Sorry it took so long. I wanted to make sure I had it just right. Also so I could put the sneak peeks for the next chapter. So here it is!! Chapter 5! Please tell me what you think and leave awesome reviews!!

Disclaimer: I do not own the song Broken Wing by Martina McBride.

Chapter 5: Spilled Secrets

Jude was fuming as she slammed her car door. She stormed into the studio with her face red hot. "Darius!" she yelled through G-Major. She was not about to do a stupid interview. She saw Darius talking to Sadie at her desk. She stomped her way to him. "I am not doing that interview. I don't care what the hell you say." Darius smiled at her and shook his head.

"It's not like I asked them to. You don't have a contract with G-Major anymore." He chuckled a bit. "Listen, they just want to interview you…and maybe perform." Jude looked shocked. So, they actually wanted her? Cathy Richards actually wanted her? A small smile played on her face. Sadie looked at Darius, knowing her sister would feel honored. And she did. Jude felt extremely honored. But then she suddenly remembered something. "I have to perform?" she asked.

"You don't have to," Sadie informed, "They just hope you will. I think you should. It'd be good for you."

"But I haven't performed in two years. I haven't even written any new material." Sadie and Darius looked at her with a 'yea right' look. "Ok, so maybe I have been writing a little."

Jude was on her bed with her notebook and her guitar. Stephanie was by her side. Jude had to admit; she missed doing this. She could already imagine her on Artist on the Rise singing her heart out; the crowd growing wild and singing along. She smiled as she wrote down another lyric for her song. They heard the door open and Stephanie jumped off the bed. "Daddy!" Jude heard her faint voice shout happily. Jude kept on writing and saw Tommy enter their bedroom with Stephanie on his hip. They smiled at each other and he sat down on the bed. Jude wrote another lyric down as Steph sat down between them. "Watcha writing there, Sparky?" Tommy asked pointing to the scribbled words on the paper. Jude giggled remembering she use to ask Tommy that all the time.

Just a song for Artist on the Rise," Jude replied shrugging. His eyes almost went out of his socket.

"You're going? I-I thought you didn't want to?" he said.

Jude shrugged again. "Well, I didn't, but I kind of miss performing. I'll show you what I got so far."

Tommy was completely nervous now. But Cathy wouldn't say anything…would she? He watched Jude as she sang quietly, strumming her guitar.

And with a broken wing

She still sings

She keeps and eye on the sky

With a broken wing

She still believes

Man, you outta see her fly

She turned her head, afraid Tommy might catch on. Apparently, he didn't, because eh smiled and kissed her on the cheek. She shyly went back to her writing.

Around 7:30pm, the couple was cleaning up after dinner when the phone rang. Jude turned off the sing facet and dried her hands before picking it up from its cradle. Tommy was cleaning the table. "Hello?" Jude answered.

"Good evening. Is this the Quincy home?" a woman said on the other end. She sounded like a snob.

"Yes ma'am. Who is this?" Jude asked leaning on the island of the kitchen.

"This is Meredith Bennett. I'm Stephanie's grandmother." The snobby woman replied. Jude pushed herself off the island. Tommy noticed the perplexed and astonished look on his wife's face and went next to her.

"Grandmother? But, she died, almost three years ago."

"No ma'am, I am her other one; Lilly's mom. I just wanted to inform you that we will be arriving to pick up Stephanie at the end of the month. We shall call you beforehand. Thank you for your time. Goodbye." Meredith hung up and Jude clicked the 'end' button in complete shock. She looked Tommy's concern face.

"They're taking her away," Jude said quickly.

"What?" Tommy asked rubbing her back.

"That was a woman called Meredith Bennett," Jude explained frantically.

Tommy put his hand over his mouth. "Oh, no," he whispered. Jude stared at him. "Jude…I'm so sorry."

Jude narrowed her eyes. "How long have you known?"

He looked down. "Almost five months."

"What?" she gasped.

"Almost fi-"

"I heard you! You kept this from me for five months!? What's wrong with you!? Did you think I wouldn't notice that Steph wasn't around anymore or something?" she ranted. "I mean, c'mon Tommy, I know you don't think of me highly, but at least give me some credit."

"I thought…maybe there was another way to keep her. But, there was nothing I could do."

"Why, why now? After all these years, why do we have to give her up?"

Tommy sighed heavily. "Lilly, (my brother, Michael's, wife), left in her will that she wanted her parents to take care of Stephanie; Meredith and Ben Bennett. Mike agreed with it in his will. But they disappeared a long time ago so I was next in line. But, they soon came back to Montana a year ago, and found out. There's no way around it, Jude."

"This isn't fair," Jude cried.

