Chapter fifteen:

Jude and Tommy decided to actually watch a movie since they didn't feel like getting caught making out. They started to watch Happy Gilmore, since Jude hates scary movies. They only got into about thirty minutes into the movie before they herd the door open and close. Jude looks at Tommy and Tommy frowns. It wasn't even five minutes later that they were called down stairs. Jude was seriously nervous, she didn't want to wreak this. She could not let a word slip.

She put on her most innocent smiles and walked behind Tommy into the dinning room. She was surprised to his mothers partner, she expected someone a little more manly since his mother was so stunning. But her partner was just a stunning. She smiled extended her hand and said, "Hi, I'm Jude. Tommy's friend."

She looked at her hand briefly before shaking it and said, "Tammi, nice to meet you, Tommy has been talking about you for awhile now."

I smile as we sit down and eat. I guess Stacy has already informed her were I go to school and how old I am because I don't get those questions. "So Jude was it, what do you want to do when your done with school?"

"Well right now I'm working as a C.N.A. But, I want to become a professional musician."

"You might want to stick with C.N.A. work the probability of you actually making the big time is slim."

"Well I am the lead singer of a band right now a few days ago we opened up for Three days grace. It was really fun. I just figured while I'm young I should try for my goals that I really love."

"Well you're right about that you are still relatively young, chase your dreams while you still can, I mean in a few years when say your twenty one you'll probably think differently." On Jude's face you could see a smile but if you could read minds you would see how much she despised this woman, Tommy was right she is a cunt. But I'm not going to tell him that, he needs to work on his relationship with this woman to gain a solid relationship with his mother.

Stacy turned and faced Jude, "Jude are you planning on heading back home tonight or do you have some other plans?"

"Well I was about to call Kat, I was planning on crashing at her place."

"Nonsence you can stay here." I raise my eyebrow at this and she says, "In the guest room of course."

I look at Tommy, he's pleading me with his eyes to stay when he knows I would feel more comfortable sleeping in my stang then in this house. But who knows the next time I'll get to see him. "That sounds good, thanks."

"No problem, do you have to call your parents and tell them your not going to be home."

"No, I don't live with my parents." Stacy and Tammi look at each other then smiled slightly.

Jude volunteered Tommy and her to do clean up. Which gained brownie points from the women across from them. They where cleaning the dishes when they decided to have a sing off to pass the time. They started to sing pick up the pieces. Jude belted out, "I was a drift on an ocean all alone, when you came and rescued when I was far from home." Tommy flung some soap studs at her and belted out, "A rush of love around my heart, just as I fell apart." They both laughed and sung, "You picked up the pieces and put me back together again." They smiled at each other and finished washing the dishes. Jude knew right then that it was worth the risk. She was In love.

Stacy came in and said, "Wow, you two sound really good together. We could hear you both down the hall. Jude you're room is all ready for you when you want its down the hall from Tommy's room.

Jude shook her head and said, "Thanks Stacy, for everything and for being okay with me being here."

"I can tell you're a okay girl Jude, plus its been so long since Tommy's sung that you're worth it." Jude frowned a little and looked at Tommy as stacy left the room.

They headed up the stairs and as soon as they made it to his room she asked him, "Why haven't you been singing?"

"I don't know, maybe because every time I come here and see my mom I expect to see my dad with her, but I should be use to dysfunctional families, since the way I grew up and all. You know my mom still hasn't even told Tammi, that I was a drug baby, and that I supported my mother for two years on my own, that I don't have a full education since the only education I have is from when I was adopted until now. Its like I'm living a lie here. I have to pretend that were all one great family and I'm the perfect son. When I'm not."

Jude's eyes started to water, she felt so bad for him, all the confusion of being a teenager plus the fact of his past, plus the fact that his mom is no longer with the family that was suppose to make him whole and normal for once in his life. He started to pace and say, "And you know what really bothers me is the fact that my mother said to me that it has nothing to do with Tammi, my past so we should just keep it to ourselves." Jude broke down right there, tears streamed down her face and she threw herself onto him. He held onto her tight and cried with her. They didn't know how they ended up asleep on the bed together. But they did.

That's where Tammi found them an hour later asleep limbs entwined together on his bed. Maybe she wouldn't have been so upset except for the fact that one of Tommy's hands were up the back of her shirt and the other resting in-between Jude's legs grabbing onto the back of her thigh.