all I can say…is your screwed."