Here it is!! The second chapter!! I hope you like it and leave PLENTY OF REVIEWS!!! hehe!

Chapter 2: What Secrets Lie Beneath?

Jude woke up finding an arm draped around her waist. She turned her body around and saw Tommy peacefully asleep. 'At least he had a goodnights rest,' she thought bitterly. She carefully got up from bed and looked at the clock. It was 7:30. She had to get Stephanie up. School started at 9:00. Jude went to the bathroom and brushed her teeth. Then she put on some old jeans and a plain red tank top. She grabbed a hair scrunchy and put her hair up in a messy bun. She really didn't care what she looked liked. She still had last night on her mind. Suddenly, tears started to come again.

There was a knock on the bathroom door. "Jude?" a groggy voice asked. It was Tommy. She wiped her tears away and gradually opened the door.

"Yes?" she asked.

"Are you okay? I heard you crying."

Jude looked down at her feet and then looked up at him. "Who…is…Sylvia?" she asked as if he wouldn't understand any faster. Tommy looked at her with a befuddled look.

"Who is Sylvia?" he repeated.

"Last night, you told me you were sorry about something," she sobbed. "I asked what, and you said 'I'm sorry about Sylvia.' Who is Sylvia?"

"Jude, I…I don't remember anything from last night…"

"Of course you don't!" she shouted quickly. "You're too drunk to even remember if you cheated on me or not!"

"Hey! Watch it!" he yelled back.

"Or you'll what!?" she countered.

"I don't want to fight today; especially not today," Tommy said as he walked back to the bedroom to put on some jeans. Jude tried to stop crying. She had to wake up Stephanie, and she didn't want her to see her this way. Jude went to Stephanie's room and saw she was already up. She was crying silently on the bed.

"Steph?" she asked as she sat beside her on the bed. "Steph, what's wrong?"

"You and Daddy. Why are you always fighting?" Stephanie sniffed.

"We're just having some problems. I'm sorry if it's upsetting you." She whispered.

Stephanie nodded and hugged Jude tightly. They picked out an outfit for her and got her showered and dressed. They finally came out to the living room and saw Tommy there eating bacons and eggs. Tommy kissed Stephanie on her temple and she giggled. After breakfast and dropping Stephanie off at the bus stop, Jude was ready to leave again. She grabbed her purse and was about to walk out until Tommy stopped her. "Where are you going?" he asked as he put his dish in the sink.

"Nowhere," Jude said simply.

"Nowhere?" he said suspiciously.

Jude sighed and turned around. "I'm going to my sister's house. Would you like the tracking device on?"

"No need to be smart."

"No need to be so suspicious."

"Well, how do I know that?"

Jude scoffed and opened the door. "Say hi to Sylvia for me." Jude slammed the door. Tommy let out a frustrated sigh and flopped down on the couch. How could things have gone so wrong? He just hoped that he didn't cheat on Jude. That wouldn't just kill her, it'd kill him too. They were getting into more and more fights since Tommy found out about Stephanie. He hadn't told Jude anything about it. She had already lost so much, he couldn't bare to tell her.

Tommy turned on the T.V. and put it on MTV. TRL was on and they were showing Tommy's new music video to his song "On Top of the World". He sighed and got more comfortable on the couch. "And that was Tom Quincy's brand new music video making it to number 3," La La announced. "He just came back from his American tour and it was a great hit. As you all know, he is married to former Instant Star Jude Harrison, but other sources tell us different."

Tommy sat up straighter once he heard this. "Apparently, Quincy was seen at a club with another woman and then took her to one of the back rooms. Looks like Quincy's moving on, and let's hope Jude knows it." Tommy turned off the T.V. right away. 'How could I be so stupid?' he cursed himself. He didn't mean for any of this to happen.

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Jude screamed at the T.V. and threw one of Sadie's pillows at it. "Oh, my god! How could he do this to me!? Why did he have to do it!?" Jude ranted.

Sadie stood up and sat her down on the kitchen stool. "Okay, Jude, take deep breaths. Remember what the doctor said. You can't get too excited." Sadie reminded Jude.

"Uh huh," she responded.

"Do you need your medication?"

"I'm fine Sades. But how could he do that?"

"I talked to Kwest last night. He didn't do anything. He didn't even kiss her. He passed out before he could do anything."

"So? That doesn't mean that he wasn't going to do anything. And what are you doing talking to Kwest?"

Sadie poured a glass of water into a cup and handed Jude her medication anyway. "We're still friends," Sadie said matter-of-factly. Jude took the medication and felt it going down rough.

"Maybe I should do what you and Kwest did," Jude said as she took another sip.

"Do you really think that's the best idea?" Sadie asked taking a seat next to her.

"I don't know. I don't want to, but it's getting worst."

"My divorce with Kwest was messy. Just don't make a mistake."

Jude sighed. Maybe it was getting worst because of the secret she had. Ever since she found out about her…illness, they haven't been the same. She really loved Tommy, more than anything in the whole world, but what else could she do? Stephanie would be torn too. She couldn't do that to her. Sadie and Jude went shopping for the rest of the day. Jude could only laugh this much when she was with her older sister. Sadie made her feel special.