"I know…"

"No you don't know! You don't know anything, Tom! I already lost the baby; I'm not losing Stephanie too." Jude started to walk to the bedroom but before she reached the hallway she turned around swiftly. "And you can sleep on the couch for the rest of your life, for all I care!" She slammed the bedroom door and Tommy winced back. Why did he have to make a mess out of everything? He quickly went to check on Stephanie. When Tommy found that she was soundly asleep in her bed he took some sheets and two pillows from the closet. He got settled on the couch. He grabbed one pillow and put in under his head and held the other one tightly. Ever since he and Jude got married, he wasn't used to sleeping without holding her. So, a pillow was the next best thing for him.

In the middle of night, Tommy was awaked by a scream from the bedroom. He shot up and ran into the room and found Jude rocking back and forth crying. 'Another dream,' Tommy thought as he slowly crept to her side. He tried to hold her but she pushed him away and faced her back to him. Jude didn't want anything to do with him. Suddenly, nausea came over her and she ran into the bathroom. Her stomach disposed the contents of her dinner. Tommy ran to her and patted her back. She swiped his hand away sending him a glare with her eyes. Jude stood up and her legs almost gave out. She grabbed the corner of the counter and made her way back to the bed. Tommy flushed the toilet and followed her.

Tommy wanted to hold his wife but Jude wasn't about to let that happen. He was surprised and grateful that she didn't leave like last time. Things were spiraling out of control. All he wanted was one day with no yelling, no crying. But the way things were looking now, he would be lucky if Jude even talked to him again. Jude held her hand to her head. She felt so sick. She ran out of her pills, and she couldn't get any until Sunday. And tomorrow she had Artist on the Rise to do. She prayed to God that she would feel alright tomorrow.

Jude felt Tommy's eyes watching her. She turned around slowly and stared at him. He got the hint and stalked out of the room, but not before taking one more glance at the woman he loved. Jude pulled the covers over her and tried to fall asleep but she couldn't. She was afraid of another dream. Why couldn't she just forget that day? She wanted to erase that memory from her mind permanently; never to be remembered. But it wasn't possible. Not being able to close her eyes, she took the covers off and went into Stephanie's bedroom. Jude sat on the rocking chair staring at her beautiful daughter. They couldn't just take her away from her. Stephanie was the only thing keeping Jude sane. In the past three years Steph was the only thing keeping her from falling off the cliff. Three years seems such a short time now. Jude put her head back on the rocking chair and sighed heavily. Soon, she drifted off into a restless, but dreamless, sleep.

Jude felt someone shaking her. She felt so uncomfortable. Her head was pounding and her stomach was in a million knots. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw Stephanie looking at her with questions in her eyes. Jude smiled down and kissed her forehead softly. Stephanie opened her mouth to say something but Jude bolted to the bathroom. Again, she disposed of whatever was left in her stomach. After nothing was left, she just started gagging. It felt like her stomach was about to come out. Stephanie ran to her mother and a look of concern crossed her face as she saw Jude clinging to the toilet seat for dear life. She ran to her dad who was watching some T.V. hoping he knew what was wrong with her mother. Tommy followed her and saw Jude in the same position as Stephanie left her. "Jude?" Tommy said crouching down next to her. Jude wanted to push him away but she had no strength left. "Baby, what's wrong? Are you sick?" he asked.

Jude looked at him. What was she supposed to say? She couldn't tell him the real reason. "Um, I don't know," Jude lied as she gagged again.

Tommy suddenly had a twinkle in his eyes. A smile crossed his lips. "Jude, do you…do you think you might be pregnant?" Tommy chirped. Suddenly, a wash a guilt came over her and a struck of pain went through her body. She looked up a Tommy with tears in her eyes. What was she going to say? What could she say? He just looked so happy. Stephanie finally comprehended and she had a smile on her face soon after.

"You mean, I might be a big sister?" Stephanie asked.

"Now, let's not jump to conclusions," Jude tried. "I might not be."

"But you have all the symptoms. This could be morning sickness." Tommy said as he hugged her. "Oh Jude, I'm so happy. And I'm sorry for everything. I'm going to go get a test today." Tommy got up from his spot. "C'mon Stephanie, let me make you some breakfast and you can go with me."

Jude just sat there with the tears in her eyes now falling on her face. This couldn't be happening.

"Thank you for joining us on the beautiful Saturday afternoon. We have a real treat for you today. Someone from the past has agreed to perform for us and answer a few questions." Cathy said. "So, please, everyone welcome…Jude Quincy."

