Hey Guys, thanks so much for the reviews especially the people who gave me their input on the story. It looks like there are people split between Braden and Tommy so I want to know whom you guys think Jude should pick. This chapter was originally supposed to be two but I didn't want to be cruel. Once again thanks for the reviews and keep them coming!!Oh and by the way I wrote a One-Shot called Girlfriend so check it out! Xoxo
Tommy lay wide-awake in his bed never once closing his eyes to get any sleep. It was around ten in the morning and he was wrestling with the decision to go see Jude or just to give it time. He knew Jude would want some space but he also knew very well that the more time she had to think the worse his chances were to get her to listen.
He turned on his side and faced the nightstand. Other than the few beer bottles there was a framed picture of him and Jude that Kwest had taken while they were working on her latest song. They both looked happy, something that almost seemed foreign to him now. He wanted more of those times. Times were they were both happy and in love, he needed that more than anything.
Tommy sighed and got out of bed preparing himself to go see Jude and the consequences of the previous night.
Jude laid awake in her bed feeling like sleep wasn't an option. She didn't know what time it was or if it had been 5 hours or 5 minutes since she had gotten home. The tears wouldn't come anymore so she resorted to watching Braden sleep. He looked so peaceful with one arm lying half-hazardly across her waist. He was face down on the bed with the covers only covering his legs. She looked over his bare back, taking notice of his olive skin and a five-point star tattooed on the back of his right shoulder. Without even realizing what she was doing, Jude absent-mindedly traced the star with her fingernail.
Braden stirred and woke up facing Jude. He smiled at the fact that she was so preoccupied tracing his tattoo to notice that he was awake. With his arm around her waist he pulled her closer where she let out a surprised laugh.
"You Ms. Harrison, have a fascination with stars."
Jude smirked at this and casually replied, " What can I say, they mesmerize me."
Braden now noticing the position they were in lamely moved back to his side of the bed. Jude was once again lost in thoughts of Tommy and the overwhelming feeling of her heart being shattered all over again.
Braden frowned at her quietness. He didn't want her to feel all alone in this, when in fact it was also his fault she was in this situation. If he had kept his mouth shut Jude and Tommy would be happy. And if that would have caused him to keep his feelings to himself, so be it. At least Jude would've been happy.
"Jude?" Braden tentatively asked.
"Yeah?" she asked while staring at the ceiling.
"Do you want to talk about what happened last night?"
Jude sighed deeply and propped her head up while looking at Brade. She felt bad for telling him all of her Tommy problems, but he was the only one who genuinely cared. She also knew that he felt responsible for last night; by the way he was acting so distant around her.
"He saw us kiss. And it want from bad to worse in a matter of minutes. I just screwed up like I always do."
Jude continued to tell him everything that had been said between them and how Tommy said he didn't trust her. She left before anything else could have transpired and that's when he had picked her up of the street. It felt like she had lost Tommy's love all together,r along with any chance for them to go back to how they were.
"Jude, Tommy loves you more than anything. I can see it when your name is mentioned or he sees you walk across the hall. The fact that he saw us kiss probably made him jump to conclusions and its not like you can blame him. But that proves that he loves you even more. He worships you Jude, you're his everything."
"Maybe, I just need to talk to him and hear it for myself. I love him Braden, I just wish he could see that."
"I know, give it time. But for right now you need to get your ass out of bed and into the studio."
Jude laughed and hit Braden in the head with a pillow repeatedly.
"Fine, Mr. Rockstar, go make me coffee and I'll get up."
Braden got out of bed and smiled down at Jude. He walked around the bed and ruffled Jude's hair on his way out.
He walked down the hallway and into the kitchen to make Jude coffee. About five minutes later when he was pouring her special black coffee into a mug the doorbell rang.
"Brade can you get that?" Jude called from her bedroom.
"Yeah I got it."
Braden walked back into the living room to grab his shirt off of the couch. He pulled it half on when he opened the door to see a very shocked Tommy.
Tommy stood there just looking at Braden with an unreadable expression. It was more like disbelief and sadness etched onto his face the longer he stood there
"Uh hey, Tom." Braden hastily said while pulling his shirt all the way on.
Braden didn't know what to say to his friend, well now former by the way Tommy was throwing death daggers out of his eyes at him. Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming form behind him.
"Brade who is it?" An unsuspecting Jude asked while throwing on a sweatshirt.
Braden moved aside so that Jude could see who was at her door.
He couldn't tell who looked more surprised. Jude opened her mouth a few times as if she was going to say something but thought better of it. Tommy shook his head and took a deep breath.
"Wow, I can't believe you."
When Jude finally regained consciousness of the situation she walked towards Tommy.
"Tommy, it doesn't look like what you think it is. I –I was upset last night and Brade saw me walking and-"
"What Jude huh? What the fuck do you know is going through my head!"
Jude stopped walking towards him and instinctively bit her bottom lip.
Braden stepped in between Jude and Tommy and faced Tom, "Dude T, Nothing happened. Jude was just upset and-"
"You just decided to screw your friends girl. Wow what an amazing argument."
Tommy stepped towards them like he was going to lash out even more when he just closed his eyes and backed off.
"You know what? I'm done. I'm done with the both of you. I hope you're happy together."
Tommy glanced one more time at Jude with nothing but hurt and anger in his beautiful eyes. He turned back around and walked out into the hallway of the apartment complex.
Jude started to breathe in and out deeply and a sob caught in her throat. She looked around her apartment trying to breathe normally and no break down. Unexpectedly, she ran out of her apartment to see Tommy about to get into the elevator. She sprinted to where he was standing and called out his name.
"Tommy I love you, only you!"
She heard him inhale and slowly turned to face her. Both looked equally dishelved and hurt. To a passerby you would have thought someone they loved had just passed away, but in reality, it felt the same to both. Tommy stepped closer to Jude and looked like he was trying to choose his words carefully.
"You once told me to listen to my heart. Maybe its time for you to do the same. I love you Jude, but right now you need to figure out for yourself whom you really want."
"But Tommy I only want you and Braden he-"
"Shh." Tommy said soothingly while capturing Jude's hand in his own.
"Just listen to your heart Jude. But for right now this is goodbye."
Tommy swiftly kissed her forehead and stepped into the elevator. He didn't bother to look up as the elevator descended. All he could hear was Jude quietly sobbing.
