Summary: Tommy Quincy hates Jamie Andrews with a passion. But why? Takes place after "Date With the Night."
Disclaimer: All chapter titles are songs by Fall Out Boy. Also I don't own anything related to "Instant Star" except for a couple of Jude-centric fantasies.
Author's Note: It's officially been a whole year since I started this thing; That's a long time for me. Anyway, the sequel should be up as soon as this one's done. So prepare yourself for more romance, action, drama, and of course, those plot twists that everybody loves.
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Jamie sat in the back of G Major, watching as Darius and Jude introduced Karma, the new Instant Star, to the press. "She's something, huh?" Jamie turned to see Tommy standing behind him, an awkward expression on his face, as if he were uncertain on how to talk to Jamie.
"Yeah," Jamie agreed, not sure if they were talking about Jude or Karma.
"D wants me to produce her," the ex-popstar said. "Which means that Kwest's gonna produce Jude."
Jamie knew that Tommy was telling him this because he and Kwest had recently started working together and that meant working with Jude. "That should be fun," Jamie mumbled.
Tommy sat down next to him and asked, "Have you told her yet?"
Jamie tried to play dumb. "Told her what?"
Tommy slapped him upside the head. "Don't play dumb, Andrews. You know what I mean."
Jamie chuckled slightly before saying, "No. I can't bring myself to talk to her. Not that she would listen."
Tommy put his hand on Jamie's shoulder. "You gotta tell her. She might just surprise you."
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After the press conference was finished Tommy watched as Jamie approached Jude. Before he reached the girl however, Darius swooped in and pulled him into his office. "Damn it," Tommy cursed.
"What's up?"
Tommy turned and was surprised to see Kyle standing behind him. "Kyle, I thought you'd left after... all that happened."
"Nah," Kyle waved off. "Just kinda stayed out of the way of danger."
Tommy smirked. "Wish I could do that."
Kyle offered him a soda and then asked, "So what's up, man? Are you trying to get Jude and Jamie back together or something."
"Or something," Tommy said, not quite ready to tell anyone what he was hoping for.
Kyle nodded. "I get it! You're hoping that if Jamie tells Jude why he broke up with her, then Jude will give you a shot."
Tommy stared at Kyle in disbelief. "How did you...?"
"Know?" Kyle grinned. "Just cause you don't see me doesn't mean I don't see you."
The younger man saluted Tommy then walked off. "Weird kid," Tommy muttered.
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Jamie saw Jude walking out of G Major and realized that if he was going to tell Jude the truth he might as well do it now. He ran over to her, calling her name, hoping that she wouldn't walk off. Luckily, she didn't. "Hey," he greeted nervously.
"Hey," she said back. "How are you?"
"Good," Jamie responded, thankful she was being civil. "Darius just told me he wants me to meet with Pagan Smith on Monday to talk about him signing to G Major."
Jude's face lit up with genuine enthusiasm. "Jamie that's great!" she said, hugging him. It only took a moment however for the hug to become very uncomfortable for them both. After breaking apart awkwardly, Jamie said, "Listen, Jude there's something I gotta tell you."
"Can it wait?" Jude asked, her mask of indifference back up.
Jamie sighed. "Yeah. It can wait."
Jude started walking to her car but turned back to face him. "We're gonna be okay, Jamie," she said softly. "Just give it time."
Jamie waved goodbye as she drove away. On his way back into G Major, he accidently bumped into a scruffy young man on his way out. "Oh, I'm sorry," the man, who looked a little older than Tommy, apologized.
"Totally my fault," Jamie corrected. "I wasn't paying any attention." As he started back in, the man spoke again. "Are you Jamie?"
Jamie looked over his shoulder at the man. "Yeah."
The stranger grinned. "I'm sorry, you're probably creeped out. I know Tommy."
Jamie relaxed. "Nice to meet you," he said as he offered the man his hand.
"Hunter," the man smiled, taking Jamie's hand. "The name's Hunter."