The crowd went wild and Jude had a rush of emotions going through her. She looked back at Spiederman and smiled. "Hi everyone," Jude shyly whispered in the MIC. "I'm baaaaack," she sang playfully. The crowd laughed with her. She saw her sister Sadie in the crowd and smiled at her. "This is a new song I wrote called Broken Wing, and I hope you like it." The music started to play softly and then Jude began to sing.

She loved him like he was
The last man on earth
Gave him everything she ever had
He broke her spirit down
Then come loving up on her
Give a little, then take it back

She'd tell him 'bout her dreams
He'd just shoot them down
Lord, he loved to make her cry
You're crazy to believe
That you'll ever leave the ground
He said only angels know how to fly

And with a broken wing
She still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing
She carries her dreams
Man you outta see her fly

One Sunday morning
She didn't go to church
He wondered why she didn't leave
He went up to the bedroom
Saw a note by the window
With the curtains blowing…in the breeze

And with a broken wing
She still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing
She carries her dreams
Man you outta see her fly

With a broken wing
She carries her dreams
Man you outta see her…
Fly

After the song everyone started to clap. Cathy patted the seat next to her and Jude went over and grabbed the MIC sitting on it. Cathy settled the crowd down then turned to Jude. "Jude, I have to say, that was amazing," she mused, "And so filled with emotion."

"Why thank Cathy," Jude giggled.

"So, you and Tommy are good?" Cathy asked.

"Yea, we're great," Jude smiled at her.

"Well, I can see why. He's a great kisser!!" Cathy responded with an evil smirk.

Jude looked at her with a confused and nervous smile as the audience erupted into whispers. "Excuse me?"

"Oops, sorry about that. Well we're going to take a break right now, but stay tuned." Cathy shrugged at Jude and walked off the stage. Jude felt the audience staring at her and she followed Cathy.

"Hey!" Jude shouted, causing Cathy to turn around. "What the hell did you mean by that?"

"Didn't he tell you?" Cathy said playing dumb. Kwest came from one of the backrooms after the incident that he saw. He saw Jude and Cathy staring each other down. He knew he had to intervene.

"Tell me what?" Jude asked nervously.

"Well…"

"Jude!" Kwest shouted as he went up to them. "C'mon, don't listen to her. She's a compulsive liar."

Kwest drug Jude outside of the studio to his car. He told the band to pack up quickly. They did as they were told and Jude leaned against his car. A million thoughts were running through her head. What did Cathy mean by that? She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples. She was getting another migraine. "Are you okay?" Kwest asked truly concerned.

"What was that about?" Jude asked hoping Kwest had all the answers.

"Pssh, don't listen to Cathy Richards. She and Tommy had a thing a long time ago and she's still not over it. She was just trying to mess with you."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive. Listen, I want to talk about the other night."

Jude's head shot up and looked at him skeptically. "Um, Kwest, I'm not sure that's a good idea."

"I want to apologize, and tell you the truth." Jude was still hesitant. She wasn't sure if she wanted to hear the truth at all. Sadie was coming up to them but stopped behind the one of the cars when she heard Kwest talking. "I don't like how Tommy is treating you. It's completely ridiculous. I know that you love him but can you honestly look me in the eye and tell me you believe that he loves you?"

Jude stared into his golden-brown eyes. She was completely mesmerized by the concern and care in his eyes. She opened her mouth to prove him wrong, but she couldn't. Kwest was right. She couldn't say it. She had so much doubt all of sudden. It was overwhelming. Jude looked down in shame and disappointment. Kwest hooked a finger under her chin and gently lifted her head. He found that she had tears in her eyes. He wiped a stray tear from her warm cheeks. There was nothing he wanted to do more than just hold her and make all her fears go away.

"Jude, I'm saying sorry in advance for what I'm about to say." Jude kept eye contact with him the whole time. "I'm in love with you Jude."

"You're what?" Jude asked in disbelief.

"I love you," Kwest repeated.

"Kwest I…I have to go." Jude turned away quickly and ran to her car and drove off.

Kwest watched her leave the parking lot and sighed. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to tell Jude the truth. But he had felt that way for a long time. That's why it didn't work out with Sadie. Sadie knew it too, and she hated it. Kwest put his arms on top of the hood of his jeep and put his head down to think. He had to talk to Tommy. He needed to tell him his alibi before Jude went home and found out the truth about Tommy and Cathy. He didn't know why he protected him so much. Maybe because Tommy was his best friend for thirteen years, and he knew Jude truly loved him. Kwest heard the clicking of heels coming his way. He turned around already knowing it was his ex-wife. "Hello, Sadie," he greeted with a tone.

"What do you think you're doing? Are you trying to destroy them!?" She yelled at him.

