A/N: I am sooo sorry that I haven't updated in forever. I haven't had a computer to use in weeks! So now I'm back and have a new chapter for you guys. I hope you all enjoy and please review.
A few weeks later Jude, miraculously, was fully recovered. She was finally getting to be let out of the hospital and both Jude and Tommy couldn't be happier that they were finally going to be back on tour.
The day of the first concert back, an unexpected visitor came to visit just a few hours before the concert. Tommy and Jude were practicing their new songs when Darius came in the room with a big smile on his face.
"Good morning you two," he said as his smile got bigger. "I have an unexpected guest for you guys today. You can come in now," he yelled out he door. Jude's jaw dropped as she saw who it was.
"Hey Jude, long time no see," said Eden with a fake smile.
"Who's that?" Tommy whispered to Jude.
"Our worst nightmare," Jude whispered back before she stood up. "Hi Eden, it is so great to see you again."
"I'm sure," Eden said under her breath. "And you must be Tom Quincy," she said as Tommy stood up. "Hi, I'm Eden. I bet you've heard lots about me from Jude."
"Uh, yeah, sure," he said as he noticed her fake smile.
"I just wanted to let you guys know that Eden will now be apart of your guys tour," Darius said as he braced himself for their reactions.
"What?!" they said simultaneously.
"Georgia wanted Eden to be getting more publicity so we both thought that this would be the perfect way for her to do so."
"Great," Jude whispered to Tommy. "All we need is another enemy."
"Oh and I almost forgot," Darius said before he walked out the door. "I want Tommy and Eden to have a duet together for tonight's show. So get to work," he said as he walked out the door with a grin. So far his plan was going perfectly. Now Eden just had to do her thing and he would have Jude all to himself as he always had originally planned on.
"So, should we get to work now," Eden said trying to sound sweet. Jude looked at her suspiciously. 'Okay,' Jude thought to herself. 'Two can play at this game.'
"Okay then, Eden, what do you want to do first?" Eden smiled maliciously.
"I would like to have time to work with Tom on our duet tonight. You know it could take a few hours. What do you say Tom?"
"Um, uh, yeah," he stuttered out as he looked at Jude. "I think we're ready for tonight Jude," he said carefully. Jude was about to say no, but then she looked at Eden and didn't want to show weakness.
"Sure, you two have fun," Jude said as she walked out the room and closed the door behind her. "Oh I can't stand her!" Jude said as she stalked off.
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Back in the room Eden was making her move on Tommy.
"So," she said as she sat next to him. "What should our song be about?" Tommy thought for a moment.
"Well, what are your songs usually about?" Eden laughed slightly.
"I don't write my own songs. So I was hoping that you could come up with most of it."
"Oh, uh…" One thing was for sure, she was definitely different from Jude. "What do you think if the song was about…heartbreak?"
"Heartbreak, seriously….uh, I kind of wanted something, you know, happy. Like maybe something about…say, love." Tommy could sense her hinting something and wanted to steer way clear of anything to do with that.
"Uh, yeah love, but what if we wrote about something totally different." Eden was not going to give up this easily, and not because of what Darius wanted, but because, basically, she just thought that Tommy was really hot. And she also just wanted to make Jude jealous again.
"Look," she said as she scooted closer to him. "I really want to write a song on love and I know that you can write one. I've heard some of your songs."
"Yeah but that was with Jude," he blurted out before he could stop himself. At the sound of Jude's name she gave Tommy a dangerous look.
"Is there something going on between you and Jude that no one knows about?" Tommy tried to look innocent.
"Me and Jude?" he asked as casually as possible. Eden nodded. "No. Why would you ask that?"
"Well you just said that you write love songs with Jude but you can't write one with me? That's pretty suspicious looking to me."
"Fine, we can do a love song." Eden smiled satisfyingly.
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Later on at the concert it was time for Eden and Tommy's duet.
"Good luck," Jude said as she passed Tommy.
"Thanks," Tommy said as he turned around to see that she was already gone. Shrugging, he went over and stood next to Eden. "Ready?" Eden shrugged as Darius introduced them onto the stage.
"Just follow my lead," Eden said as the music started to play.
Backstage Jude was watching closely to see what they had come up with. She crossed her fingers that Eden would just do her thing and leave.
When I, was just a little girl
You came into my life
You showed me what love was all about
And now so here we are
We're still together, strong
Nothing now can keep us so apart
Now Tommy came in.
And I, remember the day
That we first started to see
The connection we have
Is more then it could ever be
And now here we are
We'll never break apart
Cause deep in my heart
I know we got the power to make this work
Jude watched from the side as tears started to well up in her eyes. First, it was a love song and Tommy had specifically said that he would only do those kinds of songs with her. And second, Eden was dancing around Tommy like she was Brittany Spears and Tommy seemed to be okay with it. Jude shook her head as she watched the rest.
We, we are the perfect match
We go together like I've never seen before
Forever will we be
Love eternally
Never have I felt this way before
Now it went back to just Eden
I know, I know they spite of me, cause their afraid of me
I know they disapprove, but I can't help it
As long as you love me and we are meant to be
All I know is that we are perfect
The song ended and Jude ran off. Eden ended with her lips inches away from Tommy's. Jude felt the tears falling down her face as she ran back towards the bus.
Darius saw Jude run off and smiled. He was half way there to getting Jude. Now Eden just had to keep it up and he would have Jude in no time.
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The crowd erupted into applause as Tommy quickly rushed off the stage. He saw Darius and went to him first.
"Where'd Jude go?" Darius smiled.
"Probably back to the bus," he said as he smiled at Eden behind him. Tommy walked off as Eden walked over. "Nice job. She just ran off crying."
"I knew she would be easy. Just one or two more times and it'll all be over." They stood and smiled together as they thought about what they should do next.
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Back on the bus Tommy rushed inside to see Jude crying there. As soon as she saw him she stopped and tried to wipe away the tears.
"Jude you have to understand that…"
"I don't want to hear it Tommy," she said as she stood up. "Every time Eden comes into my life something like this happens, every time."
"Jude you know that…"
"What Tommy? I know what?" He stayed quiet. "What ever happened to 'I will only ever do love songs with you' and 'I love you too Jude'. How could you just lie to me like that?"
"Jude I never lied to you!" he finally got out. Jude glared at him. "I really do mean all of that. I really do love you. And as far as the love song, I did it to protect us and what we have. I never meant to hurt you Jude. That's the last thing that I ever want to do." Jude shook her head as the tears started coming back.
"Then why did you two end up inches apart from each other's lips at the end of the song? Can you explain that to me?"
"That wasn't my fault…"
"Nothing's ever your fault; why can't you ever just tell the truth for once?!"
"I am telling the truth!"
"Yet somehow I just don't believe you," she said as she stared at him.
"Jude I do love you, I swear you that on anything."
"Swear on anything you want, cause I don't think I love you anymore," she said as she walked off to her room leaving Tommy there feeling confused. She looked back one last time and said. "How could you ever say that you loved me?" And with that she slammed the door and didn't see the tears falling down his face.