Emotionless

Chapter Fifteen

"Jude…"

Kristen smirked and walked over to Tommy's bed; she plopped down and crossed her legs, leaning back. She just watched the scene unfold in front of her.

Jude just shook her head, "Do you want me to throw a vase and run with our child to further replicate the evening."

Tommy sighed and walked toward her, "Jude…nothing happened."

Jude rolled her eyes, "Just like last time."

Tommy walked toward her again but Jude turned and ran. Tommy sprinted after her and grabbed her arm in the living room. "Jude!"

Jude turned around and yanked her arm away. "You know, last time this happened I took Michael away from you. This time, I am taking the twins. I came to finally tell you the good news, thinking we could finally start over as a family."

Tommy looked at her, "Jude, what are you talking about?"

"The when I walked in on you and that intern I had just found out I was pregnant. Twins, Vincent Seth and Madison Angel. Madison after your mother and Vincent after Vin Speiderman because he was there for me throughout my second pregnancy."

Tommy was mad now, "You kept my kids from me?"

Jude rolled her eyes, "Did you even listen to Michael's song? 'Do you think about your sons, do you miss your little girl?' God, he wrote you that amazing song and you are just…so…" She couldn't finish her sentence she was so mad.

"Just, go back to your little whore and leave me alone."

Jude ran out of the apartment and into her car, she reluctantly took a look in her mirror and saw Tommy standing in the doorway, tears streaming down his face.

The doorbell rang and Michael ran out of the kitchen to open it. His mom never came out of her room since they got home and he didn't know why. "Ava?"

Ava smiled; she was a small girl with long brown hair. He bangs hung in her eyes and she was wearing a jean skirt and her cheerleading top. Michael smiled, "What are you doing here?"

Ava smiled again and walked into the house, she was in the majority of Michael's classes and handed him all the books. "Your homework. That and I figured I would come visit you and see if you were okay. I knew something happened with that girlfriend of yours."

Michael laughed bitterly, "Oh, who? Sorry, I have no girlfriend…"

Ava gave him a small smile and put a hand on his shoulder. "Get over it."

Michael looked up at her, shocked. "Excuse me?"

Ava shrugged and flopped down on the couch next to him, "Get over it. That's the best advice anyone can give another person. You just need to hate her, or forgive her, but either way you move on."

Michael nodded, "Your right."

Ava smiled, "I know, I'm always right."

Michael laughed and nodded. "Well let me get dressed and we can go get coffee or something."

Ava smiled, "Well I gotta get to the game, but you can come?"

Michael turned to her and her eyes were sparkling, she slowly stuck out her bottom lip and pouted. Michael laughed, "You know I'm not into the whole 'rah rah' thing."

Ava rolled her eyes, "And I am?"

Michael scoffed, "You are the cheerleading captain."

Ava laughed, "True, but that doesn't make me some bubbly blonde airheaded bitch."

Michael looked at her, "It doesn't?"

Ava laughed and punched his arm, "Shut up, now get out of those sweats and drive with me to the game."

Michael nodded and headed to his room. He got dressed and when he was walking back out to the living room when he heard shuffling in his mom's room. He gently knocked and opened the door. "Hey mom, are you okay? You never sleep this late."

Jude shrugged; she moved from in front of the mirror and sat on the bed. "Yeah, I'm okay." She wiped the last trace of tears from her face and Michael sat next to her.

"Are you sure?"

Jude nodded and gave him a small, unconvincing smile. "Yeah, of course. Why wouldn't I be okay?"

Michael shrugged, "I don't know, it was a pretty eventful weekend." Jude nodded. Michael put a hand on her leg. "Mom, I am going to go to the game with Ava, unless you want me to stay and take care of Vincent and Madison."

Jude shook her head, "No, no. Go ahead and have fun. If I need any help I'll call Kwest. But thanks."

Michael nodded; he got up and walked toward her bedroom door. "Wait a second…Ava?"

Michael slowly turned around and looked at her. "Um, yeah, she's a…friend."

Jude laughed, "A friend, who's a girl, and a cheerleader?"

"How did you know she was a cheerleader?"

Jude smiled, "You wouldn't go to a game for just anybody Michael."

Michael laughed and sat back down on the bed, "She just taught me that I need to forget about Annabel. Forgive and forget and I will be able to move on. You can't hold onto things, it's not healthy."

Jude nodded with her eyebrows raised. "Wow, very insightful young woman we have here."

Michael laughed and nodded. "Yeah, great advice too."

Jude nodded. "You think maybe it's time I forgive your father?"

Michael was taken aback by her question, "You're asking me for advice?"

Jude nodded, "Whatever decision I make about him will affect all of us. And I think you're old enough for me to really have a conversation with you. I went over their last night to tell him about the twins because he didn't know, and I saw him with another girl."

Michael's jaw dropped, he immediately pulled Jude into a hug. "Mom, oh my god, are you alright?"

Jude nodded and pulled away, "I threw the twins in his face so at least he knows now. But then I left."

Michael nodded. "That's good. I would have done the same thing. Screw him!"

Jude laughed, "Michael, he's still your father. He will always be apart of you, and apart of your life. You just decide what role you want him to play."

Michael nodded, "I hate to say this mom, but get over it."

Jude laughed and nodded, "I know."

Michael shrugged, "Get over it, I would say forgive and forget but I wouldn't want to forgive, but I would want to forget."

Jude nodded, and placed a soft hand on her son's cheek. "Once again I say, I did good with you."

Michael smiled. "I'm glad you think so. Maybe I should stay home."

Jude shook her head, "Now how am I supposed to forget if you are hanging around pitying me? Go out, live your life."

Michael nodded and got up. "I won't leave until you get out of this room and come meet Ava."

Jude smiled, "Alright. Let me get dressed."

Michael nodded and headed out to the living room. Jude got off the bed and pulled out some jeans and a white beater, she then pulled a dark blue beater over it, with some buttons left open at the chest.

Jude smiled at her reflection and fluffed her hair a little.

Jude walked out of the bedroom and into the living room and she saw a beautiful girl laughing, and then put a hand on Michael's knee. Madison ran up to her, holding lip stick in her hand. The girl smiled and picked up Madison, lightly putting a shade of pink on her lips.

Jude smiled and she noticed Vincent next to Michael on the couch. He was blushing and hiding his face. Jude smiled happily, 'His first crush?!' Jude thought with a laugh.

Jude cleared her throat to make her presence known. Ava put Madison on the floor and Michael turned around. Everyone smiled at her and Vincent ran up to her. She picked him up and he buried his face in her shoulder.

Jude smiled and turned to the rest of the group. "Ava, right?"

Ava got up and smiled, "Yes ma'am. Jude Harrison, you have no idea how awesome it is to meet you. But I am going to pretend I am not star struck." Ava babbled as she shook Jude's hand. Jude laughed. "Well, I like you."

Ava laughed. "Thanks."

Jude turned to Michael, "Well have fun at the game. I need to call Kwest." She turned to the kids, "Mommy has somewhere to go, so how would you like to hang out with Uncle Kwest again?"

Vincent and Madison both cheered.

The doorbell rang and Jude took a deep breath. Thinking it was Tommy Jude sent Michael a distressed look, he got it and went to answer the door.

Michael swung the door open and his jaw hit the floor. "Annabel?"

The little blonde girl looked up and Michael saw her tear stained cheeks, a black eye, and a backpack full of clothes. "Can I come in?"