"I wasn't trying to do anything. I just wanted her to know the truth." He said rather calmly.

"Just stay away from my sister, Kwest Taylor." Sadie gave him a warning glare and got into her beetle. Kwest pulled out his cell phone and called Tommy.

Tommy and Stephanie waited outside the bathroom door excitedly. After Tommy and Jude talked over the Cathy thing he handed her the test. Tommy was so excited. He was praying that she would be pregnant again. Now, it might actually happen. Every problem that they had would disappear. It would be a miracle. His foot was tapping as he kept imagining a beautiful baby in his arms at the hospital; Jude smiling at him and Steph wearing a shit that said 'Big Sister' on it. He could imagine Jude and him sitting on their bed thinking of different baby names. He couldn't wait to find out, and it seemed like Jude was taking forever.

Meanwhile, Jude was inside staring at the P.T. She hadn't even taken it out of the box. Tommy was outside waiting for happy news. She sat on the toilet thankful that the nausea had subsided. She put her hand on her stomach and rubbed it gently. Flashes of the day she lost her baby came into her head and she held in a yelp. She sighed in defeat and took the test out finally.

About fifteen minutes later Jude came out with the test in her hand. Tommy looked at her hopefully. She grabbed his hand and told Stephanie to wait in her room. Jude took Tommy into their bedroom and closed the door. He waited with wide eyes. Jude had tears in her eyes and shook her head. She looked at the results in her hand and showed Tommy. His face fell. She wasn't pregnant. "It's negative," Tommy observed.

"I knew it would be," Jude whispered and threw it in the trash.

"It's ok, I mean, we can try again maybe," Tommy said as she opened one of the drawers.

Jude shook her head. "No," she whispered again. She took out a manila envelope and turned to him.

"Why not?"

"Because it's not going to happen."

"I don't understand."

She looked down at the envelope and tears filled her eyes. "I…"

"What is it? What's wrong?"

"I can't have anymore kids. The internal bleeding two years ago did something to my system and I can't produce anymore eggs."

"What?" Tommy asked still confused.

"I can't have anymore babies. I'm not able to."

Tommy sat down on the bed in pure shock. Jude felt another wash of guilt. She knew she should've told him earlier.

"Jude, why didn't you tell me? How many more secrets are you hiding from me!?" Tommy yelled frustrated and hurt. Jude lifted up her eyes but kept her head down. She handed him the envelope she was holding. He opened it up and read over the hospital documents. He lifted his eyebrows in confusion. "What is this supposed to mean?"

"It's my other secret," Jude said in barely a whisper. Tommy shrugged hoping for an explanation. "I'm sick."

"What do you mean by that?"

"The bleeding in the womb did a lot of damage to my body, Tommy. Since I lost so much blood, I lost a lot of white blood cells and I don't have enough to protect my immune system."

"I'm sorry Jude," Tommy said listening intently. "I still don't get it."

Jude sat down next to him with tears falling on her face. Fear struck Tommy. "I've been taking these pills to protect my immune system. If I don't take them, my immune system can shut down and I'll start vomiting. Soon, my whole body will…shut down."

"You mean…you'll…" Tommy couldn't finish his sentence. Jude nodded. "But, you were…Jude, why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want something else to fight about. I thought that you would be mad at me if you knew I couldn't have anymore kids," she confessed crying.

"Wait a minute," he said as realization hit him. "You were just vomiting. Oh, my god, Jude!"

"Calm down, Tommy it's ok. I'm going to see Dr. Turner tomorrow. She's going to give me a refill." Tommy hugged her as close to his body as he could. Jude cried on his shoulder as he rocked her back and forth trying to comfort her. Even though she was crying, Jude felt a sudden jolt of relief and happiness hit her. Tommy cared, and now he was holding her. She smiled, as her doubts started to go away slowly. Maybe he did love her after all. She clung to him tighter as she let her tears subside.

Sneak Peek-Chapter 6:

"Remember when all the guys use to call the Little Scorpion?" She answered with a question.

"Of course," Tommy said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Cathy got up and went to him. Tommy tried to back up but he was already against the wall. Their faces were inches apart and Tommy could smell her vanilla perfume as he inhaled a sharp breath. He tried to control his instincts as he watched Cathy's lips intently as she spoke. "Well, they called me that, because when I sting you," she started as she used her fingers tracing lines down Tommy's chest, "my poison courses through every vein in your body, and I seduce you to death; a death that you would gladly greet with open arms." She whispered it seductively in his ear. Her hands reached down to his belt.

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He was trying to figure out why both of them looked like they wanted to kill him. He scratched the back of his head. Only now did he realize that the people around him were whispering and pointing at him.