They were walking through the mall when Jude stopped and looking at a window display. It was a blue Winnie the Pooh shirt with matching pants and booties. Jude smiled sadly. Sadie patted her back comfortably. She was supposed to be buying things like this for her own baby boy. But because of her miscarriage and her illness, she could never have one ever again. Jude looked at the mothers and soon-to-be mothers buying clothes for their little ones. A single tear fell from her eyes. "Does Tommy know yet?" Sadie whispered in her ear. Jude shook her head. "Maybe you should tell him. Maybe you should tell him everything."

Jude shook her head again. "I can't Sadie. We're already going down. I don't want another reason to fight." Jude took one more look at the display and started to walk away from it. She couldn't take the memories anymore. They stopped at the food court because Sadie needed to go to the bathroom. She called the house first. She got the answering machine. "Hey babe," she sighed, "I should be home in about 30 minutes. I'll buy some dinner on the way, ok? Don't forget to pick up Steph from Heidi's house around 5:00. I love you, honey. Bye."

She looked at the phone again and called a different but familiar number. "Hello," a voice answered on the other end.

"Hi, Kwest!" Jude greeted excitedly.

"Hey," Kwest laughed. "How's my favorite superstar doing?"

"I'm good. How about you?"

"I'm alright. D dumped a bunch of new artist on me, so I'm a little stressed."

"Aww, poor baby."

"So how are you and…you know."

"Oh," Jude sighed in the phone. "I heard about Sylvia."

"Yea, it's all over the news."

"But he didn't do anything, right?"

"No. He passed out. But truthfully, if he hadn't…" Kwest started.

"He would've done something," Jude finished for him. "You know what, I have to go. But I'll talk to you later."

"We should get together sometime. I haven't seen you in forever." Kwest said.

"Okay, you've got yourself a date. How about this Sunday at Old Town Buffet?"

"Sounds fine. I'll see you then."

"Bye Kwest."

They hung up just as Sadie got out of the bathroom. When Jude finally arrived home she saw Tommy and Stephanie playing Tony Hawk on the X-box. She laughed and they both looked up at her. She held up the pizza box and Tommy paused the game. Stephanie and Tommy took their usual places at the table in the kitchen. The aroma of sausage and pepperoni pizza filled the air. Dinner was quiet as usual. It was always quiet now. It use to be filled with laugh and joy, but now it was so…dead. Stephanie was always the one to break the silence though. "I'm beating Daddy in Tony Hawk," she said ripping a pepperoni from her pizza and putting it in her mouth.

"Are you now?" Jude said, handing her a napkin.

"Yea," Tommy added, "I can't believe it. A seven-year-old is beating me. How is that possible?"

Jude laughed, "Our daughter is capable of anything. Including beating the Tony Hawk champion."

Tommy shook his head in laughter and continued eating. The phone suddenly rang and Jude jumped a little. Tommy got up and went to the counter. He put it on speaker phone. "Hello, Quincy residence," Tommy greeted.

"Hi there, this is Dr. Turner from Carson Hill Hospital. I'm looking for a Jude Quincy."

Jude got up quickly and picked up the phone. "Hello, Dr. Turner? It's me, Jude." Tommy looked at her with a confused but curious face. What was Dr. Turner calling her for? They hadn't seen her since…the event. "Uh huh…I understand…yes ma'am…well thank you very much. Goodbye." She hung up and went to sit down but Tommy grabbed her arm.

"What was that about?" he asked.

"It's just a check-up," Jude said trying to brush it off.

"A check-up? But Dr. Turner doesn't do check-ups." He reminded her.

"She, uh, does for me. Since her…and I have a…very special bond," she stuttered.

"Right."

"What? You don't believe me?"

"No, I don't."

"I'm glad to see the faith you have in me! I had faith in you when Kwest and Sadie told me you did nothing with Sylvia!"

"Don't bring that up again!"

"Why not!?"

"Stop it!" Stephanie yelled. They both turned their heads to her and saw her crying. "Just stop fighting, please!"

Tommy kneeled down beside her. He wiped her tears away. "I'm sorry. Look, it's almost 9:00 anyway. It's your bedtime. Let me put you to sleep." Tommy picked her up and disappeared into the hallway. Jude sat on the chairs and started to cry. She was trying to take deep breaths but she couldn't. She stood up and took her purse from the counter. She looked through it and got out her medication. She swallowed two pills and took a deep breath. "I can't do this anymore," Jude muttered to herself.

Sneak Peek-Chapter 3:

Their relationship was for from healthy. They both knew it; Stephanie knew it; Sadie and Kwest knew it. But everyone else, including Darius, believed their happy faces and smiles. Tommy and Jude lied through their teeth often. No one needed to know how unhappy they really were. But Tommy knew it was just going to get worse.

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"I promise they won't do it again. Tomorrow when you go to school…"

"No!" Stephanie shouted.

Jude was taken aback. "Steph, I promise you, the paparazzi won't get to you."

"It's not just them. The kids at school are mean to me too. They all say that I'm weird because my family is weird."

"Aww, sweetie, don't listen to them. They're just being ridiculous. I bet their family is just as weird." Jude smiled but stopped when she saw that her daughter wasn't.

"I don't want to go back to school. Please mom, don't make me go back." Stephanie lunged herself at Jude crying. Jude patted her back trying to hold back her own tears.