Thanks for the reassurance!
"Dude, come on, the limo's downstairs," Speed said, walking into Jude's room. He saw her fussing with her hair.
"I look horrible," Jude mumbled.
"You look amazing," Speed said.
"You're just saying that. You don't want your singer getting all emo on you," Jude said.
"No, I mean it. You look beautiful," Speed said. She really did take his breath away. The red suited her.
"I just wish I could know what to say to him, about everything. It's like he wants a change right now, and I'm not used to him being my boyfriend. It's gonna take some getting used to and I don't know if he understands," Jude said.
"I'm sure he does. This is all new to him too dude, he's just probably trying to figure out how should he treat you," Speed said, hugging her.
"Jude is this crimson? Oh, hey Speed," Jamie said, walking into her room.
"It is. I'll see you later Jamie," Jude said.
"Are you okay?" Jamie asked.
"She'll be fine," Speed said.
"I was asking her," Jamie said.
"I'm fine, Jamie," Jude said walking down the stairs.
"Can I talk to you Jude?" Jamie asked.
"We've got to go Jude," Speed said.
"Call me and I'll talk to you on the way," Jude said.
"Fine, whatever," Jamie said, walking back over to his house.
"That's what I mean," Jude said, walking into the limo.
Jamie called her so fast that they were still in the driveway by the time she answered.
"I really think we need to talk," Jamie said.
"That's what we're doing now," Jude said.
"What was with that whole, you and Speed hugging? Last time I checked, you and him hated each other," Jamie said.
"You're the one that suggested I spend all summer with them. He's become like my best friend. All of these guys are. And when I'm down, they know," Jude said.
"So you couldn't call me and ask me to come over?" Jamie asked.
"I didn't call him and tell him to come upstairs. He was coming to tell me the limo was here and he saw I was upset. He was doing what any best friend would do. I think you'd know that better than anyone else," Jude said.
"I just don't feel like you're trying to make this work," Jamie said.
"What the hell do you want me to do: not do the show tonight? Have Darius fire me? All so you can get to spend time with me? When you have a bunch of other chances to and this is my one chance. This is the new G Major. Things are different Jamie," Jude said.
"I just wish you could pause that Jude for a bit and let me see my Jude," Jamie said.
"I wish I could just pause this life. But I'm not going to. I haven't slept in almost two days, I'm running on fumes. But I have other people that need me. So I have to do this. I wish you would understand that," Jude said.
"I do. Look, how about, we do something tomorrow. Or tonight, after you guys are done catching up on Instant Star 2. Just us," Jamie said.
"I'll try," Jude said.
"Okay. And Jude, I, I love you," Jamie said. Jude dropped the phone out of her hand.
"Whoa, what'd you say to her?" Kyle asked when he picked up the phone.
"What is she doing?" Jamie asked.
"Did you just break up with her or something?" Kyle asked.
"He just told her he loved her," Speed said. Jamie was right; she and Speed did talk a lot over the summer. So much that Speed knew how her exact reaction to him telling her he loved her would be.
"Can you hand me the phone?" Jude asked.
"Are you gonna say anything back?" Jamie asked.
"I would rather say it in person," Jude said.
"Alright, I'll see you later," Jamie said, hanging up.
"Dude, that's wow. He loves you," Wally said.
"Hey um, oh I forgot, you guys, I need you to stay over and watch a bunch of Instant Star 2 clips. Apparently I'm doing a press conference tonight and they're gonna ask me questions about it. I don't know if you guys will be answering questions with me, just in case you're not, I need you to be in the crowd helping me with answers," Jude said.
"Definitely, I mean, who needs sleep?" Kyle said.
"My thoughts exactly," Jude said, laughing.
"Well, let's just get through the night and we'll figure everything out when we get back to Red's," Speed said.
"Yeah," Jude said, stepping out of the limo.
"Jude, Jude can we get a shot of you with SME?" a photographer asked. The guys gathered around her and smiled for the camera.
"What about one with you and the boyfriend?" another asked.
"My boyfriend's not here," Jude said, confused.
"Guitar boy!" someone shouted. Speed turned around and saw a flash go off in his face.
"Me and Speed? No we're not together," Jude said, turning around.
"Come on, let's go find Tommy and see what we need to do," she said to her tour mates.
"Jude, go find Darius, someone will set up your boys' instruments, and whatever you do, don't answer any questions for the reporters," Tommy said.
"Well Tom, you don't look really busy to me," someone said behind them. They all turned around and saw Sadie standing there.
"Sadie, I'm so busy, I don't know what to do with myself. I can't have you here right now," Tommy said, walking off.
"What's with him? Why doesn't he have time for me?" Sadie asked.
"Tommy's a busy man," Jude said, eyeing her sister.
"Come on Jude, let's go find Darius," Speed said, pulling her away. The other two boys turned around and realized who Speed was pulling away from: Jamie.
"I wish he would just tell her already," Kyle mumbled and Wally nodded.
Later on that night, after the finalist for Instant Star 2 performed their songs, it was time for Jude to do hers.
"This song, it's a favorite of D's and also of mine. It's called 'Stupid Girl'," Jude said. As soon as she started playing, she saw Jamie in the crowd. He frowned at her and walked off.
You pretend you're high
You pretend you're bored
You pretend you're anything
Just to be adored
It's what you need
It's what you get
Don't believe in fear
Don't believe in faith
Don't believe in anything
You can't break
You Stupid girl
You Stupid Girl
All you had you wasted
All you had you wasted
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"Ladies and gentleman, last year's Instant Star, Jude Harrison!" Darius announced, hugging her.
"Good job Jude," Tommy congratulated.
"Yeah, that was great," Kwest said.
"Jude, I don't believe we have met. I'm Liam," a British man said.
"Oh hey, yeah Darius told me about you," Jude said.
"Well, I shall see you again, I have things I need to attend to," Liam said, walking off.
"That guy's pretty cool," Wally said.
"Have any of you seen Jamie?" Jude asked.
"Your boy walked off when you started singing. Something happened that you wanna talk about?" Tommy asked.
"Now right now. Now I just wanna find him," Jude said, walking off.
"Something you wanna talk about?" Tommy asked Speed. He saw the way he looked at her, and their chemistry onstage was amazing.
"Nothing. Nothing at all," Speed said. Tommy didn't really know Spiederman, but he knew him enough to know that something was wrong.
Okay, I have a question. Where did Jude and Jamie's tattoos go? The ones they got during the first season. And were never mentioned again.